Fortune Orb [Qing]

At the end of July, the temperature in central Beijing did not drop but rose, reaching a new height.It was so hot that day that cut pieces of raw meat could be roasted directly on the ground. Even with Yinzhen's assistance, Lao Shi still felt that he couldn't survive this day.

I thought that Huang Ama should take people to the palace to escape the summer heat, but there was no news from the palace. Then one day, the prince said that there was an epidemic in Rehe, and once he contracted it, he would get fever, faint, vomit and diarrhea Not only that, but also spots, but no one died because of the epidemic, even so, it is not easy to get infected.

When something like this happened, the plan to escape the summer had to be cancelled. Not only that, the admiral's yamen was ordered to seal the city gate to prevent people infected with the disease from entering Beijing. They also smoked wormwood at the gate of the city just in case.

Rehe is close to the capital, and the imperial court is very concerned about this epidemic. They urgently want to find out the root cause and come up with prevention and control regulations, for fear that the deterioration of the situation will implicate Beijing.

For this reason, the emperor appointed several trusted imperial doctors to go there. I heard that Mr. Hu really wanted to go, and he liked to study difficult and miscellaneous diseases. Entrust it to him, let him have a refreshment, and don't miss the pulse of peace.

Epidemics are not new, but there have always been few outbreaks in Beijing and China. Take this dynasty as an example, there are not many times to count.Hearing that it was not fatal this time, Kangxi breathed a sigh of relief, and then he thought that the concubine and others were all pregnant. Once the epidemic spread to Beijing, even if the adults survived, the child in the stomach might not be able to keep. The heart that he had just let go hangs up again.

It can be said that Kangxi attached great importance to the concubine's pregnancy, even more than the harem concubines who were pregnant in the same period.

At this age, he really has no shortage of sons.

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A team of imperial physicians went to Rehe for inspection, and those who stayed in Beijing also did a lot of things. They compiled a comprehensive precautionary notice, asked the medicine boy to copy it, and sent it to the nobles' homes.Ask every household to take precautions, and say to use hot food as much as possible, and scald cups, plates and dishes with boiling water every day, etc.

After Yinzhen had seen it, he went to the government to discuss with the prince, and then the two of them asked Kangxi to see him, and suggested that the patrolling yamen guards walk and beat the gong to inform the people of the precautions. The whole capital must take precautions to avoid uncontrollable situations.

After listening to the two of them, Kangxi felt that it was feasible, and immediately issued an imperial decree to hand over the epidemic prevention and control to the Ministry of Households, and asked the imperial hospital and the admiral's office to cooperate.

It is equivalent to saying that the authority is delegated to the fourth child, and the responsibility also belongs to him at the same time.

This is a thankless task. Just imagine, the news of the outbreak of the epidemic in Rehe is sure to be unstoppable. It will spread all over the capital in a short time, and the major pharmacies will definitely do something. The price is quite high, maybe even the price of vinegar will rise accordingly.

It is impossible for the imperial court to allow drug dealers to make selfless contributions. Price increases are the general trend, and controlling the increase is what the fourth child has to do.

Whether it is allowed to double the price or how much it should exceed, these are all up to him to make up his mind and supervise the implementation.

This is a very offensive thing.

If you allow price increases, poor people will not be happy.

If you want to control the increase, you are bound to offend the drug dealer.

The fourth child is not afraid of being scolded by tens of thousands of people. He is worried that the people will still not be able to afford it. The imperial court must set up a few points in Beijing to distribute some medicinal materials in an appropriate amount, and he cannot just watch people die just because he is poor.

Just like distributing porridge, applying medicine is also a troublesome thing, and there are many difficulties in doing it.

It's not that Kangxi doesn't know that this job is thankless, and he can't do it. Among the sons, there are not many who can do this well. The prince counts as one, the fourth counts as one, and the fifth and eighth may also count.

He was reluctant to let the prince bear the infamy, and he was unwilling to let the eighth child take the credit. As for the fifth child, he had more than enough wisdom, and his style of conduct was a bit meek. After picking and choosing, the fourth child was the last one he could count on.

