"We must find him?"
Consort Shu suddenly stood up, her gorgeous palace dress drawing an arc on the smooth, mirror-like gold brick floor, creating a soft rustling sound.
She paced restlessly back and forth in the hall, her skirt fluttering with each movement.
"You make it sound so easy, sir!"
"The capital is so big, spanning north, south, east, and west, with over a hundred wards and markets, and a population of more than a million!"
"Since that person intends to hide, he will surely disappear without a trace! Now that the plague is spreading and people are panicking, most people are hiding at home. How is this any different from looking for a needle in a haystack?"
He hesitated for a moment, then slowly spoke, meeting Consort Shu's almost murderous gaze.
"Your Majesty, please calm your anger."
"Finding a needle in a haystack is not entirely hopeless."
"At least, we can determine the approximate area for finding the needle."
Consort Shu glanced at him, a half-smile on her face: "Then this matter will be left to Mr. Xie to handle."
"I will immediately send a message to my father, instructing him to mobilize all his resources and fully cooperate with you!"
"I will also personally issue orders regarding the Eastern Palace!"
"What does Mr. Xie think?"
Consort Shu took a sudden step forward, her voice icy and her gaze warning.
The air inside the hall seemed to freeze.
Xie Wendong felt an invisible pressure pressing down on his back like a mountain, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.
He took a deep breath, suppressing all his emotions, and bowed solemnly.
"Your Majesty, I will do my utmost to live up to your expectations!"
Meanwhile, at the Imperial Medical Academy.
The atmosphere in the courtyard, filled with the aroma of herbs, was equally tense.
The pharmacy door was tightly closed, and the dull sound of pounding medicine with a pestle could be heard from inside, along with occasional hushed conversations.
Doctor Tong and the doctors in the desolate mountains are racing against time to prepare batch after batch of heat-clearing and detoxifying decoctions.
Outside the pharmacy, in an open space, Liang Shu, dressed in an elegant long dress, her pretty face tense, was coldly watching the group of red-faced imperial physicians in front of her.
Behind her, several tall, rugged men from the desolate mountains gripped their weapons at their waists, staring menacingly at the imperial physicians as if they were enraged wild beasts.
There was also a royal physician lying on the ground, unconscious; he was the one who had been shouting the loudest.
Liang Shu held a stack of papers with clear handwriting and pictures in her hand.
This is the "Plague Prevention and Control Manual" that was hastily created by countless time travelers sitting together with Doctor Tong, combining modern medical knowledge with the characteristics of this world.
"Ventilate at least twice a day; all items that have come into contact with patients must be wiped and disinfected with boiling water or strong liquor; special gloves must be worn when handling soiled items..."
Liang Shu's voice was clear and cold as she read out the regulations word by word.
However, with each point she made, the faces of the imperial physicians below grew increasingly grim.
"Absurd! Utterly absurd!" Finally, another senior physician couldn't help but jump out, his beard trembling with anger.
"Miss Liang! Forgive my bluntness, but what you're saying has nothing to do with medical skills!"
"Ventilation, disinfection, handwashing, wearing masks—these are all unorthodox methods. How can they possibly cure diseases and save lives?!"
"The patient's life is hanging by a thread right now. The most important thing is to diagnose the illness and treat accordingly, not to put on these fancy displays!"
His words immediately resonated with the other imperial physicians.
"Yes! This imperial physician is right! We have practiced medicine for decades and have never heard of such a method of treating an epidemic!"
"Wasting time and energy on cleaning the house and boiling water? That's putting the cart before the horse! It's utterly ridiculous!"
"I think you people from the desolate mountains are just pretending to know what you don't! You're just trying to attract attention!"
"While the prescriptions you gave me had some effect, these rules are simply unheard of!"
A younger imperial physician directly pointed the finger at Liang Shu: "You keep saying it's the decree of the Mountain Goddess, could it be that the Mountain Goddess is some kind of renowned physician?!"
"I think it's clearly just a charlatan, a fraud to deceive the world and steal a reputation!"
"How could the wise and sagacious Prime Minister be deceived by a bunch of people like you!"
Despite the indignant crowd of imperial physicians, Liang Shu's expression remained unchanged.
Her eyes, which had witnessed a lifetime of vicissitudes, were calm and still, as if she were looking at a group of unreasonable children.
He slowly raised his hand, gesturing to the guards behind him.
"Take down all those who question the epidemic prevention regulations and disobey orders."
Her voice remained cold and clear, yet it carried an undeniable air of iron will.
"I am currently in full control of all affairs of the Imperial Medical Academy. All imperial physicians and apprentices must unconditionally obey the epidemic prevention orders."
"Anyone who disobeys or secretly obstructs..."
Liang Shu's gaze swept over the crowd, and she said calmly, "Send them all to the Heavenly Prison. We will deal with them after the epidemic subsides."
"You dare!"
"How dare you! We are imperial physicians, of high rank, and we do not allow you to humiliate us like this!"
"Your Highness Prince Xuan! Are you just going to let your daughter run rampant like this?!"
The imperial physicians were in an uproar, all turning to look at Prince Xuan, who stood silently in the corner.
King Xuan was at that moment looking down, studying the ants on the ground.
Whatever my daughter says goes.
The task entrusted to us by the mountain god of the desolate mountain must be carried out properly.
As for the clamor of these imperial physicians?
I can't hear you, I can't hear you, I can't hear anything!
King Xuan even took two steps back, indicating that he would not get involved.
Seeing King Xuan in this state, the imperial physicians' hearts sank completely.
Meanwhile, the guards behind Liang Shu stepped forward and began to ruthlessly arrest the imperial physicians who were still shouting and resisting.
In a short time.
Inside the Imperial Hospital, cries, curses, and pleas for mercy filled the air, creating utter chaos.
Liang Shu watched all of this with a cold eye, her heart unmoved.
She knew that she would inevitably encounter resistance if she wanted to promote new ideas and break old rules.
Especially at this critical moment, any negligence could lead to irreversible consequences.
She must use the toughest measures and the fastest speed to establish a new epidemic prevention system.
Only in this way can we control the epidemic to the greatest extent and save more lives.
As for the dignity and dissatisfaction of these imperial physicians?
It's nothing compared to the lives of countless ordinary people!
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