What?
Cheng Jiming, Hou Xun, and the others were stunned.
How could they not know about such a big matter?
No news at all?
"Your Majesty, where did you get this information?" Cheng Jiming asked in confusion.”
"Your Majesty, I've read all the memorials submitted by Shandong recently. There's nothing about the plague!”Qian Xiangkun was also puzzled.
"The plague hasn't broken out yet. It broke out on the sixth day of the sixth month. There are still a few days left.”
Chong Zhen did not want to explain too much, so he said directly,"It was the person who suggested eating the locusts who told me!”
It was only the 30th of May, and there were still seven days to the 6th of June!
How did that person know about it in advance?
Wasn't this nonsense?
Previously, they thought that the person who suggested eating the locusts was a talented person.
Now, it seemed that that person was clearly a person who could bring disaster to the country and the people by spreading heresy!
Cheng Jiming and the others didn't believe it.
"Your Majesty, I feel that this is unrealistic. How can anyone predict the future in advance?”
"Even Uncle Liu Ji couldn't do that!”"Please don't listen to the slanderous words of demons, Your Majesty."”
Chong Zhen couldn't be bothered to talk nonsense with them and said,""If he says there will be, there will definitely be. Beloved minister, trust me, okay?”
"Besides, whether it's true or not, since I know, I can't ignore it. I have to prepare in advance. It's lucky that it didn't happen. If it did, it would be lucky to prepare in advance!”
Cheng Jiming and the others looked at each other, their hearts sinking slightly.
Looking at Chongzhen's expression, he seemed to be very firm and certain!
This was not good!
Chongzhen must have been bewitched!
What if that demon interfered with the government in the future?
The consequences would be unimaginable!
A look of anger flashed across Qian Xiangkun's face. He was about to remonstrate with Chongzhen when Cheng Jiming pulled him back.
Qian Xiangkun looked at Cheng Jiming in confusion. Cheng Jiming shook his head slightly.
Qian Xiangkun furrowed his brows in confusion.
Cheng Ji Ming immediately stepped forward and said,"Your Majesty is right!"”
"However, if there was no plague, wouldn't the imperial court have wasted manpower and resources for nothing?”
"Therefore, I implore Your Majesty, if Jinan does not have the plague, I implore Your Majesty to behead the person who spoke behind his back!”
Qian Xiangkun and the others immediately reacted.
They were all smart people. How could they not know that Chongzhen was now bewitched by the person who advised him behind his back? Chongzhen trusted that person very much.
If he were to remonstrate now, Chongzhen would definitely not believe him.
If he followed Chongzhen's advice first, when the news that there was no plague in Jinan, Shandong, Chongzhen would definitely wake up. At that time, he would remonstrate and find the person behind Chongzhen.
That would be much smoother!
"I agree!"
Wu Zongda, Qian Xiangkun, and the others immediately stepped forward.
"Good, good, good. We will do as you say. If there is no plague in Jinan, Zhen will personally behead that person!”
Chong Zhen agreed immediately.
He didn't believe that Zhu Cixi would make a mistake!
Ever since he had eavesdropped on Zhu Ci Xin's inner thoughts, he had not made a single mistake!
He absolutely believed in Zhu Ci Xin!
Cheng Jiming and the others also heaved a sigh of relief and did not say anything else.
Then, Cheng Ji Ming and the others began to discuss how to deal with it.
The Imperial Academy of Medicine's superintendent will gather all the famous doctors in the vicinity of the capital and immediately head to Jinan in Shandong.
The Ministry of Revenue was in charge of collecting medicinal herbs and preventing plague!
The monarch and his subjects discussed for about two hours before they came up with a preliminary plan. Then, the cabinet would complete the details and ensure that the plague was quelled in Shandong.
……
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6th of June.
Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province.
As usual, Wang Shiping hummed a tune as he walked into the office. The subordinates who passed by greeted him respectfully.
Arriving at the yamen, Wang Shiping had just sat down and was about to make some tea.
"Report!"
Suddenly, a small official rushed in.
Wang Shiping was so shocked that he almost dropped the teapot in his hand.
"What's the matter?”
Wang Shiping glared at the small official with extreme displeasure. He carefully held his beloved purple clay teapot. This was made by a famous Jiajing scholar.
