〖Medical Saint Sangchen collected medicines in the deep mountains at that time, and when he came out of the mountain, when he saw the Emperor Yong’s list, he knew that Suiyun was dying. In three days, he galloped thousands of miles, rushed to Chang’an, and reached the palace of Yongwang, with a trace of Suiyun’s life hanging on it. The holy hand is rejuvenated, and Zhe Nai is born, but the body becomes weaker since then.
— "The History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties: The Biography of Jiang Suiyun"〗
As soon as Sang Chen arrived at the palace, he went straight to Hanyuan, and brought a few imperial doctors and Xiao Shunzi to fight.
Li Zhi was waiting outside the door, feeling extremely anxious. Pei Yun's injury was completely healed. He heard that Sang Chen had arrived at Prince Yong's mansion, and he also came to wait outside the door. He was very grateful to Jiang Zhe. After the discussion, although the two uncles did not speak, they have acquiesced. Although it goes against the Buddhist concept of compassion, they can't take it anymore. Pei Yun is a Dharma-protecting disciple they have carefully cultivated, and he absolutely cannot have anything to do with Fengyi Sect. . For this reason, they deliberately divided the only two Xiao Huan Dan on their bodies into one for Jiang Zhe to take.
Everyone waited outside for a whole day, and it was not until the next night that they saw Sang Chen and the others walking out with exhausted faces. The medical sage is already in his seventies. Although he is old and his hair and beard are all white, he is still in good health. The imperial physicians almost have to take turns in the past two days, but he has never stepped out of the door.
Walking out of the room, Sang Chen saw Li Zhi at a glance, stepped forward and said: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your hard work. If it weren't for His Highness using precious medicines to prolong his life, I'm afraid Suiyun won't be able to wait for the old man to save him."
Li Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief, sat down softly on the chair brought by the guards, and said wearily, "Mr. Sang, this king would like to thank you for saving Mr. Jiang."
Sang Chen smiled slightly and said, "Suiyun and I are in the same relationship as our grandson and grandson. It is only natural for me to save him, but although he is safe now, there is still a lot of effort in the next recuperation, so the old man has to disturb His Highness."
Li Zhi quickly stood up and said, "Naturally, even if Mr. Sang doesn't say it, this king will also ask him to stay in the palace for a while. No matter what the need is, please tell this king, and he will not be disappointed."
Sang Chen nodded and said, "The old man is also tired. Please prepare a place for the old man. I will come back tomorrow to diagnose and treat Suiyun. The old man will live in the Cold Garden and can take care of Suiyun's body at any time."
Li Zhi repeatedly promised that he had already ordered a residence for Sang Chen in Hanyuan.
At this time, the princess sent someone over to persuade Li Zhi to go back to the back mansion to rest. These days, Li Zhi had spent almost all his meals and lodging in Hanyuan, and he never went back. Now he finally calmed down, and only then did he return to his residence. The concubine and maids waited on Li Zhi to bathe and change clothes, and after a good meal, Li Zhi finally fell asleep on the bed without worry.
When he woke up, it was already three poles in the sun, Li Zhi got up, two maids came to help Li Zhi tidy up his clothes, Li Zhi smiled and said, "Where's the princess?"
The princess walked in from outside and said with a smile, "Your Highness is overjoyed, just now Hancai Hanyuan sent someone to report that Jiang Sima has woken up."
Li Zhi was overjoyed and said, "The medical sage truly lives up to its reputation. After one night, Suiyun woke up."
The princess held back a smile and said, "Your Highness, it's been two days, and you can't wake up from your sleep. Mr. Sang came over to see it and said that you were working too hard a few days ago, so it's fine as long as you wake up. "
Li Zhi smiled bitterly and said: "No wonder this king is hungry, get some food quickly, this king is going to visit Mr. Jiang in Hanyuan."
The princess took Li Zhi to the dining room, and said as she walked, "Your Highness, take Rou Lan with you later, I dare not tell her about Jiang Sima these days, she has been crying several times."
Li Zhi nodded and said, "Alright, you can accompany me too, and then go to the palace and tell Changle."
The princess looked at Li Zhi in surprise, and said, "Didn't Your Highness say that this is inappropriate?"
Li Zhi said with a wry smile: "As soon as Changle knew that Jiang Sima was seriously injured, he immediately gave half of the black ginseng that his father had given her to this king, and two days ago, he sent someone to ask if he needed the other half. Now, I'm afraid I really want to borrow scrophularia. It seems that Changle has a deep affection for Jiang Sima, and even if I can't fulfill her wishes, I don't want her to worry all the time."
