Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

He hadn't seen Liu Yue for several days and missed her very much.

"The queen left the house in a hurry at 11:00 a.m., carrying the medicine box and the doctor."

Youtong knew that he cared about Liu Yue, so he sent someone to keep an eye on her movements.

"Why did you go out to see a doctor so early?"

Zhu Youxiao frowned, the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

"Let's go, I want to see what's going on!"

After he said that, he put on his clothes and went out. Yutong hurriedly followed him.

"Your Majesty! You haven't had breakfast yet!"

"Just bring me a pancake."

Yutong chased while giving orders to other eunuchs.

"Did you hear that? Your Majesty wants to eat fried dough cakes!"

Finally, before the two of them stepped out of the Prince Jin's Mansion, a leather bag full of fried cakes was handed to Youtong.

Chapter 398 Please Keep a Distance of Two Meters from Me

Zhu Youxiao did not stop. He took out a large pancake wrapped in oil paper from his cloth bag and started eating it while walking.

There were several cakes in the leather bag, and he took out another one and stuffed it into Yutong's pocket.

"I can't eat so much, you can eat too."

Yutong was overjoyed: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"

He grabbed the fried cake and started eating it in big mouthfuls. His cheeks were stuffed with food and his eyes were narrowed into lines with laughter. The food tasted so delicious.

Wei Zhongxian, who was following behind him, couldn't help but feel disgusted when he saw him like this.

You good-for-nothing brat, it's just a small pie, why are you so happy about it?

You have to know that the treasures that the emperor bestowed on our family in the past were enormous.

But...I've never seen this big pancake before.

Well, the pancakes given by the emperor as a reward must be the most delicious in the world.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help swallowing.

But the emperor didn't notice him at all and was only focused on rushing towards the South Gate.

After a while, they arrived at the South Gate Tower.

When he was about to leave the city, he met a tall woman in a white robe walking towards him quickly.

Her white veil was half-draped, covering her mouth and nose, but Zhu Youxiao still recognized her at a glance.

Who else could it be if not his Yuepin?

Zhu Youxiao greeted him with surprise.

"Yue'er, what a coincidence! I was just about to go look for you."

Liu Yue didn't expect to meet Zhu Youxiao here. When she saw him walking quickly towards her, she was so frightened that she stepped back repeatedly.

She shouted, "Your Majesty, please do not come near me!"

Zhu Youxiao was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but take a few steps forward.

"Yue'er, what happened?"

Liu Yue quickly backed away while shouting.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Please keep two meters away from me before you reply!"

When Zhu Youxiao saw her behavior, he suddenly thought of a terrible thing and took a few steps back as he was told.

"Could it be that there is a plague..."

Before he finished speaking, Liu Yue nodded solemnly.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling when he received her affirmation.

As the old saying goes: After a great disaster, there will be a great epidemic!

He subconsciously always thought that the so-called major disasters mostly referred to disasters such as heavy rains, floods and earthquakes.

In addition, the victims who fell ill along the way were all suffering from common illnesses, so they didn't think of it as a plague.

Now looking at Liu Yue's appearance, I realize the seriousness of the problem.

Plague was definitely a nightmare for these ancient people.

Zhang Zhongjing's Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases once recorded: "My clan has always been large, with more than 200 people. Since the beginning of the Jian'an era, less than 10% of them have died, and two-thirds of them died of typhoid fever, accounting for seven out of ten."

Among the members of the Medical Saint's family who died, seven out of ten died of typhoid fever.

Among the Seven Sages of the Jian'an Period, five, Chen Lin, Wang Can, Xu Gan, Ying Yan, and Liu Zhen, all died of plague.

Even these elite classes and the medical saint’s clansmen are hard to protect, let alone these ordinary people and thousands of disaster victims!

The death toll caused by a major epidemic is often greater than that caused by a large-scale war.

Zhu Youxiao really couldn't imagine that such a hell on earth would appear under his rule.

He did not dare to delay any longer: "This is not the place to talk, let's go up to the tower and talk to me in detail!"

This is of vital importance. If the news of the epidemic spreads before the response measures are implemented, it will certainly cause chaos, which will be even more troublesome.

"Your Majesty, wait a moment."

Liu Yue turned to the doctors who followed her and said, "Follow the prescription I gave you before. Go to the city's pharmacy to buy the medicine first, and then go back and make it for the victims who have more serious symptoms."

"Yes, ma'am."

Several female doctors were about to bow to Zhu Youxiao and take their leave, but were stopped by him.

"No need to go to so much trouble. Just ask the Royal Guards to buy whatever herbs you need."

"Okay, here's the prescription." Liu Yue put the note with the prescription on the ground and immediately stepped away.

"Sun Kangwang, immediately send people to buy medicine throughout the city. Anyone who dares to take advantage of the opportunity to raise the price will be executed! Anyone who dares to neglect and obstruct will be executed!"