"Milord, news has just come from Li City. On the fifth day of the sixth month, for some unknown reason, hundreds of citizens in Li City vomited. At the same time, they were accompanied by swelling in their jaws and behind their ears. In just a day, more than a thousand people have suffered from this illness!”
"All the villages and towns in Licheng County have this illness. The magistrate suspects that it's a plague and has ordered the entire Licheng County to be sealed off!”
"Sir, please send a doctor and medicinal herbs immediately!”
The small official hurriedly said.
"Pa!"
Wang Shiping trembled slightly, and his beloved purple clay teapot shattered into pieces on the ground.
"How could this be!"
Wang Shiping's face suddenly turned pale, and he couldn't care less about his beloved teapot. He snapped,"What is the magistrate of Licheng County doing? He only found out that the plague had swept through the entire Licheng County!”
" Sir," the small official said bitterly," the plague came so violently that the symptoms were seen almost within a day. It's not that the magistrate didn't notice it."”
Wang Shiping took a deep breath. He knew that now was not the time to pursue responsibility. The most important thing now was to solve the plague!
Plague was not an ordinary disease. If it was not handled properly, many people would die.
Moreover, Jinan was very close to Li City. Once the infection spread, the entire Jinan would suffer.
And Shandong was close to the capital.
If this matter were to spread to the capital, the consequences would be unimaginable!
"Quickly go back and inform the county magistrate of Li City. Tell him to control it no matter what. No one is allowed to leave Li City County. If the plague spreads, I'll cut off his head!”
Wang Shiping immediately ordered.
The small official did not leave. Instead, he looked at Wang Shiping bitterly and said,""Milord, about the matter of helping the sect…"
"This official has his own ideas and will immediately send a doctor!”Wang Shiping waved his hand impatiently.
The small official did not dare to say anything more. He bowed slightly and turned around to leave quickly.
Immediately, Wang Shiping began to give orders. He ordered people to quickly gather medicinal herbs and gather doctors to head to Licheng County.
After doing all this, Wang Shiping still felt uneasy.
To be safe, he still had to inform the capital!
Otherwise, if the plague spread, he would not be able to escape!
Moreover, the plague was coming with such ferocity that they had to request assistance from the capital!
However, just as Wang Shiping was about to write a report, another minor official came in to report.
"Report!"
"Milord, several Milords have come to the capital. They say that they have received orders from His Majesty and have urgent matters to see Milord!”
the small official reported.
Someone from the capital?
Urgent matter?
Urgent my ass!
There was a plague in Jinan. What could be more urgent than this?
Wang Shiping's expression was a little ugly. However, they were from the capital after all.
He had also received His Majesty's decree, so it was not good for him to not see her.
Wang Shiping quickly put down the pen in his hand and said,""Let's go. Quickly get the government office ready to welcome the angel with me!”
As he spoke, Wang Shiping jogged out.
At this moment, at the entrance of the administrative commissioner's office.
The Imperial Academy of Medicine's Director Huang Tingqi and the Ministry of Revenue's Right Assistant Minister Han Ziqi had just walked down from the carriage.
This time, the Imperial Academy of Medicine was in charge of the doctors and Han Ziqi was in charge of the herbs.
"Sir Superintendent, isn't the Ji 'nan Prefecture doing well?”
"What plague?"
Han Zi Qi said unevenly," I wonder which demon is spouting nonsense in front of His Majesty!”
"When I return this time, I will definitely give him a good beating!”
Huang Tingqi nodded slightly. After they entered Shandong, they had sent people to inquire about the plague, but they had not heard any news about it.
Just as the two of them were talking, Wang Shiping had already brought his men to the door.
"Eh, Director Huang, Assistant Minister Han, why are you here?”
Wang Shiping was stunned when he saw the two of them.
Wang Shiping used to be a censor in the capital, but he was later released and promoted to governor.
He naturally knew Huang Tingqi and Han Ziqi.
"Lord Wang, long time no see!"
Huang Tingqi and Han Ziqi quickly greeted.
After the three of them greeted each other, Han Ziqi was the first to explain his intentions,""Lord Wang, the two of us have come this time to suppress the plague under His Majesty's orders.”
"May I ask, Lord Wang, is there a plague in Jinan?”
When Han Ziqi mentioned the plague, his tone was extremely mocking.
He had read the books of the sages, so he would not believe in any strange things like foresight.
You don't talk about ghosts and gods.
If there was really someone who could know about the future, wouldn't that be a god?
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