Murong Xue moved a large pot of steaming stew to the table and rubbed her hands happily: "Come on! Bean curd, sauerkraut, a fat chicken, two hooves, plus my mother's secret recipe Sauce.”
Xu Youchang picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and then sighed: "Hey, what do you think this situation is like now?"
"The situation is indeed quite troublesome," Murong Xue clinked glasses with him: "Xie Guang has great ambitions. Since the death of Taifu Nian, this guy has become more and more aggressive. Especially during this period, there have been constant turmoil in the court. . Take last month as an example, three important officials of the imperial court, including the Minister of War, the Governor of Jiangnan Province, and the Imperial Academy, were convicted and imprisoned one after another. They were all written by Xie Guang. The Minister made Tan Shiwen almost become an old bachelor. . Yesterday, Mr. Tan submitted his resignation to the emperor for the third time, saying that he was getting older and wanted to retire and return to his hometown."
"Your Majesty, is it correct?"
"How can that be possible? The emperor is not stupid. No matter how bad Tan Shiwen is, he can still check and balance Xie Guang to some extent. If he is really driven away, won't the court become the one who has the final say in Shangzhu Kingdom?"
Xu Youchang shook his head: "Well, you are only talking about the civil service system. The situation in the army is also not good. Do you know? As soon as the Ministry of War changed the new minister, the regulations were immediately drawn up. The deputy commander of the Qilin Army, Ma Xinghe Gao Shengping Protector of the South."
"You rise and fall secretly." Murong Xue snorted coldly: "Your old man holds the title of Commander-in-Chief of the Qilin Army. He has not been involved in military affairs for many years. Deputy Commander Ma has always been in charge of the overall situation. Xie Guang saw that he was unhappy, So I stumbled secretly. By the way, grandpa didn't say anything about this?"
Xu Youchang gnawed on the chicken leg and grunted: "The old man is very tolerant. In order not to be transferred, Ma Xinghe ran to my house every day a while ago, almost breaking the threshold. My father felt sorry for him, and maybe he also felt sorry for the threshold. I almost directly invited Deputy Ma to escort him into the mansion. But even so, grandpa didn't help or speak, and just asked him to keep calm and stay at his leisure. Alas, no one was recruited!"
Murong Xue said worriedly: "I think you need to prepare early. The situation is getting more and more subtle now. If you don't pay attention, you may be sucked into it."
Xu Youchang poured a full glass of wine into his mouth: "How can I prepare? As a soldier, I eat food and obey orders. Can I make the decision in everything?"
"If Xie Guang rebels, will you follow him?"
"It's not as serious as you said, right?!" Xu Youchang's heart tightened. After all, Xie Guang is a famous general of Shengtang with great military exploits. Xu Youchang still respects him from the bottom of his heart.
Murong Xue sneered: "You people just don't want to face reality! Let's see, at the beginning of spring, the military examination of the martial arts hall will be held together with the Fourth Army drill. Something will definitely happen!"
Xu Youchang was silent after hearing this, and waited for a long time before saying: "I heard from grandpa that there may be more than just the four armies. In addition to the Xuanjia, Qilin, Changdao, and Lieblade, the Zhongwu Army and the Pingnan Army, as well as the Twenty-eighth The state's soldiers may also be involved. Thousands of troops and horses are gathering in the imperial capital, which makes my head feel heavy just thinking about it."
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Qi Ying stood up tremblingly from her seat, knelt down to Xie Guang and said, "It's all thanks to Shang Zhuguo's timely rescue today, otherwise I would have really planned to bite my tongue and commit suicide."
Xie Guang waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "Brother Qi, don't worry about small things. Speaking of which, this Nilin Division is really powerful, and he has secretly targeted you."
Qi Ying was startled when he heard this, and hurriedly explained: "Shangzhu Kingdom clearly observed that Hsiao Shi walked extremely carefully from the western border to the imperial capital, and never showed any flaws!"
"Well, let's not mention it in advance." Xie Guang looked at Qi Ying's injuries, frowned and asked, "Did they ask anything from you?"
