Chapter 47 Chapter Seventeen Chapter Seventeen

Rebellion of Xiaoqiang, Part Two, Chapter Seventeen, Behind the Scenes Sang Chen, the medical sage, was gathering medicine deep in the mountains. On the day he came out of the mountain, he saw Emperor Yong's list and knew that Suiyun was on the verge of death. With the rejuvenation of the wonderful hand, Zhe Nai was able to live, but since then his body has become weaker and weaker. - "The History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties."The Legend of Jiang Suiyun" As soon as Sang Chen arrived at the palace, he went straight to Hanyuan, took a few imperial doctors and Xiao Shunzi to help him, stayed behind closed doors, and only ordered various things from time to time.

Li Zhi waited outside the door, feeling extremely anxious. Pei Yun's injury had completely healed. Hearing that Sang Chen had arrived at Prince Yong's mansion, he also rushed to wait outside the door. He was very grateful to Jiang Zhe, and he followed his method and mastered the door. After the discussion, although the two master uncles did not speak, they had acquiesced. Although it was against the Buddhist concept of compassion, they couldn't care less. Pei Yun was a Dharma protector disciple they carefully cultivated, and he definitely could not have anything to do with Fengyi Sect. .For this reason, they specially divided one of the only two small pills they had on their bodies for Jiang Zhe to take.

The people waited outside for a whole day, and it was not until the next night that they saw Sang Chen and others walking out with tired faces.The medical sage is already in his seventies. Although he is old and his beard and hair are white, he is still in good health. In the past two days, the imperial doctors almost have to take turns to fight, but he has never stepped out of the room. Walking out of the room, Sang Chen saw Li Zhi at a glance, stepped forward and saluted, "I thank Your Highness for your painstaking efforts. If His Highness didn't use expensive medicines to keep his life alive, I'm afraid Sui Yun won't be able to wait for this old man to save me."

Li Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief, sat down softly on the chair brought by the guards, and said wearily, "Mr. Sang, it's my king who would like to thank you for saving Mr. Jiang." Sang Chen smiled slightly and said: "Suiyun and I love our grandparents and grandchildren. It's only natural for me to save him, but although he is safe now, he still needs to take a lot of care in the future. I have to bother His Highness." Li Zhi quickly stood up and said, "Naturally, even if Mr. Sang doesn't say anything, I will ask you to stay in the palace temporarily. No matter what you need, please tell me. I will definitely not disappoint you."

Sang Chen nodded and said: "I am also tired, please prepare a place for this old man, I will come to treat Sui Yun tomorrow, I will live in Han Yuan, I can take care of Sui Yun's body at any time." Li Zhi promised again and again, he had already asked people to prepare a residence for Sang Chen in Hanyuan. At this time, the princess sent someone to persuade Li Zhi to go back to the Empress Mansion to rest. These days, Li Zhi almost lived and boarded in Hanyuan and never went back. The concubine and the maids waited on Li Zhi to take a bath and change clothes. After a good meal, Li Zhi finally fell asleep on the bed with no worries.

When he woke up, the sun was already high, Li Zhi got up, two maids came to help Li Zhi tidy up his clothes, Li Zhi smiled and said, "Where is the princess?" The concubine came in from the outside and said with a smile: "Your Highness is overjoyed, just now Hanyuan sent someone to report that Jiang Sima has woken up." Li Zhi rejoiced and said, "The reputation of a medical sage is indeed well-deserved. After one night, Sui Yun woke up." The concubine smiled and said: "His Royal Highness, it has been two days, and you can't wake up from your sleep. Mr. Sang came to see, and said that you worked too hard a few days ago, as long as you wake up, you will be fine. "

Li Zhi smiled wryly and said: "No wonder I'm hungry, bring some food quickly, I'm going to visit Mr. Jiang in Hanyuan." The concubine took Li Zhi to the outside room for dinner, and said as she walked, "Your Highness, take Rou Lan with you. These days, I dare not tell her about Jiang Sima, she has already cried several times." Li Zhi nodded and said: "That's fine, you also go with me, and then go into the palace and tell Changle." The princess looked at Li Zhi in surprise, and said, "Didn't Your Highness say that this matter is wrong?"

