Neither Li Shang nor Qi Zhan noticed Su Xuan's expression. Li Shang frowned and said, "There is only one way to delay the time, and that is to disclose the city structure and deployment of Huiyang and several surrounding cities to Xiqiang knows that, if this is the case, King Jing and Xie Jiuquan will not be able to get away so easily."

Qi Zhan glared at him fiercely, and said, "Are you crazy?! Why don't you let me just give the Kingdom of Ying to Xiqiang!"

In fact, since the death of Emperor Longyu, he gradually began to realize that Li Shang was not a simple person, but it was really unexpected that he could be so crazy.

Even if Qi Zhan wanted to kill Qi Hui and didn't wait to see Jing Qianjiang again, he was still standing on the side of the country of Ying. Even if he wanted to be emperor, he couldn't betray the country first in order to ascend to the throne, right?

"If your plan, King Wei, falls short this time, then let alone ascending to the throne, you will lose your life."

Li Chang said disapprovingly: "Even if Xiqiang came to fight, they would not be able to cross the river. The worst outcome would be to let them occupy the northern part of Ying Kingdom, and you and Xiqiang will rule the river. Although this price is not small, it can make King Jing Waiting for those who oppose you to Xiqiang to get rid of, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?"

Qi Zhan took a deep breath, he felt that Li Chang didn't seem to come to help him, as if he was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, and wanted to kill Ying Guo.

He couldn't help but said: "If you weren't so impulsive before and killed the late emperor, now the late emperor could have issued an edict to accuse the prince of monopolizing power and treason, and order him to come to Pingzhou for an audience. Now I have nothing to do with him. How dare you And let me hand over half of the country to Xiqiang?"

Qi Zhan almost asked him, "Are you a spy of Xiqiang?"

Li Chang heard that he was clearly dissatisfied with him, and his expression became cold.

He said: "His Royal Highness, the reason why you can suppress all those ministers and stabilize the situation in Pingzhou is all because of my support. I don't want to work hard because of your indecision. You were timid and lost your mind. Are you accusing me of not helping you by saying these words?"

Qi Zhan said: "I have no such intentions. If you work hard for me, I will repay you in the future, but at least how to deal with Ying's domestic affairs is ultimately my Qi family's business and cannot be manipulated by outsiders."

Seeing that the two of them were getting angry and were about to quarrel, a voice said kindly: "Your Highness, please stay calm."

Su Xuan finally put down the teacup and stood up slowly.

At any time, he has a calm, gentle and gentle attitude, which makes people feel as if nothing will go to war as long as they see him.

Su Xuan also seemed unaware of the tense atmosphere at this time, with a modest smile on his face, he saluted the two of them in a leisurely manner.

After finishing all this, he said: "His Royal Highness, forgive me, we are all in the same boat at the moment, and no one can get out. Since the positions are completely consistent, why bother to argue because of the differences in the use of methods, and hurt everyone?" What about affection?"

Qi Zhan sneered and said: "Su Xuan, do you still remember which country you are from? This dog's leg is too involved! Don't you agree to sell the information of Ying country to Xiqiang?"

Su Xuandao: "It doesn't matter whether to sell or not. Our purpose is just to buy time and prevent King Jing from returning to the capital before the big event is completed. Then I have an idea."

Li Chang said: "What?"

Su Xuan said in a very ordinary tone: "It's better to invite His Royal Highness King Wei to proclaim himself emperor now."

Qi Zhan: "You!"

Su Xuan's simple sentence seemed ridiculous, but it expressed his longing for many years, which made him feel so excited that he didn't know what to say.

After calming down for a moment, Qi Zhan said: "The time is not yet ripe. How can you convince the people to become emperor at this time?"

Su Xuan said: "But a country cannot be without a king for a day. The first emperor is gone, and the other princes are not good enough. Since the crown prince wants to be 'unconscious', then no matter whether it is true or not, let him continue to be unconscious. Your Highness proclaims the emperor, he If he was really seriously injured, he would naturally not respond, but if he pretended, then if he dared to stand up, His Highness would just be able to question the Crown Prince, why did he refuse to go to the funeral after hearing His Majesty's death?"

Qi Zhan wanted to say "ridiculous", but he had to admit that Su Xuan's words moved him.

