By July, the Hebei plague worsened.
There are imperial doctors in Yecheng, who are trying to contain the situation a little, but the situation outside Yecheng is not optimistic.
Several wars broke out around Yecheng, which was also where the plague started.
After careful analysis of the news, although Ran Min sent imperial doctors to treat the people, there were many infected people, the imperial doctors were short of manpower, and there were not enough medicinal materials. Even many imperial doctors died of the infection.
Yang Lue sent news back from Guangzong that there were many infected people in the county, and he requested to go north quickly for rescue.
Li Yue couldn't control Yecheng, but Guangzong had to save it. This place was the base camp of the Beiqihuo Army. If it suffered heavy damage, it would be detrimental to the future development of the Black Cloud Army.
And this time is also an opportunity to win people's hearts.
Li Yue then ordered Li Yang's medical camp to go north.
Hebei has been in chaos for a long time. Chinese people went south and Hu people went north to Xiangguo. Large areas of land became no man's land.
Under the escort of Xu Cheng's Black Cloud Army, the medical camp moved unimpeded.
Li Yue originally ordered Yue Ji to come back, but she was kind-hearted as a doctor and wrote back insisting on going north to take charge of the overall situation.
Guangzong was also considered half of the Black Cloud Army. With the tacit approval of Dong Run and Zhang Wen, Yang Lue and Zhang Zhuer continued to infiltrate and win over a group of people, forming a force.
Someone took care of him, so Li Yue acquiesced.
The plague in Hebei is so severe that without capable officers, it will be difficult to succeed.
And Li Yue soon had no time to care about Hebei.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter. After entering June, there were only a few light rains, and then there was a drought that lasted for more than a month.
Many rivers in Yanzhou have dried up and their beds have been cracked by the sun.
Ohnozawa also faded a lot.
The crops in the farmland were wilted by the scorching sun. When they should have held their heads high and their chests high, they were all bent over by the sun.
Li Yue and Zhou Qian visited various places. The sun was scorching hot. Farmers and slaves carried water from more than ten miles away to the fields. Their faces, hands and feet were peeling from the sun.
But the water brought can only be a drop in the bucket for the endless fields.
Zhou Qian covered his forehead and looked at the sun above his head, "I'm afraid the harvest will fail this year."
There are many lakes in Yanzhou. Although there is a drought, they can satisfy one-third of the field water. However, the problem is that there are a lot of wasteland reclaimed this year, the stalls are too big, and many middle and lower-level fields have been planted.
Li Yue sighed in his heart. At the beginning of this year, there were mountains of corpses and seas of blood in Hebei, but Yanzhou was as stable as Mount Tai. In the few small battles, he took the initiative to keep the war out of Yanzhou. In order to create development opportunities, he did not expect that God would not awesome.
But this is also normal. Farming depends on God. Last year the weather was good, but this year there is a slight drought. This is normal.
"Isn't it still a month before the autumn harvest? Stay calm." Li Yue was comforting Zhou Qian and himself.
"May God bless you!"
Returning to Chenliu, Xin Can suggested building an altar in the south of the city to pray to God for rain.
"Emperor Xianning, during the spring equinox of the second year, the world was in drought for a long time. In the fifth month of Gengwu, he began to pray for rain in the mountains and rivers of Sheji. In the sixth month of Wuzi, he received Shuyu! Why don't the governor give it a try?" Xin Can shook his head and said.
He was talking about what happened in the second year of Xianning, Sima Yan.
During the severe drought in Yongliang for several consecutive years, the Xianbei Bald Tree reacted with great force and killed two generals of the Jin Dynasty. The world was shocked and Sima Yan had trouble sleeping and eating.
"It's going to rain. It will rain naturally. Why do you ask it to do anything?" Li Yue waved his hand.
"The root cause of all disasters is the loss of the country. When the country is about to prosper, there must be good fortune; when the country is about to perish, there must be monsters. See the turtle moving around the four bodies, Jie Zhao is cruel and tyrannical, and Ran Min usurps the throne. The killings have never stopped, and the cruelty is even worse. This is a warning from the sky, so plagues and droughts will continue." Xin Can took the opportunity to teach himself a lesson.
