Aunt Chen is back from the world of cultivation

On the second day after the imperial court began to act, Chen Qingzhu, who lived in a villa in East City, learned that a plague had broken out in the capital.

It wasn't that she was slow, but the population of the capital was as high as one million, and East City was where the dignitaries lived, so the plague didn't spread there in the first few days.

In such a vast capital city, it is not easy for one thing to be known to everyone. She is immersed in cultivation, and all her information comes from reports from the outside world.

It was not until the Wucheng Bingmasi and Jingzhao Prefecture began arresting people that the Yan family brought news of the outbreak of plague in the capital.

This seems to have never happened in the previous life.

Although Chen Qingzhu was confused, he was not panicked.

After all, she has been reborn, so how could the world remain completely unchanged?

Coming to the capital in advance was also to grasp the changes in the world situation more quickly and look for opportunities to expand his own reputation.

"Send a message to the Yan family, asking them to pay close attention to the development of the plague. If there is any danger of getting out of control, they must report to me immediately."

Chen Qingzhu did not intend to take action on everything.

After all, spiritual energy is precious, and she must use it carefully.

Only when she takes action on things that are beyond human control can she demonstrate the power of God.

Although the plague is terrible, this is the capital city.

There are countless famous doctors in the world gathered here, and there are also imperial doctors and royal physicians in the palace.

These people have superb medical skills and extensive knowledge.

For some plagues that are very terrible in certain places, the doctors here may have already found solutions.

She needed to make sure they couldn't break through before attacking again.

Of course, the observation time cannot be too long.

Otherwise, if it really is a stubborn disease, with the population density of the capital, hundreds of thousands of patients would soon be infected, and the spiritual energy crystals she has stored might not be enough.

After observing for a few days, she found that even though the palace immediately transferred many imperial doctors to Huimin Pharmacy, the pharmacy itself also forcibly recruited many doctors from the capital.

But they didn't have any good way to treat those plague patients.

On the contrary, the court's move to capture plague patients caused the patients to hide everywhere, which directly accelerated the spread of the plague.

So, she decided not to wait any longer, but chose to create an opportunity to take action.

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Cui Wenhai’s worries turned out to be correct.

The position of Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Revenue was a lucrative one, and Cui Wenhai did not have the ability or background to get involved in it.

However, his achievement in curbing the plague impressed Emperor Yong'an, who was embroiled in a scandal over natural disasters, and the emperor personally promoted him to the position of Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

It would be difficult for the officials eyeing this position to openly oppose Emperor Yong'an and find fault with Cui Wenhai when Emperor Yong'an was in high spirits.

They were all waiting to catch Cui Wenhai's faults after he took office.

Look, the opportunity is coming soon.

Someone got the news that the symptoms of this plague in the capital were exactly the same as those in Xingde County, Raozhou.

After verifying the facts with merchants from Raozhou in the capital, someone openly reported Cui Wenhai during the morning court session.

Emperor Yong'an was already very worried about the plague in the capital.

It goes without saying that such a major event as the plague in the capital would inevitably be exploited by the rebels.

It was originally hoped that Cui Wenhai, who had curbed the plague in Xingde, would play a major role. Unexpectedly, following Cui Wenhai's proposal made the plague in the capital city worse.

"Cui Wenhai, since the symptoms of the plague in the capital are exactly the same as those in Xingde, why don't you just use the Xingde prescription?"

Although Emperor Yong'an, who was sitting at the top of the table, spoke calmly, his expression was filled with doubt.

When questioned by the emperor, cold sweat immediately flowed down Cui Wenhai's forehead.

"Chen...chen..."

He stuttered for a long time and couldn't utter a word.

I have thought of countless excuses, but they are undoubtedly just delaying tactics.

The crime of deceiving the emperor is punishable by death.

If you continue to deceive the emperor at this time, your crime will only be more serious.

Thinking of that outcome, he couldn't help but tremble all over.

He was filled with immense regret, wondering why he had been so possessed as to claim the merits of the God of Du'e as his own.

His greed is about to bring disaster to himself and his entire family!

Emperor Yong'an's heart sank.

Cui Wenhai's performance has already shown that there was something fishy about the so-called containment of the Xingde plague!

Every day the plague in the capital is delayed, the risk of it getting out of control increases.

Emperor Yong'an had no patience to deal with the ministers in front of him, and shouted angrily:

"Someone! Take him to the imperial prison and torture him!"

