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When he returned home, Chen Xu was still smacking his lips and expressing his incomprehension.

In his opinion, the First Emperor was all good, but he was too indecisive in this matter. If he continued to drag on this, Chen Xu was a little afraid of not seeing the day to assist Qin in conquering the earth. After all, the Yuezhi had just been dealt with. The area he controlled now reached at most at the location of Jiayuguan in the future. It was two thousand miles west of Tianshan. Although the two roads in the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains could lead to Central Asia, the terrain and situation along the way were more complicated than those in the Yuezhi.

"Why do you look depressed?" Back at the Hou Mansion, Shui Qingrou, who was practicing swordsmanship in the backyard, came to help organize her clothes.

"Today the emperor planned to assess the young masters and choose one of them to guard Yuezhi, but Feng Xiang suddenly proposed to set up a crown prince first, but he was dissatisfied and sat in Zichen Palace for an hour!" Chen Xu smiled bitterly and shook his head and explained briefly, and sat on the wooden chair in the garden with gentle hands.

"The emperor is so hesitant, he is indeed too indecisive, but this is the emperor's family matter. Husband should not worry too much. The weather is still good today, and the spring is warm, so teach your husband to learn swordsmanship!" Shui Qingrou gently pushed Chen Xu, who was dozing with his eyes closed, said gently.

"Well, it's good. Recently, I meditate every day and feel like there is a lot of strength in my body. I can learn a few tricks to defeat the enemy and defend myself. When I go out, I won't be chased by a playboy like Ma Teng again!" Chen Xu got up and quickly entered the room to change into a tight-fitting and narrow-sleeved warrior uniform, holding a long sword in his hand.

"My husband looks much more energetic in this dress!" Shui Qingrou couldn't help but praise her beautiful eyes.

"Hehe, Xiaosheng is a jade-faced little white dragon known as the Jianghu. How dare you ask the heroine who is named? Who has ever betrothed? " Chen Xu smiled and held the sword with a smile and bowed to Shui Qingrou.

"Hehe!" Shui Qingrou's face showed a rare smile, and then her face quickly returned to her usual calmness and gentleness and said softly: "Husband, practicing swords is about matching your mind, so first of all, you must concentrate and calm your mind and put all your thoughts on the sword in your hand. When you draw the sword, the sword moves with your heart and your heart moves at will..."

Now Chen Xu's family's Daye Mansion has too many people, and there are very few opportunities for them to be alone like this. The weather is sunny today and the backyard is quiet. Therefore, with the help of Shui Qingrou, Chen Xu began to learn swordsmanship clumsyly. Shui Qingrou taught very seriously, but Chen Xu learned a lot.

A sword is usually seen as Shui Qingrou, Yu Wuya, Xia Zijin and others, and it seems to be pointing to hit wherever they are. However, when it falls on Chen Xu's own hands, it feels like walking like an 80-year-old lady, trembling and afraid that Wu is too fast to poke herself to death.

It took half an hour to pass, and Chen Xu had only learned three moves and was so tired that he was sweating all over. Just as Shuighingly guided him to practice a golden rooster to be independent, Yu Wuya ran in from outside, holding a rabbit in his hand.

"Hey, my husband is still practicing swords!" Yu Wuya was stunned for a moment and then pulled Chen Xu, who was independent of the golden rooster. "It's useless to practice swordsmanship, it's better to use muskets to be refreshing. I just caught a hare outside the city. My husband, go and make a charcoal-grilled rabbit..."

Chen Xu thrust his face while wiping his sweat, saying, "Who says practicing swords is useless? I still want to be a great swordsman!"

"My bet, stop making trouble. The great swordsman is useless. Huangshi Gong is so powerful, but he has been hit by a musket. I don't practice swords anymore. Go and make delicious roasted rabbit meat. I've been greedy for several days!" Yu Wuya pulled Chen Xu away, leaving only Shui Qingrou standing in the yard with laughter and crying.

Chen Xu killed Huang Shigong with the Taiyi God Musket at the sea. This incident was a huge blow to Shui Qingrou, Yu Wuya and Xia Zijin.

They have been practicing swordsmanship diligently for more than ten years and are vulnerable to muskets. Even Huangshi Gong, who has already broken through the innate realm, can only die of regret under the bullets. Therefore, after returning, Yu Wuya went out to bring a musket every day. He started to get up early to practice martial arts almost every day, but now he always studies muskets every morning, and he is almost obsessed with it.

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"Ahem..."

When he came back from Zichen Hall, Li Si also sat in the back garden to bask in the sun.

Although it is already the spring season, summer will begin in about ten days.

But in such a warm sunshine, Li Si felt that his body was getting colder, as if there was a coldness that hit the bone marrow that would freeze the whole person. This situation has become more and more obvious recently, and he is often entangled in the middle of the nightmare of various poisonous insects, snakes and scorpions.

"Maybe I have really reached my destiny!" Li Si's face looked quite desolate. He reached out and touched a bump slightly raised on his back and gently rubbed it, feeling a faint stinging pain.

Since he followed the emperor to tour the southeast last year and suffered a serious illness. Although he was cured by Zhao Gao's strange medicine, he was still old and weak, and he was exhausted. Every time he didn't drink it, he would feel this biting chill. However, Zhao Gao had already explained that he had only stole two gourds of that medicine at the beginning. And he heard that there were not many pills that were completely toxic and side effects. Therefore, the care was extremely strict. Li Si had to have half of the gourd at the beginning, but now he had drunk it to the bottom. The remaining half of the gourd was used to detoxify the Hou of Qinghe, and there was also a gourd in the Imperial Medical Office for the emperor to drink.

