Mu family's little lucky girl

Chapter 238 Mission (Two in One)

Because of the wrong portrait, the difficulty of investigating Chen Xiao has increased a lot. In addition, no one in Wuji Pavilion understands painting, so that the investigation of Chen Xiao can only be done by Yuan Shan.

The efficiency is obviously much lower.

At the end, when Zhong Shanghui asked him about the progress of his investigation, Yuan Shan hesitated for a long time without saying anything. In desperation, he told Zhong Shanghui that the portrait was fake.

Zhong Shanghui was very angry and scolded him why he didn't say it earlier.

Yuan Shan was very aggrieved, and muttered in a low voice that Zhong Shanghui didn't give him a chance to speak.

So much so that when Zhong Shanghui confronted Chen Xiao for the first time, Zhong Shanghui didn't recognize him.

……

Lin Pingsheng brought a chair over and put it upside down beside Jiang Haichao's bed. He put his hands on the edge of the back of the chair, looked at Jiang Haichao, and asked, "Who caused these injuries on your body?"

Jiang Haichao looked at Lin Pingsheng, looked at Chen Xiao, and finally looked at Liu Renzhong who was behind Lin Pingsheng's side. He tried to sit up while supporting the bed, but accidentally got involved in the wound.

"His-"

Lin Pingsheng immediately got off the chair and went to hold Jiang Haichao.

"Your injury is more serious, now lie down and don't move."

Jiang Haichao nodded with a pale face, and he lay back again, looking at Liu Renzhong with earnest eyes and earnest words.

"Doctor Liu, thank you for saving your life today."

Liu Renzhong put down the teacup, "It's my duty to cure diseases and save lives, and Guard Jiang needs no thanks."

Lin Pingsheng pointed to Jiang Haichao, and then to Liu Renzhong.

"You two, know each other?"

Jiang Haichao nodded, talking about Liu Renzhong, he admired and praised from the bottom of his heart: "Doctor Liu is the envoy of the Imperial Hospital of the former Dynasty. "

"Some time ago, His Royal Highness heard that Dr. Liu lived here, so he came here to pay a special visit. I also had the honor to see Dr. Liu's real face."

"To be rescued by Doctor Liu today is a blessing in my life."

With some heartfelt words, Jiang Haichao spoke with incomparable sincerity.

Liu Renzhong smiled lightly, he was not arrogant because of Jiang Haichao's praise, nor because he had saved the life of Emperor Zhou Gaozu, nor was he arrogant because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to visit him personally.

There was no great joy or sorrow on Qing Huang's face, as if the person Jiang Haichao said was not himself.

Lin Pingsheng's scrutiny eyes fell on Liu Renzhong.

If it were someone else, who was the savior of the Holy Majesty today, and also received the respect of His Highness the Crown Prince, I'm afraid he would have been overwhelmed with pride long ago, right?
Fortunately, he is not surprised by favor or disgrace.

After Jiang Haichao finished speaking, he turned his attention to Chen Xiao, whose face was always calm, and answered Lin Pingsheng's initial question.

"When I first arrived in the suburbs of Beijing, I was ambushed."

"Those people seem to have prepared in advance, waiting for me to appear." Jiang Haichao narrowed his eyes, as if talking about something long ago, "They are all wearing night clothes, black from head to toe, Only a pair of eyes are exposed, these people are born with powerful martial arts, high martial arts, and very tricky, they don't look like the kung fu that people from Dazhou would use."

"I fought fiercely with them for a long time before I escaped from death."

Mentioning this experience, Jiang Haichao still has lingering fears.

"These people are no different from desperadoes. Even if they are injured, they will rush up like crazy..."

Lin Pingsheng frowned, "Could it be a group of dead soldiers specially trained by others?"

Jiang Haichao frowned, "It's not impossible."

"That is, I don't know who is behind the manipulation."

Lin Pingsheng looked at Chen Xiao, "Heng, what do you think about this matter?"

"Who do you think is the most likely person behind the scenes?"

Chen Xiao was thoughtful.

"Beidi."

"It should be more likely to be from Beidi."

He looked at Lin Pingsheng and said, "Although you both came to Beijing to deliver news, you met two different groups of people. Pingsheng met Zhong Shanghui's people, there is no doubt about that."

Lin Pingsheng hurriedly agreed, "Yes, I was escorted in front of Zhong Shanghui later."

Chen Xiao's eyes sank, his handsome face was a little cold, he opened his thin lips lightly, and said slowly and coldly: "But the man in black that Guard Jiang met was not Zhong Shanghui..."

Jiang Haichao was puzzled, "How do you say that?"

Chen Xiao lazily opened his eyelids, glanced at Jiang Haichao, and said casually: "If these two groups belong to the same group, both belong to Zhong Shanghui, Yuan Shan would not be curious about where your injuries came from. "

Jiang Haichao was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized.

