Wen Hu's eyes lit up, and he quickly moved closer to Yu Changsi, squatting down as he said, "Please enlighten me, sir!"
Yu Changsi helped Wen Hu up and said, "My lord, there's no need for this. With the Left Prime Minister absent, you are my master, and it is only right that I offer my advice."
Wen Hu realized he had been too enthusiastic, so he sat down on the chair next to Yu Changsi, poured Yu Changsi a full glass of wine, and said, "Please speak freely, sir."
Yu Changsi nodded, picked up the wine bowl and took a sip. Although he had exchanged wine for tea, he still drank very restrainedly.
"As for this first question, I'd like to ask you, Lord Marquis, don't you find the relationship between Shi Minghua and Zhao Cheng rather strange?"
Wen Hu pondered, his expression becoming increasingly relaxed, and said, "Is Shi Minghua Zhao Cheng's man?"
"I don't know if he's Zhao Cheng's man or not." Yu Changsi put down his wine bowl and said, "I only know that Shi Minghua has never left Yanchuan City since he went there. It was at that time that Minghua Medical Hall was established, penicillin was invented, and then the medical hall was built. Shi Minghua taught at the medical hall as the first director. Minghua Medical Halls were opened in all parts of Dajing."
"What I'm curious about is, Shi Minghua is a doctor who doesn't amass wealth, so how did she have so much money to establish clinics all over Dajing?"
"She must have someone supporting her."
Who supported her?
"My lord, do I need to say anything more?"
Wen Hu immediately understood and shouted, "I will go to the Imperial Palace right away and report this to His Majesty!"
Yu Changsi said, "As I just said, the emperor is a very suspicious person. If you tell him the truth, he won't believe you. So you just need to tell the emperor exactly what I just said, let him think about it, and let him analyze it."
Wen Hu replied sternly, "Understood!"
"As far as I know, although Wang Yucen lives in the General's Mansion in Yanchuan, he spends most of his time in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion. Go and find the General's wife and subtly suggest that something might happen between Wang Yucen and Zhao Zhan. It doesn't matter how much the General's wife thinks about it, but Zhao Cheng is the one who killed her son. If you stir things up a little, she'll know what to do."
Wen Hu said, "I know what to do to speed up the marriage process between the General's Mansion and the Right Prime Minister's Mansion."
“My lord is wise,” Yu Changsi continued. “For the third fire, you need to go find the leader of your Maoshan Sect.”
Wen Hu was puzzled and asked, "Mao Zhang is just our puppet, and his martial arts skills are mediocre. Why are we looking for him?"
Yu Changsi said, "Because he is a master at imitating characters, he is the one who can play the greatest role at crucial moments."
Wen Hu frankly said, "I don't understand."
Yu Changsi smiled and said, "When the time comes for you to understand, you will realize that this is the most ruthless move."
The Imperial New Palace.
As usual, Wen Hu arrived at Yuan Xiu's side without any hindrance.
Yuan Xiuzheng lay on a pile of flesh where a group of handsome men were stacked together, grabbing whatever he could find without restraint.
"His Majesty."
"Wenhu, what's up?"
Wen Hu gave Wei You a wink, and Wei You said some nice things to Yuan Xiu, which helped to pull Yuan Xiu out of the crowd. He even pried Yuan Xiu's hands apart.
After helping Yuan Xiu to a rattan chair, Wei You fed him a pill at Yuan Xiu's prompting.
"Speak, Minister Wen."
Wen Hu approached Yuan Xiu and said respectfully, "I have disturbed Your Majesty again. Please forgive me."
Yuan Xiu said weakly, "Minister Wen, I am so pleased that you come to see me so often. Please tell me what is on your mind."
Wen Hu recounted in detail how Zhao Cheng refused to give up the operating rights of Xianjiu.
