"Unjustly accused?"
Zhu Di's sneer hit Qi Rong's heart, like a bucket of cold ice poured on him in the middle of summer, chilling him to the bone.
"Shi Mofei, the chief minister of the Prince of Qin, still dared to lie in the memorial. This is the crime of deceiving the emperor."
Qi Rong was trembling with fear, shaking like chaff, and his calves were cramping. He secretly cursed these beasts in his heart that they were not human beings, and made wild remarks, saying that we should bear the blame together and protect the whole family.
It turned out that a scapegoat had been secretly found. It was ridiculous that I was so stupid and kept it in the dark, thinking that everyone was of the same mind.
He was full of resentment in his heart, and he summoned his strength and said: "Your Highness, I dare not bear this crime to my death. I will go to Your Highness to investigate clearly."
Zhu Di saw that the heat was enough and stopped scaring him. He relaxed a little and said, "I came here incognito this time because I received a secret report from the Jinyi Guards, saying that Zhang Zhishan, the deputy good doctor, had the truth to report, so I came here in person. If you know Report the truth as soon as possible, otherwise the power of God will come and you will be shattered to pieces!"
"I said it, I said it."
Qi Rong wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said: "The death of His Highness King Qin is indeed full of strange things. At first, the royal palace chief ordered someone to send an order and asked us to prepare a dose of medicinal food 'grape decoction'."
"What is grape omelette?"
"Your Highness does not know. Grape decoction is prepared with grape juice, lotus root juice, raw rehmannia glutinosa juice and honey. It is simmered into a thick consistency and taken before meals. This medicinal diet is used to treat hot stranguria, astringent urine, and pain. Drain blood.”
As he said this, Qi Rong glanced at Zhu Di cautiously, and when he saw the impatient look on his face, he knew he couldn't say that, so he had to say: "That is what people often say is that the kidney qi is not solid, and the kidneys are full of water."
Zhu Di suddenly understood and nodded: "Continue."
"Grape decoction has mild properties and is not harmful to the body. However, this medicinal food is cold in nature and should not be taken too much. However, His Highness King Qin took it for half a month. His ministers tried to advise him, but Chang Shi scolded him and asked his ministers to send it as usual.
Probably on the fourth day of August, at the third watch, His Highness hurriedly summoned the ministers to enter the mansion. The ministers did not dare to neglect. When they entered the mansion, they found that His Majesty was spitting, his body was warm, his limbs were cold, and it was difficult to open his eyes. It looks like the sun is declining.
The Wei minister was shocked and asked the long history urgently. The long history hesitated and refused to answer. He only asked the minister to diagnose the disease quickly without delay. "
Speaking of this, Qi Rong sighed and said sadly: "Your Highness, although I am familiar with medical books, I can only cure living diseases. In this situation, even if Hua Tuo is alive, it will be difficult to return. What's more, I After taking the medicine, His Highness King Qin's limbs became cold, his lips and nails were all blue, his eyes could not be closed, and he could no longer drink the medicine.
The minister was panic-stricken and checked His Highness's pulse. His Majesty the King of Qin's pulse was difficult and the six meridians were blocked. Ordinary methods were ineffective. I discussed with Zhang Zhishan and used the onion ironing method for first aid, but it was a pity that there was no cure.
Around the beginning of the last lunar month, His Highness the King of Qin died of coldness, and his ministers were imprisoned by Chang Shi because of this incident. "
After listening to Qi Rong's speech, Zhu Di frowned. The process he heard now was far more detailed than what was said in the memorial.
However, there are still many doubts in it. Zhu Di glanced at Qi Rong who was kneeling on the ground and asked: "Is there any sign of King Qin being poisoned?"
"Poisoned?"
Qi Rong was stunned and said: "Your Highness, His Highness King Qin does not appear to be poisoned. When I diagnosed his pulse, although His Highness King Qin's pulse was blocked, it was definitely not that of poisoning. Rather, it seemed like..."
Qi Rong's hemming and hawing made Zhu Di very unhappy and scolded: "I forgive you for not being guilty, please tell me!"
