Hearing the word "cinnabar", a trace of suspicion flashed in Ying Zheng's eyes.
In order to pursue immortality for so many years, he has taken a lot of "immortality pills", and the cinnabar is a necessary medicine for making longevity pills.
However, he has not felt any discomfort for so long.
Thinking of this, Ying Zheng looked at Wang Jian and asked again: "Are you sure the poison is cinnabar?"
It is no secret that Ying Zheng pursues immortality. Several of their important ministers have also warned him, but in vain.
Now that he finally had this opportunity, he naturally wanted to tell the truth: "Your Majesty, this poison is indeed cinnabar."
"Naran Fang said that if cinnabar remains in the body for a long time, symptoms such as headache, fatigue, chest pain, and cough will appear. If taken for a long time, it will cause signs of serious illness and death. Medicine and stone cannot cure it."
After Wang Jian finished speaking, he cautiously raised his head and glanced at Ying Zheng.
However, he saw that Ying Zheng was sitting on the high platform and was not in a hurry to express his position.
After hesitating for a moment, Wang Jian then suggested: "Your Majesty, if you don't believe it, Ran Fang once mentioned a way to test it."
"Oh? What can I do?" Ying Zheng looked at Wang Jian curiously.
Wang Jian bowed and said softly: "You can feed the cinnabar to the pigeons. If the pigeons have no problems, it means it is safe."
Ying Zheng, who was a little skeptical at first, nodded slightly after hearing Wang Jian's words, which seemed like a feasible solution.
He glanced at Zhao Gao next to him and ordered: "Go and find a pigeon."
"Here."
After a while, a eunuch came to the main hall carrying a dove.
Ying Zheng stretched out his hand, and Zhao Gao quickly brought over the box containing the elixir.
Looking at the "Elixir of Immortality" in the box, Ying Zheng fiddled with it in his hand, then stood up and came to the pigeon.
I saw that Ying Zheng opened the elixir into small portions and placed them on the small butterfly in the bird cage. His eyes were fixed on the pigeons, for fear of missing a detail.
Even Zhao Gao behind Ying Zheng and Wang Jian beside him became nervous, fearing that something might go wrong.
When eating the "Eternal Life Pill", the pigeon was obviously very excited, which shows that the pigeon is absolutely healthy.
Several people watched the pigeon finish the food on the plate with no obvious adverse reactions, and everyone felt relieved.
However, the accident happened half an hour later!
When Ying Zheng and Wang Jian were chatting about important events in the court, they saw the pigeon starting to fly around in the cage and spitting bubbles from its mouth.
Then he fell straight to the bottom of the cage and shrank into a ball!
Wang Jian stepped forward to check and saw that although the pigeon could move, it could not fly. It was obvious that its breathing was very labored.
Seeing this scene, Zhao Gao also understood what happened. He knelt on the ground tremblingly, unable to say a word.
This situation lasted for less than half a stick of incense, and he saw the pigeon motionless in the cage. Wang Jian took a closer look and saw that the pigeon had died.
Wang Jian glanced at Zhao Gao who was kneeling on the ground, and said respectfully to Ying Zheng: "Your Majesty, the pigeon... is dead."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty," Zhao Gao knelt down at Ying Zheng's feet. He wanted to pull the corner of Ying Zheng's clothes with trembling hands, but he didn't dare to do it. He could only stretch out his hand and maintain a posture, "Your Majesty does not care about the affairs of the servants. Ah, this slave really doesn’t know anything!”
"Even if I borrow ten bills from my slave, I will not dare to murder Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty is aware of it, Your Majesty..."
Ying Zheng glanced at Zhao Gao, frowned slightly, and said nothing.
He had great trust in Zhao Gao. He had given the order to go to the warlock in the first place. Zhao Gao was just following his order.
If those warlocks really wanted to harm people, they would definitely find a way to avoid Zhao Gao, and there would be no way for him to know.
Although he said so, Ying Zheng was also thinking about how much this matter had to do with Zhao Gao.
After thinking for a moment, Ying Zheng looked at Zhao Gao and said, "Get up, it has nothing to do with you that I know this."
Zhao Gao, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't help but feel happy when he heard this.
He knew that he had escaped disaster for the time being!
I saw Zhao Gao lying on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty!"
Upon seeing this, Ying Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Zhao Gao lying on the ground.
"Don't be anxious yet. I have one more thing that I want to leave to you to handle."
Hearing this, Zhao Gao's heart skipped a beat.
But even so, Zhao Gao did not dare to neglect at all.
"Your Majesty will let your slaves go down mountains of swords and seas of fire! You will do whatever you want!"
"Those warlocks in the palace actually deceived me. No one can be left alive!"
Zhao Gao, who was kneeling on the ground, felt his heart tremble!
He knew that this was Ying Zheng's test of him. If he could not satisfy His Majesty in this matter, then his days with Ying Zheng would be over.
After following Ying Zheng for many years, he can still guess a little bit about Ying Zheng's thoughts.
"Here."
After saying that, he crawled and rolled away.
Watching this scene, Ying Zheng withdrew his gaze and looked at Wang Jian aside.
"Wang Aiqing, I don't want others to know what happened today. Do you understand?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I understand!"
…
A few days later, Ying Zheng, dressed in regular clothes, came to Xianyang Prison again.
This time, he was alone, and the expression on his face was heavier than last time. It was obvious that his mood was much worse than last time.
Fusu, who was sitting there leisurely, saw Ying Zheng walking slowly from the corner of his eye. As if he was excited, he stood up like a bounce.
"Meet Father."
Ran Fang raised his head when he heard the movement and saw that Ying Zheng had opened the cell door and entered.
Ying Zheng just nodded slightly towards Fusu, turned his eyes directly to Ran Fang, and sat down opposite Ran Fang, "Young Master Ran, there was some trouble last time. I did some work after I went out. I still can’t get the Prime Minister to let you out.”
Ran Fang didn't have much hope for this matter and waved his hand indifferently.
"It's okay. I believe uncle did his best."
"Besides, with the changes in this prison, I guess my uncle has put a lot of thought into it, so this junior would like to say thank you."
Hearing this, Ying Zheng looked slightly embarrassed.
"Don't worry, Mr. Ran, if you can be released from prison one day, I will definitely reward him generously!"
Hearing this, Ran Fang couldn't help but look Ying Zheng up and down, feeling a little curious.
"Uncle, you have the right to go to the Three Treasures Hall for no reason. You came here today and didn't take a good look at your son. Instead, you just talked non-stop here. Could it be that something happened?"
Although Ying Zheng was a little embarrassed when Ran Fang revealed his thoughts, he still nodded bravely.
"Sir, your calculations are unparalleled. I do have a difficult matter here."
