Bright Spring

Both Hai Tao and Tan Qing nodded.

The three of them felt a little heavy, and silently crossed the Waiwulong Bridge, then walked through the left gate of Chang'an, went east, and went to Tai Hospital.Xue Yan greeted the officials on duty at the Imperial Hospital, then went straight into a study inside, and invited Doctor Li, whom he knew, to meet him.

Xue Yan took out the secret volume and prepared the expenses for the study.When Doctor Li came to salute, Xue Yan didn't say a word, he cupped his fists in return, and said directly: "Please talk about the silver ring snake venom again, Doctor Li."

Doctor Li bowed solemnly again, and said: "The venom of the silver ring snake is extremely poisonous, and an extremely small amount of venom, even the amount that cannot be seen by the eyes, can kill a person!

People who are bitten by coral snakes first have symptoms of paralysis, drowsiness, dilated pupils, difficulty speaking, or symptoms of vomiting and nausea; pulse failure, difficulty in exhaling and inhaling, and even death.

There is no medicine for the poisoned!Soon he fell into a coma and suspended animation, and after being bitten by the snake for several hours, he might have completely died. "

Xue Yan nodded, writing furiously.

Dr. Li went on to say: "However, although the coral snake is poisonous, most of the casualties are caused by the bite of a live snake; moreover, the coral snake has a relatively docile habit and will not actively bite people, so it is not common for the coral snake to kill people.

The only reason is that the venom of the Bungare snake has great limitations. First, it is ineffective when taken orally, and it must see blood before it can cause poisoning.Second, after the snake venom is taken out of the snake's mouth, the toxicity is very easy to attenuate until it is non-toxic. "

The poisoning of the first emperor was caused by a poisonous needle, and of course it was not bitten by a live snake.So Xue Yan asked: "How long can it be preserved after taking out the Shekou?"

Doctor Li said: "One day and one night... But the Tai Hospital has done experiments, if the silver ring snake venom is taken out of the snake's mouth and stored in ice, the toxicity can be maintained for half a month at most."

Xue Yan nodded slightly, and thought for a while with a pen in his hand.Based on Dr. Li's description, he made a hypothesis...

There are no coral snakes in the capital city.The mastermind had to catch live snakes in Zhili, Zhejiang, or other provinces, raise them and try to transport them into the capital city; then take the venom outside the imperial city, store it with ice in the ice cellar, and then try to send it to the palace .

Because the search in and out of the palace is very strict, it is impossible for live snakes to get into the palace!However, the amount of venom is small, and ordinary methods, even if you ask people to taste it, will definitely not be able to find out that it is venom... So Xue Yan speculates that the possibility of directly transporting the venom into the palace is relatively high.

The ice-stored venom is kept in the palace for fifteen days. If the murderer fails to find a chance, the poison will be transported into the palace from outside; There has always been poison|liquid!

According to the testimony of many people who witnessed the poisonous needle, the poisonous needle was rusted.

The iron needles rusted, of course, not because they were buried by the pool; the snake venom could not be preserved for so long in the mud.There is only one possibility, the iron needle is originally a rust needle; because the rust absorbs water, after being soaked in the venom, more venom can be stained on it, making the murder easier to succeed!

The wet mud that can be made into clay figurines is of course not thin mud, it should be relatively dry, and it is difficult to dilute the venom; therefore, it cannot be ruled out that the poisonous needle was placed in advance, and several hours have passed.

Xue Yan concluded from this point: It is possible for the murderer to kill the king with the venom of the silver ring snake!

"Thank you, Doctor Li." Xue Yan put down his brush and bowed his hands.

Doctor Li hurriedly made a bow and said, "This is the duty of an inferior official, and I will take my leave."

After medical officer Li finished speaking, he glanced at the eunuch, the eunuch, and the commander of Jin Yiwei, and left without asking a word of extraneous words.

……

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Chapter 575 Time is running out

The Huguang Dusi hurriedly reported to Beijing at [-] li.

The Lu Division of the rebel army of the King of Han has entered the river with hundreds of warships and is approaching Wuchang Mansion!The navy of the government army on the river has disappeared, and the remnants of the navy either surrendered and were captured, or fled the river basin; the enemy fleet is unimpeded, and it is expected to arrive in Zhili in seven or eight days, or even shorter!

After Emperor Zhu Gaochi saw the urgent report in Dongnuange, he could only sigh.

Seven or eight days, is there only seven or eight days left in his reign?Maybe it can be longer, if the official army of the capital can hold off the rebels for a while...

Zhu Gaochi thought that he had spent half his life as the heir of Yan Wang and the crown prince who had been carefully wronged, and finally got to the throne, but would soon be dethroned; he couldn't help feeling sad!The worst thing is that you have to lose your reputation!

