I don't know if it was because of that pot of dog blood, but Xuanming Cold Iron really stopped. In order to prevent it from hurting people again, Nan Moxie deliberately went to the blacksmith shop in the town and planned to order an iron box to temporarily hold it.
The blacksmith is a simple and strong man. He usually makes iron pots and shovels for the villagers. This is the first time he has received business from people in the rivers and lakes. Nan Moxie waited while nibbling on melon seeds, and a large group of young students gathered around him not long after, all wanting to hear what was going on in the rivers and lakes.
"It's not enough for me to tell." Nan Moxie spit out the shell of the melon seeds and said, "It has to be exchanged for the stories in this town."
"What story can there be in the town, it's nothing more than two families rolling up their sleeves and fighting." You said, "The biggest new thing is that a homeless woman came a few days ago, holding a sick baby. guilty."
"Fortunately, Aunt Zhang in this city was married from Shanxi when she was young, and she and the mother were from the same hometown, so she was kind enough to keep her." Another person said, "The doctor was invited to see a doctor again, and that little baby took his life."
"The stray mother and son came from Jindi again?" Nan Moxie felt that it sounded familiar, so he said, "Where is the person, maybe take me to see it?"
The descendants were puzzled when they heard the words, but they didn't look like they were joking, so they took him to Aunt Zhang's house in the town. After knocking on the courtyard door, I happened to see a woman drying clothes in the courtyard. It was the woman Xiao Wu rescued from the tiger's mouth in the back mountain of the Southwest Mansion that day.
"Master Nan?" The woman was a little surprised.
"It's really you." Nan Moye asked, "I didn't mean to go to relatives, so why did you end up here?"
"I haven't gone back for many years, and my relatives don't know where they went." The woman smiled bitterly, "I heard people say that Jiangnan is good for life, so I wanted to go and see, who knew that when I first arrived in this town, the child fell ill, and I was taken in by my aunt. Otherwise…”
"I said earlier that I told you to stay in the Southwest Mansion, and you have to leave." Nan Moxie shook his head, "It happens that I have to go back this time, why don't we go together. Otherwise, you, a woman and a family with children, even if you go to Jiangnan , I'm afraid it won't be a good life."
"Thank you, Master Nan." The woman bowed and saluted, her eyes slightly red.
Fortunately, the little baby was not seriously ill. After taking medicine for a few days, the high fever subsided. Nan Moxie ordered people to buy a carriage, took the mother and son with them, and continued to go southwest.
Doing a few more good deeds along the way can also be regarded as accumulating blessings for the younger generation.
In late summer, the weather was getting cooler, Duan Yao sat at the table with her nose red, sneezing one by one.
Chu Yuan ordered the imperial doctor to prescribe medicine, and made several sets of thick new clothes for him. The three meals a day were warm and nourishing, and no chili oil was allowed. Although the bird has faded out of his mouth, Duan Xiaowang is still quite moved. After all, he is still better than his sister-in-law.
On the way back to Wangcheng, Xuantian and Duan Yao rode in the same carriage. Everyone in the court was puzzled. They could still figure it out when they brought Duan Xiaowang back to the palace, but the old man was said to have lived in the palace for more than ten years.
"Old Tao." Liu Dajiong said, "Do you think that what our emperor has done recently has made people more and more incomprehensible?"
Tao Rende was worried and looked at Luan Jia in front of him and sighed.
Everything in the palace was the same as before. Duan Yao refused to live in the palace alone, so Chu Yuan gave him a small quiet courtyard, which was close to the imperial kitchen and the Tai Hospital.
"Your Majesty." All the officials in the court were very worried, and when the emperor was enjoying the scenery in the imperial garden, when he was in a good mood, they all came forward and asked, "The young prince of the Southwest Mansion is a master of poison, if you want to arrange a residence, I am afraid that The farther away from these two places, the better."
Chu Yuan said to the distance, "Yao'er."
"Your Majesty." Duan Yao ran over while eating a packet of peanut candy.
Chu Yuan stretched out his hand.
Duan Yao gave him one.
The ministers watched helplessly as the emperor finished eating the peanut candy.
Chu Yuan asked coldly, "What else is there to play?"
All the ministers bowed their heads and dispersed, for fear that they would be implicated and punished if it was too late.
Chu Yuan shook his head and sat back in the pavilion to continue drinking tea.
Duan Yao said, "What's wrong?"
"The trivial things can be said like the sky is about to fall." Chu Yuan said, "It's hard for them, they can be astonished like a day for decades."
Duan Yao said: "Brother often said, these people, just beat them up."
Chu Yuan laughed: "It seems that when he was in the southwest, he should have been talking about this a lot."
"Senior Xuantian's body is much better today." Duan Yao said, "He asked me to ask the emperor, when can I see the Chaoya people."
"So urgent?" Chu Yuan said, "I want him to rest for a few more days."
"Senior said that after finishing this matter, I still want to return to the North Palace earlier and continue to guard Auntie Feng." Duan Yao said.
Chu Yuan nodded: "That's what the seniors wished, tonight."
