People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 725: The method of marking, poisoning and locking

The false wall slid aside soundlessly, and Thirteen Niang stepped into He Qiniang's boudoir.

Qingsha green pine, four seasons scene, graceful dancing, light and graceful.

A beautiful four seasons ladies' screen appears in front of people.

Looking past the beauty screen, there was no one in the empty room. There was a trace of someone lying down on the bed embroidered with water-playing mandarin duck quilts.

Thirteenth Niang's face couldn't help but change slightly, she was too careless.

"Open the secret passage." Li Xuan quietly walked behind Thirteen Niang, and whispered in her ear: "Let me also meet the gentleman hiding behind."

Thirteen Niang shivered suddenly.

The gentleman hiding behind, the gentleman who has been hiding in the dark and manipulating Zhou Zhi, is now closely watched by Li Xuan.

The whole Qinxiangyuan, in the final analysis, was created by the palace in order to save money.

Although the Tang Dynasty was in its prime, the imperial court had been conquering the country for many years, and the Ministry of Household Affairs had not had much money left. In addition, the emperor had been actively preparing to conquer Tubo, and the queen had been frugal more than once.

Coupled with the death of the emperor of filial piety last year, no matter how you save, it will be a huge expense.

The emperor and the queen of heaven did not dare to bury the filial emperor back near Chang'an, otherwise, the cost in the process would be staggering, and in the end they could only bury their beloved son near Luoyang.

Although it is called the Emperor's Mausoleum, the poor regulations are rare in the world.

In the palace, I don't know how many people are advising the queen, there are bright ones and dark ones, there are people who can see people but people can't, I don't know how many people are there.

But fortunately, the queen never touched the court's bottom line, otherwise the imperial censors would have impeached her long ago.

Qinxiangyuan is one of these bad ideas, but even though it is a bad idea, at least hundreds of thousands of coins are handed over to the palace every year.

The main reason why Li Xuan was able to get Empress Wu to take action against Qinxiangyuan this time was because he handed over [-] yuan to Empress Wu and left a legitimate way to obtain more money.

Although Qinxiang Garden has been closed down, in half a month, the palace can open another one quietly without any impact.

Of course, what really made Empress Wu angry was Shuoshu who was hiding in the Qinxiang Garden.

They used Qinxiangyuan to secretly slander the emperor and the empress, make irresponsible remarks about the government, and even dared to use this place to conspire, liaise with Tibet, and sell court secrets.

If such a thing really affected the Tubo war situation, then even if 1 Qinxiang Gardens were opened in the palace, it would not be able to make up for it.

It was the queen who wanted to find all those rats, and that Mr. Tsing Yi was the biggest rat hidden in Qinxiang Garden.

Li Xuan once guessed that he was from the palace or had something to do with the palace, but in fact it wasn't at all, he had nothing to do with the palace.

In fact, he has little relationship with Cui, Lu, Wang, and Zheng, and few people know his real origin.

But here, there is one person who may know, and that is Thirteen Niangs.

Thirteen Niangs were the real reason for letting people in Tsing Yi enter Qinxiang Garden, because she was the real person in charge of the entire Qinxiang Garden.

As for Old Eunuch Xu, he never meddles much. Apart from communicating with the palace and collecting money regularly, he rarely takes care of other things.

Now Mr. Tsing Yi is given the opportunity to play tricks in Qinxiang Garden.

……

Thirteen Niang stepped forward with difficulty, and she could feel that the King of Nanchang's gaze was already lingering between her neck, as long as she made a little rash move, the King of Nanchang would immediately kill her.

Finally, Thirteen Niang walked to the side of the bed, stretched out her hand and lightly pressed on the upper wooden railing, and the next moment, the bed immediately collapsed.

At this moment, Thirteenth Niang suddenly jumped into the bottom of the bed. Without any hesitation, she rushed directly through the mechanism and rushed into another room.

The moment she threw herself onto the bed, Thirteen Niang keenly caught Li Xuan who was standing to one side from the corner of her eyes. His face was still stern, without unnecessary movements, as if there was no surprise that she would do this.

People rolled out of the bed, Thirteen Niang didn't have time to think why Li Xuan had such an expression, she was stunned.

Because in this secret room, the figure of the man in Tsing Yi who was supposed to be waiting here has long since disappeared, only He Qiniang who fell silently on the ground.

Only then did Thirteen Niang remember that He Qiniang was called into the secret room by the man in Tsing Yi just after returning to Qinxiang Garden.

At that time, Thirteen Niang was still thinking about Li Xuan, so she couldn't pay attention to things here at all.

Could it be that the man in Tsing Yi fled after killing He Qiniang?

Thirteen Niang walked quickly to He Qiniang's side, and was about to reach out to feel her pulse, but suddenly, Thirteen Niang felt all the strength in her body disappear without a trace, and her whole body was like a noodle, directly fell to the ground.

The moment she fell to the ground, Thirteen Niang faintly saw a figure walking out of the bed.

……

Li Xuan stood beside the bed, looked around, and sighed softly.

This is a small secret room, but the magical thing is that there are two beds, each attached to the walls on both sides.

There is only a sandalwood round table in the middle, a few chairs, a teapot, and a few teacups.

