After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

Chapter 148 2 options

In such a small village, there were actually thirty or forty patients living there. Supplies were extremely scarce, and the imperial physicians sent down were nowhere to be seen. The patients here were basically treated by doctors from inside and outside the capital.

There were no particularly good accommodations in the village, and even the doctors only rested in the medical tent for an hour or two before rushing out to treat patients.

All the houses have been used to accommodate the patients and there is no spare space at all.

The conditions are extremely bad.

She vaguely guessed why the people here rejected the government.

With such attitude and efficiency, it would be strange if the people would like it.

There was no space to live in, so Yuan Qing and Yu Shen went to the back of the village and put their bags under the roots of a tree, where they could lean against them for comfort.

As soon as he sat down, Yu Shen took out his notebook and, in the moonlight, wrote down everything he had seen during the day.

Yuan Qing also leaned over to take a look, and saw that he was writing quickly and neatly, with clear organization, and he even marked the relatively important parts.

After he finished writing, Yuan Qing asked, "Do you have a photographic memory?"

Yu Shen held the pen, looked away and said, "No, it's just that my memory is better, that's all."

"This is more than just better," Yuan Qing pointed at the words he had just written down, "This is already comparable to a divine brain, okay? There's no need to be modest. This is a skill that others can only envy."

Yu Shen was so embarrassed by what she said that he almost buried his face in his chest.

Yuan Qing stretched out his hand, "Can you show it to me?"

"Sir... Sir, please take a look." Yu Shen lowered his head and presented the small notebook with both hands.

Yuan Qing stopped teasing him, took the notebook from him and started reading it carefully.

There were too many noises during the day, and it was almost impossible for her to extract any useful information from the chaos.

But Yu Shen not only has a strong memory, clear logic, and quick writing, but the key is that he also has excellent listening skills. He is indeed a good seedling.

"Well done," Yuan Qing praised, "I made the right decision to bring you here this time."

Yu Shen moved closer to her, "Sir, will we... die?"

Yuan Qing was stunned for a moment, then asked: "Why do you think so?"

Yu Shen was so frightened by his own guess that he almost cried, "But... this disease looks so scary, it's contagious..."

"No," Yuan Qing affirmed, "In previous years, even if there were sudden outbreaks of epidemics, they were mostly accompanied by symptoms such as fever, vomiting, and diarrhea.

Only a few of these patients have these symptoms. Most of them are because the things on their faces are toxic, which wears down their bodies day after day, making this disease look so terrible. "

She pointed to one of the records he had just written down and said, "Look at this. He is the sickest and has been in a coma for several days. The doctors can only use medicine to keep him alive, but apart from the high fever caused by the disease, he has no other symptoms."

She didn't say anything further after that.

After that, it was basically as expected.

A similar situation had occurred in the previous life. Although the number of people infected was huge, the symptoms were not as severe as they are now. Instead, it looked more like an epidemic. No one realized it was a man-made disaster. This was one of the reasons why they were able to successfully force Emperor Yuan Heng to abdicate.

Another reason is that they had enough time to plan in their previous lives, and they had almost all the advantages.

Unlike now, she and Lu Zhao intervened in the investigation in advance, forcing the plan that was still in the works to be terminated.

With the deliberate instigation of Wen Chengyu and his father, they were eager to fight back, so they took ruthless actions, intending to use innocent people to replicate the disaster of the previous life and stir up trouble.

But Wen Chengyu is not Emperor Yuan Heng, and the Yuan family has not been destroyed.

As early as when she was in Yuzhou, she had been repeatedly considering whether to fight a quick battle or to keep her troops in place.

There are pros and cons to both options.

Considering the safety of the people, she could not hesitate on this matter and had to nip it in the bud. However, by doing so, she would not be able to wipe out their hidden forces in Yuzhou and other places.

But if she chose the other option, she would have to abandon the people first and then force them to do something desperate.

From the perspective of the interests of those in power alone, the second method is undoubtedly the best, most powerful, and most thorough in eradicating the problem.

She was just an ordinary person among the vast number of people. As a commoner, she could not accept the second way from the bottom of her heart.

But she is also a businessman, and weighing the pros and cons is a thinking instinct she has developed over a long period of time.

The time has not come yet to make things clear.

They were too secretive. Even if she had caused trouble in Yuzhou or turned the entire Yuan Dynasty upside down, it didn't happen. No matter how serious it was, I'm afraid not many people would believe it, and they might even accuse her of bringing disaster to the country and the people.

Not only will you lose the initiative, but you will also alert the enemy.

She currently does not have the ability to protect everyone's safety in the secret fight.

So she could only give up some of it temporarily, and asked the Lou family to bring all the tobacco and tea from Yuzhou back to Jiangzhou and dispose of them secretly, and contact those trustworthy gentry and nobles to cooperate in acting, and then her father privately notified some government offices to prepare preventive measures. She suppressed the situation in Beijing and tried to minimize the losses.

This was the result of her repeated consideration.

Yu Shen had fallen asleep against the tree trunk. Perhaps he was tired, with his face buried in his arms, he could even hear his soft snoring.

Yuan Qing looked away, smiled, and leaned on the other side to fall asleep.