Chapter 170 Prejudice
Chapter 170 Prejudice
As Hua Yuan said the three words "Doctor Xu" with resentment, Ye Xuan suddenly understood.

Why is it that even though it's only the first time I've met him, Hua Yuan seems to have a deep hatred towards me and won't let me go?

It turns out that he wanted to find trouble for Doctor Xu!
The crime that Zhu Yuanzhang punished Doctor Xu for was not that he colluded with Concubine Lu to murder the Crown Prince and the Crown Prince.

The crown prince and the grandson were almost killed by the daughter-in-law chosen by Zhu Yuanzhang himself. If this matter were to be made public, Zhu Yuanzhang would be greatly embarrassed.

Therefore, the matter was strictly kept secret at that time, and Doctor Xu was simply accused of having ill intentions and attempting treason.

At that time, Ye Xuan had a serious dispute in the East Palace because of the prince's back carbuncle, which was witnessed by several imperial doctors in the Imperial Hospital.

Not long after this incident, Doctor Xu was executed after his property was confiscated.

The person who arrested and interrogated him was Ye Xuan, which makes it hard not to think of conspiracy theories.

Almost the entire Imperial Medical Service believed that Ye Xuan was abusing his position as a Jinyiwei to secretly frame Imperial Doctor Xu for personal revenge.

In this regard, almost everyone in the Imperial Hospital was united in hatred of Ye Xuan.

It's a pity that they are only imperial physicians, not the Ministry of Rites or the Censorate, otherwise they would have used their power to deal with Ye Xuan just as they hated.

Hua Yuan was on good terms with Doctor Xu and was one of the only friends that Doctor Xu had in the Imperial Medical Service.

Now that he had witnessed his enemy murdering his best friend's family, Yan Yi was unable to control his composure, allowing Ye Xuan to catch him.

Facing Hua Yuan's endless slander, Ye Xuan just said coldly: "I can only say that Doctor Xu deserved the punishment for his crime of having his property confiscated and executed, and the imperial edict sentencing him was issued by His Majesty, not a false edict from me. I will convey Doctor Hua's doubts to His Majesty when I return to the capital, but I cannot guarantee that His Majesty will give you an explanation."

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang raised the banner, not only did Hua Yuan fall silent instantly, but even Hu Weiyong acted as if he had never spoken for Hua Yuan before.

Although Liu Lian secretly admired Ye Xuan's honesty and dignity, Hua Yuan's words still had a negative impact on him to some extent.

After all, Hua Yuan's tears and indignation did not sound like fabricated accusations, and when faced with the accusations, Ye Xuan did not make any factual rebuttal, but immediately brought up Zhu Yuanzhang.

In Liu Lian's serious view, this was basically a manifestation of the imperial power being used to suppress others.

Although Liu Lian was still young, he had been in official career for many years and was even appointed as the right councilor of Jiangxi Provincial Government, a third-rank official. He had seen a lot of true and false things in officialdom.

Even though his old father, who was known for his foresight, taught him carefully, he would never change his mind and would think that Ye Xuan was a man who took human life lightly and framed loyal people.

The reputation of the Jinyiwei was so bad that Liu Lian, who was far away in Jiangxi, couldn't help but frown in disgust when he heard the three words Jinyiwei.

When he saw Ye Xuan and others before, he misunderstood that they were here to arrest his old father, which shows how deep his prejudice is.

But no matter what the people present thought, Ye Xuan brought up Old Zhu. No matter how unwilling Hua Yuan was, he didn't dare to say another word. Otherwise, who knows if Ye Xuan would arrest him directly and accuse him of slandering the emperor?
In the end, Hu Weiyong smoothed things over and said to Hua Yuan and Liu Lian, "My dear nephew, the reason why I and Imperial Physician Hua have come all the way here is because of the order of His Majesty to come and treat Brother Liu."

"Treating an illness is like putting out a fire. We should not waste time here. The most important thing is to go to your house and treat Brother Liu immediately."

After hearing about his father's illness, Liu Lian put away his ill feelings towards Hu Weiyong and Ye Xuan, and said repeatedly: "Prime Minister Hu is right. Please get in the car. I will lead the way."

Ye Xuan sighed again. Now that the possibility of Zhu Yuanzhang instructing Hu Weiyong to assassinate Liu Bowen has been ruled out, the only two possible causes of Liu Bowen's death are death from illness and death from poison. If death from illness is ruled out first, then there is only one left.

That is, Hu Weiyong colluded with Huayuan and prepared to take action against Liu Bowen.

And Liu Lian, this filial son, actually treated the man as a life-saving straw and couldn't wait to take him to claim his old father's life.

Come to think of it, this is also a great sorrow.

However, Ye Xuan also knew that Liu Lian could not be blamed in the final analysis.

After all, both Hu Weiyong and Doctor Hua were appointed by Zhu Yuanzhang himself.

Liu Lian, whose mind was filled with loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, would rather die than surrender to Hu Weiyong, and sweared to be loyal to the court until his death.

How could such a person suspect that the imperial physician sent by the emperor to treat his father had actually already colluded with Hu Weiyong and intended to murder Liu Bowen to eliminate the trouble forever?

Moreover, Liu Bowen had been seriously ill for a long time. Liu Lian had invited many famous doctors to treat Liu Bowen during this period, but there was indeed no improvement.

Now, Hua Yuan, the chief judge of the Imperial Medical Bureau from the Imperial Palace, has become his last hope.

The group passed through the county town and headed towards the township. It took them more than an hour to reach a village.

There were crisscrossing paths and curling smoke from cooking fires. The village was surrounded by mountains on three sides and there was a small river in front of it. It was truly a paradise.

However, even so, if no one knew it, outsiders would never have imagined that Liu Bowen, the world-famous genius, actually lived in seclusion in such a small village.

However, Ye Xuan frowned slightly, because although the scenery of this small village was beautiful, the fog around it was too thick.

You have to know that it is noon now, when the sun is at its hottest, but the mist in the valley cannot be evaporated. It can be seen that the terrain of this small village is definitely in a low-lying area.

Looking at the surrounding terrain, the village is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the two mountains on the left and right stretch towards the middle, forming a crab-like terrain to repel the enemy.

It was like a crab stretching out its two claws, surrounding the village in its arms, leaving only a small entrance and exit at the village entrance.

This is the only entrance and exit, and it is blocked by a small river. To enter the village, people have to cross a small bridge.

After entering the village, Ye Xuan discovered that there were quite a few wells in this small village, and even some man-made ponds and pools that raised some freshwater fish.

I think it is raised by the villagers themselves. It is a good choice whether they eat it themselves or sell it in the city.

The crowd marched towards a corner of the village. The villagers along the way were curious when they saw them, but they did not make a fuss.

There were no children chasing along the way.

(End of this chapter)