mousepad-d2 Chapter 16
Chapter 16
A wave of waves has risen again.
On the day when Li Shimin was about to take a bath and fast, the emperor, who had already burned incense and changed his clothes, entered the prayer room, accompanied by Lichen Layman, that is, the fox fairy empress, and when he was about to fast, a message came from the harem. good news.
Concubine Wei's natal family sent her to the palace before, and the newly promoted Lin Meiren found out that she was pregnant.His Majesty was naturally delighted to hear such good news.
It's just that Lin Meiren doesn't seem to have a very good pregnancy. When she was found to be pregnant, her body's reaction was very obvious.
Fasting, should not eat meat, not close to women.
His Majesty thought that since the fasting had not officially started, he went to take a look at the pregnant Lin Meiren first to show his concern, rewarded a lot of gold leaf objects, and simply set up a table in Lin Meiren's palace.
There was nothing wrong with this, but there was a saying from the palace: that day, when His Majesty came out of the blessing room, that layman Li Chen had already lit the incense.This means that fasting should be regarded as the beginning.
This is the way this world is, if nothing unexpected happens, naturally there will be no gossip, but if something happens by chance, then everything can be drawn out of cause and effect.
On the second day of His Majesty's fast, a wave of refugees suddenly broke into Chang'an City, wandering around between the squares and markets, robbing many food stalls.
Although the clothes on this wave of refugees were ragged, they were tightly wrapped, and all of them were covered with headscarves, with only two eyes exposed.A few people were caught by the stall owners and lifted their headscarves. After seeing their faces, the stall owners wished they hadn't touched them.
This is a group of leprosy patients, and the symptoms are not mild.
The Jinwu Guards were ordered to arrest these lepers in Chang'an City.However, no one knew exactly how many patients were active in Chang'an City at the moment.
For a while, the wind was jittery.Merchants have closed their shops and are not welcoming customers.The residents also stayed at home, and did not go out if they could not go out.
But the rumors still spread.
Inside Fanshe, Gongsun Siniang was sitting behind the counter with a sad face, the abacus in her hand was crackling, but no matter how she calculated, Fanshe's income in the past two days was still terrible.
Chang'an City was under martial law, and many businessmen who came to Chang'an were stopped outside the city. Even if they came in, they couldn't do business.Therefore, many business travelers themselves are not in a hurry to enter Chang'an City, and there are naturally fewer residents in this Fanshe.
But the people in the city are hiding at home and don't go to restaurants anymore. When these two things are added together, Fanshe's business can only be described as horrible.
Next to Siniang, was Samodoro, who was also frowning, with his mouth pouting and his face helplessly staring at Siniang as he dialed the abacus.The business has gone bad, and Samo's food has also gone bad for the past two days, not to mention the roast chicken, even the meat is gone, and the snacks are naturally all deducted.There is no one on the street, and there is no way to earn extra money by playing tooth festivals.
"The city of Chang'an is really deserted now." Shangguan Zisu sighed.
"Those lepers?" Siniang raised her eyes and asked.
"Right now, the Jinwu Guard is searching and arresting the whole city. Those who have been caught have been locked up. Those who have been in contact with them are also quarantined." It is Mr. Shangguan who is coordinating the arrest of the Jinwu Guard.
"Then what should we do with the captured patients after they are locked up?" Samo glanced at Li Zhi who was hesitating to speak, and asked Shangguan Zisu.
"Now, only people are sent to guard them. If people in the isolation area also get sick, they will all be locked together." Zisu replied.
"So, they are not human! Can they just wait to die!" Li Zhi was agitated, and his voice raised a little, probably thinking of the villagers who were taken away from Buzhou Village before.
Li Zhi's reaction made Shangguan Zisu a little embarrassed. After all, it was his father who advocated locking up these people.
"Hey, hey, do you know the current rumors outside?"
After being ordered to disinfect Fanshe, he closed Fanshe's store door cautiously and walked in quickly.
"Nothing, no way, you closed the store, how can I let my mother do business." Si Niang patted the counter and pointed to it.
"Si Niang, there isn't even a single mouse on the street, only Jin Wuwei people, do you want to invite them in?" Bu San replied.
"Since there is no one on the street, how can there be rumors?" Shangguan Zisu asked curiously.
"It's not important!" Bu Si leaned over to the counter and said mysteriously.
"It is rumored that these lepers who suddenly broke into Chang'an City were God's punishment for Datang. Because—" Bu Si lowered his voice and pointed to the position of the ceiling, "The one above, who originally fasted, but Interrupted because of a beautiful woman's pregnancy, offending the heavens."
"That's right, that's right, it's said outside, that person, he values his own children more than the soldiers on the frontier and the people of the whole country. The lives and deaths of other people are not in his eyes. No wonder he chased his brothers Kill all—" Bu San added while nodding.
"Hey, hey, you two, don't talk nonsense, go to work!" Samodoro and the other two patted their heads dubiously, interrupting their words.
Samodoro glanced at Li Zhi's face, Li Zhi was staring at the counter, with a trace of hostility flashing across his face.
Samodoro winked at Si Niang, and Si Niang understood, and jumped out from behind the counter, grabbing nonsense with one hand and going to the back kitchen.
"Zisu, I've just thought of a new snack, you help me to give advice." Si Niang called Zisu away by the way.
"Li Zhi, don't listen to nonsense." Samodoro brought up a jug of wine from under the counter and handed it to Li Zhi. "Please drink, it's mine."
Li Zhi saw the jug that Sam handed under his nose, looked up, and saw Sam's face was gentle, looking at him with a smile on his mouth, Li Zhi felt a little heavy and relaxed slightly.
Li Zhi took out a bunch of copper coins from his waist and pushed them over the counter: "Okay, I accept your wish."
Seeing that Li Zhi finally showed a smile, Samo changed his face instantly, threw the copper coin into the counter with a smile, and blinked at Li Zhi.