Datang: Ten Years of Proton, Leading an Army of Millions to Return

"Your Majesty, if this hadn't happened, a few months later, the Tang Dynasty would have discovered that the smallpox vaccine was really effective. The Tang Emperor would have used the people of the Tang Dynasty as a bargaining chip to get us to provide the smallpox vaccine."

"We gave it. If we put forward conditions, these Tang Dynasty guys would definitely label us as shameless villains who took advantage of the situation to rob people."

"They can definitely do it, but if we don't provide it, a large number of people will die, and this is definitely not what Your Majesty wants."

"So, this smallpox vaccine will definitely be given to the people of the Tang Dynasty when the time comes."

"Now that this has happened, when it gets out, no matter what we say, those guys in the Tang Dynasty will have no choice but to accept it."

"The people of the Tang Dynasty will certainly stand on our side."

Guo Shoujing's eyes were gloomy and his light was flashing wildly.

Li Kuan took a sip of tea, glanced at Guo Shoujing and smiled.

"I'll leave this matter to you."

"It's up to you."

"I'll let Huatian cooperate with you."

"By the way, how is the research on missiles and radar going?
"Although there is smallpox in the south, we must not delay these two things."

Li Kuan asked again.

"Your Majesty, everything is going well."

“It is estimated that it will be available in the middle of this year.”

Guo Shoujing answered again.

Li Kuan nodded: "That's good."

"Oh, by the way, pass the order down and let Yu Qian come to see me."

"I have something to tell him."

Li Kuan narrowed his eyes and gave instructions softly.

In the middle of this year, missiles came out and fighter jets have reached a certain scale. Naturally, we have to test the actual combat power of these two things.

The fighter jet's flying capability has only been tested, and its combat capability has not yet been tested.

In addition, the strength of the fleet also needs to be truly tested!
If you want to detect it, you can't just fire it in the air, you need a target.

Naturally, Liaodong Road is the best choice.

For example, the island east of Liaodong Road.

Hehehe…

Let them be the first to have a taste of missiles and fighter jets. I believe it will be wonderful.

It was a natural practice ground.

However, some of the preliminary preparations should be handed over to Yu Qian and prepared early.

Missiles and fighter jets require a platform after all!

"Understood, Your Majesty."

"I'll notify Ting Yi right away!"

Guo Shoujing stood up immediately.

Li Kuan waved his hand and Guo Shoujing hurriedly said goodbye.

"His Majesty."

At this time, Eunuch Cao came up quietly.

"Your Majesty, Li Shimin and Empress Changsun are here."

"I'm on the train now. I expect it will arrive in Yanyun City in the evening."

Eunuch Cao reported.

Li Kuan was slightly surprised when he heard this. They are here again?
How long have you been walking?
Li Kuan chuckled and tapped his knees lightly with his fingers. If they came now, he would know the purpose of their coming without thinking.

I guess Li Shimin just wanted to try the effectiveness of the smallpox vaccine.

"Let them be, don't worry about it."

Li Kuan said very calmly.

Eunuch Cao bowed.

……

the other side.

After a full day of driving, Yanyun City finally arrived in front of the train.

it's getting dark.

The sky is full of stars, vast and lonely.

There is no snow in Yanyun City. The scenery is completely different from that in Chang'an, as if heaven and earth are in stark contrast.

Clank, clank….
The speed of the train slowed down slowly, as if it was about to enter the station.

Li Shimin had woken up long ago.

Empress Changsun and the palace maids also woke up.

They just slept intermittently for the whole morning.

At this time, the carriage was already overcrowded, which was completely different from the quiet and deserted feeling when they first got on the train in Pu County.

During the chat, Li Shimin also knew that almost all the people around him were going to Yanyun City to get vaccinated!
"It should be here soon."

"Get ready to get off the bus."

Li Shimin took a deep breath and said quietly.

Empress Changsun, the palace maids and Li Junxian all nodded.

Woo woo woo….
As the sound of the train whistle echoed between heaven and earth, the train slowly entered the train station.

Following the crowd, Li Shimin came out with three people.

"Your Majesty, I will go and rent a carriage first."

At the exit, Li Junxian said directly.

Li Shimin waved his hand and let Li Junxian go.

He looked up at the sky, which was dotted with stars and had a howling cold wind.

