Xu Gou nodded and said, "Master, everything is ready."
"But, Master, I don't know why you asked me to prepare these cows?"
"Bull, can you really cure the young lady's smallpox disease?"
Xu Gou was very confused. In his opinion, his young lady was really hopeless.
After all, smallpox is a term that scares countless people. Very few people can survive if they are infected with it.
When he thought of Changle, Xu Gou couldn't help but sigh.
Mingming, her and Qin Wenyuan's lives were just getting better, but then they encountered smallpox.
It's really fate.
Even God is preventing the young master and young lady from having a good life.
At this moment, Qin Wenyuan had no idea that the dog's heart was so changeable. He said calmly, "It's good to have cows. With them, I have a chance to cure smallpox for my wife."
"Okay, I understand, little..."
Xu Gou was halfway through his words when he suddenly felt something was wrong.
Cure...cure smallpox?!
Xu Gou thought he had misheard, and rubbed his ears quickly, then asked tentatively: "Master, you just said that you want to cure smallpox?"
Qin Wenyuan nodded and said, "Yes, that's right."
The words fell.
Xu Gou immediately thought that Qin Wenyuan was dreaming, but the one who said that smallpox could be cured was his own young master who was as wise as a demon, so he was not sure whether he was dreaming or not.
Over the past thousands of years, this land has produced many talented people, but they were helpless against smallpox! They could only let it rage freely.
And now, Qin Wenyuan actually wants to cure smallpox!
Xu Gou perked up a little, and said seriously: "Since Madam's smallpox has a chance to be cured, then Master, I will definitely cooperate with you to the fullest!"
Qin Wenyuan nodded, and then walked towards the place where the cattle were grazed.
Xu Gou did not follow. He came to the dead Liu Wen and began to search her body carefully.
Finally, I found a token in my pocket.
The token is pure white with two words engraved on it.
【Kitano】!
"This Liu Wen is indeed one of Yu Heng's four trusted men."
Xu Gou murmured, looking at Liu Wen's body and the head in the box with extremely complicated eyes.
Once upon a time, there were the twelve Shadow Assassins, plus Hu Guang, a total of thirteen people.
They were all chased all over the world by the Big Dipper, and even tearing off a layer of flesh from the Big Dipper was extremely difficult.
And what about Qin Wenyuan?
In just less than half a month, two of Yuheng's most trusted subordinates were caught and killed.
If we give him some time, will Yuheng be caught?
When Xu Gou thought of this, he smiled helplessly.
It's true that comparing yourself with others will make you feel thwarted.
The more Xu Gou saw Qin Wenyuan's brilliant record, the more he felt that he and his companions could not compare with Qin Wenyuan.
The comparison is like the difference between the bright moon and a firefly.
What makes Xu Gou most gratified is that Qin Wenyuan is the young master of his family and is on their side.
…
the other side.
Qin Wenyuan came to the yard and saw more than twenty cows tied up in a horse farm nearby.
Qin Wenyuan originally planned to buy a few horses at this horse farm, and then let Wei Yang and others teach him horse riding in his free time.
However, he did not expect that before he could learn horse riding, the horse farm became a cattle farm.
It’s true, life is unpredictable.
Qin Wenyuan chuckled. The method he used to cure his wife's smallpox was lying in the group of cows in front of him.
To be more precise, it is a virus in cows, abbreviated as cowpox!
Smallpox was a devastating disease for people in the Tang Dynasty.
There were even rumors that "In the face of smallpox, everyone is equal, from the royal family and nobles to the common people."
This shows how devastating the disease smallpox was.
But in later generations, this disease was cured.
In the eighteenth century, smallpox was raging in the Eagle Country, and a doctor discovered that humans had smallpox, and cows also had a similar disease, called cowpox.
Cows that have been infected with cowpox will also develop smaller blisters on their bodies, but people who have been infected with cowpox have never been infected with smallpox.
Cowpox is an infectious disease that occurs in cattle and is an acute infection caused by the bovine smallpox virus.
The virus can be transmitted to humans through contact. Patients will develop papules on their skin, which gradually develop into blisters, pustules, and some other symptoms.
If a person is infected with the cowpox virus, they will only experience mild discomfort and develop resistance to the cowpox virus.
