Chapter 511: What is this rebellious son doing again? !
"This Su Wen..."Liu Ju shook his head and sighed.
No wonder Su Wen was able to serve as the Imperial Secretary beside Emperor Liu Che for so many years. His execution ability was truly terrifyingly strong, and he always aimed to ensure that nothing went wrong in anything he did.
Indeed, having someone taste the food is the most effective and accurate way to prevent someone from poisoning the food.
It's just a pity for the palace maid who died suddenly.
But now was obviously not the time to feel sorry for the palace maid. Liu Ju was more concerned about the way the palace maid died, so he asked again:
"Can Su Wen explain how that palace maid died?"
"Minister Su's people said that the palace maid's skin was purple all over. It didn't look like she died of poisoning, but rather suffocation."
Guo Zhen replied,
"But no external injuries were found on the palace servant's body. The people who were with him only saw that he seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit. He suddenly collapsed to the ground and could not move. No matter how they called him, he could not be awakened. Soon after, his pulse became weaker and weaker, and he died soon after."
"It doesn't look like poisoning?"
Liu Ju frowned when he heard this.
Su Wen's judgment can certainly be trusted. As the Yellow Gate Minister, he must have seen many people who were sentenced to death by Emperor Wu of Han or who were ordered by Emperor Wu of Han to be executed with poison.
And in order to ensure that everything is foolproof, he would only return to report to Liu Che after confirming the death.
Therefore, I am no stranger to the condition of people who died of poisoning.
He said that the palace maid did not seem to have died of poisoning, so this possibility could be ruled out.
Moreover, Liu Ju himself knew that the skin of people who died from poison would not appear cyan purple, but would usually be bluish purple. And not only poison, but other poisons that existed in this era would not appear in this state.
Carbon monoxide poisoning, which may cause the skin to turn cyanotic, can also be ruled out.
Although the weather is cold nowadays and we need to use charcoal basins for heating, which can easily lead to carbon monoxide poisoning, the information provided by Su Wen also mentioned that when the palace maid died suddenly, there were other people around her.
If it was really carbon monoxide poisoning, there was no reason why only that palace servant would die suddenly. At the very least, the people around him would have had some poisoning reactions.
"What about my father? How did he react to this?"
Liu Ju pondered for a moment, then raised his head and asked.
"Minister Su's people said that after His Majesty learned about this, he thought it was very unlucky. In order to prevent suspicion from the court and foreign envoys, and to prevent negative public opinion on the Fengshan Ceremony, he has issued a gag order to those who knew about it and suppressed the matter."
Guo Zhendao,
"As for the body of the palace maid, it was temporarily hidden and will be sent back to her home for secret burial after we return to the capital."
"..."
Liu Ju fell silent.
Just as Su Wen said, there was something weird about the sudden death of this palace maid.
Even Liu Ju could not determine the cause of his death for a moment, so Liu Che and the natives of this era would naturally be even more unable to make a judgment. Perhaps they had already regarded it as an ominous sign.
What's more, Su Wen might not have told Liu Che that he had ordered the palace servant to taste the food for Huo Shan.
After all, this was something Liu Ju had assigned to him. As Liu Che's Yellow Gate Minister, he was secretly carrying out Liu Ju's orders, which undoubtedly touched Liu Che's reverse scale.
In this case, Liu Che naturally could not connect the two together.
However, Liu Ju could not help but connect the sudden death of this palace maid with the inexplicable death of Huo Shan after participating in the Fengshan Ceremony in history.
Because apart from the fact that the palace maid tasted the food for Huo Xian, this incident also had many things in common.
For example, the cause of death was not determined.
For example, the timing of sudden death.
For example, Liu Che’s attitude towards this matter.
Unless everything happened by coincidence, and this palace maid happened to suffer from an unknown hidden illness, and the illness happened to break out at this time...but this possibility is so small that Liu Ju thinks that this possibility should be ignored first and the matter should be investigated with the greatest suspicion.
