It is only said that several days have passed in the palace. That night, the little eunuch told the eight commanders the reason for the incident with Pan's father-in-law: it was that night that the three princes drunkenly molested the palace maid who returned to the Wanhua Hall in the imperial garden, and also made disrespectful remarks to Concubine Rong, threatening to go to the Wanhua Palace to take a good look at Concubine Rong and see what the concubine who was so favored by his father and the emperor was like.

This is not counted, the third prince still grabbed the hand of the palace maid and let him walk all the way to the Wanhua Palace, but fortunately, the guards of the Wanhua Palace stopped him, but the three princes still made a fuss in the Wanhua Palace and gave the guards on duty a few slaps. The third prince sat on the ground and fell asleep after messing around for a while, but a few of his accompanying eunuchs carried him back.

Afterwards, the palace maid cried tightly, and the words of the third prince outside the Wanhua Palace also embarrassed Concubine Rong, who was pregnant, and Concubine Rong herself was not involved in the affairs of the harem, but she would be humiliated like this, so Concubine Rong also cried. This line of tears made the palace maids under his command tell the emperor what the three princes had done at that time. But the palace maid's words were not smooth, and she only said that the three princes were molesting Concubine Rong, so the emperor was furious and said that he wanted to ask the three princes.

This matter is no longer the usual one, and the entire harem knows about it. The mother concubine of the third prince naturally begged bitterly, and the queen mother also came forward to let the emperor punish him lightly. The emperor's anger did not subside, and he directly asked the eight commanders to directly put the three princes into the inner prison and deal with them in the future. In the days that followed, the emperor interrogated the three princes several times, and put them under house arrest in the familiar northwest corner of a villa in the northwest corner of the palace, where everyone seemed to have the same ending.

Although Gonggong Pan persuaded the emperor several times, Pu Mu, Chen Renhai, and Bai Yang also told the emperor that there were doubts about the confessions of the three princes, and although the emperor said that he could listen to them, he still put the three princes under house arrest.

The matter gradually subsided, and no one in the harem talked about this matter anymore, and the voice of the Moon Dragon Pavilion discussing this matter every night gradually became quieter, until there was no more.

The days were still spent like this, until Concubine Rong gave birth to a woman, and the palace was happy. The emperor celebrated a lot, although it was a woman, but Concubine Rong had a miscarriage before, and there was a reason for this celebration.

Such a concubine who is loved by thousands of people naturally arouses a lot of criticism. There are many concubines who have given birth to women in the palace, and they have never been treated like this, so it is inevitable that there will be some criticism. But after Concubine Rong had a daughter, she didn't have time to care about these gossips that could slander her.

It is only said that on this day, someone from the Ouchi Elixir Division went to a cottage in Qiandong to pick the five flavors of bitter seeds for the Elixir Division. Although the people of the Elixir Division collected its seeds into the capital, no matter what method was used, the five bitter seeds could not be used as medicine, and each batch of seeds would die. In this way, the Elixir Division asked the local cottage mountain people to cultivate it, and when the five bitter seeds were ripe, the Elixir Division sent someone to fetch the medicine.

In a house outside the cottage, a voice was heard

"Why did the lord of this ancient village let me wait so early? This is just the beginning of spring, so I waited here, day and night, and then I came here. It was Xia Ming from the Elixir Division who spoke.

"What Brother Xia said is extremely true, how can the five-flavor bitter seeds bear fruit at this time?" Yan Jingdao.

"According to the medical book, the five bitter seeds do not have this name. Could this name be given by you again? Five Flavors Bitter Seeds...... For this medicine, my old waist will be exhausted today, so wait for me to see what kind of bitter seeds these five flavors are. "There is humanity.

Yan Jingdao: "Imperial Doctor Liu, you said that you are good to practice medicine in the palace, why did you follow us here to trek through mountains and rivers?"

Xia Ming said: "Imperial Physician Liu wants to see the true appearance of the five flavors of bitter seeds with his own eyes, or to come and see the green mountains and green waters of eastern Qiandong." You don't have to wait for those princes and nobles in the palace all the time," Xia Ming patted Imperial Physician Liu's shoulder and said with a smile.