Yuan Xiu wasn't surprised at all, nor was he angry. He said, "The Prince Consort is doing business, running the Immortal Wine shop, all so that his family can live a good life. Doesn't my elder sister want to live a good life with him?"
Wen Hu, having prepared for the conversation, said, "It's essential that the Princess can live a good life, but..."
Wen Hu didn't continue, which piqued Yuan Xiu's curiosity. He asked, "What is it? Just say it!"
Wen Hu said, "I recently heard some news that the Prince Consort has other businesses besides the Immortal Wine."
Yuan Xiu waved his hand and said, "I know that the Eastern Chamber of Commerce actually belongs to the Imperial Son-in-Law. My elder sister has told me all this, so it doesn't matter."
Wen Hu said, "The Eastern Chamber of Commerce is indeed the Prince Consort's business, which is no secret by now. But the Prince Consort has another business that His Majesty may not know about."
Yuan Xiu, with an indifferent expression, asked, "What kind of business?"
Wen Hu said, "Penicillin."
Yuan Xiu immediately frowned and asked suspiciously, "Lord Sha, don't speak recklessly. Do you have any evidence?"
"No."
Wen Hu put on an earnest expression and said, "I was just guessing. But the more I guessed, the more suspicious it seemed, so I wanted to have a chat with His Majesty."
Yuan Xiu said, "The Marquis of Sha County never makes baseless accusations. Tell me whatever you discover."
Wen Hu said, “Your Majesty, it’s not a big deal. As you know, when the Left Prime Minister’s Mansion was still in existence, it was always at odds with the Right Prime Minister’s Mansion, so the Left Prime Minister’s Mansion had some spies in Yanchuan City. Although the Left Prime Minister’s Mansion has been destroyed, these people are still here. I recently received news that Shi Minghua and Zhao Cheng have an unusual relationship. Not only is Minghua Medical Hall connected with Zhao Cheng, but the entire medical hall is also related to him.”
"Get to the point," Yuan Xiu said impatiently.
Wen Hu recalled what Yu Changsi had said and said, "Your Majesty, think about it. With Ms. Minghua's style of doing things and her wealth, it's not a big deal that she can open a clinic in Yanchuan City, but does she have the ability to open so many clinics in Dajing?"
Yuan Xiu asked, "What do you want to say?"
Wen Hu knelt respectfully before Yuan Xiu and said, "Your Majesty, I have no intention of sowing discord. I simply feel that there must be something fishy about how Shi Minghua has managed to build Minghua Medical Clinic into such a large operation!"
Yuan Xiu then asked, "You mean, Zhao Cheng is the backer behind Shi Minghua?"
Wen Hu respectfully replied, "Your subject is merely speculating!"
Yuan Xiu remained silent. Seeing the tense atmosphere, Wei You interjected, "Your Majesty, Marquis of Sha County, please don't get angry!"
"This is none of your business!" Yuan Xiu and Wen Hu said at the same time.
Wei You retreated dejectedly, not daring to interrupt again.
Yuan Xiu pondered for a moment, then said, "Tell me! What evidence do you have?"
Wen Hu said, "I have no evidence; I am merely speculating, but I still feel uneasy about it."
As he spoke, Wen Hu prostrated himself on the ground again, saying, "I am Your Majesty's loyal subject, and I should wholeheartedly consider Your Majesty's interests. It is better to kill a hundred innocent people than to let one guilty person go free!"
"I have no evidence, but I have supporting evidence."
Wen Hu took out an account book and handed it to Wei You, saying, "General Wang has recently been suppressing a riot. Thanks to the introduction of penicillin, the casualty rate of our Da Jing soldiers has decreased significantly compared to before. But this account book clearly records that most of the penicillin comes from Yan Chuan."
"I wonder, if the penicillin business is indeed controlled by Zhao Cheng, then if Zhao Cheng were to make any unusual moves in the future, and chaos were to break out, how much control would Your Majesty be able to maintain?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Xiu's pupils suddenly contracted!
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