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She cried for a long time before she stopped.

She raised her head and looked somewhat embarrassedly at the emperor. His clothes had already been drenched by her tears. "Miss Jin, don't be sad. We will definitely minimize everyone's damage. "

At this moment, the burden on the Emperor felt heavy. He had to properly rebuild the disaster this time. Otherwise, his reputation would not be washed away.

It seemed that the officials in the court should really be replaced.

Three days later, the imperial government's relief food really did arrive. Because the relief food from before had disappeared, this time, the emperor had arranged for his trusted aides to do this. If any of them dared to have any ideas about relief food, the messenger could do it first and then play it off.

Because the emperor was very cautious at this time, three days of time had finally allowed the relief food to arrive in the Southern County. Other cities in the south also began to have relief food.

However, the food was too late after all. It had been almost a month since the flood, and quite a few people had died. The next thing to worry about was the plague.

Walking on the streets of the Southern County, the air was filled with the smell of death. The emperor frowned as he looked at the corpses on the roadside. There had been a lot of deaths in the past month, and there was almost no place for the corpses to be buried in the surrounding areas.

This was not a good sign. The emperor immediately sent people to collect the corpses and set them on fire.

Not all of these people died of hunger. Some were drowned by the flood.

"Young Master, Young Master, we found a large amount of corpses in the middle section of the river, about a thousand of them." Jin Xiaoyi glanced sideways at the cold face of the black clothed man in front of the emperor. He didn't know why, but he kept getting the feeling that this black clothed man looked a little familiar.

However, now was not the time to be concerned about this man in black. Earlier, he said that he had found a large amount of corpses in the middle of the river. This was very strange. Thus, Jin Xiaoyi decided to go with the Emperor to investigate.

"Young noble NanGong, I wonder if we can take a look together?"

The emperor swept a glance at Feng Liancheng and the little girl behind Jin Xiao Ai. The little girl was still young, so she might not be suitable for an occasion like this in the region. Thus, he felt a little awkward.

"Uncle, I'm not afraid of death." "This little girl is very powerful."

The little guy was really quick-witted. When he saw the emperor's gaze sweep towards him, he knew what the emperor was thinking.

However, she wasn't lying. This little guy was very daring, and he was not afraid of corpses at all. Jin Xiaoyi remembered that they had passed by the cemetery at night before. The place was much more terrifying than the corpses.

Not only that, when they were poor, they had even lived in a memorial hall.

Fortunately, they survived.

"Alright, we might not have enough people. If you guys go, you might be able to help out a little. However, little fellow, you must not run around."

When the little girl saw that the emperor had agreed, she immediately said happily, "Alright."

Jin Xiao Ai felt helpless. This little kid really likes to join in on the fun.

The reason why she wanted to take a look was because she found so many corpses to be very strange. Jin Xiaoyi's curiosity was piqued. Moreover, returning to the Tzu En Temple was to stare at a bunch of monks. Listening to them not listening to the chanting, she didn't think she could sit still.

The group of people sat in a horse carriage and headed towards the middle of the river.

In the middle of the river, there was a village called Changhe Village. It was also the village that suffered the most this time, and the entire village was almost completely submerged by the river.

The road to Chang He Village was not very smooth, and they had to pass by a mountain to get to Chang He Village. Chang He Village was a mountain cave, and transportation was not convenient at all. Coupled with the fact that the terrain was low, it was a location that was easy to be submerged by the river water.

The Heavenly Enlightenment Empire had paid more than once for Long River Village to build a dam, but all of this money had disappeared without a trace, and in the end, they could not find a source for it.

It took them more than four hours to arrive at the village where they found the thousands of corpses.

Although it was a low-lying area, the village was not small and there were several hundred families.

Plus, the South County's port was here, so there were still many people coming and going to the village.

When they arrived at the village, the group of people got off the car. Due to the appearance of so many corpses, the situation was indeed strange. Therefore, Jin Xiaoyi was worried that there might be a special situation. She made Little Mu wait outside the village with Feng Liancheng while she followed the emperor and the others into the village.

The village was filled with lifeless corpses. Jin Xiaoyi noticed that the corpses had a dark blue color on their faces. She had a vague feeling that the situation wasn't good.

There were actually no living people left in this village. No wonder the entire village was filled with a strange atmosphere.

Suddenly, the imperial physician casually spoke. Everyone was stunned by the imperial physician's words, and no one dared to continue forward.

"Young master, this... This is the Black Death. "

"What, the Black Death?"

The so-called Black Death was the plague. In ancient times, this was a disease with a high mortality rate.

He didn't know how long this Black Death had been festering for. Since there were so many corpses here, it must have been festering for a while now. It was probably left over from the flood.

"Doctor Yang, hurry up. It was too late to clean up the corpses now. There was not a single person in the village. It was very likely that the entire village had died from the Black Death. He had to burn down the entire village, and he absolutely could not leave behind any future troubles. "Wu Yuan, bring the others to the nearby villages to see if anyone has been infected."

The Emperor made a prompt decision.

