After waiting for a while, I heard the sound of iron chains, and several jailers shouted and escorted a prisoner from the direction of the cell, this prisoner was wearing a thick wooden flail weighing more than 50 catties, his hands were locked on the wooden flail, the thumb-thick iron chain was connected to his hands and feet, and a section was dragged on the ground.

When the prisoner approached, he saw clearly that it was Ni Er of Huimin Hall, who had only been working for a few days, and was already emaciated.

As soon as the Sui family saw him coming, they were in an uproar, and the shopkeeper of Sui was still calm, but he just glared angrily, but the rest didn't care, rushed over and spat and abused, grabbed the snow ball from the ground and pinched the snowball and smashed it. There were even two old women, crying and rushing up to arrest him and beat him. Those jailers had already received the benefits of Dr. Ni, so naturally they couldn't let Ni Er suffer the immediate loss, especially in front of Dr. Ni, they hurriedly blocked in front of him, and pressed the knife on their waist and said angrily: "What are you doing?" ”

The two old women were frightened, so they didn't dare to mess around, and were pulled back by others, and swearing and foul language in their mouths were naturally indispensable. At first, they just scolded Ni Er, but after Ni Er was sent to the dark room next to the lobby to be interrogated and imprisoned and couldn't be seen, these people pointed the finger at the Ni family and scolded the Ni family. The Ni family was all ashamed, and they lowered their heads and said nothing. Obviously, he wants to make the other party angry, so as to pave the way for the reconciliation later.

For this kind of righteous indignation of the plaintiff and his family, the soap subordinates also turned a blind eye, as long as they did not make too much trouble, they did not bother to care.

In the midst of the chaotic invective, the scribe of the torture room finally appeared in the lobby and said loudly: "Silence! Ascension! ”

Only then did the Sui family stop scolding.

The soaps shouted in unison: "Mighty-!" The water, fire, and pestle in his hand hit the ground and made a loud bang.

After a while, behind the screen in the lobby, Qian Xian Ling paced out, followed by Dr. Tang, the medical officer of the state yamen who was sent by the assassin Shi to supervise the case, and behind him was the county's medical officer.

Qian Xianling walked up to the warm pavilion, sat upright in his robe after a few cases of Nanmu Changtiao, raised his right hand, and motioned for Dr. Tang to take a seat on the chair on the left. Dr. Tong arched his hand, paced over, and sat down on the chair with his robe. However, Medical Officer An did not have a seat in the lobby, so he could only stand sideways behind Dr. Tong. On the right side of the lobby, there is a scribe in the torture room, who is responsible for recording.

Qian County Ling was shocked: "Pass on the plaintiff!" ”

The person in charge of the mission, the court soap, said in a loud voice in front of the lobby: "Convey the plaintiff-!" ”

The shopkeeper of Sui hurriedly turned out from the left side of the platform, walked quickly to the lobby with his head down, and knelt down on his robe on the left side.

Qian County's order also ordered to take people to commit Ni Er. This time, Ni Er came up, and the people of the Sui family didn't dare to scold anymore, but just cried bitterly.

"Plaintiff, what grievances do you have, tell me the truth." Qian County ordered to drag out the voice.

The shopkeeper of Sui burst into tears, choked up and told the story, repeatedly emphasizing the fact that Ni Er knew that the maximum dosage in the Da Aconitum decoction medical book could only be used for five, but he deliberately used eight, and others reminded him that he still insisted on overdosing, so that after the old mother took the medicine, she died miserably in a moment. This Ni Erfen is obviously deliberately inferior to the prescription, murdering the old mother, demanding severe punishment, and avenging the old mother. As he spoke, the Sui family cried and scolded on the platform. Qian County Ling had to pat the hall several times to make them quiet.

The shopkeeper of Sui finished speaking. Qian County Ling asked Ni Erdao: "Is what the plaintiff said true?" ”

"The villain used eight pieces of aconitum to heal Sui's mother, which is true. It's just that there is a reason for the incident, and the little one really didn't intentionally murder, and the big man is asked to find out. ”

"For whatever reason, tell me the truth."

"Yes." Ni Er had already made a confession with Dr. Ni, and according to Dr. Ni's instructions, he said sadly, "The Sui family invited the villain to go to the clinic, and the villain diagnosed and treated Sui's mother, and found that Sui's mother's cold hernia was already very serious, and her condition was critical, and she had to use heavy doses to save the adversity. The villain heard that Guizhitang Xiaolang Zhongzuo Shaoyang had cured the old dampness of the Hengchang medicine store Zhu medicine cabinet with eight aconitum aconitum, so he also took the liberty to give it a try, but he didn't think that Ni's mother died of illness, and the villain was very sad about this accident, but the villain thought that this was not because of the villain's medication. ”

"Nonsense!" The shopkeeper of Sui reprimanded angrily, "After my mother took your medicine, she died in a cup of tea, what is it if it is not your medicine?" ”

Originally, without the permission of the county magistrate, if he spoke in the lobby without authorization, he would be punished for roaring in court, but the shopkeeper of Sui had the background of Lord Shi, and the Qian County Order naturally did not dare to punish him, but said with a pleasant face: "Plaintiff, above the lobby, don't talk at will!" ”

The shopkeeper of Sui arched his hand angrily: "Yes, big lord." However, his sophistry just now is pure nonsense, please see it! ”

Qian County Ling has already received instructions from Ouyang Tingshi, and the key to this case is to find out this problem, not to mention that he has received a heavy gift from the Ni family, so he smiled and nodded, and asked Ni Erdao: "What the shopkeeper of Sui said is right, his mother took your medicine and died immediately, what is the reason if it is not your medicine?" ”

"This villain doesn't know, maybe he is seriously ill and untreated. However, there is absolutely no problem with villain medication, and there is a basis for it. ”

"On what basis?"

