Nine thousand years old [rebirth]

If Yin Chengyu hadn't asked, Xue Shu would have almost forgotten his birthday.

It has been a long time since his birthday.

In the summer of Longfeng 14, the Yutai flood was followed by a major epidemic.At that time, there were countless dead people, and the unrestrained corpses were soaked in sewage, swollen and smelly.Even with that memory, it seemed to be infected with the stench of corpses.

And he lost his dear ones one after another, and every time he recalled that period of gloomy days, he always felt as if he had fallen into a bottomless quagmire.At the bottom of the swamp lay the bones of his loved ones and countless unjust souls. They clung to him and pulled him down.

Only Yin Chengyu came from the sky like a god, without any dust.Reach out to him and take him back into the world.

The steaming longevity noodles made by my mother in my memory have gradually blurred, replaced by Yin Chengyu's clearer face.

The cold fragrance of Xueling plum dispelled the rotten smell in his memory, he looked over lazily, and said to him with a smile: "When it's your birthday, Gu Ye will give you a congratulatory gift."

Xue Shu also rekindled his anticipation in his heart.

After many years, the loved ones are gone, and I am alone.But there is still His Highness who will miss his birthday.

Because of the anticipation in my heart, the days that were the same as usual have become like years.

Xue Shu was in Xichang during the day, so he couldn't go to the Ciqing Palace, let alone follow him all the time like he was outside Beijing, so he could only take a look at him from a distance while walking in the palace on errands.

Because of the spread of the epidemic in Zhili, Yin Chengyu frequently called officials into the palace to discuss matters these days.

He was wearing a solemn prince's court dress, with exquisite and beautiful eyes and calm eyes, dignified and dignified, with an imposing manner.

Xue Shu's eyes followed him from afar, looking at him from beginning to end, engraved in his heart.

When I saw that he didn't wear the auspicious buckle I gave him on his waist, I was a little disappointed.

It is probably because His Highness treats him with a more lenient and conniving attitude these days, which makes him act more boldly.

It was night, Xue Shu tossed and turned on the couch for a while, then quietly went to Ciqing Palace again.

Sure enough, Yin Chengyu hadn't rested yet, and was dealing with government affairs in Hongren Hall.

Because he didn't need to see outsiders, he only wore a crimson uniform.The fabric of the wide-sleeved gown is light and smooth, but there is a curve at the waist.The rich purple set off his complexion like suet white jade.

Before sitting in the case, his brows and eyes are cold and dignified.

Xue Shu stared at him with bated breath, and was not aware of it for a while, but was spotted by the patrolling guards.

"Who is spying?!"

Xue Shu regained his composure, and hid himself in a big tree not far away before the guards came over.

The guards came over to inspect the circle, but found no one, and patrolled around suspiciously.

On the other hand, Yin Chengyu, who bowed his head to deal with official duties, heard the movement, and after asking about it, he had an idea, and found an excuse to send the guard away.

After the guards left, Yin Chengyu looked out of the empty window, suppressed his anger and said, "Get out yet?"

Xue Shu jumped down from the tree without hesitation, patted the dust off his body carefully, and then turned in from the window.

Yin Chengyu put down his pen, frowned and reprimanded him: "You have become more and more presumptuous recently."

This reprimand was neither painful nor itchy for Xue Shu. He seemed to have never heard of it. He looked straight at Yin Chengyu's waist, where he wore only a Panlongbi, and asked, "Why didn't your Highness wear the auspicious buckle that I gave you?" ?”

It was a congratulatory gift that he had carefully selected for a long time.Not only can His Highness wear it on his body at any time, but it won't let people see the clues and ruin His Highness's layout.

Unexpectedly, he sneaked into the East Palace in the middle of the night, even for such a trivial matter, and Yin Chengyu's face became more angry; "Gu's clothes and accessories are arranged by Zheng Duobao, you don't have to push yourself."

Xue Shu pursed his lips and didn't respond, but looking at his eyes, he knew that he knew nothing wrong.

Not to mention quite aggrieved.

Yin Chengyu didn't like to pamper him, so he crumpled the paper in his hand and threw it on him: "If you have nothing to do, hurry up and get out. If you dare to break into the night again, I will send you to Zhao Prison for a short stay next time! People in Gaoyuan can wait for you." Catch you."

