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Chapter 82 Yunzhong County

Longyuan City.

The county guard's mansion and the county lieutenant's mansion were in a panic.

Yamen servants and soldiers sprinkled lime everywhere, burned wormwood and fumigated every corner, thoroughly disinfecting the inside and outside.

"Your Highness," a guard suggested, "Longyuan City is not safe now, so let's go north to avoid it for a while."

Chen Xiuzhu was moved, but shook his head.

"Two months ago, this king asked me to play the role of my father, so that I could stay in the ancestral land in the name of reassuring the people. At this time, the situation is unclear, and it is really inappropriate to leave too early."

He said: "The news that Xingluo may be infected with the epidemic has been rushed to the imperial capital eight hundred miles away. I believe there will be a reply soon. Let's wait for the news from the imperial capital."

The guards' persuasion was ineffective, so they had to set up a lot of isolation outside the hospital to prevent outsiders from approaching casually.

Ren Ning didn't know this.

After Zhuifeng had eaten and drank enough, he took a small soldier and headed south all the way.

Two hours later, the sun was already westward, and the two arrived at the junction of Xingluo and Yunzhong County.

crackling.

The sound of firecrackers in front came one after another, continuously.

The sky in the south is filled with thick smoke after the firecrackers are lit.

Ren Ning didn't think it was strange.

The ancients could not explain the mechanism of the epidemic, and the illiterate people believed that it was caused by ghosts and gods or that the king was punished by God, so the treatment often exorcised ghosts or worshiped gods.

For example, light firecrackers.

Ren Ning didn't say anything about this.

After all, the gunpowder smoke produced after the explosion of firecrackers does have a certain disinfection effect.At the worst, it can calm the hearts of the people a little.

As soon as they arrived at the county border, guards came over to stop Ren Ning and the two of them.

"Who are you two? The situation in Yunzhong County is special. If you are not a doctor or an imperial envoy, you are not allowed to enter!"

Ren Ning handed over his identity certificate, and said with a pleasant face, "Ren Ning, the security commander of Yanzhen Fortress to send the spirit back to his hometown, wants to go in and check the situation inside."

The defender hurried to report to the forward.

After a while he found a short, stocky coachman.

"Lao Zhang is a well-known driver. He transports relief supplies to Yunzhong County every day, and he knows which places are safe inside and which places cannot be approached. The commander should follow him in."

Ren Ning did not refuse.

His eyes discerned danger better than anyone else, but he could come out following the coachman in and out.If he broke into Yunzhong County alone, no one would dare to stop him, but it would not be easy to figure it out.

Wearing scarves that exude a strong smell of wormwood, the three of them passed the fence and entered Yunzhong County.

"Old Zhang, how's the situation inside?" Ren Ning asked.

I don't know if it's because he is not allowed to disclose it casually, or because Lao Zhang himself doesn't talk much.He held it in for a long time before he uttered two words: "It's miserable."

Not long after, I passed a small town of [-] households.

Ren Ning looked around.

The surrounding area is full of choking gunpowder smoke, and in the vast expanse of whiteness, one can see a little bit of red light from afar.

Those were the warning lanterns hanging around the town.

"Old Zhang, are there any living people in this town?" he asked.

"If the lantern is not extinguished, there is still life. If it is extinguished, it will either die or be safe." The coachman replied.

"Can we take a closer look?" Ren Ning asked.

"Yes, but make sure you are three feet away from the lantern."

Ren Ning nodded, let the two stay, and rode over by himself on Chasing Wind.

When he got to the lantern, he realized that people were coming and going in and out of the room in front of him.Some are doctors and medicine apprentices, while others are monks.

A monk at Longshou Temple.

"Master Hongguang," Ren Ning waved and shouted when the abbot came out.

Amitabha.

The abbot recognized Ren Ning and sang a dharma name.

He also didn't approach: "The benefactor sent the spirit to Yunzhong County? I haven't seen you in half a month, are you okay?"

Ren Ning looked at the old monk in front of him with his golden finger, and was relieved to see that he was actually green.