"No! Absolutely not!" Qi Ying was anxious, and the wound was immediately affected, and he grinned in pain: "Although those bastards are vicious, Mr. Lao has a life-saving grace for his humble position, and this matter is related to the great cause of Shangzhu Kingdom. , Even if your humble position is shattered to pieces, you will never say a word to others."
Xie Guang did not comment when he heard the words, but nodded slightly and continued to ask: "Mr. Lao sent you here this time, what important news do you have?"
Qi Ying quickly replied: "The old gentleman asked me to tell Shangzhu State that the things discussed before are progressing very smoothly. The big strategy has been properly deployed, and various people have joined the game one after another. Everything is ready now, only one person is missing. Chance."
"a chance?"
Qi Ying took two steps forward and whispered: "Mr. Lao said that Shangzhu Kingdom can start the star-catching operation..."
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Half an hour later, Qi Ying sat on a recliner carried by four big men and left Xie Guang's study.
It was getting late at this time, and the cold wind was mixed with cold snow particles, which hurt my face when it hit me. Qi Ying couldn't help but wrap her cloak tightly around her body, lower her hood as much as possible, and huddled up on the chair.
After a whole day of hard work, and now I'm all hurt, the feeling is really hard to explain to outsiders.
The group of people were walking forward when a figure suddenly appeared at the Moon Gate Cave not far away.
The big men carrying the chairs all stopped when they saw this, slowly put Qi Ying down, and then retreated to the side.
The surrounding environment was pitch black, and Qi Ying was a little confused for a moment. The figure slowly came closer: "Brother Qi Ying, you have worked really hard today."
"Oh, it turns out to be General Di." Qi Ying heard the voice of Di Xian, a member of the Xuanjia Corps, and couldn't help but feel a little curious: "It's such a heavy snowstorm tonight, what is Brother Di doing standing here?"
Di Xian sighed quietly: "Brother, I am waiting for you. I have something difficult and I want to ask your help."
"Brother Di, you're welcome. If you have anything to do, just ask me. I will try my best."
"Okay, I'll be fine with your words." Di Xian said easily as if chatting about everyday things: "In order to save you today, Shangzhu State was in a hurry and told the people in Jingzhao Yin Mansion that you are For this reason, our deserters from the Xuanjia Army went into action and surrounded the Jingzhao Yin Mansion, injuring more than twenty policemen. Alas, the matter has become such a big deal. If the emperor asks you later, he will take you to Dali Temple. Go to court and ask about the crime of escaping from battle, what should I do?"
"This...ah, yes, what should we do?" Qi Ying felt anxious and confused after hearing this.
Di Xian shook his head and sighed: "Oh, brother, you don't know, brother, I was born to be a hard worker. Shang Zhuguo said this smoothly, in the end, don't I have to be the one who wipes the butt? Brother, after thinking about it, I finally figured out a way, do you want to hear it?"
Qi Ying nodded repeatedly: "Brother Di, if you have any clever ideas, please give me some advice."
Di Xian smiled and said, "In my opinion, brother Qi Ying, you will definitely not be able to escape this obstacle this time. Instead of causing trouble to Shang Zhuguo and Mr. Lao, we might as well just die on our own initiative." !”
"Ah?" Qi Ying was shocked when he heard this. Just as he was about to say something else, the big man carrying the chair came behind him and covered his mouth.
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Shen Lie put down the cinnabar pen in his hand, closed the volume gently, and looked up at the four subordinates in front of him: "Are you sure?"
"Reporting to the leader, I'm absolutely sure." One of them replied loudly: "Qi Ying who was snatched away by Xie Guang today is Lao Jianhua's spy in Western Xinjiang!"
When Shen Lie heard the words "Lao Jianhua", his eyes couldn't help but light up, and he immediately sneered and said: "It seems that our Shangzhu country is really involved with the labor thief."
Another subordinate said in a deep voice: "It's a pity that the Xuanjia Army moved too fast. Before the brothers could find out anything from the interrogation, the man was snatched away by them."
