The capital, the palace, the imperial study.
"I, Liu Dao, have met Your Majesty."
"I, Zhou Xiong, have met Your Majesty."
The two enshrining hall ministers stood in front of the empress Liang Zhao and saluted respectfully.
Zhou Xiong has a strong build, regular facial features, some wrinkles at the corners of his eyes, a slight frost on his temples, and some vicissitudes of life. His arms are slightly long, and his palms are full of calluses. He is obviously a master of palm use.
Liudao has white hair, is old to his shoulders, has bright eyes, a face full of wrinkles, and a well-proportioned figure.
Both of them are not very old, Zhou Xiong is thirty-five or sixty-six and Liu Dao is forty-two or three, but they give people the feeling of being octogenarians.
This is the side effect of being a martial arts master.
Weakening fast!
As a warrior, the age of thirty or forty is undoubtedly the peak period of martial arts, but due to longevity, they can only gradually age until the end of life.
Is this the price of great strength? But why doesn't Zhou Zhenwen seem to be affected? Could it be that he was a second-grade grandmaster who had recently become... Empress Liang looked at their appearance and couldn't help but think of Zhou Zhenwen. There was no doubt that Zhou Zhenwen was powerful, but his appearance seemed to have not changed.
Does he have a way to maintain his appearance?
"My dear friends, there is no need to be polite."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Empress Liang looked after the two enshrined masters and said seriously: "The situation is urgent, so I will keep the story short."
"Qingzhou Governor Zhang Qi colluded with the foreigners, embezzled Qingzhou's grain, and planned to rebel. I hope that the two of them will secretly go to Qingzhou to kill Zhang Qi and stop the foreigners' conspiracy."
"Is this happening?"
Liu Dao, who was full of white hair, cupped his fists and saluted, and said in a deep voice: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, this matter is related to the country and the country. As a minister in the enshrinement hall, I have no shirking responsibility! I will definitely kill Zhang Qi to prevent the occurrence of unrest in Qingzhou."
Zhou Xiong also quickly said: "The same goes for me."
"Okay." Empress Liang Zhao stood up, supported the two worshipers, and said movedly: "The two worshippers are indeed the pillars of the country. I will be waiting for you two to triumph in the capital."
"Please rest assured, Your Majesty." The two worshipers said in unison.
Empress Liang Zhao gave a slight grunt and said: "Well, you two worshippers, you must conceal your whereabouts when you go this time. Don't use the horses at the post station, as it is easy for others to detect clues. You can rent horses by yourself, and the cost will be from my private Out of the library.”
"Also, Zhang Qi has colluded with the Sirius Kingdom. There may be a master from the Sirius Kingdom hiding in Qingzhou. There is no need to conflict with them. Your goal is to kill Zhang Qi. As long as Zhang Qi dies, they will not be able to make any waves. , of course there is a way to solve it.”
"After Zhang Qi dies, you don't have to rush back to help Qingzhou Governor Chen Jia stabilize the overall situation of Qingzhou."
"Zhang Qi has a general named Wu Yong. He has followed Zhang Qi for many years and knows a lot about Zhang Qi. You can go to this person first, control him, make him meritorious, and find Zhang Qi's accounts of embezzlement of grain and grass, and his relationship with Zhang Qi. The letters and banknotes from the Sirius Dynasty’s transactions can convict Zhang Qi.”
"I hope the two priests can bring something back."
"You will definitely live up to your destiny!" Liu Dao said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will definitely complete the mission." Zhou Xiong responded.
"Okay, get ready and leave immediately." Empress Liang Zhao nodded and ordered.
"Yes." The two of them bowed and turned to leave.
After the two left, Empress Liang Zhao looked calm, but she was thinking about the gains and losses in her heart: Zhou Xiong was the Queen Mother's spy. He would definitely report this matter quietly to the Queen Mother. If the Queen Mother knew that the two were going to Qingzhou, she might not do anything drastic. ! Still need to be careful.
