Chapter 3462: Without food, what will we eat?
Chen Biri's face suddenly darkened.
However, he immediately regained his weak demeanor. After coughing twice, he gasped and said to Xiahou Jiu, "I didn't expect the general to care so much about me that he even brought medicine. I am truly touched."
Xiahou Jiu said, "This general and Lord Chen serve in the same palace, so naturally we are as close as brothers."
Chen Wenxiong said, "Even if we're as close as brothers, you shouldn't dismiss my uncle's doctor so casually, and you certainly shouldn't prescribe medicine without even asking about my uncle's condition. This doctor has been with my uncle for decades, loyal and dedicated, and has never made a mistake. Why would the general call him a quack? Besides, my uncle's injuries are so severe, wouldn't opening the wound and applying medicine at this time be like asking for his life?"
Xiahou Jiu said, "I've seen this kind of injury many times. If it weren't for the mediocre doctor's misconduct, how could Master Chen have been lying in bed for over a month?"
Chen Wenxiong said: "I have been lying in bed for more than a month because I was injured too badly!"
Xiahou Jiu said, "I think the injury was delayed because of the mediocre doctor."
Chen Wenxiong said sullenly, "The general must see my uncle's wound. What's his purpose?"
Xiahou Jiu sneered, "You've been hiding Master Chen's injuries. What's your real intention?"
Seeing that the two sides were arguing with each other and were about to quarrel, Li Wuyu frowned and felt a headache. He sighed and was about to go to the side to sit down. Suddenly, the beautiful woman Hu Meir who had been following him said, "If you open the wound, won't it bleed? Your Majesty,"
She threw herself tenderly into Li Wuyu's arms: "I am most afraid of seeing blood."
Upon hearing this, Li Wuyu immediately reached out and pulled her into his arms, whispering a few words of care. Then, he said to Xiahou Jiu, "General, please don't force it. Chen Qing is old and can't withstand such hardship."
Xiahou Jiu had no choice but to give up.
He lowered his head and glared at Hu Meir unhappily.
Hu Meir blinked her eyes and said nothing more. She just leaned on Li Wuyu's shoulder and whispered something. Li Wuyu patted her hand and said, "Don't be afraid, beauty."
At this time, Chen Biri coughed twice more, then leaned weakly on the bedside and said to Li Wuyu, "Your Majesty, I am deeply grateful for your consideration for me. However, there is one thing that I am still worried about, and I must report it to Your Majesty this time."
Xiahou Jiu's eyes suddenly became gloomy.
Li Wuyu asked, "What does Chen Qing want to say?"
Chen Bi Ri said, "This assassination attempt on my part was no accident. It was a deliberate act. Some people, knowing my loyalty and devotion to Your Majesty, are determined to put me to death. This will allow them to carry out their plan and bring disaster upon the Kingdom of Yue."
Li Wuyu asked, "Mr. Chen is going to talk about Yan State again?"
Chen Bi Ri coughed twice and said, "Not bad."
Li Wu Yu frowned with a headache.
He hated attending court the most. His biggest headache was listening to the ministers' long speeches, especially when some would start arguing. He never listened to the end of what they said, and would simply get up and leave, leaving the courtiers arguing endlessly. But this time, he couldn't just walk away like he did in court. He could only sigh and soothe them, "Since Mr. Chen is already injured, don't worry about those things anymore."
"His Majesty!"
Chen Biri coughed violently several times, almost bursting his wounds. With red eyes, he said, "Your Majesty, aren't you surprised that this old minister was assassinated in Doubei Town? This is the conspiracy of the Yan people. They killed me so that Your Majesty would no longer have any unpleasant and honest advice around him, so that they can continue to hollow out our Yue Kingdom!"
Li Wu Yu already showed an impatient expression.
At this time, Xiahou Jiu stepped forward and said with a sullen face, "Master Chen, your words are too serious. Over the years, we have only used raw silk to exchange for so much grain from Yan State. In the end, are we draining Yan State, or is Yan State draining us? Master Chen, have you not figured it out yet?"
Chen Bi Ri panted and said, "Yes, we exchanged raw silk for grain. But it's precisely because of the large quantities of grain shipped in from Yan Country that the price of grain has been driven down, even cheaper than sand. Now, the people of Yue Country are becoming more and more wasteful, throwing away good rice. Before I came to Doubei Town this time, I inspected several granaries. The people there were also using the granaries to store raw silk to exchange for money, and they no longer stockpiled grain!"
Xiahou Jiu said, "Yan Country sends us grain every year, so even if we don't have any stored grain, what's there to be afraid of?"
"Asshole! Asshole!"
Chen Bi Ri was so angry that he slammed his pillow. "Without raw silk, we can't exchange it for money, but without food, what will we eat?"
Li Wuyu and Xiahou Jiu exchanged a glance, both of them seeming a little impatient with his groundless worry. However, Li Wuyu still considered that Xiahou Jiu was a senior official, so he could only soothe him, "Mr. Chen, you're already so badly injured, so don't worry about trivial matters anymore. The most important thing right now is to heal your wounds and recover quickly. By the way, who assassinated you? Has the murderer been caught?"
Chen Bi Ri coughed twice, then said, "Your Majesty, what I want to say is this matter."
Li Wuyu said, "Oh? Could it be that Chen Qing has already caught the murderer?"
Chen Bi Ri said: "Although the murderer has not been caught, I have found the mastermind behind the scenes."
Li Wuyu immediately asked, "Who is it?"
Chen Bi Ri said: "They are from Yan Country!"
"Yan people?"
Li Wuyu was horrified: "Why did they want to assassinate Chen Qing?"
Chen Bi Ri panted and said, "Your Majesty, I have said it long ago. I have seen through the evil schemes of the Yan people and urged Your Majesty to sever diplomatic ties with the Yan country as soon as possible. But they are worried about this, so they want to kill me."
Li Wu Yu frowned.
He didn't quite understand the inevitable connection between the two, and even the "evil plot" that Chen Biri mentioned was completely unclear to him.
At this time, Xiahou Jiu stepped forward and said, "It seems that Lord Chen is truly too seriously injured and has become confused. Why would the Yan people want to assassinate you? Besides, you haven't even caught the murderer, so how can you be sure that it was the Yan people who did it?"
Chen Bi Ri sneered and said, "The general keeps speaking up for the Yan people. Why is that?"
Xiahou Jiu said, "This general has no reason to speak for the Yan people. However, Sir Chen, if you say this, you must have evidence."
"Of course I have evidence!"
Chen Bi Ri turned around and said to Li Wu Yu, "Your Majesty, the reason I didn't catch the murderer is because he fled to Yan State after trying to assassinate me. I just received news that he has been silenced by the Emperor of Yan State!"
Li Wuyu was shocked: "What?!"
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