The Grandmaster Strategist

Zhe's life was in danger, and the king used Scrophulariaceae to save him. With a trace of his soul, King Li Xian of Qi and Princess Changle both sent medicine to save him. For half a month, the king wandered about life and death with the clouds day and night. The king was undressed all day long, and stayed in the cold garden for food and lodging. Everyone who heard it was amazed.

--"History of Chu in the Southern Dynasties Biography of Jiang Suiyun"

He reluctantly said: 'How is Suiyun? '

Xiao Shunzi turned around, her delicate face was extremely ferocious at the moment, and the blood-red eyes were even more frightening, and said: "Young Master still has a breath for some reason. I use my true power to extend your life. The guards have gone just now." Please doctor. '

Li Zhi felt a little relieved and said quickly: "Go to the princess to get the thousand-year-old Scrophulariaceae that my father gave me last year. I will also get some of the best ginseng. First, I will fry some ginseng soup to hang myself down for Mr. Jiang. If you are an imperial doctor, I thought it was okay, so I fried the scrophulariaceae as well. '

Xiao Shunzi's eyes showed gratitude, but he didn't have the energy to distract himself from talking. Within a moment, several guards came almost holding two or three imperial doctors hostage. Several imperial doctors had already learned about the injury on the way and came into the house. He didn't bother to pay homage to Li Zhi, and immediately went to the soft couch to treat Jiang Zhe's injuries. They were busy taking arrows and treating wounds. Pots of blood were brought out, and boiled ginseng soup was also delivered in time. After drinking the bowl of ginseng soup, Jiang Zhe's breath gradually became thicker, but if Xiao Shunzi hadn't used his inner strength to help, he might still have died at any time.

Several imperial doctors discussed it, stepped forward and said to Li Zhi: "Your Highness, the medicinal power of that Scrophulariaceae plant is too strong. Please decoct the medicine three times and take it every four hours without interruption. You can use it." Good ginseng will kill you, so this adult will be safe for at least half a month. This adult is also very lucky, and his heart is a little bit off, so although the arrow hurt his heart, it didn't kill him at the time. But then there is really nothing we can do. '

Li Zhi fell down on his chair sadly, waved his hands and said: 'Go and do it immediately. ‘Someone is ordered to go down. Li Zhi thought hard for a while and suddenly asked: 'Who knows where Mr. Saint-Sang, the doctor, is? '

Everyone looked at each other, the whereabouts of the Medical Saint was elusive, like a dragon that saw its head but not its tail. How could they know it? Li Zhi said desperately: 'If we can find the Medical Saint and there is still a glimmer of livelihood, send someone to look for him immediately. '

Xiao Shunzi suddenly shouted: 'Your Highness, the young master is a disciple of the Medical Saint and is also very skilled in medical skills. Can you let the young master wake up for a while and let him prescribe a prescription first to maintain his life? '

Li Zhi was overjoyed and said, 'Really, Suiyun is actually a disciple of the Medical Sage? '

Xiao Shunzi nodded and said: 'Young master once studied medicine under the medical sage when he was young, but it didn't last long, but your medical skills are indeed outstanding. '

Li Zhi looked at several imperial doctors. They discussed it and said, 'Your Highness, we can use a strong medicine to revive Mr. Jiang for a while, but this may worsen Mr. Jiang's injuries. '

Li Zhi said flatly: "The whereabouts of the Medical Sage are uncertain. If we cannot keep Mr. Jiang alive for a month, I'm afraid it will be difficult to wait for the Medical Sage to come. You should prepare the medicine first and wait for my instructions. You will work hard these days and do not leave this place." For a moment, if Mr. Jiang has any shortcomings, I will definitely kill you. '

Several imperial doctors only said so.

At this time, Dong Zhi hurried over. He stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, the front is very messy and the guests are very uneasy. Zi You said, please give me an order from Your Highness on how to deal with it." '

Li Zhi frowned and walked out of the room. He didn't want to disturb Jiang Zhe's treatment. When he walked outside the door, he saw a guard standing at the door of another room. He took a look, and Gou Lian immediately stepped forward to report: "Your Highness, when the guards arrived, Pei Yun, the commander of the Imperial Army, was also in Hanyuan. Because Xiao Shunzi only said that he should be settled well, I sent guards to put him under house arrest there, and also arranged for royal doctors to treat him. It is said that he was covered with wounds. I am afraid that he protected Sui Yun. '

Li Zhi was surprised and said: "Why is Pei Yun in Hanyuan?" 'Said, turned around and walked in.

This room was Xiao Shunzi's residence. It was decorated in a very solemn manner. Pei Yun was sitting on a chair. His shirt had been taken off and his palms were covered with bruises. An imperial doctor was applying medicine to him.

