Doctor Sun was originally brought here with Qiao Yumian to see Chang Suining, but something went wrong on the way...
Doctor Sun found it difficult to adapt to crowded situations, but because his apprentice was there, he barely mustered up his courage and followed his apprentice closely, with his head down, like a dumb quail.
The "accident" happened the moment Qiao Yumian saw Chang Suining——
Qiao Yumian was so excited that she suddenly ran towards Chang Suining.
Doctor Sun, who was suddenly distanced from others, fell into panic, as if he was abandoned without warning. At the same time, the curtain in front of him was suddenly pulled open, and he was exposed to everyone.
This may seem like a trivial matter in the eyes of ordinary people, but to Dr. Sun it was like a calamity.
However, Doctor Sun's temperament made it impossible for him to run wildly to catch up, so he could only walk forward anxiously, and then stopped and looked at his disciple who was hugging Chang Suining from afar.
But the process of watching was also very tormenting for Dr. Sun. He stood there, without even a tree around him to keep him company. It was like the feeling of being naked and being watched and evaluated by others, which made him feel helpless.
He felt that countless pairs of eyes were looking at him, but he was afraid to look people in the eye, so he dodged frequently.
The more he evaded, the more shepherd's purse and others, who were much more cautious than ordinary people, paid attention to him.
The more attention Doctor Sun received, the faster his heart beat. He felt at a loss, and sweat even dripped from his forehead. However, he was too embarrassed to raise his hand to wipe it, so he could only let the sweat flow down his cheeks.
Shepherd's Purse felt something was wrong, so she stepped forward and asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"
Doctor Sun tensed up and stammered, "I...left something in the car..."
He quickly got back into the carriage to survive.
Seeing Qiao Yumian looking for someone, She Cai stepped forward and told the person to go back to the carriage to get something, and tried to say: "Sir, the doctor seems..."
She Cai felt that Doctor Sun was too sneaky, like a guilty undercover spy, but at the same time she couldn't help wondering - what normal spy would show such an obvious guilty conscience? "This doctor's surname is Sun, and he is an old acquaintance of mine." Chang Suining looked in the direction of the carriage and explained knowingly, "Doctor Sun is just not used to getting along with strangers, so there's no need to disturb him."
After all, in her previous life, when she invited Doctor Sun to join the army, Doctor Sun had already told her in advance that he would feel uncomfortable in crowded places, and if the situation was serious, he might even go crazy...
Actually, she was very curious about how Sister Mianmian persuaded Doctor Sun to come here.
Chang Suining thought about it and asked Qiao Yumian a question.
"Before I left, I asked Master to keep it a secret for me at home... After weighing the pros and cons, Master decided to go out with me." When she said this, Qiao Yumian looked a little guilty and embarrassed.
This happened quite unexpectedly.
Chang Suining nodded in understanding and couldn't help asking Qiao Yumian, "Does your family know that my sister is here?"
Qiao Yumian shook her head: "Maybe they already know, maybe they don't know yet..."
Chang Suining suggested that Qiao Yumian write a letter back to Beijing to report her safety so as not to worry her family.
Although on second thought, if Qiao Jijiu and his wife and Qiao Yubai knew that Qiao Yumian had come to Yuezhou, the plague place, it would only make the existing worries worse... but it is still necessary to report that he is safe.
Qiao Yumian nodded in agreement and thought about what to say in the letter to better comfort her family.
At this time, the panic among the crowd was largely calmed down. The old man surnamed Zuo, accompanied by several young people and the little boy, came to a place ten steps away from Chang Suining and knelt down in tears in front of Chang Suining.
"Envoy Chang Jie has shown great kindness today... The people of Yuezhou will never forget it!" The old man spoke in a high voice and bowed his head with a trembling expression of gratitude.
Immediately afterwards, the people behind the old man also knelt down, with sounds of gratitude and crying mixed together.
Among those kneeling in the front, there was also a young man with tattered clothes, but he still had the temperament of a scholar. At this moment, he cried without any image: "We are suffering from the epidemic, and we are not the people of Huainan Road... How can we be so virtuous and capable to be protected by Envoy Changjie..."
"Although Huainan Road and Yuezhou are separated by the Han River, we are all citizens of Dasheng. Since we share the same roots, we should also share the same aspirations—" Chang Suining looked at everyone and said, "You don't have to kneel down and thank me. Huainan Road's move is not a favor, but it is what it should be. You have already suffered enough injustice, so there is no need to thank us again."
