Chapter 840 I, Li Mingfang, am not afraid of them!
Everyone present was shocked by Li San Niang's words, and even Mr. Bu Ke turned to look at her.
Of course, Li San Niang's words were intended to exaggerate the situation. In fact, it could be said that Li San Niang was deliberately framing the mastermind behind her assassination attempt, and it was a very serious accusation—an accusation that would lead to the confiscation of her family property or even the extermination of her clan.
It should be noted that after Emperor Gaozong (Li Zhi) passed away, before Emperor Wu ascended the throne, he decided to move the capital from Luoyang (present-day Luoyang) back to Chang'an. This decision was met with opposition from many people in the court.
This incident was the trigger. Emperor Wu compromised for a few years, but once she had complete control of the military, she moved the capital back to Chang'an.
After re-establishing the capital in Chang'an, Emperor Wu ascended the throne in just two years. It was also in this year that the fuse ignited a major explosion, and Emperor Wu was assassinated more than a dozen times.
This was because Wang Da Dang, who assisted Emperor Wu, was very dedicated; he took care of all of Emperor Wu's daily life and diet for those two years.
Since poisoning from the shadows is out of the question, assassination is the only option, isn't it?
From the capital to the common people, even in the outskirts of the capital, assassins would suddenly appear to try and kill Emperor Wu.
Those assassins, having failed in their attempts, committed suicide on the spot without waiting for the guards to capture and question them.
If Emperor Wu hadn't possessed considerable martial arts skills, he probably would have been killed countless times long ago.
Therefore, starting from that year, Emperor Wu ordered a strict crackdown on the assassins kept by aristocratic families.
Those who were identified as assassins, but who had not yet been brainwashed or whose brainwashing was only mild and who still had their own thoughts, were thrown into the military camp. Those who fought back had naturally lost their lives long ago.
After all, a well-trained army is no match for a mere few skilled warriors; even ants can kill an elephant. Not to mention, Emperor Wu's personal guards were no weaklings.
From then on, if a noble family was found to be raising assassins, it would be considered that they had ulterior motives and were plotting something sinister!
Once discovered, they will be prosecuted directly for treason, one of the ten heinous crimes.
However, it must be said that many noble families were indeed terrified of Emperor Wu's sword and behaved themselves for a period of time.
But there must still be undetected assassins in the shadows. Not to mention, more than a decade has passed, and these aristocratic families have probably forgotten about the dark red bloodstains in front of the Vermilion Bird Gate back then.
Now that assassins have actually emerged to kill government officials in the street, how could Li San Niang possibly let this opportunity pass to protect her life and interests?
Go big, go big!
If you want to kill me, then none of us will survive!
Although Li San Niang said this, she didn't really want to go against all the high-ranking nobles in Chang'an.
After all, not to mention Li Erlang, even Li Sanniang herself had thought of it. It was probably not because of the smallpox poisoning case involving the Liu family of the Duke of Yu, which she had to testify as a physician at the Dali Temple, but because Wei Hua was dissatisfied with her promise to treat the young general of the Xiao family, and thus wanted to assassinate her.
These two families are likely the masterminds behind the assassination.
However, it is also possible that her recent proposal to promote commercially available medicines at the Imperial Medical Academy has aroused dissatisfaction among major pharmaceutical companies, damaging their interests.
Therefore, it is possible that they wanted to hire someone to assassinate her.
How could there not be any members of aristocratic families who held shares in the businesses of those major pharmaceutical companies?
Li San Niang winked at Mr. Bu Ke who was looking over, and then continued to speak righteously: "The sage has long said that one should not raise assassins. Do they have any regard for the sage in their actions?"
Isn't such behavior clearly malicious?
Although Li San Niang herself was trying to protect her rights from the highest point of the system, was there anything wrong with what she said?
Thinking of Qiu Xiang, who was injured to save her tonight, Lu Zhu'er, who was terrified, Lao Shi, who fought to protect her, Ling Lan, who had been busy with her for half the night, and the crowd sitting or standing in the main hall of her house who had come for this assassination, Li San Niang felt her anger was about to liquefy into oil and flow out of her heart.
Li Sanniang, who was getting angrier the more she thought about it, stood up and said: "Our great Tang Dynasty is a celestial empire. In recent years, we have seen our national strength rise by a lot. What's wrong with everyone living in peace and working hard to build up the Tang Dynasty?"
Why do some people always try to disrupt this prosperous scene for their own selfish desires?
With a loud "bang," Li Sanniang slammed her hand on the table, startling several people present. Li Sanniang continued to speak passionately to the crowd: "Although I am only a minor official of the seventh rank, I am not one to hold a position without doing any work."
Since joining the Imperial Medical Bureau, I have devoted myself to the establishment of maternity wards and the medical care of women in the Tang Dynasty. While I cannot say I have exhausted all my efforts, I have been diligent and conscientious, personally handling every matter.
I sincerely want to do good for the people!
Only women can give birth to babies in this world, and population is the foundation of our Great Tang Dynasty.
Although what I did wasn't particularly big, it wasn't insignificant either.
"What do those dirty, shady hands in the shadows want from me? How do they intend to kill me?"
Li San Niang looked at Huo Canjun and another Jinwuwei and said loudly, "I, Li Mingfang, am not afraid of them!"
As a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, I will do practical things for the Tang Dynasty. I believe in the sages, and I believe in you all!
Li San Niang bowed to Huo Canjun and the others again, and after standing up, she said decisively: "I do not believe that in the capital city of Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty, with the protection of you valiant Jinwu Guards, the mastermind behind the scenes could still assassinate me!"
I know they are nothing but stinking rats in the gutter. I, Li Mingfang, have done nothing wrong and have nothing to fear from them!
When it gets light, I'll go to the Jingzhao Prefecture to report to the authorities!
Those wicked people will surely be punished by the law!
However, before Li Sanniang could go out to report the case to the Jingzhao Prefecture, people from the Dali Temple and the Jingzhao Prefecture arrived at Li Sanniang's house one after the other after the city gate opened.
"Director Su."
"Medical Inspector Li."
After exchanging greetings with Li Sanniang, Su Qi, the Chief Justice of the Court of Judicial Review, asked with concern, "Minister Di has important business at the Court of Judicial Review and cannot leave, so he specially sent me here."
I heard on the way that Medical Inspector Li's disciple was injured. How is he now?
"Qiu Xiang was shot by an arrow, but the poison she was hit by was the common aconite, nothing special."
I have now removed the arrow and removed the poison from her, and she is now unconscious.
Even the arrowhead was examined by Military Advisor Huo; it was just an ordinary iron arrowhead, something any blacksmith could forge.
The official from the Jingzhao Prefecture didn't say much, just offered a couple of greetings, and then obediently stood aside to wait.
Li Sanniang understood immediately upon seeing this situation. She realized that her assassination attempt on the street last night was no small matter and had no longer fallen under the jurisdiction of the Jingzhao Prefecture. Instead, it must have been transferred directly to the Dali Temple.
Just as Li San Niang was thinking this, someone knocked on her door again.
Old Ten led three young men dressed in round-necked robes into the courtyard, where Li San Niang quickly went to greet them.
"Wang Lingshi!"
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