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Chapter 289 Walkthrough?pitot tube
It must be made clear that no matter how enlightened a monarchy is on the surface, the special treatment enjoyed by the monarch himself will never be lower than that of the heads of state of other democracies.

Fortunately, in ancient times, the original intention of many supporting facilities in the Forbidden City was only for the emperor himself, and the rest of the people could enjoy very limited treatment unless they were favored.

The ultra-high-standard intensive care unit carefully configured by the Tai Hospital has finally come in handy. The medical instruments used here are all the most advanced today without exception.

When the bulky and inefficient "iron lung" ventilator is still a high-end instrument that many hospitals regard as treasures, the pneumatic pressure-limiting ventilator that has only been mass-produced for more than a year has already been used here.The oxygen it uses is supplied by steel cylinders, and the appropriate pressure is maintained under the action of two pressure reducing valves. The design is ingenious, and oxygen is automatically input under the control of the mechanical structure.

The entire ward is a positive-pressure airtight sterile space. The fourth-level biochemical laboratory of later generations uses negative pressure airtightness to prevent internal germs from leaking to the outside world. The positive pressure design here is the opposite, purely to prevent external germs from entering.

After using Dakin's solution and alcohol to disinfect her hands and wipe her face, Zhu Lingjing put on a light blue robe, wrapped her hair with a scarf, and finally put on a thick mask before she was able to enter.

Thanks to the support of the ventilator, the hypoxia caused by cerebral hemorrhage was quickly contained, and the emperor's face looked normal, without the bruising from hypoxia, as if he was asleep.

Zhu Lingjing felt that her heart was being pinched, "Are you sure? Is it really a hemorrhagic stroke?"

The judge on the side nodded, "There is no doubt that the radiographic image can show bleeding lesions in the basal ganglia."

"Is the amount of bleeding... heavy?"

"It is estimated to be between [-] and [-] milliliters, but the exact amount is unknown."

The basal ganglia is located deep in the brain and consists of the striatum, claustrum, and amygdala. More than 20 milliliters of bleeding, although not as close to death as brainstem hemorrhage, can be considered a very dangerous situation.

Even if one life can be recovered, there is a high probability of sequelae such as hemiplegia and aphasia.

Zhu Lingjing, who was in a trance, felt that her mind was in a mess. Although she had thought about many possibilities in the middle of the journey, but now that the cruel facts were in front of her, she was a little overwhelmed by the shock that followed.

It seems that there is really not much I can do now, the sudden stroke of the emperor is still a secret, and the outside world is still unknown.

But there is no airtight wall in the world, and sooner or later this matter will spread.

At that time, it wasn't just that the hearts of the important people in Ming Dynasty were fluctuating. The other big powers were not benevolent things, and they might take the opportunity to try various suppression measures immediately.

Because of her confusion, Zhu Lingjing didn't even know how she left the intensive care unit.

He was obviously still beside the sick bed before, how come he was already outside when he came to his senses?
A group of courtiers were also waiting here, Lin Xi was in a daze, Li Guangyuan was pacing back and forth, their expressions were different, some were anxious, some were worried, some were gloomy.

Seeing her coming out, more than a dozen eyes suddenly focused on her.

"The world is unpredictable." Civil Affairs Cabinet Minister Xie Qinduan sighed softly.

Lin Xi looked at Zhu Lingjing, and said seriously: "Your Highness, apart from hoping that His Majesty will escape safely, other things must be prepared, and we must not fail to deal with them."

The latter shook his head slightly, and denied: "The prince will definitely come back as soon as possible after learning the news. It's only a few hours. It's not appropriate to do other actions during this period."

"No, although the possibility is slim, it is one in a million."

Of course Zhu Lingjing knew what he was referring to, she was just worried that some ambitious people would take the opportunity to make trouble, so she sent additional guards to the Forbidden City in advance to ensure safety.

But this action is too big, ordinary people will find it strange, and now there are remote instant communication technologies such as telephone and telegram, and it only takes an hour for everyone from all over the world to know.

"I understand your concerns, but it's not something I can decide." Zhu Lingjing with a calm expression said lightly, "It's okay to wait until the prince returns to Beijing to make plans? Just a few hours can't change the sky."

Although she did not have the power in this regard, as a member of the royal family in politics, she still had a lot of influence, and she had to clarify her attitude both in public and in private.

From her point of view, even if Zhu Liqie came here by plane at a leisurely pace, he could reach the capital tonight.

This short half-day is not enough time for careerists to prepare. The mixed third brigade and fourth mixed brigade of the imperial guards are not just decorations.

Besides, it is hard to say whether there are such bold careerists, and it is not necessarily true that some people dare to be so brave.

At this time, Gao Qingkui spoke.

