The best county magistrate

After working for a long time, the situation of the victims outside the city was finally stabilized.

But what worried Yang Xuanchen the most still happened.

Under the shade of several trees, hundreds of sick victims suffered from sudden chills, high fever and profuse sweating.

They have body aches and fatigue, and even worse, are accompanied by coughing, vomiting, and red urine.

Yang Xuanchen picked a seriously ill victim and put his finger on his pulse.

Then he asked softly: "Old man, stick out your tongue and show me."

The old man's tongue coating is thin, white, yellow and greasy. Judging from the pulse condition, the pulse is thin and fast, and the evil Qi enters the body and the pulse Qi does not flow smoothly.

After seeing several patients in succession, Yang Xuanchen frowned and looked as if he was facing a formidable enemy.

"Waitai Mi Yao" mentions that similar to Tianxing, it also has headaches, soreness in the bones and flesh, coldness in the hands and feet, dry mouth, nose and tongue, difficulty in drinking water, ridged hair, strong desire in the waist and spine, and red urine.

This is most likely malaria. There is no artemisinin in today's Great Inflammation. If the virus starts to spread, countless people will die.

Just when he was anxious and became an ant on a hot pot.

The shopkeeper of Miaorentang was driving a cart of herbs from a distance.

He waved his hand and called Han Li to him, "Shopkeeper Han, do you know anything about medicine?"

Han Li looked at the victims who were divided into more than a dozen circles, and saw the patients scattered under the shade of the trees. He thought it was not good.

"Sir, ordinary people know some medical science, but they don't dare to talk nonsense."

Yang Xuanchen pointed to a patient with slightly mild symptoms and said in a cautious tone: "Go and take a look!"

After a while, Han Li wiped his sweat profusely, and his right hand wiping his pulse continued to tremble.

Fortunately, there was a wet cloth covering his face to cover his frightened expression, otherwise the dozens of victims would definitely have noticed something.

"Master, your pulse is unstable and evil energy has entered your body. It's an epidemic!" Han Li's tone was full of panic.

Yang Xuanchen nodded, his frown showing no sign of relief.

Han Li's opinion was the same as what he thought, it was a plague.

The weather is hot and mosquitoes breed. Once malaria spreads, the people in Qingshui County will be wiped out.

Just when he wanted to say something, dozens more people appeared among the victims and fell to the ground in pain.

There were even patients who had died in the shade of the trees.

Yang Xuanchen's eyes revealed his inner struggle and helplessness.

He knew that the situation before him was extremely urgent and could not be delayed any longer.

Looking at the victims who continued to fall to the ground and the increasing number of dead patients, he felt unprecedented pressure.

He took a deep breath and asked: "Shopkeeper Han, is there any cure for this epidemic?"

Han Li shook his head, sighed softly, and showed a helpless expression.

"Master, since ancient times, it has been extremely difficult to treat epidemics. Even Zhang Jingzhi, the miracle doctor, dare not say that there is a way to cure it!"

"In order to prevent the spread, the grassroots suggested..." Han Li stopped mid-sentence.

"What do you suggest?" Yang Xuanchen asked.

"The grassroots advice is to let nature take its course. If it dies, burn it quickly to prevent it from spreading!"

Yang Xuanchen stared at the more and more patients gathered under the shade of the trees, showing an unbearable expression.

He shook his head, "Don't you see it has spread?"

"Do you mean that I want these four to five thousand people to obey their fate?"

"Are you going to ask me to collect the bodies of these people?"

"Do they really have no hope?"

Yang Xuanchen's soul torture shocked Han Li for a while.

The county magistrate actually wants to fight against God to save these victims whose medicine is useless?

"Master, you can't do anything. Think twice!" Han Li sighed.

Ignoring his suggestion, Yang Xuanchen changed the topic and asked about the herbs in the car.

"Shopkeeper Han, what kind of herbs are you carrying in this cart?"

As he asked, he opened the gauze covering the car.

"Sir, there are Bupleurum, White Peony, Changshan..." Han Li replied with all the treasures.

"Bupleurum, white peony root...huh? Changshan! You mean Changshan?"

