Plague is one of the most serious and virulent infectious diseases, highly contagious and highly fatal.

The most famous plague in history was the Black Death, which swept across Europe and killed more than 2,000 people.

There have also been many bubonic plagues in Chinese history. Among them, the plague that occurred at the end of the Ming Dynasty was a very serious one.

According to historical records, in the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, the plague was rampant in the Daimyo's Mansion, five or six out of ten people died, the streets were empty, and the roadside was full of white bones, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was purgatory on earth.

However, with the development of science and technology, the plague has been well controlled, and although it has not been completely eradicated, it can no longer cause a fatal blow to human society.

Therefore, the plague gradually faded out of the field of vision of ordinary people, resulting in the vast majority of ordinary people not understanding the plague. The same is true of Tang Shi, she lived for more than 20 years in her previous life, except for knowing that the famous Black Death was the plague, she did not know the symptoms of the plague and the treatment method at all.

If it weren't for Guagua's reminder today, she wouldn't have thought of the plague.

But even if you don't know about the plague, Tang Shi also knows the harm of infectious diseases, which can kill people, and there will be many deaths, one is not good, ten rooms and nine empty, and it is not uncommon for hundreds of thousands or millions of people to die.

Depressed, she just wants to eat a melon, spit out and complain, and pass the idle time, how can she be involved in such a big matter.

Even worse than Tang Shi's mood was Emperor Tianheng and his ministers.

They knew the dangers of the plague better than Tang Shi.

Zhuangzi is not far from the capital, the capital extends in all directions, there are many merchants, and now it is almost the end of the year, many merchants will return to their hometowns for the New Year, and the family will be reunited, if the plague spreads, it will soon spread to all places, and the consequences are unimaginable.

Therefore, everyone's footsteps were stagnant, and Xuan Pinghou, who was hit hard, almost fainted in front of him.

He clenched his fists hard, pushed away the stunned Yongenbo, turned back very quickly, and knelt in the hall with a plop, and the old tears were rampant: "Your Majesty, Weichen is guilty." ”

Emperor Tianheng's face was expressionless, he didn't even look at him, and ordered Guangquan: "Let Hou Simin come over." ”

Hou Simin is a resident of the Tai Hospital.

Subsequently, Emperor Tianheng issued several edicts, summoning Ge Jingyi, who had just left, as well as Meng Jiang, the commander of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses, and the newly appointed Yin Chailiang of Jingzhao Mansion and other important ministers into the palace.

The movement in the main hall was not small, but Tang Shi was not in the mood to gossip at this time.

She was so entangled that she asked Guagua, "Okay, how can they be infected with the plague? 】

The plague is highly contagious and has a high mortality rate, so it must not happen often, otherwise it will occur frequently in this era of lack of medical treatment and poor sanitary conditions, and human beings will be extinct long ago.

Guagua has already figured out the ins and outs: [It's not that Pang Feizuo's death. His rats had eaten up the crops, and the tenant farmers and peasants had no harvest for nearly two years, so they secretly caught rats to eat when they didn't eat, and dried the rat skins to make mattresses and quilts to keep out the cold, and then contracted the plague. 】

Tang Shi was so angry that he died: [He died by himself, and he dragged so many innocent people into the water. If Xuanping Hou Shizi was ruthless, it would be good if he didn't care so much about brotherhood. 】

But it's useless to talk about that now.

Tang Shi was even more entangled in another question: [Guagua, do you think we should find a way to notify the imperial court? 】

Let's say, her secret will be exposed, and she will be burned to death as a monster.

Let's not talk about it, seeing so many innocent people dying, she really can't bear it in her heart. It's as confusing as going back to November 2019.

Guagua is a system in the end, and there are not as many complex emotions as Tang poems: [Host, I advise you not to say it, you can't explain all this clearly. 】

Emperor Tianheng in the main hall next door heard the conversation of one person and one melon, and gave Ge Jingyi a faint look.

He had roughly delineated the scope of the woman, and it was only a matter of time before he could find her.

The reason why he didn't continue the investigation was not because he couldn't, but because he didn't want to.

Now is not the time to find her.

Today is not a good time. At this time, once her identity is revealed, everyone will pin their hopes on her to fight the plague, and if she succeeds, she will become the target of public criticism.

