In the next few days, everyone's life returned to normal. Those who should handle official duties, patrols when they should patrol, recuperate when they should be sick, clean the house when they should, everything was in order.
Because Yan Bo had to watch the guards cleaning the Duke's Mansion and the Marquis' Mansion every day, and he also had to receive all kinds of purchased New Year's goods. The menu for the New Year's Eve dinner had to go through his hands before being sent to Shen Cha, so, Marshal Qin has been particularly bored these days. When he gets bored, he starts looking for trouble.
The first person who came to the door was Xue Ruitian. Qin Zheng had already passed Shen Haolin and Shen Cha's kung fu test. It was Xue Ruitian and Jin Jing's turn soon, but the case of the Jin Kingdom Mission in Wuma Town came out. Everyone was busy dealing with this matter, so the school entrance examination was distracted. Now everyone is free, especially Xue Ruitian, who has been hanging around the Duke's Mansion and the military camp all day, and was caught by the deputy commander who was also doing nothing.
The assessment process was not very brutal. Although Xue Ruitian was not very diligent in practicing, he was smarter and could adapt to changes during the competition. This made up for many of his shortcomings. Even if he did not defeat Qin Zheng, he was almost as good as him. One hundred and fifty moves, barely passed.
Jin Jing was not so lucky. He couldn't even withstand a hundred moves, but Qin Zheng let him go because he was a strategist.
As for the deputy generals in the army, headed by Song Qiyun, Xia Jiu and Shen Jiu, it was even worse. They were caught by Deputy Marshal Qin Zheng and had to endure heavy winds and snow every day, struggling to death on the school grounds.
Wei Xiaowei, who was sent by Shen Cha to deliver a message to Yerunan, came back on the night of New Year's Eve. He encountered a heavy snowstorm on the way back and was trapped in the inn, which delayed him for a few days.
According to Wei Xiaowei, the night after Yerunan received the news, he searched Wanyanxi's room on the pretext that an uninvited guest appeared at the station, and found an envelope containing blank letter paper and the information mentioned by Shen Cha from Wanyanxi's baggage. In addition to the potion, there is also a thick book, which records a very complete and detailed plan to assassinate the princess of Xia and frame the Liao mission.
This plan started by surveying the surroundings of the Princess's Mansion, the Prince Consort's Mansion, and Prince Yihe's Mansion, including which road to enter the palace from Prince Yihe's Mansion, and which road to return to the palace after the ceremony was clearly written down. , there are even plans to investigate the guests attending the wedding, mainly personnel from various missions. In this plan, Wanyanxi listed the princess and the prince-in-law as targets for assassination, as well as special envoys from various countries' missions. He made a note under the target list in very small words, which meant that if possible, except for the Liao mission, all other missions would be robbed and killed by assassins after leaving the palace. .
The entire assassination and frame-up plan was written in gold inscriptions, including the letters exchanged between Wanyanxi and Wanyan and Wen. However, people living at the border, especially the border troops, were basically proficient in the Three Kingdoms scripts. , not to mention Yerunan, who stayed in the Kingdom of Jin for two or three years and caused chaos in the Kingdom. He didn't need an interpreter at all to understand what was written in this book.
Wan Yanxi's plan was that after successfully assassinating each mission, they would lead the assassins to the place where the Liao mission was staying, and then focus everyone's attention on the Liao mission. The Jin delegation headed by Wanyan and Wen could take the opportunity to muddy the waters and ask the Emperor of Xia to arrest the murderer and give an explanation to all countries.
If this plan is really implemented, it may be successful, but unfortunately, it is completely impossible now. The early investigations alone required a lot of manpower. This was supposed to be done by the people brought by Wanyan and Wen. However, they have returned to their hometown and cannot do this kind of thing. Wanyan is happy. Human beings simply cannot complete it.
What's more, when this secret was discovered, Wanyanxi couldn't explain it clearly even if he had eight mouths. No matter how he explained it, no one believed it. At that time, Wanyanxi broke the pot and did not deny his premeditation at all. He also plausibly said that the reason for this plan was entirely because Yelvertu refused to give him face and refused to lend him troops. If Yelv Ertu knows the situation, he will quickly help him send troops to attack Wanyan Zongcheng and Wanyan Ping. He may also consider letting the Liao Kingdom go. Otherwise, when he becomes king in the future, the Yelu family will be destroyed first.
