The powder spread in the military camp, and Emperor Mingwen stood in the cold wind to conduct a thorough investigation. Chu Yunning did not trust anyone and asked Bixiu to guard Beibei every step of the way.
"Don't worry, mother, Beibei won't go anywhere." Beibei said obediently, sitting on the chair and writing and drawing with his head down.
Sometimes Chu Yunning wonders what kind of good luck gave birth to such a well-behaved and sensible son like Beibei.
So happy!
After Chu Yunning settled down in Beibei, he went directly to Emperor Mingwen with a deep look in his eyes: "Your Majesty, I suggest you start by checking the water source."
The source of everything cannot avoid water.
"You're right, let's start with the water source first." Emperor Mingwen nodded and agreed. Then Chu Yunning led people to start a thorough investigation of the water sources everywhere, especially drinking water. Standing on the edge of the river, she
The eyebrows are furrowed, and the powder can be poured into the water. The portion is not small, and the powder is not cheap.
"Do you usually eat and drink by this river?" she asked.
The guard on the side nodded.
Chu Yunning lowered his head and checked. The water source was clean and nothing was wrong. He searched all the way upstream and found nothing wrong.
No, since Beibei said the problem was in the water source, there must be something wrong with the water. After searching for a whole afternoon, he couldn't find any clues. Chu Yunning became a little worried and squatted on the bank of the water to think.
Emperor Mingwen found her and handed her a big cloak: "Although it is early spring, some of the snow has not yet melted, so there is no need to worry about catching a cold."
"Your Majesty." Chu Yunning stood up, took the cloak from Emperor Mingwen, and glanced at a farmer walking down the river bank carrying a bucket on his shoulders. Suddenly, Chu Yunning discovered the problem.
"We should find out who is carrying the water and what tools are used to carry it."
How could she have missed this point? These people are the easiest to attack, so Emperor Mingwen immediately ordered all those who carried water and had contact with water to be temporarily detained, waiting for review one by one.
There were about thirty people in the entire water room, and Chu Yunning checked each of them to see if they were addicted.
After a while, Chu Yunning discovered that there were at least ten people with problems.
"Chu Shanggong, we were wronged. We don't even know what Wusanfen is."
One of the younger water-carrying guards was kneeling on the ground, kowtowing with his head banging on the ground, looking particularly pitiful.
The remaining few looked slightly evasive and knelt on the ground to cry out for injustice. Chu Yunning raised his hand and waved: "Fight, we must let them recognize you today, we must not tolerate it."
"yes."
Soon, bursts of screams came from above the military camp, which made people feel terrified.
After waiting for a while, some people couldn't stand the punishment and finally said that someone gave them a sum of money and they did it as a last resort.
Chu Yunning's face was tense, and he chose to execute these people on the spot without hesitation.
"If you have any difficulties, you can report them to your superiors, but you are absolutely not allowed to do anything to hurt everyone for your own selfishness. If you do this, you will never tolerate it!"
"It is very likely that more innocent people will be sacrificed because of your small actions. Is it worth it for you to touch your conscience?"
This time, Chu Yunning was so angry that his face was so gloomy that others couldn't help but feel timid.
After waiting for a large amount of Wusan powder to be seized, Chu Yunning remembered Beibei's words again, so he took the secret guards to personally search the ruined temples around him. Almost all the ruined temples within a radius of a hundred miles were searched.
Finally, I found clues in a corner in the southwest corner, and the air was still filled with the faint fragrance of a woman.
That aroma is very familiar.
It emanates from Shen Bi.
"Look! Even if you dig three feet into the ground, you still have to find him!" Chu Yunning ordered in a deep voice.
"yes!"
An hour later, the secret guard finally found Shen Bi who had fallen into the trap fifty miles away.
Shen Bi was dying at the moment, with injuries all over her body. She was looking up at her, her pupils slightly dilated, as if she was a little unbelievable.
"You...ahem, you still came here." Shen Bi bit her lips and looked at her unwillingly. The embarrassment at the moment made her unable to hold her head up.
But it was in front of the person I least wanted to see.
Chu Yunning looked at her condescendingly and waved to the secret guards around her: "I have a few words to talk to alone."
The secret guard retreated to a safe distance.
Chu Yunning squatted beside the trap, squinting his eyes and looking at it, feeling like he had been betrayed.
"Don't look at me like that, I just don't want to die miserably in the palace!" Shen Bi roared, as if a huge stone was suppressing her heart. She knew in advance the outcome of the palace prime minister's family in history, and just wanted to
What's wrong with avoiding it?