Imperial Doctor Liu said: "Don't talk nonsense, this time I told the emperor that I would come...... Ouch...... This waist is ......" Imperial Physician Liu moved his waist and continued: "Since the establishment of your elixir department, you have found a lot of rare elixirs, and added a lot of detoxification and healing methods to Ouchi, and these good prescriptions can also be used in other places in the palace. And many of you will practice medicine. This time, someone in the palace was talking, saying that it was better for me to wait for the hospital than to be attached to Yu Er and other elixir divisions. I don't care about these gossips, an old man, I have been treating and treating the emperor or other princes and nobles for so long, and so many days in the palace have been passed, gossip is useless to me. But the other doctors in my hospital may not think so, saying that since you are so powerful, it is better to let me wait for a change, and I will wait for the medicine to be raised, and you will wait for the consultation. Some people say that we are the imperial doctors, and we are no ...... than you charlatans."

Yan Jingdao: "Jianghu Langzhong, we all have official positions in the Ouchi, and there are still people in the Tai Hospital who say that we are Jianghu Langzhong?"

Xia Ming smiled: "Hahaha...... I understand what Doctor Liu meant. I don't know that I have to do it...... Some of the imperial doctors in the Tai Hospital saw that I waited all day to go out of the palace to collect medicine from all over the rivers and lakes, and then only cultivated medicinal materials, and their reputation overshadowed them in the palace. As one of the heads of the Tai Hospital, Tai Doctor Liu must maintain the connection between the Tai Nei Elixir Division and the Tai Hospital at this time, and not let the two sides break up, so he personally visited us and others to warn the doctors of the Tai Hospital not to have such thoughts. ”

Imperial Physician Liu nodded frequently and said, "Pharmacist Xia is right, pharmacology is not about medicine and refining medicine. There is a specialization in the art industry, although we and other imperial doctors have learned these things, but when it comes to collecting and refining medicines, we must wait for us. If anyone is not convinced, I will come and tell them what they have done, and see what they have to say. ”

Yan Jingdao: "Mrs. Liu has a good heart, but I'm afraid that it will have little effect." ”

Imperial Physician Liu asked, "What does Pharmacist Yan mean by this?"

Yan Jing said: "The tree wants to be quiet and the wind does not stop." Imperial Doctor Liu can use this method to make the people in the Tai Hospital clear themselves, but how can they be in the palace

Man's trouble. The noise is non-stop, and it is difficult to calm your heart. Not everyone in this world can think of you as open-minded as Doctor Liu. ”

While talking, three or four people hurriedly ran to the house, the door of this house was open, and Xia Ming and the others were all riding at the door. Xia Ming saw that those people were all flustered, so he immediately got up and said, "Fellow villagers, what happened?"

One of those people panted and said, "Those five bitter seeds...... It's gone......"

At this time, the eyes of the three of them widened, especially Imperial Physician Liu, who had encountered such troubles when he first went out to collect medicine from the people of the Elixir Division.

Yan Jingdao: "It's gone, why is it gone?

The person who had just answered had not yet come out of the panic, and said with a little crying: "There is a river in our cottage, and the river is the place where the five flavors of bitter seeds are planted. Recently, I have seen that the five bitter seeds have bloomed, so I sent a message to the lords of the Elixir Division to come here, thinking that after you arrive, all the five bitter seeds will be ripe, and after picking the seeds, you can use them in medicine. How do you know that today the adults said that they had come to the gate of the village, the river turned black, and the five bitter seeds were all defeated. ”

Imperial Physician Liu spoke before the two of them, and said, "The river has turned black, you have checked the source of this river, why is this so?"

Another said: "The source of this river is not in my cottage, but it flows from another land." ”

Imperial Physician Liu consciously twisted his beard and said, "The water of this river has turned black, and the bitter seeds of the five flavors have withered...... I guess this river is the water that you and other cottages rely on. ”

"My lord is right, my Lingshui Village lives on this river, and now the village elders have no idea in the temple, and everyone is arguing. I heard that the adults were outside the village at the foot of the mountain, so the owner of the village asked me to come here and invite you to go up the mountain to discuss. "There is humanity again.

Yan Jing said: "You will go first, leave one person to guide the way, and I will arrive later." ”

The men replied, and one of them was left to go up the mountain. Yan Jing said to the man who was left behind: "Little brother will wait outside the door first." This matter is a little strange, I will discuss it for a while, and then the little brother will lead me up the mountain. ”

After the young man returned the order, he waited outside the door, and after the three of them locked the door, they began to discuss.

