The Counterattack of the Villains

"Lao Gao? Why are you here? What kind of plane are you doing?"

When Yi Xiaochuan and Cui Wenzi saw Li Mu, they quickly walked a few steps to greet him.

The chamberlain who brought them here saw that they were acquaintances with Li Mu, so there was no need for them to bring them with them, so he immediately turned around and left.

Li Mu raised the baggage in his hand and said with a smile: "Come here for treatment. I'm still wondering who is brave enough to expose this emperor who has a narrow escape from death."

"When I saw Lao Cui, I wasn't surprised at all. Are there any diseases in the world that Lao Cui can't cure? Hahaha..."

Cui Wenzi couldn't help but blush when he heard Li Mu say this. It is always pleasant to be praised in the field that you are best at.

He stroked his beard and smiled: "Hey, don't get me wrong, I just came with this kid, but I didn't intend to go in. I've given him the medicine, and he can just go in and save people by himself."

Li Mu suddenly realized, nodded and said: "That's true, you haven't had a flu vaccine, so you can easily get infected if you go in. We are different."

Cui Wenzi was confused and asked: "Flu vaccine? What is that?"

Li Mu explained in words that Cui Wenzi could understand: "A plague that has lost its infectivity and growth but still maintains its toxicity is called a vaccine."

"When this vaccine is introduced into the human body, the human body will adapt to the toxicity of the plague. Because it will not grow in the body, it will be quickly eliminated by our own body, so it will not cause death."

"After adapting to the vaccine, the next time you are infected with this plague, it will no longer cause harm to the body, and you can recover on your own even without medication."

He could only explain it this way, because if he really wanted to explain it thoroughly, he would have to explain what the immune system was, what white blood cells were, and what viruses were. That couldn't be explained in just a few words.

But even such a simple explanation made Cui Wenzi's eyes light up. As a miracle doctor himself, he could naturally understand what Li Mu said.

These words can be said to have opened a door to a new world for him. It turns out that the plague can be prevented in this way, wonderful, wonderful!

Just how to prevent the plague from growing while maintaining its virulence is a key issue.

As long as this problem can be solved, the plague will no longer be a threat and the world will be free from the disease. How much merit will that be?

As soon as Li Mu saw his appearance, he knew what he was thinking and laughed secretly in his heart.

Without the support of any technological equipment, you can't even control the virus that caused the plague, so how can you talk about inactivating it?

If you could really come up with something like a vaccine two thousand years in advance, then I would be willing to call you a fairy.

After listening to Li Mu's words, Yi Xiaochuan felt slightly relaxed and said: "According to you, this plague is just the flu?"

Li Mu stared, looked back at the guard at the door of the palace, and whispered: "What do you mean by 'just' the flu? Do you think the flu is so easy to cure?"

"There is no influenza vaccine or antibiotics in Daqin. Who can cure it well except Lao Cui? Once an outbreak occurs, the entire village will die."

Yi Xiaochuan said strangely: "No, since I have been vaccinated, how come I was also infected with the plague last time?"

Li Mudao: "The last time you were infected was cholera. It is spread through water or food contaminated by Vibrio cholerae, as well as human and animal waste. It is not the same disease as influenza."

Yi Xiaochuan suddenly realized, "So that's it. I was infected last time after drinking well water from that village. That's okay, Lao Gao, you've become a miracle doctor."

Li Mu laughed and said: "Luck, luck."

Although he did not hide that he knew a lot more things, his character was still as close as possible to Gao Yao, so as to reduce some unnecessary suspicions.

Cui Wenzi suddenly became a little doubtful about life, because he found that he could not understand most of the conversation between the two.

As a miracle doctor himself, he naturally knows that plague is just a general term, and not all plagues are the same disease.

The last plague in that village, Li Mu's infection route was absolutely correct, but what is "Vibrio cholerae"? What is influenza?

If they can come out alive, I have to find time to ask them.

The most important thing is to understand how the vaccine is made. If we can understand this, we don't know how many lives can be saved.

After chatting for a while, the three of them went back to the palace to go out.

If Li Mu hadn't been here, Yi Xiaochuan would have been sent to the palace by the imperial guards. How could he still chat with others outside the palace?

