Man Bao went out of the palace, and deliberately asked Daji to go to the Hou's Mansion instead.
Because the case was solved, the imperial guards who had been escorting her in and out of the palace withdrew. They only had one car, and they arrived in front of the Hou Mansion soon.
Quite a few people joined in the fun outside the gate of the Hou Mansion. Of course, most of them were sent by people from nearby families to watch.
There were loud cries inside, and people were constantly carrying boxes outside, and some expensive screens, tables and chairs were also brought out to be loaded onto cars and taken away.
Man Bao got out of the car and looked around for a while, then looked around, found a soldier who looked familiar and said, "Is Master Tang there, I have something to say to Master Tang."
Man Bao felt that the other party looked familiar, but the other party knew Man Bao directly, so the other party only glanced at her before turning and entering the Hou's mansion.
Master Tang came out after a while, and he asked Man Bao with a smile, "It's very chaotic here, why are you here?"
Man Bao looked away from the gate of the Hou Mansion, and said, "I want to ask Brother Tang, how many people were poisoned, so that I can prepare antidote for them."
Master Tang was taken aback, and asked, "Are you going to prepare an antidote for each of them?"
Man Bao wondered, "Don't you need to give everyone an antidote?"
Master Tang paused and said: "There are still eighty-six people in that village. You must know that it is not close from Gaochang to the capital..."
Don't look at them taking out the stone and witnesses lightly, but if Yin Li hadn't done it, neither he nor the prince could have found it.
Or, even if it is found, there is no way to bring the evidence and witnesses to the capital, and the speed is so fast!
Yin Li is the emperor's confidant, and after he took over the case from the crown prince, he immediately followed Hou Ji. When investigating Hou Ji, Mr. Tang suspected that the crown prince impeached him two years ago, and suspected that the gemstone came from Gaochang. .
After hearing this, Yin Li went directly to the military slaves to check, and found out the former Prince Gaochang. From him, he knew the village where the craftsmen were, and also knew what Prince Gaochang thought.
It was only three days before and after.
But why did they report the case 42 days after receiving the case
Because they are going to Gaochang to pick up people and find evidence.
Yin Li used military horses and people from the post station, two people and four horses, and sent an urgent official letter of 800 miles to Gaochang to send them off.
The fast horses in the capital secreted letters and changed people as soon as they arrived at the station, so it only took eight days to reach Gaochang. People and horses almost ran to death on the road, but it took 31 days to return to the capital from Gaochang with witnesses. time.
What Master Tang didn't tell Man Bao and them was that there were actually five witnesses this time, but two of them couldn't survive and died on the road.
This is a hasty march.
If it is a business trip, it may take two months to travel from the capital to Gaochang.
In this case, it is impossible for someone else to investigate it. In other words, there is no death certificate to pin Hou Ji down. Zhou Man detoxified the gemstone. Whether it is poisonous or not depends on her own opinion. Not to mention the courtiers, if he didn't trust Zhou Man enough, he would have doubted it.
However, Master Tang looked at Man Bao who seemed to have calmed down a lot, swallowed the rest of the words, and didn't tell her how difficult the road from the capital to Gaochang was. He smiled and said: "Since you can do it, then you can Let’s make a few copies, um, make ninety copies, and I’ll send someone to deliver it when the time comes.”
Man Bao nodded, turned to leave, glanced at the Hou Mansion, and asked, "Why didn't Prince Gaochang tell the villagers when he discovered that the stone was poisonous?"
According to Mr. Tang's information, that village used livestock to sacrifice to the heavens at the beginning, but the situation deteriorated sharply in the 13th year of Dazhen, and they began to use living people to sacrifice.
Master Tang was silent for a while and then said: "It is a good thing for them to see the Gaochang Kingdom destroyed, otherwise, the whole village might not be able to survive."
Man Bao pursed the corners of his mouth tightly, and said after a while: "Is human life so unworthy of cherishing?"
Looking at Man Bao, Lord Tang raised his eyebrows slightly. After thinking for a while, he said: "They are kings, and they think about gains and losses. You are a doctor, and they have no interest entanglements with you. Naturally, they think differently from you."
Master Tang reached out and patted her on the shoulder, and said like an adult: "When you grow up, you should know that there are some things that we can't control, and what we can do is to influence the things we can influence. "
Seeing her confused face, Master Tang leaned closer and said in a low voice, "For example, the prince's health and heirs."
He lowered his voice and said: "The Eastern Palace is the foundation of the country, and if it is stable, it means the country's foundation is stable, and the community is stable."
Man Bao raised her eyes to meet Lord Tang's gaze, and after a while, she said softly, "He is very stable."
Master Tang cocked his lips and got the answer he wanted.
Just as he was complacent, he heard the wind gust behind him, "Tang Zhihe, what are you doing?"
Hearing this voice, Master Tang immediately jumped back, turned his head to look, and saw Mrs. Tang staring at him with puffy eyes.
Master Tang immediately asked: "Why is Madam here? I, I will talk to Zhou Man."
Man Bao said calmly: "Sister-in-law, senior brother threatened me that I can't tell you about him and senior brother Yang going to the Zhuangyuan Building to have a drink and call actors."
Mrs. Tang's eyes widened, "Have you asked an actor to serve you?"
Master Tang choked in his chest, turned around and glared at Zhou Man before going to appease Madam Tang, "Ma'am, that actor was not called by us, but by Han Zhengzhong, you don't know, Changbo and I went to drink, but also What kind of actor do you call it? Is that us awarding actors, or actors awarding Changbo, bah bah bah, don't spread this word to the outside world... "
Mrs. Tang clenched her fists tightly, but in public, especially Feng Shangshu and the others also came out of the Hou's mansion, so she was lucky not to do anything, but just gave him a sideways glance, and then took the turn from the girl's hand A bundle fell into his arms, and said: "Here are some clothes I prepared for my aunt and the others. You send them there, and I will settle the score with you when I go back at night."
After finishing speaking, she turned her head to look at Man Bao, showed a smile, and waved: "Man Bao, come quickly, sister-in-law will take you home."
Man Bao ran over in a hurry.
After getting in the car, he opened the curtains and said to Master Tang: "Brother Tang, the crown prince is safe, and the courtiers should also be safe. Otherwise, one will come every other day like Zuo Yuhou. I think no matter how stable the country is, so will the society." unstable."
Master Tang: …
When did this little girl who was soft and cute before become so cruel and terrifying
Mrs. Tang asked her own coachman to leave, and Daji drove the car obediently and followed behind.
After the carriage had gone far away, Mrs. Tang asked Man Bao, "What do you mean safe or not?"
Man Bao shook his head and said, "You're talking about Gaochang, does sister-in-law know about the poisonous stone falling from the sky?"
"I know," Mrs. Tang said after a pause, "I heard what Zhihe said last night, and everyone in Beijing should know about it by now."
Man Bao said: "We are talking about delivering the antidote. It is too far from the capital to Gaochang. I am afraid the road will be unstable."