Imperial Physician Liu said: "I will inform the governor of Jingjiang Mansion first, and ask him to send someone to this village to reinforce us." I don't know martial arts, and I don't know how to solve cases. You and the other two are good at martial arts on an errand in the Great Interior, and they also have the ability to solve cases, but I am afraid that the three of us will not be able to investigate thoroughly. ”

Xia Ming said: "In this matter, we still fly the pigeon first and send a message to the commanders of the Great Interior. ”

Yan Jing comprehended and said, "Yes, this matter needs to be informed immediately to Commander Pu and the others, so that they can make a decision." If you only tell the government under your jurisdiction to come here, you will need to inform Ouchi after you want to come. ”

Imperial Physician Liu was puzzled and said, "I am very puzzled by what the two of you said, why do you need to report this matter to Ouchi? Although Ouchi is responsible for supervising the six departments and stabilizing the rivers and lakes, he can come here directly to solve the case without telling the local government, and it is not in accordance with the rules to come. ”

Xia Ming asked Imperial Physician Liu with a smile and said, "What does Imperial Physician Liu mean by the non-compliance?"

Imperial Physician Liu said: "The two of you are members of the Great Inner Elixir Division, and you are not responsible for investigating the case. It is the eight commanders who can directly follow the emperor's orders and can go directly to every state capital to investigate cases. However, I also have the responsibility of investigating the case in the place under my jurisdiction, and the case cannot be handed over at will. ”

Yan Jing shook his head at Imperial Physician Liu's words and said, "Imperial Physician Liu, this matter is not as simple as you think. I think it's better for you to go back to the palace first. ”

Xia Ming interrupted Yan Jing's words and said, "It's better not to go down the mountain at this time. Imperial Physician Liu, please follow me, Yan Jing, you write a letter in a sketch, and when you go to the village, let her fly the pigeon and send a message to the Elixir Division, and ask him to inform the commanders of this matter immediately. ”

Although Imperial Physician Liu was still confused, the two of them wrote the letter at this moment, opened the door, and then the three of them went up the mountain before and after.

The three of them were led by the young man from Natong, and went up along the unique road in the mountain, the mountain road was a little rugged, although Xia Ming and Yan Jing easily went up the mountain, but Imperial Doctor Liu had already fallen a long way, holding on to the trunk of the tree on the side of the road and bending over and panting.

Yan Jing looked down at Imperial Physician Liu and said, "It must not be the best policy to bring him up." ”

Xia Ming jumped onto the mountain road below, picked up Imperial Physician Liu, and said to Yan Jing on the winding mountain road: "Brother Yan, you and this little brother are walking in front first, and I am hungry for Imperial Physician Liu, and then follow." ”

So the four of them walked one after the other for about half an hour to the cottage, the streets in the cottage were paved with uneven floor tiles, and the stilted buildings were staggered in the cottage, but at this time there were almost no people in the building, except for the livestock raised by the families at the bottom of the building, there was nothing to breathe in the past.

The mountain people of the village are all concentrated in the walled temple, and the quarrels are intermittent. Those young juniors were standing in the temple at this time, and they were talking at length

"Third master, this water must have been done by Miao Village on the other side of the mountain. They make Gu and poison all day long, and it must be their people who have infected the source of the river. ”

"That's right, this is such a big mountain, my two clans have lived on both sides of the mountain for generations, but we have never controlled Gu, these foreigners from Miao Jiang have occupied the mountain, not to mention, and they have also brought their Gu poison techniques. Last time, I must have been dissatisfied with my village when I was rowing the mountain."

"The Miao people are already in the southwest, why do they want to come to the east? They covet the mountains and rivers of our village, and if I can't wait for them to leave, sooner or later this village will suffer."

The quarrel continued until the young man who led the way came to the temple and whispered to several village elders for a while, and then one of the village elders got up and said, "Shut up a few of you, the adults of the court are here, and I will invite them to come in and judge the judgment." ”

A few young men who had just been talking loudly also stopped their words. The three of them arrived in the hall of the walled temple, and the young men gave way slightly, Xia Ming walked from among them to the seats where the village elders were sitting, and visited several village elders one by one, and said, "I have seen the eldest uncle, the third master and all the village elders." ”

The old men also stood up and returned the salute, and the third master said: "Lord Xia, the five-flavor bitter seeds in the imperial court are gone this year, and my village is going to suffer a catastrophe." ”

After that, the third master wiped the two old tears that were about to fall out of the corners of his eyes with his cuffs, Xia Ming immediately comforted the third master and said: "Don't disturb the third master, this incident happened strangely, at this time, the village must not mess with itself, and you need to calm down." ”

A young man from Fangcai immediately asked, "My lord, this water is the lifeblood of my village. It was dark for no reason, and the river was still stenching at the moment, so please see, "The man opened a small package, and there were a few silver needles in it, and those silver needles were not blackened, and there was nothing else unusual.

Xia Ming said: "These silver needles are the silver needles that you have gone to explore the river?"

