Li Xuan was dressed in a black robe with gold threads and walked into the Penglai Hall under the soft candlelight with a solemn expression.
Seeing Li Zhi and Empress Wu playing chess, Li Xuan walked to the center of the hall and stood, cupping his hands and saying softly: "Li Xuan, the young minister of Honglu Temple, has met Your Majesty, the Queen of Heaven."
Li Zhi casually placed a black stone, and Empress Wu immediately frowned, looking at the chessboard in deep thought.
Looking back, Li Zhi looked at Li Xuan, with a smile on his face, nodded, and said with satisfaction: "Twenty-seventh Lang, you did a good job today."
"It is my duty to investigate the enemy's country carefully. Your Majesty is so complimentary." Although Li Xuan's tone was still cautious, she bowed slightly and couldn't help but reveal a trace of joy on her face.
When Li Zhi saw it, he couldn't help but feel funny in his heart, and then said: "Zhou Zhi Baiying, captured once and for all, blocked Tubo's spying on Chang'an, and left a backup plan to eradicate Wanxiang Pavilion, and then investigated Qinxiang Garden and captured A large number of rebellious officials and traitors were eliminated before the war between Tang Dynasty and Tubo. It would be a great service to the country."
"I don't dare to take credit. Your Majesty, I'm just wondering if this time I will be too implicated. What if the army fights on the front line, and later..." Li Xuan showed a trace of caution on his face, and said seriously: "Back then, during the Sui Dynasty and Yang Guang's second campaign in Goguryeo, However, Yang Xuangan and others intercepted the transportation of grain and grass, causing the Eastern Expedition to be defeated. I am worried..."
"Don't worry, I'm not Yang Guang, and we're not in the troubled times of the late Sui Dynasty now. Even if someone wants to cause chaos, they won't be able to cause chaos." Li Zhi's eyes revealed a killing intent, and he said softly: "Now I don't Go to the front line, and I will help you watch the way back."
"Your Majesty is wise, but I am worrying too much." Li Xuan immediately handed over his hand and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Tell me about that person." Li Zhi looked at Li Xuan again and asked curiously: "I heard that you have marked him. Tell me how you marked him."
"It's medicine." Li Xuan collected her thoughts and said seriously: "I have a medicine that is used to treat chronic insomnia. Once you take the medicine, you will fall asleep in just half a quarter of an hour. I was also the same at first. I wanted to capture that person alive, but unfortunately, that person slashed his thigh, forced himself to stay awake, and then escaped from Qinxiang Garden."
At this time, Empress Wu raised her head in a funny way, looked at Li Xuan and said, "So you used medicine, but why did I hear people say that you used poison?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Queen Tian, whether it is medicine or poison, it is actually just a thought." Li Xuan turned around, cupped his hands, sighed softly, and said: "As the saying goes, medicine is three parts poison, poison is three parts medicine, just look at it how to use.
If you follow my medicine and follow it directly, you will be refreshed and clear when you wake up, and you can do things with half the effort and get twice the result..."
"Is there such a medicine?" Empress Wu looked at Li Xuan and said directly: "Then you can directly submit one."
"I obey the order." Li Xuan quickly accepted the order, and then said: "I will send this medicine to Shang Yao Bureau, and the doctors at Shang Yao Bureau will decide the dosage..."
"I almost forgot, you are the one who serves the imperial court, and this is your duty." Empress Wu shook her head in amusement, waved her hand, and said, "I will do as you say."
"Here!" Li Xuan couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
"Continue to talk about medication." Li Zhi raised his hand gently.
"Here!" Li Xuan's eyes were solemn, and then she said in a deep voice: "Medicine, especially medicine for treating diseases, should not be resisted. If you follow the medicine given by me, it will be of great help to the body. The amount is enough, and you can fall asleep directly." Six hours..."
Empress Wu raised her eyebrows and looked surprised.
Li Xuan continued: "That man's medicine was already in excess. If he fell asleep immediately, nothing would happen, but he shouldn't force himself to sleep.
In this way, after half a quarter of an hour, the effect of the medicine cannot be exerted and accumulates in the body. If it cannot be eliminated in time, it will burn violently.
From a medicine that is extremely cold, to a medicine that is extremely yang-stimulating..."
"Excited?" Empress Wu immediately caught the important words in Li Xuan's words.
"It's nothing, just a sleepless night." Li Xuan took a deep breath, and then said cautiously: "If you keep your mind calm and take medicine in time, this excitement can be cured at any time. After all, my medicine is medicine, not poison. .”
"But the antidote is your exclusive medicine." Li Zhi suddenly said something, and he saw through the secret hidden in Li Xuan's words.
"That's not the case, it's just that one of the medicines is very necessary. I have ordered Jinwuwei and Qianniuwei to go to various drug stores in Chang'an to check the sales records of this medicine tonight. If anyone really buys it, Jinwuwei Qianniuwei and Qianniuwei will follow up immediately..."
"But that person will never use it. He is just too excited and sleepless. It will be over after just holding on for a while." Empress Wu sneered and said, "But he has no idea that your medicine is just the beginning."
Li Zhi nodded slightly, then looked at Li Xuan and asked, "Is what the Queen said correct?"
"Yes!" Li Xuan nodded heavily, and then continued to cup his hands and said: "The yin and yang of my medicine are very urgent. If you don't sleep all night, the power of the medicine will fade away the next day, and the power of sleep will burst out several times and dozens of times. Therefore, tomorrow, as long as there is a certain minister who asks for leave when he should not have asked for leave, we can further investigate."
