Chapter XXXVIII
The words of the letter received by the Lord of Cheshire were completely different from what this Gansui had said.
According to the family letter, since King Zheng fell ill last year, the palace has repeatedly informed the prefect of Fangzhou, asking him to play the imperial court and ask the imperial doctor to come to treat King Zheng.
At that time, Na Gan Sui agreed, but he did not hear from the court for a long time, and when Zheng Wangfu asked, he only deduced that the bandits in the Fangzhou area were rampant, and the officials who sent out to deliver the letter were mostly robbed and killed by the bandits.
After a few months of delay, the palace saw that King Zheng's condition was getting worse, so he had to privately send a family member in the palace to secretly go to Bianjing to report to the Lord of Cheshire.
At this time, this Gansui pushed the responsibility away, Shi Wei listened to it, how could he not feel suspicious.
When Shi Wei heard Pan Weide say that this Fangzhou Zhizhou Gansui was an old official under the reign of Zhao Guangyi, the king of Jin, and the Kaifeng Mansion of Yin, Shi Wei suddenly had a guess, could it be that Gansui deliberately did not report King Zheng's illness, and it was the King of Jin's instructions?
When Shi Wei speculated in his heart, the Cheshire Lord naturally had doubts when he heard this.
Just when she was about to question, Shi Wei preemptively said: "County Lord, His Royal Highness King Zheng's illness is important, and the rest of the matters may as well be discussed later, and it is important to rush to the palace first." ”
Seeing through this Gan Sui, Shi Wei knew that it would be pointless for the Cheshire Lord to confront him again, because she could not prove that what Gan Sui said was false with just a letter from home.
Listening to Shi Wei's persuasion, the Cheshire Lord also felt reasonable, so he had to temporarily suppress the suspicion and anger in his heart, and shouted: "What you said is true or false, this county lord will check in detail with Uncle Minghuang, now you have to delay, and quickly lead us to the palace." ”
Gan Sui didn't dare to talk any more nonsense now, nodded yes again and again, led the way in front of the road, led them into Fangling City, and went straight to King Zheng's mansion in the west of the city.
Fangzhou is a barren small land, but this Zheng Wangfu is magnificently built, not inferior to those wealthy compounds in Bianjing, it seems that although this Chai Zongxun was moved to this remote place, Zhao Kuangyin did not treat him slowly.
Entering the palace, the Cheshire lord was anxious, and he didn't care about the prestige of the county lord, so he hurried all the way to King Zheng's residence.
Shi Wei followed closely behind, and followed up with a palace room.
When the Cheshire Lord saw the sick young man lying on the couch, he was stunned for a moment, and then tears burst out of his eyes, shouting "Brother Wang", and the whole person pounced.
The young man thought that he was the abolished emperor of the previous dynasty, and King Chai Zongxun of Zheng had been trained.
Looking at his age, he is only ten ** years old, but he is described as withered and haggard, and even a layman can see that he is seriously ill.
Chai Zongxun, who was sick, saw a young girl rushing over, crying, and calling himself Brother Wang again and again, as if he was sick and his mind was not very bright, and he didn't recognize it as the Lord of Cheshire for a while, and his expression was quite dazed.
It's no wonder that when his brother and sister separated, the Cheshire Lord was less than five years old, and the so-called eighteen changes in the female college have not been seen for ten years, and the appearance of the Cheshire Lord has long been very different from when he was young, and it is surprising that Chai Zongxun can't recognize it.
After being stunned for a moment, Chai Zongxun's eyeless eyes suddenly burst out with a look of surprise, and exclaimed, "Pearl, is it you?" ”
"Brother Wang, I am the pearl, it's me." Lord Cheshire cried and nodded.
Chai Zongxun was overjoyed, and the two brothers and sisters hugged each other and cried, and this reunion did not know whether it was joy or sorrow, and the people on the left and right were moved.
It's just that Chai Zongxun was excited, and suddenly coughed loudly, only coughing hoarsely, almost as if he was about to turn his back on his breath.
"Brother Wang, what's wrong with you, Brother Wang......" Lord Cheshire immediately panicked when he saw his brother like this.
Seeing this, Shi Wei really stepped forward, gently pulled the Cheshire Lord away, and said, "County Lord, His Royal Highness King Zheng is sick, so you shouldn't be too excited, you step aside and let me come to see him." ”
When the brother and sister met, the Cheshire Lord was also forgetful for a while, and then he remembered Shi Weilai, and hurriedly said to his brother: "Brother Wang, don't worry, this Shi Imperial Doctor is the best famous doctor in Bianjing, and he will definitely be able to cure your illness." ”
After that, she said to Shi Wei again: "Imperial Doctor Shi, Brother Wang's illness is all counting on you." ”
"Don't worry, the county lord will do his best."
Shi Wei didn't make any promises, he looked at Chai Zongxun's face, after all, he looked sick and desolate on the surface, even if he could think of a cure, he was afraid that he might not have enough time to take medicine.
He was sitting on the edge of the couch at the moment, quietly checking Chai Zongxun's pulse.
After passing the pulse, he asked Chai Zongxun about his symptoms in detail, and carefully observed his face and tongue.
After a cup of tea, Shi Wei's brows were originally flat, but at this time, they condensed.
Looking at Shi Wei's expression, Lord Cheshire's mood became tense from time to time, and he asked cautiously: "Imperial Doctor Shi, Brother Wang's illness, can you still be saved?" ”
Shi Wei did not answer, but instead called the head of the palace.