The young man said, "Yes, these silver needles immediately changed color after probing the water, and the needles all appeared black, but after a while, they all changed back to silver. ”

Xia Ming took off the buckskin gloves on the waistband of his trousers and took out a silver needle. Yan Jing stepped forward and handed him a small bottle, Xia Ming poured out the water in the vial, and the silver needle turned black again.

Yan Jing shook his head and said, "It's indeed Gu poison." ”

This sentence was a bit out of place, and it suddenly ignited the voices in the walled temple. Even some grandmothers couldn't sit still.

"If you don't see it, it's Gu poison"

"Those Miao people are too much to deceive people, I will wait until I go back and pick up the knife and go to those Miao people to ask for an explanation. ”

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"Yes, let's go, how can they ride on top of us?"

Yan Jing realized that there was something wrong with his words, so he said sharply: "Don't be impatient, everyone, I just said that it is Gu poison, which will make Gu people in the rivers and lakes countless, and you will miss a big deal if you are so reckless." At that time, the relatives will be painful, and the enemies will be happy, which is exactly what those enemies want to see."

The boiling voices stopped as if they had entered an ice cellar. Xia Ming said: "Brother Yan is right, this case will be decided by us." The imperial court asked you folks to raise five-flavor bitter seeds for me, and I must have the responsibility of protecting the water. Fellow villagers, rest assured, we will definitely investigate this case to the bottom of the matter. ”

The eldest uncle got up and said, "Fellow villagers, please go back to their respective homes, and I will discuss these cases with the three adults again." Abang, you and a few young people stay, and the rest of the villagers go back to rest. ”

Only then did everyone disperse out of the walled temple.

"Abang, tell the three adults what happened. "Uncle is fair.

The young man named Ah Bang said, "I have told the adults about the matter, and Ah Ming has also said about the silver needle. ”

The eldest uncle nodded and said, "Three adults, I want to tell Ah Ming and Ah Bang about this matter. The waters of the river are black today, and all the bitter seeds by the river are dead. The people in the village are in turmoil, and we don't know why it's like this, so I have no idea, and I ask the three adults to make decisions for all the clansmen in my village, catch the real murderer, and return a peace to my village. ”

Xia Ming nodded and said, "Abang, you will settle a few village elders first, and then lead me to the riverside of the village, and I will check it later." We have directly reported this case to Ouchi, and we will directly decide the case at that time. ”

The uncle said fairly: "Thank you to the three adults." ”

Abang asked a few young people to send a few village elders back to their respective rooms, and Imperial Physician Liu asked: "May I also ask the little brother, how far is this river from the cottage?"

Ah Bang was about to speak, but Xia Ming interrupted his words Xia Ming smiled, he naturally knew why Imperial Physician Liu asked like this, so he said: "Ah Bang, you settle Imperial Physician Liu first, and then take me and Brother Yan to explore the river together." ”

Doctor Liu said: "That's fine, I'll investigate and investigate in the village." ”

Yan Jingdao: "Imperial Doctor Liu, there are also some villagers who understand medicine in this village, you happen to be here to discuss medicine with them, if you can get one or two miracle prescriptions, it will also be conducive to the future practice of medicine in Tai Hospital." ”

"What Pharmacist Yan said is very true, I will wait for good news in the village. Doctor Liu said.

After noon, a group of people came to the river, which was on the west side of the village, flowing down from the top of the mountain. On both sides of the river is an open field in the mountains, and the flowers of the bitter seeds on both sides of the river have been soaked, and the river is black. Not only the flowers of the bitter seeds, but also the surrounding grass against the water's edge have turned black.

Xia Ming squatted down and looked at the black water, which did not emit too much foul smell at this time, Xia Ming tore off the deerskin gloves around his waist, put them on and took a small bottle from his coat pocket, and put the small bottle into the water to get water. After filling it with water, Yan Jing took out a bottle of grease from the small bag and sealed the mouth of the bottle with the oil. Subsequently, Yan Jing took two more bottles, took out some powder each, put them in a small wooden bowl, and after living together, they became a paste, and then put the batter on the layer of oil, and then sealed the mouth of the bottle.

Xia Ming covered the bottle, got up, and saw a strange image reflected in the black water, the black water was flooding with small waves, layer upon layer, and a cow-like monster appeared on the surface of the Sunshine River, and then the image dissipated.

Yan Jing also saw it, those young people didn't see it, I'm afraid even if they did, they thought it was just a coincidence, but Yan Jing and Xia Ming definitely didn't think that such a thing would be a coincidence.

They're going to have to wait for Ouchi's help.

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