My name is Chang An, your name is Gu Li

The eunuch quickly brought a desk and placed two sets of tea bowls on it.

"Mr. Jikang, Lord of Zibo County, please take a seat." Li Longji extended his hand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Chang An and Gu Li sat down at the table, and the eunuch beside them poured tea for them. Yang Mo also took the opportunity to ask:

"Mr. Ji Kangbo, I wonder if this method has any side effects? Can it be promoted to the public?"

Chang An replied: "My method is to introduce weakened smallpox into the human head. A weakened disease is still a disease, so there are naturally side effects."

"First you'll feel dizzy and have a fever, then in a day or two you'll start to develop red spots, which are typical of smallpox. But these symptoms will heal in a few days. The whole process will take at least three days, and at most seven days."

Yang Mo and Ma Huai looked at each other, and the latter asked, "How likely is this method to succeed?"

"I dare not exaggerate, but I am at least 90% sure." Chang An said, "Because it is to cut a knife on the body to introduce smallpox. Whether it will be successful depends on this scar."

"If the scar ulcerates and turns into a scab, it means that this method has been successful on that person. Once it heals, he will never get smallpox again in this life."

Li Longji was filled with joy and said to Song Jing: "Prime Minister Song, you have a good disciple now!"

Song Jing smiled and said, "Your Majesty, thank you for your praise."

At this moment, Chang An suddenly felt the corner of his clothes being pulled. He turned his head and found that Gu Li was frowning slightly, as if he had something to say.

"What's wrong?" Chang An asked in a low voice.

Gu Li said: "This is a preventive method. What if someone gets smallpox before taking preventive measures?"

Chang An was stunned and frowned slightly. Then Gu Li said, "Before taking any precautions, don't we have to make sure that the person has not been infected with smallpox? Besides, this period is Qingming Festival..."

Yang Mo and Ma Huai saw Chang An and his wife whispering to each other, and they said jokingly, "Ji Kangbo and Zichuan County Lady are really in love."

When Gu Li heard this, he immediately blushed and said, "No... Doctor, you misunderstood."

Seemingly at a loss, Gu Li simply stood up and said to Li Longji:

"Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Li Longji was stunned for a moment, nodded, and said, "Please speak, Lord Zichuan."

"My husband just proposed a method, but I think there is something I need to do before implementing this method. It also requires your majesty's order." Gu Li said.

"What's the matter?" Li Longji asked with a serious expression again.

"What your husband just said is a method of prevention rather than cure. But if you have smallpox, this method will be useless." Gu Li said.

Li Longji and the imperial doctors present were a little puzzled. Was this a way of ruining their own husband's career?

"Go on." Li Longji threw away the doubts in his mind and asked.

"So, I thought that putting cowpox in the body is to ensure that the person has not been infected with smallpox. To achieve this premise, Your Majesty needs to restrict the travel of the people, just like a curfew." Gu Li said.

"If this is the case, the spread of smallpox can be limited to the greatest extent possible and the emergence of new patients can be suppressed. This will ensure the subsequent cowpox method."

At this time, Chang An also understood what Gu Li meant, so he stood up and spoke for her:

"It is close to Qingming Festival, which is a rainy season. The south is prone to floods, and smallpox will probably become more rampant. Qingming Festival is also a time for great sacrifices, and smallpox will spread on a large scale again..."

Li Longji nodded and said, "I understand. Do you want to close the market and postpone the Qingming Festival?"

You know, in this feudal era, ancestor worship is a big deal and cannot be changed at will. But...

Li Longji waved his hand and said, "Order the Secretariat! Draft an imperial edict! All Tang people are restricted from going out unless it is necessary for daily life. All losses will be borne by the court! The Qingming ancestor worship will be postponed for the time being until all people have completed the cowpox vaccination."

Chang An and Gu Li smiled at each other, knelt down together, and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

"Don't say that for now. I'm also thinking about the people of the Tang Dynasty." Li Longji waved his hand and said.

At this time, a eunuch came in and said, "Your Majesty, the cattle have been brought."

"But what about cows that have been infected with smallpox?" Li Longji asked.

"Your Majesty, that's right. The cow is now parked outside the palace and we can start at any time." The eunuch replied.

Li Longji nodded and said, "Ji Kangbo, go down and see if it meets the requirements for preventing smallpox?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Chang An took Gu Li and left the hall. As expected, there was a cow standing in front of them. He moved closer to the cow's udder and took a closer look. As expected, there was pox. His eyes lit up and he wanted to reach out, but he found that he didn't have a knife.

So he stood up and shouted into the palace from afar: "Your Majesty, please give me a knife and a candle!"

