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Anger is useless.

Li Hui looked around the hall and began to give orders after thinking for a moment.

The scholar of the palace checks whether the epidemic ghost talisman is effective, and cooperates with the Zhenfu Department to find the source of the epidemic ghost talisman.

The yamen servants quickly went to visit the people in Fang City in the south of the city, and investigated the spread of the epidemic ghost charms.

The Taiyuan government drafted new regulations to make contingency plans for various possible situations.

If necessary, all newspaper offices and restaurants in the city can be temporarily closed (dine-in meals are prohibited), or even directly block the city.

Li Hui had a clear mind and gave instructions to everyone in an orderly manner, and everyone hurriedly left the prefect's mansion.

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He fell back and spread his whole body into the seat with a solemn expression.

"Plague Talisman"

Li Leling frowned and said, "Could it be Wang's handwriting?"

"Not quite."

Li Hui shook his head and said: "If they have the ability to develop this kind of talisman, they have already passed on all the epidemic diseases to the people to protect the family, and they won't just take it out now.

What's more, the Plague Ghost Talisman would plunge the city into disorder and chaos. If someone maliciously spread it, the crime would be enough to dismember him a hundred times.

Wang will not put himself in danger. "

After finishing speaking, he paused for a moment, and slowly said: "Their courage is limited to stirring up wind and rain in Hedong Road, or using connections from all walks of life to influence the public opinion of scholars, and then influence Chang'an court.

His Majesty even got angry in the Yanying Hall, saying that during the closure of Taiyuan Mansion, there were a bunch of pleading letters on his desk for the Wang family.

When we left Chang'an, the family of Dr. Wang Wenlun, who had passed away in the academy, came to the scene of crying in front of Chen Jijiu's door.

Ask Jijiu to write a letter to Li Ang, so that he will not be so harsh on the Wang family. "

The deceased is the most important. Li Hui respected Dr. Wang Wenlun very much. He didn't say anything worse, but just sighed: "The influence of the family in Yu State is still too great. Even the prime minister regards it as a lifetime honor to marry a woman with five surnames ( Zhongshu Ling Xue Ji),

Let alone other people.

This time, if it wasn't for the imminent war with Zhou, His Majesty would not have acquiesced in Li Ang's practice of trapping the Wang family in Taiyuan Mansion. "

Li Leling blinked suspiciously, not quite understanding the sentence, "What do you mean?"

"The Wang family has existed for thousands of years, and there are countless alienated objects and cultivators in private storage.

If it weren't for their fear of direct confrontation, they would be deemed treasonous and would attract thunderous suppression,

In fact, just based on their background in Taiyuan City, they can kill everyone in the Taishou's Mansion in a flash.

Maybe only Yan Guogong and Xi Siye will be fine. "

Li Hui spread his hands and said, "This is just a Wang family.

Five surnames and seven Wangs, all aristocratic families have never stood on the same front with Yu State. No matter who is the ruler of the Central Plains, whether it is Li Yu, Zhou State or Taihao Mountain, they all have the capital to negotiate with the new ruler, and then maintain its own existence.

Now Zhou Guo has the backing of Mount Taihao,

Seeing the hope of getting rid of the shackles, the aristocratic families of the five surnames and Qiwang, who were kept under the suppression of the school, were also ready to move, and secretly contacted Zhou Guo. There is the possibility of betraying the country and surrendering to the enemy.

So what is happening in Taiyuan Mansion now also has the meaning of killing chickens and monkeys and warning the remaining aristocratic families-they are still staying in the territory of Yu Kingdom after all. "

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Li Leling nodded thoughtfully. The aristocratic family is like a vine attached to a towering tree. It is harmless to the tree in normal times, and can even form a green shade to protect the trunk.

But if something unexpected happens and the tree becomes weak, the vines become cold-blooded parasitic skeins that will not hesitate to drain the tree of its nutrients and strangle the tree it is attached to.

After thinking for a while, she asked, "Do I need to tell Risheng the news?"

Li Hui shook his head and said, "I don't need it for the time being. I don't know if the Plague Ghost Talisman will work, so don't let him worry about it. The special medicine is the most important thing. As long as there is a medicine, any conspiracy can be smashed."

Before the words fell, the guards came to report that Wang Bofan of the Wang family in Taiyuan asked to see him.

The two brothers and sisters looked at each other in surprise. Wang Bofan is one of the candidates for the future patriarch of the Wang family. These days, because of the casualties of family members, the Wang family rarely contacted the prefect's mansion and kept silent.

