Zhang Shaofu, as the governor of the capital, was very vigilant, and hurriedly asked, "I don't know what's strange?" So much so that it hurts people's lives? ”

Xiao Sheng looked very cautious, and whispered: "Recently, there have always been people in the nearby villages who have suffered from some strange diseases for unknown reasons, some of them suddenly can't move, some of them suddenly can't speak, some can't eat, some of them have trismus and difficulty breathing, and even more of them have lost their lives directly. ”

After all, this is also the jurisdiction of the capital, and Zhang Shaofu has an unshirkable responsibility as a local parent.

Hearing this, his face instantly became cloudy, "Oh? So may I ask this Langzhong, these sick people, can the cause be found, but can they still be saved? ”

I only heard Xiaosheng say: "These things are not strange to say. It's just the villagers' account of the incident for no apparent reason. After I diagnosed and treated several patients, I found that they were all because of snake venom, but fortunately, the poisoning was not deep, and many of them had been cured. ”

Hearing Xiao Sheng say this, the expression on Zhang Shaofu's face was a little more relaxed, after all, it would not be a good thing if a large number of villagers died unexplained in the land under his jurisdiction, and he couldn't help but admire the Lang Zhong in front of him, who didn't look very old, "Sure enough, it's the benevolence of the doctor, this Lang Zhong has good medical skills." ”

Xiao Sheng waved his hand and said modestly: "Where, where." It's just because I'm a wandering Langzhong, and I've seen a lot. The strange thing about this is that the snake venom in these poisoned villagers is not the venom of the local poisonous snakes, but the snake venom of the poisonous snakes in the Western Regions......"

"What? Is it a poisonous snake in the Western Regions? When Zhang Shaofu heard this, he suddenly became excited, and his eyes lit up a little.

He happened to be at a loss for the clues given by Huo Weilou, this was simply a nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it took no effort to get them.

"Yes," Xiao Sheng, who was still full of confidence just now, suddenly turned gloomy, and said worriedly: "The climate and terroir in the Western Regions are completely different from those in the local area, and if there is no human factor, it is impossible for these highly toxic things to appear. In my opinion, it must have been someone who was transporting these poisons when the venom of the poisonous snake accidentally landed on the tip of the nearby field, and the villagers inadvertently got contaminated with it. Fortunately, it's only a small amount, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable. ”

Zhang Shaofu suddenly realized in an instant, his face was still full of gloom just now, and now he was swept away, and hurriedly beckoned his entourage, whispered to him, and then thanked Lang Zhong repeatedly, ordered the groom to turn the horse's head, sit in a sedan chair and turn back to the direction of Zhangjia Town.

Huo Weilou, who was still sitting and drinking tea in the "Lanyuan Restaurant", and Mo Dongyan, Shaoqing of Dali Temple, were still a little surprised by the appearance of Zhang Shaofu, the lord of the mansion who went and returned.

The two of them tacitly did not speak first, but directly waited for Zhang Shaofu's explanation.

Zhang Shaofu made a gesture to Huo Weilou when he entered the door, and said with some excitement: "Lord Wang, my subordinates have discovered the origin of the poisons in the Western Regions. ”

"Oh?" Huo Weilou couldn't see any expression on his face.

However, Mo Dongyan, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple, looked at Zhang Shaofu with some expectation, and stretched out his hand to signal him to sit down, "Lord Fu Yin is really fast, please come and listen." ”

Zhang Shaofu nodded slightly to Mo Dongyan, and mysteriously turned around and tightened the door of the private room, then sat down, and whispered to Huo Weilou with a very mysterious face: "My subordinates were just on the way to return to the capital after leaving here, and I happened to hear that there have been poisoners for unknown reasons in this Zhangjia Town in recent days, and the poison in these poisoned people is the venom of those highly poisonous things from the Western Regions. ”

"Oh?" This time it was Mo Dongyan's turn, he didn't expect that Lord Yin of this mansion was really still a person who did things, and he paid careful attention to it on the way back to the capital, and he had an appreciative expression.

