But then again, the Acting Wangfu has been a little unpeaceful recently. At the beginning, a eunuch in the palace of the emperor had a fever and was sick, and no one took it seriously, even the sick eunuch himself did not take it to heart, thinking that he was just suffering from the cold, take some medicine, and be fine in a few days.

The little eunuch went to the infirmary to grab a few pills for the treatment of wind and cold, but after eating, the wind cold not only did not get better, but became more and more serious. In the end, he fell ill directly in bed.

In the palace of the king of Dai, there are many little eunuchs like him, even if he is seriously ill and about to die, no one will ask him to see a doctor. The little eunuch became more and more sick, and it was not good to keep him in the palace of the king, so he drove him out.

If the little eunuch dies in the palace of the king, and the chief eunuch of the palace knows, he will be punished.

Although the little eunuch was driven out of the palace of the king, he did not let him fall into the streets, but drove him to Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city, where he was left to fend for himself.

If the people of the Acting King's Mansion drove the little eunuch to the streets, the Acting King would be involved in the Imperial History, and he would have a reputation for abusing his subordinates.

The little eunuch was kicked out of Zhuangzi and died of illness the next day. Before he died, he was still feverish and had a lot of blisters on his body. However, the man who buried him did not care.

The death of a small eunuch in the palace of the king of Dai will not cause a ripple in the palace of the king, and no one will take his death to heart. However, a few days after his death, the subordinates of the Acting Prince's Mansion developed fevers one after another, and then blisters appeared on their bodies. At this time, the people of the royal palace realized the seriousness of the matter.

Fever, headache, back pain, exhaustion, and many blisters on the body are clearly symptoms of smallpox.

When Fu Zhong learned about it, he immediately asked the doctors in the palace to check the pulse of several people who were sick, and found that they were indeed suffering from smallpox. At this moment, the entire Dai Wangfu panicked.

When the acting king learned of the presence of smallpox in the palace, he was naturally very alarmed. He originally wanted to hide that someone in the house was infected with smallpox, but he couldn't hide it at all. If it is really concealed, it will cause more people to contract smallpox, and it will be found out at that time, which is a felony.

Not daring to hide it, the king wrote to the emperor that smallpox had appeared in his mansion.

When the emperor learned about it, he was very shocked and immediately sent the imperial doctor to the palace on behalf of the king. Then, he ordered a strict inspection of all homes in the capital to see if there were any other homes that also had smallpox.

This investigation found that many people had symptoms of smallpox.

This is not the first time that smallpox has occurred since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty. When the first emperor first ascended the throne, smallpox appeared in the capital, and it also appeared in other places.

When it comes to dealing with smallpox, Da Zhou is quite experienced. Even if you don't have experience, you can refer to the previous dynasty's experience. During the previous dynasty, there were several episodes of smallpox.

When they learned of smallpox in the capital, the people and officials were terrified, fearing that they would be infected with smallpox and die in despair. Fortunately, it was not too late for the imperial court to find out, and the treatment was relatively timely, so that smallpox did not continue to spread.

The smallpox treatment method this time was proposed by Zhao Yao. Previously, when Zhao wrote to the emperor about the prevention of cowpox, he wrote in passing about what to do after the discovery of smallpox.

Zhao Yao repeatedly explained in the letter at that time, asking the emperor to order the manufacture of masks from cotton cloth in case of emergency. After the emperor saw it, he ordered the embroidery lady in the palace to make a lot of masks. The emperor also asked the ministers to make some masks, but fortunately, the ministers were obedient and asked the embroidery girls at home to make some.

After the smallpox struck, the ministers hurriedly put on their masks.

All those who were found to have smallpox were placed in a place and quarantined. In isolated places, lime is often sprinkled and wormwood is burned. Of course, the same should be done in homes that have had smallpox and those that have not.

The emperor asked the physicians and officials to keep a record of the number of people who contracted smallpox, and then found that the children who had been infected with cowpox were not infected.

In the past, when cowpox was planted, some people doubted whether it could really prevent smallpox. The occurrence of smallpox this time confirmed that cowpox can indeed prevent smallpox. The people and officials rejoiced that their children had been given cowpox.

The people and officials were grateful to Zhao Yao for coming up with a way to prevent smallpox by planting cowpox, otherwise their children might have contracted smallpox and died from smallpox.

The people who contracted smallpox this time were all relatively weak. Most of them are older people. No one in the young age contracted smallpox.

After careful investigation, the source of smallpox this time was in the Western Regions. Smallpox appeared in the Western Regions, then spread to the northwest of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and then spread from the northwest to the capital. Fortunately, when it was transmitted to the capital, it was discovered and dealt with in time, so that smallpox did not spread from the capital to other places.

In the imperial study, Imperial Physician Lu was reporting to the emperor about the situation of smallpox in the capital yesterday.

More than 200 people have been infected with smallpox, and more than 30 people have died of smallpox. In addition, the spread of smallpox has been controlled, and there have not been many new infections in the past two days.

After hearing this, the emperor's frowning brows stretched a lot, and his grim face eased a little.

"This time, the hospital did a good job of controlling the spread of smallpox in time."

