Chapter 144 Revealing your identity and reassuring the people
Ximen Yourong looked up and was startled. It turned out that the person who pulled her away from Chu Hengye's arms was Dongling Yuanhao.
"Emperor..." Dongling Yuanhao almost blurted out the word "Emperor's sister-in-law", then he looked at the chaos around him and changed his words: "Doctor Xi, are you okay?"
"Yuan Hao, why are you here...?"
"Don't ask so many questions first. I'll take you out of here first."
Although the guards had blocked the villagers' push for them, Dongling Yuanhao was still worried that Ximen Rong might be harmed.
But Ximen Yourong refused to leave. She looked at the chaotic and restless villagers and said firmly:
"No, I can't leave. The people here need a backbone."
"But...be careful!"
Dongling Yuanhao turned the long sword in his hand to deflect a pottery bowl thrown by someone unknown.
At this time, Chu Hengye had already stood up and advised Ximen Yourong:
"Doctor Xi, you'd better leave with Mr. Hao quickly. I will stay and appease the villagers. After they all calm down, you can..."
"General Chu, go quickly and lead the troops to maintain order in the village, but you can't harm the people. You must find a way to make them wait patiently."
Ximen Yourong suddenly calmly and quickly gave Chu Hengye instructions, then pointed forward and said to Dongling Yuanhui: "Yuanhui, I want to go up to that high platform, you take me up."
"Why?"
"Don't ask so many questions, hurry up!"
Ximen Yourong's face was so serious that Dongling Yuanhao didn't dare to disobey him. He picked up Ximen Yourong's Dantian Luck, kicked off his feet, and in a blink of an eye they flew to the high platform designated by Ximen Yourong.
When Chu Hengye saw this, he knew that Ximen Yourong had a plan, so he no longer hesitated and immediately carried out Ximen Yourong's instructions.
The high platform where Ximen Yourong stands is the most sacred sacrificial platform in Longquanzhuang. No one is allowed to step on the sacrificial platform except on sacrificial days.
The originally noisy villagers saw two outsiders flying up and stepping on the sacred sacrificial platform of their Longquan Village, and the ancestral hall that was originally shouting fell into silence.
However, the silence did not last long, because the anger of the villagers in the audience suddenly became more uncontrollable, and someone began to shout:
"That is the immortal platform where our Longquan Village worships the divine dragon. Outsiders are not allowed to set foot on it. If it is contaminated by the filthy air and the divine dragon is disgusted, our Longquan Village will really be doomed...!"
"Get down, get down quickly, don't tarnish our sacrificial altar."
"Yes, yes, you outsiders, get out of here..."
Chaos broke out again below, and those who still had some strength raised their hands and shouted to drive away Dongling Yuanhao and Ximen Yourong on the stage.
Although Dongling Yuanhao was not afraid of anything, he could not bear the abuse from the villagers.
However, at this time, he was more concerned about whether Ximen Yourong would be afraid. He looked at Ximen Yourong and was about to say something, but he found that Ximen Yourong had no fear at all. Her usually calm and quiet face became even more turbulent at this time.
Not surprised.
Ximen Yourong glanced at the villagers who were almost losing their minds under the stage. She suddenly picked up the sacrificial altar and placed it in the center. The bronze incense burner as big as a bowl walked to the edge of the high platform. Her bright eyes sank, and the bronze incense burner in her hand was held high in her hand.
He stood up and faced the villagers.
The villagers below thought she was going to throw down the bronze incense burner, and many people exclaimed, as if they were about to face the result of the bronze incense burner being destroyed in the next moment.
However, Ximen Yourong did not throw away the bronze incense burner. She took advantage of the villagers' silence again to put down the raised incense burner, and then raised her voice and said angrily:
"Listen, everyone, no matter how the disaster in Yizhou broke out, we can no longer avoid the facts before us. However, whether we are fighting with the sky or fighting with people. If we want to turn things around, we must work together and not create
There will be more chaos. Otherwise, this disaster will really destroy your Longquan Village, and even the entire Yizhou."
"How do you expect us to work together? We are just ordinary people, unarmed. The emperor who lives in the imperial city has the power of life and death, but not only does he not really understand our life and death. He also ordered Yizhou to be blocked and no one could enter or leave.
Isn’t it obvious that once the epidemic is not under control, the superiors will sacrifice and abandon the entire Yizhou to end this disaster?”
Although a frail old man with gray hair was breathing heavily, his rebuttal to Ximen Yourong was still very powerful.
Ximen Yourong looked at the old man. Although she could understand the fear of the people in Yizhou, she didn't understand why the old man asserted that Yizhou would be sacrificed and given up. So she also asked:
"Why do I think Yizhou will be sacrificed? Although His Majesty ordered the blockade of Yizhou, he also ordered the dispatch of imperial doctors to treat everyone, and ensured that the people of Yizhou can obtain all survival materials for free until the disaster in Yizhou is over. These,
Didn’t everyone see it?”
In fact, it was Ximen Yourong who suggested a complete blockade of Yizhou. As a doctor, she had to consider the risk of infection when a regional group like Yizhou suffered from the same disease.
She had just confirmed two days ago that none of the sick people in Yizhou were suddenly poisoned. Almost all of them were getting weaker day by day, and this probably lasted for at least several months.
