Han Dao world

Chapter 387
In the last battle of Shuofang, Anthony switched camps in time. Not only did he not suffer any losses, but he took the opportunity to make a fortune.

Liu Xie entrusted him with the task of handling the loot and entrusted him to contact the Xianbei people outside the Great Wall.

He is not afraid of the Xianbei people, but he doesn't want to start a war with the Xianbei people inexplicably.If there is a way to coexist peacefully, he will not refuse.

Force is the bottom line, it is a deterrent, it must not be used, nor should it be used lightly.

Anthony played the role of a businessman very well. With his three-inch tongue, he convinced the Xianbei people that it was uneconomical to start a war with Liu Xie easily. Fu Luohan is the best example, and doing business is a real win-win situation.

As for whether the Xianbei people really believe it, or are they waiting for the horse to become fat after autumn, it is not clear.

At least at present, the two sides are still polite, and the border market is going smoothly.

Anthony led a white camel and rushed over at a fast pace. He touched his chest and bent over from a long distance, with a flattering smile on his face.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, your most loyal servant Anthony has come and brought you treasures from the far western regions."

"That's it?" Liu Xie raised his face and looked at the snow-white camel. "Are you messing with me again?"

White camels, while rare, are by no means rare.There were a few white camels among the trophies seized last time, but the coat color was not so pure.

"Your Majesty the Emperor, how dare Anthony fool you?" Anthony said with a smile, "This is really a white camel from the Western Regions. You see, it only has one hump, not two."

Only then did Liu Xie realize that this white camel was indeed different from the white camels he had seen before, with only one hump.

This is rare.

"What are you doing with this thing?" Liu Xie was still not interested.He is now so poor that he can't afford to raise exotic animals.

"This white camel is taller and bigger, and it runs faster." Anthony said as if offering a treasure: "It has another feature, just like the bloody horses in the Western Regions, the front and rear hooves on both sides walk together, making it more comfortable to sit on."

"Yes, really." Lu Xiaohuan said excitedly, "Then does it look like blood when it sweats?"

Lu Bu's red rabbit horse is a blood-sweat horse, and when it runs, it walks sideways, and Lu Xiaohuan is no stranger to this.

Anthony was a little embarrassed. "Female general, this white camel doesn't sweat like blood. Well, or rather, it doesn't sweat at all. It lives in the desert, and every drop of water is precious."

Anthony's Chinese wasn't very standard, and he couldn't tell the difference between General Lu and the female general, so Lu Xiaohuan was very happy to be confused.

"Your Majesty, may I take a test ride?"

Liu Xie waved his hand. "Be careful yourself, don't fall."

"Alas." Lu Xiaohuan responded excitedly, grabbing the white camel's neck hair with both hands, and jumped up. "Drive! Drive!" She flicked the whip in her hand twice, the white camel suddenly lost her temper, shook her body vigorously, stomped her feet, trying to throw Lu Xiaohuan off.

Lu Xiaohuan hugged the hump tightly, screaming "Aww" in excitement. "This beast has such a temper, I like it, I like it."

Seeing that he couldn't get rid of Lu Xiaohuan, the white camel became anxious, spread its long legs and ran to the distance.

Anthony was dumbfounded. "His Majesty the Emperor, this camel has a bad temper..."

"It's okay." Liu Xie smiled.

White Luotuo has a bad temper, and Lu Xiaohuan's temper is not much better.She grew up on horseback since she was a child, and she has ridden many strong horses, and a white camel can't hurt her.

"Where did this white camel come from? You must have returned to the Western Regions, right? Counting the time, it's not so fast."

"No, I bought it with a piece of cloth." Anthony said triumphantly.

Under Liu Xie's order, he went to Zhuoxie Mountain to discuss business with Xianbei people, and met a group of businessmen from the Western Regions on the way.These merchants originally planned to come to Dahan to do business, but they fell ill on the way, and several of them died. They felt that the climate was not acclimatized, or that the year was unfavorable, so they dared not come to Han.When I met Anthony, I sold the goods in my hand at a discount.

Among them is this white camel.

Before Anthony finished speaking, Liu Xie's expression changed.

He interrupted Anthony. "Where did those merchants from the Western Regions come from? What disease did they suffer from? What symptoms did they have..."

Seeing that Liu Xie's face was not right, Anthony was also frightened, and quickly explained the situation in detail.

Liu Xie knew that trouble was coming when he heard half of it.

Nine times out of ten, those Western Region merchants were plagues. He couldn't tell what kind of plague it was, but it was certain that they would infect each other.

There were frequent epidemics in the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Han Dynasty, and there were several times called great epidemics. Liu Xie was most impressed by two times. One was the great epidemic in the capital ten years ago, and the other had not yet happened, which was the [-]nd year of Jian'an plague.

Five of the seven sons of Jian'an died in the epidemic in the [-]nd year of Jian'an, which can be described as a heavy loss.

As for the tragedy of Zhang Zhongjing's family in Nanyang, there is no need to say more.

The occurrence and spread of infectious diseases are related to mobility. The greater the mobility, the greater the possibility of infectious diseases.As the most direct channel for east-west exchanges, the grassland is also the main way for the spread of the epidemic.

Some scholars once suspected that the several major epidemics in the late Han Dynasty were not only related to wars, but also to businessmen and Buddhists from the Western Regions.

Liu Xie did not dare to neglect, and immediately ordered Anthony and his entourage to be isolated, and sent someone to call the imperial physician Ling Jizhen and Cheng Huatuo to respond.

As a close contact with Anthony, Liu Xie also entered a state of self-isolation.

Not to mention Lu Xiaohuan who rode a white camel for a long time.

For a time, the sunny spring turned into a chilling winter, which made people shudder.

While waiting for Jizhen and Hua Tuo, Liu Xie sat by the water, his back feeling chilly.

He knew that there was a higher chance of infectious diseases on the grasslands, but he was not mentally prepared.In order to settle down those descendants of Xianbei and Huns, he spent too much energy and didn't care about these.

If the epidemic spreads, not only will there be heavy casualties, but it will also be a great setback to the morale of the people.

If he, the emperor, dies of illness here, I don't know how many ambitious people will wake up laughing in their sleep.

Is this life?

For a while, Liu Xie thought a lot, and everything was messy.

Half an hour later, the imperial physician Ling Jizhen arrived on horseback.He got off his horse and rushed to Liu Xie. He was about ten steps away from Liu Xie, but Liu Xie stopped him.

"Just stand there, don't get too close to me."

Ji Zhen was taken aback. "Your Majesty, what's the matter?"

"There may be a plague outside the Great Wall. Anthony has just returned from the Great Wall. There is a possibility of being infected. The same is true for me. Don't panic, listen to me. From now on, the Imperial Medical Office has entered a state of emergency..."

After saying a few words, Liu Xie, who was a little flustered just now, miraculously calmed down and ordered them one by one.

Hearing the word "plague", especially hearing that the Son of Heaven might also be infected, Jizhen broke out in a cold sweat, his legs softened, and he fell to his knees.If it weren't for Liu Xie's calmness, he didn't look like he was sick, he would probably go crazy.

Fortunately, he has been in the palace for many years, and he has also experienced the great epidemic in the first year of Zhongping. With rich experience, he calmed down quickly.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will be able to keep Your Majesty safe."

(End of this chapter)