Zhang Shaofu, who was affirmed, was even more motivated, and continued: "Fortunately, most of the poisoned people are not deeply poisoned, and they all seek medical advice to relieve the toxicity. ”

He had to explain the matter first, otherwise he would not be able to afford to be accused of dereliction of duty by the regent.

Then he continued: "So I thought that on the way here early in the morning, I listened to the retinue and stumbled upon some of the plants on the roadside that withered and died, which was very abrupt.

At the time, I thought it was an individual disaster or illness, but I didn't pay attention to it because I was in a hurry to get to the appointment.

But later, the villagers were poisoned and these two things were linked, and it should be that those who transported these poisons from the Western Regions accidentally left the venom of the snake along the way, causing the villagers to accidentally touch or eat it and be poisoned.

So just now I ordered my entourage to follow along with the gried-up plants that withered and died for no reason, and only then did I find some clues. ”

Huo Weilou listened very carefully, one of his slender hands stroked his well-defined chin, and the index finger of one hand kept tapping on the tabletop, as if he was thinking.

Mo Dongyan couldn't bear it, and directly urged Zhang Shaofu and said: "Lord Fu Yin, don't sell Guanzi, what clues have you found, hurry up." ”

Zhang Shaofu's face was mysterious, he looked at Mo Dongyan, and then at Huo Weidao, before he spoke: "The place where those venoms disappeared is near this Lanyuan Restaurant. ”

"What?" Mo Dongyan was really surprised.

Zhang Shaofu nodded and said, "Not bad." It is the vicinity of this Orchid Garden Restaurant. You and I both know that this poisonous snake will only spit out its venom when it is alive, and when the prince brought it here and handed it to me, these things were already dead, so naturally they were not left at this time.

So, I speculate that it must have been the venom that someone left behind when they were alive. According to this inference, this incident may have something to do with this Orchid Garden Restaurant.

And this Lanyuan Restaurant is the property of the old Taishan Zhang Zhizhou Zhang of the old lady of the dynasty Fu Lan Shiqing, so ......"

Speaking of the back, Zhang Shaofu had obviously slowed down his speech, and looked at Huo Weilou with some embarrassment.

This poisonous snake in the Western Regions checked and found the head of the old man of the imperial court, even Yin Na of the capital did not dare to act rashly.

Besides, Lan Qingruo, the eldest daughter of the Taifu Mansion, has married into the Regent Mansion, and this relationship is stacked on top of each other, and if one is not careful, he may offend which party, and the consequences are all that he can't afford as a mansion Yin, so he must inform Huo Weilou of this matter and see what he should do next.

Huo Weilou smiled and finally spoke, "Didn't Lord Fu Yin say that this matter must be thoroughly investigated, and whoever is found will never be tolerated?" ”

Zhang Shaofu was a little stunned when he heard Huo Weilou's words, and he didn't know what he meant, so he explained: "Lord, that's what I said, the main reason is that I didn't think about it at the time, but I didn't expect this matter to be checked and found out to the head of Taifu's father-in-law, and now Taifu's daughter has just married into your mansion, and her subordinates are also thinking about the palace." ”

Zhang Shaofu thought to himself, and said that the regent Huo Weilou's mind was difficult to guess, but it was really difficult to guess.

Now that the investigation has reached this point, if others are eager to ask him not to investigate, even if it has nothing to do with the palace, but if it is not guaranteed, it will be a little suspicious to let the thoughtful life be involved, the two families are so close, it is really a matter to say it clearly when the time comes.

But it seemed that Huo Weilou didn't care, "So I want to thank Lord Fu Yin for his kindness." But it doesn't matter, Lord Fu Yin only needs to handle it impartially, and there is no need to have any scruples in his heart.

