"Hey, there's nothing to hide now..."
Xia Shoufu leaned on the grand teacher's chair and said: "Four years ago, when the corpse poison first appeared, the news leaked out. The person who transported the poison powder was intercepted and killed halfway. Do you know who that person is?"
"I've already found out..."
Zhao Guanren sat next to the two of them and said, "It should be Zhang Tianbao, but why did he transport the poisonous powder? Why didn't the imperial envoys take it away?"
"At that time, the imperial envoy went to the Yuzhou government to issue an edict, and the poison powder was only found on the third day after leaving..."
Xia Shoufu solemnly said: "Zhang Tianbao sent a pigeon to the capital, and the Ministry of War returned him a carrier pigeon and ordered him to bring poisonous powder and send it to the capital as quickly as possible. Zhang Tianbao then led the guards to go, but was intercepted and killed halfway. In order to investigate the case, the court said that he died in the border battle!"
"I'll go! So that's how it is..."
Zhao Guanren asked in surprise, "Did the Ministry of War receive the pigeon? Was the pigeon sent by the Ministry of War?"
"Received and sent, but ordered him to lead the army and send it to the imperial envoy..."
Xia Shoufu said: "The letters sent by the pigeons are all cipher texts, and outsiders don't know what they mean when they find them. The cipher texts are different between the armies. The Ningzhou Guard who received the pigeons also has detailed records. This means that the Ministry of War Something went wrong, someone killed the real pigeon and sent a fake one!"
Zhao Guanren spread his hands and said, "Then wouldn't it be found out after this investigation?"
"Two people ran away from the Ministry of War, both of them were small officials of the sixth rank. The ministers of the Ministry of War back then were all sent to prison, and a group of people were arrested without trial to find out why..."
Xia Shoufu took a sip of tea before saying: "Zhang Tianbao had a guard who didn't die. After he was rescued, he said that the enemies were all masked and their martial arts were superb. Zhang Tianbao was also a tough guy. Before he died, he swallowed the whole bottle of poison powder. The belly turned into pus on the spot, so the enemy failed!"
Zhao Guanren wondered, "Then you didn't settle the score with the Bian family?"
"I didn't know about Qi accountant at the time, I thought it was a secret agent who set fire to the poisonous powder..."
Xia Shoufu waved his hand and said: "After Zhang Tianbao was intercepted and killed, the imperial envoy ordered his family to continue to develop poisonous powder and put under surveillance, but the Bian family couldn't do it all the time, so the governor of Ningzhou issued an ultimatum. If you can’t hand over the poisonous powder, they don’t want to do this business!”
"Tsk tsk~"
Zhao Guanren shook his head and said, "Our court hall in Dashun is full of lice and loopholes. The Ministry of War can let spies in. I'm afraid there are many other cases of spies, right?"
"A lot indeed! But as soon as you mentioned the Peaceful Heavenly Kingdom, we suddenly realized..."
Prince Duan knocked on the table and said: "We made a mistake at the beginning. It was not a good thing done by the thief. Of course we couldn't find anything. We didn't take Little Thailand seriously at all. Who would have thought that they would be so brave?" , I must let them destroy the country this time!"
"My lords! Let me tell you the real situation..."
Zhao Guanren held up four fingers and said, "Actually, Zhang Tianbao found four bottles of poisonous powder, and he hid three of them. No one knows what the purpose is, but Zhang Tianbao even hid it from his family, and only said it was to destroy the poisonous powder." The corpse powder used to destroy corpses!"
"..."
The two adults looked at each other in surprise, and said, "It turns out that the poison powder has been in the hands of the Zhang family!"
"That's right! The Zhang family has a gambler, Zhang Tiansheng, who killed the person who came to ask for debts more than a month ago..."
Zhao Guanren said: "The boy took out the corpse powder after he killed someone, and threw it into the dry well to melt the corpse. As a result, it rained heavily that night, and the original dry well was filled with water, and it flooded all the way to the outside house of the Bian family. In this way, the corpse poison spread out like this!"
"It's true that people are not as good as heaven..."
