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Chapter 128 Abnormal
Li Xunchuan sighed slightly, and said, "Master Hou, I have a merciless request."

Da Xiye raised his eyes.

Li Xunchuan looked at Ji Yuyan and said, "May I trouble you to send someone to invite the doctor, my wife has a high fever and is still asleep at the moment."

Ji Yuyan nodded hastily and said, "It's not really a trouble."

"Governor." Da Xiye stood up and said, "Go and take care of Miss Li first, we can talk about this anytime."

Li Xunchuan hesitated for a long time, Da Xiye pushed Li Xunchuan out, and said: "It's really not possible, we will talk in your room, Miss Li's body is important."

Zhuo Ran sank into the mattress, soaked his inner garment with cold sweat, only showing half of his face buried in the pillow, his wet hair stuck to his forehead, it was abnormally red, and he breathed heavily.The doctor put three fingers on her wrist, and his brows became tighter and tighter.

Li Xunchuan sat on the edge of the bed, brushed away the wet hair on Zhuo Ran's forehead with his fingers, and let out a long sigh.

"This girl has been seriously injured before?" The doctor looked up at Li Yuchuan.

Li Xunchuan nodded, and said, "I've been shot in the back by an arrow, and she hasn't healed all the time, and she's easily out of breath when she's agitated, and she's still coughing a lot in the past few days, and has nightmares at night, but taking medicine doesn't help."

"The girl has some congenital deficiencies, and it's normal to be weak." The doctor said, "But the injury in the back has not been well maintained. Looking at the pulse, there is internal deficiency and heat, and the loss of qi and blood is severe."

Li Xunchuan looked at Zhuo Ran and frowned slightly, and the doctor said, "I don't know if the girl has coughed up blood recently?"

"Hemoptysis?" Li Yanchuan's pupils shrank suddenly, "How could this be?"

The doctor shook his head and said: "If you hurt the inside, there will be blood if you don't heal, but it's fine to spit it out. The girl needs to take good care of her body. If you have the ability to go to southern Xinjiang to find a doctor, maybe the girl will recover faster."

Li Xunchuan paused for a moment, and said, "It's just how to get rid of her high fever. I called her just now, and she is not quite sober."

"Wait for the old man to apply the needle for a while." The doctor said, "This high fever is strange, and the old man doesn't know why."

Li Xunchuan held Zhuo Ran's sweaty hand and rolled up his sleeves.There were still red marks on Bai Jing's arm that he squeezed so hard last night, Li Xunchuan gently rubbed it for her, and the doctor searched for Quchi acupoint and pricked it down with a silver needle.

Zhuo Ran felt that someone was pressing her hand, subconsciously wanted to struggle, Li Yanchuan bent down and pressed her shoulder, and said softly: "Xiaqiu, don't be afraid, I'm here."

"..." Zhuo Ran trembled slightly, she frowned slightly, and opened her lips to say something.

Li Xunchuan touched Zhuo Ran, and after the doctor pulled out the silver needle, Zhuo Ran was awakened by this action, stretched out his fingers to grab Li Xunchuan's wrist, and slowly opened his eyes.

Ji Yuyan and Da Xiye waited outside the screen, watching the doctor come out with the medicine box, and write the prescription on the paper with a pen.

"Take this medicine after meals, remember to use a slow fire." The doctor handed over the prescription with both hands, Ji Yuyan took it with a nod, and sent people down to decoct the medicine.

"Zhang Yue..." Zhuo Ran called him, and Li Yanchuan rubbed against her ear, telling her that he had finished talking with Da Xihou.

Zhuo Ran nodded, Li Yuchuan touched her palm, and said softly: "Sleep a little longer, I'll go and talk to Master Hou, and I'll be back when you wake up."

"What about Wang Cheng?" Zhuo Ran tilted his head to look at him, Li Xunchuan shook his head and said, "We haven't concluded anything yet, so we won't tell him for now."

"Yeah." Zhuo Ran wanted to raise his arms to hug him, but he didn't have the strength, so Li Yuchuan took the initiative to hug her, kissed her and got up to walk around the screen.

Da Xiye didn't look inside, but when he saw Li Xunchuan, he asked how she was doing.Li Xunchuan breathed a sigh of relief, and Da Xiye led people to the study to discuss the matter when he saw that Zhuo Ran was fine for the time being.

Zhuo Ran's warmth was still on Li Xunchuan's palm, he lowered his eyes and pinched his fingers, and after a moment of deliberation, he said: "Master Hou, have all the Luzhou officials who were involved in the delivery of food and salaries at that time been found out?"

