Chapter 164: Burning the Plains
"Whoever spreads rumors, behead! Anyone who does not stop the court to dissuade him, behead! Coax the rebels, slash! After a series of chops came out, it really scared a lot of people. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The imperial court moved quickly, and it was strictly forbidden to spread news indiscriminately. On the other hand, a doctor from the Imperial Medical Department led more than 40 doctors from the Imperial Medical Department with a truckload of medicinal materials to the countryside and rushed to the county seat where the epidemic first appeared.
At the same time, the forbidden army also sent a general to lead the army out of the city, isolating the villages of Naxian County and prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving. This is a relatively mature response plan, otherwise this terrifying thing will spread to the surrounding area in the form of wildfire.
Even more terrible than the plague are panic and rumors, which are more devastating than disease. The villagers in that county were like this at this time, and in the face of this invisible fear, they were all afraid, and they dragged their families and fled outside the village.
It doesn't matter where you flee to, the important thing is to leave this hometown, which has been taken over by the plague. Save the life of the family, even if you are a beggar as a homeless person. If the land is gone, you can still rent other people's homes, but if the people are gone, there will be nothing.
It's just that these people can think of it, and those officials can think of it too. All roads were guarded by sergeants and were not allowed to pass. The prefectural commander and the sergeant shouted loudly for the villagers to guard their homes and not to spread the plague.
Li Hao didn't know about these scenes, he just invited these cavalrymen to understand the situation in Chang'an. And he has only left Chang'an for a few days, and the epidemic is coming too quickly.
"I don't know Sun Simiao, does Old Doctor Sun know this? What is he doing now? When Li Hao left Chang'an, Lao Sun had already pulled out the Datang People's Hospital with the assistance of Taoism and Li Hao, as well as Li Er's acquiescence.
This is a completely different type of medical subspecialty from the past, and even many doctors at Tai Hospital don't quite understand it. But the director of the People's Hospital is Lao Sun, and he said that this is okay, and few of those imperial doctors can object, so the hospital was also made.
"Doctor Sun is taking his apprentices to various places around Chang'an to give treatment, and the protective measures against the plague in the previous army are also the advice provided by Doctor Sun, and even applying to the emperor to transfer Xiao Langjun in the past is because of Doctor Sun's proposal."
As smallpox spread around Chang'an, painful, touching, sad, and helpless scenes were also staged outside the capital of Chang'an. This is the time to test people's hearts, the good and the bad, all revealed at this moment.
In ancient times, when medical treatment was backward, there were really no effective means to control diseases and plagues. Many times it depends on providence, luck, and even ghosts. Whenever there is a catastrophe, the emperor can only lead the ministers to sacrifice to heaven and sin.
If it weren't for Li Hao's printing of a plague defense theory a long time ago, if Li Hao hadn't told Lao Sun about this. I'm afraid that the imperial court will not even do the flow of people from the epidemic area to other areas, let alone some defensive measures.
This was a very sad time, when the smallpox spread to the edge of the capital of Chang'an, the hearts of the people of Chang'an City were already in turmoil. Seven or eight out of ten shops in the eastern and western cities closed their doors, and merchants and people in the market took their wives and children to relatives and friends in other places.
The officials and marquis tried their best to persuade them, but they still could not contain the people's fear of death. Shops were closed, workshops were suspended, thieves and looted in the city, and the price of food rose in vain......
The chain reaction caused by smallpox became more and more serious, and Li Er finally realized the horror of this plague, and summoned the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to ask the right one in Taiji Palace overnight. Officials from the three provinces and six ministries stayed up all night, busy dealing with one sudden incident after another, and the entire imperial court fell into a chaotic busyness.
Lao Sun also entered the palace overnight at this time to ask to see Li Er, although this old man has no official position now. However, his request to enter the palace was soon received by Li Er, although it was late at night, Li Shimin had already slept peacefully, but in the past few days, there were frequent bad news in the Guanzhong area, which made him sleepless all night.
The seemingly inconspicuous little plague had never expected it to spread so fast, so fast that the imperial court didn't even have time to prepare. It has swept through more than a dozen villages outside Chang'an, and the worse news is that smallpox has infiltrated the city.
This news quickly spread in Chang'an City, and the officials and people in the city were panicked and unstable. The prosperous capital city of Chang'an is now closed, shops are closed, the streets are empty, and there are countless people who have fled the city to escape the plague.
Lao Sun came with Li Hao's plague defense theory, and after meeting Li Er, Lao Sun told Li Er what was said in the book, and then asked Li Er to send someone to inform him overnight, trying to control the plague within a reasonable range.
"You say Zi Canon cures smallpox?" In addition to these defensive measures, another piece of news brought by Lao Sun made Li Er's expression become excited. This smallpox can be cured, and the young guy can be cured!
