System, help me become the empress

Chapter 160 The Beginning of Cholera in Beiyuan City

No matter how well Xu Youxi tried to persuade her, Ruan Yuzuo firmly disagreed with Xu Youxi's experiment. In desperation, she had no choice but to leave the new medical pavilion first.

At noon, the sun is just right.

The soldiers in the Shenji Battalion who were about to leave for Guangdong had just had a good meal. Xu Youxi, Teng Xuesheng and the soldiers who remained in Shangjing saw them off together.

"You are all my Dagan fighters, and Dagan takes you as an honor. This time I went to Guangdong, the mountains are high and the rivers are long, and I don't know when I will return."

Xu Youxi stood on a small high platform with the battle flag fluttering in the wind behind her. She had to leave some instructions for these soldiers.

"Daqian is no longer what it was a year ago. The past where there were turmoil, people living in dire straits, and being slaughtered by others no longer exists! Today, our Shenji Battalion has guns and ammunition that are countless times more advanced than before, and our The cannons are accurate and powerful, our people have endured countless natural and man-made disasters, and Daqian is getting better step by step, at this time, can we still watch the enemy country attack us!"

"Those who violate my homeland will be punished no matter how far away they are!"

"Defending the country is the first mission of a soldier, but protecting yourself is equally important. I look forward to the reunion in the future, and I look forward to everyone's triumphant return."

……

"Long story, don't delay your journey." Xu Youxi looked at Teng Xuesheng, "Commander Teng, do you have anything else to ask?"

"No." Teng Xuesheng shook his head, "Your Majesty, then arrange a trip."

"it is good."

Xu Youxi looked at the team of hundreds of people, who were about to leave Shangjing in a mighty way, and his mood was indeed a bit complicated: "Teng Xuesheng, the Shenji Battalion has sent out several groups of people, right? The families of these soldiers have been settled. ?”

"Going back to Your Majesty, everything has been arranged. Those who have elderly people living alone will be taken to the compound, and special personnel will take care of them. The Shenji Camp will send soldiers to take care of these family members every week, and ask if there is anything that needs help; For those with wives and children, the wives will arrange to do some light work in a nearby factory, and the children are basically enrolled in public schools.”

"Are there any difficulties?"

Teng Xuesheng hesitated for a moment, then said: "The family members who live in the compound often ask us if we have any news about the soldiers, or letters. But the farther the soldiers go, the harder it is to deliver the letters. In Shangjing...these family members are sometimes very anxious."

"And if the soldiers don't have special circumstances, they don't dare to deliver letters to Shangjing at will, and they are afraid of bringing bad influence to the army."

So far, there are mainly two types of letter delivery in Dagan. One is the post station, which is mainly used by the government to send letters; the second is the private letter bureau, which is responsible for delivering letters to the people. , but coverage is limited.

"I will talk to Mr. Meng tonight about the inn. By the way, I would like to ask if it is possible to open up an exclusive 'family letter' channel for soldiers from all over the place."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, there is nothing else."

"Then I'm going back to the palace first, and I'll send a letter when I have something to do."

After Xu Youxi left the Shenji Camp, he came to the city wall.At this time, Pei Yao had already packed her luggage and sat on the steamer. She turned her head from time to time and waved goodbye to Yao Dacheng and He Muqing who came behind to see them off.

Under the bright sunshine, the steam car drifted away.

Suddenly, as if she had received some special induction, Pei Yao turned around and raised her head just in time to meet Xu Youxi who was standing on the city wall, then smiled and made a gesture of 'mission completed'.

He Muqing also followed Pei Yao's eyes and said pleasantly, "Li Si!"

With that said, he strode towards the city wall.

Yao Dacheng wished he could not hear, alas, but he had already met His Majesty's eyes, so it was not appropriate to just run away, so he had to drag his heavy steps and struggle to keep up with He Muqing.

"Li Si, are you okay that night?" He Muqing took Xu Youxi's hand, "Did Bao Shoufu make things difficult for you in the court?"

"He dare not."

He Muqing thought that Xu Youxi was comforting herself, and sighed: "If only I could help you. Li Si, wait for me. After I enter the court and become an official, I will fight against Bao Shoufu's hegemony with you! "

Yao Dacheng was startled when he heard this sentence just as he climbed up the city wall.

In other words, the meaning of this girl's words is that she is urging His Majesty to dismiss Bao's long-term post?

"You don't participate in 'Going to the Countryside' anymore?"

Xu Youxi obviously didn't focus on Bao Changnian.

