Chapter 280 Rebellion
Because the capital city set up tents to provide porridge, all the refugees from the surrounding area came to the capital city, from thousands at the beginning to tens of thousands now.
On this day, suddenly a large number of refugees showed symptoms of vomiting, diarrhea, and fever.
At first, everyone didn't take it seriously. They thought the weather had suddenly cooled down in the past few days and the refugees had caught the cold and gotten sick.
There was a kind-hearted imperial doctor who specially sent people to buy a batch of medicinal materials to resist wind and cold, and cooked medicinal soup for the refugees to eat.
But then, more and more people got cold, and their condition became more and more serious, and more than a dozen people died from the disease.
These people were immediately thrown into mass graves.
On this day, a refugee was standing next to the big pot in the Second Prince's Mansion, drinking porridge. While he was drinking, he suddenly fell to the ground, convulsed all over, and foamed at the mouth.
The second prince happened to be present.
Without saying anything, he called out an imperial doctor who happened to be at the scene and said, "Quickly check his pulse and see what's going on."
The imperial doctor dared to disobey the Second Prince's order, so he ignored the refugee's dirty hands and touched his veins.
After a while, the imperial doctor concluded, "It's poisoning. It's like eating something bad."
The second prince's face darkened, "Is it poisoning? Or is it a bad stomachache?"
"Both of them are true. Second Prince, why don't you invite a few more royal doctors to come over and take a look. I heard that there are a lot of refugees who have fallen ill recently, so I'm afraid..."
The imperial doctor did not dare to say anything else.
But the second prince also heard it.
The imperial doctor was afraid of the plague.
Plague and natural disasters are partners. Where there are natural disasters, there will be plagues.
If this were a plague, that would be terrible.
This capital city is at the feet of the prince, and 80% of the families are relatives of the prince, rich nobles, high-ranking officials and wealthy gentry.
Once a plague breaks out in the capital and the foundation is disrupted, the entire Dasheng Dynasty will also be in chaos.
This is no small matter.
The second prince's eyebrows were anxious, so he hurried to the academician's house at the Taiyuan Hospital. Without saying a word, he took the old academician out and went straight to Shilibao on the outskirts of the city.
At the same time, several guards sent by the Second Prince invited all the other dozen or so imperial doctors over.
Shilibao, a gathering place where refugees set up tents, was noisy for a while. The sick refugees lined up in a long line to be diagnosed by the imperial doctors.
The final conclusion was, "I ate something bad and was poisoned, but the poison is very strange, like..."
The academician curled his lips, and under the glare of the second prince, he came to the conclusion, "It should be caused by eating unclean rice."
So, it’s not a plague.
The Second Prince took a long breath, and his high-spirited heart finally fell to the ground.
Before, he thought it was a plague, so he didn't even dare to enter the palace, for fear that he would bring the plague into the palace and infect his royal brother.
Therefore, he took matters into his own hands and privately invited imperial doctors to diagnose the refugees.
After a while, he had to go to the palace to plead guilty, and then check to see if there were enough medicinal materials in the palace. First, he had to come out and make some soup to treat the refugees.
After the Second Prince made his decision, he ordered the imperial doctor not to take any action, and then sent a group of guards to secretly investigate whose family the unclean rice came from based on the clues obtained from the refugees.
And he himself went to the palace.
It wasn't until late in the evening that the second prince came out of the palace, and with him came a carriage full of medicinal materials.
But the Second Prince never expected that something would happen in the capital just because he was a little late.
It turned out that not long after the Second Prince left Shilibao, someone spread the news that someone deliberately used moldy rice to cook porridge for the refugees, so that the refugees would get sick, and more than a dozen people even died of the disease.
When the refugees learned about the situation, they turned out in droves like crazy. They smashed the sheds of every house and scattered the white and fragrant rice porridge all over the floor.
Later, moldy rice was found in the rice of several families, and the refugees rushed up and beat the servants of that family severely.
There was also a large group of refugees pouring into the city.
The city is in chaos.
……
Butler Cui has been paying attention to the situation of the refugees since he was worried about Yeomi.
As soon as he saw that the refugees were about to cause trouble, he quickly abandoned his shed and hurried back to the city with his servants from both families.
After entering the city, I found that many refugees had also sneaked into the city. They were holding sticks and long knives in their hands. They were like crazy, slashing and killing everyone they met.
When he saw the small house, he broke in through the door...
Fortunately, Butler Cui had many guards around him, so the refugees did not dare to step forward. He also walked with trepidation and fear along the way.
Finally arriving at the door of Chu's house, Butler Cui got off his horse with weak legs. Just as he was about to enter, he suddenly thought of the Xia family. The Xia family still lives in the small second-level house, and the big house has not yet been repaired.
As for small houses, it is easy for refugees to break in by breaking down the door.
The Xia family has no guards, only a concierge, two attendants, six servants, and a staff member invited by Xia Shiming who is a man, and the rest are all women.
With just those few men, once a refugee breaks into the Xia family, the Xia family members will only be hacked to death.
