Chapter 25
Because of the lack of GuaNeng's system, Chu Huan checked the accounts very carefully in the afternoon.
When she was about to go home after finishing her shift with a sore back, two men in bright clothes followed her as she walked out of the Ministry of Revenue.
The two men saluted together, the two embroidered spring swords held in their left hands shining coldly and sharp in the setting sun.
"I, Jia Yi, have been ordered to come and protect you, my Lord."
"Your humble servant Cai Gang, the Emperor is worried that you will be assassinated before the investigation is complete."
Chu Huan: “…”
She didn't think her life would be in danger so soon. No matter how stupid the other party was, he wouldn't take action when she just started checking the accounts and didn't know whether he could find the truth or not. Wouldn't that be a case of trying to cover up one's own fault?
The arrival of these two people did provide her with a lot of convenience.
"Jinyiwei?"
"yes."
Chu Huan smiled and said, "Please go to my farm outside Beijing and check on Liu Yue for me."
There is a ready-made Fu Shou Gao addict there, who turned a weak and green tea concubine into such a promiscuous woman, which is very convincing.
The matter of the longevity cream will be reported to the emperor immediately.
If the Jinyiwei had a little more power, they might be able to find the large amount of longevity cream in Wu Ru's secret room, follow the clues and put a stop to Xirong's conspiracy.
"Yes!" Cai Gang turned and left.
Chu Huan entrusted this matter to the Embroidered Uniform Guard, which was actually asking for help from the emperor.
The emperor immediately dispatched the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and ordered a thorough investigation.
Lin You and his men rushed to the manor at lightning speed, and that night they brought the unconscious Liu Yue into the palace and locked her up in an empty side hall.
The emperor and officials above the third rank just watched through the window.
They still had some reservations about what Chu Huan said and had to see it with their own eyes before they could believe it.
Time passed minute by minute, and Liu Yue huddled in a corner with her hands on her knees, her hair disheveled and her face panicked and frightened. It was the normal reaction of an ordinary woman being kidnapped.
One minister couldn't help but say, "Isn't this good?"
The emperor glanced at Lin You, who immediately said, "Your Majesty, when I arrived at the manor, Chu Shu and Liu Yue were arguing. During the argument, a small jar was knocked over. Liu Yue's face turned pale, and she rushed over to grab it and took a little. I suspect it will be quite some time before she gets her craving again."
"I also brought back that small jar." Lin You took out three blue and white porcelain jars wrapped in handkerchiefs from his arms. The dirty one must have been overturned, and the other two were relatively clean.
"When Chu Shu saw me take the jar, she took the initiative to take these two out of Liu Yue's dressing box and gave them to me."
emperor:"……"
Officials: "..."
How should I put it? The two sisters, Chu Shu and Chu Huan, are truly very different.
If the same thing happened to Chu Huan today, she would definitely not betray her own mother so decisively.
Oh, okay, she probably recognized it the first time she saw it, and would never let her own mother be harmed to this extent.
The envoy from the Imperial Medical Bureau has gone to preside over the smallpox vaccine issue, and the one present at the scene now is the judge from the Imperial Medical Bureau.
The small porcelain jar was only as big as a plum. The overturned jar contained only one-third of a dark brown paste, and the unused jar was only half full, both with a slightly pungent smell.
The Imperial Hospital judge tested the poison with a silver needle he carried with him, then scraped a small amount with a bamboo stick and tasted it on the tip of his tongue. After a long pause, he bowed and apologized, "Your Majesty, I am incompetent and cannot identify what this substance is made of. Perhaps it is non-toxic in small quantities, which is why it is difficult to detect using conventional methods."
The emperor had made similar guesses before, and he was not disappointed. "Then I won't wait any longer. I'll find a chicken and try."
The imperial kitchen of the palace always kept some living things on hand, and a live chicken with its wings tied was soon delivered.
Animals such as chickens, ducks, cats, and dogs are much weaker than humans and easier to control. Killing a few of them will not be a crime, so they are often used to test poisons.
The eunuch pinched the chicken's neck and stuffed the longevity paste into its mouth. After one-third of the paste had gone in, if the chicken was still alive, he would stuff another can into it.
Not long after the second can was finished, the chicken became dull and started to flutter and struggle but could not move. By the time the second can was finished, the chicken was dead.
There was silence at the scene.
It is not possible to tell whether it is addictive or not, but it is certain that it is poisonous.
The emperor said in a cold voice, "Lin You, interrogate Wu Ru."
Lin You: "I obey your order."
