Chapter 101: Three-way confrontation
Dong Junqin discussed with the old man, and he went back with peace of mind tonight, while the old man stayed in the Imperial Doctor's Office.
On the way home, Dong's father asked him why he had been going to the toilet for so long, and if he had done something "bad".
Dong Junqin casually found a reason to prevaricate, and did not tell his father about the corpse eating Gu for the time being, after all, it was not Dong Junqin who saw it himself.
When the matter of the fumigated corpse oil is discovered, they will definitely make a fuss about it. And according to his father's eloquence, no matter how he said the words beforehand, he would show timidity. It's better not to pretend, so that he can tell the truth with peace of mind when the time comes.
However, regarding Dong's father's other suspicion, Dong Junqin felt it necessary to explain: "Father, now both the evidence and the clues are all burned. And if it happens suddenly, the government itself will be suspicious, and it is estimated that the purchase of goods from Boss Zhao will be suspended. If it was really arranged by me, then it was not asking for trouble?"
Father Dong was suspicious, it wasn't him, could it be that the Imperial Medical Department did it himself? They wouldn't be so stupid, right?
Father Dong: "What about Miss Alu and the prince?"
Dong Junqin: "Miss Alu is still in Luozhou, as for the prince, it is at Boss Zhao's." ”
Father Dong wanted to ask a few more questions, but seeing Dong Junqin's tired face, he still forgot it: "It takes a lot of spiritual power to help that person heal, right?"
Father Dong rarely cared about this, and Dong Junqin was slightly surprised.
It's not that burns are incurable. It's just that the last time I used too much force to escape from the west, I was worried all the way after that, so I haven't fully recovered.
After Dong Junqin returned home, Nangong Lu had disappeared. However, he left a note, saying that he had not been suspicious of others and stayed at the inn.
Without Nangong Law, Dong Junqin slept very deeply this night.
The next day, Dong Junqin woke up early in the morning.
As soon as the time came, Uncle Zhao sent a message, saying that Emperor Chenyang would leave the palace early in the morning, and the Imperial Physician Department ordered Lord Chang to urgently summon Chongcaotang to the Imperial Physician's Office to face the saint.
Father Dong sat in the carriage, still uneasy in his heart: "Originally, it was just a three-way inspection, but now the word confrontation is used." It seems that the emperor is already suspicious. ”
Dong Junqin comforted: "It is inevitable to be suspicious, otherwise the emperor would have locked the people of Chongcaotang in prison early in the morning." Instead of just sending ......"
Father Dong: "Send what?"
Dong Junqin: "Send someone to watch us...... The emperor shouldn't have been waiting for things to get bigger, right?"
Dong's father: ......
Dong Junqin: "If he really waits, then according to the current state of affairs, he doesn't care about either side?"
Emperor Chenyang not only sent people to surround the Chongcao Hall, but also reprimanded the Tai Doctor Department for its negligence and caused the fire. From house arrest to fire, he did not punish Chongcaotang, nor did he prevent or support the investigation of the Shang Pharmaceutical Bureau and the Taiyi Medical Department.
Could it be that this matter was not instructed by Chenyang?
Dong Junqin's brain hurts.
When a few people arrived at the Imperial Doctor's Office, there were not only soldiers but also Changshengtai Taoist priests at the door.
This battle, no matter what Chenyang's attitude was when it happened, in short, he was already interested in it now.
The Dong family followed the guards all the way to the warehouse. Officials of all sizes from the Monk Pharmacy of the Tai Yi Department were present. Xiahou Huai and Xiahou Zheng also stood next to Emperor Chenyang's seat on the left and right.
There was no morning dynasty today, but Chenyang was still sitting at the door of the treasury in his imperial robe. The timid student stood in front of him with one hand on a wooden crutch and the other on the same day, explaining the events of the previous night incoherently.
Chenyang took a sip of tea, waited for his remarks to end, and said expressionlessly: "The duty record of the Imperial Medical Department yesterday was that you and him were the two people guarding the door. The treasury is on fire, and you neither shout nor run away. And he didn't hear any movement at all, and he didn't realize the fire until you were pressed by the cabinet and the fire burned to the door?"
The students are confused, and it is even more strange.
Emperor Chenyang didn't wait for him to justify himself, and raised his left eyebrow: "Lord Chang." ”
Lord Chang: "Your Highness." ”
Chenyang: "The Taiyi Department is the top medical institution in the country, how can there be rats in this warehouse?"
Master Chang: "Your Highness, rat ......"
Chenyang: "I remember that when the former Imperial Physician Department was in office, the annual allocation was 5,000 taels less than now. During this period, there were never rats, let alone Gu worms. And there is a surplus that allows him to fill his pocket. How come it is that when I get to Lord Chang, I have more money, but I am worse than a corrupt person?
When Lord Chang heard Emperor Chenyang mention the order of the former imperial physician, his legs trembled and he knelt down and said, "Your Highness is angry. Although this rat is our negligence, the Gu worm was attracted by the seven-petal leaves of the Chongcao Hall, and it is really not something that the Tai Medical Department can prevent. ”
When Master Chang mentioned this, Xiahou Huai and Chenyang whispered a few words, and then motioned for the Dong family to step forward.
