Enter the red building

Chapter [-]: The Difficulty of Qi An

People in the capital naturally knew that Xue Qiu was once again entrusted with an important task by the emperor, and went to the southwest to control the plague as an imperial envoy.The world is full of jealousy and gloating.Jealousy is because Xue Qiu is valued by the emperor, and I am afraid that he will be promoted again in the future, gloating because they know the current situation in Southwest, maybe Xue Qiu is an abandoned child, and now Southwest is already a hell, and the people inside desperately want Come out, escape from the land of death, no one wants to enter that place at this time.

When the Jia family heard the news, they were also very surprised, they didn't expect Xue Qiu to be reused by the emperor so soon.Jia's mother was even more happy, now the Jia family is still counting on Xue Qiu.

The same is true for the Mei family, this matter is actually about Xue Qiu, Mei Hanzhi can't help but think a little more in his heart.

However, Shui Linglong in the Beijing Prince's Mansion felt lost when she knew about this incident. If she couldn't let it go, she couldn't let it go after all. He was obviously married, so why should she care about his affairs?I am really stupid.

Xue Qiu naturally doesn't know these things, he is always thinking about his mother's body, seeing his mother lose weight like that day by day, Xue Qiu knows that his mother's time is numbered, so he doesn't know how long he can survive.

"My lord, these medicinal materials seem to be insufficient. We are afraid that the common people will steal them all when we arrive in Qi'an." This time, it was Liu Lan, the son of the Minister of the Household Department, who came with Xue Qiu. Liu Lan was wearing a snow-white sable fur coat, Majestic and heroic, he drove his horse close to Xue Qiu and said.

Xue Qiu regained his senses, stopped thinking about personal matters, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, there will be medicinal materials coming later, and those empty sacks must be filled."

Liu Lan was puzzled and asked, "Those sacks are—"

When Xue Qiu left the capital, he ordered the guards to sell a lot of sacks, which puzzled the accompanying people.

Xue Qiu sighed: "Only in this way will they feel at ease. I hope this will really work."

Liu Lan's complexion changed, and she looked at Xue Qiu with admiration. It is not difficult to understand that Xue Qiu wanted everyone in Chang'an to know that the medicinal materials sent by the imperial court were sufficient, and no one would be short.

Liu Lan had heard about Xue Qiu's reputation before, and knew that the champion of the three yuan and the land was still the Marquis of Zhennan who defeated the pirates in Guangdong and Guangxi, but he never ruined his fame and married his righteous sister.At first, Liu Lan looked down on Xue Qiu, but now that she heard Xue Qiu say this, she immediately put away her contempt and said with sincere admiration: "Your Excellency, this method is really—powerful!"

Xue Qiu didn't think there was anything powerful about it at all. It would be really powerful if it could really solve the plague in the southwest, so he just said indifferently: "The most important thing is to solve this plague. If it is not solved, everything is empty talk. "

Liu Lan admired it even more, without the slightest pride, and was more calm than the happy look she had just now.Liu Lan said with a smile: "I believe this plague will pass soon."

"I hope so." Xue Qiu is not too optimistic. He knows that in this ancient times with backward conditions, this plague is a big killer.What's more, in this big winter, it is even worse.

Snowflakes dance in disorder, boundless wilderness.All the way without a word, Xue Qiu and his party rushed to Qi'an, a lifeless county.

Seeing Xue Qiu appear with dozens of carts of medicinal materials, the surrounding people rushed forward hoping to grab these life-saving things.

Xue Qiu looked at those crazy people, and his heart was shocked, but he knew that he couldn't soften his heart at this time, and shouted loudly: "Stop them! Who dares to grab them and kill them directly!"

Perhaps Xue Qiu's voice was loud enough, especially the killing sound, the murderous intent boiled over, making everyone's hearts tremble and they stopped.

"Could it be that the imperial court sent you here just to deal with us?" A mocking voice appeared abruptly.

Xue Qiu glanced at the speaker, and said coldly: "We don't want to die either, we are not here to be buried with you."

After finishing speaking, Xue Qiu got off his horse and said to He Qing, the county magistrate who rushed over to save the scene, "These medicinal materials will be sent to the county government first."

He Qing was almost 50 years old, and this plague really caught him off guard, especially the counterfeit medicine that killed many people, which made his hair turn gray.He Qing is not considered a clean official, but seeing that the plague has not been contained, but is still spreading wantonly, he is even more worried that he cannot leave, and if he could leave, he would have left this place long ago.

He Qing said respectfully: "Yes, yes! The next official will lead the way for you."

The official posts on both sides also formed a road, so that the medicinal materials could be transported to the county government smoothly.

Xue Qiu knew that it was only superficial calm now, and he was afraid that soon they would no longer be afraid of officials and soldiers, and they would do anything to survive.Xue Qiu said in a serious voice: "Don't worry, everyone, the medicinal materials brought in by the imperial court are sufficient, and the prescription for the plague has also been further improved."

"Don't it be a fake medicine again?" The voice appeared again.

Xue Qiu turned coldly, he remembered this rough-faced man now, and his voice was cold and piercing, "Do you want me to take it for you personally?"

But the man smiled and said: "Of course - no need."

He Qing walked up to Xue Qiu, whispered in his ear, "That man's name is Li Tian, ​​and his family members are all dead, because of those fake medicines."

Only then did Xue Qiu understand, and asked, "I heard that the plague came from Lianhua Village, how is Lianhua Village doing now?"

"All dead! People in Lianhua Village have long since died, and no one survived!" He Qing felt sad and his future was bleak.

Xue Qiu's face changed. Everyone in a village died?But he asked again: "What's going on in the city now?"

He Qing showed bitterness, and sighed: "They have all been imprisoned in Hexi Lane, I'm afraid there is already—these people who want to grab medicinal materials are all for those relatives in Hexi Lane."

Xue Qiu didn't know what to say. Before coming here, he thought that things would be very troublesome, but this was far beyond his expectations. Now it seems that he can only stabilize the people's hearts before making other plans.Xue Qiu thought for a while, then turned around and asked in a low voice to Imperial Physician Jin who came with him, "Does Imperial Physician Jin know the cause of this plague?"

Physician Jin shook his head, pondered for a moment before saying: "I want to see the patient, and I have to go to Lianhua Village."

Xue Qiu nodded, he naturally understood that he had to see it with his own eyes, and said: "When this medicinal material arrives at the county government, let's take a look!"

Physician Jin also nodded in agreement, feeling a little admired that Xue Qiu was willing to go in person, not afraid of being infected.

Xue Qiu said to Liu Lan again: "Liu Lan, you should first understand the situation with Mr. He, and call all the doctors in the city to come and distribute the medicine according to the prescription, but remember to pay attention to the people, and don't let them rob you."

Liu Lan responded and asked, "Sir, do you want me to accompany you—"

Xue Qiu waved his hand and said, "No need, you should do these things first!"

Xue Qiu didn't know how many corpses were covered under the white snow. Thinking about it, he felt sad. He only hoped that the plague would pass sooner and fewer people would die.

The cold wind is still blowing, and the chills hit the heart and lungs.