The extravagant sedan headed towards the Privy Council from the Waiting Gate.
Just when we arrived at Liudu Bridge, someone came over and reported in a low voice to the sedan chair.
"Your Majesty, this is news from Mr. Dong."
"Speak carefully."
"... King Zhong presented the elixir to the officials, but the officials only took it, smelled it, and asked King Zhong to take it. King Zhong also refused to take it, and when he couldn't refuse it, Princess Rui came to look at her and said:
It’s for Li Xia.”
"As expected." Jia Sidao chuckled.
But he was in a bad mood, and his smile lost its usual calmness.
"At that time, Prince Zhong even asked, 'Who is Li Xia?' and was scolded by the officials. But at this time, Prince Zhong had already arrived at Li Xia's house..."
Jia Sidao waved his hand and cursed himself.
"Clumsy."
He let the sedan go on and closed his eyes, but what he thought of was still Wu Qian's words.
Why are you angry?
Because I miscalculated again, I really didn't calculate Li Xia's methods.
It's not that Jia Sidao isn't smart enough, it's that Li Xia jumped outside everyone's rules.
So, he came to Wu Qian with the rules, as if he was complaining.
"Wu Qian, you are the most disciplined. Come and see, Li Xia won disgracefully this time..."
In the end, Wu Qian's words seemed like a slap in the face.
Wu Qian would rather betray his lifelong reputation of loyalty and humiliate Jia Sidao...
Thinking about this all the way, when he arrived at the Privy Council, Jia Sidao ordered someone to summon his confidant Liu Zongshen.
"I'll give you a promotion and make you the magistrate of Xunzhou."
"Thank you for your kindness!"
"After arriving in Xunzhou, treat Wu Qian well. I will show him..."
Halfway through the conversation, Jia Sidao fell silent, waved his hand and said, "You go ahead and talk later."
Rarely, he felt hesitant.
What should Wu Qian see?
Let him see himself reviving the Song Dynasty? Wu Qian did not live so long.
Let him see that he has surrendered to Li Xia and practiced good governance in public lands?
Whether to kill or tame Li Xia, the cricket, has now become a question that needs to be carefully considered.
If he really killed King Rong, it would not be a cricket that could be used for fighting, but a poisonous insect that could sting...
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Quan Yongjian quickly walked into the hall and said: "Prince Zhong has gone to Li Xia's mansion. He wants to give the panacea to Li Xia!"
Quan Jiu was sewing mourning clothes. Hearing this, he stopped and thought for a while.
"I can't figure it out...what are the details?"
"I don't know." Quan Yongjian said, "I only know that Prince Zhong entered the palace and then went straight to Li Xia's residence."
Quan Jiu became more and more puzzled and murmured: "After much thought, from the standpoint of loyalty to the king, the only explanation...maybe he wanted to kill Li Xia with his own hands?"
Quan Yongjian was stunned.
"Will it? It shouldn't be..."
"I think it is a loyal act to the king, it is difficult to judge by common sense."
Quan Yongjian nodded and thought to himself, how could a fool think so much.
"I've sent people to investigate. There will be news soon."
"Um."
The brother and sister listened to the mourning in the distance and waited for the news of Li Xia's death.
After a long time, someone finally came running quickly.
Quan Yongjian stood up suddenly.
"died?"
The visitor was stunned, opened his mouth, and was speechless.
"Quickly tell me, Li Xia is dead?"
"Dalang...Zhong...His Royal Highness Prince Zhong...rescued Li Xia..."
Quan Jiu mixed her hands, and the silver needle pricked her fingertips, causing blood to flow out.
She seemed unaware...
After a while, Quan Yongjian's face gradually became clear in front of him.
"Huh? This is what you said, you want me to listen to you?"
"Brother...brother, if you don't believe me..."
Quan Jiu was finally a little confused, but she was stunned for a moment and regained the key points.
"No, Li Xia is alive. The next person he wants to kill is his brother."
Quan Yongjian was stunned and suddenly felt a sense of fear.
I don't know how long it took, but a servant came in a hurry.
"Dalang, Mr. Jia has come to express his condolences. He also said that he wanted to visit the Yaopuchi. Princess Qian cannot bring Mr. Jia there, so please go and accompany him."
Quan Jiu was shocked again and suddenly stood up and grabbed Quan Yongjian.
"Brother, find a way for me to meet Mr. Jia..."