It’s a pity that Yi Shuo didn’t come with us this time, otherwise we might be able to ask her to help with the autopsy.
But on second thought, even if Yishuo came, it would probably be of no use.
After all, Liu Che's attitude at the moment was to suppress the matter, so no one could question it, let alone perform an autopsy.
Even though Liu Ju was the crown prince, he couldn't ask directly, let alone make any big moves, otherwise not only would Liu Che be dissatisfied with him, but it would also bring big trouble to Su Wen who tipped off the secret...
But this does not mean that Liu Ju was helpless when things developed to this point.
On the contrary, he has been given a chance to break the deadlock.
The sudden death of this palace maid was beyond Liu Ju's expectations, but at the same time it was within his expectations. After all, he had long suspected that Huo Shan would meet with an accident after the Fengshan Ceremony, but this palace maid only saved him from this disaster.
But this was a real surprise to the people who planned this behind the scenes.
When such an accident happened and the person behind the scenes failed to achieve his goal, he naturally had to find a way to remedy the situation.
In this way, they would have to do more things, and the possibility of being exposed would naturally increase a lot, and Liu Ju would naturally have a better chance of catching them...
In addition, Liu Ju had confidence in Su Wen.
This guy is not simple either. Since he knows that the palace maid might have died because of tasting food for Huo Shan, he will definitely find out the truth in his own way and tell Liu Che about it in an appropriate manner.
After all, the "merit of protecting the emperor" that Liu Ju gave to Su Wen had a fatal attraction to someone like him. How could he easily let go of any opportunity to show off in front of Liu Che?
So what he has to do now is to let the bullet fly for a while longer.
At least within today, he will be able to thoroughly understand whether Liu Che was subjectively responsible for Huo Xian's sudden death, and then decide what to do...
……
At the foot of Mount Tai, the rear hall of Mingtang.
"Your Majesty, I found that there is something strange about the death of the palace maid!"
Su Wen hurriedly came to Liu Che's side, bowed and spoke solemnly.
"how you said that?"
Hearing this, Liu Che looked over sideways.
At this moment, several attendants were helping him put on court robes, because the Fengshan Ceremony had reached the final step. Next, he would accept congratulations from civil and military officials and envoys from various countries in the Mingtang.
Liu Che will also publicly announce that the country's name "Tianhan" will be changed to "Yuanfeng".
In fact, in history, the country name "Yuanfeng" should have appeared before "Tianhan", but because of the appearance of Liu Ju, Liu Che's Fengshan ceremony was delayed by nearly ten years, and the country name became confused.
Besides.
He also ceded the two counties of Ying and Bo in front of Mount Tai to worship Mount Tai, and named it Fenggao County. He issued an edict ordering the envoys to reward the people in the county. From the elderly, filial sons to widows, widows, orphans and the lonely, all of them could receive cloth and food. This was said to be celebrating together with the people.
Although the dragon did not come down to take him to heaven this time, he still had to save face. "If you want to avoid it, I just asked about this matter secretly and learned that before the palace maid died, she ate the breakfast prepared for the Champion Marquis because she was greedy."
Su Wen lowered his eyes and made up a story with good reasoning.
"This detail immediately alerted me. The Marquis of Guanjun is a close minister of Your Majesty. He is riding in the same carriage with Your Majesty during the Fengshan ceremony. Even if there is only a slight mistake in the food and drink, I will not dare to neglect my duty."
"So I was more careful and saved the breakfast food, and found a dog to feed some of it."
"But who would have thought that after the dog ate the breakfast, it suddenly collapsed to the ground in less than an hour, and soon it was completely dead like the palace maid..."
In fact, during this period, Su Wen also secretly tested it with the silver needle given to him by Liu Ju.
As a result, the silver needle showed no signs of turning black, but Su Wen still had doubts, so he found a dog to try again.
At this moment, he was also extremely grateful.
