Both men and women wore gorgeous clothes and jeweled jewelry, and the air in the courtyard was filled with the smell of roasted whole lamb and cherry shochu. ★ New Thinking Road Chinese Network Members Hand Fight ★ All this made Su Lun, who was standing guard in the garden with a weapon in his hand, unhappy in his heart. His wife only has a cotton coat, and she has envied the big Song glass head flower in the store for a long time. With the Imperial Forest Army's money, Su Lun could afford this kind of cheap Da Song jewelry. If he didn't have parents who were not in good health and four younger siblings.

He served in the Roman legion of the Eastern Roman Empire, performed well in battle, and made great achievements. If you have an innocent family background and have nothing to do with the nobles, you will have the opportunity to be selected for the Imperial Forest Army. Becoming a Royal Forest Army means that the family can get five catties of grain every day, five catties of beef, half a catty of sugar, and a certain amount of spices and olive oil every month. The Guards themselves earned more than the Roman legions, and their relatives were able to work in factories run by the Empire. It was not hard labor, but a wage-paid labor position.

Suren never complains about his life. In the past, Suren's parents would have died of illness and starvation, and Suren was forced to take a desperate turn by the hungry cries of his younger siblings, and soon died in an unknown corner during a dangerous job or criminal operation. If things do come to this, it may be some kind of relief for Suren, because he can't do anything to sell his younger siblings to human traffickers.

In fact, two months ago, the army had an extra week's worth of money because of the emperor's birthday, and Su Lun gave the money to his pregnant wife to buy the long-awaited jewelry. However, the glassware that his wife brought back was glasses. That same month, her mother, who worked at the embroidery bureau with Suren's wife, stopped sighing in the face of cross-stitch. With the help of her glasses, she can finally see the texture of the cross-stitch backing cloth clearly. Suren's mother's income doubled that month.

Although the managers of the embroidery bureau did not dare to dismiss the military dependents at will, they could decide how much work to give to these dependents according to the quality of embroidery. Previously, the quality of Sulen's mother's embroidery was classified as the worst.

His father, who was unable to work because of his health, went to buy the cheapest vegetables every day, his younger siblings went to school run by the empire, and his mother and wife worked at home as embroiderers and cooked for Suren's younger siblings. In a few years, when the younger siblings grow up, the younger brothers can choose to join the army or choose to work in the factory with their younger sisters. Whether it's an embroidery factory, a soap factory or a winery, you can make a living. If they can learn a good trade, they can live a better life. At that time, Suren will be able to get rid of the days of poverty and start thinking more about himself.

Even though he was forced to gaze at the gorgeous clothes and beautiful and expensive jewelry of the Roman elite, even if Suren was upset, he still scanned the men and women attending the engagement banquet with the same vigilant gaze as the rest of the Imperial Guards. These people had the opportunity to get close to the great Roman emperors, and they had the opportunity to threaten the great emperors who had rebuilt the Roman legions and provided them with a lot of money. Care must be taken.

Suddenly, the eyes of the Imperial Forest Army turned to the main entrance of the mansion, and they saw the commander rushing out quickly. All the Royal Guards subconsciously straightened up. As soon as the commander who rushed to the front of the Imperial Forest Army stopped, he shouted loudly: "The first brigade immediately blocks all entrances and exits, and if there is any suspicion, kill!" The 123rd Squadron of the 2nd Brigade guarded the entrance and exit of the house. Fourth Squadron follow me! ”

Su Lun belonged to the Fourth Squadron of the Second Brigade of the First Royal Forest Army, and when he heard the order, he only felt a chill rushing to his head from the tail vertebrae. He tightened his grip on his weapon, and immediately heard the officers of the various squadrons already yelling for their men to assemble. Amid the sound of clash armor and military orders, Suren followed his line towards the gate of the mansion.

The Praetorian Guards rushed into the mansion and heard the people in the house exclaiming. Su Lun didn't care so much, under the captain's order, he and his comrades responded according to the drill many times, and drove those nobles to both sides of the hall. When the crowd dispersed, the emperor was seen under the protection of his personal guards with weapons in hand, looking unharmed. Su Lun couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, Emperor Jin An, the Imperial Forest Army can continue to live as before.

