() Liang Le's death caused a lot of discussion in Bianliang City.
After all, he has a fortune of tens of thousands, and Fengle Restaurant is the leading restaurant. It has an extraordinary status among the thirty-six restaurants. It is a good place that people from all walks of life have to go to.
What Liang Le did was naturally despised by others, but his sudden suicide by drowning made people couldn't help but talk about the reasons behind it.
What Ximen Qing said in the lobby of Kaifeng Mansion spread widely, and something that had disappeared from people's memory was once again talked about.
Five stones scattered.
This mysterious medicine is said to have been invented by Zhang Zhongjing of the Eastern Han Dynasty and was first called "Hanshi Powder".
"Hanshi Powder" was originally invented to treat typhoid fever, but after it was strongly recommended by He Yan, He Pingshu, a metaphysician of the Three Kingdoms, it became a fashion among celebrities in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and everyone rushed to take it to show their style.
Liang Le's symptoms of feeling hot and dry all over his body, his skin being highly sensitive to touch, and his mood being irritable are all related to Wushi Powder.
This kind of five-stone powder was very popular from the Wei and Jin Dynasties to the Tang Dynasty, and it was not until the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms that it slowly disappeared from people's sight.
Even though Taoist Emperor Zhao Ji was obsessed with practicing Taoism, he also knew the dangers of this medicine, so when the rumors of Wu Shi San reached his ears, Zhao Ji was shocked and ordered the Imperial City Secretary to investigate the matter thoroughly.
At the same time, Zhao Ji called Mr. Tongzhen Daling Lin Lingsu for questioning.
Of course, in the eyes of Emperor Daojun, Lin Lingsu and the Shenxiao Sect would never be able to make such a harmful medicine. Zhao Ji called Lin Lingsu just to hear his opinion on this matter.
"Five Stone Powder?" Lin Lingsu pretended to be surprised: "Does such harmful things still exist in the world? Where did the Holy Spirit hear about it?"
Zhao Ji frowned slightly and said: "Bianliang has always been peaceful, but who would have thought that five stones would appear. I know that your husband can communicate with ghosts and gods. Can you do a hexagram for me to see where this thing came from?"
"This is a trivial matter, why should we alarm the ghosts and gods?" Lin Lingsu replied: "Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I will know after a while when I enter samadhi."
Emperor Daojun was so convinced that he asked Huangmenguan to light a furnace of benzoin, fetched two futons, and sat face to face with Lin Lingsu.
"Good."
Lin Lingsu sat down cross-legged on the futon, waved the fly whisk, pretended to be a ghost for a while, and shouted: "The Holy One is dedicated to the people, he is really a wise king. The poor Taoist must enter concentration!"
Zhao Ji was filled with joy: "Then Mr. Lao will be here."
Lin Lingsu's eyes seemed to be closed, and his five hearts were pointing toward the sky. It took him a long time to stay in concentration while burning incense, and then he opened his eyes.
"how?"
Facing Zhao Ji's inquiry, Lin Lingsu smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, you are too worried. What Liang Le took was not Wu Shi Powder, but some similar drug that makes people unconscious. He probably bought it from a wandering Taoist.
Come."
"There is such a Taoist in the world who uses drugs to harm people!" Zhao Ji said with a slightly moved face: "Sir, do you have any countermeasures?"
Lin Lingsu bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is not difficult to handle. As long as all the wandering Taoists in Bianliang City are driven out of the city, it can be easily solved."
"Sir, what you said is true!" Zhao Ji almost remembered something: "I am right about what you told me before. I issued an edict that the Shenxiao sect should be the most respected in Bianliang City and all others should be expelled from the city!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
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The Imperial City Division's Tan activities were ordered by King Zhao Kai to shut up and reflect on their past mistakes. At the same time, a general purge began within the Imperial City Division.
Commander Liu under Tan Zhen immediately sensed that something was wrong. That night he went to Ximen Qing's house and immediately stated that he had long disliked Tan Zhen's eunuch and scolded Tan Zhen for wearing small shoes for him.
treatment.
Ximen Qing didn't have much idea about this guy. Anyway, what Commander Liu did was very simple, escorting the officials and their families when they were traveling.
So after Ximen Qing and Qian Gui discussed what this guy should do, the main focus of cleaning was on Group B.
Qian Gui's Group A and Tan Zhen's Group B are the two most powerful groups in the Imperial City Division; the elites of Group B have long been taken away to Wei Shengzhou by Bai Ying, leaving behind only second-rate black-clothed police officers.
As soon as he started cleaning, Ximen Qing discovered something strange.
That was the sudden disappearance of No. 7 in Group B.
Suddenly there are only records of going out and no records of coming back.
Of course, No. 7 of Group B did not go out alone, but was accompanied by forty-nine other black-clothed policemen from Group B. The records indicate that they were going to Weizhou to apprehend Princess Yeluyun of Liao Kingdom.
What a joke, Yeluyun ran away to nowhere a long time ago, and now he sent people to arrest him, and when he came back, he lost the leader No. 7 of Group B?
Ximen Qing quickly combined this strange record with the Qinjiacun murder case.
Qian Gui also said that Qin Fei was not in Bianliang during those days.
