Rule over Ming Dynasty

Chapter 316 Another year of bloodshed

Donghua Gate is heavily guarded.

Song Cheng, who was wearing a third-grade official uniform, lowered his head slightly in thought and was slowly walking out of the centralized isolation courtyard. His expression at this time looked very solemn.

There was a new breakthrough in the investigation just now, but it was such a coincidence that the Chuchun he wanted to ask about died.

"Master Song, according to the palace's epidemic prevention regulations, you should clean your hands now!" The captain of the guard took the initiative to greet him, reminding him with vigilance and respect.

A person's name is like a tree's shadow. Now Song Cheng has a very good reputation throughout the capital, so much so that the captain of the guard maintains respect for Song Qingtian.

Song Cheng seemed to have just returned from traveling in the sky. He looked at the captain of the guard in front of him and asked seriously: "Who has been here today? Who has had contact with Chuchun?"

"We have been guarding here since the palace gate opened, and no one has ever come here!" The captain of the guard was stunned for a moment, and then answered with certainty.

The two guards standing in front of the door also turned to look at Song Cheng in confusion. This is now the most dangerous isolation facility. Not to mention that they will not allow outsiders to enter, even if they let people in, they dare not enter.

This infectious disease can be easily transmitted to people. Even if they don't die, they will still have a pockmarked face, but this is a consequence that no one is willing to bear.

Song Cheng's face straightened, and he immediately threatened: "Do you know the consequences of deceiving me? Be careful, I will report to your majesty to punish you now!"

"Master Song, it's true that no one has been here. Anyone who enters here must register. You can take a look!" Seeing that Song Cheng didn't believe it, the captain of the guard handed the roster on the table to Song Cheng.

Song Cheng saw that the captain of the guard didn't seem to be lying, so he took the registration list.

But when I just turned the first page, I was stunned when I saw the first name. It was my official position and name.But naturally it couldn't be me, so I stayed and continued to check.

When he saw the second name, the fog that had been shrouding his mind slowly dissipated, and the real murderer was emerging.

The sky in the capital is cloudy, and this first month seems to be telling a different story.

The originally prosperous city of Beijing seemed to be dead. Faced with the sudden epidemic, many people could not see the future at all, but they did not know how long it would last.

At this time, there are people in Beijing who are constantly fanning the flames and encouraging people to break through the court's blockade, making the epidemic more complicated.

Xiyuan, the rear hall of Yangxin Hall, is the temporary residence of the emperor.

A little eunuch bowed and took small steps to bring in Dr. Cui.

Dr. Cui is wearing a standard medical uniform. He is now nearly sixty years old. His skin has a yellowish color and he has a beautiful goatee. He looks mature and dignified.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were many ways to become an imperial physician.Among them, recommendation and donation of officials were not on the stage, and Imperial Physician Cui was originally a child of a famous medical family in the capital. He entered the Imperial Hospital by taking the examination of the Imperial Hospital.

Like the officialdom, doctors like him who have passed formal examinations have more difficult diplomas, so they usually look down on those doctors who have opened their way through connections or money.

Life has been full of ups and downs, and he has been staying in the hospital for more than thirty years. Now he is approaching the age of retirement. It can be said that he has dedicated his entire life to the Zhu family royal family.

If there is any regret in life, it is that he could have been the envoy of the Taiyuan Hospital based on his qualifications, but Liu Wentai was very good at managing connections.

In the end, the position of the envoy of the Taiyuan Hospital was taken over by a mediocre medical expert like Liu Wentai. On the contrary, a good doctor like him with no abilities remained unknown in the Taiyuan Hospital.

Fortunately, as long as it is gold, it will always shine, and he has received His Majesty's attention during this epidemic, and has become the most important imperial physician in the palace's epidemic prevention.

"Your Majesty, this is a prescription for vaccination that I accidentally received. After many attempts, I have never contracted the disease from beginning to end. My family's tests are all effective. For the sake of the common people in the world, I ask your Majesty to take this prescription for vaccination!" Dr. Cui Kneeling in front of the bead curtain, he presented the prescription with great respect.

Liu Jin stood outside the bead curtain and relayed immediately: "Your Majesty has read the prescription of Dr. Cui. Since Dr. Cui and his family have verified it, let's cook it!"

"I accept the order!" Imperial Physician Cui's eyes flashed with joy, and he said respectfully.

Emperor's medication not only has a strict medication process, but also requires someone to try it.

When Dr. Cui saw Liu Jin bringing the medicine to the palace maid for testing, the corners of his mouth could not help but curl up slightly, but he knew that nothing would happen.

In the dormitory of Yangxin Hall, sandalwood scent curls up.