"Yeah, I'm not going. Pei Yao is right. Some things cannot be avoided. It seems that Bao Youjin can never change who his father is. What I should think about is, if the same thing happens next time , Am I still just standing helplessly at the door and begging."

"Maybe this incident will not happen to my friends in the future, but to some people who are suffering wrongfully. At that time, will I have enough ability to stand up and solve their problems?" He Muqing smiled wryly, "Next At least two years in the township and county, which is too long. I grew up wandering on the sea and islands, and basically knew nothing about farming. Since I don’t know anything, it’s just for those Farmers are causing trouble, so it is better to take advantage of these days to prepare for the exam."

"Li Si, just like what you said, if I really enter the household department and participate in the creation of dry newspapers, will there be more things I can do?"

Xu Youxi patted He Muqing's shoulder comfortingly: "Don't think too much, maybe after you enter the court and become an official, you will suddenly find that everything is not as difficult as you imagined."

Yao Dacheng couldn't help but nodded while listening.

With the Son of Heaven as your backer, what difficulties do you still think about!
Even if you want to impose difficulties on others, it’s fine, okay!
He Muqing wanted to say something more, but when she saw Yao Dacheng standing beside her, she suppressed all the words that followed.

"Has Bao Youjin decided to go to the countryside?" Xu Youxi asked suddenly.

"Well. His application for the imperial examination was rejected because the emperor felt that he was not filial..."

"Ah, that's it."

Xu Youxi touched his nose uncomfortably, the people here are too blind, they even threw the pot on his head, if his vest falls off one day, he will be doomed!
"We are not stupid. How could the emperor do such a thing? Bao Shoufu must have deliberately pushed the blame to His Majesty, so that Bao Youjin would have nowhere to redress his grievances!"

He Muqing suddenly saw Yao Dacheng standing next to him, he could only hold back what he hadn't finished speaking, and at the same time looked at Yao Dacheng with deep resentment in his eyes.

Isn't Pei Yao's adoptive father busy?
Why do you have time to stand here and listen to their chat?
It's not that Yao Dacheng is not leaving. His Majesty hasn't spoken yet. Does he dare to leave at will? !

"Li Si, let's talk in detail next time. My public school still has a class." He Muqing was powerless to complain about Yao Dacheng, so he had to hide for now.

"Okay, let's talk in a few days."

Xu Youxi also planned to return to the palace early, and she still had a lot of memorials left to review.

He Muqing took a step first, and Yao Dacheng watched the figure go farther and farther, and then he called out in a low voice: "My minister sees Your Majesty."

"Excuse me." Xu Youxi nodded, "Did you hear it just now, Bao You will go to the Xiangxiang County to study in the future."

"Yes, I understand."

"Bao Youjin has a strong desire for control all the time, but Bao Youjin has a stubborn and rebellious personality. It may be better to separate the father and son for a while. I will choose a suitable place for Bao Youjin to exercise for two years, but you should not tell Chief Bao about this. Assisted."

"I understand."

"Okay, go and do your own business, don't follow me."

After Xu Youxi finished speaking, he bypassed Yao Dacheng and walked down the city wall.

After returning to the palace, it was almost evening, and Zhou Yuxue followed Xu Youxi to inform him that it was Bao Shoufu who asked to see him outside the imperial study.

"Let him wait."

Xu Youxi paused, and added: "Go and call Meng Zhiqian over."

"Your Majesty, it's getting late, do you want dinner?"

"I'm not hungry yet, I'll approve the memorial first."

Xu Youxi came to the imperial study room, took a sip of tea, and began to critique the memorial.

After about half a stick of incense, Xu Youxi suddenly found a memorial with a somewhat strange content.

"The strange disease is prevalent in Beiyuan City. Dozens of people have contracted the strange disease one after another. They have diarrhea and vomiting. Three people have died."

Beiyuan City?
The name is so familiar.

Xu Youxi thought about it for a long time, and finally remembered, was it the last time in the early court, Fu Youxing seemed to have mentioned that a group of refugees from the Tianluo Kingdom came outside Beiyuan City to escape the chaos.

Several days have passed, and Xu Youxi has been busy, so he has no time to pay attention to the follow-up issues of these refugees.

But this memorial from the lord of Beiyuan City is too simple, without mentioning the cause and effect, and even the follow-up situation of those refugees was not introduced.

"Zhou Yuxue, do you know the follow-up situation of the refugees from Tianluo Kingdom?"

"I'll ask you, old slave." Zhou Huixue replied hastily.

"Ask Fu Youxing to see if he knows."

While speaking, Xu Youxi took the memorial from Beiyuan City aside, planning to deal with it later.

