Chapter 103: The 103rd Day of Wanting to Die

Kangxi smiled but said nothing.

The ministers felt pitiful. The emperor and the next generation of princes and emperors were guarding against them like thieves.

It's so disheartening.

All I can say is that the real disappointment is not caused by making a big fuss.

Kangxi said: "I know you have resentment in your heart, so I will speak directly. Did you see the appearance of those four people just now? Do you think they are still alive? No, in other words, are they still normal people?"

After Kangxi said this, everyone's minds started to work.

Those people just now really didn't look like normal people.

Wouldn’t ordinary people be scared when they come here?

Although those four men were very weak, the clothes and fabrics they wore were not something that an ordinary family could afford.

Several of the ministers looked at each other in bewilderment.

They had already recognized who those people were.

Isn’t it that kid from the Song family and his cronies?

He goes out to eat and drink every day and never does any work. Moreover, Madam Song is famous for doting on her son. Except for the royal relatives, there is no one that her family cannot deal with.

There is no way, the Song family is the first imperial merchant in the Qing Dynasty.

As rich as you can be.

Although their family was registered as merchants and could not take the imperial examinations for three generations, most of their in-laws were officials.

Didn’t you see that the civil servant in front of you is already wiping his sweat?

The Song family’s favorite charity is to provide financial assistance to poor students.

Therefore, they managed to carve out a path for themselves in the capital city with money.

I wonder if the Song family knows what their youngest son has done.

The Song family is finished. If they are found by the emperor, they will be severely punished if they don’t die.

In this case, the position of the imperial merchant...

Some people's hidden agenda began to stir again.

Knowing that you are a royal merchant, are you still afraid of not making money?

Seeing that they remained silent, Kangxi winked at his sons.

Yinzhen stepped forward first, and the ministers all said in their hearts, "As expected."

Today the emperor has two more sons to support him.

Tsk.

Let’s see what drama these royal father and son are going to put on.

Kangxi nodded: "Boss, you say."

Yinzhen said loudly: "Your Majesty, I think those four people are not normal, as if they were poisoned."

"I also observed that they seemed to have ADHD, could not stand still, and seemed to have lost the ability to take care of themselves."

Because he smelled it.

Kangxi didn't hear this, maybe it was because he was sitting too far away.

But the ministers below were already nodding, obviously agreeing with the eldest prince's opinion.

"In my opinion, what the eldest brother said is correct. He was poisoned."

"What kind of poison would act like this? He seems to be able to walk normally."

"Yeah, why do I feel it's so mysterious? Am I possessed by a snake?"

"Hiss, you can't say that."

The royal family is most afraid of this.

Yinreng also heard people talking about being bitten by a snake. He noticed that the eldest brother in front of him seemed to choke and was speechless.

Yinreng then remembered that Xiaoliu had said that his elder brother had used this thing to frame him.

But Yinreng didn't believe in such things at all.

Those four people became like this because they absorbed some kind of blessing and longevity.

But they can't say this out loud, otherwise it would seem unreliable.

It would be better to make some guesses and let the ministers doubt them. Maybe they will believe in the results they come up with more.

That's it now.

Yinzhen just said that he was poisoned, but some ministers had already started discussing whether it was poisoning.

As long as they can divert their attention, it will be easy.

Kangxi asked Yinzhen to go back, and then he began his performance.

"I also suddenly discovered this yesterday. They seem to be poisoned, but this poison does not bring them pain. Instead, it makes them immersed in a pleasant illusion. I thought at the time that this might be a means of paralyzing the Qing Dynasty. If everyone is immersed in an illusion, how can we live? My Qing Dynasty cannot do without the assistance of ministers, so I had no choice but to take yesterday's action. I am afraid that some of you will be in the same situation as these four people. By then, I will not be able to save you even if I want to."

Kangxi was very moved by what he said, and many of his ministers were touched.

Many people hid their memorials in their sleeves. Fortunately, the emperor did not give them the opportunity to report just now, otherwise they would be the ones who are embarrassed now.

Fortunately.

The ministers were moved, but still had some doubts, so someone boldly asked a question.

"Excuse me, Your Majesty, what caused them to be poisoned? Please forgive me for my offense. Does this have anything to do with smoking?"

All those who were interrogated yesterday met and discussed their issues, and found that the emperor only cared about whether they smoked or not.

At first they thought the emperor was going to increase the intensity of the ban on smoking.

Now it seems that they were mistaken.

They blamed the emperor wrongly.