However, the Emperor did not sit in his seat, he was in an open space in front of the seat, and in front of the Emperor a minister was half-hugged by the imperial doctor who was squatting on the ground. I saw that the minister's body was spasming, his arm twisted and stretched out in the direction of the emperor, and shouted in pain: "Ah......, Your Majesty, help me." ”

Even if he wanted to monitor the nobles in front of him, Su Lun couldn't help but turn his head to look over. Seeing that the emperor also squatted down, held the minister's hand, and said solemnly: "My friend, you have been poisoned very badly. We will help you, but it is God who can save you now, believe in God and you will survive. ”

"Don't! Your Majesty! You are God's spokesman, and in this world, only you can save me...... Yes...... Uh......" The minister shouted here, but with one mouth, a mouthful of filth sprayed directly onto the emperor's clothes. Even a little distance from the Emperor, Su Lun soon smelled the unpleasant smell of vomit.

The emperor was unmoved, he whispered something to the doctor, and the doctor let go of his arm, but the emperor reached out to catch the minister. The doctor quickly brought a large jug of water and poured it into the minister. The minister vomited again after a moment, and the emperor frowned slightly, took out a slender diamond-shaped crystal bottle from his arms, held it in front of his forehead, and prayed in a low voice. The doctor pulled out a short silver cylinder and attached a long, thin needle to it. When the emperor's short prayer was over, the doctor turned on the crystal bottle, unscrewed the bottle, and put the needle into the bottle.

After a period of manipulation, the doctor pulls out the needle. grabbed the minister's arm, but the minister's whole body was twitching at this time, and he couldn't grasp it at all. The doctor shouted to Su Lun in a hurry, "You two come here, yes!" It's just the two of you! ”

Su Lun was still a little hesitant, but he was pushed behind by the captain, and he heard the captain shout: "Come over!" ”

Su Lun and another Imperial Forester hurriedly put down their weapons and ran over, clinging to the minister's arm as the doctor instructed. The doctor wrapped a strap around the minister's arm, and the green tendons on the arm immediately stood out. The needle was then pierced into the raised tendon by the doctor. Even if he had killed someone on the battlefield and saw the thin needles piercing into the green tendons, Su Lun still felt uncomfortable for a while.

He turned his face away slightly, but his eyes fell on the face of the emperor beside him. I saw that the wrinkles on the emperor's forehead looked deeper under the lamplight, and he looked quite old. However, the broad forehead and calm look made this old but not weak wrinkle make the emperor look as solemn as a sculpture.

Just when Su Lun was moved by the emperor, there was a shock in his hand. He hurriedly turned his head, only to see that the doctor had already pulled out the fine needle, and the minister's body was convulsing uncontrollably at this time. Su Lun hurriedly held down the minister tightly with another Imperial Forest Army. After another moment, the Chancellor let out a long sigh and groaned, and his body became like soft mud.

The doctor came over again to examine him, and soon shouted in a joyful voice: "Your Majesty, he has survived, he is still alive." ”

The emperor, who had been hugging the minister's upper body, breathed a sigh of relief and pushed the minister's into Su Lun's arms. Su Lun hurriedly hugged the minister tightly, and at the same time watched the emperor stand up, and said calmly: "Send him to the hospital." ”

Su Lun was about to receive the order, when he saw an attendant carrying a stretcher. He and his companions hurriedly put the minister on a stretcher. Feeling the dough-like minister on his arm, Su Lun suspected in his heart that the minister was actually dead. There is a great fear of poison in my heart. As soon as the chamberlain lifted the stretcher, Su Lun felt that someone was patting him behind his back, and turned his head to see that it was His Majesty's personal guard. They had been surrounding the emperor all the time, and Su Lun was so engrossed in supporting the minister that he had forgotten the existence of the guards.

Seeing that the guards made a gesture, Su Lun hurriedly dragged the comrade-in-arms next to him, and the two walked out of the circle quickly, picked up their weapons, and returned to their positions. Looking back again, I saw the emperor sitting back in his seat. The guards lined up on either side. A chubby man walked up to the emperor, turned to the crowd, and shouted, "Bring it up!" ”

Soon three people were dragged up by the guards, two of them were dressed in fine clothes, presumably nobles, and the other was dressed in the clothes of a maid. The chubby fellow was a eunuch, and with another wave of his hand, someone brought a silver platter with a flask and a glass. The eunuch sneered in that special voice: "This is the wine you served, you, fill it for the two of you." ”

When the two nobles heard this, they quickly knelt down, and the man cried: "Your Majesty, we have no different intentions! Your Majesty, please be aware of it. ”

"Your Excellency, if you have any different intentions, you will know if you drink this wine." The eunuch still had a smile on his face when he spoke, and Su Lun felt a chill in his heart.

"Pour!" The eunuch then ordered.

The maid took her glass and poured two glasses of wine, bowing her head before the duke. The duke's face was full of grief and indignation, and he grabbed the wine glass and drank it all. After drinking one glass, he looked at the emperor, and then at his wife next to him, he threw down the glass, grabbed another glass and poured it into his stomach.

