At the beginning of spring, Li Yan's wind and cold disease has not fully recovered, and the cough disease has flare-ups from time to time, but fortunately it is not serious, so the people around her, including herself, did not take it to heart, thinking that when the spring flowers bloom, she will naturally gradually heal.

Unexpectedly, before the spring flowers bloomed, a flood caused displaced people to enter Beijing, causing a major epidemic. There are not a few people infected by the epidemic in Chang'an City, and there are even many tycoons and gentry who temporarily leave Kyoto with their families in order to avoid the epidemic.

During this time, Jing Zhaoyin, together with the medical officials of Taichang and Shaofu, traveled all day long to discuss the control of the epidemic. In addition to isolating the infected people in time, teaching the people to light mugwort leaves and wormwood to dispel evil spirits, and checking whether there are any new infected people at a fixed time every day, and the accompanying doctors are also ready to treat the disease and save people at any time, but even so, the spread of the entire epidemic is still not optimistic.

One of the ones affected is Weiyang Palace. It stands to reason that the entire Weiyang Palace is a highly valued place, but it is still not spared, first a few eunuchs who often go out of the palace to buy daily miscellaneous goods and rouge gouache are suspected of being infected, and then there are several palace maids who have more contact with the eunuchs. However, fortunately, Wei Zifu took care of the palace in an orderly manner, and at the beginning of the epidemic, he received people from various palaces and halls to smoke mugwort leaf wormwood, and when he learned that some palace people were infected with the epidemic, he immediately isolated the relevant personnel, and then ordered the medical officer of the harem to decoction the decoction, and everyone in the palace took it according to the doctor's instructions.

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"Imperial Physician Feng!" Yun Niang called softly.

Feng Xinzheng, the imperial physician who was on the desk, was immersed in the classics, and when he heard this, he looked up and saw the queen standing in front of him with a smile, and he hurriedly put down the little hao in his hand, got up and left his seat, bowed down and said: "The subordinates don't know that the queen has arrived, it's really a loss of etiquette!" Please forgive the Queen! ”

Wei Zifu hurriedly stepped forward to support the old doctor, and said warmly: "Imperial Doctor Feng doesn't have to blame himself, this palace saw that everyone in the Imperial Doctor's Department was busy, so he went inside, and asked Imperial Doctor Feng not to blame it!" ”

"The queen is serious!" Feng Xin has gone through two dynasties, although his hair and beard are white, but his ears and eyes are clear and his speech is clear, and when he heard the words, he hurriedly led Wei Zifu to sit down, and then said: "The queen is here, but is it because of the epidemic?" ”

"Exactly!" Wei Zifu nodded and looked at the old lady, "There is no major problem in the palace now, I wonder if the situation in Chang'an City will improve?" ”

The old lady doctor shook his head slowly and said, "There has been no obvious improvement in Chang'an City, and I am afraid that this epidemic will continue for a long time." ”

"Oh." Wei Zifu nodded with a heavy face, and said: "Since the beginning of the epidemic, Jing Zhaoyin has cooperated with the Taiyi Department and the medical officials of Taichang Temple to deal with it, and it has been more than two months, why has the epidemic not improved?" ”

The old lady said in a deep voice: "Although the government office has quarantined the infected people, and also goes to various squares every day to check whether there are any new infected people, there are still latent symptoms from time to time, and there is no stable control of the disease, which is worrying!" ”

"According to Imperial Physician Feng's words, the crux of the problem at the moment is that the new epidemic cannot be effectively controlled, right?" Wei Zifu asked.

"Exactly!"

"Then this palace wants to ask, if a new patient is detected, how will it be handled?"

The old lady doctor said slowly: "For new patients, they should be isolated quickly, and then take different decoctions according to the severity of the epidemic. ”

"Does the decoction work?" Wei Zifu continued to ask.

"For new patients, the decoction is quite effective." The old lady doctor is still relatively confident in the prescription.

Wei Zifu nodded slowly, was silent for a moment and said, "This palace has a suggestion, I don't know if it's feasible." ”

"The queen might as well talk to the old ministers and listen to it." Imperial Physician Feng pricked up his ears and looked like he was listening carefully.

Wei Zifu said: "I heard in this palace that the upper medicine treats the disease, the Chinese medicine treats the disease, and the lower medicine treats the disease." If you want to control the latent disease, it is better to take the people as a unit, look at and hear the questions and apply the medicine widely, and nip the disease in the bud. ”

The old lady doctor nodded frequently when she heard this, and said, "What the queen said is true, and the old minister also has this idea." It's just that the queen doesn't know that in response to such a large-scale epidemic, Gyeonggi and my Taichang Temple have divisions, and there is a serious shortage of medical officers. When the old lady said this, she looked around the Imperial Doctor's Office and said with a wry smile: "Queen, please see, now there are only two medical officers on duty in the department to deal with emergencies in the palace, and the rest of the people have been sent everywhere, where is there still manpower to do preventive work?" ”

Wei Zifu followed the old doctor's line of sight, and sure enough, there were few people in the entire imperial doctor's office. There are only a few people who are busy writing prescriptions, some are busy dispensing, and some are busy frying, all of them come and go like the wind, no wonder no one has paid attention to them when they brought Yun Niang here.

