It was a sunny day. The harem gardens of Zijin City were full of greenery, birdsong and fragrance of flowers. Qin Zhenzheng and Qin Liu were walking together in the pavilion corridor, admiring the beautiful scenery.

Qin Zhen was usually busy with affairs and had no chance to relax and have fun. Today he had a chance to take some time off, and Qin Liu happened to approach him and suggest going to appreciate the flowers together. This was a rare opportunity, so he agreed.

Qin Zhen came here to enjoy the flowers, but Qin Liu had other intentions. Seeing Qin Zhen's smile, Qin Liu suddenly said, "Brother, I want to go out of the palace to see the outside world, is that okay?"

Qin Zhen glanced at Qin Liu and thought to himself, why did he suddenly remember me as his brother and become so close to me today? It turns out that visiting the garden was just a cover, and the real reason was that he wanted to ask me for help.

Qin Zhen joked, "I heard that you've been absent-minded lately, and today you suddenly said you wanted to leave the palace. What's the matter? The little girl has grown into a big girl, do you want to go out and look for a husband?"

"No, I just..." Qin Liu blushed and stammered, unable to say anything clearly. "Anyway, brother, please promise me."

"No." Qin Zhen refused without even thinking. "You have never been out of the palace. Do you think it is fun outside the palace? There are many bad people outside the palace. It is easy to be deceived with your mind. Besides, you are not married yet, so it is not suitable for you to travel around.

How about this, I will start looking for your husband from now on. You have reached the age to get married, but I have been busy with government affairs and neglected to pay attention to you. "

"No!" Qin Liu shook his head like a rattle.

"You little girl." Qin Zhen glanced at Qin Liu. At this time, a young eunuch came up and said, "Your Majesty, Eunuch Xi is back and wants to see Your Majesty."

"Why are you back at this time? Forget it, let's ask him to come over." Qin Zhen said in a disappointed tone, looking at Qin Liu: "Let's stop here for today's walk, you go back first, I want to talk about business."

"Let me listen. I also want to hear some important news in the world."

"Nonsense." Although Qin Zhen became much more serious, he did not force Qin Liu to leave. After the little eunuch went down, Xi'an came up to him soon.

"Good afternoon, Your Majesty."

"Why does this person feel so familiar?" Qin Liu stared at Xian. He always felt that this person was weird, but he couldn't tell why.

"I asked you to go to Assistant Zhang to pass on a message this morning. Why did you take so long? It's already noon and you've just returned."

"Your Majesty, I not only delivered the message, but also warned Zhang Zhu on your behalf. Zhang Zhu has already understood his identity. From now on, everything will be in accordance with your will."

Qin Zhen's eyes gradually turned cold, and he said, "You leave first."

"Your Majesty, I have a small suggestion." Xian lowered his head and said earnestly, "The locust plague is raging in the southeastern Fuhai area. The people are living in poverty and the public security is unstable. I think that the local treasuries should be opened in time to transport the reserve grain from various places to Fuhai for disaster relief."

Is this something a eunuch like you should care about? Qin Zhen stared at Xi'an, thinking unhappily.

"The relief grain had already been shipped to Fuhai a month ago, but the reserve grain in various places was not much, and the shipped grain was like a stone sinking into the sea. Those untouchables did not appreciate the king's grace at all, and instead gathered together to rise up in rebellion, disrupting the public order."

Qin Zhen said grimly, "I am too merciful. Recently, I have ordered the Five Military Commands to gather weapons and prepare for war. Soon, we will send troops south to suppress these troublemakers."

"Your Majesty, I have a humble request. Please appoint me as the eunuch supervising the army."

Qin Zhen looked at Xi'an and said, "Have you ever supervised an army? Do you think I sent someone to supervise an army to make money? Xi'an, I can turn a blind eye to your gray income, but if you dare to get involved in the affairs of the country, how many lives do you have for me to chop off?"

"Your Majesty, water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it, but water is gentle and restrained. I believe that if the relief money really reaches the hands of the people, even if it is just a drop in the bucket, the people will be grateful to the court and will not rebel. There must be some hidden story behind this. Please allow me to investigate, not just for the sake of making some money."

"What did you say?!"

Qin Liu clearly felt that his brother was becoming murderous and full of hostility, so he took a step back in fear.

Dare to say to a king, "Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it." Isn't this directly denying the king's authority and telling him that if he doesn't work hard, he will be banned at any time? From ancient times to the present, it is good if there are one in ten kings who can tolerate and accept this statement.

Moreover, in Qin Zhen's view, he has already taken countermeasures against the locust plague and he has made efforts. Saying that there is another hidden story, isn't it accusing him of the fault of failing to supervise properly?

Qin Zhen still held back and said, "Xian can't possibly talk to me like that. You're not Xi'an, who are you?"

Xian raised his head and sneered twice: "It seems that I am an actor with poor acting skills. Anyway, it's awkward, so I won't act anymore."

As he spoke, Xian covered his face with his hands. A golden light shone on his face and his figure began to grow taller, from being short and frail to being well-proportioned and tall.

"What kind of witchcraft is this!" Qin Zhen was horrified and hurriedly pulled Qin Liu back a few steps.

In just a moment, Xian's appearance and body shape had changed completely. Xian put down his hands that were covering his face, revealing another unfamiliar face to Qin Zhen - it was Bai Chu.

"Stranger, it's you!" Qin Liu suddenly recognized Bai Chu and shouted happily. He was about to run towards Bai Chu, but Qin Zhen grabbed his wrist.

"You know him?"

Qin Liu nodded: "Brother, he is not a bad guy. I was able to defeat those barbarians in a duel before, thanks to him helping me in secret."

"I was wondering why the deck you used that day was clearly not yours, but, so what? Whether he is a bad guy or not is not up to you." Qin Zhen pulled Qin Liu behind him without further ado, turned his head and said to Bai Chu, "Why did you become Xi'an? Where is Xi'an?"

"I killed him." Bai Chu said coldly, "Such a villain who brought disaster to the country and oppressed the loyal and good people, wouldn't it be a good deed for me to not kill him?"

"How dare you!" Qin Zhen's face changed drastically. "You have to look at the owner before you beat the dog. No matter how wrong Xi'an was, I am the only one who can kill him. How can there be someone in my country of Daguang who can kill anyone he wants? You even dared to pretend to be him to deceive me. You are so brave. Come on, torture him to death!"

"Brother, don't." Qin Liu suddenly broke free from Qin Zhen's hand and stood in front of Bai Chu: "He is really not a bad person. He is a celestial being sent by God to protect our Qin family. We can't kill him."

"Nonsense, Qin Liu, have I been too indulgent towards you? You dare to disobey me at this time!" Qin Zhen was immediately furious, "Get out of here! If you are not my biological sister, I will kill you too!"

"You have nothing to do here." Bai Chu pulled Qin Liu away from him and said to Qin Zhen, "I really don't know why my mission is to protect you, a foolish person who doesn't know right from wrong and only knows how to seize power. I have tolerated you for a long time.

I just want to say one thing, I went to investigate the Fuhai uprising not for my own selfish desires, but to help you. If you don't know what's good for you, then I don't want to waste my breath on you."

As he spoke, Bai Chu unfolded the duel disk, "Let's duel!"

"Humph, do you think you can survive like this?" Qin Zhen laughed in anger: "I will represent the will of heaven and destroy you."

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