Emperor Tianhui's stomach was full of anger, but he couldn't vent it on the empress dowager. Instead, he vented it all on Gu Beiyue.
"Gu Beiyue, it's already been days. The Imperial Physician Courtyard still doesn't know what this disease is. What else can Zhen count on you to do? Do you not want to be the head imperial physician anymore? "
"At most, Zhen will give you three more days. If you can't control the epidemic by then, don't blame Zhen for being merciless!"
There was no way to treat most epidemics, but they could at least control the scope of the outbreak. Still, they didn't even know what kind of disease it was, which meant there was no way to prevent or control it.
Under these circumstances, they could only resort to inhumane methods to prevent the epidemic from spreading to even more people. That was to isolate and burn all the infected.
Of course, the authorities could do the same for the commoners, but it wasn't easy to treat the nobles of the capital equally.
For example, the third young master of the imperial uncle's estate was on his last breath. Even now, a few imperial physicians were still trying to save his life.
Everyone was equal in the face of human life. Was there any difference between nobles and generals?
Unfortunately, this was the cruel reality. Gu Beiyue had been frowning all this time.
Doctors were benevolent, but they often had to make cruel choices.
Gu Beiyue had long tried to persuade him that there was no way to treat the disease. The only way was to control it. If they wanted to control it, they had to control everything. Not just the commoners, but the imperial family and nobles as well. They had to burn them all!
But Emperor Tianhui refused without a second thought. Which member of the imperial family would be willing to accept such an arrangement? How many of them would rebel with a single order?
Leaving aside the others, even the empress dowager herself wouldn't agree to the imperial uncle's third young master.
But this time, Gu Beiyue didn't try to persuade him. He glanced at the empress dowager before saying, "Your Majesty, perhaps this official and the Imperial Physician Courtyard really aren't up to the task. This official may be so bold as to recommend someone to you."
"Could it be that someone can cure it? Who is it? "Emperor Tianhui grew alarmed.
Gu Beiyue didn't hesitate to get straight to the point. "The Duke of Qin's estate, esteemed wangfei."
Emperor Tianhui gave a start at these words, before he laughed disdainfully. "Han Yunxi? What did she know? She is a Poison Doctor, when did she become a Divine Doctor? "
Unexpectedly, Gu Beiyue had a serious expression on his face. "Your Majesty, this humble subject discovered that something was wrong after examining the corpses. The corpses that died from the disease had been left here for a long time, so there were signs of livor mortis. If this humble subject's guess is correct, this plague is not an ordinary plague, but a poisonous plague!"
After the death of the palace maid in the Empress Dowager's palace, no one dared to deal with it. Due to the shortage of manpower in the Imperial Institute of Medicine, it took more than two hours for Gu Beiyue to arrive in person. It was also because of this that Gu Beiyue noticed the poisonous livor mortis on the corpse. Otherwise, as long as the patient died of illness, they would have been cremated immediately.
Gu Beiyue had just told the Empress Dowager about this matter.
Emperor Tianhui fell silent after hearing Gu Beiyue's explanation.
Of course, Gu Beiyue knew that Emperor Tianhui dreaded Han Yunxi, but he feigned ignorance and said, "Based on this humble subject's experience, there's an 80 to 90 percent chance that this is a poisonous plague. Esteemed wangfei's poison skills are superb, so she must have a way to deal with it! That palace maid's corpse is still in the Imperial Institute of Medicine. Should we invite esteemed wangfei over to take a look? "
Emperor Tianhui remained silent.
At this moment, the Empress Dowager spoke up. "Emperor, there are so many people waiting to be saved. This is an important matter that can't be delayed. Hurry and call Qin Wangfei over!"
After Princess Changping's death, the empress had gone mad, and the empress dowager hated Han Yunxi to the core. But just then, Gu Beiyue had said that the third young master of the imperial uncle's estate could only hold out for a day at most. For the sake of the imperial uncle's sole heir, the empress dowager had no time to bicker with Han Yunxi. As long as there was a chance, she'd grab it!
Emperor Tianhui had just shown his strength to the Duke of Qin's estate, but now he had to ask for help. Naturally, he'd lose face and be unhappy about it. But the empress dowager was right. This wasn't a small matter!
Of course, Emperor Tianhui was smart enough to reply Cold. "Gu Beiyue, this is a matter for your Imperial Institute of Medicine. Zhen doesn't care who you ask for help, but Zhen wants to control the epidemic immediately!"
If he had Gu Beiyue ask for help in the name of the Imperial Institute of Medicine, Han Yunxi wouldn't be able to show off much!
Gu Beiyue rejoiced. "This official understands. This official will do it right away!"
Han Yunxi had been depressed for days over the matter of Long Fei Ye. Because of the rampant epidemic, she hadn't left the house at all, but sat outside the gates of Long Fei Ye to think things over.
She knew that the epidemic still hadn't been contained, but she never expected it to be a poison epidemic!
Frankly speaking, a plague was a highly contagious virus, but a poison epidemic was a contagious disease caused by poisons.
Viruses and poisons were different. Viruses caused illnesses, while poisons caused poisons. More accurately speaking, the infected didn't die from illness, but from poison!
Naturally occurring poisons that could cause contagious poisons were very rare, while man-made ones weren't easy to make. In other words, the chances of a poison epidemic breaking out were very low!
Han Yunxi felt that something was fishy about the situation, but since Gu Beiyue had already sent people to ask for help, she didn't think too much of it. She immediately packed up and prepared to leave the house.
But before she left, Steward Xia bumped into her. "Esteemed wangfei, where are you going?"
"I'll be right back," Han Yunxi said mildly. She hadn't told anyone that she was going to the Imperial Institute of Medicine.
