Yin County has nearly 10,000 households and a population of hundreds of thousands. It is impossible to rely solely on killing.

Mo Chengying looked at the people under the high platform and felt that they didn't look like humans, just like a leaf of reed. People would fall in whichever direction the wind blew.

Finally he spoke.

"The Qintian Supervisor discovered that there was something different in the stars. The princess and I traveled here day and night. The flood period was approaching. You thought that the king and the princess were neglecting the people's livelihood and making alarmist remarks. They refused to move and harvest the crops. The princess came to visit. I will move under the scorching sun to understand your demands and not hesitate to open a private treasury to fulfill your wishes."

"You are really despicable, and have gained nothing but self-righteousness. The floods have just receded, and you have forgotten the friendship between the princess and the people of the whole state to fight the disaster. You ignored the princess's hard work in diagnosing patients during the day and researching treatment plans at night, and listened to nonsense. , intending to force the princess to death, right? "

Mo Chengying gritted his teeth and said, "Really?", murderous intent reappeared in his eyes.

The prince's words restored everyone's memory.

The people began to fall this way again, and the discussion started again.

Feng Wanyan vividly explained what it means to be weak and alone. She even shouted hoarse in the crowd, saying how good the princess was, but her voice could not surpass the whispers of the crowd, and no one paid attention to her.

At this point, the people were not afraid to express their doubts, and some people had the courage to speak up on behalf of the people.

"Floods are foreseeable, but epidemics are sudden. However, the medicinal herbs in our state and county are prepared in advance. I dare to ask the prince, is this also predicted by Qin Tianjian?"

"Yes, there are signs of natural disasters." Everyone said in hindsight that they had discovered such and such flood warnings before, "But what about the epidemic? Who knows what disease they will get tomorrow? What medicine should be prepared?"

"Yes, yes."

"And even if a person dies of illness, he can just bury him. Why should he burn it? Doesn't this mean that the person will die without a complete body?"

Some people are sure: "Either this disease is man-made poisoning, or this is not a treatment at all."

If it is not used for treatment, what else can it be used for?

Outside the city there was thick smoke and the fragrance of human flesh, while in the city the houses were closed and acupuncture and bloodletting were performed.

Isn't it because "the princess likes human flesh and blood"?

Rumors are absurd, but they are the most deceptive and do not require any proof.

Some people couldn't bear the temptation, so they knelt down and cried, "My son is young. If the princess wants to eat, you can eat me."

"I am willing to take the medicine. I only ask the princess to eat me and let my daughter go."

Feng Wanyan jumped in anger, "You bedbugs, who wants to eat you!"

As Mo Chengying looked at it, the more he explained, the more these people became more and more energetic and messy, making him angry for a moment.

I wish I could kill two of them right away, throw them into a big pot and cook them, and then eat them in public to satisfy my hatred.

He doesn't need the trust of these fools anyway.

With Mo Chengying's obstruction, Shen Yangui secretly gave herself an injection to stop vomiting, and now she could speak.

She held Mo Chengying's hand and cleared her throat, "I wonder if any of you have ever read a book?"

Everyone looked at each other, and a few people replied, "Of course I have." Don't try to fool us.

Shen Yangui asked again: "I wonder how many scholars there are among you? How many scholars are there?"

Everyone looked at each other.

Behind the crowd, someone jumped up and down, raised his hands and said, "I am a scholar! I am a scholar!"

"Are there records in history books that there was a great epidemic after a great disaster?"

"Yes! Yes, yes!"

After this person finished speaking, someone else replied: "The Book of Rites, the Book of the Later Han, and the Book of the Tang are all clearly recorded, and precedents can also be found in state and county annals."

The doctor in the city had just closed his eyes. Hearing about the incident on East Street, he hurried over. "There are more medical books. There are various examples in "On Plagues" written because of the plague. If you don't believe it, you can read it yourself."

"The preventive medicines used by the princess are all based on ancient recipes. They are not some evil prescriptions that can make bones crispy and meat tender."

After a major disaster, there must be a major epidemic. This is almost common sense, and it is impossible for the people not to know it.

But why do they selectively ignore and doubt?

Shen Yangui looked at the smoke burning outside the city and the lingering smell of barbecue in the air, and he probably understood in his heart.

The body, hair and skin are protected by parents, and they dare not damage it easily. Even if the chamberlain in the palace dies, he still wants to redeem something of his own and bury it together to ensure that the body is intact.

Burning is a great punishment and humiliation.

In the eyes of ordinary people, those people are just sick, why should they be crushed to ashes?

Shen Yangui took two steps forward, "For the sake of the living, sometimes you have to make the most of something."

"As we all know, this epidemic spreads rapidly. Not only eating at the same table or talking across the face can cause infection. If the corpse is not burned but directly buried, the poisonous gas from the corpse will seep into the soil and water sources, forming a new source of infection."

"We have to do this for the sake of the living."

The people didn't believe it, "It's very clear and righteous, how can it be so mysterious?"

"Everyone is dead, where did the poisonous gas come from?"

The old doctor, who had been in the city for decades, walked tremblingly to the steps and faced everyone.

"Princess is not lying! The reason why half of the cases in Taoyuan Village are infected is that patients in the upstream Linshui Village died by the water and were not treated in time, causing the downstream to drink poisonous water."

Another doctor came forward and said, "Everyone, please listen to the princess' advice! If you are gathered here like this, if there are one or two sick people among them, you will all be infected tomorrow."

Some people lamented, "Our doctors have to rest even though they are mortal. Our manpower is limited and we really can't treat so many patients."

Doctors take the lead in taking medicine and tell everyone by their own actions that there is nothing wrong with this medicine.

The scholar also said: "If the regent is really violent, he can follow the example of the previous dynasty and seal the city and let everyone fend for themselves. He can even set fire to the city. Why bother to send medicine and food? There is no need to stand here and waste words with everyone. !”

Sensible people crowded to the front and lined up.

The curses were replaced by praise.

Someone took the lead, and the grasshoppers found a new direction, followed their predecessors, drank medicine, and left.

Mo Chengying looked at Shen Yangui's face turned pale and felt worried. He picked her up and rode away with her.

There were fewer and fewer people on the street. The woman in purple who was hiding behind the crowd couldn't help but snorted as she watched the two people leaving.

She thought that according to the regent's temper, there would be a mass killing today, and by then the East Street would be filled with blood, and the people's emotions would be ignited again.

An inevitable riot.

When the city was closed, reinforcements had not arrived, and hundreds of thousands of people rioted, it was not something that Mo Chengying could withstand alone.

Unexpectedly, the princess just shook his hand and his bad temper immediately subsided.

Really deep love.

It's hard for her to take advantage of the situation and set up a trap for so many days, and she still wants to stand up when he has lost the support of the people, help the building to collapse, and gain the support of the people.

It seemed that he had underestimated them.

The maid brought a bowl of medicine, "Master, do you want to drink it?"

"Drink, why don't you drink?"

Feng Yuqing drank it down angrily. The scratches he had left in Xianfa City had healed. "Where is Sanniang?"

A girl of seventeen or eighteen years old walked up to her carrying a bamboo basket and said, "I've met Madam."

This is Feng Yuqing's daughter who is temporarily living in another family. She has an upright appearance and a pair of skillful hands, and can make ordinary food taste rare.

Even someone like Feng Yuqing, who is used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, couldn't help but praise him.

The most important thing is that she is ambitious.

Feng Yuqing took out a medicine bottle and handed it to Sanniang, "The princess looks bad. Go and make her something delicious."

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