When the two saw Li Zhi coming in, they bowed to him together.

Li Zhi waved his hand and said, 'You continue. 'After a while, the imperial doctor put away the medical box and resigned.

Li Zhi looked at Pei Yun who was very uneasy, sighed, and asked: 'Why is General Pei in Hanyuan? '

Pei Yun thought to himself, could it be that the guards sent by Mr. Jiang to inform King Yong that he stayed in Hanyuan were also killed? He did not ask any more questions, but just told the story in detail. It turned out that Pei Yun was also shocked when Jiang Zhe was hit by an arrow. He could barely react, and just as he was about to help him, he heard Xiao Shunzi scream, and his figure was like lightning, and he was beside them in the blink of an eye. After all, Xiao Shunzi had followed Suiyun for many years, and he also knew a little about trauma medicine. He knew Unable to pull out the arrow easily, he could only tap a few acupuncture points to stop the bleeding, and then use his true energy to save Suiyun's life. He glanced at Pei Yun with a cold look on his face. Pei Yun knew this young man's martial arts just by looking at his body skills. Far above him, Xiao Shunzi quickly explained the situation succinctly, picked up Suiyun and walked into Hanyuan, only to see that the poisonous hand Xiexin had escaped at some point, leaving only patches of blood on the ground.

It didn't take long for the guards to arrive. Xiao Shunzi asked them to call the imperial doctor immediately, and then only asked them to look after Pei Yun before entering the room. Pei Yun naturally knew that he was temporarily under house arrest, but he was upright and naturally would not be afraid.

After listening to Pei Yun's words, Li Zhi stood up and gave a deep salute and said: "General Pei, you sacrificed your life to save Jiang Sima today. No matter whether he is alive or dead, I feel the same way. However, the situation is unknown now, so I ask you to stay in the palace temporarily." A few days, and the general is so seriously injured, it is inconvenient to go back and worry your father. I wonder if the general has seniors from his division here. With their help, the general's injury will be easier to treat. '

Pei Yun said quickly: "Your Highness is serious. Pei Yun is willing to obey His Highness's order. There will be two uncles who are cultivating in Fuyun Temple outside Chang'an City. Your Highness can send someone there. The two uncles care about Pei Yun very much." , will definitely come immediately. '

Li Zhi nodded. Most of the guards around him were selected from the army. Even some of them had extremely high martial arts, but their external skills were stronger than their internal skills. Nowadays, there is even a lack of such internal masters. With two Shaolin monks, he can Don't worry about Jiang Zhe's safety.

At this time, Gou Lian hurriedly walked in and said: "Your Highness, it has been found out that all the guards guarding Hanyuan have been killed. One of them died on the road. It seems that he was going to the front. In addition, except Hu Wei In addition to the others, the cook from Nanchu was missing. The others were all in their respective places, and there were witnesses for each other. Basically, it can be concluded that no one was involved in this matter. '

Li Zhi said coldly: 'Where are those guests? '

Gou Lian glanced at Li Zhi's expression and said: "His Highness had already held a banquet, so almost all the guests were in the hall, but there were a few people who were a little strange. According to the servants, these people were not at the table when the incident happened. They may want His Highness to consult personally. 'Said and handed over a list.

Li Zhi took it, and there were five names written on it, namely Cheng Shu, the Duke of Wei, Li Hanyou, the Princess of Jingjiang, Qin Qing, the general of Huwei, Pei Yun, the commander of the Imperial Army, and Xiahou Yuanfeng, the deputy general manager of the Imperial Palace. Li Zhi looked gloomy.

Gou Lian added: 'We found a strong bow and a bag of white feather arrows outside the garden gate. It seems that the assassins abandoned them there. '

Pei Yun suddenly interjected: 'Your Highness, Yun once saw the assassin. This man was slightly shorter than Yun. He was wearing a blue robe and a silk scarf. Please forgive Pei Yun for not seeing the rest clearly. '

Li Zhi felt a movement in his heart and said calmly: 'Gou Lian, I remember Qin Qing was wearing blue clothes. '

Gou Lian said: "Your Highness, please don't judge arbitrarily. How could General Qin be an assassin if he comes from a famous family?" 'As he spoke, he glanced at Pei Yun. Pei Yun said knowingly: 'Yun's injury is not serious. I would like to ask if your highness can leave temporarily. '

Li Zhi said: "There are several guest rooms in Hanyuan. They have been tidied up. General Pei, please choose one. The general's two uncles are here. Please stay in Hanyuan temporarily. I have other important matters." , General, please have a good rest. ‘After that, Li Zhi walked out of the room.

