Naturally, Mi Tuo honestly reported this matter to Li Er.

However, the flood receded for a few days, and the news sent back from Zhengzhou Kuaima every day was developing in a good direction. Xuzhou did not have any epidemic outbreak as Li Wangyou worried about, so Li Er didn't take this matter to heart any more, and just regarded it as his nephew's unfounded worries.

That's why when he was hunting on the banks of the Weishui River, he came to Xuzhou to see the situation on a whim after a two-day boat ride.

Unexpectedly, such a bad news came just after arriving in Xuzhou, before even entering Changzhi County, the governor of the state.

Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and other big bosses at the side also changed their expressions after hearing the news.

Changsun Wuji was ready to speak immediately, to persuade Li Er not to enter Changzhi County again, but to return directly to the dragon boat and return to Chang'an.

In the face of the epidemic, no matter whether you are the emperor of the real dragon or the common people, you are absolutely treated equally.

Now that the epidemic has broken out in Xuzhou, no one dares to let Li Er, the emperor, take such a risk.

Li Er naturally saw what Changsun Wuji was thinking, but he waved his hand at him, saying that he knew about it and there was no need to say anything.

Li Er was not stupefied, knowing that there was an outbreak in Xuzhou, he continued to stay here.But before leaving, he planned to see how Li Wangyou planned to deal with it.

Li Wangyou glared angrily at the governor of Xuzhou, who was limp on the ground, and ordered someone to bring the Yanling county government official who came to report the letter.

However, he didn't let the yamen servant approach, but let him reply at a distance of about ten steps away.

After all, if it is really an infectious disease, the devil will know whether the yamen servant is carrying the virus or not.

When there are no protective measures, keeping a sufficient distance is the safest way.

"What's the current situation in Yanling County? Tell me honestly!"

Although the yamen servant didn't know who the group of people in front of him were, but just looking at the imperial guards with bright armor and glaring at him, he knew that they were noble people who could not afford to provoke.

Facing Li Wangyou's question, he quickly knelt down and replied loudly without daring to lift his head.

"Returning to the words of the nobleman, in the county town, it was not that someone was sick and bedridden a few days ago. I looked for a medical worker but looked at it, but I didn't see what happened. I thought it was just a cold when there was a flood, but it didn't work. I think, in the past few days, more and more people have fallen ill in various lifangs. The Ming government became anxious, so they hurriedly ordered to come to Changzhi County to report."

Li Wangyou asked: "This Marquis asks you, after the flood recedes, will your Yanling County enforce the bans imposed by this Marquis?"

The yamen servant hesitated a little when he heard the words, but he still replied: "The Ming government also asked me to go to various rifang to preach the prohibition conveyed by the governor's mansion. But...but there are many complaints in the fang, so..."

"Why?" Li Wangyou roared.

"So the Ming government has no choice but to go with the people in the city." The more the yamen servant said, the lower his head was buried, and his voice became smaller and smaller.

Hearing what he said, Li Wangyou's teeth were almost crushed, the magistrate of Yanling County is a bastard!If he was in front of him, Li Wangyou would definitely have someone grab him and whip him severely to vent his anger.

Feeling that the ban he issued before is simply a piece of waste paper in Yanling County. How can this make Li Wangyou not angry?

837 Expelling Nuo Epidemic Ghosts

The conversation between Li Wangyou and Xuzhou Governor and Yanling County Yamen made Li Er very curious.

"Ziyou, what ban did you impose in Xuzhou? Why do the people complain? What does this have to do with the epidemic in Yanling County?"

Facing Li Er's question, Li Wangyou revealed all the bans he issued after arriving in Xuzhou, but Li Er and the other big bosses also frowned.

Li Er finally understood why the people in Yanling County complained.

Prohibition of drinking unboiled water and prohibiting defecation in public is understandable, but after Li Wangyou ordered the flood, he immediately cleaned up the whole city, cleared up the garbage, splashed lime everywhere, and forced the victims to bathe and change clothes. This is a bit difficult for others.

From the perspective of Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and others, after a catastrophe, the most important thing is to appease the victims, distribute relief food, and count the disaster victims.

