"Taking monk Hu's medicine resulted in severe illness and no cure." This is a sentence that appears in the "Old Book of Tang Dynasty". Even if it is not the real cause of death of His Majesty Li Er, it must be not far away.
Compared with the causes of death such as "dysentery" and "carbuncle" in the "New Book of Tang" and "Zi Zhi Tong Jian", the "Old Book of Tang" is obviously more reliable.
After all, the "Old Book of Tang" was written closer to the Tang Dynasty, and most of the content in it was copied from the classics of the Tang Dynasty at that time. Most of its historical materials come from private biographies, deeds, genealogies, and even documents sent by local organizations of the Tang Dynasty.
The deeds of various social figures in the history museum.
Of course, these materials are inevitably subject to fraud, falsification, distortion, etc., but after undergoing multiple procedures to check, review, and compile them, it is an indisputable fact that most of them are reliable.
The "New Book of Tang" was written late. In addition to using normal materials, it also quoted a large number of novels and rumors from the Tang Dynasty, and even literary fabrications and street gossip. When it was collected and included in history, it was always considered to be true records, which would inevitably lead to misinformation, especially
What is important is that the compilers of "New Book of Tang", Ouyang Xiu and Song Qi, especially the former, have very obvious political leanings, and their works often contain private information...
All in all, it is basically a fact that His Majesty Li Er died due to improper intake of elixirs.
Moreover, the "Old Book of Tang" clearly states that "if you take Hu Monk's medicine, you will suffer from violent illness and cannot be saved", which more clearly tells the truth. It is because you took the ammunition refined by Hu Monk, "and you will suffer from violent illness."
No help”.
Collecting the essence of the sun and the moon and the soul of heaven and earth to refine elixirs and take them is a Taoist technique since ancient times. Let’s not talk about whether it works or not. Anyway, all dynasties believed it to be true. This trend was carried forward in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and it was originally used
The purpose of eating elixirs is to achieve immortality, and celebrities in the Wei and Jin Dynasties are no longer limited to such illusory goals. Because of the unexpected appearance of "Five Stone Powder", these celebrities discovered the New World, followed by all kinds of weird and bizarre things.
Pills came out one after another, and people flocked to them.
If you can't have a casual chat at a party and then rock your hair wildly with your hair disheveled, you will be embarrassed to call yourself a "famous official"...
The Sui and Tang dynasties ended the chaotic situation in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, but culturally it was the successor to the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Although the trend of taking elixirs was slightly reduced, it never stopped.
High-ranking officials are especially good at this.
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Returning to the palace from Wang Fulai's place, Fang Jun sat in the flower hall, drinking tea to sober up, frowning.
He had previously advised His Majesty Li Er not to take too much of those so-called elixirs, but His Majesty Li Er did not take it to heart. It is not surprising that His Majesty Li Er is stubborn and does not listen to advice. It is really in this era.
The subject of chemistry had not yet emerged, and there was no means of testing some toxic minerals. No one realized how harmful those elixirs refined from various weird minerals could be to the body.
How could a pill made from so many rare treasures and rare medicinal materials be poisonous?
At worst, it is useless to eat it. No one believes that it can eat dead people. Even if they are really dead, it is for other reasons, or even because they took too little medicine...
Experiments to prove that elixirs are harmful are not enough. Taoist priests who make elixirs are not fools. On the contrary, these people can be said to be the most elite "scientists" of this era. They are experts in medicine, divination and astrology. The formula of elixirs has been repeatedly weighed by various theories.
, they have no way of knowing that taking these minerals for a long time will cause chronic poisoning of people, but they know that they must not kill people by eating them all at once.
Heavy metal poisoning is a slow process, and the method of conducting experiments to prove it is time-consuming and not precise enough. Even if it is true, it is difficult for people to believe it.
But could he just watch helplessly as this emperor, a man of great talent and great trust in himself, could never come back amidst this poisonous poison, and would eventually follow in the footsteps of history, passing away without fulfilling his ambition?
Whether public or private, he cannot turn a blind eye.
But how to get involved requires a lot of thinking and thinking, but there is no proper way.
The more he thought about it, the more irritated he became. He even wanted to lead his troops and rush directly into the Golden Biao Gate, chop the monk who was refining the medicine into pieces, and finish him off...
Of course this won't work.
Jiucheng Palace and then the Li Palace are also the palaces of the Tang Empire. They are the residence of the emperor and have the highest security level. Thousands of guards are on duty throughout the palace day and night. Once someone leads an army to attack the palace gate, they will
It's tantamount to treason, even His Majesty Li Er's biological son has only one way to die.
