I'm a bully in troubled times

"Quite." Yan Hou said.

However, there was only one witness who came up, and that was a young servant, wearing a blue short coat, bent over, lowered his head, walked quickly to the hall, knelt down, and fell on the ground.

Dong Xiong's face turned dark again when he saw it.

He finally understood, it seemed that Xia Zaifu had come prepared today, and he would not let it go.

The person who came was the servant of Dong Xiong's mansion, and he had ordered this person to contact Cuiyun of Xun's mansion, so that Cuiyun could poison Xun Shu's medicine.Originally after that, Dong Xiong ordered someone to kill him, not to leave any clues.

Unexpectedly, he did not die, but ran to this hall to testify.

As soon as the boy came up, everyone looked at him to see what kind of witness he was.The boy turned his hateful eyes on Dong Xiong.

He did his best for Dong Xiong, but Dong Xiong wanted to kill him.

Marquis Yan is not young anymore, and because he reads books with a lamp on all the time, his eyes are a little blurred, so he narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the boy.

"You, raise your head up." Yan Hou said.

It was the first time for the boy to see such a big battle, and he raised his head tremblingly, but his eyelids were still drooping, and he didn't dare to raise his eyes.

"Si Er, tell me, what did your master Dong Xiong order you to do?" Xia Zaifu said, "You don't have to be afraid, the king is here, no one dares to bully you."

"Yes..." the boy named Si'er stumbled, "The villain's name is Si'er. He is a servant of Master Dong's house. He has served Master Dong for seven or eight years. The villain has always regarded Master Dong as his own master. Always follow the orders of the master and son."

"More than two months ago, Master Dong suddenly called me to his room one day, and secretly told me to contact Cuiyun in Xunfu. Master Dong said that Cuiyun's old friend had a serious illness and needed money to see a doctor. Your Excellency asked me to use this to lure Cuiyun, as long as she does this, I will give her a large sum of money and let her lover go to the doctor."

"The villain knows that Mr. Xun is the official of the court, but Mr. Dong is kind to the villain and is his master. The villain dare not disobey his orders. Therefore, according to Mr. Dong's order, he gave the medicine to Cuiyun. Let Cuiyun drop into Master Xun's medicine."

"Master Dong said that this medicine is very similar to the medicine in Mr. Xun's prescription. Ordinary people can't recognize it together, but the properties of the medicine are very different. As long as you put it in and let Mr. Xun drink it every day, it will last within a month. Master Xun will die."

These four children have explained the ins and outs of the future clearly, which makes people feel convincing.

But Dong Xiong said in a deep voice: "Si'er, I treat you well, but you slander me so much, don't you feel bad conscience?"

Si'er replied with red eyes: "My lord, I did my best to be loyal to you, but I don't know what mistakes I made, and I let my lord kill me. There is also an old mother at home, and there is a sister who has not left the cabinet. Relying on a villain to support you, if an adult is like this, wouldn’t it mean that you will take the lives of the villain’s family?”

Dong Xiong ignored him, and turned to Yan Hou and said: "Your Highness is wise, when Lord Xun was seriously ill, His Highness also sent the imperial physician to see him, and the imperial physician clearly stated that Lord Xun fell ill due to overwork. Your Highness believes the words of the imperial physician , or believe what this evil slave says?"

Xia Zaifu sneered and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Dong, Xia has already thought of it for you."

"Your Highness," Xia Zaifu said, "Caichen said that there are two witnesses, but now only one has come up."

"Yes," Marquis Yan remembered, "Where's your other witness?"

Xia Zaifu said: "The other witness is the Imperial Physician of the Imperial Hospital. I have already consulted the Imperial Physician Qu and told him to find out the real cause of Master Xun's death."

"It's just that Physician Qu still needs Your Highness to summon him."

Marquis Yan looked at Dong Xiong again, seeing that Dong Xiong's complexion was not good-looking, he said something old in his heart, and immediately said: "Pass down to Imperial Physician Qu."

