Thinking

Yu Ke nodded with a smile, saw that there was no one else around, and said, "When he left in a hurry, Lu Yingqiu brought the sword out of Luyang City. He has a lot of business and comes and goes, so he left it with me."

Qi Si took out the sword, put the wooden box on the porch stool, and gently pulled out a section. The sword was narrow and sharp, as bright as water. Yu Ke must have taken good care of the sword.

"Thank you." Qi Si looked at Yu Ke, and the two smiled at each other, self-explanatory.

"Chu Yao?" A clear voice came from above his head.

Qisi subconsciously protected Yu Ke behind him, and at the same time drew out the Chu Yaojian with his backhand, with a "clank", the sword light suddenly radiated.

A piece of fiery red lightly rolled over from the eaves and landed in the courtyard, the big silver ring flickered around the ear, and the eyebrows and eyes were flying. It was Lan Yang.

"It's hard to come to see you, can't you hear my voice? I have to draw my sword!" Lan Yang was wronged, standing there with arms crossed, looking at Qi Si and questioning.

Qi Si: "..."

Yu Ke: "?"

The members of the Lieshan Northern Sect that Yuan Feng left for Qisi followed into the courtyard, and they clenched their fists at Qisi with some helplessness: "Your Highness..."

Qi Si knew that he must have been lured away by Lan Yang, and it was too late to report, so he raised his hand to signal: "Anyway, they are all of us."

Qi Si took away Chu Yaojian, beckoned Lan Yang to come over, and introduced, "This is King Jing."

He explained to Yu Ke again: "This is a kid from the rivers and lakes, named Lan Yang."

Yu Ke smiled: "Hello."

Lan Yang jumped over step by step, and retorted after hearing this: "What kid."

Qi Si raised his finger and pointed to the people from the Northern Sect of Lieshan Mountain nearby, and said, "Although your suzerain is not here, it's better to behave yourself."

Yuan Feng's deterrence was obviously effective, Lan Yang immediately restrained himself, and turned his head to greet Yu Ke with a smile: "Prince Jing."

Just when it was time for lunch, the three of them went to the living room, Qi Siping retreated from the other servants in the mansion, and asked Lan Yang, "Why did you come here suddenly?"

Lan Yang blinked and stared at Qi Si: "Of course I want to..."

Qi Si made a gesture and pointed to the door, indicating that the people from Lieshan Northern Sect were here, and let him think it over before talking.

Lan Yang sighed, and had no choice but to say honestly: "The suzerain said that the civil strife has been calmed down, but the eldest prince may make a big move, and he may send troops abroad this year."

Qi Si and Yu Ke looked at each other, and couldn't help but be amazed, Great Liang wouldn't turn his back on the Yan State, so he was going to make a comeback again and use force against the Jin State? "

Lan Yang added: "The suzerain said, the eldest prince advocated this matter, it is the courage of a reckless man, most likely it will not be successful, so don't worry too much."

After hearing this, Qi Si was relieved, it seemed that the eldest prince was pushed by the affairs of Great Liang, and it was not a well-thought-out move, even if he really brought troops, it would really not be a problem.

Yu Ke heard the meaning of Lan Yang's words, and asked Qi Si: "Who is the suzerain, who is very close to you?"

Qi Si nodded, and when he thought of Yuan Feng, he couldn't help but smile: "It's King Hongji of Great Liang, I'll meet you in the future and introduce you to each other."

Lan Yang swallowed a piece of steamed sea bass, and murmured to Yu Ke, "Our suzerain is very stingy and doesn't allow others to get close to him. You'd better not know our suzerain."

Yu Ke laughed straight after hearing this, and Qi Si also found it funny: "When did Yuan Feng say that? You just need to be good."

Thinking about King Jia and Lin Yu, Qi asked Yu Ke, "By the way, what kind of person is Lin Yu? I've met him a few times, and I always feel a little strange."

Yu Ke raised her hand to move the teacup that Ji Si had just taken a sip of, but Lan Yang's extended hand was empty, so she had to turn around and grab a piece of cassia cake.

Yu Ke's delicate phoenix eyes turned away, pretending not to see Lan Yang's accusing eyes, thought for a while, and replied: "Lin Yu is unpredictable, always smiles at people, very elegant, but very powerful , he is more important to Brother Wu, and he doesn't hide it."

I recalled it carefully again: "He is a good person and doesn't make many enemies. Of course, there are not many people who can be his opponents."

Qi Si nodded, it seemed that Lin Yu's reputation was always very good.

"Why, does he have a problem with you?" Yu Ke asked.

Qi Si waved his hand: "That's not true."

Lan Yang also had other things to do. Yu Ke left the Huai Palace, and Lan Yang also left. He was very skilled, and the other people in the mansion didn't notice when he came in and out.

But things changed too fast. Ever since Qisi returned to Jiangliang City in Jin State, it seemed as if a series of dominoes had been knocked down, one after another, and the situation changed in an instant.

——On the third day after Lan Yang sent the news, news came from the northern border: Great Liang was in chaos, and troops were assembled, and they were gradually approaching the northern border of the Jin Kingdom.

The eldest prince's action was really fast, it seems that this time he was too eager, the front foot Yuan Feng went back to help quell the civil strife, and this side was impatient to send troops south.

Originally, every time Qi Si participated in the court meeting, he just went out for a walk, and occasionally said a few insignificant words, so as to prevent the courtiers from thinking that he didn't care about the affairs of the court.