Seeing that what the old lady doctor said was also a practical difficulty, Wei Zifu couldn't help frowning and pondering, at this time, a young medical officer with a medicine box on his back walked in, and when he saw that the queen was here, he hurriedly bowed and saluted. "Queen, this is my apprentice Li Qing, who has just returned from his inspection in the city, and I will wait for the old minister to ask about today's situation." Imperial Physician Feng said to Wei Zifu.

"Imperial Doctor Feng, please." Wei Zifu bowed slightly, "Bengong also wants to hear about it." ”

"The queen is here, you will talk carefully about the epidemic situation in the city today." The old lady said kindly to the young doctor.

"No!" Li Qing responded and said, "Today, the patients who were isolated a few days ago were re-examined, and there was no one whose condition deteriorated, so they are still taking medicine for treatment." However, in Changle Fang, Hui'an Fang, Yongxing Fang, Yankang Fang and Yining and Fuxing Fangs in Xishi, 57 new patients were investigated, and the decoction was already insufficient. ”

The young doctor took out a medicine slip from his sleeve, presented it to Imperial Doctor Feng with both hands. Suddenly, Wei Zifu's eyes lit up, and he said to the old lady doctor who was holding the medicine list and looking at it carefully: "This palace has a new idea, please ask Imperial Doctor Feng to help you take a look at it one or two." ”

"Oh?" When the old lady heard this, she put down the medicine list and said with interest: "Queen, please speak." ”

"I heard you mention Kang Shou Tang just now, but the medicine hall of Yongxingfang?"

"Exactly!" Imperial Physician Feng nodded in response.

"Yongxingfang has Kangshou Hall, Changle Fang has Heng'an Hall, Hui'an Fang has Baoning Hall, and there are big medicine halls in each square and city, and there are shopkeepers and several people in Langzhong in the hall. If you can let the major pharmacies participate in the period and be responsible for the pre-examination of the people in each area, and the medical officials of Gyeonggi, the Taichang Medical Department, and the Taichang Temple will be responsible for the leadership and assistance, then wouldn't the strategy you and I just talked about feasible? Wei Zifu talked eloquently, like a furrow in his chest, and what he said made Imperial Doctor Feng nod frequently.

"What the queen said is true, if you can let all the medicine halls participate in it, it is indeed feasible to conduct a pre-inspection on a household basis." The old lady doctor's face was happy, but then she frowned and said, "It's just that how to make the major pharmacies actively cooperate needs to be considered." ”

"It's not difficult." Wei Zifu smiled slightly, and said: "The palace will make this matter clear, and the imperial court will issue an edict, and the medicines for the epidemic in each fang will be purchased from the medicine hall in this fang by the medical officer as needed, and in addition, there are outstanding medicine halls for the treatment of the people in the epidemic, and the court will give priority to the children of the clan when they seek fame in the future." In this case, why should the medicine hall not actively cooperate? ”

"The queen's words made the old minister suddenly brighten!" The old lady rubbed her hands excitedly, "With such a two-pronged approach, why worry about the epidemic not being cured?" ”

"Yes, master, why didn't we think of it before?" The young medical officer was also bright-eyed, unable to hide his excitement, "Follow the queen's words, I am sure that in a few months, Chang'an City will return to its former tranquility." ”

"yes, yes!" The old lady couldn't help nodding, got up and bowed deeply to Wei Zifu: "The old man thanks the queen for the people of the capital!" ”

"Doctor Feng is serious!" Wei Zifu hurriedly got up to help each other, and said sincerely: "The people are the foundation of the society, and what this palace does is within its bounds, so why thank you." This matter is also bothered by you and others to follow up, and there is a need for the assistance of the palace, but it is okay. ”

"No!" The old lady doctor and the young doctor bowed down accordingly, and the worries in their hearts were solved, and the hearts of the two were indescribably happy.

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As expected, the epidemic finally subsided slowly after a few months, and Wei Zifu was very happy to hear Imperial Physician Feng slowly talk about the recent situation in Beijing, "These days have been really hard for Imperial Physician Feng and you!" ”

"The Queen's words are serious! The old ministers and others are just doing their duty, and they have to thank the queen for her guidance, so that the Chinese side in Beijing can have today's stability. Imperial Physician Feng thanked him with gratitude on his face.

