Chapter Twenty-Nine: Attack on the Camp
"The end will be late, please ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to drink the general's forgiveness!" As soon as Ban Fei came back, he knelt in the main tent and pleaded guilty. He was still wearing only his underwear, and some dampness was emanating from it, apparently he had come back in a hurry.
Ning Zeqing's left hand was tied with a bandage, and there was faint blood streaks. He flew up with his right hand and didn't blame him.
"I let you rest, what's the crime if you're not by my side, not to mention that even if you're by your side, the situation is critical at the time, I'm afraid you can't take care of it."
Shi Shu sighed and said, "In this way, I owe you another life, and I don't know when I will be able to pay it back." ”
Ning Zeqing bowed his head and said: "Guarding the prince is the duty of the minister, and he doesn't dare to take credit." ”
At that time, Shi Shu and Ning Zeqing returned to the camp from King Lao Xin, it was still early, and the officers and soldiers in the army were still playing outside or resting in the tent. Shi Shu didn't want to spoil their rare day of rest, so he didn't gather the soldiers, and there were still only some patrols and guards in the army.
Shi Shu and Ning Zeqing walked to the tent to discuss some news they had learned from King Xin, but there were no guards around the tent.
Shi Shu and Ning Zeqing only thought that the guards had neglected their duties and left their posts, although they were a little angry in their hearts, they didn't take it to heart.
The two entered the book tent, only to find that a man in black was flipping through the papers.
Seeing that he had been suddenly broken, the man in black pulled out a dagger from his waist and was about to stab them both, while the guards waited outside the tent, and no one noticed anything unusual in the tent.
"Someone, escort!" Ning Zeqing shouted outside the tent, dodging the assassination of the man in black.
When the man in black saw them moving the rescue soldiers, he was ruthless and stabbed straight at the crown prince. Shi Shu couldn't resist it, Ning Zeqing stopped the man's dagger with his left arm, but he was scratched.
When the man in black saw that he couldn't stab him, the guards ran inside again, and he could only run to mark it. The guards were outmatched by him, and they didn't catch up with the man in black.
Ning Zeqing picked up the dagger left behind by the man in black, looked at it, and asked someone to call a doctor.
The physician carefully observed the dagger, and after a long time, replied, "This dagger is the same size as the previous one of Chai Jiaowei, and it should have come from the same person's hand. ”
Ning Zeqing and Shi Shu glanced at each other after hearing this, and sure enough, they didn't guess wrong.
At this time, Ye Qi helped Qu Mingli back and checked the situation in the account. Seeing that Shi Shu and Ning Zeqing were there, they hurriedly knelt down and saluted.
Ning Zeqing saw that Qu Mingli also had moisture on his body, and there seemed to be injuries on his body, so he probably knew half of it, and Ye was neat and tidy, without the slightest disorder, but he didn't know why.
He pondered for a moment and said to Shi Shu: "Back to Your Highness, I have already checked the important documents in this account, and I think that the thieves have not found what they wanted. However, for the sake of safety, the minister believed that some documents should be kept closely. ”
Qu Mingli felt a little strange when he heard it, why did he have to say such a secret thing about the army in front of him, didn't Ning Zeqing always look at him unaccustomed to it?
As he thought about it, the military doctor who remained in the tent suddenly pulled up his arm, glared at him and said angrily: "You young man, you don't care about your body so much. I broke my head before, and I hit it again today, you're going to die, right, come with me, don't get out of bed until it's good. As he spoke, he pulled Qu Mingli up and walked only to the medical tent.
Qu Mingli had not fully recovered at this time, so he was naturally powerless to resist and was dragged away by him.
When Ban Fei saw the doctor's move, he was worried that Qu Mingli's situation was not good, so he hurriedly retreated and left.
Yazi wanted to follow, but stayed in the tent for a while before leaving.
At this time, only Shi Shu and Ning Zeqing were left in the tent.
"You've got a good lieutenant." Shi Shu said.
"He has been with me for many years, so he is naturally worried about me. However, he was a little reckless, and he was disheveled in front of His Royal Highness the Prince, and hoped that His Highness would forgive his sins. ”
Shi Shu naturally didn't blame: "It's just worrying, and it doesn't hurt to be negligent for a while." But do you know what the man was looking for in his tent? ”
"I don't know, but I know that he was looking for something very important. As long as you know this, you are not afraid that he will not take the bait. ”
"And how do you know that these people will know this?"
Ning Zeqing said with a smile: "Your Highness, you don't know, I have already sent someone to spread the news, and they already know about it now." ”
Shi Shu really didn't understand what Ning Zeqing meant, and seeing that he was full of confidence, he didn't bother to ask.
In the medical tent, Qu Mingli was forced to lie on the bed to rest by the doctor, and asked Ban Fei to watch him, not letting him get up, while kept muttering: "I have already injured my head when I was hit before, and I have sequelae." Today you hit it again, and it looks like it's not light. Now you can walk and talk, which is normal, but if it is heavier, I am afraid that I will not be able to get up from bed for the rest of my life. ”
Qu Mingli was surprised: "It's so serious, I just feel a little dizzy." ”
The doctor snorted at him: "You all rely on your youth, so you don't care for your body one by one, and if something happens in the future, it's too late." ”
Ban Fei heard that the doctor said that the situation was so dangerous, and hurriedly begged: "Doctor, you must treat him well, if there is anything I can help, just call me." ”
"You don't need help, just let him recuperate with peace of mind, and he will get better in a few days. Just be careful in the future, don't bump into strange things again. ”
Yeqi also felt guilty: "You were injured last time when you bumped into me, and this time it's because I ......"
Qu Mingli hurriedly interrupted his words: "You didn't push me into the water, why do you blame you." Don't say that again, it's a shame. ”
Yezzy was silent, and felt that he seemed to feel a little more guilty.
This night, Ban Fei asked for instructions in Ning Ze's accounting.
"General, your safety is at stake, so let's promote another person as a deputy general. I am afraid that I will not be able to protect the Lord alone, and the general will be hurt again. ”
"As I said, today's events are unguardable whether you are there or not. It's not something that one more lieutenant can solve. ”
"But...... I am afraid that my strength is too low to protect you in front of thieves. If there is another lieutenant general, his subordinates can also feel a lot more at ease. Obviously, his martial arts and strategies are all above me, if he is only a mere guard, he is still a little more talented. It is better to make him a deputy general, and it can be regarded as making the best use of people. ”
Ning Zeqing was annoyed after hearing this: "I have cultivated you for many years, not for you to pave the way for others." What's more, you are no worse than that Qu Ming, why do you have the ambition of others and destroy your own prestige. ”
"But in my heart, the safety of the general is more important than Ban Fei's future, and I don't want to see the general still be physically damaged because of this, this is Ban Fei's pain." Ban Fei knelt on the place and said, "Even if it is for the sake of the army, it should be ...... for the capable."
"Don't say it," Ning Zeqing forcibly interrupted Ban Fei's words, "Qu Mingli's matter is all up to His Highness, and I can't choose." Don't mention it again, just do your thing with peace of mind. ”
Ning Zeqing's attitude was resolute, and Ban Fei naturally couldn't say any more, so he could only make another plan.