After listening to Zheng Ye's account, Xie Zhun and Eunuch Xu turned somewhat pale.
According to Qin Yuan's feedback, the illness is not unique to Qin Yuan; it has already spread throughout Yongning.
Highly contagious, with rapid onset, high fever, headache, coma...
Xie Zhun and Eunuch Xu had only one name in their minds: plague.
This name struck fear into the hearts of the people of Great Yan.
In recent years, although disasters have occurred frequently, not every one of them has resulted in a large-scale epidemic.
If the disaster is not controlled in time, an epidemic will follow, sweeping through the city and leaving no survivors.
Xie Zhun clearly remembered that during Qin Yuan's last visit, besides discussing the despicable actions behind the Crown Prince's faction...
The towns along the route were ordered to close their gates, and the people were instructed to harvest their crops and temporarily leave with their grain and supplies.
No information about the epidemic was found in the towns along the way.
If there were such a thing, Qin Yuan wouldn't have sat so openly in Xie Zhun's tent.
This shows that when Qin Yuan arrived from Xiude, the epidemic had not yet begun to spread.
Qin Yuan, on his way back to Xiude, or perhaps on his way to return with a letter, passed through Yongning and suddenly fell ill...
Xie Zhun's village at this time was within Xuanming territory, and was still three cities away from Xiude: Fengyi, Yongning, and Huairen.
The outbreak of the epidemic occurred in the county town after Xie Zhun's entourage arrived in Xuanming, which was after Qin Yuan's visit...
It wasn't in Fengyi, because if Xie Zhun's team were to set off at any time, they might have already crossed Fengyi before the plague broke out on a large scale.
In Yongning, located far from the center of Xiude, the plague had some time to spread...
Whether Xie Zhun's men remained in place to fight it out, or had already set off, whether they arrived in or passed through Yongning, once the plague broke out...
None of them will escape!
"What a vicious plan!"
"I'm so angry," said Eunuch Xu through gritted teeth.
He has always been ruthless in handling affairs, and when it comes to the safety of the prince, he is always heartless. But these are, after all, the people of the city!
Those people must be crazy!
They disregarded the lives of millions!
Xie Zhun's palms were sweating, and the image of Ning Xi'er leaving flashed through his mind. Regret was not enough to describe his feelings at this moment.
He should have stopped her!
Through the tent opening, Xie Zhun saw that Xuan Lei and Xuan Dian were kneeling outside the tent with their heads down.
Xie Zhun was confined to the Prince's mansion for many years and had no experience in disaster relief or other similar activities.
But Eunuch Xu is different. He accompanied the late emperor and saw a lot. In recent years, he has been traveling around on behalf of Xie Zhun and knows more than he has in books.
Xie Zhun beckoned for someone to invite Zheng Chengguang in.
While waiting, he calmed down and pondered the records in the literature about the outbreak of plagues in history.
Unfortunately, most of the records in the literature describe the timing of the plague outbreak, speculative causes, and severe consequences...
The exact cause of its formation and the means of its elimination are not described in any way.
Xie Zhun asked Eunuch Xu for his opinion, and Eunuch Xu carefully recalled the reports from the court officials about the plague...
According to Eunuch Xu's recollection, plagues in previous dynasties usually occurred after major disasters. Local officials reported that they were related to the widespread death of rats...
As for the elimination method...
Eunuch Xu looked at Xie Zhun, his face growing even paler.
There's no real solution; it's simply a matter of isolating those who are sick from those who aren't...
Once all those who have fallen ill die in the quarantine area, their bodies will be collectively cremated, gradually controlling the number of infections...
The plague gradually disappeared only after all the sources of infection died.
Xie Zhun's palms trembled slightly as Zheng Chengguang entered the tent.
When Zheng Chengguang saw Xie Zhun, he had already regained his composure.
Xie Zhun demanded strict control over all personnel stationed at the post, prohibiting anyone from leaving without permission, and extending the perimeter of sentry posts to guard against unauthorized intruders.
Zheng Chengguang was just outside; he was outside stabilizing the situation when Zheng Ye came in to report...
He was perfectly clear about the situation without Xie Zhun needing to explain it to him.
If even they turned pale at the mention of the plague, how much more so the ordinary servants and household staff of the Prince's Mansion and the Duke of Protectorate's Mansion...
Xie Zhun instructed them to carry out on-site disinfection and personnel management. Following Ning Xier's instructions before leaving, Zheng Chengguang and Zheng Ye immediately went out to make arrangements.
"Eunuch Xu..."
Xie Zhun's voice was unusually calm.
"Your Highness..."
Eunuch Xu's eyelids twitched inexplicably.
"Please make arrangements to organize a strike team of fifteen people. The Princess said the timeframe is ten days..."
"I will wait only nine days."
Eunuch Xu immediately looked up at Xie Zhun.
"I can't wait until she's completely destitute..."
Ning Xi'er's analysis was basically the same as Xie Zhun's.
Even without evidence, he was very clear-headed and knew that this unexpected disaster was most likely related to the Crown Prince's faction.
Even if he's not the crown prince, he could be the second prince, the third prince...
Ignoring her own safety, Bai Zhi took the lead in taking Qin Yuan's horse and told Ning Xi'er and Ao Xue to keep a certain distance.
Ning Xi'er smiled and shook her head. If it were truly a plague, even if they were ten meters away, they wouldn't be able to escape...
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