Abandoned Prince Survival Guide

Since Xiao Yi came to the throne, he found that even though he was the emperor, he often felt a deep sense of powerlessness.It is said that the emperor speaks well and speaks well, but many times what he said is useless.

The promulgation of a new decree is often hindered by many obstacles.Because the ministers in the DPRK and China are all from aristocratic families, once the decree touches the interests of these gentry, it will be obstructed in every possible way.

Xiao Yi felt that Kong had all his strength and couldn't use it.Unfortunately, he still can't do anything with those great families. Each family holds a lot of land and wealth. These families are intertwined with each other through marriage. If you move one, you can move the whole. He can't move any of them.

He was already irritable, so he became even more moody. The courtiers around him walked on eggshells against such an emperor every day, and they might be punished and beheaded at any time.

Since Xiao Yi came to the throne, the people of Anguo have not lived a peaceful life for a few days. First, the court fought a few battles with King Liang, then there was a flood, and after the flood, peasants from all over the country rioted. survive.

The folks began to spread the saying that Xiao Yi was a false dragon who seized the throne. He was not a real dragon, but a jiao. suffer.

With the spread of the plague, this statement became more and more fierce, and some people added oil and vinegar to it, making it clear.

Jiaolong pretends to be a real dragon, so where is the real dragon?Of course, it is in Guangzhou in the south. I heard that the weather is good there, and the people live and work in peace and contentment.Back then Xiao Yi sent sailors to attack Xiao Yu, before the ship reached Guangzhou, it encountered a hurricane, which damaged tens of thousands of sailors, and even the captain was killed. Look, this is the punishment from heaven.

Many people in Anguo are secretly praying, hoping that the real dragon can return to his position as soon as possible and end their suffering days.

The vaccinia vaccination campaign is in full swing here in Guangzhou, trying to inoculate the entire population of Panyu City.

This requires a lot of cowpox. In order to have enough cowpox, Xiao Yu rented a lot of cowpox from the people, let the cows live together, and then infected each other with cowpox for people to vaccinate.

Not only the people of Panyu had to be vaccinated, but the counties and counties under the jurisdiction of Guangzhou and Yazhou and Jiaozhou also had to be vaccinated. The urban population was vaccinated first, and then the rural population.

Because the urban population is denser, the population flow is large, and the risk factor is higher.Relatively speaking, the rural population has less contact with the outside world, and smallpox is more difficult to spread.

The smallpox epidemic in Panyu City was completely under control. Except for places where smallpox patients had appeared, the ban was lifted in other places, and people's lives returned to normal.

The quarantine ships docked at the riverside wharf outside Panyu City were also lifted, and those who disembarked from the ships were led to be vaccinated against vaccinia.It is said that people will no longer get smallpox if they are planted with vaccinia, and it is free. Most people are happy, but of course there are some who don't trust it. They always feel that there is some kind of conspiracy.

But the officials said that if they are not vaccinated, they are not allowed to enter the city, and these people have to be vaccinated.

Faced with such people who don't know what to do, the officials are also very upset. They are not happy to help them get vaccinated for free, so they should be left to fend for themselves.

Recently, there have been many more boats in the Pearl River, big and small, and most of them come from the north according to the accent.

They often rented a boat at a high price to escape the smallpox plague in the north, and they usually came here with their families.

Li Tong is one of them. He lives in Wu County and is considered a wealthy local.Since I was a child, I read sage books and wanted to stand out. Zhongzheng failed to be judged as a top rank three times. At the beginning of the year, I heard that the south could be selected to be an official.

Later, I saw the "Xinghuo" newspaper founded by the southern court, and my heart was even more eager to move. I told my family that my mother, wife and children hated him, and the court issued a decree to kill those who fled south without mercy, so I had to give up my thoughts.

At the end of the year, the smallpox plague appeared in Wu County, and the spread was very serious.Li Tong looked at the old people and children at home, ruthless, and finally made up his mind, packed up his belongings, rented a boat at a high price, dragged his family with him, and began to flee his hometown and head south to Guangzhou.

Fortunately, the wind went smoothly, and there were no accidents along the way. In less than ten days, we arrived outside the city of Panyu.

Li Tong looked at the towers of Panyu City from a distance, and finally let go of the big stone in his heart. He touched his daughter's head and said, "Look, baby girl, we have arrived in Panyu."

The five-year-old didn't see Panyu City, but saw the same boats on the river as they did: "Daddy, are these boats going to Panyu too?"

Li Tong looked at the large and small ships around him and said, "It should be."

The city of Panyu was close at hand, but the boat couldn't dock for a long time, so it stopped in the river and couldn't move.

Li Tong hurriedly asked the boatman: "Boatman, what's going on?"

The boatman said: "Don't be impatient, Mr. Lang, I'll go and find out."

After a while, the boatman came back and said, "It seems that they are not allowed to enter the city. I am worried that smallpox will be brought into the city."

Li Tong felt cold in his heart: "Will those who don't have smallpox not be allowed to enter?"

"I don't know, I'll find out later."

Not long after, Li Tong finally heard the reply: "For the time being, they are not allowed to enter the city. The government has to register, saying that all those who come from the north will be quarantined for half a month."