Da Xiye frowned, and said: "Before this matter got out, I checked it with Han Cheng. It is not difficult to find out the records from a few months ago, but we didn't find anything. people."

"Replaced by someone?" Li Yuchuan had already guessed that this might be the result, but he didn't expect that the same problem would appear in the two ledgers. He said, "Master Hou, when I was in Yidong, The two generals Shao Hui and Tong Rong also encountered this situation. There was a new official bank from Gaodu in Yidong before, and when they checked the ledger records, they also found that it had been altered, and the names recorded did not match at all."

Da Xiye nodded: "They have planned this for a long time."

However, Li Xunchuan shook his head and said, "It's just that I don't understand one thing. The account books that Shao Hui Tongrong checked are in Yidong, and most of them involve Yan's business route. These have little to do with officialdom. I can't find out if their account books have been altered. I understand, but Luzhou has its own trade routes, how can such a situation happen."

Da Xiye understood what Li Xunchuan meant.Luzhou’s account books are not circulated, and there is no possibility of them being stolen or tampered with. Although it is far away from Gaodu, the income and expenditure details must be reported to Gaodu. If something goes wrong, these officials will take the blame. Let me be clear.

But he really didn't find out.

"Han Cheng is in charge of all the account books reported to Gaodu." Da Xiye said, "There is nothing special about Luzhou. If there is no major problem with the account records, it is generally not rechecked, but this time..."

Li Xunchuan thought for a while, but still couldn't help but said: "Master Hou, forgive me for being rude, I think Han Cheng is very problematic."

Da Xiye looked at Li Yuchuan and said, "No. I trust him very much, besides, he told me about this matter. If it wasn't for him, I'm afraid that when there is a problem in Beili and the border, I will know that it is Luzhou. There was a mistake."

"I understand the trust of Lord Hou in Han Cheng." Li Yuchuan said: "But I have always said that, at this time, Lord Hou can't trust anyone. How should the common people treat you, and what should the Right Prime Minister do?"

Da Xiye stared at him.

"Of course, I'm very grateful that Hou Ye is willing to listen to me. I don't know the situation in Beili and the border, so I want to find out the truth as soon as possible and return Hou Ye's innocence." Luzhou, please also ask Lord Hou to uphold justice."

Da Xiye leaned back on the chair, stretched out his fingers and pinched the armrest tightly.

"Then... what does the governor want to do?"

Li Xunchuan sighed slowly, and said: "Master Hou. I told you that I suspect there is a rebellious party in Luzhou. It is not alarmist. Xiaqiu and I came to Luzhou to investigate secretly. The rebellious party must have internal support. Rampant, we have no suspects in Yidong, I'm afraid he is really in Luzhou."

Da Xiye said: "Have you seen Feng Cheng, the sailor?"

Li Xunchuan shook his head and said: "No. It's strange to say that we have been in Yidong for a long time, and we haven't even seen him once, and the chief envoy Huo Jie has not seen a few times. They seem to be busy."

"Feng Cheng won't be unaware of these things." Da Xiye said: "Feng Cheng rarely shows up in these years, and even if he does, he does so in a hurry. Who knows what he's busy with."

Li Xunchuan smiled and said: "After all, he is the king of Yidong, so he is inevitably at a loss for his own resources. But having said that, Luzhou is different from Yidong, and the Marquis needs to strategize."

Da Xiye looked at Li Yuchuan, and said, "The governor met Han Cheng last night, do you have any doubts?"

Li Xunchuan said: "I can't see anything from just one side. The current situation is tense, and I don't care about friendship. It's just that Hou Ye trusts Han Cheng so much. I don't want to find out about him."

"Necessary for official business." Da Xiye pointed at the armrest and said, "The distribution of officials in Luzhou is relatively concentrated. If someone leaks the news after investigation, then our efforts will be in vain."

"Actually, it's okay." Li Yanchuan said: "We will not investigate the matter with great fanfare. My purpose is not to investigate officials, but to test whether there are bandits in Luocheng and ensure the safety of Luzhou."

Having said that, Da Xiye understood that Li Xunchuan wanted to take the opportunity to find out the person behind it and make him pay the price. Once something happened to Beili, Li Xunchuan would never let this person go easily.

But Li Yunchuan knew the priorities, and he knew that Luzhou should be put first.He trusted Shang Luoqiu and Xiao Qijing who were far away in Beili, they would try to prolong it, and Li Yanchuan would deal with it as soon as possible, Da Xiye couldn't help but feel admiration.

