When Zheng Cheng, Yan Zongqi and Liu Yuyi heard this, they were all shocked and hurriedly bowed in response.
The emperor's menacing gaze glanced around the three of them before speaking again:
"Doctor Liu, is it possible to cure this poison?"
Doctor Liu saluted respectfully: "Your Majesty, although this poison is rare and tricky, it is not without a cure. The medicine used to cure this poison is called Snow Kite. Although it is extremely rare, fortunately, it is available in the pharmacy of Taiyuan Hospital. Wei Chen saw this poison when he was young and knows how to prepare the antidote."
"How soon can the antidote be prepared?"
"If we start making medicine now, we can make it at dawn."
The emperor nodded slightly with satisfaction:
"Okay, you can go back and make the medicine now. The prescription cannot be seen by others. If anyone asks, tell them that there is an epidemic in Tai'an City and it seems to be a contagious disease. You can make the antidote according to my instructions."
When Dr. Liu heard this, he didn't ask much and quickly accepted the order to leave.
"Yan Zongqi, tomorrow you will take half of the imperial guards and 30% of the city guards to be mobilized by you. Tomorrow morning, you will personally lead the troops and go to each government to register on the grounds of the epidemic. Everyone in the government must be recorded in the register, and anyone with symptoms of collapse must be marked individually and reported to me."
After Yan Zongqi responded, the emperor thought for a while and said:
"When the rooster crows, inform all civil and military officials that there is an epidemic in Kyoto. No matter what happens tomorrow morning, you must go to court to discuss countermeasures. If there are people who can't do it, there is no need to come to court in the future."
Yan Zongqi took the emperor's order to mobilize the city defense army and hurriedly left the imperial study.
Zheng Cheng served hot tea to the emperor and asked softly:
"Your Majesty suspects that the person who robbed property is in the court?"
Emperor: "Tianji Sect has been thoroughly investigated. The old master of Tianji Sect, Feng Tiankuo, went to Cang Sheng Mountain for treatment half a month ago due to physical discomfort. The descendants of the Feng family also followed. There has been no unusual movement in Tianji Sect recently. When Jin Wei took people to Jizhou, he explored the news."
Zheng Cheng: "Since it's not the Tianji Sect, who has better information than your Majesty's spies?"
The emperor's eyes narrowed dangerously: "This is why I want to investigate thoroughly. I also want to know who is so capable and who dares to steal my things."
The emperor picked up the hot tea and was about to drink it when he suddenly thought of something in his hand:
"Send the hidden guards to follow Imperial Doctor Liu and Yan Zongqi to see if they have sent a message to others. Then ask Imperial Doctor Liu to prepare some medicine. The symptoms are the same as those of the epidemic, and let the hidden guards go down to the well water in the city."
Zheng Cheng's pupils narrowed slightly and he responded respectfully.
It was getting slightly brighter, and the door of the pharmacy, which had not yet opened, was already crowded with people with painful expressions on their faces, holding their stomachs and walking in vain.
On the way to court, the officials saw this scene and did not doubt it.
In the morning, hundreds of officials gathered. Officials who rarely went to court on weekdays all entered the palace neatly dressed.
The officials were arranged in stages according to their official positions. There were so many people that they lined up from Guangming Hall to outside the hall.
Listening to the officials expressing their opinions on the current epidemic, the emperor neither stopped nor agreed.
The elderly Zhang Yushi at the Yushitai looked at each other incomprehensibly for a moment, and then stood up:
"Your Majesty, the epidemic has suddenly broken out and it will take time to find out the cause. Tai'an is the capital of the Chu Kingdom and must not be disrupted, let alone the ministers of the DPRK. The old minister suggested that we first check the official residences and find out if there are any Those who are infected with the current epidemic should find a Zhuangzi to treat them alone to prevent officials from infecting each other."
After hearing this, Han Shilang, who was acting as the Minister of Household Affairs, stood up and seconded:
"Your Majesty, what the Censor said is true. Only by protecting officials who can do things and control the epidemic can we save the people from danger."
(End of chapter)
