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Hearing the shouts not far away, Zhao Yanxun, who was walking in the corridor, looked forward.
"What happened?" Zhao Yanxun asked to the left and right.
Before the accompanying eunuch had time to check, he saw a guard hurried over at the corner ahead.
After Zhao Yanxun approached and saluted, the guard reported: "To inform the prince, there is an assassin in the front yard, and Xu Baihu is arresting him!"
Assassin? Who wants to kill him? Zhao Yanxun murmured in his heart, and the first thing he thought of was the prince.
But sending assassins is the worst option. How could the prince be so stupid?
Originally, Zhao Yanxun was going to see Lin Jingyu, but now he just stood there, waiting for the result of the arrest.
The scene was quiet, and more than a dozen guards had gathered around Zhao Yanxun to ensure his personal safety.
Less than ten minutes later, a guard came to report that the assassin had been captured.
"Have a look!" Zhao Yanxun said in a deep voice.
He was the oldest in the palace, so naturally no one stopped him at this moment, and several guards followed him and walked forward.
Stepping into another courtyard, there were indeed several guards pressing a young man to the ground, their expressions full of fear.
Standing under the eaves, Zhao Yanxun stopped and looked ahead through the falling raindrops.
More than a dozen guards in the courtyard knelt down on one knee in the rain when they saw Zhao Yanxun's arrival, and said in unison: "Greetings, Your Majesty!"
"No courtesy!" Zhao Yanxun ordered.
A group of guards then got up, tied up the assassin with five flowers, and waited for Zhao Yanxun to be released.
At this moment, the eunuch had brought a chair, and Zhao Yanxun sat down on the corridor.
The rain was getting heavier and heavier. Zhao Yanxun tightened his collar and signaled the guards to take him to the corridor. Being exposed to the rain all the time would make him sick easily.
After the person was escorted under the eaves, Zhao Yanxun uttered one word: "Trial!"
After Xu Hong received the order, he stepped forward and slapped the young man on the ground, and then asked: "Tell me... who sent you here!"
Although he was beaten, since he dared to sneak into the inn, the young man was naturally very courageous, so he frowned and said: "I did it myself!"
Xu Hong was a martial artist, and his interrogation methods were not strong at all, so he immediately slapped the young man several times.
His hand was so strong that there was blood oozing from the corners of the young man's mouth, but there was still no sign of surrender in his eyes.
Xu Hong was about to continue taking action, but was stopped by Zhao Yanxun.
"Who sent you here? As long as you answer honestly, we won't make it difficult for you!" Zhao Yanxu said slowly.
Although the young man had strong bones, his head was very flexible. He knew that Zhao Yanxun had the final say here and the chance of survival was in his hands.
Seizing the opportunity, the young man explained: "To tell you the truth, the villain is not an assassin!"
This guy immediately denied that he was the one at this moment, which can be regarded as grasping the key point of the problem.
"Do you know who I am?" Zhao Yanxun frowned. Since he knew his identity and sneaked in quietly, he must have evil intentions.
The young man was good at observing words and expressions. When he saw Zhao Yanxun's face was cold, he immediately explained: "This is where the prince's residence is stationed. The prince is so majestic. How can I mistake him for the prince!"
This makes sense, so Zhao Yanxun sneered: "You said you are not an assassin, then who are you? Why are you here?"
After escaping the first round of questioning, the young man continued to answer: "The villain is the apprentice of the great doctor Wang in this town. He sneaked into the inn to..."
"Your Majesty, it seems to me that this guy is talking nonsense..."
Seeing that Zhao Yanxun was noncommittal, Xu Hongcai continued: "What famous doctors are there in this small village? Even if they are, they are all charlatans!"
After all, Xu Hong came from the capital and had seen all kinds of things. As soon as he heard about miracle doctors, he knew immediately that he was a liar.
Unexpectedly, his words angered the young man kneeling on the ground: "You are not allowed to insult my master!"
Xu Hong's expression turned cold, and he immediately raised his hand to take action, but Zhao Yanxun scolded: "Stop!"
