freenovelworld Chapter 180 Choosing with relatives
Chapter 180 Choosing with relatives
The ministers were all running around in panic, and Imperial Physician Liu was urgently summoned to examine the Emperor.
Led by the eunuch, Doctor Liu hurried into the imperial study, carrying his medicine box on his back. After entering, he bowed to the ground and said, "Your Majesty, long live the emperor!"
The emperor controlled his fear and panic, calmed himself, and tried to keep his tone calm. "My dear Liu, please stand up and come and diagnose my illness. I was resting in the Shoufu Palace the day before yesterday."
Doctor Liu put down his medicine box, knelt down in front of the emperor, and placed his finger on the dragon vein.
Fortunately, there was no danger. Doctor Liu knelt on the ground and carefully felt the emperor's pulse. Then he stood up and said, "The emperor's condition...is not serious. He is not infected with smallpox plague. Just rest for two days and he will be fine."
The emperor's heart suddenly dropped to the ground when he heard this! He didn't feel so cold anymore, and the symptoms of headache, heart pain, stomach pain, and toe pain seemed to have disappeared.
His majestic gaze swept over Imperial Physician Liu and a dozen important officials!
"I must have been overworked for days. When I heard the bad news of the smallpox plague spreading in the palace, the hidden illness that had accumulated for many days broke out. My dear ministers, there is no need to panic!"
Doctor Liu thought to himself that Your Majesty had diagnosed the cause of the illness yourself, which was more complete than what I had made up, so there was no need for me to rack my brains to cover it up for you.
The ministers were relieved. No matter whether the emperor was overworked or too frightened, as long as he was not infected with smallpox, it would be fine!
God bless us, and may our ancestors live long! If the emperor is safe, the court will be stable. If we are safe, the Song Dynasty will be stable.
The Privy Councilor Chu Zhaofu said, "Your Majesty, the palace has been struck by such a natural disaster, and the people must be in a state of panic. Now that Your Majesty is safe, you should go to the harem to inspect and calm the people."
The emperor's face darkened, and a hint of anger flashed in his eyes.
Wang Jie'en, who had been staying in the corner in obscurity, hurriedly shouted in a shrill voice: "No! The emperor is already weak due to poor health, how can he go to such a dangerous place? What will happen if he is really infected with smallpox!"
Chu Zhaofu, who made the suggestion, was frightened!
He immediately knelt on the ground in fear and trepidation. "Your Majesty! I was inconsiderate. Your Majesty is the most important. You must not return to the harem!"
The important ministers also knelt on the ground, shouting that the dragon's body was the most important!
Qin Wang Zhao Defang smiled faintly, "The emperor's health is of great importance, and it is not convenient for you gentlemen to go in. It is better for me to go into the harem and inspect it on behalf of the emperor to calm people's hearts!"
The emperor readily agreed and said, "Defang, at the critical moment, you are the one who can stand up and share my worries.
You will inspect the harem on my behalf, calm people's hearts, and direct the imperial doctors to fight the epidemic."
After receiving the order, the King of Qin walked out of the imperial study with Doctor Liu and went to inspect the harem.
There was panic everywhere in the palace. The eunuchs and palace maids were so frightened that their faces turned pale and their legs were shaking as they walked. People were really in a panic!
The guards sent to seal off the ward all had heavy faces, as if they were facing a major disaster with an unknown fate. If they lost their lives protecting the emperor, they would be honored and rewarded generously. But if they lost their lives due to smallpox, they might not even have a complete body, and would be burned clean as a source of infection of the evil virus.
Qin Wang Zhao Defang, who knew the inside story of the spread of smallpox, laughed in his heart while summoning more than a dozen imperial doctors and medical officers who had gone to Yanzhou to fight the epidemic. They all wore masks, gloves and other epidemic prevention items, and led this group of worldly-wise and calm people into the Shouning Palace, the hardest-hit area.