When the servants went to preach Qu Taiji, the Marquis of Yan asked Jiang Yu, "Jiang Qing, what do you think of this matter?"

Jiang Yu bowed and said, "Your Highness also knows that when my uncle died of illness, Jiang hadn't rushed back to the country of Yan, and he hadn't even seen his uncle for the last time. Therefore, Jiang has no way of knowing what these two people said."

"It's just that, since Master Xia has said this, Jiang also wants to hear what Imperial Physician Qu has to say." Jiang Yu said, "If it is not for Master Dong, Master Dong can still clear up his grievances, so as not to wrong Master Dong."

When Jiang Yu said this, he slightly raised his eyes to look at Dong Xiong, and met Dong Xiong's cold eyes.

Immediately, Jiang Yu closed her eyes, taking away the slight smile in her eyes.

In fact, Jiang Yu had the advantage from the very beginning.Because Marquis Yan had already had a grudge against Dong Xiong, but because there was no good excuse and the queen and prince were the guarantees, it was not easy to take him down immediately.

"Master Dong said, is this the reason?" Jiang Yu said, "If Master Dong is really innocent, His Highness will not wrongly wrong His Excellency."

"Jun Suiyang is right." At this time, one of the young masters suddenly stood up. He was younger than Ji Chunshen and had just passed the weak crown. He was the third son of the Marquis of Yan. Master Dong will be wronged. My servant believes in Master Dong's innocence, and would never do such a mad thing. It must be that evil slave is dissatisfied with Master Dong and deliberately made a false accusation."

The third son's name is Ji Xia, and his birth mother's status is not high. She is just the daughter of a small doctor. She has not been favored and kept a low profile these years. She loves to write books and write articles on weekdays.However, since Xun Shu introduced reforms this year, Hou Yan pushed him out to preside over the overall situation for Hou Yan, and he did a good job.

The third son is modest and inquisitive, respectful and virtuous corporal, knowing that he lacks experience, he often asks the officials and his staff for advice.

There are four sons under the Marquis of Yan, Changji Chunshen is the only legitimate son.The other three are all concubines, the second son is not good at conduct, and the fourth son is still young.

"The third one is right." Marquis Yan said.

While the few people were talking, Imperial Physician Qu had arrived.Physician Qu was over fifty years old, came up in official uniform, and knelt down in the hall.

"The old minister kowtows to His Highness."

"Prince Qu is exempted from courtesy." Marquis Yan said, "Quickly grant a seat to Physician Qu."

Physician Qu has a detached position in the imperial hospital.He treated Yan Hou's leg injury back then.At that time, many imperial physicians thought that Hou Yan's leg was hopeless and could only be cut off.However, under the skillful hands of Imperial Physician Qu, this leg was saved.Therefore, Marquis Yan has always been grateful to Imperial Physician Qu and treated him very well.

"Thank you, Your Highness," said Imperial Physician Qu.

Seeing Dr. Qu, Dong Xiong felt a little uneasy. He knew that the medicine at the beginning did not seem to be successful.But Imperial Physician Qu is the most trusted imperial physician of Yan Hou, and he would not talk nonsense and deceive Yan Hou with false words.

And once the words of the imperial physician Qu's words prove Dong Xiong's crime, then this matter will be difficult to handle.

"Physician Qu." Dong Xiong preemptively said, "You are the person His Highness trusts the most. I believe you will tell the truth and return the truth to me and Your Highness, right?"

Imperial Physician Qu didn't look up at him, nor did he answer the words, he just bent slightly towards Marquis Yan, and said softly, "I don't know if Your Highness has summoned the ministers, what orders do you have?"

Dong Xiong's expression darkened suddenly, this doctor Qu did not take him seriously.

Marquis Yan is very reassured about Imperial Physician Qu. This old man has a eccentric personality. He only has one grandson as his treasure, and he doesn't care about anything else.Doctor Qu's white-haired man sent his black-haired man away, and his son was sent away, so he had to have a good grandson, Cheng Huan, at his knees.

