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In the Huaxi courtyard, Huang Zexian and Tang Ling talked behind closed doors.

"My lord, is it really okay to just hand over that list to the King of Chu?" Huang Zexian felt guilty, even though he had been an official for many years and had been on the battlefield, his heart was still unavoidable.

Although Xingluowei has many eyes and ears, they are restricted everywhere in the Chen Kingdom, especially in Yuanjing City. The more concealed Xingluowei is, the better it is for Da Zhou.

Tang Ling's trust in Qi Xiao has far exceeded Huang Zexian's imagination and tolerance.

Tang Ling took the risk of exposing Xing Luowei's deployment for several years, and only gave Qi Xiao a list of martial arts masters. What can she do?Killing a few people from the rivers and lakes is enough to cause domestic chaos in Chen?Or can they get rid of important ministers like Lu Fangjin?If not, the gain outweighs the loss!

Even if Xingluowei had no risk of being exposed, they couldn't get enough benefits in exchange.

Since the second day Tang Ling entered the Yuan capital, she has been inquiring information for Qi Xiao about Bai Liu, Cao Weishan, and Lu Xiulin. After meeting the person from the Tiance camp in Yangxizhai last time, Tang Ling actually banned alcohol Fang came to deliver the news, so that it became more and more difficult for them to plan and lurk in the Yuan capital for many years.

Now, what is he going to do? !

"Uncle Huang, trust me, these Jiang Hu people are enough to disturb Chen Guochao."

"Ke Xing Luo Wei..."

"This list is not checked recently. It is not easy to follow the list to find the people we have buried in various places. Besides, the most important thing right now is the people on the list, not us."

Tang Ling studied the ink slowly, Qi Xiao gave him a gift, the ink was moist and moist, and the inkstone was upright, Qi Xiao said it matched him well.

A smile appeared on the corner of Tang Ling's mouth.

Huang Zexian frowned, and said doubtfully: "These are just quacks, their martial arts skills may be good, but it is impossible to involve the Fifth Prince and the Qin family, even far-fetched.

How could it be possible for them to stir up the situation in the court? "

"Uncle Huang, it is precisely because they are not important that we have room to do something.

If we can really find evidence that directly points to the assassination of Luo Yu by the Fifth Prince or the chief envoy of the Qin Clan, then His Majesty Chen Guo will really not let us go.

Besides, Qin's family is not so stupid, and there is still a reason for assassinating a third-rank official of the imperial court. "

"I understand the meaning of the son, as long as the Emperor of Chen has grudges and suspicions about the fifth prince and the Qin family, the Gongsun family will definitely look for opportunities to add insult to injury.

However, Emperor Chen's attitude towards Qin and Gongsun has never been clear. The two parties have been fighting for many years, and they are still inseparable. I am afraid that this time, Emperor Chen will suppress the matter and maintain a balance.

Aren't we doing futile work? "

Tang Ling's ink was almost worn away, and the faint fragrance of the ink dispersed gently. He dipped the pen in the ink and wrote it down. The world is mysterious and yellow, and the universe is wild.

The sun and the moon are surging, and the stars are listed.

Monk Huai Su's "Xiaocao Thousand Characters Essay", Qi Xiao was punished for copying the scriptures, Tang Ling thought it was interesting, so she also came to write for fun.

Cursive script is elegant and spiritual, not like the harsh temper of Emperor Chen, how can it be written well?Is it written to grind your temper?

"Uncle Huang, if it's just the case of Luo Yu and the Ministry of Household Affairs, if the First Prince is found out, there will be no further investigation.

It doesn't matter if those quacks are arrested or killed, it is indeed impossible to implicate the Qin family, and it is even more impossible to shake the power of the fifth prince in the court. "

"After all the hard work and the risk of exposing Xingluowei's secrets, can't we get nothing?"

Tang Ling's heart was also not calm. He looked at it and found that the writing was not good. He changed the paper and wrote again.

Tang Ling seems to be able to write more easily, these eight characters are not bad.

He was not in a hurry to continue writing, instead he stopped writing for a while and continued talking to Huang Zexian.

"What does Uncle Huang think the Emperor Chen wants to do most?"

"Huh?" Huang Zexian frowned, the thing he wanted to do the most... "Send troops to the Qi Kingdom?"

From the information obtained from the Mid-Autumn Festival banquets in various yamen, it can be confirmed that Emperor Chen ordered to store troops in Fenglin Mountain, Yuanzhou Prefecture, and it is very likely to send troops to the Qi Kingdom in the spring of next year.

"Yeah, that's not right either.

He misses us Da Zhou, and misses my father sending troops to Qi. "

Huang Zexian felt as if his heart had been hit by a heavy object, his mind was buzzing, and he suddenly understood something.

Chen Guo is a martial artist, the emperor is warlike, has the ambition to unify the three kingdoms, and has strength. The most frightening thing is that he is also very patient.

For so many years, they have been hostile to Zhou and Qi on the two fronts of Fenglin Mountain and Taihua River, and they have never been defeated. However, Zhou and Qi are getting weaker and weaker, especially Qi.

Although Dazhou did not lose the battle of Taihua River, it dragged down the national treasury and had to ask Chen for peace.

If Chen went to war directly against Qi in the coming year, it would give Da Zhou a chance to recuperate, and the battle on the Taihua River for several months would be in vain.

How could Emperor Chen suffer such a big loss.

Therefore, the best plan is to draw Da Zhou into the battle, Chen Neng will sit on the sidelines, and the oriole will be behind.

