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When Zhuang Qiu received Rhubarb's second letter, he had already lived with Ji Qingning for more than a month.

The message Xiao Yi sent this time was longer than last time.

"It has been confirmed that the gathering place of monsters is the location of Huajian School."

The sect that used to be friendly with the Taixuan Sword Sect has now become a feud with the Taixuan Sword Sect.

Zhuang Qiu was in a daze for a while, but he didn't stay for too long. Using his finger as a pen, he wrote down the reply on the paper: continue to wait, pay attention to recruiting monks, maybe there are escaped monks from the Huajian faction, and they will be recruited under their command.

Rhubarb flew away with Zhuang Qiu's new instructions.

And Long Xing also walked into Zhuang Qiu's residence, he asked with great interest and doubts: "What kind of bird is this, it's so beautiful."

Zhuang Qiu replied: "I don't know if you fly in casually. What's the matter with you?"

"There is news from the palace that the national teacher is critically ill."

"What?" Zhuang Qiu stood up suddenly because he was too frightened.

This made Long Xing unable to react.

And because Zhuang Qiu didn't control his aura, the coercion that would leak out made Long Xing's chest tight and uncomfortable.

Long Xing clutched his chest and said puzzledly: "General, what's wrong with you."

"How's the situation now?" Zhuang Qiu let out a sigh. Ji Qingning is a monk, so naturally he won't die easily, maybe something happened.

"It is said that the emperor is scolding."

"Who are you scolding?" Zhuang Qiu frowned.

"Call the imperial physician incompetent." Long Xing was relieved when he felt the oppressive feeling disappear.

The general in front of him was both familiar and unfamiliar to him.

Long Xing thought, could it be that he experienced anger that made the general change so much.

Zhuang Qiu thought in his heart, this emperor is quite incompetent.

Then the consciousness was covered.

Long Xing saw that his general was so anxious at the beginning, but now he suddenly became calm and sat down, wondering what kind of medicine he was selling in the gourd.

But one thing is certain.

His general seemed to attach great importance to the national division.

Zhuang Qiu's consciousness crossed the bricks and tiles, and clearly saw Ji Qingning lying on the bed.

Yes, he was dying, but not from illness, but from poison.

It can be seen how terrifying the courtyard wall of the harem is, and even a dignified national teacher will be poisoned.

But who was it that poisoned him?

Zhuang Qiu recalled the interests in the palace. Although the harem is controlled by the emperor's mother and concubine, the national teacher is also very important in the palace.

If the national teacher is dead, then the harem is really dominated by one person.

But how could such a cautious person like Ji Qingning be poisoned, and how could he let that not-so-intelligent imperial concubine poison him.

unless.

He wanted it himself.

Thinking back to the little emperor, there are two major dependencies that hinder his growth. One is the little emperor's mother, and this noble concubine has no great talents. On the contrary, she is particularly concerned about the intrigue in the harem. A woman of great wisdom.

The second is the national teacher.

Ji Qingning is dead, and the little emperor is under attack. He will definitely not be able to hold the imperial power, at least it seems that the little emperor can't do it now.

But Ji Qingning still wanted to let himself die.

Unless, he already has a plan.

Zhuang Qiu recalled that Ji Qingning asked him to speak several times these days, and in his words, he was testing whether he was loyal enough.

He probably understood what Ji Qingning wanted to do.

It's just that the risk is too great, I hope the little emperor can understand his painstaking efforts.

Zhuang Qiu went into the palace without a name, so naturally he couldn't see Ji Qingning's situation with his own eyes.

But probably the situation is clear, and Ji Qingning did not hinder the spread of the news.

And soon, it was found out that the poison was poisoned by the imperial concubine.

How could Prince Su let go of this opportunity and send the imperial concubine directly to prison.

Ji Qingning also died of illness on the third day after the imperial concubine was imprisoned.

The little emperor first lost his mother who could act like a baby, and then the national teacher who could be his father, and sat alone on the throne.

