On the vast Xianbei land, Song Shuwen's figure seemed a little tired in the wind.
He led the secret guards to search for this strange land for a long time.
And today, the gears of fate seemed to start to rotate. Song Shuwen's dusty boots finally stepped on the medicine they needed.
His eyes lit up instantly, and the light seemed to penetrate the haze.
He excitedly said to the secret guard beside him with a tall and cold face: "I never thought I could find this medicine in this Xianbei land, but I didn't expect that I could find it. After so long running around, it was not in vain."
The secret guard nodded slightly, and there was a hint of undetectable relief in his eyes.
Song Shuwen paced back and forth excitedly, as if he had seen the scene of going back to submit the work. He shouted: "Now, we can finally go back and explain. Our efforts have not been in vain. We can bring hope to those who are waiting."
They carefully collected the medicine and wrapped it in a clean cloth.
Song Shuwen embarked on the return journey accompanied by secret guards.
Along the way, the God of Luck seemed to be particularly favoring them, without any pursuit, and the itinerary was unexpectedly smooth.
When they finally returned to the Xianbei camp, Chen Meng heard the news that Song Shu had successful herbs and smiled instantly.
Chen Meng rushed forward with a meteor, laughing heartily, "Haha, Doctor Song, I knew you would definitely succeed."
Song Shuwen also showed a gratified smile on his tired face. He handed the cloth bag wrapped in medicine to Chen Meng and said, "Fortunately, although the journey has been difficult, I am finding it."
Chen Meng carefully took the medicine, looked carefully, and then solemnly said: "With these medicines, we have more confidence."
Song Shuwen told Chen Meng: "I am really tired at this moment when I am running around. After I take a break and recover my energy, I will start to dispense medicine immediately."
After saying that, he turned around to find Hong Gang.
There was a faint smell of incense in Hong Gang's tent. Song Shuwen stepped into the tent and informed Hong Gang of the news of the medicine being collected.
A hint of undetectable anger flashed in Hong Gang's eyes, but he immediately changed into a passionate expression.
He greeted Song Shuwen with a smile on his face and said kindly: "Oh, Doctor Song, you have worked so hard! I must have gone through a lot of hardships along the way. Don't worry, I will arrange a comfortable place for you to have a good rest."
Song Shuwen smiled tiredly and said, "Then thank you, Chief Hong. This drug is hard-won, we must make it work as soon as possible."
Hong Gang nodded repeatedly, but was thinking secretly in his heart.
While sending someone to arrange a rest, he was thinking about how to destroy Song Shuwen's achievements.
Song Shuwen was taken to the resting camp. He lay down without any warning and soon fell into a tired sleep.
Hong Gang was paced back and forth in his tent, racking his brains to think of evil plans.
Hong Gang knew very well that Xi Yu had arranged for secret guards to protect drugs, and if he rashly took action to destroy or steal drugs at this time, he would inevitably be noticed.
He was anxious and fine beads of sweat oozed out from his forehead.
However, he suddenly stopped, a sinister smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he thought to himself: "What if Song Shuwen successfully picked the medicine? Tuoba Tianlong was seriously injured, maybe this medicine would not wake him up. Even if there was medicine, it might not be able to achieve Song Shuwen's great achievements."
His eyes became sinister, as if he had seen Song Shuwen's efforts turn into a bubble.
On the other side, night has already fallen.
Liu Xie warmly invited with a smile on his face: "Xi Yu, the moonlight is just right tonight, so why not go to the banquet with me and share this moment of tranquility."
Xi Yu thought for a moment, then nodded and agreed.
When the two arrived at the banquet, they saw that more than a dozen dishes with good colors, fragrance and taste had been carefully prepared on the table.
As soon as Xi Yu sat down, Liu Xie asked the young eunuch to start pouring wine for Xi Yu diligently, but Liu Xie himself did not drink.