Why is it necessary for Li Wangyou to make such a fuss?

Before everyone could open their mouths to ask why, Governor Xuzhou stood up first.

The governor of Xuzhou worried that the responsibility for the outbreak of the epidemic in Yanling County would be borne entirely by himself, so he quickly spoke up to defend Li Wangyou.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, although I don't know the meaning of these prohibitions issued by the Marquis of Huxian, I have strictly implemented them, and I have repeatedly requested all counties in Xuzhou to follow suit. The bans issued by the Marquis of Huxian have been quite effective. Since the flood receded until now, In seven or eight days, not to mention epidemics, even minor illnesses and disasters rarely occurred in Changzhi County. Moreover, Changzhi County is a state government. These days, tens of thousands of Xuzhou disaster victims have been taken in outside the city, far exceeding Yanling County It can be seen that the epidemics in Yanling County are all caused by the magistrate of Yanling County ignoring the ban of the Marquis of Hu County. Prohibition led to the emergence of the epidemic."

The governor of Xuzhou, in fact, he also secretly slandered Li Wangyou's previous ban.

But at this time, in order to clear his responsibility in front of Li Er, he didn't care so much, and directly blamed the magistrate of Yanling County, and praised Li Wangyou's ban even more.

In fact, what the governor of Xuzhou said was not wrong.

The governor of Xuzhou did convey the prohibitions issued by Li Wangyou to several counties under his rule, but he didn't pay much attention to whether those county magistrates followed the rules.

After all, the governor of Xuzhou didn't understand the meaning of these prohibitions, and there were so many opinions in the public, so he was naturally too lazy to urge them with all his strength.

But since the epidemic broke out in Yanling County at this time, the governor of Xuzhou would not admit that it was his responsibility anyway, so he naturally pushed all the responsibility on Yanling County.

These bigwigs at the scene are all veterans in the officialdom, so they don't know the meaning of Xu Zhou's governor's words.

But everyone has tasted a lot of connotations from his words.

Li Er ignored Xu Zhou's governor and immediately turned to ask Li Wangyou.

"Ziyou, what do you mean by these bans? Why is there no epidemic in Changzhi County, but there is an outbreak in Yanling County? Are your bans really effective?"

For Li Er, it is more meaningful to find out the reason why there is no outbreak in Changzhi County.

After all, the territory of the Tang Dynasty is vast, and various disasters occur every year.

And after the disaster, the outbreak of epidemic disease from time to time is the most troublesome thing for Li Er and all the court leaders.

Li Wangyou calmed down a little at this time, thinking about how to deal with the epidemic in Yanling County, how could he explain to Li Er.

What's more, these things can't be explained clearly.

He rubbed his nose and replied dryly: "Your Majesty, the epidemic is actually caused by poor hygiene and the growth of germs."

When Li Er heard this, his eyes lit up: "But when you and Sun Aiqing rescued Cheng Qian, what did you say about the germs that caused wound infection?"

"Uh, more or less. It's just some germs that are invisible to the naked eye, which cause the human body to get sick." Li Wangyou said casually: "So the most urgent thing now is to order Yanling County to carry out disinfection as soon as possible, and then kill the people who have the disease. isolation……"

Before Li Wangyou finished speaking, he saw another person standing behind the crowd, and opened his mouth to reprimand him.

"Nonsense, Your Majesty, what the Marquis of Huxian said is completely nonsense! What kind of germs that are invisible to the naked eye cause people to be infected with the disease? What is the record? The disease is clearly caused by the plague ghost, and it needs to be exorcised as soon as possible. Plague ghost, what does it have to do with drinking raw water or not?"

Li Wangyou was taken aback when he heard the words, and couldn't help but look up at the speaker.

Li Wangyou knew the old man who scolded him for his nonsense, Taichangqing Wang Ying, uncle of Taiyuan Wang clan head Wang Renyou, and a third-rank court boss.

Tai Changqing, the official in charge of etiquette in the ancestral temple.

The main purpose of Li Er's hunting tour this time is to escort Jieli Khan back to Chang'an, and go to the Taimiao Temple to report the capture.

It is normal for Wang Ying, Tai Changqing, to accompany her.

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