After Xu Youxi finished reading the rest of the memorial, the little eunuch who went out to inquire about the news also came back.

"Your Majesty, the group of refugees in Beiyuan City are still outside the city and have not left. The servant heard that many of the refugees were sick first, and the doctors in Beiyuan City have gone out to see them several times. food, but many refugees died of illness.”

"Nowadays, many people in Beiyuan City have contracted the same disease one after another. There are rumors that these refugees are because the lord of Beiyuan City didn't take them in, so they had resentment before they died, and they came to take revenge after they died!"

When the little eunuch said this, his face was pale, as if he had been frightened.

But Xu Youxi still looked calm: "The refugees outside the city got this disease first. After the doctors and food were sent in the city, the people in the city began to get the same disease one after another?"

Xu Youxi narrated the whole process in an extremely rational tone: "It means that these refugees were sick when they came, and the people we sent to rescue were infected by them?!"

Well, the horror story vibe is gone.

Now it has completely become an allegory of 'revenging kindness with revenge'.

Xu Youxi's eyes fell on the memorial with only two lines.

Vomiting and diarrhea, will it be contagious?
It can't be so unlucky, it just happened to be a cholera outbreak, right? !
Most of the cholera in ancient medical books in the past refers to gastroenteritis, but gastroenteritis is generally not contagious; the cholera Xu Youxi just mentioned refers to a serious infectious disease named by later generations.

You must know that there are only two type A infectious diseases in later generations, plague and cholera. These two diseases are characterized by strong infectivity. Once the symptoms are severe, treatment is difficult and the mortality rate is high.

Xu Youxi took out a map from the drawer, and found the geographical location of Beiyuan City. There is indeed a river here, which still runs through the city.

"Let Ruan Yuzuo of the new Medical Pavilion enter the palace immediately! Hurry up!"

Zhou Huixue was startled by Xu Youxi's urgent tone, almost fell down while walking, and quickly assigned the task to the little eunuch guarding outside the door.

"Your Majesty, Master Meng is at the door, do you want to summon me now?"

"Let him come in, and Bao Changnian will also call in."

When Meng Zhiqian and Bao Changnian entered the door one by one, they saw Xu Youxi writing the memorial in person. His Majesty didn't speak, and the two of them didn't dare to disturb.

Xu Youxi spent a lot of time thinking while writing, and at the same time filled the entire two sides of the paper: "Zhou Yuxue, come here."

Xu Youxi took off a gold medal engraved with "As I am here" from her body, put it on the imperial decree and handed it to Zhou Yuxue: "No matter what the price is, this imperial decree will continue to be sent to the Lord of Beiyuan City as quickly as possible. Xu Zhishu's hands."

"Yes."

Seeing Xu Youxi's actions, Meng Zhiqian and Bao Changnian glanced at each other, knowing in their hearts that something serious must have happened.

Could it be that Beiyuan City is going to war?

In such a poor place, is there a country that can look up to it?

Before the two of them could ask their doubts, the little eunuch at the door had already brought Ruan Yuzuo over.

"My lords, the lord of Beiyuan City sent me a letter, saying that a strange disease has spread among the local people, and the patients are vomiting and diarrhea. At present, more than a dozen people have been infected, and three of them have died."

"This……"

"A group of refugees came from outside Beiyuan City a few days ago. These refugees first showed symptoms. Later, they may have been infected into Beiyuan City through various reasons." Xu Youxi took a deep breath, feeling somewhat regretful, she I shouldn't have shown any kindness in the first place.

In case of a cholera pandemic, how many people will die!

"Is this also a contagious disease?" Meng Zhiqian asked.

"Yes, and it is an infectious disease comparable to the plague. This infectious disease is most likely spread through water sources. These sick refugees polluted the river after defecating in the river outside the city. The water that flows through the city is taken, and the people who drink the water will be infected."

Bao Changnian also frowned: "Then it doesn't mean that this water source can't be drunk anymore. If you get sick, you will die, and you can't survive without water."

"It can be drunk, but the water must be boiled and sterilized first. I demand that Beiyuan City be closed immediately, and the three nearby cities with public water sources are also prohibited from entering and leaving for seven days, unless it is confirmed that the epidemic disease is not cholera, or this disease is completely eliminated. Get it under control."

"Your Majesty, do you mean that this incident was spread by public water?"

Ruan Yuzuo was puzzled. To be honest, this was the first time he had heard of such a thing.

"In addition to water flow, some uncooked food may also spread, and close contact with sick people will also be infected." Xu Youxi tried hard to recall all the content.

(End of this chapter)