Fortunately, he did not completely listen to Liu Ju's words at the beginning, and instead used palace maids to taste the food for Huo Shan. Otherwise, it would not be the palace maid and the dog who died at this moment, but Huo Shan.
And the "merit of protecting the emperor" that Liu Ju promised him would naturally slip through his fingers.
At the same time, Su Wen felt somewhat pleased:
It turns out that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not omnipotent. At critical moments, it is still up to me, Lord Su, to exercise my subjective initiative...
"You guys stand down first!"
Hearing this, Liu Che's face changed a little. He immediately shouted at several attendants beside him. After they all left, he frowned and looked at Su Wen.
"You mean, someone wanted to poison Huo Shan, and the palace maid was just dying on his behalf?"
This kind of poison, which showed no signs of poisoning and was more like an inexplicable suffocation caused by evil spirits, was something that even Liu Che had never heard of. Although someone tasted his meals every time, he couldn't help feeling a little cold in his heart.
After all, not everyone is like him.
If such a thing is used by someone with ulterior motives, it can harm people right under his nose and have an adverse impact on him.
Just like this time, if that palace maid had not been greedy and took the disaster on behalf of Huo Shan, could he still have borrowed twenty years of life from Huo Shan?
"Your Majesty, there is still some breakfast left for the Champion Marquis. To confirm that it is correct, I can find a few more dogs to try it out."
Su Wen bowed and suggested.
"Go, go now and find a few more!"
Liu Che nodded and said solemnly,
"You know how to deal with all those involved in this matter. Keep them under my control and investigate thoroughly!"
"Also, keep an eye on Huo Xian and do not allow him to make any mistakes. I will go out first to accept the congratulations from the officials and envoys, and we will deal with the rest later!"
……
In the bright hall.
The civil and military officials who had the honor to follow Emperor Liu Che to participate in the Fengshan Ceremony gathered together. An Yu, Li Xiushan and other wizards and alchemists were also in the hall, as well as envoys from various countries.
At this moment, Liu Che had not come out yet, and officials who were familiar with each other were still greeting each other, and the hall was very lively.
Liu Ju naturally arrived at the Mingtang early.
However, unlike others, after a brief greeting with some officials with whom he had former friendships, he was immediately surrounded enthusiastically by the large number of representatives of the Western Regions delegation, and every envoy was vying to talk to him.
Moreover, the civil and military officials and wizards present could not understand what he said to the messengers.
After all, the languages in the Western Regions are very diverse, with dozens of countries speaking more than ten different languages. If there is no one to translate, few people can understand them.
Such a scene naturally attracted the attention of many officials and wizards and sorcerers.
Everyone knows that if we talk about who has the greatest influence in the Western Regions, no one can match His Royal Highness Crown Prince Liu Ju, who expelled the Huns and established the Western Alliance.
And with the establishment of the Silk Road, the value of this political asset continues to rise.
However, no one present could envy this.
After all, this was won by Liu Ju's army fighting with real swords and guns. Just like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing before them, they didn't even have the qualifications to make a comment.
Seeing that time is almost up.
Finally, a man came up to Liu Ju and bowed, saying:
"Your Highness, His Majesty is about to arrive. Please take your seat and prepare to welcome him."
This person is none other than the current Prime Minister Shi Qing. He is also the Prince Taifu of Liu Ju, the one who made the Han Dynasty's non-stick pan certified by "Records of the Grand Historian".
"Thank you for the reminder, Prime Minister."
Liu Ju returned the salute with a smile, then bowed to the envoys from the Western Regions and moved to his own seat.
Upon seeing this, everyone quieted down and sat upright in their seats.
At this moment, Liu Ju's gaze was cast towards an old man not far away who had many strange tattoos on his body and a pierced ear with a silver ring hanging from it.
He had done some investigation in advance in the past few days and knew the identity of this person.
He is the leader of the Nanyue wizard sect that Li Xiushan had previously emphasized, and An Yu, the wizard most trusted by Emperor Liu Che in the past two years.