The eunuch did not wait for the duke to speak, and said to the maid, "You have also worked hard, drink a cup to quench your thirst." ”

The maid's body shook, and her head lowered. The eunuch smiled: "It's you, it's not easy to be a maid." A glass of wine is also a way to go. ”

Everyone's eyes fell on the maid, and even if he didn't understand what was going on, Suren felt that things were beyond his imagination.

The maid was silent for a while, and then whispered, "I'm just a maid, I can't drink!" ”

"Did you poison you?" The Duke roared, ready to pounce on the maid. The guards immediately grabbed the duke's arm and prevented him from pounce.

The maid lowered her head again, and that pitiful appearance made Su Lun wonder if the eunuch had made something mistaken. Unexpectedly, the maid suddenly grabbed the wine jug, raised her hand and threw it at the emperor. The guards immediately stepped forward and grabbed the maid, but there was nothing they could do to stop the flask from flying past. The eunuch looked chubby, but he blocked the emperor with amazing skills and accurately grabbed the flask that flew over. The lid of the flask flew up, and the liquor spilled on the eunuch's face. The eunuch wiped the wine from his face and laughed: "Sure enough, it's you!" ”

"Tyrant!" The maid shouted angrily, and her voice was no longer gentle, but full of incomparable resentment. "God curse you, you will definitely go to hell! You...... Woo......" The guard had already covered the maid's mouth tightly to prevent her from cursing again.

Such a change caused a burst of exclamation from the surrounding crowd, and Su Lun hurriedly turned his head, raised his weapon, and forced back those nobles who wanted to come forward to see. Finally got the situation under control, and heard a burst of footsteps. When he turned back, he saw the emperor leaving through another door under the protection of his guards. The guards also left with the duke and presumably the duchess and noblewoman. The maid was not only tied, but also stuffed with cloth in her mouth. The four big men clung to the maid and left her in the air. Tie the maid's legs, and the four guards carried her out of the hall.

Seeing such a big scene, Su Lun only felt that his brain was a little confused. Who is the one who wants to assassinate the emperor, the duke or the maid? Suren didn't understand it at all. He suddenly remembered one more thing, why didn't the eunuch care at all when he was splashed in the face with poisoned wine?

At this time, the eunuch had already walked out of the duke's mansion, he took out a handkerchief and wiped his face carefully, and couldn't help but lick his lips. It could be seen that the wine was very good, and the eunuch even showed a satisfied expression. At this time, the duke was escorted by the guards past the eunuch, and the duke shouted: "Your Excellency Horru, I have been wronged. Please find a doctor to save me! ”

"Your Excellency, don't worry. The pot of wine has been changed, not poisoned wine. The eunuch laughed.

"Huh?" The Duke froze, for he had been in a state of tension because of the suddenness of the incident. I didn't expect the eunuch to do so much in it.

"Your Excellency." The eunuch continued: "Although the wine has been changed, we have not poured out the wine that has been exchanged. The wine had been tested, and it was really poisonous. And those poisons are not cheap, and people disguised as your maids can't afford them. ”

After speaking, the eunuch walked away with a leisurely pace. The duke looked at the steps that he didn't recognize, and the heart that had just fallen back into his stomach rose to his throat again. Fang Cai's words sounded lighthearted, but the meaning behind them was terrifying enough to make many people's heads fall to the ground.

When the emperor returned to the palace, the eunuch Horru went to the emperor's side. Without waiting for Horru to speak, the Emperor said: "It takes an hour for the poison in the Minister of Internal Affairs to start to kick in. At that time he had not yet reached the duke. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. The minister has sent someone to investigate. Holru bowed his head in response. There was no shortage of poisoners in the upper echelons of Eastern Rome, and poison science became a prominent science. Holru had thought of this from the beginning, if it hadn't been for the fact that he had already arranged surveillance in the crowd, he was afraid that the wine poisoned by the maid had already been sent to the emperor. Thinking of this, Holru was both proud and afraid.

"If there is any change in the Home Secretary's condition, come and tell me immediately." After the emperor finished speaking, he got up and walked to the dormitory.

"Yes!" Horru sent the emperor away.

After taking a shower, the Eastern Roman Emperor knelt on a futon in his prayer room and began to chant. Today's changes make him feel the chaos of the political situation. So the emperor allowed himself to immerse himself in the scriptures as much as possible, and only in this way could he feel safe and peaceful all these years.

As the verses were recited, the Eastern Roman Emperor only felt that his heart was empty. In the end, there was only one thought left, that the Eastern Roman Emperor was God's spokesman on earth, and that God blessed the Eastern Roman Emperor.