Datang: The prince of salted fish was overheard by Li Er

Yes, everyone in the village above has the disease, or to be precise, they all have the same disease.

And this disease is called smallpox.

Smallpox is a severe infectious disease caused by the smallpox virus infecting humans.

At the same time, smallpox is also one of the oldest infectious diseases with the highest mortality rate. It is highly contagious and serious.

Smallpox came on fiercely, and once it hit, it progressed rapidly.

Typically, three to five days a patient develops a rash on the forehead, cheeks, wrists, arms, trunk, and lower extremities.

It starts as a red macule, then turns into papules, then turns into herpes, and then turns into pustule.

After the rash appeared, smallpox patients were often accompanied by complications, such as sepsis, osteomyelitis, encephalitis, meningitis, pneumonia, bronchitis, otitis media, laryngitis, blindness, and miscarriage.

These complications are the main cause of death caused by smallpox.

Generally speaking, the fatality rate can reach 20% within 30 to [-] days after infection.

In ancient times when medical conditions were underdeveloped and medical skills were not systematic, this ratio would only be higher.

Even now, there is no established effective treatment for smallpox.

Patients are usually treated with supportive therapy, given adequate water and nutrition, in other words, patients rely on their own self-healing ability to resist the past.

Patients infected with smallpox must be strictly isolated until they recover, and the isolation time must not be less than 40 days from the onset.

After surviving the most dangerous period, the impetigo will gradually dry out and form thick scabs. After about one month, the scabs begin to fall off, leaving behind scars, commonly known as "spots".

It is precisely because the patient will have pockmarks on the face after recovery, so the name "smallpox" was named.

Therefore, people in this era have an unreasonable fear when they hear the word smallpox.

And that village halfway up the mountain is a small flower village.

A few years ago, there was a smallpox epidemic raging around here.

The local government had no choice but to gather all the nearby people on the mountainside.

The people who now live on the mountainside are the survivors of that disaster.

Fearing that these people would bring the plague down the mountain after they came out, the government ordered them not to leave the village after all the people survived healthy, and at the same time did not allow outsiders to enter.

Fortunately, the government treated them well, and these people also knew that smallpox was terrible, so they spontaneously did not leave the village.

Still set up a card at the key point up the mountain to prevent outsiders from entering.

"How long ago was this?"

Li You was surprised to find here a village founded by survivors of smallpox.

Although he didn't go up, Mu Bin got to know the basic situation of the village.

"It's been more than three years. When I stopped that person just now, I said that they went up the mountain in the sixth year of Wude."

Hearing this result, Li You chuckled.

"It's been so long, smallpox is no longer contagious."

"Let's rest here tonight. Commander Mou will ask you to go with me again tomorrow morning."

[The source of smallpox infection is the smallpox virus. This virus has strong resistance and can resist dryness and low temperature. It can survive for several months to a year and a half on scabs, dust and clothing. 】

[But this village has been isolated for more than three years, no matter how strong the smallpox virus is, it would have died long ago. 】

[Smallpox is almost incurable, but there is one thing, that is, lifelong immunity can be obtained after recovery. 】

[That is to say, prevention is better than cure. 】

[Although there is no smallpox vaccine now, it can still be prevented by vaccination. 】

[It's rare to find a smallpox village composed of cured patients here, how could I miss the opportunity to get the pox. 】

【It just so happens that I will take this opportunity to make smallpox disappear from Datang. 】

However, Li You's words surprised Mou Bin: "My lord, you can't help it. This smallpox is terminal!"

This time, due to surprise, Mu Bin spoke a lot louder, which attracted the attention of others.

Then, Li You saw the panic in the eyes of the people around him.

You must know that these are Jinyiwei carefully selected by Mou Bin and Shencewei trained by Zhou Huai'an himself. Not to mention that everyone is highly skilled in martial arts, but it is not a problem to fight three or four ordinary soldiers.

Seeing how everyone's expressions changed after hearing the acne, Li You sighed again.

It seems that it is necessary to let these people get rid of smallpox.

Although Mu Bin really wanted to leave this place overnight, he could only rest for one night under Li You's insistence.

Early the next morning, Li You urged Mou Bin to go up the mountain with him.

But just as Li You walked out of the camp, someone stopped him.

This person is Li You's personal maid, Xiao Ying.

At this moment, Xiao Ying said with tears like rain: "My lord, can you not go?"

"Smallpox is too dangerous. Even if the prince is blessed by heaven, if something happens, how can I explain it to Concubine Yin?"

Seeing Xiao Ying like this, Li You could only patiently explain to her.

"Miss Sakura, don't worry."

"You also know that I have a good relationship with Dr. Sun. Dr. Sun actually taught me a way to prevent smallpox before, and also taught me how to make a medicine to prevent smallpox."

"As long as you follow that method, no one will get smallpox in the future."

"But we have never had a way to make this kind of medicine in the capital before. This time we have a rare opportunity, so naturally we can't miss it."

"Now my mother and concubine are pregnant, and I went up to find such medicine for my unborn emperor brother or sister."

At this moment, Li You shamelessly took out Sun Simiao as a shield.

Sakura is very clear about the matter of Sun Simiao and Li You discussing medical skills, and immediately became suspicious.

"My lord, isn't there a smallpox village up there? How can there be medicine to prevent smallpox there?"

"I don't read much, don't fool me!"

Li You smiled again and said, "Xiaoying, have you ever heard that anyone who has had smallpox will never get sick again?"

"That's why I say it has what I want."

Sakura had heard what Li You said, and although she still had some doubts in her heart, she finally nodded.

"My lord, you can go up if you want, and I will go up too."

Although Li You was a bit overwhelmed with this request, he still nodded and agreed.

So Li You, Mou Bin, Xiao Ying, and several burly soldiers went up the mountain together.

Sure enough, not long after entering the mountain, they were stopped.

"That man, why are you here again? Didn't you say that outsiders are not allowed in the village?"

"It's all for your own good."

Since Li You and the others came early, the person guarding here was still the person from last night.

Seeing that Mu Bin came again, the man was slightly angry when he spoke.

Mu Bin had no choice but to look at Li You who was on the side.

Seeing the "pockmarked" look on that person's face, Li You immediately confirmed that what this person said was true.

Immediately, Li You chuckled and said loudly: "The little brother in front, we won't go to the village."

"We just wanted to buy something."