It is very risky for Ji Qingning to do so, what if the little emperor is willing to be Prince Su's puppet.

And a carriage carrying vegetables was secretly transported out of the palace, and what is now placed in the coffin of the national teacher is just a death row prisoner who looks somewhat similar to the national teacher.

The carriage did not go out of the city, but ran towards the bustling urban area of ​​Jicheng, and finally entered a yard.

On the gate of the courtyard, there are four words, Prince An's Mansion.

Prince An, the emperor's youngest brother, is only a few years older than the current emperor, but Ji Qingning was the prince's teacher, and by the way also taught this Prince An, that's why Prince An spared no effort to help Ji Qingning now.

Ji Qingning couldn't see the scenery outside the house while sitting in a wheelchair, but that didn't mean others couldn't see it for him.

And in this mansion, a doctor was giving Ji Qingning an injection.

Prince An Ji Ning watched with some concern.

"It's too dangerous for the national teacher to do this. He used a civet cat to replace the prince in front of everyone, and he put himself in a state of suspended animation. But the suspended animation is too dangerous. If you are not careful, you will be killed." Turned into real death, alas..."

The doctor turned his head and glanced at Prince An, and he said two words coldly: "Quiet."

Only then did Prince An shut his mouth.

When Ji Qingning woke up, it had been three days since his suspended animation.

Originally, his health was very bad, and the poison of feigned death entered his lungs again. His body couldn't bear the detoxification so quickly. Even if he wanted to detoxify, it would take a year to complete the detoxification, but could his body last a year?

It took Ji Qingning some time to understand what happened after his death. The little emperor has been a little depressed recently, and Prince Su's control over the government has become more stable.

"Teacher, you're awake!" Prince An was overjoyed and rushed towards Ji Qingning.

Ji Qingning smiled and said, "I made a careful plan, and nothing will happen."

"But seeing the teacher lying there, I am really worried."

"I'm not waking up now." Ji Qingning paused, then changed the subject: "I asked you to keep an eye on Jiang Xu, how is he doing?"

"Teacher, I really want to tell you about you. Although His Majesty is at a disadvantage right now, Jiang Xu shows no signs of falling, and even persuaded His Majesty several times to cheer up. Speaking of which, Jiang Xu is really brave enough. How dare you teach His Majesty a lesson, and you are not afraid of Prince Su at all."

"A person who can kill a three-foot fish with his bare hands must not be small in courage. It's just that he is so aggressive, and he is easily targeted by Prince Su Yuyan. I'm afraid ordinary assassinations can't deal with him, and Prince Su may use a conspiracy .”

"Teacher, what do you think Prince Su will do?"

"If I were him, I would start from the Po Cavalry Army. As long as one of the Po Cavalry Army dared to violate the military regulations, he would be targeted by Prince Su, and then he would directly blame Jiang Xu for being unfavorable in teaching and discipline. His general rank."

"Can this work? Even if he takes his job, the Po Cavalry Army was cultivated by him after all, not to mention that he has so many confidantes in the Po Cavalry Army. If Jiang Xu is pulled off the horse, the Po Cavalry Army will be killed." The danger of becoming a country of Ji."

"Prince Su will definitely do this, because Jiang Xu has seriously threatened his majesty. He is afraid of the other party, so he will definitely cut off the seedling when the other party is still weak. One or two, those people don't see many diehards, as long as you spend time, you can always raise a new general."

"But... this is too chilling. The Pocavalry Army fought desperately with the Chu people for the safety of the Ji country. On the battlefield, they threw their heads and blood."

"In front of rights, morality is the most useless thing." Ji Qing shook his head lightly.

"However, this matter is not without a solution."

Prince An's eyes lit up, and he praised: "I knew that the teacher is unparalleled in the world, and he will definitely be able to come up with a solution."

"Although spending time can wear down the hostility of the Pocavalry, what if we don't have this time."

……

Prince Su flipped through the booklet, and an angry expression appeared on his face.

