Chapter XXIV: The Assassin's Message
Everyone in the audience, including Mu Churan, was surprised for a moment when they heard this, Mu Churan secretly said, "It's not good", and immediately flew onto the side of the boat, standing on it to inspect the lake below.
However, for a moment, the woman had disappeared into the lake and was no longer visible, except for a trace of blood mixed with bursts of lotus incense. At this time, the sky was already dark, and I was afraid that I would not be able to find the result by following the color of the blood floating all the way in the lake. However, this woman can't stay in the lake and never come out, since she has received her own sword, her movements must not be light, Mu Churan hurriedly ordered to go down, and ordered the guards to take people to various shores to wait quickly, and she must not be allowed to escape.
The guards took the orders and went.
Mu Churan took a deep breath, turned around and looked at the nobles and ministers, and the sentence "Ji Changge, you didn't save me" was still echoing in his ears. This woman is quite cunning, and she is extremely good at timing, and it is not surprising that at this critical moment of escaping life, she would throw out a sentence that surprised and distracted everyone present.
It's just, why is it Ji Changge? He was too shrewd and capable, and the Assassins wanted me to cut off my right and left hands; Still is...... Another reason? Mu Churan was still thinking about it, and the cold light mark on the high position had already spoken.
"Okay, you Ji Changge, the mourning family said that your origin is unknown and your mind is not right. The court is bent on flattering and flattering, confusing the emperor to believe you, and setting the place of the southern tour in Jiuzhou, which is far away from the feet of the Son of Heaven. I really couldn't hide it today, revealing the fox's tail. Did you want to avenge your sister who drowned in the flood by assassinating Your Majesty? Or do you want to seek this throne and sit on it yourself?
The mourning family should have thought of it, Changge should cry, you have such a name, and it is no wonder that you messed up my daughter's seventeen-year-old Fangchen so badly. Someone comes, tie him up, keep him under strict guard, and wait until he returns to the imperial capital for careful interrogation! ”
She was very angry when she said it, but there was always something in her eyes that was not noticeable about everything.
When Xiao He had just regained some consciousness, what he heard was the words "If you want to add sin, there is no excuse". Leng Qingchen did not declare the imperial doctor for her, but she was bent on letting him Xiao He die. said that the imperial doctor Xuan was just to appease Mu Qingwan's emotions. What if the imperial doctor doesn't come, Xiao He has lost too much blood and is weak to return to the sky. If Mu Qingwan investigates it, he will say that the entourage is not doing his job well, and he is delayed on the road, so he will pull a maid to die at will. At most, he lost a few days of resentment between a maid and Mu Qingxuan, but if this really allowed Xiao He to die, it would be an excellent deal.
Xiao He was very disdainful of Leng Qingjian's words in public. The people of the royal family are always like this, turning their hands into clouds and covering their hands into rain, and the same sentence can be said both positively and backwards. If you say that you are loyal, you are loyal, and if you are unfaithful, you are loyal; To say that you are rebelling is to rebel, and if you are not rebellious, you are also rebellious.
Leng Qingji's rebellious hat is too buttoned. It seems that everything Ji Changge has done before is to deliberately pave the way for today's revenge.
The guards around Ji Changge wanted to move but didn't dare to move, as if they were waiting for Mu Churan's order.
Mu Churan was also extremely entangled in his heart at the moment. If you talk about it, it is indeed Ji Changge who suggested that he set the location of the southern tour in Jiuzhou, and many matters of the southern tour were also handed over to him to prepare and operate, and maybe even the dance team of "Yue Ren Song" was decided by Ji Changge. Although he has always been loyal and outspoken, he has a fine and unique insight into the setting of various passes in the Langjiang River basin. After that, he dealt with the problem of waterlogging calmly, and his face did not change, like a loyal courtier.
But Mu Churan was still beating the drum in his heart, what if all this was his disguise? At this critical moment, if you let yourself judge only intuitively, you will naturally feel that the assassin is trying to escape the nonsense left by life, and this cloak has naturally become his card to avoid death.
Mu Churan felt extremely terrible when he thought about it. He glanced at Ji Changge from afar, this man who was now pushed to the forefront by the assassin's words did not kneel down to apologize after listening to his mother's words, and his face was as calm as the spring breeze. This look made Mu Churan very embarrassed, he couldn't tell whether this was the fearlessness of doing nothing, or the confidence in his disguised clothes.
Mu Churan did feel that the queen mother's order was a bit abrupt, but as a monarch, he also maintained a high degree of faith with his queen mother - he would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let go of one. This is the mantra that lingers in the emperor's family for a lifetime, and it is also a shackle that cannot be freed. The more noble the status and the more power is in hand, the more this sentence will be presented to the altar, otherwise once you miss, you will climb high and fall hard, and you will be crushed.
Mu Churan carried the Izumo sword that still had blood stains on the blade of the sword, and slowly walked past Ji Changge's side.
Ji Changge bowed deeply and saluted with both hands, this is the most solemn salute in the Great Yin Kingdom, and it will only be used when worshipping the heavens and ancestors. He said loudly: "Your Majesty, the minister has never rebelled. ”
Mu Churan listened to his voice, still the appearance of the clear landscape, with a slight sword sound. But at this moment, Mu Churan only heard the sound of the sword full of military spirit inexplicably, and he no longer felt excited.
