To be honest, Yan Liqiang didn't expect this matter to become such a big deal, or he didn't expect that Eunuch Liu could make such a big deal.
Everything that Liu Gonggong and the others saw in his room was, of course, staged by him. The ultimate reason why he had to put on such a big show was that he didn't want to have a blind competition with Shi Minzhang.
Shi Minzhang had no idea what cards he had. Needless to say, such a blind match was extremely dangerous. Lin Qingtian and the others even viewed it as an opportunity to decide his life and death, and were confident that they could use it to threaten him. This showed that in the eyes of Lin Qingtian and the others, they did not know how much chance they had of winning this blind match.
Of course, Yan Liqiang also has his own unknown trump cards. Even if it is a blind match, he may not really lose, but in this way, his trump cards will inevitably be exposed. What's even more fucked up is that in such a blind match, if Shi Minzhang kills him, nothing will happen. But if he kills Shi Minzhang, then what he will wait for is definitely the crazy revenge of the Shi family.
This kind of competition where he would die if he lost and might also die if he won, Yan Liqiang certainly wouldn't want to participate unless his head was stuck in the door.
But Yan Liqiang could not resist the will of both His Majesty the Emperor and the Prime Minister at this time, so what he thought about most in the past two days was the perfect ending of the blind competition that he wanted - a draw - Shi Minzhang could not kill him, and he would not kill Shi Minzhang. Both of them were injured and lost their combat effectiveness. This result would not only give an explanation to His Majesty the Emperor, but also show a little of his own strength, telling others that he was not someone who could be bullied by others, and would not let the Shi family become crazy wild dogs.
Then, after the competition, he returned to Ganzhou and left the bottomless muddy water of the Imperial Capital City.
If there hadn't been the expert sent by Lin Zhe to assassinate him, everything would have probably turned out like this. But when that person came, Yan Liqiang found that he suddenly had a better option than a draw. He could openly not play blindly and avoid a kill. At the same time, he could make himself a victim and gain the sympathy of the emperor and public opinion. Finally, he could avoid becoming Lin Qingtian's target again in the short term and turn himself into a "skunk" that Lin Qingtian was afraid to avoid. This painful plan could be said to kill three birds with one stone.
Now that he had thought of it, Yan Liqiang naturally did it.
The scene was perfect and bloody enough, and there was not even a single logical flaw. The guy who was ordered to assassinate him was simply giving him a gift with his life. It was not until Eunuch Liu assembled the troops to escort him to the Imperial Capital that Yan Liqiang realized that things were somewhat out of his control and beyond his imagination. Eunuch Liu wanted to make a big fuss about this matter.
But at that time, even if Yan Liqiang was still conscious, or even if nothing had happened, he could only continue to lie there and pretend to be dead. He couldn't jump up and tell Eunuch Liu that he was fine, that he didn't need to go to the Imperial Capital to find the imperial physician, and that he didn't need so many soldiers to escort him...
Yan Liqiang had no choice but to follow Eunuch Liu in the following events. Anyway, he was "seriously injured" and "unconscious" at that time, so he had no idea what Eunuch Liu was doing...
Late that night, Eunuch Liu opened the gates of the Imperial Capital and personally sent Yan Liqiang to the Imperial Hospital of the Imperial Capital. Yan Liqiang was still "unconscious" when he arrived at the Imperial Hospital. He felt that he was surrounded by a group of people, just like rescuing a seriously injured person, giving him medicine and bandaging him. During the process, Yan Liqiang "briefly" woke up once, and then two imperial doctors came to "consult" him together. Not long after the two imperial doctors finished their "consultation", Yan Liqiang "fell into coma" again...
Then… After a night of tossing and turning, Yan Liqiang lost several hundred milliliters of blood. He had never slept in before, so he slept soundly until the afternoon of the next day, and then he opened his eyes again and woke up…
The room in the Imperial Hospital was clean and comfortable. There was a faint scent of herbs in the room. The sun was shining outside the window, and the birds were singing and the flowers were blooming.
"Deputy Manager Yan is awake, Deputy Manager Yan is awake..."
The first thing Yan Liqiang saw when he woke up was Xiao Lizi's surprised face. Then he saw Xiao Lizi shouting happily and running out the door.
“Woof... Woof..." The yellow-haired cat, who had been lying beside Yan Liqiang's bed, suddenly stood up, put his two front paws on the bed, stuck out his tongue and barked excitedly twice, looking at Yan Liqiang who had woken up.
Last night, Huangmao stayed by Yan Liqiang's side and followed him all the way from the Deer Park to here. Eunuch Liu thought it was really smart, so he didn't drive it away.
