Chang Suining took it and saw that it was a neatly folded piece of letter paper.
She unfolded it and looked at it in the light of the fire. After a moment, she raised her head and looked at Wei Shuyi: "...General Cui?"
Wei Shuyi, who then took out another object from his sleeve, was surprised when he heard this, "How did Madam Chang know this?"
Chang Suining put away the list and said to him, "I have one too."
Uncle Wei understood it easily, and then he showed another item and asked with a smile: "Mrs. Chang has the list, but I wonder if she has this item too?"
He asked this jokingly, but Chang Suining looked at it and nodded: "Yes, there are."
Wei Shuyi was stunned and laughed.
"I was wondering why Cui Ling'an only allowed people to take half of the copper talisman when he sent them out to do something..." He looked at the half of the copper talisman in his hand and smiled, "It turns out that the other half is with Madam Chang."
This Cui Lingan, when he likes someone, he is really thorough and unreserved.
He didn't know what he was thinking about. There was thought and astonishment in his drooping eyes, until Chang Suining returned the list to him: "So, Minister Wei got the list of available people and the token of help from General Cui this time?"
"That's right." Wei Shuyi came back to his senses and sighed, "I worked so hard for so long, but in the end, all the credit and fame belong to him... Madam Chang, you should understand why I avoided talking about it just now, right?"
Listening to this self-joking remark, Chang Suining fiddled with the fire to make it burn more vigorously, and said nonchalantly: "Minister Wei's contribution is also real and obvious."
If Cui Jing's bronze talisman and the list alone could have safely and smoothly subdued the 80,000-strong army, she would have gone there long ago.
Wei Shuyi was able to accomplish this task not only with the help of Cui Jing, but also with his own extraordinary courage and strategy, as well as his status as an imperial envoy and the imperial edict to punish Li Yi.
In a word, the right time, the right place and the right people are all indispensable, and this is an objective statement.
Wei Shuyi smiled when he heard that. He turned around slightly, faced her, and asked curiously, "In your opinion, who has made a greater contribution, me or Cui Lingan? If the contribution is 100%, how much do I get and how much does Cui Lingan get?"
Chang Suining glanced at him and said, "As for the matter of rewarding people for their contributions, you should go find a saint."
Wei Shuyi laughed.
But he wasn't asking for a reward.
But the girl was obviously not interested in the division of credits, and only asked him: "Where and when did Minister Wei get the token from Grand Commander Cui?"
"Before entering Shouzhou," Wei Shuyi replied, "from General Cui Yuanxiang."
Chang Suining was a little surprised. Yuanxiang came to Jiangnan?
Moreover, Wei Shuyi must have entered Shouzhou at least ten days ago. By this calculation, Yuan Xiang must have left the northern border half a month ago.
Half a month ago, the battle in Hezhou had not yet ended...
So, after Cui Jing learned about the war in Hezhou, he asked Yuan Xiang to bring his token to Jiangnan to try to help? Wei Shuyi sighed: "It can be seen that although General Cui is in the northern border and cannot leave without permission, he has always been concerned about the war situation in Jiangnan..."
I also always think about the people in Jiangnan.
Wei Shuyi looked at the girl beside him and said with a smile: "Thanks to him caring so much about Jiangnan, I was able to pick up this ready-made bargain."
"Minister Wei has always had good luck in picking up bargains." Chang Suining echoed him and asked, "Where are Yuan Xiang and the others now?"
Wei Shuyi said: "It was Yuanxiang and his men who secretly escorted General Xiao and I to subdue the 80,000-man army—"
The journey was not smooth. It was not easy to investigate and avoid Xu Zhengye's eyes and ears. Every step of the way was thrilling.
Once they arrived at the military camp, the dangers were even greater. The deputy general named Yu Zai was very arrogant, and fighting of varying sizes was unavoidable.
Actually, the people he and General Xiao brought with them were all experts picked from thousands, but when faced with such a situation, they were far less comfortable than Yuan Xiang and his men.
After all, he was from the elite Xuan Ce Army, and he was Cui Jing's capable subordinate who had fought on the battlefield for many years. Even though Cui Yuanxiang seemed to be missing some nerves...
But after seeing it with his own eyes, Wei Shuyi finally understood where the other party's missing muscles were used.
However, this phenomenon of "where there is loss, there must be gain" made Changji powerless and autistic for a time - so, the only one who was really lacking was himself?
Changji couldn't accept this fact and tried hard to find out where his missing tendons were, but to no avail.
Wei Shuyi said: "In order to meet General Chang in time, General Xiao and I will lead the front army first, and the rear army will move slower. In order to prevent any problems on the way, Yuanxiang and others will follow to hold the line so as to control the situation."
Chang Suining nodded: "That's great, very safe."
"This trip is all thanks to Yuanxiang and the others." Wei Shuyi said with a smile: "No matter how the saints divide the credit, I have to thank Cui Lingan."