Several eunuchs and palace maids who fell ill were locked in two rooms, while the other eunuchs and palace maids hid in the corners trembling.
"Doctor Fang, you guys go into the room to diagnose the illness. Doctor Liu, you follow me in to visit Concubine Li." The King of Qin gave a light order and walked towards Concubine Li's room.
The two palace maids guarding outside the door also had pale faces and weak legs. They knelt down hurriedly and helped to lift the curtain.
I saw Concubine Li Xian sitting on the couch with her face as pale as ashes and her whole body shaking like a sieve. The two personal maids standing behind her also had pale faces and lowered their heads.
When Concubine Li Xian saw the King of Qin wearing a mask to prevent the spread of the virus, she was even more frightened. With tears in her eyes, she said in a trembling voice, "King of Qin, you must find a way to save me! There are so many eunuchs and palace maids infected with smallpox here that we cannot live here anymore."
I have to move to another place to avoid being infected with smallpox!"
The more arrogant and domineering a person is, the more he fears death.
The King of Qin was disdainful in his heart, and after bowing, he replied: "Don't panic, Empress Xianfei. I have accumulated a lot of experience when I led people to fight the epidemic in Yanzhou.
The smallpox epidemic was said to be as ferocious as a tiger, but in fact it was not that scary. Although the smallpox epidemic was highly contagious, the mortality rate of those infected was only about half, and the disability rate was less than 30%.
With Imperial Physician Liu and a dozen medical officers with experience in fighting epidemics, the spread of the smallpox plague in the palace will be safe and sound and will be eliminated soon.
According to the anti-epidemic method guidelines, people in critically ill areas are not allowed to go out, so as to prevent the virus they carry from spreading to healthy people outside.
The virtuous concubine has always been a person who considers the overall situation. Just live in Shouning Palace peacefully and wait until the epidemic is over and the danger is lifted before moving elsewhere!"
Isn't it scary that the mortality rate of people infected with smallpox is nearly half? Concubine Li Xian was even more terrified!
But the words of the King of Qin were well-reasoned and firm, and the emperor probably had the same intention. The emperor had disliked her for quite some time, and even her right to manage the six palaces was taken away. She could not anger him again, so she had to be sensible and stop clamoring to move elsewhere.
Doctor Liu secretly laughed in his heart. His Royal Highness Prince Qin's words were obviously meant to comfort and soothe people. Concubine Li was so scared that she couldn't sleep at night for the past few days.
After leaving Shouning Palace, Prince Qin took Doctor Liu and several medical officers to Queen Song's Yayan Pavilion.
Queen Song sat steadily on the carved wooden chair. Although her face was filled with sorrow and fear, she did not behave in a panic at all.
"No need to be polite, please stand up!
My son, you and the imperial doctors are busy in this ward, please take precautions."
"Thank you for your concern, mother. I and the doctors have antibodies and will not be infected again."
Doctor Liu was deeply moved!
[Empress Song is really kind and compassionate! Even in a dangerous situation, she still cares about the safety of us imperial doctors.]
Doctor Liu checked Princess Yongqing's pulse again and said with relief, "Your Highness, although Princess Yongqing has a high fever and has rashes on her body and face, her condition is much milder than those in Shouning Palace.
According to the treatment methods we used during the anti-epidemic period in Yanzhou, we will definitely get through this disaster safely!"
[Master Uncle gave the eunuchs and maids in Shouning Palace a very generous dose. Yongqing was vaccinated by the princess, so it would be strange if her condition was not much milder than those in Shouning Palace.]
The King of Qin breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. "I am relieved. I would like to ask the Imperial Doctor Liu to take care of Yongqing."
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The smallpox epidemic in the palace was as fierce as a tiger, but it was brought under control by the experienced Prince Qin and the imperial doctors.
Except for the seven people who got sick, the virus did not spread to other people. The once panic-stricken people in the palace gradually calmed down.
