Passing through the low city gate, Chu Huan sighed sincerely, no wonder the emperor would send prisoners to the frontier at every turn, not to mention that the army had to engage in heavy labor, only the environment here, few people who came out of the pass could adapt to it, only after seeing the hardships in the northwest knew the wealth and prosperity in the pass, and only after seeing the wealth and prosperity in the pass did they know the hardships and hardships in the northwest.

The Guannei is noisy and the Tianmen Road is in turmoil, and the taxes in various places are heavy, but the city in the Guannei that Chu Huan passed through is at least very lively, and when it comes to the Guanwai, even if it is a county seat, it is also deserted and bleak, the city of three miles, the Guo of seven miles, the chaotic city, the chaotic streets, in the middle of the night, there are many people who fall asleep on the streets.

Xiang Guard, such a well-equipped and brightly armored team, the people of Qingtang County have not seen it for a long time, but this midnight third watch, not many people have seen such a team enter the city.

The mansion of the Zhou county order is much worse than the houses of the noble officials in the capital, but in the county town of Qingtang, it is also okay in the past, the area is not large, but it has been cleaned up and has been vacated, the guards have not left, there are several families around the mansion, all of which are the houses of the county officials, and they have also been vacated, and the guards have settled in, Xuanyuan Shengcai is the first time to deploy sentry around the county commander's mansion, although he will leave tomorrow for a day, but the safety work is done in an orderly manner and is very strict.

After the family settled down, Chu Huan immediately summoned Zhou Renkang to come over and asked him if there was any apricot forest magic hand in the county, a small county town, the holy hand of a famous doctor is naturally difficult to find, but there are still a few doctors, Zhou County Ling didn't know what Chu Huan wanted to ask the doctor to do, but since the governor gave the order, he naturally didn't dare to disobey, and sent someone to invite the best doctor in the county overnight.

Chu Huan asked for a doctor, but it was for Su Niang, Su Niang's hand was scratched by a child infected with the plague on the way, Chu Huan was extremely worried, he was silent on the way, just because he knew that there was no one in the team who was proficient in medical skills, so as not to disturb the morale of the army, and when he arrived in the city, the first thing he did was to ask the doctor to diagnose Su Niang.

The harm of the plague is sensational and extremely contagious, Chu Huan knows how powerful it is, and he knows that no matter what kind of disease, the sooner it is detected, the better.

Of course, Chu Huan couldn't say to Su Niang that she was worried that she was infected by the plague, only that the road was hard, the air in the northwest was not good, Zhou County ordered the doctor to take a look at the body of the family, and it was good to recuperate, Su Niang naturally would not doubt Chu Huan's words, and since she was out of the customs, Su Niang also felt a little unwell, not that she was in poor health, compared to ordinary women, Su Niang's body was very strong and healthy, but she was from Guannei, she had never been to the northwest, and suddenly came to the northwest, and the environment was indeed a little uncomfortable.

The doctor diagnosed for a moment, and then came out to tell his wife that it was okay, Chu Huan breathed a sigh of relief, and thought about whether the disease was not spread so quickly, so he told the doctor about the journey.

After the doctor heard about it, he was really surprised, and personally made two pairs of medicines, as a precaution, let people fry them first, and let Su Niang and Rulian drink them.

"My lord, there have been epidemics in many places in Xiguan Road." "Especially to the north, the situation gets worse, and it is said that the epidemic in Golden State is the most serious, and many people have died," the doctor explained. The villain also found that there were signs of an epidemic around Qingtang County, and he had already begun to study countermeasures with his nearby colleagues, hoping to develop an antidote to the plague ......! ”

When Chu Huan heard this, he said solemnly: "Mr. can do things for the people, he is really a benevolent and righteous person!" ”

The doctor waved his hand and said: "Your Excellency the Governor has an overreputation, the northwest has experienced war, the people have been poor, if the plague is repeated, I am afraid that the entire northwest will not be able to hold on, the villain is just doing some things, but we have observed the sick patients, this epidemic is extraordinary, we have never seen it before, in the words of our doctor, some epidemics have an incubation period, the longer the incubation time, the more serious the disease after the attack, the northwest epidemic, than we estimated, is only in the germination stage, It has not spread rapidly, so I am afraid that this epidemic is not something that our people can solve. ”

Chu Huan frowned and said, "You mean you can't dispense the antidote?" ”

"There is nothing that can be done." The doctor smiled bitterly: "I and a few colleagues found a patient infected with the plague, studied together for half a month, tried dozens of medicinal materials, and did not alleviate at all. ”

Chu Huan touched his chin, his expression was extremely solemn.

"My lord, if you really want to hire a doctor in Kyosato, the sooner the better." Du Fugong said beside him: "If the plague can be controlled in time before it spreads completely, the northwest will be able to escape a catastrophe ......." ”

"Exactly." The doctor nodded and said: "If it really spreads, the consequences will be unimaginable, such an epidemic has existed for so long in the incubation period, and now it is only beginning to spread, once it spreads, the catastrophe is coming, and when the epidemic spreads completely, even if the antidote is dispensed, I am afraid it will not be done." ”

"Failed?" Chu Huanqi said: "Why did Mr. say this? ”

The doctor said: "My lord, there are millions of people in the northwest, once the epidemic spreads, even if the antidote is dispensed, it also needs a huge number of medicinal materials, there are mountains and trees in the northwest, there are sand and soil, but there is a lack of medicinal materials, the medicinal materials of Daqin, mainly from Liaodong Province and Sichuan Road, all along, the northwest has to trade a large number of medicinal materials from the customs every year, but the spread of the epidemic, can we ensure that there is enough supply of medicinal materials?" ”

Chu Huan bowed his head and said, "You are very thoughtful. After thinking about it, he said, "The top priority is to quickly understand the epidemic and find a way to restrain it...... What is this doctor's surname? ”

"Little surname Sun, Sun Boliu!" The doctor arched his hand.

