Chapter 14: The Source of Poison
When Taiyi You was alive, he once explained a disease to Song Yang... There is no traceability, no name, and it is called the 'waterlogging plague'.
The 'waterlogging plague' only invades people with weak lungs, and there are no symptoms, except for the left rib that cannot withstand a little strength, otherwise it will hurt into the heart. Infected with this disease will show some visions in the eyes, nose and tongue, and the word "hope" in traditional Chinese medicine is the first, and the doctor who is a little careful can find it, but the "waterlogging epidemic" does not exist in the medical scriptures, it is a disease that the world does not know, even if the doctor sees the abnormality, at most he will prescribe some medicine according to the common minor symptoms of liver and spleen disorders and gastrointestinal cold.
This disease will not kill people for the time being, the patient says that everything is normal when he laughs, sits and lies down, and it seems that there is no harm, but as long as he touches the rootless water and rainwater.
The waterlogging epidemic patients can never touch the rain, and they will be drenched by the rain, not only the patients will die immediately, but the diseases in the body will also be changed in the blink of an eye, and in the blink of an eye, they will turn into a terrible plague, scattered with the wind and rain, and then they will not distinguish between strong lungs and weak lungs, as long as they are people, as long as they breathe, they will be infected with the disease, and they will die within a moment, and the speed of spreading is unimaginable, but I am afraid that it will become a dead city when the heavy rain is over.
When talking about this, Taiyi You had a gloomy expression: "You can regard the 'waterlogging plague' as a poisonous prescription, the first infected person is an unformed poison, and the rain is the medicine. ”
In the previous life of Song Yang, yin and yang, the five elements, meridians, etc., these theories could not be explained by science, and seemed to be nonsense in the eyes of Westerners, but if they were used properly, they really existed and were truly effective.
In the ancient Chinese medicine classics, 'rootless water' was originally a miraculous medicine. Many ancient recipes are based on rainwater, which cannot be replaced by river water, well water or sea water, including waterlogging.
And more importantly, the waterlogging plague is not a natural disaster, it is [***].
It is not a disease from the natural world, but a plague inadvertently cultivated by the predecessors of the poison family when they studied poison art, because this method is too poisonous and terrible, it was abolished on the day of creation, and it has long been lost, but now it has reappeared in the world.
The high-ranking officials have their own calm bearing, and after listening to Song Yang's explanation, Lord Hu did not panic: "[***]? You mean, someone poisoned it? To poison the tens of millions of people in this red city? ”
Imperial Doctor You will not lie to himself, so on the question of the prime minister, Song Yang nodded his head and stretched out three fingers: "Three key points, one is that before the rain, the waterlogging epidemic can only exist in the human body for six hours, and the time will be cured without medicine, and he is no longer afraid of the rain, and if he wants to take effect for a long time, he must have a poisonous source." ”
Whoever poisons the city must ensure that the poison will last at least until a rain comes. Otherwise, even if 10,000 waterlogging patients were thrown into the Red City, as long as it did not rain for six hours, it would not be effective. Unless there is a source of poison, the plague will heal itself in six hours, but those who have recovered will become ill again, and so on until it rains.
After Prime Minister Zuo nodded, Song Yang continued: "The second important point, when it is not raining, waterlogging patients will not infect each other......" This sentence was a little incomprehensible, and the wording was changed: "Let's put it this way, Lord Hu has lung disease, but your waterlogging epidemic was not infected by Shi Xiaoxiao, but because you were close to the source of the poison." ”
The beautiful monk Shi Xiaoxiao had lung disease, and the Uighur slave had a wound to his right chest and a lobe to his lungs. Prime Minister Zuo is also a person with weak lungs, but 'patients are not contagious among patients', he was fine before, but soon after arriving on this street, he also contracted cachexia...... It was abundantly clear that the source of the poison was nearby.
