The First National Preceptor of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1007

Xu Tian said coldly to the imperial physician, "Oh, that's right. You're quite foolish to be capable of doing something like this."

"If you don't want to admit it, I'll tell you. I've obtained a prescription from the common people and learned from a folk doctor that there's a medicinal herb on this prescription that can counteract all the other medicines."

Xu Tian stepped down from the chair and stood in front of the imperial physician. He said softly, "So much so that when all the medicines on this prescription are combined, they become a slow-acting poison."

"Imperial Physician, do you want to explain this to me? After listening to you, my lord, you've been an imperial physician in the palace for many years. Surely you don't even understand something as simple as this?"

The imperial physician's eyes widened instantly.

His legs started to tremble.

Xu Tian already knows all of this, which means that Xu Tian has now caught him red-handed for all his crimes.

The reason I summoned him late at night was for this matter.

Xu Tian was already very skilled at this, and said directly, "I have heard that the Imperial Physician's son is currently an official in the court, but he is just a minor official."

"I wonder if it would be easy for me to bring him to my side?"

Upon hearing this, the imperial physician realized that Xu Tian's tone indicated he wasn't trying to get his son promoted or made a fortune.

"Your Highness, spare me! This old minister was confused for a moment."

Even the imperial physicians couldn't be this bad; Xu Tian wanted to kill him, and he didn't even know it.

Moreover, Xu Tian didn't just want to kill him; he also wanted to implicate his son.

"Confused for a moment?"

Xu Tian snorted coldly.

"You plotted against the current emperor, and you actually think you can get away with it by claiming a moment of folly!"

"Do you know that this is a heinous crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family?"

"As an official of the court, you actually broke the law; as a royal physician, you actually disregarded medical ethics!"

"Imperial Physician Wang, I only want to ask you, doesn't your conscience hurt?"

The imperial physician was kneeling on the ground, his whole body riddled with holes.

He was well aware that plotting against the emperor was a capital crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family. Xu Tian's meaning was also clear: if he didn't reveal who had instructed him, Xu Tian indeed had the power to wipe out his entire family.

"Your Highness, spare my life! I did this because I was forced by Prince Dun. He threatened my entire family's lives!"

The imperial physicians began kowtowing repeatedly on the ground.

"Your Highness, spare me! Your Highness, spare me!"

To avoid alerting the enemy, Xu Tian directly made a threat.

"If you don't want your family to be implicated because of your affairs, you'd better obediently listen to me and do whatever I say!"

The imperial physician nodded vigorously.

At this point, he had no reason to refute it.

They didn't dare to refute it either.

He immediately agreed to Xu Tian's request.

"Your Highness, please rest assured, I will do exactly what a man does."

Xu Tian immediately told the imperial physician not to show any emotion, so as not to arouse suspicion that Xu Tian already knew about this matter.

The following day, after the morning court session.

Xu Tian went to visit Prince Dun under the pretext of paying a visit. This Prince Qin was originally Li Yuan's uncle.

Upon meeting Prince Guo, Xu Tian went straight to the point and laid it out.

"Prince Guo should know that His Majesty's condition is getting worse and worse. I have also heard that His Majesty's medicine has been laced with a slow-acting poison, which is why his condition has not improved."

"Furthermore, my investigation has revealed that this matter is related to Prince Guo!"

However, Prince Dun refused to acknowledge it.

"This matter has absolutely nothing to do with me, Your Highness! You are framing me!"

Xu Tian snorted coldly!

He now has conclusive evidence, but it's only eyewitness testimony without physical evidence.