With the continuous occurrence of smallpox cases in the capital, the blockade areas are one after another.

The news of the smallpox outbreak can finally be hidden.

Overnight, the entire capital fell into great panic.

When the city was blocked, many people complained, and some even took the risk of going out secretly.

But now everyone stays at home honestly and will never go out as long as they have a bite of food at home.

The bustling imperial street is now empty.

Huameizhai, which was popular because of the soap, has temporarily closed down because there are no customers at all.

Compared with the panic among the people, the court in the Song Dynasty was extremely lively.

The old party members who were suppressed by Zhang Dun before wrote letters at this time, angrily accusing Zhang Dun, Zeng Bu and others of doing their defiance.

The smallpox from heaven was to warn the Song Dynasty that the chaos during the Xining period could never be repeated.

Among these old party members who wrote the letter, Lu Dafang, Fan Chunren and Su Che, who had just been dismissed from prime minister, were led by them.

Among them, Su Che is the most active.

Su Che was just dismissed from his post as Minister of the Sect some time ago, and his heart was full of resentment.

This time I finally seized the opportunity of smallpox.

So Su Che posted more than a dozen memorials in three days, denying Zhang Dun and the New Law.

With these big shots taking the lead, officials who were dissatisfied with Zhang Dun and others before immediately wrote letters.

For a time, public opinion in the court was raging, and the status of the new party such as Zhang Dun was even more precarious.

The Chakong Hall.

There was a loud "bang".

Zhao Xu threw a memorial on the table, and his yellow face turned red due to his anger.

"Have your majesty calm down!"

When Zhang Dun and Zeng Bu saw Zhao Xu getting angry, they immediately stepped forward and persuaded him.

"Stop the anger?"

Zhao Xu sneered.

"They are already trying to force me to issue a self-criticism. How can you calm my anger?"

Faced with Zhao Xu's questioning, Zhang Dun and others were silent.

The attacks that the old party just started were only placed on the new party and Zhang Dun.

But as time goes by, the old party began to focus on Zhao Xu, and recently someone wrote a letter asking Zhao Xu to issue a self-criticism in order to obtain God's forgiveness.

Zhao Xu ascended the throne at the age of ten and was suppressed by Empress Dowager Gao for seven years.

Now Zhao Xu finally managed to get through, but in less than half a year of taking power, he was forced to issue an edict to punish himself.

No one can stand it, let alone Zhao Xu, a young man with a strong self-esteem.

"You guys talk, what should I do now?"

Zhao Xu looked at the silent Zhang Dun and others, but was even more annoyed, and immediately questioned again.

"this……"

Zhang Dun, Zeng Bu and others looked at each other.

If it is other situations, even if it is an invasion of foreign enemies, they can at least say a few words.

But only when encountering a plague like smallpox, there is no way to do it!

"Your Majesty, Ning Fu left a way to inoculate cowpox before leaving. I think it might as well give it a try!"

Finally, Zhang Dun gritted his teeth and stood up to report.

"No!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhang Dun finished speaking, Cai Jing stood up and opposed it.

"Your Majesty, Ning Fu has been in the epidemic area for more than ten days. Now there is no news. Maybe he has died in the epidemic area for a long time. You must not believe such people!"

"What do you think you should do?"

Zhang Dun was furious and questioned Cai Jing.

"this……"

Cai Jing was speechless for a moment. If he had a solution, why would he have to wait until now?

"Well~, if there is really no way, why not invite the monks from Daxiangguo Temple to do a ritual!"

At this time, Cai Bian suddenly stood up and suggested.

Never look up to the scientific concepts of the ancients. In fact, most ancient people were very superstitious, even the senior officials of the court.

For example, the Song Dynasty court also promulgated a special rain prayer method, and each rain prayer step has regulations to prevent errors in local prayer.

There are legal provisions for things like praying for rain, so it is natural for Cai Bian to propose the advice of doing rituals.

"What if the ritual is not working?"

Zhao Xu still asked with some concern.

Cai Bian didn't know how to answer now.

"Your Majesty, I think I should believe Ning Fu. Before he went, he said that he would stay in the epidemic area for the first half of a month. Calculate the time, and it will only be half a month tomorrow!"

Zhang Dun does not believe in ghosts and gods, and still sticks to his own views.

"If I would rather come back, we can't put all our hopes on him alone, right?"

Cai Jing hesitated for a moment and said again.

Now Zhang Dun also glared at Cai Jing fiercely.

He knew the grudge between Cai Jing and Ning Fu, and Cai Jing didn't take Ning Fu seriously before.

Now Ning has become famous, especially after offering a method of vaccinating cowpox, Cai Jing has been slandering Ning Fu.

Ning Fu was vaccinated with cowpox and entering the epidemic area was a secret, and the people who knew it were limited to a few of them.

But just a few days ago, this incident spread, and it was accompanied by many rumors that were unfavorable to Ning Fu.

For example, Ning Fu is a sensationalist, and the so-called method of vaccinating vaccinated vaccination is simply evil magic, etc.

In addition, the Qingyu case, which suspected that Ning Fu was the leader, was a plagiarism, which made Ning Fu's reputation smell bad overnight.

All academies in the capital, including students from the Imperial Academy, now enjoy scolding Ning Fu.

Zhang Dun suspected that the above things were probably caused by Cai Jing.

Zhao Xu was also very confused at this time. Although he had a good impression of Ning Fu, he still didn't dare to believe Ning Fu completely for such a big deal.

Especially Ning Fu has been to the epidemic area for so long, but there is no news, which makes him even more uneasy.

"Forget it, just wait for another day. If Ning Fu doesn't show up tomorrow, then ask Daxiangguo Temple to do a ritual!"

Zhao Xu finally made a decision.

Although he had doubts about the effect of the ritual, at least the ritual can temporarily calm the people's hearts.

After all, in the face of a disaster like smallpox, the court must do something, even if it is busy, it is better than not doing it.

...

Xiqingyuan, Tokyo City, is also the highest institution of the Song Dynasty and the location of the Imperial Academy.

The Taixue was established since the time of Renzong. Later, after several reforms, it has now formed a stable three-scattered method.

Among them, one hundred people sacrificed their lives, three hundred people sacrificed their lives, and two thousand people sacrificed their lives.

There are 2,400 people studying in the entire Imperial Academy, which is definitely an unprecedented grand occasion.

Today is a monthly gathering for Neisha.

In the past, this party was very lively, with students gathering together, talking about poetry, articles, or current affairs.

But today's party seemed very dull, and everyone was speechless, and no one was willing to speak.

Finally, a tall and thin student couldn't help but stand up and said, "Everyone, the country is in danger, we can't always sit down, right?"

"That's right, even shameless people like Ning Fu ran out of the city. You and I are so nice guys, of course, you can't watch the people suffer!"

At this time, a fat white student jumped up and said loudly.

"What do you mean by his surname He? Why did Ning Fu provoke you?"

Unexpectedly, as soon as the fat and fat student finished speaking, a young man of medium size jumped up and shouted.

This young man is Ning Fu's brother-in-law Liu Ce.

"Liu Ce, although Ning Fu is your brother-in-law, he copied poetry first and offered evil tricks to attract attention later. Such shameless people should be despised by thousands of people!"
To be continued...