"Jiang Sheng... finally... is here." As if he had been notified in advance, the old man in the thick fur quilt turned with some difficulty, and with his skinny skull-like head, he said in a dry voice: "Mother Wei... give me some medicine.
...Then...step back."
"Yes!" The curtain behind the huge bed moved slightly, and a middle-aged woman in a green skirt and light makeup walked out; she was also holding a silver cup in her hand, and she sat beside Liu Zhan, a familiar figure.
Put your hand into the pillow, gently lift it up, and carefully drink a little of the medicine in the cup.
Although the woman's movements were extremely gentle and careful, the old man still had to drink the liquid for a long time before he could barely swallow it. Jiang Tian also noticed that although the temples were gray, her figure was particularly graceful, and her eyebrows were very graceful.
There is still a faint trace of charm left, and there is a dagger on the waist.
In an instant, he suddenly realized that the woman Wei Niang waiting beside Ji Xiang was probably a swordswoman from Qixiufang in Pingkangli. After she finished feeding the medicinal soup, she wiped it carefully.
The old man's head and face were rested on a brocade cushion, and then he bowed his head and retreated.
"I guess Jiang Sheng still has many questions." After drinking the medicinal soup, Ji Xiang Liu Zhan seemed to have become more energetic; his originally weak and difficult words also gained some energy: "
I am ill and have many inconveniences, so please come up and talk."
"I dare to ask you, why are you doing this?" Then, Jiang Tian stepped forward and asked straight to the point: "Even if I am not a doctor, but now I am sealed in a room, fumigated with a fire cage, and covered with fur.
It’s not like normal healing and recuperation methods!”
"Of course there is a special reason for this." Liu Zhan said sadly with a complex expression: "This is what I was about to express to Jiang Sheng." Then he suddenly moved, and saw the Qiu quilt slipping and rolling up.
The next section immediately reveals the torso of the body covered by it.
Following an indescribable smell of putrefaction and blood, Jiang Tian suddenly saw the white silk shirt with large stains; and the vaguely exposed gray and blue wound on the skinny torso; it was a wound that had been struck by a sharp weapon.
The chest was cut open, extending to the wounds under the ribs.
And although the wound does not appear to be wide, it is cut very deep and has serious ulcers around it. Therefore, on the exposed line of the wound, you can see the marks of sharp cuts on the ribs and the body cavity.
The color of the slowly moving organs under the diaphragm.
"Jiang Sheng, you've seen it too," Liu Zhan, who was on the bed, continued: "It's this injury that makes me feel cold all the time. No matter whether it's the Imperial Hospital, the Medical Officer's Office, or the Military Medical Bureau, they all come to see it.
There is no way to explain it; we can only say that it is suspected to be an injury caused by mineral cold poison."
"Therefore, they don't dare to use medicine casually. They claim to prepare and try more prescriptions in ancient books that may be suitable for the disease; they can only use other prescriptions first to maintain this appearance." At this point, Liu Zhan paused.
Panting: "But how come I don't know my own situation?"
"I'm afraid that my time is running out, and the family affairs have been dealt with. As I am still able to speak at the last moment, I should do my best to answer Jiang Sheng's questions. After all, Jiang Sheng is the only one in the courtyard.
It’s the most credible. But if you have questions, there’s no need to shy away from it, just say it.”
"In that case, please forgive me for being presumptuous." Jiang Tian then spoke slowly and asked in a conventional manner: "May I ask whether Prime Minister Ji has any targets for speculation and suspicion in private, or is it someone with whom he has had grievances for many years, or even
In the case handled by you personally, was there a fish that escaped by chance?"
"Jiang Sheng, are you asking about my enemies? There are too many, simply too many." However, after hearing this question, Liu Zhan, who was getting tired from talking too much at once, narrowed his eyes, but calmly relaxed and said:
"I have settled hundreds of grievances with my own hands."
"Back then, I was a commoner from Guiyang, passed three township examinations, and was listed in the erudite and macroci subject. At first, he served as a member of the Salt Patrol Office, where he investigated illegal bans. He successively served as the Cao Division, and the Criminal Division was responsible for inspecting non-violations. He also entered the Economic Academy and was released.
He is the auditor; he is the final judge of the country's financial affairs, and he has committed many crimes."
"But for many years I have only acted with a public heart; some may have been biased, some may have made omissions, some may have been honest; some may even have gone against my original intention and accepted each other privately because of family status. But there was no personal grudge, let alone any misunderstanding."
It’s official business; even if it’s the moment of death, I will still be honest.”
"Okay!" Jiang Tian couldn't help complaining in his heart. This old man is still very strong and confident. Then he pretended to take out a small book: "Then can you please ask me to carefully recall the specific circumstances of the attack?
; Especially the unusual aspects of the other party’s methods.”
"Unusual? Are you one of those flying swords that come and go so elusively?" Liu Zhan, who was lying on the bed, quickly grasped the key point and said: "Unfortunately, I didn't see much in the car at that time.
