Zhao Yizhi slowly raised his right hand and stretched out a finger.
Yi Xiaodao's heart was beating wildly: "One...one...first grade?"
Zhao Yizhi slowly stretched out the second...the third...the fourth...
In the end, all five fingers of Zhao Yi's right hand were stretched out, and there was no next move.
"Ah... fifth grade..." Yi Xiaodao's raised brows fell.
Zhao Yizhi smiled and said: "Are you still too young for the fifth rank? You have already reached great heights."
Yi Xiaodao put on a smile and said, "It's not too small, it's not too small. Even if your Majesty gives me a ninth-grade official, I'll be happy to death."
Zhao Yizhi took back his right hand and said: "You are not allowed to be a fifth-rank official for nothing. Tell me, what has happened since you left the capital? Jiahai, go buy some food and wine and come back, and tell Manager Wang by the way. I will not go back to the palace for dinner."
Yi Xiaodao and Zhao Yizhi were sitting in front of the stone table, and Yi Xiaodao started talking about the three of them leaving the capital. He Yue'er hid in the house for a while, brewing a few cups of tea, and even prepared the cup of tea.
Seeing that Jiahai didn't come back, Qingtian drank all Jiahai's tea in one gulp, picked up his own tea cup and fed it to the eagle. When Jiahai came back from shopping for groceries, he found out that he was chasing Qingtian all over the house with an iron gun. Zhao Yizhi and Yi Xiaodao chatted in speculation and remained unmoved.
The two chatted from dawn to dusk, talking about the old Nanhuai King's murder and Li Yaoyang's death in battle and other thrilling moments. Zhao Yizhi also exclaimed that it was wonderful in his heart, but his face was as calm as water.
Yi Xiaodao omitted Zhou Zi to lead troops to intercept and did not mention it. He was worried that if he mentioned it, he would be suspected of questioning and make Zhao Yizhi unhappy. After finishing speaking, Qingtian Jiahai and He Yue'er brought out dishes one after another from the kitchen: "Eat, eat, eat~"
"It's a bit crowded for five people to sit together. Let's take a moment to remember and change the stone table and stool for Master Yi to a larger one. No, even the house will be replaced with a larger one." Zhao Yizhi picked up the chopsticks and said.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, hahahaha." After several people finished dinner, Qingtian Jihai went to help He Yueer wash the dishes, leaving Yi Xiaodao and Zhao Yizhi sitting in the courtyard, holding tea and watching the moon. .
Yi Xiaodao looked around and said, "Your Majesty, have you ever made a decree to cut down the Nanhuai vassal?"
Zhao Yizhi nodded: "I do have this idea."
Yi Xiaodao was panic-stricken and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, if the war breaks out, all life in Nanhuai will be ruined..."
Zhao Yizhi stretched out his hand to help Yi Xiaodao up: "Why don't I know? That's why I haven't made up my mind yet and I don't know what to do."
"Isn't that Da Qi's army sent by His Majesty?" Yi Xiaodao asked.
"What Da Qijun?" Zhao Yizhi was puzzled.
Yi Xiaodao told the story about Zhou Ziru leading troops to block the road. Yi Xiaodao did not know Zhou Ziru, but Zhao Yizhi had already guessed that Zhou Ziru was falsely passing on the imperial edict and secretly led the army to intercept Nanhuai. He sighed and said, "I know. I will find out."
Yi Xiaodao stood up and said: "The Second Young Master of Nanhuai has confessed his feelings to me, and is willing to take the initiative to withdraw from the feudal vassal. Please wait for a while..."
Zhao Yizhi did not comment and changed the subject: "You just mentioned that you had contact with Pavilion Master Liu Zhiyun of Lingyue Pavilion. What do you think of him?"
"Pavilion Master Liu is indeed a strange woman. It is not easy for a generation of women to establish Lingyue Pavilion. Pavilion Master Liu is only dedicated to Lingyue Pavilion. If His Majesty is interested in recruiting him, it may not be easy... and the disciples accepted by Lingyue Pavilion are all poor. His daughter should be harmless to the imperial court... Xiang Lian'er has gone to Lingyue Pavilion to study under her master..." Yi Xiaodao replied.
Zhao Yizhi smiled bitterly and said: "You, you were obviously sent out by me, but you have almost become a member of Nanhuai when you go out. Are you still blaming me for testing you in the capital?"
"Xiao Dao doesn't dare."
"That's not the answer. I just want to know what kind of attitude these Jianghu sects have towards the imperial court. Take Chu Xiang as an example. The Beggar Gang has done many evil things, but now in Chuxiang, I can't do anything about them... These Jianghu sects It's getting bigger and bigger, and I can't lose its tail, so I'm really worried." Zhao Yizhi looked at the moon and sighed again.
Yi Xiaodao didn't know about the competition between Donglu's Shenji Sect and Wanyan Sect for dragon energy. He didn't know what to do and didn't dare to say anything.
"I intend for the court to hold a martial arts conference, and these martial arts sects will elect a martial arts leader to lead the martial arts. What do you think?" Zhao Yizhi said suddenly.
Yi Xiaodao was stunned and replied sarcastically: "Xiao Dao dare not speak nonsense about important matters in the imperial court."
"You who return a small knife and a small knife are now also a fifth-rank official. I will announce it tomorrow. You have no joke! Since you are an official of the imperial court, it doesn't matter if you say it." Zhao Yizhi said impatiently.
Yi Xiaodao said: "As for Jianghu sects, Xiaodao...Wei Chen has only heard about it from Hu Lishan, but after all, he knows very little about the various sects. As far as Nanhuai is concerned, Lingyue Pavilion and Xiushanfang... are feasible."
"Well," Zhao Yizhi nodded and said, "We can't rush this. Let's talk about it later. The top priority is indeed to reduce the vassal status."
"Your Majesty, how will Nanhuai be dealt with after the vassal reduction? Um... Weichen has overstepped his bounds... Weichen wants to ask, how will Nanhuai be responsible for the big and small affairs? The matter of the mines in Yicheng and Jiacheng..." Yi Xiaodao was still thinking about Yi. The mine to the north of the city.
Zhao Yizhi laughed loudly and said: "I really saw the right person! You don't have to worry about this. I will definitely give you a satisfactory answer and prevent you, the Privy Councilor, from losing face in Nanhuai."
"There's one more thing," Zhao Yizhi mentioned, then gave up the idea, "Forget it, let's talk about this later."
Seeing that Zhao Yizhi didn't take the initiative to mention it, Yi Xiaodao stopped asking.
The two sat silently, just admiring the moon in the sky. No one knew what the two people who decided the future of Daqi were thinking at the moment.
After a while, Qingtian, Jiahai and He Yue'er came out talking and laughing. Zhao Yizhi was relieved when he saw that Qingtian and Jiahai had become familiar with He Yue'er, and said: "Okay, I I'm going back. Remember to listen to the announcement tomorrow. Madam Fifth Grade, I'll take my leave now."
"Ah? Mrs. Fifth Grade?" He Yue'er was a little confused.
"Hahahaha, you two must come to the palace to let me know when there is a happy event. If I can't come in person, I have to prepare my thoughts." Zhao Yizhi said with a bad smile.
Yi Xiaodao nodded solemnly: "That's natural, that's natural. Whenever His Majesty appoints the Queen, I will prepare a big gift for Your Majesty even if I sell it."
He Yue'er blushed with embarrassment when she heard about the wedding, but she didn't avoid it anymore and hid behind Yi Xiaodao.
Zhao Yizhi and Yi Xiaodao looked at each other and smiled. Then Zhao Yizhi said goodbye and left. Qingtianjiahai protected Zhao Yizhi and returned to the palace.
After He Yue'er waited for Zhao Yizhi to leave, he closed the courtyard door and asked, "Xiao Dao, what kind of fifth-grade lady are you?"
"This fifth-grade lady is just...hehe, I won't tell you..." Yi Xiaodao smiled and walked into the kitchen, boiling water to wash up.
"Tell me~" He Yue'er stuck behind Yi Xiaodao like a follower...
On the way back to the palace, Zhao Yizhi used his spiritual consciousness to explore the Zhou Mansion. Zhou Ziru's army moved quickly and returned to the capital two days before Yi Xiaodao. At that time, Zhao Yizhi didn't pay attention and just thought that he had stayed in the military camp outside the city for a few days and had just returned in his spare time.
Zhou Ziru was holding a lamp and playing chess in the pavilion, but there was no one on the other side, playing chess by himself.
"Change to Zhou Mansion." Zhao Yizhi shouted outside.
The driver slowly turned towards the Zhou Mansion. Zang Yun and Lan Yue in the dark immediately used Qinggong to rush to the Zhou Mansion in advance and put themselves on guard.
Zhao Yizhi drove to the Zhou Mansion. Everyone in the mansion recognized Zhao Yizhi and passed without hindrance. Zhao Yizhi also stopped the Zhou Mansion family members who were about to report.
Zhou Ziru sat in the pavilion, frowning. It was obvious that he had just made a good move, but it stumped him.
Zhao Yizhi came to Zhou Ziru: "The dragon surrounds but doesn't kill it, what are you waiting for?"
Zhou Ziru raised his head and saw that it was Zhao Yizhi. He quickly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, why are you here?"
"You haven't answered me yet. Why did you surround such a big dragon but not kill it?" Zhao Yizhi asked as he stretched out his hand to hold Zhou Ziru down and sit down.
"Waiting for His Majesty's order." Zhou Ziru made a pun, and both of them understood what he was referring to.
Zhao Yizhi smiled and twirled: "Are you still waiting for my order? Didn't Mr. Zhou lead his army to Poyang Lake himself?"
Zhou Ziru's eyes flickered and he smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty has seen Yi Xiaodao."
"Nanhuai cannot be taken by force," Zhao Yizhi said.
"Weichen... I just figured it out." Zhou Ziru lowered his head and said.
Zhao Yizhi picked up his son and said, "Do you think it is appropriate for me to punish you for falsely spreading the imperial edict, or is it appropriate to issue an edict for your own sin?"
"Sin of oneself."
"Why?"
"This edict can slay the dragon."
Zhao Yizhi smiled and dropped a piece. When the piece fell, the big dragon was immediately slaughtered, and more than a dozen white pieces were put into the chess jar.
Zhao Yizhi continued: "I have something unclear."
"We know everything we know and tell us."
Zhao Yizhi looked in the direction of Donglu and said: "The head of Jin of the Shenji Sect once said that there is an expert who has given guidance. When I go to find him, he will tell everything. If I am not wrong, I am so insightful into people's hearts." Man, this expert is you, Mr. Zhou, right? Why do you do this?"
Zhou Ziru asked back: "It is indeed a Weichen, but a Weichen... I don't understand, what is your Majesty referring to?"
"You have always advocated the reduction of the vassal, so why did you give advice to the head of Jin and explain the interests to me? If the dragon energy of Daqi is released and the world is in chaos, wouldn't it be suitable for Mr. Zhou to make contributions to the Zhou family?" Zhao Yizhi asked.
Zhou Ziru shook his head: "Your Majesty, there is no need to say such heart-wrenching words. Wei Chen wants to make achievements, which is good, but Wei Chen's achievements have prerequisites, and they must be for the Zhao family and your Majesty. This is one of them."
"What about the second one?" Zhao Yizhi became interested.
"The second is that the common people in the world will less suffer from wars. Your Majesty also understands at this time that it is imperative to reduce the vassal state, otherwise the country will be in chaos. The danger of Daqi lies not only in the dragon's energy, but also in the vassal king. If the dragon's energy is released, , leading to the emergence of heroes all over the world, and the Great Qi will never have peace... and even the Great Qi may not be the Great Qi." Zhou Ziru answered truthfully.
"Destroy the Zhou family, and then kill the Zhao family?" Zhao Yizhi once again quoted the words of Zhou Yu, the ancestor of the Zhao family.
Zhou Ziru nodded slightly.
Zhao Yizhi stood up and said: "It's a blessing to have the Zhou family in Daqi. It's a blessing to me to have you and Yi Xiaodao. You are truly my right and left arm."
Zhou Ziru hesitated for a moment and said: "The Yi knife may be useful, but it cannot be used for a big purpose..."
"I think...Yi Xiaodao will be of great use. Hahahaha" Zhao Yizhi said with a smile.
