Kang Yueran went directly to Chai Shijing's room. Chai Shijing had already woken up. When he saw her come in, he immediately jumped out of bed. Noticing that her face looked strange, he asked anxiously, "What's wrong with you? Are you hurt?"
"Well, I took an arrow in the back!"
Chai Shijing's face changed and he asked anxiously, "How could he be hit by an arrow? Let me see!"
After returning by helicopter, Kang Yueran's wound, which had not yet healed, began to bleed again. She took out her own wound medicine and handed it to Chai Shijing, asking him to bandage her.
The wound was below the shoulder blade. Chai Shijing carefully helped Kang Yueran take off her clothes. Seeing the wound, his eyes turned red. "This is an arrow wound. The area around the wound is black. It's poisonous! Yueran, we need to see a doctor!"
"No need to find a doctor. There's an antidote in that bundle. I'll be fine after drinking it for two days."
Chai Shijing touched the wound, feeling both hatred and heartache. He hated himself for being useless and unable to protect Kang Yueran; he felt heartache for Kang Yueran being injured.
Kang Yueran turned to look at him, "What are you waiting for? Apply the medicine!"
"Yueran, let's just rebel! I don't want to wait any longer. I don't want to stay in the capital and be watched every day. I..."
"Eighteen people from Huaizhou are dead, and Han Qi is also dead!" Kang Yueran interrupted Chai Shijing.
It is easy to say that you want to rebel, but for Chai Shijing, regicide is also patricide, and she does not want Chai Shijing to be criticized by the world.
Chai Shijing was stunned. "When did this happen? When will the news be reported back to the capital?"
"It will be reported back to the capital in three to five days." Such a big thing must be sent urgently at an express rate of 800 miles, but even at an express rate of 800 miles, one cannot travel 800 miles in a day. It will take at least three to four days to travel from Huaizhou to the capital.
Kang Yueran smiled and touched Chai Shijing's face, "Ah Jing, wait a little longer. If the southwest becomes chaotic, His Majesty will surely be anxious and angry, which will not be good for his illness. The attitude of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion has been unclear, so we must not act rashly."
"This damn Qin Yuan!" Chai Shijing felt deflated after cursing. He had to admit that if he were the emperor, he would hope to have more Qin Yuans in the court.
Kang Yueran pulled Chai Shijing's sleeve and said, "Hurry up and change the medicine for me."
Chai Shijing withdrew his thoughts and helped Kang Yueran apply medicine and bandage again.
The news of Huaizhou quickly reached the capital, and Duke Lu was furious. Without those generals, he was like a toothless tiger, no longer ferocious. He immediately changed into court clothes and entered the palace. He had to find a way to save the situation.
Emperor Jianning hadn't expected Chai Shijing and Kang Yueran to act so decisively this time. In the past, he would have been furious, because while they had severed Duke Lu's arm, they had also caused unrest on the border. But now, his health wouldn't allow him to take his time, and he needed a quick victory.
Duke Lu bowed his head to the ground and said, "Your Majesty, once the eighteen generals are dead, the Southern Chen Kingdom and the Eastern Dynasty Kingdom will surely invade. I request your permission to immediately go to the southwest to quell the rebellion."
Having finally clipped Duke Lu's wings, Emperor Jianning would certainly not give him a chance to mend his ways. "What are Duke Lu's plans? Which generals in the southwest are worthy of important positions?"
Eighteen people were killed so cleanly, so there must be a traitor in the southwest. Duke Lu casually mentioned the names of several generals with whom he had a relatively close relationship, "Chen Ce, Han Wu, Lu Shu and other generals are capable of great use."
Chen Ce is a member of Emperor Jianning's army. "Duke Lu is right. Then let Chen Ce replace Han Qi, Marquis of Wu'an, as the general."
"Your Majesty, Marquis Wu'an is only missing, he is not..."
"How do you know that Marquis Wu'an is not dead? Do I have to wait forever?"
Duke Lu lowered his head, his eyes full of ruthlessness. He was the highest-ranking officer in the Huaizhou garrison, the Grand Commander, followed closely by the General. The fact that Emperor Jianning could give Chen Ce such an important position showed that Chen Ce was his man.
When Marquis Wu'an disappeared, Emperor Jianning immediately sent someone to take his place. Was he sure that Marquis Wu'an would not come back?
Duke Lu was certain that Emperor Jianning had ordered the murder of his eighteen subordinates. "Your Majesty, I must proceed to the southwest without delay."
Emperor Jianning hadn't noticed Duke Lu's subtle movements. At that moment, he already considered Duke Lu a piece of meat on his chopping board. "Alright! Then take your guards and head to the southwest as soon as possible."
If he only brought his guards with him, he would probably die as soon as he left the capital. "Yes! I will return home now and wait for your Majesty's decree." With the decree, he could go to the Ministry of War to request troops.
"No need, I allow you to do as you please!" Emperor Jianning clearly told Duke Lu that he wanted to kill Duke Lu and was too lazy to even issue an imperial edict.
"When a general is away from home, he may not obey orders from the emperor, but I am still in the capital. Your Majesty, it is against the rules to leave the capital without permission!"
Emperor Jianning no longer wanted to waste time arguing with Duke Lu. "Duke Lu has done enough things that are against the rules, hasn't he? Well, go back to your residence and wait for my order."
Li Xi sent Duke Lu away and came before Emperor Jianning with Lei Ying.
Emperor Jianning was more anxious than Duke Lu thought. "Lei Ying, how's the search going?"
"I've found one. It's a kid from the Imperial Guards, about the same size as Kang Yueran. I asked a craftsman to make two more crossbows for Kang Yueran."
Emperor Jianning gnashed his teeth and said, "Alright! Have that person prepare. Tonight, we will send Duke Lu to his doom!"
Lei Ying nodded and agreed, "Yes! Your Majesty, please wait for the good news from me."
Emperor Jianning smiled with satisfaction, "Once Duke Lu is dealt with, the next one will be Lin Dong! Once these two are dealt with, my wish will be more than half fulfilled."
He looked into the distance with gentle eyes and murmured, "Hand over the throne to Qiu'er and my son, and I can go see Qiu'er without worry."
Duke Lu returned to his mansion immediately after coming out of the palace. At this critical moment of life and death, Duke Lu no longer cared about the people around him who were watching him. He ordered Xie Zhi to gather all the guards and bodyguards in the mansion and be ready to leave at any time.
Chai Shijing received the news quickly and immediately told Kang Yueran.
Kang Yueran said, "It's impossible for His Majesty to let Duke Lu go to the southwest at this time. Let's wait and see. If there is a clear order, Duke Lu will be killed if he leaves the capital; if there is no clear order, Duke Lu will be killed before he leaves."
Chai Shijing shook his head. "The fact that His Majesty didn't summon us to the palace suggests that he doesn't intend to use the deaths of Han Qi and the others as punishment for our crimes for the time being. But he will eventually have to give an explanation to the Huaizhou garrison and even to the people of the world."
He pursed his lips into a line, thought for a moment, and then said, "If His Majesty sends someone disguised as one of our men to kill Duke Lu, that would be the best explanation. Yue Ran, His Majesty is planning to kill two birds with one stone. He will kill Duke Lu tonight."
Kang Yueran agreed with Chai Shijing's analysis, "You are right. Tonight, I will go to Duke Lu's mansion. If..."
"You can't go! I'll go! Yueran, you're injured, leave this to me."
Kang Yueran agreed obediently, "We won't be leaving the capital anyway, why don't we go together?"
Chai Shijing smiled and said, "Okay!" With him watching, Yueran wouldn't be able to take any action.
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