As he said this, he smiled and looked at Chang Suining: "I have to thank Madam Chang even more, for allowing me to pick up a great credit without any effort."
The word "again" here refers to what happened to Zhao Fu in Hezhou.
At that time, he was standing in front of the teahouse window, watching two "thieves" slip into his car. The thief was very particular. When he left, he left him a piece of silver as a reward for his temporary shelter.
Under the small change was the confession of the kidnapper couple from Zhoujia Village.
That was the first time he met her.
Thanks to the confessions she left behind, he was able to find evidence against Zhao Fu very easily, which saved him a lot of time and effort.
This time it was even easier. He originally came to capture Li Yi, but before he even touched the corner of Li Yi's clothes, someone helped him complete the task.
"Speaking of which, I have been an imperial envoy twice and have successfully completed my mission. I really have to thank Madam Chang." He smiled and said, "I'm afraid Madam Chang is my lucky star."
He was joking half-seriously, but his thoughts drifted back to the time when they first met in Hezhou, and he couldn't pull himself away for a while.
Looking at the girl warming herself by the fire in front of him, he suddenly thought of Cui Jing’s words “Sorry, I can’t tell” on that rainy night in the temple, and the mysterious Tiannv Tower.
"I would also like to thank Minister Wei." Chang Suining said.
Wei Shuyi looked at her with a smile: "What do you want to thank me for, Madam Chang?"
"Thank you for letting me kill Li Yi."
"Thank you for not being a burden to you?"
The two spoke almost at the same time.
Chang Suining glanced at him and said, "I think they have both."
Wei Shuyi started laughing again, his laughter was hearty and wide.
"However, speaking of killing Li Yi, that important secret of Xu Zhengye he mentioned..." He stopped laughing after a while and stretched out his hands to warm them over the fire. His hands were like him, with long, slender fingers and fair, soft skin. It was obvious that they were only used to hold a pen.
He said slowly, "I had someone interrogate the aide, and according to what he finally revealed, the secret of Xu Zhengye is that he is naturally lustful..."
What kind of secret is Xu Zhengye's love for beauty? Chang Suining: "It's hard for him to keep a secret that is completely fictitious."
If the interrogation went on further, they would soon reveal a series of secrets, including the fact that Xu Zhengye had to eat, drink water, and go to the bathroom every day.
This aide was also unlucky. He followed such a lord and even dug a hole for him before he died.
But thinking about how Li Yi's actions were mostly instigated by his staff, Chang Suining couldn't help but feel that the two of them were helping each other, and there was no question of who was more unlucky.
"However, this man did confess an important thing..." Wei Shuyi's expression became more serious: "He said that the reason why Li Yi was able to secretly kill He Wei was because he knew in advance the plan of Saint Yi Shuai and the person who would replace him - it is said that he received a secret letter to inform him, but Li Yi did not know who wrote the letter."
Chang Suining had already known this from Li Yi, and now he said, "So, there must be a traitor in the capital, in the court, near the emperor."
Otherwise, it would be impossible to know such secret information in advance.
Wei Shuyi looked at her subconsciously: "This traitor... Does Madam Chang have any suspicions?"
Chang Suining shook his head: "I don't know much about the emperor's affairs, so I have no way to suspect or guess. But I do have some suspicions about who this traitor is working for -"
Wei Shuyi looked at her seriously.
There were ears everywhere. Chang Suining took a branch to stir the fire and wrote a word beside the fire.
Rong...
Prince Rong's Mansion, Prince Rong, Prince Rong's son? Wei Shuyi's eyes changed slightly, and he asked in a low voice: "Why does Madam Chang have such doubts?"
"Because he once told me that he has spies in Li Yi's army, so he has the conditions to pass on the secret letter." Chang Suining said: "Moreover, the character and behavior of this person who watches the fire from the other side of the river, adds fuel to the flames, and wants to reap the benefits is very similar to what I know about him."
He? The prince of Rong? Wei Shuyi thought of that sickly face. Obviously, the Li Lu in the eyes of the world was completely different from the person she had just described.
He was thinking and curious, how did she know the "him whom I know"? "Of course, I am just guessing, I have no evidence, you just need to be careful to investigate and be on guard." Chang Suining said finally.
"Wei understands. I will report this to the Saint. Please be careful about other matters."
Chang Suining said nothing more. He just took the branch and crossed out the word "Rong" stroke by stroke.
Wei Shuyi watched her movements and said with a smile, "Mrs. Chang has her heart set on the country."
He said, "I originally thought that after what happened to Mr. Chang, Mrs. Chang would be somewhat dissatisfied with the way she treated the court and the emperor..."
His words were very tactful. After all, what she did in the Confucius Temple that day was no exaggeration to say that she was in conflict with the saint.
But she took the initiative to mention Li Lu's suspicious behavior and where the Rong Prince's Mansion might have extended its hands to, asking the emperor to let the court be on guard.
