That night, that is, around the time of the child, Li Yuanba and others finally rushed back to Dengzhou by boat.

At this moment, the lights in the Dengzhou Governor's Mansion were bright, and there were faint and chaotic footsteps.

From afar, Li Yuanba, who saw this scene through the car window, was slightly stunned, and said in his heart, What is the situation?

Although Dengzhou to Chang'an can be said to be far away from the emperor of the sky, it also belongs to the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and a curfew is still imposed.

What's going on in the Governor's Mansion today?

"Fourth Emperor Uncle, what's the situation?" Li Su scratched his head and asked.

Li Yuanba frowned and said, "I don't know, let's go, let's go back and have a look first!" ”

Speaking of this, Li Yuanba urged the coachman to drive the carriage in the direction of the governor's mansion.

The two teams of Dengzhou guards guarding the door, after seeing the carriage from far and near, immediately felt a burst of energy.

Among them, the leader of the hundred cavalry trotted over, stopped in front of the carriage, and said, "Lord Wang, little Liu Tong has something important to report!" ”

"Huh?" Li Yuanba frowned, when did the soldiers of the Dengzhou Guard know so much about etiquette?

But now is not the time to think about this, Li Yuanba just has something to ask them.

"What?" Lifting the curtain covering the window, Li Yuanba poked his head out and asked.

"Lord Wang, someone from Chang'an is here!" Liu Tong didn't dare to slack off, and said directly: "Listen to the adult from Chang'an City, something happened in Chang'an City, something big happened!" ”

"Where is that man?" As soon as he heard that something big had happened in Chang'an City, Li Su in the carriage couldn't sit still, and directly opened the curtain.

Seeing another prince get out of the carriage, Liu Tong hurriedly saluted: "Oh, the little one has seen Shu ......"

"Okay, okay, hurry up and say where are the people from Chang'an?" Li Su waved his hand anxiously. Said.

Liu Daodao: "That lord is in the governor's mansion, he heard that His Royal Highness King Wu went to the shipyard, and he went to look for it once, and after he came back, the whole person became irritable......

"Quick, take us over to him!" Li Yuanba said as he got up and walked out of the carriage.

……

In the Governor's Palace. A young man in a blue brocade robe walked back and forth in a spacious bedroom, and outside the room, there were a hundred Heavenly Self-Defense Forces, guarded by the Black Armor Forbidden Army of the Imperial City.

It seems that the person who comes is either rich or noble, and even if he is not a royal family, he is a high-ranking person.

"I've seen His Royal Highness the Martial King!"

Just as the young man was getting agitated, a loud greeting suddenly came from outside the room.

The young man's face was happy, and he hurriedly walked in the direction of the door.

"Squeak!"

The door opens from the inside out. Li Yuanba and Li Su, who had a little anxious look on their faces, walked in.

When they saw the young man blocking the door, Li Yuanba and Li Su were stunned for a moment, and said, "Ling Wu (cousin)!" ”

"Nephew Chai Lingwu, I've seen my uncle!"

The young man is none other than Chai Lingwu, the son of Chai Shao, the prince of the state of Qian and Princess Pingyang, that is, Li Yuanba's nephew.

"Ling Wu, please get up!" Li Yuanba helped Chai Lingwu up and said, "Lingwu, you are not serving your father in Chang'an City. Why did you come to Dengzhou here? Only the soldiers of Dengzhou Wei returned to Chang'an City, something big happened, what happened? ”

Chai Lingwu's expression was a little frightened. He trembled his lips and said: "Uncle, the current Chang'an City can be said to be closed, there are few people walking around on the street, and even everyone in the palace is in danger......"

"Huh? What do you mean? Li Yuanba's brows rose suddenly, as if a hill liked it.

"It's a pox!" Chai Lingwu's face changed, and it became extremely ugly.

"Acne?" When Li Yuanba heard these two words. At first, I was a little confused, but after a few breaths, my color changed instantly: "Smallpox? ”

"It seems that there is also a folk called smallpox! Oops, it's a plague anyway. Since the Han Dynasty, pox sores have been almost incurable, and the mortality rate is extremely high. It is also extremely contagious. At present, several people have died in Chang'an City! ”

Chai Lingwu seems to have heard of the name smallpox, but no matter what it is called, it is a plague that kills people.

Smallpox!

Li Yuanba's eyes narrowed, and his mind quickly flashed the introduction of smallpox in his previous life.

"Smallpox", also known as pox, is a highly contagious acute exanthematous disease.

As early as the Jin Dynasty, the famous pharmacist Taoist Ge Hong has recorded in the "Elbow Reserve Emergency Prescription", he said: "When you are sick than the age, you still have sores on your head, face and body, and you have to turn around the body, like fire sores, all wear white pulp, and live with the decision", "The dramatist dies a lot".

In addition, patients infected with smallpox have an incubation period, which averages about 12 days.

Initial symptoms of infection include high fever, fatigue, headache and back pain. After two or three days, the typical smallpox rash will be visibly distributed on the face, arms and legs. In the early stages of the rash, there will also be reddish lumps that accompany the rash.

