Before hanging himself, Chongzhen lifted the table

Chapter 66
What Emperor Chongzhen can rely on in the current situation is the generals and nobles who are loyal to the country.Therefore, Governor Fang Lutai was able to bring the matter to the imperial court instead of having his chamberlain report it first.

At this time, he saw a panic on his face. As soon as he saw Emperor Chongzhen, he immediately reported in a panic: "Your Majesty, it's bad, the general has really found a plague in the original Jingying camp!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the cabinet was shocked and turned pale.

You know, just last year, in the 16th year of Chongzhen, a plague broke out in the capital city. Although not all houses were empty, nearly 20 people died in the capital city with a population of over one million.That is, one out of every five people died from the plague.

Of course, most of the dead were poor people living in the outer city, and the inner city and the imperial city were much safer.

What happened just last year, for people in the capital, the tragedy of the plague outbreak at that time is still fresh in their memories!
When I heard this, I discovered that there was a plague again. I was really scared to death!The plague doesn't matter whether you are an official or a citizen. Once you catch it, you will most likely die.

The plague was terrible, but what was even more terrible was that they knew nothing about the plague, and previous treatments were completely useless.

Just last year, a Fujianese who came to the capital to fill the post of county assistant was treated with bloodletting, which seemed to be of some use.

But Emperor Chongzhen knew that the plague that broke out in the late Ming Dynasty was basically plague. He also knew that the capital had a round of deaths last year. The outer city had almost ten rooms and nine empty rooms, which can be regarded as creating physical isolation, while the inner city, The sanitation of the imperial city was better, and it was even more isolated by city walls. In history, there was no large-scale plague in the capital.

However, plague outbreaks continued to occur throughout the country.

At this time, he didn't panic after hearing this, and immediately asked: "What's the specific situation? Tell me quickly!"

After hearing this, Fang Lutai immediately said: "The general has been ordered to identify the available soldiers, and His Majesty has reminded him, so he was careful. As a result, he found out that several soldiers in the camp were infected with the plague, which was caused by the pimple disease. Now the general has sent people to seal off the area, and no one is allowed to come near! Everyone who has come into contact is also under custody. "

When Fan Jingwen heard this, even though he was good at both civil and military affairs and saw many dead people when leading troops in battles, he still panicked when faced with the plague and quickly said: "Your Majesty, what should we do?"

If it were the previous emperor, Fan Jingwen would not be like this, but would immediately think of something.

However, the emperor's behavior in the past two days has changed his image in his mind. It seems that he has truly become a son of heaven, a wise and powerful king, and a king that his ministers can rely on, so he subconsciously said this.

Of course, perhaps what he really wants to consult is Emperor Taizu who can manifest his spirit!

After hearing his words, other people in the cabinet also looked at Emperor Chongzhen.At this time, they discovered that the emperor did not seem to be panicked.This time, they virtually gained more confidence.

Emperor Chongzhen said solemnly: "This plague is caused by fleas on rats biting people, and then the patients cough out and are inhaled by other people and become infected. Therefore, first, to eliminate rats, the environment must be clean ; The second is to isolate the patient and avoid contact unless necessary. If contact is necessary, the mouth and nose must be covered, preferably with several layers of fine cloth. As for treatment, it is temporarily unthinkable."

At this point, he remembered something and immediately added: "By the way, I want to spread the word to the world and find a doctor. His surname is Wu Youxing and his courtesy name is Ke. He is from Dongshan, Wuxian County, Jiangsu Province. He has done a lot of research on such plagues. The local government fully cooperates with him in practicing medicine, publishing books, recruiting disciples, and benefiting the people all over the world. No matter who it is, he will be severely punished if he hurts him in the slightest!"

Fan Jingwen and others were stunned when they heard it. The emperor was talking eloquently. He seemed to know the plague very well, and he also knew a doctor who named him and was very sure about it!When Emperor Chongzhen finished speaking, Fan Jingwen couldn't help but asked with surprise: "Your Majesty, this...is this...the instructions given by Emperor Taizu in his dream?"

Didn't Emperor Taizu have a spiritual manifestation? It seems logical to give guidance on this again!

Emperor Chongzhen was amused when he heard this, but on the surface he was still very serious. He looked at him and replied, "Have you seen who I summoned to find out about this matter? It was only Emperor Taizu who gave me instructions to know about it!"

According to this statement, it was endorsed by Emperor Taizu. Suddenly, Fan Jingwen and others were overjoyed.

Fang Lutai immediately retreated and hurriedly dealt with the discovered plague according to the emperor's instructions.Fan Jingwen also immediately drafted an imperial edict, preparing to tell the world to find the doctor named Wu Youxing.

After the imperial edict was drafted, Emperor Chongzhen read it and typed back: "Announce the cause of this plague to the world. If all the people in the world are aware of it, they will be less panicked and fewer people will die."

When Fan Jingwen heard this, he hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, if you tell the world like this, I'm afraid even the thieves will know about it. If the imperial court is free from the plague and the thieves are plagued, it will be easier to suppress the rebellion!"

After hearing this, Emperor Chongzhen immediately said seriously: "Among the thieves, there are many who can't survive until they rebel. In the face of a catastrophe, there is no distinction between us and our enemy."

Hearing this, Fan Jingwen was stunned for a moment, then looked ashamed, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is merciful, and I will accept the decree!"

Fang Yuegong looked at Emperor Chongzhen with his eyes wide open, feeling very emotional in his heart.

In his eyes, the previous emperors were mean and unkind people.Although Emperor Taizu gave instructions to punish traitors and traitors by copying the family and exterminating the clan, in order to revive the Ming Dynasty, the situation is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change.Unexpectedly, this sentence seemed wrong.If the emperor was still mean and ungrateful, he would never be able to do such a thing. He wished that all those thieves would die of the plague, so that the court could worry less.

It seems that I have misunderstood the emperor before!
Thinking like this, he saw Fan Jingwen going to draft a new edict, so he submitted the memorial article about Sun Chuanting to Emperor Chongzhen.

After Emperor Chongzhen read it, he found that both the evaluation of Sun Chuanting and the posthumous gift to Sun Chuanting were more in line with his expectations, so he nodded and approved the memorial text.Then, he ordered a military officer in imperial robes to say: "Send an order to Li Ruolian to interrogate the few in the imperial prison as soon as possible. When I lead the troops to go out, not only will I pay homage to Sun Qing, but I will also use them to sacrifice the flag!"

After hearing this, the Jinyi Guards School Captain immediately took the order and went to his commander to deliver the order.

Emperor Chongzhen read the new imperial edict submitted by Fan Jingwen again and felt that there was no problem this time. Then he looked at Fan Jingwen, confidently and said in a firm tone: "Draft another imperial edict to abolish the Liao Dynasty immediately. Rates, suppression rates and training rates. In addition, I follow the wishes of Emperor Taizu to pacify the world. I will also innovate the official system, military system, household registration, etc. to reduce the burden on the people and create a prosperous Ming Dynasty again!"

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