In the early morning of May 16, the 14th year of Chongzhen, the long-lost sunshine swept away the haze of the previous days and reappeared on the edge of Dongshan. However, the citizens who got up early were horrified to find that when they woke up, the streets and alleys of Chengdu Mansion were full of officers and soldiers. Especially around the palace of the king of Shu outside the royal city and the northeast corner of the royal city, it is five steps, one sentry, ten steps and one post!

Martial law was imposed on the streets, and officers and soldiers were not allowed to move around, but the clever citizens still had a way to pass on the news. Soon, an unofficial rumor was spread - the prince of Shu suddenly died in the bed of Concubine Liu last night, and it is said that he was naked when he died. Moreover, the prince's own brother, King Taiping, also died suddenly on the sedan chair last night. After the sedan chair was carried into the Taiping Palace, it was discovered by the eunuch who opened the sedan curtain. It is said that the prince of Taiping pinched his throat with one hand and stretched out straight with the other, his body curled up, and he still had a faint smile on his face.

A few hours passed, and with the calm and orderly handling of the crisis of the provincial and county officials, the horror brought by the death of the prince of Shu to the citizens slowly turned into an excellent conversation for the people. Especially the scene where the prince died on the bed of Concubine Liu, after many people's oil and vinegar, it has become wonderful. When the narrator of the Dragon Gate Array is full of interest, it often comes to an abrupt end, leaving the audience with an expression that you understand, and then he walks away and turns a few corners to participate in the next audience forum.

The dormitory in the palace of the king of Shu, all doors and windows are fully open. Four rows of chairs were temporarily placed in the middle of the dormitory facing each other for the officials who came to investigate and handle the case to rest. Many officials were sleepless and napping in lap chairs.

A middle-aged young robed official with a serious face walked into the main hall with several people who looked like soap clerks. Liao Daheng, the governor of Sichuan, who was sitting at the top, suddenly perked up when he saw someone coming, his withered body sat up straight, and then he coughed heavily, waking up the sleepy officials. The official in the green robe was surnamed Li, and he was a governor of the judicial department, who had solved many big cases and was well-known far and wide, so he was designated by Liao Daheng and the judicial department as the specific person in charge of this case.

"Lord Futai!" That Governor Li arched his hand at Liao Daheng, "The poison has been found!" There are seven or eight famous doctors who have patrolled the four cities, and it is the poison of Thunder Fordii! ”

As soon as the officials present heard this, they began to chatter and whisper. Liao sat on the chair with red eyes, pressed his hands around, and motioned for everyone to be quiet.

"Ladies and gentlemen!" Governor Li explained: "Tripterygium wilfordii, also known as Broken Intestine Grass, is the most poisonous, and there are very few survivors after poisoning. But this thing is extremely rare, and most doctors have only heard of it, let alone seen a poisoned person. The officials have toured the famous doctors in the four cities, and the only one who has seen the poisoned person with his own eyes is Mr. Luo of Furentang! Mr. Luo said that after ingesting this poison by mistake, the poisoned person's liver and intestines were broken, but his mouth could not speak, his throat could not speak, his body was rickety, his arms were stiff, but he was still smiling. Death is the weirdest and most terrifying! Therefore, this poison also has another name, called 'pulling the machine'! ”

Coax! The hall was suddenly bustling, and everyone began to talk about it together. Everyone here is a scholar, and the story of Zhao Guangyi, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, who poisoned Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, with a drug, is familiar to everyone, but they have never seen it.

"Everyone, be quiet!" Liao Daheng's Sichuan Judge saw that Lord Futai's face was uncertain, and hurriedly stood up to maintain order.

Lord Zhentai is old, but he is still engaged in state affairs. Seeing Lord Zhentai, who was in his last years, the discussion immediately became quieter.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Governor Li added, "the lower officials and a few servants have checked the bodies of the two princes. King Taiping died in the middle of returning to the house, his left hand choked his throat, his right arm stiffly stretched forward, his body was rickety, and his face was smiling, which was a typical symptom of Tripterygium wilfordii poisoning. The prince of Shu also had the action of choking his throat, but his body was very painful, and the symptoms of thunder wilfordii poisoning were slightly different. ”

Seeing that Lord Liao and all the adults were listening carefully, Governor Li continued to speak coherently: "The lower official asked the two concubines Liu, and the prince was ...... with little Concubine Liu in bed when he was taking medicine."

