Chapter 2735 Call the Police
At night, Bai Shan sat at his desk, lost in thought. After a while, he raised his head and looked into the void, muttering, "I wonder if Manbao can get the news from me. If he can, then let Duke Zhao and his men launch a fierce attack in the next two days."
He said, "Some people only know how to back off after they've been hurt."
Koko who recorded the screen: …
It glanced at the host who was lighting a lamp and writing a pulse record, hesitated for a moment, and then said with a ding-dong: "Host, do you want to see the screen recording?"
Manbao said without even looking up: "No, I'll read it before I go to sleep tonight."
After a pause, she looked up blankly and thought, it seemed that Koko never asked her to watch the screen recording.
She was startled and frightened. She quickly sank into the space and clicked on the screen recording while asking, "Is Bai Shan in danger?"
Koko: “No.”
Manbao breathed a sigh of relief, then slowed down and asked, "Should I look ahead more?"
Koko paused for a moment and then suggested, "Go forward a quarter of an hour."
So Manbao went forward a quarter of an hour. She supported her chin on the desk, closed her eyes, and saw Bai Shan in her mind, as if she was looking at him through the void.
Seeing him staring at the void in a daze for a long time without any movement, Manbao couldn't help scratching his face. He felt that the time given by Koko was too inaccurate and he would have to stare at him in a daze for a long time.
When she heard Bai Shan muttering to herself, Man Bao pondered, "What did he do? Why did he want Duke Zhao to attack so fiercely?"
Keke suggested: "Host, look at the previous four hours?"
Manbao was about to move forward when Koko suddenly said, "Something happened to Baishan."
It directly provided real-time surveillance footage, showing that his yard was surrounded by people, and many archers were aiming at their yard from all directions.
Bai Shan, who was in a daze in the house, seemed to hear the noise. He immediately stood up and walked to the window to look out. He saw bright lights outside and many people rushing in with torches.
Bai Shan turned around and bowed to the void, saying, "Father-in-law, I don't know if you are here. I just want to say that if you are here, please tell Man Bao to have His Majesty launch a strong attack in the early morning and capture as many places as possible. If you are not here..."
"That doesn't matter. I still have some ways to save my life. I will definitely not let Manbao become a widow."
After saying that, he turned around and straightened his clothes, then exercised the muscles on his face, then put on a faint smile, opened the door and went out.
Xue Gui, Daji and others had already run out of their respective rooms and were gathering in front of Bai Shan's house, looking ahead with a wary look on their faces.
Seeing Bai Shan coming out, Xue Gui stepped forward and whispered, "Sir, if you want to break out, I can take you away first. Don't worry, I will definitely protect you."
Bai Shan comforted him, "Don't be anxious, don't be afraid, as long as they don't want to kill you, just wait for my instructions and don't act rashly."
Xue Gui agreed.
As he was speaking, a lieutenant general came over with a clang of armor. When he saw Bai Shan, he did not bow, but narrowed his eyes and said, "Emissary Bai, my prince invites you."
He leaned over and said, "Please."
Bai Shan nodded slightly, lifted his foot and started down the stairs. When the others tried to follow him, the lieutenant general held out his hand to stop them, saying rudely, "Our prince only invited Envoy Bai."
Xue Gui grabbed his arm without hesitation and pushed it down hard, staring intently at him. "I have been ordered to protect the envoy and will never leave his side. If you want to take him away alone, you will have to kill me."
The lieutenant general felt as if his arm was about to break, his face changed slightly. He tried hard to raise his hand, but it was kept pressed down. He looked at Xue Gui viciously, "Do you really think I dare not kill you? Come here——"
The archers surrounding the area immediately revealed themselves and aimed their bows at Xue Gui.
Xue Gui continued to hold him down, sneering, "Before I die, you must be the first one to cushion my death."
Lieutenant General: "You!"
"General Xue," Bai Shan smiled as he stepped forward and placed his hand where their bodies met, pressing the back of Xue Gui's hand. He smiled slightly and said, "It's not a big deal. You can stay. The soldiers need you to lead them."
"grown ups……"
Bai Shan shook his head slightly at him, and Xue Gui stopped talking, but he didn't let go of the lieutenant general's hand.
Bai Shan didn't let go of their hands. Instead, he turned and said to the lieutenant general with a smile, "General Xue, please stay. I'll just take my relatives with me. But please take good care of the people in this courtyard. They are all good men of the Great Jin. I won't be able to explain to His Majesty if any of them are missing."
He said, "Tomorrow, I'll have to trouble the lieutenant general to bring in some food for the soldiers."
The lieutenant general remained silent, and Xue Gui and Bai Shan knew that he had agreed. Bai Shan then raised his hand, and Xue Gui let go of the other's arm.
Bai Shan and Xue Gui said, "Don't worry, I will be back in two days at most. You just stay in the courtyard and don't be impulsive."
After saying that, he took Daji away. The lieutenant general snorted coldly at Xue Gui, then turned around and followed Bai Shan's footsteps.
The heavy troops escorted Bai Shan all the way to the council chamber.
Prince Gao Er was the only one in the council chamber. The hall was brightly lit, but apart from the servants, Prince Gao Er was the only one sitting at the table.
Bai Shan stepped inside, glanced at the sumptuous food and wine on the table, and smiled slightly, "Second Prince is quite interested. Drinking now, aren't you afraid of losing sleep tonight?"
Prince Gao gestured for Bai Shan to sit down and said with a stern face, "I thought Lord Bai enjoyed drinking. After all, he could exchange such exquisite silk for fine wine. He has only been in Goguryeo for three days and has already made many drinking buddies. That's why I specially invited Lord Bai to drink with me."
He picked up the wine jug and poured Bai Shan a glass of wine, saying, "Master Bai, how about trying my wine?"
Bai Shan sat down opposite him, took a sip from the wine glass, and nodded, "Not bad. Although I don't know much about wine, this wine is refreshing and not uncomfortable to drink."
"This is our finest wine from Goguryeo, yet Lord Bai only gave it a fair review. No wonder everyone covets the wealth and extravagance of the Central Plains, rushing to pursue it whenever possible." Prince Gao said, "This is simply due to the Heavenly Khan's obsession with expanding his territory."
Bai Shan smiled and asked, "Second Prince, have you found a reason to tell me why you attacked Yingzhou?"
Prince Gao II looked up at him and said, "Nosa disagrees with my sending someone to see you, saying that people's hearts are unpredictable and that interests are swaying. The Jin envoys are skilled in rhetoric, and allowing them to meet you at this time would only be detrimental to me. However, I trust my generals and ministers, and I don't believe they would betray me based on a single word."
Bai Shan said, "A wise bird chooses its own tree. Besides the monarch, there are also parents, wife, and children. Why should the Second Prince embarrass them?"
"What about you? Are you willing to abandon your country and join the Gao royal court?"
Bai Shan raised his eyebrows slightly and asked with a smile, "Is there anything in the Gao family court worth my service?"
He ignored the Second Prince Gao's drastic change in expression and said, "Your Majesty is a wise ruler. Second Prince, although Liaodong is a vassal state of your Gao clan, you haven't managed it well. In terms of wealth, your entire country can't even compare to a single prefecture in my hometown. Isn't asking such a question embarrassing me?"
"Alright, alright," Prince Gao said with a sinister smile, "Envoy Bai is indeed quite courageous. Do you really think I can't do anything to you? Come, send Envoy Bai to the dungeon to sober up."
See you at 9pm
(End of this chapter)
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