Chapter 190: Decision in a dream, Lu Lingxuan’s conspiracy
There was a buzz all around, and there seemed to be several people shouting and running towards here, but Gao Zhan could no longer hear these noisy sounds clearly. In his eyes, only this handsome young man was pierced by an arrow, and just like that, he I feel exhausted in front of me.
Li Mi, who was closest to him, didn't care about fighting with these assassins. He rushed over in a few steps and held "Xie Zhen" in his arms.
There was still fierce sword energy flowing out in front, and there were shrill shouts. The archer who shot an arrow here had his arm cut off by the sword energy, and he rolled on the ground and howled!
A man in black robes and a half-mask descended from the sky, causing the assassins who came to attack him to retreat in fear.
At the same time, Gao Yanzong also surrounded him with a group of soldiers.
Almost everyone's eyes were filled with fear.
"Your Majesty, I will take Mr. Xie to Prince Lanling's Mansion!"
After Li Miwang said to Gao Zhan, he immediately picked up Xiao Jinyu and left. Gao Yanzong also wanted to follow to help, but Xiao Jinyu asked Gao Yanzong to stay to protect His Majesty!
Gao Yanzong seemed to hesitate, but under Xiao Jinyu's thoughtful gaze, he finally compromised and only ordered his soldiers to escort and arrest these assassins.
Ling Ye took Xiao Jinyu from Li Mi and rushed towards the Lanling Palace.
In Gao Zhan's eyes, these people came roaring in and roared away. He had no time to think about anything, and his mind went blank. At Liu Taozhi's urging, he got on the carriage and drove quickly towards the palace.
When he arrived at the palace in Yenan City and entered the Zhaoyang Palace, he seemed to have calmed down after the shock. He began to think about everything that had just happened and asked Liu Taozhi and He Shikai.
"Did Mr. Xie block the arrow for me just now and save my life?"
He Shikai's face looked a little ugly. When he heard his question, he immediately smiled flatteringly: "Your Majesty, it's because you are the True Dragon Emperor, and good people have their own destiny!"
Liu Taozhi closed her mouth tightly and said nothing, only bowed her head in acquiescence!
But after hearing these words, Gao Yanzong was not convinced. He strode in from outside Zhaoyang Palace, knelt down and saluted: "Your Majesty, it is indeed Xie Shilang who sacrificed his life to save Your Majesty! Now his life and death are even more uncertain, and he is in danger!"
Gao Zhan's heart suddenly felt empty, and he seemed a little scared.
"I'll go see him!"
Just as he was about to leave, He Shikai persuaded him: "Your Majesty, I am afraid that there is a rebellious party in Ye City, and they want to harm your Majesty, so please don't leave the palace again!"
Gao Zhan became a little angry and looked at He Shikai: "Yantong, I remember it was you who persuaded me to go out to play today, right? What I said is that Xie Shilang is a koi fish in the world. With him here, everything can be turned into a disaster. lucky?
Is this what you call turning danger into good fortune?
Trade his life for mine? "
At this point, Gao Zhan became even more suspicious and asked, "Does this matter have anything to do with you?"
Hearing this, Gao Yanzong became even more angry and glared at He Shikai fiercely!
He Shikai, however, looked frightened and aggrieved, and hurriedly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I am absolutely loyal to Your Majesty, and I would never dare to carry out such an assassination!"
Seeing his pitiful look, Gao Zhan felt like he couldn't bear it. After a long while, he sighed and said, "That's it, let Dali Temple investigate this matter. I want to find out the truth!"
The implication of this is that I will never believe his and Shikai's one-sided words easily again.
After saying that, he called the chamberlain: "Go and get me the best medicine. Whether it's thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum or Tianshan Snow Lotus, as long as it can save people's lives, send them all to Minister Xie!"
"yes!"
"Yanzong, please go to Prince Lanling's Mansion on my behalf to see how he is injured?"
"yes!"
Gao Yanzong felt a little happy in his heart. Thinking of the arrow in Xiao Jinyu's body, he immediately became gloomy again. When the servant brought a large box of precious medicinal materials, Gao Yanzong hurried to Prince Lanling's Mansion with the medicinal materials.
