"Is there something we don't know about here?" Jin Jing looked at Shen Haolin and then at Xue Ruitian, "Tell me about it!"
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Xue Ruitian saw that everyone had finished eating, stood up and left the flower hall, walked to the small room next to him, and told Merlin and the two shadows to come and pack their things. ap.
After they had taken down breakfast and served hot tea again, Merlin saw that nothing happened to him, so he left with the others and closed the door of the flower hall. However, at Shen Cha's request, he stayed a little longer. A small seam for ventilation.
"You know that the late emperor actually had a concubine named Zhang, right?"
"The surname is Zhang?" Shen Cha thought for a moment and shook his head slightly, "It seems like there isn't one, right? No concubine I know has the surname Zhang."
"You are right that you don't know, because that Zhang Zhaoyi passed away a long time ago..." Xue Ruitian looked at Shen Haolin, "It should have been when Xiao Jue was more than two years old."
"Yes, he passed away in a very terrible way." Shen Haolin looked at Shen Cha who was looking at him, sighed softly, and said, "This Zhaoyi's appearance changed because of taking Wangyousan." It was very scary, and she was going crazy. In the end, she couldn't bear the pain like ants eating, so she hanged herself in the dormitory. And she was so crazy that she was hit by Xiaojue once, Xiaojue was shocked a lot, and she got a serious illness. Fortunately, the illness was a bit severe and did not damage her roots. Otherwise, she wouldn't be able to be so tossing and bouncing around now."
"Have you ever seen this empress having an attack?" Seeing Shen Haolin nod, Shen Cha took a breath of air and said, "That was very scary."
"Have you seen it before?" Xue Ruitian looked at Shen Cha, "When you were very young?"
"Yeah!" Shen Cha sighed, "In addition to gambling addiction, the two of them are also addicted to gambling, but it's not that serious, and the attacks won't be so crazy. I heard that people who smoke all year round, once they have an attack, That's how ugly they are, completely losing their normal appearance. However, those two people will be even crazier than before, and their attacks will be even less serious."
She rolled up her sleeves as she spoke. There was a circular scar on the inside of her forearm. Although it was very faded, judging from the scope of the scar, the injury must have been quite serious at the time.
"Is this what they do when they're crazy?"
"Hmm!" Shen Cha put down his sleeves, "I don't remember exactly what he used to perm them with. Anyway, they were very abnormal at that time. I thought they drank too much and went crazy after losing a bet. Later, the master They told me that they did it when they took Wangyousan and were completely out of control. In fact, it makes no difference to me. Whether they are out of control or not, their attitude towards me is the same, and I am used to it. But Brother Xiaojue is different, he has never experienced this before, and he will definitely be frightened when he encounters this suddenly."
Shen Haolin didn't speak, just waved to Shen Cha. When Shen Cha sat down next to him, he reached out and touched her hair.
"It's okay!" Shen Cha smiled at him, "It's all in the past, the injuries have long since healed, and they have received the punishment they deserve, so don't worry about it. Besides, they are better off alive than dead. I'm still sad, so I feel relieved."
"Well!" Shen Haolin let Shen Cha lean on him, "Xiao Jue is indeed like this. I have never seen such a crazy person before, and besides, he is too young, so he is really frightened. But, wait When he grew up a little, he hated Wangyousan very much after he learned about this."
"So that's it." Jin Jing nodded, "If he knew there were still people doing this business, he would be pissed to death."
"But I have a question." Shen Cha looked at Shen Haolin and then at Xue Ruitian, "How can there be such a thing as Wangyousan in the palace? If I remember correctly, this thing was already made during the reign of Emperor Taizu. It has been classified as a prohibited item. Folks are not allowed to buy or sell it at will, and officials are not allowed to touch it. Otherwise, it will be the crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the family. How can anyone dare to risk the disapproval of the world?"
"I know this." Xue Ruitian raised his hand, "Because Zhang Zhaoyi once had a child, but he couldn't keep the child. Anyway, it was quite serious. Later, because of this, he ruined his body.
When it rains on a cloudy day, the pain is very painful, the kind of pain that is excruciating. Therefore, the late Emperor and the Queen Mother specially approved Zhang Zhaoyi to use Wangyou Powder to relieve the pain, but she did not expect that she would become addicted. Even when there was no pain, she would Take a small bite. "He sighed softly, "However, this can be considered excusable. Xiaojue later found out what happened, and she didn't find Zhang Zhaoyi a disgusting person. After all, no one can be so hard-hearted that it hurts to see her. of life and death."
"That's true." Shen Cha nodded, "Her only fault is that she is addicted, but brother Xiaojue also has stricter control over Wangyousan because of this, right?"
"That's what happened." Shen Haolin sighed, "I'm just a little worried now. If he knew someone was doing this under his nose, he would go crazy, and the Imperial Study Room might suffer another disaster this time."
"Let the commander-in-chief watch him and not allow him to smash things or give him a quote in advance. All losses will come from his small treasury." Shen Cha showed a wicked smile, "He will know to be merciful."
"Thirteen, I heard what your boss said!" The better, Xiaojue is a little stingy person. As soon as he sees the price above, he knows whether he should take action or not."
"Okay, don't worry!" Ying Thirteen made a gesture, "If Your Majesty knew that he had to pay compensation from his own treasury, he would be heartbroken. He would not be able to eat or sleep for many days."
"That's right!"
"What do you mean?" Jin Jing raised an eyebrow, "Are you saying that the people behind the scenes might be cunning?"