Although it didn't snow in Yanyun City, the temperature here was not much higher than Chang'an.

What's more, it's even colder here than in Chang'an.

I have not been standing here for long, but I can already feel the coldness inside my body.

A little chilly.

"Your Majesty, let's go to Yanyun City first."

"Let's find a place to rest first, and then tomorrow we'll go look for Changle Xueyan and the others. They're probably resting by this time."

Queen Changsun said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty, what the Queen said makes sense. Although this train is much faster and more comfortable than a horse-drawn carriage, Your Majesty still hasn't recovered from your mental fatigue."

"If you have anything to say, let's talk about it tomorrow."

Li Junxian also agreed.

Indeed!
Although the sleeper berths on a train are much more comfortable than those in a horse-drawn carriage and people can lie down to sleep, the sleep is intermittent and they will wake up from time to time. It is not as comfortable as sleeping in a big bed.

Not to mention, they all felt some soreness in their backs now.

The berths were still too narrow and too hard, and they were a little uncomfortable with it.

Li Shimin nodded.

Seeing this, Li Junxian left the place and drove over in a carriage soon.

Li Shimin immediately took Empress Changsun and the palace maid who took care of her up there.

"Guanyin, I really need to trouble you tomorrow."

"this."

"Hey!"

Li Shimin sighed softly, his eyes filled with helplessness: "Originally I thought I would never be able to ask them for help in this lifetime, but who could have thought that smallpox would come out."

"Gudong!"

Li Shimin swallowed again and said, "I don't know if they will agree to my request."

There was a look of worry on Li Shimin's face.

His relationship with Li Kuan, Changle and Li Xueyan can no longer be said to be good or bad, but very bad!
"Don't worry, Your Majesty."

"Changle and Xueyan have a good relationship with me."

"In the face of such a major event, I believe they will not ignore Your Majesty."

"When the time comes, your majesty, just follow our instructions."

Queen Changsun said in a deep voice.

Li Shimin nodded: "Thank you for your hard work this time, Guanyin."

The voice fell and the carriage fell silent.

Outside the carriage, there were no people on the road despite the darkness.

Of course, the flow of people is not as much as during the day, but it is still not lonely.

Horse-drawn carriages in groups of three or four can be seen from time to time.

People came and went, some were going to take the train, while others, like Li Shimin and his companions, rushed to Yanyun City from the train station.

……

The next day, the sun rose in the east, and the sky was filled with red clouds.

In the courtyard, Li Kuan, Changle and Li Xueyan were sitting in the pavilion.

Drink tea and enjoy the flowers.

Of course, the most important thing is to wait for Li Shimin and his group.

Last night, they arrived in Yanyun City. As expected, they will definitely come to find me today.

I have nothing to do today, so I'll just sit here and rest and wait.

"Your Majesty, what if Li Shimin also wants to be vaccinated against smallpox?"

"Should we vaccinate him?"

"Or should we only vaccinate my mother?"

Changle took a sip of tea and asked Li Kuan hesitantly.

To be honest, Changle really doesn't want to see people like Li Shimin, and she knows that His Majesty doesn't want to see him either.

But this time he came with my mother, and if he disappears, it probably won’t work.

Li Kuan smiled and glanced at Changle: "I'll leave this matter to you."

"It's okay to fight or not to fight."

"Anyway, it's up to you to arrange it."

"Haha, I didn't expect that they would come to Yanyun City on their own initiative. This is not bad."

Li Kuan said with a smile.

The Tang Dynasty had never seen smallpox vaccine, let alone allowed them to be vaccinated.

In addition, vaccination requires injection with a syringe, which requires certain medical knowledge. To be honest, those old doctors can use needles, but it would be a bit difficult for them to give injections.

What's more, vaccines are quite important. After all, they are injected into the body and there is no room for error. What if, by chance, the old doctor there adds something else in the syringe and injects it into the body, or if there is cross-use and infection, it will be troublesome.

Now that they have come forward on their own initiative, it is quite simple.

"I understand, Your Majesty." Changle nodded slightly.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother will be here soon."

And at this moment, Eunuch Cao came over and immediately reported.

Naturally, he was very clear about the whereabouts of Li Shimin and others.

Li Kuan nodded and took a sip of tea to show that he understood.

But Changle had already turned his head and wanted to get up.

