Natural and man-made disasters, a sudden smallpox struck without warning.

In less than seven days, it quickly spread throughout Jiankang City, and there is a tendency to continue to spread outward.

The civil and military officials in the palace were so anxious that they jumped to their feet, and you said that if you let them talk about governing the country, they can. It would be fine for them to fight the enemy to the death, but they were helpless in this smallpox plague and could only do it in a hurry.

The news of the plague spread, and the people of the entire Jiankang capital fell into panic.

The actions of the imperial court were somewhat delayed, and it took half a day for all the imperial doctors of the Imperial Physician Department to carry out treatment in the center of the city with several wagons of medicinal herbs, and at the same time, the palace also sent soldiers to block the city gate, isolate the epidemic from Jiankang City, and prohibit anyone from entering or leaving.

Even more terrible than the plague are panic and rumors, more devastating.

The people in Jiankang City were so frightened that they dragged their families and fled outside the city, just wanting to temporarily leave their hometown where the plague was raging and save the lives of their families.

The four cities in the southeast, northwest and northwest were firmly guarded by the soldiers in the palace, and the people were desperate, crying for a while and crying for their fathers and mothers, so they were not miserable.

The general who led the troops really ordered the soldiers to drive the people away, and in the state of the epidemic, ordered the people to ventilate their doors and windows to prevent the spread of the plague.

Countless infected patients died tragically on the streets, and scenes were staged in the city of Jiankang.

In ancient times, when medical treatment was backward, the treatment of this plague was basically useless, and many times a large number of people had to die, and all isolation and cremation could solve temporary worries.

To put it simply, there is no medicine now, and if you get it, you can basically declare you dead.

Shops are closed, workers are closed, thieves and looters in the city are frequent, and the prices of firewood, rice, oil and salt are rising......

The chain reaction caused by the plague caused the entire court to be thrown into chaos.

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Sima Shao and Yu Wenjun couldn't get out, and the two of them, together with the maids Nan'er and Ying'er beside them, the guards Gu Chang and the fox Xiaobai all sat in the pavilion and looked around at the familiar people in fear and helplessness, as if they were guarding against the plot of an invisible enemy.

The invisible enemy is the most terrifying!

Unknowingly, so many lives were taken.

Sima Shao was actually very scared, he had just finished marrying his little daughter-in-law, but if he contracted smallpox, he would die or die.

Lying on the bed every day tossing and turning and unable to sleep, the desperate roars of the people kept echoing in my mind, and tragic scenes emerged repeatedly, and the warm and beautiful salted fish life was completely destroyed by the plague.

Sima Shao was desperate, his life shouldn't be like this.

The damned plague had ruined Sima Shao's plan to spend his life in his temple.

......

"Come with me." Sima Shao said to Gu Chang and the rest of the guards.

"Where are you going?" Yu Wenjun shouted.

Sima Shao didn't reply, but gestured to the guards and motioned to follow.

Sima Shao said as he walked: "Are you willing to believe me?" ”

"Faith." Of course, the guards believed in their masters without reservation.

Sima Shao pondered for a moment, "Perhaps, I have a way to cure this plague." ”

There were suspicious voices from the guards behind him.

......

He knew that the guards behind him wouldn't think of him as a babbling madman...

No, he can only rely on the facts.

"Do you know which house has cows?"

Gu Changleng froze, "Your Highness, does the method of curing the plague have anything to do with cattle?" There should be beef in the slaughterhouse in the city. ”

Sima Shao didn't have a problem, reorganized the language, do you know where there are sick cows? I'm looking for a cow infected with the plague! Find this cow, and the plague may be cured! ”

When a guard behind him heard this, he blurted out directly: "The Sun family in the south of the city!" They had a sick cow in their house, listless and spotted, near my daughter-in-law's house. ”

"Go, you lead the way, and we'll go together."

......

Sun's house in the south of the city.

The head of the Sun family looked at Sima Shao with adoring eyes, he had heard of many outstanding things about His Royal Highness Sima Shao, and he had always been shocked by the gods.

"This cow is still alive, and I have heard that this cow is sick for a long time."

Seeing Sima Shao's inquiry, the head of the Sun family hurriedly replied respectfully: "This cow has been sick for a while, except for the spots on his skin, he has no energy, and he eats less, and there is nothing else." ”

Sima Shao approached the bullpen and carefully observed the sick cow.

Sima Shao pointed to the skin spots on the cow and continued: "You see, the skin of this cow is pus, which is the result of the body's own immunity against the virus. After the resistance in the cow's body, the pus in the skin contains smallpox detoxifying ingredients, this pus, it can prevent smallpox, apply it to human wounds, not to prevent smallpox, will not be infected again! ”

"Your Highness, what about the patient who has contracted smallpox?" Gu Chang asked suspiciously.

Sima Shao's face turned pale involuntarily at this moment.

Gu Chang is right, those who are infected with smallpox, what should they do?

For a long time, Sima Shao's eyes were slightly red, and he turned his head to look at the guards behind him.

"I'm sorry, I can only let those who have not contracted smallpox no longer be infected, but those who have contracted smallpox, there is no way, sorry everyone."

......

The topic is heavy, but the sooner the antidote is distributed, one more life can be saved.

The head of the Sun family and a group of guards held the cow down, preventing it from struggling, squeezed out the pus from the cow's skin, and served it in a bowl.

According to Li Su's instructions, the pus was carefully and slowly applied to the wounds opened by everyone present.

"It's okay, it's safe."

“？”

"In the past few days, you will have dizziness, vomiting, redness and other reactions, don't worry, the symptoms will disappear in a few days, and then you will have smallpox antibodies in your body, and you will never get smallpox again in this life."

Emperor Jin Yuan of the Great Jin Dynasty hasn't had a good night's sleep in the past few days.

The seemingly inconspicuous smallpox plague has spread so fast that the DPRK and China have not even had time to prepare, it has swept through more than a dozen villages inside and outside Jiankang City, and officials report every day, how many people have died and how many people have been quarantined.

Anyway, the officials and people in the city are all panicked, and the prosperous capital is now empty on the streets, and from a distance, it looks like a dead city!

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Physician's Department is urgent......"

Emperor Jin Yuan heard every day a report on how many people had died, and said angrily: "Where is the trouble? This is too medical department still haven't thought of a way to treat? ”

The eunuch trembled with fright, his forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he plucked up his courage and said: "Your Majesty, it's not bad news, it's a great thing!" ”

"A good thing? What's good? Emperor Jin Yuan came back to his senses, and his eyes immediately shone brightly.

"Your Majesty, it is said that a way to restrain smallpox has been found......"

"What?" Emperor Jin Yuan stood for a moment, not caring about the king's demeanor at the moment, he ran to the eunuch in three or two steps, and looked at the eunuch with a face full of ecstasy: "Say it again!" Has the Imperial Department found a way to curb smallpox? ”

"Your Majesty, it's not from the Imperial Doctor's Department, it is said that it is a method found by talented people in the market, so that people who have not contracted smallpox will no longer be infected with ...... in their lives."

Emperor Jin Yuan's excited expression gradually became strange: "The imperial physicians in the palace have not been able to find a way to restrain themselves, but they have been found by the people in the market?" ”

"Exactly, there is also a saying that His Royal Highness Sima Shao found the method of restraint, but now the epidemic is causing panic, and the small ones have not found out the truth."

Emperor Jin Yuan waved his hand carelessly, as for who found the method of restraint, it didn't matter to him.

The important thing is that the hearts of the people who had been in turmoil can be resettled and his throne can be re-secured.

"By the way, if you find this person, I will reward you for your merits!"