Since the cowpox virus has the same antigenic properties as the smallpox virus that causes humans, people can also gain immunity against the smallpox virus after being vaccinated with the cowpox vaccine.
Therefore, as long as he could let his wife get infected with cowpox, Qin Wenyuan could be sure that his wife’s smallpox would be cured immediately!
This is also his method.
Use cowpox to fight against smallpox, the terminally ill virus that everyone is afraid of in this era!
Fight poison with poison!
Qin Wenyuan came to one of the cows, carefully examined the cow's body, and frowned slightly.
At this time, Xu Gou, who had already dealt with Kitano, rushed over.
Seeing Qin Wenyuan start to study the cows, he asked: "Master, can we...can we really find a way to cure smallpox from these cows?"
Until now, Dog still doesn't quite believe that smallpox can be cured.
Qin Wenyuan didn't even turn his head, continued to observe Niu'er, and replied: "Yes, but I am only a few percent sure that I can cure it."
After observing a cow, Qin Wenyuan frowned.
Xu Gou didn't dare to disturb him, and saw Qin Wenyuan walk towards the next cow and start studying it again.
Time passes slowly.
An hour passed, and Qin Wenyuan finally finished studying all the cows.
During this period, the Dog was also very perceptive and acted as a transparent man for a whole hour.
Seeing Qin Wenyuan finished his work at this moment, he immediately stepped forward and asked, "Master, how is it?"
Qin Wenyuan sighed and shook his head, "Too healthy."
"Healthy?!" Xu Gou was slightly stunned.
Qin Wenyuan also felt that his wording was inappropriate, so he changed his words and said, "These cows are too normal."
"Isn't this good?" said the Dog.
Qin Wenyuan shook his head and said, "No, they must be sick!"
"At this stage, I'm afraid I can only ask my poor wife to come out."
Speaking of Changle, Qin Wenyuan's eyes softened a bit, "She has smallpox, and now it is mild smallpox symptoms, not contagious. But for cattle, it is not clear whether it is contagious."
"I'll bring her out myself later."
"Xu Gou, please prepare for me and take these cows to the East Courtyard. If nothing unexpected happens... my wife and I will have to spend the night with these cows in the East Courtyard these few days."
"Also, remember to prepare water and beef in the house. My wife's nutrition must be kept up in the next few days. I also need to provide her with supportive therapy."
When Xu Gou heard this, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
He always felt that his young master's method was unreliable!
Could it be that the young master is so angry that he becomes confused because of the young lady's smallpox?
Thinking so, Xu Gou became more suspicious.
…
at the same time.
While Qin Wenyuan was still concentrating on dealing with smallpox, the outside world was in an uproar because of Qin Wenyuan's special case.
"I'm wondering what's going on with the Qin family? There's a girl named Li Changle in their family who has smallpox. Why didn't the guards take her away? Why is she still staying in Chang'an?"
"Hey, who says it's not true? Maybe the Qin Mansion has someone backing them up, so they are so unscrupulous."
"This... this is too ridiculous. It's smallpox. How could they do this?"
The people were talking about it, and similar remarks expressing dissatisfaction with the Qin Mansion were spreading wildly everywhere.
I don’t know why, but there are always people who speak ill of the Qin family. This happens everywhere.
In front of these spectators, many guards stood with guns in hand, completely surrounding the Qin Mansion like an iron barrel.
Temporary station of the imperial guards.
Li Zaiyan asked, "Where is Lord Wei? Why hasn't he come yet?"
"He still needs to give me an explanation for this matter in the Qin Mansion. In front of Tian Xiao, even if Lord Wei has a higher official position than me, I will never give in."
Anyone could see that Li Zaiyan was filled with rage at the moment, ready to explode.
A trusted member of the imperial guards bowed and said, "General, the reason why His Majesty gave full authority to this matter to Lord Wei is because Liu Fu surrendered himself and confessed everything."
"So, Your Majesty, he believed that the threat of smallpox in Chang'an had been eliminated, so he handed the rest of the matter over to Lord Wei to handle."
"I think that as long as the matter is reported to Your Majesty, then Lord Wei will not be able to excuse Qin Wenyuan."
Li Zaiyan heard this and felt that there was some truth in what he said.
