Great Military Division

Chapter 20 The Careful Li Ru

"Zhao Yi."

"exist."

"Sun Yan."

"exist."

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Shaofu.

Li Fang led troops to gather all the imperial physicians in the hall, and after checking one by one according to the roster, he came to Li Ru: "Sir is really resourceful, and the imperial physician really has a problem. This man named Wang Xuan has been missing for two days. I think it must be this. what people do."

"Don't worry, General."

Li Ru looked calm and did not rush to make a decision.

"how?"

Li Fang frowned: "Do you have any questions?"

"I just wanted to know more."

Li Ru responded, then glanced at the imperial physicians in the hall, watched their expressions, and asked softly, "Who is the imperial physician order?"

An old man with white hair and beard appeared from the hall: "It's the old man Zhao Yi."

"Doctor Zhao should be nervous."

Li Ru raised his lips slightly, waved his hand and said, "I'm just asking you two questions as usual. Imperial Physician Zhao only needs to answer honestly, and I guarantee you will be fine."

Zhao Yi hurriedly nodded and bowed, wiping his sweat: "Don't worry, the old man will answer truthfully."

"Ah, very good."

Li Ru nodded with satisfaction, and asked lightly, "Wang Xuan, the imperial physician, has had contact with King Hongnong recently?"

Zhao Yin snorted: "Yes, Your Highness has been suffering from bad luck recently. First, the throne was abolished, followed by the sudden death of the Empress Dowager. The successive setbacks caused her depression to become ill and her temperament changed greatly. The old man sent the imperial physician Wang Xuan to diagnose and treat His Highness."

"Did you change people during this period?" Li Ru asked.

"It's never been replaced."

"Oh?"

Li Ru frowned: "Has this person ever touched the poison?"

Zhao Yi's cold sweat dripped down: "I really don't know about this, all the poison-related substances are forbidden in the palace. According to the regulations, the medicine can only be taken from the pharmacy after being signed by the imperial doctor's order, but Wang Xuan never asked. old."

"Who is guarding the pharmacy?"

Li Ru knew that Zhao Yi was not lying, so he asked again.

"I'm in charge."

A young middle-aged man flashed to the side.

His name is Sun Yan.

Imperial Physician, in charge of medicine.

Sun Yan seemed a little scared, and his voice trembled slightly.

Li Ru felt that Sun Yan looked suspicious, so he stared at each other with burning eyes: "Dare to ask Imperial Physician Sun, did Wang Xuan go to the pharmacy to get medicine before he disappeared?"

"Have!"

Sun Yan's throat rolled, nodded slowly, and said with a worried look: "But he only said to give King Hongnong some soothing medicine, and he should have never touched the poison."

"should?"

"Humph!"

Li Ru noticed the change in the other party's expression, and he knew that he must have concealed: "The pharmacy is an important place for the Imperial Physician's Office, so the imperial court will send a special person to take charge. Now that there is poison in the palace, it almost kills King Hongnong, you think you can get rid of it. related?"

"Forgive me!"

Sun Yan panicked and knelt down with a thud: "I beg the two of you to be kind, Wang Xuan has been an imperial physician for more than [-] years, and he has always been an honest man. I really didn't expect a lower official to take poison!"

"Say!"

Li Ru shouted loudly, "What's going on?"

Sun Yan couldn't hide his eyes, and was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground: "That day, the official was about to leave the house, and the imperial doctor Wang suddenly found me and said that the youngest son in the family occasionally had a cold and needed medical treatment and conditioning, so he gave me some money."

"Xiaguan thought that wind-cold was not an ordinary disease and that the medicines he needed were not very expensive, so he ordered him to get it himself, but who would have thought that what he got was not a medicine for wind-cold, but a poisonous poison!"

"Damn Wang Xuan!"

Imperial Physician Sun Yan was so angry that his face was bulging, tears were streaming down his face, and he opened his mouth and scolded: "You killed me! You killed me, woo woo~~~"

On the side, Li Fang breathed a sigh of relief: "Sir, now the evidence is conclusive, it was Wang Xuan who stole the poison and handed it over to His Royal Highness King Hongnong. His Highness deliberately poisoned the food supervisor to death for his personal anger. ."

"Oh?"

Li Ru glanced at Li Fang and said softly, "Does the general think things are so simple?"

Li Fang frowned: "Isn't that right?"

Li Ru laughed and shook his head: "Then let me ask you, Wang Xuan is an honest person, why did he steal poison?"

Li Fang said without hesitation, "Of course it was under the orders of King Hongnong!"

Li Ru glanced at Li Fang and sighed: "The current King Hongnong is nothing but a lonely man. If he orders you to steal poisonous poison, will you follow his orders?"

"of course not."

"You won't, what about Wang Xuan?"

"This"

Li Fang was embarrassed, and if he understood something: "Yes, Wang Xuan has been in the palace for more than [-] years, how can he not understand the situation clearly, but why does he obey King Hongnong? Could it be that he has a close relationship with King Hongnong? "

Li Ruchang let out a breath and shook his head: "King Hongnong lived in the Taoist Shi Ziyu's mansion since he was a child, and only returned to the palace when he was three years old. Although he is frail, he is cared for by the Taoist and has little contact with the imperial doctor. close relationship.”

Before Liu Bian was born, Emperor Ling of Han was not without heirs, but all the princes died prematurely. Therefore, when Prince Bian was born, he was not raised in the palace, but in the residence of the Taoist Shi Zizhen.

"what?"

Li Fang looked in disbelief: "King Hongnong was actually raised by a Taoist?"

Li Ru nodded: "Well, only those who have lived in Luoyang for a long time know about this. When you first come here, naturally you don't know."

"I see."

Li Fang was deeply impressed by the thoughtfulness of the scholar in front of him, and couldn't help but respectfully said, "Then why would Wang Xuanyin take orders from King Hongnong according to what Mr.

Yes.

Li Ru also had this doubt in his heart.

Wang Xuan has always been an honest person, and he has no friendship with King Hongnong.

Why on earth would he take such a big risk for Liu Bian?

Today, Wang Xuanding has abandoned his official position and is on the run. Although three days is not long, it is enough to leave Luoyang and escape to a far country.

This means that in a short period of time, Wang Xuan's clue is broken, and there is no way to trace it.

of course.

What shocked Li Ru even more was that after King Hongnong got the poison, he could endure it for three days, giving Wang Xuan enough time to escape before attacking the food supervisor.

This kind of endurance was something Li Ru could not imagine.

After all, in his eyes, the prince's behavior was frivolous, without the majesty of an emperor.

This may have something to do with him being raised by Shi Zizhen, but Liu Xie, who is also a prince, was raised by the Empress Dowager Dong, and has shown the majesty of an emperor since he was a child.

This is also the reason why the late emperor liked Liu Xie but not Liu Bian.

But how could a frivolous person endure for three days before venting his anger?

unreasonable!
So unreasonable!
Could it be that the abolition of the throne and the sudden death of the Queen Mother had such a great impact on Liu Bian?
Big enough to make Liu Bian's temperament change so leisurely, as if he had changed his personality?
"King Hongnong!"

Li Ru exhaled a turbid breath, and his shrewd little eyes flashed with a faint fierce light: "Go, go back to the palace, and go to meet His Royal Highness King Hongnong."

"it is good!"

Li Fang hummed: "However, how should this person be dealt with?"

Li Ru glanced at Zhang Yan, pondered for a moment, and instructed: "Come here, take Zhang Yan into custody, wait for me to investigate clearly and report back to Sikong, and then release."

Accompanying soldiers: "No."

(End of this chapter)