[Twelve Kingdoms] The dance of the vast sky in the mountains

"Shao Ting, what are you doing here?" Hao Yi asked Shao Ting in the private room of the tavern.

"There are two things. First," Shao Ting turned to San, the guard, "A San, are you from Fangguo?"

"Yes." Ah San was surprised, but answered honestly.

"It is said that you did not go to pilgrimage after ascending the mountain this time."

"Yes, because I have been a personal guard before, and I have already made incense when I went up the mountain."

"Sure enough." Shao Ting nodded, and invited Ah San out of the private room. "Then the next thing," he turned to Haoyi, took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it over.Hao Yi stretched out his hand to take it and unfolded it, and the first line on it was impressively written: Shao Ting: He claims to be a farmer, but he knows the overall national conditions and political structure of Fang Kingdom very well; this person seems to be confused, but in fact he has a flexible mind and a keen mind, as if he is blessed by God His luck is unfathomable.

"This is the statement you submitted about the climbers, right?" Shao Ting asked.

"Yes, what's wrong?" Hao Yi asked, staring into Shao Ting's eyes.

"I'm not unfathomable," Shao Ting shook his head, "I was originally a local official, but five years ago, I resigned from office and returned to my immortal status, and became a farmer, until this year I went to participate in the mountain promotion."

"In short, you are not as ordinary and shallow as you show."

"I also found your keen insight, so, can you guess what happened?" Shao Ting pointed to the paper in Haoyi's hand and asked.

Haoyi was silent for a while, and said slowly, "At first, I thought it was an assessment for Taixue students, testing everyone's memory, insight, analysis ability, etc., but I found that not only Taixue students, but other students They were also called in for investigation, and Taixue did not adjust our performance evaluation because of this matter. So later I guessed that this was an evaluation of officials or a selection of some capable people from the people. But after a long time, there is still no personnel change in the court, and from what you asked Ah San just now, it seems that you are more concerned about whether to enter the incense than the situation of the climbers themselves, and the safety of Pengshan since the autumnal equinox. After a while, he said that Feng Qi was unwell and stopped offering incense, so I rashly speculate that maybe the matter has something to do with Feng Taifu at this time."

"Your guess is roughly correct." Shao Ting nodded, "The last time I went up the mountain, Fengtaifu met Wang."

With Haoyi's shocked expression, Shao Ting told Haoyi in detail what happened, their guesses and the results of the current investigation.After the narration, he raised his head and asked Haoyi, "At present, except for a few mountain people and merchants who took their servants to travel after the ascent and could not find their traces, everyone else has been denied by Fengtaifu, but those few The mountain people should not be the ones who would criticize the servants harshly, it is unlikely, but the merchants have no trace at all, and there are no clues at present. Therefore, we can only rely on the last hope."

"Last hope?"

"Zhao Xin." Shao Ting dipped his fingers in the tea, and wrote these two words on the table, "After Feng Qi passed out, Zhao Xin was the first to find him. I don't know if she saw other people at that time. , or some remaining clues."

"So you came here because you want me to take this opportunity to study in Qiao Country to ask her about the situation at that time?"

"Yes." Shao Ting nodded, "Originally I wanted to go there in person, but when I heard about your study at Qiaoqiao, I wanted to entrust you with the task, and I took the opportunity to go to other countries to continue looking for those lost treasures. Mountain ascenders of the trail."

Hao Yi raised his brows and fell into deep thought. Shao Ting didn't bother him, and slowly picked up the hot teacup in front of him, took a sip, and almost knocked over the teapot because it was so hot.

"Master Shao Ting," Hao Yi raised his head after a while, "Maybe you still need to go in person for this matter."

"Why?" Shao Ting was very surprised, but seeing Haoyi's expression ten times more strange than his, he said in pain: "Because, I think, there is another possibility that the reason why the king does not go to incense is because, she, herself , I don’t even know that she is from Fangguo.”

Shao Ting: ...

Haoyi had a very headache. Although he analyzed the possibility through the cause and effect of the incident, he himself strongly doubted it.

