Thunder exploded.

The emperor sat still, and many of the old ministers standing in the hall had already fallen to the ground.

No one would think that King Li was only mentioning the plague at this moment for idle chat.

There is only one possibility to put the old matter of "plague" together with the topic just now.

Many people in the hall were so frightened that their eyes turned black, and even if they could barely stand or sit firmly, they didn't dare to look up at the emperor.

But there were also people who were staring at the emperor from beginning to end, their hearts were blank, and their ears were buzzing.

Did you guess wrong? Did you hear it wrong? Or, is King Li talking nonsense? Otherwise, how could there not even be the slightest hint of panic on the emperor's face?

Just thinking like this, he saw that the emperor's body suddenly leaned forward, his eyes suddenly straightened a little, and then a stream of blood suddenly flowed from the corner of his mouth.

The palace maids and eunuchs next to them were still kneeling on the ground, and no one stepped forward to support them for a while.

An old minister hurriedly raised his head and glanced at Ruan Qingzhi.

Ruan Qingzhi's eyes immediately widened: "What do you mean by throwing winks at me?" Hey, you can see clearly, I am the county lord of Qingyang, not your maid! You can't be rude to me for being disrespectful, and I'm the most annoying old man! ”

The old minister was so red in the face and angry that she roared.

Ruan Qingzhi was not finished, and after the roar, he muttered softly: "Of course I know what you mean, but what loyalty do you show at this time?" If you are loyal, you will help you! Only be generous to others! ”

Luan Zhongcheng, who was standing not far away, secretly glanced over here.

Ruan Qingzhi hurriedly raised his hand and said, "Grandpa, I'm not scolding you!" You're not a 'stinky old man', my grandfather will never be old! ”

Luan Zhongcheng shook his head helplessly.

This girl, when is it time, she just mutters about those who have it or not.

What a situation now, the sky is about to fall!

Luan Zhongcheng coughed, and opened his mouth leisurely in a chaotic exclamation: "His Royal Highness King Li, it has been eighteen years since the plague in Hancheng, why do you bother to mention it now?" You see, what has made Your Majesty angry! ”

At this time, the emperor had been helped up by the little eunuch, and he was leaning back in the chair weakly, his eyes a little dazed.

"Han Cheng, Han Cheng ......," he murmured.

Not many people heard this voice, but the little eunuch next to him wanted to repeat it loudly and asked, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with Han Cheng?" Hanseong ...... Is it a person's name? Or is it a place name? Are you going to call Han Cheng? Are you going to Hanseong? ”

Every time he asked, the emperor was so anxious that he wanted to open his mouth to speak, but there was no sound in his throat, and the anxious little eunuch had already asked a long list of questions.

Well, now everyone knows that the emperor is talking about "Hancheng".

Ye Han raised his voice: "Father remembers well. The outbreak of the plague began in a county under the jurisdiction of Yucheng, and then quickly spread to many surrounding cities, the most serious of which was Hancheng. Later, the epidemic got out of control, and the imperial court decided to burn the city, which also started from Rucheng and Hancheng. ”

The Emperor's eyes were straight, his throat only clicked, and he didn't speak.

Seeing this, Ye Han continued: "Coincidentally, this time Erchen 'suppressed bandits' in the north, and the place where he stayed the longest was also the deep mountains near Hancheng. It's just that local residents say that although the current Hancheng still uses this name, it is not rebuilt on the original site, and it is actually more than 20 miles away from the old site of Hancheng 18 years ago. However, the bricks and stones used to build the city were all quarried from Qingxia Mountain, and the style of the city gate was similar to before. ”

"Locals?" Someone asked, "Now that the city has been burned, how can any of the residents know what the old site was like?" ”

Ye Han said calmly: "The rivers, seas and lakes are vast, and there are always fish that slip through the net. ”

The Emperor rolled his eyes and fainted.

The little eunuch next to him hurriedly woke people up and cried to Ye Han: "Your Highness, the emperor's spirit has not been very good these days, and every time he watches the recital, he feels powerless...... I can't be frightened anymore! ”

"Send a doctor." Night Chill.

Sending the Imperial Doctor at night is not a good signal to the outside world.

