Tianji and Tianshu looked at each other and knelt down together: "Your Majesty, forgive me for not being able to capture the lotus seeds."

The smile on Emperor Yuan Jing's face gradually disappeared, became deeper, and said slowly:

"Twenty cannons, twenty-six masters, and two of you fourth grade. Taoist priests from the Earth Sect are cooperating with you. I will give you a chance to explain. If there is a reason, I can forgive you."

Tianji turned to look at his companions and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, this time there is a turmoil in Jianzhou. In addition to us and the Earth Sect, almost all the masters from the Wulin Alliance came out to compete for the lotus seeds."

Emperor Yuan Jing had no expression on his face: "So, you lost to the Wulin Alliance?"

Tianji felt a hint of chill and said quickly:

"It's not the Wulin Alliance. The group of Taoist priests from the Earth Sect who harbored the Nine-Colored Lotus hired a few helpers. They are: Tianzong Saint Li Miaozhen, former Silver Gong Xu Qian, Renzong's named disciple Chu Yuanzhen, and Si Tianjian Yang

Qian Huan, as well as a monk and a little girl from the Southern Xinjiang Ligu tribe..."

The woman who remained silent secretly spied on Tianshu and was keenly aware that His Majesty suddenly became a little anxious when he heard the words "Xu Qian".

She did not raise her head to peek at Long Yan, but she could guess that His Majesty's face must be very ugly now.

Emperor Yuan Jing's face was more than ugly. His face was as sinking as water, and the veins on his forehead were slightly raised. He tried his best to resist anger.

"I didn't expect that what was once an insignificant little person has now turned into a biting dog."

Emperor Yuan Jing's sneer squeezed out from between his teeth: "I just issued the edict to punish myself, and I originally thought of settling the matter with him after the storm has passed. The entire Xu family is in the capital to see how I deal with him."

After a pause, he asked: "Continue."

Tianji stated exactly what he saw and heard, including the conflict between the mysterious young master and Xu Qi'an. Of course, for this part, his point of view was that the mysterious young master was the direct descendant of a certain force, and because of jealousy

I wanted to step on Xu Qian's reputation and become famous, so I deliberately targeted him.

This is logical.

"Why did Xu Qian get involved with the Taoist priests of Di Zong?" Emperor Yuan Jing suddenly asked.

"My subordinates haven't had time to investigate yet." Tianji reported back. Seeing that Emperor Yuan Jing had returned to silence, he skipped the topic and continued.

Emperor Yuan Jing listened quietly until he heard what Tianji said. Xu Qian threw out his amulet and shouted "Master, save me", and the Master really came with golden light... The old emperor

His expression suddenly changed.

"Why did the National Preceptor get involved? How could he summon the National Preceptor? Why did he summon the National Preceptor..."

Emperor Jing of the Yuan Dynasty paced back and forth in the imperial study, his expression sometimes ferocious and sometimes gloomy.

Why did the Imperial Master respond to Xu Qi'an's request for help? When did the two of them become involved?

Indescribable emotions welled up in his heart, and Emperor Yuan Jing's expression suddenly became ferocious, and he had the idea of ​​getting rid of Xu Qian immediately and beat this biting vicious dog to death immediately.

Regardless of the sins of oneself, the opinions of the ministers, and the opinions of the world...

It wasn't because he was worried about his growth rate. Emperor Yuan Jing had seen many talented people, including Chu Yuanzhen, but Emperor Yuan Jing didn't even bother to pay attention to him.

It was because Xu Qian asked the Imperial Preceptor for help, and the Imperial Preceptor responded to him!

"Let's go to Lingbao Temple!" Emperor Yuan Jing said word by word.

.............

Haoqi Tower.

Xu Qi'an wore a sky-blue brocade robe, embroidered with light blue cloud patterns, a jingle ring, a hollow gold crown on her hair, and cloud-covered boots.

At first glance, he seems to be more noble than a prince. With his tall and straight figure, handsome appearance, deep and lively eyes, and the sparkle between his eyebrows... he has formed the image of a rich and noble son from a wealthy family and a frivolous businessman.

The unique temperament of a young man mixed together.

Wei Yuan looked at the young man sitting opposite, slightly enlightened, and said with a smile: "I'm used to seeing you wearing a watchman's uniform. It's really eye-catching to change your clothes occasionally."

"My sister made it for me, stitch by stitch."

Xu Qian held the tea cup, recalled Xu Lingyue's obsessed eyes at that time, and said with a smile: "Mr. Wei, do you think there is any hope for me to seduce His Highness Huaiqing like this?"

Wei Yuan looked at him calmly, his eyes filled with vicissitudes washed away by the years, "This is not your usual speaking style. If you have something to say, just say it."

"While investigating the case of Concubine Fu, I learned from my uncle that Wei Gong and the Queen were childhood sweethearts and treated Huaiqing as their own son. I thought that if I could become the consort, Wei Gong would definitely treat me as his son-in-law.

Bar."

Xu Qian smiled and said: "Wei Gong treated me very well. He was as kind as a mountain. He cultivated me with all his heart even though he had no relatives and no reason. Just because he asked the three questions of the heart..."

Wei Yuan's expression was gentle: "You seem to have gained something extra from this trip to Jianzhou."

Xu Qian put down the teacup, took out three dice from his sleeves, placed them on the table one by one, and said softly:

"In my hometown...well, when I was a fast player in Changle County, I learned a drinking rule from the people in the market, which is called truth or dare.