"Where is the isolation?" Li Tong asked anxiously, his whole family was there, so he couldn't help worrying.

"I don't know for the time being. Let's make arrangements after going ashore." Said the boatman.

Li Tong waited on the boat for almost an hour before it was finally their turn to disembark. Officials wearing face scarves registered at the pier, filling in the starting point of the visitors, where they stopped, how many people there were, and the purpose of coming to Panyu. and so on.

Li Tong reported his basic situation and said his purpose of coming here: "I heard that the imperial court held a selection exam, and I am going to take the exam next spring."

The official looked up at Li Tong again, then looked at the family behind him, and said: "There are a lot of people, and I will temporarily arrange for you to live in a temporary residence for half a month. The conditions are a bit rough, and everyone will make up for it. We can enter the city."

Li Tong thought of the smallpox patients who were sent to the monastery in Wuxian County, and his heart was chilled. They were not sick, but they had to be quarantined. He began to doubt whether his choice was right.

After a while, someone came and led the family to a temporary shelter.

Xiao Yu ordered the officers and soldiers to hurry out of the temporary foothold. It was an adobe brick hut with only simple living facilities inside.

Li Tong's family allocated a small yard, barely able to live there.After they moved in, they were not allowed to come out within half a month. All daily necessities were sent by officials, including rice, oil and salt.

The house was built temporarily, and the mud on the ground was still wet. Fortunately, the government considered it thoughtfully. The beds, stools, and chairs were all two or three feet above the ground, so there was no need to sit or lie on the ground, so as not to catch the cold.

Li Tong soon discovered that the official posts in Panyu were more reliable than he had expected. Every day, people would come to inquire about his family's health and ask him if he was short of anything that he could buy for them.

On the third day, the officials brought a cow over, and a doctor came to vaccinate them with vaccinia, saying that it could prevent smallpox. Almost everyone in Panyu City was vaccinated with vaccinia, including the emperor himself.

Li Tong had never heard of this method of preventing smallpox. Since the emperor had been vaccinated, they should also trust the government. After all, smallpox is so terrible, what if it works.

So the family was vaccinated against vaccinia.After being inoculated with vaccinia, the whole family developed symptoms of varying degrees. Although the doctor had warned that this was a normal phenomenon, Li Tong's family was still pale with fright.

Li Tong's mother was originally very dissatisfied with her son's move of the family, and now she began to complain about her son: "Son, they planted smallpox for us, and smallpox is the symptom, they are trying to kill us .”

Although Li Tong was flustered in his heart, he forcibly calmed down on his face: "Mother, the doctor has already said that cowpox is also called cow smallpox. This is a normal reaction and it will recover in two days. There is no need for them to kill us."

"You are too reckless, how can you trust these strangers? If we are all dead, all our property will fall into their hands. My mother is old, and it is fine to die abroad, and my son is still young. The grandson is so young, if something happens to the whole family, how will you call your mother to explain to your dead father? How can you be worthy of your ancestors?" Li's mother cried heartbroken.

On the second day, Meng Si came back to check the vaccination status, and was almost scolded to death by Li's mother.

Meng Sigui didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Madam, if you really got smallpox, do you still have the energy to scold me? What I planted for you is indeed smallpox, but it's a close relative of smallpox, cowpox, commonly known as vaccinia, and its symptoms are indeed similar to smallpox." , but the symptoms are much milder, even if it is herpes, it will not leave scars, and you will be cured in a few days. After you are cured, you no longer have to be afraid of smallpox. Can't murder for money?"

Li's mother didn't answer, she didn't think that's exactly what she was thinking, she felt that they were going to murder for money.

Meng Sigui said: "Old Madam, you can rest assured. Our Majesty has a kind heart. In order to accommodate you people from the north, he personally ordered the construction of this temporary shelter. I am afraid that you will be hungry and cold. Have you ever lived in other places?" Have you ever seen a government like this?"

Mother Li really has nothing to say about this, she has never seen such a talkative government.

Li Tong hurried over to make an apology: "Doctor, I'm really sorry, my mother was a little impatient, so she spoke rudely to you, please don't bother with us."

Meng Sigui didn't care: "It doesn't matter, it's all human nature. This method was invented by my majesty. Back then, I was still treating smallpox patients. After being vaccinated, I was not infected with smallpox at all. This method really works. If you don’t believe me, wait two days and see.”

After a few days, the symptoms of the members of the Li family all improved significantly, and none of them got worse, so they began to believe Meng Sigui's words.

After the quarantine period expired, the Li family was finally allowed to enter the city and rented a house in Panyu city to live there.

Li Tong went to Taixue Journal, and then went to Yiming Society to identify the door. Hearing other students talk about the government's handling of the smallpox epidemic, he secretly marveled at the quick response and effective response of the Guangzhou court, which was a world of difference compared with the court in the north.

He was finally convinced that it was right for him to come to Guangzhou. The court in Guangzhou was like a vigorous and healthy young man, while the court in the north was an old man who was dying of illness.Although Xiao Yi's age is not older than Xiao Yu, but this is indeed the feeling.