The next day.
Li Zexuan got up early and prepared to go to the morning court. Old Li had sent someone to inform him yesterday.
After breakfast, Li Zexuan went out with two guards before dawn.
They rushed all the way to Yanxing Gate in the east of Chang 'an City. At this time, the city gate was not open yet, but there was a long line of people outside the gate. Most of them were peddlers and civilians. Li Zexuan, a high-ranking official in his court uniform, stood out in the crowd. Many people subconsciously made way for him, not wanting to provoke Li Zexuan, an important member of the imperial court.
But there were also people with sharp eyes who recognized Li Zexuan's appearance under the dim sky.
"Marquis?"
A middle-aged man in his thirties tiptoed close to Li Zexuan and called out tentatively.
Li Zexuan's night vision was good. He looked carefully and recognized the person who called him. It was Liu Dazhuang, who had taken the child to Yunshan to see a doctor.
"Liu Dazhuang? It's you? Are you going to the city to sell eggs? "
Li Zexuan sat on the horse and greeted Liu Dazhuang with a smile.
He said so because he saw Liu Dazhuang carrying a basket of eggs on his back.
Liu Dazhuang scratched his head and smiled foolishly. "Hehe, eggs are becoming more expensive recently, so I collected all the eggs at home and sold them together! So I can buy some meat for my Xiao An to eat! "
Speaking of this, he seemed to have suddenly thought of something and hurriedly added, "Oh, the last time my family's Xiao An got cholera, it was all thanks to Marquis's help. Marquis's great kindness to our Liu family is like a new life. I, Liu Dazhuang, am willing to repay Marquis's kindness with the rest of my life!"
Saying this, he knelt down in front of Li Zexuan and kowtowed three times.
All of this happened in an instant. Li Zexuan, who was on horseback, couldn't react in time. By the time he jumped off the horse, Liu Dazhuang had already finished kowtowing three times. When he bent down halfway, a few eggs rolled out of the bamboo basket.
"Get up, get up! I told you before, you don't need to repay anything! Go home, farm, and live a good life. That's the greatest repayment to me ~! "
Li Zexuan hurriedly helped Liu Dazhuang up and scolded him with a stern face.
They made such a big commotion, kneeling and kowtowing, how could others not notice?
"Marquis? This is Marquis Yong 'an ~? "
"It's really Marquis Marquis!"
"Why does it sound like this person is implying that the Marquis of Yong 'an was the one who resolved the chaos? Shouldn't it be the imperial medical department? "
"You don't know about this, right? I heard that the reason why the imperial court was able to quell the cholera so quickly was mainly because Marquis Yong 'an contributed three prescriptions. Otherwise, too many people would have died ~! "
"There's actually such a thing? How come I don't know about this? "
"Nonsense! It's normal that you don't know! That's because Marquis keeps a low profile and doesn't like people to spread the news! If you ask around, you'll find out that the people who contracted cholera drank the exact same medicine as Liu Dazhuang's son ~! "
"Second Brother Yu is right! I've also heard about this! And it's said that when the imperial medical department distributed the medicine, none of the six villages under Marquis Yong 'an's rule went to collect the medicine. This is because Marquis Yong' an gave the sick villagers free medicine in advance! "
"Hiss ~! That means our Ah Fu's savior is Marquis Yong 'an ~! "
After a round of discussion, more and more people found out the truth. Dozens of commoners started to surround Li Zexuan. Pang Feiji's right hand was on the hilt of his sword, as if he was facing a great enemy. He was afraid that an assassin would suddenly rush out from the crowd.
"Thank you, Marquis, for saving our Xiao Yue ~!"
"Marquis, you're our savior ~! Please accept a bow from this old man! "
"Marquis, please accept a bow from us ~!"
The assassin that Pang Feiji was guarding against did not appear. The dozens of commoners all bowed towards Li Zexuan in unison.
When the rest saw this, they all followed suit. Although they didn't contract cholera before, it was inevitable that some of their relatives would contract it. When they heard that Li Zexuan was the 'savior' of this cholera epidemic, they were grateful from the bottom of their hearts!
Looking at the people in front of him who were bowing to him in unison, Li Zexuan felt a little touched. He didn't want to make the cholera prescription public, but it was still noticed by some attentive people. What a bunch of simple, hardworking people!
"Rise, all of you! The cholera epidemic wasn't caused by me alone. If it wasn't for His Majesty's love for the people and his constant concern for them, even if I had the antidote, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been able to prepare the antidote in such a short time and hand it to every cholera patient! So if you want to thank someone, you should thank His Majesty! "
Li Zexuan raised his hands and said loudly to the crowd.
The cholera epidemic this time had infected more than 3,000 people, and these 3,000 people had close relatives that numbered in the tens of thousands! Li Zexuan felt a little pressured to be thanked by so many people, and also a little … In short, if his reputation was too high, he was worried that people would use this to make an issue out of it and badmouth him in front of Li Er!
"His Majesty is wise! Marquis is wise! "
"His Majesty is wise! Marquis is wise! "
The commoners shouted.
"Rumble!"
At this moment, the city gate was pushed open from the inside, and two city gate officers came out. Under Li Zexuan's persuasion, the commoners lined up again and began to undergo the "security check".
Yes, that's right, the city gate officers of this era were basically the same as the security guards of modern train stations and subway stations, but they didn't have high-tech equipment!
After entering the city, Li Zexuan urged Da Bai to run a little faster. The three of them rode straight to the Imperial City, and soon they saw the tall and majestic Imperial Palace.
Li Zexuan left Da Bai in Pang Feiji's care, and entered the Imperial Palace alone. After chatting with the officials of the Imperial Court for a while, a servant came out to inform everyone to enter the Taiji Palace for the morning court session.
After listening to Old Li, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, and the others discuss national affairs for a long time, it was finally Li Zexuan's turn to "take the stage"!
He heard Li Er say in a deep voice, "Although the cholera epidemic has been quelled, we should still reward him according to his contributions! I'm sure all of you know that the epidemic situation was very critical. If it weren't for the Marquis of Yong 'an providing the prescription in time, the entire Chang' an City would have experienced a large-scale outbreak of cholera! If that happened, the Imperial Court would have suffered a great loss! Now that the cholera epidemic has been completely quelled, and not a single commoner has died from the disease, it's a miracle! I intend to reward the Marquis of Yong 'an generously, how do you think I should reward him? "
As soon as Li Er finished speaking, the Imperial Court instantly fell silent. The officials looked at each other. Reward? How else could they reward him? A fifteen-year-old Marquis with a third-rank official position, how else could they reward him? If they rewarded him more, wouldn't they be invincible?
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