Li Xuan walked to the other side, looking at the mess on the bed, he immediately knew that even if that person escaped, he must have been poisoned.

At this moment, a figure rolled in from under the bed on the east side. Before he could stand still, a blue porcelain bottle was thrown from the opposite side.

Zhao Gong took the porcelain bottle, and then heard Li Xuan say indifferently: "Take three pills in a row, and you will be lucky for a week."

While Li Xuan was speaking, Zhao Gong already felt that he had inhaled something that he shouldn't have inhaled.

Without any hesitation, he immediately opened the porcelain bottle and poured out three brown pills.

The pungent smell quickly rushed into the nose, and the whole person suddenly woke up.

In an instant, Zhao Gong had already put three pills into his throat. When he got lucky, he opened his eyes and saw Li Xuan stuffing the three pills into He Qiniang's mouth on the ground. At the same time, a hand was pressed on her back to help her be careful about her luck.

Even though the medicine was already taking effect, Zhao Gong still didn't dare to take a deep breath.

"This is what you call the method of marking?" Zhao Gong raised his head, looked at Li Xuan helplessly, and said, "In this case, you might as well just catch him."

"If you can't catch it, if you forcefully use a stronger poison, only one corpse will be left in the end. Then, the person behind him will never be dug out again." Li Xuan's words, if the outside world heard Be terrified.

Behind the man in Tsing Yi, there is actually another person.

Of course there are still people. In this world, those who are so bold as to play tricks under the eyes of Empress Wu are not ordinary people.

The King of the East China Sea is one, but after all he is the son of Prince Yin Li Jiancheng and the emperor's first cousin.

By his side, there are countless people who support him naturally.

But what is a man in Tsing Yi, why would he dare to dance alone on the tip of a knife during the war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo.

If he is really the only one, how can he reap benefits in the war?

How is it possible to reap the benefits of many battlefields thousands of miles away in Chang'an?

All this can only show that behind him, there is a huge interest group supporting him.

He may be a genius, but more importantly, he can see the hidden dangers that exist in the court that ordinary people cannot see.

And then use his identity to clever use, this is him.

"His skill is not weak. If it were an ordinary person, he would faint on the ground within ten breaths." Li Xuan reached out and lifted He Qiniang's neck, and a deep finger mark was imprinted on He Qiniang's neck , as long as you use a little force, it will be cut off immediately.

"But that man didn't faint, how do you plan to mark him next?" Zhao Gong looked at Li Xuan, and said uncertainly: "Don't tell me, the hounds at home can chase his clothes and directly Follow him."

"I can't catch you." Li Xuan shook her head and sighed softly: "A person like him must be extremely careful and vigilant. I am afraid that as soon as he goes out from there, he will immediately change into a different kind of clothes, or even say nothing. I will also take a cold shower to wash away all the toxins from my body."

"Can your poison kill him?" Zhao Gong stared at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan shook her head lightly, and said: "Although my nephew has no woman's kindness, she is not a murderer. If I really want to use such a strong poison, I am afraid that she will be the first to die."

Li Xuan patted He Qiniang's cheek lightly, she had already started to wake up gradually.

"Then your poison, if you want to cure it, you need special medicinal materials?" Zhao Gong suddenly came over.

"This is one of them." Li Xuan nodded, and said: "Jinwuwei has issued a notice to all pharmacies in Chang'an, within three days, anyone who tries to buy privet fruit must register where it comes from, who uses it, and the prescription. Anyone who prescribes it, if there is no prescription, doctor's signature, or children who buy it, will not buy it."

"Ligustrum fruit?" Zhao Gong frowned, and said: "I remember, in your caravan, you specially sell this, Jiangnan Road, Jiannan Road, this medicine is provided by your family, Chang'an That store has it, and you know it best.”

"Ligustrum lucidum can cure dizziness and tinnitus, sore waist and knees, and blurred vision. Other medicines have similar effects, but when used on this poison, it will have the opposite effect." Li Xuan said indifferently: "Nephew's poison If you let nature take its course and fall asleep within a short period of time, then you can easily detoxify the poison by sleeping overnight naturally. If you force the poison, if you don't fall asleep within a quarter of an hour, the poison will immediately become stronger and then attack Zujueyin directly. Liver meridian, but excited and sleepless all night."

"It doesn't seem like a big deal if you stay up all night, but if you really don't sleep all night, what will happen the next day?" Zhao Gong couldn't help asking.

He knew Li Xuan too well. The medicine in Li Xuan's hands was definitely not as simple as it seemed. Even the more plain it looked in the early stage, the easier it seemed to be suppressed, the more intense it would erupt in the later stage, and the aftermath would be extremely terrifying.

Li Xuan shook his head slightly, and said: "It's nothing, lethargy, vomiting, diarrhea, hernia, numbness of hands and feet, dizziness, and even blindness and deafness. Tomorrow, I just need to search in various departments of the court. If anyone is sick and asks for leave, then Which one is the focus of our attention."

That person is a member of the court, and even has a considerable status. There are not many such people in the entire court, and they will be very conspicuous as soon as they ask for leave.

Delineate the area, and then investigate one by one, this is already known to many people as Li Xuan's method.

It's also majestic.

But once a person is locked, it is difficult to get rid of.

(End of this chapter)