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MTL - Vicious Male Partner is a Girl-Chapter 90 Ngee Ann Plague
As early as when Shen Fengzhang took the position of patrol envoy and left Beijing, some people guessed that the current Supreme Being was paving the way for Shen Fengzhang's reinstatement.
Sure enough, after Shen Fengzhang came back, the current Supreme Master showed great satisfaction with her inspection along the way, and used this as an excuse to re-enable Shen Fengzhang as the Ting Wei.
"Thank you Lord Ron!"
Above the court hall, Shen Fengzhang walked out of the queue, with a calm smile on his face, and bowed to the present Supreme. Although without this official position, she can still control the Tingwei Mansion at present, but with this position, it is justified, and it is more convenient for her to hold the Tingwei Mansion in her hands for a long time.
From the corner of Shen Fengzhang's eyes, he caught a glimpse of Zhao Yuanmu who was sitting under the current Supreme Being, and as expected, he saw a fleeting unhappiness on his face. Through Zhao Yuanmu's extremely gorgeous face, Shen Fengzhang seemed to see Yin Guifei's scheming, sinister face.
She turned her head slightly and smiled at Zhao Yuanmu.
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When Shen Fengzhang left Jiankang to inspect various places, it was golden autumn, and the autumn was breezy, but when he returned, it was already late autumn. The sun sets much earlier than before.
There was a "creak".
The tea lady opened the door and came in, holding a lamp in her hand.
Only then did Shen Fengzhang realize that before he knew it, it was already dark outside.
"Is there anything bothering you, Master?" Lighting up the lamp in the study, Cha Niang looked at Shen Fengzhang who was sitting behind the desk with frowning eyebrows, and couldn't help asking softly.
Anxiety, of course. Shen Fengzhang is facing a matter right now, and he doesn't know whether he should intervene.
As mentioned in the original book, official corruption in the Zhou Dynasty was very serious. After she stepped into the officialdom, she also saw with her own eyes how presumptuous the corruption and bribery of officials, big and small, were. The first thing she did to establish her prestige in the officialdom was to investigate and deal with corruption crimes.
Since she made a drastic move to eradicate a group of corrupt officials, the corruption and bribery situation of officials in Jiankang and around Gyeonggi is much better than before.
However, she went out to inspect this time and found that the situation in the army was even more serious. Especially the North Army stationed in the north.
When she arrived at the barracks of the army stationed in the North, the soldiers she saw were tall and muscular, looking powerful and extremely strong, and the weapons in their hands were also brand new, sharp weapons that could cut hair.
But Shen Fengzhang took a closer look. The newly built stove and the brand new cauldron without soot, all the signs proved that what she saw was just what the senior officials of the Army Garrison in the North wanted to show her.
Only 30% of the military pay issued by the imperial court actually reached the hands of the soldiers. The remaining 70% were all seized by each layer's hand!
Da Zhou has fought against the north in these years, and lost nine out of ten battles. It is inseparable from the embezzlement and exploitation of military pay by the court and the army at all levels.
Da Zhou in the original book is a Zhulou that is about to collapse. It seems that the scenery is boundless and the fire is cooking oil, but in fact it has already been crumbling and full of holes. The author deliberately set such a background in order to highlight the strength and wisdom of the hero who turned the tide after taking power.
After Shen Jun ascended the throne, he would attack the army and wipe out the army from top to bottom. For this reason, although she knew about the serious corruption in the army, she didn't pay much attention to it.
What's more, she was only here to do a mission, so what happened to this world had little to do with her.
Moreover, the situation in the army is complicated. According to the situation of the Army Garrisoned in the North, everyone is involved from top to bottom, even in the imperial court. There are many, threats are buried everywhere.
But this inspection now showed her the harsh situation of the soldiers at the bottom naked, naked, naked.
According to the progress of the plot, it will be several years before Shen Jun ascends the throne. Could it be that corruption in the military has been allowed to become more and more serious in these few years?
Is she really going to take this muddy water trip?
The tea lady standing aside didn't know what Shen Fengzhang was worrying about. She stood quietly and watched the expression of distress, hesitation, and struggle on the face of the host. Obviously, even for the always decisive landlord, this matter is very difficult.
After a long while, she finally saw all the hesitation on the Lord's face dissipated. The Lord Lang let out a long sigh of relief and stretched his eyebrows, as if he had made a decision.
"Go and call Liu Wenchang."
The tea lady knew that Lang was mainly talking about business, and after calling Liu Wenchang, she did not enter the study again.
Only Shen Fengzhang and Liu Wenchang were in the study.
Shen Fengzhang sat behind the desk, staring at Liu Wenchang, his almost pure black eyes reflected the candlelight, making them look particularly bright. She told Liu Wenchang in a low voice: "Go and find out what the real situation of the army stationed in the North is. Then send someone to find a way to sneak into the barracks and find out what the soldiers spend on food and clothing."
Even Liu Wenchang, who always obeyed Shen Fengzhang's orders, paused for a while before answering Shen Fengzhang's orders. However, after accepting the task, Liu Wenchang couldn't help but look up at Shen Fengzhang, "Master—" He went to inspect with Master Lang, and of course he also found something weird about the army stationed in the North.
However, even if it is the Lord Lang, he may not be able to please the behemoth of the Army Garrisoned in the North. What's more, the other two armies may join forces with the North Army!
This is not the same as how the Lord Lang dealt with the corrupt officials from poor families back then!
