"I just received news that an epidemic broke out in Lingnan, and 60,000 to 70,000 people have died so far. Does anyone have anything to say?" Zhao Qingrui looked at everyone coldly.
Such an important matter was kept secret and only reported when it could no longer be concealed.
Well, it seems that she is too kind to them. They all think that she is young and easy to fool, right?
Zhao Qingrui's questioning was so intense that the people below seemed to have tape on their mouths, and no one dared to say a word.
"Haha, no one knows about this, right? Very good. If I let the Censorate find out anything, don't blame me for being ruthless. Whoever commits a crime will have to dig mines for me for the rest of his life." Zhao Qingrui said with a cold face.
The officials below remained silent despite Zhao Qingrui's words.
Very few people knew about this matter, and it was impossible for it to be known to everyone, otherwise the epidemic in Lingnan would definitely not be concealed.
"Your Majesty, this matter has a terrible impact and must not be tolerated. It involves the lives of tens of thousands of people." Chunyu Yue stood up. He is no longer the same person he was before. Now he has entered the Taichang Temple, where he manages sacrificial rituals and music.
Now Prince Fusu is no longer fighting for it, so it would be useless even if he wanted to. It would be better for him to work hard and save more for his descendants.
At this time he would stand up, feeling angry. The Qin Dynasty was doing so well now, yet there were still people trying to sabotage it. They were simply courting death.
He has accepted Zhao Qingrui now. Seeing that the Qin Dynasty has become so good, this is something that Prince Fusu cannot do. He doesn't want anyone to destroy this beauty.
Seeing Chunyu Yue jumping out, Zhao Qingrui raised his eyebrows slightly. He didn't expect that he would jump out. It was a bit unexpected.
"You are right. I will definitely punish him severely." Zhao Qingrui looked at Chunyu Yue with satisfaction.
Sure enough, following her action, the elite individuals in the court immediately began to criticize the officials who knew the truth but did not report it.
As for how many of them are taking advantage of the situation, Zhao Qingrui doesn't care. Sooner or later, he will catch these people. It just so happens that the mining side still needs a lot of manpower.
Zhao Qingrui made some more arrangements and got the disaster relief work done.
This year's official assessment was not affected by the Lingnan epidemic and is still proceeding unswervingly. The main reason is that there is a shortage of manpower in the court.
As various orders were issued, medicinal materials related to treating epidemics in Daqin were quickly transported to Lingnan.
There were also people who wanted to make money from the national disaster. Zhao Qingrui directly ordered the arrest of those people. If there was conclusive evidence, they would be sent directly to the Dali Temple and imprisoned first. When the epidemic was almost dealt with, all the prisoners would be sent to Yingzhou Island together.
There are so many mines over there, but the number of prisoners and prisoners of war sent there every year is still too few, which is totally not enough.
Zhao Qingrui's various actions show that she cannot tolerate people who knowingly break the law and treat human life as worthless.
After arresting some people who wanted to make money from the national crisis, the medicinal materials market suddenly calmed down a lot, and the prices of medicinal materials that had risen sharply gradually returned to their original prices.
Some of them also tried to stir up trouble, saying that the epidemic was a punishment from God on the king and that Your Majesty was immoral.
Zhao Qingrui had these people captured together, as Yingzhou Island happened to be short of people.
People are being arrested continuously, and now the cells in the Dali Temple are almost full. These are the people who have caused trouble during this period.
The ups and downs outside still have some impact on those in Xianyang who are preparing to take the official assessment.
His Majesty's attitude is as tough as ever, but they are all well aware of the horror of the epidemic, which can easily lead to the death of an entire city.
Zhao Qingrui called Feng Quji and the others over and said, "This time, I plan to add an additional question to the cabinet selection examination paper. It will be about the current epidemic to test their ability to handle the situation."
"Your Majesty, the test questions have already been printed. It would be inappropriate to make changes at this time." Feng Quji was stunned for a moment. He did not expect that His Majesty would suddenly add questions.
"This question should be printed and answered on a separate page and should not be added to the end of another test paper."
"Also, pass the order down. If you answer the additional questions well, I can make an exception and admit you. The scores of the additional questions will also be included in the total score." Zhao Qingrui said calmly.
"I obey your command." Feng Quji said no more. This question was just a test on current affairs. It did not involve any new knowledge and would have little impact on the candidates.
"The examination time for the cabinet selection and assessment will be extended by half an hour." Zhao Qingrui reminded.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. Even if Your Majesty doesn't say it, I will make adjustments." Feng Quji said seriously.
If the time is not increased by adding an extra question, it will be unfair to these candidates.
After the order was issued, many candidates in Xianyang City had no time to pay attention to the epidemic.
Students participating in the cabinet selection now have to add an additional question to the exam. It is already a little more difficult than other exams, and now the difficulty is increased. They are about to cry.
The discussions outside had no impact on the court's policies. At this time in Lingnan, Wang Yuan and his medical team had already begun to treat those infected with the epidemic in an orderly manner.
With various disinfection measures provided by Zhao Qingrui, all the infected people were gathered together and treated by doctors.
The epidemic here was quickly brought under control and no longer spread widely.
All the officials here have been arrested by Feng Jie and are being investigated and interrogated one by one.
With all kinds of torture instruments applied to them, there were very few people with strong wills among them. Within two rounds, they all confessed.
Looking at the interrogation results handed to him, Feng Jie's face looked very ugly.
"Go and call Wang Yuan over." Feng Jie closed the interrogation results in his hand and said to the attendant beside him with a cold face.
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