Reincarnation of the powerful minister

Su Yan took the carriage and went home directly from Dongyuan. As soon as he entered the gate of the courtyard, he saw two young servants rushing forward.

Su Xiaobei's temperament was more stable, and he stepped forward to support him.

With tears in Su Xiaojing's eyes, he said in a crying voice: "My lord agreed to go to a garden with my driver, and I'll come back that afternoon, but he disappeared without a sound for three days and three nights, and I couldn't hear from you, but the little one was frightened." It’s broken. It’s said that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, so what if—”

"Don't talk nonsense in front of adults." Su Xiaobei reminded.

Su Yan joked: "Why are you scared, afraid that I will be eaten by a tiger?"

Su Xiaojing wiped away tears: "The small family was overturned overnight because it was involved in a major case more than ten years ago. At that time, I was not born yet, and I signed a contract of sale in the womb. I heard that the case was The decree issued by the Holy Majesty, the little ones are terribly afraid, the adults must be safe, and don't annoy the Holy Majesty..."

Su Xiaobei heard him talking more and more shameless, and scolded: "My lord will be safe and sound, but shut your crow's mouth!"

Su Yan patted his arm, then stretched out his hand to touch Su Xiaojing's head: "Okay, let's stop talking, let's boil water, I want to take a shower and change clothes."

Su Xiaobei smelled the smell of medicine on him, and asked in surprise, "Are you injured?"

Su Yan said: "Two cuts were made, flesh wounds, it's okay."

"You can't get water on the wound. It's getting hotter, so you have to be careful and wipe yourself off."

In the end, Su Yan failed to take a bath under the insistence of the housekeeper, and the two waited on him to wipe himself with hot water.

Last night, he went through ups and downs both physically and mentally, and he was injured, and he lost his appetite. After drinking a bowl of red dates and millet porridge, he fell asleep.

Go to bed early, wake up early, wake up when the cock crows, and the sky is still bright.Su Yan felt much refreshed. He got out of bed and wanted to breathe fresh air, but when he pushed the window, he was startled.

Squatting under the window was a man in Tsing Yi and a small hat, about twenty years old, with an ordinary appearance.

Su Yan yelled vigilantly: "Who is it! Breaking into a private house without permission, I'm going to report it to the authorities!"

Seeing that he finally showed up, the young man breathed a sigh of relief, got up and said, "Lord Su, don't misunderstand, the younger one is a spy from Beizhen Fusi, named Gao Shuo."

Su Yan raised his eyebrows: "The one lying on my roof?"

The young man was a little embarrassed: "The young one is also following orders, so please forgive me."

Su Yan looked at him suspiciously: "Why don't you lie on the roof today, instead squat under the window?"

"By the order of Master Qianhu, I will hand over this object to Master Su." Gao Shuo said, holding a one-foot-square black lacquered mother-of-pearl wooden box in front of Su Yan.

Su Yan took over, feeling a faint chill seeping out of the box, but he didn't know what it was.

"And this." Gao Shuo took out a wax-sealed envelope from his pocket and handed it to him, "The little one who lives in a thousand households is here to watch the adults go back to the house, and he said that he would hand it over as soon as possible, but he gave special instructions not to disturb it." The adults have to rest until the adults are refreshed. The little ones squatted in the middle of the night, but I can wait, because I am afraid that the wall frost box will not wait, and the things inside will break."

Wall cream?Su Yan opened the wooden box and found that there was a smaller iron box inside, and the space between the two boxes was filled with slightly turbid white water, giving off a cold air.He suddenly understood that the wall frost is saltpeter, which absorbs heat when it meets water, and is used to keep the contents of the inner box cold and fresh.

He took out the small iron box, opened it, and saw a severed tongue.

The section of the tongue was rotten, as if it had been cut off by a sharp knife, and it was covered with coagulated blood. The whole body had changed color, but it hadn't rotted. It must have been sealed in ice for the past few days.

Su Yan endured the nausea and closed the lid of the box, muttering: "What kind of madness is Shen Qi?"

He wanted to return the box to Gao Shuo and said, throw it back in the face of Shen Qianhu of your family!But after thinking about it, Shen Qi is not a prankster, so this move must have a deep meaning.So he carefully removed the wax from the envelope, and pulled out the two folded papers inside.

One is a blood-stained confession, the blood has turned dark brown, and it was sprayed on it at least three days ago.Su Yan frowned, carefully deciphering the handwriting, and found that the content was roughly confessing that he was corrupt, accepting bribes, forming a party for selfish interests, and even accused Li Chengfeng, the elder of the court and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. handprint.

Su Yan suddenly realized—this is the confession of his cheap teacher, Zhuo Jijiu!

Could it be that the severed tongue was also made by Zhuo Jijiu?The tongue is bitten off, can people still live?