"The third important point, the elders of the family once said that the poison of the waterlogging epidemic needs to be guided by the corpse, and the source of the poison should be a corpse. The plague is so poisonous that most of the metropolis uses corpses as a guide. "The topic of 'waterlogging plague' was originally caused by Song Yang and You Li talking about the case of the twelve corpses of Shanximan.
Song Yang accentuated his tone: "I won't cure the waterlogging epidemic, but I know that the only way to solve it is to find the source of the poison as soon as possible and suppress it." Then pray that it would not rain for the next six hours. As he spoke, he looked up at the sky, and the dark clouds were heavy, and they were heavy and pressed down on the people of the city.
Confidential discussions, only a few people were involved in the conversation.
Master Hu's voice was very steady: "Hu Jing took my warrant to see Princess Xuanji, and asked His Royal Highness to leave the city immediately." Remember, only the princess and the guards around her can go... Wait, you don't have to meet the princess, just tell her guards about it. But make it clear that they are allowed to stay in the uninhabited wilderness after leaving the Red City, and are not allowed to enter any other town unless it has rained. He untied the signal from his waist and handed it to his personal entourage.
Song Yang smiled slightly in his heart, Jiang is old and spicy, Master Hu understands things very well, and the safest way to let Xiao Yu leave Hongcheng is to inform Qin Cone of the situation.
Lord Hu passed down the second order: "Hu Qin went to see the city guard, passed me to order the city gate to be closed, and then transferred the soldiers, where I am located within a radius of five miles to limit the closure of the street and forbidden road, those inside can not go out, and those who go outside are not allowed to enter, and send a team to enter, dig three feet into the ground and be sure to find the poisonous corpse." And also... The officials in the city, their families, and children were not allowed to leave the Red City, and those who violated the law were punished by the nine clans. This time, he took off a jade ring on his finger as a token and handed it to Hu Qin.
Following Master Hu to look at Song Yang, and at the same time stretched out his hand and pointed at the other strangers, Song Yang understood, and replied truthfully: "They are all fine." ”
The third order of the prime minister: "Hu Man takes a healthy pawn..."Speaking of this, his tone suddenly became stern: "People who are physically strong and have strong lungs must be strong." The farther you are escorting you out of the city, the better. But Mr. Shi and Mr. Song want to stay. ”
Shi Xiaoxiao is sick, and it doesn't matter if he stays away from the source of poison for six hours, but the most terrible thing is that this heavy rain will fall at any time, and the prime minister refuses to gamble on this opportunity, Shi Xiaoxiao just smiled and had no objections at all. As for Song Yang, not to mention, after finding the source of the poison, whether it is burned, used with medicine or other means, and how to destroy it all depends on him.
But Song Yang didn't leave, and a few of the strangers refused to leave, so the prime minister shouted an order: "Tie up, drag it away!" ”
Song Yang stopped the two sides and whispered to a few companions: "Don't worry, I can't stop the waterlogging epidemic, but at least I'm safe." With his persuasion, the second fool and the others left obediently. Song Yang didn't lie about this, the epidemic virus is transmitted through breathing, his cultivation is obtained, and the time for his luck to hold his breath is not short, at least enough for him to escape from the city, and holding his breath is not only to stop breathing, but also to close all the pores around his body.
In the end, the prime minister waved his sleeves and said to the three relatives who received the order: "Go all, unless you get my letter, you don't have to come back." ”
After the order, the prime minister's demeanor calmed down again, and said to Song Yang: "If there is really a catastrophe, if it can really be recovered, the old man will ask for credit for Mr. Song." ”
Shi Xiaoxiao, who would also die when it rained, and was also calm and calm, asked Lord Hu: "Why don't you evacuate the whole city?" Countless surnames, where to gamble. ”
The prime minister replied truthfully: "Mr. Song's knowledge of the waterlogging epidemic is only heard... I don't dare bet on those six hours. ”
The evacuation of the whole city is a matter that cannot be controlled, not to mention the chaos in the city, the people who fled the city must scatter in all directions and flee to the surrounding towns. If there is a 'waterlogging', even if it does not rain for six hours...... But in case Song Yang or Imperial Physician You misunderstood, the disease could not be cured in six hours in the early stage, but in six days or six months, the infected people escaped the rain, but caught up with the rain in other places, which caused the plague to run rampant, and the impact was even greater, Lord Hu did not dare to bet, what he could do was to at least 'trap' this catastrophe in the city.
