The Overlord of the Red Mansion

Chapter 217 The Land of Right and Wrong

Chapter 217 The Land of Right and Wrong
Jia Rong soon arrived at the Golden Palace.

Because the matter was of great importance, many people came this time, and Jia Rong was the last to arrive.

Others work in various departments, and each department is very close to the place where court is held, and they are basically all concentrated.

Even when he had nothing to do, he would read the government bulletins in the government office.

This type of internal newspaper, which has appeared since the Han Dynasty, has continued to this day. Usually, anything that happens in the court or in the country will be recorded and then delivered to various prefectures, counties, and towns so that all places can know what is happening in the court.

Several of Jia Rong's poems were circulated through this channel.

However, the most common items in the newspapers were the emperor's edicts, such as the advance official document of amnesty.

There are also memorials from ministers and related decision-making information.

The content of this conversation will definitely be published in the newspaper.

"Your Majesty!" Jia Rong walked in and stood in the front three rows.

The emperor, who was sitting on the golden throne, saw Jia Rong coming and quickly talked about business.

"Brother, smallpox has appeared in Beidai Prefecture, and there are already hundreds of people sick. Do you have any plan for treatment?"

Jia Rong said calmly, "Your Majesty, there is no cure for smallpox. Whether it can be cured depends entirely on fate. I am not a skilled doctor and I am really powerless."

The emperor already had a general understanding of the situation, after all, it was a serious illness that could take the lives of his parents.

Even I had a narrow escape from death at that time.

And afterward he asked Jia Rong, he knew long ago that this disease was incurable, but once contracted it, it would not recur.

"Since King Zhongxiao has no other options, then we should follow the previous method and seal the Beidai Prefecture first."

When Jia Rong heard this, he quickly said, "Your Majesty, I want to go and see if I can help in some small way."

Since he wouldn't get smallpox, Jia Rong was immune to colds and various illnesses, and was in good health, so he naturally wanted to go out and have some fun.

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The emperor looked embarrassed.

At this time, the Prince's Grand Tutor stood up.

The court civil servants all hoped that Jia Rong would go out, so that the emperor would rely more on the civil servants rather than doctors.

"Your Majesty, Prince Zhongxiao is an excellent doctor with superb medical skills. He has always been known for his miraculous healing skills and his reputation for saving the dying and the wounded. He is not afraid of smallpox and has cured serious illnesses for Your Majesty and the Empress. He is the most suitable candidate!"

The Prince's Grand Tutor is not fighting alone, many people also want Jia Rong to go out for a while.

"I second the proposal!"

"The King of Zhongxiao is a wise minister of the royal family. Now that many princes and dukes of the royal family have met with misfortunes, the emperor should send the King of Zhongxiao to visit the duke of Beidai to show his concern."

"In terms of medical skills and prestige, I believe that only King Zhongxiao can take on this task!"

Jia Rong smiled and said, "Your Majesty, although I am a doctor and it is my duty to cure diseases and save lives, I am not very familiar with the government affairs of the prince. Can you let the Grand Tutor, Grand Preceptor, and others accompany me to take a look?"

The other court officials who wanted to recommend Jia Rong to see a doctor quickly shut their mouths.

The prince's tutor quickly knelt on the ground, tears streaming down his face in a second.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" The Prince's Grand Tutor cried out as if he had thought of something extremely sad and heartbreaking: "I am already old, and I have been accompanying Your Majesty to study since Your Majesty was seven years old. I have never slacked off for a single day in all these years."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "The Grand Tutor is able to train a talent like the Emperor to govern the country. Now the people in the Northern Dynasty are in a state of panic, and we need a talent like the Grand Tutor to take charge, so that we can quickly calm people's hearts."

The Emperor couldn't stand it any longer. Although he knew that Jia Rong was deliberately making trouble for the Grand Tutor and was annoyed with useless guys like him, he didn't want to see him embarrassing himself here.

"My brother, you can visit the King of Dai on my behalf. The affairs over there will be managed by the prefect." Seeing that the emperor had made arrangements, Jia Rong agreed, "I will obey your order."