After Tang Ling entered Chen, she was assassinated, and Qi Guo's secret agents were doing a lot of things in the territory of Chen State. This was much more serious than Xing Luowei's spying on intelligence. It was inevitable to attack Qi with troops, and the wrath of Marquis Xun'an could be used to good advantage. , to give Da Zhou a reason to send troops.

"Young Master's speculation is indeed like the behavior of Emperor Chen.

Then shouldn't we discuss countermeasures with Lord Hou at this time?What's the deal with those quacks? "

Tang Ling shook her head lightly, put aside the cursive script she just wrote, and on a new piece of white paper, drew the borders of Chen, Qi, and Zhou with a few strokes, and said to Huang Zexian, "Is my father so easy to be used? If Da Zhou still has the strength to fight again, will my father reluctantly send me out as a hostage? So if he wants my father to send troops, Emperor Chen must promise to my father, and Da Zhou cannot refuse benefit.

This is the weight of our peace talks. "

Huang Zexian nodded knowingly. During the peace talks, he would lower his stance, but he would not make concessions or compromise on interests. Just look at Chen Guo's reaction, and you will know whether Tang Ling's guess is wrong.

Tang Ling continued: "Fighting Qi will become the common interests of Chen and Zhou, but before that, doesn't Emperor Chen still owe me an explanation?"

The second assassination of Tang Ling in Lanquan was not the work of the Qi State Zhan Office.

This is a thorn in His Majesty's heart, who has the guts to collude with the Metropolitan Government under his nose?What Xuanjiying wants to investigate is the second assassination in Lanquan.

If Xingluowei can find out, Xuanjiying must be able to as well.

His Majesty can let the Qin Clan and the Gongsun Clan fight for many years, and he will watch from the sidelines, control the overall situation, and maintain the balance between the two parties, but he will never tolerate one of them looking to use the power of other countries to seize power.

The Qin family committed a big taboo.

Tang Ling said slowly: "Those quacks are just introductions, the ones throwing stones to ask for directions, the ones who really have to work hard are the Xuanji Camp.

In the past, His Majesty would turn a blind eye and let it go, but not this time.

If I'm lucky, he will help me find people from the Metropolitan Government and avenge me. "

Huang Zexian looked at Tang Ling, and at the pen in his hand, he had roughly drawn the territory map of the Three Kingdoms with one ink and one line.

Tang Ling smiled slowly, and looked up at Huang Zexian: "Don't worry, Uncle Huang.

Qi Xiao will help me. "

"...Young Master...he is the Ninth Prince of Chen Kingdom after all."

With Qi Xiao's status, how can he help?I'm afraid I'm powerless.

What's more, the matter of love is unpredictable, how can Tang Ling trust him?Believe that he would be so stupid as to abandon his status and risk his head to help Tang Ling and Da Zhou?

It is a big taboo for the Qin family to communicate secretly with the capital.

Tang Ling and Qi Xiao are like this... Isn't it even worse?

Tang Ling saw through Huang Zexian's thoughts at a glance, and said with a smile: "It is precisely because Qi Xiao and I agree in love, and Qi Xiao didn't help me for power, that Your Majesty can let him go.

It is also because Qi Xiao has no power or power that His Majesty will protect him even more. After all, if the Qin family falls, the Gongsun family will dominate, and he has to help one to get up. "

Huang Zexian sighed silently, even though Tang Ling's words and predictions were all true, he still felt uneasy, not because of anything else, but because of his four words "I agree with each other".

***

Qian Chong, Li Sheng, and Wang Tangyi, these three names were pointed out by Chi Yue.

"Are they acquainted?"

"Qian Chong is from Xiping, and Wang Tangyi was born in Puyang. The two of them are famous for their swords, and they are about the same age. They are often compared in the world, but I have never heard that they are familiar with each other. .

This Li Sheng is a swordsman from the Qi Kingdom. He has traveled around the Three Kingdoms in recent years, looking for people to challenge him everywhere, and he probably doesn't know the other two. "

"I don't even know each other, how do you know that they are all related to the Qin family?"

Chi Yue laughed: "Guess."

"..." Qi Xiao thought he could pin his hopes on the spies from Xuanji Camp, but he didn't expect Chi Yue to rely on guessing.

Fool him? !

"Your Highness, don't be angry, just listen to my explanation."

"Okay, let me say a few words and say."

Chi Yue was stared at by Qi Xiao, and he didn't dare to laugh anymore: "The eight people on the list are all good at martial arts, but these three people came to Beijing alone, and they have nothing to do with the imperial court on the surface.

To murder an imperial court official, one must find someone with a high level of art and courage. "

Qi Xiao looked at Chi Yue, tapped his fingers on the table, shook his head and said, "Your guesses can't convince me.

Chi Yue, you'd better not be clever. "

"Don't dare not dare, His Highness asked, how dare I not report carefully."

Chi Yue lowered his head slightly, obediently, and said, "Your Highness still has the map I drew before."

Qi Xiao nodded, and the map was kept on the desk.

Chi Yue fetched it, pointed to the map, and said, "Li Sheng lives in the Qi State Chamber of Commerce, in Pingxiangfang, while Qian Chong and Wang Tangyi both live in Xuanzhengfang."

It was when Qi Xiao and the others investigated Luo Yu's case that they speculated on the two directions in which the assassin fled.

Such an inference is reasonable.

Guess what the hell?

"Chi Yue, next time there is something that I need to ask again and again, don't blame me for not warning you."

Qi Xiao put away the map, and seemed to say something casually, but his voice was cold, and Chi Yue could understand it.

"Yes.

Chi Yue didn't dare anymore, His Highness calmed down. "

Chi Yue's face was restrained even from obedience, silently and coldly, but with a serious expression that had never been seen before.

"Let's go, let's start with this Li Sheng."