At this time, there were also cries in Prince Lanling's palace. Ever since Ling Ye came in with Xiao Jinyu in his arms and saw an arrow stuck in her chest, several women in the palace were so frightened that they became distraught. It was Princess Liyang who ordered the palace to The servants methodically heated water and took medicinal materials. Under Xiao Jinyu's instructions, Ling Ye pulled out the arrow, pressed the wound to prevent blood from gushing out, and then carefully applied medicine to Xiao Jinyu.
Seeing the blood-stained silk cloth falling down one after another, Axiu couldn't help but cover her mouth and sob. Xie Yuxuan stayed beside Xiao Jinyu's bed with heartache, cleaning her wounds in person, and tears fell down in large numbers from her eyes. .
"Why do you want to save this debauched and immoral king? Is he worth risking your life to save? If it weren't for him, you and the prince wouldn't be separated, and you wouldn't live so cautiously. Wouldn't it be better if he died?"
Xie Yuxuan asked with tears in her eyes and a scolding tone.
"If the king of the county sees you like this, he will feel so distressed. If your physique were not different from ordinary people, this poisoned arrow would have killed you long ago!"
Li Mi's eyes were also filled with pain, and he continued: "She is trying to gain Gao Zhan's trust. If this faint king still has a little conscience, this move will be effective, but if..."
Xiao Jinyu forced a smile and said: "Li Langjun also saw it today. If I can't gain Gao Zhan's trust as soon as possible, more loyal ministers and good generals will be framed and killed under He Shikai's slander. Li Langjun Being with His Majesty is like walking on thin ice with me.
Gao Zhan cannot die now. If he dies and Prince Gao Wei, who relies too heavily on Lu Lingxuan, succeeds to the throne, then the government of Qi will really be completely in the hands of Lu Lingxuan, and the situation will be even worse than now.
Lu Lingxuan hates us so much now. Once she takes complete control of Qi's government, I'm afraid we will be the first people to be killed! "
When Xiao Jinyu said this, everyone fell silent.
"At least, although Gao Zhan is a licentious man and loves villains and virtuous ministers, he is not a weak and incompetent person who obeys the orders of Lu Lingxuan and He Shikai. As long as I can replace He Shikai's position in his heart, he will If you can listen to what I say, everything can change!"
In the memory of his previous life, although Gao Zhan was afraid of Zhaojun Wang Gao Rui and Chang Gong, he did not kill them when he was alive. Instead, after his death, the cowardly young master Gao Wei was controlled by two women, Queen Hu and Lu Lingxuan. Only then did loyal ministers and generals such as Gao Rui, Hu Luguang, and Chang Gong be killed one after another.
Xie Yuxuan could no longer utter a word of rebuttal, and Li Mi also lowered his head and sighed.
"If I had known this, why not let me block this arrow? How can the little lady with her weak and slender body endure such suffering?"
Li Mi felt ashamed, and Cui Heng hurriedly came to visit after receiving the news.
When Gao Yanzong heard these words outside the door, he felt even more uncomfortable. When no one in the room spoke anymore, he walked in with the box.
"Fourth sister-in-law, your method must have worked. Today in Zhaoyang Palace, His Majesty reprimanded He Shikai and even suspected that the assassination incident was related to him. I think from now on, His Majesty will not be completely honest with He Shikai. Trusted!”
"Your Majesty also asked me to send these precious medicinal materials!"
After saying that, he handed the medicinal materials to Axiu, and Gao Yanzong couldn't help but wipe away his tears: "It's just...if the fourth brother knows that I didn't protect you, you will definitely blame me!"
The bedroom was filled with sadness for a moment, and everyone's face was filled with sadness and distress, and they looked at each other speechlessly.
Xiao Jinyu said, "Don't let Chang Gong know about this, I'm afraid he will..."
"Okay, Princess, please stop talking. Even though you are so seriously injured, you are still thinking about others..."
Seeing Xie Yuxuan's face burst into tears, Xiao Jinyu couldn't bear it and said no more. "Okay, I'll sleep for a while. If I don't wake up tomorrow, call me!"
"That's not possible, you can't sleep, if..."
Xie Yuxuan's expression suddenly became nervous.