~~
Jia Sidao walked past Yaopu Pond, turned around and looked at the whole family of brothers and sisters dressed in filial piety.
"Sister Jiu, please tell me your inference?"
"There is no inference." Quan Jiu said: "I don't believe in ghosts. I don't believe that King Rong died of illness. This matter is man-made. Li Xia is the most suspicious and capable. This matter is not difficult to guess."
"But it could also be the Fourth Princess?" Jia Sidao asked.
Quanjiu lowered his head, not knowing how to answer.
Jia Sidao took a few steps and then said: "The Imperial City Department has investigated Li Xia, but there is no evidence. The fourth princess has not been investigated. Even the officials are sure that she is the fourth princess, and she even admitted it."
Quanjiu couldn't answer.
Jia Sidao added: "If it was Li Xia, how did he do it? Prince Rong's palace was heavily guarded, so it was impossible for him to do it."
"I... don't know, but I always feel that it was him."
"Why?"
Quan Jiu still couldn't answer. She put her hands on her waist and maintained her solemn posture, but she was a little stubborn.
Quan Yongjian said: "Jia Xianggong, don't pay attention to her. This little girl has no reason at all. It's all based on wild guesses."
Jia Sidao nodded slightly.
Quan Jiu didn't infer it at all. She had no information and no complete deduction.
She just settled on the most suspicious person and refused to look at other deceptions.
Why?
Because the whole family and the Li family have been in a fight to the death?
Or is it because Li Xia is too outstanding?
"I'm afraid they all have it." Jia Sidao whispered to himself.
"What is Mr. Jia talking about?"
"There is no evidence, so it's better not to make a conclusion first." Jia Sidao lowered his head and said, "Did you find it? The grass is soft. If you and I talk to each other and someone comes from behind, we can do it silently."
"Yes." Quan Yongjian said, "However, the person opposite can see it."
"Yes." Jia Sidao said leisurely: "I can't figure it out..."
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"I think it's because King Rong has been ranked among the immortals, so God gave His Highness King Zhong the elixir."
"I'm ashamed that my flawless body actually swallowed such a magical medicine. I'm ashamed..."
"Li Jieshuai! Don't do this!"
Ye Mengding stepped forward and supported Li Xia, clapping his hands to comfort her.
Li Xia weakly thanked Zhao Qi for the life-saving medicine, and sat in the side hall to accompany Ye Mengding, Yang Dong and other great scholars of the world for a long time.
The guests and hosts enjoy themselves.
Ye Mengding stroked his beard and sighed with emotion from time to time, praising Li Xia's military exploits and praising His Royal Highness Prince Zhong's kindness from time to time.
The mood is very complicated.
An auspicious event was arranged, using thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum and Lao Ginseng to prepare an elixir, in order to clear the reputation of being "loyal to the king and stupid".
To this end, Ye Mengding also ghostwritten and taught King Zhong to compose a poem.
"The Ten New Lines of Imperial Ink are favored and given to me. God-given brilliance is bestowed upon me by my junior ministers. We should carefully observe the inheritance of family traditions. How can we repay our kindness to you and your relatives?"
Unexpectedly, King Zhong actually became enlightened. He recited poems and presented elixirs to the officials.
Unexpectedly, the elixir ended up in Li Xia's mouth.
Li Xia actually woke up...
Ye Mengding was really shocked at that time.
Is this Ganoderma lucidum and old ginseng pill really miraculous?
It makes people very confused.
But, things are good things.
King Zhong gave up the medicine to save Li Xia. If Li Xia behaves against King Zhong in the future, he will be reviled by the world.
The past grievances and grudges were all gone, and the loyal king subdued the commander-in-chief.
Mingzhu style.
Years of teaching are not in vain...
"In that case, please rest in peace, Marshal Li Jie, and we will have to report back to Your Majesty."
"I will send His Highness and the princes off."
"Li Jieshuai will stay. After he recovers, don't forget to go to the palace to thank him. The officials must make great use of Li Jieshuai..."
It was not easy to send these noble people away.
Li Xia sat down in the hall, with thoughts in his eyes.
Liu Jinsuo looked around and saw that there was no one in the hall, so he ran in.
"The Marshal can finally open his eyes in front of others, hahaha. I'll help the Marshal back to the backyard."
"No need, do you really think I'm seriously injured?"
"Ah, I was so absorbed in the performance that I forgot about it." Liu Jinsuo said with a smile: "Commander, are we going back to Hanzhong soon?"