When he left the capital, Li Yuchuan was still a young player. He had heard of the champion in Luzhou, and now seeing that it was true, he was calm and calm enough to not be in a hurry.He felt sorry for Li Yuchuan for entering Gaodu as the governor, but this incident did not affect Li Yuchuan at all, he was still the same as before.If you have to say something has changed, I'm afraid it's his temperament, and he won't be cold and aloof.

He has also been on the battlefield, and he knows what it means to kill decisively.Later when he had Ji Yuyan, he knew what tenderness is.

This is the commonality between him and Li Yuchuan.

Da Xiye was old, but he was both envious and sorry for Li Yuchuan, he didn't say it, and he didn't show it.

"How?" Da Xiye said.

Li Xunchuan raised his eyes, Da Xiye smiled and said, "Master Governor, I believe in you, so I will follow your request."

***
When washing his face in the morning, Wu Song spilled dirty water all over Liu Yulin's body, causing Liu Yulin to hang his robe on a hanger and dry it in the yard for a long time. He was angry and refused to talk to Wu Song.

Xiong Zhenghao couldn't get used to his appearance the most, so he dug out a set of old clothes from the closet and threw them to Liu Yulin: "Pretentious."

Jiang Rulan helped put it on Liu Yulin's body, frowned and said, "Why are you doing this? It's fine to wash your clothes when they're wet. Don't you feel cold in just wearing one?"

Liu Yulin looked at the clothes hanging on his shoulders in disgust, with an expression that made Xiong Zheng want to beat him at all.

"Get dressed quickly," Xiong Zhenghao stared at him, and said, "We still have things to do."

"What are you urging?" Liu Yulin also glared at him.

Jiang Rulan insisted on tying a belt for him to put on his clothes, and when she turned around, she saw Wu Song running in, followed by an eagle.

"Yo," Xiong Zhenghao caught Ruofei at a glance, raised his brows, and said, "What message is the Governor sending?"

Ruofei first landed on the eaves and looked down at the people in the courtyard, then spread his wings and flew around twice before landing on Wu Song's shoulder.

Wu Song saw that nothing was tied to Ruofei's feet, so he shook his head and said, "The master didn't send any news, but let Ruofei come over to see us."

"It's so sweet..." Liu Yulin hid behind Jiang Rulan, Ruofei looked a little fierce, and he was a little scared.

"Promise." When Xiong Zhenghao stepped down from the steps, he still stared at Liu Yulin, and he didn't look up until Ruofei rushed up and turned around twice.

Wu Song frowned and said, "Ruofei seems to be taking us somewhere, let's follow it."

Jiang Rulan pushed Liu Yulin out, Xiong Zhenghao followed him out of the courtyard, Ruofei kept flying towards the city, Xiong Zhenghao felt that something was wrong the further he walked, so he had to stop first.

"Pine nuts." Xiong Zhenghao took out his badge from his waist and handed it to him, saying, "Go back and find Tan Zhen first, and ask him to bring people to the city. In addition, select some people to block the city gate, and don't let anyone out. !"

Wu Song frowned: "Why?"

Jiang Rulan and Liu Yulin seemed to have noticed something too, Xiong Zhenghao said: "Master Jiang, Liu Jijiu, you and your men lie in ambush in the city first, and I will follow Ruofei to have a look."

"No!" Jiang Rulan shook her head and said, "It's too dangerous, you can come with us."

Liu Yulin said, "Yes, you are alone..."

Xiong Zhenghao smiled and said: "Why are you so nervous? Ruofei should have discovered it. I just followed it for a while. If I really find Li Chengru, it will not be too late for you to go together. Besides... ..."

Besides, Li Chengru has seen Ruofei. If he had just met Ruofei, he would know that it came to report to someone, and it would take time to escape.

"It's over!" Liu Yulin said with a frown.

Xiong Zhenghao walked forward without even turning his head, and said, "Only I can fight, and you will only hinder me by following me. Hurry up and bring someone over, time waits for no one!"

Wu Song squeezed his waist badge and ran away.

Liu Yulin and Jiang Rulan could only go to the nearest place to bring someone over.

Ruo Feiyue flew lower and lower, and finally stopped in front of a pawn shop, staring straight at Xiong Zhenghao.Xiong Zhenghao stepped forward, and Ruofei paused on his shoulder for a while, then rushed up to the sky and yelled at Xiong Zhenghao twice.

Xiong Zhenghao's hand was already on the handle of the knife at his waist.When I checked here a few days ago, this pawn shop was still open for business, but today it closed its door tightly, and several shops around it were also closed. It was so deserted and eerie.

