At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 861 Medicine King Sun Simiao
The first death case still appeared, but it was not the Chai brothers who fell ill first, but the old servant who was in charge of serving them. It was probably because of his old age and infirmity that he could not sustain the high fever for a day and night and died. Dark red plaques also appeared on the body, and although the plaques on Brother Chai's body were suppurated, it was horrible, but they were still alive, but it was quite painful.

In contrast, Chai Shao's condition is worse than that of his two sons. He can't speak at present, his whole body is festered, and he is only gasping for breath when he is lying there.

At the beginning, the camp was relatively stable, but as more and more patients were transported away, the soldiers began to panic. In addition, the patients who were transported to the quarantine area never appeared again, and they did not know what to do. Whether it was life or death, the soldiers became even more terrified, and they didn't know who spread the rumors first, saying that those sick people were actually transported away and buried alive. For a while, the whole battalion was fried, and some people tried to break through the blockade and escape. Li Jing ordered to shoot and kill a group of people, and only then did the first wave of riots be suppressed.

However, the consequences of the riots were serious, and the number of cases quickly exploded. Even Li Jing's army responsible for suppressing the riots also had sporadic cases. Unstable, this is undoubtedly extremely bad. Once the plague spreads in the army, the 20 army will probably collapse without attack and quickly collapse.

The situation was getting more and more critical, Gao Bufan and others were a little helpless, feeling heavy in their hearts.

"Your Majesty, you should continue to stop, and you will not accept the chaos. Let me do it!" Li Jing said in a deep voice.

Du Ruhui nodded and said: "Your Majesty, the only solution now is to cut off the wrists of a strong man, so don't hesitate any longer."

Gao Bufan was very conflicted. There are more than 2 people, not [-] chickens and ducks. It would be too cruel to just kill them like this.

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the safety of the soldiers of the three armies and the country of Daqi, don't hesitate any longer. If there is a gift from God, I will bear it alone!" Li Jing solemnly fell to his knees on the ground.

"The ministers are also willing to bear this crime!"

Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, Gao Shilian, Song Zhengben, Ling Jing, Zu Junyan and others knelt down one after another.

"The last general is also willing to bear this crime!"

Pei Xingyan, Cheng Yaojin, Shan Xiongxin, Liu Heita, Du Fuwei and other generals also fell to their knees.

Gao Bufan looked at Wenwu who was kneeling on the ground in front of him, he couldn't help but sighed, and was about to speak when a guard hurried in and reported with a strange expression: "An old Taoist came from outside the camp to ask to see the emperor, claiming to be able to subdue the plague ghost , to eradicate the plague."

When Gao Bufan heard it, he thought it was a wandering Taoist who was playing tricks on food and drink, and was about to say no, but when the words came to his lips, he subconsciously changed his words: "Did the other party give his name?"

"He said his surname is Sun, and his Dao name is Miaoying!"

Li Jing straightened his waist subconsciously, with an excited look on his face, Gao Bufan's heart skipped a beat when he saw this, surnamed Sun?Could it be him?Hastily waved and said, "Come in, please."

Soon, the two of them entered the imperial tent under the guidance of the guards. One of them was wearing a half-worn gray sermon robe with a gourd hanging from his waist and his hair in a bun. There is a bunch of gray beard under his chin, which is neatly combed, but his hair is jet black, his eyes are piercing, his cheeks are rosy, his face is kind, and his age cannot be distinguished.

Behind the old Taoist was a woman who was following step by step, carrying a medicine box on her back. She looked ferocious and was dressed in sloppy clothes. It was hard to imagine that the two were actually together.

"The poor Daoist Sun Simiao has met the Emperor Qi!" The old man raised his palm upright and made a salute.

Gao Bufan was shocked, and blurted out: "It turns out that the King of Medicine is here, no courtesy, come here, give me a seat!"

Sun Simiao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Qi Huang is too famous, and I am ashamed to be poor."

Although Sun Simiao is already very famous now, the title of King of Medicine was added by later generations. Gao Bufan blurted out that he was the King of Medicine, so the old Sun was a little flattered.

"Daozhang Sun deserves it, please sit down quickly!" Gao Bufan was excited from the bottom of his heart, this is a real medical super genius, a figure like a fairy.

The wicked woman who came with Sun Simiao gave Gao Bufan a strange look, thinking, why is this kid so excited?
"Emperor Qi loves you, all the lords and generals are standing, what is the virtue of being poor." Sun Simiao declined Gao Bufan's kindness and chose to stand.

Gao Bufan didn't force himself when he heard the words, and asked politely: "I don't know this...senior, what's your name?"

Sun Simiao smiled and said: "She is a poor disciple of the poor Taoist school. She was kicked out of the school by the poor Taoist teacher because of a big mistake in the past, but now she has changed herself and continues to practice with the poor Taoist teacher."

Gao Bufan glanced at the evil woman thoughtfully, as the saying goes, looks come from the heart, this woman is not a good person just by looking at her face, but it has nothing to do with him, so Gao Bufan just took a look and turned his eyes away. Turning back to Sun Simiao, he asked, "How did Daoist Sun know that there was a plague in our army?"

Sun Simiao stroked his beard and smiled and said, "It's just a coincidence. Let Rong Pindao be a fool first. Dare I ask the emperor, do the patients in the army have symptoms such as fever, headache, back pain, diarrhea, erythema and pus?"

Gao Bufan said: "Exactly."

Sun Simiao nodded: "Sure enough, Pindao came from the north, and some nomadic tribes in Turkic are also suffering from the epidemic recently."

"Daozhang Sun means that this plague was introduced from Turks?" Gao Bufan frowned.