"Okay! Give a knife and a candle to Marquis Jikang!" Li Longji said.

Soon, two eunuchs from the hall trotted out, one holding a new knife and the other holding a candlestick.

"Please, Lord Ji Kang."

Chang An nodded slightly at them, then took the knife and roasted it over the candlelight - there was no industrial alcohol at the moment, and he didn't know how to make it, so he simply took the most practical method: high-temperature disinfection.

After roasting for a while, Chang An bent down and used a knife to extract some pus from the cowpox. After he confirmed that the blade was indeed stained with pus, he pulled up his sleeves and cut his arm.

When Li Longji saw this scene, even though the knife was not cutting his body, it hurt just looking at it.

"Come here, give me the scarf!" Li Longji said again. He knew that the bleeding had to be stopped when someone was injured, not to mention that this was a "medicine" test for the people of the world. So he quickly ordered someone to bring the scarf and gave it to Chang An.

Gu Li took the gauze and bandaged the wound on Chang An's body.

"Does it hurt..." Gu Li asked with concern.

But before Chang An could answer, she took the knife from his hand, rolled up her sleeves, and stabbed her fair forearm. The pain was so severe that she gasped.

This time it was Chang An's turn to bandage her wound. Gu Li also asked, "Chang Lang, is this okay? Do you want me to try again?"

Although it was to give Gu Li a "vaccine" to prevent smallpox, how could I not feel heartbroken when I saw her being cut like that?

After it was over, Song Jing simply bowed to Li Longji, and without saying a word, he ran straight to the two of them.

"Sir." Chang An called out when he saw Song Jing coming over.

"Are you feeling unwell?" Song Jing asked.

Chang An smiled and said, "Sir, the symptoms will not appear until tomorrow after the cut."

"You two don't have to do this. Even if you don't come in person, His Majesty will find some death row prisoners to do it." Song Jing was a little angry, "You are my only student. If you are gone..."

"Don't worry sir, I'll be fine."

At this time, Li Longji also came down and came to the door of the hall and asked, "Ji Kangbo, what's the matter?"

Chang An and Gu Li both bowed to Li Longji and said, "Your Majesty, I have been vaccinated with cowpox. Please allow me to go home and wait for some time."

"I understand." Li Longji nodded, "Come here! Give me a carriage to take Ji Kangbo back home."

"Your Majesty," Gu Li spoke up at this time, saying, "There is a blockade in the streets now. Both of us have been vaccinated against smallpox, and I'm afraid we can't get through this barrier."

"What's the difficulty?" Li Longji smiled and said, "I will give you a verbal order and let Eunuch Cheng take it over."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will take my leave."

Li Longji nodded slightly and let Eunuch Cheng follow them out.

After walking for a while and out of Li Longji's sight, Eunuch Cheng said, "Bo Ji Kangbo and the county lady's wife are both truly outstanding people."

"Thank you for the compliment, Eunuch Cheng," Chang An said.

"Mr. Jikang is too modest. Looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, you are the only one who has become a nobleman in the court from an uncapped scholar." Eunuch Cheng said.

"Not only that, there are only a handful of people who can be personally gifted a carriage by the current emperor and sent back to the mansion. Earl Jikang and the county lady's wife are among them."

Chang An turned around and said, "Eunuch Cheng, you don't have to be like this. My wife and I are still young and we are not important people. You don't have to be so polite."

Eunuch Cheng shook his head and said, "Just because Ji Kangbo and the county lady dared to break the law, they were the first in the world. We sincerely admire you two."

Chang An and Gu Li looked at each other at this time. Since the other person wanted to flatter them, they couldn't stop him, so they could only smile.

When they arrived in front of the carriage assigned by Li Longji, Eunuch Cheng placed a platform in front of the carriage and said, "Mr. Ji Kangbo, Madam County Lord, please get in the carriage."

Chang An and Gu Li both nodded politely to him and said, "Thank you for your help on the way, Eunuch Cheng."

After getting on the carriage, Eunuch Cheng personally drove the carriage out of Xingqing Palace. When they arrived at the gate of Anrenfang, there were still soldiers blocking them.

At this time, Eunuch Cheng said loudly: "Your Majesty's order!"

Chang An slightly lifted the car window curtain and just happened to see the soldiers kneeling down.

"I will obey your orders," said the leading soldier.

"The people in the car are Earl Jikang and his wife. We have obtained special permission. From now on, Earl Jikang and his wife will not need routine inspection when they enter and leave Anrenfang."

"I obey your order." After saying that, the soldier stood up and asked the soldiers to make way. Eunuch Cheng then got on the carriage and drove directly into Anrenfang.