The sudden bad news gave Zhao Zhen a blow to the head, and it also instantly extinguished his excited little liver.

Smallpox, a harmonious-sounding name, came to earth with death!

Even in Zhao Zhen's previous life, this thing was still defined as one of the most contagious diseases in the world, and it had not been cured! To put it simply, as long as you get this thing, it is equivalent to reporting to the Grim Reaper, and it depends on whether people want to accept you or not.

To say that the smallpox virus itself is not dead, although the process of this onset is nausea, vomiting, constipation, insomnia and a lot of problems, but as long as you can survive, that is, red rashes appear on the face and body, and finally suppuration and shrink into a scab, which is commonly known as pockmark. However, if the patient is not in good health, or if he is unlucky, and causes various complications, then the Daluo Immortal will not be able to do it!

However, were the ancients in good health?

For this era when the average age is less than fifty, Zhao Zhen does not have any extravagant hopes. At present, it seems that dealing with this unexpected wave of smallpox is far more important than asking the Xiao family's mother-in-law to trouble!

Thinking of this, Zhao Zhen said to the ministers who were looking forward to the audience: "Spread my will, the Northern Expedition plan is temporarily suspended, and the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, Zhi Weizheng, immediately leads the Blue Dragon Legion and the White Tiger Legion to the north, and set up defenses on the Song-Liao border to strictly prevent the invasion of the Liao State." The deputy commander-in-chief, Chong Shiheng, was on standby. All the ministers immediately returned to the palace with me and convened an emergency court meeting. ”

"Your Ministers obey!" Whether it is a high-spirited civil official or a depressed general, they all obey orders unconditionally.

Zhi Weizheng and other ministers of the DPRK and China were relatively close to Zhao Zhen, and they all heard the content of the herald's report, and they also agreed with Zhao Zhen's arrangement. Although the Northern Expedition that is about to be carried out in front of us is a major event and cannot be easily changed, it is still slightly inferior to the news of this "smallpox attack".

At this moment, there is no one who can stand around Zhao Zhen who is not full of poetry and books, even generals like Zhi Weizheng and Chong Shiheng. They may not have experienced smallpox firsthand, but there are many ancient books about it.

For example, in the Jin Dynasty 800 years ago, a big cow named Ge Hong advocated that the health of the gods should be taken as the inside, and Confucianism should be the outside, so as to unite Confucianism and Taoism. He was a religious theorist of Confucianism and Taoism, as well as a physician engaged in chemical experiments and medical activities. In his book "Elbow Reserve Emergency Prescription", he described the epidemic and symptoms of smallpox in great detail, saying: "When I am sick than I am old, I still have sores on my head, face and body, and I have to turn around for a while, like fire sores. If it is not cured, the dramatist will die. After poor treatment, the sores are purple and black, and they will disappear at the end of their lives. This vicious gas, the world Yun Yonghui four years, this sores flow from the west to the east. All over the sea.... ”

What did he mean by that? To put it simply, this smallpox (he called this a sore) is very awesome, and it has broken out in recent years (probably related to the frequent wars at that time), once infected, there will be sores on the top of the head and thick under the feet, very fast, and very disgusting, which is long, once the treatment can't keep up, it is a lot of death, even if it is cured, it is also pockmarked, and this thing will last for a year to break out.

As for how many people this thing killed, no one counts it, and no one cares. And what really makes these ministers of the court and the central government care is whether this thing will be passed on to themselves, after all, smallpox does not recognize you as high or low, whether you are the emperor's minister or the common people, whoever provokes it will fight with whom!

Although the cause of smallpox outbreaks is uncertain, historical records suggest that smallpox was accompanied by military disasters and droughts. And this time is no exception, not to mention the war that Tubo has fought for several years, and this drought is also in the limelight. It's better in the Song Dynasty, after all, there are so many big bodies of water there, and Zhao Zhen let the Department of Agriculture know that the Ministry of Agriculture has stepped up agricultural water conservancy construction a few years ago, otherwise it will be as bad luck as the Liao State.