To prevent themselves from inhaling the plague, the guards outside the palace gates wore silk coverings on their faces, which served the same purpose as masks.

The person in charge of guarding Concubine Li's palace was a general of the Imperial Guard. When he saw a few people coming up, he took a few steps to greet Li Mu and saluted Li Mu: "Meet Zhan Shijun."

Li Mu nodded and said: "Let us go in! Unless I declare that the plague has been completely controlled, we will not be allowed to open the palace door even if we die inside."

Originally, these words were for General Bai to say, but if it was just Yi Xiaochuan and the other two, he would have said it.

But saying these words to Li Mu was a bit offending after all, and now that Li Mu said it himself, it was exactly what he wanted.

But at the same time, he also felt some admiration for Li Mu, and said respectfully: "General, I believe that Zhan Shijun will be able to successfully cure the plague. I wish you success."

Li Mu smiled and nodded: "Thank you."

General Bai handed two pieces of thick silk to Li Mu and Yi Xiaochuan respectively, and said, "You two, use this to cover your mouth and nose. It may help you not to catch the plague."

Li Mu waved his hand and said: "No, if my medicine cannot cure the plague, we will also be carrying the plague. There is no need to come out again then."

"If the plague can be cured, if we really get infected, we can just drink a bowl of medicine ourselves. There is no need for this."

When the general heard this, it made sense. He immediately stopped insisting and turned around and ordered: "Unlock and open the palace door."

In order to prevent people inside from running out, the palace door was locked. Upon seeing this, Li Mu raised his hand and said, "Wait a minute."

He asked the generals: "If someone breaks out after opening the door, how will you deal with it?"

The general's eyes turned cold and he said in a concentrated voice: "To prevent the spread of the plague, we will kill without mercy."

Cui Wenzi and Yi Xiaochuan both changed their expressions. Li Mu frowned and said, "I understand. Wait until we stand in front of the door before unlocking it."

"promise."

Li Mu and Yi Xiaochuan walked to the door side by side. Li Mu handed the large bundle in his right hand to Yi Xiaochuan, leaving his right hand free.

Only then did one of the guards unlock the door and push open the palace door, while the others unsheathed their swords and prepared to kill.

Only then did Yi Xiaochuan notice that the long swords in the hands of the imperial guards were all in the style of six-sided Tang swords.

Moreover, the blade of the sword was very discernible, with a cold glow that was completely different from the dull green color of the bronze sword. It was obviously an iron sword. He couldn't help but be surprised and subconsciously looked at Li Mu.

But he had no time to ask now. The moment the palace door opened, a group of palace maids and chamberlains rushed towards the door.

These people obviously have mild symptoms and are still able to move.

Li Mu did not hesitate, raised his hand and slapped the first person with his palm, and a soft force instantly knocked him away.

The people behind the servant who was hit were all knocked backwards by him. There were fifteen or six people in total, who flew several feet away before falling to the ground.

But they got up quickly and showed no signs of injury.

Not to mention that the guards were horrified by this scene, the eyes they looked at Li Mu were so shocking that even Yi Xiaochuan, who was not weak in martial arts, was shocked.

Then he realized, could this be Peng Zu's qigong?

He is so powerful. I should have learned from him a few days ago if I had known.

After Li Mu repelled the oncoming crowd with one palm, he stepped into the palace gate and shouted: "Stand right there, if you run out like this, you will only die."

One of the chamberlains cried: "Staying here will lead to death. Rather than being tortured here, it would be better to be stabbed to death with a sword."

Li Mu said: "You don't have to despair. We are here to control the plague. As long as you obey our instructions, you have a good chance of surviving."

When everyone heard this, they immediately became quiet. Who is willing to die if there is hope of living?

A palace maid asked cautiously: "Doctor, is everything you said true?"

Li Mu nodded and said: "It's absolutely true, I am the official of Mr. Fusu's mansion. If you are not sure, how can you let me come?"

Hearing what he said, everyone couldn't help but be overjoyed. They knelt down one after another and kowtowed: "Please Zhan Shijun save our lives."

