Just a few days.
Xu Nianhua has lost a lot of weight.
With his untidy beard, he looks like a beggar on the street whose soul has been drained away.
He lay feebly on the half-worn wooden bed, his breathing shallow and disorderly, and he looked visibly haggard.
That day, the assassin pierced Xu Nianhua's back with an arrow, and his death was just an illusion created by Xiao Yuqi.
In order to deceive the person behind the scenes and lure the snake out of its hole.
"Do you have anything to say to me?"
Xiao Yuqi looked down at the skinny man.
"have!"
Xu Nianhua's voice was dry, and it felt like there was a piece of old, bumpy bark in his throat, and his voice was so deep and hoarse.
...
...
"Your Majesty, please dismiss your attendants."
He lowered his head and leaned on the pillow with a pious attitude.
It was completely different from how he looked when he first met Xiao Yuqi.
A glance.
Zuo Ying left the council chamber with several guards.
"Before I decide to tell His Majesty the truth about the North, I just want to ask His Majesty a question."
Xiao Yuqi easily guessed Xu Nianhua's thoughts.
"Xu Yuanzheng was a man of high character, willing to die rather than bend. He died unjustly, and the entire Xu family suffered an injustice. Only a few people survived. When I return to Jian'an City, I will issue an order to exonerate Xu Yuanzheng and give a grand funeral to the entire Xu family."
Tears wet my eyes.
Xu Nianhua kept repeating: "Good! Good! Good!"
He closed his eyes, and a faint tear mark appeared on his sunken cheek.
When he opened his eyes again, there was a bit more determination in his depressed eyes.
"Master Xue..."
As soon as he said this, he paused.
Then he changed his words and said, "I once went to Maoer Mountain with Situ Lang."
This is exactly the answer Xiao Yuqi needs.
The entire terrain of Maoer Mountain has been secretly studied by people from Tianji Tower.
The mountains are high into the clouds and the roads are rugged and difficult to travel on.
It is extremely difficult for outsiders to enter, let alone rashly bring an army up the mountain.
For those who were completely unfamiliar with Maoer Mountain, leading troops up the mountain to attack the rebels was tantamount to seeking death.
Xiao Yuqi was slow to move.
Firstly, Maoer Mountain is so steep and easy to defend but difficult to attack, and he could not get a complete map of the terrain in the mountain.
Secondly, the number of troops that Xiao Yuqi could deploy at will was very small.
Although there are good generals loyal to him stationed in the southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest directions, they are the pillars of support for the stability of the Tianyu Dynasty. Unless it is a matter of life and death for Tianyu, no one can move without authorization.
The people of Maoer Mountain are extremely vigilant. Tianji Tower once sent spies to infiltrate, but no one has ever been able to stay there safely for three days.
Not just Tianji Tower.
The man from Maoer Mountain has controlled the ten great families in the northern border for many years, and has long aroused dissatisfaction among the people.
There is no one who does not want to incorporate Maoershan into his pocket.
However, no one succeeded.
There are very few people who can escape unscathed from Maoer Mountain.
Coincidentally, Situ Lang is one of them.
"Although I was blindfolded when I went there, I have had an amazing memory since I was young, and I also have the ability to identify locations by sound. I have never told anyone about this."
Xiao Yuqi's eyes lit up, "Can you draw a topographic map?"
Xu Nianhua nodded and said, "I can draw all the roads I have walked."
Xiao Yuqi shouted, "Come here, give me some paper and pen."
After a while, Xu Nianhua was turned over by two soldiers and lay on the ground.
In front of him, there was a piece of brown paper, and Xu Nianhua's movements as he picked up the pen were trembling.
But he painted every stroke very carefully.
He draws very slowly.
Xiao Yuqi did not urge him, but just watched quietly from the side.
Xu Nianhua could even describe in detail the steps he took, and whether the stone he stepped on was pointed or round, and recreate it as he went along.
There was a hint of admiration in Xiao Yuqi's eyes.
“These are the only roads I’ve walked.”
He put down his pen and nodded respectfully.
"Compared with me and Zhou You, Situ Lang has always valued Zhou You more. I suspect that Zhou You has a detailed topographic map of Maoer Mountain."
Of course, this is just Xu Nianhua's speculation.
He was so angry that his teeth were itching.
Xu Nianhua originally thought that Xue Liangqi and Zhou You were the closest people to him in this world.
However, he didn't expect that the Xue Liangqi he was loyal to was not the real Xue Liangqi, but the culprit who massacred his entire family.
Zhou You, whom he had always regarded as a confidant, also knew the whole story and kept him in the dark.
Being betrayed by the person he is closest to and most trusted, Xu Nianhua feels like every day is a year long.
Every moment, I feel more guilty than the last, regretting that I didn't know people well enough.
Since he couldn't avenge his people.
Then he would hand over all the evidence to someone who could avenge him.
"really?"
Xiao Yuqi was surprised and eager to get a positive answer.
"It should be almost certain. I know that there is a secret compartment in Zhou You's room. It should contain some of the things that Your Majesty wants to obtain."
Secret compartment?
Xiao Yuqi couldn't help but frown.
The entire governor's mansion has been searched inside and out by the Black Armor Army no less than three times.
The things that should be searched out have already been found out, so how could there be any secret compartment?
"Go search."
At a command, Zuo Ying went out and ordered Wang Dajun to lead a few people to search the room where Zhou You had lived carefully again.
"If what you said today is true, I promise to spare your life and send you back to the Xu family's ancestral home, and never trouble you again."
Xu Nianhua opened his eyes wide, very surprised.
This Majesty seemed completely different from what he had imagined.
"From now on, there will be no more good years in this world. Take care of yourself."
Back to the study.
Xiao Yuqi then carefully looked at the shape drawn on the kraft paper.
He picked up another piece of plain white paper and, based on the shape of the mountain road sketched by Xu Nianhua, tentatively tried to draw the approximate appearance of the mountain.
A paradise surrounded by mountains comes into view.
If there is a gold mine...
He pulled the paper aside, took out a blank, clean sheet of paper, and started drawing again.
Replenish and draw round after round.
Until someone came to the door to report.
"Your Majesty, the number of people outside the city who have fallen ill has increased to fifty-one."
In just one day, people fell ill one after another.
This caused panic among the people who had originally obeyed the government's arrangements and were isolated.
There were vague signs of trouble.
Xiao Yuqi paused for a moment, then placed the brush on the pen holder.
"What did the doctor say?"
“No explanation yet.”
Xiao Yuqi said in a deep voice: "Give orders to keep those people stable no matter what method is used."
"yes."
After saying that, Xiao Yuqi hurried back to his room.
Came to Su Jianyue’s bedroom.
Su Jianyue had just settled all her bills with the merchants. When she looked up, she saw Xiao Yuqi standing on the stairs and staring at her.
"What’s wrong with you?"
she asked tentatively.
Xiao Yuqi said in a deep voice: "I may need the help of your friends!"
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