In the pavilion, there is a pile of books and classics. Yu Cang is among them, holding a book and looking at it.
Dugujing arrived, across the long case, and presented a letter with both hands, "Master, this is a letter from Niu Youdao to you."
Yu Cang was startled and raised his head suddenly, "He knows my identity?"
Dugujing hurriedly said: "No, the letter was given to the stall below and passed up step by step. It was not signed to anyone, but this letter should be for you, and only you can make the decision."
With a suspicious look on his face, Yu Cang reached for the letter, shook it open and looked at it. His eyes suddenly condensed and he said slowly: "He actually knows what we are looking for."
Dugujing: "Linghuqiu was arrested, which proves that he knew Linghuqiu's identity in advance, so what he said about Zhao Xiong's singer is probably nonsense. In this case, there are two possibilities. One is that Dongguo Haoran really did
The things were given to him. After all, he was the only person Dong Guo Haoran saw when he was dying. It is normal to entrust him with something before his death. This is also the direction we aimed at at the beginning. Secondly, Linghu Qiu was caught, opened his mouth, and confided in him
It was for that thing, and then the Qi court told him again. However, it was unlikely that the Qi court would tell Niu Youdao about this kind of thing, so the disciple suspected that there was a high possibility that the thing was in Niu Youdao's hands.
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Yu Cang muttered: "If the thing was really entrusted to him by Dong Guo Haoran, he should have given it to the Shangqing Sect. He went to the Shangqing Sect. After being in the Shangqing Sect for several years, he actually didn't give the thing to the Shangqing Sect.
, hum!"
Dugujing: "This boy is young, but we have already learned how cunning he is. It doesn't seem difficult to understand why the Shangqing Sect treated him like that and he didn't hand him over."
Yu Cang: "They want to negotiate with us. They killed 300 of our people on the fleet, and they still want to negotiate."
Dugu remained silent and looked at him.
Yu Cang thought about it for a while and then asked: "Do you think he will sincerely hand over the things? Is there any fraud?"
Dugujing: "This guy is very cunning, his methods are unusual, and there are all kinds of possibilities."
Yu Cang: "Then who should we send there?"
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Beizhou Governor's Mansion.
Shao Sansheng was dozing off on the table, personally guarding his master on the sick bed. He was sleeping soundly, when a faint coughing sound came from his ears, which suddenly woke him up.
When I looked up, I found that the patient on the couch was gone. Another sound of "cough" came from the side, and I saw a figure with a stooped back and a cough, holding a lamp in his hand, standing in front of the map and watching.
Maps are hung everywhere in Shao Pingbo's study and bedroom so that he can use them at any time.
"Young Master, are you awake?" Shao Sansheng was pleasantly surprised. He didn't expect that Shao Pingbo, who had been sleeping for a few days, woke up. He quickly got up and went over. Seeing him covering his mouth with a handkerchief and coughing, with his eyes still staring at the map, he hurriedly picked him up.
Holding an oil lamp in one hand, he said anxiously: "My eldest son, you are ill. Mr. Zhong told you to rest. You must not be tired. Please lie down and rest."
Shao Pingbo let go of his handkerchief and waved his hand, "It's okay. A group of monks are taking care of me. I won't die."
Shao Sansheng saw that there were specks of blood from his coughing up on his loose handkerchief, and he stamped his feet anxiously, "Master, you're coughing up blood, and you still say you're fine? Lie down and rest!"
Shao Pingbo coughed twice and looked back at him, "The real trouble now is Beizhou, Han, and Yan are determined to destroy Beizhou. I can stop it for a while, but it is difficult to stop it for a long time. Once Beizhou is lost, my Shao family will not die."
There will be no use value in the world of cultivation. The Shao family will abandon me like a shoe in Dachan Mountain. Then things will really happen. Time is running out and there is not much time left for us. How do you want me to rest?"
Shao Sansheng said sadly: "Young Master..."
Shao Pingbo waved his hand to interrupt, covered his mouth and coughed again, stared at the map and said: "I have looked at the general situation of the countries, and I feel it is necessary to go to Qi in person. I want to meet Haoyun Tu in person."
Shao Sansheng was surprised and said: "My eldest son, how can you travel a long distance with your body? It's better to send someone capable to do it for you?"
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I have to open up a channel so that the war horses can be delivered to my Beizhou as soon as possible. At the same time, I must strive to form an alliance with the two families to put pressure on Han and Yan and buy time for my Beizhou. Otherwise, Han and Yan will learn that the war horses will arrive very soon.
There may be an uprising in Beizhou. These things cannot be delayed, and it will be difficult to accomplish them as soon as possible without me personally going there."
The eldest son's health was like this, and he was still thinking about it. Shao Sansheng, who was holding the lamp in both hands, had a complicated expression. Especially when he saw Shao Pingbo's hair under the light, he couldn't help crying.
Shao Pingbo was in a coma for several days. During his coma, almost half of Shao Pingbo's hair turned white, with more white hair than black hair.
"Ahem!" Shao Pingbo covered his mouth and coughed, then pointed at Qi Jing's position, "After Haoyun Tu, which prince do you think is most likely to take over the throne of Qi?"
Shao Sansheng had a free hand, raised his sleeves and wiped his tears, and said: "Everyone knows that King Hao Qi of Jin is the eldest son of Hao Yuntu, and King Hao Hong of Jade is the eldest son of the current queen. The two will inevitably have a showdown, and the winner will aspire to the Qi Kingdom.
