Seeing the delivery of relief food, the anger on the faces of Li Quanzhong and Sun Wanrong eased slightly.

Early the next morning, seeing the first batch of disaster relief grain distributed, Xie Yunxuan breathed a sigh of relief, and he said goodbye to Li Qianzhong and hurriedly returned to Yingzhou.

Xie Yunxuan had just returned to Yingzhou City, and his butt had not yet sat firmly, but he didn't expect another accident: the Khitan people ate disaster relief food, had stomach pain and diarrhea, and even died.

Hearing this news, Xie Yunxuan was taken aback: How is this possible, the food for disaster relief was personally transported by him, how could he eat bad people?

Immediately afterwards, Xie Yunxuan realized something, and he asked people to hurry up and invite Lu Xiaoxian.

After Lu Xiaoxian got up, he also felt incredible when he heard the news.

After thinking about it for a while, he made up his mind: "Whether it's true or not, we must go to the pine desert and see the situation!" ”

Xie Yunxuan frowned and said, "Senior Brother Lu, if something like this happens, the Khitans must hate it very much, if they go so rashly, I'm afraid it will ......."

Of course, Lu Xiaoxian knew that Xie Yunxuan's worries were not superfluous.

Needless to ask, this must be another big move by Mr. Wang and the Turks. The trick of blaming others has always been Mr. Wang's forte.

Lu Xiaoxian looked at Xie Yunxuan and said with a wry smile: "Senior Brother Yunxuan, do you think we have any other choice?" ”

Xie Yunxuan sighed, they had been forced to retreat.

Now that the matter has come out, it must be faced. Only by finding a way to find out the matter and give an explanation to the Khitans can it be possible to obtain their understanding and ease the current tense situation. If you hide or hide from it, it will only add fuel to the fire.

"Okay!" Xie Yunxuan nodded, "I'll go with you!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian invited a few Langzhong from Yingzhou City, hired a few carriages, and hurried to Songmo.

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The chiefs of the eight Khitan tribes gathered in Li Qianzhong's big tent, which was noisy and full of righteous indignation.

Previously, Zhao Wenhui shirked the disaster relief in every possible way. After the imperial decree arrived, he had to deliver relief food to Song Mo, but he poisoned the grain, which was simply too deceitful and vicious.

Due to the poisoning of the Khitan people who ate the relief grain, no one dares to eat it anymore.

The chieftains were furious, believing that this was a deliberate poisoning by the imperial court, that is, to exterminate the affected Khitans as a burden.

Sun Wanrong shouted: "Chief, we must go to Zhao Wenhui to settle accounts, or we will destroy him if we don't give us an explanation!" ”

The other chiefs also chimed in: "That's right, let's send troops to capture Yingzhou, and see if the Great Zhou court dares to underestimate our Khitan again!" ”

Looking at the fierce and passionate chiefs of the various departments, Li Quanzhong knew that if he didn't show his attitude, he would definitely cause public anger.

Li Qianzhong cleared his throat and was about to speak, but he saw his own soldiers coming to report: "Leader, Lu Xiaoxian and Lu Gongzi ask to see!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian?

Everyone in the tent was stunned.

"Lu Xiaoxian, hum! It's time for him to come! Just use his head to sacrifice the flag! Sun Wanrong said coldly.

"No way!" Li Quanzhong glared at Sun Wanrong, "Zhao Wenhui is Zhao Wenhui, and Lu Gongzi is Lu Gongzi." Lu Gongzi is kind to us Khitan, and we can't be undivided. Even if you want to settle accounts with Zhao Wenhui, it's none of Lu Gongzi's business. ”

The chiefs had a good impression of Lu Xiaoxian, and they also catered to him: "Yes! Lu Gongzi is different from Zhao Wenhui, you can't kill him! ”

Li Kaigu suggested to Li Qianzhong on the side: "Chief, why don't you invite Gongzi Lu into the account first!" ”

Li Quanzhong nodded and said, "Please Lu Gongzi!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian and Xie Yunxuan came to the tent, and without waiting for Li Quanzhong to speak, they clasped their fists towards the chiefs and said bluntly: "I heard about the poisoning of the disaster relief grain, so I made a special trip. Please rest assured, I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter! ”

Sun Wanrong asked maliciously: "I don't know how Gongzi Lu explains?" ”

Lu Xiaoxian looked at Sun Wanrong: "Please ask Sun Dashuai to bring a bag of disaster relief grain!" ”

Sun Wanrong didn't know what Lu Xiaoxian meant, but he still ordered his subordinates to bring a sack of relief food.

Lu Xiaoxian personally scooped out the grain from the sack and said to Sun Wanrong: "Please ask Sun Dashuai to let people cook with this grain, I will eat it in front of you!" ”

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but be surprised.

"Master Lu, what are you ......" Li Qianzhong looked worried.

"Chief, friendship is sincere. I promised you to help the Khitan through this difficult time. However, the grain purchased from other places was burned on the way, and now even the disaster relief food has problems, and if I don't give you an explanation, I can't get over it myself! ”

Listening to Lu Xiaoxian's words, not only Li Qianzhong, but also all the chiefs showed shame on their faces.

After a while, the rice was delivered, and Lu Xiaoxian and Xie Yunxuan each served a bowl and ate it.

After waiting for a long time, the two of them were safe and sound.

What's going on?

Obviously, the Khitan people had a stomachache after eating the grain, and some people even died, why did Lu Xiaoxian eat it but nothing happened.

The chiefs looked at each other.

Lu Xiaoxian said to everyone: "This matter is very strange, if you can trust me and give me some time, I will definitely find out about this matter and give you an explanation." How is it? ”

Lu Xiaoxian has done this, and the words have also been said to this, and the chiefs are not good at embarrassing him anymore.

