"Is there a solution to the plague?"
Tang Hong suddenly stood up, a glint of light appeared in his dim eyes, "Who is that person?"
"Lord City Lord, that person is wearing a black hat. I don't know her identity, but judging from her voice, she should be a woman."
The servant answered honestly.
"female?"
"Then take her to the front hall quickly."
Tang Hong ordered.
"yes."
The servant nodded and left.
"Sir, do you think this is another liar?"
After thinking about it for a while, the housekeeper said with some suspicion.
Although the plague has been rampant in the past two days and people are panicked, some people want to make a fortune through the plague.
Yesterday, two people came to the city lord's mansion, saying that they could solve the plague problem, and Tang Hong also invited them into the mansion. However, it was later discovered that those two people were liars and could not solve the plague problem at all. They were just Door-to-door fraud.
Tang Hong was furious and took the two people into custody.
"It is possible, but the court has not sent anyone down yet, so we can only find a way to solve this plague ourselves. At this time, if someone can solve this plague, that would be the best. If that person is coming to cheat money, It doesn’t matter, anyway, the cells in the upper city are quite empty now, so she’s not too many.”
Tang Hong's eyes showed a hint of coldness.
Because of this plague, more than half of the prisoners in the cells in the upper city have died. It is now very empty, and Tang Hong does not mind sending some crooks into it.
"My lord is still thoughtful."
The butler gave me a small flattery.
After a while, footsteps sounded again.
"Lord City Lord, this is the man who is said to be able to solve the plague problem."
The servant appeared outside the front hall, then pointed at a woman wearing a white robe behind him and said.
This woman was wearing a large bamboo hat, so her true appearance could not be seen, but she had a plump figure, with bulging front and back. Tang Hong and the housekeeper just took one look at this woman's figure and felt a little "excited".
However, they were considered people who had seen big scenes, and they quickly regained their composure.
"You go down first."
"yes."
After the servants left, Tang Hong spoke again and said, "This girl, please come in."
The woman in white robe hummed softly and then entered the front hall.
"Butler, make a cup of fine ginseng tea for this girl."
Although Tang Hong didn't know whether the white-robed woman in front of him could solve the plague, he still had to treat guests well.
If you don't have the ability, ask this woman to go to jail.
"yes."
The housekeeper obeyed the order and immediately poured a cup of fine ginseng tea for the woman in white robe, and then stepped aside.
"Girl, do you have a solution to the plague?"
Tang Hong didn't talk nonsense, he got straight to the point and asked.
"According to my observation, this plague should be the plague. My family has been practicing medicine for generations and has some experience in dealing with the plague. As long as you, Lord City Lord, give this medicine to those infected with the plague, they should be able to recover."
The woman in white robe took out a pair of medicinal materials from her arms and placed them on the table.
When Tang Hong saw this, he was stunned for a moment.
This woman in white robe is not like the people who came to the City Lord's Mansion to cheat before. She talks a lot of nonsense. Anyway, the summary is just one sentence, I have a way, but I have to take my time.
Of course, there is also a possibility that this woman in white robe is not a liar at all.
Tang Hong opened the medicinal materials, and a faint fragrance came out.
"Butler, look at what medicinal materials these are?"
Tang Hong motioned for the butler to come forward.
Although he wanted to try whether these medicinal materials could cure the plague, he did not dare to make fun of other people's lives for a while.
Tang Hong's housekeeper is somewhat familiar with pharmacology, and presumably can tell whether there is any problem with these medicinal materials.
"Um."
The housekeeper Wen Yan immediately took a few steps forward and his eyes fell on the medicinal materials.
"This is Angelica dahurica."
"This is the octagonal lotus."
"And this is Bletilla striata, this is cicada slough..."
The housekeeper recognized all the medicinal materials at once.
"Sir, there is nothing wrong with these medicinal materials."
After the butler finished speaking, there was a hint of hesitation on his face, and he said, "But I don't know if there are any problems with the combination of these medicinal materials."
Different medicinal materials will have different medicinal effects when combined together. Some are not poisonous, and even highly tonic medicinal materials will become highly toxic if cooked together due to pharmacological problems.
And some highly toxic substances, due to their mutually reinforcing pharmacological properties, can become great tonics when boiled together.
