Ever since Jing Xunchè and the others replaced all of Yuan Yǔchuān's confidants in the court, he completely lost his mind. He directly sent more people to assassinate them. He didn't care how it was done, as long as the two of them were dead.
He now regretted deeply why he had left the two of them alive in the first place. Now the court was in their control, and he couldn't even find any mistakes of theirs. Now he had truly become a puppet emperor!
"Your Majesty, I beg for your order to send troops to attack the Huāmǎn Kingdom."
"Why does the Marquis of Zhōngníng have such an idea? Now the people of the Qín Dynasty are living in peace and contentment. Why do we still need to start a war?" The subtext was that if you wanted to go to war, don't drag the rest of them along. They just wanted to live a peaceful life.
"Your Majesty, the Huāmǎn Kingdom is already at the end of its strength. We can easily take it without much effort."
"Your Majesty, I second the motion." Yuan Yǔhán stepped forward after Jing Xunchè finished speaking.
The ministers who followed Yuan Yǔhán also seconded the motion one after another.
Actually, Jing Xunchè didn't want to send troops either. But Qié'er heard that there were herbs in the Huāmǎn Kingdom that could cure the poison in his body. However, they needed a legitimate reason to go there.
So that's how the current situation came about. Anyway, the Huāmǎn Kingdom couldn't hold on much longer and would be annexed sooner or later. It would be better for them to take it. Maybe Yuan Yǔchuān could even use this matter to please Concubine Huā.
Yuan Yǔchuān looked at them seconding the motion one by one. He really wanted to drag them all out and behead them, but he knew he couldn't. He had just gained a foothold in the court, and he couldn't turn against them openly yet.
"Since that's the case, then send the Marquis of Zhōngníng with 30,000 troops. Since the Huāmǎn Kingdom is a small country, it won't have many troops. In that case, the Marquis of Zhōngníng doesn't need to take so many troops there."
"Otherwise, if there is a war somewhere else and there is no support army, won't our Qín Dynasty be finished?"
"I obey your order." Jing Xunchè knew what Yuan Yǔchuān meant, but he didn't care. It didn't matter whether there were more or fewer people. Fewer people would actually make it more convenient for his actions.
Three days later, Jing Xunchè took Mù Fēngqié and 30,000 troops and set off.
"Qié'er, actually you don't need to come all the way here. You just tell me and I will definitely bring it back for you."
"It's okay. Besides, the Huāmǎn Kingdom isn't far away. We'll be there in a few days. But I heard that the herb grows in the mausoleum of the Huāmǎn Kingdom."
"Don't be afraid. If they aren't sincere, we'll just sneak in." This attack on the Huāmǎn Kingdom was just a cover.
He was afraid that if this operation was exposed, it might all end in failure.
"Okay. I'll listen to you then. As long as you can get that herb, I'll have a chance to cure the poison in your body."
"Okay."
Jing Xunchè and the others rode their horses as fast as they could for seven days. This was only for Jing Xunchè and Mù Fēngqié. The rest of the large army was still behind.
"Tonight we'll sneak into the palace at night."
"Okay."
The two of them sneaked into the palace of the Huāmǎn Kingdom under the cover of night. Maybe they were lucky, and they found the palace where the emperor of the Huāmǎn Kingdom lived right away.
"Let's wait a while before going down." Before Mù Fēngqié could react, Jing Xunchè covered her eyes with his hand and pressed her ear against his chest. She could only hear his strong heartbeat one after another.
"What's going on?"
"Nothing. It's just something immoral. You can't watch. I don't want your eyes to be polluted. I'll call you when they're done. Now just stay in my arms obediently."
Hearing Jing Xunchè's overbearing tone, Mù Fēngqié twitched the corners of her mouth. After knowing what the people below were doing, she just stayed in Jing Xunchè's arms peacefully.
Half an hour later, Jing Xunchè took Mù Fēngqié down. Mù Fēngqié was a bit speechless. This emperor was really useless. He was done after only half an hour.
If Jing Xunchè heard this, he would definitely be extremely jealous.
The emperor of the Huāmǎn Kingdom saw the two people suddenly appear. Before he could call for help, Jing Xunchè had already sealed his acupoints.
"We're here with sincerity. We want to enter the imperial mausoleum once. Otherwise, 30,000 troops will attack the Huāmǎn Kingdom in a few days. You should think carefully about what to do."
The emperor of the Huāmǎn Kingdom didn't even think and just agreed. After all, he was a coward who cherished his life. If he died, how could he enjoy life in the future?
The emperor of the Huāmǎn Kingdom led Jing Xunchè and the others to the imperial mausoleum. He didn't resist at all along the way.
After Jing Xunchè and the others entered the imperial mausoleum, they started looking for the herb everywhere.
"The information I got was clearly accurate. Why isn't it here?" Mù Fēngqié and Jing Xunchè searched every corner of the imperial mausoleum of the Huāmǎn Kingdom but couldn't find the herb.
"Maybe there's someone who knows."
"Who?"
Following Jing Xunchè's gaze, Mù Fēngqié saw the emperor of the Huāmǎn Kingdom standing aside.
"I don't know what the two of you are looking for. As long as I can help, I will definitely do so. I just beg the two of you not to kill me." The emperor of the Huāmǎn Kingdom stood there timidly.
"I heard that there's a herb growing in your imperial mausoleum of the Huāmǎn Kingdom. That's what we're looking for. Do you know where it is?"
"Yes, yes. Please follow me." The emperor of the Huāmǎn Kingdom led them to a coffin.
"It's inside this one." The emperor of the Huāmǎn Kingdom pointed to a coffin and said.
"Are you sure you're not lying to us?" Planting herbs in a coffin was really something.
"If you don't believe it, you can open it and take a look. My life is in your hands. How dare I lie to you?"
Mù Fēngqié thought it made sense. She asked Jing Xunchè to push open the coffin in front of them. What came into view was a large area of herbs.
"My goodness!" The book said that this herb was hard to find, but she didn't expect there to be so many in the imperial mausoleum of the Huāmǎn Kingdom.
"How about it, Qié'er? Is this the herb you're looking for?"
"Yes, it is. I didn't expect there to be so many in the imperial mausoleum of the Huāmǎn Kingdom. It's really incredible."
"If the two of you like it, you can take more. Anyway, it's useless to us." The imperial doctors in the palace were useless and didn't know the use of this herb at all.
Hearing his words, Mù Fēngqié's eyes lit up. But she didn't take too much. She only took one-third of the herbs in the coffin and also took some of the soil inside.
"Now you go and arrange your affairs and then come with me to the Pharmacist Valley." There were all kinds of things in the Pharmacist Valley.
"No need. We can just leave directly. All the people I brought this time are trustworthy. There's also Master Kōngdòng in the army. It'll be okay." He wouldn't go down the same old path again.
"Okay. Let's set off now. I won't feel at ease until your poison is cured."
"It's my fault for making Qié'er worry."