245. Plague accompaniment
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In this troubled world, Deng Ji, like others, became frightened when he heard the name of the plague.
Liu Biao and Zhang Ji withdrew and returned, Deng Ji also withdrew to Luoyang to defend himself, Han Hao's rock army had to be supplemented by this sword and shield archers, and the land of Hanoi could be defended, and the Dangkou army, including Gong Duxiao, was transferred to Hongnong County for defense.
Huya and Zhang Liao of the new group and other six schools stayed in Luoyang to prevent degeneration.
Today, I only heard that there was a plague in Jingzhou, and Deng Ji, the two counties of Hongnong and Henan, issued a death order, blocking all entry and exit gates, and no one was allowed to enter or leave again.
Wang Fu, who was about to secretly go south by the order of the Son of Heaven, heard that the plague was prevalent in Jingzhou, and he did not dare to go forward.
Although the plague has not yet been heard, Deng Ji did not dare to be careless, so Du Ji accepted it in Hanoi, and did not allow the people from Hedong to cross the river again.
Jingzhou was affected by the previous war and famine, and many people fled to the north, which can be regarded as the most densely populated place in the Han world today.
Jingzhou was overcast, the people panicked, and began to flee one after another, and the princes from all over the country took in more of the population in the war, which increased the spread of the plague.
Deng Ji naturally did not know that the scale and duration of the epidemic he was about to face were more massive and long-lasting than any other he had experienced before, and it was already a catastrophe.
The plague at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty was commonly known as "typhoid fever". According to relevant historical records, the main symptoms of this disease are: it is transmitted by animals (horses, cattle, sheep, etc.) as the host of the virus, which is strongly infectious; Acute illness. The mortality rate is high; Patients tend to have high fever and wheezing. Died of exhaustion; Some patients have blood spots and bruises. Face it. People are almost helpless and can only wait for death in despair.
This was a plague that lasted for ten years, and it can be said that it was the peak of the plague in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. According to the description in the preface of Zhang Ji in "Treatise on Typhoid Fever": The Yu clan has many Su and two hundred to Yu. Since the beginning of the Jian'an era, it has not yet been ten years, and two-thirds of its deaths have been completed, and seven of them have typhoid fever.
In less than ten years, two-thirds of the people who died in the Zhang Ji family died of typhoid fever, and 70 percent died of this typhoid fever. For the whole country, there may not be such a high rate, or it may be higher than this rate, and future generations do not know, but Cao Zhi's "Speaking of Epidemic Gas": "There is the pain of a corpse in every family, and there is a cry of mourning in the room, or the door is closed and died (note), or the family is mourned." It can be seen that the degree of harm is extensive, and many people and even families have died from the epidemic, and there are too many deaths. So much so that the price of coffins has risen across the country.
This is not only the case in the homes of the common people, but also those in high positions and dignitaries. Among the seven sons of Jian'an, Xu Gan, Chen Lin, Ying Ling, and Liu Zhen all died of typhoid fever in the same year.
After the previous plague and famine reduced the population several times, the troubled times ushered in another mass extinction event.
According to inaccurate official records, the population of the whole country was 5.65 million in the third year of Emperor Huan's eternal life (157 AD) before the plague broke out, but after several large-scale plague swords and famines aggravated by the former, only 80 years later, in the first year of Emperor Taikang of the Jin Dynasty (28o AD), the population of the country was only more than 16oo million.
Among the major events that reduced nearly three-quarters of the country's population, the plague was far from the first, after the war and famine, and this time the epidemic that began in Jingzhou was the deadliest and injured in 80 years.
Of course, the events represented by these data can only be understood by future generations, Deng Ji has a white halo on his head, and it is not easy to figure out the turbulent times in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, so naturally he will not know the terrible extent of this plague. He was just a Yellow Turban who had already experienced several plagues before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and the Yellow Turbans who had been harmed by them were just as frightened as the people of this era.
When he heard that there was a plague in Jingzhou, Deng Ji ordered Wuguan to seal the water, and outside Liang County, he asked the government to start posting a list dozens of miles away, prohibiting outsiders from passing through, and shooting anyone who dared to cross the border.
Internally, Deng Ji ordered that except for a few passes, all the soldiers in the army should rest and return home, and they would not be convened in case of war. Counties and counties have paid more attention to cleaning the streets and livestock stables to reduce the possibility of epidemics, and also warned the public to go out as little as possible, to minimize direct contact when feeding livestock, and not to get too close to outsiders, and to clean up immediately after the guests leave. If there is a high fever in the family, the family should also be isolated until the doctor arrives.
Deng Ji searched his stomach and recalled all the epidemic prevention measures he knew, and they were carefully explained and explained, but fortunately, although his reputation was not very good over the years, there were not one or two people who blindly worshipped him under his rule, and these measures were implemented well.
The most important way of transmission of typhoid fever is through infected food and water, and the disease is not as serious as airborne transmission. However, no matter how well he was prepared, the plague inevitably broke out under his control, and in just one month in July, more than 3,000 people contracted typhoid fever, and the fever did not go away, and in severe cases, blood was in their urine and urine.
If you count the number of doctors and craftsmen under Deng Ji's rule, now it is one of the states and counties in the world! The female doctors are not completely helpless, but the treatment effect is not good, only two or three cases of ten patients can be treated, and the rest can only be isolated, and life and death are at peace.
