Chapter 663 A poison that brings disaster to the country and its people!
While waiting for Mr. Impossible to arrive, Li San Niang was also thinking about the opium.
The more Li San Niang thought about it, the more she felt that this was a huge conspiracy!
Why do I say that?
Just as Li San Niang explained to Uncle Hei before, if you want to smoke opium, you need to have a way to buy this cooked opium made from poppies.
Secondly, one must have tools, like the opium pipe used by the captured merchant.
These two things must be combined to be inhaled and used.
This processed opium wasn't something you could just buy casually. First of all, the poppy originated in West Asia (from Afghanistan to Turkey), which was very far from the Tang Dynasty.
At this time in the Tang Dynasty, some of the drugs presented to the palace by the Kingdom of Fulin were made from opium and were called Diyejia.
Furthermore, since this medicine came from abroad, its efficacy was inferior to the existing prescriptions of the Imperial Medical Bureau, and it had never been used at all.
It was just something that was kept on file in the Imperial Medical Bureau.
This also proves the rarity of this item.
Secondly, even if they were to use it, it was generally only as medicine, not as a pastime for merchants to consume.
This is fundamentally wrong.
Another issue is the equipment itself. The patterns on the metal parts of the merchant's pipe look like they come from the Western Regions, quite different from the decorative patterns that were popular in the Tang Dynasty at that time.
However, the porcelain bottle containing the strips of mature opium was made using Tang Dynasty craftsmanship, which raises several questions.
The more Li Sanniang thought about it, the more she felt that there must be a mastermind behind it all.
Rare and precious medicines appear in the hands of traveling merchants, and are even treated as mere entertainment. How can there not be a problem?
The more Li San Niang thought about it, the more uneasy she felt, and her brows furrowed deeper and deeper. Qiu Xiang, watching from the side, was also getting anxious.
Half an hour later, it was past midnight, and finally the sound came from outside the door.
The door opened, and Mr. Ke, still dressed in white, was now in a wheelchair, pushed in by a hunchbacked servant.
"gentlemen!"
Li San Niang stood up and called out to Mr. Bu Ke. Mr. Bu Ke was not as excited as Li San Niang. He simply nodded at Li San Niang and responded before calling her "San Niangzi".
After Mr. Bu Ke arrived, Uncle Hei was indeed more considerate of his superior.
Because Li San Niang finally saw the teapot and teacups on the table.
Yes, when Li San Niang and Uncle Hei were face to face before, there was only the items that had been taken from the merchant on the tray on the table, and nothing else.
After waiting for a while, Li San Niang was also thirsty. She took three teacups and poured one for herself, Qiu Xiang, and Lao Shi.
As for why Mr. Ke was not served tea?
That's because Uncle Black poured it for Mr. Impossible first.
After drinking two cups of tea and relieving her thirst, Li San Niang finally had the energy to look up and see Mr. Bu Ke.
Mr. Bu Ke did not disappoint Li San Niang. After seeing that Li San Niang had regained her spirits, he looked over and said, "What San Niangzi said, Lao Hei has already told me."
That's all just a retelling; I'd like to ask Third Sister to tell me more about this opium in person."
Li San Niang naturally wouldn't refuse Mr. Bu Ke's words, so she explained them to him in detail.
"...Because I am naturally very sensitive to my five senses, which I am sure you know, that's why I smelled that unpleasant sweet scent."
later……
These two are it, sir, please take a look…
Li San Niang pointed out the opium pipe and porcelain bottle on the tray to Mr. Bu Ke, and then handed him the cloth she had just used, indicating that Mr. Bu Ke should use it as a mat to observe.
After Mr. Ke examined the two items, he heard Li San Niang continue, "...Therefore, the more I think about it, the more I feel something is wrong. These things shouldn't just appear in the hands of such ordinary merchants."
Even if it were to fall into the hands of commoners, it should be a wealthy merchant backed by the upper nobility.
But the man I found was watching a performance in a troupe, and he was sitting in the very back seat, so he probably couldn't be considered a wealthy merchant.
And from what Uncle Hei meant, that the man went to watch the show alone, how could this wealthy merchant have come out alone?
Therefore, this makes things even more wrong.
Li San Niang's eyes widened at this moment. She looked at Mr. Bu Ke and said seriously, word by word, "Sir, there must be something wrong here."
Although opium is a medicine, it is not something that should be circulated in the world.
Opioids can be used as medicine to treat diseases;
However, if it is used as a form of entertainment, it is a poison that will bring disaster to the country and its people!
This stuff is extremely addictive. The first time you use it, you experience discomfort, but after a few more tries, you'll experience a very strong sense of euphoria.
But this poison will damage a person's entire body with each ingestion..."
Li San Niang pointed to her head and then drew a circle on her chest.
"...The body, from the brain to the limbs, is completely ruined."
Ultimately, there is only death as the only path forward!
After Li San Niang finished speaking, she saw that Mr. Bu Ke did not react. She simply poured two pieces of opium from the porcelain bottle onto a cloth. Mr. Bu Ke was looking at the opium and even held the cloth to his nose to smell it.
"gentlemen!"
Li San Niang called out to Mr. Bu Ke in a somewhat anxious voice. Only then did Mr. Bu Ke look up and turn to look in Li San Niang's direction.
Mr. Bu Ke put down what he was holding, coughed lightly twice, and then said to Li San Niang, "I understand, San Niangzi, don't worry."
To be honest with Third Sister, even if she hadn't come looking for me today, I would still have gone to find her.
Seeing the question in Li San Niang's eyes, Mr. Ke could only nod and say, "Yes, I already knew about this opium."
The association has already sent people to investigate the origin of this item.
Third Sister was just lucky; you happened to run into those merchants who went to see the show.
In fact, at this time in Chang'an, there were indeed more than just this one merchant who had returned from the Western Regions and brought back opium.
After her initial surprise, Li San Niang felt that she had indeed expected this.
"Yes, these are bad guys!"
The headquarters of the Bad Guys is in Chang'an, and the city is full of their spies and informants. If they want to know something, why would they need me to tell them?
Li San Niang finally let out a long breath. Only then did she feel the tension in her body dissipate a little. She leaned back in the chair and dared to relax a bit.
"That's good, that's good."
I knew that you were prepared and were investigating this matter, which put my mind at ease.
I admire your abilities, sir, but I still want to emphasize to you the dangers of this thing.
Sir, if the destructive power of a gambler's addiction is about the size of a cup of tea, then the harm caused by opium addiction is hundreds or thousands of times greater than that cup of tea!
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