novelones Chapter 256 The reason for the escalation of the plague
Chapter 256 The reason for the escalation of the plague
Bei Xiuyan glanced sideways at Shen Ruzhou, feeling an unusual emotion in his heart.
If Shen Ruzhou was hoarding medicine and food before, he just thought that she had a little bit of intelligence and acumen in predicting the future.
So her current actions to save people made him feel that she was a courageous and responsible woman with a sense of family and country and national justice.
Such a woman is really rare to see in a hundred years.
When the veteran saw that Shen Ruzhou was not shy about getting along with chronically ill people like them, he originally thought that he would not be able to survive today, but when he saw the woman in front of him treating him carefully, he had the idea of living.
"Ahem, girl, can I really be saved?"
"Yes, I will give you acupuncture now." Shen Ruzhou gave him an encouraging look, took out the acupuncture bag he carried with him, and found the acupuncture points.
After a few injections, the veteran obviously felt that his breathing became much easier and he no longer had to gasp for air.
Seeing the effect, the soldier next to him stood up and came over carefully, "Can you give me the injection too? I've been hungry for three or four days."
Hearing this, everyone crowded forward, vying to get Shen Ruzhou's treatment first.
"I've been hungry for several days, please save me first."
"I've been hungry for five days, please save me first!"
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Looking at their faces that were pale due to disease and hunger, Shen Ruzhou was secretly frightened.
She was still wondering at first, even though she had left special medicine for the military camp, why did the plague escalate and so many people died?
At this time, after listening to the soldiers' words, she understood why the epidemic had escalated.
Turns out he was hungry!The soldiers were originally in poor health after contracting the plague. Coupled with the lack of food, this undoubtedly directly aggravated the condition and accelerated the patient's death!
Thinking that at least half of the dead soldiers died of starvation, Shen Ruzhou suddenly felt heartbroken.
She looked at the group of cowering military doctors not far away, and could no longer suppress the anger in her heart. She took a step forward and shouted: "Whoever said that starvation can cure the plague, get out of here! "
The military doctors were too frightened to say a word, and all looked at Shangguan Hong, the highest-ranking military doctor among the military doctors.
Shangguan Hong originally worked as a clerk in the Imperial Medical Office and had quite some qualifications.He stroked his silver beard and walked over slowly.
"Medical books say that fasting for two days can clear away the impurities in the body, and then use medicine to regulate it to help regenerate the blood vessels. The medicine will naturally cure the disease and make the body light and healthy."
"fallacy!"
Shen Ruzhou couldn't stand these old academics who could only talk on paper and make mysteries. He immediately scolded: "You are just a quack. It's all your ignorance that has killed so many innocent people!"
Shangguan Hong knew that Shen Ruzhou was a distinguished guest at the Beixiu banquet. He didn't want to offend him at first, but when he heard that Shen Ruzhou was calling him a quack, he also blamed himself for killing people!
He was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, and couldn't help but reply: "What do you know about this girl? Medical science is profound and profound, how can you understand it?"
Shen Ruzhou knew that there was indeed a saying in traditional Chinese medicine about the treatment of diseases, but he had never heard of one being hungry for so many days!
She suppressed her anger and said in a cold and stiff voice, "Since they have been hungry for two days, why don't you give them food? Doesn't the medical book say that you need to fast for two days before treatment can begin?"
Shangguan Hong rolled his eyes and quickly scanned the sick soldiers, as if looking at a pile of garbage.
"Who said these people's lives are cheap? They can't bear it even if they are hungry. After two days of starvation, not only did the disease not heal, but it got worse!"
"Since there is no way to save the day, there is no need to give them food to eat. It would be a waste of food anyway."
"There is a food shortage in some places right now. I am doing this for the sake of the people in the world."
"you!"
Shen Ruzhou was so angry at Shangguan Hong's words that he wanted to rush forward and kill this bastard.
"What about the common people of the world? These soldiers in front of you two can't save them. How can we talk about the common people of the world? It's a joke!"
"You are so careless about human life, you are not worthy of being a doctor at all. No, you are not even worthy of being a human being, you are simply a beast!"
When Shangguan Hong was so young, a little girl pointed his nose at him and insulted him. His face turned blue and white, "You don't even know how to cure diseases by fasting. It's obvious that you have no medical knowledge!"
"What qualifications do you have to scold me? I have been practicing medicine for forty years and have seen more patients than you have ever eaten!"
"You say I don't understand medicine? But I cured King Wu Cheng. As for you, you will just watch the soldiers starve to death or die of illness!"
"Can that be the same?"
Shangguan Hong raised his hands upwards and said in an extremely arrogant tone, "King Wucheng has a noble status. He is a nobleman of Heaven, son of dragon and phoenix grandson. He has the protection of heaven. How can these lowly soldiers compare with him!"
Seeing that Shangguan Hong was still quibbling, he actually said some nonsense about Long Zi being blessed by God.
Shen Ruzhou rolled his eyes fiercely. If Xiao Chenyan hadn't received her timely treatment, he would have died long ago.In the face of the plague, it doesn’t matter who you are!
"Don't talk here and confuse the public. Diseases are the same for everyone. Xiao Chenyan can be cured by taking medicine, and others can be cured by taking medicine."
Shen Ruzhou didn't bother to talk to this quack doctor and directly asked for orders from Beixiu Banquet.
"Prince Regent, this person doesn't know how to treat the plague at all. He treated the disease indiscriminately, causing many soldiers to die in vain. Please punish him severely and give justice to the soldiers who died of the disease!"
Bei Xiuyan had been listening to their conversation, his cold eyes swiping across Shangguan Hong's face like a knife, his tone was horrifying, "According to military regulations, how should this person be dealt with?"
Commander He cupped his hands and respectfully replied: "Reporting to your lord, anyone who has been misdiagnosed by a military doctor and caused the death of a soldier shall be punished with eighty military sticks."
He put his hand on the handle of the knife and looked at Shangguan Hong murderously.
When he thought of how many of his colleagues had perished at the hands of this quack doctor, he felt heartbroken!
Bei Xiuyan raised his thin lips, and his voice was cold and without any warmth, "Then let's deal with it according to military regulations."
Shangguan Hong's legs were so weak that he could hardly stand, and his beard trembled three times.
Eighty military sticks, this is going to kill him!
Shangguan Hong refused to accept the punishment and said, "Prince Regent, I treated you strictly according to the methods in the medical classics. There is nothing wrong with it. You can't just listen to other people's slander and beat me unjustly!"
"Besides, the plague is already fierce. Even if it cannot be cured, it is common sense. Since the founding of our country, there has never been a plague that has not killed people..."
Shen Ruzhou ruthlessly interrupted Shangguan Hong's argument, anger rising in his eyes.
"Shut up, you quack! If you really can't cure the disease, you really shouldn't be punished. After all, doctors are not gods. It's understandable if you don't respect your abilities."
"But it's okay if you can't treat him. Instead, you act recklessly and treat him indiscriminately, causing the soldiers to suffer from hunger and disease, and slowly die in great pain. Such inhuman behavior will not be convinced by the public without punishment!"
Shangguan Hong argued at the top of his lungs, "I was treating them!"