Chapter 169: Life and Death of Huan Shaoqing
Feng Shenyu came back from court, and Li Yueyao and he had breakfast and were about to go for a walk.
Suddenly, word came from outside that the Dali Temple Minister Shen Zhengming had arrived.
The two of them had no choice but to go to the study.
"What brings you here, Lord Shen?"
After the three of them sat down, Li Yueyao asked.
"Your Highness, I have received a secret report from the Jiangnan Dao that Shaoqing Huan has disappeared."
Li Yueyao was surprised: "Missing?"
"How long has he been missing?" Feng Shenyu also frowned.
"The secret report I received states that he has been missing for seven days. Adding the time it took to deliver the letter, it's probably been more than half a month."
Feng Shenyu asked, "The letter mentioned why he disappeared?"
"Shaoqing Huan went to Jiangnan Road and reunited with Chen Jia. The two of them coordinated with each other, one in the open and one in the dark.
Chen Jia sent people to investigate openly, while Huan Shaoqing visited secretly.
A month ago, Huan Shaoqing wrote to say that things were going very smoothly and that the illegal activities of the Gusu Wang family in the local area had been discovered.
Within ten days, the local affairs in Gusu will be concluded and we can return safely.
But I have waited and waited, and after fifteen days no new news has come.
So he sent someone to deliver a letter to Chen Jia. Chen Jia sent someone to look for Huan Shaoqing, only to discover that he had been missing for several days.
He immediately mobilized his own manpower to search everywhere, but after searching for several days, there was no news, as if the person had disappeared out of thin air.
Only then did Chen Jia write to me."
Feng Shenyu frowned and asked, "Where was Huan Zian last seen?"
"In Lutan Town, at the foot of Gusu Lutan Mountain."
Li Yueyao heard this and asked, "Have you sent the Gusu County Magistrate to search Green Sandalwood Mountain?"
Shen Zhengming's face was gloomy, and there was almost a wrinkle between his eyebrows.
"When Chen Jia discovered Huan Zi'an was missing, he immediately went to the Gusu County Governor's Mansion with the handwritten letter Huan Zi'an had left behind.
The county magistrate was Wang Danian, who immediately dispatched troops to search the area around Lutan Mountain.
Two days later, they found Huan Shaoqing's jade pendant in an abandoned cave."
"That means no body was found, only the jade pendant?" Li Yueyao asked.
Shen Zhengming nodded.
Li Yueyao thought for a moment and consoled him, "No body was found, so there's a high probability that everything is fine."
"I hope so." Shen Zhengming said.
Fengshenyu then asked, "Apart from the jade pendant, have you found anything else?"
"The abandoned cave is very large, and it seems that many people were inside before. It has a kitchen and accommodation.
It can accommodate about forty to fifty people.
It seemed like something was being forged inside. There was a blacksmith's furnace and obvious traces of iron forging around it.
Chen Jia said in the letter that when they arrived, most things were clean, with only a small amount of dust.
According to his prediction, the cave would be emptied in no more than half a month.
So he speculated that they must have evacuated after Huan Shaoqing discovered they were exposed."
Feng Shenyu looked at Li Yueyao and said, "Does he look like the skilled craftsman on the list that Li Huaiyu checked for the Wang family?"
Li Yueyao nodded silently.
Then he glanced at Shen Zhengming again and asked, "Have you sent someone from the Dali Temple who's good at tracking down and solving cases?"
Shen Zhengming nodded: "After receiving the news, I immediately sent the Shuangyan brothers out."
Feng Shenyu nodded and said, "I will write a letter and send it to the governor of Gusu County at an urgent speed of 800 miles, asking him to help Shuangyan and make sure to find Huan Zi'an.
If he's alive, I want to see him in person; if he's dead, I want to see his body."
Shen Zhengming bowed to Feng Shenyu and thanked him.
As soon as Shen Zhengming left, Feng Shenyu had no time to write a letter before people from the Ministry of War arrived.
Yang Jin came in with some people, his body and face covered in dust, and there was a person being carried on a stretcher behind him.
Yang Jin stood outside the hall, dusted himself off, straightened his clothes, and then stepped over the threshold and walked in.
Even though he cleaned up, he still looked dirty.
"I greet the Grand Princess of Jinyang, the Right Prime Minister."