I didn't expect that this person would come up with such a crazy idea when he looked gentle and elegant. He deserved to be under the hands of a lunatic like Li Shang.

However, for some reason, after Su Xuan proposed this idea, Li Chang's expression did not agree with joy, but looked a bit obscure after a closer look, and asked, "What is King Wei's opinion about Su Qing's proposal?"

Qi Zhan collected himself and tried his best not to be overwhelmed by the desire to ascend the throne: "This king needs to think about it."

Su Xuan agreed: "I don't have much intelligence, I can only think of this idea in a hurry, so I put it forward rashly. This is a big matter, Your Highness should think it over carefully."

What he said...as if he was really thinking about himself.

Qi Zhan said: "This king will make his own decisions, so I would like to thank Mr. Su for his advice."

When Li Shang and Su Xuan came out from Qi Zhan, Li Shang asked Su Xuan, "Do you really want Qi Zhan to be called emperor?"

"It's not that I think, but Qi Hui is too cunning, there is no other better way."

Su Xuandao: "He has the blood of the Qi family after all. Your Highness, you suggest that King Wei sell information about the Kingdom of Ying to Xiqiang again and again. He will definitely not accept it. Your Highness will still need the help of King Wei in the future, so why bother because of this matter?" Did things fall out with him?"

Li Shang smiled and said: "Before you intentionally or unintentionally said a lot about the emperor, so that I saw him get angry for a while, accidentally killed someone, and now he pushes Qi Zhan to proclaim himself emperor. If I were Qi Zhan, I should really thank you. Yes."

Su Xuan also smiled: "Then Your Highness, why don't you tell me the truth, even if Qi Zhan proclaims himself emperor, he has a cooperative relationship with us. For us, it is better than Emperor Longyu's reign. Your Highness cares too much about this." , is your ambition in the country of Liang, or...in the country of Ying?"

Li Shang was silent for a moment, then the corners of his lips loosened suddenly, and he burst out laughing.He pointed at Su Xuan with his finger, and said in a very helpless tone: "Forget it, it's really not wise to confront you tit for tat. I'm afraid there are not many people in this world who can say they can beat you."

He explained: "I do have some dissatisfaction with Qi Zhan. He is too stubborn. Only my method is the most effective once and for all. As long as the Xiqiang people are brought to the capital, the forces of Jing Qianjiang, Qi Hui and others will come naturally." Then they can deal with it, and Qi Zhan can cross the river with Xiqiang without bloodshed, which is safe and labor-saving!"

Su Xuandao: "With King Jing and Grand Master Song outside, I'm afraid Xiqiang doesn't have that much ability. Your previous actions are already obvious. If you reveal the battle report to them, I'm afraid you will be suspected."

Li Chang said: "The family members of the Song family are already in our hands. Alas, it is a pity that King Jing has no relatives and family members, so it is difficult to grasp his weakness."

Su Xuan shook his head slightly, and glanced calmly behind the few plum trees in the yard, and saw that the place was already empty, with not a single person in sight.

He withdrew his gaze and said, "Your Highness, please relax first, and let's see how King Wei makes his choice. I didn't really hope that he would become emperor immediately with what I said just now, but his mind has become more active, and he will only rely on you more."

Li Chang didn't know what he was planning, and said absently: "That's the only way to go."

The two left the gate of the official office.

After Su Xuan and Li Shang separated, they returned to their residence.His mood didn't seem to be affected by the chores outside at all, he ate his meal unhurriedly, picked up his pen and drew for more than an hour, and then went out to buy some new pens and inks.

He was a frequent visitor to that shop, and the shopkeeper knew Su Xuan, and when he saw him, he invited him to the private room with a smile on his face, and admired the treasures that had just arrived alone.

As soon as Su Xuan entered, someone immediately greeted him and said excitedly, "Master Su!"

This voice is treacherous, like a eunuch.

Su Xuan whispered: "How are things?"

The man himself was dressed so covertly that people couldn't even see his face clearly. He carefully took out a cloth bag from his arms and peeled it off layer by layer.

The room is full of precious lights, and what is hidden there is surprisingly the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom.