Mu Churan remembered a sentence from the drama in the drama excerpt when he listened to the play with his father when he was a child:
"Deceiving all affection is drama, and deceiving the world is loyalty."
The father commented at the time that only this sentence in the whole play hit the nail on the head, which was the most bizarre. Yes, how many people in the world are truly for the country and the people? They are all pregnant with ghosts and scheming.
Mu Churan didn't look back at Ji Changge, he walked past Ji Changge a few steps, and everyone felt that General Ji should be safe. The emperor, who had been holding the long sword tightly, suddenly threw down the Izumo sword in his hand.
Xiao He secretly said that it is not good, this long sword is an honor, an identity, and a supreme belief for a general. Mu Churan dropped it at this time, and he was bound to send Ji Changge.
The king's command came without a hint of emotion.
"I'll find out what the truth is. Someone came, took off Ji Changge's crown jade, and put him under good care. ”
Ji Changge smiled faintly, and in that smile, this night banquet in another country also ended.
This day is the seventeenth day of July, and it is advisable to feast and avoid breaking ground.
Duan Heng didn't seem to expect the situation to change to such an extent. Obviously, Ji Changge, a third-grade staff general who was still loyal and righteous in the last second, and worked hard to protect the lord, was suddenly judged to be a rebel at this moment because of the assassin's words? He knew that his aunt's temper was unpredictable, cloudy and uncertain, and it seemed that she would retreat to the Chaolu Hall and do nothing, but in fact, she was more or less involved in private. But Duan Heng couldn't understand why his aunt wanted to attack Ji Changge at this time, was it just because he was the instigator of the assassins?
Mu Churan couldn't help but understand that the assassin's words still needed to be scrutinized, and what was the purpose of doing this? The muddy waters of the royal family are too deep. It's a pity that Ji Changge, who has a clear breeze and bright moon, made a scapegoat for this assassin in vain.
Assassin? That's right! And the Assassins. Now it's not that there is no proof of death, whether you can catch the assassin who jumped into the tip of the beauty, whether there is a way to survive in this game, probably here.
Although Duan Heng thought clearly and understood, he was never willing to come forward to save Ji Changge. Once he makes a move, he has been deliberately cultivating obscurity for many years, and it will all come to naught. If Mu Churan had seen his sobriety, the already doubtful emperor would inevitably have been more guarded, which would be extremely unfavorable to himself, the Duan family, and the entire Anwang Mansion. I can't do such a thing.
Ji Changge didn't struggle when he was escorted down, but just smiled at the corner of his mouth. That smile is like seeing through, more like seeing away. It's a pity that everyone looks at it unconsciously. But after the dismissal of this third-grade general, Mu Churan didn't even look back once. I don't know if I disdain to look at it, or if I don't dare to look at it.
The exquisite dishes on the case were overturned to the ground by the fierce fight before, and Xiao He half-crouched on the dragon and phoenix embroidered carpet under the desk. Mu Qingwan's silk handkerchief blocked by her wound had already become a ball of blood, and she couldn't see the original luxurious and exquisite appearance. The blood on the shoulder blade has stopped a lot, otherwise if it continues like this, Xiao He is afraid that he will die of blood loss.
Mu Churan walked up to Xiao He and half-squatted down, and asked sharply, "Imperial Doctor, where is the Imperial Doctor?" ”
Mu Qingwan was stunned when she heard this, and just wanted to question her mother, but found that the latter had just given a palace maid to death.
"Juan'er, the queen mother really didn't expect that there were such delicious and lazy things in the palace, so she asked her to call the best imperial doctor for Lord Xiao, but she was actually delayed until now, and almost killed Lord Xiao."
There was a lot of resentment in Leng Qingchen's tone, but Mu Qingwan felt that there was something wrong, and she always felt that the queen mother's seemingly anxious eyes were empty, and there was no emotion.
Mu Churan didn't pay attention to the Queen Mother's words, he waved his hand and ordered the imperial doctor to go directly to Xiao He's room, and he got up and picked up Xiao He.
I tested Xiao He before, but I only knew that the person in my arms had some martial arts foundation. I didn't expect to really pick it up and find that it was very light, as if there was this thin bone left all over the body, which made people feel a little pity for no reason.
Everyone was a little surprised by this scene, but after all, Lord Xiao saved His Majesty's life, and no one had any complaints.
Only Duan Heng knew that Duan Shengyi beside him seemed to be about to crush a mouthful of silver teeth.
Mu Qingwan stood beside Leng Qingjian, staring at the golden carpet that Xiao He had been lying on before. The finely embroidered carpet was clearly stained with Xiao He's blood, but a drop of blood happened to drop under the eyes of the phoenix flying beside the golden dragon, like a tear that burned people's eyes.
Mu Qingwan no longer cared about the queen mother's obstruction and scattered buns, and lifted the noble skirt of the blood into plum blossoms to follow his brother. As soon as she ran, the golden bells at the end of her hair jingled. On the seventeenth birthday of the only princess of Dayin, an elegy sounded without warning.