Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 214 The Poor Monk Daoyan
Yunguo Jianchang Mansion, Changning County.

In front of the gate of the county seat, there were crowds of people.Countless shambling, ragged, and extremely embarrassed people gathered in front of the city gate, wanting to enter the city.

If Jianchang Mansion is the gateway to the northeast of Yunguo, then this county named Changning is the gateway to Jianchang Mansion.

The city here relies on the big river on the left, and the steep mountains and forests on the right, the terrain is dangerous.

At the beginning of the war between the two countries, Xia Guoqi King also took advantage of the negligence and defenselessness of the defenders in the city and sent more than a thousand elite soldiers to attack the city in one fell swoop.

After leaving this dangerous Changning County, walk along the official road for a while, which is the border of Xia Kingdom.

The chaos in the southwest of the Xia Kingdom, although it was said that the generals of the Xia Kingdom could not restrain their greed, caused the situation to collapse, and finally led to a catastrophe in the world.

But to get to the bottom of it, Xiao Cheng copied the belongings of the southwestern generals' family and distributed them to the people in the southwestern counties of the Xia Kingdom, but deliberately did not kill the generals, and deliberately provoked them.

It was just that Xiao Cheng overestimated the IQ of these generals and underestimated their greed, which led to this tragedy in the end.

Although Xiao Cheng would not take all the blame on himself, he still couldn't bear it.Therefore, he once issued an order to strictly order the government offices and border troops stationed in the border towns to receive the fleeing victims.

This Changning County, as the only way to enter the northern border of Yunguo, most of the fleeing people entered from here.

On the city wall, the magistrate of Changning County, wearing the official uniform of the Yun Kingdom, frowned as he watched the tens of thousands of people from the Xia Kingdom gathered below the city.

In front of the city gate, there were some Yun Kingdom frontier troops maintaining order, and the situation was not too chaotic.

But far away from the city gate, the people crowded together, and the sound of crying and cursing came together, which seemed even more chaotic and disorderly.

The magistrate of Changning County, whose hair and beard had already turned gray, seemed very upset at this moment. Looking at the general of the frontier army in armor, he said:

"Lieutenant Shi, we can no longer accept these refugees!"

The school lieutenant surnamed Shi is a middle-aged man with a resolute face.Hearing the county magistrate's words, he couldn't help but look at the crying refugees below the city, and couldn't bear it even more, so he asked immediately:

"Magistrate Jiang, why is this? It is His Majesty's will, but you want us to do our best to help these people!"

Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Jiang shook his head and said:

"My Changning County is only a small border county. It has just gone through the war before, and the people under my rule are only more than 20. Now I am under the rule of Changning County, and there have been many times the number of people under my rule. Difficulties. Maintaining this nearly one million people , all kinds of supplies in the city have begun to be in short supply, and we can no longer accept these people!"

Upon hearing the words, Xiaowei Shi pondered for a moment, then immediately said:
"Your Majesty has ordered relief before, and it stands to reason that supplies should be allocated from Fucheng!"

"How can it be so easy? The counties in my northern border have just experienced wars, and everything is complicated, and the government offices in various places have just resumed their operational capabilities. How can I spare the energy to care about the refugees!" County magistrate Jiang couldn't help but say.

After all, it is not a game, Xiao Cheng issued an imperial decree, and it will take time for the officials below to react.Moreover, it does not mean that as long as the army conquers the lost land, it will even be able to restore the functions of the local government.

Originally, many officials in the Northern Territory, some died in the battle, some surrendered to the Xia Kingdom when the situation was not good, and some left their duties and fled straight away.

Anyway, after the previous war, the local government in the northern border had lost its ability to organize.

In less than half a year, the Yunguo Chaotang has just restructured the administrative institutions of the northern counties, and the government's capabilities are still in the process of being adjusted, so naturally they can't take care of specially running supplies to rescue these Xia people.

Hearing what the magistrate Jiang said, Xiaowei Shi's face darkened, and he looked at the people outside the city with some hesitation.

Seeing this, County Magistrate Jiang hurriedly continued to persuade:
"Lieutenant Shi, I can't think about it anymore! Don't say anything else, just say that if I can't afford to support these refugees, it will be even worse if someone with a heart secretly stirs up civil unrest!"

Hearing this, Colonel Shi immediately stopped hesitating, his expression froze, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"Okay, just listen to County Magistrate Jiang!"

Captain Shi didn't hesitate anymore, and immediately ordered his soldiers to close the city gate.

Following the creaking sound of the city gate closing, the people outside the city became even more chaotic.

"No, the city gate is closed!"

"Hurry up, go in! You will be saved if you go in, or you will die of starvation here, if you don't freeze to death!"

Although the beginning of spring has passed and the weather is getting warmer, if these people have no shelter from the cold, a cold spring will be enough to kill the weak.Not to mention, the dry rations that the common people carried with them at the beginning were almost exhausted!