Things went wrong, Li Hui nodded to Li Leling, and Li Leling, who had no job, got up and walked to the side hall.

The guards led Wang Bofan into the lobby of the prefect's mansion. As soon as they met, Wang Bofan exchanged a few words, then took out a plague ghost charm from his arms, and said nervously: "His Royal Highness, this is the demon that my family just confiscated from the street. Talisman.

Someone must be spreading the word secretly, trying to destroy the Taiyuan government's efforts to contain the plague. "

"I already know this, and I just ordered the Zhenfu Department to investigate."

Li Hui glanced at the Plague Ghost Talisman Wang Bofan brought, and said with a smile, "However, thanks for the reminder, Layman Wang."

"King Yue knows? That's good."

Wang Bofan breathed a sigh of relief, "Millions of people in Taiyuan Prefecture, guarding against the ravages of the plague, are still provoked by treacherous villains.

It all depends on King Yue and Li Guan's emergency rescue, so as not to fall into the abyss."

Wang Bofan quoted scriptures and tried to curry favor, and then he left the Plague Ghost Talisman and left the prefect's mansion.

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Li Hui glanced at the back of the future patriarch of the Wang clan, and then at the Plague Ghost Talisman on the table, frowning.

If it wasn't for Mrs. Wang's handwriting, who would be doing the tricks in the dark?

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The people in Taiyuan Mansion are unaware of the intrigue surrounding the upper echelons of Yu State.

They can only see what is happening around them, and what the newspapers tell them.

I don't know when it started, the leaflets that appeared in the streets and alleys from time to time every day have completely disappeared.

All shops selling paper and pens were closed.

On the wall of the shop that is still open, there is a slogan "Don't talk about gossip\

,"Every night, there are more government servants and soldiers patrolling the streets with lanterns. Catch curfew violators.

However, these measures cannot prevent the spread of various rumors.

Mr. Li Xiaolang has not shown up for a long time, maybe he has left Hedong Road;

The actual number of plague cases is far more than the number disclosed in the newspapers. The State of Yu has given up Taiyuan Mansion and is ready to let the people in the city wait to die, as long as the plague does not spread to other places in Hedong Road;

Among all the rumors, the one that spread the most widely and fastest is the Epidemic Ghost Talisman.

This kind of simple, even crude talisman can be drawn by simply scribbling a few strokes on the paper to form a rough human shape.

By posting it on the door of other people's homes, the risk of plague can be passed on to others.

And if there is a plague ghost talisman in one's own house, and if one does not choose to draw the same talisman and pass it on to others, then this curse will befall oneself and even one's family members.

Nobody wants to take that risk,

Therefore, almost all the people, after seeing the plague ghost talisman posted on their door, chose not to report to the government,

Instead, he secretly drew a piece of talisman paper of the same type and pasted it on the suspect's or enemy's door.

Such behaviors emerge in endlessly and are repeatedly prohibited.

Even if the Taiyuan government government severely punishes those who stick talismans privately, it will not be able to stop the large-scale imitation of the people.

As a result, there are constant conflicts and disputes among the people, and the common people retaliate against each other, or draw talismans to curse their enemies, or report their enemies to the government and draw talismans.

The yamen servants of the Taiyuan government government are exhausted, and it is impossible to put everyone in prison.

What's worse, as time goes by, the effect of the Plague Ghost Talisman is gradually revealed-this thing seems to be really useful,

Those who have been affixed with the plague ghost talisman and have not chosen to pass on the curse have a higher probability of suffering from the plague and other diseases than others.

The Yamen did not leak this news, and the leaflets that had been stopped for a long time could not spread the news.

It is the people who rely on word of mouth, gossip, and rumors to spread the news to every corner of the city step by step.

In this regard, the Taiyuan government can only find a way to remedy it, explaining in the newspapers,

What the Epidemic Ghost Talisman shows is a probability event that conforms to the rules of Neo-Confucianism.

Most of those who did not believe that the plague ghost talisman was pasted on the door of their house were government servants, soldiers, and medical staff in the city who cooperated with the government.

These people frequently come and go in and out of the epidemic area, so the risk of disease is naturally higher than that of ordinary people.

The Plague Ghost Talisman itself, after being tested by the Academy, is still ineffective.

However, such an explanation still cannot win the trust of the people.

The fanatical worship of the plague ghost talisman is still in progress.

As time passed day by day, the situation in the city, which had just improved, deteriorated again.

