Hong Juncheng stood at the door of Shenyan Pavilion with Fu Ji, who was covered in bruises.
The entire Shenyan Pavilion turned into rubble, with the bodies of several black-clad guards among them.
What a fierce mechanism!
Hong Juncheng was quick and when the Shenyan Pavilion collapsed, he used Fu Ji as a shield to protect himself and only suffered a few scratches.
Fu Ji was seriously injured, but he was still alive.
Looking at Fu Ji who was dying, Hong Juncheng had new speculations about the situation of Shenyan Pavilion.
Someone has been thinking about the Shenyan Pavilion.
Someone has been preventing the Divine Eye Pavilion from being repaired.
Someone set up a trap in Shenyan Pavilion, but coincidentally, the trap was triggered at this time.
Hong Juncheng never believes in coincidences.
The other party not only wants to destroy the Divine Eye Pavilion, but also has the intention of assassinating it.
This institution is specially prepared for me.
I left the palace today without telling anyone in advance. Who leaked the news?
He not only wanted to destroy the Divine Eye Pavilion, but also wanted to take my life, and the timing was so precise, who could be the mastermind behind the assassination?
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Xu Zhiqiong took Qin Xulan and ran all the way to the mansion in the south of the city.
He didn't mean to control the timing so accurately. Because of the tight time, he immediately triggered the mechanism as soon as he brought Qin Xulan to the vicinity of the Divine Eye Pavilion. It happened that Hong Juncheng entered the Divine Eye Pavilion at this moment.
When they arrived at the mansion in the south of the city, Xu Zhiqiong asked Qin Xulan to continue reuniting with his sister and not to go out for the next two days.
Qin Xulan said thoughtfully: "I always feel that there is something wrong with that agency. It would be better if it was done more carefully."
Xu Zhiqiong waved his hand and said: "Everything has passed, what are you still thinking about?"
Qin Xulan sighed: "People from the Xiu Mo family always want to do things more carefully. If something goes a little bit wrong, they feel uncomfortable."
Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said: "If you feel uncomfortable, go and hug your sister, and you will feel better."
"This has nothing to do with her. I just want to find Mr. Niu to learn my skills again."
Xu Zhiqiong lowered his eyes and said, "You've just been out of prison for two days and you've already fallen in love with a man. How come you're not ashamed?"
"I'm not thinking about him, I'm doing it for the magic..."
Xu Zhiqiong said with contempt on his face: "Look at you, you are skinny and skinny. You can eat and drink for two days, save some capital, and then go find Mr. Niu."
Xu Zhiqiong went to the mansion in the east of the city instead. He wanted to use his magical eyes to see Fu Ji's condition, but found that Shen Shuliang and his son had gone out.
Xu Zhiqiong sighed at his wisdom. It was the right choice to let Qin Xulan blow up the Divine Eye Pavilion before.
Back at Yuyao Palace, it was already dawn. Xu Zhiqiong was yawning and was about to go to bed when he suddenly heard Brother Xing coming to report: "Miss Lin came to see you just now, but she couldn't find you."
Xu Zhiqiong rubbed his eyes and said, "What do you want from me?"
Brother Xing said: "It seems that the divine king from Qiancheng Kingdom called the princess away again."
Xu Zhiqiong turned over and sat up, speechless.
Hong Juncheng is eager to get the Divine Eye, and now that the Divine Eye Pavilion has exploded, with his cruel temperament, he should be furious and prepare to kill.
Why did he call Liang Yuyao again?
Are we going to discuss trivial things like general education and trade?
Tunu is pressing for debts and it's urgent. Is he talking nonsense?
Does he care about Shenyan Pavilion?
Is he threatening the slaves?
Xu Zhiqiong organized his thoughts and summarized the past bit by bit, trying to find out Hong Juncheng's true intention.
There must be details that have been missed in past experiences, and there must be key points here.
Start organizing from the first meeting.
The first time we met, we were talking about Yu Xianhuang...
No, we have to go earlier, starting from arriving at Qiancheng Kingdom.
As his thoughts were racing, Xu Zhiqiong felt that some clues were even earlier. From the moment he met Hong Zuchang, there seemed to be some doubts.
What is the purpose of Qian Chengguo's invitation to Xuanguo as an envoy?