Although the refugees didn't know what Jiang and Shi discussed, they guessed what happened when they saw the soldiers of Yunguo closing the city gate.

At this time, countless figures crowded desperately, trying to rush into the city before the city gate was completely closed.

All of a sudden, the sound of roaring, wailing, and screaming all mixed together, making Jiang County Magistrate and Shi Xiaowei on the city wall frown.

However, the two of them obviously still knew the seriousness, and they didn't order to stop just because their hearts softened for a moment.

The generals and soldiers of the Yun Army behind the city gate, seeing this tragic situation, had a slight look of unbearableness on their faces, and the speed of closing the city gate in their hands slowed down a bit, allowing more people to enter the city.

But at this time, the soldiers of the Yun army at the city gate did not notice at all that among the refugees who squeezed into the city at the last moment, a dark-skinned, stocky man squeezed in with the crowd.

The man was sweating profusely, his face was morbidly rosy, and he kept covering his mouth and coughing.

In the county seat of Changning County, a figure stood behind the city gate and frowned when he saw the man's expression.

The man immediately took out a handkerchief from his arms, covered his mouth and nose, and stepped forward to grab the man's arm.

The man was grabbed by someone, and he looked at the man suddenly.After seeing that person, he was taken aback for a moment.

The person holding the man is a monk.

Now, because of Xia Guorou and Ning Diji's affairs in Buddhism, Xiao Cheng took the opportunity to clean it up once.Many temples have been implicated as a result.Temples were closed down and monks were forced to return to secular life.

But even so, Buddhism still has a strong background in Yunguo and has a great influence.So in Yunguo, seeing monks is not a rare thing in temples.

But the monk holding the man in front of him was wearing a black monk robe that the monks beside him would never wear.In addition, his appearance is also a bit disturbing.

A pair of inverted triangular eyes, with a sinister appearance, sharp facial features, and a hint of ruthlessness.In short, at a glance, he doesn't look like a monk, but he wants to try a gangster pretending to be a monk.

The man was held back by the monk, and he looked at the monk again, his heart flickered, and he stammered:
"You, what are you pulling me for?"

The monk clasped the man's wrist, felt the man's pulse, his eyes darkened.

plague……

Thinking of this, the monk dragged the man aside, and shouted to the Yunguo soldiers over there:

"Poor monk Daoyan, please see the city lord if you have something to do!"
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In the Hall of Mental Cultivation, after all the courtiers saluted Xiao Cheng, a little eunuch brought chairs and stools.

Xiao Cheng waved his hand and said in a deep voice:

"Sit down and discuss!"

When the courtiers sat down, Xiao Cheng said in a deep voice:
"The people I sent should have said it when they entered the palace at the homes of the ministers!"

Shang Shu Ling Qu Cheng heard the words and said quickly:

"Return to Your Majesty, the ministers and others all know!"

Qu Cheng took a deep breath, with a serious face, and said in a deep voice:
"Don't be sloppy about the plague. Dare I ask Your Majesty, may this news be confirmed?"

Feng Bao who was on the side heard the words and quickly replied:
"The news from the East Factory is very unlikely to be wrong!"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of all the ministers suddenly sank.

The plague has never been a trivial matter.If there is any carelessness, the national strength will be greatly damaged, and the people will be killed and injured.Therefore, when dealing with this matter, we must not act carelessly.

Xiao Cheng glanced around the hall, and said in a deep voice:
"I have sent people to deliver the decree to the border counties, so be careful. But just in case, the court should make preparations early!"

Shang Shu Ling Qu Cheng heard the words, immediately got up and said:

"Your Majesty, if this is the case, you should immediately mobilize the camp in the outskirts of Beijing and send troops to seal off the capital to prevent the plague from spreading to the capital and endangering your Majesty and the court officials!"

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng nodded and said:
"Where is Di Qing, the general of the camp in the suburbs of Beijing?"

Di Qing got up immediately, cupped his hands and said:

"Please decree your majesty!"

"Immediately mobilize the army and blockade the capital."

"Yes!"

It wasn't that Xiao Cheng was afraid of death, so he immediately mobilized troops to guard the capital to prevent the plague from spreading here.

Rather, Zhongqing City is the capital of the Yun Kingdom. As long as the capital is safe and sound, the entire court of the Yun Kingdom can operate normally, and the national power and materials of the entire Yun Kingdom can be dispatched to prevent things from deteriorating.

But if because of a carelessness, something happened in the capital, all the officials in the court were sick, and the court could not operate, that would be a real bad thing!
Xiao Cheng nodded, looked around at the ministers, and continued:
"Besides that, all border cities bordering Xia Kingdom must be sealed off to prevent the spread of the plague."

"Ji Huan, the Imperial Physician of the Imperial Hospital!" Xiao Cheng shouted in a deep voice.