"It's really inappropriate to directly increase troops to the imperial city. All the units of the Imperial Army are put into combat readiness, and the rest of the troops in Gyeonggi are the same. It is enough to pretend that there is an emergency drill and stand by in the battalion."

Just like that, half an hour later...

The garrison commander issued an emergency order to all combat units in Beijing, requiring all ministries to immediately enter a state of combat readiness.

Although the reason given was unexpected, it seemed to make sense—an unforeseen exercise was temporarily organized to test the military's resilience.

At this time Zhou Changfeng and Xia Xiaoshi had just arrived home, because the latter had a toothache, they went to the hospital.

Disease does not selectively distinguish between the poor and the rich, the beautiful and the ugly, and Xia Xiaoshi, who loves sweets, naturally cannot escape the fate of tooth decay.

On the surface, there are only a few black cracks, but a large area has been mothed inside.The sharp squeaking sound of the high-speed rotating dental drill touching the teeth, and the accompanying tingling sensation are extremely uncomfortable.

"Some people are glamorous on the surface, but they are very sloppy in private. Xiaoshi, you refused to brush your teeth at night, do you regret it now? Do you dare to brush your teeth in an irregular manner in the future?"

Pushing open the door, the two stepped over the threshold one after another to enter, Zhou Changfeng laughed and teased Xia Xiaoshi beside him.

The latter, who was extremely depressed, snorted, and suddenly remembered that someone Zhou had mentioned that he also filled his teeth when he was in Spain, so he curled his lips and said, "Someone also had his teeth filled when he was in Spain. Why is that?"

???

Good guy, my wife is not good at doing other things, but she is handy to run on my husband?

Ah!It seems that the lesson is not enough!

It's a pity that she is pregnant now, so it is not appropriate to teach her a lesson.

"Jingle jingle—"

Just at this moment, the phone rang with a short and clear ring, Zhou Changfeng hesitated for a moment, walked over quickly and picked up the receiver.

Xie Wancheng's voice came from inside, "Boss, there is a sudden order from above. What kind of drills are going to be held? All ministries in Beijing will immediately enter combat readiness and stand by in the battalion. You must come back as soon as possible."

"Drill? What drill?" Zhou Changfeng asked suspiciously.

"I didn't go into details, but I said it was to check whether the soldiers and horses in Beijing were able to respond to emergencies. I guess it was the control of transportation hubs, air defense, and transfer deployment."

"Okay, I see, I'll be there soon."

After hanging up the phone, Zhou Changfeng didn't bother to change his clothes, and while trotting, he turned his head and said, "The troops are urgently ordered, I have to go back to the camp immediately, don't wait for me at night, Xiaoshi, you and Lin Xi, pay attention to safety."

Just like that, he ran out of the house and jumped into the off-road vehicle that had been turned off for a few minutes and whose hood was still warm.

Immediately, the cars and people flew away in dust, and disappeared at the corner of the street in a blink of an eye.

Xia Xiaoshi, who was full of melancholy, sighed softly, turned around slowly and walked back to the small courtyard.

At the same time, in Tokyo thousands of miles away...

"How? Are all the preparations for takeoff completed?"

"Return to Your Highness, everything is in place, you can take off as soon as you arrive."

The long motorcade was galloping on the streets of Tokyo. In a yellow car in the middle, Zhu Liqie looked anxiously at his watch.

When people are nervous, they tend to subconsciously repeat various actions, such as nail nails, repeatedly raising and lowering their legs, raising their hands to look at their watches, and so on.

My father had such a serious emergency, and there were many dangers, how could he not be worried and anxious?
This is human nature.

However, the emperor and the crown prince had inherent conflicts that were difficult to reconcile, and the characteristic father-son relationship of the Ming Dynasty only improved this conflict, but could not completely eliminate it.

The monarch and the crown prince, if the former dies, the latter can justifiably succeed to the throne.

That is supreme power and status!What is money compared to that?What is beauty?
So even though Zhu Liqie never had the idea of ​​looking forward to his father's early death subjectively, such an idea would undoubtedly be implied in his subconscious mind.

This...is also human nature.

The Youyun-[-] passenger plane that came when it came was filled with fuel, and the mechanic had completed the inspection. At this moment, it was quietly stopping at the end of the runway, with its nose tilted up slightly, its head held high and ready to go.

These days his inspection of Japan in Tokyo went very smoothly, Yong Ren was respectful, and his speech and behavior were also recognized by Zhu Liqiu.

However, due to this unexpected situation, the next day's trip was cancelled.

He stepped on the gangway and waited for this special plane. The Chinese-style interior decoration is elegant and generous.

"Your Highness, please take a seat and fasten your seat belt. I will serve you tea later."

The Youyun II airliner manufactured by Hangzhou Zhongsheng Company is currently the most popular twin-engine medium-range airliner produced by Daming, overwhelming the models of other manufacturers.