Although the group of Chaoya people were under house arrest in the palace and could not go anywhere, they did not complain much. After all, compared to the previous life of displacement, they are now many times better. I even thought that if I could stay in the palace for the rest of my life, Yilai stretched out her hand for food and opened her mouth, it would be not bad.
When it was time to finish eating, a guard suddenly came to pass the news, saying that it was the emperor summoned, and everyone was a little confused, not knowing what happened. When I got to the imperial study, I saw that besides Chu Yuan, there was an old man sitting on the side, with his back to him, and Duan Yao was standing on the other side, and the atmosphere was a little dignified.
"Kow down to the emperor." Everyone knelt down and bowed their heads, becoming more and more uneasy.
"When I first entered the palace, I already heard a story on Chaoya Island." Chu Yuan said, "I want to hear it again now."
The next group of people were silent, and no one dared to speak first.
Chu Yuan said lightly: "If you don't want to talk about it, there is someone here who can talk for you."
The crowd became more and more frightened.
Xuan Tian slowly turned around.
After seeing his face clearly, everyone's face suddenly turned pale, and they were even more trembling and didn't know what to say.
"Can seniors recognize these people?" Chu Yuan asked.
Xuan Tian nodded: "When I left the island more than ten years ago, most of them were only in their early twenties."
"So far, you still plan to tell me that the leader of the northern faction led the Nanyang people to the island and slaughtered the Chaoya people?" Chu Yuan frowned.
"Your Majesty, spare your life!" Everyone trembled, "It was because we were confused for a while, and we were afraid that the Emperor would punish him after he learned the truth. Just now... Just now... We also asked the Emperor to open up."
"Criminalize after learning the truth?" Chu Yuan said, "Tell me, what is the truth?"
"Yes." The woman said, "At the beginning of dealing with the Northern Faction, the Southern Faction did form an alliance with the Nanyang people. But as the Northern Faction was annexed, the Nanyang people became more and more greedy and cruel. In the world, they will use big boats to bring in new Nanyang people every now and then, build houses and set up institutions on the island, all Chaoya people have become their hard labor, and they will be beaten if they resist."
"Yeah." Ah Si also said, "Chaoya Island is not what it used to be for a long time. Now there are organs everywhere, and the surrounding sea area is also covered with vortex and mist. If you are not careful, you will be shattered and buried in the bottom of the sea."
"And instead of trying to defend against foreign enemies, you guys took the initiative to help the Nanyang people to bully their compatriots. You didn't decide to leave the island until you realized you were in danger, so you didn't dare to tell me the truth." Chu Yuan said, "But in this way?"
The crowd fell silent.
"Whose child is that baby?" Chu Yuan asked again.
"It's the child of the leader of the Nanyang people. My mother is from Chaoya, and her name is Hongyu." The woman said, "In order to have more chips to survive, we risked our lives to steal him."
"Very good." Chu Yuan nodded, "I want to ask one more thing, but you may not all know the truth about this matter."
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what the words meant.
"Someone!" Chu Yuan said.
"Here!" The Imperial Forest Army filed in.
The people below were almost paralyzed, thinking they were going to be dragged out and beheaded.
"Take these people down, put them in different houses, and write some papers and pencils." Chu Yuan said, "After an hour, put the papers back. If you dare to deceive anything, you will be killed without mercy."
"Yes!" The Imperial Forest Army stepped forward and dragged the crowd, and walked outside. The woman hurriedly turned her head and said, "Your Majesty, what the girl said is true, and there is really nothing to hide."
The corners of Chu Yuan's mouth raised slightly, but Quan Dang didn't hear it.
The Imperial Forest Army was ferocious, locked everyone into their rooms, and locked them with a bang.
The surroundings were silent and pitch-dark, only the candles in front of the table swayed slightly, which made people feel even more nervous.
In the imperial study, Duan Yao said, "I guess I should be scared to death."
"To deal with these people, you don't need to be patient." Chu Yuan said, "Bullying the king is a death sentence, and the people of Chaoya are not small."
Xuan Tian sighed and said, "I didn't expect that Chaoya Island is so desolate that there are foreign enemies going to kill and snatch it."
"The only advantage of Chaoya is that it is close enough to Chu State, and there are many fishing ports around it." Chu Yuan said, "Also, it is covered in white fog all day long, so it is extremely hidden."
"Do those Nanyang people want to be detrimental to Chu?" Duan Yao frowned, "Nominally for gold and silver, but if you really want the wealth on the Golden Island, why do you want a Chaoya person who can be a guide? Killed?"
"It's possible." Chu Yuan nodded, "But just relying on a small island, even if it is filled with sky-shattering artillery, will not pose a threat to Da Chu."
"So let's just leave it alone?" Duan Yao probed.
"Naturally not." Chu Yuan said, "The waters around Chaoya are under the jurisdiction of Da Chu, and fishermen and merchant ships come and go in a constant stream. It was quiet before, and now it has been occupied by foreigners, how can it be allowed to pretend to be a ghost all the time? I will make arrangements for this matter, but before that, it is estimated that these Chaoya people in the palace can still perform a lot of good shows."