Xiong Zhenghao stepped up the steps, split the iron lock with the blade of his knife, kicked open the door of the pawn shop, and several people fell down from both sides of the door, and fell in front of him.

These people were already out of breath, their faces were purple, and their pupils were dilated. Xiong Zhenghao bent down and took a closer look. It seemed that the time to die was only a few days.

Ruofei screamed behind his back, Xiong Zhenghao got up immediately, and the flames exploded in his ears, he threw himself outwards instinctively, before he could react, it spread around the pawnshop as the center, the house exploded and collapsed, and Xiong Zhenghao Zheng Hao had no choice but to hide under the unused shelves in the middle of the street, and the debris of the house fell all over the sky. He could only squat with his head in his arms, and was still cut by the debris.

If Fei Teng flew higher, Liu Yulin and Jiang Rulan heard explosions in the city when they walked halfway, and it was already a mess when they rushed over.

"Fuck..." Xiong Zhenghao was crushed under the wooden plank, spit black foam, and crawled out of the ruins with difficulty.Liu Yulin saw Xiong Zhenghao at a glance, and hurriedly called for help.

Jiang Rulan helped Xiong Zhenghao stand up, frowned and said, "What's the matter, is it Li Chengru?"

Xiong Zhengmo's face was covered with ashes, he blinked his blurred eyes, and said, "You motherfucker, tell our people not to act rashly, he must have hidden gunpowder elsewhere."

"Then he's already left Luo City?" Liu Yulin frowned and said, "If he's still here, wouldn't he be afraid of being blown to death too?"

Xiong Zhenghao sneered and said, "Is there anything this guy can't do?"

"What happened when you came here?" Xiong Zhenghao patted the plaster on his clothes and said, "Where's Wu Song?"

"...Not good!" Jiang Rulan came to her senses, and said anxiously, "Will they also plant gunpowder around the state capital?"

Xiong Zheng didn't bother to breathe a sigh of relief, and said, "Go back first."

Before he could take a step, there was an explosion just now, and Xiong Zhenghao immediately pressed down on Liu Yulin and Jiang Rulan, and shouted, "Get down!"

The second wave of continuous explosions burned together with the fire. The ruins fueled the fire, and it was swept by the wind. It was death to stand up, and death to hide.Xiong Zhenghao cursed inwardly. Sure enough, there were quite a few people following Li Chengru, who could quietly plant gunpowder in the city, and detonate it directly without being discovered by him, continuously.He didn't know how long they had been buried, how wide the area was affected, but they were still so passive in the open. Xiong Zhenghao only hated himself for his inexperience.

Tan Zhen didn't know what was going on, so he must not be killed without even leaving the door, that would be too embarrassing to die.

"Where... are they?" Jiang Rulan asked, covering her ears, her voice was swallowed up, and came out indistinctly. Xiong Zheng ignored him, but raised his eyes slightly to look at him.

Liu Yulin turned his head from the gap between the wooden boards, originally wanted to take a few breaths, but saw someone running towards the corner of the street, immediately grabbed Xiong Zhenghao's arm, and said, "I saw them, they are over there!"

Seeing that Liu Yulin was about to rush out, Xiong Zhenghao hurriedly dragged him back, dodging the wood that fell from the top of his head, and said sharply, "What are you in a hurry for? Are you looking for death?"

"Aren't you going to chase them now and wait for them to escape?"

"There are people guarding you outside the city gate, why worry!" Xiong Zheng said angrily, "Take care of your life first!"

The fire was getting bigger and bigger, Xiong Zheng didn't hear the sound of the explosion, so he got up immediately: "Follow me if you can!"

Liu Yulin supported Jiang Rulan to go forward. Fortunately, the people who followed them were able to hide in time, except for some minor injuries.The people living here don't need Xiong Zheng to think too much. In order to blow up and kill the people in the city, these people have to go first.

Xiong Zhenghao glanced back at the ruins and clenched his hands tightly.

After walking a hundred steps, Tan Zhen and Wu Song hurried over with people.Xiong Zheng didn't bother to explain, and said to Tan Zhen: "Tanzhou Prefecture, immediately send people to escort the people out of Los Angeles through the lanes, the sooner the better."

"Why?" Tan Zhen said, "What happened to you? I heard the explosion just now. Have you met Li Chengru? Where is he now?"

Xiong Zhenghao grabbed Tan Zhen's collar and said in a deep voice, "How many questions do you have? Gunpowder is buried in the city. If you don't hurry to let people go, do you want people to wash Los Angeles with blood and die here together?"

(End of this chapter)