The princess nodded and said, "Alright, let's go. I brought Rou Lan into the palace together, and said I would show it to Concubine Changsun. Although this child is young, she is smart and cute, and Chang Le also likes her very much."
Li Zhi nodded, and the princess said again: "Your Highness, although you have released General Qin and the others, you have been sending people to monitor them these days, and they are blatant. Yesterday, Mrs. Qin came to visit in person and told her concubine that it was not Qin Qing's actions, but The general still locked up Qin Qing and questioned him carefully." Li Zhi said coldly, "Let's talk about these things after I have discussed with Suiyun, if he did, this king will never forgive him."
The princess said hesitantly: "His Royal Highness, you and the prince are on the same page. If you offend General Qin again, your concubine will not be relieved. Moreover, the Xiahou family is deeply favored by the emperor. This time, the princess of King Jingjiang is here at his father's order. No matter which one is offended, it is very troublesome."
Li Zhi paused and said lightly: "It's nothing, some things have to be resolved sooner or later, but if Qin Qing really did such a thing, it's really humiliating to the lintel."
The princess said cautiously: "I don't think this child will do this. The general's family is strict, and this child has a kind-hearted personality. Although he is a little reckless, he can't do such a secret arrow to hurt people."
Li Zhi hesitated for a while, but didn't say anything. He had already asked Qin Qing personally, Qin Qing did not hide the situation of the day, he was sure that someone would provoke Qin Qing, but he could not be sure that Qin Qing had not fallen into the trap, after all, the events of the day were apart from Besides Jiang Zhe, there is no second witness alive, even if Qin Qing is telling the truth, it does not rule out the possibility that he would fall into the hole while someone stabbed him, but the matter is very important, Li Zhi was reluctant to tell the princess, just said lightly: " This king will be fair and decisive."
In any case, Prince Yong's mansion finally calmed down temporarily. These days, the mansion has been turned upside down, and now it is calm. Of course, the turbulent waves in the dark are not understood by ordinary people.
In the Prince's Mansion, Lu Jingzhong stared blankly at the information in his hand, and suddenly shredded the paper in anger. After a while, he got up and walked out of the room and walked to the gate of the palace, but he heard singing and dancing inside, Lu Jingzhong shook his head, He walked in quietly, only to see Prince Li An sitting on the head, looking lazily at the graceful dancing poses of the dancers, seeing Lu Jingzhong coming in, and looking bad, Li An waved his hand, and the dancers and musicians all retired. Going down, he asked, "Why is the young master so worried? Isn't Jiang Zhe's life saved? Our purpose is not his life."
Lu Jingzhong said worriedly: "His Royal Highness, I have carefully read the information these days and found that we have made a big mistake."
Li An was stunned for a moment, then sat up straight and said, "Young Master, why did you say this."
Lu Jingzhong said: "His Royal Highness, I used to think that Jiang Zhe was a state scholar, but to be honest, we have no shortage of civil and military talents, so although he has extraordinary points in military strategy and national strategy, the ministers don't care much, as long as His Highness ascends the throne After that, if he is willing to serve, it will not be too late. Anyway, His Highness is not the emperor, so there is no need to rush to recruit talented people, which arouses the suspicion of the emperor. What's the use? The original minister suggested to assassinate Jiang Zhe, but he wanted to provoke a conflict between King Yong and General Qin. Unexpectedly, the situation was strange that day, and another group of assassins took the lead. Although he was unsuccessful, he was still the one we arranged. After I got it, Your Highness also saw King Yong's reaction, and then I thought that maybe we stepped on King Yong's key point."
Li An nodded and said: "You are right, we have been difficult for the second child over the years, and we have never seen him so tough. He first went to the father to cry, and then transferred the guards into the city, and even the Xuanshen he was rewarded by the father. I don’t cherish it, and I borrowed scrophularia from Princess Changle, and even the old sixth is flattering, thinking of this, Gu is 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 the minister suspicious. After carefully reading the old information, he realized that the minister had neglected his duties. This Jiang Zhe, the minister only thought that he was a pillar of talent, but the minister carefully scrutinized, this person is actually A genius who is good at intrigue."
Li An raised his eyebrows and motioned Lu Jingzhong to continue his speech. Lu Jingzhong said: "This man is famous for his literary talents. He was the counselor in the curtain of Prince Nanchude. The minister didn't think it was strange at first, he just said that he was just an attached ji, and what we got Information, although I know that Prince De trusts him, but I haven't seen any strategies he offered. Although I know that his military affairs are well handled, I don't think it matters. These days, I have collected all the battle reports of Prince De, and found that only in Jiang When Zhe was in his army, Prince De's tactics became strange and vicious. There is also Jiang Zhe's song that killed the king of Shu. Although it is a good talk, everyone thought it was Prince De's order, Jiang Zhe was not good enough. It's just to catch a knife, but now that I think about it, it's not necessarily Jiang Zhe's own intention. It's just that Jiang Zhe has been sick for several years, so everyone has not paid attention.
