Qianlong, who Li Jiang thought had fallen asleep, was actually talking to someone in high spirits.
Next to him, the person sitting half-assed on the golden pier and answering was none other than Li Kexiu.
Yesterday afternoon, the siege of Li Jiang failed, which made Qianlong very angry. He put Bai Zhenyong, who was leading the team, into a chariot and prepared to be taken to the capital for punishment.
In order not to make people think that he was killing people and silencing them, Qianlong also comforted Li Kexiu.
Qianlong patiently explained to Li Kexiu his painstaking efforts in doing so. Bai Zhen was confused on the battlefield and escaped from the imperial prisoner. He could not stabilize the morale of the army without dealing with it, so he could only do a superficial job. After returning to Beijing for a while, when the matter faded away, he
Release him again and restore him to his original position.
At that time, Li Kexiu paid homage and said: "Thunder, rain and dew are all your thoughts." He also expressed his loyalty with tears of gratitude, but the emperor obeyed.
After a tacit conversation between the emperor and his ministers, the two of them started talking about Li Jiang, the instigator of the Liuhe Pagoda incident.
Qianlong didn't have a deep understanding of Li Jiang's power when he was at Liuhe Pagoda. It wasn't until yesterday that Li Jiang killed hundreds of Qing soldiers, wiped out the royal guards, and then broke through the siege of thousands of troops and flew away, which aroused his deep understanding.
Deeply afraid.
The fact that he set up a dragnet outside his temporary palace can fully reflect his worries. This demon is an enemy of ten thousand people!
Qianlong said anxiously: "Li Qing's family, do you think the hundreds of people outside can block the evil way?"
Li Kexiu pressed his knees and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, don't worry. The outer circle is composed of highly skilled martial artists selected by me from the Green Camp, and the inner circle is guarded by loyal flag soldiers led by General Hangzhou, so we are safe."
"But this evil spirit cannot be treated with common sense, especially since he also has a precious sword, so there is no way he can defeat him!" Qianlong was still worried.
Li Kexiu thought for a while, then his eyes suddenly lit up and he said: "If the emperor is still worried, I have a foolproof way!"
"Oh, tell me." Qianlong became interested.
"I am the land and water admiral of Zhejiang, so I am in charge of the merchant ships going to and from the Qing Dynasty. When I was chasing a private ship, I found a medicine from England. After interrogating the owner, I learned that this medicine is not curative.
Disease is colorless and odorless, and just a tiny amount can charm an elephant."
Li Kexiu said, pinching the nail of her little finger with her thumb to make a gesture.
"Then how to use it?" Qianlong became more and more excited.
"Just float it in the air. According to the owner of the cargo, this medicine can stay in the windless air for more than half an hour." Li Kexiu raised his hand and replied.
"You mean to sprinkle this medicine in this festival hall, so that the evil spirit will be fascinated when it comes in?" Qianlong put away his smile, looked at Li Kexiu meaningfully, and continued: "Isn't that right?
Did you charm us too?"
Li Kexiu did not panic because of the emperor's suspicion. Instead, he smiled and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. The most peculiar thing about this medicine is that it can be relieved by ordinary things that can be found everywhere. As long as we carry this antidote with us.
, I’m not afraid of being fascinated together.”
"What kind of ordinary thing is it?" Qianlong asked.
"It's the chrysanthemums that bloom everywhere in summer and autumn!" Li Kexiu didn't dare to whet the emperor's appetite and immediately gave the answer.
"Oh, that's it..." Qianlong pondered for a long time and then said, "I'm tired and want to rest, you can do it yourself." Qianlong yawned.
"Hey, I'll go to the study and then come over to guard you." Li Kexiu bowed and went out.
Although the emperor's words were unclear, Li Kexiu knew what he meant, which meant he agreed, but the emperor pretended that he didn't know. After all, using some dirty tricks would damage the emperor's image, and Hanlin, who was also a part-time living officer, was still sitting behind him!
Li Kexiu left the festival hall, called his housekeeper, and told him to go to the garden to pick some chrysanthemums and bring them here, while he walked towards the study.
At the same time, Li Jiang just licked a small hole in the window paper and put his eyes up.
There was so much moisture inside that his vision was a little blurry.
Following the rising water vapor, I found that it was coming from a large wooden barrel.
No one was taking a bath in the bucket.
The screen behind the barrel showed a vague figure raising his hands and feet, making a "swishing" sound. It was unclear whether he was getting dressed after washing or preparing to take off his clothes and take a shower.
Li Jiang's eyes widened and he turned on the copycat spirit.
It's a pity that the window is a little far away from the screen, almost more than five meters, so the spiritual thoughts have little effect. Moreover, the screen is beautiful, and the embroidery is like a picture of mountains and rivers thousands of miles away, with dense colors and lofty artistic conception.
Regardless of its artistic value, it brought trouble to Li Jiang. It was so obscure that no one could see who was behind it. There was only a faint figure, and it was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman.
After it was done, Li Jiang gritted his teeth, exhaled Qi from the palm of his hand, broke the plug of the window, and then turned in gently.
One meter below the window is a desk with many books on it.
There are several tall vases next to the desk, filled with unknown flowers from Li Jiang.
Further forward was a large wooden barrel, which was mostly filled with water. There were flower petals sprinkled on the water. Li Jiang stretched his head and took a look. It was yellow, like a chrysanthemum?
He sniffed again, and yes, it smelled like chrysanthemums. He didn't pay attention, and carefully walked around the barrel, lurking in the shadows and looking for an angle to look behind the screen.
At this time, the person behind the screen had already put on his small clothes and was putting on his coat.
Because Li Jiang's body was hunched, his eyes first glanced at a pair of embroidered shoes, and then he looked up, uh, it seemed to be women's clothing!
Li Jiang was startled and made a slight noise. This man's ears were very good and he immediately looked back.
When she saw a black figure leaning in the shadow, she said "Ah" immediately. In a panic, she grabbed a glass bottle from the small table beside the bed and threw it over.
The wind blew rapidly, and Li Jiang did not dare to catch it with his hands. He quickly rolled forward, and with a "pop" sound, the glass bottle hit the wall and burst open.
Li Jiang felt as if something had been spilled, but he had no time to think about it anymore because he had already rolled under someone's skirt.
The other party had also practiced. When he saw Li Jiang rolling towards him, he raised his foot and stepped on him.
Li Jiang rolled again, avoiding the kick, and rolled to the opponent's side. He exerted force on his waist and abdomen and stood up.
The opponent reacted quickly and would not let his side be attacked. He also turned sideways and took up a posture.
In an instant, the two met their eyes.
"It's you!" the two said in unison.
Before either of them could say anything, a female voice came from downstairs: "Miss, what's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing, I accidentally broke a bottle." The lady didn't look away from Li Jiang, tilted her head slightly and shouted to the door.
"I'll come up and clean up right away." The female voice sounded again from downstairs.
"No, it's too late. Let's clean it up with the bath water tomorrow. I'm going to bed," the lady said again.
There was silence downstairs for a few seconds, then a female voice sounded: "Okay, good night, miss." Then there was no sound again.