Upon hearing that there was even a riot, Qin Qianluo felt a strange sense of surprise.
She knew that the people were always simple and kind, and they would not easily start a riot if they had any chance of survival. Moreover, the timing of this plague outbreak was really strange.
She frowned and asked Feng Qingyun, "Yunbao, investigate why the plague broke out in Yongning County. How are the people doing now? Have any died?"
Feng Qingyun immediately focused on checking the situation in Yongning County. Her expression was solemn, and her brows furrowed more and more tightly.
After a while, she slowly said, "Luo Bao, the first case of plague appeared in Yongning County two months ago."
The records indicate that someone deliberately poisoned the area, such as the Xiongnu sending people to release mosquitoes carrying the plague virus into Yongning County.
At first, only a few people were bitten by mosquitoes.
Although the weather wasn't particularly hot at the time, there were still occasional mosquitoes, so the first person bitten didn't pay much attention, and the people who were bitten afterward didn't take it seriously either.
A few days later, the first person bitten by mosquitoes developed a fever, and then other people who were bitten also developed a fever.
They assumed it was just a seasonal change and a cold, and didn't pay much attention to it, only going to the clinic to get some medicine.
The local doctors had limited medical skills and did not realize that it was a plague, treating it as a common fever.
However, the medication did not alleviate the symptoms; instead, they worsened, eventually leading to the patient being bedridden with a persistent high fever.
Moreover, over time, the virus began to spread through saliva, the respiratory tract, and other routes.
Due to the relatively low population density and dispersed residences in Yongning County, the spread of the virus was relatively slow.
Even so, the initial symptoms were not taken seriously enough.
It wasn't until the first infected person died that the people realized the seriousness of the situation.
At this time, the clinics were helpless in the face of the plague, and the doctors could only prescribe some antipyretic drugs, which had little effect on controlling the disease.
As the number of patients continues to increase, the death toll is also rising.
Furthermore, due to improper handling of corpses, epidemics have spread in many places.
It started from a few initial outbreak sites and gradually spread to the entire county.
The surrounding counties have also been affected to varying degrees, and the situation is becoming increasingly severe.
Lacking effective treatment options, the people were gripped by panic and anxiety.
Upon hearing Feng Qingyun's description, the officials immediately erupted in uproar.
Some people looked shocked, some frowned, and some even started whispering among themselves.
Everyone realized the severity of the plague and worried about the fate of the people.
The head physician of the Imperial Medical Academy, Xu, frowned deeply, his eyes filled with worry. However, he could not see the specific symptoms at this time, making it extremely difficult to formulate a treatment.
As the head of the academy, he could not easily leave the capital and could only secretly pray that the imperial physicians who were going to Yongning County with him could come up with a good plan.
After all, the imperial physicians who accompanied them were all elites of the Imperial Medical Academy, and they had also studied the medical books brought by Prince Jinrui Zhao, making their medical skills even more exquisite.
When the generals heard that it was the Xiongnu who were behind it, they all glared angrily and were filled with righteous indignation.
Some clenched their fists, others gritted their teeth. The Xiongnu had actually resorted to such insidious methods; it was truly despicable.
They thought to themselves, this is not like the usual Huns who only knew how to shout and fight. Could it be that they have changed their leader?
Once the plague is resolved, they will definitely volunteer to attack the Xiongnu and avenge the deaths of their people.
Mu Yunxi clenched her fists tightly, her heart burning with rage, wishing she could immediately lead her army to attack the Xiongnu.
The emperor had never expected that the source of this plague was actually the conspiracy of the Xiongnu.
They originally thought it was just the prefect of Yongning County who was incompetent, which led to such serious consequences, but they never expected that the Xiongnu were behind it all.
He couldn't help but wonder whether Xu Zhili was simply incompetent or secretly colluding with the Xiongnu, allowing the plague to rage unchecked.
Upon hearing this, Qin Qianluo frowned even more deeply and asked anxiously, "The Xiongnu? How could they use poison? Has a cure been found for this plague?"
Feng Qingyun casually opened the light screen so that Qin Qianlu could see the image, and then continued, "Last winter, the Xiongnu launched a large-scale invasion of the border."
Although the border soldiers fought bravely and quickly repelled them, the Xiongnu still managed to seize a large amount of grain.
Perhaps the Xiongnu, seeing that the people of Tianxuan were well-fed and clothed, while they were struggling to defeat the border soldiers, devised this insidious and ruthless plan.
This epidemic came on fiercely, causing numerous casualties.
The imperial physicians who went to Yongning County, despite their superb medical skills, still spent many days developing a treatment prescription.
However, due to a lack of public awareness of hygiene, the epidemic recurred repeatedly, and it was not until winter that there were signs of slight relief.
However, the plague would break out again in the summer, and this cycle repeated itself for more than three years before it was finally brought under control.
Although the plague was successfully contained, countless civilians died, and two imperial physicians who went to Yongning County also unfortunately contracted the disease and died. The casualties among the soldiers were even more severe.
In the end, Yongning County was almost completely deserted, a desolate and miserable sight.
As Qin Qianluo looked at the scene of Yongning County a few years later on the light screen, she felt a sharp pain in her heart.
The ministers were shocked to hear this, never expecting the plague to be so severe.
The tragic end of Yongning County sent a chill down the spines of everyone in the Golden Palace.
What was originally thought to be a problem that could be solved in six months at most has unexpectedly taken so long and cost so many lives, including the deaths of two imperial physicians.
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