If the disease is severe, the death is a small matter, but a large-scale infection and outburst is a major matter.

"That's not right! The defense and control of various plagues in Chang'an City is quite comprehensive, how can smallpox enter Chang'an City? ”

The more Li Yuanba thought about it, the more wrong it became, although the current medical conditions in Datang were far inferior to Li Yuanba's previous life, but as the capital of a country and the center of a country's political trading and trade, the prevention of various diseases was still in place, and it was impossible for such a large-scale outbreak of smallpox in Chang'an City.

Hearing Li Yuanba's words, Chai Lingwu smiled bitterly and said: "Uncle doesn't know, a few days ago, there was a brothel called Miaoyinfang in Chang'an East City, and a new batch of Tianzhu dancers were hired. Those dancing girls have been specially trained, not only the dancers have good faces and graceful figures, but even their dancing postures are very graceful, and for a while, many princes and nobles are eager to stay here every day. ”

"Hmph, all of them are ghosts!" Li Su snorted coldly, seemingly a little disdainful.

Chai Lingwu glanced up at Li Su, did not answer, but continued: "But one day, a dancer in the Miaoyin Workshop suddenly fell ill...... When they realized that it was not good, many princes and nobles in Chang'an City also began to get sick. In addition to a few princely mansions, even the palace has never been an exception. ”

"What did you say?" Li Yuanba's tone suddenly generalized, "How could smallpox break out in the palace, and which one infected it?" ”

Chai Lingwu smiled bitterly and said, "This, I don't know either!" However, Doctor Sun is already trying his best to control the epidemic, and the current situation in Chang'an City has been somewhat stabilized, but it is ...... in the palace."

"What's wrong with the palace? Is there a prince or princess who is infected with smallpox? ”

It's not that Li Yuanba doesn't care about those palace maids, eunuchs or concubines in the palace, it's really that they don't have the slightest blood relationship with Li Yuanba, and Li Yuanba can't care about it.

Chai Lingwu secretly raised his eyes and glanced at Li Yuanba, and when he saw the anxiety on his face, he whispered: "Yes, it's a childish slave!" ”

"Childish!"

With Li Yuanba's low roar, a table next to him was slapped apart by his angry palm.

"Who infected him? Catch any fool out, this king will destroy his nine clans! ”

Li Yuanba's eyes were red, and he was panting heavily.

Aside from the historical relationship, this little guy alone is still very likable.

So when he heard that it was Li Zhi who was sick, Li Yuanba was really angry.

Chai Lingwu thought for a while, sighed and said: "There is a family in Chang'an City that is a distant relative of Empress Changsun, and according to the generation, the master mother of that family is still the aunt of the childish slave. Half a month ago, the young slave went to visit his aunt, and after returning on the twelve, he began to get hot, and at first His Majesty did not pay much attention to it, thinking that it was an occasional cold, but sent a medical officer to consult him. ”

Chai Lingwu paused, seemed to have a dry mouth, then came to the table and picked up the teapot and poured it, and then said: "Who would have thought that five days ago, Chang'an County ordered a secret report that the relatives of Empress Changsun were collectively ill, and they were still pox......

Speaking of this, Chai Lingwu shook his head again: "Right now, there is no point in investigating the source again, the reason why Your Majesty let your nephew come to Dengzhou is to invite you back to Chang'an City." If the young slave can survive this hurdle, everyone will naturally be happy. But if the slave doesn't survive this......"

Speaking of this, Chai Lingwu's voice lowered: "I can only ask you and your highnesses to go back to Chang'an to see the young slave for the last time!" ”

Li Yuanba didn't speak this time, but wrinkled his brows and thought carefully.

"Uncle, ......" Seeing the calm look on Li Yuanba's face, Chai Lingwu was a little overwhelmed.

Li Yuanba grimaced and said, "Doctor Sun can't do anything?" ”

"Nope!" Chai Lingwu shook his head and said, "Doctor Sun really can't do anything, otherwise he wouldn't have let me send this letter!" ”

As he spoke, Chai Lingwu reached into his arms and took out a letter sealed in hemp paper.

Li Yuanba took it, directly tore open the envelope rudely, and read the letter inside.

The content of the letter is very clear, it is nothing more than what caused the disease, what are the specific symptoms, and what is the extent of Li Zhiyou's condition......

"Fourth Emperor Uncle, do we want to go back to Chang'an now?" To be honest, Li Su and the others still care a lot about this Li Shimin's youngest son-in-law.

Li Yuanba put away the letter in his hand and said, "Su'er, you go and arrange for someone to notify Zhao Ziqi, Tian Gang, Wang Jun and Fan Tie to come to the Governor's Mansion." ”

"Yes!" Li Su answered, turned around and ran out.

"Wait!" Li Yuanba seemed to remember something, and shouted to Li Su: "Don't forget to call your third brother, and inform Chang Baisheng to prepare the coal needed for the operation of the steamship!" (To be continued.) )