……

Inside Yanyun City.

A carriage, attracting no attention at all.

There is no other reason, because there are simply too many such carriages around.

Li Shimin sat in the carriage, looking at the bustling, crowded streets with people shouting to buy things, and felt really envious.

Here, it seems that there is no disturbance from smallpox and no impact at all.

"I have to say that the Emperor of Dayan is really very clever."

"Yanyun City, this place is really... prosperous as ever."

"But in Chang'an, everyone is in danger now."

"Everything has calmed down. Right now, there isn't much of an impact, but it will still be the same in the spring. Or, by the time the spring comes, the people will all be infected with smallpox, and this year's spring ploughing will be delayed."

"By then, I'm afraid that our Tang Dynasty will really be in trouble."

Li Shimin pursed his lips and said with slight horror.

Empress Changsun also looked out the car window and nodded in agreement.

"You're lined up, you're lined up. You can rest here for a while after getting your smallpox vaccination. If there's nothing unusual, you can leave."

"Have your household registration certificate with you. Don't lose it. It will be used as proof for your vaccination later."

"Everyone, don't panic, don't push, line up, come one by one, it will be quick."

At this time, the carriage passed an intersection and heard a noise coming from outside.

Li Shimin and the other three looked over immediately.

Sure enough, this intersection is a vaccination site.

At this moment, medical staff have already started working, and people who need vaccination have started queuing up.

However, there are not many people left.

After all, the peak period of smallpox vaccination has passed, and now it's just a matter of patching up.

Li Shimin looked at the needle in the medical staff's hand, and looked at the long needle piercing into his shoulder.

He couldn't help but smack his lips.

The needle tip seemed to be much thicker than the silver needle, and it was emitting a cold glow in the sunlight. Damn it, Li Shimin felt a little numb on his back at that moment.

Empress Changsun and the palace maid both subconsciously clenched their fists.

His face was somewhat pale.

They had never seen anything like this before, this was really the first time.

There seemed to be something like water in the syringe, which was injected directly into the arm through the syringe.

This method.

I really don’t know what the Emperor of Dayan came up with.

Absolutely!

Is this the smallpox vaccine?

It's really unheard of.

"Your Majesty, Queen, the Princess' courtyard is in front."

At this time, Li Junxian spoke up to remind him.

Li Shimin bit his lip. He looked at Empress Changsun and said nervously, "Guanyin, wait a minute. If Changle and the others don't let me fight, then I won't fight. You can fight instead."

"I just want to see the effect of this smallpox vaccine."

"Don't beg Li Xi, Chang Le and the others too much. If it doesn't work, I will stay in the carriage and won't get off."

Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

Empress Changsun smiled and glanced at Li Shimin. Suddenly, a sentence popped up in her mind.

Feng Shui turns.

You are nervous now. Where is the arrogance you had before?
How domineering was he when he treated his three children in Chang'an?
Hehehe….
The corners of Empress Chang Sun's mouth curled up slightly.

"It's alright, Your Majesty."

"When the time comes, I'll tell Changle about it."

"It should be fine."

Queen Changsun smiled.

Li Shimin said nothing.

The carriage slowly stopped, and Li Shimin's hands under his sleeves clenched tightly.

"Your Majesty, please get out of the car.

"Let's go knock on the door together.

Empress Chang Sun said quietly.

There was a hint of panic in Li Shimin's eyes.

Empress Changsun and her maids had already lifted the carriage curtains and stepped out.

"How about, Guanyin maid, ahem, well…well, you guys should go."

"I, I won't go down yet."

"Let's wait and see how the situation develops, okay?"

There was a hint of pleading in Li Shimin's voice.

To be honest,

He was feeling very confused right now. To be honest, he felt extremely confused. He could never have imagined that he would ask Li Kuan and the others for help so soon.

This was a little hard for the proud him to accept.

It can be said that such a thing has never happened before.

It’s really…really incredible.

This is what Li Shimin thought in his heart.

"Then... Your Majesty, that's fine too."

Empress Changsun nodded, thought for a moment, and continued, "Then Your Majesty, please wait for me here. I will be back soon."

"Come on, let's go together."

Empress Chang Sun said to the palace maid.

"My lady, I understand."

The palace maid saluted to Empress Changsun, then lagged behind her half a step and followed her.

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(End of this chapter)