In order to make him less troublesome, Kangxi gave him enough power. If anyone in the bottom line does not cooperate, he will be crowned with Hualing if he is an official, and it will be up to him if he is a commoner.

This matter did not have much impact on Jiubeile Mansion. Yinzhen felt that even if the epidemic spread to Beijing, his mansion should be safe. Just in case, he still prepared enough medicinal materials after getting the news and gave them to Yikun Palace. Not to mention pulling a large cart, he also gave a lot to his father-in-law.

When Kangxi heard that Lao Jiu was rushing to deliver medicine to others, he was very happy at that time.

What is not good to send, it is unlucky to send this.

The imperial concubine simply thinks her son is reliable, not bad luck, and as for Musca... she doesn't pay much attention to these things.

Suo Chuo Luo also said that he was always missed by his son-in-law, and he was really sorry.It was really embarrassing to take advantage of him by delivering ice first, and now medicine.

Musca waved his hand after hearing this: "I will accept it as soon as it is delivered! Why are you embarrassed? He is ashamed to marry my daughter, so why am I embarrassed to take advantage of him?"

One sentence choked everyone in the room, from Fujin to the concubine's room, they all murmured in their hearts: Baozhu is so cute and cute, she doesn't look like the master at all, but Jiubeile, who is carved out of the same mold as the master, looks like a son-in-law Great father-in-law!

The same is casual, the same can be deadly, and the same is unreliable.

Muska didn't distribute Baide's medicinal materials to the three younger brothers, but just sent them a message, saying don't feel sorry for the silver, and prepare more. The epidemic is in Rehe, and even if the court deliberately prevents it from spreading to the capital, it will be sooner or later. No matter, if you save those two dollars right now, it will be a disaster for your life.

Even if these military generals knew that there was an epidemic in the surrounding area, they didn't think too much about it. They thought that the poor people had already prepared for it. If something happened, they would invite the imperial doctor. How could the imperial hospital just sit back and ignore it?

Besides, can you buy medicinal materials if you have money?

Right now you have too much equipment, if there is nothing, it will be ruined?

After all, they are all powerful and powerful, and they are not too anxious. If they are anxious, they are those with eggs in their bellies.Some people hope that the situation will be more serious, wishing that the group of princesses and concubines lined up to get pregnant.

Musca didn't have any idea at first, but he was more careful after seeing Yinzhen's big battle.

There is nothing wrong with preparing some medicinal materials.

If something really happened later, wouldn't it be your family who hired the imperial physician?Did you know that the imperial physician must go to your house first?How big is your face?

If they don't need it, Latai Hospital will give it to them for free, what a great thing.

Ma Qi and the others thought about it, and it was the same thing, so they made preparations when they turned around.

They were making preparations. Inside the Iron Lion Alley, the Jiubeile Mansion was fighting for death.

When Yinyu heard that his ninth brother would not give him medicines when he delivered them to others, he immediately became upset and came to the door to slap and roll.Yinzhen listened to him muttering for a long time, and then said: "Anyone who has an accident will not be your fault. As the saying goes, good people don't live long, and they will harm thousands of years."

Yinyu was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses, clenched his right fist and tapped lightly on the heart of his left——

This makes sense.

Since the epidemic can't kill people, he didn't worry too much about it, but it was so hot that people felt panicky, and it didn't help to put an ice basin on it. He couldn't sleep well at night recently, and he was really worried.

From the bottom of her heart, Yinyu expresses her envy to Yinzhen, envying that he has Fujin to hug, who is also a girl, and Qiqi holds her like a charcoal stove.

Because he was so obscenely envious, he was almost beaten.

Yinzhen let out a bad breath, and told him to hold back, and then think about what to do.

He didn't figure out why, but Baozhu saw that he had something on his mind, asked a question casually, and then gave an idea casually.

"Let's make an ice kang."