Xiao Jinyu then smiled: "Don't worry, I am a miracle doctor and I know my injuries well. I won't die before the arrow hits my heart!"
I'm just a little sleepy! "
"Bah! That's nonsense. Don't say the word "death" again!"
Seeing Xie Yuxuan laughing through tears, but smiling ugly, Xiao Jinyu's heart warmed slightly, and she glanced at the people in the room who were looking at her with worry and concern, and thought to herself: With these family and friends around, when It's really great!
Thinking about it, she gradually fell into sleep, because the wound was too painful, but she couldn't show it to those who cared about her and worry too much, so she asked Ling Ye to use some drugs to make her sleep.
While sleeping, the faces of many relatives appeared in my mind like a fleeting glance, including my grandfather, father, mother, Ah Zhen, Ah Xuan... and a group of laughing and playing younger brothers and sisters when I was Xie Yuqing in my previous life.
Also when she was Xiao Jinyu, her mother Xiao Luan, Uncle Xian, Shiniang, aunt Yuan Rujing and the cute little girl Ayuan. Everyone seemed to be looking at her with concern, telling her to live well!
It turned out that unknowingly, even she herself could no longer tell whether she was Xie Yuqing, Xiao Jinyu, or both, and these relatives who were closely related to her life had become an inseparable part of her life.
Later, she saw Phoenix again, and saw that the originally beautiful young man had grown up, his figure became taller and taller, he rode a horse and charged into battle, killing the enemy bravely.
The young man raised his spear, stepped on the corpses of countless enemies, and said to her: "Brother Qing, when I am not with you, you must protect yourself!"
Finally, she dreamed of Gao Changgong wearing a ferocious mask, leading hundreds of cavalry sergeants to break through the enemy camp of 10,000 people, and came to the gate of Jin Yong City. After taking off his mask, he looked at her with a radiant face and smiled: "Ayu, I'm back!"
She couldn't help but look at him and smile.
"Chang Gong, if I ask you to leave Qi with me, will you be willing?"
A voice in my heart suddenly asked.
She saw Chang Gong's expression change. He said that when his family and country were in danger, he could not stay out of it, even if he had to live and die with Qi!
Her heart also sank.
Later, she saw a glass of wine sent by Cushman!
Chang Gong, don’t drink!
The voice in her heart was shouting anxiously and desperately again.
Don't drink!
Xiao Jinyu woke up from her dream and saw Xie Yuxuan sitting on the edge of the couch looking at her with surprise and confusion.
"Sister, are you awake?"
Xiao Jinyu nodded and saw that only Xie Yuxuan was with him in the dormitory, so he asked, "Is everyone else asleep?"
"Yes, that Li Langjun and Gao Yanzong, I asked them all to go back. Princess Liyang, I also asked her to rest. There are Lady Wei and Axiu waiting outside the palace..."
Speaking of this, Xie Yuxuan looked a little weird and asked: "Sister, although it feels incredible, can you... still dream about some things in the future?"
"Like those sorcerers who can predict the fate and future of a country?"
It seems that Xuan heard her sleep talk!
Xiao Jinyu didn't hide it and nodded: "That's right! You can dream about it!"
"So, in your dream, did the prince... die once?"
Xiao Jinyu was silent and did not deny it.
Seeing her silence, Xie Yuxuan felt even more heartbroken: "Then I understand, you are so disregarding your own life, it seems you want to change his fate?"
After a pause, she said seriously, "But sister, I don't care what you choose, I don't want to lose you again. If the king of Qi continues to be so dissolute and unethical, and if Gao Changgong, Yu Zhong, and others insist on serving Qi to the death, Regardless of whether he leaves Qi or not, I will take you away!"
"I don't want to experience the pain of losing a loved one again!"
Looking at Xiao Jinyu who was lying on the bed, looking pale and weak, tears rolled down Xie Yuxuan's eyes, and she tried her best to hold back the tears.
"Axuan..."
"Okay, don't try to persuade me, I've already made up my mind, and you can't change my mind!"
Xie Yuxuan turned around and said, as if she didn't want Xiao Jinyu to see the weakness in her eyes.
Still as willful as when I was a child!
Xiao Jinyu said with a smile: "I mean I'm hungry, Ah Xuan, please ask Ah Xiu to make me something to eat! It's almost Chen time now, right?"
