Wealth and glory seek stability

"I only thank you, Cen'er." Jian Xi's eyes were full of sincerity.

Zhang Cen'er was stunned. "Why are you suddenly saying this?"

"We can't just sit there and wait for death. I have already established a firm foothold in Saibei. The Chamber of Commerce and noble families in the main city of Saibei are all inextricably linked to the Tao family. We can't always wait for others to make a move."

Zhang Cen'er's fingers gradually tightened, "What do you mean?"

Jian Xi pressed the eyes of the Saker Falcon carved on the handle of the chair, and the bookshelf behind her slowly moved, revealing the entire map of the Xuanwu Dynasty.

"You see, to the west of the imperial capital is the Wild Horse Plain, which is the territory of the Ruan family. To the south of the Ruan family are the Evergreen Grassland, Kecheng, and Huangli City. Among them, the Lord of Kecheng, Maimu, and the Lord of Huangli City, Asa, have already reached a deal with Saibei. Their goods have all been sent to Saibei.

Then my caravan will send them to Xia and White Tiger Kingdom for sale. Wild horses were originally mainly raised as livestock, but the food was purchased from Kecheng. Now the food in the northern part of the Great Wall is self-sufficient. When the time comes, I will negotiate with the Lord of Maimu City and get this business into our hands without anyone noticing."

Zhang Cen'er frowned, "Is this feasible?"

Jian Xi curled her lips and smiled, "Princess, you came to Saibei this time. I'm afraid that the Queen's health is a little bit bad."

Zhang Cen'er stood up suddenly, his eyes sharp, "How did you know?"

Jian Xi calmly inserted the symbol of Saibei next to the chess piece belonging to Yemayuan on the map, "I guessed that when I left, His Majesty was already in a bad mood. This time you came to Saibei in a swaggering manner for something, and even gave you a group of secret guards. It seems like His Majesty entrusted you with a dying wish to send you away from this place of trouble."

Zhang Cen'er lowered his shoulders and said, "You are right. My mother told me to come to you. Maybe there is still a glimmer of hope. The Wu clan will not participate in politics. The witch is dead. No one can suppress Wu Zhan anymore. The high priest can predict the future.

My power in the imperial capital has been hit hard repeatedly. If it weren't for the fact that the Li family behind my father has become quite powerful, I would have been killed before I could leave the imperial capital. I dared not take the side roads along the way, and could only use the imperial carriage bestowed by the emperor to travel through the city, so that the people of the Ruan family could not do anything to me. "

As he spoke, Zhang Cen'er took out a piece of yellow silk cloth from his arms and placed it on the table.

Jian Xi took a look and opened it only after getting Zhang Cen'er's tacit consent.

The handwriting above is elegant, free and unrestrained, and you can tell at a glance that the person who wrote it has a generous personality.

"Is this a will?" Jian Xi was surprised.

It was clearly written on it that Zhang Qiao would pass the throne to Zhang Cen'er after his death, and that all the royal secret guards and the imperial guards in the camp outside the imperial capital would be left to Zhang Cen'er.

Zhang Cen'er nodded dejectedly, "Yes, when the Queen Mother gave me this, she was already drinking ginseng soup all the time, and the Emperor's husband was always by her side. The Queen Mother secretly stuffed this into my sleeve when I came forward."

Jian Xi felt that it was impossible. The woman in her memory had a pair of sharp eyes that could see through the world. She was always very confident in what she said and did. It shouldn't have come to this.

"Is there someone plotting against me?"

Zhang Cen'er shook his head, a bit fragile on his face, his eyes were hazy as if covered by dark clouds, decadent and frustrated.

"The wizards in the imperial capital have checked. There is no sign of poisoning on my mother. The emperor's husband controls the harem. My father has been placed under house arrest, and my brother has also been detained in the imperial capital. Jian Xi, I must win this time. I have no choice. You have to help me."

Jian Xi looked at Zhang Cen'er steadily, "I followed you to the Xuanwu Dynasty just for this day. You have helped me a lot, and I will definitely help you."

Then he continued, "I will keep walking with you."

The emotions that Zhang Cen'er had suppressed in her heart for days seemed to have finally found an outlet for release. It was not that she was incapable, but that the enemy was too powerful. No matter what she did, Zhang Lan'er would know in advance and secretly trip her up. She knew that this was the divination ability of the Wu clan, and she also thought about sending someone to assassinate Wu Zhan, but the Ruan family hid him too deeply, and she could not find any trace of Wu Zhan at all, and she had no place to use her strength.

The two of them briefly exchanged the information they had.

Zhang Cen'er went back to rest.

Jian Xi began to make plans.

But now there is one more thing, "Someone, call Guo Xiu over."

"Yes."

Two years ago.

Jian Xi went to Yaowang Valley in person and used the Yaowang Order given by Guo Xiu to exchange for the opportunity to trade between Yaowang Valley and Saibei. At that time, Shangguan Tang had suppressed everyone in Yaowang Valley with thundering means and became the new Medicine King. They were also old acquaintances, so Jian Xi specifically asked if Guo Xiu could be the liaison between Saibei and Yaowang Valley, and Shangguan Tang agreed.

"Sir." Guo Xiu bowed.

In Saibei, "Sir" is a title unique to Jian Xi, while everyone else is addressed by their surname plus their official title.

Jian Xi came back to her senses, "Doctor Guo, please take a seat."

Guo Xiu didn't hesitate and turned around to find a place to sit down.

"Why don't I see that girl Bai Zhi?" Bai Zhi is Guo Xiu's little follower, and it is rare for them to be seen apart.

Guo Xiu's face was filled with the peace and tranquility that only a doctor can have. She smiled and said, "She can now see patients on her own. She should be setting up a stall outside the city to provide free medical services at this time."

Jian Xi nodded. "I want to ask you something. If a person who seemed to be in good health before suddenly becomes ill and is dying, is there any other possibility besides poisoning?"

Guo Xiu blurted out, "This kind of disease has many causes. I wonder how old this person is and how he usually eats and dresses?"

Jian Xi thought about it carefully, "He lives a comfortable life, has no worries about food and clothing, is about fifty years old, and has many doctors around him who are all national experts. I can't find the reason."

Guo Xiu thought for a moment, "There are three possibilities. One is that this person has an old illness, and it is normal for the old illness to flare up as he gets older. The second possibility is that he was infected by a Gu worm, but most Gu worms are unique to the Qinglong Dynasty, and the people of the Qinglong Dynasty are isolated from the world and never interact with outsiders. The third possibility is..."

"What is three?" Jian Xi asked.

"The methods of the witch clan, Medicine King Valley has always been the best in the world. During these days in the northern frontier, I have been studying medicine with Wu Zhuo and found that the methods of the witch clan to treat diseases are very different from the Central Plains' observation, listening, questioning and palpation. They seem to be born with a certain ability, which I can't explain. I think when I return to Medicine King Valley, I will tell this to our valley master. The valley master is an expert in medicine, so he must be interested in the lineage of witch doctors."

"Okay, thank you, Dr. Guo."

Jian Xi was stunned for a moment and didn't even notice that Guo Xiu had left.

When the Qinglong Dynasty and the Wu Clan are put together, it is natural that the Wu Clan is the most suspicious.

But this thing is too weird, with some inexplicable power, just as weird as those puppets that Lingbao and the others have been playing with.