Therefore, Wen Renying, who was originally considered to be a complete supporter of him in the Wen family, was provoked by Wei Shizi and turned from a fan to a hater. Wei Shizi's ability to attract hatred is also very good. However, perhaps there are too many obstacles, just like too many lice will not itch. Compared with other people who are completely untouchable, Wen Renying is really nothing, so Wei Shizi doesn't care about it.
But Master Wei probably overlooked one point. Facing someone he should not offend, he was in a weak position. Xiaocao might feel sorry for him, but if someone like Wen Renying acted like a spoiled child with her own sister, he would definitely have to stand aside.
—Sometimes the weak are always right, right?!
After Wei Tingyu left, Cheng's mother did ask him what he came for.
Wen Renying did say what Wei Tingyu originally intended, but she exaggerated it a little, saying that he had angered her fourth sister and was preparing gifts to apologize. In her words, she labeled Master Wei as "cowardly", "giver", "weak husband" and so on. In short, she was secretly destroying Master Wei's reputation.
—Speaking of which, if it were someone else, Wen Renying probably wouldn't dare to do this. After all, this man has a strong self-esteem, and he might accidentally vent his anger on his fourth sister, which might ruin her fourth sister's marriage. But for Wei Tingyu, she has no such scruples. Seriously speaking, although she still has doubts about Wei Tingyu's future, for now, no matter what, she will never leave her fourth sister.
Of course, some things should not be overdone, so, "Mom, you just need to listen to this, don't tell anyone. Now I guess many people say that the fourth brother-in-law relies on the fourth sister. After all, he is a grown man..."
Mother Cheng nodded as a matter of course, "I know how serious this kind of thing is, don't worry."
Wen Renying smiled, with a cunning look in her eyes, as if she had succeeded in her evil plan.
She knew that she was not very smart, could not outsmart others, and had no special abilities. She relied on her parents, siblings, and her husband to make a living, but that did not mean that she was easy to bully.
Prince Wei still doesn't know that he has been slandered by his younger sister-in-law. Of course, even if he knows, it is just that. After all, to a certain extent, Wen Renying did not slander him. Wei Tingyu really doesn't care about the things that other men care about. Even if it is "the husband's authority is weak", if it can be realized sooner, it doesn't matter if he is a little "cowardly". It's just that these are trivial matters now, so he needs to stand aside for the time being. The plague in Pushan County needs to be reported to Emperor Xuanren as soon as possible.
Compared to Wen Renying who was full of loopholes and was easily discovered by Wei Tingyu, Wei Tingyu was naturally flawless in his work and handled the matter perfectly. In addition, according to the follow-up news from there, some officials in the county government seemed to have known about the matter, because their families left Pushan County one after another, and the earliest one could be traced back to more than ten days ago. You know, this kind of thing is comparable to an urgent report from the border, which should be sent urgently within 800 miles. However, let alone the court, it seems that even the prefectures above did not get the news. It is conceivable how furious Emperor Xuanren was.
Emperor Xuanren remained calm even when his own son wanted to kill him. There were not many things that could make him furious, and once such a thing happened, it would definitely not be a trivial matter.
Therefore, when the court was held at an unscheduled time, Emperor Xuanren had a sullen face, and everyone's heart skipped a beat. Many people immediately examined themselves to see if they had done anything wrong. They found that they had not, or even if they had, it was just a small matter that would not cause the emperor to be so upset. Then they relaxed a little and waited quietly for Emperor Xuanren's next words.
After Emperor Xuanren spoke out the truth, everyone suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the emperor was so angry.
Plague is something that everyone is terrified of. Accordingly, the emerging drought seems to have to be put aside. But, to be honest, facing this problem, even these people are helpless. There are no good suggestions at all. Even the experience left over from the past is pitifully little. Moreover, the plague also has different situations. What is the situation in Pushan County today
"Your Majesty, wouldn't it be more appropriate to ask Princess Anguo for her opinion on this matter?"
"So you guys, all of you men, are relying on her, a girl, right?"
In fact, what they can do is indeed very limited. Although it is very embarrassing at the moment, but...
Emperor Xuanren turned his head to look at Eunuch Hong, "Where is An Guoren? Didn't I ask you to send someone to invite him?"
"Your Majesty, we did send someone to invite her. Perhaps the princess had something to do, and the person who went there couldn't find her for a while." Eunuch Hong said cautiously.
Emperor Xuanren naturally didn't say anything. Although what he did was limited, he still had to do what he should do.
When things were almost arranged, someone came from outside the palace to report that Princess Anguo had arrived.
