Luoyang.
Many people have rashes on their foreheads, cheeks, wrists, arms, trunk and lower limbs.
This kind of red rash looks very oozing.
It is not just ordinary people who suffer from such difficult and complicated diseases, even the Cao Wei clan has some people suffering from this disease.
Cao Xiu, a thousand-mile horse of the Cao family, retreated from the front line to the second line and returned to Luoyang for medical treatment.
Looking at the rash on Cao Xiu's back, Cao Pi felt heartbroken.
Cao Pi ordered the doctors to start thinking of ways to diagnose and treat Cao Xiu.
However, after trying the decoction, it could only temporarily relieve Cao Xiu's pain, but could not completely cure him.
"You trash! I let you serve as imperial doctors, what's the use of it!"
"If Wen Lie can't be cured, all of you will lose your head!"
Due to the sudden outbreak of smallpox, both Han and Wei tacitly chose a truce.
After all, if war breaks out between the two sides again, the disease is likely to spread to the territory of the Han Dynasty.
This was a situation that Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang did not want to see, not to mention they also wanted to see if Cao Pi and others could find a cure for the epidemic.
"Your Majesty... I am incompetent... I can only find ways to use decoction and acupuncture to relieve General Cao's illness."
"If this kind of rash continues to get worse, I'm afraid my life will be at risk!"
After saying this, Cao Pi drew his sword in anger and killed an imperial doctor directly.
"I'm not here to listen to your chatter, but to ask you to find ways to cure diseases and save people!"
As soon as these words came out, the imperial doctors were all silent, and they all chose to shut up and hurriedly went to find a solution.
"What about the traitor? Wen Lie is sick in the city, and he doesn't even come to visit?"
Cao Pi felt a little unhappy when he thought of Cao Rui.
When he heard that his son was keeping a low profile, Cao Pi became even more optimistic about his son.
But now it's good, Cao Rui is eating, drinking, having fun, sensual, and good at everything except doing serious business.
Especially the sentence "I am happy here but don't miss Ye" made Cao Pi even more angry.
How come Cao Rui, who was once so ambitious and wanted to be a wise king, suddenly became so despondent?
"Reporting to your majesty, the prince is worried that this disease will be contagious."
Sima Yi sighed, seemingly angry with Cao Rui for not arguing, but actually he was ecstatic inside.
If they are as difficult to serve as Cao Cao and Cao Pi, then what's the point of not being a minister who cares about life in the future?
Cao Rui just wants to be a fatuous king who eats, drinks and has fun, and never interferes with the affairs of the court in the future. Only then can he, Sima Yi, show off his talents.
"Forget it! I only have this son, let him not leave the house without permission!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The smallpox virus suddenly appeared, and Cao Rui didn't know whether he was happy or sad for a moment.
With the armistice between the two sides, Cao Wei can alleviate the food problem as long as it waits until next summer.
But if there is no way to solve the epidemic, we don’t know how many people will die or be injured.
By then, both agricultural production and border guards will be greatly affected.
"Even if I, the Great Wei, cannot be normal, I can't let you, Shu Han, be alone!"
"Don't you, Liu Bei, pride yourself on benevolence and righteousness? I just want to see how you deal with these people!"
Cao Pi directly told Sima Yi what he was thinking, and the latter readily agreed.
"Your Majesty, drive the sick people to Chang'an. There are too many people passing through our territory along the way."
Sima Yi said bluntly: "It is better to let him go to Wancheng and go directly to Jingzhou!"
"Liu Mang has just arrived in Jingzhou, so let this epidemic be the icing on the cake for him!"
Cao Pi laughed loudly after hearing this and praised: "As expected of Zhongda! This move can not only reduce the number of sick people in our dynasty, but also make Liu Mang sick. It can be said that it kills multiple birds with one stone!"
The monarch and his ministers looked at each other and smiled, saying that even if Wei was in trouble, the Han could not be left alone.
…
New wild city.
As an outpost of Jingzhou, the biggest enemy in the city now is not the Wei army, but the disease.
Liu Mang led his army to Xinye the next day, and those who came before him were all his own soldiers.
Seeing His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arriving in person, many soldiers had tears in their eyes.
Especially the soldiers of the Wei army who were seriously ill. They have just now realized what it means to love a soldier like a son.
Liu Mang personally patrolled the camp, and he could only make a simple mask out of silk cloth to protect himself.
Finally, he talked cordially with every sick soldier and distributed the medicinal soup to relieve the illness to everyone.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince...can we really survive?"
"I don't want to die yet, I'm just twenty years old!"
"It's all the fault of the Wei Dynasty. They had to trade with the Huns and Xianbei people to allow such strange diseases to spread!"
A person suffering from smallpox would have rashes all over his body, which would look very scary.
Liu Mang was unmoved and comforted in a gentle voice: "Don't worry, everyone, I'm already looking for an antidote. If I go fast enough, I can help you detoxify in just ten days and a half!"
In fact, there is no particularly good way to treat smallpox, other than enhancing the patient's immunity.
Therefore, most of the medicinal materials Liu Mang brought were mainly used to clear away heat and detoxify, and were used to suppress diseases.
As long as the patient survives forty days, he can recover as before.
Of course, it is very important to control the spread of the disease. Otherwise, if this continues, even if Liu Mang has universal abilities, he will not be able to treat more people.
"Doctor Zhang can use acupuncture to stimulate the body's veins to enhance immunity."
"By the way, remember to disinfect with silver needles."
Hearing this, Zhang Zhongjing nodded repeatedly, as doctors have the heart of a parent.
As a doctor, how could he sit idly by and watch when he learned that there was a large epidemic in Xinye?
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I have already followed your instructions to relax the meridians and activate the meridians for the patient!"
"I believe that under our care, the patients will be able to recover as before!"
Liu Mang further arranged that the patient's diet must be mainly light, with vegetable soup and mung bean porridge becoming the main foods.
Although the soldiers eating these are far from enough to satisfy their hunger, it is still much better than dying from the epidemic.
Another thing is to pay attention to the hygienic environment, which gives those bad guys a headache.
But Liu Mang directly wrote it into the military order, and everyone must obey the order even if they are reluctant.
"Those who are not sick should try to protect their faces."
The sores of smallpox patients can easily fester, and if the pus comes into contact with others, the virus can spread.
With Liu Mang's repeated orders, everything in Xinye City was on track.
Deng Ai and Tai Shici and his son felt sorry for Liu Mang, but they could come and go freely on the battlefield, but they had no way to deal with the epidemic.
The three people who were depressed on the tower suddenly discovered that many people were coming from the direction of Wancheng!
"Thief Cao is going to launch an attack!"
Deng Ai was so angry that he ordered his men to bend their bows and ready arrows, and be ready for battle at any time.
"Shizai, don't be reckless!"
Taishi Ci was good at riding and shooting, and his eyes were as bright as a torch. He could tell at a glance that the enemy was not an enemy.
"Those...are all common people!"
"They are all civilians suffering from smallpox!"
Taishi Ci took a breath of cold air. Many people had rashes all over their bodies!
If these people are allowed to enter the city, Xinye will just be settled, but there will probably be trouble again.
"Listen to my order and never let these people enter the city!"
Deng Ai made a quick decision, and he would bear this bad reputation!