At present, Liu Ju is still unsure to what extent he has influenced Liu Che, but the fact that he instigated Liu Che to build the Jianzhang Palace alone makes it unsuitable for him to continue staying by Liu Che's side... In addition, Li Xiushan also mentioned that Nanyue was keen on praying to ghosts, so the ritual of worshiping ghosts with four prostrations and four incense sticks was most likely something that the Nanyue wizards had created.
Therefore, An Yu is undoubtedly a major suspect in the sudden death of Huo Xian and is worthy of great attention.
"..."
Feeling Liu Ju's gaze, An Yu smiled kindly, lowered his head slightly and bowed to Liu Ju from a distance.
Unexpectedly, Liu Ju suddenly opened his voice and said to him:
"Wizard An Yu, I have long heard of your great name!"
"I heard that you are now 170 years old. The King of Nanyue, Zhao Tuo, whom you once served, was also 104 years old. When I have time one day, I will definitely come to your house in person to ask for the secret of longevity. At that time, I hope Wizard An Yu will be generous in his guidance!"
"?!"
Hearing this, everyone present looked sideways at Liu Ju.
"?!"
An Yu was also surprised, his expression became strange and embarrassed.
He was well-known for Liu Ju's heroic deeds in the Western Regions, and he had also heard of Liu Ju's previous name "Crown Prince".
After all, he came to the Han Dynasty not long after the Nanyue Kingdom officially submitted to the Han Dynasty.
He had personally experienced Liu Ju's implementation of the "one country, two policies" in the Nanyue Kingdom and the payment of sheep to become a palace guard and grain to become an official. He knew that Liu Ju was not a good person. His first sentence today fully revealed his true nature as a devil.
at the same time.
"!!!"
Liu Che, who was entering the Mingtang from the back hall, also paused.
What is this rebellious son up to again? Is he really planning to imitate me and ask for help from gods and ghosts, or is he insinuating me with his words? !
(End of this chapter)
"This Su Wen..."Liu Ju shook his head and sighed.
No wonder Su Wen was able to serve as the Imperial Secretary beside Emperor Liu Che for so many years. His execution ability was truly terrifyingly strong, and he always aimed to ensure that nothing went wrong in anything he did.
Indeed, having someone taste the food is the most effective and accurate way to prevent someone from poisoning the food.
It's just a pity for the palace maid who died suddenly.
But now was obviously not the time to feel sorry for the palace maid. Liu Ju was more concerned about the way the palace maid died, so he asked again:
"Can Su Wen explain how that palace maid died?"
"Minister Su's people said that the palace maid's skin was purple all over. It didn't look like she died of poisoning, but rather suffocation."
Guo Zhen replied,
"But no external injuries were found on the palace servant's body. The people who were with him only saw that he seemed to be possessed by an evil spirit. He suddenly collapsed to the ground and could not move. No matter how they called him, he could not be awakened. Soon after, his pulse became weaker and weaker, and he died soon after."
"It doesn't look like poisoning?"
Liu Ju frowned when he heard this.
Su Wen's judgment can certainly be trusted. As the Yellow Gate Minister, he must have seen many people who were sentenced to death by Emperor Wu of Han or who were ordered by Emperor Wu of Han to be executed with poison.
And in order to ensure that everything is foolproof, he would only return to report to Liu Che after confirming the death.
Therefore, I am no stranger to the condition of people who died of poisoning.
He said that the palace maid did not seem to have died of poisoning, so this possibility could be ruled out.
Moreover, Liu Ju himself knew that the skin of people who died from poison would not appear cyan purple, but would usually be bluish purple. And not only poison, but other poisons that existed in this era would not appear in this state.
Carbon monoxide poisoning, which may cause the skin to turn cyanotic, can also be ruled out.
Although the weather is cold nowadays and we need to use charcoal basins for heating, which can easily lead to carbon monoxide poisoning, the information provided by Su Wen also mentioned that when the palace maid died suddenly, there were other people around her.