"But I can't take care of it at this time", the ministers said in their hearts, "I can't watch the chapters, and it's time to retire to the harem to recuperate." ”

Of course, the emperor himself knew this truth, so when he looked at the little eunuch next to him, he had a little hatred.

The little eunuch was not frightened, and half-knelt with low eyebrows, respectfully.

Ye Han saw that the emperor had relieved his breath, so he looked at him again and said: "Father, the emperor and his sons also went to Hancheng to find out that there were still a lot of fish that slipped through the net in the plague back then, do you want to meet them?" ”

The Emperor immediately shook his head.

There was a minister next to him frowning: "Your Royal Highness King Li, even if someone can survive the plague by luck, what reason does Your Majesty want to see them?" It's been so many years! ”

Ye Han smiled and said meaningfully: "It's just that my father doesn't want to see nature." The king just thought that his father had been haunted by the plague for many years, and that he might be willing to meet the survivors and ask how the plague had happened, how it spread, and ...... Is it really to the point where the city has to be burned? ”

"Isn't there a file for those things!" The Emperor spoke in a dumb voice, "It's been so many years, what are you doing with it!" ”

"Because I have to mention it." Ye Han looked at him, "If my father doesn't want to see those survivors, maybe he would like to meet someone from the Imperial Hospital, such as Imperial Doctor Du?" ”

"No, I don't see you!" The emperor sat up suddenly, and shook his hand for the little eunuch to help him.

The little eunuch pressed his hand to help him sit firmly, and comforted: "Your Majesty, rest assured, Imperial Doctor Du will be here soon." ”

I've already asked for it.

When the emperor heard this, he was even more furious, and he suddenly shook off the little eunuch's hand and rushed forward: "Ling Han! What the hell are you going to do! ”

Ye Han took two steps to the side, watched Ling Yu rush forward to help the emperor stand firmly, and then said in a deep voice: "I said from the beginning, my father is not worthy of being a king. ”

"I am not worthy of being a king," the emperor leaned on Ling Yu's shoulder and laughed miserably, "So you won't wait a day, will you!" You're not afraid...... Aren't you afraid that people in the world will scold you for forcing the palace to usurp the throne and being unkind and unfilial! ”

"Erchen has already done this, of course he is not afraid." Ye Han's expression was always indifferent.

Ling Yu was so angry that he cried and yelled with his neck straight: "Third brother! Are you crazy? Have you ever seen how angry your father has been? When you're not there...... A few years ago, my father had a serious illness, and the imperial doctor told me not to be angry, do you have to force my father to death! ”

At this point, many courtiers couldn't help but shake their heads, feeling that King Li was too aggressive, and he had already exceeded his duty as a courtier.

But no one has spoken out for a long time.

It's time to get to that.

The plague of eighteen years ago clearly had something else to say.

King Li is already bound to get that position, and whoever rushes to find his bad luck at this time will find his own death.

Because of these considerations, the hall became quieter and quieter, and there was no longer even the private discussion that had been chattering before.

Sensing this change, the emperor couldn't help but feel sad and angry, and coughed violently on Ling Yu's shoulder.

Ye Leng watched it, and when he coughed almost enough, he said nonchalantly: "Father Emperor Dragon's body is precious, but it must be taken care of." It's not like the thousands of people in the north, and those cheap lives are just burned down. ”

The emperor's breath was half blocked, and he suddenly coughed back into tears, and it took a lot of effort to be helped by Ling Yu to sit firmly, stretching out his trembling hand and roaring hoarsely: "What are you talking about in a weird way!" Northland, Northland, what do a million people in the Northland have to do with you! They are my people! It's mine! Not yours! If I want them to die, they should die, and that is their glory! ”

"So is my father admitting it?" Ye Han asked.

The emperor was panting with his mouth open, his eyes wide open, almost rushing out of his sockets.

Ling Yu cried breathlessly: "Third brother, what the hell are you ...... What do you want your father to admit? ”

At this time, the little eunuch at the door reported that Imperial Doctor Du was coming, and Ye Han snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: "What should I admit, my father himself knows it in his heart!" Now that Imperial Doctor Du is here, it's just right. I just don't know how Ruan Xiang's injuries are healing, have people come? ”

The little eunuch at the door hurriedly said: "I just heard someone say that I have entered the palace gate, and the palace people will carry it slowly, and it will be there in a moment." Lord Chu lives far away, and I'm afraid it will be a little later. ”

Ye Han nodded, and looked at the emperor again: "The most critical three are already together." Father, did you say that thing yourself, or did your sons say it for you? ”

The emperor did not answer, and beckoned to Imperial Doctor Du.

