At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 436 I am the imperial concubine
Yuan Fu trot in out of breath, and said, "Your Highness, there is an imperial decree!"

Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu and Zhou Wang looked at each other, feeling puzzled.

Zhu Qiyu wondered, Nanhaiwei was thousands of miles away from the capital, and it would take a lot of time and effort to deliver the news. If the emperor had any intentions, why didn't the king of Zhou bring them along, but sent someone to go there alone.

King Zhou also had the same idea. He had only been here for a few days, so why did he have an imperial decree?

He knew very well that the emperor would never dictate professionally, could something have happened?

Zhu Qiyu said: "My nephew is sick and bedridden, and it is very inconvenient to travel, so I ask my uncle to take the order for me!"

King Zhou nodded, and then asked, "Who is here to deliver the decree?"

Yuan Fu said, "It's Concubine Wan!"

"What?" Zhou Wang was shocked and asked, "Who are you talking about?"

Yuan Fu said truthfully, "That's... Concubine Wan."

Seeing this, Zhu Qiyu asked, "Is the Concubine Wan you're talking about concubine Chen?"

Concubine Wan Chen is the concubine of Zhu Qizhen and the biological mother of the second prince Zhu Jianlin. Her father, Wan Ju, was originally a soldier of Zhuolu Guard, and was later named the fifth-rank Jin Yi Wei Qian Hu.

Yuan Fu shook his head and said, "It's not Concubine Chen, but Concubine Wan!"

Zhu Qiyu was very puzzled and asked, "Where is there a second Wanfei in the palace?"

The King of Zhou seemed to think of something, and asked, "Is it the newly promoted Concubine Zhen?"

Yuan Fu nodded and said, "Exactly!"

Zhu Qiyu asked curiously: "Which one is Concubine Zhen?"

"Yes……"

King Zhou didn't know what to say for a moment, so he said, "I'll explain to you later!"

After finishing speaking, he hurriedly got up and went out to meet the order.

Zhu Qiyu was still at a loss, and murmured: "When did the emperor accept the concubine again? Why didn't you see the residence report..."

After about a quarter of an hour, the door opened.

Only the voice of the king of Zhou came: "My lady, please come inside!"

Immediately afterwards, a woman's voice said, "Please, Your Highness!"

Zhu Qiyu immediately became nervous, first pulled up the curtain of the bed tightly, then covered himself with the quilt, turned sideways, turned his face to the wall, and said: "My brother is inconvenient, and I can't greet your mother Fengjia, please forgive me." crime!"

"Your Highness, you don't need to be too polite. I came here because of a malignant sore!"

The voice was very clear, and Zhu Qiyu could hear it clearly even though she was covered in the blanket.

However, this voice...why does it sound familiar?
At this time, he didn't care about thinking too much, so he covered his head with the quilt, and said: "Spot sores are too poisonous, your mother should stay away, don't get infected..."

King Zhou also stepped forward and said, "Nephew Qi Yu, come and see, who is this?"

Zhu Qiyu was even more puzzled, wanting to see who the newly promoted imperial concubine was, she actually traveled thousands of miles to Nanhaiwei to preach the decree, but she was also worried about her illness...

brush!
The king of Zhou lifted the curtain and said, "Nephew Qi Yu, the imperial concubine is here to see you!"

"Don't, hurry...get out..."

Zhu Qiyu was a little at a loss, so he had to cover his head with a quilt.

"This sore is too poisonous, please ask your mother..."

"Your Highness, it's me!"

"I know...Huh?"

Zhu Qiyu suddenly froze for a moment, as if realizing something.

"Your Highness, don't you remember me?"

The more Zhu Qiyu listened, the more he felt that something was wrong. First, he covered the sores on his face with his hands, only showing his eyes, and turned his head slowly...

"you……"

The person in front of him was not wearing a phoenix crown and Xiapei, but a very ordinary attire, without knowing it, he would never have guessed that it was the Empress of Ming Dynasty.

"You're not... beside the Empress Dowager..."

Wan Zhen'er smiled sweetly and said, "That's right, it's me!"

Zhu Qiyu suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly turned around again, and said, "It's my younger brother who was rude, please forgive me!"

No matter what her status was before, she is now Daming's imperial concubine, her own sister-in-law.

Wan Zhen'er said: "What did your highness say? I came to Nanhaiwei from the capital to follow the emperor's decree to completely eliminate the poison of acne. The emperor also said that all these years, your highness has lived overseas and worked hard for the country. !"

"As the vassal king of the Ming Dynasty, I was supposed to guard one side, this sore is really... Sigh!"

Zhu Qiyu's mood is very complicated, he has been at sea for three years, the feeling of being away from home is not good, and he has to deal with those Westerners, these are nothing, but this sore came so suddenly, it is hard to guard against.

