Verdun was not as large as a capital city like Aachen, but it was considered a big city in this era, and its thriving slave market became the city's main economic pillar.
The towns of the Frankish Kingdom could not compare with international metropolises such as Rome, Constantinople, Xinjing and Chang'an in terms of public health.
Due to the frequent slave trade, the city of Verdun was dirty and messy, with livestock and livestock everywhere.
Human feces, thieves, beggars, gangsters, robbers, and mercenaries roam the streets and alleys of the market.
The Old Tree Root Hotel, Zhao Ziliang and others had stayed in this hotel since they climbed out of the river, and this decision was Zhao Ziliang's idea.
For this reason, Lloyd, the chief of guard of Princess Herod Rudd, expressed strong opposition.
Even after he reluctantly agreed and checked into this hotel, he still strongly requested to be transferred to the Verdun Church or the City Hall.
After all, there were One is the church's territory, and the other is an official office.
The assassins will not be bold enough to go to the church and city hall to commit another attack.
"Your Highness, I still insist on my attitude.
Only by moving to the city hall and under official protection can we be safe," the guard chief Lloyd said to Zhao Ziliang firmly.
Zhao Ziliang said: "Captain Lloyd, Verdun can be considered a big city, with a population of not more than 100,000 but 70,000 or 80,000.
For such a big city, no one else was crossing the river when we were on the bridge.
He, don’t you think it’s suspicious?”
Lloyd frowned.
He suddenly thought of something.
He looked up and looked at Zhao Ziliang and asked, "His Royal Highness means that someone deliberately blocked traffic during that period and blocked all citizens who wanted to cross the river.
The purpose is to facilitate the assassination of us."
Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "Other than that, I can't think of anything else that can explain this strange phenomenon.
How can you imagine someone with such power to do this?"
Lloyd's expression suddenly changed when he heard this.
He also thought about this possibility.
In this assassination incident, local officials may have played a dishonorable role, or officials may have been directly involved, or it may even have been done by local officials.
"His Royal Highness wants to say that if local officials were involved in this assassination, we would be surrounded by them when we lived in the city hall."
Zhao Ziliang nodded and said: "Yes, that's why I insist not to live in the city hall.
Once we enter the city hall, maybe we will disappear out of thin air, and the outside world will not know anything.
It is as if we have never appeared and things have never happened.
What we have to do now is to get the princess better as soon as possible."
The captain of the guard, Lloyd, quickly asked: "Your Highness, can you do anything?
Why don't I send someone to ask for a doctor?"
Zhao Ziliang said: "Although Her Royal Highness is awake now, she was frightened by the assassination incident, and she fell into the river and caught the cold.
There is a doctor among my entourage who is very experienced in this disease.
Her condition should improve soon."
Lloyd immediately said: "Then please ask His Royal Highness the Prince to let a doctor treat His Highness the Princess.
To be honest, it is really difficult to find a doctor who is very experienced in bloodletting in the city of Verdun.
In addition, it is very likely to have to be treated by a doctor."
The eldest princess is fasting, I’m worried that her body won’t be able to bear it.”
"Bloodletting and fasting."
Zhao Ziliang was stunned, and then shouted: "Oh my God, why do you Westerners only treat diseases with bloodletting and fasting?
Maybe some diseases can be treated by bloodletting and fasting, but most of the diseases Bloodletting and fasting are not allowed.
If the patient's condition worsens this time, come with me.
We will go to see the eldest princess together.
My accompanying doctor will diagnose and treat her."
In the room of the Old Tree Root Hotel, a military doctor in his thirties who was accompanying the Dragon Guard was treating Herodrut.
After some inspection and questioning, the military doctor said to Zhao Ziliang and Lloyd: "Your Highness, Captain of the guard, the eldest princess was first frightened by the assassination. , and then fell into the river and contracted the wind and cold.
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In addition, the eldest princess seldom went out for activities on weekdays and was in poor health, so she became so seriously ill this time.
But it doesn’t matter.
I’ll write down a recipe and make a decoction to take it for a few days.
There shouldn’t be much of a problem with the effect, and you’ll be healed in six or seven days at most.”
Lloyd stared in disbelief and asked, "Is it true that it only takes six or seven days to heal without bloodletting and fasting?"
The military doctor kicked his eyes out on the spot, "Bloodletting is simply nonsense.
You must know that blood is the essence of a person.
The more blood flows, the weaker a person is and will lose his vitality.
Once too much vitality is lost, the easier it is to get sick in the future."
Lloyd was a little dumbfounded: "This can't be true.
This is how we have always done it.
Whenever we are sick, we ask a doctor to do bloodletting.
Some people also need to fast.
If we can't find a doctor, we ask the priests.
They usually do it."
Good at bloodletting” The military doctor asked: "So what is the curative effect?"
Lloyd said: "Of course there are things that can be cured, and there are things that cannot be cured.
You also know that doctors are not gods, and of course they cannot cure all diseases."
Zhao Ziliang sneered at these words in his conscience.
Later doctors conducted research and experiments to test the efficacy of bloodletting therapy in medieval Western countries.
A French doctor performed bloodletting treatment on 77 pneumonia patients in his hospital.
