Peerless Physician: The Path of a Foolish Eldest Daughter's Rise to Power

Along the way, they saw many houses collapsed and people rebuilding their homes.

In the afternoon, they arrived at Panxian County in Dengzhou. The city gates were closed, but after the two soldiers who came with them greeted the soldiers guarding the city, the city gates were opened.

The houses here have all collapsed, there are tents everywhere, and soldiers have blocked the roads. When they arrived at the county government office, Chu Yize and a group of doctors were discussing the epidemic.

Chu Yize frowned slightly when he saw Gu Xinyue dressed in men's clothing. He told the doctors to discuss it among themselves.

Then, he quickly walked up to Gu Xinyue and said, "Xinyue, it's not safe here."

"You don't want to see me?"

"Uh, of course I want to."

"I'm here to solve your problem. It's only been three days since the earthquake, how could there be an epidemic? When was it discovered?"

"We discovered it last night and are investigating it now. We have isolated the individuals involved."

"Epidemics following earthquakes are usually caused by the decomposition of human or animal corpses. The weather is relatively cool now, so it's unlikely an epidemic would occur so quickly. I think the possibility is high."

"I'll have them focus their investigation on the water source now." After saying that, he ordered the head guard, Lu Yu, to personally inspect the area.

"Is there a treatment plan for the epidemic?"

"It's still unclear; the doctor's prescription hasn't had a noticeable effect."

Let me take your pulse.

Chu Yize sat down and let Gu Xinyue take his pulse.

After a while, Gu Xinyue said, "No problem, you are in good health. The people here are not feeling well, let me take their pulse first."

Seeing that no one reacted, Gu Xinyue asked about the symptoms of the infected patients and got a sense of what was going on.

"Shall we go to the most severely affected area, assess the situation, and then take action?"

"it is good."

Gu Xinyue took out a mask from Gu Yang's bag and said, "These are masks to prevent infection. They've been soaked in alcohol. One for each person."

Seeing that everyone was wearing masks, the doctor was surprised that this young boy was trusted so much by the adults, but none of them dared to speak recklessly.

"Find lime and scatter it around the ward for seriously ill patients. Wash your hands with strong liquor after handling patients."

The group arrived at the intensive care unit, which was an empty warehouse guarded by soldiers. Gu Xinyue told the others not to come over.

She walked to the door and said to the soldiers, "I'm here to treat them. Come to the door one by one, and I'll check their symptoms first."

The first one kept coughing and coughing up phlegm.

The second man had bumps on his face and neck, and he was groaning in pain.

The third person was in pain all over and had difficulty breathing.

This was indeed the plague. She looked at Gu Anti's wine, poured it into her hands and rubbed it, then took the pulses of the two patients and confirmed it was the plague.

The coughing and groaning from the person inside made those outside restless and uneasy.

Gu Xinyue took the pulse of each of the dozen or so soldiers outside and gathered the three who had contracted the plague together.

Seeing a house nearby, she said to the three soldiers, "You are also sick, but less so than them. Come into this house to prevent infecting others. I will make everyone better as soon as possible. Don't be afraid."

Then she said to the other soldiers, "You haven't contracted the disease. He should be careful not to have close contact with them. We'll bring you masks later, so please wear them."

Back at the county government office, Gu Xinyue followed Chu Yize to the cell and said to him, "This is the plague. I didn't say so for fear of causing panic. I'll write down the prescription. Everyone prepare the herbs, and we'll decoct the medicine once we have them all. The situation will improve in two days."

After she finished speaking, she picked up a pen and wrote a prescription.

Chu Yize took the prescription and looked at it carefully.

Prescription: Forsythia 3 qian, Bupleurum 2 qian, Pueraria 2 qian, Rehmannia 5 qian, Angelica 1.5 qian, Paeonia lactiflora 3 qian, Prunus persica 8 qian, Carthamus tinctorius 5 qian, Magnolia officinalis 1 qian, Glycyrrhiza uralensis 2 qian.

"Xinyue, go and rest. Dinner will be served later. I have prepared a place for you to stay."

As soon as Gu Xinyue went out, Ling Qi led her to a house next to where Chu Yize lived. Once inside, she discovered that the house was built entirely of high-quality wood.

Gu Xinyue washed up and felt tired when she had some free time. Someone brought her food, and she ate it before going to sleep.

After Gu Xinyue left, Chu Yize summoned Ling San. Ling San's expression changed drastically upon learning of the plague. However, when he saw the prescription, he felt relieved and said to Chu Yize, "Master, Miss Gu is amazing. She was able to come up with such a troublesome prescription."

Chu Yize had Ling San copy a prescription. He put away the prescription written by Gu Xinyue and sent people to find the medicinal herbs in several groups. These herbs were common and his men had already reached an agreement with the local herb merchants this morning.

Ling San led his men to the county government kitchen, found six large ceramic basins, and prepared to brew the medicine.

Early in the morning, after Gu Xinyue got up, she saw that there were many people in the courtyard, and everyone's faces were full of smiles.

Chu Yize asked, "Did you sleep well last night?"

"Okay, what's going on?" Gu Xinyue asked, pointing to the people in the courtyard.

"The medicine is very effective, everyone is happy." Chu Yize pulled Gu Xinyue to the cell. "Xinyue, thank you, it was resolved so quickly."

Lu Yu came in to report that the water source problem had been found: there was a spring south of Panxian County, which was the drinking water source for the people. About three zhang (approximately 10 meters) below the spring, they found some dead rats that had been dead for many days and smelled terrible.

"Burn the rats, sprinkle more lime around them, test the spring water with small animals to make sure it's not poisonous before letting people drink it, and bury the people who died in the earthquake as soon as possible. It would also be best to disinfect every household with lime."

Chu Yize asked Lu Yu to make the arrangements.

"Xinyue, what if people who aren't sick also want to drink this herbal soup?"

"I'll prescribe a formula for everyone to drink; it's a good preventative measure."

Gu Xinyue wrote down the prescription and gave it to Chu Yize.

After reading it, Chu Yize said to Gu Xinyue, "Xinyue, sit down for a while, I'll go out and make arrangements."

He approached a group of doctors and said to an elderly man with a full head of white hair, "Dr. Wu, this prescription is for people who are not sick. This matter is entrusted to you. Everyone should listen to Dr. Wu."

Doctor Wu chuckled and made the arrangements, sending two doctors and a young apprentice to prepare the medicine while he led the others to check if anyone was infected with the disease.

When Chu Yize returned, Gu Xinyue was flipping through his military treatise. He asked in surprise, "Xinyue, are you interested in military treatises?"

"I wouldn't say I'm interested, I just flip through it when I have nothing else to read."

"Can you understand it?"

"So-so, I guess?"

"Judging from the situation, the city gates will open in two days. Why don't you leave after the city gates open?"

"Sure, I'm fine with anything. Do people in the capital know about the earthquake here?"

“Every day, urgent secret documents were sent to the capital.”

So that's how it is. This must be the fastest speed here. Gu Xinyue thought that there were indeed many inconveniences here, and she would gradually adapt.

Seeing that Gu Xinyue remained silent, Chu Yize said, "Xinyue, shall I take you to Dengzhou Prefecture for a look?"

"Should I postpone my trip to Dengzhou Prefecture? What if I accidentally run into assassins?"

"We won't run into them. Take Gu An with you, and I'll arrange for some other people."

Why did you take me there?