Although there were more than ten people imprisoned in the internal prison this time, the worst offender was Liu Wentai. Because no one was arrested at the Taiyuan Hospital at first, Xu Xun and the three cabinet elders
He used some unscrupulous tricks, so when he finally locked people up, he deliberately told Qian Ning and the three hundred households who were on guard duty what Zhu Houzhao said.
Not to mention that Qian Ning is the most exquisite and translucent person, the other three are not human spirits. Therefore, the mice and cockroaches Zhu Houzhao said were deliberately thrown into several nests. Although the food is not deducted, the three meals are sometimes separated.
Extremely close, sometimes extremely far away. He was either so hungry that his eyes were blinded, or he was so full that he couldn't eat anything.
As a result, Liu Wentai, who was much older, was suffering a lot. At this moment, he was huddled in the corner and saw the mice gnawing the leftover steamed buns not far in front of him as if no one was around, and from time to time they would
Stopping and staring at him with bright black eyes for a while, he felt creepy and didn't care about the cockroaches scurrying further away. When he was first thrown here, he had counted on the three cabinet officials.
The boss could remember the promise he made to him, but after one, two, and three days passed, he gradually fell into deep despair. But now he even said that he wanted to confess, and the person who delivered the meal didn't pay any attention to him.
Therefore, when he heard the footsteps again, he just thought it was another meal delivery, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch. He had just eaten the last meal for more than half an hour, and now his stomach was still full.
These mice that have been given away now are completely cheap mice. Of course, fortunately, these mice have enough to eat and don’t care about him, otherwise God knows how long he can live!
However, just when he saw the person bending down slightly in front of the fence, and thought he would put down his job, he suddenly heard the sound of a key hitting the lock. After a moment of silence, he spent almost all his life
He ran as fast as he could and rushed towards the cell door. However, when he saw that one of his feet had already rushed out, someone suddenly grabbed his shoulders and arms, and immediately his whole body was spinning and being pressed to the ground.
.
"Old guy, do you still want to run?"
"No, no, no, sir, please give me a different place. I will recruit anyone and I am willing to recruit anyone!"
Seeing Liu Wentai's embarrassed look, Qian Ning frowned and winked at the two young soldiers. Seeing that their boss reluctantly came forward, he took off Liu Wentai's clothes without saying a word, and immediately said
The bucket of water was poured down on his head, which immediately confused the old man. Then he said calmly: "Wash him clean and change his clothes and bring him out. Mr. Xu is waiting in the public hall."
Before the Si Li Jian had the power to approving red officials, the Nei Guan Jian was once the most prestigious among the twenty-four yamen, but now it is not as good as before. Even if he is a eunuch here, his reputation outside is not as good as that of the Si Li Jian.
Therefore, Zhu Houzhao, under Liu Jin's instigation, imprisoned all the prisoners here. The eunuchs in the inner-official prison were very happy, and they were extremely considerate after running around, completely forgetting that they were the ones who looked down on them the most before.
Those soldiers.
Therefore, when Xu Xun arrived before, he spent most of his time talking politely to a few eunuchs, and finally sent them away, but Liu Wentai hadn't arrived yet. He patiently drank half a cup of tea, and then
When two cubs entered the room carrying a man with wet hair on their left and right, they threw the man on the ground and crossed their arms in a salute.
"You guys go out first."
As soon as Xu Xun saw Liu Wentai's embarrassed look, he knew what had happened just now. Qian Ning had vaguely mentioned that rats and cockroaches were scurrying around in the prison cell. He didn't want to experience the situation, so he had to bring the person here for questioning.
At this moment, seeing Liu Wentai lying there looking very pitiful, he asked directly: "Prisoner Liu, what do you want to say now?"
"Yes, I have a favor to report, I have a favor to report!" Liu Wentai hurriedly raised his head and yelled a few words. Seeing Xu Xun looking at him with a joking face, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva unconsciously, and then said slowly, "
Mr. Xu, Emperor Daxing's illness is not serious. After two or three doses of medicine, the disease will be cured. However, because His Highness the Crown Prince pretended to be sick first and said some words that made Emperor Daxing angry, Daxing Emperor's illness was not serious.
Emperor Xing ordered me not to have anyone diagnose my pulse, but to prescribe some medicine that is not painful or itchy, and prepare to let His Highness the Crown Prince supervise the country. Emperor Da Xing also said that only by allowing His Highness to truly take charge of the government and understand the difficulties of running the country can we
meeting"
"shut up!"
Before Liu Wentai could finish speaking, Xu Xun slapped his hand on the armrest. Seeing that the person below was shaking like chaff, he slowly stood up, took two steps forward, and squatted down in front of Liu Wentai.
Come down and stare intently into Liu Wentai's eyes.
At first, he only saw Liu Wentai looking at him calmly, but gradually, he became a little panicked, and in the end, he simply lowered his eyelids. At this time, he sneered.
"You blame everything on Emperor Daxing, do you think you will die without any evidence? Emperor Daxing has always been upright in doing things, and rarely uses these little tricks. Do you dare to say that it was not you who instigated it? In addition, what you said to the three cabinet ministers before
Those words, and those words you used to bewitch the Queen and the Empress, do you dare to say that you were not deceived by your sweet words? Liu Wentai, when things have come to this point, I might as well tell you that just yesterday, the British Duke and many officials
I have already written a letter to impeach you. Zhang Yu, Shi Qin Gaowen and these people used drugs to harm Emperor Daxing. They should be punished with disrespect!"
