[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er":3,"chapter-great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-chapter-52":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Great Tang: Starting Off by Vindicating Li Er",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2351183,4596,"Chapter 52: A Thousand-Mile Rescue, Deep into the Epidemic Zone","great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-chapter-52",52,"\u003Cp>\"Uh... Young Master, have you already thought of a way to deal with the Japanese?\" Er Hu asked with a frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh... No rush for that. Right now, the most important thing is the epidemic in Shandong and other places. Once the epidemic is over, I will definitely settle this score properly!!\" Su Liang said with a grim smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Er Hu, if this matter were left to you to handle, what method would you use to deal with the Japanese?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing else to do for the moment, so Su Liang started chatting with Er Hu...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it were left to me to handle...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I would use their own methods to pay them back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The suffering endured by the people of our Great Tang must be repaid a thousandfold by those Japanese barbarians!!\" Er Hu said through gritted teeth; although he had not yet seen the miserable state of the people in Shandong with his own eyes, he had learned of it from history books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Use their own methods to pay them back... use their own methods to pay them back...\" Su Liang muttered to himself upon hearing this, then fell into deep thought...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although this method was a bit cruel, it was not impossible to carry out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Su Liang were not in the Great Tang at this time, this would surely have been a massive epidemic event that would have shocked the whole country, and no one would know how many Tang citizens would have died in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the deeper he thought about it, the more Su Liang felt he could not shirk the blame; after all, it was he who had beheaded the Japanese envoy first. If that incident had not occurred, the outbreak of smallpox might have remained an unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a long time, Su Liang was too lazy to think anymore. Before this, it was a fact that the Japanese had launched a major attack on Silla, and their invasion of China in later generations was also a bloody fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a people like the Yamato who bully the weak and fear the strong, as long as you beat them until they are afraid, they will naturally become obedient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within an hour, they had already driven to the vicinity of Luoyang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master, should we leave some medicine for treating smallpox in Luoyang and other places?\" Er Hu asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need. I have already left enough medicine in Changancheng. If there is any change in the capital region, there is still time; we will go directly to Shandong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Su Liang set off, he had not only left behind sufficient medicine but also briefly discussed the follow-up response to the smallpox incident with Li Shimin and the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two hours later, they had entered the territory of Licheng in Qizhou.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop... stop!\" A guard in front, covering his mouth and nose, shouted at Su Liang and his companion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang saw that a group of guards had set up a checkpoint in front of the car and were inspecting passing pedestrians, so Su Liang and Er Hu also got out of the car to inquire about the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you people? Don't you know that the area ahead is an epidemic zone? And you are riding in such an unusual vehicle.\" The leading guard scolded Su Liang and Er Hu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang was too lazy to waste words upon hearing this and handed his fish tally directly to the leading guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gold... gold-inlaid jade...\" The guard muttered to himself, unable to believe his eyes. He saw the characters \"Su\" and \"Chu\" clearly engraved on the front and back of the fish tally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since Li Shimin took Su Liang's advice last time, everyone in the Great Tang now possessed a carp-shaped fish tally representing their status, only the materials differed: the Crown Prince used a jade fish tally, Princes of the Blood used gold fish tallies, ordinary officials used copper fish tallies, and commoners used steel fish tallies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there was only one person who could possess a fish tally of such material: the Great Tang's Prince of Chu, Su Liang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Li Shimin first sent the fish tally to Su Liang, Su Liang had been startled. According to the rites, Su Liang was only entitled to use a gold fish tally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that, what Li Shimin gave Su Liang was a complete fish tally, not one split in half, which meant that Su Liang could mobilize any army in the Great Tang, except for the Thousand Bull Guards, without Li Shimin's consent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had flattered Su Liang, but Li Shimin had just chuckled and said: \"Ah... my virtuous son-in-law, if I were not constrained by the rites, I would certainly have made a jade carp tally for you, to live up to your name, Ziyu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the leading guard bowed deeply to Su Liang: \"This subordinate pays respects to the Prince of Chu! I hope the Prince will forgive me for the offense!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the words fell, the surrounding guards also bowed deeply to Su Liang upon hearing the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright, no need for such formalities.\" Su Liang waved his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do not know why the Prince of Chu has come here?\" The guard asked respectfully, then briefly explained the severity of the epidemic: \"Currently, thousands of people in many parts of Shandong have been infected with smallpox. The Prince of Chu really should not have come.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh... naturally, I have come to help.\" Su Liang smiled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized. Last year, the divine doctor Sun Simiao had been unable to cure Empress Zhangsun's illness, and it was Su Liang who had eventually treated her. Now that Su Liang had come, he must have a corresponding method of treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, these guards who had set up the roadblocks knelt down before Su Liang...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prince of Chu, please save the people of Shandong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prince of Chu, please save the people of Shandong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Su Liang stepped forward to help them up and promised: \"Everyone, please rise. Since I have come, I will certainly not let a single person in Shandong sacrifice their life in vain. You can rest assured.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the guards stood up, Su Liang asked: \"Where is the epidemic most severe in Shandong right now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reporting to the Prince of Chu, the epidemic is currently most severe in Dengzhou, followed by Laizhou; the epidemic in Qizhou, Zizhou, and Qingzhou has already been brought under control,\" the leading guard replied respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then have there been no smallpox cases in Yanzhou, Yizhou, and Mizhou?\" Su Liang asked in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reporting to the Prince of Chu, no smallpox patients have been found in those three prefectures yet,\" the guard replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And where is your Prince of Qi now?\" Su Liang asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He should be in Wendeng of Dengzhou at this moment. The epidemic in Wendeng is particularly severe within Dengzhou,\" the guard said without hesitation, stating the location of the Prince of Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wendeng... Wendeng, isn't that the city closest to the eastern coastline?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The epidemic was most severe in Dengzhou, followed by Laizhou; the epidemic in Qizhou, Zizhou, and Qingzhou had been controlled, and there were no smallpox cases in Yanzhou, Yizhou, and Mizhou. At this moment, Su Liang was one hundred percent certain that the smallpox virus had been brought over by the Japanese.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang then left behind a portion of the medicine for treating smallpox and explained the method of administration thoroughly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give this medicine to the quarantined patients to take.\" He then took the \"cowpox inoculation method\" he had already prepared from his bosom and handed it to the leading guard, instructing: \"In addition, follow this method to inoculate the people who have not been infected with smallpox. After inoculation, they will never contract smallpox again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guard examined the booklet in his hand carefully, unable to believe what Su Liang had said. Su Liang actually wanted to extract pus from the cowpox of a dairy cow and inoculate it into the human body, thereby giving the inoculated person immunity to smallpox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, are you worried?\" Su Liang smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... no... no... This subordinate is naturally not worried, it is just that the people might be...\" The leading guard expressed his concerns at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the Prince of Chu, Su Liang, standing before him—the dignified Great Tang General of Heavenly Strategy—he would be willing to die if asked, but he truly could not persuade the people who had not been infected with smallpox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh... that is no matter. There is no need to rush this. If there are people willing to be inoculated, follow this method to inoculate them first. Do not force those who are unwilling. For now, let us first cure the people suffering from smallpox.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Liang said calmly, and then, amidst the worshipful gazes of the guards, he drove the car toward Wendeng.\u003C\u002Fp>",1497,"2026-06-21T02:53:01.560Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","3647a62c7c1d3e9e420eb270bf444f26722d414f80a2945089844af38d61bf9e","great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-chapter-53","great-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-chapter-51",63,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreat-tang-starting-off-by-vindicating-li-er-cover.jpg"]