"Sui's mother and Zhu medicine cabinet are both old people, and their bodies are the same as weak, and Guizhitang Xiaolang uses eight aconitum to treat the disease, without any signs of poisoning, and the villain also uses eight, even if the old lady is a woman, slightly worse than the medicine cabinet, she will not die immediately after taking the medicine. Therefore, Ni's mother died of illness, which may be due to her serious illness, but it is definitely not because of the villain's medication. If the eldest lord doesn't believe it, he can pass Hengchang Pharmacy Zhu Medicine Cabinet and Guizhi Hall's Xiaolang Zhongzuo Shaoyang to the hall to inquire. ”

"Well, pass on the Hengchang Medicine Store to the medicine cabinet."

After the medicine cabinet is put in the hall, give a salute. According to the regulations, witnesses can testify without kneeling. Zhu medicine cabinet said what happened.

Qian County Commander stroked his beard and nodded again and again, Dr. Tang next to him was very displeased, and said loudly: "Lord County Order, the lower official has something to ask the defendant and Zhu Lao Shopkeeper, I don't know if it's okay?" ”

Dr. Tang came to supervise the case on behalf of Lord Assassin Shi, and Qian County Ling dared not let him ask questions, so he hurriedly smiled and said, "If Lord Tang has something to say, just say hello." ”

"Hmm." Dr. Tang first glanced at Ni Er with disdain, and said coldly: "Did you concoct the aconitum you used to treat Sui's mother?" ”

"No, it was given free of charge by Hengchang Pharmacy, and all Hezhou pharmacies received a package of medicinal materials, a total of six flavored medicines, namely Aconitum aconitum, attached tablets, gall Nanxing, myrrh, ** and Dilong. It's all concocted. ”

"Who concocted it?"

"I heard that it was concocted by Xiao Langzhong of Guizhi Hall with a new method, and Xiao Langzhong used this new method to concoct the aconitum to cure the disease of the medicine cabinet. Therefore, the villain also used this aconitum ......"

"Okay, the official didn't ask you this." Dr. Tang turned his head to look at the medicine cabinet and said, "This official asked you, when Guizhi Tang's Xiaolang Zhongzuo Shaoyang treated you, he used eight aconitum aconitum, how do you know?" ”

"Xiao Langzhong prescribed a prescription, and the villain took the medicine from the contempt according to the prescription, sent it to Guizhitang for concoction, and after the concoction was completed, it was sent back to the contempt to be tormented and taken, and the ones sent and brought back were eight aconitum aconitum, so the villain knew."

"Can you be sure that these aconitum have not dropped their packs?"

"I can be sure that the villain has been selling drugs for more than 30 years, and he still has this bit of eyesight."

Dr. Tang stroked his beard and groaned for a moment, and then asked, "What kind of illness are you, and what prescription did Xiaolangzhong use for you?" ”

"Huimin Tang Dr. Ni and Xiao Langzhong both dialectically said that they were paralyzed by wind and cold, and the prescriptions prescribed were all Xiaohuo soup, but Dr. Ni only used five pieces of aconite, I was dizzy after eating, I wanted to vomit, my limbs were numb, I thought it was poisoned, and I didn't dare to eat it again. Later, Xiao Langzhong prescribed me a prescription, which is also this, but the dosage of aconitum is eight. ”

"All eight aconitum were used?"

"Yes."

"All in the soup?"

"Yes."

"How did you fry it?"

"Aconitum first fry a meal, and then put the rest of the medicine."

"Are you okay after eating?"

Zhu Medicine Cabinet is very familiar with this Dr. Tang, and he often comes and goes, so he smiled and said, "Master Tang, do you see me like this?" ”

Dr. Tang frowned slightly, turned to Qian County, and said: "My lord, the prescriptions recorded in the medical books of the past dynasties have gone from useless to eight pieces of aconitum to one or two, and it is very rare to use five pieces, not to mention eight pieces, I have never heard of them. However, it is not easy for Xia Guan to say that several of them are lying, but Xia Guan really does not believe that the eight aconitum are used in medicine, but the patient will not be poisoned to death, can he pass Guizhitang Xiaolang Zhong to the hall to inquire clearly. ”

"Well, this county has that meaning too. ――Chuan Guizhitang Xiaolang left Shaoyang! ”

Zuo Shaoyang stepped into the lobby, learned to wish the medicine cabinet and bowed: "Villain Zuo Shaoyang, I have seen two old men." ”

Qian County ordered: "You first tell the story again, and tell the truth." ”

"Yes." Zuo Shaoyang briefly told the story.

Dr. Tang said, "The official asked you, how did you concoct this aconitant? ”

Zuo Shaoyang glanced up at him and said lightly: "This is the secret of the contempt hall, and it is inconvenient to tell you." ”

Dr. Tang's old face turned red and said, "This official is not to inquire into your secrets, but to find out the facts of the case. ”

"Then I can only tell the eldest lord that the aconitum concocted by our Guizhitang will not die with eight pieces. Not to mention eight, I've used more doses, and no one has died. ”

"I don't believe it!"

"You can verify it in the classroom!"

"How to verify?

"Find a pig, feed him eight of our concocted aconitum and see if he dies!" However, you must find a sick pig, and it is a pig that suffers from a large aconitum decoction certificate and needs a large dose of aconitum to be treated, otherwise, normal people use such a heavy dose of medicine indiscriminately, and there is no disease that needs to be treated, this medicine will have no place to use, and it will naturally hurt people's bodies, but will be poisoned. ”

Dr. Tang snorted coldly and said, "Aren't you a strong man?" Even if a sick pig can be found, who can know if it is suffering from the disease of big aconitum decoction? ”

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(To be continued)