Chapter 464 Father and Son
Shi Yuexin was afraid that Minghe would be hit by someone, so she retreated in fear and blocked Minghe behind her.
"Don't come over here, don't come over here!"
Shi Yuexin shouted with all her might, but in the crowd that had already lost their minds, this voice couldn't even make a splash.
Even if it made a splash, what's the point!
Minghe and Shi Yuexin's followers tried their best to protect their master, but in this case, their more important task was to stop the crowd from rushing out.
Just when the crowd was about to force Minghe's face.
A critical moment.
A thick smoke filled the air.
Following that, Zhou Qing appeared from nowhere, with a black cloth covering his face, and quickly covered Minghe and Shi Yuexin's mouths and noses with two wet handkerchiefs.
At the same time, Zhou Qing's followers gave the wet handkerchiefs to their followers.
Before Minghe could react to what happened, she saw the people who had just besieged them and wanted to rush out, falling to the ground in a daze.
The people fell to the ground, and the thick smoke gradually dissipated.
Minghe then saw that someone was pouring water on a fire not far away.
"What's going on?" Shi Yuexin glanced at the people who closed their eyes on the ground, and subconsciously wanted to test their breath.
Zhou Qing stopped her.
"There was a drug in the thick smoke just now, and everyone fainted."
This was also a helpless solution. The only thing to be thankful for was that someone in the manor prepared a large amount of calming incense.
"Take these people back, lock the doors of all families, and don't let anyone leave their homes." After explaining, Zhou Qing instructed his followers.
The village is not small, and there are many villagers. It was dusk when everyone was settled back to their homes.
The people in Zhou's own manor were easy to manage. They were emotional at first, but everyone watched what the three masters did, and the emotions dissipated.
Anyone who has a fever, cough, or rash will be isolated in a room.
The rest, as long as they are in close contact with the patient, will also be isolated in a room.
Those who didn't have extra rooms were thankful that it was summer and they could isolate themselves by setting up sheds.
Then those who had no close contact with the patients took on the responsibility of cooking, delivering meals and patrolling.
Among them, Zhou Qingming, Shi Yuexin and the other two divided their followers equally, and each led a team.
The chaotic scene finally became orderly.
However, the villagers who woke up from the coma found that they were locked in their homes and could not go out. For a time, they were emotional and the whole village was filled with fierce curses.
In order to calm the emotions, Zhou Qingming, Shi Yuexin and the other two kept taking turns to shuttle through the village, raising their voices to comfort everyone, repeatedly emphasizing that they would always be with them and someone would come to treat the disease.
As long as these villagers really realized that the three of them would not leave, their emotions would always calm down.
After all, what disturbed them was the confusion and fear of the unknown, not evil.
The people in the village delivered meals to them door to door, and repeatedly reminded them that if anyone in the family had a fever, cough, sore throat or rash, they should not hide it and report it immediately.
Kyoto.
Shen Li received the news and went to the palace immediately.
The emperor was reading various materials from Nanzhao Kingdom in the imperial study room in the past thirty years. When he heard Shen Li's report, he was so shocked that his hands trembled and the materials in his hands fell to the ground.
"What?!"
Shen Li looked solemn, "I analyzed it and found that we have no war or famine. It is the end of summer now, which is not the peak period of epidemics or colds.
In recent years, Kyoto has always had good weather and good harvests. Most of the wild animals killed in the mountains are pheasants, rabbits, deer, etc.
The sudden appearance of this symptom is very similar to the epidemic of scarlet fever, which may not be an epidemic."
The emperor's face was livid, waiting for Shen Li's next words.
"Although the first one reported was from the manor in Fengtai, this may not be the first scene of the outbreak.
The farmhouse there is often visited by guests from Zhending, and Zhending once had a contact station for spies from the Nanzhao Kingdom."
The emperor's eyes, which were already shocked and angry, trembled, and his heavy breath trembled, "Do you mean that someone poisoned?"
Shen Li clasped his fists, "This is just my analysis, the possibility of poisoning is relatively high."
After all, the possibility of this inexplicable epidemic is really small.
"Now, what needs to be done urgently is to exclude patients. Whether it is an epidemic or someone poisoning, once it spreads on a large scale, the consequences will be unimaginable."
This is Kyoto.
If it is not properly controlled, it is very likely to cause the destruction of the country!
Under the epidemic, no one is special. Emperors, generals, and any official positions are worthless in the face of the epidemic.
This is also the main reason why Shen Li suspected that this was poisoning.
It is too close to Kyoto.
After Shen Li reported back, the emperor was silent for a short time and ordered: "You take people to Zhending immediately. You have full authority to deal with all situations in Zhending. No need to report again!"
"Yes!"
Shen Li took the order and turned to leave.
When he reached the door of the imperial study, he paused and turned back to the emperor and said: "Zhou Qing, Princess Minghe, and Shi Yuexin are all at the manor in Fengtai."
The emperor looked up at him suddenly.
When the father and son looked at each other, Shen Li said: "I will go straight to Zhending and will not delay a single moment. Please, Your Majesty"
The emperor waved his hand, "I don't need you to beg!"
Shen Li's mouth moved and he turned to leave.
As soon as Shen Li left, the emperor immediately summoned the six ministers.
Whether it is an epidemic or poisoning, no matter which one, the current symptoms cannot withstand the spread.
Six ministers stood in the imperial study room, and everyone looked solemn.
"The Ministry of Punishment will lead people to immediately go to Zhending and Zhuangzi of the Zhou family in Fengtai to investigate the origin of this epidemic. Be sure to find out for me."
The Minister of Punishment accepted the order and did not dare to delay any more, so he turned around and left.
As soon as he left the palace gate, he met Yang Tian.
"Dad, what's going on?"
The Minister of Punishment kept his voice down and gave an overview of the matter. Yang Tian was shocked when he heard the words, and then said: "Dad, I will go with you."
"What are you going to do, not go to class? Do you think I'm going to enjoy myself?"
Yang Tian said bluntly, "If you are going to enjoy the blessing, I won't go. Stop talking, just pack up and leave. We can't delay this matter."
In this situation, your subordinates may not be as useful as me. "
The Minister of Punishment looked at his son's back, his eyes suddenly felt a little hot.
This kid.
Much stronger than him!
Royal study room.
The emperor continued to issue orders.
"The Ministry of Household Affairs coordinates the bank balance and all expenses during the epidemic period are advanced by the state treasury."
The Minister of Household Affairs received the order, but did not accept it. He added some words, "Your Majesty, if this poisoning was done by Nanzhao Kingdom, then there must be a back-up plan."
Hu Weiyue followed and said: "Yes, Nanzhao Kingdom is likely to have a surprise campaign."
Domestic epidemics and border wars.
This is a very effective way to bring down a country.