It wasn't until late at night that Zhu Changxun and Zhao Sheng came back from the palace.

The weather is already slightly cooler at this time, especially at night. As soon as they entered, the guards guarding the door could see that both of them had a somewhat grim face.

Li Muyuan carried a red lantern in the corridor and stood there quietly. Zhao Sheng saw Li Muyuan standing, and couldn't help but look at his own prince.

Zhu Changxun couldn't help but be a little surprised when he saw her standing in the corridor, and his face eased slightly.

"Why are you standing here? How long have you been waiting? ”

It's still a calm and calm voice. Li Muyuan was called by him, and the lantern in her hand swayed slightly.

"It didn't take long, Lord Wang, Uncle Sheng. Something happened in the palace? ”

Li Muyuan saw that as soon as they came over, her face was slightly cold, and she was faintly uneasy in her heart.

Sheng Bo's complexion also eased slightly, but his face was still a little tense.

He laughed awkwardly twice before he said with concern, "It's strange that the girl is standing here." ”

Seeing that he deliberately opened up this topic, she looked at Zhu Changxun again in puzzlement.

Zhu Changxun also looked at her, and for a while, the two looked at each other tightly.

Zhu Changxun's eyes looked even more unfathomable in the dark night, but Li Muyuan didn't feel scared at all.

"Let's go to the study with the king." Finally, he still compromised with Li Muyuan.

"Lord Wang?" Zhao Sheng's voice was slightly incredulous, but Zhu Changxun had already walked forward quickly, and Li Muyuan also followed his figure closely, and Zhao Sheng couldn't help but have some mixed feelings in his heart.

When she arrived at the study, as soon as Li Muyuan entered the door, she could see that the rabbit painting had been hung in the study.

The painting hung quietly in the center of the study, which added a bit of liveliness to the quiet study.

When Zhao Sheng was guarding outside the door, Li Muyuan and Zhu Changxun sat opposite each other in the room. The candle flame in the study reflected on her face, looking a little misty.

Zhu Changxun looked away, and then answered what she asked in the corridor: "It's not that there was an accident in the palace." A few days ago, Li Chengliang, the commander-in-chief of Liaodong, personally commanded the army to attack Gule Village, the headquarters of the head of the Jianzhou Department. ”

Li Muyuan was slightly shocked in her heart, but she didn't know much about military affairs, she asked, "But what happened?" ”

Zhu Changxun listened to her question, and his clean and slender hand began to gently buckle the table, slowly and rhythmically.

"Gule Village is a mountain city, and the army has not been able to attack it for a long time, so it has caused heavy casualties. At this time, the leader of the Jurchens cried out that whoever could open the gate of the city would be the lord of the city. ”

Li Muyuan nodded.

Zhu Changxun continued to say calmly: "Later, this city gate was opened by our Ming army. It was originally a gratifying thing, but as soon as the people of the Ming army entered the city, they burned and looted, and those noble gentry and people ran and killed, and Gule Village became a purgatory on earth for a while. ”

His hand stopped, and for a moment the study was very silent, as if he could hear the sound of two people breathing.

"It's a pity that the Ming army killed the wrong person and killed Nashuerhaqi's father and grandfather. When Nashulhaqi learned about it, he must have been very bitter and angry. But Li Chengliang made a claim that it was manslaughter, and only gave Shuerhaqi thirteen edicts, and a few horses were settled. ”

Li Muyuan's heart was slightly cold, and she couldn't help but shudder.

Regardless of whether it was manslaughter or not, acting like this now not only does not have any sincerity, but is also likely to add fuel to the fire.

"So, in the past few days, there has been an urgent letter from Jianzhou. It is said that Shulhaqi rebelled with his father and grandfather's remnants. ”

Zhu Changxun stopped, turned his eyes to look at Li Muyuan, and saw that her face was already a little panicked.

He comforted again: "But I don't expect anything to happen during this time, the emperor has already sent several generals and 100,000 troops to support." Now Shulhaqi's power is not very large, and 100,000 troops must be more than enough. ”

He said this, but the hand was clenched, and he did not unfold it and buckle the table again.

Li Muyuan also knew that this matter was critical, and she couldn't imagine Shuerhaqi's strength.

The horror of Shuerhaqi's strength was already beginning to take shape as early as the Wanli period.

He had led his troops eastward to conquer the various tribes of Changbai Mountain, and the leader of the Haixi Jurchens led nine tribes to attack his army.

He was strategic, chose to concentrate his forces, attacked his main force, and defeated the Nine Coalition Army.

captured the leader of the Ula tribe alive, and he also endlessly broke the other Jurchen tribes one by one. Not only did they gradually unify the Jurchens in a very short period of time, but they also had friendly contacts with the leaders of the Korean and Mongolian tribes.

His tactical strength is so great that even Li Muyuan, a woman, is also familiar with his name.

Originally, the well water of the two tribes did not interfere with the river water, but now because of this Gule village, a war that could have been avoided is about to begin.

In the face of such a big event, what she saw and heard during the day seemed insignificant. Zhu Changxun also knew that Li Muyuan was still waiting for him to come back late at night because he had something to tell him.

Seeing that Li Muyuan had calmed down at the moment, he asked, "What are you looking for me?" ”

Li Muyuan saw him asking, and also roughly explained today's events.

Zhu Changxun pondered for a moment, and then said: "Arsenic is rarely used to poison rats and insects. What's more, in a Shangshu Mansion, rat and insect medicine are not prepared? Do you want to let the lady's appropriate grandmother dress up and then go to the city to buy medicine? ”

Li Muyuan nodded, and at the same time added: "Hmm... I also think there is a problem, and this pharmacy is not the same as other apothecaries, the store is not accountable, if you wait for a month or two, no one will remember that a commoner dressed as a grandmother came to buy arsenic. ”

Zhu Changxun's face was as usual, he leaned back in the chair and continued to wait for Li Muyuan's next sentence.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Li Muyuan asked tentatively, "Does the prince need to send someone to keep an eye on it?" If something happens to Miss Wang at this moment, I am afraid that the people of Shangshu Mansion will beat our mansion upside down. ”

"Well, you just have to keep an eye on it." Zhu Changxun agreed.

Li Muyuan was slightly stunned, she? She is not good at skills, how can she sneak into the Shangshu Mansion and stare at Mama Wu.

Seeing that she was stunned, Zhu Changxun said calmly: "You can go to Shangshu Mansion in the name of the palace." If I'm not mistaken, the grandmother in the palace will be sent over in a few days, do you need me to help you know? ”

Li Muyuan nodded like pounding garlic, and couldn't help but say approvingly: "The prince is really amazing!" I didn't think that when the time came, I would first change my appearance and then live in Shangshu Mansion with the palace grandmother for half a month. ”

"Why the disguise?" Zhu Changxun raised his eyebrows.

Ask while knowing the answer. These four big words appeared in Li Muyuan's heart.

But she still wittily explained: "I am easier to get close to, and I am not easy to detect. ”

Zhu Changxun nodded, a smile in his eyes.

……

After Li Muyuan left, Zhu Changxun stood up silently and stared at the painting slightly.

Although he was still thinking about other things, the anxiety in his heart had eased a lot.