A trace of untraceable relief flashed across Su Xuan's expression, and he said: "That's great. Although His Majesty was killed, but at least keeping this thing will make the conspirators scruples. It's just that it doesn't matter whether it's on you or me. It is not safe, and if you are not careful, you will be killed."

The other party had already panicked and said in a trembling voice: "Then what should I do?"

Su Xuandao: "Come here with my ear, I will tell you a good place to hide. After you have settled the jade seal, someone will contact you and send you out of the city."

After he finished his explanation, the shopkeeper of the brush and inkstone shop came in from outside and said in a low voice, "My lord, Huang Kuan has already left the government office."

Su Xuan smiled and said, "Well, very good."

As long as the news from here spreads, Qu Changzhang will definitely come. Before that, he has to make arrangements for what he has to do.

It's been a long time since Su Xuan saw Qu Changcheng. If he had a choice, he would actually not want to stay here at all, and make a fool of himself with a group of annoying people.

But in the end, fate has long been doomed, only his rebirth is like a joke.

Huang Kuan, the former head of Wei Wangfu, went to the street and entered a shop selling silk and satin.

After about half a stick of incense, he came out from the back door of the shop. He had already disguised himself as a stout woman in his 50s and [-]s, and walked onto the street with a bamboo basket on his arm.

Huang Kuan is currently a very useful servant of Qi Zhan's subordinates. He has been serving King Wei since the establishment of the mansion, and he is also an old man beside Qi Zhan.

But few people know that when Huang Kuan was just an inconspicuous servant, his mother was seriously ill, and because she had no money to buy medicine, she hid and cried bitterly. It was Princess Wei Lin Yi who rewarded him with silver taels and saved Huang Kuan's mother. Life.

For so many years, the relationship between the prince and the concubine has not been harmonious, and there are not many opportunities to deal with the concubine with them, but now, the time to repay the favor has come.

Lin Yi was very lucky, she was not at home when Qi Zhan started the incident, and she was tipped off by a loyal servant, so she hid in time with the other wives and young ladies who were traveling with her.

Huang Kuan pretended to deliver eggs to the back kitchen, entered the small house where the female relatives lived temporarily, and whispered the sporadic news he had just heard to Lin Yi.

"If Qi Zhan really wants to deal with King Jing, Song Taishi, and General Xie, he will definitely take the courtiers and family members under his control here as hostages. The civil servants should be fine, and the most dangerous ones are probably the female family members of the Song family. .”

Lin Yidao: "Boss Huang, can you find out where they are being held?"

Huang Kuan said: "Your servant heard two little girls who delivered food talking yesterday that the people of the Song family seemed to be held in isolation, and the men and women were not together. If you think of a way, you should be able to find out. It's just that the guards are tight and you have to rescue them." It's not easy to save."

He was telling the truth, since the location of the prisoner could be known so easily by them, it must be heavily guarded.

Lin Yi's side is full of weak women, and there is no one to dispatch them, even if they know the news, they are helpless.

Lin Yi thought for a while and said, "If you want to tell General Song where the female family members of the Song family are being held, can you do it?"

For the current plan, she can only bet that Song Mingfeng and others are well-known, and they will not be controlled so easily. They will not want to resist, and it is also because their relatives are in their hands.

It is very risky for the Song family to save the Song family by themselves, but it is the best she can do.

When she was confused and hesitant, someone once reached out to her to help her get free, and now she also wants to do something for that person as much as possible.

Huang Kuan said: "The servant will try his best."

Lin Yi said gratefully, "Boss Huang, thank you."

Huang Kuan said: "Princess, don't say that. If it wasn't for you, the servant's mother would have died long ago. This kindness is greater than the sky, and the servant will always remember it in my heart. But if General Song and the others can really escape, will the concubine be able to do the same?" Go out of town with them?"

Otherwise, Lin Yi and Qi Zhan would have some kind of enmity. She was hiding under the other's nose, so it was not very safe after all.

Lin Yidao: "I will consider it, but it depends on whether General Song's progress is smooth."

Song Mingfeng, Song Yun, and Song Yi were originally imprisoned in the council hall together with other ministers.

But on the second day, they were removed individually, guarded by heavy soldiers, and imprisoned in another separate courtyard. Food was delivered every day, but they could not communicate with the outside world at all.

"It's been two days."

