Chapter 35 The Little Princess Says the Plague is Coming
Bei Jingchu, who was far away in the Xuanshi Hall, was playing with Yu Mama when he suddenly sneezed twice.
【Who is scolding me? 】
Yu Ma worriedly touched Bei Jingchu's forehead and said, "Princess, don't you catch a cold? It's quite cold in this winter."
Bei Jingchu: …
[My dear nanny, the carbon dioxide in the room is so strong that I am almost sweating. Even if I have a heat stroke, I would still prefer to stay cool. ]
This is the advantage of being reborn as a princess. No matter how cold the winter is, there will always be red charcoal burning in the house.
Looking at the cold wind outside the window, I was still warm in the house wearing only a single layer of clothes.
Very comfortable.
If she wasn't so young, she wouldn't be able to eat anything now.
She added two sweet potatoes and chestnuts, set up a grill, and put a clay pot on top to cook milk tea, which made it even more comfortable.
Nowadays, when I go to school in the south, there is no heating in the classrooms.
I wrapped myself in three layers of clothing, and even with a hand warmer on, my hands and feet were still cold.
Not to mention ancient times, life for ordinary people would have been even more difficult.
Bei Jingchu knew the conditions in ancient times.
While she was enjoying herself in the house, the ordinary people outside must have been starving, freezing, or even frozen to death.
The rich have wine and meat, but the streets are filled with frozen corpses.
Although few people freeze to death nowadays, many stray animals also freeze to death on the roadside in the winter in the north.
But now Bei Jingchu can only take care of herself.
If you are poor, you should take care of yourself; if you are rich, you should help the world.
When she has the ability in the future, she will help others.
…
The emperor over there finally felt happy after he figured it out, and his expression turned from gloomy to bright.
Pulling Concubine Fang back to the room, "My beloved concubine, what did you just say? Keep talking. I am listening."
Concubine Fang, who was frightened by the ups and downs, said: Are you sick?
One day, the emperor father was busy writing memorials, while Bei Jingchu was comfortably lying in his cradle, like a millet worm that ate and fell asleep.
She suddenly remembered something when she was half asleep and half awake.
[Oh no, the plague is coming. ]
After the emperor knew about the plague, he always wanted to hear about it, but the young man never revealed it again.
I didn't expect it to come so soon.
[**It didn’t mention where the outbreak occurred, only that it happened in the suburbs of Beijing.]
[Let me see what caused the outbreak? Fortunately, I remembered it, otherwise I would have missed it. ]
[No, it’s useless even if I remember it! I can’t inform them.]
[It’s over, it’s over, what should I do? It’s so frustrating! ]
The emperor was even more anxious than her: "Speak up, speak up, speak up quickly, I can hear you, I am so anxious."
His left hand kept opening and closing the tea lid on the bowl.
Eunuch Jiang took a quick glance and was so frightened that his whisk shook for a moment, and he quickly stood still.
The emperor should not be disturbed when he is upset.
It seemed that the young man was about to give up.
The emperor considered whether he should just tell her directly that he could hear her thoughts.
[Forget it, let me take a look first. ]
The emperor breathed a sigh of relief.
Bei Jingchu turned to the intelligence page to look for information about the plague.
I don't know what order the system follows for typesetting.
The previous ones were all irrelevant but melodramatic gossips, which attracted Bei Jingchu's eager little paws.
But she held back, she wanted to see about the plague.
Found it.
[It's over, it's over. There's nothing we can do. The weather is abnormal, with continuous heavy rain and flash floods.]
[It was an epidemic caused by too many people dying and not being able to bury them in time.]
[No link in this process can be stopped by humans. After a great disaster, there will be a great epidemic.]
[Similarly, the spread of plague is often preceded by disaster.]
Will there be a major epidemic after a major disaster?
This was the first time he heard this statement, but the emperor recalled the history books he had studied and found that it was indeed true.
I couldn't help but pick up Bei Jingchu and kiss her little face.
This is really my father’s lucky star. Now we have one more rule to prevent and control the epidemic in the future!
[Ahhh what are you doing! You old man, your beard is pricking me! ]
[I know I'm cute and can't help but be kissed, but can you shave before you kiss me?]
Emperor. 22 years old is the prime of life. Old thing. Emperor: ...Okay.
Actually, it’s not that pessimistic.
Since we know that it was caused by a flash flood, we can strengthen the waterproof river embankment and drainage channels in advance before there is a heavy rain.
The imperial court allocated funds for repairs every year, but most of the time it was allocated before the summer floods, so there was no preparation in winter and we were caught off guard.
After the casualties, the dead bodies were cleaned up immediately to prevent those people from delaying time by keeping the bodies for three days for memorial service.
But by being so unkind, he can no longer remove the label of a tyrant.
Alas~ Life is not easy, the tyrant sighs.
It would be great if we knew the location of the source of the disease.
The young man lived up to his expectations and spoke out.
[It first broke out in a village in the western suburbs, then spread quickly and then spread to the capital.]
【In the end, the entire palace was affected, and the Queen Mother was also infected and died.】
Queen Mother?
The emperor was stunned and did not hold the cup steady, so he was scalded by the newly replaced tea.
Eunuch Jiang immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty.
Although I don't know if it was him who made Your Majesty angry, it's always right to admit your mistakes.
The emperor then came to his senses and let him get up.
Although he had an estranged relationship with the Queen Mother, she was his biological mother after all. No matter how much he resented and hated her, he was unwilling to see her die.
Therefore, we must control the source of this plague.
As a result, before the young man could finish his thoughts, he was dealt another critical blow.
[It was probably because of this that my unfortunate father was attacked. ]
【Summer is the thunderstorm season, so floods are not surprising, but it is winter now.】
【So some people said that the emperor was cruel and unworthy of his position, which angered God and caused him to be punished by heaven.】
【He must issue an edict of repentance.】
emperor:……
It fits his stereotype of those pedantic scholars.
But he knew his own moral character, and it was impossible for him to issue a self-criticism edict, not even in this lifetime.
The young man continued to complain: [Feudal superstition is something you don’t know about]
The Emperor of the Feudal Lords:...
Bei Jingchu's little brain was still spinning: [A natural disaster is a natural disaster. How can it anger the heavens?]
[Who do you think you are? Who does the emperor think he is? ]
[God is too lazy to care about you, too lazy to care about humans. ]
【Humans are also heaven to ants. 】
[People care about who is the king among ants, who killed his brother, is it against ant ethics, is it too cruel? ]
[No, you will just pass by calmly or scream by. ]
Although the lady's words were all in his favor, the emperor felt that they were not very inspiring to him.
But her words suddenly enlightened the emperor.