Su Yan hurriedly unfolded the second piece of paper, which was a note with scrawled words on it:

"Zhuo Qi died in the courtroom on the fourth day of May. He committed suicide by chewing his tongue. His last words were, "If you want to ask what crime you are guilty of, let me see my blood." Qi’s body is still stored in Fusi’s ice cellar in Beizhen. If you want to get rid of him, this is the best opportunity—Qilang.”

The moment Su Yan read the letter, his heart suddenly became clear.

He had suspected before that Shen Qi held a lot of clues against Feng Qu'e, and as expected, it was just that the freshest and most serious crime was sent to him at the most appropriate moment.

Feng Que'e concocted an unjust case, forced the minister to death, and deceived the emperor to conceal it and not report it. The severed tongue, confession, and Zhuo Qi's body are the most conclusive evidence.

——Is this the opportunity the emperor is waiting for?

Whoever pierces through this layer of window paper and becomes the first person to report will follow the emperor's will and make a contribution to eradicating rape.Shen Qi wanted to give him this huge contribution!

Su Yan's heart trembled slightly, and he asked Gao Shuo, "Why didn't Shen Qianhu come to see me in person for such an important matter?"

Gao Shuo quickly replied: "Master Qianhu has an urgent matter, and he can't get away, and he can't trust the younger ones too much, so he sent the younger ones here."

The answer was too fast, but it seemed to be arranged in advance.

Su Yan became suspicious, and asked again: "What urgent matter does he have, who sent it? Feng Qu'e hurriedly called him back to Beizhen Fusi in the middle of the night, why?"

Gao Shuo didn't seem to think of the answer for a moment, he hesitated twice: "This... I don't know the small one."

"Just now you said that Shen Qi can trust you, which means you are his confidant, why don't you even know his current situation and whereabouts?"

"Maybe it's a secret matter. After Master Qianhu has been busy for a while, he will definitely visit in person..."

"It's nonsense! Are you lying to me, and this handwriting is forged?"

Gao Shuo was in a hurry, so he bowed his head and cupped his fists: "Forgive me, sir. It was Master Qianhu who told you before he fell into a coma that the little one must not tell you about his serious injury."

"Seriously injured? In a coma? What's going on? Tell me clearly!" Su Yan felt an ominous premonition in his heart, and even his voice was quite sharp.

Gao Shuo sighed: "Master Qianhu was tortured when he came back from Dongyuan the night before. His life was almost lost, and he finally recovered his life. Now the injury is onset, and the high fever persists. Several famous doctors invited said that it can't be cured. When the little one set off from his residence, he was nearly unconscious and unconscious."

If Shen Qi had killed me cruelly, she wouldn't have ended up in this situation. He put half his life in it because he saved me!Su Yan was worried for a while, and muttered to himself: "I knew that Feng Qu'e couldn't spare him... This is a high fever caused by a local infection, and antibiotics are needed to effectively kill the bacteria, yes, penicillin or cephalosporins, But in this era, where do you get it?"

In this era, even the modern western science and medicine that came with the missionaries are only superficial knowledge of anatomy and physiology, and are not superior to traditional Chinese medicine in terms of clinical treatment techniques, so they have little impact.Not to mention the finished product of penicillin, even if it is only the source of refining - Penicillium, it will be discovered by accident after 400 years.

Common diseases that can be cured by a single capsule in modern times were close to death in ancient times. Only the combination of Chinese herbal medicine, autoimmunity and luck can have a chance of survival.

In his previous life, when Su Yan saw the time travel, he saw that the protagonist was wearing ancient clothes, and bringing a box of cephalosporins could change the fate of important people and even the direction of history. , to exchange for this box of cephalosporin.

However, God was stingy with giving him even this golden finger!

Su Yan's thoughts whirled chaotically and in vain, filled with all kinds of noisy noises, his chest seemed to be filled with a rock, and the pressure made his heart sink bit by bit, wanting to sink into the endless abyss.

Gao Shuo saw that his complexion was pale, his mind was out of order, and his brows and eyes were full of hardship and hatred, so he couldn't help worrying: "Master Su?"

This sound, like a silver bottle bursting, awakened Su Yan's mind.

He vaguely had an idea in his mind, maybe a little rough and ridiculous, but it was really a helpless act of a dead horse as a living horse doctor.He asked Gao Shuo: "If you mobilize all of Shen Qianhu's subordinates to search the whole city for moldy and green hairy things, no matter what they are, how many can you find?"

"...Mouldy and green hair?" Gao Shuo was stunned, and asked blankly, "What is such an evil thing used for?"

"For healing."

Seeing Su Yan's serious face, Gao Shuo didn't seem to be talking nonsense or joking, and asked in disbelief, "That can also cure diseases?"

Su Yan replied: "It's absolutely true, and it's treating a wound infection." In fact, he wasn't sure, but in order to calm people's hearts, he still said it with certainty.