After Dong Junqin and Father Dong knelt down and saluted, Chenyang spoke: "Dong Qing, Shang Pharmacy and Changshengtai checked the insects found from your family's seven-petal leaves yesterday. It is said to be a Gu worm called a corpse eating Gu. This insect exclusively eats corpse oil and ignites immediately when it encounters fire, which led to the fire in the warehouse of the Tai Doctor Department. What are you doing about this?"
Father Dong lowered his eyes, saw Dong Junqin bowed slightly, and said: "Back to Your Highness, Yanjiao has been plagued by insects this year, and we have indeed smoked corpse oil to treat insects." ”
"What a guts!" As soon as Chenyang slapped the table, the people around him knelt down one after another, "What is corpse oil? You dare to use it on the herbs that enter the palace!"
Father Dong: "Your Highness is angry! Corpse oil is not something poisonous. This year's insect plague came strangely, and we found that it was Gu insects, so we used corpse oil to smoke insects. ”
At this time, the real person of the Changsheng Terrace spoke: "It's not a poisonous thing, the oil extracted from the dead person's body is extremely evil. It's about the emperor's dragon body, and the soldiers of the military camps everywhere, no matter what the purpose, you shouldn't be!"
Father Dong: "Your Highness." It was precisely in consideration of the Emperor Taishang and the officers and soldiers of the army that Weichen made this decision.
If the seven-petal leaves of Chongcaotang can't be delivered this year, then the amount of the rest of the farmers in Yanjiao will not be enough to cover it.
In addition, the insect plague has entered the soil, although the situation of Chongcaotang is the most serious, but the whole village land is a water source, and the seven-petal leaves of neighboring households will also have problems
And out of Yanjiao, to find the same quality of seven-petal leaves, you have to cross the four provinces to Yilan. However, the imperial herbs have always been announced every year, and by April, the herbs of Yi Lan have long been ordered. ”
Master Chang: "Master Dong, this imperial merchant of Chongcaotang is not the first year to do it. It is also common for grass plants to attract insects. Since you have found out that it is a Gu worm, you should make preparations in advance. Even if you don't know what to do, notify you in advance, and let's figure it out together. ”
Father Dong: "What Master Chang said is light. The insect of this insect plague is a Gu worm, and the Gu worm will not appear for no reason, someone must have deliberately ...... it."
Lu Que Zhenren: "Then you shouldn't hide it and not report it." ”
Father Dong just wanted to continue to defend himself, when a noise suddenly came from outside the Imperial Doctor's Office.
Chenyang was displeased, turned to Gao Ting and said, "What's going on outside?"
Gao Ting went out to check, and after a while, the outside was clear. When he returned, he was followed by two people.
When Gao Ting and Chenyang whispered, Wang Fengyu raised his head. At this look, a cold sweat broke out on his back.
After listening to Gao Ting's words, Chenyang held his forehead and laughed lowly. For a while, the courtyard was silent and the atmosphere was tense.
Halfway, Chenyang waved his hand and asked the two people to step forward.
Boss Zhao and Boss Xu faced the saint for the first time, and when they saw that Junwei was on top, they knelt on the ground and trembled: "Hasty...... Grass Folk ...... Knock on the ...... Your Majesty, My Emperor ......"
Chenyang: "It's okay, get up." ”
Chenyang looked at the two of them and turned to Wang Fengyu: "Lord Wang, I heard that you were going to take two percent of the seven-petal leaves from this Boss Zhao a few days ago?
Wang Fengyu: "Your Highness, the minister has only set 20% for emergency use." The rest of the eighty percent, the minister does not know. ”
Boss Xu: "I don't know what! Your people came to me early in the morning with this Boss Zhao, and asked me to give up eighty percent of the price in my hand." It's that person, it's not your person!"
Wang Fengyu glanced at his subordinates and denied it with a dark face.
Boss Xu: "Hey, okay, it's not your person, that's what Boss Zhao did with you?"
Boss Zhao was shocked: "In front of the Son of Heaven, what are you talking nonsense?
Boss Xu: "Why don't you need it? Don't be an outsider who doesn't know anything." Chongcaotang's seven-petal leaf this year is ruined, and other seven-petal leaf growers in Yanjiao are ready to come to the palace to receive the goods. When the supply exceeds demand, let alone double, there will be people who want to increase the price of three times or four times. ”
Boss Zhao did have this idea in his heart, but before he could implement it, he was beaten by Boss Xu, and finally went to the Imperial Medical Department to discuss the law.
They don't know, at least Boss Zhao doesn't know, not only Wang Fengyu is in the Imperial Medical Department, but even Emperor Chenyang is also in the Imperial Medical Department.
This Emperor Chenyang's determination and means to suppress pharmacists and raise prices, Boss Zhao still remembers vividly. Now Boss Xu has such a bucket, which basically means that he dares to break ground on Tai Sui's head.
And he was right to be worried. After Chenyang watched this farce, without saying a word, he asked Gao Ting to take down Boss Zhao and Wang Fengyu.
The situation took a turn for the worse, and the face of the Monk Pharmacy of the Tai Medical Department was very ugly.