Li An smiled and said: "Is the young master too worried, this is all without evidence?"
Lu Jingzhong said: "There is really no evidence, but Your Highness, why did King Qi want to compete with King Yong for this person, and this time he sent precious medicines in a courteous manner. His Highness did not say that Liang Wan had reported to His Highness that King Yong and King Qi had both Let her pay attention to Jiang Zhe, but we think that King Yong appreciates Jiang Zhe's talent. His Highness knows that King Yong is a lover of talents. As for King Qi, he always makes trouble, so His Royal Highness does not take it to heart. Now it seems that King Yong and Qi I am afraid that the king knows how powerful this person is. Only the prince and his ministers regard Jiang Zhe as a talented literati. The so-called one blinds the eyes and does not see Mount Tai. King Yong uses his high regard to make us believe that Jiang Zhe is like Qu Yuan and Jia Yi. Mingshi, but let us ignore that this person is really a first-class adviser to Liangping."
Li An said: "Young Master is careful, Gu is aware of it, but it is too much to worry about. Since this person joined King Yong, he has not made any achievements."
A flash of vigilance flashed in Lu Jingzhong's eyes and said: "This is what the minister is worried about, the so-called good warriors have no outstanding achievements, and if the minister guesses right, this person's tactics should be ruthless and strict, not sticking to one pattern, I'm afraid We will be 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 said with relief: "Young Fu is very talented, and even if that person has the ability, he is not the opponent of Young Master. The big deal is that we will send another killer."
A glimmer of pride flashed in Lu Jingzhong's eyes at first, but he shook his head and said, "This is another thing that we have ignored. There is a hidden master by his side, named Li Shun, who is said to be an eunuch in Nanchu Palace, who is under construction. When Yecheng broke down, he took refuge in Jiang Zhe, and was brought back by King Yong. I checked the information about this person and found that it was very rare, because this person was almost inseparable from Jiang Zhe all day long. Jiang Zhe lived in a secluded place. , Your Highness knows that Yongwang's mansion is like an iron barrel, and it is difficult to penetrate, especially Jiang Zhe is surrounded by many guards, our spies did not pay attention to this person at all. According to Xiahou, that Li Shun's martial arts has not arrived. Unless he is a master of his level, or someone who is good at tasting, it is difficult to see the depth of his skin. Our spies are really poor at this point, and they didn't pay special attention, so they ignored this person. , According to Xiahou, this person's martial arts must be far superior to him, if we send killers again, I'm afraid it won't work."
Li An looked uneasy: "Young Master, then what do you say?"
Lu Jingzhong said: "The so-called soldiers come to block, Your Highness does not need to worry too much, but we should be more careful. Once His Highness ascends the throne, we will not have to worry. If the situation is urgent, it is a big deal that we send some powerful killers. Higher than that person?"
Li An nodded and said, "Young Master is right. So should we slow down our business?"
Lu Jingzhong said: "It's not necessary, Xiahou said that the assassin was sent by Southern Chu in all likelihood, and I don't believe that a surrendered minister of Southern Chu would have any collusion with the Jinxiu Alliance, and I also don't believe that he is in trouble. What kind of power is there? Now that King Yong is in turmoil, we just took the opportunity to play a few games. When King Yong noticed it, we stopped doing it. It is Your Highness. I only entered the house because of the conflict, and I'm worried that he has a different mind."
Li An said impatiently: "Young Master, you know, although Xia Jinyi had a conflict with Jiang Zhe, it was because of the relationship between Guan Zhong and Jiang Zhe. He sent someone to monitor Xia Jinyi. He was busy rehearsing songs and dances except for Xiuchun Qingqing and me. This time Jiang Zhe was seriously injured, and Prince Yong's mansion was in chaos. If he was a spy, he should pretend to be indifferent if he didn't particularly care, but you know, although he is curious But there is no sympathy, and he also mocks the people in Yongwang's mansion. Besides, he has got Xiuchun in his hands. If he is a spy of Yongwang's mansion, he is not busy collecting information these days. Besides, this kind of person is only sensual , I'm afraid the second child doesn't like it, don't worry, this king will not let him know any secrets, and this kid is not the material."
Lu Jingzhong frowned and stopped persuading him. He couldn't say that His Highness, being seduced by Xia Jinyi these days, had already caused some people's dissatisfaction, and this kind of thing could not be persuaded.
Li An waved his hands and said, "Okay, the young master just needs to strengthen his surveillance of Prince Yong's mansion. Don't worry about it."
