From outsiders, it seemed that the empress admired Su Xuan very much, but only Su Xuan himself knew the key to it!
"Where are the people from the Imperial Medical Office!"
"Wei Chen is here!"
Su Tian stepped out of the civil service team with a very relaxed expression on his face, because he knew that his task was just to report the casualties last night.
The empress obviously didn't know Su Tian, so she didn't have much patience. She said bluntly: "Tell me about the diagnosis and treatment at the Imperial Medical Office last night and how many injured people there were."
Su Tian didn't feel that he was disrespected. He was very arrogant and just reported the affairs.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, after a night of emergency treatment by the Imperial Medical Office, there are only four people who have not yet awakened on the bed, including one foreign visitor. The Imperial Medical Office has found out the cause of the illness and found that the source of the fainting at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet was As for the poison ingredient in the wine, it is 'dove kiss'."
"'Dove Kiss'? What kind of poison is it? Why haven't I heard of it?"
The empress didn't know, but Su Xuan knew that the craftsmanship of the dove kiss was simply impossible in a place like the palace, which was located in a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. It was too humid. Even if a dry place was deliberately created, after taking it out, even It is impossible to preserve poisons like Jiuqi, whether it is medicinal materials or the place where it is refined and stored, the best place is Yanzhou...
Su Tian pondered for a long time, but did not reply to the emperor's words.
"Imperial physician?"
Su Tian came to his senses and said, "Reporting to your majesty, the poison 'Dove Kiss' is not available in our Jiangnan, so it is normal that your majesty has not heard of it."
"Then what are the ingredients of this poison? Where is it produced?"
The empress pressed her step by step. Su Xuan, who was standing behind Zhu Houyi, began to tremble involuntarily when he saw him. He seemed to be about to take a step forward, but did not step forward. Su Xuan felt strange. He still didn't know who the person in front of him was. What is his identity? He doesn’t know that Yanzhou is this prince’s second hometown.
Lin Zhangwen beside Zhu Houyi was looking at the joke. In the main hall, some experienced military attachés must have known that the 'Dove Kiss' poison came from Yanzhou, but no one dared to say it, including Gou Hongxuan. In this chaotic situation in the palace, There is no one who is willing to be at the forefront. Maybe this time he comes forward and drags people into the water. Who knows if there will be enemies by his side next time? There are quite a few people who would rather remain silent than stand up.
Su Tian raised his head slightly and glanced at King Xun. As a disciple of Gu Ming, these members of the royal family still knew to some extent. Although he had not participated in any political matters, he still had this awareness.
"Your Majesty, regarding poisons like 'Dove Kiss', since they are not available in the capital, we have to look through the ancient books of the Imperial Medical Office. We have been working overtime to search, but there is no result yet!"
The empress nodded, without urging, but looked at Su Xuan.
"Su Aiqing, this matter must be of great help to you in solving the case. You are from the Imperial Medical Office. You must find out the origin of 'Dove Kiss' and the medicinal properties of the medicinal materials!"
"Wei Chen obeys your orders!"
After Su Tian reported all the matters, he naturally returned to the crowd. The Empress first apologized to the foreign guests who were already present for the tragedy that occurred at yesterday's banquet, and then clarified all the divisions of labor before she felt a little confused. Lazily leaning on his head.
"Okay, regarding the case of last night's banquet, I will hand it over to Su Aiqing. Every day, I will have to hand over and report to you! I must know who is instigating this group of thieves. With more than ten people, I can Can you break into the palace?"
The last sentence was obviously meant for Zhou Quan, the commander of the Jinyiwei, who naturally did not dare to raise his head and look at the emperor, for fear that he would suddenly change from the position of assistant to beheading.
"Do you have anything else to do, dear sir? If you have anything to report, please leave the court if nothing happens!"
Everyone looked left and right, but no one stood up. Today's morning court was originally focused on one theme, and everything else was secondary. If anyone made the emperor angry, the emperor would not be in a good mood today. Anyone with a discerning eye can see this, so naturally no one reports on their recent work matters. Besides, on what day is a report not a report? Do you have to get into trouble today?
But some people just want to confront someone head-on. A civil servant's eyes were wandering, and when he looked around, no one was speaking. He wanted to forget it? But when he saw that the emperor was about to get up and leave, he couldn't help it. He rushed out of the civilian camp and saluted the emperor.
"Report to Your Majesty! There is something wrong with me!"
The empress just stood up and stood up again, with a bit of impatience on her face, but she quickly adjusted herself. After all, she was the one who asked, so naturally she had to solve it by herself.
"Xiao Qiu, Sima of the Chenzhou Household Department, what can I do for you?"
The civil servant man who was called Xiao Qiu swallowed. He thought that the emperor would not know him, a young Sima from the fifth rank. He did not expect that the emperor could hand over his name without any pause. Xiao Qiu instantly With confidence, his tone was especially urgent.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen was originally the Sima of the Household Department of Chenzhou, and it was the matter of the Secretary of the Household Department to participate in the court. However, the original Secretary of the Household Department, Su Jin, died in yesterday's tragedy, so Wei Chen had the opportunity to participate in the court."
The empress expressed regret for the death of the Minister of Household Affairs of Chenzhou.
"I'm very sad! Are you in charge of Chenzhou's current affairs?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, yes! So Wei Chen wants to report to Your Majesty the current urgent situation in Chenzhou!"
The Empress became serious. She was particularly concerned about local affairs. Su Xuan could also feel the Empress' aura changing instantly.
"Your Majesty, when Su Jincai, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, came to the palace yesterday, he came with documents and wanted to explain the current emergency situation in Chenzhou to your Majesty in the morning! Now it is up to Wei Chen to explain!"
Chenzhou Household Sima Xiao Qiu opened the scroll that had been prepared and read out the data on it word by word.
"According to statistics from the Ministry of Household Affairs, major disasters occurred in Chenzhou in the eighteenth year of Xuanyuan, the twenty-fifth year of Xuanyuan, and the second year of Qiying. In the three most recent recorded years, major disasters occurred in Chenzhou. Floods and locust plagues in various parts of Chenzhou caused farmers to lose their crops. There was no harvest, and this year, we encountered a rare drought in ten years. Nearly three-quarters of Chenzhou’s farmland dried up, and farmers had no crops at all. Since June this year, the drought has lasted for two months, and thousands of People are starving to death on the streets..."
The data Xiao Qiu told from that volume became more and more shocking, and the Empress's brows became more and more frowned. Until she mentioned that people were dying of hunger and selling their sons and daughters, the Empress stretched out her hand to interrupt Xiao Qiu's report.
