Imperial Physician Hu shook his head: "I don't know the specific situation, now that Mingkong and Master Xuanhe have arrived in Yuedi, there is no news yet." In the capital, there have already been several such cases. ”

"How many such cases?" Gu Zhirong said in a lost voice, "Which ones? When did they happen?"

Doctor Hu said: "Mrs. He from He Laozhuang in the north of the city, Gao Lao Zhuang in the east of the city, Zhang Xiaoxiao from Zhangjia Village in the south of the city, and Gan Pozi from the tofu workshop in the west of the city......"

Speaking of this, Imperial Physician Hu was stunned for a moment, as if he had thought of something, raised his head, and happened to meet Gu Zhirong's confused and surprised gaze.

Gu Zhirong said solemnly: "There are people in the south, east, west, and northwest who have been infected with the plague, and now, there are also people in the Yuanning Hou Mansion in the city, so the next target of that group ......."

Speaking of this, she didn't say any more, but looked at Imperial Physician Hu, looked at each other, and Imperial Physician Hu whispered in shock: "Is the next target ...... The Palace?"

Gu Zhirong asked, "Imperial Doctor Hu, when did the capital find out that those people were infected with the plague?"

Imperial Physician Hu thought for a while and said, "It should be the first half of the month." Mrs. He, who was the first to be discovered, was already out of breath when our Imperial Doctor arrived at the Imperial Hospital. ”

Gu Zhirong said: "Mrs. He is very old, once she is infected, the toxins invade her lungs, coughing up blood and coughing up blood, of course her body can't bear it, so there is no way to die in a short time." ”

She thought for a moment and then asked, "Is there anyone else in He Laozhuang in the north of the city where Mrs. He is located?"

Imperial Physician Hu shook his head: "I haven't found it yet." Mrs. He is a lonely old man who used to have a son. She died when she was a teenager, and her husband died early, so she lived alone in a low hut all along. Because the people in the village found out that Mrs. He didn't come out for several days. Feeling strange, he took a few people from the ground and knocked on her door. As soon as I came to the door, I smelled a foul smell, and when I opened the door, I saw that Mrs. He had been dead for many days, and her body had stinked. ”

As he spoke, Imperial Physician Hu recalled the scene of that day. The scene was so scary that the stinky corpses were already infested with maggots, and some people vomited on the spot. Even he has practiced medicine for many years. I haven't seen any scenes, and when I saw that scene at that time, I also felt panicked.

Gu Zhirong felt very strange: "Where someone dies, someone must be infected." The plague is spread through the air. It's very fast, and you can't be guarded against. ”

She looked up at Imperial Physician Hu again and asked, "Doesn't this Mrs. He don't interact with others on weekdays, does she live alone in another place? Or is the place where she lives far away from the whole Zhuangzi?"

Imperial Doctor Hu was stunned for a moment: "I didn't ask who this old man He was dealing with on weekdays." But I led the people from the Imperial Doctor Pavilion there, and the ground guard took us to Mrs. He's house, and I took a look. It's not a place to live, the front and back of the house are all people from the village. It stands to reason that on weekdays, when you look up and don't look down, you don't see each other, and the houses are next to each other. ”

Gu Zhirong thought about it, but still couldn't think of any reason, he just felt strange, and asked again: "Is this the case in other places?"

Imperial Doctor Hu nodded: "Yes, after you say this, I also feel strange, in addition to Mrs. He from He Laozhuang in the north of the city, other people who were found to be infected, such as Gao Lao Er in Gao Laozhuang in the east of the city, Zhang Xiaoxiao in Zhangjia Village in the south of the city, Gan Pozi in the tofu workshop in the west of the city, etc., all died one after another, and in the same way, no infected people were found. ”

Gu Zhirong shook his head: "No one was found to be infected, it doesn't mean that no one is really infected." In short, I think this thing is too strange. ”

Imperial Physician Hu raised his head, looked at Gu Zhirong with admiration, and echoed: "After you say this, I really feel that this matter is getting more and more strange. ”

Gu Zhirong said: "Maybe I'm too careful, right? Anyway, this thing is really a bit strange......

