Kou Zhun turned his head, glanced around everyone's faces, gritted his teeth and said: "Maybe... it's more terrifying than rebellion..."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
Then his expression changed again and again.
In the Song Dynasty, rebellion was certainly a terrible thing.
But it's not surprising.
From the beginning of Emperor Taizu Zhao Kuangyin's accession to the throne until now, in the fifty-nine years, rebellions have occurred one after another. Carefully calculated, there have been more than thirty (not fabricated by the author, historical records show that in the Song Dynasty, there were as many as four hundred rebellions)
Thirty-nine onwards).
Whether it is the civil and military officials in the court or the common people in the countryside, they have long been accustomed to it.
But the thing that is more terrible than rebellion is that it is really terrible.
No one doubted the authenticity of what Kou Zhun said, and with Kou Zhun's status and temperament, he would not deceive them with lies.
Wang Shu turned his head with a gloomy expression and told his wife and son: "You go to the wing of the house to rest first."
Wang Kou knew that Wang Shu had political matters to discuss and it was hard for her to stay as a woman, so she nodded and prepared to leave.
On the other hand, Wang Shu's son Wang Yuan clamored and insisted on staying.
Wang Shu didn't have a good look towards his son. When Wang Yuan made a noise, he just said "get out" with a sullen face.
Wang Yuan immediately ran away with his tail between his legs.
After Wang Kou and Wang Yuan left, Zhou Huaizheng also sent away the eunuchs who followed him.
In the main hall of the Kou Mansion, only Kou Zhun, Li Di, Wang Shu, Wang Zeng, Yang Yi, Yang Chongxun, Zhou Huaizheng and others were left.
Wang Shu closed the door, walked quickly to Kou Zhun, and said in a deep voice: "Father-in-law, what happened?"
Kou Zhun glanced at him and said quietly: "What do you think of that kid Kou Ji?"
Wang Shu was stunned.
Everyone present was also stunned.
They didn't understand why Kou Zhun mentioned Kou Ji for no reason.
Wang Shu frowned and said: "Father-in-law, why are you bringing him up so well? What happened?"
Kou Zhun stared at him and said seriously: "I want to know your evaluation of him."
Wang Shu hesitated for a moment and said: "A little clever and a little responsible..."
"No more?"
"No more!"
Kou Zhun shook his head and asked again: "Then do you think he can deceive me?"
Wang Shu was stunned and frowned: "Could it be that what my father-in-law is worried about has something to do with Kou Ji?"
Kou Zhun stared, "You answer my question first."
Wang Shu pondered and said: "Returning to my father-in-law, my son-in-law feels that although Kou Ji is a bit cunning, he will never dare to lie to you."
"Bang!"
Kou Zhun slapped his hand on the table and wailed: "I hope he is deceiving me this time."
Wang Shu's eyes widened, he looked at the others, and exclaimed: "Is it really related to Kou Ji?"
Li Di had a straightforward temper and didn't like to talk in roundabout ways. He asked directly: "Brother Kou, don't be too pretentious. What happened that made you so worried? Tell us and let's go over the details together."
Kou Zhun fished out the jade box containing the elixir from his sleeve and placed it on the table.
Zhou Huaizheng was stunned, "Elixir?"
Kou Zhun nodded, looked at everyone, and said word by word: "Someone told me that this thing is poisonous..."
Everyone was shocked.
Are you kidding?
If this thing is really poisonous, it would be terrible.
In the entire Song Dynasty, there were not many people who were qualified to take the elixir.
However, it was these few people who affected the lifeblood of the Song Dynasty.
The safety of each of them determines the safety of the Song Dynasty.
Li Di said with a stiff expression on his face: "Brother Kou, are you kidding us?"
Wang Zeng and others nodded in agreement.
Kou Zhun sighed quietly: "That person also told me that people who take elixir for a long time will cause dizziness, headache, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, insomnia, heart palpitations..."
Every time Kou Zhun mentioned a symptom, the expressions of Li Di and others changed.
When Kou Zhun said the last words, the faces of everyone present turned blue.
"It is said that in more serious cases...it is difficult to have heirs..."
Li Di froze on the spot with his mouth open.
Zhou Huaizheng's legs and feet went weak and he collapsed on the ground.
Only Wang Zeng said in a trembling voice: "Mr. Kou, what I heard from hearsay...can't be believed..."
Wang Zeng said so, but did he really think so in his heart?
Every symptom Kou Zhun said has come true for the officials. They already believed it in their hearts, but they didn't believe it with their mouths.
The reason for this is because it involves too much.
Li Di was reminded by Wang Zeng's voice and slowly came back to his senses. He said tremblingly: "Brother Kou, the official family has been taking elixir for a long time, for more than ten years... The crown prince has been taking elixir for four years...
Do you know what your words mean?"
What does it mean?
This means that if the four words "it is difficult to have an heir" come true for the crown prince, the official line of the Zhao royal family may be extinct.
Throughout the ages, Chinese people have attached great importance to the inheritance of children.
If this ninety-five-year-old man from the Guan family knew that he might not be able to succeed, God knows what crazy things he would do.
Kou Zhun grimaced and said sadly: "I know the stakes, so I deceived myself not to believe it. But tomorrow, I'm afraid I won't be able to believe it anymore."
Wang Shu widened his eyes in vain and said anxiously: "Kou Ji has a way to verify that the elixir is poisonous?"
No one present was a fool. They had already passed Kou Zhun's words and knew that the person who told Kou Zhun that the elixir was poisonous was Kou Ji.
Kou Zhun shook his head and whispered: "No..."
Everyone was stunned.
Before they could react, Kou Zhun said again: "He didn't tell me how to verify that the elixir is poisonous..."
Kou Zhun looked at everyone and said quietly: "But he told me that he can also refine this thing. The reason why I went to war so late at night and sent people in the house to go to major drug stores is to help him prepare the elixir.
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Even though Li Di and others were well-informed, they didn't know what to say at this moment.
They stood there one by one, as motionless as logs, with very strange expressions on their faces.
There is pain, shock, astonishment, horror...
It was so quiet in the main hall of Kou Mansion that you could hear a pin drop.
It was equally quiet in Sijun Garden.
Kou Ji slept very soundly and even kicked the quilt a few times.
Little did he know that the words he said casually in order to appease Kou Zhun's anger turned several important officials in the court into wooden men.
The night slipped away quietly.
At the fourth watch of the day.
A group of important ministers headed by Kou Zhun walked into the Garden of Four Kings.
Everyone's faces were cold and expressionless.
Kou Zhong followed them, and behind Kou Zhong, followed a group of Kou servants holding medicinal materials, alchemy cauldrons, cinnabar and other items.