Wei Tingyu turned around and started to deal with the matter of the "guard", although he could not be completely sure, in this kind of matter, it is natural to rather kill the wrong person than let him go. Besides, he could confirm it after catching him and interrogating him. Even if he was not the guard, it would not affect anything. He could just treat him as a guard. Between countries, the death of an insignificant person is just a small matter, and it would not cause any trouble.
It’s just that Xichi’s people have just left, so it’s not convenient to take action at this time.
Because it is impossible to let the delegation leave on their own, not only for a few big countries, but also for other small countries. Just like when they came, they will be escorted by Qi Chao when they leave, so the routes are all planned.
These are all in our own hands, so it is not difficult to arrange and do something in advance.
However, Wei Tingyu currently has two plans. One is to find the right time to create chaos. The other is, if this "guard" is really the same person from two years ago, then he will enter the Qi Dynasty again openly. Maybe he will not leave so easily. He may leave the Xichi delegation at some point on the way. As long as he keeps a close eye on him...
Wei Tingyu took out a map and marked the route that Xichi would take when he left. Although he was not quite sure which locations along the way were suitable for "doing something", his subordinates did not have such people. Based on Wei Tingyu's ideas, they took out a suitable plan for Wei Tingyu to review before going on the mission.
Wei Tingyu did not give blind orders on these matters. "Try to capture them alive. If there is any chance, kill them without mercy."
The people below took the order and left. Some of them had met Bai Qingchuan before and knew how dangerous this person was. Therefore, no matter who the Liuqi guard was, they were extremely cautious and would not allow any mistakes.
After Wei Tingyu gave the order, he put it aside and no longer paid too much attention to it.
Now, there are only six members of the delegation left in Kaiping Imperial City, and General Gu's injuries seem to have healed almost completely, and have no impact on his daily life. When he sees Xiaocao, although he does not express gratitude every time, his attitude is always respectful. He regards Xiaocao as his true savior, without any pretense.
Before, Princess Lanqi had offended Fan Wuguo, so she used some of Liuqie's unique medicine to make amends. Now, Xiaocao also got their "holy medicine" from General Gu. This medicine should be a good medicine indeed, at least it is extraordinary in terms of keeping people alive. So Xiaocao is very interested in studying it. Although she has more than one way to keep people alive, and they are better than the "holy medicine", but in terms of medicine alone, the prepared medicine may be weaker than the "holy medicine".
This "holy medicine" is not just one kind of medicine, but a mixture of three medicines in a certain proportion. Two of these three medicines have been obtained before, but the remaining one is not available. It is said that it is very rare even in Liuqi.
After some research, Xiaocao believes that it should be possible to find a substitute. Even if one type does not work, trying a few more should be able to achieve the desired effect. Moreover, Xiaocao's rich pharmacological reserves can shorten the "searching" process a lot. However, even so, it still takes time, and Xiaocao does not have much time now, so he can only wait until the hospital is up and running.
Liu Qian could actually leave now. Even if General Gu was not fully recovered, Xiao Cao didn't need to do much. He could just ride less horse when he went back, which would basically be fine. However, he said that he wanted to take more care of himself. After all, he was a general who led troops into battle. He might not care about life and death, but he would care more about his injuries than ordinary people. It was reasonable for him to say that.
At least this is an excuse, unlike Xichi's previous shameless behavior. If you want to stay, just stay. It's no big deal.
The imperial examination was held as scheduled, with three sessions lasting nine days. This alone was a difficult test for the candidates.
However, it is said that except for those "old students" who are not participating for the first time, some places still implement mock exams, which are arranged completely according to the time and environment of the formal exam. Xiaocao also overheard someone say this, but he was not too surprised. Anything, any development, may be an idea that came to him suddenly. It's just a mock exam, so it's not strange that someone thought of it.
Xiaocao was busy, and Wenren Taibo was also busy, so, although they lived under the same roof, Xiaocao had not seen his biological father for quite some time. However, with Han in between, they knew the situation on both sides.
For this special examination, because Wenren Taibo was the chief examiner, not only the entire Wenren clan, but also those who were close to the Wenren family were not allowed to participate. In order to avoid suspicion, of course, this was not only true for the Wenren family, but also for other people related to the re-examination. In order to avoid this situation, officials usually contacted at most two sessions to participate in the invigilation, which can be said to be very humane.
Of course, sometimes, for the sake of the younger generations in their families, some officials will take the initiative to avoid participating.
Originally, the exam was over and all that was left was marking and grading. However, cheating was exposed on the third day.
It was like a thunderclap!