Dress up as a sickly person to capture the villain princess!

He turned around and walked over to the sheepskin map behind him, running his fingertips over the embroidery on it.

"It took me a lot of effort to transport this thing from somewhere else."

Dashan looked up and saw the exquisite sheepskin map, which depicted the entire course of the Grand Canal.

Even the mountains and rivers are depicted one by one, and the overlapping layers of embroidery make it seem as if the sound of gurgling water is really ringing in the ears.

"Since our ambush in Longcheng failed, why don't we change places?"

"I will ride the horse myself this time and meet her."

"Let's see whether she is just lucky or... my scheme is vicious enough."

"Look, if you keep going up Longcheng, you will reach the Imperial City."

His fingertips touched the river and the waves.

There was a gleam in his eyes.

Dashan remained silent. He felt that the most important thing right now was not to plan how to kill the court officials.

But how to protect yourself.

"Boss, Zhou Asan has been arrested..."

Hearing this, the burned man slowly turned his head, his eyes filled with whites, staring at the mountains intently.

If someone else saw this, their hair would stand on end out of fear.

"He's caught. The police officer from the government office... is he so capable?"

"Or is it that he was put in the Shadow Guard's water dungeon?"

In a few words.

Gu Zhao had already guessed where Zhou Asan was going.

However, Gu Zhao had anticipated this and knew that he had to be prepared when colluding with people who only knew how to steal and cheat.

Dashan lowered his head and replied with some shame: "Looking back, I went to the water dungeon of the shadow guard."

"Our informant in the military camp said...that Lord Xia brought it back personally."

"The water dungeon is extremely harsh. It is estimated that Zhou Asan has confessed everything."

There was no water dungeon in the government office of Xizhou City, and none of the bandits in their bandit camp had ever been imprisoned in a water dungeon. However, they had heard that King Wen had dug a water dungeon under his own palace and had imprisoned prisoners there.

But it is obvious that the noble prince naturally looks down on those of them with humble origins and insignificant status.

"Any more news?"

"Don't fucking drag it out. Just tell me everything in one breath."

Gu Zhao pretended not to care, waved his sleeves, and continued to stand at the route map of the Grand Canal, reading it with great interest.

He was full of evil intentions and was planning where to attack from so as to take advantage of the terrain and catch Xia Zhiyuan's army off guard.

"Yes... Boss, our spy in the camp has been suspended for three months and is facing the wall to reflect on his mistakes."

"Besides, this is an oral order from the emperor."

"Lord Xia was injured, and all officials present were punished."

Sitting together?

This is really interesting.

As someone who had met Zhao Changlin in the court, how could Gu Zhao not understand the character of the current emperor and the eldest princess?

She has always been intolerant of any flaws, dares to think and act, and will never be soft-hearted.

The crime of "failure to guard properly" can be serious or minor, which depends entirely on the mood of the current emperor. If the emperor is in a bad mood, then even if these officials, including their entire family, kneel in front of the hall, it will be of no avail.

Those who should be dismissed from their posts and investigated should be dismissed and investigated, those who should have their property confiscated should have their property confiscated.

If someone else was injured, it would be understandable that Your Majesty was magnanimous, but... the one who was injured this time was not Your Majesty's "other person".

"broken!"

"Did he give you this news today?"

Gu Zhao's heart skipped a beat.

It was obvious that Zhao Changlin was instructed by Xia Zhiyuan to give this order, which means that they wanted to find out who the traitor hiding in the barracks was.

Given Xia Zhiyuan's vigilant personality, once they made a move, it meant they had already begun to suspect him.

Therefore, this tactic is to sit back and wait, waiting for someone to lose patience and fall into the trap.

"Yes."

"What's the matter, boss?"

"He only brought this letter today. He said that he would have to stay in seclusion in his mansion for the next few days to reflect on his mistakes, write a letter of repentance, and hand it over to Your Majesty in three months."

"I confess my sins and seek your forgiveness."

With a "bang", Gu Zhao's palm slammed heavily on the table. His face was severely burned, so he didn't look like he was red and warm from anger.

"Confused! Confused!"

"What's the difference between delivering this message today and walking into a trap?"

"Do you really think that the emperor is a soft-hearted guy?"

"She is undoubtedly testing you to see what you think."

"If I didn't arrest you and behead you on the spot, that would be too light a punishment!"

With his body trembling, Gu Zhao didn't care about Zhou Asan's fate. After all, it was just his own fault.

He wants to reunite with his family and live openly in the sun, and he also wants a fortune and a lot of wealth.

People of humble origins can only dream about it in their lifetime.

If money is really that easy to make, then why would ordinary people from all over the country who are forced into a corner and have nowhere to go submit their names, shave their beards clean off, and go up the mountain to become bandits?

The only thing he cared about was that the informant he left in the military camp was discovered by Xia Zhiyuan, and he was afraid that he would completely lose the information about the inside of the camp.

This is a futile effort, the gain does not outweigh the loss, and it is a waste of effort!

.........

Zhao Yihan, who had been lying in bed for several days and nights, threw back the quilt, except for the day when the horse thieves attacked.

The days that followed became relatively dull.

"Sister Changlin, you're really going to let me stay here and pretend to be the emperor until I die, right?"

Where was the danger? She had waited in vain.

Zhao Yihan took away the pillow and saw that Zhao Changlin's dragon bed was filled with a series of silver-glittering knives.

"These are all masterpieces of master craftsmanship. With one cut, you can cut off a person's arm."

"I've never tried it."

"Really boring."

Zhao Yihan was playing with a small and exquisite dagger in his hand. The dagger was polished finely enough that one could even see his reflection on the silver blade.

"So looking forward to being caught?"

"When the time comes and your butt is broken, you will regret it."

A woman in a clear blue dress stepped over the threshold, Xia Zhiyuan said jokingly, with her arms folded across her chest and a hairpin in her hair.

The pearl hairpin sways slightly, which adds a special charm.

"Ji Yuan...why are you here?"

What kind of doctor prescribed such a strong medicine? Just a few days later, Xia Zhiyuan is full of energy and vitality.

I didn’t say...Sleeping in the same bed with your loved one has such magical power?

Or she could try it when she gets hurt in the future. It seems to work quite well. After all, seeing is believing.

"Why can't you come?"

A person stood behind Xia Zhiyuan. She was tall and stepped in.

Zhao Changlin raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhao Yihan who was sitting on the dragon bed.