Impossible, it must be impossible, how could it be her!The Emperor of Heaven is too good at making jokes. Wang and Yuexi, who are so detached, are really a stark contrast. The key is, will her appearance and character be accepted by the people of Fangguo?If it is not handled well, even if Yuexi does not act, the people infected by Yuexi are likely to revolt at any time to get rid of this unreliable king.Well, so this guess must be wrong, Wang must be among the people who have not been traced so far... Yes, right?

Hao Yi looked at Shao Ting as if asking for help, but saw that Shao Ting had already been stunned.

Qiaoguo, Cuihuang Palace, resting room in the apse.

The solemn and elegant black clothes are worn on a thin figure, and the shining hair crown on her head shows her noble status.

Next to him, a blond-haired haggard Lin looked at the person in front of him, and the joy in his heart was beyond words.The next thing is the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven at the beginning of each year and the affairs of the court meeting. Ye Ming has been on the throne for nearly two years. This is the first time that she has appeared in front of the people of the whole country except for the enthronement ceremony.

"Hao Lin," Ye Ming asked suddenly with a serious expression, "Has everything been arranged for Zhao Xin?"

"There shouldn't be a problem. With the guidance of Mr. Yiruo, Mr. Yiruo personally reviewed the content of the proposal. As long as she can report according to the pre-rehearsed process, it doesn't matter." Gao Lin smiled softly, "She should This is the first time to participate in such an important meeting, and I must be restless now, I hope that the content of the proposal will not be forgotten in the next court."

She won't be restless, this child doesn't know what nervousness is, Ye Ming secretly thought.Sure enough, after a while, the door of the resting room was gently pushed open, and a head with short colorful hair stuck in. First, he looked left and right, and after seeing Ye Ming and Gao Lin, he happily pushed the door open and entered. The short colored hair that could not be tied up was curled up wantonly, forming a stark contrast with the simple and solemn official uniform on his body.

"Zhao Xin, why are you here?" Gao Lin asked in surprise.

"Ah, if uncle is too strict, if you don't memorize it well, you won't memorize it well. Anyway, I know the general content, so I just need to play it on the spot." Zhao Xin made no secret of his laziness, complaining and kicking his ass Sit on the stool next to Ye Ming.

Yiruo is not that old.Ye Ming frowned slightly.

Unaware of Ye Ming's displeasure, Zhao Xin continued to complain, "It is said that Xiao Yeming has been with him for more than ten years, how can you bear it."

"Zhao Xin." Gaolin on the side couldn't help attacking first, "If your lord is a good official respected by all people, his instructions must be the requirements that must be met. Originally, the Grand Court Meeting is a scene that cannot go wrong." See Zhao Xin didn't take it seriously, and she added, "Also, you must call the Lord 'Lord King', you are not allowed to call him by his first name!"

"Isn't Uncle Yiruo occasionally directly calling Xiao Yeming's name? It's a way of expressing kindness. Real respect comes from the heart, not from the mouth. You don't understand."

Seeing the blue veins on Kao Lin's forehead bulge, Ye Ming sighed, Zhao Xin is capable of angering such a good-tempered Kao Lin.Only to hear Gao Lin angrily retort, "One, Yiruo adults are different!"

"What's the difference? They're not all Ye Ming's subjects."

"It's no different." The door was pushed open again, and Yi Ruo stepped in, "I was negligent, and I will avoid calling the Lord's name in the future."

"It's okay to bark occasionally in private, what Zhao Xin said has some truth." Ye Ming, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said.

"Yeah, yeah, Xiao Yeming knows me best." Zhao Xin leaned over with a smile on her face, her expression of success made Kao Lin wish she could ask Kun to drag her out and throw her away in a ravine.

"Okay, stop messing around." Ye Ming pushed away Zhao Xin's "claws" and stood up, "It's getting late, and the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is about to begin. If you are an adult, please send Zhao Xin back to her place." Location, Gaolin, we should go out too."

"Yes." The three replied at the same time.