Xi Yu looked at the table full of delicacies and the wine glass in front of him, and felt a little strange in his heart, but it was not revealed on his face. He picked up the wine glass, took a sip of the wine, looked at Liu Xie with a sharp look, and asked, "Your Majesty, why don't you drink with me? Isn't this delicious wine and food a little boring to enjoy alone?"
A hint of panic flashed in Liu Xie's eyes, but he immediately calmed down and laughed dryly, saying, "I have been feeling a little uncomfortable recently, so it's not advisable to drink. Just drink as much as you like, don't worry about me."
Xi Yu frowned slightly, and the doubts in his heart became stronger and stronger.
After three rounds of wine, the atmosphere at the banquet was a bit subtle.
Suddenly, a black shadow rushed out of the darkness like a ghost, and it was a masked assassin.
I saw him rushing towards Xi Yu with anger in his eyes and cursing: "Xi Yu, you traitor, I want to clean up the door for Your Majesty today!"
Before he finished speaking, the cold long sword had already stabbed Xi Yu with a sharp aura.
This sudden change surprised Liu Xie and Xi Yu.
After all, Xi Yu has been through the battlefield for a long time, so he recovered his calmness in an instant.
At the same time, the secret guards lurking around were moving out like lightning.
The secret guards were all agile and quickly surrounded the assassin in the middle.
The swords and swords intersected, making a crisp collision sound. The assassin was not an ordinary person. He rushed left and right under the siege of the secret guards, and his moves were fierce.
Liu Xie's face was pale. He stood up in panic, retreated repeatedly, and said stammeringly: "This...where did this assassin come from?"
Xi Yu stared at the assassin with cold eyes, thinking in his heart about the origin of the assassin and whether anyone was instructing him behind him.
In this chaos, the battle between the secret guards and the assassin became more and more intense, and the outcome was unknown in the sword light and sabers.
In the fierce fight, the secret guards gradually gained the upper hand. They cooperated tacitly and pressed their moves, and finally injured the assassin.
The assassin staggered back a few steps. Seeing that the task could not be completed, he looked at Liu Xie in despair, and said with guilt in his eyes: "I'm sorry, Your Majesty, I'm a little bit unable to complete the task."
After saying that, he bit his tongue without hesitation and committed suicide.
Seeing this, the secret guards rushed forward and tried to stop them, but they were still one step too late.
The assassin's body fell softly to the ground, and blood flowed out from the corners of his mouth, dyeing the ground red.
Xi Yu's face was gloomy and terrible. He slowly raised his head, looked at Liu Xie like a torch, and asked in a cold voice: "Your Majesty, this assassin kept saying that he wanted to clean up the portal for you. Do you know the reason?"
Liu Xie was also frightened at this time. He waved his hand in a panic and stammered, "I... I really don't know. I have nothing to do with this matter."
Xi Yu frowned, his heart full of suspicion. He knew that this matter was definitely not that simple, and a bigger conspiracy might be brewing quietly in the dark.
Xi Yu was silent for a moment, then waved his hand and signaled the secret guard to retreat.
Seeing this, Liu Xie was extremely anxious. He almost cried and said in a trembling voice: "Xi Yu, this matter really has nothing to do with me. Now I need you, how could I send someone to kill you? I am still counting on you to help me achieve great things."
Xi Yu looked at Liu Xie's panicked look and his face looked a little better.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Liu Xie carefully, as if he was judging the authenticity of his words.
After a while, Xi Yu sighed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I believe in you. But the appearance of this assassin is too strange and it is inevitable that people will be suspicious."
Liu Xie nodded repeatedly and said hurriedly: "I understand, I understand. I will definitely do my best to investigate this matter thoroughly and give you an explanation. Behind this is someone who wants to alienate the relationship between our monarch and minister, and his heart is punished."
Xi Yu nodded slightly. Although he still had doubts in his heart, he didn't want to make the situation too stiff at this moment.
He sat back to the table and said, "Your Majesty, let's continue this banquet, don't let the assassin get angry." Liu Xie sat down with relief, but he was still uneasy.
