The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 30 Epidemic
Dai Yi went to vaccinate Zhu Xiurong, but he stayed in the west hall of Kunning Palace and did not come out.

That night, Zhu Youtang went to see his wife.

After seeing her husband, Queen Zhang cried: "...Your Majesty, why do you listen to people in the market and use some unknown medicines for your child? The child is still so young, and ordinary medicines cannot withstand it."

Zhu Youtang said: "I didn't believe it at first, but after thinking about it carefully, Jiangnan Township Examination Xie Yuan and Cheng Guogong's children recommended it together. Even if it wasn't harm, it was just fishing in troubled waters. What good would it do them? I was looking for ministers to discuss countermeasures. , Now that anyone who dares to speak up and offer medicine, is it necessary for me to reject them thousands of miles away?"

Empress Zhang thought about it, and she was right.

The ministers don't have any ideas. Now it's hard for someone to have an idea. If they ignore it, who will speak up on such a life-and-death matter in the future?

"Queen, don't worry, my daughter is lucky, she has her own destiny, I believe she will not get sick..."

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After the vaccination, the palace was calm.

After a few days, it seems that the people in the court have forgotten about this incident... But the smallpox epidemic is still spreading in the capital, because smallpox has spread to the palace, and Zhu Youtang occasionally asks about it.

For the past few days, palace ladies and eunuchs have been sent out of the palace every day, and the spread of the smallpox epidemic in the palace has never stopped. place for placement.

On the morning of September [-]th, the court meeting was still going on.

It was just an ordinary court meeting that day, and only civil servants participated.

Zhu Youtang was listening to the report on the storage of grain in the Beijing warehouse. This was a summary report before and after the storage of autumn grain, but a servant came in a hurry and just whispered something in the emperor's ear. Zhu Youtang got up Then go out.

"His Majesty……"

Liu Jian reminded the emperor.

This court meeting is still going on, if there is something urgent, let us continue to wait for you, or should we dissolve it and wait until tomorrow?

Zhu Youtang said with a sad face: "My dear family, my... the little princess has acne, and I want to visit her."

"Your Majesty take care of the dragon body."

The ministers were equally sad in their hearts, but they wanted to persuade Zhu Youtang to restrain himself and not to meet the little princess who had smallpox.

Zhu Youtang sadly said: "I know, all the gentlemen go back first. We will talk about things tomorrow. Today's sutra banquet, let's do it first!"

"Yes."

Liu Jian is very considerate of the emperor.

The emperor's daughters are all suffering from smallpox. Can the emperor be forced to be diligent and restrain himself at this time?

When the ministers came out of the palace, Xie Qian said coldly: "What are you talking about? Believe in the words of folk alchemists, and you will have endless troubles."

Li Dongyang said: "You can't say that, there is one thing that the alchemist said."

"Oh?"

Xie Qian was startled, and then thought, didn't the alchemist predict that the little princess would get sick on the [-]th or [-]th of September?
Isn't that accurate?
Someone on the side asked: "How is this calculated?"

No one can answer.

The words could not be discussed deeply, and the ministers left with a sigh in regret.

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For Zhang Zhou, the timing of Zhu Xiurong's illness is easy to calculate, that is, it is backward from the [-]th day of the ninth month of the lunar calendar when Zhu Xiurong's death was recorded in history.

Smallpox usually dies within three to four days of onset, and the incubation period averages twelve days...

When the news of the little princess's smallpox spread outside the palace and also to Zhu Fu, Zhu Fu was furious.

"Go and call that bastard! Kneel in front of the hall!"

Zhu Feng was dragged to kneel down as punishment.

Those who were punished to kneel together were also Zhu Daqi who came with Zhu Feng.

"You said, how is it possible? They are all on medication, how could the princess get acne?"

At this time, Zhu Feng still trusted Zhang Zhou.

Zhu Daqi couldn't stand it anymore, and said coldly: "Second Young Master, you still haven't realized that that Young Master Zhang is deliberately using you."

"use?"

"That's right, even if he is Jie Yuan, the Second Young Master doesn't trust him. This man talks about strange things, but Young Master still listens to him... I'm afraid even the Duke's Mansion will be involved this time. Listen Said that the father-in-law has ordered to send someone to Nanjing City to teach that Zhang Zhou a good lesson!"

"No! This is what I discussed with him, and the responsibility does not lie with him alone."

When Zhu Feng heard this, he almost got up to talk to his father.

