The emperor was diagnosed with smallpox. Although Liu Chan also confirmed the candidate for the crown prince, it still made the civil and military officials of the court a little nervous.
It was originally decided to recall the former general Wei Yan who was stationed in Dai County.
Before the envoy left, Zhuge Liang changed his mind and asked the envoy to go to Dai County to inform Wei Yan that he must do a good job in border defense and must not give Cao Wei the slightest chance at this time.
At the same time, Cao Rui of Luoyang had learned about the smallpox epidemic in Chang'an.
July 6th.
Luoyang Imperial Palace.
Imperial Study Room.
Cao Rui seemed to be in a good mood. After being defeated and captured in Jinzhong, he served as a prisoner for more than half a year. After returning home, thanks to the help of General Sima Yi, he once again sat on the throne of the Wei emperor.
"Ai Qing thinks...this time..." Cao Rui asked casually: "This is a good opportunity for the Wei Dynasty to send troops to regain Bingzhou?"
"Your Majesty, no!" Sima Yi shook his head after hearing this.
"The defeat in Jinzhong has seriously damaged the vitality of our Wei Dynasty." Sima Yi frowned and said, "The spread of epidemics in Xishu this time is a God-given opportunity for our Wei Dynasty to strengthen its troops and recuperate."
"The previous battle in Guanzhong was precisely because Xi Shu was given time to recuperate, and then they defended the pass due to danger, which resulted in the Wei Dynasty being defeated again and again."
"This time...hahaha..."
Sima Yi suddenly laughed with satisfaction, then cupped his hands to Cao Rui and said: "Although Xishu is trapped by smallpox this time, our army cannot use weapons without authorization."
"Why?" Cao Rui asked puzzledly.
It was originally thought that because smallpox was raging in Western Shu, and their queen died of smallpox, Emperor Liu Chan was also infected now.
I thought that at this time, I would send troops to regain Bingzhou.
"Your Majesty!" Sima Yi said: "Smallpox is an incurable disease. Anyone who gets smallpox can only survive if God opens his eyes. No human power can change it."
"Yes!" Cao Rui also nodded slightly, thinking that many years ago, a smallpox epidemic broke out in Xudu. Fortunately, his grandfather Cao Cao was able to deal with it and did not let smallpox spread widely. However, hundreds of people died in the end. Smallpox.
"If Western Shu sends soldiers carrying smallpox disease to the battlefield..."
Just when Sima Yi was halfway through speaking, Cao Rui was startled, then nodded and said: "What Aiqing said is absolutely true, but I was negligent."
Sima Yi's worry is not unreasonable. If troops are sent to attack Shu at this moment, Xi Shu will naturally send troops to resist. If some of the resisting Shu soldiers are infected with smallpox, then even if the Wei Dynasty finally defeats Xi Shu and regains Bingzhou.
It is also very likely to suffer from smallpox.
"Your Majesty!" Sima Yi said again: "Although smallpox has not appeared in our Wei Dynasty now, for the sake of safety, I advise you to immediately block all access to Western Shu and strictly prohibit Shu people from entering our country."
Cao Rui paused for a moment, then nodded and said: "It's accurate!"
Cao Wei ordered the closure of all channels with the Han Dynasty. In fact, Dongwu also closed the channels at the same time. As soon as he learned that the smallpox epidemic broke out in Chang'an, Sun Quan ordered the closure of all channels with the Han Dynasty and did not allow any Han people to enter the Wu Kingdom. Prevent the epidemic from spreading to Soochow.
July 12th.
Chang'an.
Weiyang Palace.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"
Imperial physician Zhou Ren said happily: "The pustules have begun to scab. Your Majesty has passed the most dangerous period of smallpox. In a few days, your Majesty will recover."
Looking at Zhou Ren's old face, he smiled broadly, but Liu Chan was very calm, without any excitement: "Thank you, Zhou Aiqing."
"The humble minister dare not, this is your majesty's great blessing to the heaven."
Zhou Ren only paid compliments non-stop. For him, these ten days were really like a year. The emperor was infected with smallpox, and he stayed by Liu Chan's side all day long.
There was nothing we could do about it. Of the three imperial doctors who treated the queen, he was the only one who was not infected. Perhaps it was because he was too old and didn't like him.
The other two imperial doctors were not so lucky. They were both infected with smallpox.
