"We're doing this so that your relatives who haven't been infected can stay safe. If those of you who are sick live with those who aren't, they'll definitely be infected, no matter how healthy they are. I believe you all want your relatives to be well, right?"
One person stood up, his face filled with anger: "Who are you? Why should we believe what you say? You are separating us just to burn us to death. We will never leave."
"Yes, we will never leave..." Everyone echoed the protest.
The Fourth Master raised his hand to ask them to be quiet, and everyone gave him face. They wanted to hear what this person would say.
"Because I'm the Fourth Prince." The Fourth Master took out his token from his waist and showed it to them.
The victims didn't understand what a token was, but with so many people here and none of them saying anything, they must have guessed that this man was really the Fourth Prince as he said.
But so what? They just want to survive, no matter who he is.
"Even if you are the Fourth Prince, who knows what you are thinking?"
“Although we haven’t read many books, there are some things we understand very well.”
"This is a plague. If you want to stop it, you'll definitely burn us all to death. Why should we believe you?"
"Yes, we don't believe it. We won't isolate them. We absolutely won't isolate them." The victims echoed loudly again.
"Isolating you is so you can get better treatment. I will never burn you to death. I swear, I will never let anyone burn you to death. Otherwise, I will be struck by lightning."
Everyone was silent for a moment when they heard the oath. In ancient times, the ancients believed in these things very much. When they heard him swear, some people began to feel moved.
They didn't necessarily have to fight the government, they just didn't want to lose their families.
"Otherwise, with so many of you and only a few doctors, how are the doctors going to treat you..."
"Furthermore, if you gather together like this, your already sick relatives will also be infected by you, and the people of this city will also be infected because of your selfishness. Is this what you want to persist in..."
"Now is a critical moment, and it is time for everyone to work together. I believe everyone hopes that this plague will pass as soon as possible."
"If you continue to resist the arrangements we worked so hard to come up with, more people will die because of your resistance and selfishness, without access to proper medical treatment."
Everyone lowered their heads when they heard this.
"The imperial physician has been sent from the capital. I believe that as long as we work together, we will be able to defeat this plague..."
The Fourth Master spoke a lot passionately, most of which were words of comfort and encouragement to everyone.
After hearing what the Fourth Prince said, the victims quieted down and whispered with the people around them, as if they were discussing whether to believe what he said.
Naturally, they don't want to die. Even if they have lost their home, they still have relatives. Who would want to die when they can live a good life?
They were also afraid, after all, this was a plague, not an ordinary cold or fever.
They are worried that these people will never come back after being taken away.
But the Fourth Prince spoke with such certainty that they didn't know whether to believe him or not.
Seeing them like this, the Fourth Master didn't say anything, but stood there, waiting for them to come up with a conclusion.
Longkodo stood aside, not believing that the fourth brother could make these people obey him with just a few words, so he just stood there and did not leave.
He wanted to see what happened to these disaster victims in the end.
After about half an incense stick of time, the victims sent out the middle-aged man who had just spoken to the Fourth Master as their representative.
"We can quarantine them, but you have to write a letter of guarantee that these people will not be killed by your people."
"I can promise you that I will never let anyone attack them, and I will send doctors to treat them. And you all just stay here and don't run around or cause trouble..." The Fourth Master looked at them solemnly and spoke word by word.
"Okay, we promise you, we hope you can heal our loved ones." The middle-aged man also has a wife and children, they are all lying inside, he hopes they can get better.
Finally, the Fourth Master wrote a letter of guarantee for them and asked the county magistrate Li Yunpeng to testify. The letter of guarantee was made in triplicate, one for each person. Once their fingerprints were pressed, the letter of guarantee would take effect.
After finishing all this, the guards took protective measures and began to transfer the seriously affected victims to the isolation area.
The victims no longer resisted, and those who did not have any physical symptoms put on cotton masks and epidemic prevention kits brought by the guards to prevent infection.
These masks are made by ordinary people who are in good health and have not been infected. After they are made, they will be soaked in anti-epidemic medicine for about an hour, and then dried and brought here. The medicine bags are also made by them.
A few days later, the imperial doctors sent by Emperor Kangxi arrived. Emperor Kangxi followed Ling Ye's instructions in the letter and asked people to bring food, fodder and herbs with them. This time, the escort was sent by Sixth Master.
This was also the Sixth Master's own suggestion. Seeing that he was very determined, Emperor Kangxi did not refuse. However, he told him that if there really was a plague, he should deliver the food and herbs to the city gate and hand them over to the Fourth Master's men before returning.
After all, Lao Liu's health was not that good, and he was worried about what would happen if he went in and got infected with the plague.
When the Fourth Master heard that people were coming from the capital and brought food and herbs, he was overjoyed. This was a timely relief. He immediately changed his clothes, then went to the place where mugwort was burning to fumigate himself, and then took his people to the city gate.
As for how they came back so quickly, he didn't have the energy to think about it now. He just thought that once the imperial doctors, food, and herbs arrived, the disaster victims here would be saved.
"Fourth Brother." Sixth Master recognized Fourth Master wearing a cotton mask at a glance.
I knew the situation here must be serious.
He saw that his fourth brother had lost a lot of weight, and his eyes were all bruised, which showed that he had not had enough rest.
"Sixth Brother, why are you here?" As soon as the Fourth Master opened the city gate, he saw Sixth Brother standing not far away.
His face was a little pale, probably because he was in a hurry.
"I asked the Emperor to let me escort the doctors and provisions here."
"Fourth brother, how are you? Are you okay?" Sixth Master said as he took a few steps forward.
The Fourth Master quickly stopped him, "Sixth Brother, please stop. The situation here is not good. You can't come over. Wait and go back immediately."
The Fourth Master's tone was very serious. Lao Liu was in poor health and would definitely be infected if he stayed, so he would definitely not let Lao Liu stay.
"Fourth brother, I know. I won't stay. I will go back later."
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