"Originally, I wanted to take advantage of the famine in Liao and the instability of the national strength, but it happened that the Liao people gave a good excuse to sneak attack the border, so they launched a war and directly lost the confidence of Liao, but I didn't expect that smallpox came out of nowhere, which disrupted my overall deployment!" Zhao Zhen sat on the dragon chair, looked at the ministers who came one after another, and sighed silently in his heart: "Alas, people are really not as good as heaven!" ”

At this time, Yan Shu took the ministers to bow: "See the emperor!" Long live my emperor, long live, long live! ”

Zhao Zhen: "Everyone, Aiqing! ”

"Emperor Xie!" The minister thanked him according to the old rules before slowly getting up.

Zhao Zhen: "Today's events, I think you have already heard about it. Wu Ren, a researcher from the Department of Medicine of the Research Institute, is deeply trapped in the territory of Tibet and may face smallpox attacks at any time, but he can still comfort my Great Song Dynasty, and his feelings are encouraging and his ambitions are commendable. The horror of smallpox, I don't need to say much, I think you all know it, so I deliberately suspended the Northern Expedition. For hundreds of years, since smallpox was introduced to the Central Plains from the Western Regions, we have never had a good way to deal with smallpox, so we can only watch it wreak havoc on the world. However, I have received the thaumaturgy inherited from the heavens, but the sky can not be seen before it happens. But I need some time, and the help of the Ministers! ”

Yan Shu took the lead in standing up: "Please ask the emperor to order!" If you can eliminate the scopox and change the health of the people in the world, the old minister will be broken, and he will not give up! ”

"Please ask the emperor to command!" "Please ask the emperor to command!" ……

Other ministers, under Yan Shu's lead, also bowed down and shouted.

Zhao Zhen: "Yan Xiang's words are serious, I have my own way to deal with smallpox, but I need the ministers to do a good job of pacifying the people." You can tell the people the truth and make it clear to them that smallpox is not the work of some plague god, but that some dirty things are spreading with the air. Therefore, you should reduce the flow of population as much as possible, especially the entry and exit personnel in each city should be checked in detail, and those with suspicious symptoms must be isolated and observed, if there is no illness after half a month, you can rest assured! In addition, Keisei Avenue must be closed immediately, and it is not allowed to pass unless it is necessary. Yan Xiang, this order will be immediately spread to all places, and the lifting time will be notified separately. ”

Yan Shu: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

Zhao Zhen: "The officials of the Ministry of Rites, the Tai Hospital, and local officials must patiently do a good job of appeasing and publicizing the work, and tell the people that this move will really protect them to the greatest extent and prevent trouble." At the same time, major pharmacies in various localities were organized to set up isolation and observation areas to isolate and treat those suspected of being symptomatic to strictly prevent the spread of smallpox. In addition, I have instructed the Queen's textile centers and distilleries to step up the production of alcohol and masks, and you will distribute them to Langzhong everywhere to keep them safe as much as possible. As for remote areas, the local government can be ordered to purchase masks from small workshops under its jurisdiction, and if anyone dares to embezzle, they will be severely punished! ”

"Yes!" Sun Fu and the medical officer of Tai Hospital responded.

Zhao Zhen: "The household department should do a good job of collecting medicinal materials for emergencies, and communicate with major pharmacies, and there shall be no hoarders." I will never be soft on all those who take advantage of the looting and make a fortune, and I will kill as many as I want, until they will follow the rules. You can tell them what I mean, as it is. I want to let the people of the world understand that if you talk about rules and abide by the rules, the future will be bright, and whoever dares to break the rules must pay the price of blood! ”

Fan Zhongyan: "The minister understands! The minister will contact the major pharmaceutical companies in Beijing immediately, please rest assured! ”

Zhao Zhen bowed slightly, and said to Wang Zeng: "Wang Aiqing, for this matter, your royal newspaper should also give more guidance, and ring the alarm bell for them from time to time." ”

Wang Zeng: "The ministers obey the order!" In the future, the ministers must pay more attention to it and publish more articles to educate the people. ”

Zhao Zhen: "All the ministers are the pillars of our dynasty, as for those details, I won't say much, I just say one word, whoever does a good job will be greatly rewarded, and whoever will make a mistake, then don't blame me for not being emotional!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" They all replied in unison.