The reason why Empress Liang Zhao sent two worshipers this time was because she was worried that if she only sent one grandmaster, it would be difficult to kill Zhang Qi.
As for the candidate, Zhou Xiong must go, because he is the traitor of Queen Mother Su Chang. If he stays in the capital and the two loyal servants of the royal family go, then she will be giving up her life to others.
Therefore, Zhou Xiong must go and use his power as much as possible before he is exposed.
Liu Dao was slapped to death by Zhou Xiong in the last simulation. Obviously, he was not a spy of Queen Mother Su Chang and could be trusted.
Three people worshiped, and the remaining Yang Lie, in the last simulation, fought tooth and nail to protect himself, leaving him in the capital was the most reassuring.
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Cining Palace.
"Your Majesty asked you and Liu Dao to go to Qingzhou to kill Zhang Qi, the governor of Qingzhou, and resolve the chaos in Qingzhou?" Empress Dowager Su Chang frowned, thought for a moment, and nodded, "Then you go! Since it is your Majesty's order. , it’s hard for the Ai family to say anything.”
"Queen Mother, do you need to give Liu Dao to Qingzhou this time..." Zhou Xiong silently made a motion of cutting his throat, and the meaning was self-evident.
Queen Mother Su Chang thought for a moment and said: "If Liu Dao dies, you may be suspected by the emperor."
"Don't worry, Queen Mother. I have my own way. Isn't the Grandmaster of the Sirius Kingdom here? Just leave this matter to them!" Zhou Xiong smiled coldly, his eyes full of cold murderous intent.
"In that case, you can handle it yourself." Queen Mother Su Chang nodded slightly, agreeing with Zhou Xiong's plan.
"Queen Mother, if I kill Liu Dao, what reward will you get?" Zhou Xiong looked at the Queen Mother and asked softly.
Queen Mother Su Chang narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Zhou Xiong: "I wonder what reward Zhou Aiqing wants?"
"I feel that the red elixir that the Queen Mother gave me last time was of great benefit to me..." Zhou Xiong said tentatively.
Although Zhou Xiong didn't know the identity of Queen Mother Su Chang, her strength made him, the enshrinement hall official, extremely fearful.
Especially her appearance, she hasn't aged at all?
This is very scary.
Whether it is her ability to maintain beauty or her ability to resist aging, it is enough to demonstrate the power of the Queen Mother.
Last time, in order to win over Zhou Xiong, the Queen Mother rewarded him with three red pills.
After Zhou Xiong tried taking it, his blood energy increased greatly, and he felt like he was rejuvenated. The black hair on his temples was reduced a lot. He was sure that this red elixir was definitely not from Dahuang Refining Pharmacy, but from other countries.
This elixir is of great benefit to warriors like them who are depleted of vitality. It can delay aging and increase vitality.
Although it cannot reach the point of increasing longevity, it is still precious enough.
"Yes, if Zhou Zongfeng can kill Liu Dao, the Ai family can give you some more Red Yuan Dan." Queen Mother Su Chang thought about it and agreed.
Are those elixirs called Chi Yuan Dan? If I can get a large amount of Chi Yuan Dan, I may not be able to break through to the first level and become a great martial arts master... A trace of greed and covetousness flashed in Zhou Xiong's eyes, but it passed away and he said respectfully: "Yes, thank you Queen Mother."
Queen Mother Su Chang naturally saw the greed in Zhou Xiong's eyes, and she also sneered in her heart. The effect of Chi Yuan Dan is certainly good, but you should not take too much, otherwise the fire poison in it will spread throughout the body, and if it penetrates deep into the five internal organs The six fu organs are difficult to treat with medicine or stone.
This Zhou Xiong is too greedy, but he is easy to control!
"I will take my leave now." Zhou Xiong said respectfully.
"Well, go ahead." Queen Mother Su Chang nodded slightly and watched Zhou Xiong leave with a smile on her face.
After Zhou Xiong left, Queen Mother Su Chang's smile disappeared instantly, her face became expressionless, her eyes twinkled thoughtfully.
