Chapter 67 Double Agent
At least for now, Hegan Chengji and Zhang Sizheng are very loyal to Li Chengqian.

What's more, because of Sun Simiao's acupuncture, the two of them really did not dare to be negligent. After getting the "Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Miscellaneous Diseases", they immediately set out for Chang'an.

"Master Sun is right indeed. This book really contains a prescription for treating qi diseases!"

Hegan Chengji flipped through two pages of the book and actually found the prescription that Lao Sun mentioned.

"Take a look?" He handed the book to Zhang Sizheng.

Zhang Sizheng rolled his eyes and said, "Haha, I can't read!"

"You can't be illiterate. Let me tell you, the prince once told me that even if you are a guard, you must...what did he say? Oh, right, grasp cultural knowledge."

Hegan Chengji smiled and carefully tucked the book into his arms.

The two men mounted their horses. Zhang Sizheng ignored Hegan Chengji's words and said unconvincedly, "How dare those Zhou family beasts be so ignorant! If it weren't for the title of the crown prince, I would have burned their entire family to death. Giving him a gold leaf is a bargain!"

"I heard that the Zhou family is quite powerful. You and I are dealing with human lives at stake, so we must not be careless." Hegan Chengji said carefully.

"Don't worry." Zhang Sizheng nodded and said, "I understand."

The group galloped along the road until it was dark, and then they ran into a valley. Zhang Sizheng's horse suddenly neighed loudly and stopped where it was.

"What's wrong?" Hegan Chengji did not dare to be careless and asked vigilantly.

"I don't know what's wrong with this beast..." Zhang Sizheng held down the horse's head: "Okay, okay, let's keep going and find an inn to rest."

As soon as he finished speaking, two rows of torches were raised on both sides.

"Oh no! There's an ambush!" Hegan Chengji shouted at the top of his lungs.

At the same time, arrows fell like rain. Zhang Sizheng and Hegan Chengji drew out their swords and blocked left and right, but they were unable to completely block the arrows.

Hegan Chengji was worried about the medical book. Seeing that he could not avoid the rain of arrows, he took advantage of the darkness, found an angle to roll off the horse, and hid in the bushes beside him.

When I looked up again, I didn't see where Zhang Sizheng had run to.

He stared ahead with bloodshot eyes, and the six personal guards he brought with him were shot like hedgehogs.

Soon, both sides stopped shooting arrows and a group of soldiers walked out.

Due to the distance, Hegan Chengji could not hear clearly, but only vaguely heard the words "King of Wei" and "instructions".

He dared not make a sound, lying on the ground and holding his breath, for fear of being discovered by this group of people.

After a while, the group left the place.

Hegan Chengji did not dare to act rashly. He stayed where he was until noon the next day before he dared to stand up.

The corpses in front of him had been cleared away, leaving only bloodstains, telling of the tragedy of yesterday.

"King of Wei...!!" Hegan Chengji gritted his teeth and looked towards Chang'an.

"Brother! Brother!" Zhang Sizheng's voice suddenly came from behind.

Hegan Chengji turned around and saw Zhang Sizheng with his arm in a sling, accompanied by a limping Eastern Palace guard.

"Brother Zhang, you are still alive!" Hegan Chengji stepped forward in surprise and supported Zhang Sizheng.

"Ah, yesterday I was in a hurry and fell off my horse, and ended up breaking my arm." Zhang Sizheng sighed, "Luckily I had a brother with me, otherwise I would have been killed today."

Hegan Chengji was silent for a moment and told Zhang Sizheng what he had heard.

Although Zhang Sizheng was illiterate, he frowned. After thinking for a moment, he said, "This matter is not for us to think about. Let the prince decide everything."

"But these brothers..." Hegan Chengji's eyes were red.

Zhang Sizheng patted his shoulder and said nothing.

The three of them didn't dare to stay there any longer and limped out of the valley.

Li Xiang, who was far away in the capital, didn't know all this. What he was thinking about now was how to deal with Li You's rebellion.

To be honest, he didn't dislike the old man Quan Wanji - of course, it might also be because Quan Wanji was not in the East Palace.

Also, because Li You's comeback would also involve Hegan Chengji, and might even give his father a blow, Li Xiang, who always seeks stability, does not want to see this kind of situation.

Moreover, once Qi Wang Li You rebelled, his momentum would certainly be strong. According to historical records, he mobilized all the men and women in Qizhou and tortured the people.

Whatever the reason, he didn't want to see Li You rebel.

Well...why not wait until Hegan Chengji comes back and give this task to him?

Originally, Hegan Chengji had been on duty with Li You before. Now he had infiltrated their ranks to investigate, which was like eating the original soup.

Oh, no, it should be a double agent.

In Li Xiang's view, this was a grace for Hegan Chengji. In history, he had to betray Li Chengqian to save his life, and now that he could learn medical skills for his aunt, he, Li Xiang, would naturally return the favor and give him a chance to save his life.

All this will have to wait until Hegan Chengji comes back. I don’t know where this guy is now and whether he has found "Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Miscellaneous Diseases".

However, Li Xiang has one advantage, which is that he is never in a hurry to do anything.

Now, he had just eaten fermented glutinous rice dumplings at Mrs. Li's house in the East Market, and was walking towards Duke Lu's mansion with Cheng Chubi in crab steps.

Duke Lu's Mansion, also known as the Cheng family.

Originally, Cheng Yaojin's title was Duke of Su. In the 11th year of Zhenguan, when Lao Li unified the titles, he was changed to Duke of Lu.

Hearing that his brother was going to visit his house, Cheng Chubi immediately felt very proud. After hearing that Li Xiang was interested in the cows at his house, Cheng Chubi immediately patted his chest and said that he would definitely satisfy his brother today.

It must be said that Li Xiang also wanted to see what excuse Old Cheng could give him today.

It was past noon, so Cheng Yaojin had left the court and went home. There was nothing for him to deal with in the court, and Cheng Yaojin was a lazy person. Instead of wasting time in the court, he might as well go home and play with the stone lock.

Duke Lu’s mansion is quite large. Unlike Changsun Wuji’s house which has the elegance of a literati, the place where a garden should have been is actually a training ground.

Old Cheng was throwing stone locks on the parade ground, aiming at the target-like thing in the middle of the ground. His accuracy was pretty good, and he could hit a seven-ring every time.

"Duke Lu is in such a good mood!" Li Xiang cheered.

Cheng Yaojin threw the stone lock and hit a ten-ring.

He turned around and posed like a master whose life was as lonely as snow. After controlling his emotions, he pretended to be reserved and greeted, "It's the prince..."

"Yeah, brother admires Ye Ye's heroism, so he came to visit..." Cheng Chubi immediately took advantage of the opportunity to speak out.

When Old Cheng heard Cheng Chubi call him "brother", his face turned dark.

Your mother, have you demoted me, Old Cheng, to a lower generation?
(Sanjiang, happy.)
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