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“Epidemic eradication in March!”

All the officials in the court looked at Fan Zheng in shock.

Three years after the epidemic, this is a lesson learned over thousands of years, and it is also China’s experience in fighting epidemics over the past thousands years.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the plague was rampant for decades. Every family suffered from the pain of zombies, and every room was filled with weeping sorrow. Either they close their doors and die, or their clan is overthrown and they mourn.

In the end, it gave birth to the research on plague by doctors. The medical sage Zhang Zhongjing was enshrined in a book called Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases. With the guidance of Treatise on Febrile and Miscellaneous Diseases, major epidemics in the past dynasties finally took shape within three years.

But now Fan Zheng is so bold that he will put an end to the Luoyang epidemic in March.

"Is this true?"

Zhao Xu said with a look of surprise, he naturally knew that Fan Zheng's evil side had never been defeated. There had been a three-year epidemic, which not only killed and injured countless people, but also cost the court a lot of manpower and material resources.

If the epidemic is quelled in March, not only will the number of civilian casualties be greatly reduced, but the burden on the court will also be greatly reduced.

Fan Zheng said solemnly: "I dare not deceive you. What's more, Wei Chen originally planned to get married this year. If there is a pandemic for three years, it will delay the wedding date."

"What nonsense!"

Lu Dafang scolded angrily, and then he cupped his hands to Zhao Xu and said: "Officials, please don't listen to Fan Zheng's wild words! Epidemics are ruthless. Whenever an epidemic occurs, people's lives are devastated. The court must treat it with caution. If it acts rashly and allows the plague to spread, it will surely lead to disaster." Causing huge disasters.”

Lu Dafang didn't believe Fan Zheng's wild words about quelling the epidemic in March, and only thought that Fan was just talking about the evil prescription for the sake of gaining power in Luoyang.

Fan Zheng explained: "The three years of the great epidemic show that the plague can be defeated. As long as the right method is found, the time of these three years can be greatly advanced! As long as the right method is found to control the plague, the Song Dynasty may not be able to defeat the epidemic in three months. "

"What if doctors fail to eradicate the epidemic in March?" Zhang Dun asked rhetorically.

Fan Zheng solemnly said: "If the doctors fail to control the epidemic in three months, I am willing to take the blame and resign as the imperial physician."

Zhang Dun couldn't help but feel excited. For the new party, whether the doctors took control of Luoyang and successfully suppressed the epidemic in three months, they could take advantage of the situation to attack the old party.

If Fan Zheng fails to quell the epidemic in March and happens to resign from his position as imperial physician, taking the opportunity to transfer Fan Zheng away from the official side, this will be a sure profit for the new party.

"I report to the officials that millions of people in Luoyang are in danger. Fan Taicheng has such ambitions. If the epidemic is successfully suppressed in March, it will be a blessing to the world in the future." Zhang Dun agreed immediately.

"It's not allowed for officials. This case cannot be made. Doctors have practiced medicine all their lives and have never had experience in governing. How can they let the livelihood of millions of people be left in the hands of a group of doctors." Yang Wei firmly objected.

From the perspective of the old party, Luoyang Prefecture can cooperate with doctors to combat the epidemic, but officials must not change their leadership.

"We are doing something special! The plague is here, and millions of people are at risk. Only doctors know the plague best. If Luoyang wants to eliminate the epidemic as soon as possible, it must follow the instructions of the doctors. Is it three years to eliminate the epidemic, or is it to eliminate the epidemic in three months? I think It is not difficult for the court to make a choice." Fan Zheng said firmly.

"By decree, Fan Zheng, the Imperial Physician, is appointed as the Imperial Envoy to take charge of all epidemic control matters in Luoyang Mansion." Zhao Xu ordered decisively.

"Wei Chen obeys!"

Fan Zheng solemnly received the order.

All the officials in the court watched this scene silently, feeling horrified in their hearts.

Fan Zheng was not yet in his prime, but he had made many contributions recently and was already a fifth-rank official. This was an unprecedented exception in the Song Dynasty.