No wonder he was so nervous, such a thing had happened before when the Heavenly Empire was first founded, many people also died at that time.

Later on, when the Heavenly Imperial Empire went to the neighboring countries to look for a prescription, it was said that it could prevent and cure the Black Death, and this prescription was one of the recipes that all imperial doctors knew of.

It was a good thing that the emperor had brought a doctor with him this time.

Now that he had just solved the food problem and found the Black Death, he was afraid that the herbs in the country would be nervous again.

Right now, his only hope was that the Black Death had yet to spread widely.

This matter could not be delayed for even a second, so they had to leave immediately.

Before he left, the emperor's men all started a fire from several directions. A large fire was set aflame in Changhe Village, causing it to sink into a sea of fire.

Since he couldn't leave behind any hidden dangers, the emperor ordered his men to search the entire village for a few more things to ignite. However, the entire village couldn't be burnt out in such a short period of time. In the end, the Emperor sent a few men to guard the area. They had to make sure to watch the corpses burn before they left. Because there were so many bodies, and these bodies died from the Black Death, the temperature was very slow. The bodies should have been piled together, but that would have taken more time. And now they didn't bring anything to prevent the infection, so there was no reward for the bodies to pile up.

"Young Noble Nangong, if this continues, I'm afraid it will take a long time to burn. Does the Southern County have any fire oil?"

The so-called kerosene was actually kerosene. In ancient times, there were many kerosene lamps, and the same was true for the Heavenly Enlightenment Empire. Thus, kerosene was still very easy to find.

"Lady Jin is so intelligent, I almost forgot."

After the Emperor made some arrangements, everyone got on the horse carriage. Because they had just entered the village and they didn't have any disinfectant in their hands, the carriage sped up on the way back.

When they returned to the Southern County, it was already dark. No one dared to rest as they all moved out separately. Some went to find kerosene, some went to find herbs. Of course, everyone had to be disinfected before they could act on their own.

They busied themselves until midnight, but they still did not rest. Even the monks of Tzu En Temple came to help.

One day and one night later, news came from Long River Village. Because a lot of oil had been sent to the village, the entire village had been burnt to ashes. However, the remains of the dead were numerous, so many people were needed to clean up the bones. The work was cumbersome, and the Emperor could only muster men from other areas that were not so badly affected.

It took several more days.

However, the crisis was not over. Up until now, they still had not figured out why there were so many corpses in the village. With the population of the village, even if they died, there shouldn't be that many corpses. But how could there be so many corpses?

These questions have not been clearly investigated until now.

Jin Xiao Ai wiped the sweat off her forehead. They had prepared a lot of things, and now they were well-prepared. They should not be afraid of the Black Death anymore.

"Mother, why are we still staying here? It looks like half a month's time is almost up, and every day, little servant is drinking porridge. Little servant is very hungry."

Recently, due to her busy prevention and treatment of the Black Death, Jin Xiao Ai had neglected her good behavior. Looking at her wronged appearance, she felt a burst of sadness in her heart.

It was all her fault. The situation in the Southern County was too serious, so they had to drink some porridge as well. It was fine with an adult, but at most she'd tighten her stomach. Moreover, even the emperor didn't make a fuss over a special porridge, so how could she ask for something else?

Now, they wished they could dig out all the food in their mouths and give it to the refugees.

"Little girl, I'm sorry. Mother missed it. Don't worry, it won't be for long. After mother helps Uncle Nan Gong with this matter, we'll go back. "

The little girl pouted in dissatisfaction, "You always say that, but how long do you think it will take?"

Jin Xiao Ai touched her forehead.

The little girl was right, she couldn't continue to be like this.

It seemed that he had to end the battle quickly.

In a moment she would ask the Emperor if he had found the source of the plague.

"Be good and stay here. Mother will go ask Uncle Nan Gong some things. "

The little girl coincidentally nodded her head.

Jin Xiaoyi turned around and left. He returned not long after. The Emperor has found the source of the plague. It turned out to be a village in the upper reaches of the river. Because the village was just upstream of the river, and it was their village that was the first to be affected. At that time, after the flood had subsided, they discovered some dead people. The dead people's faces were all black, and they didn't know what was going on at the start. So he left the body in the river.

This way, the situation was very clear.

After the bodies were thrown into the river, more people became infected, and the South County era had the custom of being buried in water, which formed a vicious circle.

That would be a problem, and anyone who has drunk water could be infected.

Once again, the Emperor had to work hard to find a village infected with the Black Death.

Finally, Jin Xiaoyi was able to comfort the little girl. She found time to make some snacks for the little girl to eat, and the food was even borrowed from the Temple of Ci En's Grandmaster. Although the master didn't tell her to return it, she still clearly remembered this drop of water.

Because of the plague, Jin Xiaoyu got Feng Liancheng to take care of her, while she herself went out to help.

That day, when Jin Xiao Ai came back, her expression was a little strange. She coughed lightly a few times, picked up the medicinal plants and prepared to leave. Who knew that when she stood up, she would lose her balance and fall to the ground …