After the lamb father-in-law said that he would go, no, the queen came out with Concubine De. “※

Du Wenhao hurriedly stepped forward to salute. After the Queen Mother gave the throne, Du Wenhao saw that Concubine De's description was even more withered. In a trance, he saw Du Wenhao, but he didn't seem to see it. I don't feel sad in my heart.

The Empress Dowager said to Du Wenhao: "You came just in time. The mourning family was about to send someone to call you, but it happened that you came. I have discussed it with the auxiliary ministers and the princes, calculated the date, and determined that it will be introduced in three days, and the Yongyu Mausoleum will be buried. You are responsible for the vigilance. ”

Du Wenhao hurriedly bowed down and agreed: "Please rest assured that the Queen Mother." Wechen must have done it properly. ”

"That's good, what are you looking for Concubine De?"

Du Wenhao pondered for a moment, since the Queen Mother asked, he still decided to talk to the Queen Mother first. It's also good to foreshadow the future. Then he said in a low voice: "When the emperor died, the imperial doctor of the Tai Hospital Cheng Wei Zhan was greedy and had been imprisoned, and Wei Chen wanted to find out what was going on. ”

The Queen Mother was slightly surprised: "What's wrong?" Any questions? ”

Du Wenhao got up and walked to the side of the Queen Mother. He said in a low voice: "The return is too thick, Wei Zhan's mother and wife swore to Wei Chen, saying that he Wei Zhan has not drunk for many years because of his poor health, and it is impossible for him to be greedy and misneous." As the imperial doctor, Weichen has such a major event in his subordinates, if he doesn't find out, Weichen will not be able to sleep and eat. ”

The Queen Mother nodded, and also said in a low voice: "It makes sense, then good, you will investigate and deal with this matter carefully." If there is anything wrong, report it directly to the mourning family. ”

"Weichen Command!"

The Empress Dowager turned her face sideways and said to Concubine De who was standing on the side: "General Du has something to ask you, you are so good to answer, the mourning family went first." ”

Concubine De replied: "Yes! "The voice was hoarse, almost inaudible.

The Queen Mother glanced at Du Wenhao, turned around and entered the mourning hall. The matter that Du Wenhao wanted to investigate was very important, and Gonggong Jiao waved his hand, called all the palace maids and eunuchs out, and closed the door.

Although Du Wenhao was given a seat by the Queen Mother, he still didn't dare to be so presumptuous in front of Concubine De, so he didn't return to his seat, stepped forward and bowed down and said, "Sister! Don't be too sad, I hope for the festival to change! ”

Concubine De listened to him, her ethereal thoughts had finally found a home, and she slowly turned to look at him, her eyes finally brightened: "Wen Hao! Is Wen Hao you? ”

Du Wenhao was even more sad, Concubine De's eyes were swollen from crying, and no one could see clearly, no wonder she saw herself just now, as if she didn't know her. Hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Yes, sister, I'm Wen Hao!" ”

"Wen Hao!" Concubine De's body shook, and she suddenly reached out and grabbed his arm, and sobbed in a hoarse voice: "Wen Hao" you! Why are you here? Emperor He "Emperor Him"

Concubine De's words were choked, her body kept shaking, and she seemed to be soft to the ground at any time, Du Wenhao had the heart to hug her, but the Queen Mother was next door, if she saw it, it would not be a joke, and it was not appropriate to be like this now, so she hurriedly supported her arm and asked her to sit down on the chair. Then I walked to the chair opposite and sat down, which was reassuring.

Concubine De was still crying in a low voice, complaining that Du Wenhao was late. Du Wenxuan could only listen, and did not dare to argue.

After a while, Concubine De gradually calmed down. Du Wenhao said: "Just now, the Empress Dowager has authorized me to investigate the matter of the imperial physician undertaking Wei Zhan's actual duties when the emperor died. I heard Gonggong Ning say, when the emperor died, you were by your side, can you tell me what happened at that time. ”

"It's all my fault, I shouldn't have persuaded him to take the medicine, otherwise," Concubine De sobbed.

Du Wenhao was a little surprised: "What does my sister mean by this?" Could it be that there is a problem with the medicine I prescribed? ”

"It's not your medicine, you've been taking your medicine for more than half a year, and it's always been fine, how can there be a problem. I'm talking about the added medicine.

Du Wenhao was even more surprised: "Add medicine? Is there anything else in my medicine? ”

"Hmm

Du Wenhao's heart sank: "Who added it?" ”

"Lord Yong!"

Du Wenhao's heart was shocked, and he didn't know whether to be excited or scared for this present. Hurriedly asked, "What medicine did you add?" ”

"I don't know, but it's been a long time, and soon after you left, the emperor was unwell. The hospital envoy Zheng Gu gave the disease, and tested the prescription you left when you left, saying that this prescription is very good, as long as you insist on taking it, it should be completely cured. But the emperor always thinks of taking medicine when he is not feeling well, no matter how I persuade him, he doesn't listen, I am around, he obediently takes medicine, I am not there, he doesn't drink it once in a few days. No matter how much I cry and beg, it's useless."

