Chapter 250 Murder
Xiao Chuan took the lead, but did not charge directly at the Xijue people. Instead, he stopped halfway and looked at the leader of the Xijue soldiers from a distance.
"Look!" The Western Jue soldiers shouted excitedly, "They don't dare to come over. The people of the Great Zhou are all cowards. They are afraid too."
Xijue's morale seemed to be boosted at this moment, but they did not realize that this was not a good thing.
"Kill them for me, kill, kill, kill!" the leader screamed.
Xiao Chuan fixed his gaze on the sound of galloping horses, his body burning with an endless desire to fight.
He is a general. People of the Xiao family were born to fight on the battlefield, not to clean up filth in the official ditches of Shengjing, nor to bow down and scrape in the face of contempt from the powerful.
He will step on the blood of the people coming in the snow and win this battle in the place where his ancestors fought.
We must win this battle!
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Xiao Chuan returned triumphantly, his armor stained with blood. He had never felt so happy in his life.
He threw away the reins and helmet and knelt on one knee in front of Shen Yu.
"Princess! I have accomplished your mission!"
The soldiers were all cheering. Compared with the battle they won with trepidation a few days ago, this battle was more exciting.
Xiao Chuan knew that this was an opportunity given to him by Chen Yu. She could obviously lead the troops out of the city by herself, but she gave the credit to him, which was intended to train him.
"Stand up." Chen Yu said, "You are now a serious general, don't kneel at every turn."
Xiao Chuan laughed, his white teeth showing on his blood-stained face.
He tilted his head and saw a young man jumping towards him on the roof.
The city gate was crowded with soldiers, with no place to stay. Chang stayed there anxiously, holding something in his hand and shouting, "I'm sorry, brothers."
After saying that, he stepped on the shoulders of several people and jumped over, then climbed up the city wall along the stone steps.
"Princess, there are letters! One is from our Beilin messenger, and the other two are from unknown authors."
Chen Yu took it, walked to the corner of the city wall with the letter, and opened the letter from Beilin.
Xiao Chuan and Chang Liu were sensible and did not follow.
Changliu was also
Today's victory inspired me, "Brother Xiao fought beautifully this time."
Xiao Chuan tried to reach out and grab his neck, but Chang Liu dodged nimbly, "You are covered in the blood of the Xijue people. It's so dirty."
The letter made a slight sound in the cold wind, and Chen Yu held the letter and read it carefully.
Xie Tingzhou's letter was not long, just a few words to comfort his longing.
Chen Yu finished reading it quickly, and read it over and over again several times before carefully folding it and putting it against her chest, and then opened the other two letters one by one.
Xiao Chuan was playing with Chang Liu, and turned around to see Chen Yu walking towards him with a sullen face.
"Princess, is there something important?"
Chen Yu said, "I'm going to Cao Guangjin's house, you come with me."
Seeing Chen Yu's expression, Xiao Chuan knew that there was something urgent, so he took off his armor while running, and wiped his face with the handkerchief handed to him by the soldier.
Cao Guangjin heard at home that they had won another victory. The two came uninvited. When he went to greet them, Chen Yu and Xiao Chuan had already entered the courtyard.
"Princess, do you have something to ask me?"
"I'm not looking for you." Chen Yu said, "I'm looking for Jiang Lianzhi."
Jiang Lianzhi came in response to the imperial edict and was invited to live in Cao Guangjin's mansion.
That day Jiang Lianzhi read out the imperial edict; he came to negotiate peace.
Cao Guangjin welcomed the peace talks. As long as there was no war, he could keep his position as an official. No matter what conditions were negotiated, they were the court's business and he had nothing to do with them.
But no matter how he hinted at it, Jiang Lianzhi showed no sign of wanting to go and negotiate peace. He just said that the time was not right. But in the final analysis, the timing was still up to Jiang Lianzhi himself.
Cao Guangjin said: "Unfortunately, Lord Jiang is ill."
"Lead the way." Chen Yu said, "I have something to ask him."
The three of them went to Jiang Lianzhi's courtyard, and on the way Cao Guangjin mentioned Jiang Lianzhi's illness.
"Lord Jiang has been working for the country and the people. The battle at Yanliang Pass has kept Lord Jiang awake at night. He sat on the city wall all night a few days ago. It happened to be the first snow that night. When the soldiers came to look for him in the morning, he had become a snowman. He was almost frozen into an ice cube. He has been ill ever since. The doctor has been seeing him every day and using the best medicines, but his condition has never improved."
Speaking of this, Cao Guangjin was very worried. Jiang Lianzhi was an important official in the court and was also the one who negotiated peace.
If the envoy died in his house, he would not be able to bear the blame.
Perhaps Chen Yu knew the answer, so she walked into the courtyard.
A series of coughs were heard in the room, and Cao Guangjin felt the wrinkles between his brows deepen.
The maid said, "Sir, the princess, Lord Cao, and General Xiao are here to see you."
Jiang Lianzhi covered his lips with a handkerchief and coughed for a while, then gasped twice and said, "I am ill and can't get up. I am afraid that I will pass my illness to the princess, so please talk to me outside."
After saying that, she heard the sound of the door being pushed open, and Shen Yu walked straight around the screen.
"I received news from Shengjing that Li Zhaonian suddenly became seriously ill and fell into a coma, and he has not woken up since then."
Jiang Lianzhi's eyes flashed with surprise, and he said, "You tell me this, what do you want me to do?"
After saying this, he coughed again.
Chen Yu asked seriously, "Before you set off, how was Li Zhaonian's health?"
Jiang Lianzhi was silent for a moment, his throat itching badly.
She asked him about the health of Emperor Yongning who was thousands of miles away, but did not ask a single question about the patient.
"Before I left Shengjing, Emperor Yongning was in good health. It was unlikely that he would suddenly fall into a coma due to a serious illness, but a situation like mine could not be ruled out."
The illness came like a mountain falling on him. He could not find the meaning of life, so he had no desire to live. He threw away all the medicines and the original cold naturally became more serious.
The maid brought in chairs, and Shen Yu and the others sat down.
Chen Yu raised her hand to block the maid from serving tea and said, "You said that the proposal for peace talks came from the Queen's family. Is Li Zhaonian constrained by his relatives in the court?"
Jiang Lianzhi nodded, "That's right."
Cao Guangjin listened to Chen Yu calling Li Zhaonian all the time, and addressed Emperor Yongning by his name without any hesitation. He wanted to speak several times but never found a chance.
Shen Yu thought for a moment, "If there is no sudden serious illness, then what is the possibility of being murdered?"
Cao Guangjin was shocked. "Oh my, how can this be possible?"
Shen Yu glanced at him, and Cao Guangjin quickly shut his mouth.
Jiang Lianzhi pressed his lips with a handkerchief and said weakly, "It's very big. Perhaps you don't know yet. Emperor Yongning is not only constrained by his foreign relatives, but also by the Prince of Yan."
"Li Jifeng?"
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