For the sake of the county lord, he had to save his uncle once. He hurriedly ordered the ten guards around him, "Go to the Xia family quickly and bring my eldest uncle to the Chu family to avoid trouble. You have to be quick, the sooner the better."
The ten guards whipped and rode to Xia's house.
After Butler Cui entered the gate, he ordered the concierge to fasten the gate and no one except Xia Shiming would open the door.
Then he hurriedly went to the inner courtyard.
"Old Madam, County Lord, it's not good, the capital is going to be in chaos." Butler Cui rushed in and reported urgently.
"The refugees rebelled and smashed all the sheds..."
Then she told her what she saw on the street.
"Old slave saw many refugees entering the city. I'm afraid the city will be in chaos."
Mrs. Zeng's face changed drastically, she stood up quickly, and quickly ordered, "Call He Donglin over quickly."
Then he told Hongmei, "Go and call the second aunt here. Don't tell her about this yet, so as not to cause fetal contractions."
In case those refugees run into each other randomly and people gather together, the guards can better protect them.
Soon, Mr. Zhuo came.
After hearing that the refugees were in chaos, Mrs. Zhuo was not nervous at all, and said with great force, "What are you afraid of? The Chu family is a wealthy family. It's not easy for them to climb over the wall and get in, not to mention there are so many guards in our house." Now, let them come one and leave one, come two and leave one pair, no return.”
Then he stayed at Zeng's side thoughtfully and comforted Zeng, "Don't worry, Ayu will arrange everything. Although that girl is young, she is not unfamiliar at all in doing things and is more experienced than me."
"You, just stay well. Ayu is here, so there won't be any chaos."
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Xia Zihan called Zheng Qing, "Go and tell Qi Mei and Qi Lan to close the shop and come to Chu's house quickly."
"In addition, you personally take twenty guards to the small courtyard to protect Xiu Niang, Master Chen and others. I am worried that their courtyard is small and it is easier for refugees to break in."
"County Lord, this is more important. Twenty guards are gone..." Zheng Qing hesitated.
In times of crisis, don't blame him for being cruel, his responsibility is to protect the county owner and the old lady.
The embroiderer is gone, so we need to recruit another one.
Now that Master Chen is gone, we can consider hiring a skilled jeweler.
But if something happened to the county lord and the old lady, the Chu family would be finished, and the whole family would be finished too. Even cutting off his head wouldn't be enough to atone for his sins.
Xia Zihan comforted him and said, "They are just a group of refugees who have no strength to fight against chickens. With sixty guards from the Chu family here, we will be fine."
She didn't tell anyone about the twenty secret guards behind her and Zhuo.
Together with Master Chu Xong, Qi Meiqi and others, there are so many people, enough to protect them.
Zheng Qing thought about it and felt that his master's words made sense.
They are just a group of refugees who do not know martial arts and use brute force to kill people. Even if they break into Chu's house, there are eighty or ninety guards in the house, which is enough to protect the master and the old lady.
He bowed and went out.
Xia Zihan summoned all the stewards in the house again, "Don't be afraid, there are so many guards in our house, even if refugees break in, they will be fine."
"You must restrain the people below. Don't run around, don't shout, and don't mess around. Just do your duty as usual. When night comes, don't light the lamp, don't make loud noises, and hide quietly. That’s it.”
"Before it gets dark, prepare more water. It's going to be dark now, and you can only make fire in the dark. If there is a fire, you can still be prepared."
I am afraid that the refugees and thieves will kill me. I will do anything. If they set a fire...
Xia Zihan's heart tightened, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.
Everything must be taken precautions against.
After sending the group of stewards away, Xia Zihan called over Manager Lu and He Donglin.
First, he said to He Donglin, "You will command the sixty guards of the Chu family. You must make good arrangements. As long as the front and back yards are guarded and no refugees break in, our inner yard will be safe."
"In the inner courtyard, a dozen rough envoys and women can guard it."
"Those of my maids are not vegetarians, so you just have to guard the front and back yards."
Then he said to Mr. Lu, "Master and my father have a yard and a warehouse. You need to send a few more reliable people to guard it... As long as you survive tonight, you will be fine tomorrow."
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This is at the foot of the emperor. If the refugees are in chaos, the imperial court will definitely send troops to drive away the refugees.
What they are guarding against is that refugees who are desperate and panic-stricken are killing and running indiscriminately. Don't break into your home.
The three of them were discussing when a young man suddenly broke in and said with a pale face, "County Lord, it's not good. The guards brought my uncle here, but many people were injured..."
"What, let's go and have a look."
Before the boy could finish the story, Xia Zihan was shocked and led Mr. Lu and He Donglin out of the house in a hurry.
On the way, I met people from the Xia family.
Xia Shiming's face was pale and his lips were purple. Xia Zihan hurriedly greeted him and asked worriedly, "Dad, how are you? Are you injured?"
"Dad is fine, thanks to Guo An who blocked the knife for me, but Guo An..."
(End of chapter)