So even if she had this heart, Emperor Tianheng would not agree.

Ge Jingyi has been an official for more than 20 years, and he is a seasoned person, so he naturally understands Emperor Tianheng's concerns, and he also feels that now is not a good time to stand up and immediately stand up and say: "Your Majesty, Weichen just received a news that many people in Zhuangzi are sick, and the symptoms are almost all vomiting, high fever, and coughing up blood. ”

Hou Simin, the envoy of the Tai Hospital, glanced at the small note in his hand and clenched it hard, frowning deeply: "Lord Ge, are the bodies of these people purple-black after they die?" ”

Ge Jingyi looked at him in shock: "How does Lord Hou know?" ”

Hou Simin hurriedly bowed his hand and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, Weichen guesses that there may be an outbreak of plague in Zhuangzi. ”

Guagua immediately said to Tang Shi, who was still entangled: [Host, you don't have to be entangled, the people on the Zhuangzi interrogation of the Criminal Department found out about this. 】

Tang Shi breathed a sigh of relief: [Really, it's really good, Master Ge is really Dayong's lucky star. 】

No, I'm not, you are. If it weren't for this Aunt Fuxing, I don't know when I would have found out about it, and it is estimated that the plague would have spread by then.

Ge Jingyi, who took the credit again, cleared his throat uncomfortably, did a full set of plays, and gave Hou Simin a step down: "Lord Hou, are you sure?" The plague is not a trivial matter, and once it spreads, it will cause panic in the capital. ”

Hou Simin nodded seriously: "Your Majesty, these symptoms are indeed like the plague, Weichen is six points sure, and he has to go to see the patient to know." ”

Emperor Tianheng immediately ordered: "Hou Simin, you call the medical officer to go to Pangjiazhuang immediately to verify this matter." ”

Tang Shi was both pleased with the vigorous and resolute action of the imperial court, but also very anxious: [Ah, go like this? Why don't you prepare some protective clothing, masks, gloves or something? It's also too dangerous for doctors to go into battle with their bare hands. By the way, Guagua, what is the transmission of the plague? 】

Guagua: [There are four main ways of transmission of plague, one is rat-flea bites, rat bites, rat bites; the second is skin-to-skin contact, direct contact with the concentrated sputum of sick animals or patients, etc.; the third is eating infected meat; The fourth is the respiratory tract and saliva, which is human-to-human transmission. 】

Tang Shi: [Isn't that a bit similar to the new crown? You have to wear a mask to prevent human-to-human transmission. 】

What is a mask?

Hou Simin was puzzled and excited to jot down the main points.

In the past, they thought that the plague was caused by bitten or consumed infected rodents, but they did not expect that even breathing saliva could be transmitted, which was a big discovery.

Guagua: [Maybe there is no mask, the mask was invented by modern people. Host, the first person in Huaxia to discover the mask, guess who he is? 】

How can Tang Shi know this kind of partial knowledge.

[Guagua, don't sell it. 】

Guagua said excitedly: [Wu Liande, a plague fighter, once created a miracle of eradicating the plague in 100 days, he is a native of the late Qing Dynasty, and many experiences are very worthy of reference. 】

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, when modern medicine was still relatively backward, it can indeed be used for reference. Tang Shi hurriedly asked: [What method did he use to eradicate the plague so quickly? 】

Guagua said: [Isolation and closure of the city, to prevent the spread of viruses and bacteria, disinfection and sterilization, the establishment of epidemic areas, the isolation and treatment of patients with different symptoms, the meal system to avoid cross-infection, the incineration of the corpse to burn the vector of germs, reduce the source of germs, the invention of masks, two layers of gauze between a layer of absorbent cotton wool, can well prevent human-to-human transmission. 】

Tang Shi was surprised: [Isn't this similar to the means of new crown prevention and control? Isolation, lockdown, disinfection, testing, and wearing masks. 】

Guagua: [Maybe it's because the routes of infection are similar.] However, the plague also has to exterminate rats, and by the way, rat fleas hate the smell of horses, so they don't bite horses, and cavalry have a lower chance of infection than ordinary people. 】

Hou Simin's eyes lit up, and he wished that he had a pen in his hand now to write them down.

