“Your Excellency, these days we have been feeding some rabbits the braising broth we bought from Zhao’s Braised Offal.”
“Those rabbits that were originally docile became extremely restless after eating the brine a few times, and even showed signs of attacking other rabbits in the same cage. If the brine was stopped, they would become very weak and unable to move.”
"My apprentice and I used many rabbits and conducted numerous tests, and each time the result was the same. Here is what we have recorded these past few days. Please take a look, Your Excellency."
Wang Xian glanced at the contents of the booklet and, upon seeing that most of the rabbits had eventually died, could no longer contain his anger. Although rabbits are different from humans, this was enough to prove that they were harmful.
“Tian Hongwu, people who bought braised meat from your shop have already developed symptoms, and now there is solid evidence right in front of you. Do you still want to continue to deny it?”
Seeing that there was no way to turn the tide, Tian Hongwu still held onto a sliver of hope and attempted a final struggle.
"Your Honor, I'm innocent! I truly didn't know that stuff was addictive. I sometimes read medical books and saw that they said it was effective for certain ailments. I really didn't expect it to be poisonous. Please investigate, Your Honor!"
Standing to the side, Meng Zhao couldn't help but snort when he heard Steward Tian's rife-of-holes sophistry. He stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency, I am also a cook. We cooks inevitably have to taste the dishes many times to ensure that the food we make tastes good. Since Steward Tian claims that this opium is added to the braised meat as an ordinary medicinal herb and that he is unaware that it can cause addiction, then let me ask you, Steward Tian, whether you have ever tasted Zhao's braised meat yourself."
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