"What! Do you want me to poison my medicine? ”

Wu Yulin stood up, he grabbed the edge of the table tightly, stared at Li Qing tightly, as if looking at a demon who crawled out of hell, and said word by word: "Do you know where you are talking?" This is Nanzhao, but you want me to poison their king. ”

He slammed open the door and pointed to the dark night sky, "Just if I don't hear anything, you go!" ”

Li Qing was not annoyed or excited, Wu Yulin's fierce reaction was expected by him, and he stepped forward to close the door.

"Come on! Sit down and talk. ”

Li Qing pressed Wu Yulin's stiff body on the chair, and said with a gentle smile: "Speaking of which, we also have fate, we can meet in Nanzhao, I received a letter a few days ago, she heard that I have been to Yibin County, and specially asked me if I have seen the famous witch doctor who 'money is a cloud', thinking about those days in Yibin County, it is really nostalgic!" ”

Speaking of his hometown, Wu Yulin's face slowly softened, and when he saw that Li Qing no longer mentioned what had just happened, his heart tightened and loosened, and he also sighed: "Yes! I also miss my hometown very much, especially my son, who has only been out for more than a month, as if many years have passed. ”

Li Qing walked behind him, patted him lightly on the shoulder, and found that his muscles had relaxed, so he smiled faintly: "Your son's name is Wu Hua!" He grew so tall, he was only ten years old, and he looked like a fifteen-year-old boy. ”

Li Qing said plainly, but when Wu Yulin heard it, it was like a thunderbolt rolling in his ears. A chill rose from his heart, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he said dumbfoundedly, "My son is in your hands?" ”

Li Qing tilted his face, squinted at him, and said coldly: "Not only your son, but also your wife and concubine are in my hands, as long as you do what I just said, I guarantee that they are safe and sound." Otherwise, they will be liable for the crime. ”

Wu Yulin was not an upright person, his anger had subsided, and he was caught by Li Yu, and his body immediately stopped, and he muttered for a long time: "I'm just a healer." Yu Chengjie brought me to Nanzhao to treat diseases and save people, what does it have to do with treason? ”

Li Qing's snort! He laughed and said disdainfully: "Do you really think that Yu Chengjie recommended you to enter the palace to cure diseases and save people?" Don't be stupid, only by cooperating with me will you not be killed. ”

Wu Yulin was stunned for a moment, and slowly shook his head, "I don't believe it, they are fathers, how could they do such a devastating thing." He looked up at Li Qing and said, "It's just your conjecture." How do you make me believe without real evidence. ”

Li Qing looked at him with pity. He took out a gold medal from his bosom and threw it in front of him, "Look at this." This is what Yu Chengjie gave me, do you know? ”

Wu Yulin trembled and touched the gold medal, but only halfway through, his hand was taken back again, no need to look at it, he knew this gold medal, this is the gold medal for entering the palace, and there is only this kind of gold medal. The guards will not bother and will be unimpeded. There are only four pieces in the whole Nanzhao, which are held by the four sons of Pi Luo Pavilion, and the face in front of them is marked with the word 'two', which is the gold medal of Yu Chengjie.

"You carry this gold medal with you, in case of failure, it can save your life."

Wu Yulin believed it now, he pulled his hair fiercely, and after a while, he said hoarsely: "I've never done this kind of thing, I really don't dare." ”

Li Qing pushed the gold medal in front of him, with a grim smile in his eyes, "It's okay, think about your wife and children, you will have the courage,"

Wu Yulin gritted his teeth and said hatefully: "You are despicable! ”

"Not bad! I'm mean. "I'll tell you the truth, the Tubo mission was killed by me, and it was also a despicable means, but my meanness is not for myself, but for our country, for the interests of the Tang Dynasty, and for the sake of millions of people not to suffer from the war. Besides, you yourself are greedy for wealth and wealth to come to Nanzhao, who is to blame! ”

Threatening and tempting, Wu Yulin is like a passenger on a sunken ship, either sinking with the ship or jumping off ship to survive, there is no other choice, he seems to see that his son has slipped into the water, is shouting to him for help, and in the end, he gave in.

"Alright! I promise you, but you have to promise to let me leave Nanzhao alive. ”

Li Qing nodded solemnly, "As long as you do what I say, I will not only guarantee that you can leave Nanzhao, but after the matter is completed, the imperial court will reward you with a large sum of money to change your household registration for you, so that you can live the rest of your life in peace." ”

As he spoke, he whispered his methods to him, and Wu Yulin nodded again and again, and his eyes gradually lit up.

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The next day, the sky is slightly bright, with a little chill, the wind hits along the mountain road, stabbing the faces of passers-by, there are few pedestrians on the street, it seems a little deserted, but outside the north gate of Taihe City, there are people boiling, the air is full of feelings of farewell, the next month is the tenth birthday of the Tang Emperor Li Longji, in order to catch up with the celebration, the Tang delegation decided to leave Nanzhao in advance, Ge Luofeng and Yu Chengjie came to see off the king of Nanzhao on behalf of Pi Luoge.

