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Chapter 222 Poison Scheme
Qu Di closed his eyes and sat with his hands folded.

A group of palace maids quietly cleaned up the mess in the palace.

Liu Shuji hurried in, bowed, and presented the memorial with both hands: "Your Majesty, a secret report has arrived from the southwest."

Emperor Qu had no reaction.

The eunuch standing on the side thought for a moment, then stepped forward, took the secret report and presented it to the desk.

After a while, the dull pain in Emperor Qu's heart gradually eased, and he opened his eyes, glanced at Liu Shuji, and began to report the secret.

"An outbreak of plague in Huazhou?" After reading it, Emperor Qu felt much better and temporarily put aside all the suspicions in his heart. "Liu Qing personally sent this secret report to me. I wonder if he has any plan?"

Among the two prime ministers, Emperor Qu actually trusted Chen Jizhi more at the beginning, but gradually, he found that Liu Shuji was more useful.

Chen Jizhi was outspoken and dared to give advice. Whenever Emperor Qu made an outrageous decision on the spur of the moment, he would always try his best to dissuade him. As honest advice is unpleasant to the ear, it is not pleasant to hear. However, Liu Shuji not only did not give advice, but also always cleaned up the mess quietly afterwards.

Emperor Qu has become less and less scrupulous in recent years, which is somewhat related to this. If someone will back you up no matter what you do, how many people can restrain themselves? Emperor Qu has always had someone backing him up, first the late emperor, then Xiao Mengyu, then Chen Jizhi, and now Liu Shuji...

"I do have some ideas, but..." Liu Shuji hesitated, "This method is against the harmony of nature."

Emperor Qu threw the memorial in his hand onto the table, took the medicinal tea handed to him by the eunuch, and skimmed the foam on it: "Tell me about it."

"Because of the natural barrier of the Lancang River, there are only a few passes from Xu to Daqu. That is why the Xu Kingdom is so determined to seize Huazhou. Now the Xu army is camping in the Huazhou area. I have a plan that can gather 250,000 troops in Huazhou. Why not..."

"This will add fuel to the plague in Huazhou."

Emperor Qu suddenly raised his eyes and stared at him with a sharp gaze, without moving for a long time.

Liu Shuji seemed to have made up his mind. He took a deep breath and continued, "Your Majesty, the Kingdom of Qu is now hanging on a lonely pillar, and the lonely pillar under our feet may collapse at any time. In extraordinary times, extraordinary things should be done."

For a moment, you could hear a pin drop in the hall.

The eunuch standing aside had sweat all over his back. Was this something he could listen to?
After a while, there was a crisp sound of porcelain colliding.

The lid of the tea bowl in Qu Di's hand fell on the tea bowl: "The first half of this sentence sounds like something that only Prime Minister Chen could say."

This was the first time that Liu Shuji said something so unpleasant. Emperor Qu felt as if his heart was burning with fire, making him feel uncomfortable all over.

"The fighting power of Xu State is not as good as ours. Once we lose these 250,000 troops, it will be destroyed soon." Liu Shuji did not argue, but bowed and saluted, "I am willing to go in person. The sin is on me alone!"

How could the plague be so effective? However, Emperor Qu was actually tempted by such a permanent solution: "You go back first, and let me think about it."

Liu Shuji could hear his intention, but he did not take the opportunity to persuade him: "I will leave now."

He left the imperial study and went straight out of the palace.

A middle-aged man had been waiting in the mansion for a long time. When he saw Liu Shuji, he immediately reported: "Master, there are experts guarding around Prime Minister Chen's mansion, so it is difficult for me to sneak in. I only found out that Prime Minister Chen seems to be seriously ill."

"Order everyone to monitor the Chen Mansion. If they discover that Emperor Qu is meeting with Chen Jizhi, they can use all means to sabotage it without exposing it, including killing Chen Jizhi." Liu Shuji's eyes were cold, "Success or failure depends on this one move!"