"I have never seen such a shameless person!"
Captain Wei said that Yerunan didn't react for a long time after hearing Wanyanxi's words. He finally came to his senses and said this.
In fact, it was not only Yerunan who thought so, but probably everyone present at the time thought so. Wanyanxi was a self-righteous and extremely arrogant person. Even Xiao Fengqi, who had always been at odds with Yerunan and Qi Zhifeng, felt this way. Agree with what Yerunan said.
Captain Wei said that if Yerunan and Qi Zhifeng hadn't stopped him, Xiao Fengqi would have probably rushed up and beat Wanyanxi violently.
Although Wan Yanxi was not beaten, his hands and feet were tied on the spot, and a piece of handkerchief was used to cover his mouth to prevent him from yelling. On the way, Wanyanxi was thrown into the carriage. When he arrived in Xijing, he would not have any freedom. When he arrived at the post house, he would be locked in a room, watched by five burly men, and he would not be allowed to step out of the room.
As for the attendant who followed Wan Yanxi into the mission, he was executed without a trace by Xiao Fengqi on the day Wan Yanxi was arrested.
"Wanyanxi is probably still dreaming. When the Jin delegation arrives in Xijing, he will still have the day to regain his freedom." Shen Cha shook his head, "He never imagined that he would never be able to wait for this day. Forget it. , No matter what happens, the princess's ceremony can go on smoothly, and it doesn't matter what happens to her wedding day."
Shen Haolin agreed that what they were worried about would not happen, and that was the key point.
It was New Year's Eve in a blink of an eye. On the morning of this day, Shen Haolin, Shen Cha, Xue Ruitian and Jin Jing appeared in the Shen Jiajun's military camp wearing soft armor. They stayed in each camp for a while and interacted with the soldiers. Let’s chat and get closer to each other.
"I haven't been so tired for a long time!" Returning to the marshal's tent, Xue Ruitian stretched out, hugged Jin Jing next to him, and let him drag him away. "What are we going to do tonight? Let's eat here first and then go back to the Duke's Mansion to keep vigil? Isn't it too much trouble to go back and forth? It's so cold this year, let's just stay in the greenhouse and don't go out and wander around. ?”
"Brother Xiaotian, don't you feel tired hanging on Brother Xiaojing?" Shen Cha sat next to Shen Haolin and looked at the two inseparable people, "This is more tiring and difficult than walking by yourself. Bar?"
"No way!" Xue Ruitian hugged Jin Jing's shoulders tightly, "This is so fun!"
"Don't worry about them, just let them go." Shen Haolin handed Shen Cha a cup of hot tea and said to Xue Ruitian, "Although we run on both sides every year, it definitely won't work this year. It's rare for Uncle Qin to celebrate the New Year with us, as a junior , we always have to stay with the elderly. Moreover, there are three more children in the house this year, and we cannot let the children run back and forth with us. "
"Speaking of children..." Jin Jing threw Xue Ruitian onto the cushion with great effort and wiped the sweat from her forehead, "Are you ready for the new year's money?"
"Hey, I'm so busy. If Brother Xiaojing hadn't reminded me, I would have completely forgotten about this." Shen Cha patted his forehead gently, "Just in time, I collected a small box of golden beans for you. It’s very suitable for them to make lucky money.”
"Come with me!" Shen Haolin patted Shen Cha on the shoulder, "I'm ready, don't worry."
"Since you have prepared golden beans, it would not be good if I give this to you again." Xue Ruitian rubbed his chin and looked at Jin Jing, "Little Jingjing, what are you going to give? Let's not bump into each other, right?"
"Actually, I also have a lot of golden beans." Jin Jing smiled helplessly, "This shouldn't matter, right? There are many families in Xijing, and don't their children's New Year's money all come from this?" He reached out and tugged Xue Ruitian's ears, "I'm telling you. , Don’t be independent, I heard the deputy commander discussing with Uncle Yan a few days ago, saying that each of the three children should be given a longevity lock. "
“Sure enough!”
"Commander!" Ying Wu opened the curtain and strode in. "Eunuch Pan is here with His Majesty's reward!"