After taking a sip of tea, Fang Jun sighed sadly.
At this time, a maid came over with hot water, and Fang Jun asked: "Why haven't you seen Your Highness?"
The maid refilled his teapot with hot water and replied: "Your Highness and the young lady heard that there is a cypress forest next to the dressing room. It is autumn at this time, and the red leaves are like fire. It is very beautiful, so they went to watch it at noon.
, haven’t come back yet.”
Fang Jun was a little nervous: "Have you brought enough people?"
The maid said: "Don't worry, Erlang. His Highness has brought a group of personal soldiers and dozens of guards from the palace. Nothing will go wrong."
Fang Jun felt relieved.
Although Jiucheng Palace is a royal palace, the Guanlong nobles have always been unscrupulous in their actions. It is very possible to send assassins or even directly instruct the guards in this palace to attack those around them.
At this moment, another maid came to report that it was Princess Fangling and his wife who came to visit...
Fang Jun frowned, what is this bitch doing here?
I have always disliked Princess Fangling, and she must have known it, but she seduced me shamelessly many times, and was not embarrassed when she was rejected. It was really speechless. Moreover, her newlywed married woman
Her consort, Helan Sangga, and I were even more disgusted with each other. They both wished they could fight each other, but why did they rush to the door so suddenly?
But after all, she has already arrived at the door, and refusing to meet her is not the way to treat guests. She is a princess anyway, and Princess Gaoyang is not here, so she can only show her face to entertain her.
After asking the maid to tidy up his clothes, wash his face, and remove the smell of alcohol from his body, Fang Juncai came to the front hall in high spirits.
As soon as they met, Fang Jun bowed his arms to the ground and said respectfully: "My humble minister Fang Jun, I have met His Highness Fangling and Helan's Consort."
Princess Fangling was sitting at the top, her hair covered with pearls and emeralds, and she was dressed in palace attire. Although she was in her thirties, she was still beautiful and unparalleled. She raised her slender hands slightly and said in a sweet voice: "Young Master Fang, please excuse me from the gift."
Helan Sengjia also sat firmly, snorting in his nostrils and looking unhappy.
Fang Jun stood up, ignored Helan Sengjia's stinky face, went to sit aside, looked at Princess Faang Ling and asked with a smile: "The autumn air is refreshing, and this mountain is even more comfortable and pleasant. Your Highness, why don't you go around and admire this place?"
It’s a beautiful scenery in autumn, but I’m here. May I ask what you can teach me?”
Princess Fangling's eyes flashed, and she chuckled: "No matter how beautiful the beautiful scenery is, it is only fleeting, how can it be as good as the nostalgia of old friends?"
She was originally a rare beauty, but today she was wearing heavy makeup, and she looked even more delicate and beautiful as a flower, with her water-like eyes shining brightly.
Helan Sengjia's face became as dark as the bottom of a pot, especially when he heard the words "old friends miss old friends", he snorted heavily.
Fang Jun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said helplessly: "Your Highness is joking. We have only met each other a few times, and we can't talk about the past. If you come to talk to Gao Yang, I'm afraid your trip will be in vain. Gao Yang is gone.
If you enjoy the scenery elsewhere, you probably won’t be able to come back for a while.”
It can be seen that Princess Fangling is not very satisfied with this new prince-in-law, and deliberately said some ambiguous words to stimulate him. It is obvious that she is really playing the trick of "boiling the eagle".
If you can't survive it, you just have an extra status.
However, Fang Jun did not want to be her shield. This Helan prince-consort had some quarrels with her before. He seemed to dislike her and seemed very narrow-minded. If Princess Fangling continued to act like this, maybe this would happen.
People can cause some trouble.
When the time comes, you can't beat or scold him, it's a headache, so it's better to see the guest off as soon as possible.
Unexpectedly, Princess Fangling's eyes moved and she said softly: "I came here today not to see Gao Yang, but specifically to find your Fang Shaobao."
Fang Jun was slightly stunned and said: "I wonder why Your Highness is here?"
Princess Fangling squinted at the ugly-looking Helan Sengjia, and said angrily: "Aren't you this idiot? That day at the wedding banquet of the Wei Mansion, this man was deceived and did not know what he was doing, which somehow caused Fang Shaobao to lose face. After returning to the mansion, he later found out
Later, I wanted to apologize to Fang Shaobao, but I couldn't let go of my face. We happened to be in the Jiucheng Palace together today, so it would be best to resolve this misunderstanding. After all, we are all a family, and you are still relatives.