HCB Chapter 373: Xueyue City suddenly becomes rich, Ye Ding visits Yunzhou City at night
Chapter 373: Xueyue City suddenly becomes rich, Ye Ding visits Yunzhou City at night
Tianqi City, Zichen Palace.
Liu Fuling from the Imperial Hospital's Shang Pharmacy was sweating profusely. He was holding a medicine box and kneeling in front of the Yunlong Golden Chair.
Sitting on the Cloud Dragon Golden Chair was naturally Emperor Tai'an Xiao Chongjing.
The old emperor twirled his gray beard, frowned, glanced at the dissolved "elixir" in the medicine box, and asked:
"So, according to Doctor Liu, what you mean is... the so-called elixir in my hand is actually a poison?"
Liu Fuling did not dare to neglect the matter and continued holding the medicine box and replied in detail:
"Your Majesty, I have conducted extensive investigations and collected some elixirs from the six ministries and the princes who presented their treasures. After careful comparison and inspection, I have determined that the elixir bestowed by the immortal this time is poison... However..."
Xiao Chongjing leaned forward, narrowed his eyes and asked:
"Just what?"
"Your Majesty, please do not be angry. I have discovered that this pill is not a highly toxic substance! In fact... it is actually human dirt. But strangely, the toxicity of this pill is no less than arsenic!"
"The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue lost his life because he secretly took this stuff. Several other princes also died from the same cause..."
"I infer that this thing is the dirt rubbed off the body of that poisonous little creature Wen Yanzhao. He is already extremely poisonous, so this explains it..."
At the end of her speech, Liu Fuling's voice was almost inaudible, but Xiao Chongjing heard it clearly!
"Clap!"
"The traitorous Wen family has gone too far, too far!!"
Zhuoqing took a step back. The incense burner that was just emitting purple smoke had been snatched away by Xiao Chongjing and smashed hard on the place where he had been standing.
At this moment, the old emperor stood up suddenly in anger. He tightly grasped the gray and cracked "pill" in his right hand, and his left hand trembled with excitement as he cursed:
"My Dali territory is thousands of miles long and has tens of millions of inhabitants. Is there no one who can control the traitors of the Wen family and the Baili clan?!"
"Not to mention the fact that he plundered my national treasure, how dare Wen Yanzhao use a filthy mud pill to harm me? This is regicide! This is deceiving God!!"
The eunuchs and palace maids in the hall had rarely seen the emperor so angry, and they all knelt on the ground and dared not say a word.
Imperial physician Liu Fuling was so frightened that he didn't even dare to breathe, letting the cold sweat on his forehead drip down his nose onto his beard.
Seeing Xiao Chongjing's face turn pale with anger, Zhuoqing was afraid that the old emperor would not be able to bear it, so he took a deep breath, stepped forward, supported the trembling Xiao Chongjing, and said to him:
"Your Majesty, please do not get angry. The dragon's health has just improved in the past few months. If those little thieves damage his heart meridian, it will damage the foundation of our Dali."
Xiao Chongjing closed his eyes and crushed the mud pill into pieces, then let go of his palm and let the gray dust scatter all over the ground. He sat back on the dragon throne dejectedly, closed his eyes and said no more.
After a while, Xiao Chongjing slowly opened his eyes, a cold look in his eyes:
"Everyone, please leave. I don't want to hear anyone else discussing this matter. Zhuoqing, please send them off..."
"Your subordinate obeys your order, your subordinate obeys your order!"
Liu Fuling put down the medicine box and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He packed up quickly and was about to get up and leave the hall.
Seeing the imperial physician Liu Fuling turn around, Zhuoqing glanced at the eunuchs and palace maids in the hall one by one, and his face looked frighteningly gloomy.
"boom!"
Liu Fuling was startled. The door to the main hall had been slammed shut by a strong gust of wind. He instinctively turned his head, but before he could see clearly, Zhuoqing raised his hand and slapped him in the chest!
"Grand Eunuch, you..."
Liu Fuling's internal organs were shattered. He spat out a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground like mud, dead.
Several timid palace maids screamed in fear, and purple-black mist appeared from Zhuoqing's palms at the same time, and then he closed them in front of his chest!
"boom!"
Throughout the Zichen Palace, muffled groans from the eunuchs and palace maids echoed. Zhuoqing withdrew his palm power and knelt before Xiao Chongjing.
"This old servant will immediately replace the maids and eunuchs who serve Your Majesty. Please move to the bedroom and rest."
Xiao Chongjing had an expressionless face as he followed Zhuoqing out of the Zichen Palace.
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Xueyue City, City Lord’s Pavilion.
When we returned to the City Lord's Pavilion, it was gradually getting dark.
Wen Yanzhao used his internal energy to take out all the treasures he had obtained from this trip to Tianqi from the storage space, and filled the entire room with them!
Luo He opened his mouth so wide that his jaw almost dislocated. He had never seen so many good things since he was born.