Next, Liu Xie called someone over anxiously.
A group of servants walked into the tent quickly with fear.
Liu Xie opened his eyes wide open and shouted loudly: "Listen, please find out immediately how this assassin got in. If you can't find out, all of you will die!"
The servants were so scared that they were trembling all over and quickly responded in unison: "Yes, Your Majesty!"
Then they immediately scattered and began to investigate.
Xi Yu sat aside, watching all this coldly.
He picked up the wine glass and sipped the wine gently while thinking in his mind.
He did not completely believe Liu Xie's words, but at present he could only look at Liu Xie's investigation results first.
Liu Xie was still expressing his opinion to Xi Yu, with an anxious and sincere expression. He repeatedly told Xi Yu to believe in him.
Xi Yu waved his hand slightly and said calmly: "Your Majesty, I have already had a problem in my heart. This must be a trap set by the assassin to disagree with us. If it is really your Majesty, how could the assassin directly tell the envoy behind him? This is obviously unreasonable."
After listening to Xi Yu's analysis, Liu Xie gradually relaxed his frown and showed a look of relief on his face. He said with emotion: "Xi Yu, I am so relieved that you can understand this way. You know my reliance on you, and you will never do such a thing as destroying the Great Wall."
Xi Yu nodded slightly and said, "Your Majesty, it is important to find out the origin of this assassin as soon as possible. We cannot be led by the conspiracy of the person behind this."
Liu Xie said yes, his eyes were full of gratitude for Xi Yu, as if because of Xi Yu's understanding, the relationship between the monarch and the ministers between them had become more stable.
Next, Xi Yu and Liu Xie seemed to have thrown away the thrills just now and continued to pick up the wine glass to drink, as if nothing had happened.
After a while, several servants rushed over. They knelt on the ground tremblingly, and the servant led by the leader said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, we have asked around to check, but no one has seen how the assassin appeared. However, we guessed that he should have climbed over the wall directly. We are not doing our job well, please punish us."
Liu Xie's face suddenly became gloomy. He placed the wine glass heavily on the table, making a "bang".
He glared at these servants and shouted: "You bunch of trash! So many people can't even find out where an assassin comes from. What's the use of you?"
The servants lowered their heads, their bodies kept trembling, and they didn't dare to let out their vigor.
Xi Yu looked around, frowned slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down for the time being. The ability of this assassin to climb over the wall also shows that there are loopholes in our defense. The most urgent task is to strengthen defense, rather than just punish them."
After hearing Xi Yu's words, Liu Xie felt that it was still a little bit of anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "Hmph, let's spare you this time, why don't you go down and strengthen your defense!"
The servants were as if they were amnesty and rolled back and crawled.
Liu Xie was filled with anger and had nowhere to vent, and he kept complaining in his heart.
I was kind enough to invite Xi Yu to dinner, trying to get closer to each other, but who would have expected that such a thing would happen?
He regretted it and thought that he wouldn't have left Yu here if he had known it.
Liu Xie, who became more and more angry the more he thought about it, snatched the wine glass and drank the wine in the glass in one go.
The spicy wine flowed down his throat, but it could not destroy the anger in his heart.
He slapped the wine glass on the table, looked at Xi Yu and said, "Xi Yu, look, what's this? I wanted to have a good drink with you, but I was disturbed by this assassin."
Xi Yu frowned slightly. He could understand Liu Xie's anger, but he also knew that it was not appropriate to say anything more at this moment.
He just nodded slightly, with a little complicated emotion in his eyes.
Liu Xie drank a few more glasses of wine one after another, and the resentment lingered in his heart, making him unable to calm down for a long time.
Finally, Xi Yu said, "Your Majesty, don't blame yourself anymore. This matter will definitely be found out. I asked a secret guard to stay and start investigating it."
After hearing this, Liu Xie nodded slightly to agree.
Xi Yu immediately ordered a secret guard to take away the assassin's body. The secret guard quickly carried the body and quietly left in the night.
