Chapter 427: The Siege
Chen Xianling did not dare to slack off, and led the people to the largest medical hall, which was crowded with people who came to see a doctor, and some who were not sick also came to ask for medicine to be put at home, and they were ready for emergency.
The officers parted the shouting crowd and took Xiao Xinrong and Chen Xianling to the backyard of the infirmary, where a strong smell of medicine came from the backyard and the sound of an argument came from a closed door.
The door was opened from the outside, and the servant said loudly, "The prince has arrived!"
The people in the room suddenly stopped arguing and fell to their knees.
"Get up and tell me what is going on. Xiao Xinrong entered the room and said to a few people on the ground.
"Thank you, Lord Wang. After everyone got up, one of the older people took the lead and said: "Lord Wang, the villain's surname is Hong, and he is entrusted by the county order to take a few colleagues to see a doctor for the people in the city. ”
"Now it has been found that there are as many as 100 people with symptoms, all of them have fever and convulsions all over the body, and then they can't swallow, and finally the emaciated skin and bones are dying. Dr. Hong slowly introduced the condition.
"Is there a solution to the problem?" Xiao Xinrong couldn't help but ask with a heavy face.
Dr. Hong shook his head: "It can only be relieved, and no treatment has been found yet." ”
"The old man consulted with everyone, and felt that everyone with this symptom should be concentrated, so as not to infect others. ”
"Chen County Order, can there be idle houses here for these sick people?,
"Yes, there is an empty underground in the south of the city, and the official has asked people to start building a temporary medical center, and now it is almost built, and it will be ready to move in soon. Chen Xian Ling kept wiping the beads of sweat on his forehead, such a big thing happened in the place under his jurisdiction, lest he be to blame, and he could only get through this difficulty with the help of the prince for now.
"Okay, without further ado, just do what Dr. Hong says. ”
Chen Xianling took Xiao Xinrong to the outside of the city, and a lot of residences were built on this large vacant land, and some people had already set up a cauldron, which was boiling with thick medicinal juice, and someone would scoop up a bowl and drink it at any time.
"This is prepared by Dr. Chen, saying that it is prevention, and the prince will also drink a bowl. ”
Zhang Hu cautiously took a bowl of black medicinal juice and handed it to Xiao Xinrong, Xiao Xinrong took it in his hand and drank it directly without looking at it, he raised his head and drank it directly, there was still a tough battle to be fought below, and he must not fall.
In order to avoid infecting Bieran, Dr. Hong asked everyone to cover their mouths and noses with cotton cloths, and Xiao Xinrong was also asked to leave the place.
The sick were all transferred to their rooms in the south of the city, but the number of people who fell ill in just one night doubled.
Xiao Xinrong was so anxious that he had to write to the court, begging the court to send a few experienced imperial doctors in the palace to avoid more patients.
After Emperor Jingyuan received the letter, he summoned all the ministers to discuss the matter, and someone came out and said: "Although this incident happened in the fiefdom of King An, I heard that there is a danger of someone passing on the person, if a bad one has spread throughout the country, I am afraid that it will be difficult to end, and the minister begs His Majesty to order that no one should go to Shoucheng in the near future." ”
As soon as this sentence came out, there was a discussion at the bottom, wouldn't it be to cut off Shoucheng and all parties if he was not allowed to go.
"The minister seconded the proposal, these are all temporary, if we wait for Shoucheng to improve, it is not too late to pass, we can't risk the lives of many people. Wang Ge Lao agreed.
"Nowadays, there are more and more people who are sick, I don't know what you think?" Emperor Jing Yuan understood that if this kind of thing was not handled well, it might cause more panic, and only by keeping the scope of the patient within a controllable range was to do so.
In order to prevent the loss of Shoucheng, Wechen suggested that people who were already sick should be sent to a place to be guarded by special personnel, so as to prevent more people from being infected with such diseases. Chen Rui said what was in his heart.
There are many people frowning, if there is no medicine to cure the patient, it is probably the best way to gather people together to avoid infecting others, but there is no medicine for a long time, and the person who is guarded is not waiting for death!
"Your Majesty still sent a doctor with superb medical skills to help Shoucheng first, and as for gathering people together, the old minister also agreed. Mrs. Tong also spoke in favor.
Emperor Jing Yuan did not expect that the always old-fashioned Tong Taifu would agree to such a suggestion, and without further ado, Emperor Jing Yuan ordered the Tai Hospital to send a few imperial doctors who were good at this disease to Shoucheng, and at the same time ordered the nearest army to go to Shoucheng.
After the army received the order, it was only a day to surround the two places with the most illnesses, and after Xiao Xinrong got the news, he ordered the generals who were defending the city to come and meet him.
"The last general Li Wei has seen the prince!" For the soldiers, Prince Alcohol is a legend in their hearts, Xiao Xinrong has been at the border for several years and the soldiers have killed the enemy in blood, and he is loved by the soldiers, but this matter is a direct order from the imperial court, and Li Wei does not dare to disobey the holy will if he is selfish.
"Let's talk about it, why is the city suddenly besieged and people are not allowed to enter or exit?" Xiao Xinrong was angry in his heart, wouldn't this practice lock up good people as well, and it would be useless to the patients at all!
"This is the will of His Majesty, and I ask the prince to forgive me!" Li Wei also felt helpless against Xiao Xinrong's anger, and when the holy decree was made, Li Wei did not dare to disobey even if he had the courage.
"Hmph, nonsense! The imperial doctors sent by the imperial court have not yet arrived, you will only cause panic among the people by doing so, and there is no help for anything else, Li Wei, don't you tell this king that the imperial court has also issued a secret decree to you, right?"
Xiao Xinrong knew in his heart that the imperial court was afraid that other places would be affected, and he was ready to abandon these people, but things would not be as simple as they appeared.
When Li Wei heard this, his heart trembled, and he hurriedly knelt down and said: "There is indeed a secret letter, and I ask the prince to forgive me, but I can't tell you in the end." ”
"You don't say that this king can guess, does the letter say that if you can't control it in the end, let you burn everyone with a fire?"
Li Wei looked up in shock and asked, "Could it be that the prince also received the letter?" After finishing speaking, he looked at Xiao Xinrong's cold face, and sighed in his heart, it's broken!
If this is the case, the imperial court is really a good means!
"You stand down!" Xiao Xinrong waved his hand, and Li Wei hurriedly retreated as if relieved.
Xiao Xinrong was in a hurry and had no choice, and now he could only wait for the arrival of Doctor Li with an anxious heart, only hoping that these people would be able to withstand it before he came.
After receiving Xiao Xinrong's letter, Doctor Li didn't dare to slack off and hurried slowly, and happened to meet a person on the way, thanks to this person, he saved most of the time to rush to Shoucheng.
Hearing the guard's report, Xiao Xinrong came out to take a look, and was taken aback when he saw the person in front of him: "Why are you here?"
The person who came was Xiao Yunfei, and there was still Doctor Li standing beside him, who was running all the way around.