Seeing that Jia Yu's smile was shallow and did not reach his eyes, Sun Jian asked what happened.
Jia Yu sighed sadly, and after finishing what happened today, he said:
"It's okay to be scolded. Since I follow His Highness, I just risk my life to accompany His Highness. But His Highness is a good person, and he is inevitably arrogant and unwilling to put down his dignity. I have many plans, but Your Highness is unwilling to implement them."
Sun Jian: "His Highness has always had this kind of temperament. If you want to accomplish something for His Highness, you must also plan according to His Highness's temperament."
Jia Yu nodded and said: "What Deputy General Sun said makes sense. A good strategy is only one that can be accomplished. Otherwise, it is just talk on paper."
Jia Yu cheered up and told Sun Jian about his plans.
After hearing this, Sun Jian couldn't help but look at Jia Yugao:
"If you tell me all these plans, aren't you afraid that I will use them to claim credit from His Highness?"
Jia Yu: "You and I are the same master. As long as His Highness can ascend the throne, the status of us will naturally rise. Besides, Vice General Sun cannot do such a thing."
The two chatted for a long time, and the more they chatted, the more they became more and more speculative. Sun Jian's view of Jia Yu changed greatly.
It wasn't until his servant came to see him that something happened that Jia Yu sent Vice General Sun out with a smile.
Sun Jian: "Master Jia, stay here."
Jia Yu said with a smile: "Since Brother Sun asked me to address myself as elder brother, don't call me Master anymore. Brother Sun can just call me by my first name."
Sun Jian patted Jia Yu on the shoulder and followed the servants away with rapid strides.
The Second Prince's Mansion.
Chu Chengyao looked at Binzhou's secret letter, his eyebrows widened and he said:
"Uncle, not only did he make money this time, but he also sold a favor to the Wanyuan Sect and established a friendship with the Wanyuan Sect. It is true."
At this point, Chu Chengyao looked at the last two sentences in the letter, and his compliments stopped abruptly.
Seeing Chu Chengyao's smile fade, Zhong Yi asked:
"Your Highness, what happened?"
Chu Chengyao put down the secret letter and thought deeply:
"My uncle said that most of the people who came into contact with Yinliang this time were infected with the disease and were so weak that they couldn't get out of bed."
Zhong Yi: "But you are not acclimatized?"
Chu Chengyao: "I don't know yet, the military doctors haven't diagnosed the problem yet."
While talking, there was a knock on the door. Zhong Yi opened the door, took the secret message, and closed the door again.
"Your Highness, an urgent and secret message from Binzhou."
Chu Chengyao hurriedly opened it and looked at it. Zhong Yi saw that Chu Chengyao looked wrong and hurriedly asked:
"Prefect Cui sent two secret letters in a row, but what happened?"
Chu Chengyao handed the letter to Zhong Yi: "The people in Binzhou are not acclimated to the climate, but they are poisoned. Cui Taishou is sending someone to buy a medicinal herb called Snow Kite Herb. He wrote to ask me to Look for it in Kyoto too.”
Zhong Yi: "The letter said that the poison was discovered by Dr. Cang Shengshan who was sitting in Binzhou. Cui Taishou said that this medicine is difficult to find. People from Wanyuan Sect who went to Jizhou also suffered from this disease. Cui Taishou informed Wanyuan Sect will search for this medicine together."
Chu Chengyao: "If they are all infected with the poison, there is something wrong with the treasure house. Since there is a problem, the Golden Guards who came later should also be infected with the poison."
Thinking of this, Chu Chengyao suddenly felt frightened:
"Zhong Yi, go and check for me quickly. If the city guards who have been to Jizhou and the imperial guards who have been exposed to silver coins are suffering from weakness after they come back, go quickly!"
Zhong Yi agreed and hurried out of the house. When he came back after finding out, it was already the designated time.
When Chu Chengyao learned that Jin Wei had been recuperating at home for many days, and that many of the city guards who had been to Jizhou were also weak, he immediately understood that the so-called epidemic was probably a cover for his good father to hide the truth.
(End of chapter)
