Ming politicians

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This time Liu Jingting took the initiative to undertake the arduous task, that is, to enter the capital and tell Zhou Yanru, the chief assistant of the Ming cabinet, that the Black Death must be resolutely defended, otherwise the capital may be completely destroyed.Yan Yingyuan did very well in Liaodong, which made Liu Jingting a little discouraged. When he was in Nanjing, he did very well.

Liu Jingting's entry into the capital was a decision made by Su Tiancheng, a decision that no one had thought of. Not only the capital, but also Dorgon in Tongzhou, and the Liaodong Frontier Army who was about to reinforce the capital, could be notified. Warn them to attach great importance to the Black Death and prevent the spread of the Black Death.

Su Tiancheng believes that the battle to conquer the world is a contest between countries. To put it bluntly, it is a battle between the powerful and powerful, and has nothing to do with the common people, even though the common people will suffer huge disasters , but in the face of the common enemy of mankind, everyone must give up prejudice and resist together.

Su Tiancheng is very aware of the harm of the Black Death. No matter how brave the army is, or what kind of high position it occupies, it cannot be resisted. If you don't pay attention and let the Black Death spread, the consequences will be destruction. The Black Death in history, because people did not understand its harm, people fled on a large scale, or migrated, brought the virus to various places, and the disaster caused by it was simply not something that human beings could resist.

When Su Tiancheng made this decision, some people still couldn't understand it, thinking that it was enough for the Jin court to do the necessary defense. As for other places, they didn't have so much control, and they didn't necessarily pay attention to such things.The Black Death had happened before, but the Ming court never paid much attention to it, and Su Tiancheng directly refuted such views. He believed that now is the time for large-scale conquests.The flow of people is very rapid. The people in Beizhili, because they couldn't bear the famine, were infected with rats, which led to the outbreak and spread of the Black Death. Once this irregular and blind large-scale flow expanded, No one is spared, this has gone beyond the scope of war, ignoring the disasters caused by diseases.In the end, you will become a victim yourself.

The Jin court was basically unified in this point of view, and in the south, the defense of the Black Death was gradually being pushed away. Who knows if there will be people from the northern Zhili who have entered the south through other channels. to this dreadful disease.directly to the south.

Inside and outside the capital of Ming Dynasty, the situation is already horrible.

Common people outside the capital.A large number of people die every day. On both sides of the road, unattended corpses can be seen at any time. These corpses have also become the source of infection of the Black Death. No one knows about it at all, the rest of the people.Regardless of whether they are infected or not, most of them have fallen into panic, and most of them are ready to flee to Tianjin, from the capital to Tianjin.Nearly three hundred miles, even if it takes at least five days to go to Tianjin, there are some people who know that it is difficult for them to go to Tianjin and choose to go back to their hometown, even if they die, they will die in their hometown.

The situation in Beijing is just as bad. Once the Black Death spreads, no matter where it is, it will be unavoidable.

The number of deaths in the city also began to increase, and even the sergeant of Wucheng Bingmasi, who was cleaning up the corpses, suddenly fell down in the busy process and became one of the dead.

But such a situation did not attract the attention of the imperial court. The places where the imperial court paid attention to were in Tongzhou, Tianjin and Liaodong, and they could not control other things at all.

That is to say, in such an atmosphere, the 17th year of Chongzhen came.

Dorgon in the direction of Tongzhou has not launched an attack for a long time, which made the Ming court a little more at ease. The Liaodong frontier army was mobilized to defend, and the Later Jin Tartars took advantage of the emptiness of Liaodong to launch an attack and occupied the entire Liaodong in one fell swoop.

If such a situation occurs, the pace of the collapse of the Ming Dynasty will be even faster. Therefore, the voice of condemnation for the slow reinforcement of the Liaodong Frontier Army will be much smaller, and no one will continue to demand that Shi Kefa be held accountable. Sticking to Liaodong shows Shi Kefa's wisdom. If the court wants to pursue it, it will be a joke.

On the third day of the first month of the second year of the Jin Dynasty, Liu Jingting came to the capital of Daming.

This time their attire is eye-catching, all of them are covered with white things, this thing has never been seen before, something like white gauze, almost covering the entire face, only the eyes and head are exposed. He also wore a thick hat, and his whole body was wrapped up tightly. The group of several people rode horses all the time, at a very fast speed, never walked at all, and never spoke to anyone.

When Liu Jingting entered the capital, he didn't get off his horse. He threw out a piece of silver. The sergeant guarding the city gate didn't say anything after seeing the silver. Only a few people brought by Liu Jingting wanted to cause trouble in the capital. Impossible, he is a rich man, and his status must be unusual, maybe some powerful family member has come to the capital, otherwise how could it be possible for one person and two horses to be so generous.