Is it really just to show off the emperor?
With the capital of Qian Chengguo, do you still want to interfere with the throne of Yu Xianguo?
Thinking about Hong Zuchang's momentum back then, and then looking at the real strength of Qiancheng Kingdom, the whole thing seems a bit ridiculous when compared together.
Hong Zuchang, his soul is still in my hands, maybe I can take it out for interrogation...
Brother Xing suddenly entered the door, interrupting Xu Zhiqiong's train of thought: "Master Hou, King Shu Wang Hong Zhenji sent someone to see you."
Xu Zhiqiong went to Prince Shu's Mansion, and he was about to ask something: "Prince Shu, do your gods really take Tunu seriously?"
Hong Zhenji said in astonishment: "What are these words? If you ask for money, you will give money, if you ask for food, you will give food, and if you ask for land, you will give land. How can you take it seriously? This is what you put on your head as an offering!"
Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said, "Are you gods really anxious about the tribute of silver to Tunu?"
"Worry! The Minister of the Ministry of Finance has been imprisoned, and the Minister of the Ministry of Industry has been killed! We have to thank Marquis Yun for this matter. If it weren't for Marquis Yun's guidance, I could escape from this matter. I might not be able to sit here at this moment.
Talk to Marquis Yun here."
Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said: "Since you are worried about Tunu's affairs, why do you summon Princess Yuyao again and again? Do you want me to make a big announcement about the money?"
Hong Zhenji laughed when he heard this and said: "Marquis Yun, you really underestimate me Qiancheng. I know you advertise your wealth, but I am not as poor as Qiancheng, yet I still want to reach out to your country with millions of silver?"
The Lord Shen frequently summons Princess Yuyao, and I also know about this. Today I invited Marquis Yun to come here to discuss countermeasures."
Xu Zhiqiong leaned forward slightly: "You also think this is strange?"
Hong Zhenji shook his head and said: "I don't think it's weird, but it's within Hong's expectation."
"How?"
Hong Zhenji added a cup of tea to Xu Zhiqiong: "The Lord Shen's mind must have changed. Over the years, Qiancheng has suffered from Tunu's oppression. Because he was outmatched in battle, he could only bear it with difficulty.
Now that your country's envoys have arrived, although there was misunderstanding between them at first, I and Yunhou were concerned about the overall situation and worked together until the two families settled their differences.
As long as Qiancheng can form an alliance with Xuanguo, and the two families join forces to fight against Tunu, we will be able to relieve the troubles in the northern border of the two places!"
Listening to what he said, it would really put yourself in a good position!
Xu Zhiqiong sneered: "King Shu, it's you Qiancheng who suffers from Tunu's oppression, not me, Daxuan. Daxuan doesn't need to fight against Tunu. When he has nothing to do, he just presses him to the ground and kneads him."
"Why worry about these details? When Emperor Zhaoxing was in power, didn't you suffer less from Tu Nu?"
Xu Zhiqiong looked sulky, and Hong Zhenji quickly changed the subject: "The Lord God will definitely bring up the alliance with Xuan Guo in the near future, and I will definitely be entrusted with this matter. Mr. Yun, in your opinion, how should we deal with this matter?
"
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Of course I have to agree to this matter. When the two families form an alliance, Qiancheng's internal and external affairs will naturally be under your control."
Hong Zhenji shook his head and said: "Zhencheng is a moody person. I am frightened by him. In my opinion, it is better to hide in the mansion for the past two days and pretend to be ill."
"Zhencheng?" Xu Zhiqiong was startled, "Who is Zhencheng?"
Hong Zhenji was startled and quickly changed his words: "I'm talking about sincerity. I always treat others with sincerity. I am not a villain who strives for success and profit."
Hong Zhenji wanted to let him go, but Xu Zhiqiong did not let him go.
"When you talked about Zhencheng just now, were you talking about the Divine Lord Hong Juncheng?"
Hong Zhenji waved his hands repeatedly and said: "How dare I call the Lord God by his name? Marquis Yun heard it wrong. What I said was sincere."
"Hong Juncheng was originally called Hong Zhencheng?"
"This, this, Marquis Yun really heard it wrong..."
Hong Juncheng’s real name is indeed Hong Zhencheng.
