Chapter 73 wake up like a dream

Before the results of Yu Wang's investigation came out, the plague had quietly entered the heavily guarded palace. The prince was in charge, causing such serious consequences, and the queen naturally gloated. In order to spread the news to the emperor's ears as soon as possible, she strictly isolated eunuchs and maids infected with cholera from another courtyard, and made people take vinegar to the palaces for disinfection with great fanfare. Although the imperial concubine Qi was doted on by the emperor and was not allowed to disinfect people to enter the Pixia Palace, the pungent vinegar smell drifted into the Pixia Palace and into Emperor Liang's nose with the breeze. Liang Di was asleep. When he smelled such a heavy sour taste, he immediately opened his eyes and remembered the plague mentioned by the King of Jin. He couldn't help but feel tight. "Where did such a heavy vinegar smell come from? Is it splashing vinegar for disinfection?" Qi Guifei hurriedly covered up, "The male and female servants immediately sent someone to the chef to see if the jealous jar was broken." Emperor Liang frowned. "The chef is so far away from here that he can let the taste float to Pixia Palace. How big is a jar of vinegar?" He glanced at Zhang Bao, who was pleasing to the eye with low eyebrows. "Zhang Bao, tell me the truth, what is going on?" Zhang Bao caught a glimpse of the imperial concubine Qi winking at him hard, but pretended not to see it and bowed his head to answer. "Report to the emperor, there are little eunuchs and maids in the palace infected, the queen empress has isolated them. Heard that vinegar can disinfect, the queen empress sent people to the palaces to sprinkle vinegar. The imperial concubine empress may be afraid of disturbing the emperor, so she won't let the queen empress's people disinfect in Pixia Palace." Emperor Liang was surprised. "Even the queen was alarmed. Even the plague came badly. Why didn't the prince report to me?" Qi Guifei laughed: "Now the temperature is getting higher and higher. At this time of year, the epidemic will spread everywhere. In the palace of Nuoda, several maids and eunuchs are infected with the epidemic. Why make a fuss? The Empress has overreacted." Emperor Liang turned over and said, "Go to Xuanshi Hall!" Qi Guifei also wanted to stop it and said softly, "Isn't there a prince outside? It is important for the emperor to take care of the dragon body." Liang Di glared at her discontentedly. "If my country is gone, what's the use of a good dragon body?" This is too heavy, qi imperial concubine did not dare to persuade, had to squat down and said, "male and female servants are ready to send the emperor." When Emperor Liang came to the Xuanshi Hall, he only felt that his temples were "chug" and jumped straight. After a pause, he sank and said, "Please ask the Queen to come to the Xuanshi Hall. I have something to ask her." The queen came quickly and met Emperor Liang. Ying Ying bowed, "The male and female servants have seen the emperor." Emperor Liang came straight to the point. "You ordered people to sprinkle so much vinegar everywhere. Is there already a plague in the palace?" "Yes!" The queen simply replied, "There are several maids-in-waiting and eunuchs in the palace who have contracted, vomiting and diarrhea, and have begun to die. I ordered the imperial doctor of the Imperial Hospital to carefully examine it and confirm that it is cholera, not the epidemic." Even the palace was infected, and the epidemic situation outside the palace can be imagined. Emperor Liang's face was horribly gloomy. "Where is the prince now? Didn't he tell me that he has brought the plague under control?" The queen didn't answer the words, but said softly, "Yue Er has taken the emperor's will and has gone out of the city to inspect the epidemic situation. When he comes back, everything will come to light." Liang Di said coldly, "Yu Wang is far away from Yu Wang Fu. You, the queen who lives in the harem, actually know his whereabouts." The queen was surprised and quickly knelt down. "It was not the male and female servants who interfered in Yueer's political affairs. It was the male and female servants who received a message from Yueer's client yesterday, saying that the epidemic situation in the city was very serious. He was going out of the city early this morning to see the victims who were locked up outside the city. Let the male and female servants take preventive measures quickly in the palace." "Yu Wang really said so?" Liang Di looked dignified. "The preventive measure you took is to pour vinegar?" "It's far more than throwing vinegar." The queen said carefully, "The male and female servants ordered people to centralize and isolate the sick maids and eunuchs, and strictly forbid them to visit each palace. Sprinkling mature vinegar for disinfection in each palace is only part of the measures. There is nothing missing up and down the palace except Pixia Palace." "Why is Pixia Palace not disinfected?" Queen Wang sighed, "Imperial Concubine Qi loves the emperor dearly and is afraid of affecting the emperor's rest. Therefore, no one is allowed to enter the Pixia Palace." The imperial concubine Qi relied on the emperor's favor and even ignored the queen. Emperor Liang knew this very well. My body was only slightly unwell. After resting for a few days in Pixia Palace, the mother and son of Qi Guifei blocked all the news to themselves, which was really hateful. Liang Di was angry in his heart, but refused to show it in front of the Queen. He only said lightly, "I know, go back to Weiyang Palace and rest. I have official business to deal with." As soon as the queen withdrew, a eunuch came in and reported, "Report to the emperor, Yu Wang asks for an audience!" Emperor Liang sat up straight and said with a straight face, "Let him in!" The king of Yu came in with great strides. "My son and minister knocked at my father." "Flat body! Tell me, what is the epidemic outside?" "The situation is not optimistic!" Yu Wang Junyi's face showed a trace of anxiety. "Many people in Beijing have been infected. According to a rough estimate by my son, there should be no less than 100,000." "How much did you say?" Emperor Liang almost fell off the dragon chair. "This is the most conservative estimate." Yu Wang looked at Liang Di's surprised expression and said slowly, "My son asked the prince about the throne about the epidemic, which was rejected by the prince. I had no choice but to ask the victims who were locked up outside the city to determine that the plague had spread from Qinzhou to all parts of the country, and the situation was very critical. The victims outside the city can't go to the city, can't get any treatment, and there are countless dead people. Now outside the city has become a hell on earth, which is terrible. " Speaking of which, Yu Wang has shed tears, "Father, the plague is spreading too fast, we missed the best opportunity. It's not that the son minister is alarmist. According to the victims outside the city who complained bitterly to the son minister, the place where the epidemic broke out is too miserable. People in one village and one village are almost dead. There are dead people all over the way. It is really sad and the people are not living." When Yu Wang said this, he was already sobbing. "Father, what the 13th brother said is true, and the girder is really in danger." Liang Di felt dizzy. "The prince is faint and ignorant. What about the ministers in the court? Think I am too old to be a director. Do you think Daliang Jiangshan has changed its master? One by one, they all pretended to be deaf and dumb, and followed the prince to whitewash the peace... If the King of Jin hadn't laid down his life and rushed to Pixia Palace to tell the news, I would still be in the dark." "The thirteenth brother is not afraid of power and his spirit is commendable." The king of Yu added at the right time. When the prince is in power, isn't it power? The prince and the king of Yu in the court were in a tripartite confrontation and maintained the stability of the court. The King of Yu was rejected by Emperor Liang because of his improper behavior in handling the selection of a son-in-law by the monarch, which led to the dominance of the prince's family. This led to today's disaster. At this point, it is too late to regret. Emperor Liang pinned his hopes on the king of Yu. "Do you have a good plan now?"