Li An's expression changed at this time, and he said, "I'm just very uneasy about one thing. King Qi didn't warn you about Jiang Zhe beforehand, and now he's flattering. Do you think King Qi has a different opinion?"
Lu Jingzhong said: "His Royal Highness, who in the world has no selfishness? This minister thinks that King Qi just likes virtuous talents. Your Highness should not mind this selfishness."
Li An looked at Lu Jingzhong with some dissatisfaction and said, "Since you said so, it's okay to be lonely, but you have to pay attention to King Qi, and you don't want to be betrayed by everyone."
Lu Jingzhong's expression remained unchanged: "This minister must pay attention to King Qi's actions. If His Highness is worried, you may as well ask Empress Lan Fei. She and Princess Qi belong to the same family, so they 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 only because Gu Nianjiangzhe had cured his poisonous wound. I know about this, so I didn't Take it to heart, after listening to your words today, Lao Liu's words are definitely not true, you should pay attention to this matter for Gu, Gu will never allow another King Yong to appear."
Lu Jingzhong said respectfully and respectfully, "I obey the order."
In a mansion in Chang'an, Xiahou Yuanfeng was standing in the garden, enjoying the first blooming plum blossoms. Now it's the end of February, and a few early plums are about to bloom. At this time, a young servant in Tsing Yi hurried from behind. , Seeing the young master with a plum-like appearance in the sunshine of early spring, he was stunned for a moment, and then said loudly: "Master, the guest wants to see you."
Xiahou Yuanfeng smiled slightly and said, "That's it." After saying that, he cut a plum blossom, put it in the bottle, and walked to the guest room holding the bottle. Walking into the guest room, he put the vase on the table, and the faint fragrance of plum blossoms filled the room immediately. He said lightly to the middle-aged man on the bed, "Poisonous hand and evil heart, is your injury healed?"
The poisonous hand and evil heart looked coldly at the handsome young man who rescued him that day, and said: "My injury has healed, what conditions do you have to say."
Xiahou Yuanfeng smiled and said, "I have one thing to tell you, unfortunately, Jiang Zhe and Jiang Suiyun have already escaped."
Poison Hand Xie's heart tightened, but he said coldly, "Then you, the oriole, didn't take advantage."
Xiahou Yuanfeng said lightly: "It stands to reason that you are a spy of Nanchu, I should kill you, but I really don't want to kill you, after all, your goals and mine are not in conflict, if you want, I can give you more A chance to assassinate, you are willing."
Poisonous hand and evil heart sneered: "Do you think I'm an idiot, not to mention that Jiang Zhe must be closely guarded now, and now Eunuch Shun will not leave him."
Xiahou Yuanfeng's eyes lit up and said, "Are you familiar with Li Shun?"
Poisonous Xiexin saw through his thoughts, and said lightly: "I'm not familiar with it, but I have spy on Jiang Zhe for a while, and I 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, this time if he wasn't there , I'm afraid I'll come to the door to send you to death."
Xiahou Yuanfeng said lightly: "The investigation in the capital has been relaxed a lot these days. If you want, I can send you out of the city."
The poisonous hand said coldly: "What is your purpose?"
Xiahou Yuanfeng smiled and said: "My purpose is very simple, I want you to draw the attention of Yongwang's mansion, and in the process of hunting you down, I hope you can convince them that it is Qin Qing who colluded with you to murder. Of course, I will try my best to help you escape back to Nanchu. If not, please make your own decision. You know who Qin Qing is. I think the dispute between King Yong and General Qin will be good for you Nanchu."
Knowing that it was a life-and-death task, he said lightly, "Alright, I'll give you my life at most, but you also have to do one thing. You have to kill Jiang Zhe within two years."
Xiahou Yuanfeng smiled, raised his hand and vowed: "Xiahou Yuanfeng vowed to kill Jiang Zhe within two years. If this vow is violated, heaven and earth will be destroyed."
Poisonous evil heart said lightly: "Although I don't believe your oath, but I believe 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 definitely die at his hands. "
Xiahou Yuanfeng smiled slightly. When he saw Xiao Shunzi's incredible light work that day, he knew that His Royal Highness had offended a very terrible enemy, so he made up his mind and rescued the assassin who killed Jiang Zhe first, hoping that he could achieve his goal. , but the person who shot the arrow was not himself. If the evil hand Xie Xin thought so, how could he obediently obey his own arrangements, thinking of the killer Oriole, Xiahou Yuanfeng thought maliciously, I don't know if that person is clear Did someone aim at him with a bow and arrow? The things in the world are really all coincidental. Who would have thought that three waves of killers would arrive at Hanyuan at the same time