Zhu Youtang did not expect that the Ministry of War would be so efficient. It had already handed over the candidate to be the commander of the Nanyang Luzon Guard. It was Yu Yuanzan, a fellow commander of the Jianzhou Vanguard.

Faced with this choice, it actually hit the mark.

In the Enke martial arts examination, although Yu Yuanzan seemed to be weak in victory, he was able to exploit loopholes in the rules and was considered a flexible talent.

He served as a water transporter and successfully rescued refugees. He was then transferred to Liaodong to participate in the war and made great achievements. Now he is indeed a candidate for the military general to go to Luzon.

Zhu Youtang knew that if he wanted to plow the fields well, he had to let the cattle graze, so he immediately gave instructions: "Promote Yu Yuanzan, the same magistrate of Jianzhou Frontier Guards, to the commander of the Nanyang Luzon Guards. Return to Beijing to select elite soldiers and generals, and the treatment will be similar to that of the East China Sea Guards!"

It is known from various feedback that although being away from their homeland makes many soldiers miss their hometown, the current Donghai soldiers are not willing to return at all, but they hope to stay on Donghai Island forever.

This East China Sea Island is not an island east of the Leizhou Peninsula, but the predecessor of Shenzhi Island. Although the two county officials are still Koreans, they have been ruled solely by the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, the medicine is ready!" Liu Jin led a young eunuch to bring the medicine jar in and reminded him softly.

Zhu Youtang looked at the black medicine jar brought to him and couldn't help but let out a deep sigh.

Although history has proven that only Emperor Guangxu died from arsenic, history is always written by the victors. Who can be 100% sure that the short-lived emperor of the Ming Dynasty was not abnormal?
In this era where the civil service group has penetrated into every aspect of the dynasty, there is no telling which one will come first, accident or tomorrow.

Even if he is a lofty emperor, he is actually a mortal body after all. If he really wants to erase a living life, it is just a matter of a bowl of medicinal soup.

At this moment, he no longer hated the arrogant people of Xu Pu and Qingyun Hou.

Compared with the ministers who were bullying him openly, such scheming ministers were even more hateful, so that he had to deal with them carefully.

"Leave it alone!"

Zhu Youtang put down what he was doing and gave instructions calmly.

Although I am very anxious now, and the preventive prescriptions mentioned by Dr. Cui are very tempting, fortunately I know that preventing smallpox is not effective at all.

Like the new coronavirus in later generations, let alone ordinary drugs, even vaccines are helpless. The best effect is always to produce antibodies after being infected yourself.

Faced with this kind of smallpox that can kill people, if you don't have antibodies in your body, everything will be in vain.Therefore, the preventive prescription must be a trick, and Dr. Cui has a very big intention.

"Your Majesty, I just told Doctor Cui that you have taken it!" Liu Jin came in from the outside and reported the report carefully.Zhu Youtang stretched himself and suddenly asked seriously: "Since Shuyi moved to Xiyuan, has she always gone to Baicao Garden?"

"It's true. Shu Rong comes from a medical family and likes to dry some hay on weekdays! Although there are no medicinal seedlings in Baicao Garden now, she seems to be looking for seedling roots, and the slave doesn't quite understand!" Liu Jin was startled at first, and then said honestly replied.

Zhu Youtang knew that his concubines did have their own strengths, so he said calmly: "Since she understands medicine, please call her over tonight!"

"Your Majesty, Dr. Cui said that you should quit sex!" Liu Jin swallowed and said with a broken head.

Zhu Youtang's face darkened slightly, and he looked impatient and said: "I'm not as miserable as you think. I have something else to do with Shu Rong!"

"Yes!" Liu Jin didn't know what kind of medicine the emperor was selling in his gourd. He just vaguely felt that his emperor couldn't bear it anymore, but he still said respectfully.

It was at this time that Imperial Physician Cui and Song Cheng asked for a meeting.

Zhu Youtang was slightly stunned at first, and then said calmly: "Pass it!"

"I respectfully send you your Majesty's greetings!" Song Cheng and Imperial Physician Cui came in together and said politely.

Zhu Youtang was sitting behind the bead curtain, sipping tea, and said very calmly: "Why do you two beaus ask to see me?"

"Your Majesty, after taking the medicinal decoction, you may suffer from body fever in the next few days. I would like to stay in Xiyuan to serve Your Majesty at all times!" Dr. Cui answered first, appearing to be loyal and authentic.

This……

Liu Jin suddenly looked at Imperial Physician Cui with complicated eyes. He didn't mention this matter at all just now, which clearly forced the emperor to agree to him staying here.

The corners of Zhu Youtang's mouth raised slightly, and he looked at Song Cheng through the bead curtain and said, "Song Qing, why are you here?"