"Based on the number of dice, if the number is small, you can either answer a question or drink a glass of wine. The common people want to play this game with Wei Gong. They don't drink and only tell the truth."

He looked at Qing Yi with a calm expression, "If Mr. Wei doesn't want to, then I will leave my humble position. From now on, I will never bother you again."

This time, there was no smile on Wei Yuan's face, and he stared at him for a long, long time.

"Think clearly?"

"Um."

Wei Qingyi nodded, raised his hand in his sleeve and made a gesture of invitation.

Phew...Xu Qi'an breathed a sigh of relief, but was inevitably nervous.

He grabbed the teacup, flicked it, and rolled the three dice into the cup. Dang, dang, dang! The dice collided and spun in the teacup, and then returned to calm as Xu Qi'an clicked down.

He opened the tea cup, six six six!

I knew that with just my luck, I would be invincible in the world of dice, especially when the jade pendant sent by Jian Zheng cracked and my luck leaked... Xu Qianxin said.

Wei Yuan picked up the teacup, then touched it, shook it for a moment, turned the teacup upside down on the table, and opened it without any pretense.

Two, five, six.

He smiled gently and said, "What do you want to ask?"

Xu Qian muttered: "What is your relationship with the Queen?"

His choice of this issue was definitely not just gossip. First of all, the relationship between Wei Yuan and the Queen determined the degree of disagreement between Wei Yuan and Emperor Yuan Jing.

Secondly, Lin'an's biological mother, Concubine Chen, was the secret child of the mysterious warlock. The relationship between the queen and Wei Yuan determined whether the mysterious warlock would repeat his old tricks and use the queen to frame Wei Yuan.

Finally, out of lsp's intuition, Xu Qian believed that the relationship between the queen and Wei Yuan was not simple.

"You know a lot."

Wei Yuan put away his gentle expression, his pupils that were filled with vicissitudes of life became sharper, and he stared attentively for a moment, and said: "I will tell you about the queen and I later, but not now. Oh, you didn't say you would tell me now.

come out."

It's boring to exploit this loophole... Xu Qian nodded: "Okay."

Wei Yuan's words were actually a disguised admission that his relationship with the Queen was unusual, which could be regarded as an answer.

In the second round, Xu Qi'an scored 666 again and Wei Yuan scored 551.

Xu Qian lowered his eyes and looked at the dice in front of Wei Yuan. He paused for a moment and slowly moved his gaze upwards, staring at him: "Mr. Wei, do you know what secrets were hidden behind the Battle of Shanhaiguan?"

Wei Yuan said calmly: "If you are referring to stealing Dafeng's luck, then I know."

Sure enough, he knew the secret that Da Feng's national destiny had been stolen... As soon as Xu Qian's surprise arose in his heart, he forcibly pushed him back, with a calm expression on his face.

Wei Yuan lowered his eyes slightly and said: "Whenever a war starts, it is the time when the national fortunes are shaken. If you win, the national fortunes will increase by one point. If you lose, the national fortunes will decrease by one point.

"The larger the scale of the battle, the greater the national movement will be shaken. In the middle of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the vassal kings rebelled, and the rebels attacked the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Historical records record that at that time, people's hearts were floating, and the scholar-bureaucrat class was panicked.

"Although the rebellion was later suppressed, it became a turning point in the decline of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The Battle of Shanhaiguan was a melee between various countries, and the total number of troops invested exceeded one million. The scale was so large that it is rarely seen in history books. The national movement was so violent that it was probably far better than that of Emperor Wuzong of Qing Dynasty.

.

"If you want to steal luck, the Battle of Shanhaiguan is the best time. Unfortunately, I only realized this later."

The troops Wei Yuan refers to have invested more than one million, and they are truly elite soldiers, not counting militiamen. Historical books often describe such descriptions as an army of 100,000 and an army of 300,000.

But in fact, there is a lot of water, including the logistics militia. The number of soldiers who actually go to the battlefield to fight may not even be one-third of the total.

In the Battle of Shanhaiguan, Dafeng, the Buddhist Kingdom, the Northern and Southern Barbarians, the Yao Tribe, and the Witch God Sect invested more than a million elite soldiers who could actually fight on the battlefield.

So that's the case, no wonder the first generation and the former leader of the Tiangu tribe planned such a war in order to leverage the national destiny of Dafeng, the orthodox dynasty of the Central Plains...Xu Qian suddenly realized.

Although he knew that Dafeng's national destiny was stolen during the Battle of Shanhaiguan, he did not understand the rationale.

Round three.

Xu Qi'an got lucky and rolled another 666, but this time the situation was different. When Wei Yuan opened the teacup, it turned out to be 666 as well.

"rare!"

Wei Yuan smiled and said, "Why don't we each ask a question?"

Xu Qian nodded in agreement and took the lead in asking his own question: "Wei Gong knows who is stealing luck? What is his purpose?"

Wei Yuan shook his head: "Among the major systems, the only ones who are closely related to destiny are Warlocks and Confucianists, and Renzong is half of them. And those who can leverage the fate of the country are only Warlocks and Confucianists.

"In today's Confucian system, the highest-ranking person is Zhao Shou, the dean of Yunlu Academy. He wants to leverage the fate of Dafeng, but he is not good enough. Then there is only a warlock.

"Warlocks can block the secrets of heaven, so how can I possibly know who it is? Even if I knew, I would have "forgotten" it long ago."
To be continued...