Xue Shu failed to reap the sweetness, and was reprimanded a lot, so he could only leave reluctantly.

Throughout June, Yin Chengyu was concerned about the Zhili epidemic.

Although precautions had been taken early, the dense population of the prefectures in Zhili, coupled with the fact that the refugees from Shanxi fled around in the morning and mixed in with the local refugees, caused the plague to spread rapidly among the refugees, and then spread to ordinary people.

The pimple plague spread rapidly, and the state capitals were in constant emergency, from soldiers to labor, from silver to medicinal materials.The entire Zhili is like a bottomless pit, squeezing out the wealthier treasury again.

In order to prevent the further spread of the epidemic in Zhili, regardless of losses, Yin Chengyu first ordered heavy troops to blockade the state capital where the epidemic broke out, and then issued a strict order that all people must stay at home and are not allowed to go out at will.If there are refugees, they will all be forcibly sent to Sian Chay Hall.At the same time, several major land and water passages in the state capital were cut off to prevent the flow of people.

The officers and soldiers in the city were divided into several teams. One team was responsible for distributing rice grains and anti-epidemic medicinal materials from house to house every five days; If there is a sick person, send it to the people's hospital immediately.

In this way, although the pimple plague was temporarily controlled and continued to spread in the city, it also made the Zhili prefectures even more panic-stricken.

In the increasingly tense atmosphere, another incident happened—some officers and soldiers of the state capital filled their own pockets, greedy for ink and food for disaster relief, and failed to distribute food and medicinal materials to the people.The people who were forced to stay at home were unable to go out, had no food, clashed with officers and soldiers, and died.

Although the officials and soldiers corrupted by ink have been dealt with, the incident has subsided.

However, there are still officials in the DPRK and China who are dissatisfied with Yin Chengyu's tough tactics, thinking that he wasted troops and exhausted the treasury because of an epidemic, and caused anger and resentment, which is too much of a fuss.

Among them, the officials headed by the second assistant Shao Tian had the most opinions. Several times, the anti-epidemic measures formulated by Yin Chengyu were constantly debated because of the opposition of Shao Tian and others, so that they were delayed in implementation.

Yin Chengyu got angry a few times, and Chen Ming was fierce, but to no avail.

These people have not seen the tragic situation of Yan in the previous life after being ravaged by pimple plague, and the epidemic situation in Shanxi is quite well controlled in this life. On the contrary, these pedantic officials think that pimple plague is no different from ordinary plague, and feel that he is making a fuss over a molehill.

In late June, pimple plague also appeared in Wangjing City.

At first, it was the guy in the restaurant who had a high fever, and then several people in the restaurant had meat cores on their bodies.When I went to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment, it was passed on to the patients and doctors in the hospital...

When the news was reported to Yin Chengyu, more than a dozen people had died in Beijing, and even soldiers in the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion were infected and died of the epidemic, and the number of those who had not yet been infected was unknown.

After Yin Chengyu heard the news, he immediately ordered Xue Shu to lead the elite soldiers of the Four Guards Battalion to blockade Wangjing City, and then began to search for sick people from house to house.

After this investigation, I found out that there were officials ordered by the imperial court to be infected with pimple plague, but because they did not want to go to the Plague House, they did not report it.

Yin Chengyu was furious when he heard the news, stopped the court meeting, and strictly ordered all officials to stay at home and conduct self-examination at the same time.

At the same time, an order was issued to dismiss officials who concealed and failed to report.It's just that before the dismissal document was delivered, a white banner was hung in front of the official's mansion.

Because of the spread of pimple plague, the funeral shops in central Beijing were overcrowded.White banners hang high in the city, and coffins are sent out from the city gate every day.

And the courtiers who questioned Yin Chengyu's fuss before, finally stopped when they witnessed the tragic scene of white flags hanging high and flying paper money.

The intensity of the pimple plague was unmatched by any previous epidemic.

Many decrees that had been blocked in every possible way before were finally implemented smoothly.

It's just that the hoarded medicinal materials have been consumed almost as early as when the epidemic broke out in Shanxi and Zhili.Now that Wangjing pimple plague is spreading, rice, grain and medicinal materials are in urgent need, and they have to be transferred from the surrounding areas.

Just in case, Yin Chengyu ordered Xue Shu to send a letter to Wei Xihe in the south, asking him to buy medicinal materials from the south and transport them back to Beijing by water as soon as possible.