Ruan Qingzhi suddenly stepped forward to stop him, and smiled: "My medical skills are much better than Imperial Doctor Du, Your Majesty, how about I come to show you?" ”

Of course, the emperor refused, and immediately shook his hand and said angrily: "You don't have to come over!" It's best if I'm very sick and return to the West as soon as possible, so that your wish can be fulfilled! ”

When Ruan Qingzhi heard this, he really stopped moving forward, and Imperial Doctor Du had already been stopped.

"Lord Qingyang, Your Majesty, he ......" Imperial Doctor Du was a little apprehensive.

Of course, it was not because of the emperor's illness, but because I heard Ye Han mention Ruan Wenzhong just now, and said that "the three of them are already together".

So what exactly is it that you just talked about? What are the three by "three"?

Ruan Qingzhi ignored Imperial Physician Du's inquiry, and asked bluntly: "The plague in the north eighteen years ago has nothing to do with Imperial Physician Du, right?" ”

Imperial Doctor Du was shocked, and knelt down with a puff: "Lord Qingyang, where did you start talking about this!" The plague is a natural calamity, and even if the lower officials have great ability, they can't create it out of thin air! ”

As soon as these words came out of the hall, there was a lot of discussion, but Ruan Qingzhi showed a look of surprise: "This is really strange. I just want to ask you about the sin of ineffective treatment of the plague eighteen years ago, what do you mean by 'born to come' and what do you mean by 'made out of thin air'? ”

Imperial Doctor Du immediately opened his mouth and stammered.

Ruan Qingzhi looked at his expression and sneered: "Only when people are extremely nervous will they lose their words and say what is in their hearts. So, Imperial Doctor Du, that plague was indeed 'made out of thin air' by you, right? ”

"No, no, no," Imperial Physician Du hurriedly denied, "how is this possible!" The lord of the county, you are a medical student yourself, so you should know the origin of the plague......"

"I know." Ruan Qingzhi looked at him and said coldly, "I know that Imperial Doctor Du is obsessed with medical skills, and when he was young, he traveled all over the world, whether it was the sparsely populated desert in the north of the Saibei or the old forest rampant in the south of the Yangtze River, he left your footprints. ”

This matter is well known and there is nothing to deny. Imperial Physician Du nodded honestly.

Ruan Qingzhi took two steps forward and looked at him: "That's really a coincidence, when I was curing the plague in Yangcheng last year, I saw a travelogue from the Bashu area, saying that there is a disease that causes people to die of sores and ulcers, and once it happens, it often leads to the extinction of a household or even a village. Because there is no interaction with outsiders in the mountains, the outside world does not know about it, and it has never attracted the attention of the government. ”

Imperial Physician Du waited quietly for her to finish, with a look of admiration: "The county lord of Qingyang is erudite. ”

"It's not erudition," Ruan Qingzhi said, "I just happened to see it." The book also said that 23 years ago, a Han family doctor once went into the mountains alone to visit a deserted village ravaged by rotten sores and diseases, and also treated the survivors of the village, and the local people were deeply moved. ”

Imperial Physician Du's face suddenly became a little ugly.

Ruan Qingzhi looked at him and his expression turned cold: "Imperial Doctor Du, you shouldn't have thought that the things you brought out of the mountains would be regarded as treasures by the new emperor at that time, and would become a ladder for you to soar in the future, right?" ”

"Lord Qingyang," Imperial Physician Du raised his head with a blank expression: "Xiaguan doesn't quite understand what you mean. Although Xiaguan has been in and out of the deep mountains in the Bashu area, he has never brought out ...... The kind of thing you are talking about, you don't even know what the ladder is......"

