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Passing through the low city gate, Chu Huan sighed sincerely, no wonder the emperor would send prisoners to the frontier at every turn, not to mention the heavy labor in the army, only the environment here, few people come out of the pass You can adapt. Only when you have seen the hardships in the northwest can you know the prosperity and prosperity in the pass, and only after you have seen the prosperity and prosperity in the pass can you know the hardships and harshness in the northwest.

Inside the pass, there is a lot of noise and chaos, and taxes are heavy everywhere, but the cities inside the pass that Chu Huan passed by are at least very lively. When they go outside the pass, even within a county, it is deserted, a city of three miles, a country of seven miles, a chaotic city , the messy streets, and in the middle of the night, there are many people lying on the streets and sleeping on the ground.

People in Qingtang county hadn't seen such a well-equipped and brightly armored team like the Xiang Guards for a long time, but it was only in the middle of the night that not many people saw such a team enter the city.

Compared with the houses of the noble officials in the capital, the house of Zhou County Magistrate is much inferior, but in Qingtang County, it is passable. The area is not big, but it has been tidied up and vacated. The army did not leave, and there were several families on the left and right of the mansion. They were all the houses of county officials, and they were also vacated. One day, we will leave tomorrow, but the security work is done in an orderly and strict manner.

After the family settled down, Chu Huan immediately summoned Zhou Renkang and asked him if there were any Xinglin masters in the county. It is hard to find famous doctors in a small county, but there are still a few doctors. Huan wanted to ask the doctor to do something, but since the governor gave the order, he didn't dare to disobey, so he sent someone to invite the best doctor in the county overnight.

Chu Huan invited a doctor, but it was for Su Niang. On the way, Su Niang's hand was scratched by a child infected with the plague. Chu Huan was extremely worried. People, so as not to disturb the morale of the army, the first thing they do when they arrive in the city is to ask the doctor to give Su Niang a diagnosis.

The damage of the plague is sensational and highly contagious. Chu Huan knows its severity, and knows that no matter what the disease is, the sooner it is detected, the better.

Of course, Chu Huan could not tell Su Niang that she was worried that she would be infected by the plague. He only said that the journey was hard and the air in the northwest was not good. Huan, and since she left the customs, Su Niang also felt some discomfort in her body. Having been to the Northwest and coming to the Northwest suddenly, the environment is indeed a bit uncomfortable.

After a short while of diagnosis, the doctor came out and told his wife that there was nothing serious. Chu Huan heaved a sigh of relief and wondered if the disease could not spread so quickly, so he told the doctor what happened on the way.

After the doctor heard about it, he was really surprised, and made two sets of medicine himself. As a precaution, he was decocted first, and Su Niang and Rulian both drank it.

"My lord, the epidemic has already occurred in many places on Xiguan Road." The doctor explained: "Especially to the north, the situation is getting worse. It is said that the epidemic is the most serious in Jinzhou, and many people have died. The villain also found that the youth Signs of the epidemic have already appeared around Tang County, and we have begun to study countermeasures with nearby colleagues, hoping to develop an antidote to the plague...!"

Hearing this, Chu Huan said solemnly: "Sir, you are truly a man of benevolence and righteousness who can do things for the people!"

The doctor waved his hand and said: "Your Excellency, the governor is too famous. The Northwest has experienced wars and the people are already suffering. If there is another plague, I am afraid that the entire Northwest will not be able to sustain it anymore. The villain is just doing his duty. It is just that we have observed the disease. This epidemic is unusual, we have never seen it before, in the words of our doctors, some epidemics have an incubation period, the longer the incubation time, the more serious the disease will be after the onset, the epidemic in Northwest China is worse than ours It is estimated that it will be late, and it is still in the germination stage and has not spread rapidly, so this epidemic may not be able to be solved by us."

Chu Huan frowned and said, "You mean you can't make an antidote?"

"I can't do anything." The doctor smiled wryly: "A few colleagues and I found a patient infected with the plague. We studied it for half a month and tried dozens of medicinal materials, but there was no relief at all. We asked ourselves that we are also familiar with medical books. A few people got together, but they have no clue, it seems that the only thing to do is to invite the imperial doctor from Beijing to come to the northwest to discuss."

Chu Huan rubbed his chin with an unusually dignified expression.

"My lord, if you really want to invite a doctor from the capital, the sooner the better." Du Fugong said beside him: "If the plague can be brought under control before it spreads completely, the northwest can avoid a catastrophe..."

"Exactly." The doctor nodded and said: "If it really spreads, the consequences will be unimaginable. This kind of epidemic has existed for such a long incubation period, and it is only now beginning to spread. Once it spreads, disaster is imminent. Wait until the epidemic spreads completely. I am afraid that it will not be possible to prepare an antidote."

"No?" Chu Huan wondered, "Why did you say that, sir?"

The doctor said: "My lord, there are millions of people in the northwest. Once the epidemic spreads, even if an antidote is formulated, it will require a huge amount of medicinal materials. There are mountains and trees in the northwest, sand and soil, but there is a lack of medicinal materials. Daqin The medicinal materials are mainly from Liaodong Road and Chuanzhong Road. For a long time, the Northwest has been trading a large number of medicinal materials from the customs every year, but with the spread of the epidemic, can there be sufficient supply of medicinal materials?"

