In the hotel, Liu Qi invited Jiangdong celebrities to a banquet, and young talents such as Gu Tan, Zhang Dun, Lu Ji, and Zhang Wen were all present.
After the banquet, Liu Qi left his clan brother Liu Ji to reminisce about the past. As the eldest son of Liu Yao, Liu Ji was also a true clan member of the Han Dynasty and was very popular with Sun Quan.
Coming with him was an old housekeeper with a stooped body. Only Liu Qi and others knew that this man was Tai Shici who had arrived in Jiangdong first.
After the guests dispersed, the hotel became quiet instantly. Everyone came to the second floor room. Shi A had already led people to search everywhere to make sure there was no hiding place.
When he came to the room, Taishi Ci stared at the pieces of pineapple cakes on the table, his eyes slightly glaring. Hua Tuo separated them one by one and introduced the differences to Yu Fan.
Some of them were given to Liu Qi and Zhao Yun by Wu Guotai a few days ago, and some were given to Hua Tuo. Although there was no difference on the surface, once tested, the difference was found.
There was nothing unusual about the cake Wu Guotai gave to Hua Tuo, which showed that the target was Liu Qi. What Zhou Yu and Tai Shici had eaten earlier was pineapple cake mixed with toxins.
When Taishi Ci heard this, he gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "I have followed Sun Bofu and fought bloody battles for the great cause of Jiangdong, trying to protect Sun Quan's rise to power. Gong Jin is also loyal, why should I repay kindness with enmity?"
Liu Qi sighed softly: "General Taishi, has he ever thought that there are many doubts about General Sun's death? Although the assassin was the initiator, he was not the cause of death."
"You mean?" Taishi Ci's eyes widened and his eyes flashed. He couldn't help but take two steps back and murmured: "How can you be so scheming at such a young age?"
Hua Tuo has made preliminary guesses during the past few days of experiments. He needs to verify with Taishi Ci in person to confirm, so he held this banquet and said: "Mr. Hua has found out that this cake is poisonous, and there are still some doubts that need to be confirmed with the general." .”
Taishi Ci took a deep breath to calm down, cupped his fists and said, "Sir, please speak."
Hua Tuo said: "Both the general and Sun Bawang are heroes of the world. They have similar temperaments and strong wills. They must have been angry often. In the battle of Huainan, they were seriously injured and almost died. The general recalled carefully that before and after he was injured, when he was full of anger, he could There are different?"
"This?" Taishi Ci pondered for a moment, then frowned and said, "If he was angry before, it was just a surge of Qi and blood, and there was no discomfort. After being injured, he hated that his great cause had not been accomplished, and he was angry and angry. That time, his mouth was bitter, and his eyes were filled with stars. Heart palpitations and shortness of breath, if General Liu had not arrived in time, I would have died."
Hua Tuo twisted his beard and nodded and said: "That's it. Although anger attacks the heart, it actually originates from the liver. The liver belongs to wood, and anger hurts the liver because fire overcomes the wood and becomes poisonous! The poison enters the blood vessels and hurts the lungs. This is It’s the poison that leads to the general’s body.”
Tai Shici wondered: "Since the poison was caused by anger, why was it not hindered before?"
Hua Tuo said: "This substance is actually non-toxic, so there is nothing unusual about it. However, once it is injured by a metal wound, it turns into a strange poison and has long been integrated with the blood, so it is not easy to detect. It can only induce liver anger." Fire will kill you.”
"Hiss——" Tai Shici was shocked and said in a trembling voice: "After Bo Fu was assassinated, he was angered by Yu Ji and died. A certain person was seriously injured and was so angry that he almost died. Gong Jin also fainted after being injured. There is such a strange thing in the world. ?”
Liu Qi was also shocked on the sidelines. He finally understood why Zhou Yu's blood had no abnormality before, but it became toxic only after he returned to Chaisang after being injured. It turned out that the key point was here.
But he was thinking more than others at this time. Could it be that Zhuge Liang's three qi and Zhou Yu were the root of the disaster planted by this strange poison?