Female healers were the most susceptible to illness after long-term contact with patients, and Deng Ji never forcibly ordered them to be treated, but these admirable women faced the epidemic without fear because of their spiritual beliefs.
The female doctors and craftsmen recited the name of the great sage and good teacher, reading "I am a member of the Taiping Taoist sect, I only believe that the great sage and good teacher can save the people from fire and water with medical skills and benevolence, and the rest of the ghosts and gods are vain, and the celestial phenomena are nature!" "Those who believe in my great sage and good teacher, their family members can get good health from six animal medicines to cure diseases!" "All those who have the six virtues of perseverance, filial piety, loyalty, benevolence, and faithfulness will not invade all diseases!" and other teachings, walking the streets and alleys, treating patients.
They were originally selected from the poor people, all of them were bitter children, and they only charged for medicine and did not take consultation fees for diagnosis and treatment, and everywhere they went, regardless of whether the patient could be treated in the end, they were all praised.
At this time, countless people remembered that when the plague first broke out more than ten years ago, the best person in the world to treat typhoid fever was the great sage and teacher Zhang Jiao.
Because of the dedication of the female doctors and craftsmen in this epidemic, the Taiping Road has been widely spread in the three counties again, and the number of believers has increased greatly.
With the help of female doctors and craftsmen, the epidemic prevention is better than others, which can make Deng Ji stand up. It's just that typhoid fever has just begun to rag not long after, and the Son of Heaven has come to add to the blockage. In the middle of August, there was an edict in the palace, worshiping Tian Feng as Situ, Tian Chou Du Ji and Yang Li were given into the liehous, which was not too prominent, and the rest of Jia Xu, Tai Shi Ci, Xu Huang, etc. were also slightly rewarded.
Tian Feng has been Deng Ji's military adviser for a long time, but he does not have any rank, and at this time he suddenly jumped to the position of the third prince of the court, above Deng Ji, which naturally attracted the attention of people who care.
After the will was given, Tian Feng went to the palace to accept it. The next day, the holy decree was issued again, and then worshipped, and Tian Feng resigned. Ten days later, the Son of Heaven paid homage to the official for the third time, Tian Feng went to the palace again, knelt down and wept to the Son of Heaven, and bluntly refused: "The ministers are mediocre, how can they be in a high position?" And this body was favored by Deng Ji in front of him, and he recognized him as the master, and he was already a private minister, and he did not dare to carry it in this life, and he could no longer be used by His Majesty! For the way of the minister, there can be no two masters, rich and wrong, please forgive your majesty. If there is a shortage of people to use, you can choose the world's virtuous and make it! ”
Deng Ji heard that the Son of Heaven awarded the position of the third prince to Tian Feng, but he was also very depressed, he had no confidence in his own family, for fear that the teacher would be tempted and abandon him, and more than ten years of hard work would be spent in vain, or Jia Xu persuaded: "The lord does not need to worry, this is the division between the court and the middle, Yuan Hao is a loyal and upright person, and he knows that the Son of Heaven does not really want to give the official, how can he be willing to win?" The court has been so hard, the official rank is given to Henan, and there are three people in the field, Du Ji and Yang Li, and the good government is clear, why is he stupid enough to be tempted by the Son of Heaven? The prince should also pass on the book, so that all of them can receive it, without any damage, and show the generosity of the public! ”
Thinking that this was indeed the case, Deng Ji settled down, ordered the three Taishou to be knighted, and went to persuade Tian Feng to accept the DPRK and the United States.
It's just that Tian Feng stubbornly refused to accept it no matter what, he said to Deng Ji: "The people can't have two masters!" Although I am your teacher, I should also guard my subordinate duties, and it is enough to have Mu An's encounter in this life! Since he is a national soldier, he thinks that the three counties are exemplary, but how can he be a high-ranking official and make the officials suspicious? Master-apprentice centrifugation? ”
Deng Ji heard Tian Feng's words, and the slightest trace of nostalgia that arose because he was urged to welcome the Son of Heaven several times has disappeared.
Deng Jitian Feng Jia Xu had such an attitude, and the people did not take the Son of Heaven in the palace seriously.
However, the plague has become more and more rampant, and in September, more than 20,000 people under Deng Ji's rule have been infected with typhoid fever, and more than 9,000 people have died, and the corpses have been hastily disposed of.
This is also because later, Deng Ji's policy was more and more valued by people and implemented it well, and people from all over the country stayed at home after finishing their farm work on weekdays, so that they could control this number in the three counties.
As far as genetics is concerned, the human body in this era is much less resistant than later generations, and there is a lack of effective treatment, and the death and injury will naturally be heavy after uncontrollable.
The number of infected people in Liu Biao's Jingzhou today is no less than hundreds of thousands, and more than 100,000 people have died.
In addition, the plague also spread rapidly to Yanyuqing, and became a national catastrophe, and in just a few months, two out of ten people died of typhoid fever.
What is going on in this Han world?
In order to vent the resentment in their hearts, some people in Luoyang have made up a nursery rhyme: "Change Xing to quell the famine!" More Jian'an, accompanied by the epidemic! ”
Note: 殪, sound yi, go sound. It means to die or fall.
(In the last two hours of asking for a monthly pass, the tiger was exploded twice in a row today, and the ranking plummeted~~woo~) (to be continued......)