After rebirth, I became a national teacher

After thinking for a while, the prefect said:

"Let's go and see where the temple is built."

When he and his entourage arrived near Tai'an Tower, they found that the place was surrounded by people and there were people everywhere inside and outside.

That number was at least five or six thousand.

A temporary platform was set up outside Tai'an Tower, and some people were handing strings of money to the person in charge of collecting the money.

"Zhao Erhu, 1,300 Wen!"

One person shouted the yes, while the other wrote the name and number on a piece of white paper stuck on the wall.

Those who paid the money came down with rosy faces, full of joy and glory.

The next citizen immediately walked up with the money.

The prefect was amazed. In all his years as an official, he had never seen the people pay money so enthusiastically and happily.

Every year, he had to send people to urge and collect taxes and donations repeatedly, and even arrest some people and put them in jail and beat them as a warning to others, before they could be collected.

It can be seen that these people really have great respect for the so-called gods.

But the people are always ignorant and like to spread rumors and say weird things.

Even though so many people said the same thing, he had never seen it with his own eyes, so it was still hard for him to believe such an incredible thing as a god curing the plague.

If you want to find out the truth, it would probably be more reliable to find the Xingde County Magistrate.

Thinking of this, the prefect of Raozhou went to the Xingde County Government with his entourage.

After revealing their identities as envoys from the prefect, they were quickly invited into the yamen.

"Master Prefect!"

The magistrate of Xingde County was both frightened and surprised, and quickly bowed to greet him.

The prefect asked him to stand up and said in a friendly manner:

"I went to Fuliang County a few days ago to investigate the people's sentiments. I never expected that Xingde would have such a big mess. Fortunately, you responded in time and averted the danger."

"Your actions are worthy of praise. Please report the details of this plague to me in detail so that I can commend you for your achievements."

The Xingde County Magistrate did not quite believe the prefect's explanation.

But so what? The other party was his superior and he had no right to blame him.

What's more, the other party used the matter of asking for credit to shut him up.

As a county magistrate, his evaluation was in the hands of the prefect. He couldn't be too ungrateful.

Suppressing his resentment, he reported to the prefect how the plague started and what measures had been taken during the outbreak.

The prefect listened very carefully, and asked why some measures he did not understand were taken in this way.

The Xingde County Magistrate knew that the other party wanted to steal his skills, but he still answered all the questions in detail without holding back.

The family-inherited knowledge of epidemic prevention has been made known to more people in high positions of power, so that if an epidemic occurs again in the future, it can save more lives.

After saying these obvious things, the Xingde County Magistrate said:

"Sir, the fact that the plague was eradicated so quickly was not my credit, but was entirely due to a passing deity."

The prefect stroked his beard and said:

"Oh, I also heard about this matter after entering the city. I thought that most of the people were exaggerating and that the rumors had probably been spread far and wide. How can you, as a county magistrate, also say that it was the help of the gods?"

The magistrate of Xingde County said:

"Please forgive me, sir. I did not mean to say anything supernatural, but that venerable man has great magical powers and must be a god without a doubt."

The prefect then inquired in detail about the entire process from the immortal's arrival to his departure, and was immediately overjoyed.

Before leaving, the spirit told the Xingde County Magistrate not to report her actions to the court.

Since there is no risk of offending the gods, how foolish he would be to let go of this opportunity for promotion!

He will definitely take the credit!

As for the Xingde County Magistrate, he was just an ordinary Jinshi without any backing and had nothing to fear.

As soon as he returned to the city, he immediately started writing the question book.

Therefore, in his memorial, the plague in Xingde City was quickly eradicated because he ordered various measures to prevent the spread of the plague from the very beginning and provided all kinds of support to Xingde County in a timely manner.