Don't be tempted, sir

Doctor Liu used the highly priced herbs from the previous investigation, and mixed them up and fed them to the mice that had eaten the Youming Pills. The three of them watched intently, and the mice started jumping up and down restlessly and then slowed down, but it only lasted for a while and then stopped.

"Oh, there's still no second half of the prescription. This won't work..." Doctor Liu was anxious.

The prince lowered his hands, the tragedy not long ago still vividly in his mind: "Changjun should have arrived in Linzhou..."

Shen Changjun and Zhao Jinmo rushed to Linzhou. It seemed calm here, but they could feel that there were many forces in the street market and many eyes were staring at each other.

"Boss, two upper rooms."

"Sir, please take it!"

The store was filled with a mixed crowd, and those with knives and swords were all sitting on the first floor, and they seemed evenly matched.

"Hey, waiter, what fun places are there in Linzhou? Please recommend some."

"Oh, sir, you have asked the right person. Our Linzhou is close to the Western Regions. I see that you two are tired from riding horses here. Hualanfang! Hualanfang is the most suitable place for you two!"

Zhao Jinmo coughed: "Where is Hualanfang?"

The waiter smiled as if he was longing for the place: "South Street, just walk down and it's there. Sir...haha, go and open your eyes!"

"Thank you. Please fetch some water so we can wash up and go." Shen Changjun put the bag on the table and sat down waiting.

"Hey, okay! Please wait a moment, sir."

"Cousin, where is Hualanfang?"

Shen Changjun looked Zhao Jinmo up and down, staring at his handsome face: "Jinmo, are you... wearing any ugly clothes?"

"Does this count?"

"Not really, but... it's okay..."

The two of them came to Hualanfang recommended by the waiter. It was night time now, and unlike the elegant brothels in the capital, many of the women here were trafficked from the Western Regions. They were full of mysterious Western charm, and most of them were dressed in thin clothes and were eager to attract customers.

"cousin...."

"Why, you've never been to the capital?"

“Should I have been there?”

"Young man, come in and play..." A woman from the Western Regions waved with a handkerchief, and a unique and passionate fragrance from the Western Regions wafted over.

"Okay, your house!" Shen Changjun took Zhao Jinmo in.

The lights flickered between the gauze curtains: "My two gentlemen, please take a seat."

Just as he sat down, the lights suddenly went out, and Zhao Jinmo clenched the hilt of his sword... The lights shone directly on the second floor, and the sound of a pipa sounded in the pavilion. A graceful woman in flowing clothes stepped on the light and slowly descended in the air. Her eyes were like those of a civet cat, with different colored pupils, staring at Zhao Jinmo mysteriously and seductively. The petals fell, and the woman floated to the center of the stage with the flowers, playing the pipa and dancing gracefully...

"Are you stunned, kid?"

"Ah...Ah! No no, why are her eyes two different colors?"

"Women from the Western Regions, I'm afraid it's normal." Shen Changjun drank and looked around. There were two people acting sneaky. He put down his wine cup and said, "Wait here, boy. Wait for me."

"Oh, okay!" Zhao Jinmo sat alone, watching the wine in the glass look like blood.

"Sir, don't you dare drink?"

Zhao Jinmo raised his eyes and met the pair of heterochromatic pupils. He took the wine cup from her and drank it all. The woman poured another glass and motioned for him to drink: "Hmm?..."

Zhao Jinmo took it and drank it all in one gulp, then tipped the cup to indicate that he had finished it.

"This is wine made from grapes, also known as nectar. Sir, is it delicious?"

"What's your name?" Zhao Jinmo looked at her extremely beautiful face from the Western Regions.

"What to call me... It depends on what you want to call me..." The woman poured the wine and waited for Zhao Jinmo to speak.

"Your eyes are like a civet cat."

The woman came closer, blinking her light blue and light yellow eyes, and the teardrop mole on her left eye was very charming: "Do you like it, sir?"