"Esteemed wangfei, you can't go out. It's a mess outside right now, what if …"
Before Steward Xia could finish, Grand Concubine Yi slowly walked over with a Cold voice. "Steward Xia, if she wants to die, just let her go. It's best if she doesn't come back."
So speaking, Grand Concubine Yi didn't spare Han Yunxi a glance before walking past.
Grand Concubine Yi was depressed over the Duke of Qin's affairs and had been like a walking corpse these days.
Even Steward Xia felt hurt by her words, to say nothing of Han Yunxi.
She didn't say a word, but watched Grand Concubine Yi's figure disappear into the gardens before turning back to smile at Steward Xia. "Steward Xia, help me keep the door open tonight. I'll definitely come back."
She hadn't smiled in the past few days.
But now she was. Not only was she smiling, but her clear eyes were shining with a moving light as if she'd been reborn.
Han Yunxi, what's wrong with her?
Steward Xia gaped at the sight, while Han Yunxi didn't say anything else. She simply turned and walked out.
As soon as Gu Beiyue heard that Han Yunxi had arrived at the Imperial Institute of Medicine, he immediately went out to greet her. "Esteemed wangfei, this official knew you'd come."
"You're so sure," Han Yunxi smiled.
She immediately explained the general situation of the plague to Gu Beiyue. Then the two of them made a few simple precautions before entering the morgue.
Han Yunxi admired the doctors of ancient times. They didn't have the advanced precautions of modern times, so even if they knew it was a contagious disease, they were still the first to come into contact with the patients and corpses.
As soon as she approached the corpses, the detox system sounded an alarm. Han Yunxi stopped in her tracks, her eyes focused on the corpses.
Gu Beiyue had seen Han Yunxi check for poisons and treat poisons multiple times, so he was used to her special examination methods. He waited silently on one side.
But Han Yunxi came to a conclusion so quickly. Her voice was clear and crisp. "It's poison plague."
"Poison plague?"
Gu Beiyue was alarmed. Of course he knew that the plague was the scariest type of plague. But the symptoms of the infected were completely different from the plague. So what was this poison plague?
Was it even more terrifying?
"Yes, it's the poison plague. Plague and poison plague spread in the same way in the beginning, through the fleas on rats."
Han Yunxi's expression was serious and professional. She rejoiced in her heart that this was a poison plague, not an actual plague.
Plague started from the spread of fleas, and after the virus spread, there were many ways to spread it. Even a sneeze could spread it to others. Under the medical conditions of ancient times, this kind of thing was very terrifying. It was basically unstoppable and extremely difficult to control.
In the field of history, there were even people who believed that plague caused unrest and led to the destruction of countries. Just like the end of the Ming Dynasty and the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there were large-scale plague outbreaks.
However, if it was poison plague, there could only be one way to spread it, and that was through fleas.
The poisonous fleas sucked blood and caused poisoning. In other words, as long as the fleas were controlled and the poisonous fleas were killed, the plague could be controlled.
Flea infection?
Although Gu Beiyue didn't quite understand, he wasn't stupid. He quickly asked, "If that's the case, as long as the fleas are killed and the vector of infection is blocked, the infection can be controlled? In other words, if there are no fleas, it won't be contagious between people. "
"Smart!" Han Yunxi smiled.
"These commoners can be saved!"
Gu Beiyue was overjoyed. He quickly walked out of the morgue and immediately gave the order, "Someone come, pass down the order to cancel all the burning plans! Gather all the imperial physicians and officials from the Epidemic Department for a meeting! "
Seeing Gu Beiyue's happy and anxious appearance, Han Yunxi's heart felt warm.
"Esteemed Princess Consort, you must be able to detoxify the poison of the plague. Not to mention the outskirts, there are over a hundred people in the capital waiting to be saved." Gu Beiyue seriously said.
Han Yunxi was about to reply, but Gu Beiyue suddenly said, "Esteemed Princess Consort, the most urgent situation is the Imperial Uncle's third young master. Even the Empress Dowager went to see him the day before yesterday. This one estimates that he won't live past tomorrow."
When these words were said, Han Yunxi's heart was filled with suspicion. Why did she feel like Gu Beiyue was trying to emphasize something to her?
"Imperial Physician Gu, you … aren't trying to remind me of something, are you?" Han Yunxi asked tentatively.
A sly look flashed in Gu Beiyue's eyes, but he still looked confused as he asked, "Esteemed Princess Consort … what do you mean?"
Seeing this, Han Yunxi decided that she was overthinking things.
"Nothing." Han Yunxi smiled. "Of course the poison of the plague can be cured, but as for the prescription, I need to discuss it with His Highness Duke of Qin before I can confirm it. That's right, exterminating the fleas isn't a cure. Only by distributing the antidote can we prevent the plague from spreading! "
One could say that Han Yunxi was taking advantage of the situation or was selfish, but when Gu Beiyue sent people to the residence to find her, she immediately saw hope of saving Long Fei Ye!
This plague had occurred in the capital. If it wasn't contained, it would definitely cause unrest and even affect the country's politics. Moreover, the emperor and empress dowager were probably anxious to save many infected people.
Not to mention others, just the third young master of the imperial uncle's estate was the Empress Dowager's precious treasure!
The smile in Gu Beiyue's eyes deepened. Unfortunately, Han Yunxi didn't notice.
"Esteemed Princess Consort, could it be that His Highness only just found out the prescription for the poison of the plague?" Gu Beiyue asked.
"It's a secret!" Han Yunxi was delighted. "Imperial Physician Gu, bring my words to His Majesty. He'll understand."
Long Fei Ye, you used the late emperor's decree to save me. Then, today, I, Han Yunxi, will threaten the current emperor for your sake!
Han Yunxi finished speaking and sat down on the side. She was going to wait here!
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