But just as the two crime officers were preparing to take action, news suddenly came that the police officer in black from Team B was suffering from food poisoning.
By the time Ximen Qing and his people arrived at the scene, there were already many policemen in black clothes from Group B lying on the ground, all of them foaming at the mouth.
"What happened?" Ximen Qing asked the cook: "The Imperial City Division can also cause mass food poisoning? Are you kidding me?"
The cook was so frightened that he couldn't say anything.
The number of people who were poisoned was exactly forty-nine.
Ximen Qing felt a chill in his back, why was it exactly forty-nine?
The identities of these poisoned policemen in black were quickly identified. Ximen Qinghe compared the records in his hand and immediately knew that these must be the same group of policemen in black.
Tan Zhen is really ruthless!
"Pufferfish poison." An Daoquan was called to the scene. He took a brief look at the poisoned Chazi in black and immediately came to the conclusion: "The poison was in the bucket of fish soup."
This season happens to be when the pufferfish is pregnant with eggs, so it is the most poisonous.
From the perspective of modern medicine, pufferfish is a neurotoxin that can cause nerve paralysis, vomiting, and then stop heartbeat and breathing.
An Daoquan was also helpless against puffer fish poison, because it took effect too quickly. The forty-nine policemen in black had long since lost their breath, and there was absolutely no way they could be saved.
The things fished out of the fish soup proved An Daoquan's judgment.
Broken puffer fish liver.
"If you don't tell me where this pufferfish poison comes from." Ximen Qing asked the cook to pull the cook to the bucket of fish soup: "Then drink all the bucket of fish soup."
The cook shook his head like a rattle: "Just half a mouthful of fish soup can kill a little guy."
"Then tell the truth."
"This bucket of fish soup was sent from Mr. Tan's house."
The boy who delivered the fish soup was soon found hanged behind the kitchen.
"Tan Zhen wants to cut off all his tails." Qian Gui also came over to take a look: "But he didn't know that King Jia just wanted to evade him and didn't want to catch him out at all."
Ximen Qing sneered and said: "Let that guy live a little longer. When Tian Hu is defeated and King Jia has made great achievements, he will naturally turn around and deal with him!"
"Anyway, it saves us some energy." Qian Gui nodded and said: "There is one more thing. The officials have launched a thorough investigation into the Wushisan incident."
"Then take this opportunity to bring down Lin Lingsu." Ximen Qing said without hesitation: "I still have the medicine bag I stole from the Shenxiao Sect. I'll give it back to them at worst!"
Qian Gui chuckled: "Your acting style is becoming more and more bold, but the Imperial City Division may not have done this kind of thing before. It's just that you were a step late. The officials were deceived by Lin Lingsu's thugs and ordered Bianliang
The city is respected by the Shenxiao sect."
"Not only that, other Taoist schools will be driven out of the city."
"What!" Ximen Qing said slightly surprised: "I thought the officials would be suspicious of Lin Lingsu because of the Five Stone Powder incident, but I didn't expect that he is still deeply connected to the Holy Family. I have to think of a way."
"Lin Lingsu has taken this step ahead of us, so we have to wait and see." Qian Guidao said: "To get this person away is not to do one or two things, but to make the official family completely lose
Just trust him."
"Speaking of which, do the officials already know that you can do magic?" Qian Gui suddenly laughed and said, "Otherwise, you might not be so successful as an official."
Ximen Qing did not comment on Qian Gui's statement and smiled slightly: "Not only that, Master Tiji also knows it."
The master Ximen Qing mentioned was naturally King Jia Zhao Kai.
"What?" This time it was Qian Gui's turn to be surprised: "King Jia actually accepted it? Mr. Ximen, you are really hard to see through."
Ximen Qing smiled and told him the "secret" mission entrusted to him by Taoist Emperor Zhao Ji. Qian Gui chuckled and said, "The officials are really thinking about this. After all, King Jia respects Buddhism, and this is what the officials have in mind.
It hurts."
"Prince Jia also knew about this mission." Ximen Qing smiled slightly: "But I convinced him with four words."
"Those four words?"
"Faith in you."
Qian Gui thought about these four words for a long time before nodding and sighing: "Don't do to others what you don't want others to do to you. In fact, everyone understands this truth, but when things happen, they forget it. Faith zi
You. Good!"
Ximen Qing suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but ask: "What is the secret text obtained from Monk Dayuan of Fahua Temple? Is Lao Zhang dead or alive?"
"I asked people to secretly send Lao Zhang to the south." Qian Gui replied: "But don't worry, although he suffered a little, he will be fine."
Qian Gui became serious when he said this: "Originally, the information in the secret text could not be disclosed to you, so I did not tell it at the time; you must know that sometimes knowing too much is not a good thing."
"It's really surprising that such words can come out of Mr. Qian's mouth." Ximen Qing pointed to the mountain of information reports on Qian Gui's desk: "Sir Qian, you are not fully healthy yet, but you have to pay attention."
Qian Gui shook his head and showed a smile: "Over the past few decades, I have become accustomed to it. If I don't do this, I will often not be able to see the overall situation."
Ximen Qing was convinced, but if he was to let him read the scraps of information, it would be better to kill him.
"Since you are asking now, as a fraud officer, you can naturally know this information."