Li Zhi smiled bitterly and said, "As soon as Changle knew that Jiang Sima was seriously injured, he immediately gave half of the Scrophulariaceae that her father gave her to this king. Two days ago, he sent someone to ask if he needed the other half. Now, I'm afraid I'm really going to borrow Scrophulariaceae. It seems that Changle really has a deep affection for Jiang Sima, even if I can't fulfill her wish, I don't want her to worry all day long." The concubine nodded and said: "Alright, how about this, I will bring Roulan into the palace together, and I will show it to Concubine Changsun. Although this child is young, she is smart and cute, and Changle also likes her very much."

Li Zhi nodded, and the concubine said again: "Your Highness, although you let General Qin and the others go, you have been sending people to monitor them these days, and they are blatant. Mrs. Qin came to visit in person yesterday and told the concubine that it was definitely not Qin Qing's doing, but The general still locked Qin Qing up and interrogated him carefully." Li Zhi said coldly, "Let's talk about these things after I discuss with Sui Yun. If he did what he did, the king will never let him go." The concubine hesitated and said: "Your Highness, you are in the same position as the prince and the others. If you offend General Qin again, I will not be at ease. Moreover, the Xiahou family is deeply favored by the emperor. The Princess Jingjiang is here again at the order of his father. No matter which one is offended, it will be very troublesome."

Li Zhi paused for a moment, then said calmly: "It's nothing, some things will have to be resolved sooner or later, but if Qin Qing really did such a thing, it's really an insult to the family." The princess said cautiously: "I don't think this child will do this. The general's family education is strict. This child is kind-hearted. Although he is a bit reckless, he can't do this kind of stabbing in the back." Li Zhi hesitated for a moment and didn't say anything. He had already asked Qin Qing personally. Qin Qing did not hide the situation that day. Apart from Jiang Zhe, there is no second witness who is still alive. Even if Qin Qing is telling the truth, it does not rule out the possibility that he may have been assassinated and made trouble. But the matter is of great importance. Li Zhi did not want to tell the princess, but said indifferently: " This king will judge with justice."