In order to prevent the recurrence of the Tubo tragedy, the Nanzhao army personally escorted them to the Tang Dynasty and handed them over to the Tang army who came to meet them, while the second group of people who left were some aftermath officials, mainly handling the inventory and handover of the materials rewarded by the Tang Dynasty to Nanzhao, and escorted by Li Qing, the commander of Guoyi, with 300 Tang troops.

Just when the Tang delegation left Taihe City, a carriage came in front of the palace, Wu Yulin's mind in the car was a mess, he was a little absent-minded, even the hat was worn backwards, got out of the carriage, Wu Yulin walked into the Nanzhao palace with one foot deep and one foot shallow, he almost didn't sleep all night, his eyes were red, and he repeatedly warned himself to be calm, for fear that he would die in Nanzhao if he was negligent.

Through the jacket, Wu Yulin's hand tightly grasped a small paper bag, the palm of his hand was wet, he kept drying the cold sweat on the hand on the jacket, for fear that the paper bag would be wet and broken, there was some medicine powder in the paper bag, this is the medicine he prepared for Pi Luoge's condition, it is not a poison, but it can cause and aggravate the original toxicity in the body, this is the safest way, otherwise it will not be able to pass the test at all.

"Poison Piloco!" He took a long breath, and the thought of this task made his heart jump out of his chest, but his legs were as soft as mud.

"Chief Witch Doctor, please show your token."

Outside the palace, two halberd armorers blocked his way, although they knew each other, but the token to enter and exit the palace gate must be presented, to prevent being separated by the human card, being used by people with bad intentions, the long halberd shining with cold light appeared in front of him, much more effective than the cold wind in the early morning, Wu Yulin was startled, and his thoughts immediately became clear, he took off the token from his waist in a panic, and handed it over with a smile.

The armor took the token, carefully confirmed the number on it, and registered it in the palace inventory, and then returned the token to him, and said with a flattering smile: "Just now the queen also sent someone to ask if the witch doctor is here, I'm afraid that the witch doctor will have another reward today." ”

Wu Yulin barely squeezed out a smile, "I got your favor, if there is really a reward, I will definitely not forget your benefits." ”

As he spoke, he took back the token, but felt that there seemed to be an extra scroll of paper under the token, Wu Yulin's heart jumped wildly, his lips were dry, and he swallowed his saliva hard, and the armor soldier was still smiling very respectfully, but in his opinion, this smile had completely changed its taste.

Like the country of Nanzhao, the palace of Nanzhao is also very short, the biggest feature is that there are many rooms, the structure is complex, a bend here, a corridor there, people can't distinguish between the southeast and the northwest, Wu Yulin panicked through a few corridors, came to a secluded place, opened the paper scroll, there are only five words inside, 'Be careful of Imperial Doctor Luo!' ’

Doctor Luo is the former chief physician of the palace, about fifty years old, a face looks reunited, has been a doctor for 30 years, has been the chief physician of the Nanzhao royal family, the Nanzhao royal family is pampered, healthy, he is only a nurse in the palace, usually deal with headaches, brain fever, colds and colds, etc., a dose of soil is convenient to do, so his current medical skills are not much different from thirty years ago, but in terms of mental skills, but it is already like a fire, how many talented people are too much, or strike or squeeze, and throw away the countryside to be a barefoot doctor, Talk to an old farmer in the countryside about the function of the horse's tail.

But the paper can't contain the fire, Pi Luoge's illness is getting more and more serious, and Imperial Physician Luo can no longer cope with the natural aging of the human body, Piluo Ge is only fifty, but he himself is fifty, and he is fat and strong, how can this be reasonable, just when Imperial Physician Luo was desperately looking for a scapegoat, the Chinese doctor Wu Yulin came, and a bold plan was formed in Imperial Physician Luo's mind. He let Wu Yulin heal, well, he has the ability to know people, if it is broken, it is the fault recommended by the two kings, and he can say that he was sure to cure the king's disease, but he was damaged by this person.

Unexpectedly, Wu Yulin successfully controlled Pi Luoge's illness. And instead of knowing people, he was erased from his position as chief physician, and stealing chickens could not lead to a handful of rice, which made him so willing.

At this moment, Imperial Physician Luo was crying to Queen Nanzhao about the pain in his heart, and his face looked extremely sad. A pair of slitted old eyes were already full of tears, revealing endless grievances.