Hearing the news that Great Liang sent troops at the court meeting this time, he seemed to have returned to the time when the war was about to break out in an instant.

But he quickly calmed down, this time it was just that the eldest prince was eager to use the opportunity to prove himself, and sent troops hastily without a name, and more importantly, there was no country of Yan to join forces with them, so it was completely different from the last time.

If Emperor Su wanted to send troops, no one could stop him, and he would not hesitate because Qi Si was the prince of Jin.Of course, fighting is one thing, and Emperor Su will definitely find a way to get Qi Si back to the country of Yan.

Qi Si was sure that Yan State would not join hands with the eldest prince because Li Cen and Pei's family had fallen, and no one was making trouble, and Yan State did not want to fight again.

"Lu Yingqiu happened to be in the northern camp. Jing and Shuo prefectures dispatched troops to him, and then sent Di Youliang to be his lieutenant general. It's not too hasty to deploy defenses in the northern border." Standing up and walking to the steps, looking down at the important ministers in the hall, "What do you think, let's talk about it."

"According to the Northern Frontier Military News, Great Liang sent troops in batches this time. It can be seen that the King of Great Liang and the various ministries of Great Liang have different opinions. The maximum number of troops is 20. "The minister of the Ministry of War agreed.

"Although there are enough soldiers, right now only Lu Yingqiu is in charge, plus Di Youliang, we still need to send someone to the northern border." Emperor Hongjia frowned.

Hearing the words, Qisi also agreed with Emperor Hongjia in his heart. To fight the war in the north, the court needed to send someone, but he didn't know whether to send important ministers or the prince. Logically speaking, King Jia was the most prominent candidate for this matter.

There was a discussion in the hall, the important ministers discussed in low voices, looking around, everyone's expressions and words had their own plans, and Ji Siquan regarded it as a bystander. In this matter, King Jia will probably take the initiative to come forward, which is a good opportunity for him to make meritorious service.

However, the turning point of the matter is always unreasonable. Emperor Hongjia walked back and forth slowly on the jade steps. Lin Yu, the prime minister, took a step forward and raised his hand in a salute: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, Duke Huai is the best candidate. .”

Thinking: "?"

Lin Yu recommended herself to go to the north?

Qi Si controlled it well and didn't lose his composure, but he didn't hide his surprise. He raised his eyes to look at Lin Yu, and then resisted not looking at King Jia.

Lin Yu was the most important official in the court. As soon as he said this, the hall was instantly quiet, followed by a burst of discussion.

Except for Lin Yu, no one had considered recommending Qi Si, Duke Huai who had never appeared in court before.

Only then did Qi Si quickly glance around and noticed that King Jia was not surprised, but both Yu Ke and the eldest prince An Wang were obviously a little surprised.

Surprised, Yu Ke subconsciously wanted to refute Lin Yu, but Qi Si calmly stopped him and signaled him to calm down.

Emperor Hongjia stopped walking when he heard the words, with no emotion on his face, he returned to the throne, put one hand on the case, looked at the crowd, then at Qi Si, and asked Lin Yu, "Prince Huai? What do you say?"

Lin Yu turned his head and smiled at Chao Qisi and nodded slightly, and then explained to Emperor Hongjia: "King Huai went to the Kingdom of Yan due to the war four years ago. It can be said that he has the deepest feelings for that battle, and the people have a good impression of King Huai because of it. Great Liang came to attack the northern border of our Jin Kingdom, and King Huai went to the army, on the one hand, it would encourage and alert the soldiers, and on the other hand, it would make everyone in the army feel cordial and sincere, and their morale would definitely be greatly boosted."

Lin Yu's words were very thoughtful, so King Jia stepped forward and said, "Just now, I thought that the sixth brother had just returned to the court and should not go to the northern border, but Master Lin's words made a lot of sense. !"

Lin Yu's words set off a wave of doubts and discussions, while King Jia's words made the wind direction in the palace clear at once, and the courtiers expressed their agreement one after another.

Qi Si stood there steadily, calmly, thinking to himself, it sounds reasonable, but I'm afraid it's not for the overall situation at all, but for another purpose.

Wang An looked back at Qi Si, but he didn't express his opinion. He has never been in the limelight, and he is not interested in war, so he won't follow suit.

Emperor Hongjia didn't pay attention to other people's agreement or dissent. He just looked at Qi Si, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Lao Liu, what do you think?"

Only then did Qi Si take a step forward, politely and solemnly, and said with a salute: "Father, if the country needs it, you should be at your disposal, it's the same at any time."

King Jia sighed fervently: "Sixth brother has a responsibility!"

Qi Si nodded humbly: "Brother Huang's praise is all within his duty."

But he felt subtle in his heart. He found that King Jia was the one who colluded with Li Cen and the Pei family of Yan State, and also saw that King Jia and Lin Yu had a close relationship. Before he could investigate further, Lin Yu quickly and decisively got him out Go to the north.

If King Jia went to the northern army, it was obviously a good opportunity to earn fame, they were willing to use this opportunity to get rid of Qi Si, and immediately acted when they became suspicious, extremely decisive.

Lin Yu and Jia Wang were three points higher than Li Cen and the Pei family. This vigilance was unmatched by the Pei family.

At this point, the steps are all set up, Emperor Hongjia nodded: "I will leave this matter to you, and I will take up such a big task as soon as I come back."

Qi Si bowed deeply, and calmly accepted the order: "I will definitely live up to the entrustment, and do my best to assist General Lu to defend every inch of the northern border."