"Look, this herb can be found everywhere in the mountains, but don't underestimate it, it is..."
Lu Xiangzi brought Sun Jinyao to collect herbs. He found that Sun Jinyao was listless and didn't pay much attention to what he said, so he couldn't help but frowned.
"Hey, are you listening to me? Even if you don't regard me as your master, can you at least respect me?"
Sun Jinyao raised his eyes and glanced at Lu Xiangzi with a somewhat impatient look.
"Don't keep repeating yourself. You mentioned this herb three times this morning. I know it has the effect of stopping bleeding and removing blood stasis."
"Oh, you finally listened to me." Lu Xiangzi nodded with a smile, "Let's go and take a look over there."
Sun Jinyao picked up the bamboo basket on the ground and followed Lu Xiangzi.
The two were walking along a narrow path when suddenly a bloody hand grabbed Lu Xiangzi's ankle.
Lu Xiangzi didn't kick it open, but lowered his head to look.
I saw a man covered in injuries, climbing up the slope with difficulty. The blood on his face had already solidified into scabs, and only a pair of desperate and painful eyes could be seen.
“Save…save me…”
Lu Xiangzi frowned, as if he was considering whether he should save the person.
Sun Jinyao came over and pulled the man up.
He originally thought that it was a farmer who was collecting herbs nearby. However, after pulling the person up, he found that the wounds on his body were all caused by swords and knives.
Seeing that Sun Jinyao wanted to save someone, Lu Xiangzi squatted down to feel the man's pulse. He frowned slightly and shook his head at Sun Jinyao.
Even the miracle doctor said there was no hope of saving him, and Sun Jinyao felt a little regretful.
"Brother, where are you from?"
The man was already dying and had some understanding of his situation.
He did not answer Sun Jinyao's question, but took out a piece of sheepskin from his arms and stuffed it into Sun Jinyao's hand.
"I am... I am the servant of Master Liu Zhende... I had the honor to follow my master to the border and join the army in the expedition to Xixia. But... the 100,000-man army led by Marshal Mu was completely wiped out... There is another hidden story behind this..."
Sun Jinyao and Lu Xiangzi looked at each other, and no one interrupted him.
"The sheepskin was written by the master before his death... I... I am no longer able to do so. I cannot complete the master's request and hand the sheepskin to His Majesty. Please... please help me... to get justice for the master and the 100,000 soldiers who died in vain..."
As he spoke, he spat out another large mouthful of blood.
Sun Jinyao immediately looked at Lu Xiangzi, only to see Lu Xiangzi sitting down on the ground.
"Why are you looking at me? I can't save him. His injuries are too severe. Unless the Supreme Lord comes, no one can do anything."
Sure enough, as soon as Lu Xiangzi finished speaking, the man's head tilted and he died.
"Brother..." Sun Jinyao sniffed his breath and shook his head helplessly.
He picked up the sheepskin and looked at it carefully.
As the commander-in-chief, Liu Zhende explained the battle plan to Mu Jingrui before he set out, and showed him the troop deployment diagram. The two agreed on the method of support.
When Mu Jingrui was trapped in Tiangou Gorge, Liu Zhende went to support him as promised, but found that the way of deploying troops was completely different from the previous agreement.
He had no idea where to start, and it was too late to make any changes. He could only watch helplessly as his 100,000-strong army was annihilated.
Liu Zhende escaped from the siege with the desperate protection of his servants. He felt ashamed to face the emperor and the people, and was about to commit suicide to apologize, but he found that the deployment map had been modified without authorization.
He originally wanted to investigate further, but was hunted down.
In order to bring the news back to the court, Liu Zhende stayed at the border to divert the target and let his servant take his blood letter back to Beijing.
Sun Jinyao carefully examined the servant's body and found that he had at least twelve knife and sword wounds, which showed that his journey had not been peaceful. Some of the wounds had even festered and festered.
It is not easy to hold on until now.
"Although this blood letter from Grand Tutor Liu did not specify who modified the battle formation, it is enough to prove that Mu Jingrui was indeed framed."
Lu Xiangzi pulled out a blade of grass and played with it in his hand, saying, "I don't know if Mu Jingrui can be reinstated, but at least there will be no problem getting out of prison."
Sun Jinyao agreed with Lu Xiangzi's statement. He stood up and prepared to go back.
"Hey, where are you going?" Lu Xiangzi grabbed Sun Jinyao's clothes, "Are you going to send the blood letter to the Ministry of Justice?"
"You think the Ministry of Justice cannot be trusted?"
"What does it have to do with me whether the Ministry of Justice can be trusted? I want you to think carefully about whether you really want to save Mu Jingrui."
"What's the meaning?"
Lu Xiangzi stood up and patted Sun Jinyao on the head. "You are such a blockhead. You are so stupid. If Mu Jingrui can't come out, then Ning'er will be yours, right?"
Sun Jinyao was stunned and his hands holding the sheepskin tightened involuntarily.
"Don't talk nonsense."
"What? I'm talking nonsense?" Lu Xiangzi was so angry that he jumped up and down. "You didn't get rid of your love rival when you had such a good opportunity. What? Are you still waiting to drink at Ning'er's wedding?"
Sun Jinyao felt very uncomfortable when he thought of Shangguan Wanning getting married. He remembered Shangguan Wanning's infatuation with Mu Jingrui...
For the first time, he felt jealous of Mu Jingrui.
However, when Sun Jinyao looked down and saw the dead slave, he felt ashamed of his previous thoughts.
This man, loyal and courageous, returned to the capital city through a dangerous journey. Faced with a stranger they met by chance, he could only helplessly entrust the important task to him.
If he still had any selfish motives, he would not be worthy of being a human being; with such despicable character, how could he be worthy of Shangguan Wanning.
"The Ministry of Justice may indeed be untrustworthy."
"That's right." Lu Xiangzi smiled.
"I will find another way to deliver the blood letter to the emperor."
After saying this, Sun Jinyao carried the body of the dead slave on his back and wanted to find a place to bury it.
"I'm talking to you...ah!" Lu Xiangzi looked angry, as if he was disappointed in his friend.
After Sun Jinyao returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he went to find Shangguan Wanning. After reading the blood letter, Shangguan Wanning burst into tears of joy.
For Mu Jingrui, this was undoubtedly a ray of light in the darkness.
Perhaps, God still favors the Zheng family. Liu Zhende has not yet found out who modified the formation diagram.
"Brother Yao, I will take the blood letter to my father now and ask him to present it to the emperor."
"No," Sun Jinyao stopped him immediately. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Ning'er, it's not that I don't trust your father, but I think... in this matter, which side your father stands on is probably unknown."
Sun Jinyao always felt that he arranged for Shangguan Wanning to write a letter to Mu Jingrui to elope, but then reported to the emperor that Mu Jingrui had escaped from prison.
He simply didn't believe that Shangguan Yue was completely unaware of the situation.
Sun Jinyao's words reminded Shangguan Wanning, and a chill rose in her heart.
This blood letter not only concerns Mu Jingrui's future, but also the family slave who risked his life to return to Beijing, Liu Zhende who sacrificed his life for the truth, and the 100,000-strong army.
Shangguan Wanning thought carefully, and a person reappeared in her mind.
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