Ruan Qingzhi interrupted him and asked, "So it's a coincidence that you happened to be there a month before the outbreak of the epidemic in Rucheng?" It's also a coincidence that there was your note at the Izumo Inn near Hancheng at about the same time? ”

Imperial Physician Du raised his hand to wipe his sweat, and stammered: "County Lord, you must have misunderstood, Xia and Xia Guan were recuperating at home in bed due to illness at that time, how could they appear in the Northland?" ”

Ruan Qingzhi looked at his face and shook his head: "Do you want to deny this?" In this way, you have to deny the secret compartment on the bookshelf of the library building of the Tai Hospital? The secret under the third row of trellises in the pergola of the garden in your own house is also to be denied? Do you want to deny the evidence that you sneakily handed over to Ling Shuang and was hidden by him in the Qinglou? ”

As she spoke, Imperial Physician Du's eyes widened wider and wider, and he was already terrified.

At this time, the little eunuchs could be seen carrying Ruan Wenzhong on the road at the door. Ruan Qingzhi glanced up, and then still looked at Imperial Physician Du: "You haven't forgotten the last time you poisoned me in the Imperial Hospital, and by the way, you blamed Imperial Physician Chu?" ”

Imperial Physician Du's face was already dripping with cold sweat, and he still shook his head: "Lord Qingyang, the lower officials don't understand." You had some dealings with the Tai Hospital a few years ago, but apart from being abducted from the library on the last day, you have always had a very pleasant ......."

Ruan Qingzhi raised his hand again and interrupted him: "I've said so much, do you still think I have no evidence?" ”

Doctor Du was dumbfounded.

If the other party has found out everything about your itinerary more than 20 years ago and knows everything about what is under the garden shelves in your home, do you still need to wait for her to put the evidence in front of you before you are willing to give up?

Imperial Physician Du shook his head, his mind at a loss.

Seeing this, Ruan Qingzhi sneered again: "Ling Shuang sent someone to kidnap me from the Tai Hospital, you helped him, right?" You have already been coerced by him to betray Your Majesty, and now you have to deny it? After I escaped from that courtyard, didn't King Jin tell you that you should be more careful with the rest of the evidence? In those days, my maids and guards, as well as the people of Yangcheng, turned Shangjing upside down, do you think they are really just looking for me? ”

As soon as this last sentence came out, Imperial Doctor Du's face changed greatly.

He was at a loss and was about to speak, when the little eunuchs had already carried Ruan Wenzhong in, followed by two guards from the Prime Minister's Mansion - in fact, two soldiers of the Northwest Army, Cheng Hu and Li San.

As soon as Cheng Hu came in, he handed Ye Han a booklet and two letters. Imperial Physician Du only glanced at it, and the person had completely collapsed.

Naturally, the letter was left by him as a killer weapon in order to save his life, but he didn't expect that he had already fallen into the hands of others before it came in handy.

As for the booklet, it was his proudest work, some of the essays he wrote when he traveled the world many years ago.

The proud work had to be shelved, of course, because it wrote something that was inconvenient for the world to know.

Everyone in the hall knew that Ruan Qingzhi was not lying when they saw Imperial Doctor Du's face, and everyone was shocked at the moment, and the discussion became louder and louder, and the chaos was like a busy city.

Therefore, the plague eighteen years ago was really spread by Imperial Doctor Du who brought out the poison from the deep mountains?!

This speculation frightened the pillars of the country who were used to seeing big scenes in the hall, and felt that their legs and stomachs were a little weak.

At this time, Imperial Physician Du suddenly woke up and raised his head suddenly: "Lord Qingyang, you have a clear investigation of the family background of the lower officials, but do you know that this matter will eventually be investigated on your own head!" ”

Before his words fell, Ruan Wenzhong, who had just entered the door, immediately answered: "Eighteen years ago, the county lord of Qingyang was not born yet, and no matter how much this case is investigated, it will not find her head." ”

Imperial Physician Du immediately turned his head and glared at him: "What about you?" You were born then, weren't you? It's okay to find your head, right? ”

"Of course," Ruan Wenzhong sat up slowly holding Li San's arm, "This is what this is for." ”

Imperial Physician Du's eyes widened.

Ruan Wenzhong stood up with some difficulty and walked in front of Ruan Qingzhi: "In this matter, my father supports you. But you must promise to be a Father......"