"He must not know tomorrow's situation now, so he will be eye-catching if he suddenly asks for leave tomorrow." Li Zhi nodded and said: "Although there are not many people asking for leave tomorrow, people who can really be taken seriously and who are very abrupt at the same time will definitely There are not many of them, so as long as you investigate them one by one, it will be clear at a glance who slept to death."
"Therefore, I would like to ask your Majesty to send the imperial doctor to ask for leave tomorrow, and send the doctor and medicine to his home." Li Xuan then handed over the excuse for the investigation.
Li Zhi nodded, sighed softly, and said, "That's it. I also want to see who is the person who has been plotting against me for many years?"
Li Xuan lowered his head slightly, but his heart was already jumping quickly.
Sure enough, the emperor had long known about the existence of that person and had launched an investigation a long time ago. But unfortunately, he only found out that the person had a high status in the court, but he could not find out who he was.
The Penglai Hall fell into silence for a moment. At this moment, Empress Wu said: "What if that person still forces himself to stay awake and is on duty tomorrow?"
"That man... he will be sick." Li Xuan gently said the word "sick" instead of the word "death".
Seeing Empress Wu and the Emperor looking over at the same time, Li Xuan continued: "If tomorrow, that person is forced to wake up, the medicine I used will immediately turn into the medicine of tiger and wolf, and the medicine that originally burned and exploded will turn into The poison immediately enters the liver..."
Taking a deep breath, Li Xuan continued: "Originally, if you force yourself to stay up all night and go to sleep the next day, you will fall into a coma for twelve hours, and after you wake up, your whole body will be exhausted and you will feel weak for a few days; but If you stay up forcibly, the poison will enter the liver. If you detoxify it in time, you will feel uncomfortable for up to half a month. But if you cannot detoxify it in time, you will feel dizzy in one day, ringing in the ears and dazzled in five days. , blind and deaf.”
Blinded and deafened, Li Zhi and Empress Wu suddenly showed looks of horror on their faces.
In just five days, a person goes from being unconsciously lethargic to becoming blind and deafened, which is really terrifying.
"Is there still hope for help at this point?" Empress Wu couldn't help but ask immediately.
Li Xuan solemnly said: "If I take care of myself within five days, it will take half a year to recover most of my body. If I miss five days, I will be blind and deaf. I think there is no way to save me, but if I can find a home." Master or Sun Sheng, it’s hard to say whether there is even a glimmer of success.”
"Today, among the doctors alive in the world, only the two generations of medicine kings can detoxify you." Li Zhi sighed softly and said: "Twenty-seventh Lang, if you only think about it from this aspect, I'm afraid you will be called the new generation." The king of medicine."
"Your Majesty, there are countless people in the world who use medicine to practice medicine in a unique way. I can't even count it as one of them. It's just a matter of people's hearts. As long as they don't go against the laws of heaven and earth, my medicine will not be able to have the slightest effect. .”
Li Xuan said seriously: "I am a doctor after all, not a poison."
Li Zhi nodded, sighed and said: "I can tell that you have given him many opportunities, but unfortunately, his ambition cannot be saved."
Empress Wu immediately said: "In this way, in the past few days, the King of Nanchang has returned to Shang Yao Bureau and ordered Tai Hospital to monitor the use of relevant medicines."
"I obey the order." Li Xuan immediately handed over his hand and said: "I will keep the medicine and the solution used by me in Shang Pharmacy and Imperial Hospital, so that no one will mistakenly take the medicine in the future. Furthermore, if someone is wrong because of It is difficult to fall asleep for various reasons, but my medicine can also be effective in curing the disease."
Li Zhi smiled gently and said with satisfaction: "Twenty-seventh Lang is indeed a thoughtful person."
"This is my duty." Li Xuan looked extremely sincere and bowed slightly.
Li Zhi turned to look at Empress Wu and said softly: "In this case, that person may not be able to hide even if he wants to."
"But your majesty, it would be better if he is the one to be punished for this matter. It is not appropriate to involve him too much." Empress Wu's face became solemn.
Li Zhi thought about it for a moment, then turned to look at Li Xuan: "Twenty-seventh Lang, what do you think?"
"What the Queen said is absolutely true." Li Xuan said with a serious face: "Your Majesty, this case has gradually approached the core. Once the identity of that person is exposed, the person behind it will be implicated immediately.
At that time, I am afraid that only one or two people were guilty, and not all of the people involved were traitors. They were just taking advantage of traitors. "
"I understand that those people are just some people who don't even care about treason." A sneer appeared on Li Zhi's face, and then he said solemnly: "First check, find out the person, verify the evidence, and then see what can be avoided. People, who should be spared? This matter will eventually have a result. Some of the claws sticking out must be completely cut off..."
"Here!" Li Xuan immediately bowed, and he finally felt confident about this matter.
"Okay, Twenty-seventh Lang, please step back and go home and have a good rest. Tomorrow, all the fun will come on stage." Li Zhi waved his hand directly.
Li Xuan immediately cupped his hands and said: "I accept the order! I resign!"
Li Xuan bowed and slowly retreated.
Looking at Li Xuan's leaving figure, Li Zhi looked behind the curtain on one side: "Ming Qing!"
"I'm here!" Ming Chongyan immediately walked out from behind the curtain, flicked his fly whisk, and bowed his head to obey the order.
Li Zhi said coldly: "Look at him, don't arrest people so quickly."
"Here!" Ming Chongyan bowed and then retreated slightly.
In the Penglai Hall, only Empress Wu and the Emperor sat opposite each other.
The chess game between the two seems to be the whole world.
(End of chapter)