In any case, Prince Yong's Mansion finally calmed down for the time being. All the people in the Palace have been on their backs these days, and now it is finally calm. Of course, the turbulent waves in the dark are beyond the comprehension of ordinary people. In the prince's mansion, Lu Jingzhong stared blankly at the information in his hand, and suddenly tore up the paper in anger. After a while, he got up and walked out of the room, and walked to the door of the palace, but he heard the singing and dancing inside, Lu Jingzhong shook his head, He walked in quietly, and saw Prince Li An sitting on top, lazily looking at the graceful dancing postures of the dancers, seeing Lu Jingzhong coming in with a bad look on his face, Li An waved his hand, and the dancers and musicians all retreated Going down, he asked: "Why is Young Fu so worried? Isn't it because Jiang Zhe's life was saved? Our goal was not to save his life." Lu Jingzhong said worriedly: "Your Highness, these days I read the information carefully and found that we made a big mistake." Li An was taken aback, sat up straight and said, "Young Fu, why did you say that?" Lu Jingzhong said: "His Royal Highness, I used to think that although Jiang Zhe was a national scholar, to be honest, we have no shortage of civil and military talents, so although he has extraordinary military and national policies, I don't care much. As long as Your Highness is enthroned Afterwards, if he is willing to serve his life, it is not too late to use it. Anyway, His Highness is not the emperor, so there is no need to rush to recruit talents, arouse the emperor's suspicion, and the minister still laughs secretly at King Yong's ignorance. What's the use? Originally, I proposed to assassinate Jiang Zhe, but it was just to provoke a conflict between King Yong and General Qin. Unexpectedly, the situation was weird that day, and another group of assassins took the lead. Although he failed, he was still the one we arranged After getting it, His Royal Highness also saw King Yong's reaction, and then I realized that we have stepped on King Yong's vital point." Li An nodded and said: "You are right. We have made things difficult for the second child all these years. How have we ever seen him be so tough? First he went to cry in front of the father, and then sent the guards into the city. Even the Scrophulariaceae rewarded by the father He didn't cherish it, and even borrowed Scrophulariaceae from Princess Changle, and even the sixth child was flattering him, thinking of this, Gu became angry, why is the sixth brother so confused, does he still take Gu in his eyes?" Lu Jingzhong said: "It was these things that made me suspicious. After carefully reading the old information, I realized that I had neglected my duty. This Jiang Zhe, I used to think that he was a pillar of talent, but after careful consideration, I found out that this person is actually A genius for intrigue and scheming." Li An raised his eyebrows and signaled Lu Jingzhong to continue. Lu Jingzhong said: "This man is famous for his literary talent. He was a counselor in the court of Prince Nan Chude. At the beginning, I didn't think it was strange. I just thought he was just a follower, and what we got Information, although I know that Prince De trusts him very much, but I haven't seen any strategies he has offered. Although I know that he handles military affairs well, I don't think it matters. These days, I have collected all the battle reports of Prince De. When Zhe was in his army, Prince De's tactics became weird and vicious. Also, Jiang Zhe killed the king of Shu in a song. Although it was a good story, everyone thought it was Prince De's order. It was just to catch a knife, but now that I think about it, it may not be Jiang Zhe's own intention. It's just that Jiang Zhe has been ill for several years, so everyone didn't pay attention to it. If I hadn't read all the information about Southern Chu, I'm afraid I wouldn't have discovered this." Li An smiled and said, "Is Young Fu overly worried? There is no evidence for this?" Lu Jingzhong said: "There is indeed no evidence, but Your Highness, why did King Qi want to compete with King Yong for this person, and this time he flattered and sent expensive medicines? Didn't Your Highness say that Liang Wan had told His Highness that both King Yong and King Qi had Let her pay attention to Jiang Zhe, but we thought that King Yong appreciates Jiang Zhe's talent. Your Highness knows that King Yong loves talent like an addiction. As for King Qi, he always messes around, so His Highness doesn't take it seriously. Now it seems that King Yong and Qi I am afraid that the king knows how powerful this man is. Only the crown prince and his ministers regard Jiang Zhe as a talented literati. The so-called one leaf blinds the eyes and sees Mount Tai. King Yong used his weight to make us believe that Jiang Zhe is just like Qu Yuan and Jia