This dragon chair is really hard to sit on.Sometimes the people sitting on it are really miserable. The key is that there is no way out, even if they want to be soft and beg for mercy.

Suddenly a voice said: That is because you are not cruel enough and forgive others too easily!

Zhu Gaochi was taken aback, looking back inside the partition door of Dongnuan Pavilion, he found that there was only one eunuch standing beside him, and there was no one else.And the eunuch just stood there respectfully, not daring to make a sound, let alone speak.

Zhu Gaochi immediately understood that it was "that voice", and there was a voice in his heart that did not appear for a long time.

However, "that voice" also seemed pale and feeble; even today, it is not by being ruthless that one can solve the problem and keep the throne.

Zhu Gaochi can only face the reality. If he can wash away the accusations of murdering his father and murdering the king, committing treason, sharing the anger of man and god, and swearing at him for thousands of years, he will be satisfied.

He sat for a while, and finally said: "Go and summon Xue Yan, Minister of Dali Temple, to have an audience, and then send the ministers to enter to discuss military plans."

The eunuch said: "The maidservant obeys the order."

After waiting for a long time, an eunuch came in and reported: "Your Majesty, Xue Siqing of Dali Temple is here to see you. Haitao, the eunuch who is in charge of ceremonies, and Tan Qing, the commander of Jinyiwei, are also waiting on the inclined corridor."

Zhu Gaochi said: "Let the others wait on the corridor first, and then tell them to come in after I see Xue Yan."

"Yes, the slaves obey the order."

Xue Yan walked into Dongnuan Pavilion, and bowed to Zhu Gaochi who was sitting on the throne.Zhu Gaochi said anxiously: "No. How is the case I asked you to investigate today?"

Xue Yan stood up and clasped his hands, "Return to the Holy Master, there is some progress, but the mastermind has not yet been identified."

"How to say?" Zhu Gaochi said.

Xue Yan said: "I visited all the people involved in the incident, and judged the suspects one by one. I think that Wang Gou'er, the former imperial cook and eunuch, may be the murderer, and he is the most suspected! But Concubine Guo and... and others still cannot fully determine whether it is true or not. Involved in the case. It will take time to eliminate the false and preserve the true.

But now it seems that the mastermind is definitely not an ordinary person, he (she) must have some influence in the palace, otherwise he or she would not be able to collect, transport, or hide snake|venom; even the Eastern Palace would not be able to enter.

The minister had met Wang Gou'er in the imperial prison before, but he categorically denied it and complained loudly.The minister still wants to see him, and the biggest breakthrough may be in Wang Gou'er. "

"Wang Gou'er?" Zhu Gaochi pondered, "I remember that when the late Emperor was stabbed, Wang Gou'er sucked the poison with his mouth..."

Xue Yan said: "The sage has learned that such things may be Wang Gou'er's hypocrisy. If Wang Gou'er did the rebellious and immoral things, he must know the nature of silver-ringed snake poison, and he knows that oral administration is useless. Sucking poisonous blood is not enough. There will be fear of life; and the venom of the silver ring snake is very poisonous, and it has been seen for a while, and then suck|suck the poisonous blood, it will have no effect on the poisoned person."

Zhu Gaochi nodded and said: "You are right. But Wang Gou'er was an official in the Yan Palace very early on, and even led troops to make military achievements during the 'Battle of Jingnan'. Why did he murder the late emperor? Who is the mastermind behind the scenes?"

Xue Yan said: "It may be the remnant party of the Jianwen Dynasty. What's more, the remnant party of Jianwen may have colluded with some people in the palace..."

"Who are in the palace?" Zhu Gaochi asked.

Xue Yan was stunned for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "I haven't deduced the result yet."

Zhu Gaochi said dissatisfiedly: "Wang Gou'er is the late emperor's confidant eunuch, why should he be dissatisfied as an eunuch; Jianwen's monarch and ministers have been completely destroyed, and Wang Gou'er is still colluding with Jianwen's remnants, and there is no benefit!

Xue Siqing only speculated, not only was there no physical evidence, but even the reason why Wang Gou'er colluded with the rest of the Jianwen party could not be verified.Everything is speculation, how to win the trust of the world? "

Xue Yan hurriedly said: "I am guilty, I will do my best to continue the investigation!"

"Can the results be found within eight days?" Zhu Gaochi asked.

Xue Yan looked embarrassed: "This..." He continued to worship: "I will use both soft and hard methods, and try every means to make Wang Gou'er speak! Try my best to fulfill the important entrustment of the Holy Majesty."

Zhu Gaochi said in a deep voice: "Xue Siqing has to hurry up, don't have any worries. Who can't offend any dignitaries in the palace now?"

"Yes, I won the imperial decree, so I don't dare to be afraid!" Xue Yan said, "As long as Wang Gou'er opens his mouth, I can follow the vines, find out who is behind the scenes, and get confessions and evidence!"