Looking at the yellow-haired boy who could win the Oscar for Best Animal Actor, Yan Liqiang chuckled, reached out to rub the yellow-haired boy's head, blinked at him, and told him not to be so excited in case he revealed any flaws.
There was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and then in the blink of an eye, His Majesty the Emperor, Eunuch Liu, and an imperial physician who had previously consulted Yan Liqiang, walked in one after another, and several guards were guarding the door of the room.
His Majesty the Emperor's aura was indeed powerful. As soon as he walked in, Yan Liqiang felt that he was dazzling wherever his dragon robe swayed.
"Yan Liqiang greets... greets His Majesty... cough cough cough..."
Yan Liqiang did not expect the emperor to come. Surprised, he "struggled" to get up from the bed, but his "weak" body made his movements slow. Not only was his body "weak", but even his voice was the same. He was in a hurry to speak and accidentally started coughing.
"Lie down quickly, lie down quickly, Liqiang, there's no need to be so polite. I just arrived at the Imperial Hospital and wanted to see how you were. I heard that you woke up, so I couldn't help but come over to see you!" His Majesty the Emperor said, and sat down beside Yan Liqiang's bed. He asked Yan Liqiang to lie down, and he sat on a stool beside the bed, looking at Yan Liqiang with concern, and pulled the quilt for Yan Liqiang. Eunuch Liu and the imperial physician who had consulted Yan Liqiang before, both stood respectfully behind His Majesty the Emperor.
"Thanks to your concern, Your Majesty. I think my life is saved. I didn't expect that I had only met the Prime Minister's nephew once, but that Lin Zhe would hate me so much..." Yan Liqiang smiled stubbornly.
"Imperial Physician Huang said that Li Qiang, your Dantian is no longer able to gather Qi at the moment..."
"I don't know why this happened." Yan Liqiang smiled bitterly. "At that time, I was practicing, and I felt the window move, as if something was flying towards me. Without thinking, I fell to the ground from the bed. At that time, I felt the true energy in my dantian shook and began to run wild. Later, although I was lucky enough to kill that person, I was also injured and fainted. When I woke up for the first time last night, I felt something strange in my dantian. After the two imperial doctors checked, I realized that I was possessed. Now my dantian can no longer gather energy..."
His Majesty the Emperor looked at Yan Liqiang with some sympathy, and then said with murderous intent, "Don't worry, Liqiang. I will definitely seek justice for you this time and will never let the person who plotted against you get away with it!"
“Thank you, Your Majesty. I just want to recover well now. Even if my Dantian can no longer gather Qi, as long as I can move, I will participate in the blind competition in a few days. Even if I have to risk my life, I will fight for Your Majesty to repay Your Majesty’s kindness. I can’t let those people laugh at Your Majesty for being blind…” Yan Liqiang said excitedly. As soon as he finished speaking, he couldn’t help but coughing violently, “cough… cough… cough…” His face turned red from coughing, and even the blue veins on his neck and forehead were faintly visible.
At this moment, the Emperor was really moved. He held Yan Liqiang's hand and said, "Liqiang, you don't have to worry about the blind competition anymore. At the court meeting today, Lin Qingtian has taken the initiative to cancel the blind competition proposal. You should stay here and recover. When you recover, I will entrust you with an important task!"
"Your Majesty..." Yan Liqiang's eyes suddenly turned red, tears flickered in his eyes, and his voice was choked with sobs. The Oscar statuette was waving to Yan Liqiang at this moment...
"Li Qiang, you should take good care of yourself here, don't worry about anything else..." His Majesty the Emperor patted Yan Li Qiang's hand gently, then stood up and said to the imperial physician Huang, "The Imperial Hospital must do its best this time to cure Li Qiang's injuries. If the Imperial Hospital doesn't have any elixirs here, you can directly transfer them from the imperial treasury..."
"I will do my best!" the imperial physician said hurriedly.
"Well!" His Majesty the Emperor looked at Eunuch Liu again, "I'll leave Li Qiang to you for the next few days!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I know what to do!" Eunuch Liu also bowed and said.
His Majesty the Emperor left afterwards without staying long. After His Majesty the Emperor left, Eunuch Liu told Yan Liqiang what happened at the court meeting today.
Yan Liqiang was also a little surprised when he heard this. He finally understood why the Emperor was so concerned about him. This result would be more beneficial to the Emperor than if he had won against Shi Minzhang in a blind competition...
In the next two days, Yan Liqiang turned a deaf ear to what was happening outside and focused on recovering from his injuries...
(End of this chapter)