Regardless of whether it was the court now or whether it was appropriate for women to come in, Emperor Xuanren summoned him directly.
After the greeting, Xiaocao presented the things she had prepared without waiting for Emperor Xuanren to ask. It involved all aspects and was quite detailed. Compared with the previous disorganization, Emperor Xuanren couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. In this regard, his daughter was indeed reliable. She had come up with specific regulations in such a short time.
The ready-made things are here, just do as instructed. If you still don’t know how to deal with them, Emperor Xuanren will deal with them.
According to the regulations, not only the imperial city has to take action, but the materials must also be sent to the local area urgently over 800 miles. In this matter, from the Dongqing Provincial Government to the prefectures, counties and districts below, a row of officials ran away. If this matter is handled in a timely manner and there is no big problem, it will be fine. If not, all these people will be dismissed and investigated.
This grand court started quickly and ended quickly.
Only a group of people were left, and they followed Emperor Xuanren to the Imperial Study. - The bigwigs in the court, the little guys, and all the princes who participated in politics. Of course, these princes had no say at this time, and they were mainly allowed to learn.
In fact, after Wei Tingyu submitted the memorial to the palace, he went to find Xiaocao. He knew very well that he could not avoid Xiaocao in this matter, and there would be nothing wrong in letting her know as soon as possible.
Compared with the memorial submitted to Emperor Xuanren, what he told Xiaocao naturally contained more detailed information.
The main symptoms are nasal congestion, runny nose, body aches, and prolonged high fever. Compared with common colds and the like, there are no symptoms such as cough, sputum, and yellow sputum. The same symptoms exist on a larger scale, and the elderly, children, and the weak are even worse. Some died within three days of the onset of the disease.
For all these reasons, it is preliminarily determined to be "influenza". The peak season for influenza is in spring and winter, but that does not mean it will not occur at other times. In the era of backward medical care, ordinary colds can be fatal, not to mention something like this that has stronger symptoms and is highly contagious. If one is not careful, it can really cause large-scale deaths.
Influenza viruses are also prone to mutation, which can cause people to lack resistance to the mutated virus. People who may not suffer from headaches or fever all year round will be infected, causing epidemics, pandemics, and even outbreaks.
The consequences are truly horrific.
Xiaocao couldn't explain it to them clearly. Medicines and medical staff must be in place as soon as possible. In addition, various epidemic prevention measures must be implemented, as well as protection. This protection definitely cannot be achieved like in the previous life, but it must be done no matter how simple it is.
Prepare for the worst and make your best effort.
The entire imperial study was filled with Xiaocao's voice, which was clear and coherent. While she made the horror of the "plague" more clearly clear to everyone, her calmness and composure made people feel inexplicably at ease when they thought about the previous orderly arrangements.
At the end, Xiaocao changed the subject, "Father, I remember that in the fifth year of Xuanren, there was also a plague in Jiangbei area. I went there with my adoptive father, but it was relatively late. Fortunately, the situation was under control later. After the situation stabilized, my adoptive father took me away.
Many subsequent things were done according to my adoptive father's instructions (of course, Xiaocao contributed more in terms of time). The means of dealing with the plague were basically the same. After the plague, the things left behind should be considered as valuable experience. I think they should be submitted and sealed, and taken out when needed. But it seems that there is no such file?"
Emperor Xuanren's face was somewhat gloomy. Such a thing was indeed very important, but in fact it was not there. "Perhaps there was a problem with the file somewhere and it was lost, or there was a problem with the people below. I will have someone investigate it carefully later."
The reason why Doctor Lin took Xiaocao away was obviously because of the legacy issues of the Lin family. However, such an important person was not mentioned at all later. It was obvious that the credit was taken by others, or the relevant officials did not understand certain things, so they simply only considered the credit and erased everything else. After all, it is easier to fool people when everyone is not very clear about the process.
It would be fine if he didn't know, but if he knew, Emperor Xuanren would not let it go. It was one thing to be greedy for merit and deceive the emperor, but it was truly unforgivable to destroy the most important thing. Today, Xiaocao returned to the Wenren family, became famous, and reached a high position. What if he was still with her outside to recuperate? They could meet by coincidence once, and could they still be lucky afterwards
Emperor Xuanren became angrier and angrier the more he thought about it. Although he did not show it on his face for the time being, people present at the scene could basically think of the key points. It was obvious that none of the people involved would escape. However, it had been more than ten years after all, and they needed to investigate who were the people involved back then.
However, this will be postponed for now.
Now there is another problem. According to Xiaocao's rules, the people will definitely know it first, because they don't know anything, they only know how terrible the plague is, so it will inevitably cause panic. In order to avoid chaos, it is necessary to calm people's hearts as soon as possible.