Gou Lian quickly followed. Li Zhi said coldly: 'If what Pei Yun saw is correct, Qin Qing is the most suspicious? '

Gou Lian said: "You can't say that. Although Qin Qing is suspected, '

After walking out of the room, Li Zhi looked at Gou Lian and said coldly: "Xiahou Yuanfeng has a figure similar to that of Qin Qing, and his archery skills are as good. It may not be his fault. There is also Princess Jingjiang. Although Li Hanyou is a clan girl, she is Fengyi." Disciple, there are rumors that she is the ninth direct disciple of Fengyi Clan Master. Fengyi Clan Master is a master of assassination. If Li Hanyou wears men's clothes, she may be the one General Pei sees. '

Li Zhi stamped his feet and said: "No matter who he is, I will never let this person go. Later, you can ask Pei Yun carefully. You must ask for all the details. I will go to see these people first, and you will let me go first." When you cancel the banquet, you say that King Sima has been assassinated and has no intention of having a banquet. You immediately send people to the military camp outside the city and ask Sima Xiong to lead thousands of guards into the city to take over the defense of Prince Yong's Mansion. You agree that Dong Zhi will temporarily take charge of military affairs. '

Gou Lian said hesitantly: 'Your Highness, I am afraid that it is inconvenient for Wei Guogong to stay, and he has mobilized troops into the city without permission. I am afraid that he will be impeached. '

Li Zhi said coldly: "There is no need to force Duke Wei to stay. I don't believe he would do such a thing. You don't have to worry about mobilizing the army. I will go to the palace to report to my father. Hum, the assassins are so arrogant in the imperial city of Chang'an. Jing Zhaoyin should be punished. '

Gou Lian hurriedly said: 'Your Highness has thought carefully about it, and I will do it now. '

An hour later, after taking the first dose of Scrophulariaceae Decoction, Jiang Zhe's breath became stronger. He no longer needed Xiao Shunzi to constantly transfer his breath to stay alive. Xiao Shunzi immediately exercised his skills silently and regained his power. At this moment, he was completely calm. Come down, before rescuing Jiang Zhe, he will never be impulsive again. Not long after, two elders of Shaolin Bodhidharma Hall, Ci Ku and Ci Yuan, rushed over. After seeing their nephew's injury again, they felt relieved. King Yong Li Zhi personally asked them to guard Hanyuan. The two were hesitant at first. , but Pei Yun blushed and secretly said something in Ciyuan's ear, and Ciyuan readily agreed. Although he didn't know how Pei Yun persuaded the two elders, Li Zhi still thanked the three of them gratefully, and then hurried out of the house. Pegasus rushed to the palace.

When the incident happened, Li Yuan was playing chess with Empress Sun, the eldest daughter of the harem, and Princess Changle was watching the game. The three of them were enjoying the family happiness. Although the news of the incident in Prince Yong's Mansion had been circulated in the imperial city, it had not yet spread to the imperial city. In Li Yuan's ears, while Li Yuan was thinking hard, there was a sudden noise outside the palace. Li Yuan asked angrily: "What's going on? Who is making the noise outside?" 'Before he sent anyone out to take a look, Li Zhi had already rushed in. He looked furious and his clothes were messy. As soon as he rushed to Li Yuan's side, he suddenly fell to his knees and burst into tears.

Li Yuan was shocked. This son had always been tenacious. He had never seen him cry since he was ten years old. Why was he like this today? He ignored his anger and quickly stood up to help him and said: "Zhi'er, what happened? Tell me slowly, father." Make the decision for you. '

Li Zhi refused to get up and sobbed: "Father, I held a banquet today to see off Jun'er, but someone took the opportunity to break into the mansion, killed twenty-one guards, two eunuchs, and seriously injured Jiang, the commander of the mansion." Sima, now Jiang Sima is seriously injured and dying, and his life is in danger. Father, the child is so forbearing and still causes disaster. How can the child still live in Chang'an? Or if the father agrees, the child will leave Chang'an and go to Youzhou. It became a vassal state. '

Li Yuan's anger rose when he heard this, and he said angrily: "When someone comes, please immediately tell Jing Zhaoyin and the commander of the imperial army to enter the palace. How could he do this, and let someone assassinate him in Prince Yong's Mansion?" '

Li Zhi sneered in his heart, knowing that his father did not want to be held accountable at all. After all, it was probably the prince who did it, so he should be merciful to him, and said: "Father, please calm down. I think the assassin is a top master, so Beijing Zhao Yin is probably helpless, but I am really worried about the safety of the house, so I ask my father to allow me to mobilize a thousand guards to strengthen the bodyguard of Prince Yong's house. There are also several guests suspected of assassination, so I ask my father to allow me to investigate this matter. thing. '