She turned her head and asked Imperial Physician Hu, "Have you told the young master?"

Imperial Physician Hu shook his head: "During this time, the young master was not in the capital, and he went to Yuedi with the two masters of Mingkong Xuanhe, and he didn't have time to tell him yet." ”

"Went to Yuedi?" Gu Zhirong was slightly surprised, and then asked, "Did the prince send him over?"

Imperial Physician Hu glanced at Gu Zhirong a little strangely, as if she was a little strange why she asked like this.

Gu Zhirong didn't see Imperial Physician Hu's expression, and he was immersed in his own thoughts: "The prince sent the young master to the place where the plague was first discovered in Yuedi to investigate, which proves that the prince is also aware of the seriousness of this matter. And the seriousness of this matter is slowly revealed, first a plague occurred in an inconspicuous small village, and then suddenly spread to the capital, sporadically, but a handful of people died, and it could not be taken seriously. But the capital is the place with the largest flow of people, and who can guarantee that these plagues will not be carried to all parts of the country?"

Imperial Physician Hu was taken aback, he really didn't expect things to become so serious: "Miss Gu Wu, now that the young master is not here, what should I do?"

Gu Zhirong stood up and paced back and forth on the ground, and Imperial Physician Hu looked at her expectantly.

Gu Zhirong finally stopped, turned his head to look at Imperial Physician Hu and said: "Imperial Physician Hu, I'm not alarmist, this matter is indeed very serious, although on the surface, the situation has not yet developed to the point where we can imagine it, but who knows, the plague is a thing, it can't be taken lightly, otherwise, when the whole country breaks out, it will be too late for us to take measures." ”

Imperial Physician Hu nodded hurriedly and said, "Miss Gu Wu, when the young master left Beijing, he told me that he wanted to listen to your opinion when he encountered an emergency. You're right, we have to be precautionary so that we don't panic when something really happens. ”

When the words "really happened", they looked at each other and knew each other.

Gu Zhirong immediately said: "Imperial Doctor Hu, in this way, you rush back to see the Queen Mother as soon as possible, put the current events and possible serious consequences with her, and see what the Queen Mother's attitude is, no matter what, you must win the support of the Queen Mother, so that it will be much more convenient to do the next thing." ”

Imperial Physician Hu said very simply: "Miss Gu Wu, please rest assured, I think so too, I will go back to the palace to ask the Queen Mother, and let the Queen Mother and her old man personally investigate this matter." ”

Gu Zhirong nodded and said, "Of course it is important to investigate this matter thoroughly, but it is not the most important thing. The top priority at the moment is, first, to send people to guard the four gates of the capital, strictly investigate, but anyone who is found to have a high fever, cough, or coughing up blood should be forcibly detained and isolated for observation. Second, it is necessary to set up quarantine areas in the garrisons in other cities, register those who need to be quarantined and observed, send them there, and at the same time notify their families so that their families can rest assured; third, the environmental sanitation of the quarantine areas must be guaranteed, disinfection work must be carried out three times a day, and the supply of three meals a day must be guaranteed, and those people must never be discriminated against or abandoned. Fourth, once symptoms of infection are found, treatment should be carried out promptly. If no symptoms occur, medicine should also be dispensed and preventive work should be done. Fifth, send people to all major provinces in the country to check whether there is a plague, and once it is discovered, immediately send a report to the six hundred miles as soon as possible, without delay and delay, so as not to give the best time for treatment and prevention. Especially for the garrisons all over the country, the Taiyi Pavilion must send people to station, and the epidemic must not be found in the army. ”

Gu Zhirong said so much in one breath, and then he felt that he was abnormally thirsty, raised his head, and saw Imperial Doctor Hu looking at him with a shocked face. (To be continued.) )

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