Soon Jia Rong began to make preparations and found some doctors and men to go to the territory of the Prince of Beidai.

The Prince of Beidai only had a palace and property there, and had no actual control over the region.

He has neither military nor administrative power, but because of his status as a royal relative, local governments have to give him face, so he is considered a bully.

Jia Rong and his men set out overnight, accompanied on the way by the cavalry commander of the Bingmasi.

Commander Ma was in charge of leading the troops to protect Jia Rong. His men were all armed with muskets and a lot of bullets, and were also equipped with crossbows and light armor.

These more than two hundred cavalrymen are enough to suppress a rebellion of thousands of people, but their main purpose is to protect Jia Rong from getting into trouble.

In addition to more than two hundred cavalry, there were also five hundred infantrymen, a small number of imperial doctors, and temporary workers to carry baggage.

It is an old tradition to deploy the army during disaster relief, otherwise it would be impossible to suppress those who take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble.

Commander Ma was just a minor official of the third rank. He was very excited after following Jia Rong out.

In order to curry favor with this important figure, Commander Ma found a suitable time and rode his horse close to Jia Rong.

"Your Majesty, after we get there, we can go to the military camp first to check if there is any change in the camp. We can then go to the government office to issue orders after everything is clear in the military camp."

Jia Rong smiled and said, "I don't understand these things. Since you understand them, you can make the arrangements. I will be responsible for curing diseases and saving lives."

Commander Ma thought Jia Rong was angry, and hurriedly and nervously bowed on his horse.

"Your Highness, please calm down. I dare not be disrespectful. I just heard that this was done before, so I dare to speak out. If Your Highness has any arrangements, I will naturally listen to Your Highness!"

Jia Rong smiled and said, "I am a lazy person and don't like to take care of things. I usually leave things I don't understand to people who know how to do them. You can arrange it in any way you think is appropriate. As long as it's not a big deal, it's okay for me to help you deal with it."

Commander Ma breathed a sigh of relief and said gratefully, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Jia Rong smiled and said, "It's okay. You can just arrange someone to handle it. You don't need to wait for me to come over. Our team is slow. Since the emperor has sent you to assist me, I naturally believe in your ability. Now the situation is urgent, I allow you to not report some things. Resolve the matter quickly!"

Seeing that Jia Rong had handed over everything to him, Commander Ma said excitedly, "Yes! Your Majesty!"

Jia Rong is not a drag.

By the time Jia Rong led his team to the Beidai County Prince's Mansion, the Beidai County Prince had been cold for three or four days...

Who can be blamed for this? Jia Rong said from the beginning that there was nothing he could do. Besides, he arranged for people to come and deal with the matter in a hurry, but there was nothing he could do if he couldn't be saved.

Fortunately, not all the people in the Prince's Mansion died. After Jia Rong moved in, he began to use strong and powerful drugs. Soon, some people died along with those who had smallpox.

However, a dozen people survived and became immune to smallpox for life.

Half a month later, Jia Rong cremated all the evidence and the poisonous corpse, and returned home with several boxes of gold, silver and jewelry as a thank-you fee given by the Northern Dynasty Concubine.

The main source of the virus infection this time is in the Prince's Mansion, but after investigation, Jia Rong is definitely not able to say so and can only say that it was transmitted from outside.

Anyway, no one cares about the source of infection. Even if it is a village that never communicates with the outside world, a lot of people will suddenly die for no apparent reason.

Jia Rong quickly arrived at the palace to report. Before he went to the imperial study, the eunuch who came to pick him up whispered a reminder to Jia Rong.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor is very angry and just lost his temper."

Jia Rong asked curiously, "Why are you so angry? Is there something wrong in the palace again?"

The eunuch whispered, "When the Prince of Zhenxi was about to arrive in the capital a few days ago, he heard about the smallpox incident and returned with his people. The emperor ordered him to return many times, but the Prince of Zhenxi refused to listen. Today, the emperor sent someone to demote him to a prince."

Whether they are princes or dukes, they all feel that there are too many things going on in the capital and they don't want to get close to it at all.

(End of this chapter)

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