Manbao left the palace and asked Daji to change his route and go to the Marquis' Mansion.
Because the case was considered solved, the imperial guards who had been escorting her in and out of the palace withdrew. They only had one car and soon arrived in front of the Hou Mansion.
Many people followed to join in the fun outside the gate of the Hou Mansion. Of course, most of them were people from nearby families who sent servants to watch.
There was loud crying inside, and people were constantly moving boxes outside, and some expensive screens, tables, chairs and other items were also being moved out and loaded onto the truck and taken away.
Manbao got out of the car and looked around for a while, then looked around and found a soldier who looked familiar and said, "Master Tang, are you there? I have something to say to Master Tang."
Man Bao felt that the other party looked familiar, but the other party knew Man Bao directly, so the other party only glanced at her and turned around and entered the Hou Mansion.
After a while, Mr. Tang came out. He smiled and asked Manbao, "It's such a mess here. Why are you here?"
Man Bao looked away from the gate of the Hou Mansion and said, "I want to ask Senior Brother Tang how many people have been poisoned so that I can prepare antidotes for them."
Mr. Tang was stunned and asked, "Are you going to prepare an antidote for each of them?"
Man Bao was confused, "Don't we need to give everyone the antidote?"
Mr. Tang paused and then said: "There are currently eighty-six people in that village. You have to know that it is not close from Gaochang to the capital..."
Although they took out the stones and witnesses lightly, if Yin Li hadn't done this, neither he nor the prince would have been able to find out these things.
Or, even if they are found, there is no way to bring the evidence and witnesses to the capital, so fast!
Yin Li was the emperor's confidant. After he took over the case from the prince, he immediately targeted Hou Ji. When Mr. Tang was investigating Hou Ji, he was suspicious of the prince's impeachment two years ago. He suspected that the gem came from Gaochang.
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After hearing this, Yin Li went directly to the military slaves to check, and found out the former prince of Gaochang. From him, he learned about the village where the craftsmen were located, and what the prince of Gaochang once thought.
It only takes three days.
But why did they wait forty-two days after receiving the case to report it?
Because they were going to Gaochang to pick up people and find evidence.
Yin Li used military horses and people from the post station, two people and four horses, and sent an urgent official letter of 800 miles to Gaochang to deliver the people.
The secret letter of the fast horse in Beijing was changed as soon as it arrived at the station. In this way, it only took eight days to get to Gaochang. People and horses almost died on the road, but it took a full thirty-one days to return to the capital from Gaochang with the witnesses.
time.
What Mr. Tang did not tell Man Bao and the others was that there were actually five witnesses this time, but two of them could not bear it and died on the road.
This is a forced march.
If you are traveling on business, it may take two months to travel from Beijing to Gaochang.
It would be impossible for anyone else to investigate this case. In other words, there is no death certificate to pin Hou Ji. Zhou Man has detoxified the gem. Whether it is poisonous or not depends on her alone.
, let alone the courtiers, if he didn't trust Zhou Man enough, he would also be suspicious.
However, Mr. Tang looked at Man Bao who seemed to have calmed down a lot and swallowed back the rest of his words. He did not tell her how difficult the road from the capital to Gaochang was. He smiled and said: "Since you can do it, then you can do it more."
Let’s make a few copies. Well, I’ll make ninety copies. I’ll have someone deliver them to me then.”
Manbao nodded, turned to leave, glanced at the Hou Mansion, and asked: "Why didn't Prince Gaochang tell the villagers when he discovered that the stone was poisonous?"
According to the Tang Dynasty's data, the village used livestock to worship heaven at first. It was in the 13th year of Dazhen that the situation deteriorated sharply, and they began to use human sacrifices.
Mr. Tang was silent for a moment and then said: "It is a good thing for them that the Gaochang Kingdom is destroyed. Otherwise, the entire village may not survive."
Man Bao pursed his lips tightly and said after a while: "Is human life so unworthy of cherishing?"
Looking at Man Bao, Mr. Tang raised his eyebrows slightly. He thought for a while and then said: "They are kings, and they think about gains and losses. You are a doctor, and they have no interest entanglement with you. Naturally, their thoughts are different from yours."
Master Tang reached out and patted her shoulder, and said as if he were an adult: "When you grow up, you should know that some things are beyond our control, and what we can do is to influence the things we can influence.
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Seeing her confused look, Mr. Tang leaned closer and whispered: "For example, the prince's health and heirs."
He lowered his voice and said: "The East Palace is the foundation of the country. If it is stable, the foundation of the country is stable, and the country is stable."
Man Bao raised her eyes to meet Mr. Tang's gaze. After a while, she whispered softly: "He is very stable."
Mr. Tang raised his lips and got the answer he wanted.
Just as he was enjoying himself, he heard the dark wind blowing behind him, "Tang Zhihe, what are you doing?"
Hearing this voice, Mr. Tang immediately jumped back and turned around to see Mrs. Tang glaring at him with bulging eyes.
Mr. Tang immediately asked: "Why are you here, madam? I, I will talk to Zhou Man."
Man Bao said calmly: "Sister-in-law, my senior brother threatened me not to tell you that he and Senior Brother Yang went to the Zhuangyuan Building to have a drink and hire an actor."
Mrs. Tang's eyes widened, "Did you ask the actor to wait on you?"
Mr. Tang choked in his chest, turned around and glared at Zhou Man before going to comfort Mrs. Tang, "Madam, that actor was not called by us, but by that boy Han Zhengzhong. It's not like you don't know that Chang Bo and I went to drink, and...
What are you called "actor"? Are we rewarding actors, or are actors rewarding Changbo? Bah, bah, bah, don't spread this word outside..."
Mrs. Tang clenched her fists, but in public, especially Feng Shangshu and the others also came out of the Hou Mansion, so she was lucky enough not to make a move, she just glanced at him, and then turned around and took it from the girl's hand.
A baggage was thrown into his arms and he said: "These are some clothes I prepared for my aunt and the others. You can send them in and I will settle the accounts with you when I go back in the evening."
After saying that, she turned to look at Man Bao, smiled, and waved: "Come on Man Bao, my sister-in-law will take you home."
Manbao ran over in a hurry.
After getting in the car, he opened the curtains and said to Mr. Tang: "Brother Tang, if the prince is safe, the courtiers must also be safe. Otherwise, someone like Zuo Yuhou will come every two days. I think no matter how stable the country is, so will the country."
Unstable."
Mr. Tang:......
This little girl used to be so soft and cute, when did she become so cruel and terrifying?
Mrs. Tang asked her coachman to go, and Daji drove the coach obediently and followed behind.
After the carriage had gone far away, Mrs. Tang asked Manbao, "What do you mean by whether it is safe or not?"
Man Bao shook his head and said: "We are talking about Gaochang. Does your sister-in-law know about the poisonous stone dropped from the sky?"
"I know," Mrs. Tang paused and said, "I heard what Zhihe said last night, and everyone in the capital should know it now."
Man Bao said: "We are talking about delivering the antidote. It is too far from Beijing to Gaochang and the road may not be stable."