I, the queen and the father, start with a deer as a horse

Chapter 343 Good News
now.

There are two dragon chairs in Wenyuan Pavilion, and five Taishi chairs on both sides.

Fang Xiu and the little empress walked into the hall.

The four councilors hurriedly got up and saluted: "See Your Majesty, see Prime Minister (Regent)."

Wu Mingkong took a look at Li Yaoyue, who was sitting on the dragon chair with an expressionless face, looked away, with the same indifferent expression, waved his hands and said, "Excuse me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The four ministers saluted again.

Fang Xiu, on the other hand, looked at the guard behind him and ordered, "Go and move another chair."

"Yes!"

The guard took the order, turned and left, and after a while, moved a chair and placed it behind.

Fang Xiu, Wu Mingkong, and Shangguan Haitang took their seats.

Fang Xiu spoke first: "You should already have some understanding of why you were asked to come here, but the actual situation in Yan Kingdom may be much more complicated than what you understand."

Speaking of this, he looked at Shangguan Haitang who was sitting at the back, and said, "Haitang, tell your lords what you understand."

"Yes!"

Shangguan Haitang stood up and repeated with a serious expression what she had said in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

When everyone heard this, their expressions changed a little.

It is unbelievable that the Ouluo people actually hit the capital of Yan Kingdom.

Such a tactic simply cannot support them staying in Yan for a long time.

So they didn't intend to occupy the land of Yan State in the first place?

So what exactly are they trying to do?
How should the court respond?

For a while, several important ministers had such doubts in their hearts.

Fang Xiu looked around and said seriously, "This is the situation. The next most important thing is whether to accept the Emperor Yan's request for help and send troops to attack the Ouluo people. Let me express my opinion."

Several important officials looked at each other when they heard this.

After a while.

Xie Qian stood up and said in a deep voice, "In my opinion, it is better for the imperial court not to take this muddy water. There are three reasons. First, the purpose of the Euro people is not to occupy the land of Yan Kingdom. My Daqian and Dazhou will not pose a threat.

Second, Emperor Yan regards Dagan and Dazhou as thorns in his eyes and thorns in his flesh, and he always wants to invade. Although he is late now, as long as he is still alive, he will not die. Li Xinjun.

Thirdly, there is a plague spreading in the Yan State, and the imperial court sends troops to support it, so it has to bear the risk of contracting this kind of plague, which is really not worth the candle. "

I have to say that Xie Qian's words are well-founded and very convincing.

When Du Chen'an at the side heard this, he showed approval, and echoed, "I think that Mr. Xie Ge's words are justified."

Qin Xingyan, who was sitting next to Du Chen'an, looked thoughtful and did not speak.

Seeing this, Fang Xiu looked at Qin Xingyan and said, "What does Qin Shangshu have in mind?"

Seeing Fang Xiu asking him, Qin Xingyan stood up hastily, with a smile on his old face, and said: "If you go back to Prime Minister Fang, I do have some ideas, but I don't know if I should say it or not."

Fang Xiu waved his hand and said, "The meeting of ministers of state affairs is for you to speak freely, say what you should say, and say what you shouldn't say. After all, if you don't say it, how will you know what you should say or what you shouldn't say."

When Qin Xingyan heard this, he stopped hesitating and said seriously: "Then the official said it, and the official thought that the imperial court should send troops! But instead of sending troops to attack the Ouluo people, they sent troops to capture many cities in the south of Yan Kingdom!"

As soon as this word comes out.

The entire Wenyuan Pavilion was silent for a moment.

As early as more than a month ago.

These few people in the meeting of ministers of state affairs were discussing whether or not to attack the Yan Kingdom in the north.

Now Yanhuang's request for help has disrupted their original plan and changed their thinking from whether to go to the north to whether to go to the north.

From Qin Xingyan's point of view, since the Ouluo people do not intend to occupy the land of the Yan Kingdom, they will occupy it.

When the snipe and the clam compete, the fisherman benefits
"Whether it is Dagan or Dazhou, we have never been allies with Yan, and the destruction of Yan should be a good thing for me, Dagan and Dazhou!

Although it is said that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, the current strength of the Euro people is not enough to pose a threat to me. In this case, why not take this opportunity to destroy the Yan Kingdom in one fell swoop!
Even if it cannot be destroyed, it is always beneficial to eat more and occupy more. "

Qin Xingyan's words caused everyone present to ponder.

After a while.

Qian Haonan, Minister of the Ministry of War who had been silent all this time, spoke.

"I also agree with Qin Shangshu's statement, but there is a great obstacle to the Northern Expedition to Yan, which is the plague that is spreading in Yan.