Shen Bi gritted her teeth and said unwillingly: "I'm just not as lucky as you. You don't have to do anything to be the Queen Mother."
Hearing this, Chu Yunning couldn't help but laugh: "It's your own greed. You can't blame anyone else. The Crown Prince of Nancheng treats you well. What's the result?"
These words were like a knife inserted directly into Shen Bi's heart. She clenched her fists tightly, feeling so heartbroken that she could hardly breathe.
"This shouldn't be like this. The prince wants to be the emperor..."
Chu Yunning pursed her lips tightly: "I have never wanted to harm you, and I have even treated you as a confidant. We are fellow countrymen in a different place. Everything is not easy..."
She even regarded Shen Bi as her own sister and helped her in everything, but in the end she was mistaken.
What Chu Yunning couldn't understand was how a modern person in a society governed by the rule of law could be so cruel, letting people set fire to villages and massacre people.
Chu Yunning couldn't understand this behavior.
Therefore, she has no way to forgive Shen Bi, let alone forgive her on behalf of those people. Unless Shen Bi dies, with her sweet words, she will do something wrong sooner or later.
Shen Bi must die today!
Shen Bi suddenly became agitated: "I have never thought of harming you. Yangcheng should not have been occupied by you. I have tried my best to persuade you to leave the border town with Emperor Mingwen. He is a short-lived emperor in history. If he does not die, how can your son do it?"
Succession?"
Mentioning this, Shen Bi felt a ball of anger burning in her heart. She reminded her kindly, but they didn't listen and insisted on changing history.
As long as she goes along with history peacefully, wouldn't it be good to be a queen mother in the future?
"Haven't you heard the old saying that everything depends on man-made things, but man can conquer nature!"
Chu Yunning opened her lips lightly.
"Those who change history will not end well. Just wait."
Shen Bi lay on the stone in despair, with his hands open to welcome death, and murmured: "This is my fate, and your fate will not be good."
In fact, Shen Bi was particularly unconvinced, especially because Emperor Mingwen had secretly absorbed the fortune of the emperor that originally belonged to the prince of Nancheng, and since then extended his path to the emperor, which meant that he would not die in a short period of time.
Why?
"He is just a thief who steals the fate of others. Sooner or later he will be repaid!" Shen Bi laughed loudly and muttered something unclear.
But Chu Yunning saw through the fear flashing in her eyes. How could she be willing to die if she cherished her life so much?
He was just pretending to be crazy and trying to escape.
"Chu Yunning, maybe I can be freed if I die. When I return to modern times, I will also express condolences to your family." Shen Bi's scarlet lips were stained with a smile, as if urging her to hurry up.
.
In fact, she felt very unsure, because in modern times, she was already dead, and maybe even her bones were gone.
Shen Bi just looked at Chu Yunning, swallowed her throat, and suddenly asked: "The longer Emperor Mingwen reigns, it will not be a good thing for Beibei. He should have been the emperor. There is only one throne. What do you do?"
Mother, don't you feel sorry for your son? Emperor Mingwen is only interested in you temporarily. As time goes by, there are so many concubines in the harem, and only your son is the most reliable..."
Chu Yunning curled her lips and lost her patience: "No matter what the result is, you have no chance to see it. I don't believe that God will be so blind. You have done many evil things, burning, killing, robbing, and doing all kinds of evil. You still have the chance to reincarnate in the modern age. As for
Beibei, you don’t need to worry about it.”
She stretched out her hand behind her, and the secret guard immediately handed her a bow and arrow, with a ball of fire burning on the end of the arrow.
Shen Bi's eyes widened unconsciously when she saw this, and she stared at her blankly: "You are crazy, Chu Yunning, why are you so cruel to me?"
Why didn't he even give her a happy death?
"In the next life, keep your eyes open and don't be a heartless villain." Chu Yunning gradually opened his bow and arrow and aimed at Shen Bi.
"No!" Shen Bi yelled, her pupils widened, and she struggled desperately to escape, but her lower body didn't obey her orders at all and couldn't move.
Whoosh!
The arrow left the string and hit Shen Bi directly. She stood beside the trap and watched helplessly.
Shen Bi was surrounded by a ball of fire.
Then a raging fire burned, almost engulfing her.
The screams reached her ears, and Chu Yunning pretended not to hear. She could only feel at ease if Shen Bi died.
She took two steps back with her eyes closed, and stood there for about half an hour. After confirming that the person was dead, Chu Yunning got on her horse and rushed back to the camp. She first went to visit Vice General Li.
