[The driving school informed Luo Lei that he will take the test subject 2 the day after tomorrow. He will queue up to practice driving today and won’t get home until dark. The update is late. I hope everyone can understand! 】
"What did you say?" Li Yuan jumped up from his chair, reached out and grabbed the collar of the guest in front of him and said, "Tell me again, is the information accurate?"
The retainer replied: "The news is accurate! Cao Qiudao has indeed come to Chu State, and the target person is Ji Jie. I heard that someone paid a huge sum of money to buy his life, hundreds of thousands of taels of gold! Yesterday Ji Jie learned from the great Sima Xiong Sen After I left, I was targeted by Cao Qiudao!"
Li Yuan was ecstatic and said happily: "Cao Qiudao is a contemporary swordsman. He has never been defeated since his debut. No matter how good Ji Jie's kung fu is, he is no match for him! By the way, has Ji Jie died by his sword? ?”
The retainer shook his head and said, "I don't know whether he is dead or not, because no one has seen his body. But according to the informant's report, Cao Qiudao left Yingdu overnight with his entourage last night!"
Li Yuan frowned slightly and analyzed: "Since Cao Qiudao has chosen to leave, it means that he has completed his mission and Ji Jie will undoubtedly die!"
"Congratulations, master, you got your wish!" the guest said with a smile.
Li Yuan waved his hand, shook his head and said: "But if Ji Jie is dead, the place where he lives will not be peaceful all day long! Why don't his family members go to Chu Palace to report his funeral? No, no, there is something fishy about this. I have to go and see for myself!”
After speaking, Li Yuan ordered his servants to arrange a carriage so that he could visit Ji Jie in person.
At this time, Ji Jie had just returned from Cao Qiudao's residence. He felt very unhappy when he jumped into the air, so he climbed over the wall and entered the palace.
I found Li Yan, and the two girls Xiao Xi and Xiao Rou were also there. We all know each other so well, so I don’t need to be polite!
One dragon and three phoenixes, enjoying the service of three women at the same time, Ji Jie is happy and cannot miss Shu.
Enjoying the massage from six tender little hands, Ji Jie said with a pleasant expression: "You three little fairies have fascinated me so much that I don't want to leave here!"
Li Yan smiled and said, "If you don't want to leave, don't leave. The country of Chu is rich, so it would be nice to stay here!"
With Li Yan as the Queen Mother, Xiao Xi and Xiao Rou had no chance to talk, but the tenderness in their eyes said everything. They also hoped that Ji Jie would stay in Chu Kingdom.
"Haha, that won't work!" Ji Jie sighed and said, "Da Zhou is my root. It's too unpleasant to stay here and depend on others!"
"You mean my brother?" Li Yan is a sensitive woman. Ji Jie simply said it and she understood the meaning.
Ji Jie nodded and said: "People's desire for power and money is boundless! In order to deal with Chun Shenjun, your brother regarded me as his best ally, but as the old saying goes, the rabbit will die and the dog will be cooked. With Jin Gongzang and Huang Xie dead, I changed from an ally to an enemy that can threaten him! I'm afraid you don't know, but he has already attacked me!"
"Really?" Li Yan sat up, looking nervous.
Ji Jie held her in his arms again and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I've escaped a disaster! Your brother still remembered that I helped him, so he didn't kill me, he just wanted to frame me They are just trying to drive me away from Chu State!"
Li Yan let out a sigh of relief. Li Yuan finally didn't do anything cruel to Ji Jie. Otherwise, she didn't know how to face them. One was her brother and the other was the person she loved.
"Then what are you going to do?" Li Yan said, "Is it possible to leave the Chu Kingdom on your own initiative?"
Ji Jie nodded. In fact, it was not Li Yuan who gave him this idea, but Cao Qiudao. He knew very well that Cao Qiudao would not be willing to fail and would definitely make a comeback. Then there would definitely not be a one-on-one assassination like last time!
Ji Jie is not afraid of Cao Qiudao. His only concern is that the Cao family will attack the people around him, such as a group of girls at home, and a few of his capable men.
Just as he thought at first, Li Yan did not let Xiao Rou and Xiao Xi leave with him. The sight of the two girls with tears in their eyes made him heartbroken.
Li Yan's goal was achieved. She knew very well that if Ji Jie had only one confidante like her in Chu State, he would soon forget her. Now that there are three of them, he probably won't be able to forget her even if he wants to.
Back at the mansion, Ji Jie ordered everyone to pack up overnight and set off early tomorrow morning. Regarding Cao Qiudao's assassination of him, Sima Xueran had already sent people to Dazhou and informed the intelligence agencies in various places to pay close attention to Cao Qiudao. The movements of Akimichi and his clan members will be reported as soon as there is news without any mistakes.
Li Yuan's motorcade waited outside for a long time until Ji Jie walked in.
"Damn it!" Li Yuan didn't get out of the car, looking at Ji Jie's lively appearance, he cursed in a low voice: "I didn't expect that the Sword Master Cao Qiudao was also a person with no reputation, and he couldn't defeat Ji Jie. He didn't look hurt at all. No!"
The accompanying disciples advised: "Let's go back, it's not good to be seen by Ji Jie!"
"Well, go back home!"
In the morning of the next day, Li Yan first announced Ji Jie's departure. The reason was that there were internal problems in the Zhou Dynasty and he had to go back to solve them. As for his position as the right prime minister of Chu State, he would always reserve it for him.
It was just a false name and had no real power, so the ministers of Chu State had no objection.
Li Yuan's face was filled with unconcealable joy. In his opinion, his biggest enemy had finally left. Without Ji Jie, he no longer had any scruples, and Chu would be his world.
Li Yan smiled bitterly, thinking that his brother was still a bit immature, and that a real man should be indifferent to emotions and anger. Just like Ji Jie, when he talked about the conflict between the two last night, he... Smiling from beginning to end.
"I have one more decision to make!" Li Yan lightly opened her lips and said, "The battle with the Qin State allowed me to see the huge gap between the Chu Army and the Qin Army. Although later, after the bloody battle of the Marshal, I We retaken the lost ground, but the gap between the two armies has not been reduced at all! Therefore, I propose to continue the arms transaction with Dazhou so that the generalissimo can train more new troops and protect our Dachu River and Mountains. Everyone What do you think?"
Li Yuan was the first to speak: "I agree, the Chu army has always lacked new equipment, and the Queen Mother's suggestion is right!"
Of course he would not object. No matter how many weapons he buys, the final equipment direction is still the soldiers in his hands. If this is the case, why not make these soldiers more brave and good at fighting!
Li Yan proposed and Li Yuan agreed. What else could the remaining ministers say besides shouting "The Queen Mother is wise and Li Xiangguo is wise"?
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Ji Jie led a cavalry team of hundreds of people and headed north with the customs clearance document signed by Li Yan in his arms.
In addition to the personal guards he had brought with him before, the other half were handpicked from Qin's trading company and the intelligence department. The trip was a long one, and it was very likely to be ambushed by the Cao family along the way. Too few people would be a disadvantage.
The Cao family actually set up an ambush halfway, waiting for Ji Jie to sneak in.