Yi. He is a celebrity, but let us ignore that this person is really a first-class counselor of Ryohei." Li Andao: "Young Fu is careful, Gu knows it, but he is too worried. Since this person took refuge in King Yong, he has not made any achievements at all." A trace of vigilance flashed in Lu Jingzhong's eyes and he said: "This is exactly what I am worried about. The so-called good fighters have no great achievements. In addition, if the minister's guess is correct, this person's schemes should be ruthless and strict. We were caught in a trap, so I originally hoped that he would die, but I didn't expect that such a serious injury would allow him to escape." Li An comforted: "Young Fu is extremely talented, no matter how capable that person is, he is still no match for Shao Fu, at worst we send another killer." Lu Jingzhong's eyes first flashed a smugness, but he shook his head and said: "This is another thing that we have ignored. There is a hidden master beside him, named Li Shun, who is said to be an eunuch in the Nanchu Palace. When Yecheng was broken, he took refuge with Jiang Zhe, and was brought back by King Yong. I checked the information about this person afterwards, and found that it was very rare, because this person was inseparable from Jiang Zhe almost all day long. , Your Highness knows that Prince Yong's mansion is like an iron barrel, it is difficult to penetrate, especially Jiang Zhe is surrounded by so many guards, our spies didn't pay attention to this person at all, according to Xiahou, that Li Shun's martial arts has reached the point of no return The realm of appearance, unless it is a master of his level, or someone who is good at tasting, it is difficult to see his depth. Our spies are really inferior in this point, and they did not pay special attention, so they ignored this person According to Xia Hou, this person's martial arts must be far superior to his, if we send another killer, I'm afraid it won't work." Li An looked anxious and said: "Young Fu, then what do you say?" Lu Jingzhong said: "You don't have to worry too much about the so-called soldiers coming to stop you. It's just that we need to be more careful. Once your Highness ascends the throne, you don't have to worry. If the situation is urgent, at worst we send some powerful killers. No matter how good Li Shun's martial arts are, he can still Is it taller than that person?" Li An nodded and said: "Young Fu is right. Then should we slow down our business?" Lu Jingzhong said: "That's not necessary, Xia Hou said, that assassin was sent by Southern Chu in all likelihood, I don't believe that a Southern Chu surrender would have any collusion with Jinxiu League, and I also don't believe that he is in trouble What kind of power is there? Now that King Yong is in a state of desperation, we just took the opportunity to play a few matches. When King Yong noticed it, we had already quit. But His Highness, I still advise His Highness to stay away from Xia Jinyi. He fell out with Jiang Zhe He only entered the mansion because of conflicts, and I'm worried that he has a different heart." Li An said impatiently: "Young Fu, you know that although Xia Jinyi had a conflict with Jiang Zhe, it was because of Guan Zhonglian, and even Jiang Zhe alone would do like him, besides, my king Send someone to monitor Xia Jinyi, he is busy rehearsing songs and dances besides Lv'e Qingqing, this time Jiang Zhe was seriously injured, and Prince Yong's mansion was in chaos, if he is a spy, he should pretend to be indifferent if he is not particularly concerned, but you also know that although he is curious But he didn't have any sympathy, and even mocked the people in Yongwang's mansion. Besides, he got Lu'e. If he was a spy in Yongwang's mansion, he was not busy collecting information these days. Besides, this kind of person who can only be sensual , the second child may not like it, don't worry, this king will not let him know any secrets, and this kid is not such a material." Lu Jingzhong frowned, and stopped admonishing him. He couldn't say that His Highness has been seduced by Xia Jinyi to indulge in sensuality these days, which has already caused some people's dissatisfaction. Such things cannot be persuaded. Li An waved his hand and said: "Okay, Shao Fu just strengthens the monitoring of Prince Yong's Mansion, don't worry about it." Lu Jingzhong had no choice but to say yes. Li An's expression changed at this moment, and he said: "There is just one thing that I am very disturbed about. King Qi didn't warn you about Jiang Zhe and me, and now he is flattering you. Do you think King Qi has a different heart?" Lu Jingzhong said: "Your Highness, who in the world has no selfishness. I think that King Qi only likes talented people. Your Highness should not mind this selfishness." Li An looked at Lu Jingzhong with some dissatisfaction and said: "Since you said so, it's fine for Gu, but you have to pay