Li Yue was extremely annoyed by the disturbance.
Chang Wei said: "It is an ancient practice to ask for rain from the sky. The governor might as well give it a try. If it fails, it can also reassure the people."
This means almost treating a dead horse as a live doctor.
"Then let's give it a try." Li Yue remembered that he had not yet made a good sacrifice to the heaven along the way.
We cannot underestimate the power of God these days.
In the Battle of Kunyang, Emperor Guangwu's less than 20,000 troops faced Wang Mang's 400,000 troops. God raised his hand and a meteorite fell, thus establishing the world of the Eastern Han Dynasty for 195 years...
History is sometimes even weirder than that.
On a hot day, keep things simple.
An altar was built, burned incense, bathed, and offered three animals. Li Yue raised his hands to the sky. Under the altar, Xin Can, Chang Wei, and Zhou Qian watched with wide eyes, and the soldiers looked solemn.
Li Yue may not believe in the strange power and chaos, but the soldiers believe it.
The art of prophecy is very popular in this era, which shows that it is deeply rooted in people's hearts.
Li Yue faced the clear sky and the scorching sun, finished reading Xin Can's memorial text, and drank a glass of wine.
The memorial text was written eloquently and with gorgeous rhetoric. Xin Can was very skilled in this aspect, but Li Yue felt that it was all empty talk, so he said to the scorching sun in the sky: "The world is in chaos till now, and all the people are miserable. If the sky has eyes, It can bring down sweet rain and relieve the people's hangover."
The sacrifice to heaven ended hastily.
Li Yue didn't take it too seriously. Who can understand God's temper?
Once you understand it, you are no longer a human being...
The scorching sun was still high for the next four or five days, and it seemed to get even hotter and muggier.
At this time, Yecheng finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked Yanzhou for help.
"A plague broke out in Yecheng. Your Majesty killed more than a dozen imperial doctors and their families, and sent me to ask the governor for support." Dong Run said it very euphemistically.
Being able to make Ran Min bow his head shows that the situation in Yecheng is extremely serious.
If Ran Wei collapses, it will definitely not be a good thing for Yanzhou now.
Jiangdong did not dare to go north, and Yan State did not dare to go south. They were all frightened by Ran Min's illustrious martial arts.
"Obligated!" Li Yue agreed without much thought.
If Ran Wei persists for one more year, Yanzhou will become stronger.
"The Governor really understands justice. No wonder Liu Lingjun, Lu Zhongshu and others spoke for the Governor in court many times."
"Oh? Is this happening?" This was an unexpected surprise.
Liu Qun and Lu Zhan are both extraordinary people. One is the Liu family of Zhongshan, the son of Liu Kun, and the other is the Lu family of Fanyang. The Lu family is the leader among the gentry in the Northern Dynasties.
Li Yue infiltrated into Hebei. If he had the support of the Lu family and the Liu family, things would be much simpler.
This also means that the influence of the Black Cloud Army is growing.
"Liu Lingjun suggested several times that your majesty unite with the governor to attack Xiangguo and completely wipe out the Hu people. However, your majesty...has many doubts." Dong Rundu almost became Yanzhou's secret agent lurking in Yecheng.
"This plan is a great good!" Li Yue sighed. If Ran Min agrees, the end of the Hu people will come.
But things in the world are never so smooth.
Ran Min was worried that Black Cloud Mountain would take the opportunity to grow stronger, and Li Yue was also worried that Ran Min would cut off his retreat after heading north.
Boom——
Just as he was talking, a huge roar suddenly sounded outside.
Li Yue didn't react for a moment.
But bursts of cheers came from outside the mansion, "Rain, heavy rain! The governor's prayer for rain has come!"
Then there was the sound of raindrops hitting the ground. Li Yue stared blankly at the heavy rain outside the hall...
(End of chapter)
