Chapter 37 The situation in Luozhou is not very good
Although Cen Wenwen was not removed from his post and transferred back to Chang'an for punishment this time due to the protection of Du Ruhui and others, the outbreak of the plague in Luozhou still had a considerable impact on his career. In other words, it was a blow. This was not the biggest blow.
The main thing, the main thing is that the plague is not over yet. If Cen Wenwen cannot handle this plague incident perfectly, then his career will end here.
In this era, the emperor could of course promote his confidants to a very high position based on his personal likes and dislikes.
However, this is relative.
If the target is that kind of treacherous minister, then the treacherous minister will naturally sit in a position that is not in line with his abilities with peace of mind, and then show off his power and corrupt the government.
But if the target is an ambitious minister like Cen Wenwen, then even if Li Zhiyun wants to promote Cen Wenwen regardless of past grudges, the latter himself will not accept such charity.
Because Cen Wenwen's goal has always been Du Ruhui and Xue Shou, and he doesn't want to fall behind these two.
More importantly, Li Zhiyun is not a mediocre person. If Cen Wenwen can't even handle Luozhou's affairs well, he is not qualified to enter the center to help him handle government affairs and govern the world's livelihood.
Later, Li Zhiyun was worried about the spread of the plague, so he called in Wei Shanjun, Zhen Liyan, Zhen Quan and other skilled medical people and asked them to go to Luozhou to help.
After receiving the order, the three of them did not dare to neglect and hurriedly set off for Luozhou.
Afterwards, Li Zhiyun asked Du Ruhui and Xue Shou to accompany him and walked with him in front of Tai Chi Gate.
"It's strange to say that Cen Wenwen has always been cautious in his actions. I have also reminded officials in various places to be careful to prevent the plague. How come something like this still happens in Luozhou?"
Xue Shou said thoughtfully: "One hundred secrets will eventually become sparse. Perhaps it is because Duke Cen was under too much pressure during this time in order to help the victims."
pressure?
"Humph." Li Zhiyun said indifferently: "This won't work. The affairs of the Tang Dynasty are complicated. If he only has this kind of courage, it will not be enough."
Extraordinary people should have extraordinary patience, perseverance, and wisdom.
Cen Wenwen is undoubtedly a great talent, but if he stops here, he will be mistaken.
Du Ruhui secretly thought: Cen Wenwen is indeed one of the candidates that His Majesty values for Prime Minister.
After walking for a while, Li Zhiyun muttered: "I don't know why, but I always feel that this matter is not that simple."
The long-term accumulation of political struggles and experience have made Li Zhiyun particularly sensitive to some things.
Du Ruhui asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to send someone to Luozhou to conduct a secret investigation?"
"Who do you think is suitable?"
"What about Wei Zheng?" Du Ruhui suggested.
Xue Shou shook his head and said: "No, you and I know very well what kind of temper Xuancheng is. If we let him conduct a secret investigation, I'm afraid Luozhou will be turned upside down."
"Then who do you think is suitable?" Du Ruhui asked.
Xue Shou thought for a moment and said, "How about Han Zhongliang, the young minister of Dali Temple?"
Du Ruhui thought about it and didn't agree or disagree. The main reason was that he didn't know Han Zhongliang very well.
Seeing that Du Ruhui remained silent, Xue Shou asked Li Zhiyun for his opinion.
Li Zhiyun narrowed his eyes slightly and rubbed his chin gently.
"Luozhou, it's appropriate to let someone familiar with it go there."
The next day, Duguying received the secret order and quietly went to Luozhou.
At this moment, the plague in Luozhou had gradually spread to many counties. Fortunately, the imperial court received the news not too late, and quickly organized manpower to seal off Luozhou, temporarily blocking the spread of the plague to other states and counties.
Despite this, the current situation in Luozhou is not good either.
After Cen Wenwen received the imperial edict from Wei Shanjun and others, he sat in his study all night. The next day, he devoted himself to work again.
Wei Shanjun and others also began to treat patients.
Six or seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
An isolated village outside Luoyang City.
Wei Shanjun squatted by the river, washed his hands, took out soap and washed them a dozen times before finishing the washing work.
This is a rigid rule entrusted to them by the emperor.
As long as they come into contact with the patient, they must insist on doing so. Moreover, they must cover their mouth and nose when taking the patient's pulse, and even after the diagnosis and treatment, the clothes they wear must be burned.
Thanks to strictness, none of the imperial doctors who came from Chang'an has been infected with the plague so far.
"Things are very troublesome." Zhen Liyan looked at the fire burning clothes in the distance, with a trace of worry in his eyes.
The plague, they still have no clue about how to solve it.
People are dying every day in Luozhou now.
"With just a few of us, we can only delay the onset of the disease. If we want to eradicate it, I'm afraid it won't be possible in a short time." Zhen Quan said.
Wei Shanjun came over, with water stains on his palms.
"Having said that, we must eradicate the plague, otherwise the situation will worsen and the entire Henan Province will be in danger."
Zhen Quan said speechlessly: "That's what happened, but do you have a clue?"
"No." Wei Shanjun admitted honestly.
Zhen Quan and Zhen Liyan were immediately speechless.
"However, I know a person who must have a way." Wei Shanjun said.
"Who?" Zhen Liyan narrowed his eyes.
Doctors also have a desire to win.
"Master Miaoying." Wei Shanjun slowly said the name.
"Sun Simiao?" Zhen Quan asked.
"yes."
As the leading figures of contemporary Tang Dynasty medicine, Zhen Quan and Zhen Liyan naturally knew about Sun Simiao, a folk miracle doctor.
"It is rumored that this person's whereabouts are erratic. Do you know his location?" Zhen Liyan asked.
Although he really wanted to compete with this Sun Simiao, now was obviously not a good time to compete.
"I don't know." Wei Shanjun replied matter-of-factly.
Zhen Quan was speechless again, "I don't know, what you said is true."
Wei Shanjun chuckled and said: "But I know that if Master Miaoying knew what happened in Luozhou, with his character, he would not sit idly by and do nothing."
"Are you going to ask His Majesty for help?" Zhen Liyan asked.
"Yes." Wei Shanjun said: "We have no other choice now but to try to find Master Miaoying. Otherwise, if we delay for one more day, the situation in Luozhou will worsen. We cannot bear this responsibility.
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Zhen Liyan and Zhen Quan nodded thoughtfully.
The matter of the plague really cannot be delayed any longer.
Immediately afterwards, Wei Shanjun added: "However, it is also important to find the source of the plague. If we can know where the plague emerged from, it may help us further understand this plague and solve it."
"Don't be so confident." Zhen Quan said: "There have been many plagues in history, but none of them have been solved using this method."
"We have to try." Wei Shanjun said: "We can't do too many things now, so why not give it a try. Besides, I always feel that this time is not simple. Think about it, disasters occur in many places.
There is a Luozhou, why is the plague the only one in Luozhou?"
Zhen Liyan's eyebrows twitched slightly, and then said: "That's it, let's write a memorial to His Majesty and ask Your Majesty to find Sun Simiao. As for you, if you don't give up, you can try to investigate. If you have any news, you might as well inform us."
"Mr. Zhen, you are really careful." Wei Shanjun smiled and said in his heart, "Old fox."
"Hey." Zhen Liyan smiled and did not explain.
Several people broke up and went to deal with their own affairs.
Zhen Quan shook his head and said: "As a doctor, you only need to treat patients. Wei Shanjun is good at pharmacology and should have been a good prospect. Unfortunately, he has crossed the line."