Chapter 20
If venereal disease becomes serious, it can be fatal.
If most of the court officials really contracted this disease, it would be equivalent to taking away half of the loyal ministers in the court in one wave.
With such a big thing happening, the Jinyiwei hurriedly sent up the unfinished report and marked it with the word "urgent".
When Lin You saw the word "urgent", he read it quickly and immediately went to the palace to meet the emperor.
The anxious mood and fast speed made the warrior who exercised with swords and rode horses every day sweat.
The emperor suddenly saw Lin You's anxious and sweaty face, and thought something had happened to Chu Huan, so he quickly opened the report.
Seeing that the system discovered the melon on Liu Yue's body but did not notice the Jinyiwei, the emperor's eyes lit up slightly.
It’s great news that in the future they can use the big melon to cover the small melon so that the system won’t notice what they are doing!
Seeing that Liu Yue had cheated on Chu Ping so many times, the emperor knew it was wrong, but he still laughed out loud, "Chu Ping is too miserable."
Lin You said nothing and lowered his head silently. You will know who is the most miserable one later.
As expected.
The emperor looked down, and his smile gradually disappeared, replaced by surging anger.
Is Chu Ping the one who suffered the most? It's him!
He is the unjust emperor who has half of his officials suffering from syphilis and is about to be forced to make a major reshuffle of the court!
The report ended here. No matter how the emperor turned the pages or stared at it, he could not find a single more word. In the end, he could only stare at the word "urgent" at the top of the report with hatred.
Aren't you anxious? The Dasheng court is about to fall!
"Lin You, go and urge them! The Jinyiwei are moving slower and slower!" The emperor was so angry that he drank two cups of tea in a row. He was still furious, so it was natural for him to vent his anger on others.
"I obey your order." Lin You ran very fast.
What a joke! If he didn't run away, he was worried that the emperor would be so angry that he would lose his dignity as an emperor and start cursing in the imperial study.
Is that what he should listen to?
He is the emperor's confidant, but he is not the only confidant. He does not have the ability of Chu Huan, who expects the emperor to be cuckolded every day and has the Jinyiwei protect her openly or secretly.
Lin You rode his horse quickly back to the Pacification Office. As soon as he arrived at the door, the Jinyiwei came up to hold his horse and presented him with the latest report.
The third-rank commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard looked at the pieces of paper as if they were the most difficult criminals, and hesitated for a few breaths before reaching out to take them.
It doesn't matter whether he dies early or late, he will die anyway. Let him see how many unlucky people there are among the civil and military officials in the court.
Finally, when I opened it, I was like, "Huh?"
Lin You breathed a sigh of relief, called his men over to give them a few instructions, and immediately turned around and returned to the palace.
This back and forth took at least half an hour, and the emperor was still like an angry bird whose eggs had been stolen, and he was still not angry at all.
Lin You glanced at Chen Jiu quietly, and Chen Jiu shook his head slightly, indicating that he had not coaxed her well.
Lin You submitted a report: "Your Majesty, not that much."
emperor:?
His anger paused slightly, but he kept it to himself for now. After watching him, he would decide how to deal with those ministers who couldn't control their lower bodies!
System: [How can I explain this? The number of departments involved is correct, but not everyone in those departments is infected, and some of the infections were not transmitted through sexual contact.]
Chu Huan was rather surprised to hear its serious explanation: [I know.]
[STDs are contagious, and there are other ways to spread them besides sexual contact. Everyone's physical constitution is different, so one or two encounters might not necessarily lead to infection. Furthermore, men lack self-respect, while over 90% of women are confined to the backyard. Officials' wives and concubines are surrounded by men, leaving them with few opportunities to commit adultery.]
Liu Yue's status meant she couldn't have come into contact with so many court officials. You said she had affairs with several men, but clearly, the number of people involved in the affair was no more than ten. Therefore, sexual contact alone couldn't have spread the virus to this extent.
It was probably caused by a combination of factors, including people bathing together, sharing personal belongings, having open wounds, lack of awareness of disinfection, and lack of disinfection methods.
The cause and effect and logical chain are quite complete and have been verbally recognized by the system.
Seeing this, the emperor breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the entire army was not wiped out.
Otherwise, he would think that his court was a gathering place for brothel patrons, which would be too disgusting.
As it turned out, it was too early to relax.
Chu Hua: [Venues like STDs aren't always easily curable in modern times; it depends on the type of STD. They were even more difficult to treat in ancient times.]
System: [Yes.]
The emperor's heart sank.
Although there is no conclusive evidence yet, the system's means clearly exceed the technology achieved by the Great Sheng Dynasty.
They couldn't guess where the system came from, and they were also skeptical about the "modern" that Chu Huan frequently mentioned. The only thing they could be sure of at the moment was that modern things were better than Dasheng.
If syphilis can't be cured in modern times, what will happen to his ministers? Does he really need to replace half of the court?
This imperial examination selected a lot of talents, but those talents had just graduated from theoretical studies and had no experience in being officials, so they were not that useful.
Tong'er, please think of another way! The emperor prayed silently.
But his prayers had no effect.
System: [By the way, Sister Huan, there's another big secret about Liu Yue. Do you want to hear it?]
Chu Hua was puzzled: [Why don't you just look at it? ]
The system said embarrassedly: [The melon is not enough, hehe. ]
[Generally, small melons only cost one to two digits. Large melons depend on the plot, the number of people involved, and the severity of the situation, ranging from three to four digits. Liu Yue's STD melons already cost 1,300 yuan, and this one costs 1,800 yuan. The landlord's family really has no extra food... woooooo...]
Chu Huan: “…”
[You want me to tell you a few more melons, so that you can fill up the melons and then open new ones? ]
System: [Yes, yes.]