However, she said: "The two are not contradictory."
Wei Shuyi was startled. Was he saying that caring about the country and disliking the saints and the court were not in conflict? "If I don't like them, do I have to oppose them all the time?" Chang Suining did not deny that he "disliked" the empress.
She had no intention of taking revenge on the other party. In her opinion, she and the Queen were always clear.
Of course, she had no intention of helping.
She is just doing what she wants to do. There is no clear boundary. How she does it depends on whether she needs it or not. It was like this in the past, it is like this now, and it will be like this in the future.
If the chaos in Jiangnan was indeed related to Prince Rong's Mansion, then she would have to deal with the matter instead of the person.
Wei Shuyi looked at the girl through the firelight.
He couldn't help but think of the look in her eyes when she was upset for He Wei today. She and He Wei had never met before. Her indignation was a regret for the unnecessary death of a military commander.
Wei Shuyi suddenly realized that her way of doing things seemed to have deviated from the ordinary likes and dislikes and the so-called distance.
At this moment, he saw the vast and boundless galaxy behind the girl through her frank and calm eyes.
The sense of vastness he saw at this moment came from the stars and also from her.
Wei Shuyi rarely felt so truly ashamed of himself, or perhaps never before, even though he was still smiling: "It is my narrow-mindedness to think and see."
"No, I am also narrow-minded." Chang Suining said: "Many times."
Wei Shuyi smiled and said, "Then you and I are like birds of a feather flock together?"
Chang Suining looked at him: "Isn't that too stiff?"
Wei Shuyi laughed again.
It's really stiff.
When he talked with others, he rarely used such blunt nonsense... He knew very well that this was abnormal.
Chang Suining asked him about Mrs. Duan's recent situation and the matter of Wei Miaoqing being designated as the Crown Princess.
Wei Shuyi: "Don't worry, everything is fine, let's go and see..."
Chang Suining nodded, and then asked him again: "But speaking of which, why did Minister Wei come here as an imperial envoy?"
This question was actually asking whether he was following the emperor's orders or if there was some other ulterior motive.
Wei Shuyi smiled and replied, "The emperor's order cannot be disobeyed."
At this time, Lieutenant General Jin came over and saluted with his fists clasped.
"The general invites the young lady and Minister Wei to come over."
Chang Suining dropped the branch and stood up.
Wei Shuyi followed her and asked her in a low voice on the way: "...Do you think Li Yi really knows Xu Zhengye's secret?"
"You definitely won't know when you're alive." Chang Suining said, "You may not know after you die and become a ghost."
Wei Shuyi suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck and couldn't help but look behind him.
It is true that he is afraid of ghosts.
This is probably the only thing that Minister Wei has in common with his mother.
Chang Suining’s comment on this is: What you fear will come true.
It would be better for him not to know her true face forever, otherwise if he got scared to death, she would have a hard time explaining to Duan Zhenyi.
But thinking of his repeated and persistent attempts, I couldn't help but feel that this person was really inexperienced and just loved to play.
"…What if he really knew something when he was alive?" Wei Shuyi shook off his fear and continued the previous topic: "Then if I watched Madam Chang kill him, wouldn't that be a big disaster?"
Chang Suining understood: "Could it be that Minister Wei is trying to ask for a favor from me?"
Wei Shuyi smiled and said, "I dare not."
Chang Suining didn't intend to pay attention to him, so he said, "Don't worry, I won't let you fail to complete the task."
"Oh?" Wei Shuyi turned to look at her.
"I will take back Yangzhou from Xu Zhengye." She said, "I don't need any fictitious secrets. I can defeat him."
The girl spoke casually, as if she was discussing what to eat for a midnight snack.
Wei Shuyi asked her with a smile, "Why is Madam Chang so convinced?"
"On the battlefield, of course, one must enhance one's own prestige."
As the girl was speaking, a soldier in front of her opened the tent curtain for her, and she bent slightly and walked into the tent.
Wei Shuyi took a few steps late and looked at the back with a smile in his eyes.
No one knew that he had just told a lie.
He ventured south this time, not because he had to obey the imperial order, but because he volunteered to come.
Because he also has someone he cares about in Jiangnan.
Seeing that you were safe, he felt relieved, but what he heard and saw made the fog in his heart grow thicker...
At this moment, Adian's innocent voice suddenly rang in his ears -
And the late Crown Prince... "exactly the same"?
After a while, Wei Shuyi raised his foot and followed into the tent.
Good night everyone, I will post an Easter egg chapter later. It is a fan art that Huahua made for Ningning. Hehe~ Anyone who is interested can take a look.
(Alas, after updating, I checked Weibo and saw the trending searches. I was shocked and heartbroken… When I was very young, I could see the “Hao Di Zhen Hao” commercial when I turned on the TV. I can still remember the pictures and sounds of the commercial.)
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