"If all the brothers are mobilized and they list around the capital, we should be able to find some within a few days..." Gao Shuo reckoned.

Su Yan shook his head: "I need a shorter time and a larger quantity. Please think about it carefully, but what else can I do?"

Gao Shuo searched his stomach and heard the morning bell ringing in the distance. The sound entered his ears, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "I remembered! After leaving the Guangning Gate, the west gate of the outer city, there is an old Buddhist temple built in the Sui Dynasty called Tianning." The temple is now somewhat dilapidated. The monks in the temple make "Chen mustard stew" every year to treat people with lung abscess and throat syndrome. I had a cough last winter, and I also asked them for a cup of marinade to relieve my cough. It worked out great."

Su Yan asked: "What is this...vegetable stew? Is it related to the moldy thing I mentioned?"

Gao Shuo explained: "The monks used large pottery jars to hold mustard greens and made them moldy naturally. When the green hairs grew to three or four inches, they sealed the big jars and buried them in the ground. When they were dug out a few years later, the mustard greens had already turned into water. , it is 'Chen mustard stew'. If Mr. Su needs a lot of moldy things, it is estimated that this is the most concentrated in the whole capital."

Su Yan beamed with joy: "Yes, I want this green hair, as much as I want! If it can cure pneumonia, it means that it has a bactericidal effect. Let's go, let's go to Tianning Temple and buy it from monks. If they refuse, I will Use the waist badge given by the prince to order the soldiers and horses of the five cities to ask for it, the county magistrate should take care of it now."

Gao Shuo thought to himself that he is a Jinshi named on the gold list, he has read a lot of books, maybe he really knows some secret prescriptions of miraculous medicine, he might as well go with him.

Su Yan explained to the servant at home, and immediately set off on horseback with Gao Shuo, galloping to Tianning Temple to communicate with the host.

The monk heard that it was for saving lives, so he agreed to give up this year's old mustard stew, opened the tank on the spot, took out all the moldy green hairs, sealed it, and handed the jar to Su Yan.

The two rushed to Shen Qi's house without stopping, and the sun was already in the west.

Shen Qi lived alone in a large courtyard in a quiet alley. The house was sold by a Beijing official who was released from the outside. There were more than 70 rooms in the hallway of the two courtyards. It was a fourth-rank official. According to the specifications, Jin Yiwei has a prominent status as the son of the emperor and the army, and he can live in the fifth rank, and he has many maidservants, servants, accountants, courtyard guards and the like.In comparison, although Su Yan's small courtyard also has three entrances, it is small in size and has few servants, which seems a bit cramped compared to his official rank.

Gao Shuo entered the gate of the courtyard, whispered a few words to the housekeeper, and then led Su Yan straight to the main room of the main courtyard.

He stopped under the corridor and said to Su Yan: "Master Qianhu is inside. I am an outsider and a subordinate, so it is not good for me to enter the inner room of the master's house. Master Su, please feel free."

Su Yan thought to himself, I am also an outsider, so I can take it easy.But in the end, he was concerned about Shen Qi's injury, so he pushed the door in with the jar in his arms.

Three or five maidservants in the room carried basins, medicine bowls, and gauze to and fro, and they were not surprised to see a strange boy intruding in. They saluted and said "My lord, Wan An", and went away on their own.

Su Yan didn't care about being surprised, and quickly walked around the twelve screens with huanghuali chi patterns embedded with calligraphy and painting screens, entered the bedroom, and saw a prone figure lying on the bed at a glance.

Shen Qi's upper body was naked, lying on the bed sheet, without bandages, only a layer of white gauze that had been boiled in boiling water and dried was covered on the back. After a short time, she was full of blood, and the maid who was guarding the side carefully removed it, Replace with a clean layer.

Su Yan rushed to the bed, put down the jar, and asked in a low voice, "How is Qianhu?"

"I had a high fever for two days and one night. I took a lot of decoctions. The fever subsided a few minutes and then went up again and again. The doctor came to see me just now, but he just shook his head and sighed..."

Su Yan leaned over, hesitated, and stretched out his hand to remove the gauze covering Shen Qi's back. The next moment, he was knocked back half a step by the shocking injury, and took a deep breath.

"What kind of torture did he suffer? How..." The whole back was rotten, not a single inch of normal flesh could be seen, like scarlet mud, and the two curved butterfly bones faintly showed the bone color, which was too horrible to look at.

The maid choked up and answered, "It's 'washing up'."

Su Yan's hands and feet were cold.

One of the top ten torture methods is "washing up"!Even after 500 years, it is still well-known. Turning over the ancient history of torture, the smell of blood seeps through the paper, which makes people change their colors.

He couldn't help but kneel and sit in front of the bed, leaning forward, gently holding Shen Qi's hand with trembling fingers, his heart was scalded by the other's scorching skin.