The epidemic was so serious that Li Zhuo hurriedly asked Lu Chen to come over so that they could work together to come up with a good solution.
But judging from the current situation, no good plan can be put forward because no one wants to go to the front line of the epidemic to command.
There are many ways to show your loyalty to the emperor and your patriotism. There is no need to choose such a life-threatening method.
Everyone present here is a high-ranking official of the imperial court, and they have weathered many years to reach their current positions.
Now you tell them to die for the country, are you kidding?
Even if someone had to be chosen to do this kind of thing, he would be chosen from officials of the fifth or fourth rank.
Officials at this level are in the rising stage of their careers, and they do have a lot of ruthlessness.
Not only is he cruel to others, but he is also particularly cruel to himself.
People like this, let alone facing the epidemic head-on, would dare to charge forward even if knives rained from the sky.
The court was not short of officials of the fourth and fifth ranks; it could be said that there were plenty of them. Even if there weren't any, during special periods, they could still promote a group of them from below. It all depended on the mood of the leaders.
The biggest problem nowadays is which department will be responsible for the epidemic.
Logically speaking, when an epidemic breaks out, the people from the Imperial Medical Service should be responsible for the task, as they are professionals in the field.
But the people in the Imperial Medical Service are really technical officials. They can't coordinate the overall situation. If the local officials below don't cooperate, you won't be able to display your abilities.
Therefore, the entire team needs someone to coordinate and control the overall situation.
Such a person must hold enormous power in his hands. Logically speaking, if something like this happens, the six ministries will definitely rush to place their own people in the position.
But now when talking about the topic of who to send, the heads of the six ministries are like young girls waiting to be married, each of them so shy that they wish they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Anyway, from Lu Chen's point of view, when Li Zhuo asked which department was willing to take charge of this matter, the ministers of the six departments should have silently said in their hearts, "You can't see me, you can't see me"!
"Minister Liang, you are in charge of the Ministry of Revenue. Not only are you responsible for collecting taxes, but you are also responsible for managing the population. How about letting your Ministry of Revenue take charge of this matter? Besides, your family is still in the city. You want to rescue them as soon as possible."
Liang Licang, who had been named by the emperor, immediately ran out, knelt on the ground, and cried out, "Your Majesty, my Majesty! Precisely because my family is in the city, I cannot let the Ministry of Revenue take charge."
"I know all too well what kind of people I have under my command. They're absolutely capable of managing the accounts and calculating the budget, but if you ask them to coordinate the overall situation, they don't have that ability!"
"They will definitely make things worse by then. If they let the people in the city suffer because of their incompetence, how can I face my fellow villagers?"
Li Zhuoren was stunned. He thought the reason he gave was impeccable. Your family members are trapped there, so of course you have to arrange someone to go.
But who could have thought that Liang Licang would actually fight back with such sufficient reasons.
Yes, if the officials under the Ministry of Revenue were all a bunch of half-baked people and really delayed things, and the epidemic continued to spread and worsen, and really killed Liang Licang and his entire family, how could he still have the dignity to live in this world?
After pondering for a moment, Li Zhuo mentioned the name of Xu Yan, the Minister of Justice, and said, "Lord Xu, you are in charge of all the government offices in the country. Logically, the constables and runners below should also be under your jurisdiction. How about your Ministry of Justice taking over this matter? It would be convenient for you to mobilize manpower."
"Your Majesty, you know me well. If I'm absolutely sure of my success, I won't need my men to do anything. So what if I lead the team myself?! But the problem is, we're in charge of the prisons. We're good at arresting and beheading people, but when it comes to curing illnesses and saving lives, we're completely clueless!"
"And speaking of having useful personnel, we're no match for the Ministry of War if we can only serve as constables and yamen runners. Why not just let Lord Cui go? He'll be able to command the troops to provide disaster relief and rescue people, which will be much easier. He can even help maintain public order and suppress some criminals."
As he spoke, Xu Yan glanced towards Cui Shanzhan, and saw that Cui Shanzhan's eyes were full of fire.
Mr. Xu is so dishonest. If you can't do it, then don't do it. Why do you want to bring trouble to me?
Cui Shanzhan was also a man of quick wits, so before Li Zhuo could even begin to speak, he spoke first, "Your Majesty, you know me well. If the court can use me again, I will certainly be there for you, no matter how hard it takes."
"But the problem is that we really can't deploy the army in this situation. Soldiers are also human beings, made of flesh and blood. The epidemic can harm the health of civilians, and it can also harm the health of soldiers."
"What if our army is also infected with this disease? Who will defend our country at this critical moment? You know, the White Lotus Sect is causing trouble in the south recently. Speaking of which, Lord Xu, when do you plan to eradicate the White Lotus Sect?"
Having been outmaneuvered by Cui Shanzhan, Xu Yan's face turned grim as he said, "We were about to close the net, but who knew something like an epidemic would break out? Now, most of our people in the Ministry of Justice have already fallen."
"Master Cui, we are currently discussing how to control the epidemic. If you don't have any constructive suggestions, please keep quiet!"
Looking at the two people who were about to quarrel, Lu Chen shook his head and thought to himself that this is the court, there are always some troubles.
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