Chapter 34(1/2)
Doctor Sun pointed to the location where he pulled out the fine needle from Han Zao and said, "There is acupoint here called the Water Fen Point. The Northern Song Dynasty "Bronze Man" said: If the moxibustion of water disease is great, it may be moxibustion of seven strong and hundreds of strong. It is forbidden to puncture it. If the needle is a needle, it will die if the water is gone. Therefore, there is a saying that moxibustion cannot be punctured. In fact, it is not that the needle cannot be punctured. It is just that some people do not learn skillfully and can easily puncture it too deeply, causing a disaster."
Tang Fan and others understood immediately that all the acupoints in the human body must be useful. For example, this water acupoint, massage with fingers or moxibustion can treat symptoms such as edema and diarrhea, but there are two sides to it. In turn, it is also like Baihui acupoints and temples, and are important acupoints in the human body. If treated improperly, it will also be harmful to the body.
Doctor Sun Tai said: "The water point belongs to the Ren meridian, which is exactly the same as the bones of the Lumen. Therefore, by needles entering the water, blood dizziness will appear on the Lumen. In the past, I only heard my master say that if I had not seen it with my own eyes today, I would never believe that someone would come up with this way to harm people! This person must be familiar with medical books and classics, and maybe he is still a doctor. But such ability does not need to be used to save people, but to harm people, which is really infuriating!"
Doctor Sun was still angry for the murderer to harm others, but Tang Fan and others all looked serious.
They originally thought Han Zao died of poisoning, but they didn't expect that they were stabbed into the key acupoint in the end. How concealed this way of death was. If Doctor Sun had not been present today, they could have seen the mysterious connection between the ruling bone and the water acupoint. I'm afraid that they might not have found any problems, even if they shave Han Zao's hair, they would not have discovered any problems, because the needle was so small, but they had previously focused on poisoning. Even if they dissected the body, they would only look at the throat and chest, and they might not have paid attention to the location of the water acupoint.
Tang Fan asked: "If Han Zao had a cut-off needle in his body, could he get the pulse out?"
Doctor Sun understood what he was going to ask, shook his head and said, "It's impossible to last for so long. When I took Han Zao's pulse a few days ago, I confirmed that he was fine and short. In other words, the attack time is very fast. Even if the needle is very thin and short, because this acupoint is special, if there is a problem, the time will definitely not exceed one or a day or a half."
Tang Fan was puzzled: "In other words, Han Zao's needle was stabbed that day, but if so, Han Zao was not a child who could not speak. How could he not notice it when the needle was stabbed?"
Doctor Sun said: "First of all, this broken needle is thinner than a hair needle. If such a needle as thin as a cow hair pierces into the body, people may not feel very obvious. Secondly, this is a broken needle. If Han Zao completely penetrates the body and Han Zao cannot find the problem, others will only think it is an ordinary abdominal pain. His way of death is unexpected, and few people will think of it."
Sui Zhou responded to the statement of Doctor Sun: "Take me as an example, I can easily penetrate this broken needle into the other person's body through the clothes without being noticed by him. If this person is an ignorant child and has low alertness, it will be easier."
After hearing their words, Tang Fan frowned and said, "In this way, the question is about who had had close contact with Han Zao on the day he died. This person would probably be someone Han Zao knew. Otherwise, it would not be possible to send the broken needle into his body through such intimate contact."
This is not the area that Doctor Sun is good at, and this matter involves a wide range of areas, so it is more likely to involve a certain palace person. Tang Fan did not want to make things difficult for him, so he asked Bian Yu to send someone to send Doctor Sun back first.
Tang Fan said to Suizhou: "I remember that Han Zao entered the palace at the morning of Mao. At about one hour of Chen, Empress Dowager Zhou sent someone to bring winter bamboo shoot cakes. At two hours of Chen, Concubine Wan sent mung bean lily soup. At about four hours of Chen, Han Zao said abdominal pain and then died suddenly. In other words, starting from the hour of Mao, there will be a total of one hour and four quarters of an hour of total."
Suizhou: "No, I will count him before he gets up in the morning and goes out."
Tang Fan thought for a while: "What do you mean is that the Han family is also suspicious?"
Sui Zhou said: "I have handled many cases before, and they often end up with the most inconspicuous person. This is just to be on the safe side and increase the possibility."
Tang Fan nodded: "Generally speaking, it is time to get up at Yin and wash and enter the palace. Mr. Sun also said that the water hole was stabbed and broke deeper as the body moved. The attack time was very fast. Two hours and four hours later, the left and right would not be longer."
At this moment, people from the Eastern Palace came outside, saying that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wanted to see Lord Tang.
Tang Fan was not surprised. Even if the prince didn't look for him, he would still look for the prince.
With the experience last night, I wouldn’t have much feelings when I entered the palace again, not to mention that Tang Fan’s mind is now full of clues about the Eastern Palace case, so he didn’t bother to take a look at the palace scenery.
The prince also saw it last night, but when he looked at it during the day, he naturally had a little more clarity.
