The daily routine of the ancient imperial examination

When the figure in the capital prison disappeared, General Zhou Shen pointed to the door, and when he rushed, the general looked aggrieved and said: "We are not here when we need manpower, but now we need three hundred catties of charcoal, which is too arrogant and careless." General, you are paying attention!"

General Shi stood in the room with his hands behind his back, his expression was a little ugly.

They are seriously short of charcoal in the city now, not to mention three hundred catties, even fifty catties may not be able to make up.

But the other party asked for three hundred catties, if he was not satisfied, he would definitely trip up the secret letter again.

It is said that this person in the capital was considered a regular person, but when he came to the border, the sky was high and the emperor was far away. Relying on himself as the supervisor, no one dared to offend him, so he began to bully the people on the border, wanting extravagance.

On weekdays, he still has the strength to take care of it.

During the winter period, in addition to the snowstorm and plague, there was also Goudai's invasion, which made him at a loss for what to do, and he had no spare time to stare at the other party.

As a result, in such a short period of time, there was another woman in the yard, who was abducted from nowhere.

When General Zhou Shen met, General Guang frowned and didn't speak. He tentatively said nervously: "General? The other party doesn't take you seriously and asks too much. You won't agree to it?"

General Shi felt a little helpless when he heard what he said, he couldn't just ignore the people in the city.

The other party has been riding on their heads for so many years, and he has also written a memorial to the emperor about the performance of the prison at the border, but after so many papers, it has always been lost.

It is estimated that the situation on the other side of the capital is also well known.

When General Zhou Shen saw him, the general looked a little hesitant, and persuaded anxiously: "The general must never agree. If the prison is going to sue, he will sue! How many years has he secretly made trouble less?" Thinking of something, I couldn't help but take a sip, "I really don't know what the emperor thinks, he will believe all kinds of nonsense!"

General Shi waved his hand over to a soldier next to him, "Go to the warehouse to see how much charcoal is left, and send some to Lord Dujian first, and we'll talk about the rest later."

Zhou Shenjiang was stunned when he heard the words. He couldn't understand, and couldn't help asking: "Now Longmenguan is in a bad state? Why do you want to give the remaining charcoal to the capital prison?" ?”

General Shi closed his eyes with a helpless expression on his face.

"Stop the mouth of Lord Dujian for now, and try to satisfy him as much as possible."

The other party looked unconvinced and wanted to say something more.

In the end, it was General Shi who waved his hand to let him be quiet first.

Zhou Shenjiang turned his head to the side with an aggrieved expression.

The room was very quiet for a while.

Lu Xiuyuan and Dr. Xu watched a big show for free, and both looked a little embarrassed.

The scene before him also made Lu Xiuyuan very emotional.

It was too difficult for General Shi.

A capital prison, not only is the request too much, but the other party is obviously a hungry wolf that can't get enough.

You satisfy him once, and there will be countless countless times after that.

But if you don't satisfy him, the other party will take revenge on the common people.

It is really tricky for a good general who loves his people like his son.

Among the frontier generals in ancient times, which one didn't have a headache to supervise the army?

However, relying on the emperor's belly, there is a special secret channel, and people in the capital can be alerted to the messenger's stumbling block at any time.

The generals stationed on the frontier usually have their family members detained in the capital, so they dare not act rashly.

If you can meet a better supervising army, everyone can maintain their superficial politeness.

I have to say that it is a bit too miserable to meet someone like Dujianzhong.

General Shi adjusted his mood at the side, and then he turned his head and said to them: "Sorry, I made you laugh just now."

"No, no." Doctor Xu directly pretended that what happened just now didn't happen, and quickly changed the topic, "Then about the division of regions, where does General Shi plan to be placed?"

General Shi pondered for a moment, then suggested: "Why not just be at the northeast corner of the city gate, there is a water source nearby, and it is more convenient to fetch water and transport."

Doctor Xu naturally had no objection.

Now that the location was determined, General Shi first mobilized 500 people to General Zhou, and asked them to build the shed in the way just mentioned.

General Shi thought for a while, afraid that Dr. Xu might misunderstand that he was reluctant to send someone to help, so he explained again.

"Sometimes there are too many people, and the efficiency of doing things will be lower. 500 people help build the shed, and it should be almost right to help."

It does seem to make sense.

Doctor Xu expressed his understanding.

After that, General Zhou took people to build the shed, and Lu Xiuyuan and Dr. Xu returned to Boss Wu's coffin shop.

When Boss Wu saw their happy faces, he knew it was over.

Just as the other party was about to get close to inquire about the news, Dr. Xu dragged the other party to prepare various medicinal materials to be used tomorrow.

Lu Xiuyuan also took Amu and the others to help prepare the masks that will be used tomorrow, and then give them to the soldiers who will help manage them.

Everyone performed their duties, and overnight, dozens of greenhouses were built in the northeast corner of the city gate.

The middle of each greenhouse is divided into dozens of independent spaces of equal size by using cloth soaked in resin as a partition.

Hang a curtain at the door, lift it up during the day, and put it down when it gets cold at night to keep out the cold wind.

After everything was processed, Lu Xiuyuan and the others took the Taiyi Liujin Fang made of realgar, orpiment, cinnabar and other medicines that had been prepared earlier.