"It should be, but those small Turkic tribes are very remote, thousands of miles away from Chang'an, it is unlikely that the plague will spread here, unless..."

Gao Bufan's heart was moved, and he blurted out: "Unless people spread it intentionally?"

Sun Simiao sighed slightly: "That's right, this is also the main reason why the poor came here, and this matter may have something to do with the poor."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone couldn't help looking at each other, Cheng Yaojin and Mung Dou stared at him, and said with a bad expression: "Old Taoist Sun, could it be that you caused this plague?"

Sun Simiao proclaimed his Taoist name: "Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, Pindao An can do such an outrageous act!"

Gao Bufan glared at Cheng Yaojin and said, "General Cheng, don't lie."

Cheng Yaojin scratched his head and muttered, "This is what Sun Laodao himself said was related to him, don't blame me, Old Cheng."

Sun Simiao smiled and said: "Although the plague was not caused by the poor Taoist priest, it may indeed be related to the poor Taoist priest. When the plague is eliminated, the poor Taoist priest will definitely give an explanation to Emperor Qi."

Gao Bufan said happily: "So, Daoist Sun has a way to heal?"

Sun Simiao stroked his beard and said, "This kind of plague is called smallpox. It is difficult to treat, but it can be prevented. In this regard, Pindao still has some experience. It should not be difficult to eliminate it."

Gao Bufan couldn't help but gasped, it turned out to be smallpox, the name is really loud, this thing is a severe infectious disease, the mortality rate is extremely high, killing hundreds of millions of people, the key is that this thing will stay even if it survives Scars all over the body and face, so it is called "smallpox", which can be fatal or disfigured. It was not until the smallpox vaccine appeared in later generations that human beings were able to escape from the terrifying shadow of smallpox.

Everyone present was very happy to see that Sun Simiao had named this plague, and he was so sure that it could be eradicated. Now that the situation is in dire straits, Sun Simiao's arrival is undoubtedly very timely. God bless us all.

Gao Bufan stood up and bowed solemnly: "This will thank Daoist Sun, thank you very much!"

Sun Simiao turned sideways slightly to avoid being rejected, Ji Shou said: "Qihuang's words are serious, this is what the poor should do, it should not be too late, please allow the poor to enter the ward to check first."

"Okay, I will go with Daoist Sun." Gao Bufan said.

As soon as this remark came out, all the civil and military people present were shocked, and they all spoke out to dissuade them.

Sun Simiao glanced at Gao Bufan unexpectedly and said: "The emperor is a man of ten thousand gold, it is really not appropriate to risk his life, why don't you stay here and wait for the good news?"

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "It's okay, I have confidence in Daoist Sun's medical skills."

Sun Simiao's eyes flashed brightly and said: "The emperor's praise, since this is the case, there are some prepared ointments here in Pindao, the emperor only needs to apply it on the skin to prevent infection." After speaking, he really took out a bottle of ointment and held it in the palm of his hand, then Looking at Gao Bufan with a smile.

Everyone couldn't help but looked at each other, it's really coming, is Daoist Sun a bold and skilled person, or is he ignorant and fearless?

Gao Bufan reached out and took the bottle of ointment from Sun Simiao's hand, opened the stopper and saw that the ointment inside was black and shiny, and smelled like mint, so he asked, "Daozhang Sun, how do you use this ointment? Apply it all over your body. ?”

"That's not necessary, just take an appropriate amount and apply it around the nostrils and lips, and then wear a face scarf to be safe." Sun Simiao said firmly.

Gao Bufan nodded, and was about to use it, Pei Xingyan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, General Rong Mo please try the medicine first."

"No need, I trust Daoist Sun!" Gao Bufan waved his hand, and directly took some ointment and applied it on his nostrils and lips.

Seeing this, Sun Simiao's eyes flashed again, he stroked his beard and smiled, and the wicked woman also showed admiration.

At that moment, Du Ruhui, Li Jing and the others also applied the ointment, and after the preparations were completed, the group went to the epidemic area.

After entering the epidemic area, Sun Simiao saw the clean, tidy and well-organized camp, and couldn't help being amazed. He spent most of his life wandering around, hanging pots to help the world, and visited many epidemic areas. , the stench is overwhelming, this is the first time I have seen such a clean and orderly epidemic area, this Gao Bufan is really extraordinary!

It is said that after the iron-blooded suppression a few days ago, the soldiers in the camp are now honest, and they all stay in their tents obediently, but the resentment is growing day by day, and it will definitely erupt again after a long time, and it will only intensify. It was out of control, which is why Li Jing insisted on "disposing" of this group of people.

However, Gao Bufan personally came to patrol the camp this time and received unexpected results. Those soldiers who were full of resentment instantly burst into tears.

The big boss came in person, and the big boss didn't give up on everyone!
For a moment, the shout of "Long Live the Emperor" resounded throughout the camp, even the hard-hearted Li Jing was moved by it.

Sun Simiao couldn't help sighing: "The emperor's benevolence is overwhelming, and the world will return to his heart. This time, the poor are right."

Gao Bufan sweated in secret, bowed solemnly and said: "I also ask Daoist Sun to use his wonderful hands to save the common people."

Sun Simiao smiled and said: "In terms of epidemic prevention, the emperor has already done a good job, and the poor have basically nothing to add. Let's go see the patients."

At the moment, everyone was transferred to the treatment area, where all the patients were quarantined, so the guards were stricter.

The person in charge first took Gao Bufan and Chai Shao to see Chai Shao's two sons, after all, they were the first to get sick.

(End of this chapter)