Yu Wenquan’s eyes lit up.
He just rembered, his daughter-in-law ntioned in the study last night that she would "resolve" today’s issue. But it was Pei Xu and Ji Hong who did all the talking, while she barely spoke. Yu Wenquan thought Yu Wenye had helped her solve it.
Unexpectedly, the real "solution" was here.
And just now, under Ji Hong’s probing, Chu Ruoyan had already spoken; if the Yuwen Family could solve the disaster brought by the cot, then the Emperor would abdicate.
So, everything fell into place!
Yu Wenquan’s gaze flickered, still bright as a lamp against the gloomy sky behind him. He turned to Shang Ruyi and said, "You speak."
Shang Ruyi imdiately said, "This epidemic spreads rapidly and can easily be transmitted through breathing, saliva, even through food and water. So, it’s crucial to separate the city’s patients from the healthy people imdiately to prevent further spread of the disease."
Soone behind him imdiately said, "Separation is easy, but where should the separated patients be placed?"
Shang Ruyi thought for a mont and then asked the little eunuch who ca to deliver the ssage, "Now, is there a specific number of patients?"
The little eunuch replied, "I hurried here to report, and the numbers below haven’t been calculated yet."
Yu Wenquan knitted his brows.
Without specific numbers, it’s difficult for them to make a decision now.
Shang Ruyi also frowned, calculating with her fingers as she muttered, "There are eighteen large dical centers in the inner city and thirteen in the outer city. Based on their capacity to treat patients, roughly six to seven hundred people can be accounted for. Smaller clinics can treat around two to three hundred, so adding those up, about a thousand people."
"And with outbreaks in each market, it’s hard to count, but there are at least a thousand more."
"And outside the city—"
She looked up at the little eunuch: "How many people are outside the city, and who are they?"
The little eunuch quickly replied, "There are about two to three hundred outside the city, and their conditions are more severe. They seem to have co from the village in the southwest of the city."
Shang Ruyi took a deep breath.
Yu Wenquan said, "What do you think? Just say it, Father will think of a solution."
Shang Ruyi frowned and said, "According to my rough calculations, there are at least one to two thousand patients in the city. It would be difficult to place so many people randomly, and if they roam within the markets, it could easily exacerbate the spread of the epidemic."
At this point, soone imdiately said, "Then let them leave the city, find a village for them to stay in, and return once they are cured."
"No!"
Shang Ruyi almost instinctively spoke, but after those two words, she turned around and realized the speaker was Zhou Ying, the Doctor of Universal Discussion she had previously "crossed swords" with at the Dayan Temple dharma assembly.
Hearing her so bluntly, Zhou Ying’s face sank. He hesitated to get angry, only managing a cold laugh, and said, "Young Madam’s decision is bold."
Shang Ruyi opened her mouth, trying to say sothing, but was interrupted by another voice.
"In matters like this, it’s necessary to be decisive."
Zhou Ying frowned, turning to see Yu Wenye walking slowly to Shang Ruyi’s side. He calmly said, "With thousands of patients, if we let them out of the city and they scatter, affecting more states and counties, wouldn’t the whole Central Pass be infected? Who would bear that consequence?"
"..."
"Moreover, people from outside ca to the city because they had no dical resources. If we expel them again, it would be like telling them to await their death."
"..."
"Would so many people really be willing to wait for death? If there is unrest, who dares to quell it?"
His words were justified and powerful. Though Zhou Ying was displeased, he couldn’t refute and could only let out a heavy sigh and step back.
Only then did Yu Wenye coldly withdraw his gaze, glancing at Shang Ruyi.
The two exchanged a look, and although they said nothing, there was an unspoken understanding flowing in their gaze.
At this mont, Yu Wenquan said, "Then, what is your opinion?"
Yu Wenye imdiately said, "Father, I think we should let them enter the city."
"..."
Yu Wenquan didn’t speak imdiately, but his brows furrowed deeply.
This was not an easy choice. Allowing patients into the city, especially those with an epidemic, would place enormous pressure on the city. If the epidemic is not controlled, while the Central Pass might be preserved, Daxing City could beco a dead city.
Moreover, this was no ordinary city but the capital!
It housed not only the Little Emperor and the Eldest Princess but also himself, who had just touched the pinnacle of power. If anything happened at this ti—
Yu Wenquan almost wanted to oppose imdiately, but the words wouldn’t co out.
He understood that success often cos from danger.
The recent court debate, whether it was Pei Xu’s insinuations or Ji Hong’s straightforwardness, all criticized the Little Emperor’s incompetence. The Yuwen Family could hope to replace him because of their rits, and more because of Shang Ruyi’s four words—
Disaster Relief and Benefiting the People!
This was the best way to trade for the Emperor’s abdication and to take the imperial power under the na of benevolence!
Thinking of this, Yu Wenquan took a deep breath and finally said, "We cannot expel people from the city; we must let those outside enter. But we can’t let them wander through the markets. There’s only one way—evacuate two markets and gather these patients there for centralized treatnt!"
At these words, the people inside the main hall let out a low cry.
They were not only amazed at Yu Wenquan’s decisive actions but also admired that the Yuwen Family indeed intended to provide disaster relief and benefit the people!
At this ti, Shang Ruyi asked again, "But Father, which two markets should we evacuate?"
"This—"
Yu Wenquan hesitated as well. Evacuating a market wasn’t easy; not only was it hard to execute, but the selection itself required careful consideration. If the people inside didn’t cooperate and caused disturbances, it would be counterproductive.
At this mont, a gentle voice said, "It would be best to choose Anle Square and Yanzuo Square."
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