How disrespectful!
When Liu Wentai took refuge in the cabinet before, he was no longer seeking to preserve his future and wealth, but just to save his own life. After all, even if a quack doctor kills someone and should be beheaded according to the law, this beheading is not an immediate execution. Moreover, the new emperor will always grant amnesty to the world when he ascends the throne.
If he thinks of other ways, his life can always be saved. But if he really follows the disrespect mentioned in the Ten Evil Laws, not only he will not survive, but even his family and children will be implicated!
"Master Xu, you are the confidant of His Highness the Crown Prince. Please say a few kind words for me. I will repay your kindness by working as a cow or a horse in my next life!" In a panic, Liu Wentai came out with such a line in the play.
Seeing Xu Xun raise his eyebrows slightly, he said with confidence, "I have been an imperial physician for many years and my family has saved a lot. If Mr. Xu can spare my life, I am willing to thank you three thousand taels of gold."
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Three thousand taels of gold?
Xu Xun's heart moved, and he immediately laughed and said, "President Liu, you just want me to believe you by talking nonsense?"
Hearing that Xu Xun did not refuse clearly, Liu Wentai was relieved and thought to himself that this young man has been prosperous since he entered Beijing, but after all, he is a mortal, how can he not be passionate about money, so he smiled more and more flatteringly; "Xu Xun
Sir, of course I dare not tell lies. As long as you can spare my life, whether in exile or guarding the border, I will thank you three thousand taels of gold! The money is buried in the ground behind the main room of my home. The total amount is
It’s three pots of gold…”
Before he finished speaking, he saw Xu Xun's smile suddenly became a little weird, and his heart skipped a beat. He was afraid that Xu Xun would be interested in grabbing money, so he hurriedly added: "Only those things are buried deep, and they are not together.
I will definitely not be able to dig it out within three or two days..."
"It doesn't matter, I have plenty of time. In other words, His Highness the Crown Prince also has plenty of time." Xu Xun said with a smile without looking at Liu Wentai's face that instantly turned to death, "Wait until we dig up the Liu family and find out those things
Come, when the time comes, His Highness the Crown Prince will definitely want to know that you, a court judge who earns only a few hundred dollars a year, will never be able to accumulate such a fortune even if the Emperor Daxing favors you and you are often rewarded.
!It doesn’t matter if you don’t tell the truth now. When you are sent to Jinyiwei’s prison, I hope Liu Yuan will judge you to be able to withstand those punishments.”
After saying this, Xu Xun suddenly shouted: "Come here, drag this person down!"
"No no no!"
Liu Wentai finally woke up from a dream and heard the sound of footsteps behind him. He immediately hugged Xu Xun's legs and shouted in panic: "I can attack, I can attack anything. Mr. Xu, you can't do it again."
Give me a chance, give me another chance!"
"This is the last chance." Xu Xun motioned the two young troops to retreat with his eyes, and then looked condescendingly at Liu Wentai and said, "I ask you for the last time, if Emperor Daxing took the elixir, what would happen to the elixir?
Where did it come from? Were you the one who instigated it? And what happened when Emperor Daxing suddenly fell ill?"
A quarter of an hour later, when Xu Xun finally walked out of the public hall in silence, he saw Qian Ning, who had been waiting outside, waving his hand to the two young soldiers to retreat further, and he quickly came forward to greet him, so he gave instructions:
"Remember to put a few cats in the cell to clean it up, don't let the mice chew up this old guy! Don't play tricks with him when it comes to food, and patrol more closely every day, don't let him lose his life."
"Yes, sir, don't worry!"
After leaving the Imperial Prison and exiting through the Huangwa West Gate, Xu Xun only hesitated for a moment before heading straight to the Xuanwu Gate.
He was a person who had received a gold medal of passage personally approved by Zhu Houzhao. He could pass through the palace before Emperor Hongzhi was buried. Naturally, no one stopped him on this journey. When he finally came to Qianqing Gate again, sweating profusely, he happened to
I bumped into Liu Jin.
"Oh, it's Brother Xu!"
People are in high spirits during happy events. Liu Jin was in charge of the Bell and Drum Department for the first two days. Although it was not a very powerful role, after all, his position had been promoted to the eunuch in charge of one of the twenty-four yamen. From now on, he would officially
After stepping into the ranks of high-ranking internal officials, his face was naturally glowing. After greeting Xu Xun in a roundabout way, he learned that Xu Xun had something to report to Zhu Houzhao, so he smiled and said, "What a coincidence, I also have something important to do."
I have reported this to Your Highness, please come in together!"
Xu Xun thought that Liu Wentai's confession, apart from the origin of the pill recipe and the fact that Di Luo was staying at Jiao Fang's house, had nothing to do with it. There was no harm in letting Liu Jin hear it, so he agreed. However, when he came again,
After entering the Dongnuan Pavilion of Qianqing Palace and meeting Zhu Houzhao with Liu Jin, Liu Jin first said something that he had not expected at all.
"Your Highness, the five-day court you mentioned before, I was wondering if I could find someone outside the court to throw it out first, so I went to find Lang Jiaofang, the official minister.