Heaven rewards those who work hard: There is no bottleneck in my martial arts

Chapter 159
The beautiful woman suddenly became happy.

The sachet she wears contains medicine specially prepared by the Black Clothes Society, and the aroma it emits contains poison.

However, this kind of poison is not the kind of poison that attacks quickly, but the kind of chronic poison that accumulates.

Generally, if the accumulation exceeds seven days, the toxins accumulated in the body will violently attack, making the body of the poisoned person weak in just a few days. Finally, the Qi and blood will fail, and the person will die from serious illness.

She basically comes to serve Zhao Hongming every morning with four other beauties, and has many opportunities to interact with him.

This poison is just right and can kill people invisibly.

When the time comes when the King Wu in front of him catches cold or dies of fright, no one will pay attention.

As long as King Wu dies, Ying County will be in chaos again, which will also be of great help to General Li Mu and others in sending troops to attack the city.

Now that Zhao Hongming mentioned that he wanted her to get closer, she was really eager to do so.

Being able to stay with Zhao Hongming for a while longer will allow Zhao Hongming's body to accumulate more toxicity, making the poison attack more violent.

After thinking about this, the beautiful woman smiled slightly, twisted her waist and walked to Zhao Hongming.

She looked at Zhao Hongming with a pair of charming eyes and said cowardly: "Your Highness."

At this time, the beautiful woman smelled like a mature woman all over her body.

Any man will have the urge to miss Cao Pi if he sees him.

However, Zhao Hongming knew that this beautiful woman had hidden evil intentions, so he was not dazzled by her beauty and quickly calmed down.

He took a deep breath without leaving any trace, and planned to use the trick, and said happily: "Come, sit on my lap."

The beautiful woman bit her lip, showing a bit of a refusal to welcome, trying to control Zhao Hongming's mentality.

After a few breaths, when the heat was about the same, she lowered her head and shyly sat on Zhao Hongming's lap.

Zhao Hongming was not polite. He put his arm around her waist, took a deep breath and said, "What are you wearing today? Why does it smell so good?"

"Back to Your Highness, this servant is wearing a sachet today." The beautiful woman took off the sachet hanging on her body and said, "Your Highness, look."

While speaking, the beautiful woman put the sachet close to Zhao Hongming's nose and asked him to smell it carefully.

Zhao Hongming pretended not to know, put the sachet between his nose, took a deep breath, and showed an intoxicated expression.

"This smell is really refreshing. You are so scheming. You successfully attracted my attention with this item."

The beautiful woman leaned into Zhao Hongming's arms and said tenderly: "Your Highness, I can do anything for you. I hope your Highness will give me the opportunity to serve you."

"I have so many things to do now, it's not enough." Zhao Hongming patted the petals on her butt and said with a smile: "I won't let you go after a while."

The beautiful woman obviously didn't understand Zhao Hongming's pun and thought he was going to fight with her for [-] rounds.

She said as softly as cotton: "I hope Your Highness will be gentler when the time comes. I'm afraid this slave may not be able to bear it."

Outside the door, Gao Yanshi shouted: "Your Highness?"

"What's the matter?"

"It's time for breakfast."

Zhao Hongming held the beautiful woman's chin and said with deep meaning: "Go down."

The beautiful woman stood up from Zhao Hongming's lap and said with a blessing: "My slave, please leave."

"Wait a minute. Your sachet."

Zhao Hongming threw the sachet next to him, and the beautiful woman quickly grabbed the sachet.

"Thank you, Your Highness." The beautiful woman bowed and then exited the room.

After the beautiful woman left, Zhao Hongming's expression quickly turned cold: "I didn't expect that she was still a martial artist."

Just now, he discovered that this beautiful woman had some martial arts skills, but she hid them deeply.

With a flick of his hand, a piece of white paper flew into his hand.

Zhao Hongming held the white paper, opened his right hand, and poured out some unknown medicinal materials and black particles.

This is part of the filling I took out of the sachet just now, taking advantage of the opportunity to chat with the beautiful woman.

Zhao Hongming folded the medicinal paper into square pieces and shouted: "Gao Yanshi."

"My servant is here." Gao Yanshi walked to Zhao Hongming's side with his head lowered.

Zhao Hongming handed the folded square object to Gao Yanshi and said, "Let the people below check what kind of poison this is. Remember not to alarm too many people."

Gao Yanshi took it with both hands and said solemnly: "I know this."

……

The border between Wei Guoying County and Zhao State is a hilly area with a river winding through it.

"Call..."

Five people and five horses appeared on an unknown hillside. They were all dressed as Zhao people.