Standing aside, Ji Huan, who didn't know why he had come here at first, was no longer confused.He immediately took a step forward, bowed to Xiao Cheng, and said:

"Chen is here!"

Xiao Cheng looked at Ji Huan in front of him, and said:
"I know very well that your medical skills are superb, and this situation is just the time for your technicians to contribute. I set up an official pharmacy under the Imperial Hospital, and appointed you a doctor of medicine in the official pharmacy, and went to the border counties to study the plague. The method of treatment. With the imperial decree, you can recruit doctors yourself to serve as medical officers. You can act cheaply along the way, and the Shangyu Reserve, Dongchang, local governments, and garrisons will all cooperate, and you must not violate it!"

The doctor in front of him named Ji Xu is even more famous by his name, Bian Que!With his medical skills, Xiao Cheng is confident that the plague will not cause any major losses.

Xiao Cheng paused, looked at Ji Huan, and said in a deep voice:

"Ji Qing, if you have any other requests, you can ask them yourself!"

Ji Huan pondered for a while, then immediately said:

"Your Majesty has set up an official pharmacy bureau, and prospective doctors will act as medical officers. There is no shortage of doctors. However, doctors alone are not enough to save lives. Please, Your Majesty, use the power of the imperial court to conscript lime, honeysuckle, Jingfang, chrysanthemum, Shuanghuanglian, etc. Common herbs, just in case!"

Lime can be used for disinfection, and honeysuckle, Jingfang, chrysanthemum, and Shuanghuanglian are all herbs that are commonly used when plagues occur.Even if it can't cure the root cause, it can also alleviate the symptoms of the plague, which is considered a regular item of the plague.

When Xiao Cheng heard this, he immediately said:

"Accurate! Hu Cao is responsible for mobilizing, no mistakes are allowed!"

Hu Cao Shangshu immediately stood up, bowed and said:

"The minister leads the order!"

Ji Huan heard the words, suppressed the excitement in his heart, took a deep breath, bowed his head and cupped his hands and said:

"Your Majesty's trust will never be lost if you obey the order!"

Before that, Ji Huan actually didn't want to stay in the capital of Yunguo.He felt that if he entered the imperial court, he would only have to diagnose and treat his majesty, concubines, and relatives of all officials in the future, instead of relieving the pain of the people all over the world.

It was Xiao Cheng who asked him to stay on the grounds that he founded Fang Yijia, trained doctors to practice medicine, and could treat more people.

Although Ji Huan felt that this remark was reasonable, he couldn't help hesitating in his spare time, not knowing whether it was right or wrong.

But just now, Ji Huan suddenly felt that her choice was not wrong!

If I hadn't chosen to stay before, then when I encountered this plague at this time and saw the people suffering, I would do my best, but among the tens of millions of people, how many people could be cured?
Only by relying on the power of a country can we really save the people from the fire and water at this time!

Xiao Cheng looked at Qin He who was at the side, and said:

"Qin Qing, all the officials in the capital are related to the operation of the court. At this time, there must be absolutely nothing to lose! I have appointed you as the head of the imperial hospital, responsible for keeping the capital free from the plague!"

Again, at this time, all the officials in the capital are extremely important, and Xiao Cheng must guarantee that nothing will happen.Qin He has his own skill "Six Qi Disease Sources", which can reduce the chance of getting sick, and is most suitable for sitting in Zhongqing City.

And compared to Ji Huan, who was devoted to saving the common people, Qin He, who was more interested in the official position in the court, was more able to take care of him.

Originally standing aside, Qin He, who was slightly disappointed in his heart, immediately cheered up when he heard what Xiao Cheng said, bowed and said:
"Thank you, Your Majesty, I will not disappoint Your Majesty!"

Xiao Cheng nodded and said in a deep voice:

"In addition, I want to expand the Yushitai. Select more young officials to serve as censors, and go to the border counties to supervise the local government's epidemic prevention. In the future, the method of this test will also need to be a lot of trouble for the Yushitai! "

The method of examination is related to the official career in the future, and the resistance is not small. It is all supported by Xiao Cheng's current prestige, which makes it impossible for the official to disobey the criticism.

Therefore, in order to stabilize the situation, Xiao Cheng did not forcefully push forward, and even did not expand the Yushitai, which played the most critical role in the examination method.

And today the plague broke out, Xiao Cheng is using this excuse to expand Yushitai.

The officials in the palace, at this time, do not want to see the implementation of the examination method, and dare not speak out against it at this time.

Xiao Cheng stood up slowly, and said loudly:

"In order to save the people of my cloud country from catastrophe, you need to do your best, and you must not let the plague ravage our cloud country!"

All the officials immediately stood up, bowed their hands to Xiao Cheng, and shouted in a deep voice:
"Follow His Majesty's will!"

　Um, a little late.

　　It is estimated that tomorrow's update will also get this time.So New Year greetings, let's send them tomorrow...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)