This was the second time that Jiang Suzhou had come face to face with Pang Shao since he had transmigrated here.
Although he had exchanged a few moves with Pang Shao and could be considered old acquaintances, he knew that he was just lucky to have the upper hand because he came from the future.
The person in front of him was a tough nut to crack.
He looked at Pang Shao from afar, took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and slowly approached him.
When there were only three to five steps between them, Jiang Suzhou stopped and looked down at Pang Shao under the sun. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and there was a slight smile on his face.
Pang Shao's expression was gentle as he bowed to him.
"Greetings, Your Highness Prince Jing," Pang Shao said.
Jiang Suzhou looked at him with a faint smile for a moment until the eunuchs beside him looked frightened. Then he said slowly, "You're too polite, Minister of the Prime Minister."
Pang Shao straightened up.
Jiang Suzhou looked him up and down and said meaningfully, "Why did you come to the palace today, Minister Pang? Did my brother summon you?"
Pang Shao said gently, "Your Highness, I have some trivial matters to report to His Majesty."
Jiang Suizhou laughed a few times.
"What's the matter between Minister of the Prime Minister and my brother? Why don't you come here in vain? I'm afraid my brother doesn't want to see you. "
Pang Shao looked up at Jiang Suzhou and saw Jiang Suzhou staring at him with an undisguised gloating smile.
"Although I've been lying in bed these days, I've heard some things about Minister of the Prime Minister." His tone was gentle, and there was a hint of unconcealable pride in his voice. "Minister of the Prime Minister, you're an expert, but there are times when you make mistakes."
Pang Shao forced a faint smile and said, "Your Highness, please don't laugh at me."
In front of him, Jiang Suzhou's palms were covered with a thin layer of sweat.
He knew that he was forcing himself to act like this in front of Pang Shao to dispel Pang Shao's doubts. He wanted Pang Shao to think that he was just gloating and not the instigator of this incident. This was the only way that Pang Shao would not immediately deal with him. With his current strength, it would be difficult for him to fight against Pang Shao directly.
Thinking quickly in his heart, Jiang Suzhou continued with a smile, "I also have to thank you, Minister of the Prime Minister. After hearing about your good news, this prince's illness has almost recovered. "
Pang Shao replied faintly, "Then it's all thanks to me."
Jiang Suzhou smiled and nodded. Then, he turned sideways and raised his hand to make an inviting gesture.
"Then, you may go first," he said. "I'm afraid that Imperial Brother will be angry with you for a long time. Minister of the Prime Minister, please don't delay here."
Hearing this, Pang Shao bowed to him and walked away.
Jiang Suzhou glanced sideways at him and walked straight out of the palace.
His hands in his sleeves were trembling uncontrollably.
The person in front of him looked the most amiable, but he knew that under this disguise was the sharpest and most ruthless soul.
He suppressed his footsteps and slowly walked forward.
Behind him, Pang Shao, who had walked ten steps away, turned around and glanced at him indifferently.
Jiang Suzhou was already far away.
This was different from what he had expected. Pang Shao thought to himself.
Since the day the matter was exposed, he was certain that Jiang Suzhou was behind Zhao Dunting's incident. He immediately sent people to Zhao Dunting's residence to look for clues, but those people were all wiped out and their bodies were nowhere to be found.
Pang Shao had been monitoring Prince Jing's residence all year round. Although he couldn't reach into Prince Jing's courtyard, he knew that Prince Jing couldn't be so capable. After all, he had spent a lot of money to train Prince Jing's secret guards in the residence. Prince Jing wasn't rich enough to begin with, and he was restrained by others everywhere. Even raising a few men of sacrifice was harder than ascending to heaven, let alone fighting against his secret guards.
However, he also knew that this matter seemed to be going with the flow, but in fact, it would cause discord between him and the Emperor. The biggest beneficiary would be Prince Jing.
Therefore, he only thought that it was his oversight.
But looking at Prince Jing's appearance just now, Pang Shao's heart wavered.
He had watched Imperial Prince Jing grow up and knew that he wasn't as shrewd as Imperial Prince Jing. On one hand, Imperial Prince Jing had killed his hidden guards. On the other hand, Imperial Prince Jing acted as if nothing had happened in front of him.
The eunuch next to him saw him stop and hurriedly asked, "Minister?"
Pang Shao paused and said indifferently, "It's nothing."
Then, he turned around and walked toward the main hall.
He didn't like guessing, and he hated things that he couldn't figure out even more.
The best way to deal with these people and matters was to not let them go, even if they were wrongly killed.
— —
Ever since Huo Wujiu could stand up, his body had been getting better day by day. In just a few days, he was able to move freely.
Wei Kai was so excited that his eyes were brimming with tears.
After the acupuncture treatment, the two men closed all the doors and windows in Huo Wujiu's room and made him walk back and forth in the room a few times.
"General's legs will be fully healed soon!" Li Changning said happily. "From now on, I just need to prescribe you some nourishing medicine to nourish your meridians every day. In less than a month, you'll be able to ride a horse and use lightness skills!"
Huo Wujiu lowered his head to look at his legs and murmured, "Mm."
Li Changning then turned around to pack up his medicine box.
