Chapter 240 Water Poison
While the three were chatting, a new guest came to visit.
Classmates, fellow villagers, teachers, firms that have business dealings with Li Ang, etc.
According to the rules, on New Year's Eve, Li Ang, a title of county count who was the founder of the country, had to abandon his family and go to the palace to face the saints, to accompany the emperor to watch the new year, eat banquets, drink, sing and dance.
I can’t sleep for a few hours at home, and I have to go to the morning court the next day, to participate in the grand court meeting on the first day of the new year, to accompany the emperor to receive foreign envoys, and to listen to the congratulatory messages from state officials.
Li Ang participated once last year, but this year he does not want to go anyway.
Fortunately, because of the academic exchanges in the Academy this year, Jing Guo, Zhou Guo and other envoys are relatively complete.
In order to avoid overcrowding the palace site, the Ministry of Rites allowed some nobles with titles but no real power not to attend.
Li Ang resolutely skipped and went to the palace to watch the new year—it’s not fun at all, it’s better to eat grilled fish and watch fireworks at home.
". Plug the mouth, slap the face. Grind the inside, grind the inside of the hole. The soup is rotten, and the bean vinegar is fried"
". The sword in the hand, the blade is freshly sharpened. Kill the demons, and get rid of the demons."
There was a strange singing of vomit hoarse and mocking from the street, and a mighty team of thousands of people walked along the street, wearing grotesque and terrifying masks on their faces.
This is not a sudden change, but a parade to exorcise Nuo, implying to expel ghosts and evil spirits and pray for happiness and peace in the coming year.
The lyrics are also some "positive energy" content about how to hang and kill demons,
Slap a ghost, remove its ribs, pull out its tongue, set it on fire, chop it into minced meat, and throw it into a frying pan.
There will be a exorcism parade in Yizhou every New Year, and I saw a grander one in Chang'an last year, and Li Ang is no stranger to this.
In a sense, this kind of Nuo drama full of martial arts can also be regarded as speaking harshly to the ghosts lurking in the dark side of the world.
It is not much different from "Don't let me see you on Suzaku Avenue, I must pull off your hood and slap you in the face when I see you".
But this time, the two walking in front, wearing ghost masks and playing Nuo Weng and Nuo Mu, stopped in front of Judefang inexplicably, singing and dancing to Li Ang, with a very respectful attitude.
".What does it mean?"
Li Ang couldn't help but asked Yang Yudao in a low voice.
Yang Yu scratched his head and said, "Uh, I guess you came here to make a fortune. Do you have any other trinkets with you?"
"Accessories."
Li Ang touched his pocket. The jade pendants on his body were all useful, but he couldn't find them after searching, so he simply took off his silk clothes and handed them over.
Yu people wear fur coats and furs during the New Year. Sheepskin is the most common, while rich people wear fox, leopard, mink and so on.
In addition, a sleeveless silk coat called "裼" should be put on outside the fur to cover part of the fur's plush, so as to conform to the etiquette and look more polite.
The Nuo Weng and Nuo Mother, who led the exorcism, respectfully took Li Ang's silk coat and put it on the float, maybe they will take it back to the temple for offering in the future
Sure enough, it's so strange to be missed and recalled while alive
Li Ang shook his head helplessly, slandering him endlessly.
At this time, Song Shaoyuan, who had had some wine, came out to blow out the wind to sober up. The four of them stood at the door and chatted.
Song Shaoyuan said: "I plan to get married this year, pick a good day, and get married."
Li Ang was a little surprised, "So early?"
"It's late. It should have been finalized early last year."
Song Shaoyuan looked back at the living room, without explaining too much. But other people can roughly guess the reason—Aunt Song has already come to Chang'an, and may live in Chang'an for a long time in the future, so it is indeed time to start a family and start a business.
"It's better to settle down sooner."
Ji Linglang nodded thoughtfully, looked at Li Ang, and asked with a smile: "What about you, Risheng, have you thought about lifelong events?"
"ah"
Li Ang opened his mouth, married? That's too far away.
He was about to find an excuse to prevaricate, but he heard the sound of the wheels of the carriage rushing from the corner of the street.
"Um?"
Song Shaoyuan frowned slightly. The streets are the busiest on New Year's Eve. Isn't it afraid of bumping into people when the carriage drives so fast?
Whose family is it?
Li Ang also moved his gaze over.
I saw the carriage approaching rapidly, stopped suddenly in front of the mansion, and three people jumped out of the carriage.
Three of them are acquaintances.
Minister of Taichang Temple, Qiu Jing, medical officer of the Imperial Medical Office, and the Ninth Prince, King Guang Li Shan.
Why did these three people come here? And also appear at the same time?
Yang Yu and the others looked at each other, and at the same time they stepped forward to greet him, doubts suddenly arose in their hearts.
Taichang Temple is in charge of rites and music, suburban temples, and Sheji affairs, and the general administration of Jiaoshe, Taile, Advocacy, Imperial Physician, Taibu, Lai Sacrifice, and various ancestral temples
The Imperial Medical Office is responsible for the education of medical officers in Chang'an, and is now also responsible for the management of the ward.
And Guang Wang Li Shan.
Any Chang'an citizen who likes to chat in the market knows that his mother's surname is Wu, which makes him the most embarrassing and conspicuous prince in the palace.
"Sunrise,"
Qiu Jing squeezed out an ugly smile on his face,
He and Xuegong Fuxue Siye Tantai Leshan are close friends, and they also have contacts with Li Angduo in the management of the ward, so they directly called, "Is it convenient to talk?"
"It's convenient, just tell me if you have anything to say."
Li Ang nodded. On New Year's Eve, a third-rank official like Taichang Siqing should drink with the emperor in Daming Palace, and King Guang Li Shan should also be there.
It is obviously not good news for them to appear here with Qiu Jing.
Qiu Jing took a deep breath, "Something happened in Suzhou."
"Water poison."
The Minister of Taichang Temple said gloomily: "Water poisoning in a large area."
Li Ang's pupils shrank suddenly, the water is poisonous, it doesn't mean that the water is poisonous,
According to the statement in "Theory of the Origin and Symptoms of Various Diseases Water Gu Hou", water poisonous gas gathers inside, making the abdomen gradually enlarged, shaking and making noises, often wanting to drink water, and the skin is thick and black, as if swollen, which is also called water gu.
There are many causes, which may be excessive drinking, damage to the spleen and stomach, water and dampness stop gathering,
It may be due to the gradual decline of Qi and blood, and edema of the face, intestines and abdomen.
is more likely to be a parasite.
"Elbow Reserve Emergency Prescriptions" has a saying: "People in water poisoning. When they first get it, they have aversion to cold, slight pain in the head, and pain in the eyes. Insects eat the five internal organs, and the heat is extremely annoying. If you can't help but take it for eight or nine days, a good doctor can't cure it. .
"Thousand Gold Prescriptions" is even more blunt, this life-long illness cannot be cured by force.
In Yu State, suffering from water poisoning is basically equivalent to being sentenced to death.
Water poisoning disease in a large area
Li Ang held back his shock, and instantly understood the reason why King Guang Li Shan appeared—his fief is there.
Li Ang asked in a deep voice: "When did it happen? How many people got sick? How is the condition?"
"I don't know the exact time."
Li Shan said bitterly: "We have just received the news. Jiangnan Road is now a mess. Counting those villages and towns that are inconvenient to count,
Only the current estimated number of patients may be more than 100,000. "
(end of this chapter)