Li Yuan calmed down and said: "Okay, a thousand guards are not too many. You have to make good arrangements and not let them violate military regulations. As for suspected guests, you can deal with them yourself. But for officials of third rank or above or relatives of the emperor, you can If you want to be executed, you need my will. How is Jiang Sima's injury? He was the champion of Southern Chu. If he died like this, I'm afraid someone would take the opportunity to spread rumors that I, Dayong, was unable to protect the surrendered ministers. Who would be willing to surrender at that time? '

Li Zhi said sadly: "Jiang Sima was hit by an arrow in his heart. If his heart had not been deflected, he would have died immediately. Life or death is still uncertain. My son has already used the scrophulariaceae gifted by his father to hang his life for him, and sent someone else to kill him." Looking for the doctor Mr. Saint-Sang, if he can't be found, I'm afraid Jiang Sima's life will be in danger. '

Li Yuan sighed and said: 'I will send an edict to all states in the world to search for Mr. Sang. Don't worry. '

Li Zhi kowtowed and thanked him, saying, "Things in my son's house are in chaos and I need to go back to deal with them." '

Li Yuan nodded and said: ‘Go ahead. '

Li Zhi stood up and was about to leave when Princess Changle stood up and said, "Father, I would like to see my second brother off." '

Li Yuan just waved his hand and agreed. Li Zhi looked and saw that Princess Changle looked pale and looked very uneasy. The two walked outside the palace, and Princess Changle asked in a low voice: 'Second brother, is Jiang Sima's life really in danger? '

Li Zhi sighed: "If you use Scrophulariaceae to hang yourself, you can keep him safe for half a month, but if you prescribe a prescription for him to temporarily wake up, I'm afraid it can only last ten days." '

Princess Changle looked pale and whispered: "Mr. Sang's whereabouts are uncertain on the tenth day, I'm afraid he won't be able to arrive." She suddenly grabbed Li Zhi and said, "Brother Wang, I also have a Scrophulariaceae plant here that my father gave me. I have to leave half of the plant to my mother and concubine. She is not in good health, so I need to be careful. I will give you the other half." , and a pair of bear bile that my father gave me a few days ago. I refrigerated it with ice cubes. It has not been used yet, so Brother Wang took it with me. '

Li Zhi was overjoyed. Scrophulariaceae and bear bile were things that could only be found but not sought. Only his father would occasionally give tribute. He never expected that his father would reward his sister with these precious medicines. He bowed deeply and said, "I would like to express my gratitude to the emperor on behalf of Jiang Sima." Sister's life-saving grace. '

Princess Changle pulled Li Zhi towards Cuiluan Palace and said as she walked: 'Brother Emperor, if Jiang Sima has a chance to wake up, you can say thank you to him on my behalf. He will understand. ‘Although Li Zhi didn’t understand what Princess Changle meant, he was so happy that he unexpectedly received the valuable medicine that he didn’t think much about it.

Back at the palace, Li Zhi kept checking on Jiang Zhe's injuries. When he walked into Jiang Zhe's residence in Hanyuan, he saw Xiao Shunzi sitting next to Jiang Zhe, paying attention to Jiang Zhe's injuries. Li Zhi stepped forward and took a look. , the imperial doctor who stayed beside him stepped forward and whispered: "Master Cai Jiang almost died just now. Fortunately, Eunuch Shun saved him, but he no longer needs to keep breathing." '

Li Zhi said in a low voice: "I have brought back half a figwort plant and a pair of bear bile. Are you sure you can postpone it for a few more days?" '

The imperial doctor said happily: 'If this is the case, the little doctor can guarantee that it can be extended for at least ten days. '

Li Zhi nodded happily and said: "I will give you the medicine. You must do your best. If you can rescue Jiang Sima, I will give you a heavy reward." '

The imperial doctor thanked him repeatedly, but Xiao Shunzi seemed not to hear it and still looked at Jiang Zhe. He regretted endlessly and regretted that he should not have left Jiang Zhe. He was filled with murderous intent and wanted to cut his enemy into pieces with a thousand knives.

