Fang Kong smiled flatteringly, crouched down and stood in front of Chu Xuan, and whispered: "This is just a small token of my appreciation. Your Majesty came here for disaster relief. I can fully cooperate with your Majesty, including the money for disaster relief. I can pay for it out of my own pocket."
"As long as the prince can keep silent about this matter in front of His Majesty, I will never forget the prince's kindness when everything is over."
Fang Kong's meaning was obvious. He wanted Chu Xuan to turn a blind eye and pretend that nothing had happened in Jinglan County and go to Toyota County for disaster relief as usual.
But Fang Kong underestimated Chu Xuan and overestimated himself.
Chu Xuan picked up a piece of gold from the box and looked at it for a moment, then he acted very quickly. Everyone saw a yellow shadow flash, and Fang Kong suddenly let out a wail and fell to his knees on the ground.
Chu Xuan actually hit Fang Kong's knee with gold, and judging from the cold sweat that instantly broke out on Fang Kong, Chu Xuan's strength was not light.
[Well done! Beat this dog official to death! He still dares to be clever here! ]
Lu Yanluo secretly cheered in her heart, it was really gratifying.
Chu Xuan sneered and looked down at Fang Kong. "Master Fang, you are really brave. Do you think everyone in the world is like you, who can only see these yellow and white things? Fang Kong, you have met me, and I can only say that you have received retribution."
Chu Xuan took out the handwritten order that the emperor had given him before he left, and said solemnly, "I am on this trip to provide disaster relief. His Majesty had long guessed that someone would deceive the superiors and the subordinates, so he specially gave me a handwritten order, allowing me to execute first and report later if something happens."
"Fang Kong is guilty of a heinous crime, and the evidence is irrefutable. He will be removed from his post as the magistrate of Jinglan County immediately and thrown into prison. When the disaster is over, I will personally bring Fang Kong to the capital to be tried by Your Majesty."
Seeing this, Fang Kong struggled unwillingly and said, "Your Highness Ye Wang, you have to think clearly. If you arrest me, who will help you with disaster relief in Jinglan County? Your Highness is not naive enough to think that everything will be fine if you arrest me!"
Lu Yanluo had never spoken before, but now she couldn't help herself.
"Fang Kong, you killed innocent people indiscriminately and caused so many people to die tragically at your hands. Don't you feel guilty when you wake up in the middle of the night? Now that the evidence is irrefutable, you are still acting so confidently. How can there be a scum like you in the world!"
Fang Kong was about to retort, but Chu Xuan waved his hand impatiently: "Take him away!"
After dealing with Fang Kong, the first thing to deal with is the current epidemic. Chu Xuan cannot be as cold-blooded as Fang Kong and kill all the infected people, but how to deal with them is also a difficult problem.
Lu Yanluo proposed to build a separate isolation center on the outskirts of Jinglan County to gather those infected with the disease together and isolate them from normal people.
We will also ask doctors who are well versed in medicine to research an antidote for the epidemic. Only by researching the antidote can we resolve this crisis.
After hearing this, Chu Xuan did as he was told. He set aside a separate place in the suburbs and built a tent. Everyone who entered was required to wear a scarf covering their mouth and nose. There were soldiers guarding the area all around, and no one else was allowed to enter or leave except doctors and people who were infected.
Because of Fang Kong's previous example of disregarding human lives, the people were very afraid of this isolation center set up by the government, and no one dared to come there.
Seeing that the epidemic was becoming more and more serious, Lu Yanluo had no choice but to go to the city gate in person to reason with the people. Originally everything was going smoothly and the people were obviously persuaded.
But just as it was about to end, a voice suddenly rang out from the crowd: "She is lying! Don't believe her, she wants to gather us all together and kill us! I heard that the emperor has issued an order to massacre the whole city, don't believe her!"
The people of Jinglan County were already full of resentment towards the government, and the words immediately aroused public outrage.
"Liar! You officials are all liars who take human life lightly! We won't believe you, get out of Jinglan County immediately!"
The people started to make trouble and swarmed forward, wanting to take action. The surrounding officers and soldiers saw that things were getting bad, so they quickly surrounded Chu Xuan and Lu Yanluo and blocked the people outside.
The matter was getting more and more serious. Lu Yanluo frowned. The people who had just incited the people in the crowd must be Fang Kong's accomplices. They wanted to prevent the people from going to the quarantine center. If they let it go on like this, the situation would only become more and more difficult.
Lu Yanluo hardened her heart and ordered, "Go ahead and take the people here away directly. Be careful and don't hurt anyone."
"yes."
With Lu Yanluo's instructions, the soldiers began to arrest people. A voice was heard again in the crowd, shouting, "Run! The government is going to kill people!"
As soon as the voice came out, the people fled in all directions and the scene was in chaos for a while.
But there were always some people who couldn't escape and were taken away directly by officers and soldiers and sent to quarantine centers.
At first, these people were terrified, fearing that someone would come with a torch and burn them to death at any moment.
But that night, instead of torches, someone came with a handkerchief to feel their pulses and then brought them food.
Although it is not exquisite, it is indeed a hot meal that warms the stomach and heart.
The same thing happened the next day. Someone came to take their pulses, and then brought them food, and this time there was an extra bowl of medicine.
Lu Yanluo, wearing a face scarf, stood in the middle of the venue and said loudly: "Everyone, the medicine I'm sending you today is a prescription that the doctor has researched all night to determine. Although it may not have any effect, we have to give it a try. I believe everything will be fine."
Someone recognized at a glance that the person who spoke was the woman who persuaded everyone at the city gate yesterday. After looking at each other, they gritted their teeth and drank the medicine.
You're going to die anyway, so it doesn't matter how you die.
The first day, the second day...more and more people started to come to the quarantine center, and people from the surrounding villages also came after hearing the news.
Seeing the effectiveness of the quarantine here, Chu Xuan quickly gave orders, ordering the other disaster-stricken counties to follow suit and immediately build quarantine centers to isolate the patients.
At night, in the study of Liu's house.
Jinglan County Magistrate Liu He was furious and anxious at this moment.
County Magistrate Fang Kong was arrested and imprisoned, and the truth could no longer be concealed. As soon as the Night King's disaster relief is over, the matter will be investigated to the end, and by then, he, who was in cahoots with Fang Kong, will not be able to escape.
In this case, let's just go all out. Liu He gritted his teeth and called someone in to explain. Chu Xuan said he would not leave Jinglan County, so he should never leave.
Everything at the quarantine center began to get back on track. Although a prescription to treat the epidemic had not yet been developed, at least the people had hot meals every day, and their hearts gradually settled down.
Lu Yanluo has been here for three whole days in order to develop the prescription as soon as possible, but the symptoms of this epidemic are too complicated and the doctors' repeated experiments have ended in failure.