"A few months." Li Xia said: "Recuperate from injuries, thank you, report on your work, the battle report comes, the emperor thinks about it, prepares money and food... that's about it."
Liu Jinsuo was overjoyed.
Li Xia glanced at him and asked, "Do you think this is fake today?"
"False?" Liu Jinsuo scratched his head.
"There are no magic pills, but they are all about power." Li Xia muttered to himself and said, "Go and see if Li Zhaocheng or Yan Yunyun are here. They should..."
"Commander! I have a nosebleed!"
Liu Jinsuo was shocked and rushed forward: "Poisonous?! What should I do? What should I do..."
"Don't yell, it's okay." Li Xia raised his hand to stop Liu Jinsuo from yelling, "It doesn't matter, it's too much, it's really too much, so please step back."
"yes."
The group of people here retreated, and Lin Zi, dressed as a country man, was hurriedly brought in.
"Handsome."
Li Xia wiped the blood and asked, "Why didn't Li Zhaocheng or Yan Yunyun come?"
"They were targeted and had to go around three streets to escape."
"A person from Jia Sidao?"
"I couldn't chase him back, but it's possible." Lin Zi's face was already very anxious.
Li Xia said: "Don't be nervous, reduce your movements, and just stand still."
"Yes." Lin Zi whispered: "Shopkeeper Yan asked me to tell you a few words. Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this auspiciousness and elixir are fake. Too many people don't believe it. Should we make it true again..."
"No, don't do anything. It's enough to resolve the fundamental problem. If you do anything else, you will make more mistakes."
Li Xia saw Lin Zi's nervous expression, smiled, and explained a few more words.
"Zhao Yun can tell that the elixir is Ganoderma lucidum and old ginseng, so it doesn't matter.
There are too many possibilities. For example, there is an antidote in Prince Rong's Mansion, and Ye Mengding gave it to me on purpose to win me over against Jia Sidao; for example, this Ganoderma lucidum can really cure my poison.
Even if Zhao Yun guesses that my poisoning is not serious, as long as he doesn't expect Zhao Yu to help me kill Zhao Yurui, it doesn't matter.
Remember, Zhao Yun doesn't like to be troubled. What does he want? Loyalty, stability, and peace.
We gave it all to him.
When Zhao Yurui died, he would be sad and mournful at first, but gradually he would feel peaceful. No one would chase him and ask, "Your Majesty has established a prince, how dare you ask the prince's biological father how to grant the title?" He no longer had to worry about etiquette debates.
This auspiciousness is very false, but no one will point fingers at his adopted son, and he will be named a prince.
So what if I survive? He doesn't care whether I die or live, as long as I'm loyal.
What I received today was not only Zhao Fu's favor, but also the king's favor, because the elixir was sent by Zhao Yun's order.
This will be a good story among the people. If I rebel against the Song Dynasty, I will be criticized by thousands of people...at least in Zhao Yun's view.
In this way, loyalty, stability, and peace are all there. What Zhao Yun wants is to solve troubles, not cause them.
Zhao Yurui killed everyone in the Li family with no problem, relying on the Sacred Heart. Now I kill him with no problem, and the same is true."
Lin Zi felt relieved and said again: "But Li Langjun is worried that Jia Sidao will expose us."
"He can't expose it."
Li Xia said slowly: "Jia Sidao must be suspicious of me, because no matter what, I have the biggest motive for Zhao Yurui's death, and he can even deduce the whole thing."
"Deduction?" Lin Zi couldn't believe it.
Li Xia said: "It's not difficult. The result has appeared, and it is my optimal solution. With Jia Sidao's cleverness, it is very simple to work backwards.
But he didn't dare to mention it to Zhao Yun, because what he wanted more was to use this matter to control Zhao Yu.
If I are exposed in front of Zhao Yun, the court will inevitably be involved in the dispute between the state and the prince again. By the time he is finished dealing with it, all his plans will be delayed for several years.
He is sensible and will not mess around.
Furthermore, he would have no evidence. As long as Zhao Fu didn't talk back, not even a ghost could come back.
On the contrary, the more we do, the more scared Zhao Fu will be, and the easier it will be for the secret to be exposed, and the more likely this auspicious event will arouse speculation from interested people.
Understood? Don't act rashly, retract all your tentacles, and wait for the order to return to Hanzhong with peace of mind."