Chapter 335 Plan to Escape
Minister Lin lowered his head and let his old wife blame him.
In fact, he feels a little regretful now.
He didn't dare tell his family about many things happening outside. In fact, the situation in the capital was much worse than everyone saw.
The family thought that only the common people were infected with the plague, and no one in the official family was infected.
In fact, one of the ministers' beloved son had already contracted the plague.
The minister could not bear to see his beloved son die of the disease, so he went to the palace to ask the imperial physician for treatment.
Now, not only are the ministers panicking, even the emperor in the palace is panicking.
I heard that the minister's beloved son had been ill for several days. At first, his family was optimistic and thought it might just be a cold. Later, seeing that his condition was getting worse, they had to ask a doctor from outside to treat him secretly.
Later, the doctor failed to cure the disease and instead contracted the epidemic. Seeing that his son was dying, he risked his life and went to the palace to seek help from the imperial physician.
With so much contact in the imperial court, he might have been infected with the disease. And when he returned home and came into contact with his family again, the consequences...
Minister Lin simply didn't dare to think about it.
If his family members also get infected, wouldn’t it be his decision that harms the entire family?
"Why don't you say something!" Mrs. Lin became even more angry when she saw that Minister Lin remained silent. "Are we just going to wait for death?"
"Don't panic! I'm thinking of a way." Minister Lin looked at his old wife's red eyes from crying and hesitated in his heart. If he told her the truth, he didn't know if she could bear it.
"Have you figured it out?" Madam Lin stopped crying and looked at Minister Lin expectantly. "Can we find a way to hire a team of soldiers to escort us to Lingnan? I heard that some refugees in several places in Bohai County have also contracted the plague, but it's been so long and there's no news of any unrest there. Lingnan must have a way to treat the plague."
Minister Lin suddenly felt that what his wife said made sense.
If there really is a way to cure the plague over there, then there would be no need to panic even if their family is infected with the plague.
As for the official positions that I had considered before, compared with the life and death of my family, they are nothing.
After thinking it over, Minister Lin suddenly stood up and said, "Go and take your men to pack up your things. Leave the fields and houses behind. Collect the grain and valuables. I'll go find some people, and we'll go to Bohai County."
"Why go to Bohai County instead of Lingnan?" Mrs. Lin felt that Lingnan was better. Her relatives had all moved to Lingnan. The letters they sent back in the past also said that although Lingnan was not as prosperous as the capital, it was not bad.
Minister Lin was worried that telling the truth would scare his wife, so he lied, "It's too far to go to Lingnan. It's closer to Bohai County. Right now, things are not peaceful outside, and there's a drought. Let's go to Bohai County first!"
As long as she could escape from the capital, Mrs. Lin didn't care whether she went to Bohai County or Lingnan.
She wiped away her tears, turned around and told her son and daughter-in-law to pack their luggage and prepare to escape.
As Minister Lin walked out, he was wondering who he should find to be their guard to escort them out of the city.
Ordinary guards were simply unable to escort them to Lingnan, and under the current circumstances, ordinary people could not leave the city.
Minister Lin thought for a moment and then walked towards Commander Gao's house.
That day, Commander Gao's home wasn't just visited by Minister Lin. Most of the guests were high-ranking officials, and their requests were similar to Minister Lin's.
They all wanted to persuade Commander Gao to defect with his troops, and take them with him to escape the capital and go to Lingnan to survive.
While Minister Lin and several other court officials were persuading Commander Gao to defect and take them to flee to Lingnan, some court officials were also advising the emperor to find a way out from the Lu family.
I'm taking a day off today, so I'll update less tomorrow. I'll also make up for what I owe last time over the next few days. I'm really sorry!)
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