Zi'an was relieved when he heard him say that. "Okay, I'll go write the prescription now. You find a way to send it down the mountain. It's best if you don't go by yourself. If there is a carrier pigeon, use it."
Zi'an knew that when Prince Zhenguo came, he left a cage of pigeons to quickly report the news.
"Okay, I understand." Su Mu replied. However, he thought to himself that he must not inform Princess An, as Princess An now believed them deeply.
Su Mu's mood was complicated.
Because, before this, he actually respected the Regent Princess very much.
He once thought that Da Zhou and Bei Mo would have the possibility of coexisting peacefully because he saw the attitude of the Regent and his wife.
Thinking of this, he suddenly became very angry, angry that he had been deceived.
He decided to go down the mountain himself and look for the prince who was in charge of the state.
He immediately went to Zi'an to get the prescription, and after getting it, he went down the mountain.
It was already the next morning when we arrived at the King Zhenguo Palace.
The prince of Zhenguo had not gotten up yet. He was waiting in front of the corridor.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Prince Zhenguo called him in.
Prince Zhenguo had just finished washing up and was still combing his hair, but when he saw Su Mu coming early in the morning, he knew it was an important matter, so he let him in.
"Your humble servant greets His Majesty!" Su Mu stepped forward and saluted.
"Excuse me, what's the matter?" Prince Zhenguo looked at the bronze mirror and glanced at Su Mu's face out of the corner of his eye.
"Your Highness, after I returned yesterday, the Regent Princess told me that this disease is called plague and it will spread rapidly, even to other countries. She also asked me to notify Princess An and ask her to release the prescription."
"Prescription?" Prince Zhenguo's eyes lit up. "She has a prescription?"
"This prescription can't cure the plague. It says it can enhance immunity or something like that. After drinking it, it doesn't mean you won't get sick, but it just reduces the possibility of getting sick."
Prince Zhenguo was disappointed. He ordered his men to stop combing his hair and turned to look at Su Mu. "What is the prescription? Did you get it?"
"I got it. Here, in addition to the prescription, there is also a letter to Princess An." Su Mu took the prescription out of his sleeve pocket and presented it to the Prince of Zhenguo.
Prince Zhenguo opened the prescription and took a look at it, but couldn't understand it.
Then he handed the letter to the servant and said, "Read it!"
The servant took it, opened it and read, "Princess An, the situation is urgent. Please make sure that the emperor announces this prescription to the world. Although this prescription cannot cure the epidemic, it can reduce the infection of the epidemic."
"Is that all?" Prince Zhenguo frowned.
"Replying to Your Majesty, it's gone."
"It's so vague, it doesn't say what the disease is, and it doesn't say what the prescription is used for. How can you just give it to Princess An like this?"
Su Mu said: "Your Highness, the Regent Princess said that this disease is called plague, which has caused many deaths. There are also records in history that there have been three major outbreaks, and each outbreak has affected several countries."
"Plague?" Prince Zhenguo sneered, "I have never heard of it. This is too lame a story."
"Your Majesty, please decide whether to give this prescription to Princess An or the Emperor. I have to go back first. She said that I have been in contact with a patient and cannot leave the mountain. I came down without telling her."
"Well, go ahead. If you have any news, remember to report it immediately." said the Prince of Zhenguo.
"Yes, I'll take my leave!" Su Mu walked out.
Prince Zhenguo took the prescription and pondered for a while, then said, "Find a doctor."
"Yes." The servant took the order and went out.
After reading the prescription, the doctor said, "Your Highness, this prescription contains 12 herbs, including Forsythia suspensa, Bupleurum chinense, Pueraria root, Radix Rehmanniae, Angelica sinensis, Red Peony Root, Peach Kernel, Carthamus tinctorius, Rhizoma Chuanxiong, Licorice, Sappan Wood, and Gypsum. Together, they are a prescription for promoting blood circulation and detoxifying."
"Non-toxic?" asked the Prince of Zhenguo.
“Non-toxic.”
Prince Zhenguo felt strange, as he had suspected that the prescription might be toxic.
But if it is not poisonous and cannot cure the epidemic, why would Xia Zian let this prescription spread
Isn't this a useless thing
After sending the doctor away, he hid the prescription in his sleeve pocket and went into the palace.
After asking the imperial physician, he said roughly the same thing as the doctor, but also added, "This prescription is actually very clever. It is very effective for epidemic diseases caused by miasma and poisonous gas."
"So this prescription is of no help to this epidemic?"
"That's not the case. It does have some effects. Maybe for those patients who have just started the disease, taking this prescription can alleviate their symptoms. It may even make them better if they continue to take it. However, for patients who are already seriously ill, this prescription has little effect."
Prince Zhenguo really couldn't figure out what Xia Zian meant.
However, after the imperial physician said something, he suddenly understood.
The imperial physician said: "The medicine in this prescription is not cheap. If an ordinary family takes it for a few days, they may not be able to afford it. Moreover, the raw rehmannia and angelica in this prescription are produced in very small quantities in our country, so we can only buy them from Da Zhou."
Prince Zhenguo's eyes turned cold. Yes, this was her purpose.
If this prescription is implemented, the court will have to adjust the price of medicinal materials and purchase a large amount of medicinal materials from the Great Zhou. This will result in a large loss of silver. The national treasury is already empty, and the money needed for disaster relief, re-raising military rations, and purchasing medicinal materials is simply unaffordable.
However, if this recipe were to be announced, the people would certainly regard it as a life-saving remedy, and if they could not buy the medicinal materials, they would surely riot.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sneer, what a vicious woman.
The fool King Qi actually believed that they came to help Beimo sincerely.
Thinking that Qin Zhou would be back soon, he had to inform the Qin family first and let the old general of the Qin family know Xia Zian's evil plan.
After he left the palace, he went to the Qin family immediately.
The old man of the Qin family is Qin Zhou’s grandfather.
Qin Zhou's father had died on the battlefield and was posthumously named General Lie.
The old man of the Qin family was also a famous general and made great military achievements for Beimo.
The Qin family's military achievements have been passed down from generation to generation, and almost every generation has produced a famous general.
Therefore, the Qin family's position in Beimo is unshakable.
Now Qin Zhou commands a large army. Although he is not an imperial noble, his status in Beimo is almost as high as that of him, the prince who guards the country.
Fortunately, the Qin family has been loyal for generations. They never disobey the royal orders and are not arrogant, so the emperor can trust them.
When the old man of the Qin family saw the prince of Zhenguo coming to visit in person, he knew that it was an important matter.
The old man of the Qin family was once a leading figure in the war faction, but as he grew older, he no longer cared about the affairs of the country.
Old Master Qin has been in poor health in recent years, and with the third branch trapped in the epidemic area, he has been worried day and night, causing his condition to worsen.
However, he still met the Prince of Zhenguo despite his illness.
"Old General, are you feeling better?" When Prince Zhenguo saw him, he greeted him first without waiting for him to greet him.
The old man of the Qin family bowed and said, "Your Highness is thoughtful. This old minister has an old illness and it won't get better in a short time. Your Highness, please take a seat."
He called in a servant to serve tea, and he also put on a coat and sat down. He coughed and asked, "Is there anything urgent, Your Majesty?"
Prince Zhenguo took out the prescription, handed it to Old Man Qin, and told him about Zi'an's "evil" intentions.
(End of this chapter)