In addition, old man Qu had little contact with his colleagues, and he was not sociable in officialdom.So people generally don't like him very much, but this is what reassures Marquis Yan the most - such a person is not easy to be contaminated by the turbid officialdom, he has his own principles in his heart, and he is a person who can be trusted.

"Qu Aiqing, today Xia Qing impeached Dong Qing in the hall, saying that he poisoned Xun Qing, and before Xun Qing passed away, you took his pulse, tell me whether Xun Qing died of illness or was poisoned to death. "Yan Hou said.

"Return to Your Highness," Qu Taiyi said, "At first, the old minister thought that Mr. Xun died of overwork. But a few days ago, Xia Zaifu found the old minister and asked about it. The old minister and Xia Zaifu went to the Xun Mansion for further investigation. explored this."

"Unexpectedly, the old minister discovered that the medicine prescribed by the old minister for Mr. Xun was different from the medicine that Mr. Xun drank. In the medicine bowl that Mr. Xun had used, there was clearly a medicine that the old minister had not written, but it It is very similar to one of the blind medicines, and it is easy for people who do not understand medical skills to make mistakes."

"However, the effects of these two medicines are very different. Only then did the old minister know that Mr. Xun's medicine had been tampered with. Unfortunately, it was too late. Mr. Xun had already passed away, and there was no way to restore it."

This coincides with what Si'er said.

But these two people have nothing to do with each other, how can they collude?

"It's the old minister's negligence that caused His Highness to miss the virtuous minister, and caused Lord Xun to die innocently." The doctor Qu said, and he was about to stand up and kneel down to the Marquis of Yan.

"No." Yan Hou said.

"Mr. Suiyang, it's because the old minister is incompetent, it's because the old minister didn't see it in time." Imperial Physician Qu bowed to Jiang Yu again.

Jiang Yu hurriedly bent down even deeper, and replied, "Physician Qu, you can't do it, Jiang is terrified! How can you blame the physician for this matter?"

Physician Qu seemed very annoyed and distressed, because of his negligence, Yan State lost a virtuous official.

Marquis Yan looked at Dong Xiong again, and asked, "Does Qing Dong have anything to explain?"

The muscles on Dong Xiong's face twitched, explain?Everyone's testimonies point to him, not a one-sided statement by Cuiyun, a servant girl, or an evil slave who took revenge on his master. Their words were approved by the imperial physician Qu Shi.

Now everything he says is sophistry.

Dong Xiong glanced at Qu Shi, and thought to himself that this person had never been involved in partisan disputes before, so why would he be on Jiang Yu's side now?However, after looking at it, Dong Xiong found that the hands under the wide sleeves of Imperial Physician Qu were trembling, and his eyes were also avoiding.

He is lying!

Dong Xiong's eyes were fixed, and he immediately knelt down and said, "Your Highness! I have been wronged!"

Physician Qu has flaws, as long as he is interrogated and interrogated, he will be able to find out. He is lying!

"Injustice?" Xia Zaifu sneered, "Everyone's evidence points to you, and you still want to deny it?"

"No minister!" Dong Xiong raised his head and said, "No minister! Your Highness, please order a thorough investigation into this matter, someone must be lying!"

At this time, Imperial Physician Qu said lightly: "Master Dong thinks I'm lying?"

Dong Xiong was slightly suffocated, and seeing that Marquis Yan was showing displeasure, he remedied: "Principal Qu is the person His Highness trusts the most. Of course, Dong believes in your character. Dong is not questioning Imperial Physician Qu. A traitor is forced to say such a thing, and I have never administered any poison or medicine to Mr. Xun."

"Your Excellency Dong, what do you mean is that I, the villain, is deceiving him?" At this moment, Xia Zaifu said coldly.

Jiang Yu looked a little funny, Dong Xiong was already out of control, the more flustered he was, the more prone to mistakes he made.It's a pity that Dong Xiong didn't seem to realize that this imperial doctor Qu has a grandson who is like his lifeblood.Once a person has something he likes and cherishes, he has a weakness.With weaknesses, it is easy to be manipulated by weaknesses.