Lu Laosan had already taken advantage of Su Jin and Ge Huaimin's conversation to clean up the food and wine on the table. When everyone looked at him, he was chewing oily mouth and saw everyone's gaze.
Turning to himself, he burped repeatedly due to panic and choking. Su Jin quickly poured him a cup of tea and drank the food in his mouth.
Lu Laosan took a breath and praised: "It's delicious. I haven't had such delicious food and wine for a long time. By the way, do you want to ask what that wine is about? In fact, it's very simple. Just tell me.
not worth."
Su Jin smiled and said, "Don't be too pretentious, Mr. Lu. We are all a little curious. I was in such a hurry yesterday that I didn't quite understand it."
Lu Laosan smiled and said: "Yes, the magistrate came to Lao Cao's humble residence in disguise a few days ago to talk to me. Thank you for your trust in Lao Cao and tell me the secret of a banquet to catch all the traitors. Your Majesty said that it is difficult for these traitors to have many guards around them.
, it’s not easy to succeed. At that time, the master said that he was considering using poison to kill him, but he was afraid that it wouldn’t work. Is this possible?”
Su Jin smiled and said: "Of course there is, that happened four days ago. From the previous conversation, I knew that Mr. Lu also made a living by hunting and digging herbs. I guess he should know something about medicine; besides me, there is no one in Weizhou City other than me.
Apart from my subordinates, the other person I trust is my father-in-law, so I went to your house to inquire."
Lu Laosan smiled and said: "Thank you for your trust, Mr. Fu. I didn't give you a reply at that time. I was very worried after you left. You said you need colorless and odorless poison. It's best not to be able to detect it even with a silver needle. Xiao
I'm worried; there are no such poisons. I know no less than three kinds, but they are all extremely rare. While thinking hard, the old man suddenly remembered that there is a kind of poison in the snow stream of Longshan Mountain called Niwa.
When I was a child, I heard people talk about it. It is delicious to eat, but its internal organs are extremely poisonous. If you are exposed to this poison, your body will be paralyzed within ten seconds, and there will be no reaction when you poke it with a silver needle. However, this poison is easy to cure.
, a bowl of mung bean soup can be taken before and after poisoning to detoxify, so the little old man went out of the city to go up the mountain to try his luck, because he only heard about it, and he had not seen it for many years. "
Su Jin smiled and said: "But God is wise, how many of them have finally been found?"
Lu Laosan opened his eyes wide and said: "How many? Where are there so many? The little old man searched for a whole day in the mountains and couldn't see even half of them. Later, he ventured into a cave on the north slope and a dark underground river.
I just found one in the cave. There are so many forks in the cave that I almost lost my way and couldn't come back."
Su Jin cupped his hands and said, "It turns out that it's hard work for me to go through such setbacks."
Lu Laosan said: "In order to eradicate these harmful traitors in Weizhou, I am willing to die in the cave."
Ge Huaimin looked embarrassed. The traitor mentioned by Mr. Lu naturally included him.
"Then those few drops of light green liquid that my father-in-law sent were the venom extracted from the frog? No wonder we were asked to drink a large bowl of mung bean soup before we started. I couldn't find mung beans for a while, but I
I can only order someone to go to the black market and buy a few kilograms at a huge price, which will give these bastards an advantage."
Lu Laosan chuckled and said: "That's nothing. It would be terrible if you were poisoned. Those few drops of poison are Niwa's bile. A few drops of poisonous bile can bring down hundreds of people. It's enough if you think about it."
Su Jin chuckled and said: "That's enough. In fact, we only knocked down seventy or eighty people. There was still some poison in the stomachs of a few of us, but it was relieved by the mung bean soup."
Dynasty Mahan and others suddenly realized: "No wonder I dragged us into the inner house to drink mung bean soup in the evening. Zhao Hu was most afraid of mung bean soup and didn't want to drink it. He almost got slapped by the young master."
Su Jin smiled and said: "Old Master Lu earnestly reminded me that there are so many people talking and it's inconvenient for me to explain clearly, so I can only force it."
Ge Huaimin sighed secretly, whether it was calculations or not, Li Zhi, Xu Wei, and himself were not aware of all Su Jin's actions. No wonder they didn't know if they had fallen into other people's tricks.
"Young master, I'm very curious about how you administered the poison. I remember that the wine jars were all sealed with mud, and the wine used was someone else's. You couldn't have done it secretly. How did you get the poison into the wine?"
Mahan scratched his head and asked.
Su Jin smiled and said: "It's very simple. I soaked the poisonous bile with silk cloth and hid it in a handkerchief. When I opened the jar to pour wine, I used the handkerchief to smear the mouth of the jar with a layer of mud on the pretext of wiping the sealing mud around the jar.
When I was pouring the poison, someone came to help me. I watched everyone drink a bowl of the poisoned wine poured from the wine jar I opened before I gave up. Although it was very confusing at the time, I remember it clearly.
, there must be no mistake about who did not drink and who drank. If only seven or eight of them were not knocked down at that time, we would be in trouble."
Everyone was in admiration and fell to the ground. Under such circumstances, they could still remember who among the soldiers drank poisonous wine and who drank non-poisonous wine. They kept drinking until everyone drank poisonous wine. I have to say that Su Jin
So calm and scary.
"But... in that case, why didn't the Master just use this poison at the banquet in Liang Pavilion? Wouldn't that be the end of the matter?" Ge Huaimin looked at Su Jin and asked.
