"What!?"
Su Xian looked confused and secretly judged whether Li Youqing's move was to comfort him.
It is unlikely that Li Youqing is not that naive in such a formal occasion.
That means...there really was no plague outbreak in several states on the north bank of the Yellow River. The method of preventing the plague worked. He did not fail, but succeeded!
After thinking about this, the stone hanging in Su Xian's heart finally fell to the ground.
Then he murmured again, what was the "rumor" he heard just now? The two lieutenants didn't look like they were lying, and everyone else was saying the same thing, which shouldn't be the case.
Wang Sima was shocked. He suspected that he had something wrong with his ears because of his age. He must have heard wrong just now, but after thinking about it, he felt something was wrong. He looked up at Princess Lanling and asked:
"Your Highness just said... that there is no plague outbreak in several states on the north bank of the Yellow River?"
"Not bad!" Li Youqing replied.
"This...this shouldn't be the case!"
Wang Sima, Wang You and other subordinate officials, as well as the generals on the other side, suddenly became excited. This result was far beyond their expectations.
Soon, the heated discussion in the big tent came to an abrupt end.
They understood at the same time that Princess Lanling could not joke about such a thing.
That's true!
Wang Sima and others suddenly looked at each other. Remembering how they had "looked at Su Xian differently" just now, they all looked away. It was really embarrassing.
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Especially for Wang Sima, the previous scenes of "old-fashioned" and "vigorous and high-spirited" are still in front of his eyes, and the words "you are too young after all" are still in his ears. Even if he is older than him, his old face is slightly red.
Su Xian didn't pay attention to everyone's reaction. He thought about the doubt in his heart for a long time but couldn't figure it out. When everyone fell silent, he asked:
"Your Highness, I have something unclear."
"Excuse me."
"Just now I heard someone say outside the tent that... a plague broke out in both the north and south of the Yellow River. What they said was so conclusive that it didn't look like they were lying."
Princess Lanling smiled and said:
"What I said is correct. There is indeed no outbreak of plague in the states on the north bank of the Yellow River. The 'rumors' that Su Yu heard are also correct. There are indeed people suffering from the plague in the north and south of the Yellow River."
Su Xian caught the key word "all" in her words, frowned and pondered for a moment, then guessed: "Could it be that the plague patients on the north bank of the Yellow River came from the south bank of the Yellow River?"
Li Youqing praised:
"Su Consultation's guess is good! In several states in Hebei Province, no plague or disease has broken out due to strict implementation of plague prevention laws."
"But in the disaster area of Henan Province on the south bank of the Yellow River, a plague broke out in the past two days and spread to several states overnight. It is said that there were more than 10,000 casualties..."
"Some plague patients crossed the Yellow River and came to our Hebei Province, so they said that the plague 'broke out' on the south bank of the Yellow River. In fact, there was no plague outbreak in Hebei Province, and the plague patients all came from the south of the Yellow River."
"..."
So that’s it!
The doubts in Su Xian's heart were solved.
At this time, Wang Sima and others gradually came to their senses, and someone immediately came out and praised: "Your Highness, the plague is a destiny, but Su Jianyi can prevent it. This is a miracle and auspicious!"
Another person immediately came out to pay homage and said: "Your Highness, I agree with you. Su Yuanyi has successfully prevented the plague, which indicates that our beam will be prosperous soon!"
"Your Highness, this work of Su Zhenyi will save the lives of hundreds of millions of people. If there is another major disaster in the future, we will not be afraid of any post-disaster epidemic!"
"I am brave enough to ask Her Royal Highness the Princess to report to Her Majesty the Queen to show my merits for Su's consultation!"
"..."
Su Xian originally wanted to be modest, but later he endured it.
If you put yourself in their shoes and think about it, this move is really a great achievement.
You know, the way the plague was dealt with in the past was to abandon one village after another and let the people infected with the plague die alive, even if many healthy people were implicated.
This method is simple, fast and crude. Although it is effective, it faces human tragedy and traumatic losses.
Limited by sanitary conditions, although the fertility rate of the ancients was high, the mortality rate was also high. It was not easy for a person to grow up safely. Population was the cornerstone of the imperial court.
With the methods to prevent the plague, the plague will not appear easily, and there will be no human tragedy in which the entire village is abandoned.
Over time, the population will increase.
In the examination of local officials, the increase in population is as important as education. This is "political achievement". How much will Su Xian's move increase the population?
Looking at future generations, this number is probably too large to be imagined.
That's why they are so excited, and even use words such as "miraculous" and "auspicious".
Li Youqing smiled brightly and was very happy in her heart.
When she made the decision to support Su Xian, she anticipated two outcomes——
First, if Su Xian fails, her reputation will be ruined and she will even be criticized by political opponents.
Secondly, for Su Xian's success, she also has part of the credit as Su Xian's direct superior, and this will be the "ladder" for her to realize her ambition!
Su Xian did not disappoint her.
As the "Deposed Envoy of Hebei Province", she successfully saved tens of millions of people.
On the other hand, the "Henan Province Deposed Envoy" had been providing disaster relief in Henan Province for a long time, but a serious plague broke out, spreading to several states overnight, killing and injuring over 10,000 people!
The most important point is that the deposed envoy of Henan Province belongs to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
This also shows that in this "secret battle" between her and the prince, she won again, and it was a big victory!
Thinking about the benefits this matter would bring to herself, Li Youqing really smiled brightly. Looking at Su Xian below, she really wanted to... let him hug her leg as a reward.
Wang Sima's face turned red and he smiled bitterly in his heart. After understanding that the method of preventing the plague was indeed successful, he couldn't help but secretly thought:
"Su Chen and I are pretty evenly divided about sending people to sneak into the Liao Kingdom secretly to disrupt the Liao Kingdom and try to give Daliang a chance to breathe. I can think of everything he can think of."
"But when it comes to preventing the plague...it can be seen that I'm still not as good as him! Hey, it's no wonder that the princess' favor towards him tends to outweigh mine."
"..."
Wang Sima, who has gray hair on his temples and is already sixty years old, has long passed the age of competitiveness. This time he was "defeated" at the hands of Su Xian again. He soon felt relieved and was no longer depressed.
Just now when everyone was asking for credit for Su Xian, he actually didn't take any action, so now it's time to make up for it.
But just as he stepped out of the queue and the words came to his lips, his heart suddenly moved and he foresaw a crisis.
He was not trying to "retaliate" against Su Xian, but out of public interest, he believed that this crisis should be raised as early as possible to avoid suffering greater losses.
Just listen to him say:
"Your Highness, it is good that Su Consultation can prevent the plague, but... this method can only prevent it, and plague patients from Henan Province are pouring into our Hebei Province, this..." (To be continued)
