As the governor of the capital, Zhang Shaofu was very vigilant and asked quickly: "I wonder what is happening? That it hurts someone's life?"

Xiaosheng looked very cautious and whispered: "Recently, there are always people in the nearby villages who have some strange diseases for unknown reasons. Some suddenly become unable to move, some suddenly become unable to speak or speak, and some cannot eat. , some have trismus and difficulty breathing, and some even lose their lives directly.”

After all, this is also a place under the jurisdiction of the capital, and Zhang Shaofu has unshirkable responsibilities as a local parent.

Hearing this, his face suddenly became clouded, "Oh? So, may I ask this doctor, has the cause of these illnesses been found out, and is there any hope of saving them?"

I only heard Xiaosheng say: "These things are not strange at all. They are just the villagers' opinions about the matter who do not know the reason. After treating several patients, I found that they were all poisoned by snake venom. Fortunately, they were poisoned. It’s not deep, many of them have already recovered.”

Hearing what Xiaosheng said, the expression on Zhang Shaofu's face became somewhat relaxed. After all, it would not be a good thing if a large number of villagers died for unknown reasons in the area under his jurisdiction. He couldn't help but admire the doctor in front of him who didn't look very old. , "It is indeed a doctor's kindness. This doctor has good medical skills."

Xiaosheng waved his hand and said modestly: "Where is it? It's just because I am a wandering doctor and I have seen a lot. The strange thing about this is that the snake venom in these poisoned villagers is not the venom of local poisonous snakes. It’s the venom of the poisonous snakes in the Western Regions…”

"What? Is it a poisonous snake from the Western Regions?" When Zhang Shaofu heard this, he suddenly became excited and his eyes shone a little.

He just happened to be at a loss for the clues given by Huo Weilou. It was like he was trying to find nowhere, and it took no effort at all.

"Yes," Xiaosheng, who had been so confident in saving people just now, suddenly turned gloomy and said worriedly: "The climate and customs in the Western Region are completely different from those here. Without human factors, it would be impossible. These highly poisonous things appeared. In my opinion, when someone was transporting these poisons, the poisonous snake venom accidentally fell into the nearby fields, and the villagers were inadvertently contaminated. Fortunately, it was only a small amount, otherwise this The consequences will definitely be disastrous."

Zhang Shaofu suddenly realized in an instant that the gloomy clouds on his face just now were completely wiped away. He quickly called for his entourage, whispered to him, and then thanked the doctor again and again, ordered the groom to turn the horse's head, and got on the sedan chair again. We turned back in the direction of Zhangjia Town.

Huo Weilou and Dali Temple Shaoqing Mo Dongyan, who were still sitting in the "Lanyuan Restaurant" drinking tea, were somewhat unexpected by the appearance of Zhang Shaofu, the Fuyin master who had returned.

The two of them had a tacit understanding and neither spoke first, but directly waited for Zhang Shaofu's explanation.

Zhang Shaofu bowed to Huo Weilou after entering the door, and said with some excitement: "Your Majesty, my subordinates have discovered the origin of those poisons from the Western Regions."

"Oh?" Huo Weilou had no expression on his face.

On the other hand, Mo Dongyan, the young minister of Dali Temple, looked at Zhang Shaofu expectantly, and extended his hand to motion him to sit down, "Master Fu Yin is really very fast. Please tell me."

Zhang Shaofu nodded slightly to Mo Dongyan, then mysteriously turned around and closed the door of the private room tightly, then sat down, and with a very mysterious look on his face, he spoke to Huo Weilou in a low voice: "My subordinates just left here for sex." On the way back to the capital, I heard by chance that there have been a series of poisonings for unknown reasons in Zhangjia Town in recent days, and the poisons poisoned by these poisonings are the venom of those highly toxic things from the Western Regions."

"Oh?" This time it was Mo Dongyan's turn. He didn't expect that Mr. Fu Yin was really a business person. He paid close attention to this on the way back to the capital and got something like this, with an expression of appreciation on his face.

