Qin Shi Ambitious

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The Great Wall, imperial highways, the Lishan Mausoleum, palaces in various places, water conservancy projects, and transport teams heading south to attack the Baiyue tribes will all be started simultaneously within a few years. Some of these will be meritorious achievements for all time, while others will be grandiose displays of power. But the ultimate victims of all these projects will be the people who have not found peace after the war.

Their sweat will only cease flowing with their death, and not a single word of their names will be recorded in history.

“You are a doctor, so just focus on healing the patients who come before you,” Lu Wei said calmly. “Why dwell on the lives that have already passed away?”

"Doctors can heal patients," Duanmu Rong said listlessly, "but this world is sick, so who should heal it?"

She just casually expressed her feelings, and she didn't expect to actually get a response.

"Of course it's me!" The Hall Master's confident voice rang out from behind, making Xiao Duanmu's heart tremble: "It's me, it's you, it's also Physician Nian Duan and everyone else."

"The agriculturalists, the medical practitioners, the Mohists, the Confucians, and even the powerful and nobles—every single person and force must strive to save our common world."

"A savior is never just a specific individual. The world will be the way it is because of the people."

"Rong'er, would you be willing to come and help me heal this world?"

Lowering his head to smell the faint scent of grass and trees in front of him, Lu Wei took the opportunity to change his form of address and extend an invitation to Duanmu Rong.

A faint sense of pressure came from behind him. Xiao Duanmu looked down at the smooth mane of the horse he was riding and, without hesitation, gave a soft "hmm"...

...

The villagers of three other villages that had connections with Dahuzhuang near Jinghu Lake were isolated in the outskirts of the town, with ten people per household.

These villagers numbered over a thousand, and had no close connection with Dahuzhuang, the epicenter of the outbreak. Even after burning down Dahuzhuang, the county magistrate dared not execute or burn down these thousand people as well.

He could only report the cases up the chain of command while isolating them to allow time to confirm whether any of them were infected.

Several families did visit Dahuzhuang during that month, but their experiences there made them keep quiet about it and dare not speak out.

I can only pray that I didn't stay long and didn't contract the disease.

The quarantine area was heavily guarded by wooden fences, and soldiers patrolled day and night, making it very difficult to force one's way in.

But Lu Wei didn't need to force his way in; he had the Xiang clan token given to him by Xiang Bo!

Taking advantage of the situation, the fox summoned five doctors from nearby town, gave each of them a herbal pill, and then forced them to go into the quarantine area with him.

The quarantine area was extremely dirty and chaotic. When the villagers saw people coming in, they hurriedly knelt down and begged the adults to let them out.

Since being forcibly brought here yesterday, the villagers have not received any food or even water.

It's easy to imagine that in the days to come, as long as they remained there, food and water rations would be extremely scarce.

Upon hearing a child crying out that he was hungry, Duanmu Rong subconsciously looked at Lu Wei, but the hall master simply shook his head.

The town is not large, and the grain reserves in the town are not much. Even if the conditions are relaxed, the situation will not improve much.

Besides, it's fine for me to enter using the Xiang family's token, but if I were to use that to persuade the town officials to release the grain reserves, I would be crossing the line.

This move will definitely worsen his relationship with the Xiang family.

"Finding infected patients is the most important thing."

The town's quarantine measures were quite thorough. Ten people per household was indeed very crowded, but it made it easy to find patients with symptoms.

There are also some shortcomings: for example, doctors should be sent every day to check the incidence of the disease in the quarantine area and to identify patients in a timely manner.

However, out of fear, the town only allowed the quarantined villagers to report on their own.

If the villagers hadn't reported it, and if Lu Wei and Duanmu Rong hadn't arrived in time, the entire quarantine zone, which was divided into ten-person isolation areas, would have been infected due to the patients' concealment.

The final result will likely be an even bigger fire.

After the four patients with symptoms were moved to a makeshift thatched shed and placed under closer supervision by other villagers who shared the room with them, Duanmu Rong, along with the town's doctors, began to seriously diagnose the four.

After working all night, by the afternoon of the next day, Duanmu Rong, whose face was obviously haggard, smiled and said, "I've found a solution!"

She straightened up and stepped out of the thatched hut. After a long period of taking pulses, administering acupuncture, and testing drug reactions, her voice was weak but filled with joy:

"Brother Lu, I need to go to town to buy some medicine. I have a way to save people!"

"Don't rush." ​​Pulling back Xiao Duanmu, who was about to run away, Lu Wei shook his head and pointed to the table: "Write down the medicinal herbs and give them to others to buy."

"Hot water and clean clothes are prepared in the thatched hut over there. If you don't wash yourself clean, others will be afraid."

"Hmm!" Duanmu Rong thought about it and agreed, so she didn't refuse either of the two suggestions.

She quickly carved a list of medicinal herbs onto bamboo slips with a knife, handed them over to the town officials to purchase, and then quickly finished her bath and came out.

But the medicinal herbs had not yet been purchased and delivered, so Duanmu Rong could only wait anxiously.

Sitting on the bench, Lu Wei looked at Xiao Duanmu, who was standing and pacing back and forth, and said calmly, "Rong'er, sit down and rest for a while."

"You didn't sleep a wink last night, and by the time the medicine arrives, you probably won't have time to sleep tonight either."

"The condition is very urgent. Only by finding a usable drug can these people be saved as soon as possible!"

Sitting down next to Master Lu, Duanmu Rong's anxiety prevented her from resting quietly.

"If you get enough rest, those patients will receive better treatment."

Holding Xiao Duanmu's arm, Lu Wei rested her forehead on his shoulder.

"Yes, Brother Lu is right." Feeling the solid support, Duanmu Rong silently obeyed and closed her eyes.