After leaving Tianjin, Liu Jingting was extremely shocked by what he saw along the road. What surprised him even more was why the emperor knew about these things, why he regarded the Black Death as his biggest enemy, and even wanted to inform the Ming court, the Liaodong frontier army and the rear The Golden Tatars asked them to take precautions against the Black Death. Liu Jingting had only heard of it before, but this time on the road, he saw a person walking suddenly collapsed, and there were countless corpses along the road. He knew what the emperor's arrangement was. It is absolutely correct, if such an arrangement is not made, the same situation will appear in Tianjin, no matter whether it is the emperor or the soldiers of the Jiangning camp, they can only choose to flee.

The atmosphere in the capital was just as miserable. Even though it was during the Spring Festival, there was no festive atmosphere, and the people on the street were all weak, with blank expressions on their faces.

Getting into the inner city is not so simple.

Liu Jingting directly took out the letter and handed it to the Jin Yiwei guarding the inner city. The letter was written directly to Zhou Yanru and Wang Chengen, and it was written by Su Tiancheng.

The Jin Yiwei guarding the inner city immediately surrounded Liu Jingting and others, and a Jin Yiwei hurried into the inner city with a letter to report.

Soon, Liu Jingting was taken to the Forbidden City.

This was his first time entering the Forbidden City, and several soldiers who followed him also entered.

Both Zhou Yanru and Wang Chengen were sitting in the hall.

Liu Jingting hesitated for a moment, and took off the mask. This thing was invented by the emperor, and they were required to wear it all the time. No matter what time it was, they should not take it off. In principle, they should not contact or talk to anyone. But after entering the Forbidden City and continuing to wear a mask, it is unreasonable, and it is not very convenient to speak.

"At the Xialiu Jingting Pavilion, by the order of the emperor, come to pay respects to Mr. Zhou and the prince."

Zhou Yanru nodded, Wang Chengen didn't show any expression on his face.

"My lord and father-in-law have both seen the emperor's letter. I came here to talk about the dangers of the Black Death. The Black Death is extremely serious. We must find a way to prevent it, otherwise there will be endless troubles..."

After Liu Jingting finished speaking, Wang Chengen spoke.

"Liu Jingting, our family has heard that you used to be a storyteller."

Liu Jingting glanced at Wang Cheng'en, and spoke neither overbearing nor humble.

"My father-in-law is right. I was a storyteller before, and I am entrusted with a heavy responsibility thanks to the emperor's grace."

"It's strange for our family. Su Tiancheng rebelled. He originally wanted to plot against the court. Wouldn't it be better to watch the fire from the other side? Wouldn't it be better for him to wait until the Black Death spread? Pawn, you will take the capital right away, why do you have to pretend to remind me?"

A trace of anger appeared on Liu Jingting's face, but he quickly thought of the emperor's entrustment.

"My father-in-law's words are wrong. Fighting soldiers on the battlefield is fighting for life. It is also a rule to win the king and lose the bandit. However, the harm of the Black Death, no matter whether you are a prince, a general, or an ordinary person, you will not let it go. Yes, the emperor is worried about the spread of the Black Death, which will endanger everyone, including adults and father-in-law. The Black Death is a deadly killer. If it is not well defended, not only the capital will be destroyed, so I ordered you to come here Reminder, the emperor has already begun to defend against the black death in Tianjin, and the emperor also said that the emperor will not attack the capital until the black death is eradicated."

Zhou Yanru glanced at Wang Chengen, and finally spoke.

"Liu Jingting, did you come to the capital for this matter?"

"I was ordered by the emperor to prevent the Black Death. In addition, the emperor ordered me to bring masks, which is the thing I wear. There are not many masks brought, but it is not necessary for people in the palace to wear them. The question is, as for how to defend against the Black Death, the emperor has already mentioned it in the letter, so I won’t say much more.”

When several sergeants put down the boxes containing the masks, Zhou Yanru and Wang Chengen's complexions improved a little bit. Anyway, Su Tiancheng still didn't want them to die from the Black Death. In fact, there would be no problems with them. However, the control of the Forbidden City is still very strict, and it is impossible for ordinary people to enter. It is almost impossible for the Black Death to spread to the palace.

Wang Chengen walked to the side of the box, picked up a mask, and tried to put it on his face.

The mask was soft, and I didn't feel uncomfortable wearing it on my face. I could smell the smell of traditional Chinese medicine, and Wang Chengen observed it carefully, and found that the mask was white inside and out.

Seeing Wang Chengen put on a mask, Liu Jingting spoke again.

"This mask has been specially sterilized and fumigated to prevent the spread of the Black Death. The method of making it has been detailed in the letter from the emperor..." (to be continued...)