If it was really carbon monoxide poisoning, there was no reason why only that palace servant would die suddenly. At the very least, the people around him would have had some poisoning reactions.
"What about my father? How did he react to this?"
Liu Ju pondered for a moment, then raised his head and asked.
"Minister Su's people said that after His Majesty learned about this, he thought it was very unlucky. In order to prevent suspicion from the court and foreign envoys, and to prevent negative public opinion on the Fengshan Ceremony, he has issued a gag order to those who knew about it and suppressed the matter."
Guo Zhendao,
"As for the body of the palace maid, it was temporarily hidden and will be sent back to her home for secret burial after we return to the capital."
"..."
Liu Ju fell silent.
Just as Su Wen said, there was something weird about the sudden death of this palace maid.
Even Liu Ju could not determine the cause of his death for a moment, so Liu Che and the natives of this era would naturally be even more unable to make a judgment. Perhaps they had already regarded it as an ominous sign.
What's more, Su Wen might not have told Liu Che that he had ordered the palace servant to taste the food for Huo Shan.
After all, this was something Liu Ju had assigned to him. As Liu Che's Yellow Gate Minister, he was secretly carrying out Liu Ju's orders, which undoubtedly touched Liu Che's reverse scale.
In this case, Liu Che naturally could not connect the two together.
However, Liu Ju could not help but connect the sudden death of this palace maid with the inexplicable death of Huo Shan after participating in the Fengshan Ceremony in history.
Because apart from the fact that the palace maid tasted the food for Huo Xian, this incident also had many things in common.
For example, the cause of death was not determined.
For example, the timing of sudden death.
For example, Liu Che’s attitude towards this matter.
Unless everything happened by coincidence, and this palace maid happened to suffer from an unknown hidden illness, and the illness happened to break out at this time...but this possibility is so small that Liu Ju thinks that this possibility should be ignored first and the matter should be investigated with the greatest suspicion.
It’s a pity that Yi Shuo didn’t come with us this time, otherwise we might be able to ask her to help with the autopsy.
But on second thought, even if Yishuo came, it would probably be of no use.
After all, Liu Che's attitude at the moment was to suppress the matter, so no one could question it, let alone perform an autopsy.
Even though Liu Ju was the crown prince, he couldn't ask directly, let alone make any big moves, otherwise not only would Liu Che be dissatisfied with him, but it would also bring big trouble to Su Wen who tipped off the secret...
But this does not mean that Liu Ju was helpless when things developed to this point.
On the contrary, he has been given a chance to break the deadlock.
The sudden death of this palace maid was beyond Liu Ju's expectations, but at the same time it was within his expectations. After all, he had long suspected that Huo Shan would meet with an accident after the Fengshan Ceremony, but this palace maid only saved him from this disaster.
But this was a real surprise to the people who planned this behind the scenes.
When such an accident happened and the person behind the scenes failed to achieve his goal, he naturally had to find a way to remedy the situation.
In this way, they would have to do more things, and the possibility of being exposed would naturally increase a lot, and Liu Ju would naturally have a better chance of catching them...
In addition, Liu Ju had confidence in Su Wen.
This guy is not simple either. Since he knows that the palace maid might have died because of tasting food for Huo Shan, he will definitely find out the truth in his own way and tell Liu Che about it in an appropriate manner.
After all, the "merit of protecting the emperor" that Liu Ju gave to Su Wen had a fatal attraction to someone like him. How could he easily let go of any opportunity to show off in front of Liu Che?
So what he has to do now is to let the bullet fly for a while longer.
At least within today, he will be able to thoroughly understand whether Liu Che was subjectively responsible for Huo Xian's sudden death, and then decide what to do...
……
At the foot of Mount Tai, the rear hall of Mingtang.
"Your Majesty, I found that there is something strange about the death of the palace maid!"
Su Wen hurriedly came to Liu Che's side, bowed and spoke solemnly.
