Chapter 149: See the "Plague" Shadow Again
"Jiaquan produces fine wine", Ganquan Village has been famous for 'Ganquan' since ancient times, a village that has never been short of water.
The unique geological environment and geographical conditions have allowed several clear springs to appear in Ganquan Village, and several wells have been dug. The water in the well is sweet and delicious, warm in winter and cool in summer, and crystal clear. There is a river running near the village, a clear spring flows into it, and it is lined with green trees. The Ganquan Village in Fuyun County and the Xinghua Village in Hechuan County are simply in strong contrast, and they are worlds apart!
The blue waves are rippling, the lake is rippling, and the water and sky are colorful. The sweet spring in Ganquan Village, pure natural spring water, is a rare good raw material for brewing. It is said that the brewing of Zuixianlou's signature liquor, 'a cup of drunk', 'smelling fragrant drunk', and 'forgetting worries and drunk' are all taken from Ganquan Village.
However, in such Ganquan Village, overnight, seven people died inexplicably, and five people suffered from strange diseases. Their common symptoms are high fever, dizziness, occasional vomiting, and an extremely painful pimple under the armpit.
Zhang Zhen rushed to Ganquan Village with several imperial doctors, found Li Zhenghe Xinyu of Ganquan Village, and learned about the general situation of the villagers' deaths and diseases. The villagers of Ganquan Village learned that the imperial court had sent people down to help them, so they hurriedly gathered together and went out to greet them. The doctors first came to the homes of the five sick people and examined them, and the villagers who followed them all the way also gathered outside the door to watch.
In order to facilitate diagnosis and treatment and avoid contagion, Zhang Zhen ordered five sick people to gather together, set up five beds, and treat them at the same patient's home. They divided into two routes, Li Zhenghe Xinyu led Zhang Zhen and an imperial physician (Tong Jinjiao) to examine the bodies of the seven people, and four imperial physicians to diagnose and treat the conditions of the five patients.
The patients were five men, their elderly parents waiting outside, and their wives nervously waiting by their side.
"Xianggong, are you... Million... Don't be fine..."A woman choked up as she looked at the man lying on the bed with her eyes red and swollen.
"I'm not dead yet, why are you crying?" said one of the men, who felt that women just loved to cry, and that crying upset him.
The other two women standing together were at a loss as they watched their husband's painful expressions, the mother-in-law was in tears on the side, and the child was so frightened that she couldn't stop crying.
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"Daddy, child, you have to hold on..."The woman's hand held the child, her eyes were hazy with tears.
Her father-in-law smiled reluctantly and comforted: "Don't worry, my husband is strong and can stand it." You take the child out, don't scare him. ”
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"Dead ghost, don't yell and scream for a while, I listened... Afraid. The woman who spoke was big-shouldered and round-waisted, and at first glance she was a big-hearted, thick-branched person.
Her husband is estimated to be the same person as her, no wonder they get along. I only heard the five big and three thick men endure a bitter laugh, look at his lady, and say, "Tigress, there are times when you are afraid?"
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The small-family jasper and introverted woman just wiped her tears silently and didn't say anything. The sensible woman did not disturb the doctor's diagnosis and treatment, and listened carefully to every word of the doctor.
After looking at it, it was determined whether the five men were infected with the plague, but fortunately it was still slightly infected.
"People stay away from the sick, they are infected with the 'plague', which is very contagious. Doctor Li instructed.
(Four Imperial Doctors: Li Jiayu, Fu Yanbing, Hu Hengjun, Xu Peixin)
"Ahh
"That's right, my rats, I've seen them all caught. ”
"I was fine yesterday during the day, why did I wake up one night and be infected with the 'plague'?"
"God-damned rats, one day they will all be wiped out. ”
"What can I do..."
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Imperial Physician Hu opened the medicine box he had brought from Fuyun County and took out five white pills from it, which were given by Ye Chen. He gave the five men five pills and said to their wives, "Do not touch anything they have touched until they are healed, so that they may not pass the plague on you." ”
"Oooh... All five women agreed.
According to what Pu Yangjing and Ye Chen said, the four imperial doctors told the villagers how to prevent the 'plague' and how to avoid the invasion of rats. After taking the antidote, the pain in the five men was significantly reduced, so the villagers began to praise the medical skills of the four imperial doctors.
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After looking at the bodies of seven people, it was found that these seven people did not die of the 'plague'. First of all, there are three stages of 'plague', which are early, middle, and late; second, infection with 'plague' does not cause immediate illness and death; secondly, these seven corpses do not have any symptoms of 'plague'. According to the results of Imperial Physician Tong's examination, these seven people died of a burst heart.
If you don't die of the 'plague', then it is possible that someone deliberately murdered. Let people's hearts burst and die, only those who practice martial arts can do it with internal strength. Who could it be? Kill seven people in one go.
One thing Zhang Zhen can be sure of is that the murderer should not be from Ganquan Village, there are not many people who practice martial arts in this village, and it is impossible to have such a strong internal force.
Wrong...... In Fuyun County, there was a guy who pretended to be a common man and wanted to secretly cross Chen Cang! Now I don't know if the people sent by the prince have caught that person.
Seven stiffened bodies were placed in an empty room, each covered with a white cloth. Zhang Zhen took Imperial Physician Tong and those officers and soldiers to see them one by one, and He Xinyu accompanied him throughout the whole process, and was responsible for answering Zhang Zhen's questions.
After reading the symptoms on the corpse, Zhang Zhen lightly covered the last corpse with a white cloth, and turned back to He Xinyu and said, "Lord He." ”
"Xia Guan is here. He Xinyu replied.
"Where did you find the bodies of these seven people?"
He Xinyu thought for a moment and replied, "It was found next to a well in the east of the river, and when they were found, they were already dead. ”
"Hedong?"
"Yes. ”
"Go, lead the way, go there and see. Zhang Zhen said that there was a voice in his heart telling him that if he went to Hedong, he would definitely find clues.
"Yes. He Xinyu said, and took the lead and stepped forward, followed by Zhang Zhen and Imperial Physician Tong, and more than a dozen officers and soldiers and several officials also followed.
Following Li Zhenghe Xinyu all the way, Zhang Zhen paid attention to every movement around him, but the road became more and more remote, which aroused his suspicions.
When I arrived at the east of the river, there were several deep and shallow footprints embedded in the wetland by the river. Walking into the forest, where the soil was soft, I found a hole that had just been opened, and the soil dug out on both sides of the hole was still new.