It's another look you know.

"Fight!" I don't know who whispered.

The low-ranking officers in the back row winked at each other, their chins hooked, their lips trembling, and they held back their laughter in pain.

According to the two concubines Liu, the prince was fortunate for several days, and his health was not good, so he took medicine to aphrodisiac. When taking the medicine, he used to take it with goat's milk. Xia Guan guessed that maybe this goat's milk diluted the toxicity, or this goat's milk can detoxify, or maybe this golden pill has a ......"

Liao interrupted Governor Lee's toxicological analysis. He asked bluntly what he was anxious to know: Who was the murderer?

"Xia Guan asked all the people present in this hall at that time, including the prince, Chengfeng Si Chen Gonggong, the chief historian Qin Wenjian, Lord Qin, Zheng Anmin, Lord Zheng, and a little eunuch. My lord, the lower officials have detained Chen En and Chen Gonggong first......"

Whoever is detained must be the main suspect in the murderer.

There was another commotion in the main hall, and it was inevitable that the old and frail inspector would personally maintain order by the old and frail inspectors.

Liao Daheng ignored the noise. The top priority now is to close the coffin and complete the iron case, which is a major event related to his career!

"Why Chen?" Liao Daheng asked in a deep voice.

"The prince made an order a few days ago, asking the princess to explain the grain transported to her mother's house in Chongqing Mansion clearly. Because the princess occasionally felt cold, she asked the prince to present the fold on her behalf. Last night, the prince invited Qin and Zheng to meet the prince together, just to say that he was with the princess. That's why in this hall last night, there were six people: the prince, the king of Taiping, the prince, Qin, Zheng, the two long histories, as well as Chen En, in addition to a little eunuch who tested the poison. Qin and Zheng both said that the prince was very happy when he saw the princess's excerpts. Because the princess did not smuggle grain back to her parents' house as rumored, but because of the turmoil in eastern Sichuan, the grain price in Chongqing Prefecture was higher than that in Chengdu Prefecture, so the princess sent the grain to Chongqing Mansion to earn the price difference between the two places......"

Governor Lee struggled to explain the whole thing clearly, and Liao had to interrupt Governor Li's words again, otherwise he would not know when he would hear the answer he wanted.

“…… The prince and princess released their suspicions and made a lot of silver, and the prince was very happy, so he ordered to give something to the prince......" Governor Lee said.

The highlight came, and Liao Daheng pricked up his ears and listened carefully. Liao Daheng knew this, and the officials around him also knew that the hall was suddenly silent, only Governor Li's loud voice walked through the empty beams and tiles.

"The prince reported to the prince, the second prince is sick and has not been well for a long time. Since the prince has a reward, I heard that the king of Fushun gave the prince a golden pill, so he asked the prince for one on behalf of the second prince. Shizi spoke to Xiaguan, and Chen En brought the brocade box, which contained five gold pills. The prince asked him to choose by himself, but he had never seen Jin Dan before, so he didn't know how to choose. He asked Zheng Changshi, and Zheng Changshi looked at Jin Dan before and said he didn't know. The prince said that the second prince was young, and asked the prince to take the youngest. The prince took the youngest one, and the prince also gave one to the king of peace by the way. Originally, Qin Changshi suddenly said that even if the golden pill was offered by King Fushun, he still needed to test the poison first. The prince approved, and Chen En called a little eunuch from the gate of the palace to come in.

The one that the little eunuch ate was the smallest golden pill given by the prince! In addition to the two that the prince and the king of Taiping ate, there are still two left. One here, one in the Prince's Mansion. The lower official confiscated all the remaining gold pills, tried them with dogs, and immediately poisoned them to death. In other words, of the five golden pills offered by King Fushun, four of them are highly poisonous, but the smallest one is non-toxic!

This is where the most strange thing about this case lies! Why are the four poisonous, and the one that happened to be tested is non-toxic?