"how you said that?"
Hearing this, Liu Che looked over sideways.
At this moment, several attendants were helping him put on court robes, because the Fengshan Ceremony had reached the final step. Next, he would accept congratulations from civil and military officials and envoys from various countries in the Mingtang.
Liu Che will also publicly announce that the country's name "Tianhan" will be changed to "Yuanfeng".
In fact, in history, the country name "Yuanfeng" should have appeared before "Tianhan", but because of the appearance of Liu Ju, Liu Che's Fengshan ceremony was delayed by nearly ten years, and the country name became confused.
Besides.
He also ceded the two counties of Ying and Bo in front of Mount Tai to worship Mount Tai, and named it Fenggao County. He issued an edict ordering the envoys to reward the people in the county. From the elderly, filial sons to widows, widows, orphans and the lonely, all of them could receive cloth and food. This was said to be celebrating together with the people.
Although the dragon did not come down to take him to heaven this time, he still had to save face. "If you want to avoid it, I just asked about this matter secretly and learned that before the palace maid died, she ate the breakfast prepared for the Champion Marquis because she was greedy."
Su Wen lowered his eyes and made up a story with good reasoning.
"This detail immediately alerted me. The Marquis of Guanjun is a close minister of Your Majesty. He is riding in the same carriage with Your Majesty during the Fengshan ceremony. Even if there is only a slight mistake in the food and drink, I will not dare to neglect my duty."
"So I was more careful and saved the breakfast food, and found a dog to feed some of it."
"But who would have thought that after the dog ate the breakfast, it suddenly collapsed to the ground in less than an hour, and soon it was completely dead like the palace maid..."
In fact, during this period, Su Wen also secretly tested it with the silver needle given to him by Liu Ju.
As a result, the silver needle showed no signs of turning black, but Su Wen still had doubts, so he found a dog to try again.
At this moment, he was also extremely grateful.
Fortunately, he did not completely listen to Liu Ju's words at the beginning, and instead used palace maids to taste the food for Huo Shan. Otherwise, it would not be the palace maid and the dog who died at this moment, but Huo Shan.
And the "merit of protecting the emperor" that Liu Ju promised him would naturally slip through his fingers.
At the same time, Su Wen felt somewhat pleased:
It turns out that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not omnipotent. At critical moments, it is still up to me, Lord Su, to exercise my subjective initiative...
"You guys stand down first!"
Hearing this, Liu Che's face changed a little. He immediately shouted at several attendants beside him. After they all left, he frowned and looked at Su Wen.
"You mean, someone wanted to poison Huo Shan, and the palace maid was just dying on his behalf?"
This kind of poison, which showed no signs of poisoning and was more like an inexplicable suffocation caused by evil spirits, was something that even Liu Che had never heard of. Although someone tasted his meals every time, he couldn't help feeling a little cold in his heart.
After all, not everyone is like him.
If such a thing is used by someone with ulterior motives, it can harm people right under his nose and have an adverse impact on him.
Just like this time, if that palace maid had not been greedy and took the disaster on behalf of Huo Shan, could he still have borrowed twenty years of life from Huo Shan?
"Your Majesty, there is still some breakfast left for the Champion Marquis. To confirm that it is correct, I can find a few more dogs to try it out."
Su Wen bowed and suggested.
"Go, go now and find a few more!"
Liu Che nodded and said solemnly,
"You know how to deal with all those involved in this matter. Keep them under my control and investigate thoroughly!"
"Also, keep an eye on Huo Xian and do not allow him to make any mistakes. I will go out first to accept the congratulations from the officials and envoys, and we will deal with the rest later!"
……
In the bright hall.
The civil and military officials who had the honor to follow Emperor Liu Che to participate in the Fengshan Ceremony gathered together. An Yu, Li Xiushan and other wizards and alchemists were also in the hall, as well as envoys from various countries.