Baozhu’s idea is very naive. You can add carbon to the kang bed, so why can’t you add ice? You say that adding ice to the soil kang is not suitable for cooling and the cooling effect is not good. Then you can build another iron kang, with the side door open, hollow, and the inside is placed Put a basin of ice in a big iron basin, and close the side door after it is done. If you sleep on it and it gets hot, then you are amazing.

Yinzhen's first thought was not how much ice would be consumed. Once the iron kang was cold, would it be covered with water droplets when sleeping on it?

However, considering that Yinji said that he would not be able to survive, first put the ice on the kang, and let him figure out a way by himself later.It’s great to ask the servants who serve you to be more diligent, wipe them with handkerchiefs from time to time, or spread thick quilts on the kang first, and then spread ivory mats, so that at most the bottom quilt will be wet, and the top will not be wet, and you will be soft when you sleep.

It was really feasible to think so, and the Shanggong Department of Yinzhen found an old craftsman he knew well, and as soon as he talked about the idea, the other side immediately understood, asked about the size and hurried to work.

Within two days, the kang bed was finished, and the servants took a lot of effort to send it to the palace, and moved directly to Yinyu's side. After the place was put down, Yinti heard the sound.

As soon as he came over, he saw Zhao Baifu, so he didn't need to salute and ask, "What did Brother Jiu ask you to do?"

Zhao Baifu staggered his body to let him see in person.

After seeing it, Yinni was full of disgust: "Why did you give me an iron bump?"

Zhao Baifu persuaded him to be safe and not to be impatient, and asked the people behind to bring in the big iron basin, ordered to put a basin of ice in it, opened the side door and pushed it into the kang, and closed the door.Afterwards, a little eunuch came with a thick quilt weighing ten catties, spread it on the kang, and after it was flattened, an ivory mat was laid on it.

These are all prepared by Yinzhen's orders, and after pinching the size, they are all just right.

After looking at it well, the old ten can taste it.

He waved his hands to tell the idlers to get out, and sat on the kang bed by himself. He didn't feel much under the quilt under his buttocks, and the coolness was obvious when his calf touched the side.

Yinyu had blind trust in Yintang, felt that this thing was reliable, and thought that she could sleep soundly tonight.

This night, Old Ten slept really well. He changed the ice before going to bed. He was afraid that the ice would be too little to manage the whole night, so he filled the basin to the brim. Brother Nine helped him around. lack of ice.

After doing this, he took off his clothes and lay down. He felt cool as soon as he lay down, and fell asleep after putting on a quilt for a long time. He slept until midnight and was shivering with cold.

In the scorching heat, the thin quilts of other houses could not be covered. He fell asleep and wrapped himself in a thick quilt. He still caught a cold, and he was so dizzy that he invited the imperial doctor to come over overnight. After drinking the medicine, he came to hang up. With a runny nose, he went to the imperial court to complain:

"Huang Ama! You have to decide for your son!"

"Ninth brother's heart is too dark! Ninth brother tricked me!"

Kangxi rubbed his temples and asked him what was going on, and then he heard Yinzhen say that Yinzhen sent him off on an ice kang, and he froze to death after sleeping for one night, and he was still feeling cold at the moment.

If this is not his own son, Kangxi must beat him to death.

After being the emperor for so many years, he has heard of all kinds of strange things, and he was the first case of being sick in a hot day.

I don't know whether to be ashamed or embarrassed to give birth to such a congenitally retarded son.

"What kind of icy kang did Lao Jiu give you for no reason?"

After hearing this, Yinyi replied plausibly: "It's so hot, I'll go to Baylor's Mansion to make trouble for Brother Nine. It's okay if he sends more ice. He not only mixed the ice, but also asked the craftsman to make an iron lump." , Said it was an ice kang specially designed for me... Ah bah! I figured it out, he came here specifically to mess with me!"

Seeing the old ten's distress, Kangxi hurriedly ordered Liang Jiugong to hand over a handkerchief: "Blow your nose, I will talk about Yinzhen later, since you are sick from cold, bring me your ice kang, stock Half of the ice is also delivered."