A small-scale plague broke out centered in various cities and spread to the surrounding areas.

Many individuals who worked in the Taiyuan government were infected with the plague and fell ill.

The illness of these people also affected the process of containing the plague, leading to further loss of control of the folk plague. The time limit for the closure of the city that was originally established was soon exceeded.

As the time limit for the closure of the city was exceeded, even if there were no leaflets to incite the hearts of the people, the pent-up emotions of the people gradually reached their peak.

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"A small plague ghost talisman can actually disable the government of a state."

In the other courtyard of the Wang Mansion, the elders of the Wang clan gathered again to discuss the next move.

"Hehe, the newspapers are still saying that the Plague Ghost Talisman is useless. You're deceiving yourself and others."

A clan elder closed today's newspaper with a smile, and said to other clan elders: "It is now certain that the Chang'an court will no longer send manpower to Taiyuan Mansion.

The plague in the city was about to be out of control, so sending another thousand or two thousand soldiers in to suppress the situation would be a drop in the bucket and would be useless.

They will only guard the city gates to prevent civilians from escaping. "

"The Plague Ghost Talisman is of course useful. Our Wang family finally doesn't have to die every day. And no one dares to stick the talisman on the door of Wang's house, which is always guarded."

Another clan elder smiled and said, "Where is His Royal Highness the King of Yue? Have you left yet?"

"No, but it's coming soon."

Someone proudly said: "According to reports from people placed by the Wang family in the Chang'an court, the topic of the Chang'an court meeting has shifted from the plague in the east of the river to the war with Zhou on the southern front.

Your Majesty himself does not want to sacrifice his most beloved son and daughter for the sake of a state capital and meaningless fame.

King Yue and Princess Guanghua are expected to be taken away today. Taiyuan Mansion will be ours again. "

For the aristocratic family, regaining control of the state capital where they live is as comfortable and comfortable as a fish entering the water.

Under the effect of the Plague Ghost Talisman, the Wang family no longer has to die, and no longer has to rush to find ways to escape from the state capital.

What's more, the more dead people in the city, the better it is for the Wang family - they can take the opportunity to buy real estate and houses to further control the city.

Even if the people in the city were more dead and injured, the negative impact on the Wang family would be limited—the more dead and injured, the sooner the plague would end.

However, Yu State has never been short of people, and if there are fewer people, people from other places in Hedong Road will naturally flow into Taiyuan Mansion.

"Who said that the plague is a bad thing? Now it seems that the plague with the plague ghost charm has turned into a good thing.

It can attack enemies in a targeted manner without harming itself. "

A clan elder said with emotion: "Gu master is really the strongest path, in terms of destructive power, it is far above the body of Talisman Sword Mind."

"It is said to be the strongest, but it may not be."

Another clan elder shook his head and said: "The Gu art depends on the body of the Gu master, if the Gu master dies, the recovery after the Gu operation will be weak and will soon dissipate on its own.

And if the influence of the Gu technique is too large, the Gu master himself will also be under heavy pressure.

This means that man-made voodoo can affect at most one state. It cannot sweep across the border of a country.

That's why in history, the stronger talisman sword thought body has dominated the mainstream, and Gu art is considered heresy.

The most terrifying and unsolvable plague can only be the natural evolution of heaven.

Gu masters can use it, they can fuel the flames, even if they kill the gu master, they can't end the plague itself. "

"For example, the previous Suzhou water poisoning, such as the Hedong plague this time."

The old white-haired man paused for a moment, and asked, "What's going on in the prefect's mansion, that Li Ang, has he researched the medicine?"

With the help of the Epidemic Ghost Talisman, Wang successfully preserved himself and repelled the oppression from Chang'an.

Now King Yue and Princess Guanghua are going to evacuate, and Taiyuan Mansion is back under control. Once again, the Wang family won a big victory.

"It would be best if Li Ang could develop the medicine. The plague will be solved, and everyone will live in peace.

If he can't research the medicine, that's acceptable. With the Plague Ghost Talisman, the Wang family is safe and sound. "

The white-haired old man muttered: "No matter what the ending is, the king of Yue, Princess Guanghua, and Li Ang will be sent out of the city as gifts. The Wang family is still the Wang family.

They also have an explanation for Cui Shi, Lu Shi, and Zheng Shi who secretly helped us so much this time."

"I'm sorry third uncle,"

Wang Bofan's voice interrupted the words of the white-haired elder. He held a bamboo tube in his hand, "This time, Li Ang cannot be allowed to make the medicine."