After receiving the affirmation, Zhang Shaofu became even more motivated and continued: "Fortunately, most of the poisoned people were not seriously poisoned, and they all sought medical advice and medicine to resolve the poison."

He had to explain this matter first, otherwise he would not be able to bear the accusations made by the regent that he had neglected his duties.

Then he continued: "Then I thought that on the way here in the morning, I heard from my followers that I accidentally discovered that some of the vine plants withered and died on the roadside, which was very unexpected.

At that time, I thought it was an individual disaster, and I didn't pay attention to it because I was in a hurry to make an appointment.

But later, the poisoning of the villagers linked the two things together. It should be those who transported these poisons from the Western Regions, who accidentally left poisonous snake venom along the way, causing the villagers to accidentally touch or eat it and be poisoned.

So just now I ordered my followers to track the plants that withered and died for no reason, and then I discovered some clues."

Huo Weilou was listening attentively. One of his long, slender hands was stroking his well-defined chin, and the index finger of one hand kept tapping the table, as if thinking.

Mo Dongyan couldn't bear his temper and directly urged Zhang Shaofu: "Master Fu Yin, don't be too secretive. Tell me quickly what clues you have found."

Zhang Shaofu had a mysterious look on his face. He looked at Mo Dongyan and then at Huo Weidao, and then he said, "The place where the venom disappeared is near the Lanyuan Restaurant."

"What?" Mo Dongyan was really surprised.

Zhang Shaofu nodded and said: "That's right. It's right near the Lanyuan Restaurant. You and I both know that this poisonous snake can only spit out venom when it's alive, and when the prince brought it to me, these

The thing is already dead, so naturally it was not left behind at this time.

Therefore, according to my speculation, it must be the venom left by someone when transporting them while they were alive. Based on this inference, this matter may have something to do with the Lanyuan Restaurant.

And this Lanyuan Restaurant is the property of Taishan Zhang Zhizhouzhang, the late Taifu Lan Shiqing, so..."

Speaking of the latter part, Zhang Shaofu had obviously slowed down his speaking speed and looked at Huo Weilou with some embarrassment.

This venomous snake from the Western Regions has been traced back and forth to the father-in-law of the current dynasty. Even the governor of the capital did not dare to act rashly.

Besides, Lan Qingruo, the daughter of the Tutor's Palace, has already married to the Prince Regent's Palace. This relationship is layered on top of each other. If you are not careful, you may offend someone, and he alone cannot bear the consequences.

It happened, so he had to inform Huo Weilou about this and see what he should do next.

Huo Weilou smiled and finally spoke, "Didn't Mr. Fu Yin say that this matter must be thoroughly investigated and that no matter who is found, he will not tolerate it?"

Zhang Shaofu was a little stunned when he heard Huo Weilou's words. He didn't know what he meant, so he explained: "Your Majesty, that's what I said. It was mainly because I didn't think it through at the time. I didn't expect that this matter would be found out after searching it over and over again.

The Taifu's father-in-law is in trouble, and now the Taifu's daughter has just married into your palace, so my subordinates are also thinking about the palace."

Zhang Shaofu thought to himself, everyone said that the regent Huo Weilou's thoughts are difficult to guess, and it is indeed difficult to guess.

Now that the investigation has reached such a critical point, if others want to ask him to stop investigating, even if it has nothing to do with the palace, if the protection is not complete, a thoughtful person will be forced to draw some suspicion.

The relationship between home and family is so close, it will be difficult to explain clearly at that time.

But it seemed that Huo Weilou didn't take it seriously, "In that case, I would like to thank Mr. Fu Yin for your kindness. But it doesn't matter. Mr. Fu Yin only needs to handle it impartially, and there is no need to have any scruples in his heart.

As the courtiers around the emperor, you and I should do things for the emperor's sake wholeheartedly and don't have to consider anything else. As long as it is beneficial to the court, the emperor and the people, just go ahead and do it."