"The minister can't be completely sure, but from this book and the chat between the minister and Li Shaojun in the past, Li Shaojun should be able to cure or have a way to deal with smallpox, and ask Your Majesty to send someone to invite Li Shaojun back."
Li Er's heart is now in turmoil, the plague is not only a plague, when it is so serious that it is out of the control of the monarch and ministers, it is the enemy of the Tang Dynasty, it brings not only the death of the people, but also brings a devastating chain reaction to this peaceful and prosperous era.
When the people have lost their comfortable and stable life, who will praise the emperor's kindness? At this moment, there are still some malicious voices in the streets, saying that the Son of Heaven does not cultivate virtue and therefore angers God, attracts heavenly punishment, and adds guilt to innocent people.
The rumors of the long-tongued people in the market did not dare to say it thoroughly, but everyone in the Tang Dynasty knew what was going on, and the blood in Xuanwumen had not dried up yet. Killing siblings, forcing his father to abdicate and make way for Xian, killing the elder with the young, and usurping the father with the son, these things are not far away.
The name of the country is not right, but after Li Er ascended the throne, the Tang Dynasty continued to suffer natural disasters almost every year. The voice of the people's malice is also getting louder and louder, Li Er regards himself as the son of saint Ming benevolence and virtue, and he can only be secretly angry at those malicious rumors, and he does not dare to kill at every turn.
The same is true of the smallpox plague this time, when the plague spreads more and more violently, the old tune is really repeated, the Son of Heaven is not in the right position, and he lacks virtue, but it has caused hundreds of millions of innocent people in Datang to suffer......
The ministers of the Tang Dynasty were also suffering from these tosses, and at this time, Lao Sun told Li Er that someone could treat smallpox, which was tantamount to God-given gospel for Li Er. So he didn't say a word, and immediately ordered the palace guards to go south overnight to find Li Hao to come back.
"Lang Jun, I want to go back with you!" After learning the details from that knight, Li Hao immediately packed his things and prepared to go to Chang'an with those vaccines. At this time, Wu Shun walked over, his eyes full of determination.
"Okay, you go get ready, get what you need to take." The time with Wu Shun is not short, how can Li Hao not know what kind of character this girl has? If she doesn't let her go, it is estimated that this girl will go back secretly.
But now that this girl has been vaccinated, there is no problem even if she is facing smallpox patients. Li Hao only hesitated slightly, and then agreed to let this girl go with him.
Also going with Li Hao were a few teenagers brought by Li Hao, who would go back to vaccinate all the people in Li Mansion and Wu Mansion. Li Hao will not be selfless to ignore the people around him, he will take care of others first, he is not so noble.
However, there are some things that can be mentioned now, Li Hao remembers that in addition to printing a book on defense against the plague, he also printed a book dedicated to the defense against the most common plague at this time, which is vaccination.
"You send someone back first, go to my house and get a book that has been printed for a long time and give it to the Imperial Doctor and Doctor Sun. In that book, there are detailed methods for the prevention and treatment of smallpox, and let them do it in the above way. I'll get there later, and I'll need to get some things ready. ”
Li Hao and they have now received the news and rushed over, it must be slower than those knights rushing back alone, not to mention that Li Hao still has some things to prepare here. And at this time, every time you fight for a little more time, you may be able to save a few more lives, so Li Hao will shout loudly at this time.
"I personally sent this news over, and you will protect Li Shaojun and their safety all the way." After listening to Li Hao's words, the leaders of several knights said in a deep voice, and after asking Li Hao about the appearance of the books, they urged the horses to gallop towards Chang'an.
And Li Hao, among them, because of Wushun and the fact that the speed of the other teenagers riding horses was not very good, they could only slow down slightly and rush to Chang'an. At this time, there were no people going to Chang'an on this road, only people coming.
The people who went to Chang'an from Luoyang heard the news of the plague there on the way, and no one dared to go to Chang'an to experience it, so they returned halfway. At this time, it is safe to stay in Luoyang, at least I haven't heard of this kind of thing here.
Most of the people who left from Chang'an were people who dragged their families with them, and the road was very full. However, after seeing Li Hao and his party, the people on the road still took the initiative to make a way for them to come out, so that they could quickly rush to Chang'an.
At this time, these people did not dare to disobey any action of the government, so looking at the horses and convoys galloping on the road under the banner of the government, no one dared to stop them, they just wanted to escape the plague, not rebellion.
In Chang'an late at night, the place where the Tang Emperor lived was still brightly lit. Since the outbreak of the plague, Li Er has not slept well, and at this time he is looking at those pieces irritably.
At this moment, there was the sound of hurried footsteps outside the room, and someone was rushing towards him. Such a hasty pace often means another disaster has happened.