"I've made up my mind, so there's no need to say more." Shen Fengzhang interrupted Liu Wenchang, staring into Liu Wenchang's eyes, his voice was as heavy as a thousand pounds, "Go. Report the real situation to me."
Looking at Liu Wenchang's leaving back, Shen Fengzhang stroked the memorial that had not yet been submitted on the desk, and let out a long breath. If you really think about it, balancing the poor family and the aristocratic family is what Shen Juan will do in the future, and it is not the first time that she has robbed Shen Juan of his job.
Although Shen Fengzhang had made up his mind, the situation of the army stationed in the North was not so easy to investigate. It is now November, and she predicted that by the end of the year, there might be results from Liu Wenchang's side.
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When the end of the year was approaching, Shen Fengzhang really heard the news reported by Liu Wenchang.
Before he finished listening to Liu Wenchang's report, Shen Fengzhang's expression was so gloomy that water dripped from his face. It was December, and it was snowing in the cold winter. She stayed in Jiankang, and she already felt that it was very cold. Not to mention those soldiers in the north.
The Army Garrisoned in the North is an important force against the north. Every winter, a large number of cotton clothes will be sent over, filled with fluffy cotton wool!
But what did Liu Wenchang just say? !
"Master Lang, the cotton clothes issued by the Northern Army are stuffed with straw and catkins."
Shen Fengzhang was so angry that he almost laughed out of anger. Catkins? Those people are really hardworking. They collect catkins in spring, and when winter comes, they take them out and replace them.
She took two deep breaths, the anger in her heart turned into a chill, and her voice was so cold that it could freeze rainwater.
"Continue to investigate!" She couldn't believe that even the wadding in the padded clothes could be replaced by their own ideas, and other supplies would be spared!
Just when Shen Fengzhang was concentrating on dealing with the army stationed in the North, a sudden event completely disrupted her plan.
There's a plague in the south!
At first, it was just that a villager in the village went up the mountain and was accidentally infected with miasma. These villagers have lived here for generations and are no strangers to miasma. They treated the villagers suffering from miasma according to the old prescription handed down from their ancestors.
Who would have thought that the prescriptions that were effective in the past would not work this time! The villagers who contracted the miasma could not catch their breath within the third day, and died.
Immediately afterwards, the rest of the family also started to have fever, blood and wind, and severe vomiting and diarrhea. The villagers didn't take it seriously at first, but it wasn't until the whole family died that they were suddenly chilled and realized something was wrong.
But at this time, it was too late.
People in the village came in and out, and had already brought this highly contagious disease to neighboring villages and towns.
By the time the memorial to report the epidemic was placed on Supreme Supreme's desk, the epidemic had already taken over half of the county!
After Shen Fengzhang heard the news, he was taken aback for a moment.
The county affected by the epidemic happened to be called Ngee Ann! It was the place where Shen Jun led his troops to station.
To be honest, Shen Fengzhang really wanted to sigh when he found out that there was a plague in the place where Shen Jun was stationed. Shen Juan, this is all luck. He took good care of the soldiers under his command, but the barracks was crowded with people, once someone was infected with the epidemic, most of the army might be damaged.
Fortunately, Shen Fengzhang took a closer look. After Shen Jun discovered the plague, he reacted very quickly. He immediately sent people to surround the counties that were recruited, and they were not allowed to enter or leave. At the same time, he moved his soldiers to the only remaining counties that had not been infected by the epidemic. . It is of course against the regulations to transfer the place where troops are stationed without authorization, but at this time, the power is urgent, and the imperial court does not care about punishing Shen Jun.
The question that the court is arguing about now is how to solve this epidemic!
"Your Majesty, I think the most urgent task is to let the doctors seize the time to develop a prescription for the epidemic, so as to completely control the plague."
"Master Lin, who doesn't know that the prescription is the most important now! The question is, how to develop it?! According to the news from Yi'an County, the doctors there are not skilled enough to control the disease." The retorting minister turned and faced the sitting The current supreme on the dragon chair said: "Your Majesty, now we can only send the imperial physician order and imperial physician to the epidemic area in person, and research and develop according to the epidemic. Moreover, as far as I know, the consumption of medicinal materials in the epidemic area is huge. To make ends meet, the imperial court may have to transport medicinal materials to the epidemic area."
Today's supreme nods his head lightly, "What Quan Qing said is reasonable." He looked around at the people present, named the imperial doctor's order, and gave him the task of taking people to the epidemic area to re-draft the prescription.
After explaining the research and development of the prescription, the Supreme Master did not forget about the delivery of medicinal materials.
These medicinal materials are life-saving things for the epidemic area and are extremely important. He needs to find a safe person to **** the medicinal materials. Moreover, not only escort, this person will also be the envoy sent by the imperial court to treat the epidemic area, and will stay with the imperial physicians in the epidemic area to deal with the treatment of the epidemic area.
"Masters, is there anyone who is willing to go to the epidemic area for disaster relief? Save the common people?"
Just now, everyone expressed their opinions and argued endlessly, and the bustling court hall suddenly fell silent. Everyone stood with their heads down, silent.
The Imperial Physician Order and the Imperial Physician Cheng had no choice but to go. If they can't go, who would want to take the initiative to go. This time, the epidemic is so fierce that there is no cure. The epidemic does not care about your identity. What if you go there and catch the epidemic? !
Standing up at this time can indeed leave a good impression in the heart of today's Supreme. But no matter how good the impression is, what's the use if you lose your life!
Just when everyone was silent, someone took a step forward.
"Your Majesty, I would like to take orders to go to Yi'an."