But he was not a reckless person. As for Li Changle in the mansion, his target was only suffering from mild symptoms of smallpox, so he was not in a hurry.
So he thought about waiting for Wei Zheng to explain to him. If the explanation was reasonable, he would give Wei Zheng some face.
If it is unreasonable, report it to Your Majesty and ask Him to intervene.
At this time, a guard ran over and said, "General, Lord Wei is here."
After saying that, Li Zaiyan and his confidants looked behind them and saw Wei Zheng hurried over with several servants.
"Lord Wei, I hope you are well." Li Zai Yan said with a chuckle.
At this moment, Wei Zheng was sweating profusely because he had rushed all the way here.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead and got straight to the point: "General Li, you didn't take the girl from the Qin Mansion away, did you?"
Li Zaiyan shook his head and said, "No, I'm waiting for Master Wei to give me an explanation."
"Sir Wei, you also know how harmful smallpox is. I hope you can give me a reasonable reason."
Upon hearing this, Wei Zheng heaved a sigh of relief and said, "That's good, that's good."
"General Li, the owner of this Qin Mansion is named Qin Wenyuan. He is the No. 1 scholar selected by His Majesty this year, and he is far superior to the No. 1 scholars of other years."
"He has offered strategies for governing the country for His Majesty and the people. I am not as talented as he is!"
The words fell.
Everyone present was stunned.
They thought that Qin Wenyuan might have a background. After all, the three arrows shot by Maotu were already very scary.
But no one expected that he would be the top scorer this year.
The number one scholar, this identity is quite extraordinary!
Every year, only one top scholar is selected from hundreds of millions of students across the country. The value of this honor is really too great.
The top scorers have already gone beyond the category of students. If nothing unexpected happens, they are true national decision-makers.
Moreover, Your Majesty attaches great importance to the top scholar of each year and gives them very great power and gifts.
No wonder…
No wonder Wei Zheng stopped himself.
Li Zaiyan understood everything completely, and was glad that Wei Zheng reminded him, so that he did not overstep his boundaries towards Qin Wenyuan.
According to Wei Zheng, Qin Wenyuan is far superior to other top scholars and is one of the best among all the top scholars.
Who knows, Qin Wenyuan's future achievements may even be higher than Wei Zheng's.
If they rely on their numbers to act violently against Qin Wenyuan, they will probably make things difficult for him when Qin Wenyuan becomes an official in the court.
After all, it was his wife who got smallpox, not him!
If I disrespect Qin Wenyuan, Qin Wenyuan will have plenty of time to deal with me in the future.
Li Jae-yeon had a slight sweat on his forehead, he was really scared.
"Master Wei, do you think that Liu Fu's smallpox incident could be a conspiracy against Master Qin?"
Li Zaiyan began to think about Qin Wenyuan and continued to ask: "Liu Fu came all the way from Wuwei to Chang'an. Why did he choose to infect Mr. Qin's wife when he came all the way from Wuwei to Chang'an?"
"If it was an unintentional act, this is really too much of a coincidence."
Upon hearing this, Wei Zheng also frowned slightly.
At first he didn't think about it, because the smallpox epidemic in Wuwei occupied too much of his mind.
And now...
He discovered that Qin Wenyuan's matter was even more important.
Could it be that it was because...
Qin Wenyuan offered a brilliant plan for governing the country, and then... he was targeted?
Was it the Five Surnames and Seven Families who did it?
The more Wei Zheng thought about it, the more terrifying it became.
He looked at Li Zaiyan, his expression becoming more and more stern, "General Li, this matter must be investigated!!"
"Qin Wenyuan is the number one scholar in the Tang Dynasty. Anyone who targets him is targeting the Tang Dynasty!"
"I understand!" Li Zai Yan nodded heavily.
Wei Zheng continued, "General Li, I, Wei Zheng, am not just talking to you verbally."
"Even if Qin Wenyuan is not the top scholar of the Tang Dynasty, you still have to be very careful to investigate."
"Why is this? Is it because... because the harm caused by this matter is too great?" Li Zai Yan was extremely confused.
"No."
Wei Zheng shook his head and said solemnly: "Because Qin Wenyuan's wife is your Majesty's eldest daughter, Princess Changle."