"No need to be polite," Li Yueyao said. "Minister Yang, please take a seat. What's going on?"
Yang Jin said hurriedly:
"Your Highness, the Wan'an Mountain area has been successfully wiped out.
The person on the stretcher in the courtyard is Huan Shaoqing. He is currently unconscious. Your Highness, please send someone to check on him first."
"Shaoqing Huan?!"
"Huan Zian?!"
Li Yueyao and Feng Shenyu were both surprised.
"Hurry up and bring the person in." Li Yueyao said hurriedly.
Feng Shenyu said to Yan Xin beside him: "Quick, go and bring Shen Siqing back."
The people outside carried Huan Zi'an in.
Li Yueyao and Feng Shenyu looked at Huan Zian, who was lying on the stretcher with his eyes closed, pale face, prominent cheekbones, dry corners of his mouth, and thin body.
Not caring about the difference between men and women, Li Yueyao hurried forward and took his pulse.
Feng Shenyu said to Qian Lou who was standing next to him, "Go call Cui Yu over. Oh, isn't Imperial Physician Zhao at the mansion? Go and call everyone over."
Qian Lou turned and walked out.
After a while, Cui Yu and Cui Wei came over together.
"Cuiwei, take Minister Yang downstairs to freshen up first."
Cuiwei agreed and took Yang Jin down first.
Li Yueyao told Cuiyu: "He suffered a severe blow to the back of his head and did not receive good treatment, so he has been in a coma.
Moreover, he seemed to have not eaten for a long time and his pulse was extremely weak.
Get him some sugar and salt water to drink first to restore his strength."
Cui Yu nodded and went to prepare.
He quickly brought over a bowl of prepared sugar and salt water and asked Huan Zian to drink it while pinching his nose.
Doctor Zhao specializes in gynecology and pediatrics, but he also understands basic diseases like this.
He cooperated with Cui Yu to examine Huan Zian.
"Your Highness, Junior Lord Huan Shao received a severe blow to the back of his head. The blood clots there haven't dissipated yet, and I'm afraid he won't wake up for a while.
I need the stasis-removing pills that have been passed down from the family of Imperial Physician Hu from the Imperial Hospital, and Imperial Physician Hu is best at treating injuries."
Li Yueyao nodded and said, "Come here, go get Doctor Hu."
Cui Yu continued to feed Huan Zian sugar and salt water.
After drinking three bowls in a row and observing for a while, he found that the dryness at the corners of Huan Zian's mouth had eased a little.
At this time, Shen Zhengming was caught up by someone.
On the way, I heard that Huan Zian had been found at the Grand Duke's Mansion. I was surprised. Was he found so quickly?
Flying here?
When he arrived at the place and saw Huan Shaoqing's miserable appearance, Shen Zhengming was stunned for a moment.
Then he asked anxiously: "This...this...what is going on? Why did it become like this?"
Feng Shenyu did not answer him, but said to Doctor Zhao:
"Please ask Imperial Physician Zhao to look after Young Master Huan first."
After that, he continued, "Come here, take Huan Shaoqing downstairs and take good care of him."
Nanny Qin came in and ordered people to take Huan Shaoqing away.
At this time, Yang Jin had also packed up, came in from outside, and bowed to Shen Zhengming.
The two men greeted each other and sat down.
Feng Shenyu looked at Yang Jin and asked, "Minister Yang, what exactly happened on Wan'an Mountain?"
Yang Jin said, "After listening to your and His Highness's advice yesterday, I sent someone to the Imperial Observatory to invite someone who is proficient in the Five Elements and Qimen Dunjia.
Then he asked Wen Ruliang for advice on how to avoid the thunder bomb, and set out with his men in the middle of the night to Wan'an Mountain.
The scouts from the Ministry of War led us to the halfway point of the back mountain, and all traces disappeared from there.
The people from the Imperial Observatory searched for a long time and actually found it next to a tomb.
There was a tombstone in front of the tomb, but there were no words on it.
After studying it, people from the Imperial Observatory said that the stele was the entrance."
Shen Zhengming originally came to listen to Huan Zian's story, but now he heard Yang Jin talking about Wan'an Mountain and Zhentianlei.
The more he listened, the heavier his expression grew, and his brows unconsciously furrowed together again.
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