If you ask Xiao Chen why he went?
That was naturally because Gong Heihu wrote a letter threatening the imperial concubine. As the imperial concubine's bodyguard, Qing and Li would also attack the concubine.
But as the saying goes, if you want to impose a crime, why bother?
The emperor's mouth is so big, why can't he just say whatever he wants?
If you want him to die, let him die!
"Well, it's good that you know. Considering the great contributions you have made in the past, I will leave you a complete body and allow you to commit suicide. Go ahead." It seems that Li Wanjiang's words were not a joke.
"Ah?" Xiao Chen collapsed to the ground upon hearing this.
"Huh? Why don't you thank me?" Li Wanjiang smiled half-heartedly.
"Slave, thank you Lord for your kindness!" Xiao Chen said in his heart, "Master, I thank you for your eight generations of ancestors!"
What the hell, before I came back, I thought about dozens of possibilities for Li Wanjiang to deal with him, but I didn't expect that he would kill me the moment he came up!
So do you want to die or not?
Or should he just shoot Li Wanjiang into ashes with a flaming palm, and the two brothers would perish together?
But no.
Because if you do this, all Xiaosheng, Xiao Ye and the rest of the brothers will be killed!
Xiao Chen would rather die a useless person than harm his brothers.
Besides, there are several imperial guards standing behind Li Wanjiang. Although these guys are usually inconspicuous, they are definitely masters among masters!
Even if he launches a sudden attack, he may not be able to succeed.
What the heck, then we have no choice but to die?
I knew I would never come back...
He got up and walked out slowly, hoping that Li Wanjiang would change his mind and call him to stop him. However, he had already stepped out of the threshold of the hall, and Li Wanjiang, a cruel bastard, did not say a word.
Being blown by the cold wind outside, my mind became clear again.
Logically speaking, Li Wanjiang shouldn't kill himself. He is a meritorious minister. If you don't reward me, it would be considered unkind and mean. If you kill me, a great meritorious minister, wouldn't it be foolish and unethical?
Are you still shameless? I ask you!
As I was thinking about it, I suddenly felt a cool breeze on my face. I came to the Royal Garden, and in front of me was a pool of clear water, rippling in the wind...
The several imperial guards who followed him from a distance watched helplessly as Xiao Chen walked into the water in despair, thinking in their hearts that Eunuch Xiao was preparing to drown.
This is good, at least the whole body can be preserved. If it is salvaged in time, the appearance will not be ruined and it will definitely be lifelike.
It is much better than Bai Ling's neck tying, because those who hang themselves are ugly, their tongues stick out for a long time, and they are incontinent, which is indecent and an eyesore...
When I was feeling sorry for Xiao Chen, I suddenly saw Xiao Chen, who had just plunged into the water, poked his head out again and walked onto the shore dripping wet.
Under the surprised gazes of everyone, they returned to the Qinzheng Hall in a ticking manner.
Li Wanjiang was not surprised at all when he saw him coming back. He just said coldly, "Did you jump into the water? Why didn't you die? The water is too cold?"
"Returning to the emperor, that's not the case. As the saying goes, if the father wants the son to die, the son has to die. If the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die! The servant has already decided to die, how can he be afraid of the cold water? There is another reason... ..." Xiao Chen said tremblingly.
Do you think Li Wanjiang would ask him why? But he didn't, he just picked up a cup of tea and sipped it slowly, rolled his eyelids and glared at him coldly.
He could only cough and continue, "Just when I was about to die in the water, I suddenly met an ancient man. Your Majesty, can you guess who he is?"
The emperor ignored him at all, but several of the imperial guards were quite curious. Who did Eunuch Xiao meet?
Is it possible to meet the Dragon King again?
"That's right, it's the heroic soul of Dr. Qu Yuan! Guess what he said to me?" Xiao Chen definitely has the potential to tell stories!
Even if you make up a lie, it is so ups and downs and fascinating...
"Doctor Qu said that he had to drown himself because the King of Chu was immoral. But now our Emperor Zhou is wise, mighty, magnanimous, appoints the wise, loyal and forgiving. What a wise king you are! Wouldn't it be wrong to die to bring injustice to the king... So the slave came back."
Poof! Li Wanjiang spit out all the sip of tea he just drank.
The several Ouchi guards beside him couldn't help but burst into suppressed laughter.
This guy is really good at making things up, right? What a shame you came up with this!
"Hmph, you are a slave who mobilized troops without authorization, resisted the order and was disrespectful, and even made up such lies to fool me. Even if I really sent you to death, I would not be unjust to you, but I think you still have some merits here. For the sake of it, let’s just balance out the two!”
A cold-faced king like Li Wanjiang was very amused by Xiao Chen's rogue behavior. Besides, he had no intention of killing Xiao Chen now. He also knew that he would not really die, but just wanted to destroy his prestige. Seeing that he was in such a mess and his goal was achieved, he softened his tone.
Applying kindness and power at the same time is the art of the emperor.
"Thank you, Lord!" This time Xiao Chen's gratitude came from the bottom of his heart.
"Well, I am at a time when I am employing people, and I really can't bear to kill such a capable slave like you. From now on, you must behave yourself, guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and never act recklessly relying on my favor." A smile appeared on Li Wanjiang's face. .
Xiao Chen said in his heart, Your Majesty, are you doing this to your heart or not?
Young Master, I have made countless contributions to you, but what kind of favor have you given me?
I'm almost doing it with my tail between my legs now, and you're still saying that I'm doing all sorts of things... Another day, I'll really do all sorts of things for you to see!
"You just came back, so you probably don't know that something happened to the prince, right?" Li Wanjiang changed the subject again.
"As for the emperor, I will meet the emperor as soon as I come back. I don't know anything else. What's wrong with the prince?" In fact, Xiao Chen knew. He heard that the prince was sick when he arrived at Haining Bay. It was said that he was still sick. Quite heavy.
His first thought at that time was that the prince was pretending to be ill!
Li Wanjiang asked him to collect the shortfall of the treasury. This was a thankless task that would offend the dead. The prince was so shrewd that he would definitely find a way to get rid of this hot potato.
Pretending to be sick is also a good idea.
"The prince has been assassinated." Li Wanjiang said.
"Oh, ah?" Xiao Chen was shocked. Wasn't he sick? Why was he assassinated?
"A few days ago, he was attacked by a group of masked gangsters on his way to Hubu. Although the guards of the East Palace tried their best to protect him, the gang's martial arts were too high, so the prince was still stabbed twice by them and injured. The injuries on the chest and abdomen are quite serious." Li Wanjiang said.
"This, this, this... what are you talking about? How could such a thing happen? Did the assassin get it too?" Xiao Chen was really shocked.
"They didn't leave anyone alive, but I think it was probably the Tianxuanhui gang of rebels who did it. Apart from them, who else has such ability and who has such courage!" Li Wanjiang said and slammed the teacup hard. It was thrown to the ground and smashed to pieces.
Long Yan was furious.
"Jinyiwei, Fengyang Mansion has been investigating for several days and there is no clue. They are really a bunch of trash! It'll be fine now that you're back. I'll leave this matter to you." Li Wanjiang took a deep breath. The tone calmed down the mood.
"Slave, I obey." Xiao Chen sighed quietly.
