Chapter 261: Rather die in battle than retreat

The capital city was indeed very busy at this time. The crystal that Su Xiaoxiao conjured out of thin air was indeed a good medicine to control the plague.

However, this plague caused great damage to people. Although taking crystal powder alone could cure the plague, it would be difficult to relieve the exhaustion of the human body.

Qiu Liang proposed to mix the ground crystal powder with various medicinal materials for conditioning the body and make them into pills. This would not only alleviate the plague, but also help everyone recover and avoid infection again.

Therefore, the hospital hand led the people of the Imperial Hospital to work tirelessly on the prescription, finalized the formula, and let the patients try the medicine. Finally, a formula with remarkable effects was developed.

This was a piece of news that everyone should be happy about, but problems came immediately. The plague spread very widely. In just a few days, it had spread from the border to the interior.

The number of pills that needed to be made was also evident. Even if all the doctors and medicine boys in the capital were called together, they could not make enough pills at once.

Everyone was at a loss. Some officials suggested sending the crystal powder directly to various places to cure the disease first.

The head of the hospital strongly opposed it. Although the course of this disease was slow, the internal consumption of the human body was extremely serious. For those patients who were ill in the early stage, taking crystal powder could stop the plague, but the body could not rest, and it was easy to suffer from lifelong disability and unable to work.

The head of the hospital said with great sorrow: "Doctors are kind-hearted. We can't just look at the present. These people will make a living after they recover from their illness, instead of being bedridden for the rest of their lives, and even their daily life needs to be taken care of by others!"

The official who advocated sending the powder first said: "The head of the hospital's idea is naturally good, but now it is difficult for a good cook to cook without rice. Where can we make so many pills? When the pills are ready, I'm afraid they won't even have their lives!" In short

, the two parties said that they were right, and each insisted on their own words and refused to give in.

The emperor also had some contradictions in his heart. On the one hand, he wanted to quickly control the epidemic and stabilize the people's hearts.

On the other hand, he was worried that the method of treating the symptoms but not the root cause would leave a large number of patients who could not work, which would be very detrimental to the development of the entire country.

Everyone was arguing, so they were all waiting for the emperor to make the final decision.

The emperor was faced with a difficult decision, and no matter which option he chose, it felt wrong.

At this moment, Su Lingxi, the head of the Ministry of Rites, who was standing at the end of the team, stepped forward.

Although she was frail, she was in good spirits. She wore a dark red official uniform, which made her look less delicate and more heroic.

She bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I have something to report!"

His words relieved the hesitant emperor, who asked hurriedly, "What do you want to report, Lord Su?"

"Your Majesty, I think that the head of the hospital has a long-term vision. We really can't just focus on the efficiency at the moment and ignore the subsequent problems.

But Lord Liu wants to save the patient's life first, which is also our common wish. I have a way to satisfy both."

Although it was in the court, Su Lingxi's words still caused quite a stir.

Everyone began to whisper.

"As the saying goes, you can't have your cake and eat it too. How can there be a way to have the best of both worlds for such a difficult problem? Hasn't the eldest daughter of the Su family always been steady? Why is she as jumpy as Princess Anle now?"

"This matter of life and death is really not suitable for being brought to the limelight!"

The emperor stood on the high hall, pretending that he could not hear these voices. He clapped his hands and laughed: "If my dear Su can really come up with a solution in two days, you will be the greatest contributor to my Dashuo. Tell us about it quickly."

Naturally, those discussions fell into Su Lingxi's ears without missing a word. She was not disturbed at all and said calmly:

"There is a clinic in my school for girls, with hundreds of students. A few days ago, I happened to have an address and made a small machine that can quickly make pills. As long as the ingredients are prepared, one person can make tens of thousands of pills in an hour.

As long as the Imperial Hospital prepares the formula and our students work hard, the animal pills made in one day can be supplied to those seriously ill patients."

The head of the hospital heard this and asked in disbelief, "If this is true, is there any verification? " However, even if it is feasible, are there so many machines that can allow so many people to work at the same time? "

Su Lingxi bowed and said: "Because this machine is very convenient, the princess ordered the apprentices in the workshop to make one for each of our disciples in the medical clinic. They are all ready-made. As long as the raw materials are prepared, we can start working immediately!"

The emperor was overjoyed and immediately ordered Su Lingxi to assist the Imperial Hospital in making pills. At the same time, the soldiers of the Cavalry Battalion were ready to send pills at any time.

The head of the hospital still didn't quite believe it. He went to the school to see it in person, and then he was relieved and dispatched people to fully prepare the pill formula.

As soon as the first batch of pills were made, they were all sent to the western border.

Although the plague spreads quickly, fortunately the course of the disease is slow, and the symptoms will only worsen in the later stages. Except for the early outbreak in the Western Territory, where there are more deaths, the casualties in other places are not serious.

So this first batch of medicine was sent to the Western Territory first.

At this time, there were almost no people who had not been infected in the entire Western Territory. After just a few days, even Su Bowen and his symptoms began to take a sharp turn for the worse.

Fortunately, the belief that Princess Anle must have a way has always supported them. Relying on this belief, the number of deaths in recent days has not increased too much.

However, the condition of critically ill patients is getting worse and worse, and there are no more medicines in the Western Territory.

What's even worse is that the people of Da Yin seemed to be waiting for this moment. The people and soldiers of the Western Border were all knocked down. At this time, their army launched an attack on the Western Border.

Su Bowen also expected that the Western Border would make such a move. A few days in advance, he led his 500 personal soldiers and tens of thousands of soldiers who came to support him to garrison the border city of the Western Border.

But they were all infected with the plague, and their fighting power was no longer comparable to before.

The soldiers lay on the city wall, groaning in pain, with no expression on their faces. In short, everyone was able to meet the enemy.

Xu Li asked Su Bowen, "General, do you think the Great Yin will really attack the city at this time? Aren't they afraid of the plague?"

Su Bowen's full beard couldn't cover the dense rash on his face. He scratched his face and said seriously, "If I were the commander of the Great Yin, I would never miss such a good opportunity to attack the city!"

Song Qing, who was not far from Su Bowen, asked, "If they really come, can we defend it?"

Su Bowen suddenly sat up straight and said in a sonorous and powerful voice, with a firm face, "We must defend it if we can, and we must defend it if we can't!"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone shouted, "It's a beacon fire, the Great Yin army is really coming!"

There was commotion in the army: "What should we do? How can we fight like this?"

Su Bowen slowly stood up, staring intently at the beacon fire in front of him. He suddenly clenched the big knife in his hand, raised his arms and shouted: "Brothers, for Dashuo, for our parents, wives and children, take up weapons and follow me to meet the enemy. Listen carefully, Dashuo men would rather die in battle than retreat!"