Chapter 574 The Epidemic Spreads

After waiting for nearly two hours, I saw Princess An coming back with a mule. The mule carried a lot of things, which seemed to be medicinal materials.

When Su Mu saw her, he immediately jumped up and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "I will see the princess."

Princess An was contemplating herself, when she suddenly heard his voice, she was startled, and raised her head to look at him, "Su Mu? Aren't you in Muzhai?"

"Princess, please forgive me!" Su Mu was about to cry. What he saw along the way, his soul was about to fly away. There was not much he could do, so he hoped that the princess could help the people.

"Go in and talk." Princess An said.

"No," Su Mu took two steps back. Thinking of what Zian said, he believed it now. Although he felt that he hadn't contracted the disease, it was better to be on the safe side. Put on the mask made by you, "Princess, just say it here, the princess asked the princess to pass a prescription to the emperor, and the emperor asked the Huimin Department to announce to the world that all the people, whether they are sick or not, should take this prescription. "

"What are you doing hiding so far? Where's Fang Zi?" Princess An frowned.

"Fang Zi has already been handed over to the king of the town, but the official still remembers Fang Zi in his mind."

Princess An's face changed slightly, "What did you do for him? Did the Princess Regent ask you to give it to him?"

"No, no, the official is guilty. The princess originally asked the official to give it to the princess, but, the official... the official suspected the princess, so he gave the prescription to the king of the town." Su Mu said shamelessly.

"Why are you so confused? Fang Zi write it down quickly."

"Princess, please ask someone to take out the pen and ink. The lower officials are not allowed to enter. The princess said that everyone in the Muzhai should not contact outsiders for fear of infection. This plague is called the plague. It will spread on a large scale, and it will even spread to other countries. Stop now."

"So serious?" Princess Ann was shocked.

"Yes, that's what the princess said. The officials went all the way down the mountain, and now even Qingyuan Prefecture has an outbreak." Su Mu's voice was full of tears.

"Qingyuan Prefecture was not affected by the earthquake, how could it be infected with the epidemic? Did you read it wrong?"

Su Mu shook his head, "It's not wrong, the officials and they can all testify, please prepare the pen and ink immediately, and let the officials write down the words."

Knowing the seriousness of the situation, Princess An even led the mule in. After a while, she and a servant came out with the Four Treasures of the Study.

Su Mu dictated and asked his servants to write, but he dared not touch the piece of paper.

After finishing writing, Su Mu said: "Princess, you immediately bring the prescription into the palace to find the emperor, and tell the emperor the seriousness of the matter. The princess said that this prescription must be passed on."

Princess An put away the prescription, "I'm going to enter the palace right away, you tell me what you said to Lord Zhen."

Su Mu said: "The king of the town asked some things about the princess in Muzhai, and the officials told them one by one, and there is nothing that cannot be known."

"In the future, Lord Zhen will pass on to you, don't say anything, but know some speaking skills." Princess An's words were equivalent to defending him, pointing out that he did not know how to speak so that he could confide so much.

Su Mu was ashamed, "Yes, I will keep this in mind."

Princess An ordered people to unload the mule, then rode on the mule and left.

Su Mu returned to Muzhai to plead guilty to Zian.

Zi'an said: "I'm from Dazhou. It's normal for you to doubt me. I don't blame you. You tell me everything you saw when you went down the mountain this time."

Su Mu was shocked when he thought about those rotting corpses and those patients who waited in long queues. Going all the way from Qicheng to Qingyuan Prefecture, they found that the plague was rampant. The epidemic was really serious, but the officials didn't know if the death figures reported to the emperor were true. If it was only the ones announced by the court, it would be far more than that. It’s not limited to what the officials can see with their naked eyes, let alone what the officials can’t see, the corpses are piled up like a mountain, and it’s... uncomfortable for people to see.”

Su Mu's words choked up at the end.

"Qingyuan Prefecture?" Zian didn't know the terrain of Beimo, "Where is Qingyuan Prefecture? Do you have a map?"

Su Mu doesn't have a map, but he can draw it.

He drew a picture on the spot. It was not detailed and somewhat general, but the orientation was correct.

Zian looked at the Qingyuan Prefecture he pointed out, and frowned, "During the earthquake, was Qingyuan Prefecture a disaster area?"

"No, the earthquake did not affect Qingyuan Prefecture, so the lower officials were shocked."

From this point of view, the epidemic has really spread.

Zi'an's heart was heavy. Once the plague spread greatly, and the court did not think of a way to stop it, this epidemic would really kill many people.

How can war compare to natural disasters?

"You said, the imperial court announced the number of deaths, how much is it?" Zian asked.

"Thirty-seven thousand eight hundred people."

"He died of the plague?"

"No, the number of deaths since the earthquake."

Zian shook his head, "No, no, when I was in Dazhou, the death data that Prince Qi told my prince had reached more than 30,000 people. How come there are still more than 30,000 people after so long? This data is fake."

"It's a fraud, or it may be that there is a serious shortage of manpower. There is no counting at all. Now the dead people have no one to deal with the corpses. If they die, they will be thrown out. Only when there is a certain number of people will they be set on fire."

Zi'an sighed again and again, "In this way, the plague will spread faster."

"Then, the princess thinks, what should I do now? Will this plague really break out, and even spread to several countries?"

"If there is a major outbreak, it will definitely spread to several countries." Zian recalled the three plague pandemics in modern times, the most of which affected more than 60 countries, and the death toll was in the hundreds of millions.

Zian was very angry. The earthquake was a natural disaster, but the outbreak of the plague was partly man-made.

If Beimo hadn't sent troops to fight, there would have been enough manpower to deal with the disaster and the corpses, so that the corpses would not rot and the plague would not be rampant. Moreover, because of the war, the treasury was empty, and the relief money and medicines could not be distributed. Even at this stage, the emperor and empress Cao still wanted to attack the Great Zhou.

Are the lives of the common people so cheap in the eyes of those in power?

With nowhere to vent her anger, she kicked the table and knocked it over.

Seeing that she was so excited, Su Mu knew that she was worried about the disaster victims. Thinking of the malicious speculation about her before, Su Mu felt even more guilty, and didn't know what to say for a while.

He coughed twice, and felt his head was a little heavy, probably because he was tired from running around all day.

"Su Mu, are you sick?" Zian asked alertly.

Su Mu shook his head and felt even more dizzy. He braced himself up and said, "It's okay, I'm just a little tired."

Zian looked at his pale face, dry and red lips, her heart sank, "I'll give you a pulse."