The words fell.
quiet!
It's so quiet around that you can hear a pin drop!
Everyone was completely terrified.
Li Zaiyan trembled and said, "Princess Changle!!"
"She...how could she..."
As he was speaking, suddenly, Li Jae-yeon thought of something.
"Li Changle... Princess Changle, I see! I see!"
Li Zaiyan finally understood.
Wei Zheng looked straight at him and said coldly: "So, General Li, you should know what to do, right?"
Li Zaiyan nodded heavily and said, "Master Wei, don't worry. If this smallpox disaster is really caused by someone deliberately trying to hurt Master Qin and His Highness Changle..."
"I, Li Zaiyan, will definitely kill him!!"
Li Zaiyan patted his chest and said.
Then, he turned around, raised his arm and shouted, "Everyone, follow me to catch the thief!"
"Yes!" As many as ten imperial guards and trusted confidants present responded one after another.
The guards led by Li Zaiyan took thorough action because of Wei Zheng's advice.
From this moment on, they were extremely angry and were determined to catch the thief who had endangered the top scholar and Her Royal Highness the Princess!
And inside the Qin Mansion.
Qin Wenyuan returned to the room again. He looked at Changle who was sleeping soundly. The more he looked, the more he felt that he owed his wife too much.
Qin Wenyuan held Changle's little hand, his eyes full of tenderness.
"Madam, no matter how dangerous this road is, I will accompany you and walk through it firmly."
"I already have some clues about Yuheng's identity. As long as you and I can get through this difficult time, I will help you kill our enemies!"
After saying this, Qin Wenyuan's expression became somewhat complicated.
It is so difficult to solve the problem of smallpox.
Even though he knew that cowpox could be used against smallpox, it was still too difficult!
First of all, the reason why smallpox was completely solved in later generations was that every child was vaccinated when they were young.
As for vaccines , not to mention how to extract the virus from cows, just the medical supplies require syringes, syringes, etc.
If given time, Qin Wenyuan could also make these things, but now, he simply doesn't have the time!
In just a dozen days, even if the guards outside hadn't isolated him, it would be impossible to accomplish this! !
Moreover, it is impossible to find a cow infected with the cowpox virus in Chang'an.
Because Chang'an was the capital of the Tang Dynasty and cattle were the darlings of that era, killing a cattle was a greater sin than killing a person.
Therefore, if the cow has any disease problem, the doctor will be asked to treat it immediately.
If it can be cured, then it will be cured naturally.
If they can’t be cured, they won’t delay and will kill them directly.
This is how to deal with it, so Qin Wenyuan asked Xu Gou to find a dozen cows at the beginning instead of asking him to find sick cows.
Because he knew that a dog could not find a sick cow.
The current conditions in all aspects are really too bad.
Qin Wenyuan could only use the most primitive method to treat his wife's smallpox.
Now, even though he has the solution to smallpox in his mind, he is not even 50% sure that he can cure Changle.
After half an hour, Changle finally opened his sleepy eyes.
She saw Qin Wenyuan staring at her and said softly, "Husband, how long have you been looking at me here?"
Changle seemed to be very insecure. As soon as she woke up, she held Qin Wenyuan's right hand tightly.
Qin Wenyuan smiled softly and gently scratched Changle's little face. "Not long after I came, you woke up. I can only say that you and I are a couple with a deep connection."
In fact, is this really the case?
Not at all!
Qin Wenyuan has been waiting here for Changle to wake up naturally, and it has been almost an hour.
If it were in the past, he would definitely tell the truth, but now that Changle has contracted smallpox, he can't bear to let his wife worry too much.
So he had to speak of everything in a positive way so that his wife would not have so much pressure.
Qin Wenyuan began to carefully brush away Changle's messy hair, then took a deep breath and said, "Madam, we have to go somewhere else."
The words fell.
Unexpectedly, Changle didn't think too much about it and nodded directly: "Hmm..."
Qin Wenyuan was also stunned for a moment, and couldn't help asking: "Madam, why don't you ask me where I should take you?"
Changle moved closer to Qin Wenyuan, buried her little head in his arms, and said with peace of mind: "I won't ask. The place my husband takes me to must be for my own good. I won't ask."