"I have come to deliver my order!"

"What purpose?"

"I have found the source of the palace smallpox infection!"

……

Song Cheng answered with an extremely serious look on his face.

Huh?
Liu Jin's eyes widened slightly, but he did not expect that Song Cheng was so efficient and could actually find the source of smallpox infection so quickly.

Zhu Youtang took a sip of tea and asked with some interest: "Who?"

"Mr. Cui!" Song Cheng's face suddenly turned and he immediately testified.

Doctor Cui was just about to watch a good show, but when he found out that Song Cheng was pointing the finger at him, he immediately said angrily: "Master Song, don't spit on anyone with your blood!"

"Mr. Cui, her menstruation is irregular in early spring, but the prescription you prescribed for her specified that she should use fresh fish soaked in water?" Song Cheng asked seriously without blinking.

Dr. Cui's heart skipped a beat, but he calmly asked, "It's true! These are all our doctors' conditioning methods. What does this mean?"

"If there is only one person in Chuchun, it really doesn't mean anything! It's just that I checked all the infected people in the palace. The seriously ill people were all suffering from the disease after your treatment, but they all asked for fresh fish soaking. Is it just a coincidence? Chuchun, as the palace The first source of infection of the epidemic cannot be established, but identifying you as the first source of infection will make things more reasonable!" Song Cheng has a very good talent for criminal investigation and immediately reveals the truth.

Doctor Cui was horrified, but he still said he was wronged: "You are making such random speculations without any evidence. You are obviously here to spray blood!"

"I originally wanted to verify Chuchun's contact with you, but when I arrived at the isolation center, I found that he was dead!" Seeing that Dr. Cui was still trying to make excuses, Song Cheng pointed out another matter.

When Doctor Cui learned that the person was dead, he seemed confident and said: "There is no resurrection after death!"

"Did you prescribe the medicine Chuchun took today?" Song Cheng had already verified a lot of things and asked directly.

When Doctor Cui saw Song Cheng biting him and not letting go, he suddenly said with a cold face: "What do you mean?"

"I have just found out: Due to the special circumstances, all the medicines used by patients will not be verified by the palace, so you put the heartbroken grass that is very similar to honeysuckle in the medicine in early spring!" Song Cheng took out the dregs of the medicine from his sleeve and said seriously. .

"Your Majesty, you are wronged! I am loyal to Your Majesty, and I never have such a malicious heart. Someone else must have done this thing about the heartbroken grass! Now Your Majesty has submitted to the anti-acne remedy. I am afraid that Your Majesty has body fever, so I I beg your Majesty not to believe Mr. Song's unfounded speculations, and please allow me to protect the dragon's body first!" Dr. Cui said with beads of sweat on his forehead as he grasped the last hope.

This is an imperial society after all. As long as she can become a useful person next to the emperor, not to mention that Song Cheng has no substantial evidence, a little palace maid is nothing at all.

Zhu Youtang took a deep breath, but said with a bit of sarcasm: "Mr. Cui, you don't need to worry about this matter, your medicine is still here!"

"Ah? Your Majesty, why did Eunuch Liu just..." Imperial Physician Cui looked at Liu Jin who was standing in front of the bead curtain, looking unbelievable.

The corners of Liu Jin's mouth raised slightly, but he said jokingly: "Originally, His Majesty just suspected that there was something wrong with your medicinal soup, but now seeing your reaction, there is indeed something wrong with the medicine!"

"Your Majesty, you are wise! You must not take such evil people's medicine!" Song Cheng immediately expressed his stance when he learned that this matter still existed.

"Open the bead curtain!"

The beaded curtains and curtains were slowly opened, and Zhu Youtang seemed to be sitting there safely and soundly, his whole person becoming more and more majestic as an emperor.

This……

This was the first time that Dr. Cui actually saw the emperor, and he suddenly felt an unprecedented chill, and the black medicine jar was indeed placed on the table.

Zhu Youtang saw Doctor Cui's reaction and said straight to the point: "Mr. Cui, your anti-acne medicine must be added with the patient's acne liquid!"

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, you... how did you know?" Dr. Cui's eyes widened, never expecting that the emperor was as wise as Song Cheng.

"How can I hide this little trick from His Majesty!" Liu Jin immediately mocked with disdain.

When Zhu Youtang saw that the matter had been completely confirmed, he said calmly: "Say it! As long as you recruit the people behind the scenes, I can let you go, otherwise no one from your three clans will survive!"

As soon as these words came out, killing intent came from all directions.

Doctor Cui trembled all over, as if he had seen his family's blood flowing into a river, and finally realized what a terrifying existence he had provoked.

(End of this chapter)