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Yuan Feiyu and others were disarmed as soon as they entered the palace and locked in another place. Cheng Sijie was in the palace where Feng Qiang was imprisoned before. The old god was there, and the king of a country became a prisoner. He didn't seem to have any discomfort.

Cheng Sijie smiled and thanked the maidservant of the Qi clan for the food.

At this time, Zha Hezheng rode to the old minister Shangguan Yao's house with several guards of Cheng Sijie, and shouted loudly outside the door: "I am the head of the country who is the director of the Qiang nationality. Please see Mr. Shangguan."

He swaggered through the city all the way, attracting many people to watch. Someone whispered: "The director of the Qiang nationality? What is that?"

"Never heard of this official position..."

Zha He tightened his grip on the reins, looked around, took out a seal, and said loudly: "I am entrusted by the lord to investigate important matters in the Qiang people and send them back to the country."

Spy!It's a spy sent by the lord!When the crowd started to boil, the door of Shangguan Mansion was opened, and the porter said: "My lord, please come in."

Zha He got off his horse and stood up straight——Qi Yunruo, who was hidden among the guards, pulled the brim of his hat and followed him in.

Shangguan Yao is over 60 years old, with white hair all over his head, but he is in good spirits. He looked at Zha He carefully, and Zha He looked over calmly. Shangguan Yao said: "My lord, I am not in charge of those 'directors' matters... ..."

Qi Yunruo said: "Master Shangguan, we only accept the appointment of the lord, the Qiang people are besieged by Dakang, the Xixiao people have plummeted, Botuk's status is unstable, so we ask the lord for help, but we suddenly can't contact the lord, I had no choice but to come back to the country, and only then did I hear that the ruler of the country was seriously injured, and Prime Minister Tan will take over the affairs of the country for the time being."

Shangguan Yao didn't know how much he believed, his eyes stayed on Qi Yunruo for a long time, and then asked: "In this case, why did you come to my mansion instead of visiting Prime Minister Tan?"

Qi Yunruo smiled, and he bowed his head and coughed lightly, "I have heard from the lord that Prime Minister Tan is a literati. You are also aware of the situation with Dakang, and you are the one who can make up your mind about these matters."

A smile appeared on Shangguan Yao's face, "Hey, I'm old after all..." He looked at Qi Yunruo again, "Someone in your family is an official at court? I think you have a kind face."

Qi Yunruo's heart trembled, and he said: "I was born as a commoner, and I have been wandering outside."

"Oh." Shangguan Yao nodded.

The group of them made a commotion that everyone knew, Tan Qiao and Feng Qiang naturally also received the news, Tan Qiao said: "Shangguan Yao will definitely send them into the palace, we'd better make preparations as soon as possible."

Feng Qiang said indifferently: "What preparations should we make? If you are willing to listen to us, you can continue to stay in the Qiang tribe. If there is any problem, you can get rid of your post and drive out." Her tone became a little harsh, "If you have to see Cheng Sijie, send them to meet their master!"

Tan Qiao was silent.

In the afternoon when Shangguan Yao brought people into the palace, Zha He felt a little thumping in his heart. He looked at Qi Yunruo with a calm expression, and asked softly, "Aren't you afraid?"

Qi Yunruo glanced at him and said, "That's the worst, what am I afraid of."

Zha He was dumb for a moment, unable to speak.

Qi Yunruo really had nothing to fear. At a critical moment, he jumped off the Yunhe River and was captured by the Lord of the Xinyuan Kingdom. This was already the most dangerous thing he had encountered in the past ten years. He successfully rescued Cheng Sijie. Maybe Cheng Sijie You can let him go, or use him in exchange for benefits according to the previous idea; if it fails, the Xinyuan Congress will fall into new chaos, and it may be a good thing for the prince without such a villain as Cheng Sijie... Moreover, the prince may I thought I had already encountered an accident.

Tan Qiao didn't meet them in the main hall. After all, sending spies around is not an upright thing. In a side hall, Qi Yunruo looked around and followed Zha He. When Zha He saw the pious Tan Qiao, he wished he could He rushed over to bite him to death, but he endured it all his life. After being introduced by Shangguan Yao, Tan Qiao asked directly: "What's the situation of the Qiang people, this director can tell me directly."

"I am directly under the lord of the country, and I will only explain everything to the lord of the country."

Tan Qiao frowned and said, "The lord was seriously injured at the border, and he appointed me to handle political affairs. The lord is being taken care of by the eldest lady."

Qi Yunruo seemed to be suspicious: "I'm waiting outside, and I don't know the domestic situation, but how come I heard that the king has abolished the eldest lady and is planning to make a new Han woman as his wife?"

Tan Qiao said coldly, "It's nonsense!"

Qi Yunruo didn't speak, but Shangguanyao glanced at Tanqiao.

Zha He coldly told about the Qiang Botuk's request for help, Tan Qiao said: "Botuk is at the end of his strength, he is rejected by Aguermu, and it is worthless for us to help, according to your opinion, now Aguermu We rely heavily on Berg, and we should have a good relationship with Berg now."

Zha He and Qi Yunruo didn't speak, Shangguan Yao said indifferently: "Is this what the Lord means?"

Tan Qiao paused and said, "Yes."