However, like manufacturers in Britain, France, Italy and other countries, they still cannot compete with Douglas's DC-3 airliner internationally.

The slight headwind shortened the running distance slightly, and the customized special plane lifted off smoothly, then retracted the landing gear, and slowly climbed towards the cruising altitude.

Later, two Type [-] fighter jets of the Air Force also took off one after another to escort them.

Because the maintenance work of the fighter jets is more troublesome, now the crown prince has to return to Beijing urgently. Most of the original six fighter jets are under maintenance, and only two can be drawn so far.

After the plane reached the cruising altitude of 200 meters, it kept its course and altitude. The first half of the flight was generally stable.

Passenger aircraft these days have not yet applied pressurized cabins, and aircraft manufacturers in various countries are still working hard to test this new technology.

Therefore, whether it is Youyun-57, Ju-3, or DC-[-], they cannot ascend to the more stable stratosphere-otherwise, the passengers will suffer from severe cold and lack of oxygen.

Although there is no need to worry about temperature and oxygen in the lower troposphere, the airflow in the troposphere fluctuates greatly and is prone to turbulence, which will cause strong turbulence and trembling of the aircraft.

At the same time, the troposphere is also prone to extreme weather conditions, which is actually not suitable for airliner flights.

Halfway through the Daming Sea, the pilots in the cockpit observed a large thunderstorm cloud directly ahead, so after discussing with the co-pilot, they decided to descend instead of turning left or right to avoid it.

Without it, because the scope of this thunderstorm cloud is a bit large, it will take more time to go around.

In fact, flying below a thunderstorm cloud at descending altitude is more dangerous because of the possibility of lightning and hail.

But both pilots are well aware of the importance of power transfer, no one dares to joke about this, and no one can assert that there will be no mistakes. For the stability of the Ming Dynasty, the Crown Prince must be sent back to the capital as quickly as possible.

Thinking back to the time when Zhu Gaochi passed away, Zhu Zhanji hurried back to Beijing from Nanjing, and was intercepted and killed on the way, which was full of dangers.

Besides, it is not uncommon to pass under the thunderstorm cloud, it is just relatively dangerous, similarly, they have experienced it many times in their flying career.

No problem, believe in Daming Made!
The co-pilot complained: "I'm going, isn't this thunderstorm cloud too big? I think it's at least [-] miles wide from left to right, and more than [-] miles thick from top to bottom."

"Sparse and ordinary." The pilot lowered the altitude of the autopilot to 500 meters, and said casually, "How did you study meteorology? You gave it all back to the teacher? It's summer, and the temperature in Nanyang is high, there is plenty of water vapor, and the north-south airflow collides. There is often such strong convective weather."

"That's not (return all), this kind of thunderstorm cloud does not exist for a long time, I am afraid it will only last for an hour."

"There may be some bumps in the meeting, you can explain it later, we can't surprise His Highness."

In fact, the two pilots slightly misjudged the relative speed of the thunderstorm cloud and the aircraft, and the aircraft had entered the range of influence of the thunderstorm cloud before descending to the predetermined altitude.

At this time, looking from the side, the originally wide sky was covered by dark clouds, and the cabin became dark all of a sudden.

A young flight attendant got up to turn on the light, then hurried back to her seat and put on her seat belt.

But at this moment, in an instant, an invisible turbulence passed the plane obliquely above, and the whole plane flew up several meters like a paper airplane blown by an electric fan.

The girl who hadn't fastened her seat belt was thrown up, her back hit the bulkhead, and she fell hard.

But... this seems to be just the beginning.

After just a few breaths, dense hailstones poured down on the fuselage like raindrops, crackling.

This may seem intimidating, but in fact there is no need to worry, the solid aluminum body is strong enough to handle these hailstorms, which are usually nothing more than scratched paint.

Suddenly, a brilliance flashed outside, and the cabin was illuminated in an instant—it was lightning!

But there is no need to worry, the well-designed all-metal body is physically like a Faraday cage, and it is not afraid of lightning.

Unbeknownst to the pilots, the hailstorm damaged the plane's pitot tubes -- the plane's vital external instrument for measuring speed.

The god of death showed his fangs at this moment, and the special plane carrying the crown prince of Ming Dynasty encountered the strong wind that is very common in strong convective weather!

The pilot suddenly felt something strange, he and the co-pilot looked at each other, both of them were puzzled, because the flight speed had not decreased on the instrument.

The power remains the same, and the speed will naturally be reduced when encountering additional resistance, but the standard cruising speed of 220㎞/h displayed by the instrument pointer tells them that there is no wind.

Could it be that their feelings are wrong?Are they overwhelmed by the effects of turbulence and hail outside?

(End of this chapter)