1844. Chapter 1844 The Weird Plague
The area around Shancheng is far away from the battlefield and has never died on a large scale. It is a place with beautiful mountains and rivers. How could a plague break out in this season?
Moreover, the outbreak of the plague must be due to abnormalities during the season, but there is no sign of the outbreak of the plague in Huaishu Village. The plague aversion to cold and heat, and then the high fever does not subside, and the whole body is painful. The plague symptoms in Huaishu Village are slightly different from what she knows, and it seems to be more like poisoning!
But these are her guesses after all. Anleju of Huaishu villagers has never caused any big grudges. How could anyone poison the whole village so cruelly?
What's more, this different time and space are not the era she was originally familiar with, and perhaps the plague symptoms here may not be the case.
She didn't want to use her own guesses to disrupt Rong Yi and the others' judgments and affect the management and rescue of the villagers, so she didn't say much.
Treating diseases is like putting out fires, and the plague cannot be delayed. Rong Yi and his party traveled day and night, and finally arrived at the boundary of Shancheng at noon four days later.
"I welcome the fifth prince and the prince Ming."
It is under the high sun in autumn and it is cloudless at noon.
When Ming Yulong and Rong Yi got off the carriage, they saw a tall and thin man in official uniform standing in the golden sunlight bowing to them.
"Master Gao." Rong Yi called to the official, and then whispered to Ming Yulong: "This is Gao Yan, the parents of Shancheng."
It turned out that this was the tragic prefect of Shancheng. It was really unlucky to encounter a plague during his tenure.
The Gao Daren couldn't sleep well for the plague for most of the month. He had been waiting day and night when he learned that the emperor had sent Rong Yi and Prince Ming.
Now I finally hope for it!
"Fifth Prince, Prince Ming, you are finally here!"
Gao Da was excited. Ming Yulong could see that even if he looked at Rong Yi and the others, he could see that there seemed to be a golden light in his eyes.
When he saw Ming Yulong beside Rong Yi, he also welcomed him enthusiastically: "This is the fifth prince's concubine, I have long admired him."
Let’s look at the scene where Mr. Gao brought a team of people to welcome him. In a sensitive period such as the outbreak of the plague, his welcome was neither high-profile nor deserted, so it made people feel rude.
Seeing that he was three feet away from Rong Yi and then following his brother about various situations, Ming Yulong couldn't help but sigh that it was really not easy to do in the officialdom. Although this tall man was loyal, he was also a versatile person who was versatile.
The team that came with Rong Yi roughly calculated that there were a hundred people. The tall man invited everyone into the city in an orderly manner, and then arranged for everyone to take a break and have lunch.
"Fifth Prince, Fifth Prince's Concubine, Prince Ming, you have worked hard all the way. The people of Huaishu Village in Beishi have thanked you first."
Mr. Gao said so seriously that even his eyes turned red.
Faced with the tall man who revealed such feelings, Ming Yulong and Ming Yujin couldn't help but take a look, really didn't want to make malicious speculations.
Fortunately, the tall man is also a good person. Although he did not work in the imperial capital, he also knows a little about Rong Yi and his character.
After Rong Yi looked at him, he slowly said, "Mr. Gao is really worried about the country and the people, and he really cares about the people."
Mr. Gao immediately put away his attitude of worrying about the country and the people. He knew that he had performed a little just now, so he didn't dare to be diligent and said seriously: "As a minister, you must naturally share the worries of the court."
Ming Yujin is the first time he really dealt with some major matters in the court. Although the plague is dangerous, he has been ready to go and can't wait.
"Mr. Gao, what's going on with the plague this time?"
When talking about this plague, the tall man's face was also heavy, as if he was thinking of the people who were tortured by the plague, and he felt unbearable.
"Hey, this plague is very difficult. All the famous doctors and ministers around him sent someone to invite him, but no one could tell me why. Now no doctor dares to see those diseases. Therefore, the ministers are looking forward to Prince Ming, come quickly."
Seeing the sleek Gao Da’s sadness when talking about the epidemic, Ming Yulong and the others were also silent.
"Now the plague has spread from Huaishu Village to other surrounding villages. Many people have fled from their own villages in panic and have left their villages without people.
Now the sick people have already made people quarantine. But no matter how they ask, they can't remember what would have caused this plague."
In the hall, due to the severe epidemic, there was a heavy atmosphere.
While sighing, Lord Gao told Rong Yi and the others what he knew. From his words, Ming Yulong could also hear that Lord Gao was helpless about this epidemic.
"Fifth Prince, what should we do now?" Gao Master Gao stared at Rong Yi. Over the years, he could hear some of the deeds of the fifth prince. When he learned that the court had sent the fifth prince, he seemed to have seen hope in despair. The resources of the court were always better than those here.
