Your Majesty, the princess is fleeing famine with her child!

Chapter 362 Entering the City

After Zhang Lan finished speaking, he glanced at the woman in red who was riding side by side with Xiao Jingyi.

He immediately added, "Greetings, Princess Yi!"

He secretly thought that this woman who could stand shoulder to shoulder with His Royal Highness Prince Yi and had an extraordinary demeanor must be the legendary Princess Yi.

Regarding this Princess Yi, not only Zhang Lan, but all the soldiers in the northern border were surprised and curious.

Not long after His Royal Highness Prince Yi left the northern border and returned to the capital, he brought back news that he had married a princess and even had a son.

Now that he had seen the real person with his own eyes, Zhang Lan naturally couldn't help but want to see what this woman who could make His Royal Highness Prince Yi's cold-faced prince bloom looked like.

Xiao Jingyi didn't know what Zhang Lan was thinking. Seeing that he was as respectful to Yun Fuling as he was to himself, he was very satisfied.

He waved his whip, signaling Zhang Lan to have the barricades removed so they could enter the city.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Lan pursed his lips and said solemnly, "Your Highness, please think twice!"

"Smallpox is spreading in Shuozhou City now. Half of the people in the city have been infected with smallpox, and the number of deaths is countless."

"If Your Highness enters the city, his life may be in danger..."

Before he could finish his words, Xiao Jingyi interrupted him and said, "What are you talking about? I came here on the orders of the Emperor. Do you still want to stop me outside the city?"

Zhang Lan bowed his head: "I dare not!"

He said he didn't dare, but he didn't take any action.

Obviously, he didn't want Xiao Jingyi to go into the city to die.

Zhang Lan was once Xiao Jingyi's deputy general and was the most loyal to him.

Xiao Jingyi also understood Zhang Lan's loyalty and concerns, but since he had come to Shuozhou, it was impossible for him to stay outside the city and just pretend to be there to report to Jing**.

On the way here, Yun Fuling learned that the soldiers in the northern border were once Xiao Jingyi's subordinates, and were loyal to him.

At that time, they were thinking that with such a force in Xiao Jingyi's hands, they would be able to act smoothly and conveniently in Shuozhou this time.

Unexpectedly, as soon as they met, one of his subordinates disobeyed Xiao Jingyi.

Yun Fuling could see that Zhang Lan did not want to contradict Xiao Jingyi, but was genuinely worried about Xiao Jingyi's safety.

Seeing the anger in Xiao Jingyi's eyes, he was afraid that he would punish Zhang Lan in the next moment.

Yun Fuling immediately said, "General Zhang, since Your Highness has come here on the emperor's orders, why don't you go into the city and personally check the situation of the smallpox epidemic?"

"If this matter gets out, wouldn't people say that His Royal Highness Prince Yi is timid and cowardly, and has failed to obey the emperor's orders?"

"Besides, since we dare to come here, we must have made all the necessary preparations."

"Since you know that I am Princess Yi, I think you have heard a thing or two about me."

"Although I am not talented, I have made some achievements in medical skills. Although I dare not boast that I am the best in the world, there are not many people in the world who can surpass me in medical skills."

"I will be the one leading this trip to Shuozhou to resolve the smallpox epidemic. Everyone, including Prince Yi, must follow my orders."

"Anyone who dares to disobey orders will be killed without mercy!"

As Yun Fuling spoke, she took out the gold medal that Jing ** had given her, which gave her the power to execute first and report later.

When Zhang Lan and others saw the gold medal in Yun Fuling's hand, they knelt down again.

Yun Fuling put away the gold medal and said, "If we delay any further, I don't know how many more people will die in the city."

"Let us in earlier so we can start treatment earlier."

"We all came into the city voluntarily. Our lives and deaths are our own responsibility. It has nothing to do with you."

Xiao Jingyi looked at Zhang Lan with cold eyes and said, "Do you still want to disobey?"

Zhang Lan lowered his head: "I dare not."

This time, Zhang Lan did not resist, but took the initiative to work with other soldiers to move the barricades away, allowing Xiao Jingyi and his party to enter the city.

After entering the city, Yun Fuling waved to Zhang Lan and briefly asked him about the situation in the city.

Smallpox first broke out in the east of the city and then spread throughout the city.

The east of the city is currently the hardest hit area, but it just happens that all the people living here are wealthy families.

If the governor of Shuozhou had not noticed something was wrong and asked the Northern Border Army for help in time, the situation in Shuozhou would probably be even more chaotic now.

At present, the entire Shuozhou has been taken over by the Northern Border Army.

After hearing this, Xiao Jingyi frowned and asked, "Why did smallpox suddenly appear in Shuozhou? Have you traced the source?"

Zhang Lan lowered his head, looking ashamed, and replied, "I only know that smallpox started to appear in the east of the city, and it spread very quickly."

"After the smallpox epidemic broke out, everyone was busy trying to control the epidemic and treat the patients. As for finding the source, they hadn't taken care of it yet."

Xiao Jingyi had a thoughtful expression on his face.

He had previously felt that the smallpox came out of nowhere, and now he felt that there might be something strange about it.

It seems that we need to investigate it carefully.

Several people talked as they walked.

As soon as you enter the main road in the city, you can see patients lying on the roadside everywhere.

Many of the houses on both sides of the road had their doors wide open and were empty.

From time to time, people dressed in soldiers' uniforms would carry dead bodies from houses or roadsides and place them onto a cart.

Zhang Lan explained, "These bodies will be transported to an open space in the west of the city to be burned."

Yun Fuling nodded secretly after hearing this.

Smallpox is a highly contagious disease. Only by burning the bodies of people who died of smallpox can we prevent the smallpox virus on these bodies from continuing to spread to other people.

Yun Fuling randomly selected a young man lying on the side of the road and went forward to check his pulse.

High fever, chills, and dark red papules on the body, which are distributed centrifugally, mostly on the head, face, and limbs.

It was indeed smallpox.

Doctor Zhong and other doctors also came forward to examine several patients and confirmed that they all had smallpox.

Yun Fuling quickly made a decision and began to give instructions:

"General Zhang, I need your cooperation."

Today, Zhang Lan is stationed in Shuozhou City, and the entire Shuozhou City has been taken over by the Northern Frontier Army and is under military management.

So Zhang Lan is now considered the leader in Shuozhou City.

This can be seen from the fact that when they entered the city, only Zhang Lan came to greet and accompany them, while the original officials in the city were nowhere to be seen.

As long as Zhang Lan cooperates, Yun Fuling will be able to achieve twice the result with half the effort in Shuozhou City.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lan immediately cupped his hands and said, "It's up to you, Princess!"

Yun Fuling stretched out a finger and slowly opened her lips and said:

"First, let people spread the word that His Royal Highness Prince Yi has arrived in Shuozhou and will do his best to treat the people of Shuozhou and the northern border troops. Daqi will not give up any of its people!"

"This news must be passed on to every Northerner to stabilize the morale of the people and the army."

"His Royal Highness Prince Yi will cooperate with you."

Xiao Jingyi glanced at Yun Fuling and immediately nodded, "I will come out to inspect various places in the city and let the people in the city know that I am in Shuozhou City."