Chapter 3456 Who is that thread?
"I heard that it was Li Bushang who did it?"
Zhu Feng didn't answer directly. He just lifted the lid of the bowl and took a look. He didn't move. Nan Yan brought a small bowl over, filled it with half a bowl, and offered it to him. Then he said, "Wait until after these two days, and then reward him."
Nan Yan asked, "That villain, can't be saved?"
Zhu Feng drank the bird's nest and said, "He cut his throat with a knife and died on the spot. How can we save him?"
Nan Yan couldn't help but frown: "That's too ruthless."
Zhu Feng said calmly, "This man sneaked into my camp and held the princess hostage. If I don't give orders, those people around him will chop him into pieces if they really want to."
The implication is that Li Bushang's attack is nothing.
But Nan Yan's brows knitted even tighter, and she said, "He who deserves to be killed must be killed, but this person's words and actions are very problematic. He should be left alive."
Zhu Feng glanced at her and said nothing.
Is there any need to say this?
Although this villain didn't talk much, every word he said was earth-shattering. He looked like an insignificant warrior, or at most a killer, but he was involved in the assassination of Yue State Prime Minister Chen Biri at the border. And from the words he left behind, it seemed that this was not just an assassination, but there was a deeper hidden story.
Zhu Feng told people not to act rashly last night because he wanted to try to capture this person alive.
However, Li Bushan cut his throat directly with one move.
I couldn't even utter the last word.
Zhu Feng was silent for a moment before lowering his head and taking two sips of his bird's nest. His expression had clearly grown serious. Nan Yan, observing his furrowed brow, couldn't help but lean over and ask softly, "Your Majesty, do you remember what that person said last night?"
Zhu Feng glanced at her and asked, "Why don't you remember?"
Nan Yan said, "I also thought about it all night and didn't sleep."
Zhu Feng asked, "What did you come up with?"
Nan Yan thought for a moment and said, "This man admitted to being an assassin, and his target was Chen Biri. But an assassin must have a motive. From the tone of his voice, it's clear that he has no personal grudge against Chen Biri. So, he must have been hired as an assassin. In other words, there must be someone behind him."
Zhu Feng said, "Even if this person didn't show up, I have already considered this."
Nan Yan nodded.
They had analyzed before that there were only a few people who wanted to assassinate Chen Biri. The appearance of this person now only confirmed this point and there was nothing strange about it.
Nan Yan continued, "But this person's last words are worth further investigation."
"Um."
"He said he never missed a kill, but Chen Bi Ri survived the assassination attempt because he didn't do it properly—I didn't finish this, but Your Majesty and I should be thinking the same thing, right?"
Zhu Feng looked at her again and said nothing.
But the light flashing in the two people's eyes is clearly the same.
Although this person didn't finish his words, fortunately, he said most of it, so they could all guess what he was going to say in the end.
This person wanted to say that it was not him who did it.
In other words, in addition to him and the mastermind behind him, there were other people who wanted to assassinate Chen Biri, and they took action before he did.
In fact, this is not too strange.
As the Prime Minister of Yue State, Chen Biri has been in power for so many years that he has at least eighty political enemies, many of whom want to kill him. Although it seems a bit strange that they would collide with each other in a fight, it is not impossible.
The only weird thing about this is...
This assassin who failed, facing the threat of being silenced, actually fled to Yan State and even broke into the headquarters of the Yan State emperor, making such a big fuss. His purpose was to survive.
In other words, his purpose last night was to seek asylum.
But isn't that ridiculous?
I won’t discuss whether his assassination of Chen Biri was good or bad for Yan State, but this matter ultimately had nothing to do with Zhu Feng. Why would he come here to seek refuge?
Why take such a big risk to do something that seems so ridiculous?
Zhu Feng held the spoon, staring at the remaining bird's nest in the bowl. He was silent for a long time before he slowly said, "He came to Yan Country, to find me. There must be a reason. There must be a thread that led him here."
Nan Yan asked, "Whose thread is that?"
The two looked at each other, but before they could say anything, Xiao Shunzi's voice came from outside: "Your Majesty, Li Bushan requests an audience."
Nan Yan immediately stood up straight.
Zhu Feng swallowed the bird's nest in the bowl in one gulp, handed the bowl to her, wiped his mouth and said, "Let him in."
The door opened, and Li Bushang walked in from outside, bowing his head and saying, "Greetings to the Emperor, and to the Imperial Concubine."
Zhu Feng held onto the chair with both hands, looking relaxed. "What are you doing here?"
Li Bushang lowered his head and said softly, "After much thought, I think I should come and apologize to the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine for what happened last night."
Nan Yan glanced at him without saying anything, while Zhu Feng simply said calmly, "Apologize? What crime have you committed? Could it be the grave sin of saving the princess from the clutches of evildoers and leaving her unharmed?"
Li Bushang lowered his head.
Zhu Feng said, "Didn't I already tell you that if I still punish you for this, then who will dare to protect me, the imperial concubine, and the princess if anything happens in the future?"
Li Bushang said, "I only realized afterwards that the villain's background was not simple. No matter what, he should have been kept alive. But I acted rashly and complicated the matter."
Zhu Feng looked at him for a while before nodding and saying, "You're right. This matter has indeed become complicated."
"That--"
"But it doesn't matter."
Zhu Feng interrupted him and said, "No matter how complicated a matter is, it will be resolved one day."
Li Bushang lowered his head, his expression unchanged. After a moment, he said, "Your Majesty is so magnanimous. I am deeply grateful."
Nan Yan walked aside and quietly packed up her things, then said to Zhu Feng, "Your Majesty, I will take my leave first."
Zhu Feng nodded, and she turned and walked out. Li Bushang stood where he was and also bowed to Zhu Feng, saying, "If Your Majesty has no other instructions, I will also take my leave."
Zhu Feng said, "Wait a moment."
Li Bushang turned to leave, but stopped when he heard him call. Zhu Feng looked at him for a moment before saying, "The Imperial Concubine has nowhere else to go in the South Courtyard lately, so ask your wife to come and talk to the Imperial Concubine."
“…”
Li Bushang's expression darkened slightly.
Seeing that he didn't respond for a long time, Zhu Feng glanced at him and said, "Why? Don't you want to?"
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