I have already established my power and prestige, so how did Li Shimin come back to life?

"The death toll is enormous, countless families have been torn apart, and the people are suffering from illness and death. This is Sun Simiao's senior disciple, Lü Qinghou. He delivered this letter overnight, riding a horse at full speed, enduring hardships along the way, just to let the court know about this matter as soon as possible."

Lu Qinghou stood in the Liangyi Hall, feeling uncomfortable all over. He felt like a lamb that had strayed into a pack of wolves.

He had never seen such a scene before. In front of him were His Majesty, the Grand Tutor and the Prime Minister, people he would never dare to even think about in his daily life.

His legs were trembling slightly, and he didn't know where to look. He just lowered his head, feeling uneasy. His heartbeat was so fast that it seemed like it was about to jump out of his throat.

After a moment's silence, he secretly observed Fang Xuanling's movements, imitated him, saluted Li Chengqian, and stammered, "Your humble servant, Lü Qinghou, greets Your Majesty."

His voice was very low and a little out of tune due to nervousness. After he finished speaking, a layer of fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

But Li Chengqian was concentrating on reading the letter, his brows furrowed like two mountains pressed together. His eyes were filled with anger and worry, and he didn't notice Lu Qinghou at all.

Lu Qinghou pulled his hand back awkwardly, as if it had been burned by fire. His face turned red to his ears. He stood there awkwardly, feeling as if time had frozen and every second seemed incredibly long.

The more Li Chengqian read the letter, the gloomier his expression became, like the sea in a storm, with turbulent waves.

He clenched the envelope tightly in his hands, his knuckles turning white from the force, as if he wanted to crush the envelope.

The veins on his forehead bulged, like angry little snakes twisting.

"Great, that's great! Could it be that these local officials think the imperial court's sword is no longer effective, and so they dare to conceal the truth?"

He laughed out loud in anger, and the laughter echoed in the silent Liangyi Palace, carrying a biting chill that made everyone present shiver.

He handed the letter to Mr. Qi and said in a cold tone, "Master Qi, please take a look at it too."

Mr. Qi took the letter and read it carefully. His eyes were focused and serious, and he did not miss a single word.

After a while, he finished reading and said solemnly, "Your Majesty, the most important thing right now is not to punish these officials who have neglected their duties, although their crimes are unforgivable. Instead, the most urgent task is to control the spread of dysentery as soon as possible. Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous."

"Fortunately, Doctor Sun has clearly outlined the necessary prescriptions. This is undoubtedly a blessing in disguise, saving us a considerable amount of time. I have read the prescriptions in the letter and see that both the Peony Decoction and the Whitehead Decoction use Coptis chinensis as the main ingredient. Your Majesty should quickly gather and send Coptis chinensis to the disaster area; it is the key to saving lives."

"At the same time, we must thoroughly investigate areas in Datang currently infected with dysentery. No corner should be spared. The movements of those infected must be restricted to prevent them from spreading the disease to more people and prevent the disease from spreading further."

After hearing what Mr. Qi said, Fang Xuanling's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly: "Master Qi is absolutely right!"

Li Chengqian also nodded in agreement. He took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, and said, "Thank you for your hard work, both of you. Please work harder tonight."

Then he shouted loudly, "Ananda!" The voice echoed in the hall with an unquestionable majesty.

Eunuch Zhang walked in quickly from outside. His steps were light and quick. He responded respectfully, "Your Majesty! What are your orders?"

Li Chengqian ordered, "Go and call Zhang Xianhuai over to me right now."

Eunuch Zhang replied, "Yes, Your Majesty!" and then hurried away to carry out Your Majesty's orders.

Zhang Xianhuai did not go back to sleep at this time.

During this period, the Jinyiwei was seriously short of staff.

In addition, 5,000 Jinyiwei were sent to the Xueyantuo front line.

Now even Zhang Xianhuai himself is very busy.