At the court meeting that year, Zhao Xin was famous for his complete set of "Establishment of Technical Schools" proposals. Although the proposal was still somewhat controversial in the planning process of the implementation stage, and the specific implementation date has not yet been determined, it can bring benefits to the people of Qiaoguo. The benefits are obvious. Zhao Xin was also appointed as an official and granted immortal status. His official position is Dongguan, and he is one of the subordinates of Dongguan Chief Sikong.

In the early spring of the same year, Shao Ting and Haoyi arrived in Qiaoguo, Haoyi officially entered Qiaoguo Taiyuan Academy for further study, and Shao Ting, as Fangguo's envoy, congratulated Wang Yeming, and at the same time put forward Fangguo's proposal to Zhao Xin at the court meeting I strongly agree and hope that it can be implemented in my country, and I invite Zhao Xin to go to Fangguo to give guidance in person.Ye Ming agreed, but Zhao Xin resolutely refused.Ye Ming was very surprised, but he didn't force Zhao Xin, and summoned her privately to inquire, seeing that she couldn't escape, Zhao Xin then told her about the times when he accidentally injured Feng Qi in the woods.

"I really didn't do it on purpose. It was so dark that night, and he approached quietly. A normal person would think it was a sneak attack," Zhao Xin argued, "Besides, I treated his wound immediately." If it was just Putting the knife in the back and randomly pulling a piece of clean or dirty cloth to block the wound is considered treatment.

Ye Ming rubbed his forehead. This Zhao Xin is really in various situations. From this point of view, perhaps Feng Qi's "discomfort" in Pengshan may be related to Zhao Xin's "missing hand". Although Qilin is a benevolent beast, it probably does not count What's more, but the officials and people of Fangguo know the whole story, and don't know how angry they will be. If it is expanded into hostility to Qiaoguo, it will be troublesome.

"Zhao Xin, go to Fangguo to plead guilty." After thinking for a moment, Ye Ming said.

"Ah? Don't!" Zhao Xin shook his head violently, "If you hurt a country's great man so badly, if he falls into his hands, I will die miserably."

"Kirin is a benevolent beast, and will forgive you. Besides, Fengqi is not in Fangguo now. You go to help Fangguo formulate a technical school bill. Out of gratitude to you, the people of Fangguo will not treat you like this. If you don't Ask Yuexi for instructions, and if necessary, make another trip to the Yellow Sea." Ye Ming persuaded. "Besides, there is no progress in the treatment of your eyes. You can take this opportunity to visit the doctors in Fangguo to find new treatments."

"Yuexi? The one who chopped off the heads of Qianfeng King and Qianfenglin? I'm afraid he will drag me out and cut me off without saying a word!" Zhao Xin still shook his head violently. "There are other opportunities to heal the eyes. Anyway, I'm not blind. Don't worry."

"Master Yuexi's actions are for the people of Fangguo, he is a very tolerant and open-minded person." Yi Ruo said.

"No matter how good a person is, no matter what the reason is, if he can kill someone, his psychology will be distorted, and the moral principles in his heart will also disappear." Zhao Xin was still struggling, and couldn't help but use the lines that often appear in criminal investigation dramas.

"Moral... what kind of rope?" Kao Lin asked in a daze.

Before Zhao Xin could answer, Yiruo said with a serious expression, "This is no longer your business alone. You are now an official of Qiao Country, and every word and deed represents the court of Qiao Country. Take responsibility."

"Okay." Zhao Xin no longer resisted, showing the aura of a big sister, a posture of seeing death as home, "One person does things and one person is in charge, let them come at me if they want to kill or cut!"

"That's it," Ye Ming slapped the table, "Send Zhao Xin as an envoy to Fangguo to assist him in establishing a technical school proposal, and to plead guilty to Fangguo for accidentally injuring Feng Qi. The black army has strong soldiers to accompany it as an escort." She said, turning to Zhao Xin, "Don't worry, the matter will not be as serious as you think, if there are special circumstances, Xiusu will guarantee your safety."

Zhao Xin squinted his eyes and smiled, said nothing more, and bowed his hands to accept the order. ?