"It doesn't matter," Shen Lie curled his lips nonchalantly: "Lao Jianhua's people can only believe half of what they say out of ten. It doesn't matter whether they have a confession or not."
He turned to look at the subordinate at the far end: "Brothers in Western Xinjiang, are you keeping an eye on Qi Ying's relationship?"
The subordinates cupped their hands and responded: "I've been keeping an eye on him. However, Lao Jianhua is very weird and never directly contacted Qi Ying, so the brothers haven't gained anything else."
Shen Lie thought silently for a moment: "What level of senior officials in the Turks can our people in Western Xinjiang have access to?"
The four people looked at each other, and one of them said: "You can reach Utan, the deputy prime minister of the Turkic Empire."
"Deputy Prime Minister... Well, that's almost enough." Shen Lie picked up an envelope from the desk: "As quickly as possible, try to get it into Wu Tan's hands, and then report the other party's reply to me immediately !”
The subordinate said "yes" and stepped forward to take the envelope.
Shen Lie then ordered: "Go and invite the princess over. I have something to tell her."
Over a cup of hot tea, Yinas was escorted by two spies to the signing room of Nilin Division.
As soon as she saw Shen Lie, Yinas immediately raised the iron shackles on her hands, smiled and said sarcastically: "Master Shen, you treat a princess like this, I'm afraid it goes against the dignity of the Holy Tang, right?"
Shen Lie smiled slightly and motioned to his men to remove the shackles of Yinas first. At the same time, he said: "Your Highness, don't be surprised. Shen has already seen that you are a skilled martial artist, so there is no harm in being cautious."
As he spoke, he made a gesture of invitation and asked Inas to sit down next to her.
"Are you still getting used to living here?"
"If I say I can't get used to living here, can you please change my place?"
"Haha, if you want to change, you can only change rooms. The place is still this place."
"Still. Master Shen, where is my maid? It's very inconvenient for me not to have her by my side."
Shen Lie said calmly: "She is also here. It's just that she can't serve the princess yet."
Yinas raised her eyebrows: "You guys have gone too far! You actually bully a weak girl!"
Shen Lie looked at the other party in confusion, and then responded calmly: "Princess, there is no need to be angry. Although we sometimes use unscrupulous means to deal with the enemy, we will not embarrass a little girl. The main reason why we do not let her come back to you is It’s better to consider the safety of the princess.”
Inasi heard the meaning of these words and knew that the other party was afraid of what she might do, so she temporarily isolated Hesijia.
She pretended to be a little annoyed: "Master Shen, I originally thought that your Shengtang Civilization was a country of modest gentlemen. Even if you captured the enemy's royal family, you would still treat them with courtesy. But I never expected that you are so arrogant. People are disappointed.”
Shen Lie refused to disobey: "It doesn't matter whether you are disappointed or not. You Turks invaded Western Xinjiang. You don't even care about murder and arson, but you still care about courtesy? But there is no need to worry, princess, because you can go back soon. ”
Yinas was stunned when she heard this: "Really?"
"Shen never likes to joke," Shen Lie said calmly: "I want to trade the princess with the Turkic Khan."
Yinas stared at Shen Lie and said word by word: "Do you want to trade with Lao Jianhua?"
Shen Lie nodded: "The princess is finally willing to admit that she knows this person?"
"My father Khan will not agree." Yinas ignored Shen Lie's sarcasm: "He never makes deals with others, especially humiliating deals."
Shen Lie was so busy: "Then it depends on whether the princess's weight in the heart of the Great Khan is heavier than that of Lao Jianhua. But I believe that your father is a hero who can judge the situation, so he shouldn't Making an unwise choice, right?”
Inasi's heart gradually sank.
She knew very well that to the Great Khan Ashina Zhijin, the apple of his eye, Hesijia, was a thousand times more important than a foreign counselor. Not to mention exchanging Lao Jianhua, if necessary, the Great Khan would be willing to exchange the lives of a whole city for his precious daughter.
But the fatal problem now is that she, Yinas, is not the real Princess Yingyang!