But before the medicinal materials from the Southland arrived in Beijing, Emperor Longfeng's oral order arrived first.

Although Emperor Longfeng was in Nanjing, he did not relax his control over Wangjing.

After the situation in central Beijing was reported to Nanjing, it was added to the ears of Emperor Longfeng by Gao Xian and others.

Emperor Longfeng was very annoyed when he heard the spread of lump plague in Beijing. Dang even asked Gao Xian to rush back to Wangjing. He first reprimanded the crown prince for his ineffective epidemic prevention, and then asked the eunuch Gao Xian to stay in Beijing to assist the crown prince.

It's called assistant, but it's actually decentralization.It was almost an obvious questioning of Yin Chengyu's ability.

Yin Chengyu had known Emperor Longfeng's disposition long ago, so he didn't have much emotional ups and downs.Now he only wants to control the epidemic in Wangjing City first.

On the contrary, every time Xue Shu saw Gao Xian gesticulating from the side, his face was as cold as ice.

If Yin Chengyu hadn't warned him privately not to cause extra problems at a critical moment, he would probably have sought Gao Xian's bad luck.

But even so, he still couldn't see Yin Chengyu being wronged.

Thinking of Emperor Longfeng who had fled to the Nanjing Mansion early, he suppressed the hostility in his eyes, and sent his confidant to send a secret letter to Master Ziyuan.

The content of the letter is very short, only a few sentences: Huanchun Dan can be dedicated to the emperor.

On July [-], under Yin Chengyu's tough measures, the epidemic in Wangjing City was finally brought under control.

Although white flags were still flying in the city, it was no longer the same as before. Coffins were sent out every day.

Another day, Xue Shu received an urgent letter from Wei Xihe.

The letter stated that the required medicinal materials had already been transported to the capital by water, and together with the medicinal materials, there were more than a dozen doctors who were good at treating epidemics recruited from the south.Among them is a doctor from Fujian, who is said to be proficient in the method of pricking blood, and has saved many patients who were infected with the disease, and may be able to cure the pimple plague this time.

Calculating the time, the letter was dispatched on the second day of July, and the tank boat carrying medicinal materials set sail on the same day.In half a month, we should be able to arrive in Beijing.

Xue Shu put away the letter and waited until it was dark before going to report to Yin Chengyu.

When they arrived at the Ciqing Palace, they found that there was another person in the Hongren Palace.

It was Yin Ciguang.

Yin Ciguang was not favored, so naturally he did not go to Nanjing with Emperor Longfeng.

He came here this time because he has been looking through ancient medical books these days, and found a method of pricking blood in the records, which can cure epidemic diseases.So he came to recommend himself to Yin Chengyu.

Because he was weak since he was a child, he became a doctor after a long illness, and he was proficient in medical theory, so he wanted to try this blood pricking method at the Piren Institute.

Yin Chengyu was a little hesitant at first, it was unknown whether the blood pricking method would be useful, and it was too risky to let Yin Ciguang go hastily.

The Plague House is full of sick patients, even healthy doctors have to bear risks when they go in, not to mention Yin Ciguang who has always been weak.

But after hearing Xue Shu's reply, he hesitated again.

Some of the doctors Wei Xihe found knew how to pierce blood, maybe this pricking method would really work.

But it will take at least half a month for the fleet to arrive in Beijing from the south.The later the day, the worse the epidemic will be.

After deliberating for a long time, he agreed to Yin Ciguang's request.

"You are weak and prone to illness. I ordered the imperial physician to accompany you. You can teach the imperial physician the blood pricking method and let them do it." Yin Chengyu looked at Yin Ciguang with gratitude: "Whether it is useful Whether or not, Gudu thanked you on behalf of the people."

Yin Ciguang did not hypocritically refuse, he lowered his head and said softly: "It is my good fortune to be able to serve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

With the prince's words, it is not in vain that he has spent the past few days searching through medical books, looking for a solution.

The prince was born noble, and behind him was the big tree of the Yu family, with countless followers.

If he wanted to get on this big ship, he had to make himself more useful than others.

This epidemic is the best opportunity, and he has taken the right step.

The author has something to say:

Gougou: Why doesn't His Highness wear the auspicious buckle I gave you?

Your Highness: I wear it, I won’t show it to you :)