Chapter 1460 Human Life
After Manbao left the palace, he deliberately asked Daji to change his route and go to the Marquis' Mansion.
Because the case was solved, the guards who had been protecting her in and out of the palace withdrew. They had only one car and soon arrived at the gate of the marquis' mansion.
Many people followed and joined in the fun outside the Marquis's mansion. Of course, most of them were servants from nearby families who had sent people to watch.
There was a deafening cry from inside, and people were constantly moving boxes out. Some expensive screens, tables, chairs and other things were also moved out and loaded onto trucks to be taken away.
Manbao got out of the car and looked around for a while, then looked around and found a soldier who looked familiar and said, "Is Lord Tang here? I have something to say to you, Lord Tang."
Manbao felt that the other person looked familiar, but the other person actually knew Manbao directly, so she just glanced at her and turned to enter the Marquis' Mansion.
After a while, Master Tang came out. He asked Manbao with a smile, "It's a mess here. Why are you here?"
Man Bao withdrew his gaze from the gate of the Marquis' Mansion and said, "I want to ask Brother Tang how many people have been poisoned so that I can prepare an antidote for them."
Master Tang was stunned and asked, "Are you going to prepare an antidote for each of them?"
Manbao was puzzled, "Don't we need to give everyone the antidote?"
Lord Tang paused and said, "There are still eighty-six people in that village. You should know that it's not close from Gaochang to the capital..."
Even though they took out the stone and the witness nonchalantly, if Yin Li hadn't done it, neither he nor the prince would have been able to find out about it.
Or, even if they found out, they wouldn't be able to bring the evidence and witnesses to the capital so quickly!
Yin Li was the emperor's confidant. After he took over the case from the prince, he directly targeted Hou Ji. When Lord Tang was investigating Hou Ji, he became suspicious of the prince's impeachment of him two years ago and suspected that the gem was from Gaochang.
After hearing this, Yin Li went straight to the military slaves to investigate, and he found the former Prince of Gaochang. From him he learned the village where the craftsmen were located, and also what the Prince of Gaochang had thought.
It only took three days.
But why did they report it only forty-two days after taking the case?
Because they were going to Gaochang to pick up people and find evidence.
Yin Li used military horses and post station personnel, two people and four horses, to send someone to Gaochang with an urgent official letter of 800 miles.
The secret letter was sent by express horse from the capital, and the person who delivered it was replaced as soon as it arrived at the station. As a result, it only took eight days to reach Gaochang. Both the man and the horse were almost killed on the way, but it took a full thirty-one days to bring the witness back to the capital from Gaochang.
What Lord Tang didn't tell Manbao and the others was that there were actually five witnesses this time, but two of them died on the way.
This is a forced march.
If you are traveling for business, it may take two months to travel from the capital to Gaochang.
If someone else were to investigate this case, it would be impossible to find out the truth. In other words, without the death certificate to implicate Hou Ji, and Zhou Man having detoxified the gem, the truth of whether it was poisonous or not was based solely on her opinion. Not to mention the court officials, if he didn't trust Zhou Man enough, he would have doubted it.
However, seeing Manbao seem to have calmed down a lot, Lord Tang swallowed the rest of his words and did not tell her how difficult the journey from the capital to Gaochang was. He smiled and said, "Since you can do it, then make a few more. Hmm, make ninety, and I'll have someone deliver it when the time comes."
Manbao nodded, and as he turned to leave, he glanced at the Marquis' Mansion and asked, "Why didn't Prince Gaochang tell the villagers when he discovered the stone was poisonous?"
According to Mr. Tang's information, the village initially used livestock for sacrifices to heaven. It was not until the 13th year of Dazhen that the situation began to deteriorate sharply, and they began to use living people for sacrifices.
Lord Tang was silent for a moment before saying, "The demise of Gaochang is a good thing for them. Otherwise, the entire village would probably not have survived."
Manbao pursed his lips tightly, and after a while he said, "Human life, is it really not worth cherishing?"
Looking at Manbao, Lord Tang raised his eyebrows slightly. After thinking for a moment, he said, "They are kings, and they think about their own interests. You are a doctor, and they have no conflicts of interest with you, so naturally they think differently."
Master Tang reached out and patted her shoulder, speaking as if to an adult, "Now that you've grown up, you should know that there are some things we can't control. What we can do is influence the things we can influence."
Seeing her confused expression, Lord Tang leaned in closer and whispered, "For example, the Crown Prince's health and offspring."
He lowered his voice and said, "The East Palace is the foundation of the country. If he is safe, the foundation of the country will be safe, and the country will be safe."
Manbao raised her eyes and met Lord Tang's gaze. After a moment, she whispered, "He's very calm."
Lord Tang raised the corner of his mouth and got the answer he wanted.
Just as he was feeling pleased with himself, he heard a cold wind blowing from behind him. "Tang Zhihe, what are you doing?"
Hearing this voice, Lord Tang immediately jumped back and turned his head to see Madam Tang staring at him with bulging eyes.
Mr. Tang immediately asked, "Why is Madam here? I, I just want to talk to Zhou Man."
Manbao said calmly, "Sister-in-law, my senior threatened me not to tell you that he and Senior Yang went to the Zhuangyuan Building to drink and invite actors."
Mrs. Tang's eyes widened. "Did you ask an actor to serve you?"
Lord Tang choked on his breath. He turned around and glared at Zhou Man before trying to comfort Madam Tang. "Madam, we didn't invite the actor. It was Han Zhengzhong. You know, Changbo and I went out for a drink, and we invited the actor. Were we appreciating the actor, or were the actors appreciating Changbo? Bah, bah, bah, don't spread this rumor..."
Madam Tang clenched her fists, but in public, especially with Minister Feng and the others emerging from the mansion, she managed not to strike. She simply glanced at him, then turned around, took a bundle from the maid's hand and threw it into his arms, saying, "These are some clothes I prepared for my aunt and the others. Take them in. I'll settle the score with you when I get back tonight."
After she finished speaking, she turned to look at Manbao, smiled, and waved, "Manbao, come quickly. Sister-in-law will take you home."
Manbao ran over happily.
After getting in the carriage, he opened the curtain and said to Lord Tang, "Brother Tang, the Crown Prince is safe, and the court officials must also be safe. Otherwise, if someone like Zuo Yuhou comes every few days, I think even if the country is stable, the country will still be unstable."
Lord Tang: ...
This little girl used to be so soft and cute, when did she become so cruel and terrifying?
Mrs. Tang asked her driver to go, and Daji obediently drove the car and followed behind.
After the carriage had gone far away, Madam Tang asked Manbao, "What are you talking about, 'safe and secure'?"
Manbao shook his head and said, "We were talking about Gaochang. Does my sister-in-law know about the poisonous stone that fell from the sky?"
"I know," Mrs. Tang said after a pause, "I heard Zhihe say it last night. Everyone in the capital should know it by now."
Manbao said, "We are talking about sending the antidote. The journey from the capital to Gaochang is too far, and I'm afraid it will be unsafe."
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(End of this chapter)
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