Although Xu Hong had a bad temper, he did not dare to act arrogantly in front of Zhao Yanxun, so he could only glare at the young man on the ground.
"Let's assume that your master is a miracle doctor, then why did you sneak in here?"
The young man replied: "My wife is suffering from a serious disease, and Master has tried all kinds of prescriptions but none of them have any effect. I heard Master and others complaining, maybe because there are a few precious medicinal materials missing..."
Having said this, he raised his head and glanced at Zhao Yanxun. Seeing that his expression was still calm, the young man told the truth: "That's why the young man sneaked into the inn and wanted to go into the Wangfu Pharmacy to find medicinal materials!"
Although what this young man said was true, Zhao Yanxu would not believe him easily.
Then he sent someone to find the innkeeper, asking him to help identify him. Since he was the apprentice of the town's miracle doctor, he naturally knew the innkeeper.
"Boy, how dare you not tell the truth in front of the prince? It's too late to confess honestly now, but it will be too late soon!" Xu Hong said to the young man with murderous intent.
Zhao Yanxun didn't stop him. It would be better to let Xu Hong scare him, what if he tried to trick him into something?
However, the young man was not afraid at all, as if he was upright and not afraid of the shadow.
After a while, the innkeeper was brought over by the guards.
"The common people bow to the prince!"
After signaling him to stand up, Zhao Yanxun asked: "Do you know this person?"
The shopkeeper glanced at the young man next to him, nodded and said: "In response to what the prince said, I know... he is the apprentice of the great doctor Wang in this town, his name is Zhou Cheng!"
He is really from the town, which means this person is not an assassin?
But even so, this young man must be punished if he comes in and steals things, otherwise there will be no rules in his palace.
Before Zhao Yanxun could speak, Xu Hong said from the side: "Shopkeeper, you have to tell the truth!"
Xu Hong originally meant not to get away with colluding with the young man, but he was misunderstood.
"Sir, I don't dare to say anything nonsense. This miracle doctor Wang has superb medical skills... He is very famous in our Taishan Mansion!"
The shopkeeper thought that Xu Honghuai had the medical skills of "The King's Miracle Doctor". The reason why he thought so was because he knew that a noble person in the palace was sick, and thought that the prince in front of him wanted to find a famous doctor.
However, his words came out of nowhere, and Zhao Yanxun heard them.
"Excellent medical skills? Are they really that great?"
Now that Lin Jingyu was ill in bed, the imperial doctors were afraid of treating her, so Zhao Yanxun thought of hiring another expert.
Seeing that he had "guessed" the prince's idea correctly, the shopkeeper hurriedly said: "Back to the prince, it is said that the miracle doctor Wang was an expert in the Imperial Hospital back then, but he offended someone in the capital, so he resigned and returned to his hometown to live in seclusion!"
Hearing this, Zhao Yanxun glanced at the young man Zhou Cheng, who nodded quickly.
"My master was highly skilled in medicine, but he was hated and ostracized by his colleagues at the Imperial Hospital, so he resigned and returned home in anger!" Zhou Cheng added.
Zhao Yanxun waved the shopkeeper to leave, and then asked Xu Hong who was standing aside: "According to the rules of the palace, what should be done if a person who steals like this is caught?"
Xu Hong looked at Zhou Cheng with a grim smile and said: "Sneaking into the prince's palace with evil intentions, he should be killed according to the law. If the prince is willing to show mercy, he can cut off one of his arms as punishment!"
Xu Hong's words are really not nonsense, the rules are just like this.
After hearing this, Zhou Cheng's legs were half weak. At this time, he couldn't calm down, but for a while he couldn't say anything to beg for mercy.
"Did you hear that? You can avoid the death penalty, but you cannot escape the punishment of living!" Zhao Yanxun said with a smile.
Zhou Cheng was extremely anxious to cut off one of his hands. How could he practice medicine if he was disabled?
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty!" Zhou Cheng kowtowed.
Seeing that the atmosphere was almost heightened, Zhao Yanxun said: "Maybe we can make a deal!"