That night, dozens of Jinyiwei rushed into Wu Ru's house with torches, and the whole Wu family was in panic and chaos.
Wu Ru, who hadn't even put on his clothes yet, rushed out to stop him, "What are you doing, Commander?"
Lin You waved his hand: "Search!"
The Jinyiwei surrounded the Wu family outside to ensure that no one in the Wu family could escape and inform the news. The Jinyiwei guarded the Wu family inside, guarding everyone in the family, surrounding the entire Wu family like an iron barrel.
Because they learned from the system in advance that there was a secret room in the Wu family, the Jinyiwei searched for it with a purpose and at a faster speed. After rummaging through the drawers and cabinets in the Wu family and looking for the mechanism, they actually found a secret room in Wu Ru's study.
The moment Lin You stepped into the secret room, he took a breath of cold air.
Liu Yue's longevity cream only had three small jars, which together only filled a plate, but the longevity cream in the secret room was a whole bucket.
There are also different porcelain jars of different sizes on the bookshelf next to it, at least two hundred of them, which together should fill at least half a bucket.
If this bucket and a half of drug was passed on to the officials of the imperial court through Wu Ru... the consequences would be unimaginable, whether they would become addicted and be controlled by others, or if the dosage was too high, they would be directly poisoned to death.
Lin You looked at the pale-faced Wu Ru with a forced smile: "Master Wu, you are really capable."
Wu Ru was certain that Lin You wouldn't recognize what this thing was. "I don't know what the commander is talking about. This is just a little hobby of mine that no one knows about, so I put it in the secret room."
Lin Youke didn't waste time arguing with him, "A hobby, huh? Fine. Come on, let Master Wu eat a few cans in front of everyone, so we can open everyone's eyes."
"Yes!" Several Jinyiwei grabbed a few cans from the shelf and walked towards Wu Ru.
Wu Ru's face turned pale instantly. They couldn't really know what this was, right?
Before he could say anything, the Jinyiwei held down his arms, pinched his mouth and tried to pour the liquid in.
"Commander, please spare my life!" Wu Ru struggled frantically with a ferocious look on his face.
Lin You closed his eyes and ignored it.
"I'll tell you, I'll tell you!" Driven by the desire to survive, Wu Ru cried and begged for mercy.
As soon as Lin You raised his hand, the Jinyiwei let Wu Ru go temporarily, still holding the jar and watching him closely, as if they would pounce on him and hit him in the throat if he didn't behave.
Wu Ru didn't want to die, so he had to confess the truth. The more he spoke, the paler his face became.
He knew he was finished.
The next day, the emperor summoned everyone, and everyone above the ninth rank had to attend court.
At the beginning, the early stage of the morning court went smoothly. Halfway through, a eunuch came to tell Chen Jiu that the main topic of the day had begun.
The Jinyiwei brought up Wu Ru, who was wearing prison clothes, and Liu Yue, who was a little crazy.
Lin You: "You gentlemen may not recognize each other, but the person on the left is Imperial Censor Wu Ru, and the person on the right is Master Chu Pingchu's concubine Liu Yue."
Officials: “…” I know him, I know him very well, he’s the central figure of gossip these days.
"Four years ago, Wu Ru was on an imperial inspection tour of Western Xinjiang when he came into contact with the Western Rong people. He then defected to the enemy and betrayed his country. Following their instructions, he intended to use the Fu Shou Paste to slowly and long-term corrupt officials of the Dasheng court. Many adults are unfamiliar with this substance."
Lin You ordered someone to send up a live chicken and repeated yesterday's experiment in front of all the civil and military officials.
When a chicken died, the Jinyiwei would carry the freshly dead chicken and slowly pass it from front to back, making sure that everyone could clearly see the tragic death of the chicken, and thus associate it with their own tragic death, so that they would remember the lesson deeply.
Suddenly, a puzzled child's voice echoed in the court: "Hey, why is there a melon on the chicken? Is this a chicken spirit?"
emperor:?
Officials:?
System: [Oh, I see. We did this experiment yesterday, and today, to give all officials a deeper understanding, we're doing it again in front of everyone. What is this? This is the chicken's last grudge before death!]
The system shouted in a pretentious voice: "They were clearly fattened broiler chickens, supposed to be slaughtered, plucked, cleaned, stir-fried, and then eaten by humans. Instead, they were poisoned to death by unscrupulous people, and before dying, they suffered from heart and lung damage, difficulty breathing, muscle paralysis, and other pain. How miserable, chicken!"
