"Master Duan, my king is indeed unwell. He has been delayed for medical treatment many times recently and has just improved a little. This is definitely not an intentional neglect." Mengbai rubbed his hands nervously.
"It doesn't matter." Duan Ye said with a smile, "Your Majesty, Duan Ye must obey your orders. Duan Ye will definitely work hard to promote this peace negotiation, ah." This is a very unpleasant thing to say. Duan Ye can accept the gift he gave just now.
Happy. How can I not do something after accepting the gift? Looking at Mengbai's face, Duan Ye leaned over again and said with a smile: "But it's convenient for me, so there is no problem."
"Oh, that's good, that's good." Mengbai breathed a sigh of relief. Then the two of them laughed, and then started to drink and rejoice again. But Jiangyu complained and chased Bochun in, thinking it was necessary.
After some persuasion. In any case, Jiangyu insisted that he was no longer ready to fight the Qin army. Duan Ye had some doubts, what was Jiangyu's specific identity, and why could he even enter the harem?
Without words, the banquet ended in a hurry. Mengbai arranged for Duan Ye to wait until Guan Yi had a rest, and said that he would make further plans after meeting Bo Chun. Duan Ye agreed. After everyone returned to Guan Yi, Duan Ye did not take the opportunity.
During the break meeting, the first thing I did was to ask, "Can Duan Pingyan heal his injury?"
Duan Ping had already taken medicine and was half-lying on a reclining chair. When he saw Duan Ye coming back, he hurriedly stood up to greet him. Duan Ye said hurriedly: "No, you need to rest more. Don't touch the wound, otherwise there will be something wrong."
When Duan Ye came back, he didn't ask about anything else but his own injury first. Duan Ping, an upright man, couldn't help but get a little wet at the corners of his eyes. He had been in the army for some time, and although his love for Pao Ze was deep, such considerate care was rare.
ah.
Liu Guoqu, another expert on this trip, said: "The doctor said that brother Duan Ping only had a superficial wound, and the arrows were not poisonous. There should be no scars. It's true that lucky people have their own destiny."
"That's good, that's good." Duan Ye was very happy, "Just relax and recuperate. When you get back, I will definitely ask for merit for you in front of Jiexia."
"Sir," Duan Ping said anxiously when he saw that all the people who came in were his own people, "The people just now talked too much, and the humble position made it difficult to talk much. Now it can be concluded that the assassin's skill is higher than that of the lowly position. He can fight with bare hands and fight with weapons. The lowly position may be worthy of a fight.
, Bows and crossbows are concealed weapons, and humble positions are not as good as them. I hope you will wear soft armor and stay indoors with humble servants and others, so that you will be safe."
Several other guards on this trip also echoed, hoping that Duan Ye would stay calm and ensure safety. Only Zhang Meng, who was accompanying him, almost did not speak, and the silence was tight. However, although Duan Ye paid attention, he did not care about it.
Some people don't like to talk, so why bother to dig deeper.
Duan Ye was somewhat moved. He was not related to them, and although he was protecting himself out of duty, Duan Ping was injured and bleeding after all. This relationship must be repaid.
"But..." Duan Ping thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, although the assassin's martial arts are more powerful than Duan Ping's, Duan Ping still knows one thing."
"What's the matter? But it's okay to say it." Seeing that Duan Ping was a little hard to say, Duan Ye said seriously.
"That assassin... is a girl." Duan Ping gritted his teeth and said with his eyes closed.
"Girls!" Liu Guo yelled, and several other entourage members also looked a little weird. Everyone knows Duan Ping's kung fu. There is nothing to say about it, but the best among the best has his own. No matter how good the master is in the world.
If there are too many, it's okay if the horse stumbles. But if he loses to a woman, it would be... very strange, wouldn't it?
Duan Ye had no such opinion at all, he frowned and said, "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure." Although he felt embarrassed, and even though he saw several other people winking at him, Duan Ping decided to turn around and beat them up, and still replied: "Sir, I can be sure of my humble position. That person is petite, even though he is masked, he moves around like the wind.
, but the scent of a woman is unmistakable. Your Excellency knows that a low-level scout is the best at hiding and tracking. No smell can escape the nose of a low-level officer, so it must be the fragrance of a woman."
"Then why did you lose me?" Liu Guo joked. The two had always been on good terms, so Liu Guo dared to make fun of Duan Ping.
"That's because the chase was too urgent. The woman drew her sword and cut off a wooden beam. She tried to block it, but she overturned a dung truck and lost it as soon as the smell hit her." Duan Ping said with some embarrassment.
"Hahahaha, dung truck." Liu Guo and other ladies said with a smile. Duan Ping stared in annoyance, but had no words to refute.
"No." Duan Ye said calmly, "It can't be such a coincidence, that dung truck must have been ordered by the assassin.
Duan Ping was an extremely shrewd person, otherwise he would not be able to control the scouts. He soon found the clues. He couldn't help but slap his thigh and said angrily: "I didn't think about such joints at the time. It's really hateful. I have failed to live up to my expectations.
Alas." Liu Guo was a little confused and said nonchalantly: "Sir, what are you talking about? What did the assassin instruct the dung truck to do?"
"You're such a pig!" Duan Ping finally found an opportunity, "The martial law in Qiuci has been under martial law recently, and the city gates are closed all day long. Dung trucks can only be transported out at concentrated times. How can there be one when adults come into the city at this time?
A separate dung truck? This must be what the assassin used to escape."
There are no stupid people here, so it is easy to understand. Liu Guo immediately said: "Then we can follow the clues and find the assassin!"
"That's right." Duan Ping said bitterly, "Bi Zhi still remembers the appearance of that dung truck, give him a day! No, half a day, Biz Zhi will definitely find him, and then he can ask Qiuci for someone."
"No need." Duan Ye thought for a while and said slowly.
"Why?" Duan Ping asked anxiously: "Instead of guarding against assassins, it is better to take the initiative, strike first, and strike later, my lord."
Duan Ye stood up, patted Duan Ping on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Of course I understand this truth, but there is no need to look for the dung cart. The people pushing the dung cart are only the assassin's men. Finding the assassin does not have to be so troublesome.
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"Oh?" Everyone was puzzled.
"There must be a motive for the assassination." Duan Ping said seriously. "The biggest motive for assassinating me is to sabotage the peace negotiation. If I die, Jiexia will attack the city with all his strength and Qiuci will not be safe. Then, there are three kinds of people who want this to happen.
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Putting his hands behind his back and starting to pace, Duan Ye said slowly: "The first type of people are people from other small countries in the Western Regions, especially Zhuohu and Wensu. They most hope that our army and Qiuci will be killed. The second type of people are also very
It’s easy to guess that they are the people in Kucha City, the people in Kucha City who hope that Bochun will step down. Even if we capture Kucha, we still need to find an agent among the Kucha people. At that time, their chances
It’s coming.”
"What about the third type of person?"
"The third type." Duan Ye shook his head and said: "Actually, the possibility of the third type of person is very small, because it is really not necessary. But... it cannot be ruled out."
Seeing Duan Pingping's eyes widening, Duan Ye smiled bitterly and said quietly: "He is a Jin from Jiangnan."