Hearing a sound in the air like an ape's roar, the guards on the bridge cut off their heads and mutilated their bodies one after another."
According to his intermittent description, there were hundreds of retinues at that time, including thirty half-armored Qingdao cavalry and twenty-five armored military officials, shouting in front of and behind the chariot in which the Prime Minister was riding;
In the middle of Yangqiao, the flying sword appeared out of nowhere and attacked.
However, due to the relatively narrow deck of the bridge and the inability of the team to spread out, the first round of flying sword attacks resulted in the death and injury of most of the horse-riding guards who had no way to dodge, and the bodies of the overturned men and horses were also blocked.
The bridge deck was blocked; forcing the remaining people to turn around hastily.
However, although the walking team is easy to turn around, the chariot driven by the prime minister is not so easy to turn around. Therefore, the moment Liu Zhan was approached by his subordinates and hurriedly helped him out of the carriage, densely packed weapons fell again.
Covers the bridge deck space around the carriage.
They penetrated on the spot and nailed at least a dozen subordinates and military officials, but Liu Zhan barely escaped. Then, under the cover of other subordinates, he threw away his burdens and identity tags and ran all the way to the bridgehead.
; Narrowly and dangerously, he escaped under the bridge hole to avoid the third round of attacks.
However, the sword rain that struck again in the fourth round gathered in the air and rolled up into a long silver snake; it suddenly rushed down. Then it drilled into the bridge hole with a very clear target, and once again rolled out a piece of blood of broken limbs.
It was raining and windy; and the only remaining followers around Liu Zhan were almost all killed or injured.
"If it weren't for the retinue of the retinue, who fought tooth and nail to resist and rescue me, and those who came one after another to use their own bodies to block the flying swords, I would have been sent to a canal boat to drift away." Liu Zhan gasped when he said this.
Said: "I'm afraid I can't help it. Let me make it clear here..."
However, after hearing this, Jiang Tian had already grasped some important information. First of all, this so-called flying sword attack could only project the sword blade within a general range, but could not strike accurately; the main casualties caused on the spot were penetrating casualties, and more
Like the process of revising goals under some kind of inducement.
According to the records of the imperial court, the length of Dayang Bridge is about three and a half miles. An attack carried out when walking into the bridge means that on the water with a wide view and no cover, the operator must stand on the shore, with a clear view.
Only at a higher location can it be launched effectively.
But when Liu Zhan and his surviving guards fled back to the south bank for shelter, the form of the flying sword also changed, which also meant that the operator was nearby, and the distance was closer, and the control was further strengthened.
It is very likely that the attack was launched from a very close observation field.
However, when Liu Zhan, who was injured, escaped to a boat on the shore, the other party had to give up. This was certainly not because the attackers at the scene were soft-hearted, but because it was impossible to carry out the operation on the drifting water.
Accurate positioning or guidance conditions no longer exist.
The last few surviving followers were obviously quite suspicious. Unfortunately, Jiang Tian did not have the opportunity to rush to the scene to conduct a search at the first time. After a delay of one or two days, I am afraid that the existence of the guides
, it was taken away or destroyed.
On the other hand, the opponent actually wants to smear poison on these flying swords in the hope of causing secondary damage; this seems to mean that the opponent is not confident enough, or that there are unknown flaws and flaws in the corresponding control methods.
, there is no confidence that relying on the attack itself will achieve the goal.
However, just obtaining this information is not enough. Therefore, in order to destroy the opponent's plan, he can undoubtedly force him to reveal more flaws. Jiang Tian proposed to Liu Zhan: "Thank you, Prime Minister Ji, for your trust."
, I wonder if Ji Xiang is willing to trust me more?"
"What Jiang Sheng means is that you still need me to cooperate with you in luring the snake out of its hole?" Liu Zhan, who could not hide his frail and old state, steeled himself again and sighed: "It's a pity that I am in such a state of disrepair, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive for a long time.
Too much, I couldn’t do what I wanted…”
"No, no, what I mean is that Lixingyuan has been eradicating monsters these days and has also mastered some extraordinary treatment methods, especially for traumatic symptoms." Jiang Tian shook his head and said: "It's just that there will inevitably be some... unusual ones.
Ordinary changes and injuries, even life-threatening."
"In that case, when can we wait?" However, Liu Zhan, who was getting more and more sleepy, said with a gleam in his eyes like a flashback: "I don't have much left anyway, so why not give it a try? I still have some unfulfilled wishes.
, I even want to see the day when those thieves show up and take action.”
Therefore, after a number of close people, including Liu Zhan's eldest son, were recruited one after another, Jiang Tian also warned one of the followers who came with him: "I will take you to the headquarters.
Bai Bohuan, Medical Officer Bai, and a full set of equipment were escorted here."
After leaving the Liu Mansion, Jiang Tian also breathed a sigh of relief. This trip to the Prime Minister's Mansion can be said to be the result of reaping the benefits of something lost. Not only did he obtain testimony that was enough to reveal part of the truth, but he also might