Chu Huan: "..." How long does she have to wait for the melon to be worth 1,800 yuan?
【Tong'er, practice the questions. 】
The system replied immediately: [Good night, Sister Huan, I give you a heart~] It is impossible to practice questions, it has tasted enough of the bitterness of the sea of questions!
The emperor was horrified. "Lin You, how many people were involved in Liu Yue's feigned illness? How many people are there compared to the number of people suffering from syphilis in the court?"
Lin You: "It didn't mention the specific person who was sick. I have already sent the Jinyiwei with a doctor to investigate the people related to Liu Yue overnight."
Whether you are directly involved in adultery, indirectly in contact with someone having an adultery, or infected due to lack of personal hygiene and use of public or private items, you must discover and treat it as soon as possible.
If it is discovered that some individuals are seriously ill, the emperor can send someone to take over the official position in advance and train the person as soon as possible to avoid chaos when something really happens and affect the daily operations of the entire Dasheng court.
"As soon as possible!" The emperor was uneasy. "It must be as soon as possible!"
He kind of regretted testing the system.
What if the big melon that the system mentioned is really what he thought it was? What if one day the system has accumulated enough melons and Chu Huan wants to know about it, then it’s all over!
The emperor couldn't sit still any longer. "No, summon officials of the third rank, no, the fourth rank and above to the palace to discuss this matter!"
Chu Ping, who is a fifth-rank official, must be suppressed, otherwise Chu Huan will be curious about why her father wants to enter the palace so late at night, and he might be exposed.
The palace gates were closed on time. At the emperor's command, the entire Pacification Office was mobilized, and the Jinyiwei went door to door to call people. Officials above the fourth rank hurriedly got out of bed, changed clothes and entered the palace.
It was extremely rare to be summoned to the palace in the middle of the night. The last time was four years ago when natural disasters hit Dasheng.
The officials were uneasy and tried to get information from each other.
"The Northern Di are attacking?"
"Is there a flood?"
"Or was there an earthquake somewhere?"
"Is there an express service of 800 miles?"
No one knew what urgent matter had occurred, and everyone was extremely worried.
When they saw the emperor's face, which was longer than a donkey's, they were so panicked that they didn't know what to do.
Old Taifu: "Your Majesty, what happened?"
Seeing his teacher, who was nearly seventy years old and had a worried look in his eyes, the emperor's expression eased a little and he distributed the report he got from the Chu family.
"When you're done, go to the side hall and let the imperial physician examine you."
Officials: ???
They subconsciously thought: Could it be that the Northern Di sent people to poison the officials of Dasheng collectively?
After reading the report, the officials: "..."
This doesn't seem any different from mass poisoning?
The old Grand Tutor and the old Grand Preceptor, who were nearly seventy years old, put down their reports and turned to go to the side hall.
The emperor has made all the arrangements, and someone has to take the lead in following them. As they are the three highest officials in the country, they must lead by example.
However, I have to say: Liu Yue, you are really awesome!
With his own efforts, he made the emperor and officials of Dasheng live in unrest.
Once the officials' families learned about this, a large number of them would ask doctors to treat their syphilis, and the entire capital would be in unrest.
Headache.
They are both old enough to be buried in the ground, so why do they still have to clean up the mess for these young guys?
I really want to quit.
The old Grand Tutor and the old Grand Preceptor had been enemies for most of their lives and had never agreed on political views, but at this moment they both tacitly wanted to end things.
No, I can’t let this old man laugh at me! The old master quickly took off his clothes for inspection.
No, I can’t let this old guy outperform me! The old master took off his clothes even faster than him.
The Imperial Physician: “…” There’s no need to take off so much.
But two of the three gentlemen were almost naked, so how could the others take off less than them?
By the way, let’s see if these people have any other problems, just as if to expand the case records in the medical books. It is not only good for them, but also a contribution to the people of Dasheng.
The Imperial Hospital official nodded secretly. "Shouldn't both civil officials and military commanders leave a clean record in the world? Future generations will always remember your contributions!"
The officials who were asked to strip naked: "..." They suspected that the Imperial Medical Bureau abused its power for personal gain, and they even had evidence!
That night, the officials who entered the palace in the middle of the night did not go back, and went to court at the appointed time the next day.
The emperor also stayed up all night with them. Whenever a minister was proven innocent, he would breathe a sigh of relief, otherwise his face would darken.
After a night of this, the emperor and his officials were exhausted. They wanted to drag the culprit out and chop him off, but they didn't dare to alert the enemy. They were also angry about being forced to strip for inspection, and they all felt extremely aggrieved.
They went to court looking haggard, but Chu Huan, who had just returned from vacation, was eating melons in high spirits.
The system had already obtained the specific list when it was eating melons yesterday, but it just didn't find a suitable opportunity to say it. Today, as soon as Chu Huan came to the court, the system started to point fingers.
[Sister Huan, this man is Ma Xu, 45 years old, affiliated with the Ministry of Rites, and a staunch conservative. Even though he always claims to adhere to traditional rituals, he's actually more extravagant than anyone else and more open to new things than anyone else.]
He was recommended by a friend and wanted to try something different, so he creatively chose Beep--, which resulted in Beep--.
Chu Hua's face was expressionless: [Thank you for the system's protection of minors.]
Otherwise, she would vomit out the breakfast she had just eaten.
The system happily said: [You’re welcome~]
emperor:"……"
Officials: "..."
Then you should protect us minors who are only a few hundred months older!
Chu Huan can't stand hearing those obscene things, can we? We're all just like the rats in the melon field, there's no need to treat us differently!
I feel wronged, but I can’t say anything.
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