Catching Monsters

Chapter 158 Epidemic
In the evening, in the imperial study of the palace, Xiao Yuzheng was still diligently handling government affairs.

Even in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Xiao Yuzheng's diligence would probably rank among the top three.

As the helmsman of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he understands the various problems facing the Great Zhou Dynasty better than anyone else.

Of course, the most urgent task is to deal with corruption.

dong dong dong.

There was a crisp knock on the door outside the imperial study, and then Feng Yu pushed the door open and walked in, holding a nourishing ginseng soup brought from the imperial kitchen.

Feng Yu gently placed the ginseng soup next to Xiao Yuzheng's hand, and said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, I just went to the imperial kitchen to stew ginseng soup for you. You have been busy all day, drink some and take a rest."

Xiao Yuzheng stretched his slightly sore arms, sighed slowly and said, "It's just the end of the year, but the drought in West Shu and the flood in South Lake show no signs of improvement. I don't know how much of the relief grain allocated can reach the victims."

"The bandit problem in the Shiwan Mountains in the southwest is getting worse. In recent years, the Hu people in the north have also been sending small groups of cavalry to harass and probe."

"After the Minister of Revenue, including most of the officials who colluded with the Red Lotus Cult, were dismissed and investigated, the new candidate has not yet been fully considered and arranged."

“There is also the issue of corruption, which needs to be thoroughly investigated.”

Listening to Xiao Yuzheng's sigh, Feng Yu lowered his head and whispered, "Your Majesty, there are some interesting things happening at the Taoist conference recently..."

"Tell me about it." Xiao Yuzheng picked up the ginseng soup and took a sip.

Feng Yu was all smiles as he recounted all the details of what had happened at the recent conference.

Sure enough, when Xiao Yuzheng heard the Taoist being scolded by Jiang Yun on the stage, a smile appeared on his face.

He smiled and said, "This Jiang Yun is really bold. There are two third-grade Heavenly Masters sitting below him, and he still dares to insult the Dao Sect like this. Aren't you afraid that the two Heavenly Masters will get angry and kill him?"

Feng Yu flattered him respectfully and said, "Jiang Yun is your Majesty's Jinyi Guard. Even if they are two Heavenly Masters, what can they do? Do you dare to kill your Majesty's Jinyi Guard?"

"Later, I had a small talk with Jiang Yun. From what he said, the Three Pure Ones Taoism he mentioned is not the same as the teachings of Taoism. Instead, it respects the imperial power. In the teachings, Your Majesty is regarded as the incarnation of Taoism."

Feng Yu said this casually in a casual manner, and Xiao Yuzheng's eyes looked a little strange after hearing it.

Xiao Yuzheng pointed at Feng Yu with a smile and said, "You little dog slave, how much benefit did you receive from Jiang Yun to be able to speak for him?"

Feng Yu knew that Xiao Yuzheng was not angry, but he still knelt on the ground in a hurry and said in panic: "Your Majesty has wronged me. I didn't take a single cent."

"I just thought that since His Majesty doesn't like Taoism, why not let Jiang Yun open a Taoist temple and see what happens..."

Listening to Feng Yu's words, Xiao Yuzheng closed his eyes slightly and said slowly: "When I find an opportunity, I will meet Jiang Yun in person and have a chat with this guy."

"Yes." Feng Yu heard this and knew that the matter was done. That brat Jiang Yun would have to thank him later.

Then, Xiao Yuzheng picked up another memorial and threw it in front of Feng Yu: "Look at this."

Feng Yu hurriedly took the memorial with both hands, lowered his head and looked at it, then frowned slightly.

The memorial was submitted by Censor Liu Bufu, which reported that in recent days, many people in the outer city suddenly became seriously ill, and all the medicinal materials in the major pharmacies were used up.

I hope Your Majesty will send officials from the Imperial Medical Bureau to take a look and find out what is going on.

"Your Majesty, it is not surprising that many people suffer from typhoid fever and colds during this period of the year." Although Feng Yu had some guesses in his mind, he did not dare to speak directly and said it tactfully.

Xiao Yuzheng took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "I hope so. Please make arrangements and let Imperial Doctor Huang and Imperial Doctor Chen go to the outer city to treat the people."

"Yes."

"Also inform Jing Qi that after he rests for a while, he will start a thorough investigation of corrupt officials."

"This trend of corruption must be put to an end."

……

Three days passed in a flash.

In the past few days, the people in the capital city dared not go out at will.

An inexplicable plague began to spread throughout the capital city, and all the major herbal medicine shops were overcrowded.

The doctors were busy running around in the mansions of the powerful and wealthy.

In the mansion of the Duke of Zhenguo, Tao Yuelan followed Jiang Yun's advice and told the servants: "Tell the servants in the mansion not to go out as much as possible. Even if they go out, they must cover themselves with a cloth."

"Even if I go out, the first thing I do when I come back is to go to Miss Jiang's residence and hug her pet Xiao Hei."

Tao Yuelan frowned, she had not expected that an epidemic would break out in the capital for no reason.

But the strange thing is that it is said that the disease is highly contagious and people in many mansions have been infected.

However, the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion was safe and sound during this period. Even when some servants needed to go out to purchase supplies, they were safe and sound.

In the yard at the back, Jiang Yun and Xu Xiaogang were sitting there playing chess.

This is the chess piece that Jiang Yun carved when he was free.
Jiang Qiaoqiao and Xu Suwen stood by and helped Xu Xiaogang with advice.

The two of them helped Xu Xiaogang rack his brains, but they couldn't beat Jiang Yun.