After a short while, the gray-haired old manager staggered in, and Shi Wei asked, "In the last few months, has anyone in the palace had symptoms such as cough, chest pain, or anorexia?" ”
The old manager scratched his head and thought for a long time, and said, "It seems that there is, a few days ago, there were people who couldn't cough and came to take leave with the little one." ”
"As I expected." Shi Wei nodded slightly.
Hearing this, the Cheshire Lord became more and more anxious and puzzled, and hurriedly said: "Imperial Doctor Shi, what is the matter with Brother Wang's illness, don't scare me." ”
Shi Wei no longer concealed it, and said bluntly: "Don't hide it from the county lord, King Zheng's disease is not incurable, but what he has is tuberculosis, but it may be transmitted to others, and it may take a lot of trouble to cure." ”
As soon as I heard the word "tuberculosis", the people on the left and right did not change their color, and instinctively took a step back.
Even the Lord of Cheshire was shocked, and he was a little unbelievable for a while.
This tuberculosis is the so-called tuberculosis, which in ancient times was also known as the "white plague".
In fact, the disease is only transmitted through saliva, as long as effective hygiene measures can be taken, and the infection of tuberculosis can be easily prevented if effective hygiene measures are taken to isolate food and water.
Because of the poor sanitation facilities in ancient times, people's sense of self-protection was not strong, so this tuberculosis, like most epidemics, will make people smell and change.
At this time, the old manager said: "But we also invited a few Langzhong before, and they didn't say that His Highness had tuberculosis, only that His Highness was deficient in blood and qi, and he just wanted to replenish his qi and nourish his blood." ”
Shi Weidun was suspicious, so he asked to bring the diagnosis prescription from the previous Langzhong.
The old manager found Fang Zi, Shi Wei looked through it, and the suspicion in his heart couldn't help but get heavier.
It stands to reason that although tuberculosis is terrible, it is not difficult to diagnose the cause, but the diagnosis results of those Langzhong seem to have been discussed in advance, and they are all diagnosed as insufficient qi and blood.
At this time, Shi Wei had even more reason to believe that Na Gan Sui's hidden report on King Zheng's illness was absolutely true, and it was very likely that these Lang Zhong who came to see him had been bought in advance and deliberately gave the wrong diagnosis, so as to delay King Zheng's treatment.
From this point of view, it is indeed someone who wants to take this opportunity to let Chai Zongxun die of illness, and according to Gan Sui's background, this person is likely to be Zhao Guangyi.
Thinking of Zhao Guangyi's act of poisoning Li Yu and forcing Xiao Zhou to death in history, Shi Wei has reason to believe that Zhao Guangyi's reason for wanting to put Chai Zongxun to death is very simple, that is, to prevent future troubles.
"However, Zhao Kuangyin is not in a hurry to want Chai Zongxun to die, what is he anxious about Zhao Guangyi, could it be that he entered the role so quickly, as if he had regarded himself as the only candidate for the next heir to the throne, and was he busy removing hidden dangers for himself in advance?"
When Shi Wei speculated in his heart, the Cheshire Lord had already scolded angrily: "These quacks in Fangzhou are really damned, they almost killed Brother Wang, Imperial Doctor Shi, you must find a way to save Brother Wang." ”
Shi Wei said with relief: "Don't worry, the county lord, fortunately, we came in time, His Royal Highness King Zheng's illness has not yet reached the point of incurability, as long as you do everything according to what I said, I will ensure that His Royal Highness King Zheng is safe and sound." ”
King Zheng, who was on the bed, coughed and said, "Imperial Doctor Shi, just say what you want to do, and this king will listen to your orders." ”
With King Zheng's words, Shi Wei can rest assured that he can use his strengths.
At that moment, he made a deployment in a commanding tone.
He first ordered the old ruler to isolate all the people in the palace who showed signs of tuberculosis from contact with outsiders, and then he taught them a set of detailed sanitary measures, such as no spitting, no sharing of cups and towels, and frequent hand washing.
"It's okay not to spit, it's okay to wash your hands frequently, but this doesn't share cups and bowls, and the big guys eat the same table of dishes, how can they not share it?" The boss looked a little embarrassed.
Shi Wei said lightly: "This is very simple, in the future, everyone will not eat at the same table, but eat a buffet instead, and each will eat its own." ”
"Buffet?"
Not only the old manager, but everyone present was amazed at this unheard of word.
Shi Wei patiently told everyone how to eat the buffet.
These people have long been accustomed to eating the same table of dishes, eating saliva with each other, and listening to Shi Wei's "weird" way of eating, they all feel a little puzzled.
Shi Wei also knew that he couldn't change the customs for a while, so he said: "The way to eat this buffet is just an expedient measure, just to prevent everyone from being infected with tuberculosis, and after this disease is eradicated, everyone can eat the same table again." ”
Only then did everyone reluctantly accept it.
At this time, the Cheshire Lord asked eagerly: "Imperial Doctor Shi, you just talked about the 'buffet' for a long time, and only said how to prevent Brother Wang's tuberculosis from being passed on to others, but how should Brother Wang and those who have been infected with this tuberculosis be treated?" ”
Shi Wei smiled slightly, and said unhurriedly: "Don't worry, county lord, I said earlier, this tuberculosis is not an incurable disease. At present, what the county lord has to do is to immediately send someone to His Majesty, asking His Majesty to issue an edict to order the coastal states and counties to catch more eels and send them to Fangzhou during the starry night and day. ”
"Eel?" The big watery eyes of the Lord of Cheshire flashed with a bit of strange color.
(To be continued)