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Situ Jing wore a black cloak over his gray robe, and he did not wear any small crown or headdress on his head. It was simply tied up with a cloth belt. Judging from his dress, he could be said to be quite low-key. He probably did not want to attract anyone's attention and wanted to meet Lu Qing and others in a low-key manner.

When he entered, Lu Qing was sitting by the bed, wearing that hideous golden mask, one hand on the edge of the bed, the other hand gently covering the wound.

Zhu Yu watched from the side and secretly despised this guy in his heart. He was acting like nothing happened just now, but when Situ Jing came this time, he adopted the posture of "Xi Shi holding her heart", which was clearly hinting to Situ Jing not to forget who hurt him.

Obviously, this trick worked for Situ Jing. As soon as he entered the room and saw Lu Qing with his hand on his chest, his expression immediately changed. His forced calmness was almost about to break, and his whole body became visibly more tense.

"General, please take a seat." Lu Qing's voice was still deep and deep, as it only appeared when he was wearing a mask. He asked Situ Jing to sit down and talk, while he gestured to Fu Wen to close the door again from the outside. "I wonder why the general took the time out of his busy schedule to come to the post station?"

When Lu Qing said "in the midst of a busy schedule", he seemed to emphasize the words a little, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Situ Jing, who had not appeared for more than half a month, suddenly had a more rosy look on his face and looked more embarrassed.

"Since I injured the censor, Situ Jing should have come to visit him earlier. Unfortunately, after suppressing that group of bandits, military affairs became very complicated, so he was delayed until now. This is really wrong, and I hope your forgiveness will be given."

He clasped his fists towards Lu Qing to express his apology, and explained, "Although that group of thieves were trained assassins who bit themselves to death after being captured, leaving no one alive, the deputy commander Zhou Kuang, who was working with them from the inside out, was imprisoned.

After some interrogation, the guy couldn't stand it any longer and finally confessed the truth. He confessed that he didn't know about the conspiracy of that group at first, and just thought he had made friends with some capable people.

Zhou Kuang had always been dissatisfied with the previous position, thinking that the former commander-in-chief was mediocre and incompetent. Those people said that they could help him create some trouble. When the time came, the higher-ups would blame the old commander-in-chief for his poor command of the army and demote him to another place. Zhou Kuang would then be able to seize the opportunity and climb to the position of commander-in-chief.

Later, seeing that there was no movement from above, he guessed that the old commander had concealed the events in the Lizhou camp and had not reported them. So, under the instigation of that group of people, he decided to take action directly against the old commander.

I thought that once the old commander-in-chief died, there would be no one in charge of the army, and the superiors would definitely appoint him as the new commander-in-chief. From then on, he would be the top leader in the Lizhou camp. I never expected that the emperor would issue an imperial edict to bring me here from Runzhou.

That's why, instigated by that group of people, he became increasingly restless and wanted to create a big chaos in order to replace me.

During these days, I have been eliminating Zhou Kuang's followers in the camp, and I will also take this opportunity to deal with the officials in the camp who have been occupying their positions and doing nothing for many years.

So I kept putting it off until now, when I finally came here to visit you, my Lord."

Lu Qing slowly waved his hand to indicate that it was okay.

Situ Jing paused for a moment, then asked, "I heard that Your Excellency was about to leave, so I came here today to visit you. I wonder if Your Excellency is planning to return to the capital to report?"

Lu Qing looked at Situ Jing without saying anything. After a moment of silence, he slowly spoke, "General Situ is indeed well-informed. Even though he is busy with many military affairs, he can still grasp the movements of several of us."

When he said this, it was almost the same as pointing at the other person's nose and saying, "You old man, I was hurt so badly by you, but you didn't come to visit me, but instead sent spies to keep an eye on us."

If the person on the other side was a seasoned veteran like Duke Yan, he might immediately come up with something to turn the tables without batting an eyelid.

But it was obvious that Situ Jing was not that kind of person and did not have so many tricks in his mind. The face of this upright general turned completely red in an instant.

He covered his mouth with his fist and coughed twice to hide his embarrassment. Since Lu Qing had pointed it out, he didn't plan to hide it anymore and simply nodded: "Your Excellency is injured this time. The journey from Lizhou to the capital is long. I was worried that Your Excellency has not fully recovered yet and wondered if he can withstand the fatigue of the journey.

But judging from the food that the adults sent people to prepare, it seems that you have no plans to travel far?" "My injury has not healed yet, and I don't want to continue to linger in Lizhou. So I thought of leaving Lizhou and finding a place with beautiful scenery to recuperate for a while. I will set off back to Beijing after I am well again." Lu Qing replied.

"Does your Excellency already have a place in mind where he wants to go?"

"I don't mind it, but the chief historian beside me is homesick, so I have to accommodate him and take care of him." Lu Qing said as he glanced at Zhu Yu beside him with a meaningful look.

Situ Jing was slightly stunned and looked at Zhu Yu. Zhu Yu nodded to him in response.

She still didn't know why Lu Qing said that, but in front of outsiders, staying consistent with her allies was the most basic code of conduct after all.

The expression on Situ Jing's face became more and more subtle.

He had originally speculated that his recent avoidance would make Lu Qing and the others realize that their identities had been guessed, but for both public and private reasons, he still had to pretend to be ignorant and not point it out directly. He thought that the other party should have the same plan as him.

Unexpectedly, although the "Golden-faced Censor" did not point it out directly, he did not seem to intend to pretend that others did not notice.

Since both sides were pretending to be ignorant, Situ Jing was a little confused about the other side's intentions, but he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, this way, many things can be said more easily.

"If you want to find a place to recuperate, it's best to find a comfortable place, such as Quzhou. Now is a good time.

The recent Lizhou and Huazhou areas are not very good places to go. If you listen to me, it is best to take a longer detour." So Situ Jing simply said it more bluntly.

But he was so frank and straightforward, but Lu Qing pretended to be confused: "Oh? What do you mean?"

Situ Jing frowned. He looked at Lu Qing, then at Zhu Yu beside him. He seemed to be a little conflicted, but he finally spoke, "I believe Your Excellency is aware of Prince Yi's previous border patrol."

Lu Qing nodded.

"Lizhou and Huazhou are both adjacent to Jie and Shuo. Not to mention the recent bizarre poisoning incident in the Lizhou camp," Situ Jing said, as if he had made a firm decision. "There have been rumors that Jie and Shuo are colluding with each other. I wonder if they have ulterior motives."

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