At this time, Yi Xiaochuan also stepped into the palace gate. There was a clang behind him, and the guards had closed and locked the palace door.

Li Mu turned to look at Yi Xiaochuan and whispered: "I'll leave Yu Shu to you. Let her use Lao Cui's medicine. I'll take care of the others."

Yi Xiaochuan nodded gratefully to him, handed the baggage back to him, and went straight to the deepest part of the palace.

Li Mu said to those who were kneeling on the ground and kowtowed: "Get up, everyone! Go and move all the tools for decoction into the courtyard. Take as much as you can and prepare enough firewood."

"You are the only ones here who still have the ability to move. Whether the hundreds of people in this dormitory can survive depends entirely on you."

The dozen palace maids and eunuchs quickly expressed their willingness to listen to Li Mu's orders and immediately took action.

Li Mu went to the atrium of the palace, opened all the bundles, revealed the medical bags wrapped in cloth, set up the stove and pottery, and arranged them.

There are three kinds of medicines he brought, all of which are specially formulated to treat influenza, namely Ephedra Decoction, Reed Root and Astragalus Water, and Schizonepeta Fangfeng Decoction.

"You guys are responsible for this medicine. Remember, put two pairs of medicine each time, add ten bowls of water, and simmer for a quarter and a half."

"After frying, each person should drink half a bowl, and then drink another half bowl three hours later. You only need to drink it twice a day. Don't drink more, otherwise it will be harmful rather than beneficial. I will remember it clearly."

"After you have finished drinking, go and feed others. As long as there is still breath, you must feed them."

"Don't even think about taking the opportunity to kill someone who has a problem with you. If I find out, I will kill him immediately."

"Bang"

After he finished speaking, he punched a stone lamppost with his backhand and smashed it into a pile of rubble.

The palace maids and eunuchs were trembling in their hearts when they saw this, and they were extremely horrified. They quickly expressed their fear and got busy immediately.

Li Mu ordered a few more people, pointed to another bag and said: "You guys are responsible for this medicine. You only need to put a pair of medicine each time, add six bowls of water, cook for two quarters, drink half a bowl, and three

Once every hour."

After he arranged all three medicines, he finally said: "Remember, you can only choose one of the three medicines to drink. If your condition improves after two days, it proves that this medicine is effective for you."

"If your condition does not improve, try another one. If you have tried all three medicines and still have no improvement, it means these medicines are of no use to you."

"If the medicine is ineffective, report it to me immediately, and I will treat you with other methods. Do you understand?"

"I understand."

Li Mu nodded with satisfaction and said, "Let's boil the medicine!"

After arranging things here, Li Mu turned around and walked to the middle palace. When he opened the door of the middle palace, the floor was full of people groaning in pain.

Seeing Li Mu come in, someone immediately grabbed his trousers and begged: "Doctor, please help me, please."

Li Mu said loudly: "Don't worry, everyone, the medicine to cure the plague is already being boiled. The medicine will be delivered soon. Those who can still walk should go to the atrium to wait for the medicine. Those who can't walk should stay where they are."

At this time, people infected with the plague had high fevers, splitting headaches, body aches and fatigue, and it was difficult to walk normally.

But as soon as they heard his words, everyone's desire for survival immediately burst out with potential. They struggled to get up one by one and staggered towards the atrium with each other's support.

If you really can't get up, you are already seriously ill and you are basically on the verge of death.

Li Mu scanned the crowd, searching for the target he was looking for.

Finally, when most people struggled out of the palace door, and some crawled out of the middle palace, only those who really did not have the strength to move were left in the palace.

There are not many such people, only fourteen or five.

He noticed that a palace maid in red was lying next to a palace maid in pink, and she shouted feebly: "Sister, get up quickly, someone is here to save us, let's go drink medicine, and we will get better after drinking the medicine.

"

Li Mu immediately strode over and knelt down next to the pink-clad palace maid on the ground. He immediately saw the silver bracelet on the pink-clad palace maid's wrist.

It's them.

Li Mu stretched out his fingers and touched the neck of the palace maid in pink. There was still a weak pulse, but she was not far from death.

"Doctor, please save my eldest sister."

Li Mu looked at the palace maid in red and asked, "What are your names?"