If it goes on like this, even Song Yun, who has always been calm, can't hold back, and said: "Second uncle, fourth brother, the current situation is very bad. King Wei obviously cannot afford to waste his time, but since the last time we persuaded him to surrender in person, we have not Since then, he has never sent anyone here, which shows that he has given up this idea."

Song Mingfeng nodded: "I won't persuade us to join him, but I won't kill or let him go. The only possibility is that I want to coerce my father."

Song Yi said: "Then what should we do? With the help of these people outside, there is no hope of getting out if we force our way in. I don't care. The worst is death. I'm afraid that mother and sister will suffer."

This should also be the purpose of Qi Zhan to separate them and imprison them. Thinking of this, Song Yi couldn't help but cast aside the viciousness of the other party in his heart.

Even their diet contains drugs that can make people unable to exert their strength.

Song Mingfeng said: "You two, stay calm and rest well. I plan to have a talk with Qi Zhan tomorrow. If there is really no good plan, I can only make a fool of myself with him first."

Song Yun said: "Did the second uncle plan this way from the beginning? It's just that he was afraid that agreeing to Qi Zhan's request at that time would be too fake, so he deliberately delayed it for two days?"

Song Mingfeng said: "You boy, don't say it even if you see through it. Our Song family's loyal image must be maintained."

Song Yi sighed: "Father, I said forget it, after tomorrow, Qi Zhan will definitely ask us to submit a nomination certificate, but I don't know what kind of embarrassing task it is, it's not easy to be an undercover agent. Wrong, the Song family is over."

The three of them could only have fun and chat for a while. At this time, the food delivery person came again.

Although the dishes are acceptable, it's a pity that there are medicines in them. When a few people eat, they carefully eat two mouthfuls to satisfy their hunger, keeping the minimum amount of food, and most of the rest are thrown away.

Song Yi brought in the food, but suddenly he let out a sigh and said, "How can there be eggshells on this steamed carp?"

Song Mingfeng went over to take a look and found that it was indeed the case.

His thoughts changed instantly. This dish does not use eggs in the production process, and the eggshells appeared on it. It could only be...

Song Mingfeng turned the carp over with chopsticks.

The three of them searched together, almost trying to poke a whole carp into fish sauce, and then found two lines of extremely thin characters poked out with a needle on the bottom vegetable leaf.

"On the north side of the school grounds, a small green brick courtyard."

Song Yun whispered: "Could this be the place where Second Aunt and the others are being held?!"

Song Mingfeng said: "It's very possible, but we can't believe it. Silang stays here, Yun'er. When night falls, let's think of a way to see if we can go out from here and go have a look."

Those who stay here alone are equivalent to hostages who can stabilize Qi Zhan's emotions at critical moments, and are the most dangerous, but Song Mingfeng did not take away his own son. Song Yun couldn't help saying: "Second Uncle, you go with Fourth Brother."

Song Yi said with a smile: "Brother, it's not appropriate for you to be the elder brother and ask the younger brother if you have work to do? You go, I'm just being lazy here, as soon as something happens, I will immediately find a way to get out .”

Song Yun gritted her teeth, and knew that it was not appropriate to delay her mother-in-law, so she said, "Don't worry, I will bring my second aunt and younger sister out no matter what I say."

There is no small risk in this matter.

During these two days, the three of them ate and slept carefully, and their physical and mental strength were not unusual.There was no one to cooperate, and the only way to save the family was to fight hard.

But this is not the most important thing, the key is that up to now, Song Mingfeng and others can't figure out who is helping them secretly.

Whether this address is really as they guessed, whether it is the place where the female family members of the Song family are detained, or another trap, is also unknown, but now there is no other choice, whether it is true or not, you will only know if you break through it.

Both Song Yun and Song Mingfeng have been on the battlefield with real swords and guns, and even been besieged in the enemy camp, with rich experience.

They did not choose to fight recklessly. After some planning and observation, they finally took advantage of the unawareness of the changing guards outside, knocked them out, pretended to be them, and quietly followed the guards who had been replaced from the previous shift to leave.

Song Yi stayed alone in the room, but his heart was in agitation, and he didn't know what to worry about, so he couldn't help standing up and pacing back and forth in the room.

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