Of course this is normal. Jiang Yun has been playing chess for so many years, and there are not many people like Xu Xiaogang who can make a great first move.

Xu Xiaogang had his own unique understanding of this: "When the Duke of Zhenguo leads his troops to fight, if the generals don't move, how dare the other soldiers move?"

Xu Xiaogang's chess playing was so bad that even Xiao Hei in Jiang Qiaoqiao's arms couldn't help but make a cooing sound, wanting to push him away and play by himself.

Xu Xiaogang was playing chess when he suddenly said, "Brother-in-law, the epidemic is raging outside, and we are just sitting in the mansion and doing nothing?"

Jiang Yun stared at the chessboard and said slowly, "If we want to stop the epidemic, we have to find Pu Pu and kill it. The capital is so big, how can we find it?"

Xu Xiaogang touched the back of his head and couldn't help but say, "What I mean is, don't we have Xiao Hei? Our Zhenguo Mansion is still safe and sound, it must be related to Xiao Hei."

"Otherwise, save as many as possible." Jiang Qiaoqiao, who was holding Xiao Hei, also blinked and looked at Jiang Yun curiously.

Jiang Yun shook his head. When he first heard about the epidemic, he had indeed had this thought.

This is a great opportunity to make money. It's not too much to charge fifty taels of silver for curing a person.

How many people are there in the capital?

This is overwhelming wealth.

But Jiang Yun also knew very well that this kind of money could not be earned, not because it was against one's conscience.

But in the past two days, the families of many colleagues in the Anguo Mansion, including the Jinyiwei, have been infected with the epidemic, and Jiang Yun has asked Jiang Qiaoqiao to take Xiao Hei to the Jinyiwei Yamen to help treat the illness.

Then I discovered that every time Xiao Hei helped people treat illnesses, it would consume its energy.

The number of people who can be treated every day is also limited, approximately between twenty and thirty.

After curing these twenty or thirty people, Xiao Hei will be in an extremely weak state.

How many people are there in the capital?

How many people can Xiao Hei cure?
Once word spreads that the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion has a way to cure the epidemic.

If it is taken advantage of by someone with ulterior motives, it will be a big trouble.

"Cuckoo."

Xiao Hei, who was lying in Jiang Qiaoqiao's arms, also cried softly and curled up in Jiang Qiaoqiao's arms.

"Captain Yang has already reported the matter of Pu Pu. All we need to do is kill Pu Pu." Jiang Yun said slowly.

Suddenly, Wu Chi ran into the yard from outside and saw several people playing chess. Wu Chi hurriedly said, "Master Jiang, Eunuch Feng from the palace is here..."

"Please."

Jiang Yun stood up quickly. Soon, Feng Yu showed a bit of anxiety on his face. After entering the courtyard, he said in a deep voice: "Jiang Yun, is the Gugu who can cure diseases still in your Zhenguo Mansion?"

Naturally, Feng Yu could not hide the news that Gugu was with Jiang Yun.

After all, Captain Yang had already reported the matter.

Seeing Feng Yu's anxious look, Jiang Yun quickly stood up, glanced at Jiang Qiaoqiao, nodded and said, "What's wrong with Eunuch Feng?"

"The Imperial Concubine in the palace has contracted an epidemic, and the many imperial doctors in the palace are helpless."

"Hurry up and bring Gugu with me to the palace."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun hurriedly reached out to Xiao Hei, but Xiao Hei still curled up in Jiang Qiaoqiao's arms, unwilling to leave.

Feng Yu took a look and immediately understood what was going on. He asked in a deep voice, "Who is this?"

"My sister, Jiang Qiaoqiao."

"Then you two brothers and sisters, follow me into the palace." Feng Yu took a deep breath and reminded Jiang Yun: "The seriously ill Concubine Shu is deeply loved by His Majesty."

"Yes."

Jiang Yun did not dare to delay at all. He took Jiang Qiaoqiao with him, left the Duke Zhenguo Mansion, and took a sedan chair to the direction of the imperial palace.

……

As for those who practice cultivation, they have magical powers in their bodies, so the epidemic does not have much impact on them.

Especially for people who practice martial arts like Xu Xiaogang and Xu Suwen, their physical fitness is far superior to that of ordinary people.

Even if you are infected with the disease, you will just cough a few times and be fine after two days.

There was a long queue at the entrance of Baiyun Temple at this time.

Of course, it’s not just Baiyun Temple, but also the three major Taoist temples and the entrances of the five major Buddhist temples.

Taoist temples distribute talisman water, while Buddhist temples distribute holy water for consecration.

If you drink these holy waters, you will recover quickly from common illnesses and minor disasters.

However, the disasters and diseases brought by this evil creature have little effect and cannot help the sick people recover.

At most it can provide psychological comfort.

At this time, Master Baichen was sitting in the main hall of Baiyun Temple, looking back at the place where the statue of Daozun was supposed to be.

Now it is empty.

The custom-made new Taoist statue has not yet been delivered.

"Hey."

Zhenren Baichen sighed slowly, and soon she waved her hand, and a young Taoist priest walked over quickly.

"Have you found out what I asked you to find out?"

Hearing this, the young Taoist nodded repeatedly and said in a low voice: "Master, I have asked, and it seems that no one in the Zhenguo Mansion has been infected with the disease."

Listening to the young Taoist priest's words, Master Baichen narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a cold voice: "Go find a way to spread the news."

"Just say that the plague was brought by evil spirits."

"And that evil spirit is in the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion!"

(End of this chapter)