Chapter 967 Dead!

Kang Ada vomited right in front of Gong Xiangwu, and then fainted.

Gong Xiangwu looked at Kang Ada lying on the ground, and when he looked up again, he saw Li Sanniang with a solemn and worried expression. What could he do?

Of course he would listen to Li Sanniang and lock the gate!

He raised his hand to give the order, and the soldiers who had been waiting behind him sprang into action.

Gong Xiangwu was a man who listened to advice. At Li Sanniang's request, he ordered his soldiers to disperse the caravans that were queuing to enter the pass and surround them according to the direction they came from.

The main gate of Yumen Pass was also closed, leaving only a side gate that could be passed by one person at a time.

Li San Niang also sent Qiu Xiang back into the pass with her goldfish charm to find the location of the Imperial Medical Bureau's branch office in this area.

Although it is still uncertain what kind of disease Kang Ada has contracted, there should be no other place in this area besides the branch of the Imperial Medical Bureau where relatively complete medicinal materials can be found.

When the eighth-rank physician He Lichun saw Qiu Xiang in the branch office, he was stunned for only two breaths before he immediately ordered the physician who led Qiu Xiang in: "Summon all the physicians in the branch office, and send someone to call back all the physicians who are still on leave!"

What are you still standing there for?

Hurry up!

The doctor, snapped back to his senses by He Lichun's loud shout, quickly bowed, replied "Yes," and ran out.

He Lichun picked up the medical kit from the ground and asked Qiu Xiang, "Madam, where is Physician Li now?"

So, half an hour later, more than twenty physicians from the local branch of the Imperial Medical Bureau, led by He Lichun, stood in front of Li San Niang.

"I am Li Mingfang, a fifth-rank physician in the Imperial Medical Bureau of Chang'an!"

"These two are my attendants. Over there," Li Sanniang pointed to Qiuxiang and Lao Shi, then turned and pointed to her senior brother Shaoyang, who was giving acupuncture to Kang Ada, "that's my senior brother Leng Shaoyang, who's giving acupuncture to the sick people in the Sogdian caravan. He's also a physician in the Imperial Medical Bureau of Chang'an."

After introducing herself and the other three, Li Sanniang stopped and solemnly bowed to the twenty-odd people in front of her.

He Lichun and the others looked at each other, somewhat at a loss.

"I came from Chang'an on official business because I received an urgent document from Shule City, saying that there seemed to be an epidemic."

Half an hour before your arrival, I noticed someone in the caravan entering the pass who looked suspicious. I asked General Gong for help, and that's how we discovered that someone in this Sogdian caravan had been infected with the plague without even realizing it!

My senior brother is giving that patient acupuncture right now!

Even though I changed horses but not people all the way, I still arrived a little late.

Now, as medical officers in the Imperial Medical Bureau, we must quickly identify those among these people who have flushed eyes and behave strangely, and who seem to be suffering from the plague!

We are both doctors, so we must know what an epidemic is like!

Leaving aside Yumen Pass, just considering Chang Le City beyond Yumen Pass and Guazhou further on, if even one person infected with the plague were to be allowed to enter, the situation would be beyond our control!

At this point, Li Sanniang bowed again to He Lichun and the others.

"I urge you all to follow my instructions while ensuring your own safety."

Only by finding the infected people can we control the epidemic within a certain range, and protect Chang Le City, Guazhou, Suzhou, and even Chang'an!

"Rest assured, gentlemen, once we get through this, I will certainly recommend you for commendation!"

After explaining the specifics, outlining what they needed to do, and making grand promises, Li Sanniang told He Lichun about her arrangements. He Lichun then went to arrange for the twenty-odd doctors to get to work.

Turning back, Li San Niang went to find Gong Xiang Wu again.

"General, we will have to trouble you to send people to divide this area into three large plots, one plot for each person diagnosed with the plague."

The others will be detained in another location for seven days. If they do not develop symptoms, they can go to a third location and stay for another seven days.

Only through such rigorous screening can the sick be identified, ensuring the safety of others!

Before Gong Xiangwu could respond, Li Sanniang quickly added, "I know the general must be in a difficult position, but in this critical moment, I hope the general will do his best to help!"

I will send a letter to the Prefect of Guazhou, requesting that he send some men and provisions to this pass to help us overcome this current difficulty!

Li Sanniang bowed to Gong Xiangwu and said, "To tell you the truth, General, my other identity is that of a member of the Bad People!"

General, rest assured, I have the ability to report to the Emperor!

General, just do as I say. If we survive this ordeal, I will definitely recommend you for credit!

"If this hurdle proves difficult, General, please rest assured, I, Li Mingfang, will take full responsibility!"

Gong Xiangwu was genuinely surprised at this moment. He naturally knew about the Bad People, and he also knew that the Bad People had gone from the shadows to the light several years ago. Now the Bad People were just like a regular army, and each of them was a court soldier with a rank.

But is Li San Niang, a female physician in the Imperial Medical Bureau, also a member of the Bad People?

Gong Xiangwu could confirm that what Li Sanniang said was true, since no one would treat such an identity as a joke.

Not to mention that Li Sanniang even claimed she had the power to reach the ears of the emperor!

For Gong Xiangwu, a seventh-rank garrison commander in a small border town, the central power center of Chang'an was nowhere near his reach.

Let alone Emperor Wu, he had never even met Gong Xiangwu, the governor of Guazhou.

Moreover, just listen to what Li San Niang is saying—it's basically saying, "If anything happens, I'll take responsibility for you!"

But if there's a benefit—a promotion—I'll put you in that position!

Therefore, Gong Xiangwu cupped his hands to Li Sanniang and said, "I will listen to Physician Li! This general will go and dispatch people over right away!"

After Gong Xiangwu left, Senior Brother Shaoyang sent Qiu Xiang to call Li San Niang.

Li San Niang ran over and saw that Kang Ada, who was placed in the tent, had a face as red as a boiled shrimp, and he was shivering all over. The obvious muscle spasms and trembling were terrifying to anyone who saw him!

"Third Sister, I can't hold the needle in place!"

Looking at Kang Ada's appearance, Li San Niang's mind raced. Suddenly, she thought of something, took a step forward, and knelt down beside Kang Ada with a "plop".

Ignoring the distinction between men and women, Li Sanniang grabbed Kang Ada's robe and pulled open his inner garment, exposing his entire chest.

Even though Kangada had grown a lot of hair from his chest to his abdomen, the patches of bluish-black spots on his body were still very clear.

The Black Death!

Li San Niang was so frightened by the three words in her mind that she couldn't even breathe for a moment!

How could anyone studying medicine not know about the Black Death?

Before Li San Niang could think further, Kang Ada suddenly vomited mouthfuls of blood and died in just a few breaths!