Emperor Xuanren did not trust the local officials that much. At this critical moment, whether they could be relied upon was one thing, but they might not be able to control the situation. Emperor Xuanren thought that he should send an imperial envoy, and the most suitable candidate was naturally the prince.
However, the plague is so terrible that if one is unlucky, one may lose his life there. Therefore, even if one knows that if this thing is done well, it will be a great achievement, even if it cannot increase his bargaining chips in the fight for the throne, having such an achievement will be of great benefit to his future. However, if one loses his life, it is naturally meaningless to talk about other things.
However, Prince Duan stood up without hesitation and said, "Father, I am willing to serve as the imperial envoy..."
"No!" Xiaocao had only drunk half of the tea when Jiu immediately spoke up to stop her. She was thinking about things differently from the others. She hadn't even thought about this at all. She had only drunk some tea to moisten her throat when she jumped to this. "Prince Duan can't go."
Prince Duan's eyes are still in the recovery period, and he has been taking medication all the time. This may lead to rejection, and to a certain extent, it will reduce his body's immunity. Therefore, he is now considered a susceptible person. Going there at this time would be simply a suicidal act.
Xiaocao explained Prince Duan’s current situation, so he absolutely could not go.
Emperor Xuanren waved his hand, and Prince Duan frowned slightly, but retreated quietly.
"Father, your son..."
Emperor Xuanren raised his hand and interrupted Xiaocao's words, "Anguo, you have already done what you need to do. You don't have to worry about the rest."
"Father, I wrote the rules. No one knows the specific implementation better than me. Why can't I go if you send someone else who doesn't understand? I am now a princess. I can calm people down or calm the situation. More importantly, I haven't seen the patient yet. This judgment is only based on the news sent back, which may not be accurate. If I make a mistake in judgment and waste time, the situation that was originally controllable may become uncontrollable, leading to serious consequences. I'm sure your father would not want to see such a result, right?"
Emperor Xuanren's brows were tightly furrowed.
"Father, I am loyal to you and I enjoy such a high salary. I should help you solve your problems. Moreover, Father, you allowed me to be listed in the royal family and become a princess. As a member of the royal family, I should be a role model for the world. I won't talk about other aspects. Since this is my area of expertise, there is no reason to back down."
"There are many good-for-nothings in the royal family who just want to eat and wait for death. Few of them have the awareness to set an example and be a role model."
"Father, this is not the time to joke." Xiaocao didn't know what expression to use when facing Emperor Xuanren.
Emperor Xuanren glanced at Wenren Taibo, who had a tense expression, and asked, "Has Anguo ever thought about your parents?"
Xiao Cao did not look back at Wenren Taibo. "In life, there are things you can do and things you cannot do. I believe that my parents, like my father, are concerned about my safety. However, they just regard me as being willful for once. I cannot help but do something about this matter."
"What if I still don't allow it?"
Xiaocao looked at Emperor Xuanren in silence.
Emperor Xuanren rubbed his swollen temples and said, "Okay, I agree. Go ahead and prepare whatever you need. I will choose someone else to go with you. I can't let you worry about other messy things while you are busy saving lives and treating illnesses."
"Thank you, father. I'll take my leave now." Xiaocao turned around and met Wenren Taibo's slightly red eyes. He squatted down with a look of apology in his eyes and left quickly.
Wenren Taibo was a little depressed for a moment, but apart from worry, he was not too surprised. Perhaps after learning about the plague, or perhaps when his daughter appeared in the court, he had already expected this result.
Emperor Xuanren cast his gaze on his sons. This time, he didn't need to say anything, as they all came forward to ask for orders, especially Prince Heng, who was particularly active. His current situation was not good. If he didn't find a chance to turn the situation around, he would probably have to live like this for the rest of his life. He still had faith in Xiaocao's medical skills. If he was unfortunately infected with the plague, his life should not be in danger in the end. He might as well give it a try!
"Father, I have an unshirkable responsibility for what happened last time. This time, let me make amends and help Anguo resolve the plague." He said it sincerely.
Emperor Xuanren looked at him silently for a moment, "Alright. In addition, the Eighth Brother will also go with your Fifth Brother. This time, all matters related to the plague must be dispatched by An Guo, and there must be no mistakes. For other matters, you two must coordinate well and cannot let her back off. If there is anything you need, even if you send a letter back, I will handle it."
"I obey your command."
Prince Heng probably didn't expect that there would be another person to share the credit, and the Eighth Prince usually has a low presence, so he probably didn't expect that this would fall on him, and he was stunned for a moment.