"If you can't heal yourself in six hours......" Shi Xiaoxiao smiled and shook his head: "The source of poison was not cast today, this street is bustling, I don't know how many people have gone out of the city after being infected." ”
Although he didn't say it explicitly, the reason was clear, and Song Yang suddenly asked, "When was the last time it rained?" ”
"Nine days ago." Shi Xiaoxiao counted the words and replied.
It is impossible to determine the time of poisoning, but at least it is certain that it is within nine days, and Lord Hu also reacted, and immediately passed down the fourth order: "Feique will pass on all cities, passes, towns, and counties within 500 miles, and detain all people who enter the country within nine days...... Take it to the wilderness and isolate it, unless it rains, it must not be let go, and the fire is strictly ordered, and the negligent officials are severely punished! ”
It's not that Master Hu's mind is not careful enough, after all, this matter is also related to his surname, no matter how calm he looks out, his mood has long been chaotic.
Anyway, he stayed. has been an official for decades, and Yu Chao and Yu are fighting in the dark, but the most basic consciousness is still there.
Soon after the fourth additional order was handed down, the city guard led a large army of soldiers to arrive, control the people, impose martial law, and search carefully. The soldiers didn't know the truth, they only vaguely guessed that it was a big event, and they didn't dare to get tired at all, so they followed the commander's orders to do their errands seriously.
Song Yang was also very busy here, carefully recalling the guidance of Imperial Doctor You on the 'waterlogging epidemic' when he was chatting at the beginning, and prescribed a list of things for his entourage to prepare for application, and he could crack it as long as he found the source of the poison. After being busy with the things at hand, Song Yang also participated in the search, trying to find the source of the poison with his keen sense of smell, but this was a busy street, and all kinds of smells were mixed, and he didn't know what the source of the poison should be, so he couldn't help too much.
From noon to evening and then to dawn the next day...... God had mercy, and the heavy rain was still brewing, and it never fell, until noon the next day, when the good news finally came, and the garrison soldiers found the source of the poison from three feet underground next to a tree beside the street.
There is a slight discrepancy with Song Yang's pre-estimate, the corpse is correct, but it is only half a body, an upper body.
The hair was still there, the skin was plump, there was no sign of decay, and the lifelike half-corpse, even smiling, was really weird. The soldiers who dug it up were really frightened, and they didn't dare to act rashly and hurriedly reported it.
After receiving the report, everyone was in good spirits, and they almost rushed all the way over, but as soon as Song Yang saw the corpse, he wailed violently without warning, and tears welled up.
This source of poison, this half of the ...... A pair of black bags under his eyes, a sinister expression, and the corners of his mouth are slightly raised, as if he is a strange smile...... Because it was made into a poison source, his body did not decay or beetle. After that fire, Song Yang never had the luxury of hoping that You Li was still alive, but Song Yang always believed that even if Yin and Yang were separated forever, one day at least the tomb would be found, and You Li was still waiting for him to sing that song again.
I'd rather die a hundred times more than believe that I found You Li's bones like this.
Not a whole corpse, only half a body.
Not only were the corpses divided, but they were also concocted as a source of poison.
The only relative, the old man who loves him the most in the world.
Song Yang held Imperial Physician You in his arms and cried, using all his strength, his voice was like a wolf cub who had just died, sad, hoarse, sad, and resentful.
Depressed, heart-wrenching, and...... Shameful.
(To be continued)