Chapter 559 Leopard Embryo Yijin Pill
A side hall of Yongning Palace, inside Mingde Hall.
Looking at the mountain of account books on the desk, Sun Shaozong suddenly felt overwhelmed.
In fact, when he heard that the contents recorded in these account books were things that the emperor might come into contact with in the near future, he already understood it in his heart.
Later, I asked Dai Quan privately, and it turned out to be just as expected. The so-called exorcism of evil spirits was just a cover. The real intention was to eliminate possible hidden dangers in the palace.
It seems that through the case of the Zhou family's massacre, Emperor Guangde has also realized that Prince Yi Zhong's followers are brewing some conspiracy, so he started to check for risks around him in the spirit of preventing problems before they occur.
The reason for going under the guise of exorcising evil spirits is, firstly, to avoid alerting the enemy; secondly, there is no real evidence after all, and if it is just groundless worry, it will be easier to save face by pretending to talk about ghosts and gods.
In fact, this was exactly the ultimate goal that Sun Shaozong wanted to achieve by framing him.
However, he did not expect that the task of identifying risks would fall on him!
Although he was only responsible for checking inanimate objects - concubines and maids in the palace, Dai Quan's deputy Qiu Shi'an was responsible for the secret investigation - but if he wanted to identify hundreds of things one by one, it would not be completed in a short time.
If the process is delayed for too long, the mission of going south to quell the rebellion will naturally be in vain.
Alas~
This is really a case of plans not keeping up with changes.
Sun Shaozong sighed helplessly in his heart, his eyes passed over the desk, paused briefly at the eunuch Zhou who was in charge of purchasing, and then decisively turned to Chen Banxia, the director of the Drug Administration on the other side.
This Drug Administration Bureau was a branch of the Imperial Medical Service. Its name was given by Prince Yi Zhong, and its powers were naturally similar to those of later generations. It was mainly responsible for conducting a certain degree of quality supervision on medicinal materials sold on the market.
And Chen Banxia's appearance here is naturally to assist Sun Shaozong in the professional field.
In addition to Chen Banxia and Eunuch Zhou, twelve internal guards, twelve purchasing eunuchs, and six imperial doctors under the Drug Administration were temporarily transferred to Sun Shaozong.
By the way, imperial physician is a mid-to-senior level professional title in the Imperial Medical Service, and imperial physician is a general term for doctors under the Imperial Medical Service.
"Chen Jianzheng."
After calling Chen Banxia's name, Sun Shaozong leaned forward to show respect, and then continued to ask: "What kinds of medicines are commonly used in the palace?"
Although the powers were similar to those in later generations, the officials in the Drug Administration at that time were not even at the county or department level, let alone high-ranking officials. Chen Banxia, the Supervisor, was only a small eighth-rank official, not as good as his seventh-rank official position as an imperial physician.
Therefore, upon hearing Sun Shaozong's question, Chen Banxia hurriedly stood up from behind the low table and reported respectfully: "Reporting to Lord Sun, there are about eleven categories and 384 types of things that are included in the scope of supervision in the palace..."
No way?!
Sun Shaozong asked Chen Banxia first, firstly because he subconsciously did not want to deal with eunuchs; secondly, he felt that medicinal materials were different from other things after all. They were strictly controlled on a daily basis and the quantity required on a daily basis would not be too much, so it would be most convenient to investigate.
Who would have thought that just from asking this casual question, hundreds of different types would pop up!
You know, this question is about commonly used medicinal materials!
Could it be that all the thousands of people in the palace are sickly?
Chen Banxia listened to Sun Shaozong's question and bowed and added: "Your Excellency may not know that in addition to medicinal herbs and dietary ingredients, rouge, powder, spices, dyes and other items commonly used in the palace are also under the supervision of the Drug Administration."
That's about right.
The largest group of people in the palace are women, not to mention that there are many eunuchs with damaged urethras, who also need a lot of cosmetics and spices to cover them up. Adding all these things together, how can the number and variety be small?
But this is good news for Sun Shaozong - it is better to deal more with Chen Banxia than to be entangled with a eunuch without any balls.
Therefore, Sun Shaozong laughed at himself and said, "I originally thought that medicinal herbs are not used much in normal times, so I planned to start from this aspect, but I didn't expect there are so many tricks in it."
Chen Banxia nodded, and then went on to explain: "In fact, no matter what kind of cosmetics, they cannot do without medicinal materials..."
"Actually, what the adults said is correct."
At this time, Eunuch Zhou suddenly interrupted and said, "The palace has never used many medicines for internal and external use, and even fewer can be presented to Your Majesty - after all, medicine is three-quarters poisonous."
Eunuchs are indeed eunuchs, and they are much more capable than technical bureaucrats like Chen Banxia.
"That's true."
After being reminded by him, Chen Banxia also realized that his previous actions were not appropriate, and hurriedly changed the topic, "Your Majesty rarely takes tonic medicine for strengthening the body on weekdays, and only recently did he use the Leopard Embryo Yijin Pills. Apart from that..."
Leopard……
Leopard Embryo Yijin Pills? !
Hearing this familiar medicine name, Sun Shaozong almost blurted out!
"Lord Sun?"
