Chronicles of the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 26: Doctor's Order Sugar Cake
The two condemned prisoners lay on their sides, bent over like shrimps, tears streaming down their faces. Ji Heng sipped his tea silently, not caring about them at all.

In the hall, the attendants and soldiers were as still as a bell.

Until the two men's embarrassing and ugly appearance gradually calmed down after a cup of tea.

But they were not afraid at all. They just wiped their faces with their clothes, then knelt on the ground, put on their royal posture, and sneered at the King of Qin:

"Zheng Heng, are you too old to be courageous? If you want to kill us, then kill us! Why do you have to choke us to death first?"

The King of Qin raised his eyelids and finally looked them in the eye.

The imperial physician beside him, with perfect timing, said succinctly: "Take cinnabar and lead white for a cup of tea, and the pain will be gone for now."

The two clerks took turns recording at a very fast speed.

Zhou Ju also took the opportunity to say, "There are still two or five death row prisoners who are slowly taking the medicine over time. I have also asked the clerk to record it. However, there are no obvious symptoms at present, and the record is superficial. I dare not delay the king."

It's only been one day.

The King of Qin nodded and said, "Don't worry. For emergencies, just look after these two."

He frowned: "After taking this pound of cinnabar and lead in a cup of tea, even coarse salt would have caused some discomfort. Why are the two of them...?"

Just as this thought came to his mind, he saw the two people who were originally sitting upright below. The one who took the lead white suddenly turned pale, then covered his stomach and vomited with a "wow" sound!
The King of Qin frowned slightly, but the Imperial Physician exclaimed in surprise, "He's vomiting! He's vomiting! Black with red, Your Majesty! He's vomiting blood!"

He danced with joy, looking more closely. "Your Majesty, I see his nails are bloody and mangled. He must have been enduring this for a long time! After taking the lead white powder, he should have had an immediate reaction!"

This person is just too tolerant.

After vomiting, the other party was still curled up and holding his stomach tightly, his face was pale, and his whole body was twitching... Not long after, two lines of blood slowly flowed out of his nose!

The night wind blew slowly through the reed curtains surrounding the palace, bringing with it the sudden stench emanating from beneath the other person's clothes.

"Ah! He pooped!"

The imperial physician danced with joy.

However, after a brief moment of excitement, he felt a little confused again: What am I happy about?

Lead white is extremely poisonous, and the one who is proud of it is Qin Qing. Their Shaofu and their imperial physicians are in big trouble!

This scene was cruel and funny, but the person lying on the ground didn't react at all, his body just twitched from time to time.

Looking at him again, his face was as pale as paper, with purple and red bruises gradually appearing on his cheeks. He had fainted, and was breathing in more than out.

The imperial physician endured the stench and squatted to observe for a while, then stood up with the same indifference: "This man will not live for more than a quarter of an hour."

He turned to look at the other person, only to see that he was breathing rapidly, his face was pale, and he was also covering his abdomen with his hands. He didn't even have the strength to be angry or panic.

Then, with the same "wow" sound, he vomited violently. The vomit contained cinnabar and blood that had not yet been digested, and he looked particularly miserable at the moment.

But compared to the person next to him, this person was in much better spirits.

The imperial physician's spirits perked up again, and he wanted to keep his eyes glued to the patient: "Write it down quickly, this person's symptoms are different!" At this moment, after the same body twitching, the man slowly stood up and tore off his clothes.

The soldiers around were about to step forward to arrest him, but they saw the King of Qin on the high platform waved his hand, so they stood back in silence.

Everyone watched helplessly as the man tore his clothes into tatters, then walked quickly through the hall with his arms outstretched. Suddenly, he stopped, pretending to hold something in his hand, and began to chop in the air:
"A beautiful woman's feet are more beautiful than her hands, hahaha! Put them in my treasure house!"

Then he sat down again with a solemn expression: "Since the king has passed away, from this day forward, I am the King of Zhao... Come! Pour me some wine!"

He pretended to drink, but when he tilted his head back, two streaks of blood streamed down his cheeks. He wiped them away with his sleeves in a panic, "It's raining cats and dogs... Someone! Bring a basket of gold leaves and scatter them into the lake. This prince wants to see a pool full of broken gold!"

The King of Qin on the high platform frowned slowly.

Suddenly, the prisoner who was making the throwing gesture suddenly pressed his chest and then gasped for breath.

Not long after, he also fell to the ground.

There was silence in the hall.

Then the servants came forward quickly, some carried people, some cleaned up. Zhou Ju also arranged for the servants to help Ji Heng change clothes and clean up, as if nothing had happened.

Returning to the side hall, the ice jar had been replaced with a new one, and the floor tiles had been scrubbed clean to a brilliant shine. The hall was filled with the delicate aroma of wormwood, and the imperial physician knelt beneath the stage, his head touching the ground.
"Sir, die!"

In just less than two quarters of an hour, two lives were lost. It can be seen that the poison is very fierce and terrifying!
And their Shaofu hadn't noticed anything like this. Even the bed curtains and veils in the king's bedroom were probably all dyed together to ensure uniform color...

Zhou Ju stood on the stage and watched. He sincerely felt that the imperial physician's apology was not unfair at all!
The King of Qin also looked uneasy, but he was quite restrained. He simply waved his hand and said, "Forget it. All previous kings have acted this way. Although you are the chief physician, you dare not disobey the king's order... Let's forget it this time."

He instructed, "From now on, you must be cautious in everything I do. If you find anything else, you don't need to come see me again."

The imperial physician ordered Nono to agree, and tears were about to fall from her eyes with emotion - Your Majesty is right!
The reason they didn't find out wasn't because they were incompetent, but because no one dared to disobey the king's order!
But if there is any further investigation in the future, he will not dare to ask for his life, and will just swallow a pound of cinnabar!
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When the imperial physician left, the side hall quieted down again. Maids were fanning the side. Zhou Ju saw Ji Heng rubbing his brows lightly, and now he tried to speak calmly:
"Your Majesty, the delicacies Qin Qing presented have been delayed for too long. If they are left in the oven any longer, they will become hard and lose their flavor... It's time to eat them!"

Ji Heng then realized that his stomach was empty, so he said "hmm": "Present it."

At a command, the servants who had been waiting in the side hall for a long time quickly took down the sugar cakes baked on the small stove, and respectfully served the duck soup in pottery. Now that it had just entered the side hall, the sweet aroma of sugar baked in the hot fire spread.

Mixed with the fresh and salty taste of the old duck soup, it is not only not confusing, but also stimulates people's appetite.

Even though Ji Heng was so restrained, he couldn't help but taste the steaming hot wheat cake first.

Zhou Ju hurriedly shouted, "It's hot!"

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[In the Qin Dynasty, 1 jin was 16 liang (equivalent to 10 liang today). 1 liang was not 50 grams, but about 16 grams. Here, we uniformly calculate it as 50 grams.]

[About excessive salt and sugar can also be fatal: (16 taels) 800 grams of salt taken at one time is very dangerous, but lead and mercury can quickly kill you]

[All medical knowledge comes from the Internet, please do not imitate]

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