As a courtier next to the emperor, you and I should think about the emperor wholeheartedly and don't have to think about anything else. As long as it is beneficial to the court, the emperor, and the people, just let it go. ”

Zhang Shaofu was still thinking about it in his heart, and Mo Dongyan spoke, "Lord Wang." I know that you are iron-faced and selfless, always public, and never partial. But now that this case has been found in the Orchid Garden Restaurant, it would be good if this matter had nothing to do with the Orchid Garden Restaurant in the end. If there is one in thousands of miles, it really has something to do with it, and this matter is not trivial.

Think about it, what is the relationship between Orchid Garden Restaurant and Taifu Mansion, and Taifu is now involved with your Mansion. If this kind of thing goes to the emperor, the emperor will inevitably be suspicious, which is very unfavorable to the prince. ”

Zhang Shaofu nodded heavily, agreeing with Mo Dongyan's words very much, and both of them frowned and looked at Huo Weilou, hoping that he would think twice before acting.

But Huo Weilou always insisted on letting Zhang Shaofu, the master of the mansion, handle it impartially, and there was no second word.

In the end, Zhang Shaofu had no choice but to take the order, and after saying goodbye to Huo Weilou and Mo Dongyan, he returned to the capital by carriage.

Day 2.

After Zhang Shaofu, the lord of the mansion, went down to the early court, he grabbed the eunuch chief Hao Gonggong and said that he had something important to return to the emperor alone.

The chief eunuch Hao Gonggong then asked Lord Yin to wait outside the palace first, and he went to ask the emperor for instructions.

During this time, Zhang Shaofu, the lord of the mansion, was still secretly thinking about this matter in his heart, he really couldn't understand the attitude and thoughts of the regent Huo Weilou about this matter, thinking about it, he still felt that he should be cautious, and don't say anything wrong.

After a while, the chief eunuch Hao Gonggong came out and summoned Zhang Shaofu, the lord of the palace, into the palace.

"What is there to report to me?" When the emperor saw Zhang Shaofu, he asked straight to the point.

"If you go back to the emperor, Weichen recently received a report from the people, and found a strange thing, which is not good for it, so I came to ask the emperor to show me." Lord Fu Yin knelt on the ground and reported to the emperor.

"Master Zhang, get up and speak, give me a seat." As soon as the emperor raised his hand, someone next to him carried a round stool.

You must know that although today's emperor is the Ninety-Five, but there is still a regent in the dynasty, this regent Huo Weilou has extraordinary ability to tilt the government and the opposition, and has always been a thorn in the emperor's heart, he has always been afraid of him, afraid that he will envelop the ministers and put him in the air, so there are courtiers who come to report to him alone, and his heart is naturally happy.

After Zhang Shaofu thanked him, he sat down on the round stool and began to say: "Your Majesty, some people have inadvertently discovered some strange things recently. In Zhangjia Town, not far from the capital, many villagers have been poisoned by snakes for unknown reasons and have some strange symptoms.

Fortunately, the snake venom in them was only extremely mild, and after Lang Zhong's diagnosis and treatment, it was now fine. It's just that this matter came out strangely, so Weichen sent someone to investigate it strictly. Sure enough, it was discovered that the snake venom in these villagers did not come from local poisonous snakes, but from highly venomous snakes from the Western Regions. ”

In the end, Zhang Shaofu did not explain to the emperor that the matter was originally asked by the regent Huo Weilou to investigate, and when some things were not clear, he chose to report part of the content to the emperor.

"What?" When the emperor heard this, he was really furious, and he shot the case, "How can there be poisonous things in the Western Regions in my capital?" Where did these things come from? Who got it? What's the purpose of getting these things? ”

Zhang Bufu looked frightened, immediately stood up from the round stool, bowed his head and bent over, and said: "Weichen knew that this matter was not trivial, so he secretly sent someone to investigate, and it turned out that this matter may be related to the Taifu Mansion and the Regent Palace. ”