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You may not be able to distinguish one or two types of medicine, but if you put so many medicines together, even if you don't know medical skills, you can probably tell what they are doing.
Li Zian looked at the news reported below and frowned: "In the peaceful and prosperous era, there were no bandits inside and no war outside. How could such a good person use so many gold-creating medicines?"
"Fortunately, the dragon bone is hard to find. Even if they buy other medicinal materials, it will be difficult for them to succeed." A minister said, "And according to the information obtained from the investigation by the secret guards, the people behind this incident should be people from Xirong."
"You mean, Xirong is behind this?" Li Zian was stunned when he heard this. Although this name was often seen in the newspapers issued by the imperial court, it had never been related to Huguang.
"Strictly speaking, it should be the Kulun tribe of Xirong, but I don't know if they have prepared so many wound medicines because of internal fighting in Xirong or because they want to attack Daqi."
As he spoke, he stood up and walked behind Li Zian, raised his finger and pointed to the position on the sheepskin map and said: "At the end of the previous dynasty, the Kulun tribe used force to expel the three tribes of Muyexi, Yaoping and Jicang, and occupied Ordos and Dijin.
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"The plump water plants and abundant green salt made them stronger and stronger, and gradually became the strongest among the eight tribes of Xirong, and gradually occupied most of the area west of Longshan.
“Since the founding of our country, we have been committed to maintaining friendly relations with the major tribes of Xirong, and even opened many mutual markets to facilitate border trade between the two sides.
“But the Kulun people are not satisfied with this, and often come to raid the border in late autumn and early winter, robbing food, property and people.
"According to the investigation, the people purchasing medicinal materials from various places this time are actually Han Chinese. They should all be people who were robbed by the Kulun people and became slaves or their descendants.
"The reason why we obey the orders of the Kulun tribe is probably because we all have family members detained in Xirong, so we have no choice but to obey."
"So it turns out that the imperial court has been adopting a gentle policy for the sake of border stability, but it doesn't know that the people on the border have been suffering for a long time.
"Just tell them to go down and investigate the matter clearly. As long as these people don't commit crimes, don't treat them too harshly."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
Li Zian turned around and looked at the place bordering Daqi and Xirong on the map and asked: "Xirong is at the junction of Sichuan and Shaanxi. Why do they go to Huguang to buy medicinal materials instead of the near?"
Another minister explained: "Because the Xirong people raid the border from time to time, Sichuan and Shaanxi are very wary of Xirong. Their appearance in the local area will easily arouse suspicion.
"In addition, although the two sides have opened mutual trade, the Kurun people know very little about the hinterland of Daqi, and they are at least a few years behind. Therefore, they probably thought that Huguang was still a no-nonsense zone before the prince came, so they chose this place to start."
When Li Zian heard this, he stood in front of the map and looked at it for a long time.
It was a pity that Huguang did not border Xirong, and he could not single-handedly shake the court's tolerant policy that had been implemented for many years. He could only sigh in his heart that the people were suffering.
After listening to the analysis of the ministers, Fan Yuru couldn't help but ask: "How should we deal with this matter? Should we report it to the court?"
"There is no real evidence yet. Based on the results of our investigation, it will be difficult for the court to win the trust, and they may even label us as damaging the relationship between Daqi and Xirong."
"Isn't that right? Last time, the prince reported the matter in Juzhou according to the regulations. What was the final result? Didn't the imperial court feel that we were making a fuss out of a molehill? It had only been a while since the incident in Juzhou. If the matter in Xirong was reported again, the imperial court might not know what it would think. Woolen cloth!"
"But Xirong is obviously making big moves now. If we don't report it in time, if something happens, the court will definitely hold us accountable."
Several ministers soon started arguing over this matter.
In the end, it was Li Zian who made the final decision: "Since no one from anywhere in Huguang has reported this matter to be related to Xirong, we will not report it to the court for the time being. Please investigate in secret first, and then discuss it after we have definite evidence."
"Yes!" Several ministers followed the order.
Fan Yuru stayed and said: "According to the reports, these people have reached Yongzhou Prefecture as far away as possible."
As soon as Fan Yuru mentioned Yongzhou Mansion, Li Zi'an immediately thought of Shen Tianshu.
"Counting the days, Miss Shen should be home by now." Li Zian glanced at the month sign on the table.
"Yes!" Fan Yuru said deliberately, "Qi Zihao should have almost returned to the military camp."
Li Zian resisted the urge to roll his eyes and said: "You don't need to be weird with me. It's Miss Shen who doesn't want to see him. What does it have to do with me?
"Besides, he's been absent without permission for so long, and I didn't report it to him because of my childhood friendship."
"Why am I so angry? I'm just stating the facts." Fan Yuru originally thought that through this meeting, the relationship between Li Zian and Qi Zihao could be slightly eased, but unexpectedly it was still like this.
"Hmph!" Li Zian snorted coldly, "I said Miss Shen had already set off to return to Yongzhou Mansion, but he left so simply without even saying to come and see my grandmother and my parents. What else is there to say?"
"You two have very similar tempers, and neither of you is willing to give in first."
"I also said that you are just too soft-hearted. You intercede for him when you have nothing to do. If you have time, you might as well help me share more official duties."
Li Zian said, raising his hand to open other official documents on the desk, as if he didn't want to continue talking.
Fan Yuru shook his head helplessly, not able to say anything more.
Just when Li Zi'an sent people to secretly investigate Xirong's large purchase of wound medicine, similar information was also gathered through other channels to Li Ziting, who was in southern Zhili.
"Is there someone in Huguang who is buying a large amount of medicinal materials for making Jin Chuang Medicine? Is it suspected to be from Xirong?" After reading the information, Li Ziting narrowed his eyes slightly and raised his head to ask, "Is Qiu Herong still in Yongzhou Mansion?"
"Yes, you asked him to find a way to get in touch with Lady Tong, but Lady Tong went to Wuchang Mansion for a follow-up visit with Prince Rui some time ago and never came back.
"The news came back a few days ago that he is currently trying to get close to other people in Tong Niangzi Medical Clinic.
"It's just that for some reason, the people at Tong Niangzi Medical Center are like a wall of iron and steel. No matter whether they are moved by affection or promised benefits, they are unmoved. Qiu Herong is also in a dilemma now."
"Idiot, if you haven't done anything for so long, you should have changed your approach long ago!" Li Ziting said, calling his subordinates to come over and whisper a few words in his ear.