In the early hours of this morning, on the streets of Chang'an.

The night was gloomy. A watchman knocked on the hammer and shouted: "The weather is dry, be careful of the candle." "Patrol the streets as usual.

As he walked, he felt his bladder swell, and a urge to urinate was about to come out, and he hurried a few steps, found a street corner, and burrowed into the dark shadows, wanting to make it easier.

Suddenly, his foot touched something, he took a closer look, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, the crotch of his pants was hot, and a bubble of urine flowed down his thighs.

At his feet, a dead body lay and a dead body not far away. He screamed, threw away the shackle in his hand, and ran away.

On this night, the officers and soldiers of the Jinwuwei patrol found many beggars' corpses on the streets, and these corpses all emitted a foul smell without exception!

Liangyi Palace, study.

Early in the morning, Li Shimin was woken up by Wang De, saying that Wei Chigong had an urgent report, Li Shimin listened to a few words, and immediately went to the Liangyi Palace, and at the same time ordered to avoid this morning.

Soon after, the important officials of the imperial court rushed to the Liangyi Hall to listen to the reports of Wei Chigong and Jingzhao Yin Chuheng.

Wei Chigong said: "Last night, the Jinwuwei patrol found about 40 corpses on the streets, and about 100 beggars were found to be sick of varying degrees. ”

Chu Heng said: "This morning, Chen received a report that a large number of patients have been found in various parts of Chang'an City, and 106 deaths have been confirmed. The minister has sent people to inspect the streets, and the specific situation has not been summarized for the time being. ”

Li Shimin asked, "What does the hospital say?" ”

Liu Quanzhong, the head of the Tai Hospital, said: "Your Majesty, the minister has examined the patient, and it can be judged that this is a plague, and this plague is called cold fever.

During the reign of the first emperor of the Qin Dynasty, there was a large-scale outbreak of cold fever in the Jianghuai region, involving 146 counties and killing as many as 590,000 people.

During the Eastern Han Dynasty, large-scale cold and fever also occurred in the Luoyang area. Zhang Zhongjing wrote in "Treatise on Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases": "The Yu clan is a lot of people, Xiang Yu 200, since the Jian'an era (196 AD), it has not been ten years, and two thirds of its deaths have been killed, and typhoid fever is seven out of ten. It means that two-thirds of his people died in ten years, mainly from typhoid fever.

During the Hongwu period of the Jin Dynasty......"

"Alright. Don't say these useless anymore, I will ask you, is there a cure for cold and fever? ”

Li Shimin had already understood, and he was too lazy to listen to his ramblings, so he interrupted him directly.

Liu Quanzhong said: "Zhang Zhongjing recorded in "Treatise on Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases" that three taels of cinnamon branches (peeled), three taels of peony, two taels of licorice, three taels of ginger, and 12 jujubes, add water to decoction, take it while it is hot, and make it sweat. ”

Before his words fell, Wang De came in in a panic and shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the queen is not good." ”

Li Shimin stood up suddenly and asked, "How is the queen?" ”

Wang De said: "The queen's illness suddenly occurred and she had passed out. ”

Li Shimin and Empress Changsun had a deep affection, and he had no intention of dealing with the government for the time being, so he said as he walked: "The matter of preventing and controlling the plague is handled by the prince and Fang Xuanling. ”

With that, he left in a hurry.

After Li Shimin left, Li Chengqian asked: "Ladies and gentlemen, what do you think?" ”

Fang Xuanling said: "This matter should be treated by the Tai Hospital, and each department and yamen should cooperate." ”

Li Chengqian asked, "Tai Hospital, what are you going to do?" ”

Liu Quanzhong, who has been serving in the hospital for more than ten years, has seen various situations and has rich experience, he said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, this disease is very contagious, and the city gate and various transportation arteries should be blocked immediately to avoid spreading everywhere.

Patients who are already sick should also be isolated quickly.

According to the prescription provided by the minister just now, a large number of medicinal materials are prepared to treat the patients with the disease.

However, the hospital was understaffed, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was asked to send someone to assist. ”

Li Chengqian understood, he thought for a while, and said: "According to the plan of the Tai Hospital, Jin Wuwei is responsible for closing the city gate to block traffic, Jingzhao Mansion is responsible for isolating patients, and Qianniuwei dispatches personnel to cooperate with the Tai Hospital to prepare medicines.

This matter is coordinated by Lord Fang, and all the adults are at your disposal. ”

At this time, Li Chengqian acted decisively and handled it properly, and everyone obeyed the instructions and immediately began to act.

Li Chengqian was worried about his mother's condition, and also hurried towards the Lizheng Palace.

Lizheng Palace.

When Empress Changsun was in the Xuanwumen Incident, she dragged her body that had just given birth and braved the rain to ask for help, and she fell into the root of asthma. This cold fever is actually the flu, and it is a fatal blow to her.

The flu has an incubation period of 2-7 days, and a palace maid accidentally contracted the flu and transmitted it to the eldest grandson queen, and the palace maid has not yet become ill, and the eldest grandson queen fell ill first.

At this moment, Li Shimin and others gathered around her sickbed, frowning one by one.

In the hall outside the Lizheng Palace, the concubines and princes were waiting outside, anxiously waiting for news from inside the dormitory.

Yang Xingyuan, the judge (deputy president) of Tai Hospital, and several imperial doctors stood aside, and their hearts were even more uneasy. They have already drugged the queen and are waiting for her to wake up.

Time passed minute by minute, and until noon, Empress Changsun still did not wake up.

At this time, a piece of bad news came - the prescription prescribed by the hospital did not work, and there were many deaths among the patients in isolation.

Li Shimin was anxious, and said angrily: "Tai Hospital, you waste, is there a way?"

If the queen can't wake up, I'll give you all death!"

The doctors knelt on the ground one by one, and they didn't dare to come out, for fear of angering the already angry Tyrannosaurus Rex.

At this time, Liu Quanzhong, the head of the Tai Hospital, arrived, and he said with a ashamed face: "Your Majesty, the minister is incompetent, and I can't think of any better way for a while." ”

Li Shimin still trusts Liu Quanzhong, and when he heard him say such a thing, his heart suddenly cooled. He sat in his chair in a daze, looking at the unconscious Empress Eldest Sun, and shed tears of pain.

After a while, he mechanically walked to the side of Empress Eldest Sun and called her nickname softly: "Guanyin, Guanyin, wake up." ”

Li Chengqian, Li Tai and other sisters-in-law who were standing on the side burst into tears one by one, and they were in pain.

At this time, a maid came over with a bowl of egg custard, wanting to see if the eldest grandson queen could eat, and when she saw the scene inside, she quietly retreated outside.

Unexpectedly, one of her skirts opened, and she stepped on it with one foot, and fell to the ground, and the plate and porcelain bowl in her hand fell to the ground, making a terrible sound.

Li Shimin was furious and shouted: "Damn slut, drag me out and kill me with a rod!"

Li Chengqian also woke up from the pain, and when he saw the broken bowl on the ground and the egg custard spilled on the ground, a glimmer of light flashed in his heart, and he shouted: "Father, the fifth brother, the fifth brother may have a way." ”

Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and he said in his heart: "Li You, a foodie, will be good when he eats, maybe he really has a way!"

He shouted loudly: "Quick, quickly pass Li You into the palace!" ”

At this time, he saw the eunuchs dragging the palace maid out, waved his hand, and said, "Forget it." ”

The palace maid picked up a life, quickly kowtowed and left.

Li You received a holy decree and ordered Wei Chibao to close the school to prevent infection. He himself immediately rode his horse in the direction of Chang'an City.