When Liu Chan was confirmed to be infected with smallpox, the imperial hospital planned to rearrange two imperial doctors to diagnose and treat Liu Chan, but Liu Chan refused.
Liu Chan said that catching smallpox meant fighting death, and he also knew that there was no cure for smallpox in the world.
Rather than sending two more imperial doctors to take risks, it is better to let them focus on epidemic prevention and leave Zhou Ren alone in the palace, because Zhou Ren was vaccinated against cowpox and had a reaction within a few days.
When an imperial physician takes care of the emperor, how can Zhou Ren not be anxious?
If the emperor fails to survive, his old fate, alas——
He's fine now. After more than ten days of careful care, he finally helped Liu Chan get through the most critical period.
Looking back now, Liu Chan is also lucky.
This smallpox was terrifying enough. I remember that on the eighth day of the illness, he fell into a coma and his body was unbearably hot. Fortunately, someone put a lot of ice cubes in the palace in advance.
Zhou Ren used various methods to cool down Liu Chan. The imperial physician who was responsible for taking care of Zhang Yuan also used these methods, but Liu Chan resisted.
This——
It was Liu Chan's luck that he arrived. Although he felt almost overwhelmed at any time during those days, he practiced the marksmanship taught by Zhao Yun every day over the years, and would also practice Tai Chi for a while from time to time.
My physical fitness is not particularly strong, but it is definitely not bad.
It was this good immunity that finally helped him overcome the difficulties. He survived, but Zhang Yuan could not resist.
Alas——
Zhou Ren was excited because Liu Chan was getting better, but Liu Chan was calm because he couldn't be happy at all.
Because in the days when he was seriously ill, news of the smallpox epidemic continued to reach his ears. Let's talk about Weiyang Palace first. As of today, the number of palace maids and eunuchs who have been infected with smallpox has reached more than 230 people, including
Eighty-three people died.
Among this group of people, the vast majority were infected with Liu Chan's front and rear legs, and more than 200 people were infected, and 83 people have died. As for the remaining more than 100 people, if nothing else happens, they may be the same as Liu Chan.
It should have passed the dangerous period.
Let's talk about Chang'an City. According to the news Zhou Ren received yesterday, as of yesterday morning, more than 4,000 people in Chang'an were infected with smallpox. Through centralized isolation and treatment, more than 1,400 people died. Most of the remaining infected people are also counted.
Get through the dangerous period.
In addition, in Fufeng County outside Chang'an, more than 500 people were infected and more than 300 people died; in Wudu County, more than 280 people were infected and more than 100 people died; in Sichuan, it was relatively mild, with only nine people in total.
More than ten people were infected and more than thirty people died.
As the emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Chan listened to these infection and death figures. Even if he is out of danger now, can he really be happy?
He can't——
The only thing that made him happy when he arrived was that fortunately the prime minister dealt with it in time. When he learned that the queen was infected with smallpox, Zhuge Liang first ordered Chang'an to impose martial law. No one was allowed to enter or leave Chang'an without permission, and the infected people were strictly checked.
After dealing with Chang'an, Zhuge Liang ordered the whole country to conduct timely investigation and control.
Of course, there was also the cowpox vaccination introduced by Liu Chan later. After all infected people were quarantined and treated together, all the remaining uninfected people were vaccinated by the government.
At the beginning, many people did not agree with this, but when they learned that the queen had passed away, people began to become nervous. People who contracted this smallpox might really die. Even the queen could not escape, let alone them.
Are these ordinary people?
So soon the whole Han Dynasty began to vaccinate against cowpox.
It is strange to say that after people are vaccinated with cowpox, there are fewer and fewer new infections of smallpox. As for the reaction to cowpox, this is a disease that everyone can resist.
It is understood that no new cases of smallpox infection have been found in Dahan for three consecutive days.
Under control.
Liu Chan breathed a sigh of relief. The big man had finally overcome this difficulty. While he was talking to Zhou Ren, Wang Yuanji walked in from outside.
"Your Majesty!"
Wang Yuanji saluted Liu Chan and learned that Liu Chan had turned the corner. She was happy for a while, but then she frowned slightly: "Mr. Zhou, please step aside first. I have something to say to His Majesty."
"No!"
"Wei Chen resigns."
Looking at the back of Imperial Physician Zhou, Liu Chan looked at Wang Yuanji with some confusion.
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This chapter has been completed!