The power of the other princes is not as powerful as these two."
"Otherwise!" Shao Pingbo shook his head, stared at Qi Jing's position and said: "I have thought about it for a long time, but I feel that King Hao of England is really a sign of a dragon lurking in the abyss. If this person doesn't make a sound, it will be amazing. If he makes a sound, it will be amazing!"
Shao Sansheng was surprised, "Why?"
Shao Pingbo did not answer why, and stared at the map and said slowly: "For the Qi State, Haoyuntu can be regarded as a heroic leader. The power of the princes of the Qi State was almost wiped out by him. He did what the previous Qi emperors had not done.
His hands are gradually getting stronger, but people will eventually end their lives. Although Hao Yuntu's body is helped by a group of monks to recuperate, it seems to be in the prime of life, but after all, he is nearly sixty years old. In ten years, he will be 20 years old.
What does it mean for an ordinary person to be nearly seventy years old, even if he is an emperor?"
Shao Sansheng: "It means choosing a successor."
Shao Pingbo covered his mouth with a handkerchief and coughed, "That's right! By then, many things will be decided by Hao Yuntu himself. The prince below has been waiting for his position for too long and is already impatient. At that point, no one will be nervous anymore.
If Hao Yuntu is old, it is inevitable that those practicing sects will start looking for heirs to the imperial power, and they will have to choose among the princes. The mentality of the princes has changed, and the mentality of the practicing sects has changed.
It has also changed. No matter how ambitious Hao Yun is, he will not be able to control it, and his mentality will also change accordingly. I predict that in about ten years, there will be chaos within the Qi State."
Then he turned back and said: "Contact Sister Zhao and tell her that she must help me get rid of Princess Ying at any cost!"
"The Princess of England?" Shao Sansheng was surprised, "Kill the wife of King Haozhen of England?"
Shao Pingbo stared at the map without saying a word. He didn't tell him why. Silence was the answer.
"Yes!" Shao Sansheng agreed, and then asked tentatively: "Would you like to ask what happened when the war horse was robbed?"
Speaking of this, Shao Pingbo coughed violently again, as if he was about to cough out his lungs. When he loosened his handkerchief, it became stained red again.
He waved his handkerchief and said, "The war horses have arrived at Qingshan County. None of us can go to Qingshan County to gather the war horses and send them back. There is no need to hold them back. In the current situation, Niu Youdao
We can only put aside the accounts for now and solve the urgent matters first. We still need Sister Zhao to help us with things. Now is not the time to hold her accountable. We are not qualified to hold her accountable. We only need to tell her the situation and she should give us a
When we explain, she will naturally tell us that if she doesn't tell us, there's no point in asking. Let's make her feel guilty, so that she can do her best to get things done for us!"
"Okay, I know what to do." Shao Sansheng agreed.
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In Qingshan County, in the villa, Guan Fangyi walked among the pavilions.
As soon as he entered, he saw that almost all the dozens of people in Fufangyuan were here. They were all sitting there, each with a bowl of white porridge, and a golden stick in one hand that made a crispy sound.
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Even Uncle Chen and Xu Laoliu are no exception.
"When I was in Qijing, I never saw you eating so neatly. It's embarrassing." Guan Fangyi said scornfully.
Everyone looked at it, and many people were laughing.
Xu Laoliu swallowed the food in his mouth and said with a dry smile: "Sister, don't tell me, the food here changes every day, which is quite exciting. It tastes really good. I'm used to eating here. From now on,
I’m afraid I won’t be able to swallow the food outside. Here, you’ll have some fried dough sticks, sister.” He pointed at the pile of golden sticks on the table.
"Dou Tiao?" Guan Fangyi sat down and muttered, another name she had never heard of.
Someone had already prepared a bowl of white porridge and put it in front of her. She had just picked up a fried dough stick in her hand when she suddenly saw Yuanfang coming with two monks carrying a pot of porridge. She immediately turned around and said, "Monster, isn't it poisoned?"
Yuanfang immediately glared and said: "Fart! Can my Nanshan Temple's signboard be able to do that kind of thing?"
Guan Fangyi immediately giggled, teasing him, opened her mouth and took a bite of the fried dough sticks, and found that they were crispy and fragrant, and the more they chewed, the more fragrant they became.
The others also laughed.
Everyone in the group thought it was quite interesting. The Taoist priest actually had a group of monks to serve him. It looked a bit strange, but he seemed to have a unique style. Seeing these monks coming and going from time to time seemed to make people follow him.
It calmed down.
If these people knew what Yuan Fang was doing leading the monks of Nanshan Temple, they might not be able to laugh anymore, and they would probably have to check the food carefully.
After Yuanfang signaled the two monks to place their things, he snorted coldly and headed towards Niu Youdao's yard.
In front of the dressing table, Niu Youdao sat quietly with his eyes closed.
Shang Shuqing combed his hair carefully and said after a while: "Master Tao, there are people from Jinzhou who want to buy a batch of war horses from us. My brother asked me to ask what you mean.
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Niu Youdao said slowly: "I don't care about this matter. Let the prince discuss it with Tianyumen."
"Yeah!" Shang Shuqing hummed.
"Master Dao!" Yuan Fang shouted outside, came in, cupped his hands to Shang Shuqing, and said with a smile: "Princess Princess."
He was already used to this scene of combing his hair.
Yuanfang walked to Niu Youdao, leaned over and reported: "There was a reply over there, saying that he understood."