Ming Dynasty Detective 1546

Chapter 112: Yinglue Society has arrived in the capital? (Three more chapters)

Outside the princess mansion.

Haiyue had already bought two servings of steamed dough sticks, a bag of jujube paste cake, and a cup of dogwood wine, and started to eat them slowly.

While replenishing energy, he thought about the case.

According to later concepts, coma is generally divided into five types: toxic coma, physical coma, pathological coma, drug-induced coma, and disguise.

The first three are easy to understand and need no elaboration. The fourth type is drug-induced coma, which means that after taking the drug, it will only cause coma without any other serious physical damage, such as general anesthesia during surgery.

But in this day and age, there is no such accurate control over drugs. If a person is knocked unconscious by drugs, it may lead to death if one is not careful. In fact, it can be classified as the first type.

In this way, there are only four kinds of behavior:

Drugging, knocking out, making someone sick, pretending to be unconscious.

If the son-in-law Xie Zhao did not lie, then the original agreement between him and Princess Yongchun was to pretend to be unconscious.

But later the murderer plotted and drugged her.

Haiyue was not surprised as to how the murderer knew the information.

Some so-called secrets are often as transparent as a sieve, but they are just secrets that they think they are.

What puzzled Haiyue was the motive.

Is the evil servant taking a desperate risk?

There is nothing wrong with the logic, but it always feels a bit far-fetched, especially when combined with the previous palace maid Huixiang, who wanted to lead him into the princess's mansion, and the imperial physician Li Shaoting from the Imperial Hospital involved Li Yuying.

The ambition is very big!
Just as he was pondering, accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps, Li Yuying came running over again like a deer, full of excitement and joy: "I have thought of a way to poison!"

After hearing her analysis, Hai Yue raised her eyebrows: "Imperial Physician Li Shaoting?"

Li Yuying said, "I just confirmed that after the three imperial doctors diagnosed the case, only Li Shaoting made the judgment that it was poison. He then personally wrote a prescription, boiled the medicine on the spot, and had the princess take it!"

"He brewed the medicine himself?"

"That's right! I heard this person has a secret recipe, and he always prepares the medicine himself. Since there has never been any mistakes, the palace doesn't care!"

"Where are the dregs?"

"I've asked Hong Qi to look for it. If he's careless, he might leave a flaw in the medicinal residue, but he might also be able to properly handle the poisonous medicinal residue!"

"Um……"

Seeing Haiyue's thoughtful expression, not as excited as she had imagined after uncovering the truth, Li Yuying calmed down a little and asked, "Is my inference wrong?"

"That's right!"

Hai Yue nodded in confirmation: "If the testimony is correct, the biggest suspect in Princess Yongchun's poisoning is this imperial physician Li Shaoting! He truly concealed the truth. Most people would never suspect that this imperial physician dared to take such a risk to murder the princess!"

The reason he was hesitating just now was because he was thinking about Liu Wentai, the miraculous doctor of the Ming Dynasty who was widely circulated on the Internet in later generations.

Liu Wentai, the imperial physician during the Chenghua period, killed two emperors, Ming Xianzong Zhu Jianshen and Ming Xiaozong Zhu Youtang. It was said that he "prescribed the wrong medicine for Emperor Xianzong's diarrhea, which led to his death", and that Emperor Xiaozong died of improper use of "hot medicine for a fever". After experiencing two extremely serious medical accidents, Liu Wentai was only spared from death and sent to exile, which reflected the deep collusion between the Imperial Medical Bureau of the Ming Dynasty and the powerful eunuch group.

To put it bluntly, there were ministers behind the scenes who instigated these two Ming emperors to be poisoned intentionally.

Of course, there was also the Red Pill Case of Emperor Guangzong of the Ming Dynasty. In the first year of Taichang, Fang Congzhe, the chief minister of the cabinet, recommended it, and Li Kezhuo, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, presented it to Emperor Guangzong. The pill contained arsenic and red lead. After taking it, Emperor Guangzong felt relaxed all over and kept calling his loyal ministers loyal ministers. But then he died suddenly not long after. He was in power for only 30 days. This is known in history as the "Red Pill Case."

In ancient times, there were actually quite a few emperors who died from taking elixirs. Even Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, was suspected to have died from taking elixirs, not to mention the Fourth Prince, Emperor Yongzheng. However, the Red Pill Case was indeed too dramatic.

Don’t blame the Ming Dynasty for having so many conspiracy theories. The way the Ming emperor died was always a bit strange.

It doesn't seem to have reached that point now, but if it was really the imperial physician who poisoned the patient, the nature of the poison would still be extremely serious, or even more serious.

After all, Liu Wentai could explain it by saying that he was not a good doctor, but this was a completely malicious poisoning. Once it was exposed, the whole family would be executed.

"What's the motive?"

"He must be in the palace!"

The two exchanged glances, tacitly glancing at the Forbidden City before retracting their gazes. Hai Yue slowly said, "Words are not enough; we must have concrete evidence. You continue to keep an eye on him from inside the palace, while I investigate outside to see if this imperial physician has any leverage that could fall into the hands of others, leading a doctor who should be a benevolent healer to commit such an atrocious act that would be condemned by the world!"

"be careful!"

"The same to you!"

After exchanging information about the case, the two parted ways again, and Haiyue went straight back to the Imperial College.

When he arrived outside Jixian Gate, he saw Yan Shifan waiting eagerly in the distance. Upon seeing him return, he hurried to meet him, feeling relieved: "If you don't come back, I will go find you!"