The palace maid in red said: "My name is Xiaolan, and my eldest sister's name is A-Lian."

Li Mudao: "Do you have a little sister named Xiaoyue?"

The palace maid in red was suddenly surprised and happy, and said quickly: "Yes, Xiaoyue is our sister, how could the doctor know?"

Li Mu looked at the bracelet on Alian's wrist and said, "This bracelet has the symbol of the Yu family in Kuaiji. I guessed it from the bracelet."

"Xiaoyue is my adopted sister. I took her out of the palace a long time ago. Now she is living a good life. She asked me to find out your whereabouts. I didn't expect that you would be in Concubine Li's palace."

Xiaolan cried with joy and said, "Thank God, we finally found our little sister."

After speaking, he forced himself to kowtow to Li Mu and said, "Thank you doctor for your great kindness. Xiaolan is willing to work hard to repay you."

Li Mu brought hope to their sisters in despair. In her eyes, Li Mu at this moment was no different from the light of dawn that could dispel the darkness.

Li Mu patted her shoulder and said: "It doesn't have to be like this. Just call me brother. I'll save Alian's life first. If I delay any longer, she will really die."

After speaking, Li Mu lifted up Alian, who had fallen into a deep coma, and placed his palm on her vest.

Nine Yang's true energy poured into Alian's body, replacing her body functions to maintain vitality, and at the same time eradicating the plague in her body.

Her face, which was already pale, gradually returned to normal, and the majestic Nine Yang Qi, which had healing effects, began to repair her body that had been damaged by the plague.

As the true energy continued to pour in, Alian's body functions began to gradually resume operation, her breathing function recovered, her pulse increased, and her body temperature dropped steadily. Alian's life was saved.

About a quarter of an hour later, Li Mu cut off the output of his internal force and retracted his palm.

He did not choose to cure her directly, because it was not a good thing for him, and he had to try to maintain a sense of fairness here.

Li Mu understands very well the principle of not worrying about the scarcity but the inequality, and the principle of promoting rice and favoring rice and enmity.

Alian woke up quickly, and Li Mu said to Xiaolan: "You go outside to the atrium and wait to drink the medicine. I will rescue the others as well."

When Xiaolan saw that her eldest sister had really come back to life, she was overjoyed and thanked Li Mu profusely. Then she tried her best to help Alian up, and the two sisters helped each other to go out.

Alian was still a little confused about the situation at this time, and Li Mu didn't have time to explain it to her. Xiaolan would explain it to her.

He went to check on the conditions of other people. Five of them had completely expired and could not be saved. The other eight were also in a deep coma, but some could be saved.

An hour later, all the people who were still alive were revived by him, and everyone went to the atrium to wait to drink the medicine. The dead people could only be burned later.

The three medicines were cooked together at the same time, enough for everyone to drink, so he didn't worry about any trouble.

He immediately went to the inner palace. After entering the inner palace, he saw that Yu Shu had fallen asleep and Yi Xiaochuan was guarding the bedside.

Li Mu asked softly: "How is the situation?"

Yi Xiaochuan said: "I have taken the medicine and fell asleep."

Li Mu was silent for a moment and then said, "Have you not made a decision yet? If you keep delaying like this, I'm afraid this will be the last time you see her."

Upon hearing this, Yi Xiaochuan subconsciously clenched his hands tightly, stood up and walked to the side room, saying: "Let's go over there and talk."

Li Mu followed. The wing room was the place where the palace maids rested and guarded on weekdays. Naturally, there was no one there at this time.

The two sat down at the table, and Yi Xiaochuan said slowly: "Lao Gao, are the swords in the hands of the guards your work?"

Li Mu said calmly: "Yes, I have improved the steel-making method. Da Qin's current steel-making technology can roughly reach the level of the Eastern Han Dynasty."

"I not only contributed the steelmaking method, but also papermaking, movable type printing, and the curved shaft plow. I contributed them all."

Yi Xiaochuan smiled bitterly and said: "No wonder your title rose so quickly, but what you did didn't make Great Qin stronger and make my rebellion less likely to succeed?"