"Queen, His Royal Highness's body and bones are the most familiar to the old ministers, His Royal Highness is the old disease accumulated by decades of southern and northern wars, the old ministers have actually found out the king's disease, but the disease is like a thread, and it has to be slowly recuperated. Of course, the old minister will, just thinking of His Highness's kindness. couldn't bear to use it indiscriminately, but the queen thought that the old minister's medical skills were not as good as the witch doctor. The minister is really heartbroken, but thirty years of loyalty has come to such an end, the old minister is now all lost, and wants to resign and return to his hometown to retire, please ask the queen for permission. ”

Pi Luo Ge has three wives, all of whom are the sisters or daughters of the major edicts of Nanzhao, and the current queen is the daughter of Shi Lang's edict lord Shi Yaowang, called Yunan. Queen Nan's ears were extremely soft, though she knew very well that this was not the case. But Mrs. Luo's tears and resignation made her difficult, and she said helplessly for a long time: "Let Doctor Wu be the chief physician is actually the king's intention, I just convey it on my behalf, now that the matter has come to this, how do you want me to help you?" ”

"The old minister doesn't care about the position of the chief doctor, the old minister just wants to prove that I can also cure the king's illness, please give me another chance today."

Queen Yinan hesitated for a moment and said, "But today is the most critical time for the witch doctor to treat the king, so it's better to talk about it tomorrow." ”

Imperial Doctor Luo is waiting for today, if he can seize this opportunity today, even if Pi Luoge's illness is cured by him, he kowtowed and cried: "The old minister has been sick for the royal family for thirty years, but the queen doesn't believe me, but instead believes that the Han people have only been here for a month, queen, it doesn't matter if I am wronged, but this makes the old man in the palace feel cold!" ”

Queen Yinan was overwhelmed by his tears, so she had to say, "Okay! Depending on you this time, if it still doesn't work, then you don't blame me. ”

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Pi Luo Ge has been sinking for many years, and then specially built a pharmacy outside the dormitory, which is complete with all kinds of medicines, and the decoction is also in the pharmacy, the ancients were very particular about decoction, known as the saying that five points of medicine and five points of decoction, soaking, heat, and water have learned, so each doctor has his own decoction room to prevent others from stealing to learn.

An hour later, the medicines of the Wu Taiyi and Luo Taiyi were decocted and placed in the pharmacy, and the medicine boy was brought into the dormitory, and then inspected by the inner attendants, and finally given to Pi Luo Ge.

The two stood side by side at the door of the pharmacy, watching the medicine boy send the medicine into the hall, and the first place to be sent in was the medicine of Imperial Doctor Luo, when the medicine boy passed by them with a plate of medicine bowls, the medicine boy's eyes blinked intentionally or unintentionally, and Imperial Doctor Luo saw it, and a touch of imperceptible pride flashed in his eyes.

Non-toxic, the inner servant passed the test, and the maid fed Pi Luo Ge with a small spoon to drink, Pi Luo Ge seemed to think that the medicine was bitter and refused to drink it.

After another moment, it should be the medicine of the Wu Imperial Doctor, Wu Yulin's heart was so nervous that he was about to jump out, the medicine powder had been mixed, colorless and non-toxic, but there was a smell of garlic, it would take three hours for Pi Luo Ge to drink it before Li Qing expected the effect, but he was a thief, and he always felt that the silver needle of the attendant would turn black, and the medicine boy passed by them again with a plate, Wu Yulin's eyes were firmly fixed on the medicine bowl, and beads of sweat flowed down his forehead one by one, and Imperial Doctor Luo suddenly smiled coldly when he saw it, "Imperial Doctor Wu, you are so nervous, Could it be that there is something wrong with this medicine? ”

After speaking, he strode towards the medicine bowl, Wu Yulin was so shocked that his hands and feet were cold, seeing that Imperial Doctor Luo was about to pick up the medicine bowl, a stream of blood rushed to his brain, he couldn't care about the consequences anymore, he rushed forward in two steps, knocked over the medicine bowl with one palm, and the medicine was scattered on the ground, he was suddenly stunned, there was no smell of garlic in this bowl of medicine, he turned around suddenly, and saw that Imperial Doctor Luo was full of sneers, Wu Yulin immediately understood that the medicine had been changed.

"Doctor Wu, what do you mean by that! You actually knocked over the medicine bowl, did you put something in the medicine? ”

Seeing that the potion had seeped into the cracks in the stone, Imperial Physician Luo was so anxious that he shouted, "Someone! Go and take a dog. ”

The sudden turn of events caused chaos in front of the palace, and in a short time someone brought a dog with him, and when he had finished adding the remaining potion on the ground, he soon fell to the ground and convulsed, foaming at the mouth and bleeding from his eyes and nose.

"Queen, I'm right! This witch physician had evil intentions and wanted to murder the king. ”

Mrs. Luo was indignant, he shouted and looked around, "Huh! What about people? only to find that Wu Yulin was nowhere to be found.

Wu Yulin fled from the palace in a panic, his heart was extremely scared, he used Yu Chengjie's gold medal all the way, broke through four levels in a row, and saw that the palace gate was in front of him, and at this time there was already a shout from behind, 'Catch him!' Don't let him run. ’

Several guards guarding the palace gate blocked his way, there were guards blocking the way, and there were chasing soldiers coming behind, Wu Yulin was all gray, only standing and waiting for death, but at this time, a very tall and strong gray shadow swept down on the beam on the main hall, grabbed Wu Yulin's waist, swung vertically, and jumped out of the palace wall with the power of a big tree.