"Come here, go forward and dig out the body." Yuwen Tuo commanded the soldiers behind him.
The soldiers were worried that this was the source of the plague, and the stench was unbearable. Everyone put on masks, and they could hold on for a while.
Guiguzi and Keser arrived just in time, and saw the soldiers shoveling down the area. The culprit of the stench finally revealed his true identity!
The soldiers looked at the exhumed corpse. It was already mutilated and badly rotted. The palms of the arms had long been missing. Looking at the broken places, it seemed that there were traces of being torn and bitten.
Keser stepped forward and looked at the badly decomposed corpse. His appearance was completely unclear. The decomposition on the face was relatively severe, and the eyes were gone. There were only two empty eye holes, which looked creepy.
Fortunately, it's broad daylight now, and there are thirty or forty grown men here, so there's no need to worry about anything evil happening.
Keser held his breath, took out the silver needle he carried with him, and slowly inserted it into the body of the corpse. When he pulled it out, part of the silver needle had turned black, which made everyone present feel confused.
"This man died of poisoning." Guiguzi explained to them while looking at everyone's surprised expressions.
"Old sir, according to your opinion, could this be the source of the plague?" Yuwen Tuo asked, looking at the rotting corpse.
"As expected, it should be!" Guiguzi nodded, at least that's what he thought.
Keser broke the silver needle and threw it away. Naturally, this highly poisonous thing could not be used again. He walked back to Yuwentuo and the others, looked back at the corpse and said, "What Brother Guigu said is, this
A dead body is the source of the plague."
Worried that they might not know something, he pointed to the mutilated arm and continued: "This corpse should have been dead for no more than two months, and this person died of poisoning. As for what kind of poison, I can't answer that.
It can only be said that he was buried here after his death.
Xu was in a hurry, so the person who buried him dug a relatively shallow hole for his corpse. After spring came, there were several heavy rains, which washed away the soil above, revealing one arm of the corpse.
When the animals found out, they bit and ate the exposed arms!"
When Keser said this, both Yuwen Tuo and Qinglong seemed to understand what was going on. There were no wild animals at the foot of Wuji Mountain, and they had never heard of wolves, but there were quite a few wild dogs. Maybe they were discovered by wild dogs.
Then he bit and ate the arm, then
Then he went to the town, but the corpse was originally poisoned. After the wild dogs ate his meat, they naturally would not be safe. They went crazy and bit people everywhere. After the people were bitten by the dogs, they were indirectly injured again.
were infected, which led to the subsequent plague.
As long as you are scratched or bitten by those people, you will develop symptoms like copper corpses. There are many merchants passing by in the town, and the news spread in several nearby towns.
"Then what are we going to do with this body now?" Finally the truth was revealed, and Yuwen Tuo breathed a sigh of relief.
"Burn it!" Keser said two words calmly.
Yuwen Tuo nodded and ordered to the soldiers around him: "Have you heard what Dr. Keser said? Hurry up and find some firewood and burn this body to prevent it from happening again!"
"Yes -" Yuwen Tuo gave the order, and the soldiers started to work.
Fortunately, there was a lot of dry firewood nearby, so I picked up a lot of it in a few minutes and burned the body directly on the spot to prevent something like this from happening again in the future.
The fire was burning raging, and bursts of smoke floated upwards. Now that the source has been solved, all we have to do is wait for the few medicinal materials that are currently missing to arrive, and we can immediately brew medicine for the villagers to detoxify.
The fire burned the sticks so much that there was a loud crashing sound. Since the corpse itself gave off a stench, it naturally didn't get much better after being burned. Everyone present covered their mouths and noses and retreated fifty steps away.
After the fire ended, Keser was still worried and immediately returned to the camp to brew a large pot of antidote juice, ordered people to pour it on it, dug a deep pit, and buried the soil together with the ashes in the big pit.
That’s it!
Muyue and Baihu took care of the poisoned villagers in the temple. There were not enough medicinal materials, and some villagers still had to use the intoxicating fragrance of Guiguzi to stabilize them. However, some villagers had died in intoxication because they had been poisoned for too long.
The body is stiff, like a hard boulder.
He Lianqi led hundreds of people to transport the medicinal materials and traveled all night to Wuji Mountain. Finally, on the morning of the sixth day, the medicinal materials were delivered to the camp.
Loulan Palace
Yu Wentuo and his party have been there for more than half a month, and they don't know what the situation is there now. The second prince went there last time to collect medicinal materials. I wonder if they can get there again now?
