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Chapter 1088: Chapter 126: Gu That Controls People
On a typical day, Prince Han Zhao Yao never attends court assembly ahead of schedule, nor does he actively propose it. This time, he shocked all the officials by attending the assembly a day early.
Before the assembly, the officials couldn’t help but look up at the sky, wondering if the sun had risen in the west today. Unfortunately, it was cloudy, and they could not see the sun.
The past few days have been sunny, could it be that today’s cloudy weather is because His Highness actively and early attended the assembly?
During the assembly, the officials saw Prince Han Zhao Yao for the first time with a furious expression, exuding a killing aura. All along, Prince Han has always been cheerful, rarely angry. This was the first time they saw His Highness in such a furious state.
Wen Daoji and Zheng Qian guessed in their hearts that something serious must have happened, otherwise His Highness would not be so angry.
Zhao Yao instructed Tong Xi to tell the officials about the divine pill’s ingredients and their effects.
Indeed, the Southern Wei people put a lot of thought and valuable herbs into creating the divine pill. These herbs can indeed improve one’s health and prolong life. But, the most important ingredient in the divine pill is not these herbs, but the youth-restoring drug Yaofurong.
Yaofurong is not furong; it can be said to have no relation to furong. It is neither a flower nor a herb, but a gu.
This gu was not originally called Yaofurong. Later, it somehow got named "Yaofurong." Hearing the name "Yaofurong," most people’s first reaction is the furong flower or a kind of herb; they would never think of gu.
Yaofurong is not an ordinary gu; it is nurtured with various poisons. People who consume it will see improvements in health and become youthful in appearance.
If consumed over a long period, one indeed becomes increasingly youthful, but eventually will become insane. Becoming insane is not the most terrifying part; the scariest part is that it can control people, turning them into puppets. This is the ultimate goal of the Southern Wei people.
They initially used the divine pill to control high-ranking officials across regions, ensuring these influential figures work for them, so they can eventually control the court of Great Zhou, and the royal families of Annan and Johor.
Fortunately, Zhao Yao discovered early on that the divine pill had not widely spread into the Great Zhou mainland, and most importantly, the people who purchased it had consumed it for a short time. Had Zhao Yao discovered this three months later, the gu would have taken root in those who consumed the divine pill, making it impossible to purge.
Currently, those who have taken the divine pill have gu within them, but it is very small and not yet nurtured by human flesh, thus temporarily unable to control them. At this moment, there is still a chance to purge the gu from their bodies. If you wait three more months, then medicine will be useless unless the mother gu is killed.
Upon hearing that the divine pill contained gu, the officials were terrified and simultaneously relieved they hadn’t consumed it.
The Southern Wei people sent divine pills to some high-ranking court officials, attempting to control and achieve dominance over Zhao Yao’s small court. However, Zheng Qian and Wen Daoji were always cautious and did not consume pills from outsiders. Besides, they did not believe in any miracle medicine.
Zhao Yao had previously warned the officials not to easily believe in the miracle medicines from Lingnan. Although many medications from Lingnan have astonishing effects, the ingredients might not be safe, as Lingnan people enjoy adding odd elements during formulation, sometimes also gu.
Of course, not all gu are harmful. Lots of gu are beneficial, serving medical purposes and improving health. However, you cannot guarantee that the gu in medicines obtained from outsiders are beneficial.
The officials in Zhao Yao’s court have heard lots about gu and are extremely fearful and wary of them.
Upon hearing that the gu in the divine pill could drive people insane and control them, the officials’ faces were filled with terror.
Days before, Zhao Yao suddenly ordered a crackdown on the divine pill. Many officials thought he was making a fuss, wondering what trouble a divine pill could stir. Now it seems Prince Han had foresight, perceiving the divine pill could cause significant harm.
Zhao Yao once again ordered during the early morning assembly to strictly forbid the divine pill. Anyone selling or purchasing the divine pill would be executed. Those who conceal or shelter those who buy or sell the divine pill shall be imprisoned.
If the officials have relatives or friends who bought the divine pill, they should voluntarily surrender the divine pill to the Imperial Court of Judicial Review to avoid punishment. If it is later discovered that officials concealed relatives buying the divine pill, the officials would be demoted, and their relatives executed publicly.