"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness."
Qi Rong then continued: "I speculate that His Highness the King of Qin indulged in excessive sexual desires and took too many strong medicines, which led to the rise of weak fire, imbalance of yin and yang, and collapse of blood and qi disorder, leading to death."
"Is this true?"
Zhu Di looked solemn as never before and stared at Qi Rong coldly, causing Qi Rong to kneel on the ground sweating like rain.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I dare not say any deceptive words. This is what I can tell from my pulse diagnosis."
Seeing Qi Rong like this, Zhu Di knew that this matter might have something to do with it, but if the second brother really died of sexual pleasure, it would be a real scandal.
No, that's not right. With the power of the second brother, there is no beautiful lady Gong E has never seen in daily life. Why should she indulge in such lust in such a short period of time?
Is it possible that there is something else that has affected the second brother's mind?
Zhu Di thought carefully and continued to ask: "Qi Rong, I would like to ask you, is there anything strange in Prince Qin's palace recently?"
"Strange...strange..."
Qi Rong frowned and racked his brains to recall. He thought for a long time and suddenly realized: "Your Highness, there have been many Western Region dancers in the palace recently, as many as twenty or thirty people."
"Since when?"
"It happened last month. They came into the palace one after another. I heard from the servants in the palace that His Highness the King of Qin is with these dancing girls from the Western Regions every day, and the sound of singing and dancing never stops day and night."
Qi Rong seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw and shook it all out. He wished he could know more private things so that he could escape the blame.
"Any more?"
"Yes, yes, at the beginning of the month, His Highness the King of Qin seemed to be very angry. He killed several dancing girls with a stick and beat them to a bloody pulp. Many servants were also beaten to death. People in the palace were panicked, fearing that they would be offended. His Highness the King of Qin."
Fried grapes, excessive sexual indulgence, a dancing girl from the Western Regions, a drastic change in temperament, killing the servant with a stick...
The information in Zhu Di's mind kept colliding, but he couldn't connect it for a while. He always felt that there was something missing in it, but he hadn't caught it yet.
Glancing at Qi Rong, Zhu Di said: "I know it. If you take what you say seriously, I can save your life. Otherwise, your body and soul will be killed in an instant, and the three clans will be wiped out!"
"Your Highness clearly knows that everything I say is true. I will never deceive Your Highness!"
Zhu Di came out of the room, and not long after, Dao Yan also came out from another place. Both of them looked unhappy.
In the hall, the left and right screens were retreated, and there were guards in royal robes outside. Zhu Dicai said: "It seems that what was said in the memorial is untrue. This long history is so bold. He dares to deceive the emperor and ignore his superiors. He really deserves to be killed."
Dao Yan pinched the Buddhist beads and said: "Your Highness, please be patient. What we know now is just a family's opinion. We don't know the truth yet. It's just that the story about the dancing girl from the Western Regions should be true. King Qin indulges in lust, and I think your Highness also has it." What I heard is not false talk.”
Zhu Di frowned. He knew something about the nature of his second brother. When it came to indulgence and enjoyment, it was indeed true. However, it was really hard for him to accept the idea of indulgence until death. He said, "Even if the second brother indulges in lust, he won't be like this." It was so reckless that it developed into an incurable disease within a few days, and even the good doctors in the government were helpless. If there is no evil person at work, I will never believe it!"
"Everything has a cause and effect, but this matter is difficult to believe. However, if it is supplemented with heavy medicine, it is not impossible. Moreover, Zhang Zhishan confessed that King Qin recently killed dozens of Dancer's servants with a stick, which shows his cruelty and his transformation. Among them Something big must have happened."
Dao Yan deduced carefully, but his eyes were always on Zhu Di. Seeing that Zhu Di was a little uncomfortable, he asked: "Old monk You just said, looking at Gu Zuo, could it be that he is the second brother Gu Rang?" Big change in temperament? We haven’t seen each other in months!"
"Yes, His Highness and King Qin have not seen each other for several months, but this news has been passed on."
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