Since Hong Juncheng came to the throne, Hong Zhenji has never dared to call the divine king by his first name. However, in the past two days, he was frequently encouraged by Xu Zhiqiong. King Shu became a little arrogant. When he was talking to himself in private, he often called him by his first name, but he accidentally said it.
Xu Zhiqiong said: "King Shu, don't be surprised. Xu didn't hear anything just now. Xu just wants to verify one thing. Is the real name of the Lord God Hong Zhencheng?"
King Shu nodded and said: "After Shenjun succeeded to the throne, he changed his name to Juncheng to avoid being taboo among his fellow clan members."
What is the logic?
The emperor changed his name?
After the emperor succeeded to the throne, all his relatives had to change their names in order to avoid taboo.
According to normal people's understanding, Hong Jinji is the one who should change his name. He should be called Hong Junji and changed his name to Hong Jinji.
How can there be any reason for an emperor to accommodate his peers and change his name?
Xu Zhiqiong didn't understand the reason. Hong Zhenji explained: "The Lord Shen didn't like the word "Zhen", so he changed it to "Jun". Let's put this matter aside and discuss the alliance again."
Hong Zhenji and Xu Zhiqiong discussed for half a day and made a plan:
If Hong Juncheng mentioned forming an alliance with Xuan Guo, Hong Zhenji would not refuse or take the initiative to fight for it. He would do things in a leisurely manner and not to make Hong Juncheng suspicious.
At dusk, Xu Zhiqiong returned to Yuyao Palace. It happened that Liang Yuyao was having dinner again, so he invited Xu Zhiqiong to come and have a drink with him.
Every time they talked about drinking together, Xu Zhiqiong always watched Liang Yuyao open her cheeks and eat and drink to her heart's content.
After eating and drinking, Liang Yuyao talked about the meeting: "This time I talked about some serious things. Hong Juncheng wants to announce an alliance with us, so let me make some preparations."
"Do you really want to form an alliance?"
Liang Yuyao gnawed on the roasted chicken and said, "The king of a country will never go back on his word. How do you deal with this alliance?"
how to respond?
The key to the conflict between Daxuan and Qiancheng lies in Yu Xianguo.
"What do you think about the matter of Lord Yu Xian? If Hong Juncheng still wants to restore the industry, there is no need to discuss this matter. The so-called alliance is just empty talk."
"Hong Juncheng also said this. He thinks Mo Chi defeated the rebels and made outstanding achievements. He is a good king."
"Good king? He admits it?"
Liang Yuyao nodded: "This must be recognition!"
If Hong Juncheng admits this matter, then there seems to be no obstacle between the two countries.
The only obstacle may be Emperor Changle's dislike of Qiancheng Kingdom.
Liang Yuyao also considered this: "I will write a letter and discuss it with Yuyang. If he agrees, the matter will be settled and we should go back to Daxuan. I have really had enough of this place."
Yuyang.
It seems that peers cannot change the habit of calling each other by their first names.
After eating and drinking, Liang Yuyao yawned: "Zhiqiong, we still have to discuss some trivial matters. Yuyang won't agree to any of those things like business, exchange of schools, etc. We still have to think about it."
Want to do something..."
Halfway through her words, Liang Yuyao yawned again: "Tomorrow, we'll discuss it tomorrow. I'm tired, so I'll go get some sleep."
The princess can eat and sleep, and has gained a lot of weight in the past two days.
The peach has grown a whole circle, but I don’t know if the tooth marks are still there.
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"Alliance with Xuan Guo?" Hong Zhenkang, the king of Lu, grabbed a handful of chess pieces, held them for a long time, and then put them back into the chess box one by one.
"Since you want to form an alliance with Xuanguo, why do you want me, Tunu, to talk about it? Are you kidding me?"
Liang Xiaoen sat across from the chessboard, shook his head and said: "You all fell into Xu Zhiqiong's conspiracy. The Shenji Division was destroyed and the tribute silver was robbed. These things are all related to him.
Now that his goal has been achieved, once Daxuan forms an alliance with Qiancheng, will you still have a foothold in the future? Listen to my advice, it is time to take action before it is too late."
Hong Zhenkang shook his head and said, "It's time for the Tunu people to come without me taking action."