Baili Dongjun was very proud. He sorted the treasures in the room into four piles. Then he looked around and gave instructions to everyone:
"Sikong Changfeng! Take ten pieces of jade and four pairs of porcelain vases with you, and follow Miss Feng on her way to Jiangnan by land."
"Cousin, take these gold and silver accessories with you to Lingnan and Bingzhou. Remember to leave a few of Grandpa's favorite pieces when you return. Say that they are Xiao Baili's filial gifts to him. Don't keep them for yourself, or I will never forgive you when you return!"
"Sister Fairy, I'll have to trouble you to go down the mountain and find a legitimate buyer for this seal and this Chiwen Golden Cup. I don't dare to make an offer lightly. If I sell them at a loss, it would be a huge loss. Please!"
"Luo He...stop drooling and stop looking so useless!"
Baili Dongjun glanced at Luo He and said with a hint of disdain.
Hearing this, Luo He quickly slurped his saliva back and pretended to be indifferent:
"Ahem... well, Baili Dongjun, who are you looking down on?"
Baili Dongjun pointed to the smallest pile at his feet and looked at Luo He:
"Hey! These little items should be worth two or three hundred thousand taels of silver. Take them and pay off the debts owed to the wealthy families in the city. Then, convert the rest into cash and take it to the nearby cities to exchange for grain. Today is the second day of the third lunar month, and you have to finish it before sunset on the fifth day. How do you do it?"
Luo He glanced at the pile of things under his feet, somewhat displeased:
"Why are all of you holding rare items, but I only have small odds and ends? City Lord Baili, aren't you being partial? After all, my sister is your master's wife!"
Baili Dongjun was unmoved, and raised his sword-like eyebrows:
"Since your sister has handed Xueyue City over to us, you must listen to me, the great city lord. Don't try to get close to me yet. You will definitely get something for yourself if you get the job done. Otherwise, when your brother-in-law comes back, I will definitely report you!"
Seeing that Baili Dongjun had no intention of giving in, Luo He could only mutter and put away the small items:
"My brother-in-law just came over and praised me. How could I, Luo He, be afraid of you complaining? If I were afraid of you, I wouldn't be a good man..."
When Baili Dongjun heard Luo He say that Nangong Chunshui had been to Xueyue City, he couldn't help but ask curiously:
"My master is back? Where is he now?"
Seeing Baili Dongjun asking, Luo He told him everything about Nangong Chunshui's journey out of his body and coming back to investigate the situation in Xueyue City.
Everyone was shocked when they heard this, except Wen Yanzhao, who leaned on a chair with his feet crossed, tapping the blue star blister and chuckled:
"Old Li arrived in a split second after traveling through thousands of mountains and rivers. It must be that the Lord of Luoshui City is worried that our trip to Tianqi will cause trouble. Don't worry, Xiao Baili, nothing will happen!"
After hearing this, several people felt relieved.
Luo He sent someone to prepare dinner. The young men were a little hungry after two days of hard work, so they started eating without saying a word.
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Fifteen miles outside Yunzhou City.
The moon was bright and the stars were sparse. On the hilltop, a group of brave soldiers appeared, led by a young general in red clothes and black armor.
The night was very dark, and all I could see was his face, which looked as if it was chiseled by a knife and an axe, especially his eyes that were as bright as stars!
The young general carried an ancient long sword on his back, and the scabbard had a faint trace of a Taoist "Tai Chi". After crossing the hill and walking another seven or eight miles, he saw Yunzhou City in front of him. The young man suddenly pulled the reins and raised his hand to stop the more than ten riders behind him.
He turned and said to the cavalry behind him, "Brothers, please wait here for a moment. I'm going to the Xuanyuan cypress tree ahead to see the defenses of Lu Tingen's camp outside the city!"
The cavalry's armor rustled, and they replied simultaneously, "We will obey the Major General's orders!"
The young man gathered all his internal strength in his legs, pushed off the saddle with all his might, and suddenly jumped up dozens of feet. Then he turned over and took a few steps in the air, climbing up a cypress tree in front of him that was so tall that it reached the clouds!
With the help of moonlight, I finally saw clearly that the young man was Ye Dingzhi who followed Baili Luochen to kill Lu Tingen in Yunzhou!
Ye Dingzhi tapped his feet and finally flew to the top of the Xuanyuan cypress tree.
At this moment, looking into the distance, the entire Yunzhou City and Lu Tingen’s camp are all in sight.
The moonlight was like water. Ye Dingzhi memorized all the gates, passes, city walls and roads of Yunzhou City in his mind. After finding the location of Lu Tingen's central army tent and granary in the camp, he turned over and flew down from the treetops.
The cavalry guards under the tree looked up and saw that Ye Dingzhi's figure was light. He landed safely from a height of forty or fifty feet in just a few breaths, making almost no sound.
Ye Dingzhi jumped on his horse, turned it around and said:
"I've taken note of Lutin's deployment. Brothers, follow me back to camp!"
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