Chapter 2815 Hypothesis
Prince Gong, who had been slacking off for half the afternoon, was disappointed to see Zhou Man return. "Any progress in the fake medicine case?"
"I don't know," Zhou Man said very honestly, "I'm Zheng Gu's master. How can I take the initiative to ask about the progress of the case?"
Of course, it’s okay if someone tells me on their own initiative.
Prince Gong snorted unceremoniously and turned to leave, but Zhou Man stopped him and said, "Let's do two sets of exercises before we go."
Prince Gong: ...
While Manbao was tormenting Prince Gong, on the other hand, Lord Yu and his team's case was also making progress.
Because they received the two-year rating of Luo County Magistrate from Governor He, everyone changed their perspective when looking at Luoyang again and began to look at it from another angle. At the same time, they also looked into more things.
For example, the number of houses that collapsed due to the snowstorm this winter, the number of people who died, the number of people who were injured, and the number of people who became ill...
These can be checked not only from the county government office, but also from the medical department. The data from the medical department is even more complete than that from the county government office.
People who are injured when their houses collapse will be sent to the hospital first. Those whose houses collapsed are generally not from well-off families. Why would they go to a pharmacy and spend money when they can come to the hospital for free treatment?
Rich families also trust the medical skills of Zheng Gu, who came from the Imperial Medical Bureau, and will choose this place first...
All of these are included in the medical records, after all, the cause of the injury must be written down.
Not to mention patients with frostbite and colds, the anti-cold medicines and epidemic prevention herbs prepared by Zheng Gu are for them.
After this calculation, everyone was shocked.
Lord Xia from the Imperial Censorate slammed his hand on the table and said angrily, "The number of people affected is so huge, and that's just from medical records. The reality is probably ten times that. And he didn't even report it, nor did he do anything to provide relief. This is outrageous, outrageous!"
"Even if Governor He is ill, if this data is reported to the Censorate and the Ministry of Personnel, his evaluation will still be poor!"
"So he had no choice but to strike first," Imperial Physician Lu immediately concluded. "The local medical bureaus have to settle accounts with the Imperial Medical Bureau at the end of the year. The Luozhou Medical Bureau has used so much medicine this year, so the cold disaster must be hidden. So he used fake medicine to frame Zheng Gu!"
Master Yu twitched his lips and said, "Doctor Lu, it's too early to draw conclusions."
"How could it be too early? If not this reason, what else could it be?" Doctor Lu said arbitrarily, "I think he bribed Dian Yao to do this, asking Dian Yao to bring the fake medicine in and put it in the medicine cabinet. He then wanted to silence him, and Dian Yao ran away when he found out, but he still couldn't escape and was killed."
He had even thought of the outcome for Magistrate Luo. "If Zheng Gu hadn't sent someone back from Luoyang with the account books and the letter, by the time we knew about this, I'm afraid everyone in the medical department would have been dead, unable to testify. Zheng Gu, he thought, committed suicide out of fear of punishment. His wife was pregnant, and a miscarriage from excitement or heavy bleeding could have killed her. Not to mention those two doctors, who could have died from a fever after being tortured. How easy is that?"
Mr. Yu: ...
Master Xia: ...
Even Doctor Tan raised his head and stared at Doctor Lu in a daze.
Doctor Lu glared at them. "Isn't what I said right? Such a sophisticated murder method. Even if we know it's wrong, I'm afraid we won't be able to find any evidence."
Lord Yu couldn't help but complain in his heart, how incompetent their Dali Temple was. How could they not find out when so many people died?
And this is Luoyang, this is Luoyang. Although Governor He is seriously ill, it doesn't mean that he really knows nothing after so many things have happened. If the Luozhou Medical Bureau really disappears, he will definitely hear some rumors.
What's more, there is Prince Gong. It is not easy for County Magistrate Luo to conceal his crime.
Seeing their silence, Imperial Physician Lu couldn't help but snort, "You still don't believe me? Humph, if Zheng Gu dies, then whatever he says will be done. By then, the local medical bureaus will definitely not be built, and even the Imperial Medical Bureau will be cut. Who of you will still think of going to Luoyang to find out the truth?"
"If no one comes, and the snow melts in spring, who besides the local people will know that Luoyang suffered a cold disaster last year?"
Lord Yu's heart skipped a beat, and something flashed by his mind.
Lord Xia couldn't help but sit up straight and fall into deep thought.
After a moment, the two said, "We still need evidence, but the cold and snow disasters in Luoyang are a foregone conclusion. I will immediately submit a letter of impeachment to the Luoyang County Magistrate. He can forget about his rating this year."
But the investigation into Dian Yao’s death and the fake drug case still needs to continue.
However, Lord Yu and Lord Xia both felt they had a clue. "Once the imperial edict arrives from the capital, we can arrest Magistrate Luo for questioning. Before that, let's investigate Magistrate Luo's confidants."
Zheng Gu, the criminal suspect, naturally didn't know all this. After he confessed everything, he stayed in his backyard to recuperate. When he felt better, he went to his father-in-law's house to see his wife.
An Erniang wanted to go back with him.
Zheng Gu thought about it and nodded, "Okay, next time Master comes, you and I will go to pay our respects to Master. If... you can go back to the capital with my father and Master."
An Erniang was anxious when she heard this, "Didn't they find the real culprit?"
Zheng Gu sighed and said, "Dian Yao is dead."
An Erniang was shocked.
Zheng Gu said, "And Master also said that no matter whether this matter can be investigated or not, I will not be able to escape the charge of negligence in supervision."
If someone died in a fight over water in the countryside, the county magistrate would be rated as inferior, not to mention the officials in the medical department. Their patients died from fake drugs, which was a medical accident and even more serious.
If it can be found out who framed him, Zheng Gu may only be demoted or dismissed from office. If it cannot be found out, he may be exiled or sentenced.
It may also lead to Zhou Man being dismissed from office and demoted.
An Er Niang sat down, holding his hand and looking at him comfortingly.
Manbao was not so sad, at least Prince Gong and the young master were much sadder than her.
The Chinese New Year is approaching, and the air is filled with the aroma of fried food. Even though Prince Gong and the young prince are trying to lose weight, the kitchen in the palace only made a small amount of food for the New Year, but the aroma was still so fragrant that it made people breathe faster.
Of course, the person who behaved so out of control could not be Zhou Man, it could only be Prince Gong and the young prince.
But Manbao told them regretfully, "You can't eat any of these things."
The young master said pitifully, "I want to eat meat."
"No problem, I'll ask the kitchen to cook it for you."
The young master burst into tears and said, "I don't want to eat cooked food."
Boiled meat in plain water, no matter what kind of meat it is, it doesn't taste good.
Prince Gong stood by and watched. Seeing her hesitation, he felt a little distressed, so he gritted his teeth and asked, "Can't we have something delicious to eat during the New Year?"
Manbao hardened his heart and said, "Your Highness, do you know why Lord He has stomach reflux?"
"It's hereditary?" He said, "I heard his father died of the same disease."
"...No, it's because of their diet," she said, "It's just that their diet is the same, inherited from their father and son."
Doctor Lu: I solved the case by myself. Let's close it.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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