There are also the later governors Lu Su and Lu Meng. They all said that all the governors of Soochow were short-lived, either due to illness or under mysterious circumstances. The speculation that they were related to Sun Quan seems not to be groundless.
When everyone was shocked, Yu Fan slammed his fist on the table and gritted his teeth and said: "It is exactly as I guessed. The second lady must have accidentally obtained this poison from pirates in the East China Sea, and she deliberately set up this conspiracy to kill me. Waiting to die."
Taishi Ci was so angry that he was shaking all over. He stepped in front of Yu Fan and asked urgently: "What secret did Zhongxiang find out?"
Yu Fan said slowly: "In order to detoxify Ziyi and Zhou Lang, I sneaked into Lingnan three years ago and visited strange people everywhere. Finally, I found a clue in the depths of the East China Sea: There is a kind of red-finned whale in the southeastern sea. The young ones are like It is as big as a boat, and an adult is as big as a house. It is so powerful that fishing nets and swords cannot kill it, but a group of pirates can easily kill it, which is amazing."
"How capable is this pirate?" Taishi Ci grew up on the coast of Donglai and has seen big fish in the sea. If you are in the water, no matter how good you are, you are still no match for the big fish.
Yu Fan asked back: "After my nephew returned to Jianye, he purchased fish liver and fish oil every month and sent them to the mansion, specifically for making pineapple cakes for the prince. Does Ziyi know this?"
Taishi Ci frowned and said, "I knew about this earlier. I also bought the same thing and gave it to Li Dangzhi for inspection. There was nothing abnormal. Could it be related to the red-finned whale?"
"Not bad!" Yu Fan nodded and said: "I asked someone to spend a lot of money and learned from a pirate that when they hunt red-finned whales, they only need to hit the gills with a rusty iron arrow. This secret technique is only spread among On the archipelago deep in the East China Sea, it has been passed down from generation to generation, and no one in the Central Plains knows about it.”
Liu Qi also often discussed this matter with Hua Tuo and the others during this period. After unraveling the most critical link, he finally got an idea and said: "The red-finned whale must have been struck by an arrow and was irritated by the pain and struggled to death." . If a person takes his cod liver oil, he will also suffer from this disease over time. If he is injured by a metal wound, he will become angry and die."
"That's right!" Hua Tuo stroked his beard and said, "I and Mr. Yu have already guessed this. Today we asked General Taishi to come and confirm it. It seems that there is a high probability of this happening."
Taishi Ci asked again: "The red-finned whale is so huge that it must be in the deep sea. If it is angered, it may not be able to escape. How can we bring it back?"
Liu Qi smiled and said: "Pirates have lived on the island for generations. They knew that the big fish loves pineapples, so they feed the small fish in the bay and kill them when they grow up. They must have accidentally discovered that the big fish died after being injured. Use this technique and it works every time.”
Yu Fan said in a deep voice: "Those pirates are barbaric and cruel, and they don't know how to use this poison. But I don't know how the second lady learned about this, and actually made pineapple cakes, quietly harming people invisibly. If I hadn't searched for clues, I’m afraid no one in the world knows about this.”
Taishi Ci couldn't help but think of Sun Ce's favorite pineapple cake. Every time he received a reward from the Second Lady, he would happily share it with him and Zhou Yu. Sun Quan was still young at that time. If the Second Lady had such a plan back then, it would show the depth of their scheming.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but bulge his beard and hair, clenched his fists and roared: "The old godly woman had a premeditated plan, but she is so vicious, I will kill her with my own hands."
Yu Huan said: "The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. If this matter can be exposed in front of Jiangdong Wenwu, Ziyi and I can confront the old thief, and the mystery of Bo Fu's assassination may be solved."
Liu Qi said to Liu Jiyan: "Within five days, I want to know all the information about the second lady before her marriage."
"Don't worry!" Liu Ji also knew that the matter was of great importance and nodded solemnly.
Liu Qi was about to discuss the plan with everyone when Yu Fan suddenly changed his face and exclaimed: "No!"