"Thank you, master, for your concern. The boy is in good health. How is the situation in the town?"

Knowing Ren Ning's identity, Hong Guang answered in detail.

"There is sufficient food, drinking water, clothing and medicinal materials in the town. The healthy people have been moved to a safe place to live temporarily. At this time, there are still 360 or eight patients in the town, all of whom have been quarantined."

"Lao Na is trying to treat with 38 other doctors, but there is not much progress yet."

Ren Ning nodded.

He was a warrior in his previous life, and he had some experience in healing the wounds caused by fighting, but he didn't know anything about this epidemic.

"Take your time. I believe that with the efforts of Master and all the doctors, we will be able to find a cure."

"Is there anything I can do to help?" he asked.

The old monk laughed.

Because of the thick scarf over his face, his laugh was muffled and sounded like the beating of a drum.

"The commander is interested. But the Yanfeng Fortress and the Xiliang Prairie are the battlefields for your soldiers."

The implication is that this is our battlefield, and it is the greatest help for you to stay here and not come in.

Ren Ning understood what he heard, and said goodbye, "Master, take care, kid, go first. I still have to go to the surrounding area of ​​Yunzhong Capital to see the situation with my own eyes."

He was about to turn around and leave when he suddenly stopped the horse again.

"Master, the boy usually likes to hunt and read ancient books, and learn some ways of spreading epidemics. Some may have been known to the master, and some may not have been known to the master. I wonder if you would like to listen to it?"

The old monk was stunned for a moment, nodded and said: "Please tell me, benefactor. The cure of the epidemic is a matter of collective wisdom and efforts. It is good to know more about a transmission route and one treatment method."

"The most terrifying thing about the epidemic is that it can be transmitted from person to person. As long as all transmission channels are cut off, it will not be a fear."

Ren Ning breathed a sigh of relief.

He also mentioned this in Yingchuan County before.

The county guard and the county lieutenant were very respectful, and they seemed to be listening attentively, but in fact they might not have listened to a word.

In their hearts, Ren Ning is just a big soldier who fights and kills. What does he know about the epidemic.It's just relying on the name of the security commander to gesticulate and show off in front of local officials.

"The epidemic can be regarded as a kind of poison," Ren Ning explained in terms that the ancients could understand as much as possible. "Having the epidemic is equivalent to being poisoned by humans or animals. However, this poison is not a one-off, but can persist."

"Poison!" The old monk pondered.

It's a bold idea.Many doctors and even imperial physicians believed that it was the epidemic or evil.

Ren Ning continued,
"At this time, patients and animals' bodies, exhaled saliva, and excrement and urine are all poisonous. Among them, saliva is the most troublesome thing. Just talking, coughing or even panting will poison all substances within a foot of the surrounding area."

"At this time, if pedestrians, animals or objects pass by, they will be infected one by one, and then passed on to other people."

Master Hongguang was refreshed.

"The idea of ​​the benefactor is strange, let's continue."

He knew that there must be some poison around the patient, but now he heard what Ren Ning said, but he understood how the poison around him came from.

Ren Ning smiled and talked about some experiences of later generations.

"The patients in the town have been quarantined right now, but the various poultry and livestock doctors in the town may not have noticed. In addition, the birds in the sky and the wild animals on the ground may also be infected with this poison by passing by unintentionally. Others accidentally touch them Or they may be poisoned if they are hunted and eaten. There are also some rats and flies that have bitten the corpses and will also carry this poison..."

He talked about how the virus spread and how to cut it off.

At the end, a large number of doctors gathered under the lantern in front.They listened intently to Ren Ning's words, and then worked hard to discuss various possibilities.

"Listening to what you say is better than reading ten years of books." Some imperial physician said, "After listening to the words of Commander Ren, the isolation method we are proud of turns out to be full of flaws like a sieve."

"Exactly! I really don't know, I was shocked when I heard it." The doctors nodded in agreement, and quickly assigned people to plug these loopholes that they had never thought of.

"I believe that by plugging these loopholes one by one, and then finding out each patient and isolating them, we will finally be able to control this epidemic."

"Better so."

(End of this chapter)