Chapter 823: A Country Old Lady is Worthy of a Hundred Informers

Hao Huashi said: "Because we were just talking about Cui Dunyi..."

Yan Shirong frowned: "It's just right, I also want to talk to Yeye about this."

He sat down and said, "This is a little unusual."

After investigation, it was discovered that Zhao Pingze had entered the capital, but had not yet checked into an inn, and he disappeared somewhere unknown. A beggar in a eavesdropping tower saw him being invited to treat an illness.

Who would go to the streets to treat illnesses? If it weren't for the testimony of Zhou Xuan, the Jianghu man, who confirmed that he had indeed entered the capital and remembered to look for him afterwards, then no one would have noticed that he, an outsider in the capital, disappeared silently.

And the key point is that Li Fang is also a doctor, a well-known doctor from other places. He has lived in the capital for a while and people around him have a good opinion of him.

Yan Shirong said: "Zhou Xuan voluntarily took the Zhenyan Pill to verify that he did not lie, and he could accurately describe the small features of the medicine bottles in the medicine box, and could also smell the type of external injury medicine he used. He has this ability, and his words are very credible."

"So, if what he said is true, then a person disappeared without a trace, and another doctor took over everything from him the next day, and this person is a ready-made doctor, how likely is this?"

Emperor Mingpei said: "You mean..."

Yan Shirong nodded: "Yes, so I asked them to investigate further."

Hao Huashi didn't catch up with their thoughts for a moment: "What do you mean, what do you mean, Uncle Master!!"

Yan Shirong was about to stand up, but was dragged by him and sat back down with a bang. He had no choice but to explain to him: "What I mean is that there may be people who specifically target these doctors from other places who come to offer medicine, and then seize their medicinal materials in order to curry favor with Shang Xinbao."

Hao Huashi was surprised for a moment, "Wow!! Did you try that old man?"

Yan Shirong nodded: "It's under investigation, and we'll probably have news soon. It would have been best to investigate secretly, but I didn't pay attention at first, and the snake was frightened, so we can only investigate openly."

Hao Huashi also rushed out of the palace to follow up.

When he went out, he saw Cui Dunyi and several others bringing an official over. Judging from his uniform, he was a fifth-rank official, but he didn't recognize him.

Cui Dunyi saw him, glared at him secretly, meaning to tell him not to rush around, and then went in.

Hao Huashi felt itchy and went to find Sun Changming, and just told him that Yan Shirong asked him to come and take a look.

His words were vague, and Sun Changming knew it in his mind, but this matter was originally investigated by the Shadow Guards, and it was Xinbao's business, so he would definitely know about it. He did not refuse and took him to the trial.

Among the officials of the Dali Temple, Sun Changming seemed to be smiling and fawning, while Wei Xuanxiao seemed to be well-mannered and had a good temper. Neither of them looked like principled people.

But in fact, these two people are in cahoots with each other. They dare to investigate any case and arrest anyone.

It's always like this, not to mention that this time he has the support of the emperor's grandson.

I didn't waste any time talking to him, I just fed him the Mantra Pill and started interrogating him.

The official's surname was Feng. His father had once held the second-rank official position, but he himself was still a fifth-rank official at the age of over fifty. With no hope of promotion, he came up with this idea.

This is not the first time he has done this.

In fact, this matter is still very risky.

Because if you donate medicine through the formal process, you won’t be able to see Xinbao.

If you go directly to Xinbao to donate medicine, you may be subject to careful investigation.

But as long as there is a half chance of catching the little princess, it is worth a try for him.

So he once bribed a folk doctor for two thousand silver coins and got a medicine from him, but the doctor from the Ministry of Medicine took a look at it and thought it was not good, so he did not approve it.

The second time, he failed to bribe the doctor, so he simply set up a trap and threatened the doctor, forcing him to agree. This time, it passed the review of the Medical Department, but after Xinbao reviewed it, he thought that the medicine was not effective, the combination was unreasonable, and he rejected it again just for the sake of being new.