However, the Luoyang magistrate was a second-rank official, and Fan Zheng served as the imperial envoy to combat the epidemic. He suppressed second-rank officials as a fifth-rank official, which was unprecedented in the Song Dynasty.

If other people said this about the epidemic in March, they would definitely be scorned, but Fan Zheng has a golden body that has never been defeated by evil forces, so it is not impossible to succeed.

"Evil doctor Fan Zheng!"

Lu Dafang was torn in his heart. He not only hoped that Fan Zhengzhen could put an end to the epidemic in March and save millions of people in Luoyang, but he also hoped that Fan Zhengzhen would be ruined and his reputation would be ruined.

It doesn't matter to the new party. Whether Fan Zheng can quell the epidemic in March will be beneficial to the new party.

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“Epidemic eradication in March!”

In the Imperial Medical Office, all the doctors exclaimed when they heard Fan Zheng's assurance that the epidemic would be over in three months.

"Yes, the epidemic will be eliminated in March! This is the military order issued by Fan in front of the officials and hundreds of officials." Fan Zheng nodded solemnly.

"Three months is too short!" Qian Yi frowned. Since ancient times, it has always been three years for a major epidemic, but Fan Zheng promised to end the epidemic in three months. The time is too hasty.

Other doctors also nodded, saying that it was simply impossible to eradicate the epidemic in March.

Yang Jie frowned and said, "The epidemic is over in March. The reason why people talk about the plague is because there is no cure. You ask the doctors to find a cure for the plague within three months."

Plague does not require surgery, and there are traces to follow. Plague is invisible and intangible, making it difficult to prevent. After three years of exploration, it may be possible to find a cure for the plague, but it is impossible to find a cure in three months.

Fan Zheng said confidently: "The inability to cure the plague does not mean that the plague cannot be defeated. The sources of the disease are alive, and the plague is naturally alive. As long as they are alive, there are ways to kill the sources of the disease! Today's doctors have already Daxing is not the same doctor as before, we already have weapons to fight the plague."

"You mean the method of disinfection?" Su Dun said with his eyes shining.

Doctors now have alcohol disinfection, high-temperature disinfection, and cotton masks. Doctors are no longer defenseless in the face of the plague.

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "Yes, the plague is indeed extremely terrifying, but the plague is not traceless. If the plague wants to spread, it needs to spread. Doctors only need to cut off the chain of transmission of the plague, which is enough to lock in the tiger of the plague." Of course, there may be many difficulties in this process. Once successful, it will not be a delusion to end the epidemic in March."

"Cut off the chain of transmission of the plague?" Everyone was a famous doctor with superb medical skills. Hearing this, they instantly understood what Fan Zheng meant and couldn't help but feel excited.

"How to seal the city!" Yang Jie said thoughtfully.

The method of sealing a city was one of the common methods used to prevent and control plagues in the past dynasties. Many cities forcibly sealed their city gates to prevent and control the plague. The city gates were not opened until the people in the city were empty and the plague was completely gone.

Fan Zheng shook his head and said: "The method of closing the city is too cruel. It forcibly binds the healthy people and the people infected with the plague together in a city. In the end, most people will not be spared. Fan improved the method of closing the city. The so-called isolation method is based on the city closure, each city is isolated separately, and no external communication is allowed. Every household in each city is also isolated from each other, and all infected patients are treated together. In this way, it will Control the epidemic as quickly as possible."

"Quarantine law?"

All the doctors nodded. If they could really isolate the people infected with the plague and completely cut off the chain of transmission of the plague, it would not be impossible to end the epidemic in March!

"If this method is successful, it will leave valuable experience for future anti-epidemics. In time, the plague will be rampant and the tragedy of ten houses and nine empty houses will not be repeated again. Of course, this method can only treat the symptoms but not the root cause. The ultimate goal of doctors still has to find It is the duty of doctors to cure the plague and cure it completely!”

Fan Zheng looked around and said proudly.

All the doctors were immediately excited and excited.