Ruan Qingzhi looked away and said lightly: "Even if I don't agree, you have to say it." ”

Ruan Wenzhong's face froze for a moment, but he still insisted on finishing his words: "...... After the fall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the only hope is you. You have to take care of your grandmother and your younger siblings...... Be sure that they live in peace. ”

Ruan Qingzhi lowered his head and refused to respond to his words.

Ruan Wenzhong waited for a while, let out a long sigh, and raised his head: "I was also involved in that incident back then. ”

The ministers were stunned.

The emperor had fallen weakly on the throne since Ruan Qingzhi began to question Imperial Physician Du, but at this time, he suddenly struggled to sit up and roared: "Ruan Wenzhong, I have treated you well all these years!" ”

"Yes." Ruan Wenzhong knelt down with difficulty, "Weichen is incompetent and incompetent, and he has been prosperous and wealthy for many years, all of which are His Majesty's great grace - the same as Imperial Doctor Du. ”

After saying this, he raised his head again and added: "But if it weren't for the minister's design to marry Miss Luan's family and next to the big tree of the Luan family, Your Majesty is afraid that he will not allow the minister to live to this day, right?" ”

The Emperor glared at him and did not answer.

Ruan Wenzhong smiled bitterly: "Actually, Your Majesty is too worried. Luan Zhongcheng is upright, how dare the minister entrust him with such a thing. That thing has been in Weichen's own hands all these years. ”

As he spoke, he took out a piece of letterhead from his sleeve and handed it to Cheng Hu.

Cheng Hu handed it to Ye Han again, and Ye Han also did not read it carefully, but only held it in his hand casually, still looking at the emperor's face.

Ruan Wenzhong saw that the ministers were curious, so he explained loudly: "That year, Weichen had not been in the department for a long time, and he knew that he was not outstanding and not amazing, so he wanted to find a way to find a green cloud, so he risked his life to advise His Majesty, saying that King Ji is powerful, if he does not eradicate it as soon as possible, there will be endless troubles, and the ministers have a clever plan, and they can ......do it once and for all."

Then the emperor was overjoyed to summon him late at night, and achieved a good story of the monarch and the ministers talking at night.

Then the depressed Imperial Doctor Du of the Tai Hospital was summoned, and the emperor also hated to meet him.

In the months that followed, an unprecedented plague broke out in the north, and a family, a village, a town, and a city were strewn with corpses all over the wilderness, like hell on earth.

The emperor reprimanded the hospital for its ineffective treatment of the plague, and it was not until a few months later that he was relieved and some innocent doctors were released.

Ruan Wenzhong also went to prison at about the same time because of a trivial matter, and then it was also the emperor's reinstatement of the emperor's grace officer, and then it was a smooth journey.

Many things were originally thought to be unrelated, but after Ruan Wenzhong said it, he realized that there were so many hidden secrets behind it, and everyone had already listened to it in a daze, and the atmosphere in the hall was dull and frightening.

When Ruan Wenzhong finished saying everything he had to say, the truth about what Imperial Doctor Du had hidden and refused to admit before would be revealed.

Of course, the emperor's overly violent reaction has already been explained.

King Li insisted on saying that the emperor was angry and refused to mention it, it turned out to be such a shocking scandal!

The plague in the North eighteen years ago was man-made!

Just like the one in Yangcheng last year, it is because a person's thirst for power goes far beyond the fear of human life, so he does not hesitate to use the lives of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of people to open the way for himself.

The king of a country is so ruthless to his own people, no wonder King Li will ignore the way of loyalty and filial piety and reprimand "unworthy of being a king" in public!

King Rui did something similar, although he did not kill a single citizen, but it had already caused a shock to the government and the opposition, and finally ended up being banned for life.

Now I know that what the emperor did was a hundred times more serious, and hundreds of thousands of people were poisoned, how should this account be calculated?

After listening to the story, many elderly ministers invariably covered their hearts, for fear that they would faint if they couldn't get up in one breath.

Can you still hide for the Venerable?

That's hundreds of thousands of lives, that's a scar that Nanqi still aches from time to time!

After exposing that incident, who else in the future can shout "Your Majesty Shengming" to this seemingly benevolent emperor as in the past?

I don't know how long it took, the ministers came back from the shock and anger one after another, each estimated the current situation in their hearts, and knelt down to the night cold together.

"Please ask His Royal Highness King Li to preside over the overall situation!" The cry was deafening.