In the Jiangzhou government office, Wang Zhuo was checking the examination papers. After catching the so-called Wushan Goddess, things were basically clear.
In the entire Jiangzhou County, from top to bottom, basically all the officials and nobles were dragged into the water by the Wushan Goddess. After all, in this era, Wushan Goddess's move is simply a dimensionality reduction blow.
These matters have been handed over to the officials sent by the imperial court for review, but he is more interested in the goddess and the incense she makes. This kind of incense is so powerful that it can create illusions and make people intoxicated, giving the body a feeling of ultimate enjoyment.
No wonder those nobles, officials, and powerful men were all intoxicated and followed her lead.
Wang Zhuo personally tried the power of the incense. If it weren't for the protective jade he would have fallen into trouble.
After sealing up the shrine, Wang Zhuo immediately organized and preserved the incense and various medicinal materials stored in the manor. Those incense are naturally among them.
After some interrogation, only the goddess knew the making and ingredients of this incense. But the goddess knew that she had committed a capital crime this time, so how could she easily tell her the formula and production method?
Naturally, it must be negotiated as a life-saving thing.
The embroidered clothes envoy has already interrogated her once and used the punishment. The Wushan goddess didn't say a word, so she could only let the embroidered clothes envoys slowly wear it out.
Wang Zhuo has entrusted his family members with traditional Chinese medicine to inspect these incense, and has already gained some results.
"Brother Zhuo, this incense seems to contain the alchemy method of alchemists. It is mixed with gold and stone. In addition, there are some unseen herbs."
"This incense is not only hallucinogenic, but also highly addictive! Just now, the embroiderer came to report that some of the nobles who were arrested were covered in ant bites. They were in unbearable pain and wanted to harm themselves."
"He's covered in ants? Do you want to harm yourself?" Wang Zhuo's face changed slightly, and he suddenly thought of some things that his ancestor had specially marked in the books he left behind in the collection room.
poppy.
Zijue is very aware of the dangers of this plant. In the real world, among the sufferings suffered by flower growers a hundred years ago, poppies could not be avoided.
Therefore, in order to prevent future generations from not knowing how powerful it is, Zijue specially marked it and told future generations to remember it. Therefore, after Wang Zhuo heard the symptoms of those people, he immediately thought of opium poppy, and opium poppy also has hallucinogenic properties. If it was opium poppy, it would make sense.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there were always kings who wanted to live forever. The alchemist sect took Qi and made elixirs. Although they did not refine any elixirs, they also obtained many strange things.
For example, Five Stone Powder, Guiding Technique, and many medical techniques, as well as smelting and forging techniques. Many of them were collected by the Daqian royal family, and there were even many nobles who had these things circulating in their homes.
The art of smelting was supervised by the great craftsman, and many of the techniques used by the alchemists were absorbed, while the art of guidance was practiced by everyone in the royal family. The drug Wu Shi Powder was brought into the pharmacy for research.
Wang Zhuo immediately sent people to investigate the manor and all the people related to it and their manors.
This time the investigation was more vigorous than the previous one. At the same time, local people were found and rewards were issued for them to provide clues. Sure enough, within a few days, news came from someone.
Wang Zhuo immediately took the people there, and then led by a hunter to a valley in the nearby mountains. This valley is located in the mountains, and its location is hidden. It is a valley, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with only one entrance. A broken gable wall was built at the entrance, and there was even a guard.
It's just that these people are no match for the capable soldiers. With one charge, they scale the city wall and break through the gate. After Wang Zhuo entered, everyone had been captured and were kneeling on the ground. There was a pool of blood not far away.
Wang Zhuo didn't care about this and went directly to the valley. The mouth of the valley was small and there was a waterfall on the mountain, forming a pool of water in the valley. A large area of land was cultivated next to it, and all of it was planted with poppies.
Seeing this scene, Wang Zhuo's expression suddenly changed.
"Come here, guard this place strictly. No one is allowed to take anything out of here without orders from me and His Majesty! Anyone who disobeys the order will be executed!"
"Wei!" Yu Linwei behind him responded loudly with a solemn expression.
Knowing the dangers of poppies, Wang Zhuo did not dare to be careless. After arranging personnel to keep strict guard, he immediately returned to the city and brought out the Wushan goddess.
After being interrogated by the Embroidered Clothes Envoy, it was obvious that the Wushan Goddess was not in trouble. Although she was not covered in wounds, she suffered a lot.
Wang Zhuo asked directly: "Where did you get those poppies in the valley?"
"You want to know about the Flower of the Gods?" Wushan Goddess smiled slightly, which looked particularly ferocious with the blood stains on her face, "I won't tell you!"
"Don't tell me?" Wang Zhuo raised his eyebrows, and then said: "It doesn't matter if you don't tell me. This kind of poppy flower should be grown in the Western Regions and the Shendu Country. It doesn't exist in the Central Plains."
"When the time comes, the lonely king will let the army search and destroy all the poppies!"
"How do you know?" When Wang Zhuo told the origin of the poppy, the Wushan goddess was shocked, but then she thought of something and continued: "That's true. Aren't your Wang family also pretending to be gods and ghosts? I must be very aware of this trick. ”
"After all, your Wang family is the ancestor here!"
Wang Zhuo sneered and said: "Pretend to be a ghost? Haha, how can you clowns know the great power of our ancestors?"
"Isn't it? When you opened up the Western Region, didn't you get this thing? Didn't the sects in the Western Region just use this kind of thing to show off their gods?"
Wang Zhuo's heart stirred slightly, and he remembered that in the Western Regions, in the Guishan Kingdom and in countries further west, there were rumors that sacrifices had the power to communicate with ghosts and gods. He didn't believe it at first, but now it seems that it is this poppy.
This Wushan goddess was able to obtain poppies, presumably because after the imperial court opened up the Western Regions, these remnants of the old Chu State formed a caravan to trade with the Western Regions, and accidentally obtained the seeds of this stuff from some sacrifices.
After returning, they cultivated the poppy and at the same time made this incense by adding poppy, five stone powder, etc. according to their own formula. Then he relied on this incense to act like gods and ghosts, and controlled Jiangzhou.
If the royal family had not been cautious, if the poppy had spread, there would have been great chaos in the land south of the Yangtze River.
Wang Zhuo felt a chill on his back and wanted to destroy all the poppies, but he also knew that these poppies could also be used to make medicine. When soldiers fought in large numbers, there were also casualties. This poppy could relieve pain and allow many soldiers who were injured by swords to survive. If they were all destroyed, many soldiers would die of pain.
Wang Zhuo finally decided that it would be left to the emperor to decide. These poppies must be in the hands of the royal family, and they are not worried about others. Once the effects of the poppy spread, Wang Zhuo can guess with his feet what those wealthy families and officials will use it for.
The use of such important things must be restricted. That valley is also a good hidden place. It just needs to be built and guarded. At the same time, prepare to specify the law, privately held, kill without mercy!
(End of chapter)
