Practicing Medicine in the Tang Dynasty

why?

This was also the question that Wu Yi was thinking about.

Why would I become someone's scapegoat?And whose crime did he take the place of?

As long as you calm down and do a little analysis, you can see that it was Zhang Qiren's step-by-step inducement—deliberately telling him only the prescription of Yuehua Pill, so as to lure him to discover the strangeness of the medicine dregs, and at the same time make him fall into the trap of the long-awaited Eastern Palace. People and horses captured.

And the beginning of all events was just a small dose of Yuehua Pill.

Yuehuawan...

After thinking hard for a long time, Wu Yi finally remembered where he had seen this name.

Seeing that his expression froze suddenly, as if recalling something, Zhou Xing continued to lure him steadily without giving up: "You can say whatever you think of."

Wu Yi didn't speak, but only silently sorted out his thoughts in his heart.

When he was in Meizhou, Zhang Qiren used to prescribe prescriptions for several common people. At that time, he had seen this dose of Yuehua Pill, but he didn't take it seriously.

The prince's tuberculosis must have a source, and before the vaccination in Meizhou, Li Hong never had any symptoms of tuberculosis.

If that source came from the bowl of pox syrup in Meizhou... He was suddenly taken aback by this bold idea, but following this line of thought to analyze it further confirmed his guess.

There must be something wrong with the decoction the crown prince was taking, otherwise, a tuberculosis disease would not be overwhelming, and this matter would be discovered sooner or later, which would become the trigger for a political purge.

Zhang Wenguan and others concealed this matter and kept it secret, in order to catch him, a small fish, so as to catch the big fish behind him.

As Shen Hanshan's disciple, he would definitely be included in the ranks of Empress Wu's Party, and the facts also proved that the Donggong Party was trying to take advantage of this almost deadly opportunity to bring down Empress Wu who showed her weakness for the last time.

But what if the real culprit wasn't him at all, but Zhang Qiren, who had never been considered a member of Empress Wu's party?

If it weren't for the fact that he was still in prison, the Council of Wu would definitely be overwhelmed by Empress Wu for abandoning the car to protect the handsome man.

If things are really as he guessed, then Empress Wu's counterattack this time can be said to be a fatal blow to the Eastern Palace Party.

On the one hand, with the help of Zhang Qiren, he got rid of the prince Li Hong who was increasingly at odds with his political views and won the hearts of the people; If he is hit back at the right time, his spirit will definitely be frustrated.

And this chess piece that has been buried deep in the East Palace for a long time will also completely disintegrate the prince's party.In addition to the fall of the backbone Li Hong, the remaining one important official will also be suspicious of each other.After all, if there is one Zhang Qiren, there may be a second or a third.No one knows whether the friend who called you brothers and sisters two years ago may be another pawn of Empress Wu.

Of course, all of this is just Wu Yi's guesswork.

It's not that there is another possibility, Zhang Qiren did not cause Li Hong to contract tuberculosis, and someone else served the wine in the soup, but the Donggong Party must hold this charge on Empress Wu, so Zhang Qiren borrowed two people His "feeling of knowledge and encounter" trapped him in a serious crime.

If it is the former, he still has a lot of life, if it is the latter, then he may really say goodbye to this era.

Either way, the only thing he can do now is one thing.

--silence.

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And Zhou Xing also found that besides the vague hostility towards him, the 16-year-old boy in front of him showed an extraordinary composure and a dumb silence.

He has not been in office for a long time, but he has handled many cases and met many criminals, and not a few of them were framed.

People who are framed may be loyal or treacherous ministers, but no matter what their temperament is, they often cannot accept innocent injustice, and will definitely make loud noises and cry for injustice.

Even the poets and poets who have never loved martial arts and literary battles will inevitably write something to complain, trying to use the pen to save their life that has been dragged into the mud.

But Wu Yi was like a pool of stagnant water, no matter what he threw into it was a piece of candy or a whip, nothing could cause any disturbance.

Who gave him such confidence that he seemed certain that he would be safe and sound?Or is it because someone gave him some jewelry and money, so that he would keep his mouth shut and remain silent to the end?

Just when he was full of doubts, a jailer rushed over, leaned into his ear, and told what happened in Zhang's house tonight.

A few words were like a gust of cold wind passing by his ears, but made him sweat coldly on his forehead.

Empress Wu directly issued an edict to search Zhang's mansion, which is obviously very sure, but once Zhang Qiren, who has always been listed as an important member of the Eastern Palace Party, is convicted, it will not only make Empress Wu stand in a clean place, but also make the Eastern Palace Party Morale is down.

The little student in front of him obviously became the bait for the other side.

He still ate the bait and almost cut his own throat.Fortunately, in just one night, he chose to give courtesy first and then fight, and before he had time to use the punishment he was best at, he had already received a more convincing ear report.