But I don't know why the emperor sent a concubine to go to sea, what exactly is he thinking?

Although this Wan family is a court lady, she has not been so pampered since she was a child, but she has always been a woman, not to mention, she is still the emperor's concubine, what should I do if something happens to me?

"Ha ha!"

King Zhou suddenly smiled and said, "Nephew Qi Yu, you still don't know what this Concubine Wan is capable of?"

Wan Zhen'er hurriedly said, "Your Highness, please don't make fun of me..."

"How is this a joke?"

King Zhou shook his head and sighed: "I really didn't expect that I, Daming, would have a goddess doctor. The empress's medical skills are so good that people will be convinced from the bottom of my heart!"

Only then did Zhu Qiyu come to his senses, and asked, "Your Majesty also has medical skills?"

"That's natural!"

The king of Zhou was very moved. He treated Wan Zhen'er to the queen mother, set up the Medical Bureau, and narrated the experience of pulling the emperor back from the ghost gate, especially the time to rescue the emperor. The imperial hospital was helpless. If it was later, it would be already The prince has succeeded to the throne...

Zhu Qiyu was shocked after hearing this.

Unexpectedly, an ordinary court lady next to the queen mother would have such abilities?
But I don't know if I can cure this sore...

"Your Majesty's superb medical skills are really admirable. It's just that my younger brother suffers from a malignant sore, and I'm worried about contagion. I also invite your Majesty and Uncle Zhou Wang to move to the Council Hall to discuss major issues!"

Wan Zhen'er knew that Zhu Qiyu was worried about infecting herself, so she said: "Your Highness, don't worry, I have been inoculated with cowpox before landing on the island, so I won't be infected again."

As she spoke, she pushed back the sleeves on her arms, revealing her jade-like forearms.

Zhu Qiyu hurriedly turned around and said, "Your brother dare not be abrupt!"

Wan Zhen'er said slowly: "Your Highness, please take a look, this is a symptom after contracting the disease!"

Only then did Zhu Qiyu turn around and take a closer look. Indeed, there were some scars on the skin, which looked very new.

"How is this going?"

Wan Zhen'er withdrew her arm and said, "This is the symptom after being inoculated with cowpox."

Zhu Qiyu was even more puzzled, looked at King Zhou, and asked, "What is cowpox...?"

King Zhou shook his head and said, "Don't ask me, I don't know either!"

Wan Zhen'er explained: "Before the capital came out, the emperor once explained a kind of treatment for smallpox... Oh, yes, there is another name for this kind of malignant sore, called smallpox."

Zhu Qiyu asked, "Why is it called smallpox?"

Wan Zhen'er thought for a while, and said, "His Royal Highness, I can't remember whether there is a record of the Golden Chamber Synopsis."

The king of Zhou thought for a while, and said: "The "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber" says that those who suffer from this spot sore will salivate, pale, slightly itchy and irritated, with a weak pulse, dozens of times a day, and blisters will sink. .”

"Yes, this is it!"

Wan Zhen'er nodded, and continued: "His Royal Highness King Zhou left in a hurry. Later, the emperor discovered a special treatment method. He was worried that the person who delivered the decree would not be able to explain it clearly, so he appointed my palace as an envoy to Nanhaiwei to cure this disease. Smallpox poison!"

Next, she briefly described her experience.

Wan Zhen'er and Zhou Wang's entourage took roughly the same route. They both set off from the capital, first took the train, and after arriving in Ningbo, they turned into an iron-clad ship and sailed for more than ten days before arriving at Temasek Island.

She is a smart person, and she is very organized. She knows very well that if she wants to treat people, she must first ensure her own safety.

Therefore, after arriving, he was not in a hurry to land on the island. Instead, he ordered people to find a few sick people on the island, bought a few cows, and began to vaccinate.

To put it bluntly, it is to extract smallpox sores from humans and transfer them to cattle.

The smallpox virus is extremely deadly to humans because of the differences in bodily structure between cows and humans.

Somehow, the sore got to the cow, only a slight infection.

In this case, the chickenpox that grows on the cow is also called cowpox.

What is even more bizarre is that even if the cowpox is re-infected to humans, at most it will only cause some mild discomfort.

According to the theory of modern medicine, the role of cowpox is equivalent to a vaccine, which makes people produce antibodies.

With antibodies, you have immunity, and you are no longer afraid of smallpox virus.

After just three days, the cows started developing chickenpox.

Among these chickenpox is the smallpox virus.

The next step is to take the acne and vaccinate it.

Wan Zhen'er even tried the medicine herself, dipping a silver needle into the venom and piercing her own arm.

Two days later, a rash began to appear at the vaccination site.

Three days later, the rash slowly turned into blisters, and then, fell off and scabbed.