No matter how well the Fifth Army Battalion and the Shenji Battalion did, as long as they were exposed to the plague, the consequences would be disastrous!The final result is very likely to be worth the candle! "

When Qin Xingyan heard this question, he sighed and said: "This is indeed a problem. If the plague in Yan Kingdom does not spread anymore, the imperial court can send troops without any scruples. It is a pity that by that time, I am afraid that the best opportunity has been missed. .”

As soon as this word comes out.

Everyone fell into silence.

Even Fang Xiu sighed in his heart.

Compared with the Black Death, etc., smallpox is still within the controllable range.

But at present whether the trouble in Yan State is smallpox or not, there is still no conclusion.

Therefore, it is indeed very risky to let the army enter the country of Yan.

After all, once the morale of the army is scattered, it will be more difficult to gather it together.

Moreover, the soldiers stationed at the border with the Yan State are all the best of the best.

One died from smallpox, which was a great loss.

"In addition, Wu is also an obstacle. Judging from the information obtained by the Ministry of War, if the court goes north, Wu is very likely to send troops to harass the southern part of our Dagan and disperse the court's forces."

Qin Xingyan looked around and said so.

"Since that's the case, let's just pretend that nothing happened and set up two more lines of defense at the border with Yan Kingdom, wouldn't it be good?"

Wu Mingkong, who was sitting on the dragon chair, thought so when he heard the discussion of several people.

However, Li Yaoyue at the side did not speak, and she also chose to remain silent.

Otherwise, the idea put forward was picked on by others, not because Li Yaoyue saw it as a joke.

Precisely this time.

Fang Xiu looked at her and Li Yaoyue, and asked, "What are your Majesties' thoughts?"

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Wu Mingkong glanced at Fang Xiu, and said in his heart: If I had an idea, I would have told you yesterday!What to ask!

But Li Yaoyue shook her head and did not speak.

"In that case, follow."

Fang Xiu opened his mouth, intending to adopt Xie Qian's suggestion and hold back for now.

But before he finished speaking, he heard a loud commotion outside.

Faintly, someone could be heard scolding.

"Where did you come from! You are so unruly, you don't know that His Majesty and Fang Xiang are discussing in Wenyuan Pavilion! What are you making so much noise about?"

Then came the voice of the young man.

"I really have very important good news to report to Fang Xiang, so I'd like to trouble my lord to report it!"

The guard yelled sharply: "I have to wait until Fang Xiang has finished discussing matters that are too big! If you want to make noise here again, I will drive you out of the palace!"

In Wenyuan Pavilion.

When Fang Xiu heard the voice of the young man outside, he always felt a little familiar.

After thinking for a while, I suddenly remembered that this is not the student of Mingxiu Medical College who studied "Basic Immunology"?

It seems to be called something to think.

How did he come here? Could it be that the smallpox vaccine has made progress?

Thinking of this.

Fang Xiu looked at Shangguan Haitang, and ordered: "Go out and tell him to let him in."

"Yes!"

Shangguan Haitang saluted, got up and left.

After a while.

Covering his veil and covering his mouth and nose, Li Si came to Wenyuan Pavilion.

Seeing Li Si's outfit, Fang Xiu frowned slightly, and asked, "Why are you covering your mouth and nose?"

Li Si cupped his hands and said: "Return to the prime minister, because the student has been to Yan country before."

As soon as this word comes out.

Everyone in Wenyuan Pavilion was shocked.

Fang Xiu frowned even tighter.

Seeing this, Li Si realized that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly explained: "Although the student has been to the country of Yan, he has been locked up in the border for nearly a month and has no symptoms of smallpox. Shut your mouth and nose."

The voice fell.

Everyone in the hall breathed a sigh of relief.

Fang Xiu's brows also eased a little, and he asked, "You shouted outside the hall just now, saying that there is very important good news, tell me, what good news is it?"

When Li Si heard this question, his face showed excitement, and he cupped his hands and said, "Master Hui Fang, the students arrived in Yan State two months ago on your order to study the plague in Yan State. Based on the characteristics of the plague and the symptoms shown by the patients, it can be concluded that the plague spreading in the country of Yan is exactly the smallpox recorded in the book!"

The voice fell.

Everyone in the hall looked at each other.

"It turned out to be smallpox!"

"I didn't expect Fang Xiang to be quite proficient in medical skills!"

"Is there anything in the world that Fang Xiang doesn't know?"

now.

Even Xie Qian, who used to be equal to Fang Xiu, couldn't help but admire Fang Xiu.

As the prime minister, not only was he able to strategize, but he also dabbled a lot. He could conclude that the plague spreading in the Yan Kingdom was smallpox in just a few words.

