There was deathly silence in the hall.

Not long after, the imperial physician stumbled in. When he entered the hall, he was not careful and almost fell down. His face turned pale and he shouted, "Your Majesty, plague, plague!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the court officials were quickly in an uproar.

"Plague, what are you talking about, Judge Lin? This is the morning court session, how could there be any plague?"

"That's right, isn't it just that the Governor vomited..."

Wait, he vomited blood. Could it be the plague? Will the people who were contaminated by the blood be infected? The minister who was close to the governor's position just now, the assassin wanted to take off his clothes and clean himself immediately.

Emperor Gan's originally gentle face suddenly turned gloomy. Thinking of what the national teacher had said before, the coldness in his eyes was almost freezing.

"Tell me, what's going on? The governor just vomited blood. Why are you so panicked? There's no plague at all."

Judge Lin took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.

"In reply to your Majesty, I have visited the people these past few days and have indeed found many who have fallen ill. All of them are vomiting fragments of internal organs and will not live for more than three days."

"I have also discovered that the pustules on the patient's body are contagious. If you accidentally touch them, you will get sick. As for the vomited blood, it is not a problem."

"As long as you keep your distance, the plague is not contagious."

The ministers came over and started asking questions.

When Lin Yuanpan saw them approaching, his eyes were full of vigilance. He subconsciously stepped back to create distance, raised his hand and said, "Calm down, gentlemen. Please don't get too close."

"At the beginning of the disease, the patient will feel weak all over and have a low fever for three days, then a high fever will develop, bones will ache all over the body, and red spots will swell up until they turn into pustules."

"The typical symptoms in the middle stage are persistent high fever and pus-filled pustule. In the late stage, there is vomiting of blood, each time becoming more severe. In the late stage, patients will die within three days."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's faces turned ugly.

There seem to be such people in the mansion. Doesn't that mean they may also be infected, or have already been infected? Damn, how should they be treated?

Lin Yuanpan seemed to understand what they were thinking and said, "Don't worry, my lords. During the initial stage of the disease, as long as you eat more supplements and stay healthy, you will naturally get through it."

"If you can't handle it, you can take medicine to control it. The disease lasts for half a month from onset to end. As long as you can endure half a month, your body will naturally recover slowly."

Upon hearing this, the civil officials all looked towards the military generals.

"What Judge Lin means is that if you're in good health, you won't be infected even if you have long-term contact with a plague patient, right?"

Judge Lin frowned slightly. He didn't mean that.

Shaking his head, "That's not what I meant. I just said that people with good health are less likely to be infected with the plague. It doesn't mean they will never be infected. Don't misunderstand me."

Emperor Gan interrupted impatiently: "Council Judge Lin, just tell us how to cure it and what herbs are needed. Anyone who feels unwell can just take the medicine."

“What is the mortality rate from this disease?”

"...If left untreated, the mortality rate is 90%. If controlled with medication, the mortality rate is less than 30%, but it is highly contagious."

The ministers looked at each other and said one after another: "Your Majesty, one of our servants is sick. If we continue to attend the morning court, what if something happens to Your Majesty?"

"I cannot escape the blame!"

"Yes, I think so too. Should we postpone the court session? This plague is truly terrible."

Emperor Gan listened to their chatter and became a little impatient: "Alright, I won't attend court for ten days from now. If you have anything to say, just send it to my study."

"Counselor Lin, take the Imperial Hospital staff with you, prepare the herbs, and begin treatment. Find the source of the plague as soon as possible. The capital must not fall."

"Yes, I obey your order."

After the court session, the civil officials fled and the military generals looked at each other in bewilderment.

"This time the plague seems to be different for different people. The ones with good health are less susceptible to infection. It's unbelievable and too strange. Where did it come from?"

"Well, who knows? I heard there's not much plague in the Northern Wilderness. Could it be that it's too empty and can't spread?"

"General Liu, this matter is very serious. Please stop joking."

Liu Yi touched his nose and stopped talking.

There was no way the Imperial Medical Service could conceal its actions. Soon the capital was in turmoil. All the restaurants and shops were closed, and anyone who mentioned the plague was terrified.

If that thing is transmitted, it means certain death. Even an imperial decree is useless. Everyone just wants to run away.

The city gates were closed as soon as the notice was issued, allowing only entry but not exit until the plague was completely resolved.

In the study of the Beihuang City Lord's Mansion

After reading the letter, Jiang Baichuan's face became solemn. He said in a deep voice, "Something happened in the capital again. They say there's an outbreak of plague, but how could this plague happen in the capital?"

Jiang Ling took the letter and read it carefully before saying softly, "Father, I'm afraid the source of this plague is in the fiefdom, not in the capital. As for why it broke out in the capital."

"I think it might be related to the fact that the fiefdoms blocked the news and silenced the people. As a result, the news could not be spread, and the people could not survive and committed suicide by jumping into the river."

"Most of the bodies have been salvaged, but it's impossible to salvage them all. It's not impossible that they floated into the capital."

The staff nodded and agreed, "Yes, your words are reasonable, the emperor's words are reasonable. It's like the court would do something like this. When something happens, the first thing they do is to silence the witnesses instead of solving the problem."

"They were afraid that word of the plague would get out and the court would blame them. They didn't consider the consequences of the plague spreading if they didn't treat it."

Another staff member sighed, stroked his beard, and looked worried: "This is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that the court asked them to come to the Northern Wilderness."

"They even say, with all their high-sounding words, that the Northern Wasteland is vast and sparsely populated, and that if you come here and don't come into contact with people, you won't be infected. That's simply insane."

"If the Northern Wilderness is also infected, the surrounding countries will take action and directly destroy the Northern Wilderness to prevent it from spreading to them."

“……!!”

The atmosphere suddenly became dead silent. Jiang Ziang scratched his head and whispered, "It would be great if Doctor Mo was here. He's the best at treating plagues, so he could just treat it when the time comes."

Jiang Ling glanced at him with a sense of oppression.

"Third brother, are you kidding? Mo Xiaotong is in the palace. How can he cure the plague? If he could, the capital wouldn't be in such chaos."

"Oh, that's right. I was just saying it casually. But what if those people come to the Northern Wilderness? The villages on the border will suffer."

Half an hour later, the study door opened. After the staff left the house, they led their men towards the border of the Northern Wilderness. According to what the Marquis had said, they would build houses on the border for those people to live in.

They are responsible for the patients' food and drink. If there are no symptoms after half a month, it means they are not infected. Then they will arrange them to live at the foot of the mountain and build their own houses to settle down.