Two days later.
On the way to Nanchen.
Su Xian and his party are on their way quickly.
This time the envoy to Nanchen has a strong lineup, with thousands of people on the bright side.
There were accompanying officials, servants and maids, soldiers of the marquis's palace, masters of the internal guard and prison department, and even the Thousand Bull Guards sent by the Queen.
So vast!
This is only the force on the surface. Secretly, hundreds of Butterfly Valley masters and hundreds of internal guard killers are divided into left and right wings, secretly following and coordinating to guard against accidents.
It can be said that no matter where Su Xian appears, with him as the center point, his people are all within a radius of several miles...
The lineup is strong!
Hurrying slowly all the way, Su Xian and his party arrived at the border of Yangzhou on Huainan Road that evening.
The road was difficult to travel at night, and there was no village or shop in sight. Su Xian decisively ordered to set up camp on the spot, rest for one night, and then go straight to Jiangning early tomorrow morning.
After having enough wine and food, Su Xian returned to the camp and prepared to rest.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the front foot entered the account, Yang Zhilan followed with the rear foot.
Su Xian was surprised. Looking back, Yang Zhilan was still deserted. The candlelight in the tent and the flickering of the bonfire in the camp illuminated her entire side face.
"Why did you follow me here?"
Su Xian grinned, held Yang Zhilan's thin shoulders with both hands, and joked: "The conditions in the wilderness are too poor, so this is not a suitable place. Let's wait until the Nanchen incident is over."
Yang Zhilan raised her eyes, with a hint of confusion in her eyes, but she did not ask. She only raised her hands and said calmly: "I just received a package from Nanchu."
"pack?!"
Su Xian looked down and saw that Yang Zhilan was indeed holding a package as big as a human head in both hands.
After working on it for a long time, it turned out that Yang Zhilan had misunderstood the purpose of entering the account... Su Xian smiled awkwardly, took the package, and asked: "Nan Chu? Who sent it?"
"Concubine Tang from the Imperial Palace of Southern Chu, Fu Xuerong!" Yang Zhilan replied.
"is her!"
Su Xian was surprised and weighed the package. It wasn't too heavy, and he didn't know what was inside.
Also, how could Fu Xuerong think of giving him something?
"I understand, Zhilan, please go down and rest first." Su Xian turned around and entered the account, ready to take it apart and find out.
Yang Zhilan did not leave, but followed Su Xian into the account. The reason was: "I am afraid that there is fraud in this package, so it is better to stay and be careful of accidents."
"Yes." Su Xian didn't pay attention, turned around and placed the package on a simple table. Yang Zhilan took the initiative to unpack it slowly and carefully.
After taking it apart, there was nothing unusual.
Yang Zhilan checked it carefully again and finally said to Su Xian: "No problem was found."
Su Xian then stepped forward, took a look and found an envelope in the package. He picked it up and took out the letter paper. It turned out to be a letter written by Fu Xuerong.
At that moment, Su Xian took a closer look through the candlelight in the tent.
Yang Zhilan stood by, silently raising his guard...
According to the letter, there were two items sent by Fu Xuerong.
The first is a book called "Secret Book of Strange Gu", which introduces various kinds of Gu, their names, how to identify them, how to raise and control them, etc.
Su Xian was surprised when he saw this.
He moved his eyes away from the letter and looked at the package. Sure enough, there was an extremely old thread-bound book lying inside.
Su Xian put down the letter and picked up the "Secret Code of Strange Gu" to take a look. The book was mottled and ancient. It had existed for an unknown number of years and was less than half an inch thick.
I casually turned to a page and it introduced a kind of "Borrowing Corpse and Resurrection Gu". If you plant this Gu on a recently deceased person, you can control the corpse to "resurrection", almost to the point where the fake one looks like the real one...
"Is it so magical?"
I flipped through a few more pages, and the things recorded in them were all unbelievable.
Finally, Su Xian solemnly put away the "Secret Book of Strange Gu" that could fall apart at any time, and prepared to find time to study it carefully.
Pick up the letter again and continue reading——
The second object Fu Xuerong sent was a small iron jar welded with iron juice, half as big as a fist, with a Gu King sealed inside!
"Gu King?!"
Su Xian was surprised again. Sure enough, he found the small tin can in the package. He turned it over and over in his hand, shook his head and said with a smile, "It's getting more and more outrageous!"
"Master, be careful!"
Yang Zhilan's face suddenly changed in a rare change. He snatched the small tin can and threw it on the simple table, saying: "I have heard of King Gu. It is said that he can kill people invisible."
"so smart?"
Su Xian was also startled, but in an instant he shook his head, looked at Yang Zhilan and explained: "Fu Xuerong said in this letter that the Gu King is indeed very magical, and ordinary people will die if they touch it, but there is an exception. .”