The King of Qin and Doctor Liu were indeed the heroes who controlled the outbreak of smallpox in Yanzhou. In just a few days, the smallpox epidemic was under control. Apart from the seven patients in the palace, no one outside the palace was infected by the smallpox epidemic.
Except for some court officials, the people in the capital had no idea that the ferocious smallpox plague had spread in the palace. The people in the capital lived as usual, and the commercial districts were prosperous.
When a plague occurs, the source of the disease must be found. After searching for a long time, several imperial doctors could only speculate that it was a young eunuch in Shouning Palace who was infected by a patient with the virus hidden in his body when he went out of the palace to purchase goods.
However, there was no case of smallpox infection outside the palace. The history of the infectious disease of smallpox was extremely strange.
However, this situation is an extremely good result, no matter how strange it is!
The emperor lived in Chuigong Palace for several days and did not dare to return to the harem.
After consultation with important ministers, the news of the spread of smallpox plague in the palace was strictly blocked, and the capital city became calm as usual.
The Tubo prince who came to marry the princess had become impatient and kept clamoring to go to the palace to meet the emperor and marry the Song princess back to Tubo as soon as possible.
The emperor's chosen marriage candidate, Princess Yongqing, was infected with smallpox. How could he bear to send his two daughters of marriageable age to such a distant, cold and bitter place to marry?
The strategy of marriage had been decided, but the choice of the bride was a puzzle for the emperor and his ministers. No minister dared to make the bold suggestion that the emperor choose one of his two biological daughters of marriageable age.
In the end, it was the Vice-Chancellor Lu Duoxuan who came up with a plan and figured out a way to have the best of both worlds.
"Your Majesty, please select a girl of the right age from a distant clan, and have her adopted as your daughter, named a princess, and sent to marry in Tubo.
Anyway, Tubo and Song Dynasty are far apart, and the Tubo prince will not know the true identity of the princess. As long as the person is married back to Tubo, the matter can be covered up. "
The worried emperor suddenly looked delighted!
He said with a smile: "Lord Lu, this is a brilliant plan! You should discuss it quickly. Which family in the royal family has a suitable daughter?"
What a brilliant plan!
The ministers immediately began to discuss excitedly, which daughter of marriageable age among the royal family's distant relatives would be a suitable candidate?
Finally, a daughter of marriageable age from a distant clan member, Zhao Rencheng, had bad luck and was discovered through collective efforts and became a candidate for marriage to the Tubo prince.
The emperor immediately issued an edict, recognizing the girl as his daughter, named her Princess Wen Yue, and assigned her to marry into the Tibetan royal family.
The emperor was secretly making a little calculation in his mind.
In the Tang Dynasty, Princess Wencheng went to Tubo and married Songtsen Gampo, which was a beautiful story of the friendly relations between the two countries. Today, I will confer the title of Princess Wenyue and assign her to marry the Tubo prince, which will also leave a beautiful story of the friendly relations between the two countries for future generations.
The matter was resolved perfectly, the smallpox epidemic spreading in the palace was also brought under control, and the emperor felt relieved!
He glanced at the King of Qin who was standing there without saying a word, and said with a smile: "My nephew, the candidate for the marriage has been decided, and the spread of the plague in the palace has been brought under control.
The Shandong Road River Channel Construction Project Bank corruption case is truly abominable and hateful!
My nephew, please leave as soon as possible! Go and investigate the major corruption case thoroughly, and do not show any leniency to the corrupt officials involved!"
Qin Wang Zhao Defang showed no sign of displeasure, walked out of the train, and received the order to go to war! ...
The emperor looked at the back of Prince Qin as he walked out of the hall and smiled triumphantly in his heart!
[The King of Qin's knife is really useful!]
I want to use him more often, to help me get rid of the pests in the Song Dynasty, to deter the greedy officials, and to wear out this sharp knife of his, so that it can be used up as soon as possible! 】