He found that bloodletting treatment in the early stage of the disease recovered earlier than bloodletting treatment in the late stage of the disease, but the mortality rate was basically the same.
However, some diseases can indeed be treated with bloodletting therapy.
The purpose of curing the disease can be achieved through the body's self-healing ability.
Bloodletting therapy can also play a role in comforting patients.
It is mainly a kind of psychological comfort, which is beneficial to some patients and Effective for some conditions, but not for most patients and conditions.
Zhao Ziliang comforted Herodrut who was lying on the hospital bed: "Your Highness, don't worry, my accompanying doctor Mr.
Qin is a very experienced doctor.
During our journey to the Frankish Kingdom, many people were infected with wind and cold, just like Your symptoms are the same now.
We all got better quickly after taking the medicine he prescribed."
Herodrut nodded slightly and said: "I believe you, Prince Yunge."
At this time, a soldier under Lloyd came in and reported: "Your Majesty, the Lord Guard, Lord Stephen, the Mayor of Verdun, is here, just outside the hotel, saying that he wants to see His Royal Highness the Princess and His Royal Highness the Prince of Western Qin."
The captain of the guard, Lloyd, looked at Herodrut, but the princess looked at Zhao Ziliang.
Zhao Ziliang pondered for a while and said: "You can meet him, but if he wants to find a doctor to give the princess bloodletting treatment, he must If you refuse, just say that we have done it for the sake of the great The princess is undergoing treatment.
If he wants to invite the eldest princess to stay at the city hall, he must politely refuse.
He will refuse the request on the grounds that the eldest princess's condition is not stable and it is not suitable to move.
Guard Captain Lloyd, go to the hotel door in person to greet Earl Stephen. , the louder you speak, the more Okay, we must let everyone around know that the eldest princess is staying here.
It is best to let everyone in Verdun know.
Only by spreading the news, those who want to assassinate us will be wary.
At least the means they can use will be greatly reduced.
If Count Stephen is also involved, then at least we will not be in danger in Verdun, because if something happens to the eldest princess in Verdun, then he, the regional governor and count of Verdun, will be responsible The main crime”
Zhao Ziliang's words and calm response made Princess Herodrut feel a lot more at ease.
She ordered the captain of the guard, Lloyd: "Just do what Prince Yunge said."
"Yes, princess" Herodrut agreed, turned and left.
A Dragon Guard guard came over with some food.
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Zhao Ziliang took it and placed it beside the bed, and said to Herodrut: "Princess, you are infected with the wind and cold and must not skip meals because your body needs energy to fight the disease.
But don’t eat too greasy and difficult to digest Because the food around you will reduce your digestion ability, so you can only eat some light food now.
This is the millet porridge I asked someone to prepare for you.
This kind of food is not available in the West.
It is the food I came from.
Brought by the Western Qin Dynasty, it is very beneficial for sick people to eat it.”
The military doctor said promptly: "Yes, Your Highness Princess."
A maid fed Herodrut and started eating.
Just after eating less than half of the bowl, Lloyd's voice came from outside the door: "Your Highness, Lord Stephen, please see me."
Zhao Ziliang gave Herodrut a wink and gesture.
Herodrut understood and said: "I am eating, you can wait outside."
"Yes, Your Highness Princess" It wasn't until he finished the entire bowl of millet porridge that Herodrut said, "Come in."
Lloyd led Stephen in, who was wearing aristocratic attire and a long sword.
Stephen saluted Herodrut and said: "Your noble and beautiful Princess, your humble servant Stephen, Mayor of Verdun.
The Count wishes you well.
I heard that you were assassinated on the bridge outside the city, so I rushed to the river with people.
I heard that you had entered the city and stayed at the Old Roots Hotel, so I rushed there immediately.
Come here, are you okay?”
Herodrut forced a smile and said: "I'm fine, thank you very much Earl Stephen for your concern, cough cough cough cough."
The maid immediately patted Herodrut's back to help relieve her cough.
Stephen immediately shouted: "Oh, my princess, you are sick and must be treated this morning.
I will immediately send someone to ask a doctor to come and bleed you."
Lloyd immediately refused and said: "No, we have already had a doctor treat Your Highness.
Don't worry, Lord Earl, there is nothing wrong with Your Highness the Princess."
"Oh, really?"
Stephen was stunned.
Lloyd's reaction was obviously beyond his expectation, but he quickly added: "Since the assassins did not succeed, they will definitely carry out a second assassination, and maybe a third one."
The second and fourth times, I heard that some assassin organizations will not give up until they achieve their goals.
For the safety of Her Royal Highness, I would like to invite Her Royal Highness to live in the city hall.
The city hall is heavily guarded, and the assassins must not dare to break into the city hall.
"Assault" Lloyd refused again: "We thank the earl for your kindness, but the doctor told her that the princess cannot move at will and can only lie here for treatment, so she cannot go to the city hall."
Zhao Ziliang said: "If the earl is really worried about the safety of the princess, we hope that the earl will send a team of soldiers to guard the hotel and discuss with the owner of the hotel to clear out all other guests from the hotel."
Earl Stephen stared at Zhao Ziliang for a while, with no change on his face, and finally agreed: "Okay, I will send fifty soldiers to guard to protect the safety of Her Royal Highness the Princess":