One of them was riding on horseback, pointing not far away and said: "General, after crossing this river, the boundary of Ying County is in front of you. This river is a tributary of Ying River. It looks very wide, but in fact it is not deep. I tried it at the end, and the deepest point was almost below my knees. Some of the baggage may be a bit troublesome, but both men and horses can pass it."

"As long as we cross this river, we will reach Hexi City, Yingjun, twenty miles further."

Among the five people, a middle-aged man wearing precious armor held a riding whip, clamped his legs on the horse's belly, and drove the horse forward two steps.

He stared into the distance, his eyes as sharp as an eagle: "Have you ever observed the hydrology here? Will the river rise in summer? How much will the river rise when it rains?"

"This..." The man who was asked lowered his head and said in shame: "I don't know, I will have someone check it out right away when I get back today."

"You can check carefully and see how the road conditions are from here to Heyin. Are there any warriors from Ying County patrolling? If so, let's see how to avoid it."

"Yes."

Another bearded man among the five took two steps forward and asked, "General, do you really plan to attack Ying County as soon as King Wu dies?"

The man wearing treasure armor said: "Judging from the news known in Luling City, they mostly think that I will use troops after the autumn. In this case, I might as well catch them unawares. It happens that the army has almost been raised, so there is no chance. That’s all.”

"But it's a bit unethical for us to go to war without declaring it."

The man wearing treasure armor said in a light tone: "When any of you go over to check for information, bring a few Zhao soldiers there, and then kill them in Ying County. This will be morally right."

The four people behind him immediately realized that the general was trying to frame him.

"Now that rituals and music have collapsed, the world's capable people will live in it, and they don't need to care about the rules and regulations of the past."

The other four people cupped their hands and said, "I will eventually be taught."

……

In the evening, Gao Yanshi hurried back from outside the palace and entered the cellar specially designed by Zhao Hongming.

The candles hanging on the wall emitted a faint light, driving away the darkness in the cellar.As soon as Gao Yanshi walked in, he saw a human-shaped monster chained by iron chains hiding in a corner, curled up into a ball, as if he had been hit hard and was mentally depressed.

In front of the humanoid monster, stood a man with his upper body naked, and arcs of electricity flashed across his body, making crackling explosions.

Gao Yanshi walked up to the man and said, "Your Highness, the medicinal materials you asked your servant to check this morning have now been checked clearly."

"Oh? What kind of poison is it?"

Gao Yanshi said: "It is a chronic poison specially prepared by the Black Clothes Society. It can weaken the physique of the poisoned person and cause him to get sick and die."

Zhao Hongming took a deep breath, took off the robe hanging on the wall and said, "Then how long does it take from being poisoned to dying from the poison?"

"Generally, it takes seven days for poisoning, and eight days for death after getting sick after being poisoned."

"That means it will take up to fifteen days before and after?"

"Depending on the physique of the poisoned person, the time to death from poisoning may be longer or shorter, but it is basically around fifteen days." Gao Yanshi continued: "The most powerful thing about this type of poison is that it kills people invisible. The poisoned people are all Death from illness will not raise any suspicion.”

Zhao Hongming murmured: "Fifteen days..."

It is not difficult to imagine what would happen to Yingjun if he died.

After all, no matter how unfavored he may be on the surface, and no matter how low his cultivation level, he still has a royal status and represents the face of the royal family.

At present, the royal power of Wei State has not been completely eliminated.

Therefore, as long as he dies, Daliang will definitely send someone to investigate and hold him accountable, and Ying County will definitely also conduct a large-scale investigation, involving many people.

This will undoubtedly make things in Ying County become chaotic, leaving no time to take care of the outside world.

At this moment, his brain was working rapidly.

There is no doubt that this is the action of the Black Clothes Club, and the Black Clothes Club is spying on intelligence for Zhao Guo and the Haoran Sect.

If he were in the opponent's position, if he died, he would not miss this opportunity no matter what and send troops to attack Yingjun in advance.

Their doing this means that Zhao Guoli Mu's attack plan may be advanced, which is different from the time they predicted.

However, soldiers are also deceitful.It's true and false inside, it's normal.

Zhao Hongming believed in his intuition and ordered: "Gao Yanshi, please immediately invite Zhang Yi and Wu Qi to go to the Taihe Palace to see the king. There are important matters to discuss, and there should be no delay for a moment."

Seeing Zhao Hongming's extremely serious look, Gao Yanshi realized that this might be a serious matter, so he quickly agreed and trotted out.

He was very efficient, and soon Wu Qi and Zhang Yi were brought into the Taihe Palace.

Zhao Hongming went straight to the point and revealed to the two of them the news that Zhao Guoli Mu might attack the city in advance.

After receiving this news, the two of them instantly felt a sense of crisis.