He just turned eight this year, but since he was a child, he hid in the east of the palace in order to avoid Concubine Wan's eyes and ears. He ate food all the food saved by the palace maids and eunuchs. His body was thin and he looked like he was only five or six years old. He wore an Eastern Palace robe and clothes on his body, which was a bit empty and heartbreaking.
However, although he was not born, he was well-off and had great food. He could see that he worked very hard and his etiquette and behavior were well-founded and he could not make any mistakes. After Tang Fan finished his ritual, the prince immediately said: "Come on, bring a stool for the Tang Promoter, give him a seat, and give him tea."
Tang Fan refused: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your compassion, I will do it when I stand."
The prince said: "Tang Kai-shek handled the case for his father and was responsible for the emperor's fault. You have to be polite."
Tang Fan stopped being polite and thanked him and sat down.
The prince asked: "What did the Tang Prosecutor discover about this case?"
He was just asking casually, and it was only one day before he could find out what he could find. Who knew Tang Fan said: "Some discoveries are indeed."
Tang Fan told the cause of Han Zao's death. The prince opened his eyes wide and couldn't help but stand up from his seat: "How could this happen? How could this happen? Xiao Zao is so miserable!"
No matter how hard he is, he is still an eight-year-old child. Although he has experienced all kinds of hardships since childhood, he still couldn't help but burst into tears when he heard that his friends who were with him day and night died.
"Prison Tang, who is the one who is trying to harm Xiaozao? Have you found out?"
While the prince was speaking, Tang Fan was also observing him carefully.
Although a person's words and deeds cannot be used as substantive evidence, they can be used as a reference and supplement.
The prince may have suffered more suffering when he was young than an ordinary person. He faced the threat of death at any time, so he had to follow the loyal palace maids and eunuchs in the palace to move positions everywhere to avoid the persecution of Concubine Wan. This may be a bit bloody plot in the legend of the story, but it did indeed happen in the Chenghua Dynasty.
His biological mother, Ji, died suddenly three years ago, the same year he was named the crown prince. No one jumped out and shouted to investigate and investigate it thoroughly. Everyone tacitly exposed the matter, and they all thought that the crown prince was young and would not take it seriously.
But how could a precocious child not know what his mother had experienced? How could the rumors in the whole palace not flow through his ears?
However, after encountering so many ups and downs, the prince did not become gloomy because of this. Instead, he exuded a quiet and gentle anger, his eyes were clear and not polluted by the sinister and complexity of the world.
Tang Fan asked himself that he had experienced many worldly affairs. Based on his observation, from the prince’s true feelings towards Han Zao, the other party should have nothing to do with this case, and at least he would not deliberately frame her in order to retaliate against her like Concubine Wan suspected.
Therefore, villains always judge gentlemen by their villain's heart. They will not know what gentlemen are thinking, nor will they understand what gentlemen think.
He shook his head: "At present, only the cause of death has been found. Even if the prince does not come to find me, I am ready to come and invite the prince. I want to know what he has done and who has met during the period from the time Han Zao entered the palace to the time when he fell to death?"
The prince blinked, stunned for a while, then shook his head: "No, he has been studying here with me and has never been to any place."
Tang Fan was both angry and funny. His Royal Highness was not good at lying at first glance. "Your Highness is serious? This matter is of great importance. If the other party is not just for targeting Han Zao, but has other intentions, I am afraid that your Royal Highness will be in danger."
The prince fell silent.
Tang Fan decided to force him: "If Your Highness refuses to tell the truth, I have to go and ask Your Majesty to come forward."
After saying that, he stood up and bowed, and was about to walk out.
The prince quickly called him and even caught up with him in disrespect: "Don't leave, don't leave! Wait!"
Tang Fan turned around.
The prince bit his lower lip and said, "I can tell you, but that person will never harm me, let alone Xiaozao. You must promise me that I must not say to my father."
Tang Fan nodded and said, "As long as it has nothing to do with this case and has nothing to do with the murderer, I will naturally not investigate it."
The prince stood there hesitated without saying a word, and Tang Fan also closed his sleeves and waited without urging him.
After a while, the prince stepped back from the palace servants on both sides and said to Tang Fan: "After entering the palace at the Mao hour of Xiao Zao, we studied in the same place. The middle of the journey was that I asked him to go to a place to see someone. It was only half an hour back and forth, and that person would never harm Xiao Zao, let alone me!"
Tang Fan asked: "Who is that person?"
The prince said: "Empress Wu."
Tang Fan didn't react for a moment: "Which Empress Wu?"
The prince said, "It is the first Empress Wu of the Father."
Oh, it's the Queen Wu.
Tang Fan remembered that Empress Wu was abandoned because of her stick and was exiled to the West Palace by slandering Concubine Wan. After that, the name of that person rarely sounded inside and outside the palace. This woman seemed to have been completely forgotten in the eyes of everyone.
The prince said: "Empress Wu lives in the West Palace, where she often lacks food and clothing, so it is not convenient for me to go there. Only Xiaoxiao is young and has a special status and will not cause interrogation, so I sometimes ask Xiaoxiao to send something over."
What a smart person Tang Fan, you can understand with a little clarity: "Her Empress Wu has helped Your Highness?"