attention to King Qi, Gu doesn't want everyone to betray their relatives." Lu Jingzhong's expression remained unchanged and he said: "I must pay attention to King Qi's actions. If His Highness is worried, you may wish to ask Concubine Lan. She is from the same family as Princess Qi, so she will definitely know something." Li An said coldly: "Gu has already asked Mrs. Xiao, and she said that Princess Qi told her that it was King Qi only because Gu Nian Jiangzhe had cured his poisonous wound. I knew about this, so I didn't Take it to heart, after listening to your words today, what Lao Liu said must not be true, you should pay attention to this matter for Gu, Gu will never allow another King Yong to appear." Lu Jingzhong said respectfully, "I obey." In a courtyard in Chang'an, Xiahou Yuanfeng was standing in the garden, admiring the first-blooming plum blossoms. It was now the end of February, and several early plum blossoms were just about to bloom. At this time, a young man in Tsing Yi came hurriedly from behind. , Seeing the young master with a handsome appearance like a plum blossom under the sunshine of early spring, he was stunned for a moment, and then said loudly: "Young master, the guest wants to see you." Xiahou Yuanfeng smiled slightly, and said: "That's all right." After saying that, he cut off a plum blossom, put it in a bottle, and walked towards the guest room holding the bottle like this.Walking into the guest room, he put the vase on the table, and the faint fragrance of plum blossoms immediately filled the room. He said to the middle-aged man on the bed, "Poisonous hands and evil hearts, have you recovered from your injuries?" Poison Hand Xiexin looked coldly at the handsome young man who rescued him that day, and said sternly, "My injury is already healed, what conditions can you say?" Xiahou Yuanfeng smiled and said, "There is one thing I want to tell you. Unfortunately, Jiang Zhe and Jiang Suiyun have already escaped." Poison Hand Xiexin's heart tightened, but he said coldly: "Then you, the oriole, didn't take advantage of it." Xiahou Yuanfeng said lightly: "It stands to reason that you are a spy of Southern Chu, so I should kill you, but I really don't want to kill you, after all, your goals and mine don't conflict, if you want, I can give you another One chance to assassinate, if you will." Poison Hand Xiexin sneered and said, "Do you think I'm an idiot? Not to mention that Jiang Zhe's side must be tightly guarded now, and Eunuch Shun will not leave his side now." Xia Hou Yuanfeng's eyes lit up and said, "Are you familiar with Li Shun?" Poison Hand Xiexin saw through his thoughts, and said lightly: "I'm not familiar with it, but I have monitored Jiang Zhe for a while, and know that he often goes in and out of Jiang Zhe's mansion, but I didn't expect his martial arts to be so strong. If he wasn't here this time , I’m afraid I’ll come to my door and die.” Xia Hou Yuanfeng said indifferently: "These days the investigation in the capital has been relaxed a lot, if you want, I can send you out of the city." Poisonous Hand Xiexin said coldly: "What purpose do you have?" Xiahou Yuanfeng smiled and said: "My purpose is very simple. I want you to divert the attention of Prince Yong's Mansion. While they are chasing you, I hope you can convince them that it was Qin Qing who conspired with you in the murder. Of course, I will try my best to help you escape back to Southern Chu, if not, please end it yourself. You know who Qin Qing is, I think the dispute between King Yong and General Qin will be beneficial to you in Southern Chu." Poisoning Hands Xiexin knew that it was a narrow-death mission, so he said flatly: "That's fine, at most I'll give you my life back, but you also have to do one thing, you have to kill Jiang Zhe within two years." Xiahou Yuanfeng smiled, raised his hand and made an oath: "Xiahou Yuanfeng swears to kill Jiang Zhe within two years, if he violates this oath, he will be destroyed by heaven and earth." Poison Hand Xiexin said lightly: "Although I don't believe your oath, I believe that you must kill Jiang Zhe, otherwise, unless you don't let him know who shot that arrow for the rest of your life, you will surely die at his hands. " Xiahou Yuanfeng smiled slightly. When he saw Xiao Shunzi's unimaginable lightness that day, he knew that His Royal Highness had offended a very terrible enemy, so he improvised and rescued the assassin who assassinated Jiang Zhe first, hoping that he could achieve his goal , but the person who shot that arrow was not himself. If Poison Hand Xiexin didn't think so, how could he obey his arrangement obediently? Thinking of the killer oriole, Xia Hou Yuanfeng thought maliciously, I don't know if that person is clear or not. Someone also aimed at him with a bow and arrow?The things in the world are so coincidental, who would have thought that three waves of killers would arrive at Hanyuan at the same time?