Although Sun Shaozong had tried his best to be patient, Eunuch Zhou still saw something wrong, and he asked cautiously, "Do you think there is anything wrong with this Leopard Embryo Yijin Pill?"
Of course not!
This is absolutely inappropriate!
Just based on this malicious name, Sun Shaozong could conclude that there must be something fishy without any further investigation!
Prince Yizhong is really a tough guy. He wears lace underwear, promotes low-cut clothes [he strongly advocates the imitation of the Tang Dynasty palace group], leaks future plots at will, and makes a spiritual jade in advance to give to others...
Now they have come up with a new Leopard Fetus Yijin Pill!
If he was the only time traveler in this world, there would be no taboos. However, now - I'm afraid I can only give him a song called "Liang Liang".
But then again, although Sun Shaozong judged that there was something wrong with the "Leopard Embryo Yijin Pills" from its name.
But such a big thing must be investigated thoroughly. He can't just say at that time: I, like Prince Yi Zhong, have watched "The Deer and the Cauldron" in another world, right?
“This one.”
Sun Shaozong frowned and pondered for a long while before he said, "The case of the Zhou family being wiped out and Zang Liang being instructed to release the White Lotus bandits happened recently. Your Majesty just started taking the Leopard Embryo Yijin Pills recently. I suspect there may be some connection between them..."
"grown ups."
When Eunuch Zhou heard that he was indeed questioning the medicine, he hurriedly reminded him, "This is the prescription presented by Prince Zhongshun. I also heard that the prince has been using it for nearly a year and confirmed that it is beneficial and harmless, so he dared to present it to Your Majesty!"
"Yes, sir."
Chen Banxia couldn't help but say, "The Imperial Hospital has tried this prescription for more than a month. It is indeed a good medicine for nourishing yin and tonifying the kidneys. No problems have been found."
It turned out to be the prescription presented by King Zhongshun!
No wonder Emperor Guangde, who has always been cautious, would feel at ease taking this "Leopard Embryo Yijin Pill".
Of course, this is also because he is eager to have a child. If it were before the Crown Prince got into trouble, Emperor Guangde might not...
etc?!
According to this logic, could it be that the case of the Crown Prince was indeed the work of Prince Yoshitada?
Or is it that the Niu family and the remnants of Prince Yi Zhong have actually colluded with each other?
So, was it his cronies who were trying to play hard to get when the rumor pointed at Prince Yi Zhong, or was it the Niu family who turned against him?
Sun Shaozong was recalling the details of the "Longgen Case" in his mind. When the eunuch Zhou saw that he was silent for a long time, he thought that he was already scared and couldn't find a suitable way out, so he froze there.
"grown ups."
So he asked considerately, "Where do you think we should start investigating?"
Unexpectedly, when Sun Shaozong came to his senses, he immediately blurted out: "Let's start with this 'Leopard Embryo Yijin Pill'!"
Eunuch Zhou was stunned and reminded carefully: "But the prince..."
If there was no solid evidence, Sun Shaozong might have considered the risks, but given the current situation, why should he hesitate?
He said without question: "We are investigating the 'Leopard Embryo Yijin Pills', not Prince Zhongshun!"
This statement was actually a bit far-fetched, but Eunuch Zhou was afraid that Sun Shaozong would make things difficult for him - for example, by uncovering some corruption cases or something - so although he disagreed in his heart, he didn't say anything more.
"grown ups."
Chen Banxia, however, did not take this into consideration and was always outspoken. He immediately stepped out from behind the low table and argued, "This prescription was personally checked by Dean Qin, with the assistance of two imperial doctors. Everything that should be tried has been tried. Even if Your Excellency asks me to check it again, I'm afraid I won't be able to find anything new."
These words actually cooled down Sun Shaozong's excited brain a little.
Indeed, if this Leopard Embryo Yijin Pill had any obvious side effects, the Imperial Hospital would not have been able to fail to notice it.
Besides, Prince Zhongshun has been taking it for almost a year. Even a small dose of a chronic poison should have shown some effect. If it really takes several years to show an effect, Prince Yizhong may not be able to survive until the poison takes effect.
As for the original Leopard Embryo Yijin Pill, the poison will suddenly take effect after a year...
There was no need to ask Chen Banxia, Sun Shaozong himself rejected it first - such poison does not exist in ancient times, let alone in modern times when the chemical industry is developed.
Or maybe…
Does the toxic reaction only occur under the stimulation of certain specific conditions?
However, Chen Banxia still shook her head: "Qin Yuanzheng has already tried it. The various foods consumed in the palace do not conflict with the medicinal properties of this prescription."
"What about rouge, powder, spices, etc.? Will they conflict with the rouge and powder used by the ladies?"
"I have tried it , and there is no conflict between the drugs."
This is really strange!
If Sun Shaozong had not had a preconceived notion that there must be something fishy about this 'Leopard Embryo Yijin Pill', his confidence would have been shaken by now.
He couldn't think of any other possibilities, but he was unwilling and unable to give up the investigation, so after pondering for a while, he simply said, "After all, Chen Jianzheng is not the person in charge, so why not send someone to invite Qin Yuanzheng first, so that I can ask him in person."
