Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2620 The Mystery Of History
"Take Hu monk's medicine, and you will become violently ill." This is a sentence that appeared in the "Old Tang Book". Even if it is not the real cause of death of His Majesty Li Er, it must not be far away.

Compared with the causes of death such as "dysentery" and "carbuncle" in "New Book of Tang" and "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", it is obvious that "Old Book of Tang" is more reliable.

After all, the "Old Tang Book" was written closer to the Tang Dynasty, and most of the content in it was copied from the classics of the Tang Dynasty at that time. The deeds of various social figures in the history museum.

Of course, these materials are unavoidable to be falsified, embellished, and written in a wrong way, but it is an indisputable fact that most of them are reliable after being checked, reviewed, and edited through multiple procedures.

However, the "New Book of Tang" was written late. In addition to using normal materials, it also quoted a lot of novels and rumors from the Tang Dynasty, and even literary fiction and street sayings. The important thing is that Ouyang Xiu and Song Qi, the editors of "New Book of Tang", especially the former, have very obvious political inclinations, and their works often contain private goods...

All in all, His Majesty Li Er died due to inappropriate consumption of elixir, which can basically be confirmed as a fact.

Moreover, it is clearly stated in the "Old Tang Book" that "taking the medicine of the monk Hu will lead to violent illness and cannot be cured", which tells the truth more clearly. Do not save."

Extracting the essence of the sun and the moon, and the soul of heaven and earth to refine pills and take them. This is the technique of Taoism since ancient times. Regardless of whether it works or not, it is believed to be true by all dynasties anyway.This trend was carried forward in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Originally, the purpose of taking elixir was to live forever, but Wei and Jin celebrities were no longer limited to such illusory goals. Because of the accidental appearance of "Five Stones", these celebrities discovered In the New World, all kinds of strange medicines came out one after another, and people flocked to them.

At a casual gathering, if you can’t eat a little five stone powder and then shake your hair wildly, you will be ashamed to call yourself a "famous official"...

The Sui and Tang dynasties ended the chaotic situation of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, but culturally they were inherited from the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Although the trend of taking elixir has been slightly reduced, it has never stopped.

High-ranking officials and dignitaries are especially good at this.

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Returning to the bedroom from Wang Fulai, Fang Jun sat in the flower hall drinking tea to sober up, frowning.

He had previously advised His Majesty Li Er not to take too much of those so-called pills, but His Majesty Li Er did not take it to heart.It's no wonder that His Majesty Li Er is self-willed and doesn't listen to advice. In fact, the subject of chemistry has not yet appeared in this era, let alone the means to test some toxic minerals. How harmful the elixir made from minerals would be to the body.

So many rare treasures, rare medicinal materials to extract the essence of the elixir, how could it be poisonous?
In the worst case, it’s useless to eat it. No one would believe that people can eat dead people. Even if they really died, it’s because of other reasons, even because they didn’t eat enough pills...

Doing experiments to prove that pills are harmful is not enough. Taoist priests who make alchemy are not fools. On the contrary, these people can be said to be the most elite "scientists" of this era. , They have no way of knowing that taking these minerals for a long time will cause chronic poisoning, but they know that people must not be eaten to death all at once.

Heavy metal poisoning is a slow process, and the method of doing experiments to prove it takes a long time and is not sharp enough. Even if it is true, it is hard to believe.

But can I just watch this talented and trustworthy emperor of a generation never return amidst this kind of poison, and finally step on the footsteps of history, passing away without fulfilling his ambition?
He can't turn a blind eye to public or private matters.

But how to intervene in it requires a lot of thinking and thinking, and there is no proper way.

The more he thought about it, the more irritable he became, he even wanted to lead his troops directly into the Jin Biao Gate, chop up the monk who made medicine, and finish it all...

Of course not.

Jiucheng Palace is Li Palace, which is also the palace of the Tang Empire, where the emperor resides, and belongs to the highest level of security. The entire palace has thousands of guards on duty day and night. It is tantamount to treason, even the son of His Majesty Li Er can only die.

Taking a sip of tea, Fang Jun sighed sadly.

