General, please be a loyal minister!

Chapter 102 Poisoning

In the eastern capital, the sun is setting and the river is cold, the smoke is gradually rising, and the noisy downtown is gradually returning to tranquility.

Suddenly, there was a strong wind blowing, and several fast horses came from the gate of the city, swept across the long street at high speed, and ran towards the majestic palace at the end of the road.

When the passer-by reacted, there was only a smear of red like a flaming cloak in his eyes.

The team rode the horses in front of the palace gate. The leading man slightly raised his handsome eyes, and glanced lightly at the palace guard who saluted him. Then he turned over and threw the whip into the arms of his followers, and strode towards the palace. go.

The man is Gu Chongming, the most trusted general by His Majesty now, holding [-]% of the military power in Dayi, and the power is poured into the government and the public.

When Fang walked to Weiyang Palace, a servant stepped forward to greet him: "General, Your Majesty has been waiting for you for a while."

Han Zhao nodded slightly and stepped into the hall.

The king of the palace stood with his back to the door, his eyes fell on a hanging map of Kyushu, and when he heard the voice of the attendant announcing, he turned around and looked at Han Zhao who came in.

Han Zhao knelt down on one knee, and presented a roll of documents drawn from his chest: "Your Majesty, the letter of surrender from Bingzhou has arrived."

The king walked down the steps, picked up the document, and started to read it. Although he tried his best to restrain himself, his face gradually revealed an expression of excitement: "Good! Good! Good! I didn't misread you."

Liu Ci put his hand on Han Zhao's shoulder. He wanted to praise him, but because of his excitement, he helped Han Zhao and coughed.

In the past two years, Liu Ci's health has been deteriorating, and he has been ill for half a year due to the cold.

But Liu Ci seemed unable to stop coughing, and his face quickly turned red.

Han Zhao was surprised. According to the news he had heard, Liu Ci's illness was not so serious.

Seeing that Liu Ci's cough was getting worse, the servant hurried forward to support him: "Come here, tell the imperial physician!"

The report ended in a hurry because of Liu Ci's health. After leaving the palace, Han Zhao returned to the mansion and called his subordinates.

He asked, "Any news?"

The subordinate reported: "Return to the general, Xuanzong's people said that they were taken away two years ago."

two years ago?

Liu Ci should have proclaimed himself emperor at that time, who would have taken Yao Guang and Liu Yun away?

Han Zhao immediately thought of his master.

But he obviously hid the person very well, does that person really have all-hands and eyes?

Han Zhao closed his eyes, and a great panic and worry overwhelmed him.

After Bingzhou surrendered, there was no fighting for a while, and Han Zhao suddenly became idle.For the past two years, he has been fighting north and south for Liu Ci without stopping for a moment. Now that he suddenly doesn't have to fight, he doesn't know what to do.

Although he was concerned about Liu Ji who was far away in Chu, he was not allowed to visit him, and he was not even allowed to inquire about him.

If Liu Ci has any dissatisfaction with him, he will take revenge on Liu Ji.

And the master also didn't move after toppling Liu Ji. Of course, Han Zhao didn't think that his purpose was limited to that, and his inaction showed that the development of things like this was what the master expected, or maybe he actually did something, but Han Zhao Zhao didn't notice.

Also, Yao Guang and Liu Yun, where are they now?

On this day, several mysterious people knocked on the back door of Han Zhao's mansion.

One of them pulled the brim of his hood: "If I want to see General Gu, just say I am Liu Yun."

After hearing the news, Han Zhao quickly returned to the mansion. He quickly walked into the living room and saw the guests mentioned by his subordinates.

Liu Yun, Geng Yi, and the fifth child...

Seeing Han Zhao appear, Liu Yun stepped forward excitedly: "Brother Han!"

Han Zhao supported Liu Yun: "Where did you go? Are you all right? Where's Yaoguang?"

Liu Yunhong replied with eyes: "We are fine, the King of Chu picked us up, Yao Guang is now in Chu, safe and sound."

Geng Yi answered: "The boss is also very good, but he is very worried about you, so let me escort Ms. Liu over to help you."

Liu Yun continued: "On the way, we encountered the hidden guards of the organization. Fortunately, the fifth brother was there, so we escaped."

After Cheng Ju got rid of Xu Zhongyan, he sent Lao Wu to help Liu Ji.

Han Zhao looked at the fifth child: "Thank you!"

The fifth child nodded slightly, and accepted Han Zhao's words of gratitude: "That's eighteen. It seems that he and the seventh child are both serving the master now. The master does not want Miss Liu to come to Dongdu, it must be because Miss Liu will hinder him."

However, how will Liu Yun hinder the master?

Liu Yun pondered for a while, and asked, "Has anyone in the court got a strange disease or died unexpectedly recently?"

None died, but one fell ill.

Did Liu Ji also think of this before sending Liu Yun here?

Han Zhao replied, "Yes, it is Liu Ci."

Liu Yun realized something, and her eyes widened in surprise, she swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "I have to see it myself to know if it's true or not."

Han Zhao nodded: "Okay, I'll introduce you."

Although the monarch-minister relationship between him and Liu Ci originated from a transaction, the two years of service still gained some meager trust. It is still possible to simply recommend a doctor.

But after Liu Yun entered the palace, she had to cut off any contact with the outside world, and she was not allowed to pass any information about Liu Ci's illness to anyone.

Knowing this, Liu Yun still nodded firmly, and followed Han Zhao into the palace.

Pressing Liu Ci's veins with her slender hands, Liu Yun's expression gradually became serious, as if she thought she was not sure, she washed her hands with warm water and rubbed them again.

Liu Ci's heart was not feeling well, he asked in a deep voice: "Xuanzong's doctor girl, how is my illness?"