Li Mu said seriously: "What I do is not for Great Qin, but for the people of Ming Dynasty. Of course, my need for power and status is also a factor."

"If I don't have a high enough position of power, where will I get resources? How will I fund you?"

"What's more, even if Da Qin's weapons are more sophisticated, what does it matter? Cold weapons cannot defeat hot weapons."

Hearing that Li Mu did all this for the people, Yi Xiaochuan was speechless. This is his character. When he is not a bitch, he is a true holy mother.

He sighed and said: "It's nothing else. Things like gunpowder must not appear in this era."

"This thing is too harmful and cruel. It is a taboo door. I must not push it open."

Okay, the Holy Mother just finished, and now the bitching begins.

Li Mu looked at him speechlessly and said: "How can you defeat millions of Qin troops without gunpowder?"

"If you want to wait until Qin Shihuang dies and the world is in chaos before starting another uprising, it will be too late by then. By the time you reach Xianyang, Yu Shu will already be a withered bone in the grave."

Yi Xiaochuan thought for a moment and asked: "What would happen if we assassinated Qin Shihuang and let him die early?"

Hearing this, Li Mu thought to himself, this is indeed the way to go. In the original plot, Queen Tu'an intended to poison the First Emperor, but she was just a hair away from succeeding.

It was Yushu who suddenly appeared and disrupted all plans. Because of General Jin's intolerance, the First Emperor did not eat the poisonous vegetables.

If he can make a little effort to make Queen Tu'an succeed, then Fusu will have Mengtian's support, and there will definitely be no problem in succeeding to the throne.

He secretly pointed out to Fusu that this was poison from Tuan, and Tuan took the blame.

In order to avenge the First Emperor, Fusu would send troops to Tu'an, attack and destroy Tu'an, and then send Yushu into the cold palace.

As a result, Yi Xiaochuan will inevitably hate Da Qin even more, and the rebellion will become more energetic.

What the remnants of the Six Kingdoms really fear is the First Emperor. Fusu may not be able to control the situation, and when the time comes, there will inevitably be another situation where all heroes come together.

Yi Xiaochuan can take advantage of the situation and rise, and the establishment of the Han Dynasty is expected.

Thinking of this, Li Mu said to Yi Xiaochuan: "Assassination is too dangerous and is absolutely not advisable."

"What do you think of this? You start to accumulate strength from now on, and I will secretly provide you with funds and resources, and even train and provide you with reliable manpower."

"I will find a way to infiltrate the palace step by step, help you kill Qin Shihuang in advance, and then try to save Yu Shu so that she does not have to be buried with him."

"When Qin Shihuang dies and all the heroes join forces, the Qin army will be distracted, and because you started developing a few years in advance, you will have the absolute upper hand."

"When you reach Xianyang, I will prepare a team of troops to escort you into the city. They will go straight to the palace and snatch away Yushu. What you need to do next is to destroy the other heroes and establish the Han Dynasty."

"In this way, not only can you and Yu Shu stay together, history will not be changed too much, and I will also have the opportunity to see Gao Lan again. What do you think?"

Compared with coming up with gunpowder and using hot weapons to fight cold weapons, Li Mu's plan was easier for Yi Xiaochuan to accept.

Because when they use hot weapons, they can't make guns, so they can only use them to explode. When the time comes, there will be limbs and broken arms everywhere on the battlefield, and Yi Xiaochuan gets scared just thinking about it.

After carefully considering the plan proposed by Li Mu, he found that this was the safest approach.

Even after he established the Han Dynasty, he could write a history book by himself according to the original history without letting historians handle it. In this way, there was a high probability that history would not be changed.

He confirmed to Li Mu: "Can you really guarantee that Yu Shu will not be buried with him?"

Li Mu smiled and said, "Don't worry about this. As long as Qin Shihuang dies suddenly, he won't have time to reveal his will."

"Fusu is kinder. As long as I persuade him from the side, he will definitely cancel the burial system."

"When the time comes, I will take the opportunity to come up with the idea of ​​​​the Terracotta Warriors and Horses. Not only can the jade be preserved, but the original history can be further preserved."

This time Yi Xiaochuan finally stopped hesitating and said: "Okay, we will follow your plan."