Chapter 2135 Follow-up
The six people didn't see Yang Heshu until the sunset, so they got together for dinner and learned about the situation in Xiazhou.
The situation in Xiazhou is much better now. Before Yang Heshu returned to Xiazhou with the aid from the court, the Niu family had to leave Xiazhou because of various rumors.
Previously, the resentment for the smallpox epidemic was mainly focused on the Niu family and Yang Heshu.
Needless to say, the reasons for the Niu family are important, but as for Yang Heshu, the local people in Xiazhou, under the instigation of some people with ulterior motives, believe that if Yang Heshu had not sealed off the city, so many people would not have died in Xiazhou.
If they could go south or east to seek medical treatment, they could live at least half as long.
Even though they know that a city lockdown is the most effective way to prevent the spread of smallpox, when it really involves their own lives and the lives of their loved ones, how many people can agree to a city lockdown without regrets?
Yang Heshu naturally knew that this was irrefutable, and he did not argue. However, after he left Xiazhou with the officials from the Dali Temple, the rumors in the city gradually changed direction.
Cui moved to a farm outside the city, but she did not do nothing. Yang Heshu only brought one Wan Tian to Beijing, and left all the other people, including his own teacher, to her.
The people of Xiazhou began to remember that Yang Heshu had been on the front line to save lives, and that smallpox patients were isolated, with even their own families abandoning them and unwilling to go to the medical tent to take care of them.
However, Lord Yang basically went to the medical tent once a day, and sometimes he even went to comfort the patients in person. It can be said that he did not care about his own safety at all.
Moreover, Lord Yang's wife also contracted smallpox, and she was not sent out of the city either. Although some people thought that Yang Heshu's move was too cruel, most people were moved by his selflessness.
At least, Madam Yang did not leave the city like them, and was not treated specially because she was the county magistrate's wife.
In addition, Lord Yang has been working hard to obtain relief food, medicine and money from the court. Not to mention the rich people who are sick this time, at least the medicines used to treat the vast majority of ordinary families are all provided by the yamen headed by Lord Yang.
Everyone can just leave after being cured without having to pay a penny.
Of course, if the patient cannot be cured, he will be taken away and burned without even leaving a corpse.
Because of these remarks, Yang Heshu's image was finally gradually reversed, and the people in the city had less resentment towards him.
Especially the ordinary people, it didn't take long for them to start resenting the Niu family, and they only had gratitude and sympathy for Yang Heshu.
As for the local gentry and wealthy businessmen, Cui and the advisor thought about it for several days and finally followed Yang Heshu's advice. They spread the news that Yang Heshu would be transferred back to the capital and that Governor Niu might be demoted to the magistrate of Shuofang County in order to redeem himself for his crimes.
As soon as the news came out, not only the ordinary people, but even the gentry who had always resented Yang Heshu could not help but smash the cups and bowls.
It is impossible to say that they don't hate the Niu family. If it weren't for Niu Kang, they wouldn't have contracted this damn disease.
It’s just that after this disease broke out, Yang Heshu was at the forefront, blocking the way for most people to survive, so everyone hated him so much.
But now…
The Niu family actually wants to stay in Xiazhou City.
Ordinary people didn’t think much about it, they just felt that Governor Niu was not worthy of being an official, but they couldn’t think of anything deeper.
But the gentry and wealthy businessmen were thinking that if the Niu family remained in Xiazhou City, who knows how much trouble would happen in the future.
Moreover, this time they not only hated Yang Heshu, but also the Niu family. After the outbreak, they also snatched the doctors, medicinal materials, and food that were to be sent to the Niu family.
There was even a landlord who, after his only son died, could not help but send someone to carry manure and pour it on the gate of the Niu family. It can be said that he offended the family deeply.
The Niu family is still serving as officials in Xiazhou City. Are they still alive?
So even before the trial in the capital, Xiazhou was in turmoil.
Later, Governor Niu was exiled and many of his family's assets were confiscated, which was partly to appease the public anger.
Otherwise, Governor Niu would at most be guilty of dereliction of duty. According to the laws of the Jin Dynasty, he would at most be dismissed from office and sent home.
The court laws have always been more lenient towards officials.
Yang Heshu deliberately stayed in the capital for a while, not only to ask for assistance from the court, but also to let the people of Xiazhou calm down and complete these follow-up matters.
As long as he is in Xiazhou, the conflicts will only focus on him.
When he was away, the Cui family moved to a farm outside the city and stayed indoors, showing their weakness. Not to mention that they had manpower to operate, even if they didn't, given the world's nature of sympathizing with the weak, their hatred would eventually be diverted away.
Yang Heshu waited until the Dali Temple made a judgment and Niu Kang set out from the capital to return to Xiazhou. He estimated that Niu Kang would soon arrive in Xiazhou before he set out to return.
Sure enough, as soon as he returned to Xiazhou, he heard people say that Niu Kang was put in a sack and beaten after returning to Xiazhou, and then in less than three days, the Niu family moved out of Xiazhou City.
Because after they moved out of the Governor's Mansion, they lived in a villa of their own, and people were throwing things into the villa all the time.
Not only did some people throw feces and smear dirty things on the walls, but some people also threw some old clothes into the yard, which were smeared with some yellow juice. The Niu family suspected that it was smallpox juice and were very scared.
Of course, the county government finally checked and found that it was not smallpox juice. All clothes and quilts from the smallpox period were thoroughly washed or burned. Except for Manbao who collected a lot of that deadly stuff, everyone else ran as far away from it as possible. How could they keep it?
Anyway, when Yang Heshu returned to Xiazhou, the most intense emotions of the local people had passed. Not only ordinary people, but even the gentry felt that if they really had to hand over Xiazhou City to Governor Niu, it would be better to hand it over to Yang Heshu.
At least Yang Heshu won't take revenge on personal enemies, and with him taking care of Xiazhou, Xiazhou City should slowly get better in the next two years, right?
However, there is a lot of work to be done, and Yang Heshu is also very busy now.
"No matter what they think in their hearts, we are still very friendly on the surface. My words are still effective," Yang Heshu and Manbao Baishan said. "However, when it comes to interests, we will definitely not have too many feelings. So if you go to the grassland, try to avoid any accidents. Otherwise, the only person I can ask for help is General Gong."
Man Bao said: "With General Gong, it's enough. With the military power in your hands, it's like the entire Xiazhou is under your control. What are you afraid of?"
The kid was as direct as ever.
Yang Heshu smiled and asked, "Which patients do you want to examine?"
"Three groups, let's say. The group with my wife, the civilians, the group in the middle who used a not-so-good prescription, and the people in the military camp. I want to give them a consultation."
Cui and the others can easily deal with it. They just need to post a few notices. The patients that Manbao treated in the other hospital will come to them on their own initiative. As for the usual group...
Yang Heshu thought for a moment and said, "I'll get a list from the county government office and have the village head notify everyone to go to the county government office for treatment. Otherwise, if word gets out, I'm afraid too many people will come."
Manbao nodded, "There are those from slightly better-off families, those from average families, and those from poor families."
Yang Heshu said he understood.
I was discharged from the hospital this morning, so I'm late. The next chapter will be around 6pm.
(End of this chapter)
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