Liu Yun took a few steps back, knelt down and put her head deeply on the ground: "The daughter of the people must first ask His Majesty for forgiveness before she dares to tell the truth."

Such a gesture made Liu Ci feel even more uneasy. He held back his temper and said, "Forgive your innocence."

Liu Yun still lowered her body and replied: "This is zinnia. It is said to be poisonous, but it does not directly harm the human body. The only effect is to aggravate the disease of the sick person and make him die. Ordinary doctors can't diagnose it at all." The reason is only recorded by Xuanzong."

After being ill for so long, Liu Ci was also mentally prepared to be harmed by others. He asked with a gloomy face, "Only Xuanzong? That is to say, it was Xuanzong who poisoned him?"

Liu Yun hurriedly said: "That's not the case!"

"This medicine is the product of the failure of the master's invention. It was included in the "Poison Classic" as a warning for his disciples. However, both Xuanzong's "Medicine Classic" and "Poison Classic" have been lost. Now Xuanzong only has women. I worked hard with my master to restore the fragmented copy. Only the two of us have seen it, but we have no motive or opportunity to poison His Majesty."

Liu Ci asked angrily, "Why should I trust you?"

Liu Yun replied resolutely: "Your Majesty doesn't need to believe Minnv's explanation, you just need to ask Your Majesty to believe that Minnv is the only person who can save His Majesty at present. Minnv will try her best to treat Your Majesty to prove her innocence."

If she wanted to help Han Zhao at the beginning, then this matter has something to do with their teacher now.

The person behind the poison must have come into contact with the "Classic of Medicine" and "Classic of Poison" of their medicine school. This is the painstaking effort of generations of Xuanzong's medicine school.

Moreover, Liu Ci already knew that the poison he was poisoned came from Xuanzong. If he died because of this, neither she nor Shigong could escape the responsibility.

Liu Yun will use what she has learned all her life to save Liu Ci's life.

Liu Ci said in a deep voice, "Don't tell anyone about this conversation."

Liu Yun: "Yes."

While treating the disease, it is also very important to investigate the source of the poison. Peritiacum needs to be administered continuously for a long time. Everything Liu Ci ate recently was sent to Liu Yun.

She observed and smelled them one by one, and added some powder medicine from time to time. Finally, after half a day of investigation, Liu Yun selected two foods.

Liu Ci's tea and pastries.

The eunuchs from the imperial study and the maids from the imperial dining room were in charge of preparing these two items. The guards quickly arrested all relevant personnel and went to interrogate them.

Listening to those howls of injustice, Liu Yun lowered her eyes, they may indeed be innocent, but the court staff in the palace does not respect human feelings.

While no one was paying attention to her, Liu Yun quietly stuffed a written note into the flowerpot in front of the window of the Imperial Hospital.

Although Liu Ci severed her contact with the outside world, there are always more solutions than difficulties.

When the night was falling, a palace guard passed by the gate of the imperial hospital, his hand lightly brushed the flower pot by the window, and quietly took the note away.

……

Han Zhao had seen the note brought back by the fifth child, and also believed that the person behind the poisoning was the master.

The master wants Liu Ci to die.

Who would benefit the most from Liu Ci's death now?

Eighth Prince Liu Ze?

Liu Yan, the sixth prince?

No, if he was the master, he would not choose these two people.

They have become kings as adults, have personal political opinions, and have relatives and mothers behind them, which is extremely difficult to manipulate.

If what the master wanted was power, he would have achieved it long ago. He must have been planning for so many years, and he must have wanted to completely control the world.

It's not like Han Zhao has never seen this kind of careerist.

So even after he overthrew Liu Ji, he endured for two years and asked Liu Ci to help him rule the world.

To sum up, if he wants to take power after killing Liu Ci, the master will definitely not choose an adult prince, but what power does he have to surpass the three adult princes Liu Ji, Liu Yan, and Liu Ze and push the remaining young princes to the top? throne?

Thinking about it this way, the scope narrows down a lot. Nowadays, there are not many people with such power in the court. Even if they are not the master, they will be the master's people.

But after narrowing the scope, Han Zhao had other doubts.

When Ji Liang met his master when he was young, the master was a young man, so now that more than 20 years have passed, the master should be almost 50 years old.

However, those who meet such conditions have a clean background, while those who are suspected do not meet the age requirements.

Cheng Ju pondered for a moment after listening to Han Zhao's analysis: "Perhaps, the master is not a person, but an identity."

Su Xin has a different opinion: "If it's just an identity, how can Xu Zhongyan's fanatical worship of the master be explained?"

Han Zhaodao: "We may have overlooked something, but the current general direction of thinking should be correct. The master's goal must be the world."

Suddenly, Su Xin, who was knocking on the table, had a flash of inspiration: "Will the master impersonate the succeeding prince? Aren't they very good at disguise?"

Cheng Ju continued: "Then his current identity is very likely to be an impostor."

This makes it more difficult to check the identity of the master.

Su Xin knocked on the table twice, and another thought came up: "What is the master most afraid of? Or, where has he spent the most effort so far?"

Cheng Ju turned his eyes and spit out a name: "Liu Ji!"

Su Xin's eyes lit up: "Yes! Let's do it like this!"

Cheng Ju looked at Su Xin, and instead of looking at each other, his eyes were full of joy.

Han Zhao looked left and right, "Please tell me the truth."

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Su Xin speaks, Cheng Ju speaks;

Su Xin spoke again, and Cheng Ju spoke again;

Han Zhao read the speech record again and exited the room.

If the farts are on the first floor, then Han Zhao is on the second floor. It's a pity that all the elites in the power field start on the fifth floor.

To sum up, it's not that Sogo is a general, it's that his opponents and teammates are too powerful.