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

Chapter 974 "I will immediately send a letter to Chang'an, requesting His Majesty to issue

Chapter 974 "I will immediately send a letter to Chang'an, requesting His Majesty to issue an edict to open the gates!"

Time flies, and the seasons change.

The sandstorms outside Yumen Pass were still fierce, but the atmosphere inside and outside the pass was completely different from the deathly silence and panic of half a year ago.

Since the day Jin Zhenbao arrived at Yumen Pass with more than a dozen female doctors from Chang Le City in Guazhou, he also brought a lot of medicinal herbs;
Within a few days, the Imperial Medical Bureaus of Guazhou and Suzhou both sent people over.

The governor of Guazhou was no fool either. In addition to the batch of soldiers and grain that went with Lao Shi, he immediately sent another batch of soldiers and grain to Yumen Pass.

Following that, Li San Niang's reports to the Imperial Medical Bureau in Chang'an and her memorials to Emperor Wu also received responses.

Large quantities of supplies, doctors, and soldiers were sent to Yumen Pass.

Thanks to the support of the imperial court, after Li Sanniang led the people of Yumen Pass in implementing a series of epidemic prevention measures, the rampant spread of the epidemic finally showed signs of being contained after half a year.

The thick smoke from burning corpses in the huge mass grave outside the pass gradually thinned out. Although the quarantine area remained busy, the number of newly diagnosed critically ill patients was decreasing every day.

The number of patients being treated, as reported by the system in Li San Niang's mind, is increasing day by day.

She and other doctors combined local medicinal herbs from the Western Regions to improve the prescriptions for treating the epidemic. After countless trials and adjustments, they finally developed some prescriptions that were effective for critically ill patients, pulling one life after another back from the brink of death.

In the past six months, Li Sanniang's reputation has grown day by day, both in Yumen Pass and in the more distant Western Regions, as well as in the nearby Guazhou and Suzhou.

She went from being a "female physician from Chang'an" to being known as a "living miracle doctor" by surviving merchants, soldiers, and common people.

This reputation was built by Li San Niang through countless sleepless nights, with her increasingly emaciated body, and with the lives she truly snatched from the jaws of death.

However, despite the gradually improving situation, Li San Niang did not appear much relieved.

At this moment, she stood on the observation platform of the quarantine zone, looking at the still tightly closed pass in the distance, her brows furrowed.

"Master, it's been ten days since that place started emitting black smoke. Why are you still looking so worried?"

Jin Zhenbao came over with a bowl of hot soup. She looked at Li San Niang's dark circles under her eyes and her thin profile with heartache.

Li San Niang took the bowl of hot soup with lots of good ingredients, but didn't drink it. She just warmed her hands and said, "Zhenbao, look at this pass."

It closed not only the epidemic, but also trade routes, livelihoods, and the hopes of countless people.

The interior may seem peaceful now, but who can guarantee that there isn't some unseen evil lurking in some corner?

Once the switch is turned on, a surge of people will emerge, and if even one lurking patient were to slip out... the consequences would be unimaginable.

All our hard work over the past six months will be destroyed in an instant.

Li San Niang's worries were not unfounded.

The slowly ticking numbers on the system panel—"Current number of patients receiving treatment: 54,321/1,000,000"—constantly reminded her that this battle was far from over.

After drinking the hot soup in one gulp, Li Sanniang turned to Jin Zhenbao, who was looking at her, and said, "Go back and grind ink for your teacher. Your teacher needs to write a letter to the Emperor. This hurdle cannot be opened for now!"

Another six months passed, and Yumen Pass had been closed for a full year!
Half a year ago, Li San Niang wrote to Emperor Wu, saying that although the epidemic had been brought under control, it was absolutely not advisable to open the gates at this time!
Because there are too many people lurking in the shadows who have already contracted the disease, it is not yet time to open the border!
Li Sanniang even risked her official career and reputation amidst the losses, saying that Yumen Pass still needed to be closed for another six months!

But as Li San Niang and Jin Zhen Bao said, Yumen Pass is the main route of the Silk Road from the Western Regions to Chang'an, and this route carries the livelihoods of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people!

Every day the warehouse is closed, you earn one less day's worth of money!
Even if some families survive this epidemic, what good is it?
They have no spare money, and their family is about to go hungry!
If that's the case, how could they possibly agree to Li San Niang's insistence on locking the gate?

However, Emperor Wu of Chang'an overruled all objections and granted Li San Niang's request.

Not only that, Du Qinghui, who had already gone south to explore the sea route, actually sent a message to Chang'an saying that he supported what Li Sanniang said and was willing to use the proceeds from his southward sea exploration to support Yumen Pass!
Meanwhile, in the imperial court, Bi Qionglan, who had finally returned to Chang'an from Annam in the south and was nearly seventy years old, walked up to the grand court assembly with a cane and stood up for Li San Niang in front of the civil and military officials!
With this source of funding secured and Emperor Wu's approval, the decision to keep Yumen Pass locked was finalized.

It was August again, and the climate at Yumen Pass was still hot.

Order within the Great Wall had already returned to normal within that year.

Although it remains closed, the streets have regained their vibrancy.

It is not as prosperous as it used to be, but people's faces already show the vitality of surviving a disaster and the expectation for the future.

As a result, the demand for a switch has grown increasingly louder.

On this day, the governor of Guazhou personally came to Yumen Pass and, together with Gong Xiangwu, the garrison commander, and Huang Changshi, who had been staying at Yumen Pass, found Li Sanniang, who was still busy in the quarantine area.

"It's been a whole year, Doctor Li."

The imperial court has issued an edict to inquire, and merchants and common people are eagerly awaiting its opening. This gate should be opened now.

The governor got straight to the point; though his tone was polite, his attitude was resolute.

Li San Niang washed her hands, her expression calm; she had long known this day would come.

Because once fewer people die, the sword hanging over everyone's heads seems to lose its sharpness.

For the sake of livelihood, for business opportunities, for political achievements, for daily life, someone will eventually come to her.

She had thought about this before.

Therefore, upon hearing the governor's words, Li Sanniang nodded and replied directly, "What the governor said makes sense."

"This switch is fine, but it must comply with my three rules."

Li San Niang's gaze swept over the officials present, and she spoke to them in an unquestionable manner, word by word.

"First, establish quarantine camps."

All those entering the pass, regardless of whether they are Han or non-Han, noble or lowly, must be observed in the camp for seven days. Only those without fever, vomiting, or swelling and pain under the armpits may enter the pass.

"Secondly, all goods, especially furs and clothing, must be thoroughly inspected to ensure they are clean before they can enter the country."

"Third, medical officers for epidemic prevention should be stationed in Yumen Pass and surrounding prefectures and counties."

Such medical officers must follow the epidemic prevention manual formulated by the official throughout the year, regularly inspect water sources, and exterminate and prevent rats.

We also need to establish a supervision and inspection mechanism to ensure that someone is actually doing this and that someone is investigating it!
This matter must not be neglected!

Li San Niang had already thought these terms through carefully, and had even written them down in a notebook and compiled them into a book of detailed rules.

She instructed Jin Zhenbao to take a stack of epidemic prevention regulations that she had already had copied and distributed them to the officials present.

"how?
"If you can do this, I will immediately send a letter to Chang'an requesting the Emperor to issue an edict to open the gates!"

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