Zhao Zhen: "Smallpox has now been discovered in Tibet, so it is more dangerous for me to go to Chengdu Fu Road bordering it, although Gao Jixuan has closed the trade route between my dynasty and Tibet, but there is no absolute guarantee that there is no spread of smallpox." To do this, I need to send some people to Chengdu Fulu to deal with a possible outbreak. It is well known that people who have had smallpox do not suffer from smallpox, and it is only fitting that they should do it. Therefore, I ordered the military headquarters to immediately select soldiers who had suffered from smallpox from the forbidden army and all the armies around the capital, and rush to the forbidden army camp to assemble within half a month. Kaifeng Prefecture also posted a notice to summon the people in the surrounding areas of the capital who had suffered from smallpox to assemble in the forbidden army camp, so that these people could not only be paid military salaries, but also exempted from hard labor. ”

Yin Luyi of Kaifeng Mansion saw that Yang Zongbao did not answer, and in order to avoid the emperor's embarrassment, he hurriedly replied first: "The minister obeys the order!" ”

And Yang Zongbao thought for a while before saying: "The old minister is willing to go to Chengdu Fulu to preside over this matter in person, please ask the emperor for permission!" ”

Zhao Zhen was surprised and then persuaded: "Yang is already old, so let's leave this matter to the young people!" ”

Yang Zongbao shook his head stubbornly: "Your Majesty, you also said that smallpox is ferocious, and it cannot be resisted by ordinary people like us, and it will not be old or young." In this case, let's let Lao Chen, a man who is about to die, contribute the last bit of meager strength to our dynasty! The old minister has nothing else to ask for, but to implore the emperor to teach more of the few unsuccessful descendants for the old minister, so that they can continue the legacy of the ancestors and protect the health of my great Song Dynasty! Please allow the emperor! ”

After Yang Zongbao finished speaking, he knelt on the ground and grabbed the ground with his head, no matter how Zhao Zhen pulled him, he couldn't get up. Zhao Zhen guessed a little bit about what his old man thought in his heart, it was nothing more than because in the previous situation, compared with the old military generals Gao family and the Zhe family and the new generation of military generals and the new generation of military generals, his Yang family has a feeling that there is no successor, once he dies, who can continue the glory of the Yang family? He also wanted to give his juniors a last fight, but in public and private, Zhao Zhen was very moved by his feelings.

Even so, Zhao Zhen did not satisfy his idea of sacrificing his life, although smallpox can not be cured, but for the strong and strong, there is still a chance to heal themselves, and it is impossible to let an old man go, even if he is ready to die.

Just when the two were entangled, Wang Su, who was born as a five-year jinshi of the Heavenly Sage, stood up. He is now Dr. Taichang, the official in charge of the sacrifice of Taichang Temple, and is the seventh product. coincided with today's stage to worship the generals, and he needed to worship the heavens and ancestors, so he, a minor official of the seventh grade, was fortunate to participate in this court meeting.

"Your Majesty! Weichen Wang Su, willing to go, please ask the emperor for permission! Wang Suzhu said loudly in front of Zhao Zhen and Yang Zongbao.

Yang Zongbao: "What are you fighting with the old man!" Stay where it's cool! ”

Wang Su was not angry, after all, his official position was much higher than his own, and he was much older. He said with a pleasant face: "Elder Yang Ge, this time it's really not that the lower officials want to fight with you, but this incident is none other than the lower officials!" ”

Yang Zongbao: "Why is it none other than you?" You explain it clearly to the old man! ”

Wang Su: "Back to the adult, Xiaguan had smallpox when he was young, but fortunately, my father found a miracle doctor in Shu for Xiaguan back then, and he cured Xiaguan. Perhaps because he was still young at that time, coupled with timely treatment, Xia Guan's face did not leave obvious traces, but there were still slight spots on his body. The emperor also said just now, people who have suffered from smallpox do not need to be afraid of it, do you think that the lower official is the best candidate! ”

"This ......," Yang Zongbao hesitated.

Zhao Zhen: "Old Yang, I see that Wang Su's words are very reasonable, so let Wang Su go!" ”

As soon as Wang Su said this, Yang Zongbao really couldn't find a better excuse, so he had to get up and say helplessly: "But according to the emperor's orders!" ”

Zhao Zhen: "That's good! I appointed Wang Su as the epidemic prevention envoy this time, and led the crowd to set off half a month later! Let's all go down and get ready! ”

"Your Ministers obey! Congratulations to the Emperor! (To be continued.) )