Zhu Daqi said with a casual look: "It's useless to say it. He used the second son to involve Cheng Guogong's mansion in such matters. Of course he will be punished! If he just taught him a lesson, he will be cheap! After the second son returns, he must Do not associate with him any more!"

"what!"

Zhu Feng screamed at Tian Chang, "Zhang Jieyuan treats me with sincerity, I'm afraid I'm going to kill him!"

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The next day.

The minister is still waiting for the court meeting, but the eunuch Chen Kuan, the supervisor of ceremonies and Bingbi, arrives in a hurry and informs that the court meeting will be postponed.

The ministers had already expected it.

Having smallpox is equivalent to waiting for the judgment of God.

The little princess is still young, and smallpox is more dangerous, even the daughter of the royal family is no exception.

Li Dongyang shared the news: "It is heard that no one in the imperial hospital left the palace yesterday, maybe the disease in the palace has spread further."

Tu Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, said: "I hope that your majesty will be safe, and I also hope that the princess can turn the crisis into safety."

"Ah."

All the ministers are nodding.

The little princess has already fallen ill, there is no way to do it, it is true that I hope the disease will not spread to the emperor.

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After waiting for more than half an hour, the court meeting was carried out.

And Zhu Youtang arrived with a tired body.

"My lords, I have kept you waiting for a long time." Zhu Youtang looked very tired, and he was out of breath even sitting there to speak. This appearance made the minister feel distressed when he saw it.

"Cough cough!"

Zhu Youtang also coughed twice.

This made the ministers present vigilant, wouldn't even the emperor get sick?

"Where did you talk about yesterday?"

As soon as Zhu Youtang came up, it seemed as if he was going to reopen yesterday's topic and continue talking about the storage of autumn grain.

Wang Ji from the governor's storehouse came out and said, "Your Majesty, if you haven't had a good rest, why don't we discuss these matters later."

"Oh."

Zhu Youtang was startled at first.

Probably because he didn't get enough sleep and his head was not bright enough. Then he thought of something, and smiled in front of everyone, with a look of relief on his face.

All the ministers were dumbfounded when they saw this scene, how could the emperor still laugh at this time?

Zhu Youtang waved to Wei Bin, the eunuch who was next to him, the supervisor of ceremonies and the eunuch Bingbi, meaning to let Wei Bin speak.

Wei Bin said: "Everyone, the condition of the little princess has improved greatly."

"what?"

The ministers present were stunned.

You just got sick yesterday, and you're getting better today?
When we don't know how bad acne is, right?Even a healthy young man would have to stay in bed for three or four days when he got acne, and those who survived would basically leave scars from acne.

Wei Bin said: "Yesterday, the little princess had acne and became ill very quickly. But after the onset, it was strange to say that there were only red rashes on her body and no pustules appeared. Even if she had a fever, the fever was not serious. , By yesterday afternoon, the fever subsided. Several imperial physicians and Eunuch Dai took care of me last night. In the morning, even the rash on the little princess’s body disappeared. The little princess’s food and medicines are normal, and she can play in the field ..."

As soon as this remark came out, the ministers present couldn't help but looked at each other in blank dismay.

Liu Jian came out and asked, "Your Majesty, was the princess' condition misdiagnosed earlier?"

In the minister's view, if the illness was unusual, it must have been misdiagnosed.

Zhu Youtang said with a gratified expression: "I asked the imperial physicians, and they also said that there is no doubt about acne, but this kind of situation is extremely rare for the little princess. Maybe the princess is blessed by heaven. But I think it's because The child of Duke Cheng’s family has made meritorious service in donating medicine, so he can travel all the way to the capital to donate medicine without avoiding suspicion, he is a good boy.”

"This..." Originally, Liu Jian wanted to deny that these two incidents were related.

But the problem is...

Liu Jian couldn't explain clearly either.

The acne disease also occurred, which means that the little princess has indeed been exposed to acne patients, but the disease is strangely mild. Can this be explained by common sense?
"I also asked the imperial doctor, and he said that Dai Yi has been taking care of him very hard these days, and he also had a rash on his arm, but it faded away quickly... It seems that this medicine is really effective. Prepare to take the medicine yourself."

Zhu Youtang uttered another piece of news that surprised everyone present.

This time, all the ministers were almost unanimously opposed: "Your Majesty, no!"

Zhu Youtang said: "I know your worries, but even the princess is fine, don't you think there is something wrong with the medicine? But I am not in a hurry, I gave the medicine to the court servants first, they often go in and out of the palace Neiyuan, it will be fine once they have used it, I, the empress and the crown prince, it will not be too late to use it!"

(End of this chapter)