At this time, a maid came over with hot water, and Fang Jun asked, "Why haven't you seen Your Highness?"

The maid refilled the hot water in the teapot for him, and replied: "Your Highness and the young lady heard that there is a black cypress forest on the other side of the dressing building. It is autumn at this time, and the red leaves look like fire. It is very beautiful, so we went to see it at noon. , haven’t come back yet.”

Fang Jun was a little nervous: "Did you bring enough people?"

The maid said: "Erlang, don't worry, Your Highness has brought a team of personal soldiers, and there are dozens of guards in the palace, there will be no trouble."

Only then did Fang Jun feel at ease.

Although Jiucheng Palace is the Royal Palace, the nobles of Guanlong have always acted unscrupulously. It is very possible to send assassins or even directly instruct the guards in this palace to attack people around them.

At this moment, another maid came to report that it was Princess Fangling and his wife who came to visit...

Fang Jun frowned, what is this girl doing here?

I have always disliked this Princess Fangling, and she must have known it herself, but she seduced me shamelessly many times, and it was not embarrassing to be rejected, it was really speechless.What's more, her newly married son-in-law, Helan Sangha, looks at each other and hates her even more. She can't wait to use her old fists, but what's the point of chasing after her?
But after all, he has already arrived at the door, refusing to meet is not the way of hospitality, he is also the honor of a princess, and Princess Gao Yang is not here, so he can only show his face to entertain.

Asking the maid to tidy up his clothes, wash his face, and dispel the smell of alcohol from his body, Fang Juncai came to the front hall in good spirits.

As soon as they met, Fang Jun bowed to the ground and said in a respectful voice: "Fang Jun, my humble minister, I have seen His Royal Highness Fang Ling and Consort He Lan."

Princess Fangling sat at the head, her hair full of pearls and emeralds and her palace attire, but at the age of thirty she was still beautiful and glamorous, she raised her slender hand slightly, and said softly: "Fang Shaobao, please excuse me."

The Helan Sangha also sat firmly like a mountain, snorted in his nostrils, and looked unhappy.

Fang Jun got up, ignored the stinky face of the Helan Sangha, and sat aside, looked at Princess Fangling and asked with a smile: "The autumn is refreshing, and the mountain is even more comfortable and pleasant. Don't your highness go around to admire this place?" The beautiful scenery in autumn, but I came here, what can I teach you?"

Princess Fangling's eyes fluttered, and she smiled softly: "No matter how beautiful the scenery is, it's just fleeting. How can we remember the old people?"

She was originally a rare beauty, but with heavy makeup today, she looks more and more beautiful like a flower, and her water-like eyes are shining brightly.

The Helan Sangha's face became darker and darker, especially when he heard the sentence "the old man remembers the past", he let out a heavy snort.

Fang Jun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said helplessly: "Your Highness is just joking, my minister and His Highness are just a few times, not old. If you come to talk to Gao Yang, I'm afraid it will be a waste of time. Gao Yang has gone. If you enjoy the scenery elsewhere, you probably won’t be able to come back for a while.”

It can be seen that Princess Fangling is not very satisfied with the new consort, and deliberately said some ambiguous words to stimulate him, obviously playing the trick of "boiling the eagle". If you can't make it through, it's just an extra name.

But Fang Jun didn't want to be her shield. This Helan son-in-law had some quarrels with her before. People can make troubles.

At that time, it will be a headache to be beaten or scolded, so it is better to see off the guests as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, Princess Fangling's eyes rolled, and she said softly: "I am not here today to meet Gao Yang, but to find your Fang Shaobao."

Fang Jun was slightly stunned, and said, "I don't know why Your Highness came here?"

Princess Fangling squinted at the ugly-looking Helan Sangha, and said angrily: "Isn't this an idiot? That person was bewitched and ignorant at the Wei Mansion's wedding banquet that day, which made Fang Shaobao hurt his face. After returning to the mansion, he later found out Later, I felt that I wanted to plead guilty to Fang Shaobao, but I couldn't let go of my face. Today, we happened to be in the Jiucheng Palace together, so it was better to clear up this misunderstanding. After all, we are all a family, and you are still relatives. "

(End of this chapter)