The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, Li Yuan didn't have the heart to deal with the official document at this time, so he simply continued to talk with Zou Laohan in the front hall, and the topic never left the salt well in the north of Lizhou City.

According to Zou Laohan's details, before Ma Xifan, the king of Chu, ordered the construction of those big wells to be excavated, he also built a large piece of land in the north of Lizhou City, with a radius of no less than ten miles, not only moved all the villagers and people inside, but also demolished the houses.

Regarding Yanjing, Zou Laohan's description is not much different from what Li Yuan speculated. It is true that Ma Xifan is a well-known monarch of the Chu generation, who has reigned for sixteen years, ruled according to customs, and is tolerant and generous, and what he ordered must have been carefully considered. The first few salt wells were dug up, and there were indeed a lot of salt-like things on the stone walls.

didn't wait for the assassin of Lizhou to report the good news to the king of Chu, but he heard the shocking news. Many of the soldiers of the Chu army stationed near the salt well had already regarded these things collected in the salt well as edible salt, and even mixed them into their meals, which is said to taste a little bitter, but also salty.

As a result, about 2,000 soldiers of the Chu army, as well as the cattle used to pull the carts, all the corpses were at the side of the well just after a night, and the death was as shocking as a poisonous death. After dissecting the stomach of the deceased, it was found that the entire stomach had been burned to the point of erosion, and soon the theory of poisonous salt spread far and wide.

Ma Xifan, the king of Chu, was shocked when he heard the news, and immediately issued a royal order to abolish the salt well fortifications, and since then this salt well has just been excavated has been abandoned, and the existence of the tomb near the salt well where two thousand Chu troops are buried also makes the surrounding officials and people dare not approach this area at will, just because the air there is too cool and oppressive, and it is regarded as a forbidden land......

Hearing this, Li Yuan probably knew in his heart, since the crystals precipitated from the salt well can poison men and livestock, it must be because there are too many impurities in them, and the really edible salt must be obtained through filtration and other processes, and the Chu army rashly took it to eat, and also paid a painful price for their lives, but it is no wonder that they are, after all, how can people in this era know anything about chemistry?

When Li Yuan calmly proposed to see and see with his own eyes, Zou Laohan was stunned for a long time and did not speak, this dignified governor of Langzhou, whose identity is so valuable, actually wants to go to the forbidden land in the north of Lizhou City in person, who doesn't know that the ghost place birds do not lay eggs, and the grass is everywhere, not to mention that there have been many unjust souls buried there, if the yin qi is thick and breaks the noble body of the governor, how can it be good?

Old Man Zou swallowed his saliva and asked tentatively, "Great, Grand Duke, are you worried that those heart-warming herbs are not enough for Madame to heal?" So you want to go and pick some more for later? According to the villain, there is no need, these heart-warming herbs are enough, and they can definitely be cured! You are a golden body, you must not go to that kind of ghost place, you may not be able to pick it if you go, the villain met a dozen or so plants last time......

Li Yuan smiled dumbly, Zou Laohan would obviously be wrong. But Li Yuan couldn't explain too much to him, so he just smiled and said, "Uncle, the Governor of Pontus only asks you, can you lead the way for the Governor of Pontus?"

Zou Laohan's eyes widened, this metropolitan governor is coming to really, it seems that he has a deep love for his wife, and he does not hesitate to risk his life, it is really a deep love for the couple...... So he frowned and thought for a long time and hesitated: "What is there to lead the way, most of the governors have orders, and the villain should obey them." But it's ......."

"Alas, the Governor, the villain said it directly, you can think about it, it is a gloomy place, which is extremely unfavorable to people's luck, and few people have entered it for more than ten years, one is afraid of getting poisoned salt, and the other is afraid of messing with dirty things. When I went inside to find the heart grass, I also went with the thought that it would be a pity for an old bone to die......

Li Yuan was still calm as usual, raised his hand and pointed upward, and said with a mysterious smile: "The Governor of Pontus might as well tell you that I have the blessing of Heaven to overcome evil things, not to mention that this Lizhou is under the rule of my Wuping, and it is the Governor of Pontus's own territory."

Old Man Zou licked his lips, mustered up the courage to stare at Li Yuan's heroic face, thought for a moment and nodded and whispered: "The prestige of the Metropolitan Governor is far and wide, naturally he is blessed by God, and the villain is too worried. When the Governor of the Metropolitan will set out, the villain is willing to guide the way!"

Li Yuan smiled, "Okay, then this matter is settled."

......

In five days, Zhou Ehuang's depression is really as Zou Laohan swore to promise, obviously improved, although sometimes he still frowns and thinks about it, but he has a great appetite, his appetite has recovered a lot, and he has slept a lot deeper.

Seeing that Emperor Zhou E was no longer in serious trouble, Li Yuan also relieved his mind and decided to set off to take a look at the salt well.

Zou Laohan had already gone back to the countryside of Lizhou three days ago to settle down at home, and waited for Li Yuan in Lizhou, and then he could meet in the village where Lao Han lived. According to Zou Laohan's requirements, the people accompanying him on this trip need to have strong yang energy, and the more the better, but Li Yuan didn't want to mobilize the people, so he only ordered Lin Sichang to lead a hundred tall guards, and specially ordered Zou Ping to go with Wang Jingguo.

Zou Ping is the son of Zou Laohan, and it is normal for them to set off together, and the name of the young man Wang Jingguo was named because Li Yuan remembered that this child had participated in the illegal salt trafficking in Chuzhou before, and maybe it could help.

In addition, Li Yuan also ordered Lin Sichang to inform all the entourage that the itinerary should be top secret, and if it is leaked, it will be immediately beheaded. Everyone knows what salt means in this era, and they don't want to make a news that "the Metropolitan Governor went to inspect the salt well" to avoid causing a storm in the city.

Therefore, even if Liu Jiangsheng, Luo Erhu, Xu Kuangheng, Chai Kewu and other henchmen, Li Yuan hastily informed them of their whereabouts, but did not tell them the true purpose of this trip, just told everyone that he wanted to go to Lizhou to inspect and inspect, and explain them to perform their duties and manage the affairs at hand.

It is normal for the metropolitan governor to inspect the prefecture and county, although everyone is a little caught off guard, but no one can take care of the affairs of the metropolitan governor, and everyone has a stall at hand that is busy enough, but they don't think much about it. It's just that Xu Kuangheng asked a few more words, but he didn't get an answer.

On the morning of the sixth day of December, bidding farewell to his adoptive mother and wife, Li Yuan and his entourage left Langzhou and went north to Lizhou. The soldiers rode all Khitan horses, and their feet were very fast, and they arrived in the afternoon of three days later in the small village where the old Zou couple lived in the north of Lizhou City. Without further ado, Li Yuan decided to continue setting off at dusk.

Zou Laohan was very "well-prepared", just like when he took his wife to search for Huixin Grass before, he had several circles of garlic around his neck, a handful of dog teeth tied around his waist, and several packets of realgar cinnabar in his arms.

Li Yuan naturally didn't believe it, and when he saw that Zou Laohan was going to do it again just after chattering, he immediately waved his hand and ordered his guards to unload these superfluous things on Zou Laohan's body, and then turned over on the horse with an expressionless face.

Zou Laohan was helpless in his heart, but when he saw Li Yuan's personal guards, including his own son Zou Ping, they were all calm and calm, so he had to lead the donkey to follow.