Chu Huan said: "Doctor Sun, this governor will write an excerpt now, Chengjing, although this governor did not think of it before, but those imperial doctors in the Tai Hospital may not be unprepared, they should know the truth of serious illness after the catastrophe." It's just that the capital is far away from the northwest mountain high road, and it is impossible to reach it in ten days and half a month, so the governor wants to gather a group of apricot forest masters like you who are worried about the people to study the method of dealing with the plague together. ”

Sun Boliu groaned slightly, and finally nodded and said, "It's all up to the Governor's dispatch." Then he said: "By the way, my lord, although the words are not good, the villain still has an explanation!" ”

"You say!"

"The villain checked for Madame just now, and it's fine, but this doesn't mean that Madame is worry-free." Sun Boliu said: "Madame's hand is indeed scratched, if that child is really a plague patient, and his body is swollen and pus-draining, he is already in the late stage of the epidemic, terminally ill, and carries a lot of ...... of the plague on his body!" ”

Chu Huan suddenly became nervous, and immediately asked, "Doctor Sun, do you mean...... Madame is not safe and sound? ”

"The villain doesn't dare to talk nonsense." Sun Boliu said: "But tonight is fine, it doesn't mean that tomorrow is okay, tomorrow is okay, and it doesn't mean that the day after tomorrow is okay." The villain has not figured out a way to deal with the disease these days, but he has insight into the time ...... the outbreak of the epidemic infection! ”

Chu Huan and Du Fugong both looked at Sun Boliu, Sun Boliu groaned slightly, and finally said: "As long as you have been in contact with the epidemic patient, within two days, you can judge whether you are infected with the epidemic." ”

Chu Huan understood, "Doctor Sun is saying that it will take two days for Madame to know if she is infected or not?" ”

Sun Boliu said: "The villain is talking about the longest time, a strong man will show signs of infection in about two days, but a weak woman will have a much shorter time." Madame is still in good health, but she is still a woman after all, so at the latest two days, perhaps by this time tomorrow, she will be able to know for sure whether she is infected or not. ”

Chu Huan bowed slightly, his eyes flickered, and his eyes were full of worry.

"The villain will retire first." Sun Boliu said: "Let's go back and clean up, the adult asked the villain to follow to the Beiyuan, the villain did not dare to disobey the order, but on the order of the adult to invite a few nearby Xinglin colleagues, but also to explain the family affairs, tomorrow I am afraid it will be too late, if the adult leaves tomorrow, then the villain will then take them to Beiyuan County, Beiyuan County is only a two-day journey, not far away." ”

Chu Huan thought for a while and said, "This governor will rest here for a day tomorrow, and if it is ready the day after tomorrow, Dr. Sun will go on the road with us." He knew that this route was not very peaceful, although the two places were only two days apart, but who knew what would happen, if Sun Boliu and his party had an accident on the way to Beiyuan County, Chu Huanxin really didn't want to go, anyway, it was not bad on this day, stay one more day, and let Su Niang and the others rest for one more day.

"The villain will retire first." Sun Boliu retreated, and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh before leaving: "If the medicine king family in Sichuan is still there, and their people come to help, the plague in the northwest can be controlled, and the northwest can also avoid a catastrophe." Obviously, he also has great respect for the people of the Medicine King family.

Although Chu Huan was a little tired, he still wrote an excerpt overnight, detailing the situation of the imminent plague in the northwest, and sent someone to the capital overnight.

I was worried about Su Niang's body, and I couldn't sleep, and when I arrived at Su Niang's house, I saw that Su Niang had already laid down, walked to the bed, opened the tent, and the house was lit with a lamp, Su Niang was covered with a quilt, her eyes were closed, and she seemed to be asleep, and her beautiful face was also ruddy and very pretty under the reflection of the lights, Chu Huan saw that Su Niang's face was fine, and she was slightly relieved, secretly thinking that if she was really infected with the plague, her face would not be so good-looking.

He didn't disturb Su Niang's rest, went out of the yard, thought that Lin Dai'er's residence was next to it, turned to the door, raised his hand and wanted to knock on the door, but the house was silent, he listened to the door with his ears, and there was no movement, I don't know if Lin Dai'er was asleep, he hesitated outside the door for a while, and he didn't go in after all.

Lin Dai'er didn't fall asleep, she saw the shadow outside the door, she knew that it was Chu Huan, she was a little nervous, in the middle of the night, she didn't know what Chu Huan was doing here, but Chu Huan didn't push the door in for a long time, and she didn't even knock on the door, Lin Dai'er saw his shadow lingering outside the door for a moment and finally disappeared, her heart was suddenly a little disappointed, and she couldn't help but whisper: "Stupid......!" ”