The days when I was an obstetrician and gynecologist in Chang'an

Chapter 965: Go west out of Yumen?

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Li Sanniang had extraordinary five senses, and she did not notice anything unusual about this person at first.

However, when her eyes swept across this line of foreign caravans, she happened to notice that this man was different from the others in that he pulled the scarf that was wrapped around his head to protect him from the sun and wind and sand around his neck.

This exposes the person's face!
Even though most of the foreign man's face was covered by his beard, his flushed face and slightly bloodshot eyes still made Li Sanniang stop and take a few more glances.

The more she looked at it, the more Li Sanniang felt something was wrong.

She couldn't help but walk closer with her scarf on to take a look. From a distance of about ten feet, Li Sanniang's heart began to weigh heavy.

When Senior Brother Shaoyang saw that Li Sanniang did not respond to him, he looked up and went to look for Li Sanniang.

Seeing Li Sanniang heading towards the caravan over there, he followed her to see.

"What's wrong? What did you see?"

Walking to Li Sanniang's side and following her gaze, Senior Brother Shaoyang also saw the strange-looking foreign man.

Qiuxiang has been with Li Sanniang for more than ten years. Although she rarely treats patients, she still knows a thing or two.

So at this time, she followed Li Sanniang and of course she could see that this foreigner was sick, and it was very likely that he had an epidemic!
Why do you say that?
Because when Li Sanniang stopped, many people in the caravan turned around to look at Li Sanniang. Those pairs of bloodshot eyes would make anyone feel that there was something wrong!
Only diseases are contagious!

"Brother!"

"Yes, it's time!"

Li Sanniang looked at a man with a Han Chinese hairstyle walking towards her, who should be the manager of the caravan. She quickly tied her scarf tightly again and covered her mouth and nose.

"Qiuxiang, take my fish talisman and go to the front to find the local garrison and the general who can make decisions. Ask them to lock the pass immediately!"

Li Sanniang took off the fish talisman from her waist and handed it to Qiuxiang. At the same time, she said to Qiuxiang: "If the garrison does not allow it, don't bother. Go find the bad guys here and let them take action directly!"

Li Sanniang looked at the man who was three steps away from her and could obviously understand Chinese, but she still spoke to Qiuxiang.

"Who would have thought that we would meet someone who was obviously infected with the disease right after leaving Yumen Pass and at the gate of this pass!
This matter is urgent, hurry up!
Must lock it quickly!

There are a large number of people inside the pass. If they were all allowed to pass through, the spread of the disease would be unimaginable!"

But Qiuxiang didn't dare to leave with Li Sanniang's fish token. She stuck out her eyebrows from her sleeves and looked at the man with a foreign face but a Han hairstyle and clothes.

At the same time, Lao Shi also put his hand on the hilt of the sword, took a step forward, and stood in front of Li Sanniang and Senior Brother Shaoyang.

"My lady, this is a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding!"

The moment Qiuxiang showed her weapon, the man stopped and explained.

“My name is An Yan, and I’m the manager of this caravan.

I saw this lady stopped and looked at Kang Ada for a long time, so I wanted to come over and ask, is there something wrong?
Or maybe the lady has taken a fancy to the goods of our caravan? She wants to negotiate a deal?"

Li Sanniang was sure that this person had definitely heard what she had just said to Qiuxiang, but this time the caravan manager named An Yan said nothing and only asked other questions. He was really scheming.

"Don't be afraid. I am an official of the Tang Dynasty. I am at this pass. This is also where the Tang Dynasty's garrison is stationed. They dare not do anything to me. Go quickly!
I don’t know if there were any caravans with sick people passing through the border before we came here!”

Under Li Sanniang's urging, Qiuxiang could only say: "Then Sanniang must follow behind Lao Shi! Don't come forward again!
I called someone and came right back!"

Li Sanniang nodded and agreed to Qiuxiang's words.

Qiuxiang then took Li Sanniang's fish token, jumped on her horse, turned the horse's head, and galloped towards the pass they had just come out of.

"My lady, this is..."

When Li Sanniang saw Qiuxiang leaving, she told Lao Shi, who was standing in front of her and Senior Brother Shaoyang, to step back and stay away from An Yan.

After the three of them had retreated five or six steps and were far enough away from An Yan, Li Sanniang said loudly to An Yan: "I am a medical officer in the Imperial Medical Bureau of the Tang Dynasty. My name is Li Mingfang!

I noticed that the man in your caravan whom you called Kang Ada had a strange look on his face. Upon observation, he seemed to be suffering from an epidemic!

I order you to stop in your entirety and accept inspection by me and my colleagues. If there is nothing wrong, you will be allowed to pass through the border to do business!

If anything happens, you have to follow my arrangements!

Now, you step back and return to the caravan to inform the leader!"

Having said this, under An Yan's tangled gaze, Li Sanniang took out her official document from her chest, held it high and shouted to An Yan: "This is the document for my official trip. You saw with your own eyes that my fish token has been taken away by my subordinates to find the garrison. This document can also prove my identity!

I'll say it one last time, step back, and tell the caravan leader to stop and wait for me to inspect!"

In these last few words, Li Sanniang's voice was filled with authority, no longer as calm as before.

The man stood there in a daze for two or three breaths. Under Li Sanniang's cold gaze, he finally bowed his head and saluted in front of Yu Laoshi's drawn sword, and replied, "Yes!"

Li Sanniang and the other three stood by the road and waited.

Li Sanniang believed that the garrison here would not ignore her fish talisman when they saw it!
You know, during the great war with the Eastern Turks, any soldier who was injured along the way had to be treated by doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau.

Then, the soldiers here must know the Imperial Medical Bureau and understand the importance of medical officers!

If the garrison here had ever been to Chang'an, or was familiar with the local medical officer, then they would definitely know the name of Li Mingfang!
Li Sanniang is so confident!

In this case, someone will definitely come to ask her. As long as she explains the situation, she will be able to persuade the garrison commander to blockade Yumen Pass!
What is an epidemic?
It is a general term for infectious diseases that occur in humans, animals and plants!

The scary thing about various epidemics is that they are epidemic and contagious!

The Tang Dynasty was prospering day by day, and the Silk Road leading to the Western Regions was extremely prosperous, boosting commerce along the way.

This is a good thing!

But there are two sides to this coin. If trade is prosperous, there will be a large population flow. If an epidemic breaks out here, just a few people will be enough to infect thousands or even tens of thousands of people along the way!
By then, this thriving trade route will probably be destroyed!

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