There are many treasures in this country

It's not surprising that Xiao Suo didn't understand, because no one would understand except Shen Yan.

He took out a brocade box from the small bedside cabinet: "Your father used to be a doctor, probably you also know some medicinal materials, come and see, what's in it?"

Xiao Suo opened the lid of the box, saw a red pill inside, sniffed it and said: "It seems to be a kind of elixir, I don't know medical skills, and I don't know what it is for. But smelling a hot air, it seems like It was refined in the Bagua furnace of Taoist priests."

Shen Yan smiled: "The emperor rewarded me with this after returning from Zhuoyang. It is said to be the life-prolonging pill presented by King Qi and refined by Mangshan Taoist priests. The emperor often takes Anshen Ningxi pills and offered them The pill is not surprising. It is not surprising that King Qi has always believed in these gods and gods. But the emperor gave it to me."

"Did Lu Yu know?" Xiao Suo guessed that this is the only possibility, "He poisoned you, and then announced that you were poisoned after eating the elixir that King Qi offered to the emperor, in order to frame King Qi for poisoning and killing you." Jun?"

"It should be." Shen Yan nodded, and Xiao Suo asked again: "If you were poisoned after taking this elixir, his plan would be logical. But you didn't take the elixir, so even if you were poisoned, you can't rely on King Qi?"

Shen Yan said with a sneer: "He is spreading rumors, not opening a trial, talking empty teeth, and letting him say it. The common people love to hear these things. The more bizarre the story is, the more people like it. When the time comes to clarify the truth, we just I'm afraid that people still don't believe it! Besides, as long as it arouses public opinion, his goal will be achieved."

"Although the faction is fierce now, the emperor and King Qi haven't broken their faces after all. They probably don't want to see blood. What Lu Yu wants is nothing more than the emperor's suspicion of King Qi and his firm determination to get rid of King Qi from then on. As long as he has his heart Sow the seeds of doubt, one day it will germinate, and King Qi will surely die."

He sighed, and said again: "Besides, there may not be no countermeasures in this matter." He picked up the knife and cut the red pill in half.

"What are you doing?" Seeing him get up, Xiao Suo hurriedly put on his robe, put on his jacket, and chased him out barefoot.

Shen Yan walked to the door and whispered a few words, and after a while, a young servant came in with a black rabbit in a cage to return.He squatted down, dissolved the elixir with water, and forcefully poured it into the rabbit's three-petal mouth.

Xiao Suo watched silently, and after a while, he saw the rabbit twitched a few times, foaming at the mouth, and died. "This medicine... Could it be that King Qi really wants to kill the king?"

Shen Yan shook his head and ordered someone to take the cage away. When he came back, he saw his snow-white feet stepping on the black stone ground, frowning and said: "What's the matter, you don't wear shoes, come here!" He strode forward and hugged him up by the waist.

Xiao Suo folded his feet together, hung his neck and asked: "Is King Qi going to kill the king?"

As Shen Yan walked, he said: "In my opinion, it is unlikely that King Qi will kill the emperor. Although he formed a party, he treated the emperor pretty well, and he never showed any intention of being arrogant or disobedient. Besides, he also I'm not stupid, even if I wanted to poison him, I wouldn't put it in the elixir I offered to the emperor, otherwise it would be too obvious, and I would know it was him. Once he ascends the throne, no one will dare to investigate him."

"However," he said again, "if it's true as I said—King Qi didn't poison him—then this matter will be interesting."

Xiao Suo was carried into the inner room by him, sat on the side of the couch and asked: "What do you mean?"

"You think," Shen Yan sneered, "If I was poisoned after drinking that tea, and Lu Yu spread rumors that 'Shen Yan was poisoned after eating the elixir given to the emperor by King Qi', what would the emperor do? ?”

Xiao Suo said sullenly: "The emperor likes you so much, he must be very worried, he must send an imperial doctor to treat you right away."

Shen Yan couldn't help rubbing his head, brushing his black hair into a disheveled mess, and said with a smile: "You drink vinegar so cutely, I feel so distressed!"

Xiao Suo straightened his hair, turned his face away: "I didn't!"

Shen Yan smiled, stopped teasing him, and continued: "Healing is natural, but the emperor will definitely investigate the inside story of my poisoning, as well as the veracity of the rumors. There is no room for sloppyness in such a major event of regicide. After investigation, this life-prolonging pill will definitely be brought into the palace for inspection."

"Ah," Xiao Suo's eyes lit up, "I see!"

The emperor brought the elixir back, as long as the imperial doctor examines it, he will know that the elixir is poisonous.At that time, it doesn't matter whether Shen Yan was poisoned after taking the medicine or not.The elixir that King Qi gave to the emperor was poisonous, which was already a rock-solid proof of the crime of regicide.

Shen Yan's face suddenly darkened: "Think again, if the emperor orders an investigation, how can you not find out that you poisoned me? When the incident happens, you will definitely die. Anyway, the emperor doesn't like you, even if you are found out It was Lu Yu's instigation, and I'm afraid I won't let you go."

Although Lu Yu wanted to harm King Qi, he did not hesitate to use Xiao Suo, a pawn he could use at will.

Xiao Suo's heart sank to the bottom of the water, and he said sadly: "I have no grievances with him in the past, and I have no vendettas in recent days, how could they treat me like this!"

Li Fengcheng was like this back then, and Lu Yu is still like this now.

Is he really so miserable that his life is an offense to others?

Shen Yan hugged him, rubbed his dry and warm palms on his arms, and comforted him: "Don't feel sorry for them, it's not worth it. It's not your fault, don't they use me in the same way? Fortunately, this elixir I didn't eat it, if I did, he could take the opportunity to frame King Qi. If so, I'm dead too."