Cui Wenhai was so frightened that his body felt hot, and the ministers around him all smelled a foul odor.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, spare me! I'll tell you! I'll tell you!"

Cui Wenhai cried and kowtowed.

Even though the Jinyiwei today is far inferior to that of the previous dynasty.

But the horror of the imperial prison remained unchanged.

Entering the imperial prison would make one unable to live or die. Rather than suffer such torture, he would rather confess voluntarily.

"Your Majesty, the Xingde plague was contained in time only because of the intervention of the God of Du'e! I was bewitched and took the credit for the God's work. Your Majesty, please spare my life!"

Lord Du'e, it's another god who takes action!

Emperor Yong'an did not bother to pursue Cui Wenhai's crime of deceiving the emperor, and hurriedly asked for details.

Cui Wenhai did not dare to hide anything and immediately told everyone what he had heard and seen in Xingde County.

Upon learning that the gods had cleared all the patients in the entire county in just one or two days, Emperor Yong'an suddenly felt infinite hope.

He stood up eagerly and shouted:

"You dare to steal the credit of the God! Someone, take this traitor out immediately and beat him to death!"

Cui Wenhai thought he would be beheaded. No matter how terrible it was, it would only take a moment.

But he never expected that he, as a civil official, would be beaten to death by the monarch's order.

He was terrified at the thought of the pain of being beaten to death.

"Your Majesty, spare my life! Your Majesty!"

Cui Wenhai collapsed all over and burst into tears.

However, Emperor Yong'an did not give in, so he was dragged out of the palace and executed.

The shrill screams immediately spread into the hall, and many ministers turned pale involuntarily.

But no one was so blind as to say that Emperor Yong'an should not treat his civil officials so cruelly.

Emperor Yong'an was very satisfied with everyone's reaction.

The reason why Cui Wenhai was beaten to death on the spot was, on the one hand, to let the ministers know the consequences of deceiving the emperor and to show that the king's majesty should not be offended.

On the other hand, it is also to bring attention to the God.

Although the God may not care about such empty reputation, when he needs help from others, he naturally has to show his attitude.

If killing Cui Wenhai in a cruel way can please the God, then it is worth killing a hundred of them.

It was not until Cui Wenhai died that Emperor Yong'an issued another order:

"Minister of the Imperial Ministry, listen up! Immediately prepare the highest standard of sacrifice outside the Du'e Temple. I want to ask the God to show His holiness!"

As he said this, Emperor Yong'an secretly prayed in his heart, hoping that the gods would give him, a human emperor, some face and show their divine power during the sacrifice.

In this way, not only will the plague in the capital be saved, but the stigma against him will also be dispelled.

After all, if he was really an emperor hated by God, it would be impossible for the gods to appear to help him.

But he never expected that before the court meeting was over, a guard came hurriedly to report:

"Your Majesty, the ambassador of Huimin Pharmacy is outside the palace and has important matters to report regarding the plague!"

Everyone's heart tightened.

The ambassador of Huimin Pharmacy is not qualified to enter the court meeting.

Anything that could make him disregard rules and etiquette and report it to a higher level during the morning court session must be extremely urgent.

I’m just afraid that the plague in the capital will cause some serious changes.

"Quickly send him in!"

Emperor Yong'an immediately gave the order.

The court meeting was naturally delayed as well.

Emperor Yong'an could not hide his anxiety, and the atmosphere in the entire court became tense and depressed.

There are completed eggs under the overturned nest.

If the plague in the capital city gets out of control, they and their families will be at risk of contracting the disease and dying.

The plague takes lives regardless of status.

After a long wait, the ambassador of Huimin Pharmacy finally arrived outside the court hall, breathless.

"The Ambassador of Xuan Huimin Pharmacy is here to meet you!"

The middle-aged scholar outside the door quickly straightened his clothes and walked into the hall.

The reason why he came to ask for an audience at this time was, on the one hand, because the matter was indeed of great importance, and on the other hand, he also had the small thought of wanting to show his face in front of the emperor.

Just as he was about to perform the ceremony of three bows and nine kowtows, Emperor Yong'an immediately interrupted him:

"No need to be polite, just talk about the plague in the capital!"

The Huimin Pharmacy ambassador immediately beamed with joy and said exaggeratedly:

"Your Majesty, I am so happy!"

Emperor Yong'an didn't understand what was going on, and the court officials were also all confused.

"Why are you so happy?"

The Huimin Pharmacy Ambassador said excitedly:

"Your Majesty, the Divine Master Du'e has appeared!"