"Also, immediately send more people to follow the orders of the queen and the doctors to isolate the sick. Strictly control the news and the epidemic situation must not be leaked."

"I obey your order!" Sun Kangwang took the order, stepped forward to pick up the prescription, and then stepped back to arrange personnel.

Seeing this, Liu Yue sent several doctors back to look after the patients.

"Yue'er, can you come upstairs and talk to me now?"

"Your Majesty, please!"

Liu Yue extended her hand with a serious face.

The shy and lovely Concubine Yue had disappeared, and standing before him now was the third-rank chief physician who was worried about the epidemic.

He had never seen Liu Yue like this before.

Perhaps this is what it should be like for her to strive to be the best in the medical school and become the chief physician.

But Zhu Youxiao was not in the mood to think about these things at the moment, and he was the first to step onto the city wall.

Liu Yue followed behind him from two feet away: "Your Majesty, I still have some masks in the East Warm Pavilion. For the sake of your Majesty's health, please take them and put them on."

This mask was produced by Zhu Youxiao at the Ministry of Industry according to the style of modern masks when the medical school was established.

Although the materials used are different, the protective effect can reach 80% to 90%.

As the chief medical officer, Liu Yue naturally had a lot of backup plans.

At this moment, she was actually wearing a mask under her white veil.

"Your Majesty, this is an urgent matter. I will send someone to get it right away."

Upon hearing this, Wei Zhongxian immediately ran up to ask for permission. This was a serious matter concerning the health of the emperor, and he dared not neglect it.

"Well, let's go!"

In this regard, what could Zhu Youxiao say? Only four words: Just follow the doctor's orders.

He has worn it for three years anyway, so why not wear it again? Safety first.

Liu Yue told Wei Zhongxian the location where the masks were placed and gave another instruction.

"Please bring all the masks inside. You are always with His Majesty, so it is better for you to wear a mask as well."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wei Zhongxian said and stepped back.

After climbing up the city wall, Zhu Youxiao couldn't wait to ask.

"Tell me, what is the situation now?"

"Your Majesty, three days ago, we discovered the symptoms of mild typhoid fever. After taking medicine several times, most of the patients recovered the next day."

"The epidemic is a serious matter. I dare not make a rash judgment, so I need to observe for a few more days."

"Unexpectedly, in the early hours of this morning, some patients who had not yet recovered suddenly became seriously ill and their conditions worsened, and some even died suddenly."

"After detailed examination and verification, it was confirmed that this was not typhoid fever, but pestilence. The disease developed rapidly, was highly contagious, and the symptoms were complicated."

"I will immediately order the severe and mild cases to be separated and isolated."

"The epidemic is urgent. I dare not neglect it, so I rushed into the city as soon as possible. First, to replenish medicinal materials, and secondly, to report the details to Your Majesty."

Zhu Youxiao listened carefully and felt heavy-hearted.

"Thank you for your hard work, Yue'er."

"It is my duty, so why should I talk about hardship?"

"Are you sure you can control this epidemic?"

Liu Yue thought for a moment, then knelt down with a serious expression and reported.

"Although the disease of plague is complicated, if it can be studied carefully, I am confident that it can be cured."

"But the epidemic is raging. I have time, but the victims don't!"

"There are tens of thousands of disaster victims outside the city, living in mixed groups. Although only over 200 cases have been found, we don't know how many are still lurking. If an outbreak occurs, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me, with only a few dozen doctors under my command, to handle it."

"Your Majesty, please send teachers and students from the medical school to help us as soon as possible. My teacher, the head teacher Wu Youxing, is best at treating typhoid fever and plague. If the teacher comes, the plague can be eradicated and Taiyuan will be safe."

"Okay, as you say."

After listening to Liu Yue's story, Zhu Youxiao had a detailed understanding of the current epidemic.

He immediately issued an order: "Wei Daban, quickly summon Wu Youxing to Taiyuan to preside over the treatment of the epidemic!"

Chapter 399: My Queen, Run Away

"Your Majesty, this is the detailed information about the epidemic that I wrote earlier. Please give it to the teacher so that he can be prepared when he comes."

After saying this, Liu Yue took out a piece of paper and put it on the ground, then stepped back.

Wei Zhongxian, who had just returned, took the order and went back to work with his things.

"If your majesty has nothing else to do, I have to go and take care of the patient, so please take your leave."

Seeing her busy coming and going, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help feeling distressed.

Unconsciously, he took two steps forward: "Yue'er..."

"Your Majesty, please stay. Do not leave the city until the epidemic is eradicated."

"In the days ahead, I will not be able to accompany Your Majesty. Your Majesty, take care! I will take my leave."

After saying this, Liu Yue turned around and went downstairs.

"Yue'er, can you not go?"

Zhu Youxiao suddenly felt worried, as he knew very well that medical staff at the center of the epidemic could easily be infected.

Liu Yue turned around and said firmly: "I am the Medical Officer, the best doctor in Taiyuan City. Your Majesty should know that I must go."

"Concubine, please retire!"