This kind of gratitude should be a heavy burden to those in power.
When the young scholar heard this, he bowed his head to the ground and cried even more uncontrollably.
Countless people were wiping away tears, but some still looked uneasy, not knowing what the future held.
Until Chang Suining asked them to stand up, and raised his voice and said: "Everyone follow me today. Although I dare not promise to cure you, there are hundreds of doctors from Huainan Road here, and there are also kind-hearted doctors who have come from afar. I will spare no effort and do everything I can to cure you."
After hearing such a promise, someone in the crowd suddenly burst into tears. Then, no matter how Chang Suining tried to dissuade them, everyone still insisted on kneeling and bowing.
Qiao Yumian saw this and couldn't help but feel tears in her eyes.
Doctor Sun, who was sitting in the car, was deeply moved when he heard the crying. He quietly lifted a corner of the curtain and looked out, but unfortunately he made eye contact with a soldier who was maintaining order, so he immediately lowered the curtain in panic.
Soon, the people followed Chang Suining to the resettlement site.
Chang Suining had people prepare horse-drawn carriages to pick them up, and most of the elderly and weak who were unable to walk got on the carriages.
The afternoon river breeze blew on the large and slowly moving group of people, and the wind seemed to carry a breath of compassion that could alleviate the suffering of all living beings.
Chang Suining led the way, riding his horse slowly. Looking back, he saw that the team behind him was so long that he could not see the end for a while.
The crowd supported each other as they walked. Most of them were in tattered clothes, looked disheveled, and were suffering from illness. It seemed that they were soaked in misery from head to toe.
Their suffering stems from the burns of war and the indifference of those in power. They have been betrayed and abandoned time and time again, but when someone lends them a helping hand, they are still willing to express gratitude and trust.
This is clearly what most people look like, and the people's hearts are so easily won -
But there are always people who, when weighing the pros and cons, choose to put the people in the most insignificant place. They think they have made the wisest and sober choice, but in fact it is another way of giving up the near for the far and losing sight of the essential.
In the eyes of those people, the people are just a cold number. The death of thousands or tens of thousands of people is just like a wisp of wind or a speck of dust, and is not important in the face of the real "big picture".
But it is these unappreciated winds and dusts that, when accumulated to a certain level, can bring unexpected disasters.
The Bian Chunliang Rebellion at that time, as well as the wars in various places, were they not, in the final analysis, the result of the promotion of these countless dusts?
The strong wind raised dust, which turned into a turbid storm that swept over and backfired.
But that person, even today, still seems to be unaware of the source of the problem, still disregarding the lives of the people, and only eagerly pursuing a victory in the war and the cessation of the chaos.
Rather than saying that the person did not understand this truth, it would be better to say that she never tried to understand it from beginning to end, nor did she bother to understand it.
Li Shang knew from a long time ago that her mother valued connections with power more than building relationships between people. Her mother had experienced the hardships of being a concubine, but she had never really stepped out of the palace and witnessed the suffering of sentient beings outside the splendid palace walls.
Such a person has no weaknesses. His mind is a solid barrier paved with power. There is no soft soil for seeds to grow, so nothing can grow.
In many cases, such a state of mind and determination is an inestimable advantage, but it is also an extremely sharp double-edged sword, and the person holding the sword is destined to succeed or fail because of it.
Chang Suining took another look at the people behind him, tightened his grip on the reins, and continued to move forward with the trust and dependence of the people behind him.
She is willing to give shelter to the people, and the people will return her trust. This bond is the source of her strength to move forward.
This is how the world should be.
And she will eradicate all the rotten things that should not exist in this world.
As the sky was about to get dark, the people brought by Chang Suining had been settled. She Cai had people count the number of people, about 7,000. The rest were still on the road or had been separated from the crowd while fleeing. They would release the news later and continue to search for the whereabouts of the infected people.
In order to prevent the plague from spreading further, the location for settling the infected people was selected in advance. It is located outside the city of Mianzhou, far away from the villages, but not too remote and convenient for transporting food and medicinal materials.
As soon as they were settled, Chang Suining had someone prepare a decoction according to the preventive prescription given by Xiao Min, and distributed a bowl to each person.
As far as the doctors know, not everyone will be infected with the plague immediately after coming into contact with a sick person. There are still a few people among the people who have not been infected, especially children, who seem to be less likely to be infected with the disease.