Du Wenhao digressed again when he heard her talk. Busy said: "Sister, you talk about the dosing first." All right? You can tell me the rest when it's free. ”

Concubine De was humble and a little in a trance, and she couldn't remember what she just said, so she spread her hands: "There's nothing to say, that's all." ”

Du Wenhao smiled bitterly: "Didn't you say that King Yong said that he added other medicine to my medicine?" What's going on? ”

"Oh, yes, that's what I just said. That day, when the envoy of the Zheng Yuan came to see the emperor, the prince of Yong also got the news to visit, listened to the words of the envoy of the Zheng court, took the prescription and looked at it, saying that he did not know whether this prescription could cure the emperor's illness He did not know how to heal. But this medicine lacks a good medicine, and it's a pity not to add it. The emperor asked him what kind of medicine it was, and he said it was cinnabar,"

Du Wenhao was taken aback: "Cinnabar? No way! The emperor must not add cinnabar to this medicine! ”

Concubine De was also taken aback: "Really? But the envoy of the Zheng court also said that what King Yong said was reasonable! ”

"He's a!" Du Wenhao was furious, and he already understood what was going on. He stood up, "It's not a big problem to add cinnabar to other medicines, but it must not be added to the emperor's medicine!" ”

"Why?" Concubine De asked in surprise, "Isn't cinnabar able to prolong life?" The emperor said the same. ”

Ancient Chinese alchemists believed that cinnabar could prolong life and even make people immortal, so many of the elixirs concocted by alchemists were equipped with cinnabar. Ancient alchemists and healers have long believed that cinnabar is not only non-toxic, but also an excellent medicinal material, and the "Shennong's Materia Medica" even lists it as one of the top medicinal materials. In fact, cinnabar is poisonous, and the mercury sulfide it contains can cause mercury poisoning, and one of the suspected causes of death is that he died of mercury poisoning after long-term use of the elixir containing cinnabar.

Mercury sulfide in cinnabar can damage all systems of the body, especially the neurohematopoietic, digestive and cardiovascular systems, and damage the liver, kidneys and other internal organs. Song Shenzong was originally suffering from severe kidney failure, and now he was asked to take cinnabar, which can seriously damage his kidneys, wouldn't it add fuel to the fire!

Du Wenhao knew that it was almost impossible to change the deep-rooted thinking of the ancients, so he didn't bother to explain the reason, and even if he did, Concubine De couldn't understand it. asked at the moment: "When did the emperor start adding cinnabar to medicine?" ”

"A month after you leave, it is the time when the emperor was sick, after Prince Yong said so, the envoy of Zheng Yuan also said that adding cinnabar would not collide with the original medicine. The emperor agreed

That was almost a year, and he asked, "What is the emperor's reaction after taking it?" ”

"The spirit is much better, sometimes I stay up all night to understand the review and review, and I don't feel tired after staying up all night

Du Wenhao smiled bitterly and took a small amount of cinnabar for a long time. It's really exciting, and it's good to feel good. This is also the reason why cinnabar can make people feel suspicious to prolong life, but long-term use can cause accumulation of poisoning, which can still be life-threatening. He added: "In addition to feeling good, does the emperor have any bad symptoms?" For example, shaking, unclear speech, etc

Concubine De thought for a while: "By the way, when the emperor is sick later, his face will keep trembling. It's the same with the hands, but it's fine after taking the medicine. ”

Muscle tremor is one of the typical features of chronic mercury poisoning, Du Wenhao's heart sank, and he asked urgently: "What else?" For example, does the emperor's mouth have any peculiar smell? ”

"Taste?" As soon as Du Wenhao reminded him, Concubine De immediately remembered, "By the way, there is a smell in the emperor's mouth, well, it is like the smell when you lick the iron spoon with your tongue." ”

Du Wenhao understood that the taste that Concubine De said was metallic, and his heart sank, which was also one of the chronic mercury poisoning phenomena, Concubine De had been by the emperor's side for a long time, and she cared about the emperor the most. If he is careful, there should be some clues, but he is unwilling to ask questions directly, so the credibility of the answers he gets is not high, so he simply asked: "What other bad phenomena does the emperor have?" If you think about it, it's abnormal, it's different from the past. ”

Concubine De lowered her head and pondered for a moment, and said hoarsely: "Your Majesty, there is a lot of saliva, much more than before, and sometimes I wake up the next day." The pillows are all wet, and I used to laugh at him and say that the emperor is such a big person, why are you still like a child. ”

This is also one of the symptoms of chronic mercury poisoning! Du Wenhao said: "How is the situation of the emperor's second poop?" Is there anything out of the ordinary? ”

"Well, the emperor's urine is sometimes bloody. He once called the envoy of the Tai Hospital to ask him, and the envoy said that the problem was not big, it was a normal phenomenon of taking cinnabar, and it was the result of cleansing the dirt in the body

"Bastard!" Du Wenhao couldn't hold back his scolding, "Zheng Gu is the envoy of the Tai Hospital." It's so confused! ”

scolded on his lips, in fact, he knew in his heart that no one recognized the toxicity of cinnabar in the entire ancient times, even the top leader of the Tai Hospital like Zheng Gu could not recognize it, otherwise, who would dare to make cinnabar into a pill and give it to the emperor?

