When Cao Yiyan quickly flipped through the second volume, a man arrived, stepped in, and bowed his head: "What are your orders, my lord?"
This person is Cao Yiyan's manpower in the capital. Cao Yiyan has been planning for many years and has naturally gathered a group of people, but they all perform their own duties and are busy with things. There are not many people like Wei Zhong who can handle some temporary chores for him.
But this person is indeed suitable for inquiring about information. Judging from his mediocre appearance, he is almost impossible to find in the crowd. It can be seen that he is indeed talented in this field and is suitable for this bowl of rice.
Seeing him arriving, Cao Yiyan put down the scroll and ordered: "I have two things for you to do."
"The first thing is to investigate the situation in Yingguo. Although this group of Yingguo people claim to be loyalists of the Wei Dynasty, they are not. I don't know how loyal they are. You need to verify this."
"The second thing is to get a feel for the situation in Qingqiu."
"Although the entrance to Qingqiu has never been discovered by a real person, and even Liu Zhan could not find the entrance, the fact that the legend of Qingqiu was spread in the Wei Dynasty means that there must be monsters from Qingqiu."
"It can both go out and go in. But that's not the point. I need you to investigate carefully whether Emperor Shizu of the Wei Dynasty really had contact with Qingqiu monsters, and whether there is really a treasure left in Qingqiu."
"Remember, the above two things are just for you to find out the situation. Remember not to act rashly. If you find anything, you must report it to me. Don't act without permission."
Wei Zhong's name is taken from the two characters "Wei Zhong". Being named after these two characters shows his loyalty to the Wei Dynasty and his loyalty to Cao Yiyan.
After hearing the order, he immediately agreed, even though he knew that investigating these two things might be dangerous, he had no fear.
Cao Yiyan nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand to retreat.
After Wei Zhong went out, Cao Yiyan looked at a landscape painting on the wall with his hands behind his back for a while. He felt that no matter how hard he tried, he could not draw something as majestic as Liu Zhan's own handwriting.
He looked at it for a moment, turned around and said to himself: "I have to say that in the thirty years since the founding of the Pseudo-Zheng Kingdom, the foundation has gradually become more solid. Now even with the addition of Ying Guo as the cornerstone, it will be difficult to shake it."
"Historically, those who died during the second generation must have suffered from civil strife or misuse of national power."
"The Taizu who pretended to be Zheng is very cautious about this. The only way now is to incite civil strife between the kings of Qi and Shu, or Su Ziji rises and fights each other."
"In short, we cannot let the world be peaceful." Cao Yiyan gritted her teeth and thought attentively: "Perhaps, I can have someone introduce the King of Qi and infiltrate the King of Qi, so that I can have a better chance."
Back to half an hour ago, the Tianji Monster landed in a bullock cart parked not far away, and ordered the driver of the cart to drive the monster away.
"Although Cao Yiyan was kind to me, I can feel that he is wary of me." Tianji Yao leaned over and let the cart leave. He seemed to have an indifferent expression and was very calm, but in fact he was speaking impulsively.
And when it dissipates, all that remains is regret beneath the surface.
"What's wrong with me? I'm getting more and more out of control?" Feeling a little confused, Tianji Demon's eyes flashed with gloom. He stretched out his hand, and a warrant appeared in the palm of his hand. He frowned and took a closer look.
This warrant was brought to him by the King of Qi for discussion, but they broke up unhappy and the King of Qi suddenly sent someone to deliver it to him.
Because he went to see Cao Yiyan, he had not thought carefully about the contents of the warrant.
When I read it before, I only took a quick look at it. Now I unfolded it again and continued to look at it. Tianji Yao was still in a bad mood.
There was really nothing I could do to make him feel better.
Originally, Tianji Yao wanted King Qi to issue the order, so that the responsibility would be borne by King Qi. If something went wrong in the future, he would not be the one to suffer the backlash.
But after some negotiations with King Qi, he realized that King Qi was really not easy to fool.
I didn't agree at the time, but I agreed later, but what's the difference between agreement and disagreement?
Tianji Yao looked at the contents of the warrant and shook his head.
"It's worthless."
This thing is simply worthless, tasteless to eat, and a pity to throw away.
It turned out that King Qi only commissioned it to observe the Dragon Palace.
Even if King Qi doesn't give this order, Tianji Demon can naturally go if he wants to observe the Dragon Palace. However, if he doesn't give an order, other than to go around there and take a look, whatever he does, Tianji Demon will be responsible for it.
, is it the same as if you haven’t looked for it?
You took a risk for nothing, so why bother?
The Tianji Demon thought this way, and suddenly he groaned, his face turned pale, and his body trembled. It was as if someone had suddenly struck his head with an ax and dug deep into the bones. The pain made his whole demon twitch.
Fortunately, the pain came quickly and went away not too slowly. After about a cup of tea, the pain gradually lessened and dissipated.
However, although the torture of headache was over, Tianji Demon's eyes showed a hint of red.
"What a shame, such a secret technique has such sequelae."
Tianji Yao also knows that the various techniques developed by Lord Long back then were actually all new creations. No matter how great your skills are, there will always be loopholes. No wonder Lord Long.
But through personal experience, I know how unbearable the consequences are.
"The separated souls that are released are full of hostility but refuse to settle down. They must be eradicated."
"There is no need to go any further." Tianji Demon said to the monster driving in front of him: "Turn around and go directly to the dock from the road."
"Sir, are we going to leave the capital by boat?" asked the monster in front.
The Tianji Demon said: "Yes, the destination is Shun'an Mansion."
Feng'an Canal
The continuous line of official ships sailing along the river is very spectacular.
Sometimes Su Ziji stood on the bow of the boat and looked towards both banks. He felt a sense of trance when he looked at the curious and awed people looking towards the boats in the river.
At this time last year, he was just an ordinary scholar. How had he ever thought that he would wear official uniforms, be guarded by armored soldiers, and occupy an official ship for a day?
When I thought about today, I was afraid that I would be satisfied.
After all, at that time, he was still worried about whether he could be admitted as a scholar, worried about the gangs in the small county town, and worried about dozens of taels of silver.
But after I passed the exam to become a scholar, passed the exam to understand the Yuan Dynasty, and then went to Beijing to win the top prize, I still felt unsatisfied in my heart.
The sky is high enough for birds to fly, and the sea is wide enough for fish to leap. The world is so big, it took so long to get here, how can we easily be satisfied with the current situation?
Sure enough, the most difficult thing to fill is human ambition and desire.
"Shun'an Mansion, others think I'm in a quagmire, but I think this is an opportunity."
"Master Su!" A call interrupted the association. Su Ziji knew that Xun Sichen was coming without any need to report. He stopped his indulgent thoughts and turned around to look at the young guard who jumped on the official ship.
This guard happened to meet him on the imperial envoy's ship a few days ago, and they chatted and made friends with him.
Su Ziji certainly knew the purpose of this person's visit, but he was not disgusted with this person's personal relationship.