Li Qianzhong nodded to Lu Xiaoxian and said, "Then we will wait for the results of Lu Gongzi!" ”

Leaving the big tent, Lu Xiaoxian asked Langzhong to go to diagnose and treat those Khitan people who had problems eating disaster relief food.

After the Lang Zhong came back, they reported to Lu Xiaoxian: Those who had stomach pain were poisoned by eating food, and those who died were also poisoned.

Is it really poisonous in disaster relief food?

Lu Xiaoxian asked for a few more bags of grain, all of which were cooked into rice, and then fed to the livestock separately. As a result, some livestock were poisoned, and even kicked their legs on the spot and died, but some were fine after eating.

What's going on?

Lu Xiaoxian and Xie Yunxuan went to the homes of those who had been poisoned, especially those who had eaten people to death. They knew very much about it, and even asked them how to get the grain bag, how to place it, how to open it, how to scoop the grain inside, how to cook the rice, and how to eat it.

Eventually, they set their sights on the sacks of grain.

Lu Xiaoxian asked someone to lead a dog, and then turned the grain bag over and let the dog lick the inside of the bag.

At first, the dog didn't react, but when it licked to the bottom, it suddenly twitched on all fours, foamed at the mouth, and struggled for a while before stopping.

The mystery was finally revealed, and it turned out that the bottom of the sack containing the grain was poisonous, and the grain was contained inside, and the poison at the bottom would seep into the grain.

When you cook and scoop the upper layer of grain, you will not be poisoned immediately, and you will not be poisoned until you eat the lower grain. Due to the different populations of each Khitan family, some people got the grain from the top, and some people got the grain from the lower class, so some of them were hit

poison, some are not poisoned, and the time of poisoning is not the same.

Li Qianzhong was furious when he learned the result, slapped the table and shouted, "Who did this?" ”

A person's face suddenly flashed in Lu Xiaoxian's mind: Yan Ke, it must have been Yan Ke's doing.

Behind Yan Ke are the Turks, and of course, the shadow of Mr. Wang.

In any case, Yan Ke was also an official of the imperial court, and he represented the imperial court. Even if Lu Xiaoxian told Li Quanzhong that Yan Ke had taken refuge in the Turks, how could Li Qianzhong believe it?

Lu Xiaoxian sighed and said, "Chief, I'll go back to Yingzhou City to investigate, and I will definitely find out!" ”

Back in Yingzhou City, Lu Xiaoxian handed over the matter of Cha Yanke to Xie Yunxuan, after all, his identity was more convenient than his own.

After breaking up with Xie Yunxuan, Lu Xiaoxian did not return home, and came directly to find Fang Hatshui.

"Going to visit Qin Huo in the prison?" Fang Hatshui looked at Lu Xiaoxian.

Lu Xiaoxian said with a calm face: "You go and tell the old man that I am visiting the prison in an upright manner, if he doesn't agree, then I will think of another way!" ”

Fang Hatshui is Mr. Wang's person, and he wants to visit Qin Huo, but he can't find Mr. Wang to find Zhao Wenhui and Yan Ke. Lu Xiaoxian was angry in his heart, so he unceremoniously exposed the details of Fang Hatshui.

"No!" Fang Hatshui said seriously, "Mr. has already instructed, when Gongzi Lu wants to go to see Qin Huo, it's no problem!" ”

This dog is old-fashioned, and he wants to be in front of everything, Lu Xiaoxian muttered.

Lu Xiaoxian followed behind Fang Hatshui and entered the prison of the Governor's Mansion with strong barriers.

Passing through the passage, two long black shadows pulled out behind them, twisting in strange shapes, and the eerie sound of the wind was heard on all sides.

Walking to the entrance of the prison, the two-zhang high sandwich wall was filled with sand for the prisoners to dig a hole to escape, and a four-foot-high door was opened directly opposite, and on the doorway was a tiger-faced fox with a swallowing mouth. The reason why it is so short is that the prisoners have to bow their heads and hunch their backs when they pass, which creates a kind of psychological fear and unsteadiness.

Of course, Lu Xiaoxian and Fang Hatshui didn't have to go through this doorway, they entered the prison through the side door where the forbidden children walked.

The four prisons are divided into four numbers, Tiandi, Xuanhuang, and Huang, and the treatment varies according to the importance of the prisoners.

The Tianzi rooms are all private rooms and are heavily guarded, and they are dedicated to prisoners who have committed serious crimes.

Lu Xiaoxian tried to look into the end of the aisle, only to see a dark blue black, and the shadows were so thick that he couldn't understand it.

When he came to the prison door, Fang Hatshui said to Lu Xiaoxian: "Master Lu, you can't go in, you can only talk to him here!" ”

Lu Xiaoxian glanced at him, and Fang Hatshui said very consciously: "I'm waiting for you outside, if you have anything to say, please Lu Gongzi hurry up and say!" ”

With that, Fang Hatshui turned around and left.

Lu Xiaoxian let in the dim light, and looked into the railing, there was a straw bunk in the narrow cell, and a person was sitting in the straw bunk, it was Qin Huo.

Looking at Qin Huo's tired cold eyes, Lu Xiaoxian said with some difficulty: "Brother Huo......"

Qin Huo moved, and after a while, he spoke. The voice was a little hoarse: "Brother Lu, the boat capsized in the gutter, making you laugh." ”

Lu Xiaoxian condensed and said: "Brother Huo, what I said below, you have to keep it in your mind......"

"Brother Lu, you are ......"

Lu Xiaoxian's eyes were blazing: "I am your brother, believe me or not, if you believe me, do as I say!" ”

Qin Huo nodded solemnly: "I believe it!" ”

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