Zhang Shaofu was still thinking in his heart when Mo Dongyan spoke up, "My lord, I know that you are selfless, always serve the public, and never take sides. But now this case has been traced to Lanyuan Restaurant. It would be better if this matter has nothing to do with Lanyuan Restaurant in the end.

.If there is one thing in a thousand miles, and it is really involved here, this matter is not a trivial matter.

Think about the relationship between Lanyuan Restaurant and the Taifu's Mansion, and the Taifu is now related to your mansion. If this kind of thing comes to the Emperor, the Emperor will inevitably become suspicious, which will be very detrimental to the Prince."

Zhang Shaofu nodded heavily and agreed very much with Mo Dongyan's words. Both of them frowned and looked at Huo Weilou, hoping that he would think twice before acting.

However, Huo Weilou always insisted on letting Master Zhang Shaofu handle the matter impartially without any hesitation.

In the end, Zhang Shaofu had no choice but to accept the order, bid farewell to Huo Weilou and Mo Dongyan, and returned to the capital by carriage.

The second day.

After the governor Zhang Shaofu came down from the morning court, he grabbed Eunuch Hao, the chief eunuch, and said that he had something important to report to the emperor alone.

Eunuch Hao, the chief eunuch, then asked Mr. Fu Yin to wait outside the palace while he went to ask the emperor for instructions.

During this period of time, Lord Fuyin Zhang Shaofu was still thinking about this matter secretly in his heart. He really couldn't understand the attitude and thoughts of the Regent Huo Weilou on this matter. After thinking about it, he still felt that he should act cautiously and not say anything.

Don't say it wrong.

After a while, Eunuch Hao, the chief eunuch, came out and summoned Master Zhang Shaofu into the palace.

"Master Zhang, do you have anything important to report to me?" The emperor asked straight to the point when he saw Zhang Shaofu.

"Going back to the Emperor, I have recently received reports from the people. I have discovered something strange, and I cannot handle it well. I have come here to ask for your Majesty's instructions." Mr. Fu Yin knelt on the ground and reported to the Emperor.

"Master Zhang, please get up and speak. Please give me a seat." The emperor raised his hand, and someone next to him brought a round stool over.

You must know that although the current emperor is the most powerful person in the world, there is still a regent in the dynasty. This regent, Huo Weilou, has extraordinary power in the government and the public. He has always been a thorn in the emperor's heart. He is always afraid of him and is afraid of him.

He won over the ministers and made him the emperor, so he was naturally happy when the courtiers came to report to him alone.

After Zhang Shaofu thanked him, he sat on the round stool and began to say: "Your Majesty, some people accidentally discovered some strange things recently. In Zhangjia Town, not far from the capital, many villagers were poisoned by snake venom for unknown reasons, and some strange things appeared.

Weird symptoms.

Fortunately, the snake venom they were poisoned by was only extremely mild, and after the doctor's diagnosis and treatment, they were all fine now. However, this incident came out of the blue, so Wei Chen sent people to investigate closely. Sure enough, something was found. It turned out that these villagers were poisoned by snake venom.

The venom does not come from local poisonous snakes, but from highly venomous snakes from the Western Regions."

In the end, Zhang Shaofu did not explain to the emperor that the regent Huo Weilou originally asked him to investigate the matter. Under the circumstances where some things were not yet clear, he chose to report part of the content to the emperor.

"What?" When the emperor heard this, he was furious and shouted, "How can there be poisonous things from the Western Regions in my capital city? Where did these things come from? Who got them? What's the point of getting these things?

Purpose?"

Zhang Bufu looked horrified, and immediately stood up from the round stool, bowed his head and said: "Wei Chen knew that this matter was not trivial, so he secretly sent someone to investigate. It turned out that this matter may have something to do with the Taifu's Palace and the Regent's Palace.
Chapter completed!