Emperor Qu has already been tempted by his plan. Xiao Hongfan's departure will put the southwest war situation at a disadvantage in the short term. When the news of the defeat comes, I don't believe that Emperor Qu can still sit still!
The only variable here is Chen Jizhi. Even though Emperor Qu is extremely tired of him now, once his "illness" is over, he might rely on him again.

Liu Shuji raised his hand, and the black energy in his palm was like a snake swimming around a mountain. The "snake head" was only three fingers away from grabbing the "snake tail": "Just a little bit..."

Inside the Chen Mansion.

"Ahem!" Chen Jizhi was sitting by the window in the attic, reading a chess manual, with a thick blanket covering his knees. Chen Bo'an went forward to close the window and said unhappily, "You are sick, and you are still sitting here in the wind!"

Chen Jizhi said angrily: "How can you talk like that! I am your father, you are my father?!"

He was indeed sick. In order to wait for the prince to take action that night, he stayed in the wind all night. His old injuries relapsed and he also caught a cold. Maybe it was because he was too disappointed and lost his energy, but he was bedridden for the first two days and couldn't get up.

Chen Boan took the chess record from his hand with a sullen look.

"If you don't want to blow the wind, then don't blow the wind. Why did you take my chess record?" Chen Jizhi glared at him.

"If the window is not opened, the light will be poor and it will hurt the eyes," said Chen Boan.

Chen Boan forced him to lie down on the couch, and felt relieved when he heard him roar with full force, "I can't do this and I can't do that. What's the difference between this and death?"

Chen Jizhi's illness came on suddenly and severely. Although the court doctor said that his life was not in danger, Chen Bo'an was still frightened when he recalled his father lying on the bed with a pale face and dying a few days ago.

It was the first time that he had felt the lion's aging so directly. Facing his thin old father, he said helplessly: "You cough when the wind blows, can't you just lie down for a few days? If you can't listen to my advice, then next time you can't persuade His Majesty, don't go home and smash the table and bench!"

This sentence hit the nail on the head, and Chen Jizhi shut up instantly.

"Master, a distinguished guest is visiting!" The butler knocked on the door hurriedly.

"Ahem." Chen Jizhi opened his mouth and coughed a few times before asking, "Who is it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a familiar figure in gray shorts walk into the room.

The man stood at the door against the light. The light behind him was so blinding that he could hardly see his face. Chen Jizhi's eyes were sore. A gust of wind blew over and he coughed and struggled to get up.

Emperor Qu, dressed in a grey shorts, strode to the couch and pushed him back: "Lie down, no need to bow."

As Emperor Qu was speaking, he saw a tear slipping from the corner of Chen Jizhi's eye, and he was silent for a moment.

He suddenly remembered that the last time he came to see Chen Jizhi like this was forty years ago.

"Your Majesty, is there something important that has brought you here?" Chen Jizhi was not as sentimental as Emperor Qu had imagined. Even the deepest friendship would have been worn away by decades of suspicion, testing and confrontation. Moreover, it was difficult for a monarch and his subjects to have any real friendship. That tear was only due to staring at the dazzling light and coughing violently.

However, this did not stop him from playing the emotional card. He sighed deeply, "I haven't seen Your Majesty like this in decades."

Chen Boan tactfully put down the chair beside the couch and led everyone out.

"Yes." Qu Di sat down and said after a long while, "I know that you have always blamed me in your heart."

Chen Jizhi sneered in his heart, but said, "I dare not."

……

In a teahouse not far from the Chen residence, several martial artists gathered in a private room, their faces as dark as water.

"What should we do now? Emperor Qu has already gone in. I didn't expect him to come so quickly and so secretly!"

It was as if he had come to Chen's house thousands of times before.

"Are you sure it's him?"

"Not sure, but it's probably true. We can confirm it once the secret agent in the palace sends the message, but won't it be too late by then? Senior Brother, should we act now?"