"General Wu, how is the expansion of Wei's troops now?"

Wu Qi said: "Back to Your Highness, the number of Wei soldiers has been expanded to 3, all of them are warriors, and everyone has full armor."

"Well done." Zhao Hongming continued to ask: "Gao Yanshi investigated from Zhao State and found that Zhao State's Li Mu may lead an army of 18 this time. I wonder if the Wei soldiers can withstand it?"

Wu Qi said with confidence: "Your Highness, don't worry. Judging from the current training results, Wei Wuzu can fight one against five. Even if we face Zhao's 18 troops and occupy Yingjun, we still have a great advantage." The odds.”

Changing the topic, Wu Qi added: "However, this time it involves two countries and is not a simple local battle. I still recommend that Your Highness explain the situation to His Majesty and seek assistance from the Eastern Army. Otherwise, if Li Mu bypasses Ying County, , we are easily attacked from both sides."

Zhang Yi agreed and said: "General Wu's words are reasonable. His Highness should seek the assistance and support of the Eastern Army. If he can defend against the enemy with us, our pressure will be much less and our chances of victory will be greater."

"You still need to be strong in order to forge iron. You have to consider what will happen if the Eastern Army does not have any support."

Zhao Hongming stood up and ordered in a majestic tone: "Wu Qi."

"The end is here."

"With the fifteenth day as the deadline, prepare to dispatch the troops to visit the border of Ying County."

Wu Qi's expression became solemn and he accepted the order: "The general will obey the order."

"Zhang Yi."

"The grass people are here."

"I have appointed you as the Logistics Chief to be in charge of the food and fodder matters for the defense of the enemy this time."

"The grass people lead the way."

"Go and get ready."

"Yes."

Under Zhao Hongming's will, all departments and agencies in Ying County started operating rapidly like a sophisticated machine.

For a time, the entire Ying County became dark and turbulent.

In the next few days, the beautiful woman would deliberately approach Zhao Hongming every day.

Zhao Hongming also saw through it without criticizing it, and actively cooperated with the beautiful woman's movements, which actually made her relax her vigilance.

At the same time, in the Daliang Palace.

Emperor Jian'an summoned many ministers, including Xiao Boling, the right prime minister of Zhongshu, Hong Daowen, left prime minister of Zhongshu, Yu Hezheng, minister of the Ministry of War and Shaobao, Chen Mou, minister of the Ministry of Industry, and many other core officials gathered in the Palace of Qianqing.

After all the ministers had arrived, Emperor Jian'an said, "You all already know, right? The spies from the border have come to report that Zhao wants to start war again and wants to attack the borders of Wei Dynasty. I don't know what you, dear friends, think about it?"

Xiao Boling, the right prime minister of Zhongshu, as the prime minister, took the initiative and said: "The Zhao State is big but not strong, but its heart is wild. We secretly formed an alliance with Chu and Han last time, so we must be dissatisfied, and this time we are starting war again." Your Majesty expected it. As early as a month ago, we had asked the Eastern Army to secretly recruit troops. I think the Eastern Army can also defend against it."

"But there is news from King Wu of Gangying County that Zhao Kingdom Li Mu may be able to send troops in about ten days." Emperor Jian'an frowned and said: "Ying County is a strategic location in the eastern part of our Wei Kingdom. Once it falls, Heyuan County will also It will be difficult to keep him, and under this situation, I still feel a little uneasy."

"Ten days?"

The ministers above the court looked at each other, obviously they did not expect Li Mu to come so quickly.

Emperor Jian'an said: "I plan to allocate some men, horses, food and grass from the other martial arts forces to support King Wu. I wonder if Aiqing thinks it is feasible?"

"I second the proposal." Chen Mou, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, was the first to stand up and express his position: "Since Yingjun was classified as a fiefdom, the focus of the Eastern Army's defense has not been here, and Yingjun is a strategic location in the eastern part of Wei State as His Majesty said. , we cannot just place our hopes on the Eastern Army, we need more support from the imperial court to His Highness King Wu."

The rest of the people have not seen Emperor Jian'an's selfish motives. He wanted to use this to supplement King Wu's strength.

They all knew that King Wu did not have the power of his mother and concubine. He was relatively weak and not very outstanding among the many princes.

But I heard that King Wu has now established a firm foothold in Ying County. His Majesty looks upon King Wu with admiration and has high hopes. In addition, since the position of the Crown Prince is now high, maybe His Majesty has new ideas.

Everyone in the court couldn't help but think too much, with different thoughts, and after a while they all expressed their opinions.

"My minister agrees."

"My minister agrees."

"Okay." Emperor Jian'an said, "Eunuch Gao, please prepare the decree."

(End of this chapter)