Painting Doctor Jinhua

Chapter 120 Killing someone with a borrowed knife

"Your Highness, your master encountered an assassination attempt a year ago. In this assassination attempt, you almost became the executioner of someone else's murder. But you were lucky. Someone informed you, so you knew about this matter in advance. You gave the pot of poisoned wine to the beggar, and the beggar died on the spot after drinking it! And you, Your Highness, have escaped this disaster!"

Chen Shujian's expression changed immediately. He lowered his voice and asked, "You can even figure this out? Mr. Cui, you are really an expert in numerology! So what do you think I should do in the future?"

"Your master's biggest enemy right now is this traitor, and he is ready to replace your master. So you need to find evidence in advance and report this traitor to your lord. Your lord will then weaken the traitor's power. Only then can you preserve your master's position. By preserving his position, you can also preserve your future wealth and glory!"

"That being said, where can I find evidence to bring this traitor to the Lord? Moreover, this traitor is deeply trusted and favored by the Lord. If it is not conclusive evidence that makes the Lord extremely sad, there is no way to bring this traitor down!"

Cui Heng smiled, picked out another leaf card made of Saeki paper, and said:

"Hiding weapons among the monks and taking land from under the pagodas and temples, are these crimes enough?"

Chen Shujian's expression changed again and he asked, "What do you mean?"

"Your Highness, you should be able to understand what this means. During the last gathering on Mount Fahua, Mr. Xie made it very clear that the Buddhist temple now occupies land and harbors filth. This is already a fact. Of course, there is one thing he did not say, which is...hiding private soldiers!"

Chen Shujian seemed to have an idea after hearing this, and nodded hurriedly, saying, "I understand, Mr. Cui is indeed talented. I wonder if Mr. Cui is willing to serve in the Southern Dynasty? Can I recommend him to the Crown Prince?"

Cui Heng sighed and replied, "No, I missed a very important thing because of my career as an official a few years ago. No matter how much I regret and try to make amends, it is useless. It has become a great regret in my life.

Life is about being content, why would one travel thousands of miles to seek fame and honor? "

Cui Heng meant that the most important thing in life is to live comfortably. How can one be bound by being an official and travel thousands of miles to pursue fame and fortune?

Chen Shujian looked ashamed and said hurriedly, "Mr. Cui is indeed a famous scholar like Wang Youjun and Master Xie. It is you who is narrow-minded!"

Cui Heng smiled, bowed, and prepared to leave.

Chen Shujian wanted to keep him, but he seemed to have thought of something that was hard to say, so he watched Cui Heng go away. After thinking for a long time, he also stood up and walked slowly in the direction Cui Heng left. Unexpectedly, when he walked to another private room, he suddenly heard a familiar voice saying:

"Do you think I am willing to work for King Shixing? Humph, I just want to see them kill each other!

Haha, a foot of cloth can still be sewn; a bushel of millet can still be pounded, but the two brothers cannot get along.

That's a very good point! My father treated them like that, but he eventually usurped my brother's throne. Otherwise, I would be a prince now, so why would I be following Chen Shuling's lead and be an obedient dog? "

"But if I don't be this obedient dog, I will end up like those officials who were framed by him and imprisoned or even exterminated, and I will also die a miserable death!"

The person who spoke was none other than Xin'an County Prince Chen Bogu. Chen Shujian recognized this man's voice, but although this man was addicted to alcohol and would behave ugly and do unreasonable things every time he was drunk, he knew this weakness of his and therefore never got drunk outside. Today, he actually... Who was he drinking with?

Chen Shujian curiously looked through the crack in the door and saw a young man sitting in front of a table with his back to him. He poured wine for Chen Bogu and advised him:

"My Lord, Shan Juyuan once said: The four lands of heaven and earth still have news, let alone people. This is telling us that the fate of human beings is like the changes of the four seasons. We should let go of what we should let go of, be a wise minister, and serve the court. This is the right way!"

The person who was urging people to drink was Li Mi.

"Brother Li is really good at talking. It's true that a new emperor appoints new ministers. It's useless to always think about the past and add to the sadness. It's better to do well in the present and live a leisurely and wealthy life!"

