Traveling through Tianlong: Starting from the Zhenlong chess game

Chapter 590: Modern Medicine Treats Ancient Incurable Diseases
But facing a layman like Zhao Mu, the two of them tried their best to explain it to Zhao Mu in words that a layman could understand.

Based on Zhezong's symptoms and the two people's descriptions, Zhao Mu thought: "So, Zhezong may have died of tuberculosis or pneumonia?"

Although Master Su Xinghe and his disciple had explained everything to Zhao Mu, Zhao Mu still asked again in detail to confirm it. After the master and disciple explained until their mouths were dry, Zhao Mu finally confirmed his guess.

After Zhao Mu confirmed it, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Although Zhao Mu was smiling bitterly, seeing the smile on his face, Su Xinghe asked, "Junior brother, you asked so many details, but is there any way?"

Zhao Mu came back to his senses at this time and said, "I do have a solution, but I don't know if it will work."

Zhao Mu was also somewhat thankful that he was a time traveler. Severe pneumonia was indeed an incurable disease in this era. But as a time traveler, Zhao Mu had a way to try.

Zhao Mu’s method was very simple, which was to use “antibiotics” and inject penicillin into Zhezong.

It just so happened that in his previous life, he loved reading all kinds of time-travel novels, and learned some traditional methods of making sugar, ice, and even penicillin. If it weren't for the fact that the royal family couldn't do business, Zhao Mu would have made a fortune selling sugar.

However, Zhao Mu was not sure whether this method would work. He did not explain afterwards and hurried back to Zhezong's bed.

Zhao Mu looked at Zhezong and said, "Your Majesty, I have thought of a way to cure your majesty's illness."

Before Zhezong could answer, Concubine Liu hurriedly said with joy: "Is what Prince Qi said true? Is your majesty really saved?"

Zhao Mu replied: "There is indeed a way, but I am not completely sure about this method."

Queen Meng asked, "How confident is the emperor's uncle?"

Zhao Mu replied: "Less than 10%!"

Concubine Liu was originally very happy, but when she heard what Zhao Mu said, her face drooped again. She said, "Ah? Only 10% sure, how is that different from having no chance at all?"

At this time, Zhezong said, "Whatever your uncle thinks, just do it. Everyone has heard what the two doctors said just now. I have at most three to five months to live. Even if your uncle's method doesn't work, I will only live three to five months less. What's the harm? But if it works, my body will recover. Even if there is only a 10% chance, it's okay to use it now."

After getting Zhezong's permission, Zhao Mu said: "I will do my best!"

After saying this, Zhao Mu left. At that moment, Queen Meng and Concubine Liu were both hoping that Zhao Mu could really succeed.

After all, what Cheoljong said was right. If he didn't try, he would only live for another three to five months at most. The result would still be the same. Instead of doing that, he might as well give it a try.

In the following days, the situation in the capital stabilized, and Zhao Mu acted on behalf of the emperor.

Zhao Mu did not make things difficult for the civil and military officials involved in the coup. The reason was very simple. As the current situation was turbulent, it was impossible for Zhao Mu to arrest and execute all the central officials of the court.

However, Zhao Mu still used the power in his hands to dismiss those officials promoted by Huizong one by one, and then confiscated the property of some, dismissed some from their posts, and waited for their trial later.

Zhao Ji's family, Prince Consort Wang and others were also detained, and the servants and women in their houses were also temporarily placed under house arrest.

As for Yelu Yanxiu, she and her delegation members were also detained in the post house. In order to prevent her from committing suicide, Zhao Mu sent Azhu to supervise her closely. The culprit, Empress Dowager Xiang, was now locked up in the bedroom by Zhao Mu and was not allowed to step out of the bedroom.

The power struggle in the Song Dynasty ended with Zhao Mu's absolute crushing victory.

However, they are safe and sound now, not because Zhao Mu is merciful and will let bygones be bygones, but because the turmoil has just ended and Zhao Mu is very busy and has no mood to deal with them.

After stabilizing the country internally, Zhao Mu also began to take external countermeasures. At this time, the power of the Song Dynasty and Qi State was completely controlled by him, the "Kaiyuan Emperor". The richest treasury money and grain of the Song Dynasty and the most brave generals of Qi State were once again combined.

Zhao Mu then left 30,000 soldiers to help him defend the capital in case of an emergency. Zhao Mu sent the King of Zhongxiao, General Yang, and his old subordinates back to Qi to relieve the siege.

Zhao Mu did not dare to let all his troops enter the city, because if all of them entered the city, then Bianjing City, the center of power, would definitely face a "major reshuffle."

Zhao Mu was anxious to seek stability and calm the situation as soon as possible. If he allowed his leadership team to enter the city, how could the current court officials still have their positions?

Even if a "major reshuffle" is to be carried out, it must be done until all the Liao troops attacking Qi retreat and until Zhezong is completely beyond help.

After stabilizing Bianjing, Zhao Mu entrusted the affairs of the court to Sima Guang. Although Zhao Mu hated him, he had no one else to use, and the order of the dynasty could not be disrupted, so he had to temporarily delegate power to him.

Zhao Mu was busy doing two things: one was making syringes for injection, and the other was making penicillin for Zhezong to treat pneumonia.

Zhao Mu handed the task of making syringes over to the skilled craftsmen in the Ministry of Works, and then used the method of "strict selection from nine clans" to let these skilled craftsmen find a way to make a syringe for him.

Of course, Zhao Mu did not require them to make the same as modern disposable syringes, but at least it should be usable.

However, this matter went smoothly. After the strict selection of the Nine Clans, more than 120 skilled craftsmen, after careful consideration and trial and error, finally made several copper syringes. After Zhao Mu looked at it, although it was far from what he imagined, he could only make do with it.

Zhao Mu was also working hard to cultivate usable penicillin.

After more than half a month of production, Zhao Mu finally extracted and filtered his homemade penicillin from the culture dish.

Looking at the penicillin solution in the jade tube, which was impressive in efficiency, purity, and product performance stability, Zhao Mu fell into deep contemplation.

Xue Muhua and others were also staring at the penicillins in a daze.

At this time, Su Xinghe said, "Junior brother, you have tossed around the entire Imperial Hospital and the Imperial Kitchen, searching for moldy mustard greens and looking for green-haired steamed buns, just for this little thing? Is this really possible?"

Zhao Mu sighed and said, "I don't know if it will work, but this is the only way to treat Your Majesty."

Zhao Mu was also conflicted at the moment. If this thing really worked, then Zhezong would have antibiotics to treat his illness and recover, so there would be no need to say more.

But if Cheoljong used this thing and died, he would be charged with the historical crime of regicide.

(End of this chapter)