After Sun Simiao heard the news, he immediately went to the palace.
At this time, the palace was already full of people, mainly doctors, and some ministers were also there.
Smallpox is a severe infectious disease caused by the variola virus in humans. People who recover from the disease can gain lifelong immunity.
It is one of the oldest infectious diseases with the highest mortality rate. It is extremely contagious and serious, and anyone who has never suffered from smallpox can be infected.
There is no specific medicine to treat people infected with smallpox, and patients will have pockmarks on their faces after they recover, hence the name "smallpox". It has strong resistance and can withstand dryness and low temperature. It can survive on scabs, dust and clothes for several months to a year and a half.
In this era, there is no effective treatment method. The most basic, effective and simplest prevention method is vaccination with cowpox.
Everyone still didn't know what happened.
Why do so many doctors come together?
Until Li Shimin and Queen Changsun appeared.
After everyone saluted.
Li Shimin said: "A patient with smallpox was found in Anlefang in Chang'an City today. The situation is very urgent! So let's come together to discuss countermeasures!"
Anle Square is the most inferior square in Chang'an City.
The economy is the most backward and the people are the poorest.
Smallpox broke out from there and would not be controlled in the first place.
As soon as his words were spoken.
Everyone was shocked, followed by fear.
"Smallpox has not been discovered for many years. I heard that 20 out of 10 people who get it will die!"
A royal doctor said. In fact, it may be higher, even if the response is timely.
"And it is extremely contagious! As long as one person is found, a large number of people will be infected! What should we do next?"
When all the civil servants and military officers heard this, they were even more shocked.
"What!"
Smallpox has not appeared for many years.
This time it happened out of nowhere.
It makes everyone talk about it.
There are many generals among them.
They broke out from the mountain of corpses and sea of blood. They were not even afraid of ghosts and gods, but when they saw the word smallpox, everyone looked shocked.
Compared with visible enemies, smallpox is more terrifying than any enemy.
Because it can kill people invisible, if it is not controlled well, it may turn the rapidly developing Tang Dynasty into a living hell overnight!
It even set back the entire Datang economy for decades!
"Smallpox... outbreak... turns out to be so scary..."
Queen Changsun was a little hesitant when she spoke.
I didn't expect this disease to be so terrible.
If it spread to the palace, two-tenths of the people in the entire palace would die.
Wang Gui was also trembling with fear. No one could survive such a thing.
He said:
"As far as I know, the most recent incident was a few years ago. At that time, thousands of people died in one county alone. Many people were displaced and their families were destroyed."
Then fear sets in.
He also said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the smallpox is sent by God to punish sinners. Those who get it are sinners and evil people! And those who are accompanied by evil people, please control the entire Anlefang and not let them out! They should Get rid of it! Burn it directly!"
The reality is cruel.
Wang Gui's method was also the simplest and crudest method used by the ancients to deal with plague.
Also the most useful.
But it is the most cruel.
Anyone who dares to issue this order is simply not taking human lives as their own, and will definitely arouse people's hatred.
At this time, Cheng Yaojin directly retorted: "If a member of your Wang family got smallpox, would all the Wang family be burned?"
Wang Gui ignored Cheng Yaojin.
Master Cui Ren scolded him directly.
"Wang Gui, where did you put people's lives at? Although smallpox is terrible, as long as it is controlled properly, the epidemic will be controlled! You don't distinguish between right and wrong and just set fire to it. What you did is too cruel! This is not what a parent official should do!"
His words attracted the approval of everyone.
Everyone accused Wang Gui one after another.
What kind of peace of mind do you have, for the sake of your own safety, regardless of the life and death of the people?
Wang Gui, however, retorted directly: "You have a solution, so why don't you tell me what you can do?"
Everyone waited in silence.
Wang Gui said again: "Your Majesty, this disease is spreading in the city of Chang'an. If it is not cleared up directly, the whole of Chang'an will be in crisis! The prosperity that we have worked so hard to build will be destroyed in one day! Your Majesty, please issue an edict to clear it up!"
Li Shimin fell into deep thought.
At this time, he asked: "Queen, what do you think?"
Usually, when Li Shimin couldn't make up his mind, he would always ask Queen Changsun what she meant.
"Your Majesty, you must not imitate the cruelty of King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty. The reason why the Shang Dynasty perished was because their king ignored the lives of the people and even added insult to injury! Your Majesty, you are a wise king and should lead the people to prosperity together. You must not be credulous. Nonsense!"
Li Shimin couldn't calm down either.
He looked around.
Sun Simiao was on the side and didn't speak.
He seems to be thinking about something.
Then Sun Simiao spoke.
"Your Majesty, I thought that we could go to the Sixth Prince to find a solution!"
His words were echoed by some people.
"That's right, the Sixth Prince must have a method. The Queen's condition can be improved because his method works!"
"Yes, my wife's complexion became extremely rosy after taking the Sixth Prince's prescription!"
"Sixth Prince..."
All the ministers talked about the Sixth Prince.
Li Shimin was tired of hearing this.
"Shut up, everyone!"
Wang Gui came out again and said: "Your Majesty, how can you put the life of a city in the hands of a young man? Isn't that gambling?"
He did this because he didn't want Li Min to be in the limelight again. I don't even want to put my life in his hands.
Sun Simiao said: "The Sixth Prince's medical skills are very powerful. I feel that he can do something about smallpox. I dare to vouch for it!"
At this time, Sun Simiao was a little unsure.
In the past, he would definitely take the initiative and say that he could cure it.
"So, Master Sun can't cure this disease?"
Wang Gui asked.
Isn’t this a question that you don’t know why?
But Sun Simiao said very honestly: "I can only relieve the patient's burden and cure the disease...I am not sure!"
Even Sun Simiao was not sure.
Who else is sure of this?
Queen Changsun said again: "Your Majesty, I believe that what Master Sun said is right!"
At the same time, the ministers and the people all said in unison: "Your Majesty, why don't you let the Sixth Prince have a try?"
Li Shimin hesitated.
Do you really want someone to beg Li Min?
People around were very anxious.
I can't wait to make a decision for Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty, think twice!"
Wang Gui said on the side.
"His Majesty……"
Sun Simiao seemed to see Li Shimin's embarrassment.
Then he said: "Your Majesty, why don't you ask me to invite the Sixth Prince!"
Sun Simiao did not agree to Li Min's request before, and now he wants to ask Li Min again. Maybe Li Min will not agree to him, but for the sake of all people, Sun Simiao fought hard.
Cheng Yaojin, Fang Xuanling, and Wei Zheng also came out: "Your Majesty, I will also go with you!"
This approach makes people feel that these ministers are more sensible than Li Shimin.
More and more people joined in, wanting to ask Li Min to take action.
Li Shimin was silent.
What is he going to do?