"Then will the prince still work for the Prince of Shixing? I heard that this prince was kicked by a boy, and his offspring were all shattered. I am afraid that there will be concerns about the inheritance of the incense for future generations. Moreover, he is often violent and murderous. Is it worth working for such a prince?"

"Oh, I get angry when I mention this. I told him a long time ago not to provoke that young lady. Xiao Yun is a lesson learned from the past, but he just wouldn't listen. He always thinks he is very capable, and when something really goes wrong, he takes it out on me.

Yesterday I went to see him out of kindness, but he was so kind that he beat me up as soon as I entered his house..."

Li Mi laughed quietly, then sighed solemnly: "It is said that those who are righteous will have many supporters, while those who are unrighteous will have few supporters. Since he treats you like this, why should you be loyal to him?"

"I've already said it before. I'm not loyal to him. I just want to see if he can seize the position of crown prince and see them kill each other!"

Before Zuixunxun could finish his words, the door was suddenly pushed open and a loud noise blasted in his ears!

"Chen Bogu! What are you talking about!"

The King of Changsha could not help but rush in, and his shout sobered Chen Bogu up a lot.

He opened his sleepy eyes and saw Changsha King Chen Shujian. He was immediately frightened and his drowsy head became a little clearer.

"Great! So you are the traitor. The prince treated you as his brother in his early years, but you betrayed him and have been working for King Shixing. You even wanted to help King Shixing murder the prince!"

Chen Bogu shook his still dizzy head, looked at Chen Shujian, and shouted: "You are talking nonsense, I didn't do that!"

"I heard everything you said just now, and Mr. Li next to you also heard it!"

Chen Bogu once again cast his gaze towards Li Mi, and suddenly he realized that Li Mi had invited him to play in the Xinghua Yanyu Tower just to get him drunk on purpose and trick him into talking?

"Mr. Li, what is your intention in doing this? I don't remember ever offending you, Mr. Li?"

Li Mi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, what you said is true. I am just an envoy from Northern Qi, a scholar. It is normal for me to make friends all over the world, drink and talk, recite poems and have fun. Just now, I was just drinking and chatting with Your Majesty, and telling you some family stories!"

"The prince was drunk, so he cried to me about the sadness of life and vented his dissatisfaction. In fact, this is nothing, it is human nature. Didn't Li also advise the prince to let it go and work hard to be a good minister and serve the court?"

At this time, the King of Changsha also said: "Yes, I also heard what Mr. Li said just now! But Chen Bogu, you'd better make the right choice and decide which side to stand on. Otherwise, I will report what you said today to my father!"

After the King of Changsha finished speaking, he left angrily. Chen Bogu cast a look of resentment and disbelief at Li Mi, but he did not dare to get really angry, so he just asked: "Mr. Li, what else did I say just now?"

"I guess you've said everything you wanted to say! It's inevitable to drink away your sorrows. Don't worry, my Lord. I'll keep it a secret for you!"

No one would trust you to keep a secret. Would they set up this game just to keep it secret?

"Li Mi, what exactly do you want to do?" Chen Bogu asked again.

Li Mi sat down, poured another glass of wine for Chen Bogu, and said with a smile:

"This wine is called Acacia Wine. If taken together with the Acacia Tears sugar pills, it will become highly toxic. Am I right?"

Chen Bogu's face suddenly changed, and his legs almost went weak and he fell to his knees.

"I know that the prince really wants to be a rich and idle person, but he has the handle in the hands of Shixing Wang, so he has to serve Shixing Wang. The prince is also a thoughtful person. Facing the coercion of Shixing Wang, he came up with this trick of killing with a borrowed knife. He only needs to put a love pill in the prince's love wine, and then use the hand of Changsha Wang to send it to the prince. In this way, even if the prince really dies, Changsha Wang will be the scapegoat, and you can't be blamed, right?"

Faced with Li Mi's sneer, Chen Bogu finally couldn't hold it anymore. He ran towards Li Mi and quickly covered his mouth.

"There is no such thing. Don't talk nonsense. Besides, you don't have any evidence to prove it, right?"

"An accusation without evidence is slander. Li Mi, even if you are an envoy from Northern Qi, you are guilty of this crime!"

At this point, he seemed to think of something and asked, "No, I have no grudges against you, so why do you want to interfere in this matter, or in my Nan Chen's affairs?"