Kangxi sighed and said, "What I want to ask is what you are wondering about."

"In that case, I won't hide it from you. This is indeed related to tobacco. I heard that Xiangyuefang bought a roll of fresh tobacco from the foreigners. This is the kind of tobacco that the four of them smoked. Yesterday, I found a box of tobacco in the box that the foreigners offered. They are so bold that they dared to put that poison in front of me. They are planning to attack me, so I am very angry and ordered the arrest of those who are related to this matter. I was thinking that if the foreigners had the guts to put this thing in front of me, what about my ministers? Since I know that this thing is poisonous enough to corrupt people, you must not let it harm your bodies. What makes me more gratified is that everyone cooperates with the interrogation of my princes and princesses. I am very moved. Don't worry, everyone can do this and there is no suspicion. "

The ministers all breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that this matter would not affect them.

Everyone felt that their breathing became smoother and their mood became lighter.

Kangxi looked at the reaction below with satisfaction. He raised his hand to ask everyone to be quiet: "But I have said in advance that anyone who dares to touch this thing will be killed without mercy."

The originally cheerful atmosphere suddenly froze, and everyone became so angry that they dared not go out.

The non-smokers have a good psychological tolerance. They don't even smoke ordinary cigarettes, so this kind of thing should not be able to harm them.

Smokers wish they could quit smoking right now.

The determination and reluctance to act that I had previously held back on became insignificant in the face of my life.

Nothing is more important than your life.

Yinreng stepped forward and added, "Father, I heard that this stuff can not only be mixed into tobacco, but also turned into white pills. It will become addictive if you take it once or twice, and the consequences will be the same as taking Fushou."

"What? Your Majesty, please protect us!"

"We must conduct a thorough investigation. Those foreigners have bad intentions. The emperor has been too kind to them before."

"This is the real-life version of the farmer and the snake. It's so chilling."

"They think they're trying to rebel!"

"I support Your Majesty. You cannot touch this kind of stuff. During the Eastern and Western Jin Dynasties, people took Wushi Powder. The effect of that stuff is not as terrible as the Fushou that Your Majesty mentioned. At that time, Wushi Powder killed many people."

"That's right."

Kangxi never thought that someone would associate it with Wu Shi San, which was used to enhance virility.

But taking it too often can lead to addiction.

The two situations are really different.

Kangxi once again asked them to be quiet: "Today I mainly want to find you, my dear ministers, to come up with a solution. There are already people taking Fushou in the capital. Then the entire Qing Dynasty... Sigh."

Kangxi sighed.

The people below also fell silent.

Yes, the number of smokers is increasing. What should we do if someone is tempted to smoke?

"Your Majesty, please step up your efforts to ban smoking."

"I second the motion!"

Kangxi said helplessly: "I set an example by quitting smoking, but you also know that I am the only one who is practicing it. Who of you took it to heart, and who of you played the role of supervision?"

The ministers knelt down one by one: "Your Majesty is righteous, and we will follow your steps to ban smoking completely! It is imperative! For the sake of the Qing Dynasty, I hope your Majesty will intensify the ban on smoking!"

Kangxi almost laughed out loud.

You didn't take the smoking ban seriously before, but now you are all worried?

As expected, I don’t feel pain unless the fire burns my body.

Kangxi was very calm: "My dear ministers, please stand up quickly. I have something interesting to show you."

"Where is the Nine Gates Admiral?"

"I am here."

The nine admirals stepped forward and bowed in salute.

Kangxi got down from the dragon throne and helped the man up himself: "My dear, please get up quickly. Is it time now?"

The Nine Gates Admiral reported back: "According to the Imperial Hospital Director's inference, the time should be two quarters of an hour later."

Kangxi nodded and said, "Okay, let's all find a place to watch a play."

The director of the Imperial Medical Bureau was called in overnight, and Kangxi told him about Fushou's symptoms in advance.

The hospital steward knew how powerful the thing was just by taking its pulse. He had shown it to four people, and the last time they used it was at dinner time.

Calculating the time, the nicotine craving should have occurred at 11:00 a.m.

The ministers looked at each other, not knowing what the emperor was up to.

It seems that the Nine-Gate Admiral knows something, no wonder he was so calm just now.

The Nine-Gate Admiral returned to his position under the gaze of everyone, waiting for Kangxi's arrangements.

Kangxi said in a clear voice: "I have placed four cages under the Golden Palace. The four people are imprisoned in the cages. I intend to let you see with your own eyes what the poison looks like and what it means to be worse off than dead."