During the whole process, I didn't feel any discomfort.

Just some mild dizziness and fever, like someone infected with smallpox, it's a world of difference.

Wan Zhen'er was overjoyed, sure enough, everything was as the emperor said, and the cowpox infection was just a mild case of smallpox.

Now that it has been proved that there is no problem, the emperor also said that as long as he is infected with cowpox, he will not be infected with smallpox again.

Although I don't understand why, the emperor can't be wrong!

Zhu Qiyu was a little confused when he heard that, so he asked: "If you plant the sore on the cow, wait for the cow to get sick and get chickenpox, and then plant it back on the human, will it cure the disease?"

Wan Zhen'er nodded and said, "Exactly!"

Zhu Qiyu still didn't understand, and asked, "Why?"

"This...is not very clear, probably after being infected, some antibodies appeared in the body..."

"What are antibodies?"

Wan Zhen'er shook her head: "I don't know, it's just that the emperor called it that, so I called it too."

Zhu Qiyu said helplessly, "Okay, you continue."

"With antibodies, you will not be infected again, this is the principle!"

"I've been sick for many days, why don't I have antibodies?"

"According to what the emperor said, you already have antibodies in your body, but the symptoms caused by the smallpox poison have not been eliminated."

Zhu Qiyu still didn't understand, but he always firmly believed that since the emperor said it, it must be right.

"Your Majesty, please give me instructions, and my younger brother will cooperate!"

Wan Zhen'er said: "It's very simple. The next step is to manufacture cowpox on a large scale and inoculate everyone. In this way, people will not be infected. As for those who have already been infected, His Royal Highness needs to worry about it."

King Zhou nodded and said: "We have been trying various medicinal materials here, and we have made some progress. We should be able to find a good cure for the disease soon."

Wan Zhen'er said again: "Since this is the case, please ask King Zhou to vaccinate the pox first to avoid infection."

Zhu Qiyu said: "Let me come first!"

Wan Zhen'er had no choice but to explain: "Your Highness, you are already infected, and you don't need to be vaccinated again."

"Oh, okay……"

The king of Zhou was not ambiguous, and said: "It is not too late, let's start as soon as possible!"

After the three discussed it, they started to act.

The first batch of vaccinia produced by Wan Zhen'er was still ready-made, and they were directly inoculated to King Zhou and the imperial physicians from the capital.

However, there were some disturbances during the vaccination process.

Many people were frightened when they heard that this thing was smallpox.

Good guy, it's too late to hide, and you're in a hurry to get sick?

In desperation, the king of Zhou explained the reason to everyone, set an example, and set an example, which calmed everyone's doubts.

Zhu Qiyu's order was passed down, and almost all the cattle in Nanhaiwei were recruited.

Immediately afterwards, Wan Zhen'er recruited some women to join her team and began large-scale vaccination.

From the civil and military officials of Nanhaiwei to the common people, everyone must plant.

In the streets and alleys, children's cries could be heard from time to time, and the cries were particularly loud.

If the symptoms are severe after vaccination, they will be sent to a specially set up camp and given special care.

The whole process was methodical and went smoothly.

Three days later, King Zhou began to develop a rash.

His symptoms were severe, dizziness, fatigue, and fever all over his body.

This caused the entire Tai Hospital to panic. Everyone believed that Zhou Wang should be infected.

Doesn't it mean that all the people who were vaccinated were infected with the disease?
However, some people were vaccinated with Zhou Wang and did not have any symptoms.

There are also some people who just have some rashes, and they are fine within a day.

King Zhou observed carefully on his arm, where there were obvious herpes where the silver needle had been pricked.

The symptoms on his body are somewhat similar to those of King Tan, but they don't look that serious.

The old servant Wang De came in with a plate of food, with a sad face, he said: "My lord, you didn't drink a drop of water yesterday, so you have to eat something today no matter what."

Zhou Wang shook his head: "I really don't have any appetite at all. I heard that smallpox will cause loss of appetite. I didn't feel the same until today."

Wang De said again: "The Concubine Wan sent someone to pass on the message that if she has chickenpox, she will definitely lose her appetite. At this time, if you can't eat, you have to eat some. Only when you are energetic can you recover from the disease."

Hearing this, King Zhou tried his best to drink two mouthfuls of porridge, then put it down again.

"I'm not worried about my health, it's just...Whether the vaccination method of Concubine Wan is effective?"

Wang De seemed to think of something, and said: "My lord, I also planted it, but I just got some rashes, nothing happened!"

At this time, King Zhou was dizzy and uncomfortable, and he was still standing upright. Hearing these words, he felt even more uncomfortable, and said with a sullen face, "Get out!"

"My lord, you have eaten..."

"Go out, I don't want to see you!"

(End of this chapter)