Leaning in his arms, Xiao Suo said with a flat mouth: "If it was really him who poisoned, then he actually wanted to poison the emperor to death earlier, so as to blame King Qi. Who knows that the emperor gave you the medicine, and you didn't Eat—if you eat it, there will be news of death—he couldn’t wait, so he made this poisonous tea and wanted to catalyze the matter.”

Shen Yan let out a "huh" and said with a smile: "My Dubao is getting smarter and smarter."

Xiao Suo couldn't be happy, and said Yu Yu: "But I still don't understand: how could he have such a great ability, how could he know that the emperor gave you the pill, and how could he poison King Qi's things? ?”

"I don't know either." Shen Yan bowed his head and kissed him, "But you are right to ask, there must be something wrong here, I will investigate it myself. He didn't want to hurt me, but he even reached out to you, then Don't blame me for being rude."

"What are you going to do?" Xiao Suo hurriedly broke away from him, and said anxiously: "Don't cause trouble, he has a handle on us, and he is so powerful, you better not provoke him!"

Shen Yan pinched his cheeks and sneered: "What are you afraid of? If I want to punish him, there are a hundred ways. What can he do to me? You should change your timid temper. We don't cause trouble, but we are not afraid of it." Things. If you tolerate everything, others will think you are easy to bully, and it will only get worse."

Xiao Suo lowered his head and did not answer.Shen Yan is not him, he has never experienced poverty, nor has he been wronged, he is good at martial arts, and he is in a high position, naturally he is not afraid of heaven and earth.But he knew that there were so many noble people in the world, he couldn't afford to offend any of them.If I offend you a little, I don't know when it will be a disaster.

Shen Yan said again: "In the past, he and I were considered friends, but now it seems that we are really going to draw our swords against each other."

"Were you on good terms with him before?" No matter how he was good with everyone, no handsome man had anything bad with him.

"It's not very good. I only met him because of Yan Jun's relationship. I often go to Yinzhongxian opposite Hongjian Tower, and I don't drink tea often." Shen Yan blinked at him, "You You don't have to be jealous."

Embarrassed, Xiao Suo raised his hand and patted him: "You bullied me again!"

Shen Yan smiled even more happily: "Look at your shy little appearance, I don't want to bully you, but I have to hold back!" He pressed his mouth to retort, "Okay, okay, stop making trouble Let's get down to business, don't you want an official post?"

Xiao Suo suddenly remembered, and hurriedly said: "I want it! Where did you throw it?"

"It's in the tea compartment." Shen Yan ran out in a hurry, turned to the corridor to pick up the official post, and ran back two steps to claim credit: "Come, come, take a look, my lord Xiao Dubao."

Xiao Suo took it over, like holding a piece of jade, carefully wiped off the dust that was not there, checked it again, and sighed: "This is an official post, if you have it, you have entered half of the imperial court! "

"Official fans!" Shen Yan lay down beside him, "What's the benefit of entering the imperial court?"

Xiao Suo didn't see him at all, he just stared at the official post in his palm, "You don't understand, a scholar hangs his head on a beam, pierces his buttocks, and works hard all his life for an official seal, how can he not like it! But it's not just for being an official, There is a place to display all your abilities. If you can seek some benefits for the people and win some glory for the ancestors, it is the best. If you can make contributions to the country and society, you will be famous in the future, and you will be lucky!"

These words stood in Shen Yan's ears, just like "Guan Zi Zai Bodhisattva, practice the deep prajna paramita for a long time, see that the five aggregates are empty, and overcome all hardships...", all are buzzing chanting.

"Don't listen, don't listen, Dubao chanting sutras!" He yelled, covering his ears.

Xiao Suo put away the official posts like a baby, lay down beside him, and asked him with a smile on his face: "How much monthly silver can I earn if I go to repair books?"

Shen Yan smiled and nodded his nose: "Money fan! Haven't gone yet, can't wait to collect the money?"

Xiao Suo pursed his lips, tugged on his cuff and begged him: "Tell me, I want to know!"

"About—" Shen Yan intentionally whetted his appetite, "Cough, about, just..."

Xiao Suo stared at him closely with bright eyes: "How much is that much?"

"It's just... 20 taels." Shen Yan hid his face and peeked at his expression.

"Ah?" Xiao Suo was shocked, "20 taels, so much! How come there are so many, is there a mistake?"

Shen Yan knew that he wouldn't think it was too little, but he didn't expect him to be so surprised: "It's only 20 taels, which is the price of hiring a master, so it's too much."

Not much to him, but sky-high price to Xiao Suo.

"I have never, never had so much silver. In the past, in the Zhuoyang county government, the monthly money for the counting house was only one tael or two taels of silver, plus three buckets and three liters of rice. Twenty taels was enough for a Zhongping family to live for a year. Speaking of it, if the magistrate of the county does not collect money, his monthly salary is only six taels of silver. Sure enough, he is a majestic capital, and even a book repairer has so much monthly money at the feet of the emperor."

Shen Yan asked with a smile: "Although you used to have little monthly money, you have always been frugal, which is enough for expenses. Why is it so difficult for your family, and even meals have to be reduced to two meals a day?"

Xiao Suo's expression suddenly cooled down, and he lowered his head and said: "My mother was always sick when she was alive, and it was a fortune to ask the doctor to prescribe medicine every month. I failed the exams repeatedly, and it cost me a lot of money to catch up with the exams, as well as the consumption of pens, inks, papers, inkstones, etc. , is also a considerable amount of expenses. Adding up the two bills, it is rare to have no foreign debts. Although the county government has oil and water subsidies, it is not the turn of a low-level accountant like me. At that time, I always Worry, if something goes wrong, there will be no food."

He whispered, Shen Yan listened silently, finally kissed his heart, whispered: "From now on, you will be a little rich man, don't be afraid anymore!"