Shangguan Yao said: "I think it's better for the prime minister to ask the king what he thinks. The king is recuperating from his injuries. I won't bother you. Go and ask yourself."

Tan Qiao sneered: "As ministers, we have to ask about trivial matters when the lord is injured or sick. The lord wants me to take over state affairs temporarily. Is the Lord Shangguan dissatisfied with me or the lord?"

Shangguan Yao was not afraid at all, and said lightly: "Don't you know that we can only expand our territory from Bo Tuke. If Bo Tuke is in power, our Xinyuan Kingdom may not even have a chance to eat soup."

Tan Qiao said directly: "Why does the Xinyuan Kingdom seek expansion all day? The Xinyuan Kingdom is located in an oasis and has a wealth of resources. The rest of the northwest land is either desolate and barren, or the climate is cold, so there is no need to invade it."

Qi Yunruo looked at them and said: "Since the prime minister said so, we don't have to say more."

Zha He looked at Qi Yunruo dissatisfied, Qi Yunruo pulled him to stand up, and left with Shangguanyao.

After leaving the palace, Zha He said angrily: "This villain, he didn't take the lord's wishes to heart!" Qi Yunruo pulled him, and Zha He realized that Shangguan Yao was still there.

Qi Yunruo stepped forward and asked, "Master Shangguan, didn't you have any doubts before?"

Shangguan Yao said: "Your purpose today is not to enter the palace, but for me."

Qi Yunruo nodded calmly.

But Shangguan Yao didn't say anything anymore, he took the man back to the mansion, he checked and found that he hadn't made any movement at night, he was furious, thinking that the old man was afraid and dared not resist Tan Qiao.

With his master's permission, Qi Yunruo went to the study to borrow books. Shangguan Yao had a vast collection of books. Qi Yunruo randomly found a book in a corner, which turned out to be the national history of Xinyuan Kingdom.

The Xinyuan Kingdom was founded by Prince Ruiwen, but this is not the beginning of this book. The history of this country was written from the last emperor of Dahong. Qi Yunruo looked at the title page again and found that this book was actually written by Shangguan Yao’s parents .

The Li family raised troops and fought all the way from the south. Dahong's soldiers retreated steadily. Among the rebels was a strong general named Qi. General Qi took the lead and laid down half of the country for Li. Surrendered, and before the ancestors of the Li family entered Beijing, they had dealt with the officials vigorously and began to be gentle with the people-it was this that was dissatisfied by the new emperor. Afterwards, General Qi was attacked by his colleagues. In the fifth rank of Lord, only one earl is granted, although it is also a first-rank title-but the first rank is the top of the duke, the first rank of the marquis, and the earl is the lower rank of the first rank!

The Qi family originally had the merits of becoming a king, but they have been feared by those in power for decades. Several Ziyang uncles spilled blood on the border to maintain the status of Ziyang uncle's mansion to this day...

Qi Yunruo put down the book, and remembered that when he was at the border, he heard that the scholar said General Qi Ranqi, and remembered that when he was young, Uncle Ziyang was still a general, and he was away all year round. The opportunity again involves military power.

Military power is not something that the ruler can seize at will. Qi Yunruo couldn't help but wonder what kind of reason Ziyang Bo Qi Suxiao gave the emperor. The emperor not only took back the Qi family army that had been in the hands of the Qi family for a hundred years , and even dispersed the Qi family army into various parties—Qi Yunruo suddenly froze.

The Qi family...Qi Suxiao...Sister Yuanyuan said that Qi Suxiao once ran away from her mother because she was impeached by the judge...

Just for this reason?

On the second day, Zha He heard a very bad news-the real Qiang director returned to Xinyuan Kingdom!Zha He and that person were strangers to each other, and they were just taking orders from a master. Qi Yunruo made up the so-called Bo Tuke's request for help, and Qi Yunruo felt that the reason was very credible based on the information he knew. Botuk's call for help is here!

Zha He didn't stop his peers, so he had to prepare to flee. Shangguan Yao watched them discuss the direction of escape while drinking tea.

Zha He said: "Old thing! You were the one who brought us into the palace yesterday! If something happens to us, you don't even think about being safe!"

Shangguan Yao said with a smile: "My old man is just deceived by you."

The Shangguan Mansion has been surrounded by people, and Zha He keeps scolding his peers. Did you enter the palace without knowing the domestic situation?Isn't this stupid!And exposed me!Little did he know that Director Mu Dongmu, who had entered the palace, was eager to return to the country to discuss matters with the ruler, but after telling the matter, he was directly detained by Tan Qiao, and he and Yuan Feiyu became brothers and sisters.

Zha He is going to fight out. The leader outside is Suo Ci. He is from the Qi clan. He was dismissed from office in his early years for molesting a Han woman. Now it's not just him, many officials have returned to their posts, and even went a step further.

Shangguan Yao said: "You guys better go out, don't dirty the ground of my house, alas, if you use knives and guns, my furniture, flowers and trees will not be preserved."

Zha He gritted his teeth, raised his knife and went out, but Shangguan Yao said to Qi Yunruo: "What are you going out with these reckless men for? Just stay here."

Zha He said to Qi Yunruo, "How dare you!"

Qi Yunruo said strangely: "I don't dare to do that."