Lieutenant General Li's condition was much better than she had imagined, except that he had lost a lot of weight in just a few days, the beard on his chin had also grown a lot, and his eyebrows were dark blue.
"Chu Shang Palace?" Vice General Li was leaning on the chair with his head down, looking at the tips of his shoes in boredom. When he saw Chu Yunning coming, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he trembled: "You, you
Why are you here?"
Chu Yunning frowned; "I'm not a savage beast, so why are you so afraid of me?"
"Uh..." Vice General Li frowned. No matter how stupid or stupid he was, he knew that some people should not be messed with.
"Thank you very much, Chu Shang Palace, for saving your life. The general is much better now." Lieutenant General Li kept leaning back, fearing that Chu Yunning would touch him, and he was frightened.
Seeing this, Chu Yunning had no choice but to retract her hand and asked the guard next to her: "How is Vice General Li's situation?"
"Back at Chushang Palace, the chances of Vice General Li getting sick are getting less and less."
"Well, keep watching him, don't take it lightly."
After finishing the instructions, Chu Yunning had to leave under the look of Lieutenant General Li. When he left the camp, he saw Eunuch Mo running towards him. When he saw him running and kicking him, he thought there was something urgent, but in the end he just asked.
sentence.
"Chu Shanggong, how is Vice General Li?"
Chu Yunning raised his eyebrows, and he probably guessed why Vice General Li avoided him thousands of miles away, and said: "The situation has improved, but it still needs to be observed."
Eunuch Mo suddenly realized: "That's OK. As long as Vice General Li doesn't offend you, everything will be OK."
"Huh?" What is this?
Eunuch Mo quickly explained: "Vice General Li took five powders. I was worried that he would hurt you. I feel more relieved when I see that you are fine."
Immediately afterwards, Eunuch Mo went in and took a look at Vice General Li, then came out and said to Chu Yunning: "Chu Shang Palace, the emperor is teaching the little prince of Beibei to learn lessons. I have never seen such a smart and sensible child."
"It's not the first day that Eunuch Mo has met Beibei. What happened today?" It's really strange.
Eunuch Mo was stunned and smiled: "Don't you like the little prince of Beibei?"
"Thank you for your love."
When Chu Yunning entered the camp, he heard Emperor Mingwen testing his homework. He had experienced this scene countless times, so it was not surprising.
After the test was over, Emperor Mingwen turned around to look at her. Seeing that she was tired, he couldn't help but ask, "Aning, you... just came back from outside?"
"Yes." Chu Yunning touched Beibei's little head and said calmly: "We have settled a person. This is a personal grudge between us. Your Majesty, rest assured that it has been settled properly."
After hearing this, Emperor Mingwen picked up a cup of tea and handed it to Chu Yunning, and said, "You have been working really hard these past two days. Don't think about anything. Have a good sleep."
At the end, he added, I am there for everything.
After two days of hard work, he was indeed very tired. Chu Yunning smiled slightly, gave Beibei a few words and then returned to the camp. Shen Bi's words before he died were immediately forgotten in his mind.
She didn't believe a word of it, she firmly believed that everything was human-made.
She slept for a long time until Bixiu came to her and gently woke her up: "Miss, it's time to get up for lunch."
Opening his eyes hazily, Chu Yunning raised his head and looked at the sky. It was already noon.
Bixiu handed the clothes to the side and said: "You have slept all day and night. I am worried that you will be starving, so I call you on my own initiative."
Chu Yunning nodded, slowly stood up and asked, "Did something happen?"
"I heard that Xihai and Yunlan led troops to the border town together."
They actually came together. She got up and planned to go take a look, but Bixiu said: "The emperor said that you must have a good rest. The emperor will take care of these things."
Hearing this, Chu Yunning felt a little uneasy and sighed longly: "I just have to worry about my life."
As soon as she walked outside the camp, she heard Emperor Mingwen arranging troops. After listening for a while, she suddenly realized that Emperor Mingwen wanted to deceive others and sent many soldiers and horses to continue to capture Dongling, creating a false impression on the West Sea.
So Xihai couldn't wait to come.
In fact, a trap has been laid in the southern end, just waiting for Xihai to fall into the trap. As for Yunlan, it is still unclear whether he is an enemy or a friend.
Chu Yunning suddenly smiled after listening to it, turned around and went to the dining room. Everyone said hello to her when she passed by.
Chu Yunning was surprised that he had unknowingly gained popularity among the people.