"This Jiang Xu doesn't take this king seriously at all, and is so arrogant." Prince Su threw Jiang Xu's booklet on the ground.

The person next to him stretched out his hand to pick it up. He is Prince Su's military adviser, known as Baimian Xiaosheng.

"My lord, why get angry? If Jiang Xu doesn't show these characters on the bright side, wouldn't that make us more passive? A reckless man like this is always easy to solve."

"But we can't solve him now. How did Chu know the news that Ji Guo's national teacher died and start sending troops to attack our Ji country's border."

"Such a big matter, it's hard to shut it down. Besides, His Majesty even organized such a grand funeral for the national teacher. How could the spies of Chu State not know about it?"

"It's just at this time to send troops, I really can't move this Jiang Xu."

"My lord, you don't have to take him seriously. If you can use this power well, maybe it will make Chu country afraid of us."

Prince Su is not only thinking about whether he can ascend the throne, but whether he can ascend the throne and whether this country can still exist.

After hearing what the national teacher said, Prince Su also calmed down.

He smiled and shook his head and said, "That's right, that Jiang Xu can only talk about it, but it can't change anything. If he doesn't move, it's also good for Ji Guo."

"My lord is wise."

……

Part of the Pocavalry Army had already been sent to the border, because it wasn't too intense yet, so Zhuang Qiu didn't go there in person, only sent Long Xing there.

He is waiting.

Wait for Ji Qingning to come to him.

Obviously, Ji Qingning will definitely come to him, beat him, and tell him how to help the emperor, so that he can temporarily surrender to Prince Su.

Zhuang Qiu doesn't need to use his spiritual sense to detect these things, he can figure them out naturally, after all, he is a complete outsider, outsiders can always see more thoroughly in such things.

After about three days, Zhuang Qiu suddenly received an invitation from Prince An.

It was the old servant beside Prince An who came in person.

Zhuang Qiu understood, probably this is Ji Qingning's showdown.

At night, he quietly went to Prince An's mansion. After all, it's a bit weird for a general to associate with a prince he doesn't know.

So Zhuang Qiu didn't go upright, but climbed onto the roof tiles in the middle of the night.

Zhuang Qiu looked down through the tiles and saw Ji Qingning in the room. He was sitting next to the charcoal brazier, holding a book and reading. His attitude was very casual, as if he didn't have much energy. After a while, close your eyes and take a rest.

Zhuang Qiu stared at it for a while, but was suddenly stopped by a voice.

"who!"

It seems that this should be Ji Qingning's personal guard.

Ordinary princes and nobles will train their own personal guards to protect them 24 hours a day, so as to save them from the danger of being assassinated.

Zhuang Qiu tried this man's skills.

Among the guards, this person's skills are definitely considered very good, almost at the same level as Long Xing.

If he wasn't stupid, he probably got a job in the military camp, but he is here now, working as a guard for Ji Qingning.

Zhuang Qiu found that he seemed to underestimate Ji Qingning.

"Okay, Su Bing, come down."

A voice came from the room, Su Bing clutched his shoulders in embarrassment, and jumped off the roof.

Zhuang Qiu followed behind him and also jumped down.

Su Bing knelt in front of Ji Qingning, guiltily said: "This subordinate is invincible, please punish me master."

Ji Qingning gathered the clothes on his body, and said softly: "If even you can defeat General Jiang, how can he make the enemy country fearful."

Zhuang Qiu looked at Ji Qingning unscrupulously this time, he concealed his surprise, and said: "The national teacher has a good method."

Ji Qingning noticed the vigilance in his words, and the smile on his face became more and more obvious.

"Sit down, General Jiang, we still have one night to chat."

If Ji Qingning knew that Zhuang Qiu knew the whole truth, then what Zhuang Qiu did before was obviously a show.

So Zhuang Qiu should be in a daze right now, he has some guesses, but he dare not confirm, and he has a certain degree of vigilance towards this dead and resurrected national teacher.

This is in line with common sense.

Zhuang Qiu's disguise did not make Ji Qingning suspicious.

