Seeing that the relief food was delivered, the anger on the faces of Li Jinzhong and Sun Wanrong softened slightly.

Early the next morning, Xie Yunxuan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the first batch of relief grains being put out with his own eyes. He said goodbye to Li Jinzhong and hurried back to Yingzhou.

Xie Yunxuan had just returned to Yingzhou City, but before he could settle down, something happened again: the Khitan people ate the relief food, suffered from abdominal pain and diarrhea, and even died.

Hearing the news, Xie Yunxuan was shocked: How is this possible? He personally transported the food for disaster relief. How could he eat bad people?

Immediately afterwards, Xie Yunxuan realized something, and he asked people to quickly invite Lu Xiaoxian.

After Lu Xiaoxian got up, he felt incredible after hearing the news.

After thinking for a while, he made up his mind: "Whether it's true or not, I must go to Songmo and see the situation before we talk!"

Xie Yunxuan frowned and said: "Junior Brother Lu, if something like this happens, the Khitan people will definitely hate it. If they go there rashly, I'm afraid..."

Lu Xiaoxian certainly knew that Xie Yunxuan's worries were not unnecessary.

No need to ask, this matter must be another big trick launched by Mr. Wang and the Turks. Putting the blame on others has always been Mr. Wang's specialty.

Lu Xiaoxian looked at Xie Yunxuan and said with a wry smile: "Senior Brother Yunxuan, do you think we have any other options?"

Xie Yunxuan sighed, they had been forced to retreat.

Now that the matter has come out, we must face it. Only by finding a way to find out the matter and giving an explanation to the Khitan people can we obtain their understanding and ease the current tense situation. If we cover it up or hide away, it will only

It might add fuel to the fire.

"Okay!" Xie Yunxuan nodded, "I'll go with you!"

Lu Xiaoxian invited several doctors from Yingzhou City, hired several carriages, and hurried to Songmo.

…

The chiefs of the eight Khitan tribes gathered in Li Jinzhong's tent. The tent was noisy and everyone was filled with indignation.

Previously, Zhao Wenhui had shied away from disaster relief in every possible way. After the imperial edict came, he had to deliver disaster relief food to Songmo, but he poisoned the food. It was simply too deceptive and extremely vicious.

Since the Khitan tribesmen were poisoned after eating the relief grains, no one dares to eat them anymore.

The chiefs were very angry. They believed that this was a deliberate poisoning by the imperial court, which was to destroy the affected Khitan people as a burden.

Sun Wanrong shouted: "Lead, we must settle the accounts with Zhao Wenhui. If he doesn't give us an explanation, we will kill him!"

Other chiefs also echoed: "That's right. Let's capture Yingzhou with our troops. Let's see if the Zhou court dares to underestimate us Khitan again!"

Looking at the fierce and passionate chiefs, Li Jinzhong knew that if he did not express his attitude, he would definitely arouse public anger.

Li Jinzhong cleared his throat and was about to speak when he saw a soldier coming to report: "Come on, Mr. Lu Xiaoxian, please see me!"

Lu Xiaoxian?

Everyone in the tent was stunned.

"Lu Xiaoxian, hum! He came at the right time! Just in time to use his head to sacrifice the flag!" Sun Wanrong said coldly.

"No!" Li Jinzhong glared at Sun Wanrong, "Zhao Wenhui is Zhao Wenhui, and Mr. Lu is Mr. Lu. Mr. Lu is kind to us Khitans, and we cannot ignore our grudges. Even if we want to settle accounts with Zhao Wenhui, it is none of Mr. Lu's business.

"

All the chiefs had a good impression of Lu Xiaoxian, and they all responded: "Yes! Mr. Lu is different from Zhao Wenhui, so we cannot kill him!"

Li Kaigu suggested to Li Jinzhong from the side: "Come on, why don't you ask Mr. Lu to come in first?"

Li Jinzhong nodded and said, "I'd like to invite Mr. Lu!"

Lu Xiaoxian and Xie Yunxuan came to the tent. Without waiting for Li Jinzhong to speak, they clasped their fists at the chiefs and said bluntly: "I heard about the poisonous food for disaster relief, so I came here specially. Please don't worry, I will definitely give it to you.

An explanation!"

Sun Wanrong asked maliciously: "I wonder how Mr. Lu will explain it?"

Lu Xiaoxian looked at Sun Wanrong: "Please, Marshal Sun, please bring me a bag of relief food!"

Sun Wanrong didn't know what Lu Xiaoxian meant, but he still ordered his men to bring a sack of relief food.

Lu Xiaoxian personally scooped out the grain from the sack and said to Sun Wanrong: "Please ask Marshal Sun to have someone cook with this grain, and I will eat it in front of you!"

Everyone couldn't help being shocked when they heard this.

"Mr. Lu, what are you..." Li Jinzhong looked worried.

"Ling, the most important thing about making friends is sincerity. I promised you to help Khitan overcome the difficulties. However, the food purchased from other places was burned on the way. Now even the relief food is in trouble. If I don't give it to you,

I can’t even bear the thought of an explanation!”

After listening to Lu Xiaoxian's words, not only Li Jinzhong but also all the chiefs showed a look of shame on their faces.

After a while, the rice was served, and Lu Xiaoxian and Xie Yunxuan each took a bowl and ate it.

After waiting for a long time, the two of them were safe and sound.

How is this going?

It was obvious that the Khitan tribe had stomachaches after eating the food, and some even died. Why was it that Lu Xiaoxian was fine after eating the food?

All the chiefs looked at each other.

Lu Xiaoxian said to everyone: "This matter is very strange. If you can trust me and give me some time, I will get to the bottom of this matter and give you an explanation. How about it?"

