Chapter 378 I Will Live Up to the Princess' Expectations
Chunzhi said: "Sun Liangji is my father's man."
Huo Yanran understood with just one sentence.
When Huo Yanran told Chunzhi that she wanted Sun Liangji to take the 500-man private guard team and follow Tuoba Ying to sneak into the location of the three major tribes to support Huo Zheng, Chunzhi said that General Sun might not be willing to go.
At that time, Huo Yanran still held on to a glimmer of hope, thinking that the entire wedding procession was in danger. Even if Sun Liangji was not one of them, for his own survival, he should choose to stand together with them.
But after hearing what the princess said, Sun Liangji immediately said, "The princess is confused" and "This is absolutely not allowed." He was so anxious that he wanted to jump up and down, because General Sun was only responsible for sending the princess to Beili for marriage.
In his opinion, Princess Changning would stay in Beili for her whole life to stabilize the peace between the two countries, while Sun Liangji would be promoted to a higher position after returning to the capital by coming to Beili.
Just as Sun Liangji said, the civil strife in Beili had nothing to do with him, and it made no difference to him who the princess married. As long as Beili and Daxing did not go to war, he would be one of the heroes who promoted peace between the two countries.
Such people only care about immediate interests and don't want the people from the three major tribes to kill even their own Beili people. How could they let go of the fat piece of Daxing in the future?
It is only a matter of time before war breaks out.
It was precisely in order to prevent a greater crisis from occurring that Huo Zheng went with Mu Xu to pursue the people from the three major tribes, even risking going deep into the enemy's rear.
Chunzhi said, "Sun Liangji's presence here is also a hidden danger."
According to Sun Liangji, no matter who is in charge of Beili, he can marry Princess Changning, which shows that this person has no bottom line. If the wedding procession is discovered by people from the three major tribes, General Sun will not fight to protect it, but will be the first person to push the princess out in exchange for his own life.
"Then he will have to listen to us."
As Huo Yanran spoke, she pulled out a white jade bottle from her sleeve and forced it into Sun Liangji's hand.
Liu Yan watched from the side, not only did not stop her, but when Huo Yanran was having some difficulty stuffing something into Sun Liangji's mouth,
Chunzhi looked at the white jade bottle in the little princess's hand and felt that it looked familiar. "What is this?"
"Wan'er's latest poison." Huo Yanran shook the white jade bottle. Although the bottle looked small, it seemed to contain a lot. "She was afraid that I would be bullied in Beili, so she gave me several bottles of poison. Although this poison is not fatal, it is very powerful when it takes effect. Wan'er said that if anyone goes against me, I should feed him one. I have the antidote, so I'm not afraid of him not obeying."
The little princess had to refuse at the time and accepted the bottles and jars given by Wan'er. She didn't expect that they would come in handy so soon.
Sun Liangji was not on the same page with them, so killing him would be the easiest option. However, he was in a foreign country and the wedding procession lacked military generals, so it would be better to keep him alive so that they could use him instead of killing him directly.
Chunzhi nodded and said, "That's fine."
Anyway, Sun Liangji didn't know whether the poison was fatal or not. As long as it was painful and torturous enough when it took effect, he would naturally believe that his life was in the princess's hands. The so-called loyalty of such a person could not be trusted, and it was safer to control him in this way.
After Huo Yanran finished doing all this, she secretly glanced at Liu Yan, fearing that he would think she had malicious intentions. However, Liu Tanhua just looked at her seriously and asked, "Is just one enough?"
"ah?"
Huo Yanran couldn't help but feel a little confused when she heard him ask this.
Liu Yan said, "Sun Liangji is a military commander. I'm afraid the normal dosage of medicine won't work on him."
"You have a point."
Huo Yanran thought that Wan'er was not specialized in making poisons after all, so when she was developing these poisons, she couldn't use them on others. At most, she could test the poison on mice or something.
The dosage of medicine should be adjusted according to the person, and the same goes for poison.
As she thought about this, she immediately poured two more poison pills from the white jade bottle and stuffed them into Sun Liangji's mouth. "This should be enough."
Liu Yan picked up the teapot and poured some into Sun Liangji's mouth to ensure that the poison the princess stuffed into his mouth could go down his throat.
Huo Yanran wiped her hands with a handkerchief. "This way, Sun Liangji won't be able to cause any trouble. But who else can we send with Tuoba Ying and his private guards to infiltrate the heartland of the three major tribes to support Seventh Brother?"
The little princess was quite distressed. She even began to regret why she had not learned martial arts since she was a child. If she had half of Ye Ninglan's ability, she would not have to wait here now, but would have led people to pick up her seventh brother in person.
The idea that women are born to be delicate, docile, gentle, kind, respectful and frugal is all a lie.
It was not until today that she realized that no matter whether they are men or women, they must learn literature and martial arts, travel thousands of miles, stand in high places, and have the ability to protect themselves in order to protect the people they care about.
"I will go."
Liu Yan bowed and volunteered.
"No!" Huo Yanran said without hesitation: "You are a civilian official, how can you lead troops?"
"I have practiced martial arts since childhood. Although I have never been on the battlefield, I have read many military books." Liu Yan said, "The princess currently has no available generals. I am willing to give it my all."
Huo Yanran didn't say anything for a while, just stared at Liu Tanhua.
She knew very well how important this private guard team of 500 people was at the moment. If it was handed over to the hands of someone like Sun Liangji, her seventh brother would have no one to support him, and she and her sister-in-law would be left at the mercy of others.
Leaving it to Liu Yan and letting him sneak into the location of the three major tribes with Tuoba Ying is the only option at the moment.
However, Huo Yanran was worried about letting Liu Yan, a civil official, do such a dangerous thing, and she couldn't make the decision for the time being.
Liu Yan added, "Princess, don't worry. In terms of martial arts, I have practiced swordsmanship for over ten years and am no weak scholar."
Huo Yanran naturally knew that Liu Yan was not a weak scholar. When they first entered Beili, the carriage she was in was caused by criminals to fall off a cliff. Liu Yan was on the edge of the cliff, clinging to vines with one hand and grabbing her with the other.
If Liu Yan had not practiced martial arts for many years and had extraordinary arm strength, they would have fallen off the cliff together.
He said: "As for loyalty, I will not regret it even if I die. I will definitely help the Prince of Chang'an and ensure his safe return."
"Liu Yan!" Huo Yanran raised her hand to cover Liu Tanhua's mouth, "Don't say that."
The little princess covered Lord Liu's soft lips until she felt warmth in her palms. Then she quickly let go and added, "You and my seventh brother must be well and come back safely."
When Liu Yan heard the princess say this, he knew she had agreed. He bowed again and said, "I will obey the princess's order."
Huo Yanran said, "Between you and me...there's no need to be like this."
Liu Yan looked up into the princess's eyes.
The two looked at each other.
Even if nothing is said, a look is worth a thousand words.
Chunzhi felt that she seemed a little redundant here at the moment. She kicked Sun Liangji who had fainted on the ground and wanted to get out of the car under the pretext of taking General Sun away.
At this time, Huo Yanran suddenly called out "Sister-in-law".
"Hmm?" Chunzhi looked up at the little princess when she heard the voice.
Huo Yanran said, "Then I will hand over this private guard team of 500 people to Lord Liu."
Chunzhi said, "Your private guard team is naturally decided by you."
"Then... I'll leave everything in my hands, Master Liu." Huo Yanran took out the blood jade token given by Queen Wang from her sleeve and handed it to Liu Yan. "Master Liu, please ensure that my seventh brother and I return safely."
Liu Yan took the blood jade token with both hands and said, "I will definitely live up to the princess's expectations."
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