The latter probably explained to Zhuang Qiu what he was going to do, and then in the persuasion, Zhuang Qiu showed a dazed expression.

But after Ji Qingning finished explaining, Zhuang Qiu suddenly said: "Since Master Guoshi is determined to make His Majesty independent, why did you come to me again?"

"It's simple, because I'm weak and need allies."

"My lord, do you think I'm being fooled? Prince An is willing to let you live in the mansion. Your fake death must have been written by the imperial physician. The person who guards your coffin in the harem should also pass You are angry, and the carriage passed through the palace gate but was not searched. Your lord, you have many allies."

"But these are all texts. General Jiang, you are different, you are special, you are Wu."

Obviously, Jiang Xu is the only one that can be drawn now, the force card.

"If it's time for Tu Qiong to meet, Prince Su wants to force the palace, I want General Jiang to protect the safety of the emperor."

"Master, you don't have to worry about this. Since I am His Majesty's soldier, I will naturally do my best to protect His Majesty."

"In this matter, I also believe in your lord. After all, there is no need to say more about your lord's loyalty. It's just that in terms of behavior, I hope your lord can be a little more tactful. It's not a time of death. I still hope that General Jiang can stay dormant."

"The national teacher is trying to persuade me to bow my head like Prince Su?"

"It's just a trade-off."

"I don't understand your twists and turns, and I don't want to know. I just want to have a clear conscience. I only did it because of the care that the National Teacher took care of me in the past. I just want to have a clear conscience. After that, Jiang Xu will never do it."

With that said, Zhuang Qiu was about to go out.

As a loyal and outspoken person, Jiang Xu cannot cooperate with the national teacher who faked his death to deceive His Majesty. This is also Jiang Xu's personality.

However, Zhuang Qiu also added a few words to add fuel and vinegar.

Zhuang Qiu walked out, Ji Qingning yelled at Zhuang Qiu, and he didn't care if the blanket on his lap fell into the brazier.

"General Jiang, please stay!"

While pushing his wheelchair, Ji Qingning chased Zhuang Qiu out.

Zhuang Qiu went straight out the door, but Ji Qingning had long forgotten that there were steps there, so he tripped over the steps and fell into the snow.

His bodyguard rushed to help him, but Ji Qingning pushed him away.

"Jiang Xu!" Ji Qingning shouted at Zhuang Qiu.

"What else can the national teacher say?"

"I know you don't like conspiracy and tricks, but the current situation is like this, I can guarantee that you will not participate in it, just leave everything to me."

"When I heard the news of the death of the national teacher, I ate vegetarian food for three days and went to Chengtian Temple to pray for blessings. I was so sincere, but you refused to tell me the news of the fake death. You know how sad I am. Could it be that I am the only one who will lead the country?" Master is regarded as a friend, does the national teacher only treat me as a chess piece? Master national teacher, you have a noble status, and it is better not to come out and walk more in this snowy night and cold."

"I know you blame me, but I also have difficulties. If one more person knows about this matter, it will be more dangerous."

"But Prince An knows it, and many people know it. Are you not afraid that they are in danger? After all, you just think I'm reckless and irritable, and you don't want to believe me. If I didn't speak up these days and surrendered to Prince Su, If you want to come to Master Guoshi, you will only get rid of me. I really shouldn’t associate with civil servants. To you, there is no sincerity at all, only calculations!”

"Jiang Xu, I know you blame me, think I'm not open enough, think I'm testing you, but I'm doing things for the king, I can't go wrong."

"Differences do not conspire with each other, farewell."

Zhuang Qiu was about to leave when he saw Ji Qingning spit out a mouthful of blood, the blood was particularly obvious in the snow, and the snow was suddenly bright red.

Did my drama go too far? Ji Qingning vomited blood in such a hurry.

Human design is human design after all, and Zhuang Qiu is not Jiang Xu.

He sighed, walked to Ji Qingning's side, then pushed Su Bing aside, and carried Ji Qingning back to the brazier.