Prince Duan hurriedly asked: "How did you find out? Did you find out just now? Zhang Tiansheng can be arrested. Whether he intends to or not, this is not a small crime!"
"I went to the old lady of the Zhang family and asked everything clearly, but..."
Zhao Guanren said helplessly: "Zhang Tiansheng ran away four days ago, and he probably found something wrong, and he may still have a bottle of corpse poison powder in his hand. I have found the remaining two bottles. I will also send the official document of the arrest. Yes, a reward of two hundred taels!"
"A reward of two thousand!"
Prince Duan impatiently patted the table, and said: "If I don't kill his head when I come back, I will give him 500 taels for 20 sticks, and the poison from the corpse will be terrible!"
"The prince's actions are magnificent, and the officials admire..."
Zhao Guanren clasped his hands and said, "Old Man! As the Chief Epidemiologist, this subordinate is responsible for eliminating the corpse poison. Corpse poison is not a weapon of war. It can turn all the big fish in the sea into corpses. If it is leaked, human beings will die, so I beg to destroy it." Corpse poison, not a single drop!"
"Hmm! Your mind and vision really make this old man admire..."
Xia Shoufu nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Why did the emperor throw the bowl in court? The emperor is not angry that the poisoning failed, but that those people are greedy for profit and short-sighted. If we can poison them, so can they. When the time comes, no one will be able to please everyone." !"
"Oh? I actually wanted to go with the emperor..."
Zhao Guanren realized that he really underestimated the emperor. He never thought that an emperor could have such foresight.
"I know you really want to cure the poison. Your Highness said that you were anxious with him before. It's really good..."
Xia Shoufu laughed again: "However, the emperor's intention is not to eliminate the poison, but to seal up the corpse poison, as a deterrent to other countries, and tell them clearly, if they dare to violate our Dashun territory, we will Let your country be full of corpses!"
"No no no! This is not a nuclear weapon, it will really kill you..."
Zhao Guanren waved his hand and said: "What I mean is that the court is full of loopholes. If the poisonous powder persists for a day, people will worry about it. Thousands of corpses are rampant everywhere, who can stop them?"
"impossible!"
Prince Duan firmly said: "The poisonous powder is hidden in the forbidden palace, guarded by a great master, who has the ability to steal it out, besides, there is Zhang Tiansheng, if his bottle falls into the hands of Little Thailand, we will not Isn't it passive, you don't have to worry too much!"
"You have doubted even the six ministers, what if the grand master is a traitor..."
Zhao Guanren patted the back of his hands and said: "I heard that the Forbidden Palace is guarded by three great masters. As long as there is a problem with one of them, it is easy to steal something. Let's just destroy the corpse poison and declare to the outside world that we have poison powder. No one will believe you if you say no one!"
"this… "
The two adults looked at each other hesitantly, when an eunuch knocked on the door and said that Tan Qingning had arrived, Zhao Guanren hurried over and opened the door, only to see the bloodstains all over Tan Qingning's body, the soft armor had been stabbed twice, her face was as sallow as straw paper ugly.
"What's wrong? Has the corpse poison been robbed..."
Zhao Guanren hurried over to help her, Tan Qingning stepped into the study wearily, took off the leather satchel and said with a sad smile: "It's a humble job, fortunately, I got all four bottles of poison powder, but I was intercepted by thieves on the way, we waited for a bloody battle to break through It was a lucky escape!"
"It's good to be back! Fortunately..."
Prince Duan wanted to take the satchel when he came up, but Zhao Guanren snatched it and said, "Qing Ning! You heard that Ouyang Renjie has defected and brought a group of Thai ladyboys to assassinate me earlier. Their spies!"
"Your Highness! Elder Ge..."
Tan Qingning suddenly knelt down on the ground, and said in a sobbing voice: "We are indeed guilty of negligence, but my senior brother will never rebel, and my black-clothed guards are all good men. I led more than 20 people out of the city with humble duties, and all of them were injured. , Your Highness and Ge Lao, please trust me and wait!"
"Deputy Tan Qianhu! Hurry up and get up..."
Xia Shoufu helped her up with his own hands, and said, "I know that you are loyal, but Jingdu's guards are out.