Yang Zhilan looked sideways, with a questioning look in her eyes.
"The exceptions are those who possess charm skills, like me."
Su Xian picked up the small tin can again, shook it gently by his ear, and sure enough, he could hear the sound of the collision.
Yang Zhilan was nearby, and his facial muscles twitched violently, but he did not stop him.
Su Xian continued: "This kind of Gu King can only be controlled by those who are in the art of charm. Moreover, the Gu King here has fallen into a deep sleep, and only Fu Xuerong can wake it up."
"Then, what is Fu Xuerong's intention?" Yang Zhilan asked.
Su Xian explained:
"Let this Gu insect adapt to my aura in advance so that it can be controlled later. Of course, her main purpose is to hope that I can cooperate with her in the future and do something big."
"After all, I took away half of the charm skills that Fu Xuerong had finally mastered to the Great Perfection. She alone is not enough to control the Gu King."
Yang Zhilan nodded after hearing this, which was reasonable.
Su Xian took one last look at the small tin can, placed it close to his body with great care, and said with a smile: "Although this Gu King has fallen into a deep sleep, it also has two special functions."
"What special function?"
"First, wearing it close to the body can repel mosquitoes. No matter snakes, rats, centipedes, scorpions and other poisons dare not come close, it is equivalent to being immune to all poisons."
"Second, it can also sense other Gu insects. If someone casts a Gu nearby, this Gu King will tremble!"
Su Xian put the small iron box close to his body, patted it with his clothes, and said with a smile: "This is a good thing. Just because of its ability to repel mosquitoes, it is a useful tool for camping!"
"It's indeed good." Yang Zhilan also nodded.
"..."
The next day.
The sky was slightly bright.
Su Xian and his party had already finished their breakfast and set off.
This place is not far from Jiangning, and it took them less than an hour to reach the north bank of the Yangtze River.
After crossing the Yangtze River, Chen Keyan, who had received the news in advance, was already waiting at the pier on the other side to greet him... After landing smoothly, after a brief exchange of greetings, Chen Keyan took Su Xian into the palace to see Emperor Chen first.
"How is your Majesty doing?" Su Xian asked casually on the way.
"A few days ago, my father was still awake for one or two hours every day, but now..." Chen Keyan said, her eye circles turned slightly red, and she couldn't continue.
Su Xian probably understood, so he stopped asking any more questions and just said, "Princess should have made preparations early!"
Chen Keyan wiped the crystal eyes with a handkerchief and said: "The preparations have been made long ago. I guess... my father's deadline is within these few days, and the young master has come at the right time."
After chatting all the way, Su Xian arrived at Emperor Chen's bedroom.
The concubines of the harem, the imperial doctors, and other children of Emperor Chen were all waiting here, and there was a huge crowd.
Su Xian met with the two noble concubines respectively under Chen Keyan's introduction, and then exchanged a few words with King Tian. Finally, he looked around a few times, as if he was looking for someone.
Chen Keyan was nearby, and when she saw this, she suddenly understood——
Su Xian is looking for his sister Chen Keyao!
Fortunately, she had the foresight to send Chen Keyao away in advance...
"Lieutenant, please come in."
King Tian stood beside Emperor Chen's chamber and made a "please come in" gesture to Su Xian.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Su Xian bowed in return.
Then he followed King Tian and Chen Keyan to Emperor Chen's bedside.
Looking around, Emperor Chen was lying there motionless, with his eyes closed tightly, his face sallow and skinny. Although he was in a coma, there was always a trace of sadness between his eyebrows, as if he was suffering from great pain.
"Eh!"
Su Xian let out a long sigh.
As the emperor of Nanchen, Emperor Chen did not have great achievements and was soft-hearted, but he gave people a very good impression, and he did not impose excessive taxes on the suffering people...
Now, he is lying there, about to leave this world, and he has to endure severe physical pain before leaving. Why doesn't it make people sigh?
That's all.
What really made Su Xian's scalp numb was——
After Emperor Chen's great success, a big event will happen in Nanchen that will shock the world!
The biggest victim of this major incident is none other than the gentle and gentle King Tian!
If Emperor Chen knew about this, he would be so angry that he would die...
The key point is that Su Xian is still the main promoter of this major incident. In other words, he is also one of the murderers who harmed the innocent King Tian.
Su Xian rubbed his face.
This is indeed a bit unreasonable.
However, when he made the decision to secretly support Chen Keyan in her attempt to seize the throne of Nanchen, he did not know that this move would implicate King Tian.
Who has time to think so much?
As the saying goes, a saint will make mistakes every time he thinks about it. Su Xian is not a saint, so how can he guarantee perfection in everything?