This kind of ability is beyond his reach.

anyway.

Fang Xiang guessed correctly that it was smallpox.

Wouldn't the so-called smallpox vaccine also become a reality?
Thinking of this.

Du Chen'an and others all looked at Li Si with eager and expectant eyes, hoping to get the desired answer from him.

Of all the people in the hall, only Li Yaoyue knew nothing about the so-called "smallpox", and looked extremely indifferent.

"If you find anything else, let's continue."

Seeing Li Si's expression, Fang Xiu realized something, suppressed the excitement in his heart, and said lightly.

"Yes!"

Li Si saluted again, and said: "After the student confirmed that it was smallpox, he began to catch the pests and study them. However, after several attempts, the students finally found that the pests were indeed as they were seen in the book, even if they were magnified ten thousand times. It may not be able to see clearly.

Such invisible and intangible things cannot be observed even if they are captured without the microscope described in the book.”

As a student of Mingxiu Medical College, Li Si can't stop talking about the contents of these medical books.

It's just that the people present couldn't understand what he was saying at all.

What are pests.

What is a microscope.

Why catch a pest, and why observe it?
What they want to know is whether there is a way to stop the spread of the plague!

Instead of these mysterious and mysterious things!

After a while.

The little empress sitting on the dragon chair finally couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted him.

"I don't need to talk about the specific process, just talk about what you found!"

Li Si, who was still immersed in his own world, finally came back to his senses after being interrupted by such an interruption, and began to talk about the key points.

"The students found two cows suffering from vaccinia in a place called Chengming Mansion, and according to the method in the book, they inoculated the shadow guards with vaccinia, and asked the vaccinated shadow guards to recover when symptoms appeared. A few days later, I went to contact the patients with smallpox and found that the shadow guards who had been inoculated with cowpox were indeed, as the book said, no longer infected with smallpox!"

The voice fell.

The entire Wenyuan Pavilion fell into silence.

Du Chen'an and the others stared wide-eyed, a little in disbelief.

Does such a panacea really exist?
Just when they were in a trance.

For some reason, Li Si suddenly knelt down, with his head on the ground, his voice trembling.

"Fang Xiang, the student fulfilled his mission and brought back cowpox from the country of Yan! From then on, I will work hard for tens of thousands of people, and they will no longer have to fear smallpox!"

Fang Xiu took a deep breath, calmed down, stood up slowly, walked up to Li Si, helped him up, and said seriously: "Your trip to the country of Yan saved tens of millions of people!"

Li Si said in a trembling voice: "Students dare not covet the merits of heaven. If there is no Fangxiang, no matter how many medical books the students read and travel to, they will not be able to know that the plague in Yan Kingdom is smallpox, let alone find it. Cowpox."

He wanted to say something more, but Fang Xiu waved his hand and interrupted him, saying: "It should be your credit, no one can take it away!"

After a pause, he continued:

"In the past few days, the truth will separate some of the felons who were killed in the autumn from the dungeon of Chang'an Mansion, and hand them over to you, and you will take them to Yongzhou to continue the experiment.

Half a month later, if this batch of recidivists are all like shadow guards, and you are no longer infected with smallpox after being vaccinated, His Majesty will confer titles on you!
Moreover, the truth will make major newspapers write an article for you, announcing your achievements to the world! "

Li Si's expression became even more excited when he heard this.

Although he did these things for the ideal of "hanging the pot to help the world" in his heart.

However, who wouldn't want to achieve fame and fortune while realizing their ideals?
"Students thank Fang Xiang!"

Li Si's voice trembled, and he wanted to kneel down again.

Fang Xiu stopped him, and said: "Time is urgent, and I won't tell you the truth about the greetings. You take someone to the Yamen of Chang'an Mansion to pick him up, and then set off for Yongzhou. If there is a result, eight hundred Riga sent to Chang'an urgently.

In addition, the truth will order the yamen of various state capitals to buy a batch of cattle and hand them over to you. No matter what the result is, they will be vaccinated with cowpox first!You should know what the truth means. "

"Students understand! Students must live up to Fang Xiang's expectations!"

Li Siqiang suppressed the excitement in his heart, and bowed his hands in salute.

"Go!"

Fang Xiu waved his hand.

"Students leave!"

Li Si saluted again, turned and left.

after he left.

Wenyuan Pavilion fell into silence again.

Fang Xiu turned his head, took a deep breath, and calmed down.

Immediately, looking around for a week, he said seriously: "Two months later, an obstacle to the Northern Expedition to Yan will no longer exist. What do you guys think?"

(End of this chapter)