Chapter 197 The epidemic is over
Just what?
Xia Zhengqi listened attentively to his daughter's voice, waiting for her to continue, but he only heard the sound of "gurgling".
[Oh, my father forced me to go to court, and I didn't even have time to eat breakfast. I'm so hungry. ]
Xia Zhengqi complained in his heart. Seeing that his daughter's mind was all on eating, she had no mind to continue thinking about the Ministry of Revenue, so he had to give up temporarily.
Xia Zhengqi winked at Debao.
Debao immediately shouted in a shrill voice: "My lords, do you have anything else to play?!"
The hall was silent.
Seeing this, Debao shouted to withdraw the court.
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Liang's house in the capital.
Liang Chaozong's face was iron-black, and Yao Jinse sat silently beside him, silent.
"Sister is trapped in the Fanyin Temple and can't get out. She is just a useless chess piece!" Liang Chaozong said in a cold tone.
"I spent more than ten years to plant you there. Is it possible that you are useless like this?!"
Yao Jinse walked over with her slender waist, climbed her jade hands on Liang Chaozong's shoulders and started to massage him.
She said softly and comfortingly: "Husband, calm down. Let's think of a solution. We can always think of a solution."
Liang Chaozong frowned: "Lord Niu has been sent to promote the papermaking machine nationwide. Now he has no time to plead with the emperor for at least half a year."
Yao Jinse's dark eyes turned around, and suddenly, her eyes lit up.
"My husband, I have an idea."
"Since Concubine Xian can't come out for a while, why don't we develop a substitute?"
Liang Chaozong was puzzled: "Substitute?"
"The fourth prince?" Yao Jinse smiled slightly.
"He is Concubine Xian's son and your nephew. Let Concubine Xian tell him his life experience and let him be used by us."
Liang Chaozong fell into deep thought.
The fourth prince was the child born to his sister and Xia Zhengqi after she sneaked into the palace.
Because he was the fourth child and not a legitimate child, he was not favored in the palace.
He was raised by Concubine Xian since he was a child, and the relationship between mother and son is very deep.
The child is thirteen years old this year, and his mind should have grown up.
If he tells his true life experience and then uses words to lure him, he can be used for his own benefit.
Liang Chaozong nodded: "Okay, let my sister give him a message and ask him to go to Fanyin Temple to visit his mother."
...
Another half a month passed in a flash.
Of the more than 500 plague patients in the capital, more than 400 recovered after treatment, and more than 100 died.
Seven or eight out of ten plague patients in the imperial army camp also recovered.
The plague in the capital was officially declared over.
People went out one after another and lived their lives as usual.
The capital has regained its former prosperity and bustle.
The imperial army recruited new soldiers and resumed.
As for the fourteen plague patients from Jiaxiang Town who sneaked into the team of applicants, eight died and four survived.
The Dali Temple interrogated them repeatedly, but the four people only said that someone spent a lot of money to buy them and let them obey their orders.
They knew nothing else.
Suo Youren, the subordinate of Liang Chaozong who led the plague patients into the Imperial Guards, deliberately infected himself with the plague while being detained in the Imperial Guards and died.
"Forget it."
Xia Zhengqi's reaction to this news was surprisingly calm.
This surprised the Crown Prince and the Second Prince.
"If you want to completely eliminate the remaining forces of Liang State, the two most critical points are to find their secret bases where they stationed their troops and to cut off their financial resources."
"As for the others, even if we find out, it's just a drizzle." Xia Zhengqi said lightly.
The Crown Prince and the Second Prince's puzzled expressions were finally relieved.
"I will reward all of you who have made contributions in this epidemic."
"All the doctors who participated in the treatment will be rewarded with one thousand taels of silver and a plaque written by me personally."
"For Doctor Yin and Doctor Yang who have made great contributions, I will reward them with a house and a gold medal of 'Famous Physician'. If their descendants want to enter the Imperial Medical College, they can enter after passing the assessment with this gold medal." "
Commander Zhou and his subordinates have made great contributions in fighting the epidemic. All of them will be promoted by one level, rewarded with one thousand taels of silver, and given a half-month vacation."
"The salary of Jingzhao Yin and his subordinates will be increased by 50%, and they will be rewarded with a half-month vacation."
The imperial edict of Emperor Mingxi to reward the epidemic relief personnel in the capital had just been issued when good news came from Jiaxiang Town.
"Your Majesty, after Lord Qin and Lord Bai Li arrived, there were 3,500 patients in Jiaxiang Town, and now 2,900 have recovered. The epidemic is over." The messenger said loudly.
Xia Zhengqi laughed heartily: "It's really great. The epidemic in Jiaxiang Town has subsided, and I am very relieved."
Then, Xia Zhengqi rewarded all those who went to Jiaxiang to fight the epidemic.
Bai Liming was awarded an official position as an extra-official deputy director of the Ministry of Personnel.
As the master of a palace, the queen also made a lot of efforts to prevent the epidemic in the palace during the epidemic.
Xia Zhengqi rewarded the queen with a lot of jewelry and brocade.
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Kunning Palace.
Xia Miaoyuan circled around the rewards the queen had received, touching this and that.
"So beautiful!" Xia Miaoyuan put the jade necklace around her neck.
"Ahhh! This one is beautiful too." She picked up a pair of exquisite white jade bracelets and put them around her waist.
The queen just found her conceited look funny.
At this moment, Xia Zhengqi's deep voice rang out.
"Ruoyu! Do you like this gift from me?"
The queen quickly pulled Xia Miaoyuan to salute, and said softly, "I like it. I like it all."
"Emperor, you've worked so hard!" Xia Miaoyuan threw herself into the arms of Emperor Mingxi.
"Hahaha! Miao'er is so sweet. Father's hard days are over." Xia Zhengqi picked up his daughter and kissed her pink face a few times.
"Is Daddy not busy anymore?" Xia Miaoyuan asked with her big eyes blinking.
"Yes, I'm free now and have time to play with Miao'er." Xia Zhengqi's eyes were full of doting.
"Then let's go out and play, go out of the palace and play!" Xia Miaoyuan called in a baby voice.
Maomao and Xiaojuzi heard Xia Miaoyuan's excited voice and ran over.
Xiaojuzi jumped onto Xia Zhengqi's lap, and Maomao nuzzled Xia Zhengqi's hand with his mouth.
"Do you want to go out and play together?" Xia Miaoyuan picked up Xiaojuzi and asked gently.
"You can go out of the palace to play, but you can't take them with you." Xia Zhengqi frowned slightly.
Going out with a deer on a leash and a cat in your arms, isn't it too weird? He, the dignified Lord of Great Xia, can't afford to lose face like this.
"Meow..."
"Meow..."
Little Orange and Maomao cried in a coquettish voice.
"Look, they really want to go out of the palace to play. If you don't agree, they will cry." Xia Miaoyuan shook Emperor Mingxi's arm.
"Wuwuwu! They are so pitiful! The owner can't take them with him when he goes out to play. Wuwuwu! This princess is so sad!" Xia Miaoyuan covered her face and pretended to cry.
The queen couldn't help laughing, and tried to smooth things over, "Okay, Miao'er, don't embarrass your father."