Rong Yi sat upright, with a solemn expression on Yuyan, but looking at him thinking quietly, it made people feel at ease.
He has that temperament. Even if he is in a desperate situation, he can trust and follow him.
"We will go to Huaishu Village to take a look. It is the place where the epidemic broke out. Since the villagers don't know what the reason is, we will go there in person to see what is causing it." Rong Yi said in a deep voice for a while.
He believed that there would be a cause for things, and even if there were no traces to be found, there would always be clues.
Mr. Gao is counting on Rong Yi now. Although it is not like taking risks in danger, since the fifth prince is going to do, he should follow it.
"Yes, then the official will make arrangements now and you can set off later."
Soon, Gao Da had already arranged the travel team, and there were several imperial doctors who came from the imperial capital.
Ming Yujin saw Ming Yulong follow him and approached her in the foot, "You said you are a girl, why are you not even afraid of plague? Are you not worried about danger?"
My master has only one kind of sister to love. Before leaving, he promised his father to take good care of his sister, but this sister is even more fierce than him, which makes it really difficult for him to take good care of.
After glanced at his brother, Ming Yulong smiled at him and said, "Brother, don't worry, I will protect you in danger!"
Ming Yujin's lips twitched. How could he have a handsome man ask his sister to protect him! He cut,
"You underestimate me too much! Follow my brother-in-law and don't worry about you! I have learned a lot from the old charlatan. This plague depends on how Prince Ming uses his extraordinary skills to cure them all!"
Ming Yulong glanced at him, remembering that when Ming was saving someone, he was still falling down in the air, and then—
never mind!
Seeing that my brother is so motivated, she should not say it out loud. If there are outsiders here, it’s better to save some face!
On the carriage, looking at Ming Yulong who was in a good mood, Rong Yi couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, "You brother and sister have a really good relationship."
"What, Rong Xiaojie isn't even eating brother's jealousy?"
Ming Yulong raised his eyebrows and looked back, but there was such a difficult problem as the plague, so she was not in the mood to joke, saying:
"I'm quite happy to see him go from a playboy who lingers in brothels to the current prince who is slowly supporting the Ming Prince's Mansion."
Perhaps this is the beauty of blood relationship. Although she has been traveling for less than two years, her relationship with Ming Yujin and Prince Ming is getting deeper and deeper.
Holding Ming Yulong's shoulder lightly, Rong Yi said, "People always grow up, just think that Yu Jin has grown up. He has fighting spirit, so he will not be afraid when facing the epidemic."
Beyond war, disease is the most terrible.
Ming Yulong had watched some documentaries about diseases on TV before, and knew that the situation would not be very optimistic, but even though she was mentally prepared, they first went to see patients in the epidemic area on the way to Huaishu Village. Because of Gao's dissuasion and for safety reasons, Rong Yi and Ming Yulong and others only watched from a distance for a while.
From a distance, you can occasionally see several sick people. The skinny and bony bodies seemed to exude a dead breath of black and blue. The deep sunken eyes were covered with bloodshot, and their eyes were dull. When walking in the isolation area, they seemed to be without a soul and were just a walking corpse.
But after watching from a distance, several people who died of illness were carried out. Under the white covered cloth, their thin arms were hung down. The soldiers said they were sick people who had just died, but in just one hour of death, their arms began to rot.
The originally bright sunshine seemed to be unable to bear to see the miserable here. The thick clouds blocked the sun, or because of the impact of the epidemic, many trees had withered and hung with yellow leaves, falling on their own without wind.
In the deadly isolation area, there is no smoke from cooking or vocals, and even the air is filled with a different breath than elsewhere.
Several imperial doctors who were traveling with him had just seen some patients with epidemics, and at this time they also gathered aside with heavy expressions and frowned and discussed the condition.
It turns out that life is really fragile.
Even QQ, who was afraid that the world would not be in chaos, immediately retracted his head back into Rong Yi's arms when he looked at the isolation area. It was so terrible!
A gentle gust of wind blew, but it made people feel chilled all over in a relatively warm afternoon.
After looking for a while, Rong Yi ordered: "Let's continue on the way and go to Huaishu Village to take a look."
He just acted coldly, but not cold-blooded. He could not bear it when he looked at those who suffered from the plague. Now they could only do their best to cure the plague.
The distance from Shancheng to Huaishu Village is not far away, but the road is difficult to walk. When we arrived at a small inn that was not too far from the isolation area, several imperial physicians were left to discuss the epidemic. Rong Yi and Ming Yulong and others took several other imperial physicians to Huaishu Village.
Chapter completed!