Chen Xiao's analysis was right.

When he first confronted Yuan Shan, the first sentence Yuan Shan blurted out was: I didn't expect that there would be someone who could injure the prince's personal bodyguard like this, and he would definitely visit if he had the chance.

This sentence is obvious because the other party does not know who Jiang Haichao has fought with before.

If he had known, he would not have said this sentence.

Lin Pingsheng scratched his head, he was confused.

"Aren't Beidi's people and Zhong Shanghui in a cooperative relationship? Why did Beidi do this without telling Zhong Shanghui?"

Chen Xiaoqu picked up his right index finger, tapped a few times casually, and said slowly: "Although the two are in a cooperative relationship, they are using each other and guarding against each other. Apart from cooperation, they are also planning their own affairs."

Lin Pingsheng still didn't understand.

"Now the two countries are discussing the matter of marriage, which is beneficial to the development of the two countries. Why does Beidi want to challenge the Great Zhou Dynasty at this juncture?"

"Injured His Royal Highness's personal guards, do they really think that they can get through the matter safely?"

A mocking sneer curled up on Chen Xiao's lips.

"So, they are not sincere with their relatives."

"On the other hand, I also want to test the bottom line of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the future emperor. Will the diplomatic relations between the two countries be destroyed because of a mere guard? If the prince really has a deadlock with Beidi because of this incident , which suits Haman's heart."

"Haman's desire to marry the princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty is not sincere at all. The marriage is just a means for him to appease the hearts of the court. He has always wanted to launch a war against the Great Zhou Dynasty. However, some people in the court have opposed it over the years. His decision, and Haman can't reverse the situation now, so he can only follow their opinions, but if the Great Zhou Dynasty broke the peace agreement first, then Haman will take the cause."

"At this time, if he wants to launch a war against the Great Zhou Dynasty, he has a good reason. Those who oppose Haman will also support Haman in this decision."

"However, Haman certainly didn't expect that Guard Jiang would be able to escape successfully."

Chen Xiao looked down at his hands, his slender eyelashes concealed the cruelty and complexity in his eyes.

"But it's just a trick of his. There are quite a few Jiang guards in the palace; Beidi people are used to being rampant and shameless. I don't know if they will find fault later to kill Li guards, Wang guards, and deliberately challenge everyone. The majesty of the Zhou Dynasty."

Boom!
Lin Pingsheng slammed his fist on the table.

"This group of people is too hateful!"

"Is it true that the Great Zhou Dynasty is still a weak and incompetent Liang? I don't believe that Emperor Gaozu would let these people mess with me!"

Chen Xiao laughed, "These are just their petty tricks. Haman has been militaristic all these years, and the national power has long since declined. On the contrary, I have recuperated in these years, and the country is slowly getting on the right track. Although there have been frictions with Beidi, But it’s all small friction.”

"It's not like Beidi, which not only has frictions with our dynasty, but also has frictions with other bordering countries. It is constantly expanding and launching wars. The country has long been overwhelmed."

Speaking of this, the expression on Chen Xiao's face suddenly became more serious.

Lin Pingsheng was shocked, "Ah Heng, what's wrong?"

Chen Xiao said in a deep voice: "I always thought that Zhong Shanghui recruited troops and horses over the years to cultivate his own power, but looking at it now, it's not always the case."

Lin Pingsheng gasped, "You mean, he is also training an army for Beidi?"

Chen Xiao said coldly, "This situation cannot be ruled out."

"This traitor!" Lin Pingsheng said: "Now I can't wait to catch him and get his skin cramped!"

Liu Renzhong thumped in his heart.

He held up the teacup with a trembling hand, took a sip, looked at Lin Pingsheng whose face was flushed with anger, then looked at Chen Xiao and said, "In my opinion, Zhong Shanghui wouldn't do such a foolish thing..."

Ten years ago, although he was a peacemaker and did not advocate for war, Zhong Shanghui had always paid attention to his own reputation and face, so he would not have done such absurd things.

Before Liu Renzhong finished speaking, Lin Pingsheng interrupted him angrily.

"I think he is crazy now, he can do anything."

"Doctor Liu, you don't know that he brutally killed 35 innocent children, women and children in order to please Beidi. Can you tell me that this is something a human can do?"

Speaking of this, Lin Pingsheng gritted his teeth with hatred.

Liu Renzhong was shocked.

"Didn't you say that a worker on the dock did it?"

With trembling lips, he asked with difficulty.

Such is the rumor.

"What docker?" Lin Pingsheng sneered, "The docker is just a pawn of Zhong Shanghui, and the mastermind behind the scenes is the Beidi people!"

Seeing Liu Renzhong's hands shaking non-stop, Chen Xiao knew that this incident had hit him hard.