Lu Xiaoxian had done this, and he had spoken up to his words, so the chiefs could not embarrass him any more.

Li Jinzhong nodded to Lu Xiaoxian and said, "Then we will wait for Mr. Lu's results!"

After leaving the main tent, Lu Xiaoxian asked the doctor he brought to diagnose and treat those Khitan tribesmen who had problems eating the relief food.

After the doctors came back, they reported to Lu Xiaoxian: Those with stomachaches were poisoned by food, and those who died also looked poisoned.

Is the relief food really poisonous?

Lu Xiaoxian brought a few more bags of grain, cooked them all, and fed them to the livestock separately. As a result, some livestock were poisoned and even kicked their legs to death on the spot, but some were fine after eating.

How is this going?

Lu Xiaoxian and Xie Yunxuan once again visited the homes of those who had been poisoned, especially those who had eaten people to death. They knew it in detail, and even explained how to get the grain bag, how to place it, how to open it, and how to scoop it out.

I asked them all about food, how to cook, and how to eat.

Finally, they turned their attention to the sacks containing grain.

Lu Xiaoxian asked someone to bring a dog over, then turned the grain bag over and let the dog lick the inside of the bag.

At first the dog had no reaction, but when it licked the bottom, its limbs suddenly twitched, foaming at the mouth, struggled for a while and then stopped moving.

The mystery was finally revealed. It turned out that the bottom layer of the sacks containing grain was poisonous. If the grain was packed inside, the poison in the bottom layer would seep into the grain.

When cooking and scooping up the upper layer of food, you will not be poisoned immediately. You will not be poisoned until you eat the lower layer of food. Since the population of each Khitan household is different, some people get the upper food, and some people get the lower food, so there are

hit

Poison, some are not poisonous, and the poisoning time is also different.

Li Jinzhong was furious when he learned the result. He slammed the table and shouted: "Who did this?"

A person's face suddenly flashed in Lu Xiaoxian's mind: Yan Ke, Yan Ke must have done it.

Behind Yan Ke are the Turks, and of course Mr. Wang.

In any case, Yan Ke is also a court official and he represents the court. Even if Lu Xiaoxian told Li Jinzhong that Yan Ke had defected to the Turks, how could Li Jinzhong believe it?

Lu Xiaoxian sighed and said: "Leader, I will go back to Yingzhou City to investigate. I will definitely find out!"

Back in Yingzhou City, Lu Xiaoxian handed over the matter of Cha Yanke to Xie Yunxuan. After all, his identity was more convenient than his own.

After breaking up with Xie Yunxuan, Lu Xiaoxian did not return home, but came directly to Fang Henshui.

"Going to visit Qin Huo in prison?" Fang Henshui looked at Lu Xiaoxian.

Lu Xiaoxian said solemnly: "Go and tell the old Taoist priest that I am visiting the prison in an upright manner. If he doesn't agree, then I will find another way!"

Fang Henshui belonged to Mr. Wang. He wanted to visit Qin Huo and Zhao Wenhui, but Yan Ke did not ask Mr. Wang for help. Lu Xiaoxian was angry, so he rudely exposed Fang Henshui's background.

"No need!" Fang Henshui said seriously, "Sir, I've given you the instructions. It's okay for Mr. Lu to visit Qin Huo whenever he wants!"

This old man thinks ahead of everything, Lu Xiaoxian muttered.

Lu Xiaoxian followed Fang Henshui into the heavily fortified prison of the Governor's Mansion.

Passing through the passage, two long black shadows stretched out behind them, twisted in grotesque shapes, surrounded by the eerie sound of wind.

Walking to the entrance of the prison, the two-foot-high wall was filled with sand to prevent prisoners from digging holes and escaping. A four-foot-high doorway was opened directly opposite. On the doorway was a tiger-faced beast swallowing its mouth. The reason for this

The reason for being short is to force prisoners to lower their heads and arch their backs when passing through, creating a sense of psychological fear and uncertainty.

Of course, Lu Xiaoxian and Fang Henshui did not need to use this doorway. They entered the prison through the side door that the prisoners used.

The four prisons are divided into four cells: Tiandi, Xuanhuang and Tiandi, Xuanhuang. Depending on the importance of the prisoners, the treatment will be different.

The Tianzihao rooms are all private rooms and are heavily guarded, specifically for prisoners who have committed serious crimes.

Lu Xiaoxian tried his best to look at the end of the aisle, but saw only a dark blue mass, which was so blurry that it was hard to see clearly.

Arriving at the cell door, Fang Henshui said to Lu Xiaoxian: "Master Lu, you can't go in, you can only talk to him here!"

Lu Xiaoxian glanced at him, and Fang Henshui said consciously: "I'll wait for you outside. If you have anything to say, Mr. Lu, please hurry up and tell me!"

After saying that, Fang Henshui turned around and left.

Lu Xiaoxian looked through the railings with the dim light coming in. There was a straw bunk in the narrow cell. There was a person sitting on the straw bunk, it was Qin Huo.

Looking at Qin Huo's tired cold eyes, Lu Xiaoxian said with some difficulty: "Brother Huo..."

Qin Huo moved, and after a while, he spoke. His voice was a little hoarse: "Brother Lu, the boat capsized in the ditch, making you laugh."

Lu Xiaoxian said attentively: "Brother Huo, you must keep what I say below firmly in your mind..."

"Brother Lu, what are you..."

Lu Xiaoxian's eyes were bright: "I am your brother, do you believe me or not? If you do, just do as I say!"

Qin Huo nodded solemnly: "I believe it!"
Chapter completed!