Su Jin laughed and said: "This is an ill-considered statement. Some people may think that my method is not fair, but I don't care. However, it is a matter of business. If I poison you all in one go, how can I obtain a confession?"
This case? All the people involved were poisoned to death. How can the facts of the case be revealed to the world? Besides, there are many people at the table who have committed crimes that are not worthy of death, and there are also many people who have made great contributions to Weizhou City. I
How can you bear to poison him?"
Ge Huaimin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I wonder if my old Ge...?"
Su Jin interrupted him and said seriously: "General Ge must have some grudges in his heart, but I can tell General Ge frankly that I had no intention of killing General Ge from the beginning. General Ge also tried his best to resist the Western thieves. Listen,
He said that every time he fought, he set an example and had more than a dozen scars on his body. Even if he made some mistakes because of the coercion of Li Zhihe and others, they would never be in a hopeless situation; so I tried my best to persuade General Ge.
I have come to realize that, firstly, I admire General Ge for his past achievements, and secondly, I hope that General Ge will take the blame for his crimes and make meritorious deeds. Weizhou City needs General Ge to lead troops to protect it. I, Su Jin, am not a general. It would be nonsense to ask me to lead troops to fight. Weizhou City cannot be separated from it.
General Kaige."
Tears welled up in Ge Huaimin's eyes. He stood up abruptly and took two steps back. He knelt down on the ground and choked with sobs: "Thank you Master Su for your kindness. I, Old Ge, will definitely listen to your orders from now on and will never do it again."
If you do things that harm the people and do unjust things again, heaven will hate you and the earth will hate you."
Su Jin hurriedly stepped forward to help him up and said, "What is this? You and I have different official positions. You are a fourth-rank military official, and I am a fourth-rank civil official. We are officials at the same level, and it is only right to help each other. Why?
There are those who obey my orders."
Ge Huaimin said: "Despite this, I still only listen to Mr. Su, and with your ability, you will definitely be promoted soon. Lao Ge will hug his thigh first and then talk."
Everyone burst into laughter. Ge Huaimin was straightforward and wanted to hug Su Jin's thigh without any secret. This person was also straightforward and cute.
Su Jin smiled and said: "Let's not talk about this for now. If you want to hug me, you must first clear your name. I will send people to Li Zhihe and others to sort out the files and escort them to Beijing in three days. Before that, I can
I have to find some excuses for you, otherwise you will not be able to escape punishment when the imperial edict comes down."
Ge Huaimin said: "Please take the trouble, Mr. Su."
Su Jin smiled and said nothing, and invited everyone to drink and eat. This meal was the most comfortable. Dynasty Mahan Ge Huaimin and others were all drunk, and Su Jin was also dizzy from drinking. In addition, he had not slept for two days, so he just drank.
I lay down on the chair and fell asleep.
Early the next morning, Su Jin woke up in a daze. The sun was shining slantingly, casting the beautiful shadows of a cluster of flowers and trees outside the window. Sandalwood curled up in the room, and the fragrance was fragrant.
Su Jin shouted "It's broken" and hurriedly got up. There was a sound of footsteps outside, and Xiao Sui'er trotted in and asked, "Master, what's the matter?"
Su Jin scratched his head and said, "When is it? Why didn't you wake me up? There are still a lot of official things to do today."
Xiao Sui'er said: "It's almost time. My maid and Miss Xia saw that the young master was sleeping soundly, so they didn't have the heart to wake you up. However, Mahan and General Ge of the Dynasty have come and said they were going to the city to appease the people today.
Also ask us not to wake you up and let you sleep a little longer."
Su Jin smiled bitterly and said: "How can you sleep when you are waiting for something to happen? You don't have that fate."
Xiao Sui'er came up to help Su Jin get dressed, and muttered: "Even if you are on duty, you have to sleep and eat. The young master has been very busy recently, and he is still worried about fighting with bad people all the time, so he asked the maid to tell him
Not as good as
I was at ease in Luzhou. The world is so big and there are so many bad guys. Have you caught all the bad guys? This time is good. Sister Yan is pregnant with Liujia, but she has traveled so far to become an official. I don’t think it’s worth it, my little maid said.
What?"
Su Jin remained silent and felt guilty.
A figure flashed at the door, and Xia Siling's voice came: "Of course it's worth it, sister Sui'er, your young master is an upright man, how can he stay at home all day long? As the saying goes, 'A good man has his ambitions in all directions,' how can your young master
He is an unambitious person who enjoys happiness at home."
Su Jin smiled and watched Xia Siling come in with rice porridge and snacks, and said with a smile: "When did Ling'er understand me like this? It's like a roundworm in my belly."
Xia Siling smiled and said: "The Nu family is not a fortune teller, but the Nu family is not blind."
Xiao Sui'er pouted and said, "Then the little maid is blind?"
Su Jin laughed, reached out and pinched Xiao Sui'er's rosy cheeks and said: "Of course you are not blind, Sui'er actually knows the reason. We didn't provoke others when we were in Luzhou, so weren't we framed and sent to jail? It's just that
You can't understand everything I do. It's not that I like to toss, but if you want to live well, you can only do your best to toss. If you don't toss, you won't be able to live. Do you understand?"
Xiao Sui'er looked up at Su Jin, nodded slightly and said: "I understand... I seem to understand but not understand."
Su Jin smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand. Please help me take care of it quickly. I will take you out for a walk today to see this Weizhou City. The more you see and think about, the more you will understand everything."