"Kill with the stick, drag them out and kill them all with the stick!"
Just as Liu Deng went out, he heard Liu Qi's furious voice.
"Your Highness, wait!"
Looking at the dozens of palace maids and eunuchs kneeling in front of Liu Qi, shivering, Liu Deng hurriedly stepped forward to stop them.
"You don't have to worry about this matter. There are so many people who can't take care of a child. If you don't punish the nine tribes, it's already an act of mercy outside the law!"
Liu Qi was obviously still angry.
"Your Highness, the top priority is not to hold them accountable, but to find out the source of this epidemic as soon as possible. Otherwise, if the epidemic is rampant in Chang'an City, given the population density of Chang'an, corpses may soon be everywhere!"
Liu Qi immediately calmed down after being reminded by Liu Deng. Yes, Liu Deng was right.
He was too impatient just now. As the prince of a country, what he has to consider now is to stabilize the situation as soon as possible.
Malaria is no joke in this day and age. Once it spreads on a large scale, it will probably kill countless people.
"Tell me honestly, where have you been these past few days? Who have you come into contact with?"
Liu Qi waved his hand, and Chuntuo immediately stepped forward and shouted loudly.
"Don't ask that, separate these people, and no one can whisper to each other!"
Seeing these people cowering, Liu Deng quickly stopped them.
But Liu Deng also knew in his heart that their interrogation was of no use at all.
Because Liu Zheng knew very well that malaria is transmitted through mosquito bites, which means that ordinary contact is not contagious.
Until now, no local officials have reported any trace of malaria in the entire city of Chang'an. So how did the people in the East Palace become infected?
"Has anyone been found to be infected with malaria in the entire East Palace?"
Liu Deng looked seriously, staring at the frightened imperial doctor in front of him.
"Your Highness, King Huidai, there are 1,327 slaves in the entire East Palace. We have only found 25 people infected with malaria..."
The imperial doctor quickly knelt on the ground and answered tremblingly.
After all, in addition to treating the nobles, the most important responsibility of these imperial doctors in the palace is to ensure the safety of the palace and prevent any diseases from being introduced into the palace.
Otherwise, there are only dozens of nobles in the palace, why would there be so many imperial doctors?
"Let me ask you, based on your past experience, how long does it take to confirm that a patient does not have malaria?"
Seeing his cowering look, Liu Deng was really angry. Why are all of these people so afraid of death?
How come there is no trace of the benevolence of doctors mentioned in this ancient book in them?
"Returning to Your Highness, this process will take at least seven days..."
After hearing what he said, Liu Deng immediately understood why he was so timid. If he followed what he said, the entire East Palace must be sealed off.
You must know that at this time, the prince is already the prince of the prison country.
Although the prince has been punished and is still under house arrest, everyone knows that the prince is now more than half the emperor.
He wants to imprison the prince and all the concubines in the East Palace. In this epidemic area where a plague may break out at any time, who knows whether His Highness the prince will lose his temper and kill him directly?
"His Royal Highness, the entire East Palace must be sealed off immediately and no one can enter or exit. Moreover, this process must take at least seven days!"
Liu Deng gritted his teeth, what a fucking ghost.
But Liu Deng has no choice. At this time, only he can say such things. I hope these imperial doctors will forget it...
"Do you know what this means? If this happens, I'm afraid it will cause a big commotion..."
Liu Qi looked at Liu Deng worriedly.
"Your Highness, it is more terrifying if the situation gets out of control than a riot. Your Highness, please think twice!"
After all, almost half of the entire Han Dynasty’s imperial relatives live in the city of Chang’an. Moreover, the population density of Chang’an is not generally high. If something goes wrong...
As the place where the disease was first discovered, I'm afraid Liu Qi will be blamed.
"Second order, no one is allowed to enter or leave the East Palace without my order!"
But Liu Deng understood that this alone was not enough.
"As an imperial physician, you should know how to prevent malaria, right?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, Malaria itself is the entry of external evil into the body. If you want to prevent it, I'm afraid..."
The imperial doctor was a little embarrassed. Liu Deng rolled his eyes at the ridiculous things he said to him.
What the hell is all this mess?
"Stop talking nonsense, get up now and kill all the mosquitoes in the entire East Palace! All malaria patients, tell me where they have been recently! In addition, Replace the Artemisia annua used in all your malaria treatment recipes with Artemisia annua and go get it now!"
Liu Deng grabbed his collar angrily and dragged him up from the ground.
Sure enough, as soon as they entered the palace, the pride of these people was interrupted one by one.
At this time, Liu Deng could only hope that the knowledge he remembered in his mind would no longer fool him.
Otherwise, I'm afraid, I don't know how many people will die in Chang'an City...
"promise!"
The imperial doctor did not dare to delay. Anyway, at this time, since everything was ordered by Liu Deng and the prince had no meaning, he could only do what Liu Deng wanted.
"Are these useful?"
Liu Qi seemed worried, but that’s no wonder. After all, in this day and age, the mortality rate from malaria is too high...
The reason why he agreed to blockade the East Palace was mostly because of his trust in Liu Deng.
However, after calming down a little, I still feel a little scared. After all, most of the time, human beings are full of fear of unknown things.
He is not alone. There are ten sons, two daughters, and eight women living in this East Palace. It can be said that everyone's lives depend on his thoughts.
At this time, he couldn't help but be nervous!
"Don't worry, Your Highness, as long as you do as I say, I guarantee there won't be any big problems!"
Although Liu Deng was unsure, he would rather believe in the knowledge he learned in later generations than the current imperial doctors.
After all, those things have been verified for thousands of years, and most of them are the experience of blood and tears exchanged for human lives!
Seeing Liu Deng's vow, Liu Qi finally calmed down a little. After all, the character Liu Deng had accumulated during this period still made people feel safe.