Shen Changjun asked Zhao Jinmo to stand up, turned around to look at Yi Tong and hurried away.

"Jin Mo..." The woman finished the wine in the glass, stood up and went back to the attic.

"The sneaky guy just now was the Linzhou garrison. He came here to have a good time and left with a medicine bottle. Jin Mo, you go to the state capital tonight and I'll go to the military camp. Don't make it public, we're just here to investigate."

"it is good!"

I sneaked into the camp and saw the soldiers making a commotion in the middle, and no one knew what they were doing.

Shen Changjun squeezed forward. There were four people beating one person. They were still unable to defeat him. The man was roaring and screaming with a mad look on his face.

The people around were all cheering: "Mmmmm!!!"

Shen Changjun touched the medicine bottle on his chest and left. He went to the main camp and looked behind to listen to the movement inside.

"Captain, the fight outside has been going on for almost two hours, and the soldier is still strong. This medicine is truly miraculous! We must report this to the capital and purchase a large amount of it, perhaps it will help the soldiers!"

"...Let's take a look."

"Captain!"

The military camp was actually testing drugs on its own soldiers, and Shen Changjun clenched his fists in anger. He squeezed into the crowd again, and the four men had already put their knives on. The soldier who was killed was covered in blood, but he was still fighting. Finally, the drug effect wore off, and the soldier who was testing the drug fell to the ground and was dying. The military doctor came and said, "It's no use, drag him away!"

Shen Changjun left the camp in anger. Is life really so worthless? In the army, soldiers are like sons! But here, they are like grass.

Back at the inn, Zhao Jinmo had just returned. He looked at his cousin with a serious expression and asked, "Cousin, did the garrison rebel?"

Shen Changjun smashed the teacup angrily: "Rebellion! They rebelled! They still want to ask His Majesty for credit, humph! Hurry up and do it, so I don't have to deal with them! How about the provincial government?"

"There was no movement at the state capital, and no suspicious items were found."

More and more people from various countries are coming to Linzhou. The herbal medicine shop is bustling with people today. Shen Changjun goes door to door and writes down the medicines they buy one by one.

The herbal medicine shop was sold out and the owner was collecting the remaining herbs. Shen Changjun asked around.

"Sir, those herbs are bought by other countries. We can make a lot of money by bargaining now! But I don't know what they are used for. These herbs are hard to come by. There is only one batch every half a month. Today's batch is sold out."

Changjun put down a silver ingot and said, "You really don't know?"

The shopkeeper quietly accepted it and walked closer: "To make medicine, they say the military camp over there is collecting it, and various forces are also collecting it. This mandragora is said to be a medicine inducer."

Shen Changjun stood up and immediately rode to the provincial government to show his token.

"Sir Shen, I am sorry for not welcoming you in person! How come you didn't even tell me you were coming to Linzhou?"

"Zhu Zhizhou, are you pretending to be ignorant when you know the truth?"

"What is this...?"

"Linzhou is undercurrent, and you still let so many people into the city every day! And..."

The prefect led Shen Changjun into the hall and sat down: "Sir, please sit down! Serve tea. Sir, let me explain. Earlier, I ordered strict inspections of entry and exit, including limiting the supply of herbs, but the people and merchants disagreed! Selling herbs is a legitimate business, and Linzhou is located on the border. Many local people marry people from neighboring countries. The notice was torn up on the third day after I gave the order, and the prefecture was surrounded... It's not that I didn't do it!"

"Hmph, issue an order immediately! Forbid anyone or any caravan from entering or leaving the city gate! Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"

"this...."

"Hurry up!"

“Good, good, good!” The prefect was worried about chaos, but he could not afford to offend the officials from the capital, so he quickly wrote a notice and stamped it with the official seal.

The order was received at the city gate: "Close the city gate!" As the gate closed, a group of people coming in and out and vendors who had just bought herbs were all blocked in the city.