Lit with a low fire and slowly smoked.

After all the greenhouses and rooms had been disinfected, the soldiers carried the patients who were still lying on the street into the small houses one by one.

Since their infection is generally based on the family as a unit, they are simply admitted to a room for treatment, which is also convenient for control and management.

After all the patients on the street have received their income, almost five or six greenhouses have been occupied.

The next step is for the soldiers to go door to door and ask if there are any sick patients. If they are sick, they can go to the northwest corner of the city wall, where free treatment is provided, and food and lodging are also included.

Some ordinary people who are not well-to-do originally planned to give up the treatment, but after hearing about the free treatment, they can also include food and housing, and they have hope again and want to try again.

After some door-to-door visits, the shed was full of people in an instant.

General Shi looked at a large shed in the northwest, where the people were obedient and only stayed in their own little room, not running around, he was a little relieved.

Zhou Shen will stand behind him and begin to report the situation to the other party.

"Basically all the people who are sick in the city are moved to the side. The last general has ordered that if there is a new disease in the city, their family members will be brought here for treatment."

General Shi nodded, and then returned to the General's Mansion.

Beside the well on the other side of the shed, dozens of large pots were set up, and the thick brown epidemic-repelling herbs boiled in them, and the smell that wafted out enveloped most of the city of Longmenguan.

At first, the soldiers who brewed the medicine were not used to smelling it, and had to pinch their noses, but after smelling it for a long time, they felt that the herbal medicine had a different taste.

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment is generally one person and one side. The symptoms are different, and the dosage of the medicine is naturally different. However, there are so many patients now, and they can't pay attention to the details.

Next to the cauldron were Lu Xiuyuan and Dr. Xu. They sorted and arranged the medicinal materials according to the usual dosage, Shi Shi and Amu packed them up, and then handed them over to the soldiers who boiled the medicine.

Everyone was working in an orderly manner, and it was noon in a blink of an eye.

Lu Xiuyuan looked at them not far ahead, and Shi Yunchen also set up a few large pots in front of them, which were filled with porridge made from grains that had been boiled in the general's mansion before, and the soldiers on the side would make it for the sick people. Porridge.

The common people began to praise the soldiers who were cooking rice again, and they all said good things about the government, without any trace of the hostility from the previous days.

Not only did they praise the government, but the common people passed by and praised Lu Xiuyuan and Dr. Xu and the others.

When Lu Xiuyuan saw Shi Yunchen in the distance, he was a little worried. Taking advantage of his meal time and not being busy, he slipped to the other party's side.

When Shi Yunchen saw Lu Xiuyuan approaching, the two of them consciously walked to a place where no one was around.

The two stood beside the big tree and looked at each other for a while.

In the end, it was Lu Xiuyuan who broke the silence first, "Why did you come here?"

The young master felt that talking with a mask on was boring, so he wanted to take it off.

Lu Xiuyuan quickly stopped the other party's movements, "Don't touch it yet, pick it up after you get back."

Shi Yunchen put down his hand and stared at him with a pair of eyes, "Did you just want to talk to me?"

Lu Xiuyuan thought of the scene just now, and was a little worried, "There are so many patients by the shed now, is there enough food in the house? How long can we last?"

The other party lowered his eyes slightly and thought: "I should last for half a month..."

After listening to the words, he couldn't help pursing his lips, it was not easy for General Shi.

Except for the herbs they brought when they came, they were the carts brought by Shi Yunzhang before, including the current grain, which was basically contributed by their Shi family alone.

There was war on the border, and the emperor didn't trust him, and there was a Dujian who jumped up and down to ruin the reputation of the government.

Thinking of such a miserable situation, the Shi family had to pay out of their own pockets to help the people tide over the difficulties.

Lu Xiuyuan was in awe of General Shi, and there are really not many people who can do it one step.

But there is no need to let the Shi family bear all the responsibility, wouldn't it be better for everyone to work together?

"You can let people whose family conditions are not so tight, bring some food, and everyone squeeze together, can't you hold on for a little longer?"

Shi Yunchen shook his head, "We don't have a lot of food this winter, if we say so much, some people's family members will give up treatment directly."

It seems to be the same, Lu Xiuyuan is also a little embarrassed for a while, the food will not last for too long, what will be done after half a month.

"Is there any other way?"

When Shi Yunchen saw how nervous he was, he couldn't help laughing, "Brother went out to buy food, he should be back soon, you silly scholar, don't worry about it, take care of your medicine, how small it is usually, Don't get infected."

Hearing that, Lu Xiuyuan put it down, and began to tell the other party, "When they serve porridge, stand back and keep a certain distance."

After the two talked for a while, Lu Xiuyuan noticed from the corner of his eye that Quartz on the opposite side was waving at him.

He looked over there, just in time to see Dr. Xu injecting needles on Amu who was lying on the ground.

What happened?Why did you suddenly fall down?

Lu Xiuyuan trotted over in a hurry.

The author has something to say: the barbarians stared at him outside, but the emperor didn't trust him inside, and he was surrounded by an annoying prison guard who came to find fault from time to time, and now he has to pay for the treatment of the common people out of his own pocket.

Well, General Shi is really miserable...