While the prefect was setting off, Qin Yuan was also busy in Yongning.
Since Xue Lin couldn't get away, he asked the county magistrate and the registrar to investigate all the travel permits and documents for entering the city over the past month.
Qin Yuan was an outsider and it wasn't appropriate for him to examine the situation directly, but since he was a friend of the divine physician, the county magistrate and registrar naturally had no reservations. Besides, they also needed to allocate and transport grain and supplies into the city...
He simply entrusted Qin Yuan with the entire task of investigating.
Ning Xi'er had witnessed Qin Yuan's abilities and was quite impressed; he could read ten lines at a glance and had a photographic memory.
In less than 15 minutes, he had finished going through all the records.
Upon verification, a total of five suspicious individuals have been identified as having come from the direction of Beijing over the past month.
When Qin Yuan met with Xie Zhun, he naturally learned that Zheng Ye had deployed people in the capital...
Therefore, he immediately gave Zheng Ye the information on the five people, believing that with careful investigation, he would eventually find some clues.
After all, if someone has the ability to release a diseased rat into Yongning City, they can ensure that it doesn't leak out during transport and that no one handling it falls ill en route, thus preventing a large-scale outbreak...
There were very few people in the entire Great Yan.
On the other hand, the prefect's entourage, in a grand procession, also attracted the attention of Zheng Ye's guards from afar.
The guards reported to Zheng Ye and Ning Xi'er...
Ning Xi'er instructed Bai Zhi to quickly summon the registrar and have him find a group of eloquent old men, old women, and village women in the four villages without an epidemic, and have them wait at the village entrance.
Although the registrar was puzzled, he dared not delay and immediately found several dozen men.
Ning Xi'er had previously treated patients in the city and in villages where she had a history of contact with the infected person, but she had not yet been to these four villages.
But her reputation as a miracle doctor was so widespread that the villagers were extremely grateful and welcoming when they met her...
Immediately let Ning Xi'er see the clerk's competence.
I stood at the village entrance for no more than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, and the incessant chatter of people expressing their gratitude gave me a headache, and to make matters worse, I couldn't even get a word in edgewise.
The registrar gestured, and everyone gradually calmed down.
The prefect's entourage was already in sight, so Ning Xi'er immediately explained her purpose.
After sealing the city gates, Xue Lin recalled the various hardships he had previously faced, how he tirelessly investigated the situation, and how he assisted Ning Xi'er with isolation and treatment...
He couldn't even take care of his wife and daughter; his wife was almost critically ill...
And after the yamen runners reported that the package could not be delivered, he personally went out to seek help, only to be injured and treated coldly...
Ning Xier explained everything, clearly stating that the Prefect was currently on his way and the purpose of his trip.
Ning Xi'er had calculated it correctly: since the prefect dared to set out and personally meet with the people every time, he would eventually give others something to criticize him for...
Having witnessed his character firsthand, she would never dare to enter the city, even if he were to come.
Since he dared to come, he must have done some investigation.
There are hundreds of thousands of people who have had contact with the infected individual. Although the incidence rate is not high, there is still a risk...
Therefore, Ning Xi'er was right. The prefect must have gone to check on the residents of the three villages where no patients had appeared, or more accurately, where the people were very healthy and had not been in contact with any patients.
Before Ning Xi'er could finish speaking, the old man, the old woman, and the village woman in front of her were already filled with righteous indignation.
Although they are healthy, they still have many relatives, friends, and neighbors in the city, or have been in contact with patients.
Who would willingly let their relatives and neighbors be abandoned like this? If the miracle doctor hadn't spoken up today, they couldn't have imagined that Lord Xue would face such immense pressure alone...
It is even more unknown that Magistrate Xue's wife and daughters were seriously ill, and that he was being bullied by the prefectural governor and neighboring counties in order to seek help and collect food!
How could they tolerate this!
What a prefect! He actually has the nerve to come and "inspect" things now...
They came from their village, which was free of germs...
They're perfectly fine, why would they need him to look at them?
The registrar followed Xue Lin all the way, but because they often split up to act quickly, and the county magistrate didn't like to complain...
Therefore, many times, he and the county constable only knew the result, but not the process.
Upon seeing the scrapes on the magistrate's face, he simply said that he had fallen from his horse and sustained the scrapes on the way...
it turns out!
The registrar's eyes were red, and he was overcome with grief and pent-up emotions that he had to express!
Fortunately, the registrar went with Xue Lin and poured out all of Xue Lin's hardships and difficulties...
As the clerk spoke, some people walked back as if leaving...
Zheng Ye was surprised, but Ning Xi'er gently shook her head, reminding him to wait and see the show.
Is the prefect trying to "reap the benefits"?
Dream on!
Let him see if the people are so easily fooled!
Xue Lin is devoted to the people and has no time to argue with him. Does he really think he's some kind of mountain king?!
really!
The old man who had gone back earlier grabbed a hoe, ready to risk his life to rid the people of this scourge when the prefect arrived!
To vent the anger of the people of Yongning!
Qin Yuan spoke up at the right moment, reminding the old men, "Grandpas, killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of your own is not worth it!"
"Don't even mention that the prefect has brought several squads of officials; you wouldn't be able to get close at all. Even if you could, not only would you not be able to get close, but you'd also end up hurting yourself and getting even angrier, wouldn't you?"
"What if the prefect uses his official power and has you locked up for causing trouble? Wouldn't that be a bad deal?"
The old men exchanged glances, believing Qin Yuan's words and anticipating what was about to happen, but their momentum remained undiminished, and they showed no fear whatsoever.
Qin Yuan smiled and said, "I greatly admire your courage in stepping forward, and not wanting you to suffer in vain, I had no choice but to offer this reminder..."
"Since the Prefect has come here merely to put on a show, fearlessly facing death, and even claiming all the credit for the epidemic control efforts for himself..."
"If everyone vents their anger individually, not only will it fail to sway him, but he might even portray it as evidence of Lord Xue's incompetence and the chaos in Yongning County. He's fearless in the face of danger, so how can this be quelled..."
The old man, the old woman, and the women finally calmed down a bit.
Finding the analysis by the person beside the divine physician to be very insightful, he asked, "Please tell me frankly, what should we do to avenge Lord Xue?"
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