When the emperor heard this, he agreed without waiting for other officials to refute.
Zheng Cheng was asked to give an oral message to Yan Zongqi, asking him to go to various prefectures to check for people with symptoms of the epidemic, and to ask the city guards to close the city gates to assist Yan Zongqi to check for people with symptoms of the epidemic.
The matter was finalized, and the emperor formally asked officials to discuss how to prevent and control the epidemic.
Things that could have been discussed quickly, but due to the emperor's deliberate indulgence and hesitation, the officials quarreled and there was no intention of leaving the court from morning to noon.
The officials standing in the palace secretly moved their muscles when others were not paying attention.
The officials outside the palace secretly rejoiced that it was not midsummer, otherwise they would have suffered from heatstroke due to the sunshine.
Looking at the smoky court, the emperor's eyes were cold. After taking a look at the time, he put his hand on his forehead with a look of pain on his face.
Seeing this, Zheng Cheng hurriedly stepped forward to inquire. He also sent instructions to the imperial doctor and asked people to help the emperor rest. It was a lot of work.
Seeing this, the officials stopped their party fights one after another to express their loyalty and love for the emperor. Seeing that the emperor had returned to the apse to rest, and did not say that he would withdraw from the court, the officials could not leave the palace and could only stay in place hungry.
After returning to the apse, the emperor changed his state of mind, sat down at the table filled with delicious food, and began to eat slowly.
Zheng Cheng was left alone to serve the emperor. While serving the emperor, Zheng Cheng slowly reported the news one by one:
"Commander Yan has sent his troops back to the palace to report that most of the official residences have been inspected and no one suffering from collapse has been found."
"Yi Liu has prepared the antidote, and General Jin and the soldiers who have been to Jizhou have all taken it."
"Many wealthy families in the city are rushing to buy food, and there are even some who are stocking grain."
"Many pharmacies did not dare to open their doors when they heard that there was an epidemic, but two of them were special. Mrs. Lin's granddaughter asked her pharmacy to cook a decoction to prevent and treat the epidemic. She was afraid that her clerks and doctors would be infected, so she put the decoction in the They were being distributed at the door of the drug store, and people were rushing to grab the medicine and almost rioted, but fortunately the city guards stopped it."
"The other one is the Grand General's Mansion. There is a miracle doctor named Wu from Cang Sheng Mountain who came to Kyoto to travel around. The general's wife took this miracle doctor with her this morning and also distributed decoctions to prevent and treat epidemic diseases in her own pharmacy."
"The general's wife and the miracle doctor conducted free medical consultations for the people, and found that it was not an epidemic but poison. The miracle doctor stayed in the apothecary to make an antidote. The general's wife wanted to enter the palace to meet His Majesty, and is currently waiting at the palace gate for notification."
The emperor drank the soup in an orderly manner. After eating, he washed his hands and rinsed his mouth. He took the hot tea from Zheng Cheng and said with an relaxed look:
"I didn't want to waste money and people because of the epidemic. I originally wanted to let Dr. Liu discover what's wrong with the epidemic at this time. It's more appropriate for the general's wife to be like this. Let's invite the general's wife into the palace."
Fengqi Palace.
After the queen finished her meal, she listened to Xi'er report about the epidemic:
"I don't know where the epidemic came from. You should be more careful with medical knowledge. If you notice someone in the palace is doing something wrong, isolate them immediately."
Xi'er: "Don't worry, Madam, I will be careful."
After sending Xi'er away, the queen looked pitiful and said softly:
"The epidemic broke out, and Huining's body and bones are so weak, I'm afraid he won't be able to survive it."
Shunyi: "His Royal Highness's residence has taken careful precautions, so there should be no epidemic..."
Shunyi was talking and saw the queen looking at him. Although her face was still as gentle as before, her eyes were cold.
Shunyi sensed something was wrong and slowly stopped speaking. After carefully recalling the Queen's words, her heartbeat suddenly accelerated uncontrollably.
(End of chapter)