Chu Huan nodded and said, "You are very thoughtful." After thinking for a while, he said, "The most urgent thing is to quickly understand the epidemic and find a way to restrain it... What is the doctor's name?"

"My surname is Sun, Sun Boliu!" The doctor cupped his hands.

Chu Huan said: "Mr. Sun, the governor is now writing a booklet and submitting it to Beijing. Although the governor didn't think of it before, the imperial doctors in the imperial hospital may not be unprepared. They should know that serious illnesses will occur after a catastrophe." It makes sense. It’s just that the capital is far away from the mountains and high roads in the northwest, and it’s impossible to get there in ten days and a half months. Therefore, the governor wants to gather a group of apricot forest experts like you who are worried about the people to study together how to deal with the plague. Dr. Sun introduced some medical skills The doctor will go to Beiyuan with the governor, and the governor will send people to visit famous doctors and discuss together, what do you think?"

Sun Boliu pondered for a while, finally nodded and cupped his hands and said: "It's all at the governor's command." Then he said: "By the way, my lord, although the words are not pleasant, but the villain still has a confession!"

"you say!"

"The villain checked Madam just now, and there is no serious problem, but this does not mean that Madam is no longer worried." Sun Boliu said: "Madam's hand was indeed scratched, if the child is really a plague patient, and his body is already swollen If the pus is bleeding, it is already in the late stage of the disease, the disease is dying, and the body is carrying a lot of disease...!"

Chu Huan suddenly became nervous, and immediately asked: "Doctor Sun, you mean... Madam is not safe and sound?"

"The villain dare not talk nonsense." Sun Boliu said solemnly: "But tonight, it doesn't mean that there will be no problems tomorrow, and it doesn't mean that there will be no problems tomorrow. The villain has not thought of a way to deal with the disease these days , but they have an insight into the time when the epidemic infection broke out...!"

Both Chu Huan and Du Fugong looked at Sun Boliu. Sun Boliu pondered for a while, and finally said: "As long as you have been in contact with an epidemic patient, within two days, you can determine whether you are infected with the epidemic."

Chu Huan understood, "Dr. Sun said that it takes two days for Madam to know if she is infected?"

Sun Boliu said: "The villain is talking about the longest time. For a strong man, it takes about two days to show signs of infection, but for a weak woman, the time will be much shorter. Madam's body is still strong, but she is a woman after all. , so at the latest two days, perhaps by this time tomorrow, we will be able to know for sure whether he is infected with the disease."

Chu Huan nodded slightly, his eyes flickered, deep in his pupils, full of worry.

"The villain will leave first." Sun Boliu said, "Let's go back and clean up. My lord asked the villain to follow me to Beiyuan. I dare not disobey my orders. I just wanted to invite some nearby Xinglin colleagues by my lord's order. Tell me about the family affairs, I'm afraid it will be too late tomorrow, if the adults leave tomorrow, then the villain will take them to Beiyuan County by himself, Beiyuan County is only two days away, not far away."

Chu Huan thought for a while, and said: "The governor will still rest here for a day tomorrow. If he is ready the next day, Dr. Sun will go on the road with us." But who knows what will happen in the middle, if Sun Boliu and his party have an accident on the way to Beiyuan County, Chu Huan will really feel sorry for it, anyway, it’s not bad for this day anyway, so stay one more day, so that Su Mother and others take an extra day off.

"The villain will leave first." Sun Boliu cupped his hands and bid farewell. Before leaving, he couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "If the family of the medicine king in central Sichuan is still there, and their people come to help, the plague in the northwest may be controlled. The Northwest can also escape a catastrophe." Obviously, he also highly respects the members of the Yaowang family.

Although Chu Huan was a little tired, he still wrote a note overnight, detailing the situation of the upcoming plague in the northwest, and sent someone to the capital overnight.

I was thinking about Su Niang's body, but I couldn't sleep. When I got to Su Niang's house, I saw Su Niang was lying down, walked to the bed, opened the curtain, and the lamp was on in the room. Su Niang was covered with a quilt, and her eyes were closed. She seemed to have fallen asleep, and her pretty face was ruddy and pretty under the light of the lights. Seeing that Su Niang's face was fine, Chu Huan was slightly relieved, and thought to himself that if he was really infected with the plague, his face should be It won't look this good.

He didn't disturb Su Niang's rest, and went out of the yard, thinking that Lin Dai'er's residence was next to him, turned to the door, raised his hand and wanted to knock on the door, but the room was silent, and he listened to the door with his ears, and there was nothing I don't know if Lin Dai'er has fallen asleep, she hesitated outside the door for a while, but she didn't go in after all.

Lin Daier didn't fall asleep. Seeing the shadow outside the door, she knew it was Chu Huan, and she felt a little nervous. In the middle of the night, she didn't know what Chu Huan was doing here, but Chu Huan didn't open the door for a long time. There was no knock on the door, Lin Daier saw his shadow lingering outside the door for a while and finally disappeared, feeling a little disappointed in her heart, she couldn't help but whispered: "Idiot...!"