Eunuch Wang was a favorite of the emperor and had been taking care of him for many years.
The two exchanged a glance, and a deep smile appeared on their lips.
"Didn't Prime Minister Ling also want to see that Lei Yun actually handed over his Xuanjia Army to Zhao Ping'an?"
Lingzhi Mountain remained silent.
The Xuanjia Army was the most powerful army in the Great Chu, but it belonged entirely to Lei Yun.
Even the emperor had to treat Lei Yun with some courtesy, but no one understood why such a suspicious person as the emperor would trust Lei Yun so much.
Besides fighting battles, the Xuanjia Army also protected the peace of the capital.
Because he only obeyed Lei Yun, no one dared to act rashly after the emperor ascended the throne.
There has been no further sign of any rebellious faction from the previous dynasty.
But today, Ling Zhishan saw that all the Xuanjia soldiers had gone to fight with Zhao Ping'an.
The capital city was thus left vacant.
Ling Zhishan's smile deepened.
The man in black standing to the side turned to look at Ling Zhishan: "His Majesty's attitude towards the Ling family over the years has been quite subtle."
Ling Zhishan's smile froze on his face; he knew what this person meant.
"The Emperor's thoughts are truly beyond my comprehension."
The man in black smiled and said, "This isn't the Deputy Prime Minister. Don't you want to think about it anymore?"
Ling Zhishan turned to look at him: "Eunuch Wang is a smart man."
"That's natural."
"Smart people should do smart things."
Jiang Bai and Zhao Yi watched the army slowly disappear from their sight before descending the city wall.
The spiritual spring she gave Ping An should be enough to protect him alone.
But she still believed in Ping An and that he would agree to fight.
The two boarded the carriage and headed towards Lei Yun's residence.
Lei Yun sat in a wheelchair, his face somewhat pale.
Jiang Bai hadn't expected Lei Yun to be so ill. He only knew that after returning to the capital last time, Lei Yun rarely left his residence and almost never attended the palace banquets.
He is the backbone of the Great Chu. If he falls, countless suspicious people will be eager to make trouble.
Jiang Bai and Zhao Yi bowed and said, "Greetings, General Lei Yun."
Lei Yunxu raised his hand: "Why are you being so polite with me? Please sit down."
The two sat down opposite Lei Yun. Jiang Bai looked at Lei Yun and asked, "General, are you so badly injured?"
Lei Yun smiled bitterly: "We've been tricked, and we haven't found an antidote yet."
Jiang Bai stood up: "I know medicine, why won't you let me take a look?"
"Sister Jiang and Minister Zhao are now thorns in the side of the court. If you come, it will inevitably arouse suspicion. Now that you have left the capital safely, they don't have much time to think about you."
“No wonder.” Jiang Bai nodded.
"Shall I take a look?"
Lei Yun nodded.
Zhao Yi also came out of the house. Jiang Bai knew that Zhao Yi was avoiding suspicion. After all, Lei Yun was a very proud person. He was only a few years younger than Ping An, but in the end, he was still a proud and arrogant young man.
Jiang Bai slowly squatted down and lifted Lei Yun's trouser leg, revealing that the tendons and bones of his entire right leg were a terrifying black.
Jiang Bei frowned: "He's been poisoned by guilt."
Lei Yun was surprised that Jiang Bai could see through it at a glance.
"This is the poisoned binding technique that the Xiongnu are most skilled at. I've seen it in medical books before."
"Is there a solution?" Lei Yun saw a glimmer of hope.
Having wiped out the Xiongnu with him and Zhao Ping'an, it is now extremely difficult to find someone who can cure the poison.
Jiang Bai nodded. The spiritual spring can cure all things, especially detoxification.
"I have a solution. I will send someone to deliver medicine to you every day for the next two days, and you will be fully recovered in three days."
A glint of light flashed across Lei Yun's face.
Jiang Bai went out first to instruct the kitchen to find the medicinal herbs according to the prescription she wrote, and then put them in the spiritual spring to boil together, which would make the medicine more effective.
After a while, Jiang Bai and Zhao Yi entered the room together: "General, is there something you want to ask us to do today?"
Lei Yun's eyes turned serious: "Did you go to deliver peace today?"
“I’m going.” Jiang Bai nodded.
Zhao Yi spoke up: "I have a question. General, did you entrust your entire Xuanjia Army to Ping An?"
Jiang Bai was also puzzled by this, but she didn't think about it deeply.
"That's right. But not all of them."
However, Zhao Yi had specifically noticed today that all twenty-eight divisions of the Xuanjia Army were here.
"Some of them are fake, just ordinary soldiers."
Jiang Bai only realized what was happening when he heard this: "You think something has changed in the capital?"
Lei Yun nodded: "My men have found out that there is a private army thirty miles outside the city."
"It's unclear what these people gave, but he appeared when Ping An was about to leave Beijing today."
Jiang Bai gasped: "Beset by internal and external troubles, this person is plotting a rebellion."
"We don't know who he is yet, but he'll eventually reveal his true colors."
"So I pretended to send out the Xuanjia Army, just to lure the snake out of its hole."
Jiang Bai nodded: "It can't be hung up. General Lei is very farsighted."
Lei Yun continued, "There is another matter I have invited you here for. If I am not mistaken, the Emperor will summon you to the palace today."
"If I put you in charge of the grain and provisions, then I should make you deliver them personally."
Jiang Bai stood up: "Shall Zhao Yi go and deliver it?"
“That’s right. In the past, the Minister of Revenue has always been in charge of this matter in the Great Chu. However, if the Emperor wants to test the loyalty of your Zhao family, he will definitely send Minister Zhao in person.”
Jiang Bai clenched his fist in his sleeve. Zhao Yi didn't know martial arts; wouldn't this trip be extremely dangerous?
“I think that person will definitely make a move against you. When that happens, he will spread rumors in the capital, and we can catch him and trap him in the end.”
After listening to Lei Yun's words, Jiang Bai realized that every step was crucial and that no detail could be overlooked.
If this matter of supplies is to be successful, it seems that Zhao Yi must personally deliver them.
Jiang Bai and Zhao Yi left Lei's residence via a side path. Both of them acted discreetly and were not discovered.
Back at the Zhao residence, Jiang Bai discussed the matter with Zhao Yi. Jiang Bai said earnestly, "I will go with you."
Zhao Yi refused: "No, the battlefield is silent with swords and spears; how can you stand with me?"
"I'm worried about you!" Jiang Bai insisted. "What if something happens to you? I can still protect you."
The two were arguing when, unexpectedly, the emperor's men arrived.
The old man appeared at the Zhao residence: "Lord Zhao, His Majesty requests your presence."
Zhao Yi glanced at Jiang Bai and left the Zhao residence.
Zhao Yi didn't return until around noon.
As He Leiyun had guessed correctly, the emperor ordered Zhao Yi to personally escort the grain supplies.
However, neither of them expected that the emperor would appoint Ling Zhishan as the military supervisor.
Upon hearing this news, Jiang Bai paused, then said, "His Majesty actually appointed him as the military supervisor."
Jiang Bai thought that Ling Zhishan might be the person behind this.
She said, "I'm not going with you."
“I have a better way.”
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