Wei Kai walked forward and whispered to Huo Wujiu, "Your Highness, the brothers outside have news about Daliang."
Huo Wujiu suddenly looked up.
"Speak."
Wei Kai quickly said in a low voice, "The pigeon has contacted the general guarding the north bank of the Yangtze River. He said that as long as you can make it, he will welcome you at the river. As long as the brothers can escort you to the river, he will arrange everything after that. "
At this point, Wei Kai smiled and said, "As long as General's leg is completely healed, who would be able to catch you? Moreover, they all think that you are disabled. As long as they are unprepared, they will definitely succeed. "
Huo Wujiu was silent for a moment, then asked, "The general guarding Jiangbei? What about Wu Qianfan? "
The general guarding Jiangbei was Wu Qianfan, who was adopted by the Marquis along with Wei Kai.
Wei Kai paused, his smile gradually fading.
"Qianfan … is gone," he said.
Huo Wujiu looked up and saw Wei Kai pursing his lips. After a moment, he said in a low voice, "That person said that Qianfan was shot by a stray arrow on the day you crossed the river and couldn't be saved."
His eyes were a little red.
He and Wu Qianfan had grown up together. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they were not blood-related brothers. After he crossed the river with the general and the general was captured, he blamed Wu Qianfan for his failure. He didn't expect that it was because he was gone …
Huo Wujiu fell silent.
Dead?
Wu Qianfan was his most capable subordinate. Their relationship was even closer than Wei Kai's. He should be sad that this person was dead, but …
But long before today, he already had some speculations.
If Wu Qianfan was executed because of his incompetence, that would be pardonable. But the river was so wide. Even if they were fighting by the river, ordinary arrows would not be able to reach the other side of the river. If Wu Qianfan was killed by an arrow, then it must have happened while he was leading the troops across the river.
But if that was the case, he would have waited for a soldier to arrive.
So, if Wu Qianfan died accidentally … he must have been killed to silence him.
Because if he was executed, he would definitely be detained and interrogated. The only way to prevent him from spitting out any secrets was to let him die accidentally.
After a moment of silence, Huo Wujiu asked, "Who is guarding Jiangbei now?"
Wei Kai said, "His surname is Li, and his name is Cheng. He is an old subordinate of His Highness the Crown Prince. I am not familiar with him."
His people were dead. It was not surprising that it was the Crown Prince's people who died. After all, he was no longer in Daliang. Naturally, the Crown Prince had to personally dispatch troops. The people he appointed were also people he was more familiar with and knew more about their abilities.
But …
If Huo Wujiu had not seen the fake letter with the Crown Prince's personal seal in Jiang Suizhou that day, perhaps he would have thought so.
Huo Wujiu did not speak for a moment.
Even if there was nothing wrong with his cousin, then there must be something wrong with his subordinates. If that was the case, then the general guarding the river was not someone he could completely trust.
Based on his original personality, if he discovered this kind of problem, he would directly confront it without any fear.
After all, the army guarding the river had only changed their general. Even if they took ten thousand steps back and the general really wanted to kill him by the river, he would have to consider who the soldiers under his command were. When the time came, it would be unknown who would die.
On the contrary, as long as he was prepared in advance, then when this person wanted to kill him the most, it would be the easiest time for him to turn the tables and obtain evidence to counterattack.
But …
Although he only stared at his knees, he was thinking of another person.
That person had asked for his protection in the name of cooperation. If he escaped alone, then this person would have to bear the crime of releasing prisoners for him. And if he took this person away …
Firstly, his body was weak and he did not know martial arts. It would be difficult to protect him in front of two armies. Secondly, as a member of the Nanjing royal family, what would he do if he was rashly brought back to Beiliang?
The pampered and spoiled little prince naturally could not become a prisoner.
Huo Wujiu had always chosen the most direct and easiest way to succeed. As for the consequences and risks, he had never taken them to heart.
But he did not expect that there would be a day when he would be so overcautious and indecisive.
It was all because of one person, and he wanted to give up the easiest shortcut for him.
Wei Kai saw that the general was silent for a moment and could not help but be puzzled. "General?"
He knew that the general would be sad about Wu Qianfan's death. But in addition to being sad, the general had to consider the big picture. Now that they had finally contacted the guards in Daliang, what was the general still hesitating about?
Huo Wujiu, who had been silent for a long time, slowly opened his mouth.
"Wait first," he said. "Don't let anyone know that my leg has been cured. Tell them that it can't be cured. But you have to keep in touch with them. Every time you send me the contents of your letters, I'll reply to them. "
Wei Kai was dumbfounded.
"General?"
He saw that the general seemed to have heard something and looked out the window.
He saw Prince Jing's ceremonial guards appear in the distance outside the Anyin Hall. His Highness, who was dressed in heavy ceremonial robes, was walking down from the carriage.
His general stared at him for a moment before walking straight to the bedside. He flipped over the bed neatly and pulled the blanket up. The person who was walking as if he was flying a moment ago was now sitting on the bed sickly as if his legs could not move.
He picked up the book beside the bed with one hand and started flipping through it.
"Prince Jing is here. Pack up your things and get out of here," he said.
Wei Kai took two steps forward and did not care about anything else. "But General, why are you …"
"Because I want to take someone with me."
He heard the general say this.
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