Chapter 43: Clever Arguments
"What the eye sees may not be true?" Zheng Suxin slowly repeated this sentence and glanced at Sheng Siyan deeply.
"Exactly. The rabbit who tried the medicine died after drinking the medicine, but Zhou Dagongzi drank the medicine but was fine, and the dose that Zhou Dagongzi drank was much more than Dabai. You can't always have a small dose that is highly toxic, and a large dose is a good medicine, right? Grandma Zheng, you are also my grandfather's closed disciple, you wouldn't have such a delirious idea, would you? Sheng Siyan also learned the Sheng family's medical skills from the Wang family for five years, and he is confident about it.
The so-called quantitative change causes qualitative change, and it is impossible to have less than more toxicity.
Zheng Suxin was also a little unsure. She looked at the dead rabbit Dabai, and then at Zhou Huaixuan, who was holding his hands behind his back next to him, with an indifferent expression, her lips were closed, and she didn't know what to say.
"And what do you say is going on?" The Queen Mother asked curiously. She was now interested in the little girl.
Sheng Siyan knew that she had attracted the attention of the Queen Mother, and her scalp was numb, but compared with the situation in front of her that she was about to be beheaded, she still chose to stand up. is still retreating, she is not "Taoguang and obscure", but brainless!
"Queen Mother, according to my little knowledge, there is only one explanation, that is, the rabbit who tried the medicine did not die from this bowl of medicine, but from something else." Sheng Siyan pointed out another possibility. Although it is only one of the possibilities, she cleverly says this "one" as "the only one" in her words. Because only in this way can the charge of Sheng Qiye "trying to poison the emperor with poison" be cleared.
What's more, she is not a fabrication for no reason.
Because of Zhou Huaixuan, a person who drank medicine in public and was still alive, stood alive in the main hall.
This fact is louder than a thousand words.
This is also a hurdle that Zheng Suxin can't pass.
She couldn't say for sure, the medicine must be poisonous.
And there is always a delusion in the perception of the world.
The female officer Yao on the side is very well-informed. is well-read and strong, and besides, she has been secretly competing with Zheng Suxin. Wen Yan also helped Sheng Siyan speak: "This is very reasonable. The courtiers knew that Dali Temple had concluded such a case. The son of one family died, and they said that his aunt had poisoned him. Because before he died, he was eating at his aunt's house. He died after eating. But the aunt of the family desperately cried out for injustice and refused to admit that she had poisoned her nephew. Under normal circumstances, this kind of case with both human and physical evidence is very easy to conclude, but this aunt hit the wall in prison and died, leaving a bloody letter crying out for injustice and refusing to admit her guilt. The person who tried the case was the famous Wang Qingtian King Zhiquan of our Great Xia Dynasty, after he saw the blood book. Suspicious, I re-checked. It turned out that it was indeed not the aunt who killed it, but the child's stepmother. Before the boy went to his aunt's house for dinner, she gave him a medicine, and when the medicine was mixed with the dishes of her aunt's house, it became a highly poisonous medicine that sealed his throat when he saw blood. The aunt's grievances were washed away. ”
Sheng Siyan was stunned when she heard this, she didn't want to die and clear her grievances! - Wash now, until the man dies. What's the use of washing again?
Sure enough, the Queen Mother nodded slowly when she heard this, and said, "There is indeed such a case, and the mourning family also has an impression." ”
Sheng Siyan perked up and said busily: "Female Officer Yao is really the empress dowager's elite general!" There is only such a powerful person as the Queen Mother. In order to recognize talents and pick a powerful female official like Female Officer Yao! ”
This rhetoric is like a tide, and two people are filmed in one shot. Sheng Siyan is young. spoke in a simple tone, even if it was flattery. The Queen Mother and Lady Yao still listened very well.
Zheng Suxin secretly scolded Sheng Siyan in her heart, and she was really a clever sycophant......
Zhou Huaixuan also glanced at Sheng Siyan lightly.
Sheng Qiye and the Wang family were of course very happy.
Sheng Qiye said: "Queen Mother, the cause of death of this rabbit Dabai." You can find someone else to check it, but whether this medicine is poisonous or not, shouldn't it be a problem? ”
If you want to say that you want to test the medicine, rabbits can try it, and people can also try it.
In fact, the Great Xia Dynasty used to use people to test medicines, but after Zheng Suxin followed Old Man Sheng into the palace a few times, she said that it was too cruel, and it was better to use animals to test medicines.
Old Man Sheng therefore appreciated her kindness very much, told Emperor Xia Ming, and adopted her suggestion.
That's why the pharmacy in the palace began to raise rabbits for drug testing.
Now the rabbit who tested the medicine is dead, but the person who tested the medicine, Zhou Huaixuan and Zhou Dagongzi, stood there unharmed. Whether this medicine is poisonous or not, it is already clear at a glance.
The Queen Mother nodded slowly and said, "Then give the emperor a try." ”
Sheng Qiye looked at the bowl, and found that there was not a drop of medicine left in it, and suddenly his face turned yellow, and he smiled bitterly at Zhou Huaixuan: "It's just a test of medicine, you don't have to drink the whole bowl, right?" ”
Zhou Huaixuan glanced back at him, but still didn't speak. He couldn't control himself at all, let alone the medicine in the bowl, and he almost swallowed the bowl with a little bit of fragrance......
"Since the medicine is gone, just fry another bowl. Don't you have a recipe? Lady Yao reminded Sheng Qiye with a smile.
