After verifying the effectiveness of the prescription and Sun Simiao's return, the epidemic in Chang 'an City finally had hope of quickly calming down.
The next step was for the Imperial Physician Department to prepare the antidote for the people.
Chang 'an City had never experienced a large-scale epidemic in the Tang Empire since its founding more than ten years ago. Looking at the previous dynasties, once an epidemic broke out in the country, it would usually cause thousands of deaths. It was extremely rare for an antidote to be developed less than three days after the outbreak of the epidemic!
It was a blessing for the people to be born in this era!
The three prescriptions that Li Zexuan had provided were all ordinary herbs. Therefore, even if it was more than two thousand sets of antidotes, it would not be a difficult task for the Imperial Physician Department. Moreover, with the current financial situation of the imperial court, even if it was ten times the amount, they would still be able to support it!
However, there was one herb that was not easy to buy, and that was the Stove Earth. The main reason was that before this, no one had thought that it could be used as medicine. Naturally, no one would collect it and sell it for money!
However, it was unrealistic to ask people to collect the Stove Earth because there was not enough time!
Therefore, the antidotes prepared by the Imperial Physician Department's medical officers were lacking the Stove Earth. Presumably, every household had it. When the antidotes were distributed, they just needed to inform the people in advance.
On Li Zexuan's side, when Sun Simiao agreed to stay in the Cloud Mountain Courtyard, he immediately gathered people to tidy up the third courtyard, and quickly arranged all the commonly used furniture inside.
Sun Simiao took some luggage from the official residence and arrived at Yunshan Villa. First, he stood outside the academy and sighed at the luxury of Yanhuang College. When he saw the temporary residence that Li Zexuan had arranged for him, Old Sun suddenly lost his calm!
In the morning, Li Zexuan had told him that the villas in Yun Shan were very simple and crude houses that weren't worth much. But now, what he saw was a flat cement floor, a two-story building, and clean and bright glass windows. No matter how he looked at it, it couldn't be considered simple and crude at all!
"Ahem, Daoist Sun, this courtyard only looks good on the surface. In fact, the materials provided by my workshop and the manpower provided by the academy are really not worth much ~!"
When Li Zexuan saw Sun Simiao's expression, he knew what the old Daoist was thinking.
Sun Simiao expressionlessly nodded his head. He was too lazy to argue with Li Zexuan. After all, he had been a doctor for so many years that he had long become indifferent to money. To him, wealth and glory were not as important as a medical book or a medicinal herb. Thus, this house was nothing to him.
A few servants from the Imperial Physician Bureau brought Sun Simiao's luggage into the courtyard before taking their leave.
When Li Zexuan saw that Sun Simiao was willing to stay in Yunshan Villa, he felt a little relieved. At this time, he went up to Sun Simiao and cupped his hands. "Haha, Daoist Sun, I didn't expect that we would become neighbors now. Yesterday, I saved a baby who was infected with cholera. Now, his body is very weak.
Although Han Xiaoyun's son was out of danger after Li Zexuan's initial treatment, his body was still very weak. The reason why Li Zexuan could come up with a prescription for cholera with his half-baked medical skills was all due to luck. Now, he did not have a good solution for the child. However, now that Sun Simiao was here, all the problems would naturally be solved!
Speaking of the patient, Sun Simiao immediately put on a solemn expression. "Oh? There's a baby who was infected with cholera? Quickly bring this poor Daoist to have a look ~! "
He knew better than anyone else how much of a threat cholera was to a newborn baby. It was very likely that the baby would die within a few hours. It was much faster than an adult's illness!
Li Zexuan nodded and brought Sun Simiao to the first courtyard not far from here. In the courtyard, Han Yuxi was coaxing the child. Li Jingmo and Madam Li were looking at the child with a kind expression. They were chatting and laughing. It seemed that they were very fond of Han Xiaoyun's son.
Mei Jun was also there. This kid was "trembling" in the corner of the courtyard. He had a feeling that his son was going to be snatched away by Old Man Li and the others!
Lan 'er, on the other hand, was staring at the little DD between Huan' er's legs. She was probably wondering why this thing grew on the child's body.
Li Zexuan, who had entered the courtyard, saw the little girl's "peeping" behavior. He could not help but feel speechless. He secretly hoped that this little girl would not grow up to be a "fujoshi" in the future!
After introducing Sun Simiao and explaining the purpose of his visit, everyone in the courtyard (except for Lan 'er and Huan' er) showed a great welcome to Sun Simiao's arrival!
After some pleasantries, Sun Simiao took Huan 'er and placed his hand on the latter's wrist. He closed his eyes and carefully checked the child's pulse.
The courtyard fell into silence. Only the sound of birds chirping in the nearby forest could be heard. No one disturbed them. After a while, Sun Simiao's eyebrows twitched. He looked very surprised. After a while, he put down Huan 'er's arm and handed it over to Han Xiaoyun. Then, under everyone's expectant gaze, he said,
"This child is truly blessed. To be able to survive the cholera is truly a blessing from the heavens! According to my diagnosis, this child's pulse is obviously very weak, but there is another kind of vitality in his body. The vitality is very strong. I guess it's this vitality that has supported the child until now! Strange, strange. This is the first time I've seen such a strange thing in my life! "
Li Zexuan's heart skipped a beat. He stepped forward and explained, "Taoist Sun, you don't know. Before this, Huan 'er only had one breath left. The situation was very critical. If we rashly used medicine in such a situation, the child might not be able to withstand it. I used Taoist Genuine Qi to carefully nurse the child's body several times! Fortunately, Taoist Sun, you came back at this time! "
As for the possibility that there was a second kind of Qi in his body other than Genuine Qi (Li Zexuan himself called this Qi spiritual Qi), he did not intend to tell anyone. Firstly, he was not completely sure. Secondly, this kind of thing sounded too strange!
"Genuine Qi?"
Sun Simiao looked puzzled. He glanced at Li Zexuan. Then, as if he had accepted Li Zexuan's explanation, he said, "No wonder. But no matter what, this child has survived a great disaster. He will have good fortune in the future! At present, he is just a little weak. I'll give him a prescription to replenish his vitality. At the same time, Xiao Xuan, you can give the child only 20% of your prescription for cholera. With these two approaches, the child will be fine within five days! "
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