Therefore, unless you are a powerful alchemist, you will not know whether boiling some medicinal materials together has a positive effect or a negative effect.
And the housekeeper of the City Lord's Mansion is obviously not a powerful alchemist.
In fact, if you think about it, if this butler is a powerful alchemist, then he will not be a butler. Instead, he should work in the royal city or hold an important position in the righteous sect.
On the other side, Tang Hong frowned without any trace after hearing the butler's words.
If you use medication without knowing the pharmacology, unexpected consequences may occur.
It can even aggravate the death of those infected with the plague.
"Lord City Lord, there is currently no solution to the plague in the city. You might as well find a few people who are seriously infected with the plague and try my medicine."
"If it succeeds, that would be the best. If it doesn't, you can capture me and send me to the upper city cell."
The woman in white robe said calmly.
"Sir, we can only give it a try for now. If it succeeds, that's the best. If it doesn't, there is no loss."
"Because those who are severely infected with the plague will die sooner or later."
Seeing Tang Hong's hesitation, the housekeeper stepped forward and spoke softly.
After Tang Hong heard this, he pondered for a while and finally nodded.
"That's right. This is all we can do now. It will take a day or two before the imperial court comes up with countermeasures, and in one or two days, many people will die when I go to the city."
"Let's do this, housekeeper, find a few people who are seriously infected with the plague, and then boil this medicinal material and let them take it to see how they react."
"Forget it, you'd better finish frying these medicinal ingredients and let's go together to see the effect."
Tang Hong finally decided to see for himself the effects of decoction of these medicinal materials, so that he could have a clear idea.
"good."
"Then I will fry these medicinal materials immediately."
The housekeeper quickly took the medicinal materials and went down to fry them.
After the housekeeper left, Tang Hong pondered for a moment, then looked at the white-robed woman in front of him and asked: "Girl, if your medicine can really cure the plague, what kind of reward do you want?"
All the bustle in the world is for benefit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit.
Tang Hong didn't believe that the white-robed woman in front of him had no agenda.
"To be honest with you, Lord City Lord, this little girl is very yearning for officialdom. I heard that the position of Deputy City Lord in Shangcheng has been vacant for a long time."
At this point, the woman in white robe did not continue.
But Tang Hong was a veteran who had been in the officialdom for many years, so he naturally knew what the woman in white robe meant.
"Girl, you are very ambitious."
"He actually plans to become the deputy city lord."
Tang Hong said with narrowed eyes.
Shangcheng was also a relatively important county town in the Tang Dynasty. I don't know how many pairs of eyes were staring at the position of deputy city lord.
But due to various reasons, Tang Hong didn't know who to recommend as the deputy city lord of Shangcheng, so this position has always been vacant.
"Lord City Lord, if the medicinal materials I presented can cure the plague, it will definitely be a great achievement. It will not be a loss for me to be the Deputy City Lord."
The woman in white robe stretched out her jade hand, picked up the ginseng tea, took a sip, and spoke slowly.
Tang Hong was stunned.
There is some truth in what the woman in white robe said.
If the plague can be solved before the imperial court sends people, not only will the white-robed woman be successful, but it will also be considered a great achievement for him, Tang Hong, who has great hope of being transferred to the royal city to work in the future.
Although Shangcheng was an important county town of the Tang Dynasty, no matter how important it was, could it be as important as the royal city?
The answer is obviously no.
Although Tang Hong could be considered a descendant of the royal family, it was logically speaking that it would not be difficult to serve in the royal city. However, if he were to serve directly in the royal city, he would be nothing more than a mung bean and sesame official.
If you want to hold an important official position in the royal city, you must have a resume of local positions, even if you are a member of the royal family.
"Girl, if you offer a prescription that can really deal with the plague, there will definitely be a reward, but it's hard to say if you're not the deputy city lord of Shangcheng."
"After all, I only have the right to recommend, but not to make decisions. The position of deputy city lord like Shangcheng needs to be evaluated by the imperial censor, who is the famous man next to the king, Mr. Chu Zhan Chu."
When mentioning Chu Zhan, Tang Hong's face clearly showed envy.
The imperial censor is an important official of the imperial court. Although the position of Lord of the City of Shangcheng is not bad, compared with the imperial censor, there is still a long way to go.
He was envious, but Tang Hong knew that he might not be able to reach the position of imperial censor in his whole life.