This shouldn't be something she should worry about, but she just worries about it, thinking about it day and night. Even if Helianzhi comes to comfort her, she can't solve it.
As soon as Helianzhi walked into the palace, he saw her sad face again.
"Why, are you still thinking about the Wuji Mountain plague? How many times have I told you, don't worry, they will definitely solve it." He Lianzhi sat next to her with a dissatisfied handsome face, looking at her appearance of losing weight in recent days.
, the feeling that he couldn't express in his heart.
"I am your queen, and I should share the burden for you. If the plague in Wuji Mountain cannot be suppressed, it will definitely spread. This is an unpredictable consequence!" Cen Xue knew that the plague was so serious that it could affect several towns at least.
It may spread to a whole country, which is no joke.
Especially the letter Yuwen Tuo sent back last time said what kind of corpse poison it was, which made people even less worried.
"Xue'er, if you still think you are Gu's queen, then just raise the baby obediently. In a few months, you will give birth to a fat boy who is white and fat, and add a little prince to our Loulan royal family. How about that?" Helian
Zhi knew that she cared about her own performance.
But as a man and the king of a country, he certainly would not let his woman worry about him, especially since she is now pregnant and will give birth in about four and a half months.
"How do you know it's a little prince? What if it's a little princess?" Cen Xue shyly nestled in his arms, feeling a burst of sweetness in her heart.
"Whether it's a little prince or a little princess, as long as it's Gu and your child, Gu will love them all!" He Lianzhi hugged her tenderly, fearing that he would be too rude and hurt her.
"By the way, do you still remember what Dr. Keser said? Maybe I have twins in my belly!" Cen Xue said proudly. Now she is only more than five months pregnant, but she seems to be nearly seven months old.
Dr. Coser also said that the pulse was very strong and that she might actually be pregnant with twins.
Helianzhi laughed when he saw her. During this period, she would only laugh when the child was mentioned. Once he was no longer by her side, she would worry about this and that.
"You just need to remember Gu's words. As long as they are our children, regardless of gender, Gu will love them!" He Lianzhi held up her cheeks and kissed her gently.
Lan Qi'er, who was waiting on the side, blushed and turned away shyly. Although she had seen such occasions many times, she still felt a little embarrassed. After all, she was still a young girl.
"Cen Xue will remember your words, but it has been a troubled time recently and I have been feeling uneasy. I want to offer incense to the Bodhisattva. Do you think it's okay?" Cen Xue sat in his arms and asked.
Helianzhi frowned. She wanted to go and offer incense at this time. How could she leave the palace now that she was pregnant? What if something happened on the way?
"No, with your current physical condition, you absolutely cannot leave the palace. If you have the intention, it will be the same wherever you burn incense. There is also a small Buddhist hall in the palace. It was renovated by the lonely emperor's grandmother in the past, but she passed away.
Later, I would only be alone occasionally
Mother, please go and let Zhao Changde take you there tomorrow. If you want to offer incense to the Bodhisattva, just go to the small Buddhist hall!" Helianzhi refused her to leave the palace. Not to mention that she was pregnant now. It was the last time she was
He has not forgotten the abduction.
After being rejected by him, Cen Xue also knew that he was caring about her. In this case, she would not give him any trouble. A small Buddhist hall is a small Buddhist hall. As long as it can offer incense to the Bodhisattva and pray for the villagers, it is enough.
Enough.
"Okay, you ask Eunuch Zhao to take me there tomorrow." Cen Xue said leaning on his arms.
Helianzhi saw that it was rare for her not to contradict him. It seemed that the child held a lot of weight in her heart, which changed her stubborn temperament.
The next day, Zhao Changde arrived at Xingqing Palace early in the morning, but Cen Xue had never been in the habit of getting up early, so Zhao Changde had to wait for two hours before he could see her.
"Thank you so much, Eunuch Zhao, for keeping you waiting for so long. Let's go now." Cen Xue held her belly and was supported by Lan Qier, accompanied by two palace maids and a young eunuch.
"What are you talking about, your Majesty? It's my honor for me to be able to do things for you!" Zhao Changde is an experienced father-in-law. When it comes to speaking, he will not be picked on by anyone no matter what the situation is.
There's nothing wrong with him.
The soft sedan has been waiting outside the palace for a long time. Although the small Buddhist hall is in the East Palace and is not very far away, for her safety, Helianzhi still ordered Zhao Changde to prepare a soft sedan to pick her up to avoid anything happening. This is enough to prove