After a series of failures, he was going crazy, and in the end he even did not let go of Zhao Pingze, who was actually just offering a kind of herb. Because Zhao Pingze insisted on not doing so, he simply sent someone to kill him, and then asked someone to make a medicine, put this new herb in it, and took the risk of offering the medicine directly to Xinbao.

This is the result we have now.

The Dali Temple sent people to dig up Zhao Pingze's body, and then arrested a series of people involved and reported the matter to the higher authorities.

As a result, on the approved memorial, there was obvious handwriting of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, which read "according to...", which probably meant to write "deal according to the law".

As a result, it was crossed out again, with the emperor's handwriting written on the back: severe punishment.

Okay, don’t spread gossip. I understand your meaning. Just punish him severely.

So this official and those who had handled the case were either beheaded or hanged, and their entire family left the capital that same day.

At the same time, a notice was issued, strictly prohibiting anyone from offering medicine to the Princess Zhenguo privately for any reason. Anyone who offered medicine had to follow the procedures, have someone to guarantee it, and have officials review and recommend it.

If anyone steals or buys drugs, they will be severely punished, and those who report them will be rewarded handsomely.

Afterwards, the emperor's grandson Yan Shirong published an article denouncing the incident, and countless talented people responded. Even Yuan Shenjue, who had just arrived in Qingzhou, wrote an article in response under the pen name Baojue.

This was written purely out of time I squeezed out on the road.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Qingzhou was nearby, so the four of them discussed how to deal with this matter while on the way.

There are several main things. First, we call on everyone to build heated kangs and walls. This can be done with earthen bricks, but we need to find experts in the local area to decide how to do it according to the conditions in each place.

Correspondingly, bricks and coal will be sold at low prices so that they can be used to heat the kang.

Secondly, because it has been snowing for more than 20 days, the house, especially the roof, needs to be reinforced and cleaned up in time afterwards to avoid collapsing the house.

The third is cotton clothes. What is transported here now are cotton bolls, which need to be deseeded before they can be used. Deseeding is not a difficult job, so we simply distribute cotton bolls and coarse cloth to each village and let them pick them themselves and make them.

The above are all to ensure survival, so the fourth is to grow food.

Although there is a slight difference in importance, they should be done together.

Therefore, Emperor Mingpei gave them military power, so that they could dispatch garrisons from various garrisons.

And although time is urgent, there still needs to be some trial and error, so they tentatively plan to implement it in Qingzhou for half a month, and then Yan Shisheng will stay to take care of local affairs in Qingzhou and facilitate the handover and coordination with the capital. Then the troops will be divided into two groups, Yuan Shenjue and He Wangzhou will go to Nanzhili, and Cheng Fuju will go to Yuzhou.

This time, it was obvious that Yuan Shenjue was the dominant one, and even Yan Shisheng had to retreat a bit. However, Cheng Fuju was his senior brother, so he did not need to be shy when speaking and could say whatever he wanted.

The four of them discussed along the way.

Yan Shisheng was careful and said, "There is another point to note. After the cotton bolls are divided according to the hair, the most likely possibility is that the family will deduct some of the cotton from the girl and give it to the boy, or let the girl wear the old cotton and the boy wear the new cotton."

Cheng Fuju said: "The person who supervises must do it himself."

"Don't bother with that. The supervisors can't keep up with it," Yan Shisheng said with a smile, "Just tell them that those who report will be rewarded with two kilograms of food."

He blinked his eyes and said, "Master Cheng, haven't you heard the saying? An old country lady is worth a hundred spies."

Cheng Fuju smiled and said, "I have never heard of it before."

"Oh, not surprising," Yan Shisheng said with a smile, "I just said that."

All four of them laughed.

But although it's funny, this method is harmful, but it is definitely useful! !

You don't know the people in this village, but the idle people in their own village must know them very well and can make a rough guess. Even if there is no benefit, some people are willing to take a look, not to mention that there are two kilograms of food?

(End of this chapter)