Imperial Physician Lu said respectfully: "This is all thanks to the emperor, you will order it to deal with it in time, otherwise the ministers will not be able to control it if they wait." ”

The Emperor asked, "No child contracted smallpox yesterday, did he?" ”

"Yes, there are some children in North City who have contracted smallpox and have been sent to quarantine." The people who live in North City are poor people, and most of their children are not healthy enough to grow cowpox. Most of the children who did not have cowpox contracted smallpox. From the discovery of smallpox to the present, seven or eight children have died from smallpox.

The emperor also wanted every child in the capital to get cowpox, but this was impossible.

"Keep staring."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Because Imperial Physician Lu was in charge of the emperor, he did not participate in the treatment of smallpox. However, he gave the prescription for smallpox to the other doctors.

"How's the situation in the Acting Palace?"

"The acting king and the acting princess, as well as the prince and the other highnesses are safe and sound." After smallpox appeared in the Daiwang's Mansion, the entire palace was placed under house arrest and quarantined in the Daiwang's Mansion.

When the emperor learned that the Acting Palace's Mansion was fine, he asked Imperial Physician Lu to retreat.

Sun Kui walked in hunched over and respectfully reported the situation in the palace to the emperor.

Previously, several eunuchs and maids in the palace contracted smallpox. When they were discovered, they were removed from the palace and placed in quarantine in Yizhuang, on the outskirts of the capital. After that, the entire imperial city was cleaned, and then lime was sprinkled and wormwood was burned.

Now, the palace is disinfected twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening.

Except for those few eunuchs and palace maids, there were no new infected people in the palace.

Although the ladies of the harem were not injured, they were scared a lot. These days, they all stay in their palaces honestly.

"Your Majesty, now that smallpox has been brought under control, don't worry about it anymore."

"Thanks to Xiao Shi, otherwise I don't know how many people will die this time." The emperor was very glad that his youngest son had been planted with cowpox to prevent smallpox, otherwise he would not have known how many children had died of smallpox this time.

"His Royal Highness the King of Han is really amazing." If it weren't for His Royal Highness the King of Han who came up with a way to prevent smallpox by planting cowpox, many children would definitely die of smallpox this time. "When cowpox was planted before, there were still people who suspected that cowpox could not prevent smallpox, but now it has been confirmed that cowpox can really prevent smallpox, and those people should no longer question His Royal Highness King Han now."

"When will Xiao Shi, that stinky boy come up with a way to cure smallpox."

"Your Majesty, this is unlikely, after all, smallpox has been a terminal disease since ancient times." It is already remarkable that His Royal Highness the King of Han can come up with cowpox to prevent smallpox. If His Royal Highness the King of Han can still come up with a way to completely cure smallpox, then His Highness is not a human being, but a god.

When the emperor heard Sun Kui say this, he smiled playfully: "Maybe Xiao Shi, that stinky boy, will be able to come up with a way to cure smallpox in the future, so that smallpox will become an ordinary disease from a terminal disease." ”

If Zhao Yao, who was far away in the swamp mansion, knew that the emperor looked up to him so much, he would definitely feel that the emperor's brain was broken.

When Sun Kui heard the emperor say this, he felt that it was not impossible. His Royal Highness the King of Han can always do things that others don't expect, and since he can come up with cowpox to prevent smallpox, he may be able to come up with a way to treat smallpox in the future.

"Your Majesty, you have been worried about smallpox for the past few days, and you have not rested well. Now that smallpox is not getting worse, you should go and rest quickly. ”

"I'm not tired." After the emperor finished speaking, he continued to review the recital.

Sun Kui didn't dare to disturb the emperor anymore, quietly retreated, and then went to the Kunde Palace.

Concubine Liang learned that the emperor had not rested well, so she wrote a letter to the emperor and asked Sun Kui to bring it to the emperor.

When the emperor received Concubine Liang's letter, he knew that Sun Kui had gone to find her.

"Who told you to find Xiaoxiao?"

"Your Majesty, if you don't rest, the slaves and maids can't do it, so they have to go to Concubine Liang."

The emperor kicked Sun Kui, and then obediently went to warm up and rest. He thought he would wake up after a short nap, but he didn't expect to sleep until the evening.

Not long after he woke up, Concubine Liang sent someone to bring the soup she had specially boiled for the emperor.

Because the smallpox in the capital has not disappeared, and I don't know if there will be smallpox in the palace again, for the sake of the emperor's dragon body, the emperor can't go to the harem for the time being. During this period of time, the emperor's scope of activities was in the Zichen Hall and the Imperial Study, and he did not go anywhere else.

After drinking the soup boiled by Concubine Liang herself, the emperor felt that he was full of strength, and went to the imperial study full of enthusiasm to continue to review the folds.

At this time, the secret guard appeared in the imperial study and handed the emperor a secret letter from the swamp mansion.

The secret letter was not written by Zhao Yao, but by the secret guards around Zhao Yao.

The dark guard armor beside Zhao Yao has always reported Zhao Yao's situation to the emperor. This time, the secret letter sent by the Dark Guard Armor was about King Han sending someone to the Swamp Mansion to find Zhao Yao to cooperate in business.

After reading the secret letter, an intriguing smile rose on the corner of the emperor's mouth: "The fifth child still can't help it." ”

Sun Kui on the side wondered in his heart: Did His Royal Highness King Han do anything? (End of chapter)