Zhou Xing is a smart man, he immediately understood the source of Wu Yi's confidence.

His stiff expression softened, and he pulled out a gentle smile: "Actually, I also believe that you are wronged."

Wu Yi raised his head and gave him a sideways glance. The meaning of that look was, were you deaf before you recognized me?

But for Zhou Xing, face is far less important than life and future. He is a fool if he continues to help the East Palace Party when he sees that Empress Wu is about to make a comeback.

"But if you don't speak, I really can't help you." Zhou Xing put on a look of helplessness, and first signaled the jailer to remove the shackles from Wu Yi's head.

Going to prison without wearing shackles is the treatment only available to officials of the seventh rank and above. As a small student, he obviously cannot enjoy this preferential treatment.

With such a change in Zhou Xing's attitude, Wu Yi immediately understood that things were likely to develop in a direction that he didn't know whether it was good or bad, just as he had guessed.

But his own life should be saved.

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This is destined to be a sleepless night. In the Tai Chi Hall, Dali Temple, and the East Palace, there are people who can't sleep.

It's already three o'clock, but there are still people visiting the East Palace quietly.

Li Hong also did not fall asleep, he received the visitors in his clothes.

When Li Xian saw his brother who was seriously ill, he couldn't help being startled in his heart. The young man in front of him was so pale that it seemed that there was no blood flowing under the skin, and his thin torso seemed to be cut out of paper. If he didn't have those dark, quiet eyes , he would suspect that this is a portrait drawn by a famous artist.

The two brothers hadn't seen each other for just a few days, but Li Hong seemed to be getting more and more ill, completely thinned out and looked different.

Before he could open his mouth, Li Hong had already started coughing. His sickly body seemed to gain a lot of strength suddenly, and he could hardly stop trembling, as if a hand was holding his lungs and trachea, pulling his whole body from his chest. Pulling it out made him bend his waist and hang his neck, as if he had to pull this precious head to the ground before giving up.

Li Xian hurriedly helped him up, caught Li Hong's coughed up phlegm with his own cuff, put it under the flickering candlelight, and dazzled him, there was a smear of blood in it.

Li Hong finally finished coughing, as if all his strength had been taken away by the coughing, leaving only a light shell lying on the chair.

After a while, as if he just woke up, he said weakly: "Go and pick up some clean clothes to change, don't be infected by my sickness."

Li Xian's eyes got wet, but he didn't dare to disobey him, so he went with the servant girl to change into some clean clothes before returning to Li Hong's ward.

Li Hong seemed to have taken some medicine, and finally a tinge of blood turned on his face, and he was leaning on the chair half upright, and he could still see his old appearance a little bit.

Li Xian hardly dared to tell him what happened in Dali Prison and Zhang's Mansion tonight, but Li Hong's pale mouth was slightly bent, and his weak tone was full of firmness.

"Tonight, my mother thoroughly investigated Zhang's residence. It turned out that the person who made me sick was Dr. Zhang."

Li Xianben came here on a special trip, wanting to appease and comfort him, and blocked the news from Zhang's mansion by the way, so as not to stimulate him to have a serious illness.Unexpectedly, Li Hong already knew about this matter first, which made him somewhat at a loss as to what to say.

Fortunately, Li Hong gave him enough time to think. After he said a word, he took a breath and spoke intermittently.

"I heard from Mr. Zhang that the reason why Dr. Zhang wanted to harm me by mixing the sputum of a dead patient in the pox paste... was because all his descendants died for the country, and he had no successors, so he felt resentful... He wanted to use this There is no way to get revenge on our Li Tang royal family..."

Li Xian had never heard of this, so after thinking about it, he understood Zhang Wenguan's good intentions.

Sure enough, Li Hong's eyes brightened slightly, and there was a little joy in his sadness: "Fortunately... Fortunately, it's not my mother, I thought it was my mother's idea... Although Dr. I have no children, and I really can't bear to blame him..."

Li Xian knew that his elder brother's "it's okay" was just to comfort him as a younger brother. Originally, he came to relieve Li Hong, but now Li Hong relieved his pain.

With a dead lips and a cold tooth, if Empress Wu had the heart to get rid of dissidents, even Li Hong, a parent and child, would not let go of her, a person whose background is not clear. [1]

But there was still a relaxed smile on his face, as if what happened tonight was just a joke.

"Of course, why would my mother do such a thing? My brother only needs to rest assured and take care of himself, and don't overwork him. If he thinks about it, he will get better."

What he said was just soft words to reassure him. Li Xian understood, and Li Hong understood even more.

He was deeply impressed by his brother's kindness, and joked with him: "Last year, you escaped on the sickbed. This year, it seems that I will be absent. We brothers want to compete...cough cough... about We'll have to wait until next year."

The two laughed and said a few words under the lamp, as if they were no outsiders today, and all the stormy waves passing by were nothing but other people's business.