Such a big mistake must be investigated to the end, but I can assure you that I will handle it impartially, never let a bad person go, and never wrong a good person! "
"Thank you sir! Thank you Your Highness..."
Tan Qingning stood up with tears streaming down her face, Zhao Guanren opened the bag, looked at the poison powder, and said with a smile: "That's right, I have all the nine bottles of poison powder in my hand, and I have to check if there is another bottle left." Question mark, I'm going to destroy it in public!"
"What are you in a hurry for, at least let us ask for an order..."
Prince Duan grabbed the satchel, and Zhao Guanren had no choice but to say: "Let's do it! You don't need many poisonous powders, one bottle can destroy the world. Your Highness and I each keep one bottle, and we destroy the rest in person, otherwise there will be more poisonous powders." The bigger the target, the easier it is to be stolen!"
"Two bottles! You take one bottle and hide it well..."
As Prince Duan said, he was about to take out the poisonous powder, but Zhao Guanren yelled deliberately: "Hey! You can't take it out, and you will die if you leak the powder. Professionals work like professionals. Poisonous powder can be spread through breathing. One mouthful will kill all four of us!"
"You didn't say it earlier, take it away quickly, fetch water to wash this king's hands..."
Prince Duan hurriedly handed the bag to him in fright, and ran out with his hands up. Xia Shoufu also stepped out instinctively, and said, "Take care of it quickly, just leave two bottles of poison powder, and the rest Take the poisonous powder and destroy it in public tomorrow morning!"
"Then you have to send me hundreds of forbidden soldiers, otherwise I can't beat those Xiaotai..."
Zhao Guanren held up the bag with a helpless expression on his face, Xia Shoufu said without hesitation: "Go to Commander Wu, and hand over the poisonous powder to him, just tell me what I want, and if Tan Qianhu is okay, let him go." Go for personal protection, there is more or less a caretaker!"
"Humble post obeys!"
Tan Qingning immediately followed Zhao Guanren, and the little princess dragged Zhao Guanren to eat supper. Zhao Guanren used the corpse poison to scare her away. Finally, he found a wooden box, filled it with two bottles of corpse poison, and sealed it before taking her away. Followed Tan Qingning and the forbidden army to leave.
"Hey~ Sister! The acting skills are not bad, did you gain anything from Xiangtian County..."
Zhao Guanren led Tan Qingning into the carriage, cut open the leather armor and saw that the white flesh inside was fine, and the wounds and bloodstains were all staged.
"An ordinary person would definitely go to the trap in Xiangtian County, but Ouyang Renjie would never be fooled by you..."
Tan Qingning leaned against him and said with a smile: "Once Ouyang Renjie finds out that I'm out of the city, he will know that there is a fraud, and he will not go far away. Attacking you is the best choice, but I really didn't expect him to be a traitor. How dare you still attack me?" It is unbelievable to be able to defeat him!"
"Hey~ Anyone who is bombed by a land mine at close range will be dizzy..."
Zhao Guanren smiled and said: "But I didn't expect it to be him. I thought Dingtian was a hundred households. It seems that Dashun has been infiltrated very seriously. They have been staring at the powerful country of Ji, and they can actually take a group of insidious pirates, Forget about it!"
"Oh~ this time it's miserable..."
Tan Qingning sighed and said: "I came back with blood on purpose, and I wanted to bring my brothers to get some credit, but it was bad news when I entered the city. There are so many traitors in the guard field, don't say credit now, can you It's not bad to keep your head!"
"Your brother's future is uncertain, but you are not only fine, but you will be promoted..."
Zhao Guanren suddenly pressed her under his body, and said with a lewd smile: "Little lady! The imperial envoy ordered you to protect yourself, and you have to sleep next to him. You should follow my brother tonight. Your body is about to make my brother starve to death." !"
"No! I have Shou Gong Sha, so I can't explain it to Master..."
"Shou Gongsha can't keep his mouth shut, don't you still have your mouth..."
"Yeah! Kissing is fine, but you can't get too far..."
"Come on! We're not on the same channel..."