Everyone was shocked by Kangxi's words. What did the emperor mean?

Don't trust them?

To intimidate them?

Everyone was worried, wondering what the poison would look like when it took effect. The emperor had even prepared a cage in advance.

Everyone was rejoicing once again, as the emperor was becoming increasingly difficult to deal with.

How come you think so comprehensively now?

The eunuchs led the crowd to stand on the steps so that they could observe what was happening below.

Kangxi said to Liang Jiugong: "Go and call my princes and princesses over. Oh, and Hongxi too."

No one can be left behind. Let’s all see what happened to these people.

Yin Zhuo came here with Yin Zhen, and brought Yin Zhen with him.

Yinzhen felt that he had overslept when he returned to the cage, and was woken up by his sixth brother when he passed by. They were the last three to arrive.

Yinzhen was almost dying of anxiety, and urged: "Sixth brother, hurry up."

Yin Zhuo said slowly, "Who asked you to push me here?"

I don't even want to let that brat touch the scooter now that he has one.

Yinzhen blushed: "The scooter is too small."

He was worried that his sixth brother would ruin it.

“Hehe.”

Yin Zhuo quickened his pace angrily. He realized that Fourteen was a stingy person.

Yinzhen followed with small steps, pushing Sixth Brother from behind: "Hurry up, hurry up."

Yin Zhuo was pushed by him and couldn't stop at all, so he was forced to speed up his pace.

He was convinced.

Yinzhen was stunned watching from behind.

Sixth brother really doesn't follow the beaten path. Well, in that case, he might as well go and help Sixth brother.

So, Yin Zhuo was pushed by two people from behind and came in front of Kangxi.

Yin Zhuo escaped from his two younger brothers and went to Kangxi to complain.

He straightened his clothes and said, "Father Emperor, you don't know how lazy Fourteen and Nine are. They got up late and when they came, they blamed me for walking too slowly and pushed me over. My clothes are all wrinkled."

Yinzhen and Yinlu: ...

They didn't say anything and just watched Sixth Brother's performance quietly.

Yinzhen's eyes turned and he said, "Father, what Sixth Brother said is true, but I didn't lie in bed. It was Ninth Brother who lied in bed."

"Fourteen, you..."

He was really impressed.

Kangxi had seen quarrels before, and his head was buzzing with the noise. He quickly stopped the three people and said, "Okay, you three are the last to come, and you still have a lot of excuses. Just stand beside me and watch. The show has already begun."

Yin Zhuo then turned around to see the situation behind him, and found that four people were trapped in a cage.

【? ? What is the emperor doing? A live show? This is too inhumane. They are all human beings. Imperialism kills people, so it must be overthrown.】

【The emperor is the most inhumane. 】

Yin Zhuo couldn't help but curse in his heart.

To be honest, this was the first time he had seen such a cruel scene after being here for so long.

The four people had been tortured badly enough, but the emperor still wanted to lock them in cages and let people visit them one by one.

But as Yin Zhuo watched, he realized that something was not right with one of them.

"What's going on?"

Yin Zhuo turned around and asked.

Kangxi didn't care even after being scolded by Xiaoliu, because Xiaoliu would make him slide down on his knees soon.

Kangxi said calmly, "It's nothing. I just did some inhumane things. They just ate some Fushou and made themselves look like wolves. Did I go too far, Xiaoliu?"

As Kangxi spoke, he showed a hint of doubt and guilt.

As if doubting his decision.

Yinzhen and Yinlu standing by were stunned. Is this the emperor?

Is this their heroic and powerful emperor?

Why is there a strange floral scent...

It makes people feel uncomfortable.

Yinzhen leaned towards Yinluo in weakness. Now only the ninth brother was safe. The sixth brother was a mental patient who could have an attack at any time and now he had infected the emperor.

Yinzhen felt that his situation was extremely dangerous.

Yinreng held his son and his mouth twitched, then he covered Hongxi's little face without watching.

Don't look at me, son. You're addicted to playing royal magic.

Yinzhen's mouth twitched as well. Seeing Tana and Wujina coming over, he checked the person in front of him in the cage with peace of mind.

Just now he was worried that Emperor Father would feel unhappy because of Xiaoliu's scolding in his heart, but now it seems that he was overthinking.

The Emperor has learned to fight poison with poison.

Sure enough, he heard Xiaoliu's scream.

"No, Emperor Father - you did the right thing! You are absolutely worthy of the Imperial Temple!"

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