This is a typical chronic poisoning, but most of it is not directly fatal, but only makes people weak and uncomfortable until they are so weak that they can no longer walk and lose their labor force.
However, the trouble Ximen Yourong is facing now is that it is obviously a chronic poisoning, but Longquan Village, which was not affected by disasters, was poisoned overnight by many villagers, and many people died.
In other words, the symptoms in Longquanzhuang are obviously different from those in other villages.
No matter how you look at it, the sudden situation in Longquanzhuang is even more frightening. This is probably why the villagers cannot calm down and make trouble with anger.
The villagers did not feel that Ximen's comfort was much comfort. Another middle-aged man also asked loudly:
"What's the use of the emperor giving us food and drink? If our illness can't be cured, we won't be able to live for a few days. If we can't live for a few days, the emperor's treasury will just have less food. He can still be comfortable.
Sitting on the dragon throne, eating well and sleeping well, it will not affect him in the slightest to dominate the world."
"Presumptuous!" Ximen Yourong angrily scolded the middle-aged man: "It is true that you are suffering, but it is also true that His Majesty cares about the people of Yizhou. Your Majesty is shouldering the entire legacy, not just Yizhou. Now.
People in other places outside are also afraid that they will suffer like Yizhou. Therefore, His Majesty's blockade of Yizhou is also to stabilize the overall situation. But Your Majesty will never give up sacrificing the people of Yizhou. I can guarantee this with my life."
No matter what the villagers say, Ximen Yourong can ignore it, but she will not allow Dongling Yuanyong's royal power to be slandered.
She knew exactly how worried he was about Yizhou, so she came to Yizhou without hesitation to share his worries and solve his problems.
However, Yizhou's dire situation is more difficult and complicated than she imagined. She is now more certain that Yizhou's troubles are not just the many people waiting to be detoxified and restored to health.
What's even more troublesome is that there are evil forces in the dark that she can't see controlling Yizhou's life and death!
Ximen Yourong was already anxious to come up with an effective prescription to save the people, but she still couldn't figure out what kind of poison these painful-looking people were poisoned by, and most importantly, where did the poison come from?
Her words were very powerful, and the villagers became somewhat calm. However, the middle-aged man still said angrily:
"You are just a little doctor, what guarantee do you have? You can't even give us a decent prescription to treat us. I think you are a quack doctor sent by the emperor to send us away. If the emperor really cares about us, then why does he
Are you ignoring the prayers of our people in Yizhou?"
When the middle-aged man mentioned "prayer", everyone knew what it meant, so the voices of questioning and discussion were mixed again.
Ximen Yourong raised her hand to signal the villagers to silence, and then she said bluntly:
"What you fellow villagers are talking about is your wish for Queen Ximen to come to Yizhou to save everyone?"
"That's right, who doesn't know that Queen Ximen is a miracle doctor? She can even cure the poisonous "camel bell" in Prince Xiahou. Moreover, she was given the title of queen who can bring good luck to the people by the ancestors of Dongling and Ximen.
. We asked the Queen to come and rescue our Yizhou, but now we have all the dead here, and we don’t see her doing anything. It can be seen that the emperor and the empress are the same, and they don’t care whether we live or die."
Ximen Yourong listened to what the villagers below said, and her original intention of continuing to conceal her identity and practice medicine here was shaken. After thinking for a while, she said:
"If Queen Ximen appears in front of you, will you be able to calm down and obey the command?"
"It's okay if you want us to be calm, and it's okay to obey orders, but if we can't see anyone who gives us hope, how can we be calm and obey orders?"
This time it was the old man who raised the question on behalf of everyone. Ximen Yourong could see that the old man must have a high status among everyone.
So, she turned around and walked down the high platform to the old man and said respectfully:
"Old man, if you feel that meeting the Queen will put your mind at ease, I...!"
"The Queen is not indifferent to your life and death. In fact, she has already left the palace and is on her way here. But if you just need someone who can make you feel at ease, I will stay with you until you are all well!"
Dongling Yuanhao slightly stood in front of Ximen Yourong, blocking her plan to reveal her identity.
His words also successfully diverted everyone's attention from Ximen Yourong, and he himself naturally became the focus of everyone's attention.
The old man looked at Dongling Yuanhao. Perhaps it was the nobility he exuded that had a great intimidating effect. In addition, he also called himself "my king", so the old man subconsciously asked in a gentler manner:
"Dare I ask you...?"
"Donngling Yuanhao, the emperor's younger brother." Dongling Yuanhao showed his token.
When the old man saw the name on the token, his already shortness of breath suddenly became more rapid. But he still trembled slightly and knelt down to worship Dongling Yuanhao. Others saw the old man kneel down.
, and all of them knelt down.
Dongling Yuanhao supported the old man:
"Old people don't have to be like this...!"
"Prince Hao, are you really Prince Hao?"
The old man's old eyes became wet with excitement. Ever since this evil natural disaster happened in Yizhou, their Longquan Village has been as clean as if they were blessed by the gods, and no one has had any trouble.
Two days ago, the lives of thousands of people in Longquanzhuang were going on as usual, but starting from midnight the day before yesterday, people started to feel sick one after another. By the next day, every household in the entire village was not spared, and serious cases were directly fatal.
Now, the entire Yizhou City has been visited by the God of Plague and has been cursed!