At this moment, Liu Che had not come out yet, and officials who were familiar with each other were still greeting each other, and the hall was very lively.
Liu Ju naturally arrived at the Mingtang early.
However, unlike others, after a brief greeting with some officials with whom he had former friendships, he was immediately surrounded enthusiastically by the large number of representatives of the Western Regions delegation, and every envoy was vying to talk to him.
Moreover, the civil and military officials and wizards present could not understand what he said to the messengers.
After all, the languages in the Western Regions are very diverse, with dozens of countries speaking more than ten different languages. If there is no one to translate, few people can understand them.
Such a scene naturally attracted the attention of many officials and wizards and sorcerers.
Everyone knows that if we talk about who has the greatest influence in the Western Regions, no one can match His Royal Highness Crown Prince Liu Ju, who expelled the Huns and established the Western Alliance.
And with the establishment of the Silk Road, the value of this political asset continues to rise.
However, no one present could envy this.
After all, this was won by Liu Ju's army fighting with real swords and guns. Just like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing before them, they didn't even have the qualifications to make a comment.
Seeing that time is almost up.
Finally, a man came up to Liu Ju and bowed, saying:
"Your Highness, His Majesty is about to arrive. Please take your seat and prepare to welcome him."
This person is none other than the current Prime Minister Shi Qing. He is also the Prince Taifu of Liu Ju, the one who made the Han Dynasty's non-stick pan certified by "Records of the Grand Historian".
"Thank you for the reminder, Prime Minister."
Liu Ju returned the salute with a smile, then bowed to the envoys from the Western Regions and moved to his own seat.
Upon seeing this, everyone quieted down and sat upright in their seats.
At this moment, Liu Ju's gaze was cast towards an old man not far away who had many strange tattoos on his body and a pierced ear with a silver ring hanging from it.
He had done some investigation in advance in the past few days and knew the identity of this person.
He is the leader of the Nanyue wizard sect that Li Xiushan had previously emphasized, and An Yu, the wizard most trusted by Emperor Liu Che in the past two years.
At present, Liu Ju is still unsure to what extent he has influenced Liu Che, but the fact that he instigated Liu Che to build the Jianzhang Palace alone makes it unsuitable for him to continue staying by Liu Che's side... In addition, Li Xiushan also mentioned that Nanyue was keen on praying to ghosts, so the ritual of worshiping ghosts with four prostrations and four incense sticks was most likely something that the Nanyue wizards had created.
Therefore, An Yu is undoubtedly a major suspect in the sudden death of Huo Xian and is worthy of great attention.
"..."
Feeling Liu Ju's gaze, An Yu smiled kindly, lowered his head slightly and bowed to Liu Ju from a distance.
Unexpectedly, Liu Ju suddenly opened his voice and said to him:
"Wizard An Yu, I have long heard of your great name!"
"I heard that you are now 170 years old. The King of Nanyue, Zhao Tuo, whom you once served, was also 104 years old. When I have time one day, I will definitely come to your house in person to ask for the secret of longevity. At that time, I hope Wizard An Yu will be generous in his guidance!"
"?!"
Hearing this, everyone present looked sideways at Liu Ju.
"?!"
An Yu was also surprised, his expression became strange and embarrassed.
He was well-known for Liu Ju's heroic deeds in the Western Regions, and he had also heard of Liu Ju's previous name "Crown Prince".
After all, he came to the Han Dynasty not long after the Nanyue Kingdom officially submitted to the Han Dynasty.
He had personally experienced Liu Ju's implementation of the "one country, two policies" in the Nanyue Kingdom and the payment of sheep to become a palace guard and grain to become an official. He knew that Liu Ju was not a good person. His first sentence today fully revealed his true nature as a devil.
at the same time.
"!!!"
Liu Che, who was entering the Mingtang from the back hall, also paused.
What is this rebellious son up to again? Is he really planning to imitate me and ask for help from gods and ghosts, or is he insinuating me with his words? !
(End of this chapter)