"Yes!" Xue Ruitian nodded, "He is definitely not the only line that can make money. There should be at least two more, but we don't know where those two are and who controls them."
"If nothing else, one of them should be in Ubi City in the Western Region." Shen Cha touched his chin, "The man named Luan has been operating in Ubi City for many years, and he definitely does more than just open a shop for gold and silver jewelry, silk, porcelain, etc. There must be other shops in our shop. Not to mention..."
"Besides what?"
"The Western Regions..." Jin Miaomiao thought for a moment and blinked, "If I remember correctly, the Western Regions themselves have a tradition of taking Wangyou Powder."
"What do you mean? Is Wangyou Powder not considered a contraband in the Western Region?"
"Of course not." Jin Miaomiao shook his head and said, "You also know the situation in the Western Region. Almost every household is doing business, but they do business purely to relieve time, because besides Time and money are gone.”
"It sounds really hateful." , so find yourself some other fun?"
"Of course not, no one is so stupid. It's just that we think Wangyousan is a very expensive and expensive thing, but for them, it's just a drop in the bucket, so naturally they won't take it seriously. Of course , they won’t be addicted. In fact, I don’t know why this is the case. Maybe their physical conditions are different from ours, or because they only use this thing as seasoning.”
"Ah?" Xue Ruitian was stunned, "What do you mean? What does it mean to be a seasoning?"
"As for them, they are actually different from us. What they like is not Wangyousan, but rice bags." Jin Miaomiao chuckled, "Don't you quite understand?"
"I don't understand. What do you mean they like Mi Nangzi instead of Wangyou San?"
"Wangyousan is the product of processed rice nangzi fruit, but the rice nangzi fruit itself can actually be used as seasoning. The food in the Western Regions is relatively heavy, and many of their dishes are made with The shell of the rice bag fruit is cooked in boiled water. Although this thing can indeed be addictive, this approach minimizes the harm to people and avoids the possibility of addiction to the greatest extent."
"I understand!" Shen Cha thought for a moment, "You mean,
They will sell the shells of the rice bag fruit to the Western Regions, because it is a necessity for their seasoning, so the price is not cheap, right? "
"Yes!" Jin Miaomiao nodded, "That's what I mean. They are typical people who are stupid and have too much money. They don't care whether this thing is expensive or not. What they care about is whether they like it or not."
"This feeling is really good!" This line should be broken, right?"
"No!" Shen Cha shook his head gently and said, "His shop is still taken over by someone, and his network of connections is still there. The people he was close to are still the bosses of Ubi City, and even The city lords of some big cities in the Western Region, so it is impossible to break them."
"Well, in that case, we have mastered these two lines, what do you think the other one is?"
"Did you all ignore a very important existence?" Shen Cha snapped his fingers, "Why did we first notice the Luan family and the Liu family? Why did we first notice the Empress Dowager?"
Xue Ruitian, Shen Haolin, and Jin Jing looked at each other and said in unison, "Qinglian Sect."
"Yes!" Shen Cha nodded, "It's the Qinglian Sect. Before, I never quite understood why the Qinglian Sect could still survive after it had been wiped out many times before we knew its existence. For a long time, in addition to some members being stubborn and insisting on believing in what the Qinglian Sect preaches, the Qinglian Sect has other means to control its followers. From yesterday when I learned that they were selling Wangyou Powder, I just figured it out, this thing is probably a way to control believers."
"But..." Shen Haolin looked at Shen Cha, and then exchanged glances with Xue Ruitian and Jin Jing, "We also tracked down some ordinary believers and some high-ranking believers, but we didn't find that they had taken any drugs. The habit of Wangyousan does not have the characteristics of addiction.”
"They can't be so obvious. They should be made in another way, just like the shell of the rice bag fruit of the people from the Western Regions. But I don't know what it is specifically." Shen Cha shook his head slightly. "Anyway, it should be something similar or something similar. The strength is similar to the shell of a rice bag fruit. It won't be addictive, but it won't be good without this thing."
"That makes sense, but what is it?"
"That's not clear." Shen Cha shook his head slightly, "We can think about it, this kind of thing shouldn't be very expensive, or it should be divided into grades, some are expensive and some are cheap. If it's expensive, most believers won't be able to buy it. If it's not expensive, those high-ranking believers won't believe it." She thought for a moment, "What does the Green Lotus Sect sell?"
"Who can know this?" Xue Ruitian patted his leg as soon as he finished speaking, "Do you think the Ning family borrowed the Wang family's boat to transport those things from the island?"
"It's very possible!" Jin Jing agreed with Xue Ruitian, "Think about it, the Qinglian Sect borrowed the Wang family's ship, but there were only their own people on board, and they didn't let the Wang family's sailors take responsibility at all. They still don't know how to transport it. What kind of cargo is it? And the dock belongs to the Ning family, so it must have been packed. The so-called inspection of the cargo is just a formality, without actual opening and inspection. "
"No!" They will let the dignitaries know that they have this business. After all, in the eyes of these dignitaries, the life of the whole family and clan is the first priority."
"That's true." Jin Jing sighed, "I'll ask Ning Cheng later to see what the followers of the Qinglian Sect must have in their homes. We'll have some idea."
Shen Cha nodded, and just as he was about to speak, he heard a rush of footsteps outside the flower hall. Several people looked at the door at the same time. After a while, the door of the flower hall was pushed open, and Hongye looked happy. Appeared there.
"Good news! Good news!" She rushed through the door and threw herself at Shen Cha, "The mechanism has been broken.
Got it, Zhen Buhui asked me to come to you to see the results after cracking the mechanism! "