Xi Yu looked at the direction of the secret guards' departure with a sharp look, and solemnly reminded: "Carely check it based on his appearance characteristics and all clues such as his body, and do not miss any clues."
The secret guard took the order and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight. Liu Xie looked at this scene and his emotions eased a little.
He knew that Xi Yu's secret guards were extremely efficient, and with them participating in the investigation, he might be able to find out the mastermind as soon as possible.
Then, Liu Xie bowed slightly and asked Xi Yu with a little earnestness: "Xi Yu, I have something to ask for. I hope you can send troops to station here. First, to protect my safety, and second, to avoid another assassin attack."
After hearing this, Xi Yu felt that what Liu Xie said was very reasonable.
He pondered for a moment, then called a servant, took out a military talisman from his arms, and solemnly handed it to his servant, and ordered: "Take this military talisman, quickly go to the Black and White Cavalry, and transfer five thousand soldiers and horses to come."
The servant took the military talisman with both hands, responded respectfully, and hurriedly left.
Liu Xie was full of gratitude when he saw Xi Yu's actions.
He knew that Xi Yu was sincerely helping him. With the stationing of these five thousand soldiers, his safety was more guaranteed.
Xi Yu leaned on the chair and said with a deep look: "Your Majesty, with these five thousand soldiers, you should be safe in the short term. But we still need to find the mastermind behind the assassin as soon as possible to prevent future troubles."
Liu Xie nodded repeatedly and expressed his agreement.
At the same time, Xi Yu's expression became serious. He solemnly said to Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, after these troops are sent here, I hope you will not feel uncomfortable, and don't mistakenly think that the weak minister has the intention to rebel."
Liu Xie burst into laughter after hearing this.
He waved his hand and said, "What is the Prime Minister saying? Even if I don't trust the rest of the world, I will never distrust you. Prime Minister's actions will only make me feel at ease and able to sleep peacefully."
Xi Yu looked at Liu Xie's sincere appearance and let go of the worries in his heart.
He knew that in this complex situation, the trust between the monarch and the ministers was extremely fragile, but at present, Liu Xie still trusted him very much.
This night is destined to be an uneasy night.
Xi Yu decided to stay tonight with a serious look. He said firmly: "You are willing to ask Your Majesty Sang Weichen to stay, and you must investigate it clearly."
Liu Xie nodded slightly, his slightly tired face was filled with trust in Xi Yu.
"So do you need to issue an announcement or something?" Liu Xie asked softly. He knew that this matter was of great importance, and if he was not careful, it would cause turmoil in the court.
But Xi Yu waved his hand, and a confident light flashed in his deep eyes: "It's unnecessary. There are some things that fewer people know, the better."
Liu Xie looked at Xi Yu and said sincerely: "Tonight, you can sleep in the same bed with me."
When Xi Yu heard this, he was shocked and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I must not. I am a minister, and it is actually an act of invasion to have sex with Your Majesty."
Liu Xie looked at Xi Yu's respectful appearance and felt both emotion and helpless. He smiled and waved his hand: "Forget it, I know what you think."
So Liu Xie immediately ordered his left and right to arrange a comfortable residence for Xi Yu in the side hall.
Soon, the attendants cleaned up a room in the side hall.
Although the room is not as luxurious as Liu Xie's bedroom, it is also elegant and comfortable to be decorated.
Xi Yu followed the attendant to the room. He looked around, feeling full of gratitude.
Liu Xie personally sent Xi Yu to the door and said earnestly: "I have been wronged in the past few days. I hope you can find out the truth as soon as possible."
Xi Yu bowed deeply again: "Your Majesty's kindness is unforgettable. I will do my best to live up to your entrustedness."
After Liu Xie left, Xi Yu sat next to the bed, closed his eyes slightly, and began to sort out the clues about what happened today.
However, after Liu Xie returned to the dormitory, he felt unable to calm down for a long time.
And at this moment, a neat sound of horse hooves came.
Chapter completed!