Xia Guan thought about it, and then he figured it out: it turned out that the five golden pills were all non-toxic, or the toxicity was mild, and after the little eunuch tested the poison, someone took the opportunity to poison it!

After the poison test, who has the opportunity to poison it? Chen En alone! After testing the poison, Chen En was ordered to give the Taiping King and the prince a golden pill each, and then the Taiping King returned to the house in a sedan chair, and the prince sent Qin and Zheng away, and then walked back to the house. The lower officials had already questioned the nobles, eunuchs, or palace maids in the various prefectures, and they all confirmed that the two lords, Qin and Zheng, and the prince did not stay here. Therefore, no one other than Chen En has ever touched the golden pill in the brocade box. Chen En was in charge of keeping the brocade box containing the pill, and he had plenty of time to poison the pill. ”

"What if someone poisons the pill before testing it?" The Inspector asked a sudden question.

"No way!" Governor Lee immediately denied Shangguan's speculation.

"The basis for Xiaguan's judgment is that there were only three people who came into contact with Jin Dan in this hall last night: Chen En, Lord Zheng, and Shizi.

Lord Zheng just took a golden pill to watch, and failed to touch all the golden pills, so he ruled it out first.

The prince has come into contact with all the golden pills, but that is because the prince does not know how to choose, so he chooses them in public. Not only is it extremely short, but in front of everyone in the main hall, the prince of the world can't poison it at all. The lower officials questioned Qin and Zheng, and both of them denied the possibility of poisoning the prince. When the prince was chosen, Chen En stood in front of the prince with a brocade box, while Qin and Zheng stood beside the prince for a few feet.

Besides, after the prince came into contact with all the golden pills, the prince ordered him to take the youngest. If the prince poisoned four pieces and kept one non-poisonous one for himself, then how would he know that the prince would then order him to take the smallest one? What should I do if I get it wrong? And if all five of the prince's coins were poisoned, and the ones he kept for himself were also poisonous, then how could he know that Lord Qin would suddenly ask for a poison test, wouldn't it be exposed on the spot? Therefore, the lower officials decided that the prince had no chance to poison, nor could he poison him! ”

"It is impossible for the prince to be poisoned, and the only thing left is Chen En." According to the inspection, the adults suddenly realized. Governor Lee's reasoning logic is the method of elimination. Except for the impossible, the rest is possible.

The evidence is conclusive and the reasoning is clear. Liao Daheng agreed with Governor Lee's conclusion.

"This case involves relatives and clans, and it must be carefully tried and ironclad evidence must be obtained. This official must give an explanation to the saint, to the court, the princess, the prince and many imperial heirs in the world! Since the evidence is conclusive and the suspect has been identified, then please judge the judge and the head of the royal palace Shi Si immediately try this case together, and this official and all the adults present here must observe! Qin Changshi is old and his legs and feet are inconvenient, so send someone to carry him over; Zheng Changshi is also coming, and he must not shirk it on the grounds of suspension to hear the investigation. The princess suddenly heard the bad news, was overly sad, and had fainted several times. The prince is benevolent and filial piety, and he is feeding the princess with water and medicine. Fortunately, the prince has not yet transferred Jin Dan to the second prince. If the second prince dies again, then there will only be one heir left in my Shu domain! God pity ......"

"May I ask my lord, then Chen Enben is a flattering officer, and he is also an official of the imperial court, can the lower officials be punished?" Governor Lee asked for instructions.

Liao Daheng said in a tone that could not be ignored: "Immediately go to the big punishment!" Let him explain the mastermind behind the scenes. Explain it earlier, break it off earlier. He made such a big case that lost his conscience, did he still want to live? He is a eunuch, a seed without roots, knowing that he can't escape, how could he rashly poison him? There must be a bigger hidden story behind this case! Judge! Be scrutinized! Find out who is behind it! ”

Dig deep and dig hard, and it's better to dig out a royal family who is trying to usurp the throne. This is in the best interest of Liao Tycoon.

As long as the responsibility for negligence is cleared, the punishment of the imperial court will be much lighter.