Xie Yuxuan then turned around and burst into laughter.
"Okay, what do you want to eat?"
“Just make a bowl of longevity noodles!”
Xie Yuxuan even smiled with tears in her eyes and said: "Okay!"
Just as he was about to go out, he heard her say again: "Give me pen, ink, paper and inkstone. I want to write a letter to Chang Gong so that he shouldn't worry. I'm afraid that the rumors in Yecheng will affect him!"
Lu Lingxuan is always waiting to see if we make mistakes! "
…
As Xiao Jinyu said, the rumor that Gao Zhan was assassinated in Qidilifang in Yecheng and that Xie Zhen saved his majesty's life by taking action soon spread in Yecheng. It can be said that one stone stirred up a thousand waves.
There are different opinions. Some people speculate that the assassins were some righteous warriors who were dissatisfied with the tyranny of the Qi Lord. Others said that someone wanted to use this assassination to frame Xie Shilang?
Some even speculated that the assassin was a Zhou spy or even a Turkic spy. This was to provoke a war between the two countries!
Different from the Xianbei tribal forces entrenched in Jinyang, most of the Han family forces in Yecheng were still in power. When Gao Huan was in power, he used the Ubao forces of the Han family to balance the forces of the Xianbei nobles in Jinyang. These Han aristocratic families such as Qinghe Cui, Zhaojun Li, Taiyuan Wang, Boling Cui, Bohai Gao, Fan Yanglu, and Xingyang Zheng all control the local economic lifeline and have their own powerful private armed forces.
The assassination of the emperor in broad daylight in Yecheng caused many speculations that undoubtedly involved these aristocratic families. Gao Zhan also changed his usual behavior this time, no longer lazily leaving all government affairs to He Shikai or It was Lu Lingxuan who dealt with it, but Li Fengxing vigorously called in the official Shangshu Bi Yiyun and the minister of Dali Temple Sima Maozong to investigate the case!
Several masked men were arrested and taken to Dali Temple Prison, where they are facing severe torture.
But now, whenever there is something important, Gao Zhan no longer asks He Shikai, but asks Liu Taozhi to discuss it secretly. This makes He Shikai become more and more panicked, and he goes to Lu Lingxuan's residence privately.
"Now, let alone killing Gao Xiaowan, His Majesty has become suspicious of me after this assassination. Who are these assassins? They couldn't be sent by you, right?" He Shikai asked angrily.
Lu Lingxuan raised her eyebrows and replied with a sneer: "What does this matter have to do with me? Please don't be so nervous, sir. Since the truth about the assassination is difficult to find out, why don't you lead His Majesty's suspicion to Gao Xiaowan?" ?”
"You think it's easy to get His Majesty to listen to me now, don't you? With Xie Zhen blocking the arrow with his life, I'm afraid the person Your Majesty will be more willing to believe in the future will be him. This kid, in order to be this My beloved, you are really willing to risk your life!"
"How will you know if you don't try? He is Xie Zhen. His Majesty may believe him, but he will never believe Gao Xiaowan, not to mention what Gao Xiaowan said in the Xinghua Yanyu Tower!"
"While Xie Zhen is seriously injured, don't kill Gao Xiaowan as soon as possible!"
"I still have some details in Prince Hejian's Mansion that can cooperate with you!"
With that said, Lu Lingxuan gave He Shi another piece of paper: "Follow this! Make sure nothing goes wrong!"
As soon as the monk saw him, his eyes suddenly changed with surprise and brightened up immediately.
"Okay, then thank you Lord Lu for this idea!"
…
The monk left with a smile. After returning to the palace, he proposed to Gao Zhan: "Your Majesty, I heard that His Royal Highness King Hejian recently received a Buddha's tooth. At night, it can emit a dazzling light. It is very magical. Your Majesty." Do you want to..."
Knowing that Gao Zhan had always been suspicious and curious about rare things, He Shikai carefully explored his expression.
Sure enough, as soon as he heard that it could emit dazzling light, Gao Zhan's interest greatly increased, and he immediately sent people to search.
But at this moment, the chamberlain outside the palace announced: "Your Majesty, thank you for your request to see me!"
(End of chapter)