Sheng Qiye smiled bitterly, and said to the Queen Mother: "Don't hide it from the Queen Mother, it is difficult to find the whereabouts of the mountain wind, we only occasionally got this little bit of mountain wind venom, which was put in the medicine just now." Then he looked at the dead rabbit Dabai, and Zhou Huaixuan, who was standing still.
The Queen Mother stood up and said in surprise: "No? Just a little bit? ”
Sheng Qiye nodded, "The price of the venom of the mountain wind is more golden, and it is simply impossible to meet it." ”
"What then? Isn't it curable? The Queen Mother's disappointment was palpable.
Zheng Suxin bit her lower lip and said with a smile: "It won't be like that, right?" Sheng Qiye, you should take it all out. Otherwise......" Her voice paused, obviously reminding the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother understood, and said with a tiger face: "Zheng Yiren is right. Sheng Qi, the mourning family warns you, hurry up and take out all the mountain wind venom and treat the emperor! Otherwise, the mourning family will cut off the heads of your whole family! ”
Sheng Qiye couldn't do anything, took a deep breath, and said, "Queen Mother." Even if you cut off the heads of my Sheng Qi's whole family, I, Sheng Qi, will also say this. There really isn't any. ”
The venom of the mountain wind is much more potent than the venom of ordinary poisonous snakes. This can't be pretended.
Sheng Siyan was in a hurry when she heard this, she didn't want to die again......
Hesitating. Sheng Siyan whispered: "Dad, didn't you say that there is no venom from the mountain wind, and it is okay to use the venom of other poisonous snakes?" ”
The Queen Mother was stunned, and subconsciously asked Sheng Qiye, "Is it?" ”
Sheng Qiye nodded. When he came back with Fangzi, he never thought that he could get the venom of a highly poisonous snake like Guoshan Feng as a medicine guide, the original medicine guide. It is the venom of a poisonous snake that is relatively easy to catch.
"It's just that the effect is not as good as the mountain wind venom." Sheng Qiye sighed.
"Why not?" The Queen Mother asked very carefully.
"If the venom of the mountain wind is used as a medicine, it can be guaranteed that after eating it, His Majesty will be able to wake up, and even sit up slowly and talk. But without the venom of the mountain wind, at most it can only maintain the vitality of His Majesty, wanting to wake up and speak. Even freedom of movement is impossible. Sheng Qiye said with pity. It's a pity, just a little bit, their Sheng family can clear their grievances.
Sheng Qiye believed. In his father's case, the most critical person was actually Emperor Xia Ming, who was lying motionless on the bed. As long as he wakes up, the truth will be revealed.
Sheng Qiye didn't believe it. His father, the old man, will give the emperor His Majesty "the wrong medicine"!
"That's it......" The Queen Mother, who was a little nervous just now, suddenly relaxed. Sheng Qiye's words. Actually, it was exactly what she wanted.
"Then find another viper venom instead. It can only be done step by step. The Queen Mother made concessions.
Sheng Qiye went to decoction again. Since you don't need the venom of the mountain wind, the venom of the general poisonous snake. The pharmacies in the palace are all prepared, so he doesn't need to bring them in from outside the palace.
Soon the medicine was decocted, and Sheng Qiye brought it again.
The Queen Mother took them straight to the palace where Emperor Xia Ming lived.
Since Emperor Xia Ming became a "living dead", the Queen Mother moved him to live in the palace where she lived for the sake of his safety, and sent countless people to watch it continuously for twelve hours a day, for fear that someone would take the opportunity to poison Emperor Xia Ming's life.
As a precaution, they tried the medicine with rabbits. This time, the rabbit who tested the medicine did not die, but was alive and kicking, more active and restless than usual.
The Queen Mother was relieved and asked Sheng Qiye to feed Emperor Xia Ming the medicine through his nostrils with a reed pipe.
And all the people waited outside the temple, waiting quietly.
Sheng Siyan's eyes kept drifting to Zhou Huaixuan's back in front. She was very curious, what had happened in the past five years, and why had Zhou Huaixuan become so cold and indifferent?
Zhou Huaixuan stood behind General Zhou, only to feel that his back was like a thorn in his back, and he felt like he was being peeped at. He was very displeased, Huo Di turned around, just in time to see Sheng Siyan's curious gaze that he didn't have time to remove.
Zhou Huaixuan felt dizzy again. His brow furrowed even tighter, he put his fist to his mouth and coughed lightly.
General Zhou turned around and asked with concern, "What's wrong?" Isn't it uncomfortable? Why don't you go back first? I'll go back when I'm done with the business. ”
Zhou Huaixuan drank the bowl of medicine just now, although he was fine until now, but thinking of the dead rabbit Dabai, the shadow in General Zhou's heart lingered.
Unlike Female Officer Yao, General Zhou's most trusted person is Zheng Suxin.
Zheng Suxin said that there is a problem with this medicine, then there must be a problem.
Zhou Huaixuan also wanted to go back to rest, so he arched his hand and said: "Then the son will go back first, and my father will help my son say to the Queen Mother." ”
"Go ahead, it'll be fine." General Zhou said warmly, "Go back and invite Imperial Doctor Qu, who our family is used to us, to diagnose your pulse and see if there is any problem." ”
Zhou Huaixuan was stunned. He knew that his father had misunderstood, and he felt uncomfortable, not because he had taken that bowl of medicine, but because he was very uncomfortable by Sheng Qiye's daughter......
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