Chapter 17 Are you going to rob a court official on the spot?
Chapter 17
After Yang Qian rushed to the front hall, the housekeeper, Uncle Song, who was talking to the Prime Minister Xu County of Xingyang County, couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
"Xu County Cheng, this is my young master..."
Xu Xian Cheng, who was in his early forties, saw Yang Qian and stood up with a bright smile.
"He is indeed a young and promising young master..."
"I've seen the county magistrate Xu and Medical Officer Chen, but I didn't know that the magistrate's visit would be a long way off."
Yang Qian was exchanging pleasantries while looking at the smiling Xu County Cheng. He always felt that this guy was smiling crookedly and seemed to have bad intentions.
After Xu County Cheng sat down, he said seriously.
“I heard that there was an epidemic in Daze Village, and on the order of the county magistrate, I came here to investigate.
Unexpectedly, there was no sign of the epidemic spreading in Daze Village. It actually improved, which really surprised me."
"After asking around, I found out that all this happened because of you, Young Master Yang..."
Without waiting for Yang Qian to answer, the butler at the side, Uncle Song, explained with pride.
"On that day, there was an epidemic both inside and outside the Yang Mansion, and people inside and outside the village were in panic. Fortunately, my young master has learned a lot, and after a lot of research, he cut it down..."
Yang Qian looked blankly at the eloquent butler Uncle Song. He really didn't expect that he would be so tall in the eyes of the butler Uncle Song. He boasted so much that he even blushed for himself.
Little did he know that his dull face was noticed by Xu Xiancheng, and he saw that Yang Qian was not at all proud of being boasted about.
On the contrary, his face was calm, neither arrogant nor noisy, which made Xu County Cheng nod secretly. It seemed that Mr. Yang, who was rumored to be obsessed with books, really had extraordinary bearing...
Zhili on the side was also very excited and his face turned red. It was an honor for him, a personal scholar and a senior servant, to see the young master become famous in front of others.
As they were talking, they saw Manager Chen leading the way, followed by several officials.
Even though Uncle Song, the butler, was well-informed about such a big battle, he was a little confused at the moment. "These are..."
"Chen Yi Ling, why are you here too?" Xu County Cheng stood up and greeted him with a surprised look on his face.
"I am Chen, the imperial physician of the Imperial Medical Office, who came to Xingze County to treat the epidemic under the decree of the Holy Emperor."
The leader, an official in his fifties, glanced at everyone present, bowed to the Prime Minister of Xu County who stood up to greet him, and directly stated his intention to come.
"When I arrived in Xingze County yesterday, I heard that the plague in Daze Village was showing signs of improvement, so I took the time to come and take a look."
As he spoke, Chen Medical Ling's eyes fell on Yang Qian. After all, he learned from County Magistrate Xu that it was the young master of the Yang family who personally treated the plague patients.
"I just heard from the steward of your mansion that the plague in Daze Village was controlled thanks to Young Master Yang alone..."
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Yang Qian saw the five medical officers from the Imperial Medical Office looking both surprised and suspicious, and he smiled lightly.
"I don't dare to do this alone, I just did what I could.
It relies more on the trust that everyone in the village has in me, and also on strictly abiding by the prevention and control methods."
Chen Yiling was also looking at Yang Qian. This Yang Qian, Mr. Yang, was quite tall, but his face looked very childish.
It is really incredible how a young man who studied poetry and books behind closed doors could know how to diagnose and treat plague diseases.
In accordance with the emperor's order, they traveled day and night from Luoyang, the eastern capital, to Xingze County to treat the epidemic.
When I arrived today, I inspected the village courtyard where patients were placed outside Xingze City and determined that the nearly 100 patients were indeed suffering from typhoid fever.
Although typhoid fever is not as high as cholera, which has a mortality rate of 70 to 80%, it is still a plague that makes them, the medical officers of the Imperial Medical Office, deeply troubled.
At this time, Magistrate Xu of this county mentioned that the Yang Mansion generously treated patients in Daze Village.
The news that the number of patients in Daze Village has not increased in the past few days, but that all patients are showing signs of improvement aroused Chen Medical Ling's curiosity.
But County Magistrate Xu firmly confirmed the news, which made all the medical officers in the Imperial Medical Office unable to sit still.
Dr. Chen ordered two medical officers to stay in the hospital and personally led four medical officers with superb medical skills to come here to verify the authenticity.
"Since Mr. Yang is so confident, how about you let me and my colleagues see those patients?"
Yang Qian nodded matter-of-factly. "Of course there is no problem, but if you adults want to test the patient, you'd better take some precautions."
As soon as Yang Qian finished speaking, the Yang family servants, Manager Chen and others who understood it all took out a mask from their arms and put it on their faces.
"!!!" All the medical officers, including the Prime Minister of Xu County, were stunned. They looked at the Yang family members uniformly wearing white hoods.
What is this going on? Could it be that this is a bandit's den, ready to rob the court official on the spot with his mask on?
"...You, what are you doing?" Xu County Cheng said with a pale face and trembling lips. At this moment, he couldn't help but regret why he left the two servants outside the Yang Mansion.
When Yang Qian saw the expressions of these officials, who were fierce and angry, they all felt bad. He almost wanted to take off his mask and throw it on Magistrate Xu's face.
What are you thinking about? I am a gentle and honest gentleman who has read poetry and books.
Seeing his young master's face turned dark, the butler, Uncle Song, quickly pulled down his mask and explained.
"Officials, please don't overthink it. We are doing this to prevent infection from patients."
After hearing this explanation, I saw a servant from the Yang Mansion bringing a stack of masks and handing them to me.
Because he had really overthought it, the official blushed, laughed, quickly picked up a mask, put it on awkwardly, and headed to the courtyard where the patients were placed.
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After several days of treatment, the symptoms of typhoid fever have calmed down a lot.
Those who could serve as medical officers in the Imperial Medical Office of the Sui Dynasty were all the best doctors of this era.
It didn't take them long to come to the shocking conclusion that the seven patients in the courtyard who had obviously improved were indeed suffering from typhoid fever.
But now it seems that their symptoms have been greatly alleviated. One of the strong servants is no longer sick.
"This is completely unreasonable. If you want to recover from this typhoid fever epidemic, it will be like spinning. It is simply unheard of for the patient to appear to have recovered so quickly."
"The most terrifying thing about typhoid fever is the high fever, but according to Yang's method, applying ice water to the body can keep the body temperature back to normal..."
"Looking through the imperial medical classics, I haven't seen these incredible methods..."
Listening to the whispers of the medical officers around him, Dr. Chen released his wrist pulse of the patient in front of him and glanced at these colleagues.
"What do you think?"
The four medical officers couldn't help but hesitate, and the oldest one smiled bitterly at Chen Medical Ling. "The recovery speed of the typhoid fever patients in Daze Village is really beyond the imagination of the lower officials."
"I have read through medical books, but I have never seen these methods of preventing and treating epidemic diseases."
Yang Qian, who was talking to Xu County Cheng, saw Chen Yiling coming over with a very complicated look on his face. Without waiting for him to ask, the other party spoke first.
"I was still doubtful before, but now it seems that I am blind."
With a complicated expression, Dr. Chen's eyes fell on Yang Qian and he said with emotion. "Young Master Yang has the means to cure the plague at such a young age. I really admire him."
"I have a request. I wonder if Young Master Yang can grant it."
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