Wei Zifu said with a smile: "The palace is only doing its best, and now the people in Chang'an City live in peace and happiness, and the court is also happy to see it." ”

Imperial Physician Feng stroked his white beard and smiled, at this time he saw a palace maid hurriedly running in, looking anxious and about to say something to Imperial Physician Feng, when he suddenly saw that the queen was also here, he hurriedly lowered his body and asked for peace, Wei Zifu recognized her as the personal maid beside Mrs. Li of Zhaoyang Palace, and hurriedly asked: "But Mrs. Li is sick?" ”

"Exactly!" The maid bowed her head and responded: "Back to the queen, my wife's body has not improved since the beginning of the winter, and she often has a head attack, chest tightness and panting. Just now, the slave maid saw that the sun was good outside, so she helped her wife to sit in the courtyard for a while, but before the lady could walk a few steps, she felt that her chest was painful and breathless, and the slave and maid did not dare to delay, so she hurriedly came to ask for Imperial Doctor Feng. ”

"Mrs. Li has been suffering from the cold so far, and she has never recovered, this palace knows." Wei Zifu frowned and said, "It's just that now that the weather is getting warmer, there should be a sign of improvement, how can it be aggravated?" ”

Imperial Physician Feng sighed and responded: "The queen doesn't know that Mrs. Li's body is cold and cold, and it must not be dispersed. Now the chest pain is unbearable, and the old minister is afraid that his disease has entered the lungs, and if he is not good at conditioning, he is afraid that it will be difficult to heal. ”

Wei Zifu nodded slowly when he heard this, and said, "Imperial Doctor Feng, this palace will go over with you to take a look." ”

"No!" Imperial Physician Feng picked up the medicine box, bowed down and said, "Empress, please!" ”

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Walking to the Zhaoyang Palace, Mrs. Li had already recuperated in bed with the support of the palace maid, and when she saw Wei Zifu coming with Imperial Doctor Feng, she got up slightly and saluted: "The concubine has seen the queen!" ”

Just moved her body slightly, Li Yan's pale face became even paler, and the whole person seemed to be out of breath, and the palace maid beside her hurriedly stepped forward and gently stroked her with her hand. "Madame hurry up and lie down, no need to be polite." Wei Zifu comforted, turned his head to Imperial Physician Feng and said, "Imperial Physician Feng, please!" ”

"No!" Imperial Physician Feng bowed slightly and put down the medicine box. The palace maid had already moved the mat, and Imperial Physician Feng bent his knees on the mat, stretched out his hand to take the pulse, and the hall was instantly quiet.

After a long time, Imperial Physician Feng withdrew the hand that was on the pulse and said to Li Yan, "Madam, please stretch out your tongue." Li Yan slightly opened her lips, and Imperial Physician Feng looked at it for a moment and said, "There is Mrs. Lao." Then he asked the palace maid beside Li Yan: "Madame is panting when she moves, how long has this been the case?" ”

The palace maid lowered her head and thought for a moment, and replied: "In the past two days, Madame only felt that there seemed to be a thousand catties of stones in her chest, and although she felt panting, it was not as serious as today. ”

"When you're panting, do you sweat?" Imperial Physician Feng asked again.

Gong Wan thought about it carefully, shook her head and said, "I didn't see sweating." ”

Imperial Physician Feng nodded and said, "Okay, the old man knows." ”

"Imperial Doctor Feng, how is Mrs. Li's health?" Wei Zifu stood aside and listened, and asked with concern when he saw this.

Imperial Physician Feng bowed down and responded: "Back to the queen, Mrs. Li's tongue is thin and white, and her pulse is tight, it should be cold and evil condensation, and it is in the viscera, so her chest is tight and short of breath, and she can't breathe when she moves." Wait for the old minister to prescribe a prescription and watch the changes after taking a few patches. ”

"Okay." Wei Zifu bowed slightly, and said, "Then there is Imperial Doctor Lao Feng." ”

Imperial Physician Feng bowed his hand and stepped aside to write a prescription. Wei Zifu walked to the side of the bed and said to Li Yan: "Madame should be a good student to recuperate during her illness, if you need anything, you can send someone to inform the palace." ”

"Thank you, Queen!" Li Yan bowed her head and saluted, and she couldn't stop breathing, and the palace maid was busy and smoothing her back and caressing her back. Imperial Physician Feng summoned the palace maid who was waiting for him to the front of the case and asked, "Is there any remaining Guizhi soup that Madame took before?" ”

The palace maid nodded and said, "There are still some left." ”

Imperial Physician Feng picked up the newly written prescription, handed it to the palace maid and said: "Yang is floating and yin is weak, you should take Guizhi soup, now Mrs. is sweatless and panting, you should use ephedra soup as the main one." The old man's prescription has been prescribed, you hurry up to the Imperial Doctor's Department to dispense the medicine, the previous Guizhi soup is stopped, and the new medicine soup is taken in the morning and evening, can you write it down? ”

"The slave has written it down." The palace maid nodded vigorously and said, "The slave maid will go to the Imperial Doctor's Office to dispense medicine, thank you Imperial Doctor Feng!" ”

Imperial Physician Feng bowed slightly, put away the medicine box, walked to the bed and said to Li Yan: "Madame should stay in bed to recuperate, and the old minister will come back in two days to ask for a pulse." ”

"Okay." Li Yan lay on the bed and nodded slightly, then closed her eyes and said no more. Wei Zifu knew that she was unwell, so he didn't say anything more, so he left gently with Imperial Doctor Feng.