In addition to these, Concubine De can no longer think of other abnormal situations, but it is certain that cinnabar has been added to the medicine that the emperor has been taking, plus these prior evidences. Proof of the emperor's chronic mercury poisoning should be possible for sure. The question is whether the emperor finally died of mercury poisoning caused by cinnabar, which has not yet been directly proven.

How can direct evidence of the true cause of Song Shenzong's death be obtained? The method of choice was autopsy.

The Northern Song Dynasty had a lax control over autopsies. Therefore, the Song Dynasty made remarkable achievements in anatomy, and two of the most influential human anatomy atlases in ancient China, "Ou Xi Fan Five Organs Map" and "Cun Zhen Tu", appeared in the Northern Song Dynasty. Among them, "Ou Xi Fan's Five Organs Map" is the product of a large-scale dissection activity organized by the imperial court, when Guangxi executed Ou Xi Fan and other 56 rebel bandits, Yamen organized local famous doctors and painters, did one by one dissections, and painted this atlas. During the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, the imperial court organized another such large-scale dissection activity, and produced the "Preservation of Truths", which became a model blueprint for human anatomy in later generations.

Song Ci's "Record of Clearing Grievances" is also based on autopsy, which shows that in the Song Dynasty, the autopsy was not only not forbidden by the imperial court, but rather promoted. However, the problem is that this time he dissected not an ordinary person, but the current emperor, Emperor Song Shenzong, who has entered Ling and is about to be buried! This is no joke, and if you don't get it right, it's a capital offense of great disrespect.

Therefore, Du Wenhao would rather not find out clearly than involve himself. It's good to find out to what extent.

At this time, it was already late at night, and Du Wenhao was about to leave and go back after the investigation, when a palace maid came to report: "General, Prime Minister Wang's daughter said that she is waiting for you at the palace gate." ”

Du Wenhao was surprised and delighted: "Runxue girl? How did she get to the palace? ”

"Miss Wang followed her mother to visit the Queen Mother.

Du Wenhao suddenly understood, and just talked to the Queen Mother inside, including Wang Runxue's mother and daughter. A heart suddenly pounded.

Du Wenhao said goodbye to Gonggong Jiao, rushed out of the palace in a hurry, and took a sedan chair straight to the palace gate. From a distance, I saw a luxury car parked at the palace gate, and several guards were on guard before and after.

He hurriedly got off the sedan chair, and he didn't know if the big car was from Concubine Runxue, standing there and looking, at this time. As soon as the curtain of the cart was raised, a little girl poked her head out and beckoned to him, "General, come here!" The lady is waiting for you in the car! ”

Du Wenhao saw that it was the naughty little girl who was going to serve tea last time and didn't come back for half a day, and had achieved a good thing between himself and Wang Runxue, so he hurriedly ran over, and said with a smile: "Hello girl! ”

"What's so good about us being maids? General, get in the car, our young lady has something to tell you

Du Wenhao got into the car, the curtain was opened, and through the palace lights outside the palace gate, he saw Wang Runxue wearing a rose corset with a shadow gauze as thin as cicada wings, a green and soft smoke skirt at the waist, and a white plum blossom cicada wing veil that dragged the floor. The waist is like a thin willow, the shoulders are sharpened, the smile is smiling, and the beautiful eyes are looking forward to it, but Du Wenhao's eyes are straight.

Wang Runxue pursed her lips and smiled: "General, please take a seat." ”

The inside of this big car is quite spacious, covered with soft cushions, Du Wenhao sat cross-legged and said, "The girl is looking for me?" ”

"Well, I heard from the Queen Mother that she would lead Yongyuling in three days. The general is in charge of guarding, I wonder how the general is going to perform his duties? ”

Du Wenhao was stunned for a moment, he really didn't have any experience in large-scale event security. I originally wanted to go back and discuss with Master Shen, but when I heard Wang Runxue ask like this, I felt that she had something to say. Hurriedly arched his hand and said, "I'm struggling about this. Ask the girl for advice. ”

"Don't dare, it's just the first time the general has taken on this important task, and there are some taboos and rules that the general doesn't know. The father asked the concubine to tell the general one or two, so as not to make mistakes. ”

Du Wenhao's heart sank, and he buried the emperor and the queen mother, this thing is not a joke. There must be a lot of rules, and if you get it wrong, it will not only be an inappropriate problem, but I am afraid it will also cause trouble, so I hurriedly bowed and said: "Exactly." Thank you for your trouble. If you want to know what happened next, please log in to 6 one, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading