Zhao Yizhi was in a bad mood, very bad.
His consciousness followed Yi Xiaodao, but was blocked by the mysterious energy, causing his consciousness to be damaged and losing his ability to detect. Hu Lishan, who had been detained in the palace, left the palace privately to protect He Yue'er until his death. Although Zhao Yizhi never used Hu Lishan's hidden move, the feeling of missing a chess piece was always uncomfortable.
Zhao Yizhi returned to the palace angrily. Wang Zhenliang came up and was about to open his mouth to greet Zhao Yizhi. He saw Zhao Yizhi's dark face and cleverly closed his mouth. Wang Zhenliang looked at the people behind Zhao Yizhi. Jiahai behind him quietly waved his hand. Wang Zhenliang lowered his head and was about to trot away.
"Mr. Wang, where are you going?" Zhao Yizhi called out.
"Your Majesty, this... old slave, I..." Wang Zhenliang was trembling, not knowing what to say.
"Send the order, send out all the Ziyin guards and keep an eye on Guanyi. Anyone around Ge Cifeng, no matter who wants to go out, report at any time!" Zhao Yizhi ordered.
Wang Zhenliang nodded repeatedly: "Old slave, let's do it now, let's do it now!"
"Your Majesty, this matter is strange." Jia Hai stepped forward and said behind Zhao Yi Zhi.
"What's the strange thing? Tell me, it's not just Jia Hai, you can also tell me anything you want to say." Zhao Yizhi entered the imperial study, followed by six people behind him.
Jiahai said: "Hu Lishan is in the palace, and all information depends on the rats under his command. But those rats...how can they know who Yue'er the Prince of Chu Xiang, Ge Cifeng, is interested in? Zi Yinwei has been searching for many days, but he only knows that Chu Xiang's entourage formed two-by-two groups and snooped around the city, but Hu Lishan even knew the news that the crown prince was spying on He Yue'er. Whether true or false, I don't know how Hu Lishan learned about this news."
Zhao Yizhi pondered for a moment and said, "Qingtian, Zangyun, you were there that day. What did you think of Ge Cifeng's treatment of He Yue'er?"
Zangyun and Qingtian looked at each other and replied truthfully: "I am blind and have no clues."
"I know, you go down first." Zhao Yizhi guessed it in his mind.
As soon as everyone left, Zhao Yizhi called a young eunuch: "Go and call Prime Minister Zhou."
The young eunuch brought a group of guards to the Zhou Mansion, announced that he had entered the manor, and found Zhou Ziru who was playing a game by himself in the manor.
"Your Majesty has a decree to announce that Prime Minister Zhou will enter the palace."
Zhou Ziru slowly put away the chessboard pieces, stood up and said, "Please lead the way."
When the little eunuch saw Zhou Ziru holding the chessboard pieces, he was curious but did not ask any questions and led Zhou Ziru to the palace.
"Your Majesty, the humble minister Zhou Ziru is here to attend." Zhou Ziru announced outside the door and entered the imperial study room.
Zhao Yizhi sat on the chair, glanced over, and saw Zhou Ziru with the chessboard pieces, and said coldly: "Mr. Zhou is very elegant."
Zhou Ziru saw that Zhao Yizhi did not ask him to sit down, so he stood and replied with a smile: "I just have nothing to do to relax. I am afraid that Your Majesty will be bored in the palace, so I brought it here just in case of emergency."
"Mr. Zhou, does he know that Hu Lishan is dead?" Zhao Yizhi continued to ask coldly.
Zhou Ziru paused for a moment and replied: "Unreasonable, but expected."
"Unreasonable and expected? Mr. Zhou, I think I need you to give me an explanation! I asked the palace eunuch, you came to the palace a few days ago and went to the room where Hu Lishan was detained. Is it true or not? !" Zhao Yizhi stood up with a loud sound, lit the table and asked loudly.
Zhou Ziru placed the chessboard and chess pot a little further, slowly lifted his robe, and knelt down: "Your Majesty, that's right. When Ge Cifeng entered the capital that day, the ministers were watching from the side, and they could see that Ge Cifeng was indeed right. He Yue'er was interested and informed Hu Lishan of the matter."
"What do you want?" Zhao Yizhi asked.
"Wei Chen mentioned the beauty trick to Hu Lishan."
Zhao Yizhi walked up to Zhou Ziru and looked down at Zhou Ziru: "I ask you what you want!"
Zhou Ziru replied calmly: "Your Majesty, the prince of the feudal lord has entered the capital as a hostage, and he can only wait for three months. When the three months are up, he will be released and leave. But if it is a beauty trick, what's wrong? Li Shan agrees, then we can use He Yue'er as a stumbling block to keep Ge Cifeng in the capital. If Hu Lishan does not agree with the beauty trap, Hu Lishan can be made to take action. In this case, He Yue'er will definitely be investigated by Ge Cifeng's men. There are conflicts among our staff, just like today."
"But now Hu Lishan is dead! Ge Cifeng is still lying peacefully in the post, so what if he is dead as a subordinate!" Zhao Yizhi said bitterly.
Zhou Ziru smiled casually: "Hu Lishan is willing to die for He Yue'er, which shows the deep bond between Hu Lishan and Yi Xiaodao. How can Yi Xiaodao let it go when Yi Xiaodao comes back? In addition, Li Dingxing and Chu Xiang have the hatred of killing their father and brother, not only We live together. Regardless of whether Ge Cifeng can go back to Chuxiang or not, as long as he waits for Yi Xiaodao to return and informs him of the matter, then he can drive Yi Xiaodao and Li Dingxing to fight against Chuxiang, and the court can be relieved once and for all."
Zhou Ziru paused and added: "I heard that Yi Xiaodao raised nearly five thousand soldiers in Nanhuai Yicheng a few days ago, which is really amazing. Wei Chen admitted that he had always looked away at Yi Xiaodao before, and now that he knows that Yi Xiaodao has If there is talent in a small knife, put it to great use.”
Zhao Yizhi was stunned on the spot after hearing the whole story. Looking at Zhou Ziru who was kneeling on the ground, he was extremely shocked: first he used a beauty trick, then he used a borrowed knife to kill people, and finally he used one hand to drive a tiger to devour a wolf. If I didn't know a little bit about him and knew that he was good at guessing people's hearts, no one would even know that he was actually playing such a big game behind the scenes.
"You should get up first." Zhao Yizhi turned around and sat back on his dragon chair.
"If one day I become your enemy, I...I'm afraid I don't even know how I died." Zhao Yizhi said quietly.
Zhou Ziru also sat on the chair. As soon as he sat down, he heard Zhao Yizhi's words and burst out laughing, as if he had heard the funniest joke: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I have the guts to say, Your Majesty is overly worried." .Everything we do is for the foundation of our ancestors. The words of our ancestors should not be discarded lightly, 'Death to the Zhou family first, then to the Zhao family'! The Zhou family will always be in the capital to ensure that the Great Qi remains intact and the Zhao family's throne is eternal. !”
"So now that Hu Lishan is dead, what should we do?" Zhao Yizhi asked about the next step.
Zhou Ziru cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please allow He Yue'er and Ge Cifeng to have some contact. But... let Ge Cifeng be able to see but not eat..."
Zhao Yizhi frowned and said: "Why does it have to be He Yue'er? There are many beauties in the capital, so does it have to be He Yue'er?"
Zhou Ziru brought the chessboard to Zhao Yizhi and gave Zhao Yizhi a questioning look. Zhao Yizhi waved his hand to set up the chessboard, and Zhou Ziru laid out the chessboard slowly.
"Does Your Majesty know that Ge Cifeng is not a womanizer? Not only is he not a womanizer, but he even has a sense of disgust towards women. His son Ge Yigang was born because King Chu Xiang forced him to do so. In this way, the father and the son are very different in appearance. For a person who is not close to women, it is difficult for ordinary people to succeed. But if it is the woman he likes, he will never forget it no matter what."
Zhou Ziru showed respect and placed Heizi in front of Zhao Yizhi, with Heizi going down first.
Zhao Yizhi took out a black stone from the chess jar and held it in his hand, but he was thinking about He Yue'er, so the best first step was not to take action no matter what.
Zhou Ziru was not in a hurry and continued to persuade: "Your Majesty, if you have the black man in hand, you should strike first. Of course, even if Your Majesty doesn't surrender, the humble ministers can wait. But when you get to the court, if Your Majesty has the opportunity, you can still If you are undecided, your opponent may not be able to wait."
Zhao Yi finally got rid of the son in his hand, and landed on the star position in an orderly manner: "I left He Yue'er in the capital, so...I am ashamed of Yi Xiaodao. But what you said is not unreasonable, Now that the Crown Prince of Chu Xiang has been brought here, there is no reason to let him go easily..."
"Your Majesty, please make your decision!" Zhou Ziru placed a star on the chessboard.
Zhao Yizhi shouted loudly: "Chen Congwei, all come in!"
Qingtian Jiahai and other ten people all walked in, filling the originally spacious imperial study room with ten people present.
"From today on, you will separate into two people every day and follow He Yue'er every step of the way, but don't restrain her. Don't ask where she goes or what she does. All you have to do is don't let her leave your sight, and ...Protect her!" Zhao Yizhi said.
Zhou Ziru added from the side: "Don't let her come into contact with others alone. This is all for Master Yi's good. After all, the capital...is not peaceful."
The ten members of Chen Congwei responded in unison and exited the room. As soon as they exited, Qingtian and Jiahai took off into the air and rushed towards Yi Mansion.
"There is one more matter that still needs your Majesty's decision."
"What's the matter?" Zhao Yizhi asked.
"Hu Lishan is dead. Should I tell Yi Xiaodao about this? If I tell him, I'm afraid he won't be interested in dealing with Donglu's affairs. If I don't tell him, I'm afraid he will come back and have a grudge. Also, regarding the matter of He Yue'er, I'm afraid he will have a rift with the court." Zhou Ziru raised another difficult question.
Zhao Yi picked up a son and dropped it heavily: "I need to tell you that I am a born common man, and he... is also a member of the common people in the world..."
Night, Guanyi.
Ge Cifeng tapped his finger on the table: "We didn't recruit anyone, but we even hired one. Are you people in the world just so impulsive?"
In the darkness, there was silence.
"Let me know when you have news. Are you still waiting for me to invite you?" Ge Cifeng raised his voice.
"The place where Liu Rucong dueled at Huli Mountain has been identified. It is the Yi Mansion. The owner of the mansion, Yi Xiaodao, is the Privy Councilor of the imperial court and a newly promoted official. He just got married last month, but... something seems to be wrong with the city. The gatekeepers found out that Yi Xiaodao had left for Nanhuai half a month ago."
"Yi Xiaodao? But the Yi Xiaodao who sneaked into the Ma Liu Army Camp and rescued Li Rongyi from Nanhuai?" Ge Cifeng had a good memory and quickly remembered this person.
"Not sure." He replied truthfully in the darkness.
"I asked him to check Yue'er, and he found out about Yi Mansion...Yi Xiaodao...the wedding...is not going well..." Ge Cifeng pieced together the existing information and muttered to himself.
Ge Cifeng said to the darkness: "Tomorrow, take Gang'er to Yi Mansion to explore the situation. Four of us will go there. Don't let Gang'er make any mistakes. Otherwise, be careful with your heads!"
"Yes!" He responded in the dark.
Ge Cifeng walked to the bed and lay down lazily. There was a commotion in the darkness, and several figures flashed out of the window. Soon, everything was quiet.
"It's not easy being a hostage. You have to have fun by yourself."