Chu Huan: “…” You’re such a dramatic person.
Why stir-fry? Roast chicken is so delicious.
System: [Because Dasheng doesn't have chili peppers. Roast chicken without chili peppers is like having no soul!]
Chu Hua: [I admit that chili peppers are always the best, but the original roast chicken is also delicious. Besides, I've asked someone to inquire about it, and I believe we'll be able to find chili peppers soon.]
emperor:? ? !
Officials: ? ? !
Chili is the eternal god? With such high praise, they must try it!
Chili pepper? The system tried: [Hey, Sister Huan, I typed chili pepper into the search bar and it gave me feedback. It's just that this melon costs 200 melon energy, and after I bought it, my balance was insufficient.]
Chu Huan screamed inwardly: Aaaaaaahhhh!!! Tong'er, you are such a big darling!
For those who love spicy food, they cannot eat chili peppers for the first thirteen years of their lives and can only use dogwood instead, which is really cruel.
Chu Huan took two deep breaths, suppressing her inner excitement: [No rush, I'll probably get it after I finish eating this melon.]
The emperor and his officials also wanted to try the chili peppers, so they cooperated very well with the next step.
Lin You described in detail the process of Wu Ru's crime, including how he made friends with other people in the Censorate, how he entered the homes of his brothers and friends, and how he put the longevity paste in their food.
"The longevity cream has a pungent smell. Wu Ru had his wife give it to others under the pretext of enhancing pleasure and relieving pain. After they became addicted, he used the excuse of supplying the cream to control them."
"He didn't dare go too far, lest he be discovered, so for four years he simply controlled the wives and concubines of the officials. According to Wu Ru, several of the ladies had already put longevity cream in the food of the officials."
Officials:!!!
The melon was eaten by himself all of a sudden.
Some people remembered that they had no relationship with Wu Ru and immediately breathed a sigh of relief, while others made some guesses and their faces turned pale.
Lin You continued, "Wu Ru's plan was a little slow. He used longevity cream, adultery, and children to firmly control the wives and concubines of several masters. With their help, his cover-up went unnoticed."
"On the other hand, the Western Rong people, seeing no significant progress in the past four years, have become anxious. They've sent people over again to try to trick Liu Yue into taking the Fu Shou cream. Once she becomes addicted, they'll bring her people infected with syphilis and introduce them to court officials, indirectly spreading syphilis to the court."
All the officials were furious.
There's the longevity cream and syphilis, Xirong is really worried that they won't die fast enough.
If it weren't for Chu Huan and the system, they might have really been caught.
No, some people have already been deceived!
Chu Huan was genuinely curious: [Tong'er, do you know why the Xirong people targeted Liu Yue?]
If Lin You hadn't talked for a long time without mentioning anything that interested her, she would not have been willing to let the system waste its energy that could be used to find chili peppers.
The system was also a little curious: [I'll check.]
It hadn't found any results yet. Lin You heard it and added, "According to Liu Yue, she was just being controlled and following orders, and she had no knowledge of the situation."
The slightly crazy Liu Yue came up to let all officials see more clearly the consequences of becoming addicted to the Fu Shou Gao drug, so that they would be vigilant.
System: [Found it! It's because your father's position is low, and he doesn't have much ability as an official or a person, so he's easier to control.]
Incompetent Chu Ping:???
Are you polite?!
System: [Liu Yue happens to be living in the manor for a long time, making her easy to approach. They're not just targeting Liu Yue, they've also been targeting the wives and concubines of other officials. They originally planned to use this year's autumn hunting season to mix a longevity cream into the water, using Liu Yue as a test subject.]
Chu Ping sighed, while the emperor and the officials felt relieved, but also felt an unstoppable chill and fear.
Fortunately, they got the message from the system in advance and did not fall into the trap set by the Western Rong. Otherwise, if they continued to be so ignorant, after the autumn hunt, Dasheng would probably have to face the iron hoof of the Western Rong soon.
At this moment, the system screamed: [Oh my god, that's how it is! ]
Chu Hua: [What's wrong?]
The emperor and his officials: What’s going on?
After going through so much, it felt like nothing could surprise them anymore.
System: [Not long ago, on her way to Chunfeng Tower, didn't the Queen encounter a young man who looked very similar to the Emperor in his youth, selling himself to bury his father? It turns out that was a script that had been set long ago!]
[The Xirong Emperor intends to cuckold the Dasheng Emperor! ]
Chu Huan: [Hiss——]
emperor:! ! !
Officials:? ! !
Pupil tremors.
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