He looked at Su Bing, who was vigilant in Mulen, and said: "Why don't you call the doctor quickly, what are you doing here, waiting for your master to die?"

Su Bing came to her senses and hurried to knock on the doctor's door.

Zhuang Qiu quietly sent half a wisp of spiritual power into Ji Qingning's body, checking his physical condition.

After checking, he frowned.

Ji Qingning is trying to die.

The poison in his lungs has not been cleaned at all, and it has also damaged various organs. Now the whole person survives by relying on a breath of energy, and it shatters with a slight touch.

Zhuang Qiu sighed again in his heart, why bother.

Ji Qingning grabbed his lapel, still persuading him: "General, it was my fault to test you, but now I am sincere, and I hope you can join me and create a prosperous world for His Majesty together."

Zhuang Qiu said helplessly: "If I don't agree, will you die on the spot for me to see?"

Ji Qingning laughed, he knew what the other party meant and he agreed.

Zhuang Qiu put Ji Qingning beside the bed, and pushed the brazier to Ji Qingning's side with pliers.

He touched Ji Qingning's forehead, and after confirming that he didn't have a fever, he covered him with a heavy quilt.

Ji Qingning seemed to let go of a stone in his heart, and his tone became much lighter.

"The general really knows how to take care of people, even better than my maid Sujuan."

Zhuang Qiu glared at him and said, "Don't compare me with others."

As he said that, he approached Ji Qingning's bedside and rubbed Ji Qingning's temples, which could slow down his tense body.

Ji Qingning closed his eyes, and suddenly said: "I never thought the general was reckless and irritable. The general has a very good temper, and this is the first time he is angry with me."

After a quarrel, the distance between people can always be pulled in.

Originally, both of them wore masks, but now the mask has been torn apart, and the two hearts are getting closer.

The charcoal fire was burning brightly, but Zhuang Qiu's hands were hotter than the charcoal fire.

Ji Qingning only felt that his cold body was warmed by someone, and he was slowly relaxing.

"Take care of your body."

"I'm very afraid of death." Ji Qingning replied.

"Then you are still like this? Who was the one who vomited blood just now?"

"But there are always more important things to do."

Zhuang Qiu didn't speak, just massaged his temples all the way down, pinched Ji Qingning's arm, and when he was about to touch his thigh, Zhuang Qiu paused.

Ji Qingning said: "Since we are allies, there are no taboos."

Zhuang Qiu lightly smiled and began to massage Ji Qingning's legs.

These legs, which hadn't been walking much, didn't shrink a little, but the muscles degenerated a little, making the calf disappear.

When kneading, it is soft and feels good.

Zhuang Qiu couldn't help recalling the past.

"I once knew a person who was born with a disease, and he couldn't walk since he was a child."

Ji Qingning asked, "Who is it?"

"It's my younger brother when I was studying art."

"Your swordsmanship, I remember, should be from your father."

"It seems that you investigated me very carefully."

Ji Qingning's earlobes were red, and he didn't argue.

"That's my junior brother. He is very gentle in normal times. He never argues with others. He is very comfortable to get along with. I used to rub his legs for him. He wanted to see the hyacinth, but the hyacinth was on the cliff. Push him to see. We often go down the mountain at sunset, and the scene is beautiful, the sunset is like golden scales."

"It's the first time I've heard such a metaphor." Ji Qingning felt a little uncomfortable when he heard the other party's description.He himself didn't understand where the discomfort came from, but this junior brother must be someone Jiang Xu cherishes.

He can be so careful and know how to take care of a person with leg problems, it must be because of his junior brother.

But thinking that such tenderness was due to others, Ji Qingning immediately became a little annoyed.

So he couldn't speak his mind, and said a little sourly: "Brother Jiang, with all due respect, normal people can't get along well with everyone. If there are such people, then he must not have used his sincerity towards these people. He It's just trying to test your preferences, playing the kind of person you like, I advise Brother Jiang not to get in touch with too much."