Following Yang Xuanchen's surprised look, Han Li pointed to the two large baskets of Changshan, "It's Changshan, what's wrong?"

Yang Xuanchen grabbed Han Li's shoulders and laughed maniacally, "We can be saved! We can be saved!"

In his previous life, he read a traditional Chinese medicine classic written by Yang Tan, who also had the surname Yang.

According to the records in "Yang Family Collection of Prescriptions", there are fourteen prescriptions for malaria, Qibao Powder.

Take Changshan, tangerine peel, green peel, betel nut, licorice, etc., add a bowl of water and a cup of wine, and fry them together until they reach a large cup.

One or more attacks a day can cure all malaria.

With excitement, Yang Xuanchen called several government servants to his side.

"The three of you go to the Yamen and move all the morning dew wine to Miao Ren Tang, and then follow the instructions of shopkeeper Han."

Then he patted Shopkeeper Han on the shoulder and said, "Shopkeeper Han, I ordered you to boil the medicine."

"Be fast!"

"Take Changshan, tangerine peel, green peel, betel nut, licorice, grass nuts, ginger and magnolia bark into equal parts."

"Each serving is five qian, take a bowl of water and a cup of wine, and cook them together until a large cup is made."

"At the same time, if there are not enough medicinal materials in the shop, please quickly ask Zhang Biao to lead someone to help you buy them!"

"..."

After a series of orders were issued, the government officials seemed very confused.

They only knew that those people had typhoid fever and body heat, but this prescription didn't seem to be used to cure the disease. What kind of medicine was sold in the gourd?

Isn't it because he has learned some medical skills and acted randomly?

But Han Li, who understands medical science, knew that those patients had an epidemic.

He looked at Yang Xuanchen suspiciously and asked in his heart, "Master, can this recipe really cure this disease?"

"There is so much nonsense. If I say it can be cured, it can definitely be cured. This prescription is called Qibao Powder."

"Go and fry it quickly, and serve it to the victims as soon as possible."

Yang Xuanchen paused, took out the charcoal pen from his arms and wrote another prescription on the paper.

"You can then prepare this prescription and let the county government officials take it first, and then distribute it to the victims before taking it."

Han Li frowned and looked at the prescription and whispered, "What the hell is this?"

Polygonum multiflorum, pinellia, orange, ginseng...

He glanced at Yang Xuanchen and found that his eyes were filled with anger. He didn't dare to say any more nonsense and led several government officials into the city.

After the treatment tasks were arranged, Yang Xuanchen gathered dozens of people from outside the city to the city gate.

Looking at the exhausted but determined faces, he nodded happily and said good to himself.

"Everyone, I don't know how these victims came to Qingshui County."

"However, since they are here and they are both people of Dayan, we have no reason to turn them away."

Then, he pointed to the representatives elected by the victims, "Listen up, what happens next is very important!"

"This is a matter of life and death for everyone present, so don't be careless!"

Some smart people have already guessed something, but there are still some stubborn people like Zhang Biao who have not yet realized the seriousness of the matter.

"Master, can this have anything to do with life and death?"

Zhang Biao asked and laughed loudly, "Isn't everything settled now? Everyone has food and drink, and the weather is hot, so it won't be a problem to stay outside the city for a few days."

A sharp look made Zhang Biao shut his mouth as he wanted to say a few more words.

"Everyone has seen those patients. This is not an ordinary typhoid fever. This is malaria, an infectious disease."

"It can even be said to be a plague!"

Following the direction of Yang Xuanchen's finger, everyone looked over, with shocked looks in their eyes.

Fan Xian said in surprise: "Plague? Doesn't that mean that all the people in Linping have been infected?"

Everyone subconsciously took a few steps away from these representatives of the victims.

Yang Xuanchen waved his hand with a smile on his face, "Although this infectious disease is strong, it is not incurable."

"I have ordered people to prepare some medicine. I hope the medicine can cure the disease."

"I called you here to talk to you about the current situation. In the next few days, there may be more and more patients."

"You must be mentally prepared and your own epidemic prevention work must not be left behind."

"The cloth covering the mouth and nose must not be touched by the patient."

"If you have come into contact with a sick person, you must wash your hands with salt water."

"..."