C273 dereliction of duty

The matter of the people suffering from the plague in the epidemic area lacking food and money and clashing with the soldiers and soldiers of the imperial army had indeed reached the emperor.

Han Yifei, in the imperial history, was the first to go. The official was always direct, but the news came too fast, even before Wu Teng could respond.

Upon hearing this, the Emperor remained silent. He tapped the armrest of the Dragon Throne with his finger and then asked, "Eunuch Wu, as the chief magistrate of the capital and the enclave, you should have handled this matter properly. How could you let the commoners cause any trouble?"

"This …" Wu Teng hesitated, not daring to make a sound.

However, Han Yi Fei was arrogant and fearless. He said in a gentle and proper manner, "This matter cannot be blamed on Sir Wu. The Emperor left the matter of the epidemic area to the Yan Emperor to settle, who would have expected such an accident? Even if Lord Wu wanted to interfere, he would have to wait for the news of their arrival from the Prefecture Overseer to the Prefecture Overseer. "

"Oh …" "Right." "The Emperor seems to have just remembered that Wu Teng had helped Xiao Yijin deal with this matter, and that he was not the main culprit." King Yan, do you know how difficult it is to survive in a place where people are forbidden from leaving because of lack of money and food? "

"Your son was just about to ask for forgiveness from royal father. Your son did not think much of this matter, so yesterday afternoon, I donated all the remaining food and materials urgently and sent it to the epidemic area. Today, the imperial court will ask your father for an order to allocate more food and firewood for assistance."

"This matter shall be left to Wu Dai to manage …"

"Reporting to the emperor, the county governor had already opened up the official granary yesterday and transferred the food, supplies, firewood, and medicine over."

The emperor was startled. His gaze shifted to Prince Yi, but it was actually Prince Xiao Lingfei who had spoken.

After he was summoned back to the capital, the inner city did not have any spacious residences that were left empty. The emperor gave him a large courtyard right outside the city, which happened to be not far from the epidemic area.

Xiao Lingfei smiled, "It is all thanks to King Mo's timely handling of the matter. We had to go to the County Hall and arrange for the goods there first in order to settle the grievances of the people."

"Why would King Mo go to an epidemic area?" The emperor was obviously surprised.

"Your son and I went with Li Yue to treat the patient, and thus learned a lot of new things about the epidemic area."

The emperor's eyes flashed, but he still smiled benevolently, "King Mo is truly considerate. I didn't expect that King Mo would let the side concubine take the risk of going to the epidemic area. He really cherishes the people like a son."

Xiao Yixiu only replied with a smile, "I'm just willing to share some of Imperial Father's worries. They're not worth mentioning." There was no mention of the uprising in the affected areas.

Xiao Yijin gritted his teeth. He knew that Xiao Yixiu was behind all of this, but he couldn't say it clearly. Fortunately, he had taken care of it in time, so he wouldn't suffer too much criticism. It wasn't too late for him to make amends.

But now that things had gotten out of hand, the emperor could not help but ask, "Didn't we say that we have sent a famous doctor from the capital to see a patient? We have also sent two royal doctors to send out orders from the king, why have we still not figured out how to deal with the illness and why do we still need to send the princess of Prince Mo's side to the epidemic area?"

Xiao Yi Xiu looked at him and smiled, but didn't say anything.

The emperor's face darkened when he saw the silence. "Is the plague really that powerful?" "If it continues to spread, even if the taboo is harsh, I'm afraid it might get to the inner city. I'll see how you solve the problem then!"

Xiao Yijin's expression turned cold. He naturally did not wish for this matter to spread to the inner city. That would undoubtedly be a threat to him too. If he entered the imperial city, it would be strange if the Emperor did not investigate him for his negligence. This was not a small matter. The lives of the civil and military officials and their families were being threatened. This debt must be owed to him.

The emperor didn't wait for him to answer and continued, "Even if you keep the ban strict and limit the epidemic situation to that area, after the epidemic situation is over, I'm afraid it will be deserted for dozens of miles. Say, the envoys of the Northern Chu are still within the borders of the East Abyss. Knowing that the Emperor's feet could cause such a calamity, wouldn't that be a disgrace to our face? At the same time, it had caused the people of the capital to feel a chill in their hearts? "

He hadn't thought of this, and Dong Yu Feng hadn't discussed the consequences with him in advance either. He could only grit his teeth and bow his head, replying, "This son will naturally visit another famous doctor. I'll definitely find a cure as soon as possible!"

The emperor waved his hand. "There are many incurable diseases in this world. You might not be able to find a cure for them!"

Xiao Yijin's face paled. What the Emperor said was the truth. However, he didn't know how to respond to the words he had spoken earlier since he had said it in a reprimanding tone.

"To minimize illness and death! Such a strict prohibition of entry and exit was only a method of appeasing. Even if it couldn't be treated, he still had to find a way to prevent it. Have you sent anyone to check the source of the disease and the cause of the initial illness? "

Xiao Yijin was stunned again. He had never learned the way of medicine before, so he was not proficient in any of these and there had never been any large scale epidemics in the capital. He was completely inexperienced and only knew how to act according to the rules.

The emperor scoffed, "Originally, you only needed to instruct the officials to handle these matters. Naturally, they would go through the history of the epidemic situation and deal with it. It seems you haven't thought about it at all!" Could it be that if I told you to do this, you would only send soldiers to seal off the epidemic area and restrict access? Do you want me to teach you how to control the plague? "Then why don't we handle it ourselves!"

Xiao Yi Jin was speechless.

Lu Linghui, the deputy commander of the imperial camp, took a step forward and answered, "Reporting to the emperor, it is reported that the earliest patients were caught in the forest behind the Kou Village. That person is a hunter, and because he went hunting in the forest, he encountered a group of unknown flying bugs that were bitten and infected. "Since the flying insects are spreading, logically speaking, smoke should be able to drive them away. Now, every family in the epidemic area has lit up their leaves, calamus and so on, and they are trying their best to isolate the source of the disease."

The emperor raised an eyebrow and said with some surprise, "Oh? Lu Aiqing did a good job on this matter. "Since you've already arranged everything, why didn't you report it to me?"

Immediately, Xiao Yijin's face stiffened, and even Lu Linghui's expression changed. The two of them pursed their lips in silence.

Xiao Yi Jin was considering whether he should shamelessly claim this contribution. The emperor had already picked up on the inklings, so he said lightly, "The Yan King didn't instruct you to do it, did he?"

Lu Linghui lowered his head with an awkward expression. However, he could not bear the Emperor's sharp gaze and could only mutter, "Yes … It was King Mo who entered the epidemic area and observed the surrounding situation … "Yes."

"Heh …" "Heh!" The emperor's smile was a bit cold and his eyes were sharp, like a knife that sliced through Xiao Yi Jin's face, causing it to burn. Luckily, he did not brazenly acknowledge that he had done the deed, because Lu Linghui had thought that he had arranged it without informing him beforehand.

The emperor looked around and asked about other matters in the court. Seeing that no one had any more matters to attend to, he said coldly, "Withdraw from the court!"

When he returned to the palace, the emperor was obviously not in a good mood. He even called Prince Xiao Lingbin over to interrogate him, and told him clearly about what happened today, clearly showing that Han Yifei, Lu Linghui, and Xiao Lingfei were all speaking the truth.

Although Xiao Lingbin did not care about this matter, he secretly nurtured a small group of people. They were all elites chosen by the imperial guards, and they only served the Emperor in secret.