Li Si felt that if he wanted to live a few more years, this medicine was the key. He used ordinary decoctions and pills almost every day, but this situation did not improve much, and it was even worse.

"Master, don't say anything discouraged. It's just that the weather is cloudy and sunny this spring. Should I go to the imperial physician to diagnose and prescribe a few pairs of herbs for treatment?" The old butler said next to me.

"Don't use it. I've read it in the Imperial Medical Office just now. I'll have medicine delivered to you later. I'll help me make a pot of hot tea and get today's newspapers too!"

"Yes, lord!" The housekeeper left, and Li Si sat on the recliner and thought about the Zichen Palace today, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt his body was unbearable. Gradually, his hands and feet began to tremble involuntarily, and even the strong sun in the sky seemed to have turned into an ice hockey.

Li Si stood up tremblingly, and walked towards the study with a trembling body slightly staggeringly, but every step he took felt like he had stepped into the biting water. He fell down as soon as he walked into the study.

"Clang~"

The old housekeeper who came over with a pot of hot tea and the newspaper looked at Li Si who was looming at the door of the study. He was so scared that he threw away the teapot and the newspaper and rushed up to help Li Si up and shouted: "Come here, go and call the imperial doctor, the master fainted!"

In an instant, the entire prime minister's mansion was in chaos. Some went to the Imperial Hospital to hire an imperial physician, and some went to the palace to report the news.

The serious illness of Li Si instantly swept across Xianyang like a strong wind. The emperor's orders came out of the palace. The Imperial Hospital and the Imperial Medical Office immediately moved. A large number of imperial physicians rushed into Li Si's palace like a lantern. Various precious medicinal materials were transported from the palace warehouse to Li Si's mansion. Less than half an hour after Li Si fell ill, the emperor personally took a car out of the palace to visit the Prime Minister's mansion, and told the Imperial Medical and Imperial Medical that he should save Li Si.

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"Clang~"

The kitchen door of the Qinghe Hou Mansion was suddenly knocked open. Chen Xu, who was concentrating on roasting a hare, was shocked. He looked up and saw a manager rushing in with a happy face.

"What's the matter in such a hurry?" Chen Xu frowned.

"Mr. Marquis, news came just now that Li Xiang is dead!"

"What?" Chen Xu was stunned suddenly, and then grabbed the collar of the manager with his hand covered in sauce. "You say it again, is the left prime minister Li Si dead?"

"Yes, it's just now that someone on the street said that Li Xiang died!" The manager nodded repeatedly.

"Can the news be true?"

"Message...Message..."

"Marty, the emperor urgently summons you to the palace!"

Just when the manager could not confirm the authenticity of the news, the housekeeper of the Hou Mansion hurried in to report.

"My benefactor, it seems that Li Si must be dead!" Yu Wuya gloated and poked a smokey black face from behind the stove.

Li Si's death is indeed good news for Chen Xu.

When Chen Xu was in Zichen Palace just now, he was cursing this old man why he still didn't die? He didn't expect that his wish would come true so soon.

Although Li Si did not have much threat to Chen Xu's reform at present, he was Hu Hai's teacher, and he was also the Shangqing and the Prime Minister of the Secretariat. Chen Xu would not be relieved for a day as long as he did not die. Basically, the only people in the court's civil and military officials are hostile to Chen Xu now are Li Si and a group of Legal disciples. In fact, more people are waiting and watching for Chen Xu's reform, neither support nor oppose, because no matter whether they support or oppose, it is not their turn to decide.

After Chen Xu hurried to the palace, he learned the news but it was not true. Li Si was not dead. However, according to the diagnosis and treatment of the imperial physician and the imperial physician, Li Si's condition was very serious. He was completely unconscious, his breath was intermittent, and a cervix appeared on his back... According to various situations, Li Si was probably doomed this time.

In addition to Chen Xu, the ministers recruited by the emperor also included Meng Yi, Feng Quji and several well-mannered princes and ministers. The purpose of summoning these people was also clear, that is, to make arrangements for the operation of the court after Li Si's death, because according to the circumstances, Li Si would probably be seriously ill this time without dying, and he had almost no ability to handle government affairs. Moreover, Li Si was nearly seventy years old, and at this age he had already stepped into the coffin with half his foot. Even if he looked extremely healthy, he might die at any time. Therefore, after Li Si was seriously ill and fell into a coma, the emperor did not panic at all. After rushing to visit him, he began to summon important officials to discuss the funeral.

Li Si's palace was crowded with people, and dozens of imperial physicians squeezed into Li Si's bedroom. Although the temperature was very high at the turn of spring and summer, everyone was sweating on their heads, but Li Si was sleeping on the couch, covered with a thick blanket, but his gray and wrinkled face seemed to be covered with frost. His breathing was faint, his teeth were closed and his whole body was trembling constantly, and there was a strong smell of medicine in the room.

The imperial physician, Zhou Jiong, the imperial physician chief, Xu Fu, the imperial physician office, and a large group of imperial physicians gathered together with serious expressions to discuss, even Zhao Gao, who was wearing a mask and a headscarf, was among them.

"Oh, Li Xiang may not be able to do it!" A gray-haired imperial doctor kept shaking his head.

"The whole body is cold and the bones are covered with poisonous cervix, which is a sign of death!" Xu Fu also sighed with an ugly expression.
Chapter completed!