Liu Renzhong is a good doctor. His greatest ambition is to hope that the world will be free from disease and disaster besides hanging the pot to help the world.

Although the palace fight ten years ago did not affect ordinary people, many innocent people were still involved.

Liu Renzhong naturally did not want similar things to happen again.

I don't want another war.

Once a war breaks out, only the people suffer.

As a doctor, this is the last thing he wants to see.

However, after living a long life, he gradually realized his insignificance.

He can't change anything.

This is where he is most helpless and powerless.

But at the same time, Liu Renzhong understands that if a country does not grow stronger and blindly seeks perfection, it will still be the common people who suffer.

Therefore, only by gritting your teeth and suffering for a while and sacrificing the interests of some people can there be sweetness in the future.

Just like Daliang, although there was no war with Beidi, the annual high tribute has overwhelmed the people.

In the late stage of Emperor Hongtai, he was fatuous and immoral, and the country even lost its autonomy.

If Emperor Zhou Gaozu hadn't acted in time, Daliang would have become Beidi sooner or later.

Liu Renzhong put down the teacup, propped up the armrest with his withered hands, stood up slowly, bent his back, and sighed heavily.

Chen Xiao stepped forward to support him, "Teacher Liu."

Liu Renzhong patted the back of his hand, forced a smile and said: "You young people chat slowly, and the old ones go out to bask in the sun."

"What happened to Dr. Liu?"

After Lin Pingsheng watched Liu Renzhong leave, he asked Chen Xiao in a low voice, "Did I get too excited just now and accidentally offended Dr. Liu with that sentence?"

Where did the words offend Liu Renzhong?
Instead, he suddenly realized his own insignificance and deeply felt helpless.

After helplessness, there is great powerlessness and sadness.

He seems to have realized that in the near future, there will be a war.

He deeply realized that he could not prevent the war from happening, and he had to do his best to reduce casualties.

And this is his mission as a doctor.

Chen Xiao looked at the closed door, and listened to Mu Li's caring greetings to Liu Renzhong outside the door.

After a moment of silence, he lifted up his clothes and sat down again.

Jiang Haichao was full of guilt, "Young Master Chen, I did not complete the task you entrusted to me, and failed to deliver the information about Zhong Shanghui's collusion with Beidi to His Highness the Crown Prince."

Chen Xiaodao: "Guard Jiang, don't worry, the crown prince has already known about Zhong Shanghui's wolf ambitions and what he has done."

Jiang Haichao's eyes lit up, "What does Mr. Chen mean by that?"

Lin Pingsheng also looked at Chen Xiao, "That's right, you sent me and Jiang Haichao back to the capital, I completed half of the task, and the letter to Beidi was successfully sent, I believe the Beidi envoy received this letter , I will definitely be more wary of Zhong Shanghui, but the letter sent to the prince was stopped by Zhong Shanghui's people."

"Now it is said that the crown prince already knew about it, so did you secretly send someone else to deliver it?"

Jiang Haichao also looked at Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiaodao: "The geese pass on the book."

The two looked at each other and suddenly realized.

Chen Xiao said again: "The most urgent thing is to find out where Zhong Shanghui's army is gathered as soon as possible. As long as he loses his army, forgive him for having three heads and six arms, and he won't be able to stir up big waves."

Lin Pingsheng lowered his head, a little discouraged, "But we don't even know where Zhong Shanghui's lair is, so how can we find his army?"

Jiang Haichao said seriously: "Just leave this matter to His Royal Highness. There are many spies around him. I believe that Zhong Shanghui's lair will be found in a short time."

"Cough cough!"

When Jiang Haichao got excited, he coughed again and again.

The severe cough involved the wound, causing Jiang Haichao to gasp in pain.

outside the house.

dong dong dong.

Mu Li knocked three times.

Not long after Jiang Haichao woke up, he was seriously injured again. She guessed that the three of them had been talking inside for so long, so she should let Jiang Haichao rest for a while.

The door opened, and it was Lin Pingsheng, who took the medicine bowl from Mu Li with a smile, and turned around to close the door again.

Mu Li stood up and said: "The patient needs to rest, if you have anything to say, we can talk about it tomorrow."

Lin Pingsheng nodded, "Save it, save it."

Mu Li looked at the closed door again, she always felt that what the man said just now was somewhat perfunctory.

She turned to leave when she heard Lin Pingsheng's voice.

"Hey, Ah Heng, where are you going?"

"We haven't finished talking yet."

Chen Xiao didn't turn his head back, and when he walked to the door, he said coldly: "Let Guard Jiang take a good rest."

After all, as soon as the door was opened, they met Mu Li's smiling eyes.

……

Silent night.

A thin figure blended into the thick night, she quickly climbed over the wall and sneaked into the county office.

(End of this chapter)