Although this prescription could not cure the plague, according to Doctor Sun and the doctors, it would not be harmful to those who were already sick and it could relieve the pain caused by the high fever symptoms to a certain extent. So everyone decided that before the method to cure the plague was clear, they would let the people take this prescription temporarily.
The doctors all wore special veils as they cared for the people and carefully observed their symptoms.
Qiao Yumian also started to get busy.
Shepherd's Purse couldn't help but praise her master: "This elder sister in your master's family may seem weak, just like a small lotus in the pond, but she is very opinionated and kind-hearted. She is really rare!"
As he spoke, he glanced at Doctor Sun who was busy following Qiao Yumian, and said with emotion: "He is so young, but he has already accepted a disciple. I think he must be very talented and have extraordinary medical skills."
She heard from the adults that Madam Qiao and the particularly shy guy were master and disciple.
"It's true that my sister is gifted." Chang Suining corrected her, "...but Doctor Sun is our master."
Shepherd's Purse was stunned and smiled awkwardly: "...Haha, that's what I said!"
At first, she thought the older one was the master, but when she saw Doctor Sun, he was always following the Qiao girl like a sparrow. He didn't look like a master at all, but more like a disciple...
She Cai was about to say a few more words when a young man in a green official robe came over and saluted Chang Suining from a few steps away.
Shepherd's Purse understood and took her leave, going back to her own business.
Chang Suining walked to the side, sat down on a simple bamboo stool, and raised his hand to motion Song Xian to sit down as well.
Song Xian bowed and sat down as he was told. When he spoke, his voice was hoarse and difficult: "If the extraordinary governor had arrived today, I would have been dead... The governor saved me again."
"Lord Song also saved many civilians today."
Chang Suining already knew about Song Xian’s actions today and what happened.
What Song Xian faced at this moment was the consequences of this incident.
Many times, death is simple, it is just a decision that can be made in a moment of thought, but after surviving, there are many things to face.
But Song Xian did not hesitate too much. In the darkness of the night, he said to Chang Suining, "I will leave for Beijing tomorrow..."
"What will you do after you return to Beijing?" Chang Suining asked him.
"Expose the evil deeds of Li Xian, the Duke of Han, who created the plague and massacred the people. Ask the saint to give a fair punishment--"
The "request" he mentioned was actually a disguised form of pressure and coercion.
Chang Suining understood the meaning of his words: "Sir Song intends to die as an imperial censor?"
"This is my duty as an imperial censor." Song Xian's face turned pale. "I should have died by the Han River today. This life was saved..."
Although he knew that the plague was most likely man-made, he could still deceive his conscience because it involved a war method with precedents. However, this time, he saw the cold-blooded massacre in addition to the war...
He knew that he was powerless and his influence was insignificant, and only by using his life could he have a chance to shake the mountain.
However, Chang Suining said, "Those people in the capital have no shortage of ways to know the truth. You don't need to risk your life to 'awaken' them. And I don't think that if you return to the capital in this way, you will have a chance to speak alive in the court."
These words revealed the cold oppression of absolute power. Song Xian silently pursed his lips and clenched his fingers tightly: "But can we just watch the truth being buried? So many people died..."
"It won't be buried." Chang Suining said, "I'll find a way."
Her voice was neither thick nor heavy, and her posture as she sat on the bamboo stool was very casual, but the words she said made Song Xian stunned.
"Is Envoy Chang willing to inquire about this matter?" Song Xian sat up straight unconsciously, but still said: "But this matter is of great importance..."
He is such an insignificant person, so he can die if he wants to, but Chang Jieshi has too much to bear, and in this situation, he has to be more cautious than ordinary people...
Moreover, "Chang Jie's actions today are enough to displease the Saint. If he continues..."
Chang Suining, who was sitting with his arms folded, interrupted Song Xian's words slowly and said casually: "It doesn't matter. Her behavior this time also makes me very unhappy."
They just don't fit together anyway.
Song Xian was stunned for a moment. These straightforward and casual words were quite arrogant, but coming from the person in front of him, they made people feel that they matched her temperament inexplicably...
Chang Suining then thought for a while and said, "But I need to think about it again. I haven't really made up my mind yet."
Song Xian was silent for a while, so he must have some concerns, which is normal.
The next moment, Chang Suining continued to ponder, "I haven't figured out how to make Li Xian die properly yet."
Good night everyone.
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