The following days seemed like a nightmare. Jiang Zhe was in danger several times, and the imperial doctors could only barely save his life. Twenty-seven days after Suiyun was assassinated, Li Zhi finally made up his mind and asked the imperial doctors to use strong medicine to revive Jiang Zhe. . When Jiang Zhe opened his eyes, he saw the bloodless faces of Xiao Shunzi and Li Zhi. Xiao Shunzi said quickly: "Sir, your life is in danger. If you don't wait for the medical saint to save you, you may not survive. Now, Is there any way you can delay it for a few days? Now there are only three taels of Scrophulariaceae left in the palace, and there is also a pair of bear bile sent by His Highness King Qi. What should I do, sir? '

Jiang Zhe understood the situation and whispered: "Go get my golden needle. Do you remember the execution acupuncture method I taught you?" '

Xiao Shunzi nodded desperately and said: 'I remember it, I remember it very clearly. '

Jiang Zhe said with difficulty: "There is a hand-written acupuncture book in my study. It was originally the Soul-Seizing Golden Needle that I created myself. There are thirteen sets of acupuncture. The first twelve sets are all torture methods, and the last set is It is a method that can bring out the full potential of the human body and save people from the situation of death. In this way, people can suffer pain without dying. The higher your martial arts skills, the more likely it is that you will inevitably go through life and death. I would like to teach you the last acupuncture method. Here, if there is an emergency, I can save your life, so I have taught you the acupuncture methods here and there. This set of acupuncture methods can force out all my life potential, and can save my life for at least nine days. Just use After that, there is no other way. Since there are also Scrophulariaceae and bear bile, I will give you a prescription. After you use the needle, you can take it for me. It can extend for a few more days. '

After hearing Jiang Zhe finish the prescription and seeing that the imperial doctor had written it down, Xiao Shunzi burst into tears. Jiang Zhe always thought about himself, but he left Jiang Zhe and left him seriously injured. Jiang Zhe stretched out his hand to wipe it away With his tears, he whispered: "Don't be sad. If I die unfortunately, you will tell His Highness all my plans and let His Highness make the decision, so as not to fail. You also don't want to avenge me. Take Roulan back to Nanchu to live in seclusion." , remember, take my ashes back and bury them with my wife. '

Xiao Shunzi saw that Jiang Zhe was in a state of confusion and suddenly shouted: "Sir, you must wake up. Do you remember that the murderer who killed my wife is still at large. The lady is young. If you die, I can only risk my life to replace you." You take revenge, but you only fear a narrow escape. If I die, who will take care of the helpless young lady? Young master, it’s impossible. Without you, I really don’t know how to take revenge. You have to live for the sake of Madam and Young Lady. '

Jiang Zhe's expression condensed, he nodded slightly, and then passed out again.

Xiao Shunzi wiped his tears casually, and seeing that Jiang Zhe would be okay for the time being, he hurriedly went to get the book. Next, when acupuncture was applied, Xiao Shunzi could feel Jiang Zhe's skin trembling again. This set of acupuncture was not perfect enough, so the person receiving the acupuncture still felt pain. When he drank Jiang Zhe's new prescription, Xiao Shunzi saw Jiang Zhe was breathing evenly, and then he felt relieved. Suddenly he remembered something. Xiao Shunzi's eyes showed a fierce light and he looked at the imperial doctor. What their master and servant said just now were all secrets. If anyone knew about it, they might cause trouble. .

Although Li Zhi has been pondering the conversation between Jiang Zhe's master and servant, he still has no clue. He doesn't understand why Jiang Zhe never talked about his wife's murder and his enemies. However, he was thoughtful and knew not to ask more questions. Now that he saw Xiao Shunzi With a murderous look in his eyes, he didn't know what he was thinking, so he said, "Don't worry, Xiao Shunzi, this Imperial Physician Jia is also someone I can trust. He won't go out and talk nonsense." '

Xiao Shunzi glanced at Li Zhi. Li Zhi had tried his best to save him these days. He felt the same way and could not help but betray King Yong's face. He said coldly: "Physician, if you say even a word, don't blame me for being merciless." . '

After saying that, his fingers barely touched the desk, but an inch-deep finger hole was immediately left on the hard red pine tabletop. Doctor Jia trembled for a while, and said quickly: "Little doctors are naturally tight-lipped." '

The following days were even more difficult. Jiang Zhe was always angry, and Xiao Shunzi waited by his side every day with a cold look on his face, as if everything had nothing to do with him. And King Yong and others also had sad faces. On this day, the imperial doctor came to report that Jiang Zhe was afraid that his life would be at stake tonight. Li Zhi sat down slumped, unable to say a word. The prince Li Jun had already gone to the vassal, and Shi Yu had also Then, if Jiang Zhe passed away, Li Zhi would feel chilly in his heart and wonder what he should do. Just when he was panicking, Gou Lian suddenly ran in with surprise and shouted: 'Your Highness, Your Highness, Mr. Sang is here. '

Li Zhi was overjoyed. Just as he was about to stand up, his hands and feet felt weak and he couldn't stand up.