Chapter 167 I have a child?

While solutions have been developed for the epidemic, we cannot let our guard down and still need to strengthen control measures.

These arrangements could be left to the government and the town's doctors; Lu Wei and Duanmu Rong needed to return to Jinghu Medical Village immediately.

Leaving only Nian Duan in the medical clinic for an extended period of time inevitably poses risks.

The strange changes at Dahuzhuang could not be kept from Physician Nianduan in the end.

As a master who had watched his disciple grow up, Nian Duan immediately felt uneasy about Xiao Duanmu's shifty gaze when he answered Dahuzhuang. With just a few simple questions, the disciple stammered out the whole story.

The epidemic has been resolved, which is a good thing, but the destruction of Dahuzhuang added a touch of sadness to the old doctor's face.

The old village, unchanged for over a century, is now suddenly facing destruction. And I, too, am about to bid farewell to this world.

Everything in the world will eventually perish, but only inheritance can ensure that things are passed down from generation to generation forever.

Nian Duan became even more determined in her decision.

In the days that followed, she rarely lay in her room. Instead, whenever she had time, she would instruct Duanmu Rong. She also took out the "Medical Classic," which she had originally planned to pass on to her disciples before her death, and explained the knowledge in detail page by page.

Many contents of the Medical Classic have been thoroughly studied and taught to Duanmu Rong in the past. This time, the teaching is more of a summary.

With the two medical practitioners busy, Lu Wei suddenly seemed to have achieved great success in "living in seclusion in the city," becoming an invisible and superfluous figure.

Although he was indeed superfluous, in order to visit Jinghu Medical Clinic and stay there with a clear conscience, the head of the hall had prepared several ingenious excuses and plans to improvise when questioned.

However, neither the young Duanmu Rong nor the experienced Nian Duan ever asked him why he came to the medical manor, or why he stayed there to freeload...

Since he was ignored, Lu Wei simply stayed there.

During the day, Nian Duan was to teach Duanmu Rong about medical knowledge, and Master Lu was tacitly allowed to attend the classes with her, but he preferred to row his boat around the medical estate.

Because of the outbreak of disease near Mirror Lake, even though there are now medicines to treat it, people are still afraid to approach the lake, and no one lives by the lake.

The epidemic came so strangely that all sorts of rumors circulated among the people, the most widespread of which was that the water of Mirror Lake could spread the epidemic.

The area surrounding the Dahuzhuang site has become an absolute no-go zone for the local people.

This gave Lu Tangji an opportunity.

He secretly gathered his disciples, cleaned up the old Dahuzhuang, and obtained the purification formula from Xiao Duanmu. He boldly established another branch of the farm on the same spot.

Because of the legend of the plague, this place is exceptionally safe and can be used to hide things that cannot be seen by others.

As the number of disciples in Daze Mountain increased, so did the number of eyes watching them from both inside and outside. To avoid exposure, many things could not be experimented on openly.

For example, certain mechanical beasts in the workshop and the stockpile of excessively lethal rebellious weapons.

If the risky operations could be moved to Jinghu, the risk could undoubtedly be greatly reduced.

That small town is a bit of a hindrance; it's too close to here.

However, the solution is not difficult. The town can be modeled after the case of the State of Wei, and all the people and industries in it can be registered under the names of farmers.

This requires leveraging some of the Xiang family's name and power, as well as investing a large amount of money.

If handled properly, Gonggongtang could have a second headquarters without anyone knowing!

An operation dubbed "cuckoo taking over the nest" is being carried out quietly.

...

After ten days of high-intensity activity, Nian Duan's physical condition finally gave way and he collapsed completely.

Even though she had anticipated this day, Duanmu Rong's eyes were still red, and she knelt down in front of the bed, sobbing uncontrollably.

Duanmu Rong searched through the entire medical classics for her master, who was barely breathing and in a coma, but could not find even one way to treat him.

Holding the delicate silver needles, she, who had memorized hundreds of acupuncture points, was at a loss as to where to insert them...

Rather than treating her, it was more accurate to say that the needle-holding technique taught by her master brought her some small comfort.

"Don't worry."

Lu Wei, unaware of how many times he had said those two words to Xiao Duanmu, burst into the house, grabbed the silver needle from Duanmu Rong's hand, and calmly stuffed one-eighth of the Energy Pill he had prepared into Nian Duan's mouth, using his internal energy to help the unconscious old doctor digest the medicine.

Under Duanmu Rong's astonished gaze, Nian Duan's complexion visibly regained some of its vitality.

Although he has not yet woken up, he is clearly out of the dying state for the time being!

"Brother Lu, this is..."

The kneeling girl gaped, her mouth agape in a mixture of surprise and delight.

"It's an 'energy pill' that I got from a senior farmer. I don't know how effective it is, but I only dared to give it to Doctor Nian Duan in this emergency."

Lu Wei took Nian Duan's pulse and sensed her physical condition. He found that the medicine was just enough to keep her from dying, and he couldn't help but secretly praise his accurate judgment: "The doctor's condition has stabilized."

He withdrew his hand, and Duanmu Rong quickly took it to check his pulse. After confirming her master's condition, two lines of tears involuntarily flowed down her cheeks again.

"It works! It works for Master's condition!"

"Brother Lu, what about the Energy Pill..."

Facing the girl's tearful gaze as she turned her head, the sect leader, completely under control, calmly nodded: "I still have a few doses on me. The physician's condition is urgent, and I dare not use too much medicine on her at once."

He took out a small medicine bottle from his pocket, inside which was an Energy Pill divided into seven equal parts: "These alone should not be enough. I will have to take Physician Nian Duan to Daze Mountain and go to find that senior from the Farmer's Family to ask for a few more."