This was an honest mistake.
Moreover, at this point, Chen Keyan's ambition has grown fat, and he really needs a solid way out...
what to do?
Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed in Su Xian's mind, and a plan emerged - who said King Tian had to die?
He was going to think of a way to take advantage of the death of Emperor Chen and the chaos in the Southern Chen court to secretly let King Tian go and spare his life.
This was the only remedy he could think of.
Just do it!
…
After meeting Emperor Chen, Su Xian left the palace and temporarily stayed in Chen Keyan's Princess Wu Mansion.
Chen Keyan also followed her out of the palace, and the two of them discussed secretly in the study for a long time, going over all the plans and arrangements, checking for any omissions and filling in the gaps.
After finishing this matter, it was already an hour later.
"Our arrangement is optimal, but I still hope that the princess can pay more attention. After all, the Queen and King Li are still here, and the remnants of the Queen's family have not yet been completely eradicated."
Su Xian looked at Chen Keyan and said.
The Queen's family was deeply hidden, and Chen Keyan used all the power of the secret guards but could not completely eradicate them.
Last time Su Xian took advantage of his trip to Nanchu to break off the connection between the remnants of the Queen's family and the remnants of Daqian, but he did not completely destroy them. They just did not get the five hundred thousand taels.
Chen Keyan smiled and said: "Don't worry, sir. Although the secret guards have not completely eradicated the remnants of the Queen's family, we have plowed the area around Jiangning several times, so there will be no problem."
"That's good." Su Xian felt relieved, and then said: "Your Majesty still has a few days to spare... I have nothing to do, so I will arrange some celebration gifts for you."
"What do you want to do, Master?"
"Fireworks and firecrackers made of gunpowder are what I call 'fireworks' or 'salutes'. They are very beautiful when set off at night."
"There is nothing bad about the things you tinker with. I would like to thank you in advance."
"You still call yourself a 'slave'? I'm afraid you'll have to change your habit in a few days."
"No, how many days can you call me? Even after the slave family ascends the throne and becomes the emperor, if the master likes it, the slave family can still call itself the slave family."
Su Xian took a deep breath.
Fairy Chen is indeed worthy of being Fairy Chen.
That frown, that smile, that sweet voice, all made people's hearts beat wildly. Su Xian really wanted to hug her and have a good intimacy.
but--
Su Xian restrained himself.
Now is not the time.
My father is about to die, how can I be affectionate at this time?
Su Xian couldn't do it anyway.
"lets change a topic."
Su Xian picked up the tea on the table and drank it all. After suppressing the anger in his heart, he said: "To develop fireworks, we must have an open place, and try our best not to disturb the people, and to keep it confidential."
"Young master, don't worry. The slave family has a large manor thirty miles south of the city. There are no outsiders within several miles, and the terrain is open. It is a perfect place for fireworks."
Chen Keyan made a suggestion.
Su Xian turned his head, glanced at the sky outside the window, stood up and said, "It's already getting late, I'll leave the city right now and go to your manor."
"Young master, why should you be anxious? Let's rest in the mansion for one night. It won't be too late to leave the city tomorrow morning." Chen Keyan always felt that this was not the way to treat guests.
Su Xian glanced at the pretty Chen Keyan. If he really lived here, he was really afraid that he would get intimate with someone without noticing...
That's not good!
Seeing Su Xian's insistence, Chen Keyan agreed smoothly. She personally escorted Su Xian out of the city and arranged all Su Xian's needs.
For example, the divine thunder necessary for tinkering with fireworks, etc...
In this way, Su Xian took Yang Zhilan, Zhou Wei and others to temporarily live in a manor thirty miles south of the city.
The principle of fireworks is not complicated. With abundant resources and manpower, it only took about a day to declare success.
During this period, because Zhou Wei accidentally mentioned the issue of "lifting off", Su Xian had an idea and made a big toy that lifted into the air - a hot air balloon.
…
Two days later.
The city of Jiangning was peaceful.
Secret guards, forbidden troops, and people from various government offices patrolled day and night, almost turning the entire Jiangning city upside down, but nothing unusual was found.
There is no trace of the remnants of the Queen's family.
The situation is great!
…
Thirty miles south of the city, there is a manor.
Su Xian's fireworks and hot air balloons have been a great success.
He decided to test the hot air balloon this afternoon and set off fireworks this evening to test the results of these two days.
After all, these two things were given as gifts to celebrate Chen Keyan's accession to the throne. It would be embarrassing if the effect was not good or even an accident occurred.
What Su Xian didn't know was that the news about the success of the fireworks and hot air balloons was leaked by someone who didn't know who, and it actually reached the ears of Princess Chen Keyao of the Yue Kingdom...