The prince didn't say anything, and his dark eyes looked at him right.
Tang Fan said in a gentle voice: "Don't worry, you will not say a word about something that has nothing to do with this case. I will treat this as if I have never heard of it, but I still have to go there in the West Palace."
The prince was anxious: "No, then the emperor knew about your past events, and the imperial concubine would definitely know. If they asked why you went to find her, the affairs of that year would be raised again. The imperial concubine would not let Empress Wu go!"
Tang Fan said: "That's to say that Han Zao was playing and took the opportunity to take a break and sneak out to play. I must check all the routes he might have to go. At that time, not only the West Palace, but the nearby ministers will go. If Empress Wu had nothing to do with this matter, Concubine Wan would naturally not doubt the fact that she raised and helped Your Highness back then. How about it?"
The prince opened his mouth slightly and looked at him incredibly, as if he couldn't believe that a minister would discuss with him in person the matter of deceiving the king.
Tang Fan smiled slightly: "This is not a deception to the emperor. I just make things a little more flexible. I will consider your highness and ask your highness to keep it a secret."
The prince said, "Aren't you afraid of offending the imperial concubine? Now that there is no one in the court, there is no one who dares to offend the imperial concubine, why are you not afraid?"
Tang Fan said: "It's not that I am not afraid, but a gentleman does something and does not. Empress Wu's good deeds to help Your Highness have nothing to do with this case. It should have been a secret. In this world, no one should have received bad retribution for doing a good thing. I investigated the case to find the murderer, and I cannot harm the good people in the name of great righteousness. Of course, if Empress Wu is related to this case, I would like to ask Your Highness to forgive me for being favored."
The prince nodded repeatedly: "Empress Wu is a good person, and she will never do that. However, Empress Wu has been in the West Palace for a long time and is a little dazed. Sometimes she will have crazy actions. Please don't bother with her."
Tang Fan bowed and said, "Don't worry, your highness, that's the minister, now I'll take his leave."
He took a few steps back and turned around and was about to come out.
"Wait!" the prince called him and quickly caught up with him.
Tang Fan turned around, not sure why.
The prince said to him: "Prison Tang, you just said that no one in this world should have done a good thing and received bad rewards. I think you said it very reasonably and liked this sentence very much. Will you have a chance to enter the palace in the future? I want to chat with you more."
Tang Fan smiled: "This is not something that the Wei minister can take control, but the talented people in the palace are all talented and talented than the Wei minister. My slightest body is really incomparable to Your Highness's Dharma."
The prince also showed a small smile, and his pretty face did not look like Emperor Chenghua. Tang Fan guessed that he should be more like the biological mother who died early: "Tang Tui, you are too modest. I have heard of you, the eleventh year of Chenghua, right? I have read your articles and written them very well!"
Tang Fan said: "Thank you for your praise. If you have the chance in the future, I will definitely come to pay my respects to you."
The prince nodded: "Okay, I'll wait. Please ask the Tutor Tang to find the murderer to comfort Xiaozao's spirit in heaven."
Tang Fan bowed: "I will do my best!"
He no longer wasted time, and came out of Ciqing Palace and hurried to meet Emperor Chenghua.
His Majesty the Emperor was justified in the affairs of the government, but this case was of great importance, and the purpose of the real murderer behind the scenes was unknown, and the cause of Han Zao's death was strange, which really aroused his interest. He heard that the case had progressed, so he quickly agreed to summon Tang Fan.
Despite this, Tang Fan still waited outside for a long time before he was able to enter.
As soon as they met, Tang Fan did not look like a small official who rarely saw Tianyan. He was so excited that he was flattering, but went straight to the point.
The cause of Han Zao's death was that when he came to meet the prince, the people from the West Factory must have reported it to Emperor Chenghua, so Tang Fan just mentioned it a little, jumped over, explained his analysis, and asked to open some places in the palace to ask him to investigate one by one.
In fact, he was just asking Queen Wu for questioning, but due to Concubine Wan's hatred for Wu, if she knew that Queen Wu helped the prince and the prince still sent someone to visit Queen Wu from time to time, she would definitely take revenge measures against Queen Wu. Since Tang Fan agreed to the prince not to expose Wu, he could only go around.
Emperor Chenghua was scared by Taoist Li's attempt to assassinate himself. When he heard Han Zao's death, his first reaction was that the murderer might be dealing with the prince or even himself. Without hesitation, he agreed to Tang Fan's request. However, since Tang Fan was an external minister, Emperor Chenghua asked him to be accompanied by an internal official when walking in the palace, and he could not leave the established place at will and run to a place where there was no report in advance.
Tang Fan naturally agreed one by one. When he came out of the palace, it was almost evening. Poor Lord Tang was busy all day long and couldn't even get a meal. He had a low position. Although he had an errand, he did not have the treatment of leaving food. If he had changed to the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet or the Six Ministers working, he would definitely not be the treatment.
But despite this, his mouth was blistering, but he still didn't let him go to find food. Instead, he went to the West Factory first because when he left in the morning, Han Zao's body was still there.
When he heard that he was back, Bian Yu came over soon.
To be continued...