Today, he has really learned a lot, not only to understand the way of the spread of plague infection, but also to know the methods of plague prevention and control.

Keeping this valuable knowledge in mind, Hou Simin is still reluctant to leave, listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books, and he still wants to read more books for ten years.

Ge Jingyi saw Hou Simin's thoughts.

Although he is not a doctor, he also knows that what his aunt and Guagua said will be very helpful to them, and it would be better if there was a prescription.

So he took the initiative to help Hou Simin, who was not good at "clichés", and asked: "Your Majesty, if it is the plague, the matter is serious, and the corresponding materials must be prepared in advance, especially medicines, which need to be deployed in advance by the official pharmacy." What medicines are needed to treat the plague? ”

Hou Simin hurriedly reported a large list of drug names: "Rhubarb, Pu Ni, Citrus aurantium, Chuanpu, rhino horn, antelope horn, ......"

The formula of Chinese medicine is so complicated, Tang Shi couldn't understand it, she asked Guagua: [Is this medicine useful? 】

Guagua said: [Probably a little useful, but not much. 】

Tang Shi sighed: [If only there were antibiotics. 】

Guagua said: [Don't think about it, they don't even dare to dissect the corpse to figure out the structure of the human body, let alone any complicated antibiotics. However, traditional Chinese medicine is not completely useless, and the "Plague Compilation" records a prescription for treating plague: Bupleurum 2 money, safflower 5 money, licorice 2 money, ......, it is said to be able to cure □□, it may be a bit exaggerated, but it is certainly more useful than their prescription. 】

Hou Simin was so excited that his beard was cocked, and he quickly and silently memorized the prescription over and over again in his heart. He really made a fortune when he entered the palace today.

After the plague, he had to dissect the corpse and figure out the structure of the human body, and the antibiotics, which he also wanted. Of course, it would be better if you could worship this melon as a teacher.

The ministers were also very excited, although the outbreak of the plague made everyone panic, but now that they know the source of the infection and the prevention and control methods, they believe that they will be able to quickly control the spread of the plague.

Without further ado, Emperor Tianheng ordered one by one, ordering the official pharmacy, the Wucheng Terracotta Division, the Jingzhao Mansion and other relevant yamen to go to Pangjiazhuang together with the Tai Hospital.

Even if Emperor Tianheng didn't say it explicitly, the ministers who already knew the answer from Guaga knew their duties and accepted the order one after another.

Xuan Pinghou knelt on the ground alone, sad and anxious.

If this kind of thing happens, even if the plague can be controlled quickly, it will sacrifice a lot of people and consume a lot of manpower and material resources, and his Pang family is the culprit.

Although he did not know about this matter, the son did not teach the father well, and did not teach the rebel son well, and did not discover the various outrageous behaviors of the rebel son, which was a father's dereliction of duty.

Now the only thing he can do is to make up for his mistakes and fight for a way to survive for Xuanping Houfu.

So he stood up and took the initiative to ask: "Your Majesty, the epidemic area is dangerous, this matter is all because of the evil son, and the guilty ministers are deeply guilty, please allow the emperor to allow Weichen to atone for his sins, lead a team into Zhuangzi to settle the sick, eliminate the rats, and quell the chaos as soon as possible." ”

At his age, his health is not good, and he may not be able to come back this time.

Everyone understands that Xuan Pinghou is going to Zhuangzi with the determination to die. I hope that the emperor can look at his old age and pity and let Xuanping Houfu have a way to live.

Hey, this is the consequence of not teaching his son well, when he goes back, he must strictly control the children in the family in the future, but don't break into a catastrophe like Pang Fei, and let the old man who half stepped into the coffin to help them clean up the mess.

Emperor Tianheng didn't speak, just looked at Xuan Pinghou.

Xuan Pinghou could feel the emperor's scrutinizing gaze, and kowtowed vigorously: "The emperor will give the old minister a chance to atone for his sins." ”

"Xuanping Hou, I will give you this opportunity, if this matter is properly resolved, Xuanping Houfu will be relegated to the rank of commoner." Emperor Tianheng opened his mouth coldly.

After fighting for a chance to live, Xuan Pinghou immediately kowtowed: "Thank you Emperor Longen." ”