This concern was not false. Yan Shifan had previously felt that the palace maid who came to seek help was not quite right and wanted to stop her, but when he saw that Hai Yue arranged for Hai Rui to deliver a letter to Lu Bing before leaving, he knew that this person had not lost his vigilance, so he gave up.

Even so, there are still concerns.

The Yi Xin Society was founded and it was absolutely inseparable from the leader. If the other party got involved in trouble, it would have a huge impact on the development of the Yi Xin Society, and the society might even die in the womb.

Yan Shifan felt that he should do his best to help for both public and private reasons.

Hai Yue saw the other party's concern and smiled, "Don't worry, Donglou. That palace maid with ulterior motives has been apprehended by the Jinyiwei, and there has been progress in the case in the princess's mansion..."

After selectively informing Yan Shifan of the situation, he gasped, "The princess was poisoned, and the imperial physician committed a crime? This, this, this! The capital has been in such turmoil lately! If they really investigate, there will be a huge upheaval in the palace!"

Hai Yue said: "This is just speculation now, please don't make it public."

"understand!"

Yan Shifan was surprised, but then compared it with the Grand Ceremony and Prison Cases of previous years and felt that it was nothing. In fact, the capital was always in turmoil, with people fighting to the death. It was just that he had no right to participate in the past, so he thought that the years were peaceful. Now, he was full of energy: "We must investigate that imperial physician and find out what evidence he has! Tsk, the Imperial Hospital, we in the Yixin Association don't have much influence for the time being..."

During this month, Yan Shifan first contacted an absolutely reliable hand-copying channel and hand-copied fifty copies of "Journey to the West". Then he began to give the books to friends, paving the way for the Yi Xin Society to attract more talents.

But just as Hai Yue repeatedly reminded us, it is better to have no one than to have someone of poor quality. Even Zhao Wenhua, the head of the Ministry of Justice, was not qualified to receive the book. He just heard about it and wanted to join. With such strict screening conditions, the Imperial Hospital was certainly not qualified at all.

However, Yan Shifan's thoughts turned quickly. His eyes flashed and he came up with an idea: "I can ask Gui Deyu for help in this matter."

Gui Deyu is Gui Zai, the suspect in the previous Imperial College murder case. Since Wuding Hou Guo Xun was disgraced, the son of the second prime minister fell ill after returning home. Obviously, the incident also dealt a great blow to him.

Haiyue also knew that he had been in poor health recently: "Doctor from the Imperial Hospital, are you treating Katsura Saburo?"

Yan Shifan explained: "It's not just Deyu. Gui Ge Lao is old and it's inevitable that he will have some illnesses. His Majesty recently ordered the Imperial Hospital to send a special imperial physician to take care of Gui Ge Lao's health..."

Haiyue nodded slightly.

The first failure of the New Deal reforms ended with Gui E's retirement due to illness, which happened more than a month later, in January of the tenth year of Jiajing.

Later generations analyzed that this so-called retirement due to illness was the result of a combination of political pressure, health deterioration and institutional limitations. To put it bluntly, Gui E, as a backbone figure of the new elite of the Great Rites Debate, could not continue even with the support of Emperor Jiajing, facing the counterattack of the huge bureaucratic group. The reform failed, and retirement due to illness was a more decent way.

Of course, Gui E's health was indeed not very good. During his tenure as a cabinet minister, he handled hundreds of official documents every day and often slept less than two hours. For an old man of this age, the physical strain was too severe.

If the reform can continue and the momentum can be maintained, it would be better. But once the momentum is lost, illness will come like a mountain falling and the body will completely collapse.

Historically, Gui E died in June of the tenth year of Jiajing, not long after he retired due to illness.

Yan Shifan didn't know that the resolute old man originally had more than a month of official career left and more than half a year to live. He had long wanted to recruit Gui Zai into the Yi Xin Society, but the latter had been ill before. Now was a good opportunity, so he immediately prepared to act: "Let's go to visit Gui's mansion!"

Haiyue admired this person's execution ability the most, and continued to choose to act separately: "It is enough for Donglou to go to Gui Mansion alone. I will go to the market to ask around."

Yan Shifan laughed heartily, and said in high spirits: "Please rest assured, Master, I will definitely check it out!"

After watching the backbone member leave, Haiyue led out a horse and headed towards Xisi Pailou.

If you want to find out the news in the market, the best candidates are the brothers Yan Xiu and Xiaochuan.

But ever since Yan Xiu recommended a house for rent to them, and later asked Xiaochuan to lead them to the Yaozi class, they haven't been in touch anymore.

"Yan Xiu is definitely a top figure in the martial arts world. Even someone as arrogant as Han Yaozi is quite wary of him. Logically, he should have made a name for himself again after returning to the capital, but he has been silent."

"Considering this person's actions in Guangzhou Prefecture, I'm afraid he's planning something. It's not advisable to have too much contact with him for the time being..."

"I have to train some useful people in the market, they can be of great use at critical moments!"

Haiyue had some plans in mind, but she didn't act too hastily.

He had been in the capital for less than four months and had just established himself. He was devoted to starting a business and was in the stage of quietly accumulating resources. Everything had to be done slowly.

Compared to the more important court, the underworld and the market can only stand aside. It is not easy to train a group of capable and reliable personnel...

"what?"

Just as she was thinking about this, Haiyue's eyes accidentally swept across a company sign on the street, then turned back abruptly, blinked, and looked a little unconvinced.
"The Anglo-Saxon Society?"

(End of this chapter)