Volume 1 Jinghua Smoke and Clouds (I) Chapter 30 The Poisonous Grass
"I wonder what kind of poison these people have?" Wu Jingmo asked with a frown.
"Look at these thirty-two corpses, all of them have stiff necks, hideous faces, and their bodies are convulsed and curled up into the shape of a bow! It must have been a convulsion and a broken intestine to death, and the process was extremely painful! That's why the limbs spasmed into a ball, and they were hung on the beams of the same height, forming such a tragic phenomenon of large and small, high and low! Even if they were untied and put to the ground, these stiff corpses would not be able to calm down to normal! ”
Lu Chengfeng had gritted his teeth and gurgled.
"Brother Chengfeng, do you know, what kind of poison is this in the world? In the past 20 years, he has seen hundreds of large and small cases of poisoning and death, all of which are violent deaths of seven tricks of bloodshed, but he has never seen any strange poison that can make people die so painfully! ”
"It's a strychnine!" Lu Chengfeng said categorically, I don't know when, there was a small dry branch in his hand.
"But this dead branch looks no different from ordinary stumps and leaves!" Fu Bing was puzzled.
"Brother Chengfeng is talking about plantain? I think I'm also well-read, but I've only heard of plantain, and I've never heard of strychnine. Wu Jingmo was also puzzled.
"That's right, it's precisely because it looks no different from ordinary stumps and leaves that it can be concealed from people's eyes, and even you officers and soldiers haven't noticed anything strange!" Lu Chengfeng lifted the dead branch high above his head, and walked with his head held high, "Brother Jingmo is right!" Everyone look carefully, this is the poisonous weed, the plantain! The name of this plantain is the meaning of death after eating the horse before the horse! ”
"As far as I know, plantain is a kind of precious medicinal herb with miraculous effects for the treatment of facial paralysis and quadriplegia, although there is a certain toxicity, but if you follow the prescription of a famous doctor, it should be able to reduce its toxic side effects. In addition, I Dajing has always been very strict with the control of all kinds of toxic Chinese herbal medicines, and each handle must be registered in the register before it can be circulated! Even in the Imperial City of Jinghua, this plantain is a rare thing. As far as I know, only a handful of pharmacies with deep pockets that specialize in exotic herbs sell them! The number is still quite limited! Therefore, in the capital, a plantain is no less than 10,000 yuan! ”
Wu Jingmo tried hard to recall the medical books he had read and spoke eloquently.
"It's worth so much! What a pity to use it to kill people! What a tyrannical thing! Youfu Bing sighed.
"I don't understand, how did the herbs used to treat diseases and save people become murder weapons?"
"Hey! It's better to sell it as a rare herb! Take the money and have a good birthday! ”
"That's right! How could he be willing to do it! I've never seen such a valuable baby! ”
Several government soldiers chimed in.
"Thirty-two lives! How many of these things did he have in his hands? A soldier asked.
As soon as the words landed, everyone shuddered!
"That's right! Since the adults have said that this plantain is so rare and rare, and the official family is also very strict in controlling it, where did he get so much? Another soldier asked.
"Adults, should the little ones check the medicinal herb shops in Beijing first?" The man who looked like a small leader in the army bowed and asked.
Wu Jingmo nodded in acquiescence. The soldiers were about to go first, but they listened to the wind and opened their mouths.
"In Dajing, this plantain is a rare thing, so you are not familiar with it. And in the land of the Wu Clan in the south, this grass is everywhere! The people there call this plantain strychnine, because the seeds it bears are where the poison lies! Dajing's plantain, which is used for medicinal purposes, must have removed the seeds of fruit grass in advance. ”
Lu Chengfeng calmed down and continued:
"When I was a child, I wandered in Shouyang City, and I was so hungry that I almost went to pick the fruits of plantain to feed my stomach. Those fruits, as big as small plums, small as green peas, oblate and round, like small green buttons, hidden in the green leaves, are very attractive! Luckily, I was saved before I had time to eat! Later I learned that if I had only taken a small bite, I would have died on the spot! ”
Suddenly, Wu Jingmo shouted in surprise as if he had been granted amnesty, "I know! I once saw in a historical material about Nanli Guo that ten years ago, during the Battle of Shouyang City, Nanli Guo used plantain to make poisonous gas, and smoked to death tens of thousands of my Dajing officers and soldiers! This led to the Shouyang Massacre in the back! ”
Lu Chengfeng listened, and his heart tingled.
That year, he was still young, and he only knew that Shouyang City was in flames of war at that time, and after a large number of people were displaced, they were hungry and cold, and they died on the streets! After being picked up by the master and returned to Biyun Valley, it was like being isolated from the world in a paradise, and I didn't know that the situation in my hometown was so miserable!
"I forgot that the hometown of the Chengfeng brothers is Shouyang City, no wonder they can recognize the plantain at a glance! Admire under it! Admire! Wu Jingmo made a gesture to Lu Chengfeng and thanked him.
But seeing Lu Chengfeng's face pale at the moment, his eyes were distracted, and he bowed his spine deeply, holding his forehead with his hands, as if he was thinking deeply about something.
"Brother Chengfeng, I'll send someone to check if there are any people who have left the south to enter Beijing in the near future!" Wu Jingmo immediately ordered, "Act now!" The whole city is searching for Nanli people! It is better to take one by mistake than to have the murderer caught! ”
"Wait!" Lu Chengfeng shouted, secretly hating himself in his heart, for so many years, he didn't hear anything outside the window, and now he wants to order the arrest of the Nanli compatriots in the whole city, isn't it too hasty and ruthless?
"Brother Chengfeng, I know that you were born in Shouyang City, and you can be regarded as half a Nanli person, so you are connected by the same fate and have pity. It's just that the law is unforgiving! Whether it is a Nanli person or a Jinghua person, as long as he is a suspect, I will definitely arrest him and ask him to find out! ”
"Please also ask Brother Jingmo to handle it properly, don't be like a great enemy as soon as you see Nanli. Today, Nanli has already returned to my Dajing, and the subjects of the world are one family! Although I was born in Shouyang City, I am also the imperial grandson of Dajingguo! Let's ask those ordinary people who came to Jinghua from Nanli and have settled down for many years, what are their crimes? "The road is windy, and the reason is arguing.
"Jingmo understands! Please rest assured, Brother Chengfeng! Wu Jingmo rode the wind and bowed his head heavily.
"Wait! Brother Jingmo, since the righteousness is current, please check the medicinal herb shops you just talked about. By the way, there is also a hospital, which must not be missed! Anyone who may come into contact with plantain should be treated equally! If there is no suspicion, whether it is a Jinghua or a Nanli person, please raise your noble hand and release him quickly! Ride the wind on the next road for the people of the world first, thank you Brother Jingmo! ”
Lu Chengfeng bent down deeply, bowed to Wu Jingmo, and bowed in courtesy.
Wu Jingmo also bowed in return, then raised his hand high and ordered, "You guys stay!" Obey the orders of His Royal Highness! See what else he needs! The rest of you are with me! Let's go! ”
So saying, he stepped out of the little door, and flew on his horse, and roared away with a crowd of horses.