Her words were intermittent, and it was obvious that she was in great pain.
Now, she would no longer resist Qin Wenyuan's contact with her because of smallpox.
Because of Qin Wenyuan's heartfelt words before, Changle was willing to fight smallpox with Qin Wenyuan instead of waiting to die like before.
At this moment, listening to the words of my wife.
Qin Wenyuan's heart was touched again. He did not continue talking, but held Changle's little hand tightly.
Then, he very slowly carried Changle on his back.
With a creak, he carried Changle out of the door.
It was pitch black outside the door. It turned out that during the time he had been accompanying Changle, it had already gotten dark without him noticing.
Qin Wenyuan looked at the starry sky, forced a smile and said, "Madam, there are a lot of stars today."
Changle glanced upwards, and sure enough, just as Qin Wenyuan had said, the sky was filled with stars, and it was breathtakingly beautiful.
Changle was a little dazed for a moment, and then complained: "Yes, husband, you never accompanied me to watch the stars before."
"Then I have time tonight." Qin Wenyuan chuckled and walked towards the horse farm with Changle on his back.
…
This side of the East Courtyard.
Following Qin Wenyuan's instructions, Xu Gou tied more than a dozen cows in the same place and squeezed them into a circle.
At the innermost part of the circle is a house of neither big nor small.
According to Qin Wenyuan, he and Changle will sleep in that room tonight. Afterwards, he will treat Changle with supportive therapy and ask Xu Gou to prepare enough water and nutritious beef.
Dog doesn’t understand what this supportive therapy means.
But he had already prepared the water, beef, etc. and placed them in the room.
These cows are restless. Even though the dog is tied up very well, they still occasionally get into the house, and their "mooing" sounds are extremely creepy in the dark night.
The Dog and the Rabbit were frowning as they watched. If the Ox came roaring in the middle of the night, how would Qin Wenyuan and his wife sleep?
When the two were thinking about whether to pull the cows away, Qin Wenyuan came over with Changle.
Seeing Qin Wenyuan coming, Xu Gou hurriedly walked over a thousand meters away, and said with a look of wanting to say something but hesitating: "Master, everything has been dealt with, but..."
Qin Wenyuan glanced at him in surprise and asked calmly, "What's wrong?"
"look."
Xu Gou pointed at the small bed surrounded by a dozen cows and said, "Isn't this location too close?"
"If you were to sleep with the young lady in the house there, you might be suddenly frightened by the roar of the cows in the dark of night."
"Do you want me and Maotu to arrange a new position for you and the young lady? After all, if you don't sleep well at night, it will easily affect your spirit and indirectly affect your judgment, young master."
Qin Wenyuan took a look and said indifferently: "This is a good position, Xu Gou, you did a great job."
After saying this, without waiting for Xu Gou to answer, Qin Wenyuan and his wife Changle rushed over there.
"Husband, will you take me...take me to sleep in the cow farm?" Changle said with a smile.
Although his words sounded like blame, there was no complaint in his eyes.
Qin Wenyuan tightened his grip on Changle's back, "Why, Madam, don't you like my arrangement?"
Changle shook her head and replied intermittently: "No, as long as...my husband takes me to a place, I like it."
While the couple was talking, Maotu hurried forward, driving the cows to prepare a passage for Qin Wenyuan to get to the house.
Soon, the two came inside, and Maotu drove the cows back to their original positions again.
Inside the room, Qin Wenyuan hugged Changle tightly, not at all afraid of the smallpox virus in Changle.
"Ma'am, go to sleep first. I will take you to interact with these cows tomorrow and try to infect them with the disease as soon as possible."
"I will give you supportive therapy in the next few days. Also, you have to drink plenty of water and eat meat in big mouthfuls!" Qin Wenyuan said slowly.
Hearing this, Changle wanted to say something but stopped.
She didn’t care about the symptoms and treatments, but... Qin Wenyuan’s current look.
The look in his eyes is really serious.
With the determination on Qin Wenyuan's face, Changle felt sweet and happy in her heart.
Suddenly, her red lips lifted slightly and she said, "Well, husband, I understand."
"I will cooperate with you in the treatment. Tonight, please... protect this stupid lady of mine."