"General, take it!"
The door of the inn was pushed open suddenly, and the captain of Qianniuwei ran in with an excited look on his face and said to Cheng Yaojin.
Cheng Yaojin was delighted and the cup in his hand hit the table with a bang.
Without saying a word, he turned around and rushed out.
The captain of Qianniu Guard behind him quickly followed, looking in disbelief.
Everyone knows that Lunqin is extremely cautious and will use silver needles to test the poison before eating.
How come the poison they had in the meal just now was not tested by silver needles?
The other Qianniu Guards under their command came to report that the Tubo people in the inn were all lying on the ground.
No one can figure out what happened.
Cheng Yaojin ran to the inn diagonally opposite with a somewhat excited expression.
The inn has been surrounded by Qianniu Guards, and the people don’t know what happened, and they watched the scene in front of them from afar.
"General, found it in their room." A Qianniuwei held a small cloth bag in his hand and handed it to Cheng Yaojin in front of him.
Cheng Yaojin opened it and saw that there were indeed full rice seeds inside.
"Where is the person?" Cheng Yaojin asked after putting away the small cloth bag.
"The room upstairs." Qianniuwei replied.
"Go up and take a look." Cheng Yaojin said, then raised his legs and walked upstairs.
Upstairs, Lunqin and others were all lying on the ground, their faces a little pale, but they could still be seen, and these people were still alive.
Just fell into a coma.
A silver needle is placed in one of the dishes.
Obviously, they had tried poison with silver needles before.
"General, we have tried it with the silver needle just now. The silver needle has not turned black, but they are obviously intoxicated and unconscious."
"What's going on?" asked the captain of Qianniuwei with a curious face.
"What are you doing with so many questions? Do your business well."
"Take everyone back and put them in prison!" Cheng Yaojin shouted.
At this moment, his heart was full of doubts.
Cheng Yaojin couldn't figure out what kind of means Zhao Chen used, and the poison could not even be tested by the silver needle.
...
"Auntie, why don't you go back to the palace first, look at this..."
After having lunch at the Duke of Yiguo’s Mansion, Zhao Chen and others said goodbye one after another.
Cheng Chumo and Li Ruoshuang both walked to their homes.
Empress Changsun and Li Lizhi insisted on following Zhao Chen to the tavern.
He also threatened again and stayed in the tavern tonight.
Zhao Chen didn't know the identity of Empress Changsun before, so it didn't matter.
But now, the empress does not return to the palace at night, and it is somewhat bad if it is spread.
"I won't reply, today I must supervise you to write more follow-up plots." Empress Changsun shook her head and smiled.
She didn't want to supervise what story book Zhao Chen wrote.
It's just that I want to take more time to spend with Zhao Chen and make up for my debts to Zhao Chen over the years.
Zhao Chen turned his head and walked in front with a bitter face.
"You child, I can't even ask me to live in his house if I want to ask me to do so. You're fine..." Queen Changsun said quietly.
She couldn't even understand what Zhao Chen was thinking in his head.
If others learn that they are going to live in their mansion for one day, they will definitely be decorated with lights and welcome them together.
It is probably only Zhao Chen who put on such a reluctant expression.
However, this did not affect Empress Changsun's decision.
...
"Everyone, do you all know the so-called peppers that have appeared in Chang'an City recently?"
"I know, those people give away some free gifts every day in East and West Markets. I guess everyone in Chang'an City now knows it."
"The pepper tastes great, even much better than the pepper we have in our hands, and I heard that this product produces a lot."
"If we could get this method of growing peppers..."
In a house in Yongchangfang, several shopkeepers were talking.
These people were covered in silk and satin, and their faces were covered in oil. They looked like very rich guys.
"Our boss said that this pepper comes from a village in Wannian County, which is where auspiciousness appeared before, and the person behind it was Zhao Chen, the Marquis of Wannian County." An old shopkeeper said.
The boss he mentioned was the Boling Cui family.
Among the five surnames and seven hopes, except for Longxi and Zhaojun, the two Li clans, the Boling Cui clan is the strongest.
Because of Zheng He, the Zheng family in Xingyang has not dared to show up recently. The Li family in Zhaojun has no longer contacted them for some reason.
There are only four shopkeepers who come here today.
Among these shopkeepers, the shopkeeper of the Boling Cui family was also headed.
"It's that Zhao Chen again?" someone next to him frowned.
The other two people didn't speak, but their faces looked ugly.
Last time, their families purchased grain at a price of fifteen cents per bucket in Zhao Chen.
I thought I could make a profit, but who knew that the contract had disappeared.
He lost hundreds of thousands of yuan in vain, and the shopkeepers were later thrown into the river by the owner to feed the fish.
Before they could take revenge on Zhao Chen, they received news that the emperor valued Zhao Chen very much.
Even yesterday, Zhao Chen was named Marquis of Wannian County.
At this moment, they dared not do anything casually.
But the emergence of this chili pepper will definitely be a big deal in the future.
There were so many people in the Tang Dynasty, and there were a few people who could use pepper, but the pepper was different.
Even if they make small profits but quick turnover, they can make a lot of money.
"Don't mention the previous matters for now. Today, let's think about how to take over this business from Zhao Chen." The shopkeeper of the Cui family in Boling said.
"That's right. This is a big business. If we can't get it, we will not be able to hand in the business when we go back." The shopkeeper of the Lu family in Fanyang also nodded.
"But Zhao Chen is extremely smart. Last time he forced the price to 15 cents per dou, we..." The shopkeeper of the Wang family in Taiyuan was a little hesitant.
"Then let's go and test it tonight. It's better than sitting here and guessing." Qinghe Cui's shopkeeper spoke.
...
Li Shimin reviewed the memorial at Ganquan Hall.
But he was still a little worried.
Lunqin was extremely cautious, otherwise he would not have been so embarrassed, and he would have to ask Zhao Chen in the end.
It was just that the method Zhao Chen gave him made Li Shimin feel that it was really unreliable.
Before, he pretended to be Mrs. Gao Yuanjing and forced Lunqin to believe that Gao Yuanjing was helping him.
But in this last step, Zhao Chen actually wanted to drug Lunqin.
Although Lunqin was young, he was naturally cautious when he was arranged by Lu Dongzan as a permanent envoy in Chang'an City.
Even Li Shimin himself often received news that Lunqin must use silver needles to test the poison before eating.
If Zhao Chen wants to poison him, isn’t that just what he wants?
Li Shimin felt a little difficult to find the lost auspicious seed today.
"Bang!"
Li Shimin threw the brush in his hand on the table in anger, looking worried.
"Have Duke Lu returned?" Li Shimin looked at the eunuch beside him.
"Report to Your Majesty, there has not been any news yet." The eunuch said quickly, not even daring to raise his head.
Chapter completed!