In the small courtyard of the large manor, Shao Pingbo stood under the eaves. Shao Sansheng was busy and wanted to personally inspect the small courtyard again.
This place is a place to entertain guests from all over the world. Due to Shao Pingbo's status, Haozhen placed him in Qi's guesthouse first, planning to wait for the Emperor of Qi to make arrangements before making arrangements.
The smell of home can also be said to be the fear of others gossiping.
As for safety, there is no need to worry, there are already monks stationed here, plus the manpower sent by Haozhen.
Shao Sansheng, who had inspected the small courtyard, came to the eaves and said, "Young Master, you can rest now."
Shao Pingbo, who was in a daze, said, "Liu'er, what do you think?"
Shao Sansheng was stunned for a moment and replied: "It's good. The lady has become richer and more noble. It can be seen that the King of England treats the lady well, which should be consistent with the news he received earlier."
Shao Pingbo: "She was polite and courteous to me, too calm... She hasn't forgotten what happened in the past, and she's still angry with me."
It turned out that this was what Shao San was referring to. Shao San was silent. To be honest, as a person who grew up watching him, he knew something about it. He also saw something hidden in the eyes of the young lady when she looked at the eldest son.
After a moment of silence, he sighed: "Eldest Young Master, why don't you just go to Emperor Qi?"
Shao Pingbo: "Hao Yuntu is not young. Older people, especially those who have been on the throne for a long time, love power. He will not easily let others threaten his imperial power. He will not easily let others threaten his imperial power until the day he dies.
Delegating power. According to my observation of the situation in Qi State, Hao Yuntu is also very contradictory now. On the one hand, he has to face the problem of choosing his successor, but on the other hand, he is wary of those who threaten his throne. He has the mentality of a lion king approaching his twilight years."
"The result of this is that among the princes, there is no outstanding one, and the capable ones are also keeping a low profile and forbearing, such as King Haozhen of England. If Haozhen is willing to accept me, I am willing to be patient for him for the time being, and I can make suggestions for him in secret.
If he doesn't want to accept me, it makes no sense for me to seek refuge with Hao Yun Tu. Because of Liu'er's relationship, everyone will think that I am a member of Hao Zhen. Hao Yun Tu will not reuse me for the time being, at least not while he is alive.
If Hao Yuntu doesn't reuse me, and Hao Zhenruo doesn't want to accept me, do you think it makes sense for me to stay in Qi and be patient? During this period, I, who is not taken seriously and has no power around me, cannot escape Niu Youdao's death.
I can’t afford it!”
Shao Sansheng lowered his head and said nothing. Unexpectedly, marrying the young lady here would become the bond he has today.
He did not question Shao Pingbo's judgment. After following him for many years, he still had confidence in the eldest son's judgment ability. He raised his head and asked: "First Master, what should we do next?"
"I still have confidence in Haozhen, otherwise I wouldn't vote for him."
"What if the eldest lady gets in the way?"
"A prince who can endure with determination for so long will not be so soft-hearted, and his ambition will not be easily deceived by a woman. As long as Hao Zhen is interested, I am not a dead person and will not let Liu'er mess around."
…
On the ancient road in the dry grass and green fields, a group of people and horses galloped, with Cheng Yuandu leading the horse.
We have received news from Tianyumen that Niu Youdao is in Beizhou Fucheng, and we are urgently chasing him here again...
Shao Dengyun's hands were shaking as he held a letter.
The familiar handwriting, the handwriting of the old boss, is more clumsy than before.
The letter began by scolding him.
Asked him if he still remembers how after the battle at Xiaohan Mountain, King Ning Shang Jianbo personally led his horse to the saddle, praised him for his achievements in leading the horse in front of the army, and enjoyed the glory of the crowd shouting. Could it be that the army was shouting for a traitor?
Ask him if he remembers who ran a long distance all night to rescue him from the enemy?
Ask him if he remembers how many people the Yingyang Wulie Guards killed in order to save him?
Ask him, has there ever been a traitor among the sons of Yingyang Wulie Guards?
Ask him, do you think you can stand on your own for a long time in Beizhou, a place of right and wrong? Since ancient times, how many people have been able to dominate a party and whitewash their reputation without taking three lives of merit? You want to die yourself, so as not to implicate the brothers below!
To say that he was a general who didn't know what loyalty was, that he was a fratricidal man in charge of the family, that he was stigmatized on the outside, that he was a monster on the inside, that he was confused, and so on.
In the past, it could be said that you were forced to do so without pursuing any further investigation. Now that King Ning's banner has been raised in Nanzhou, ask him if he is blind and ask if he has seen?
The last sentence, "You bastard, if you don't look back, how long will it take!" Shao Dengyun burst into tears. He leaned over his desk and shouted: "Shuai Meng! The general finally realized that he was wrong..."
Sheep raised his sleeves to wipe away his tears.
Shao Dengyun suddenly sat upright and said sadly: "Come with pen, ink, paper and inkstone, I will apologize to Commander Meng!"
Yang Shuang stretched out his hand to stop him, "Master, is there any fraud? Will he really clear your name afterwards and say that he endured the humiliation for Prince Ning?"
Shao Dengyun waved his hands with tears in his eyes, "Others will deceive me, but Meng Shuai will definitely not do it. Get the pen, ink, paper and inkstone quickly!"
…
Guan Fangyi walked to the railing on the first floor of the pavilion, walked up to Niu Youdao, and tilted her chin diagonally backwards, "The letter from Nanzhou has arrived, why do the good people ask them to do it, but don't you yourself be such a good person?"
Niu Youdao chuckled, "Am I a good person? I ruined his family, can I still be a good person in Shao Dengyun's eyes?"
"That's true. Can we persuade you to surrender?"
"Maybe it can be done, maybe it can't be done, but it still has to be done."
Guan Fangyi was confused: "What do you mean?"
Niu Youdao said calmly: "If he can succeed, it means that he is still loyal and can save trouble. If he can't succeed, it is a good thing to be selfish. The situation is in front of us, and it depends on how to make the best of it!"
Guan Fangyi: "Why do I become more confused the more you talk about it?"
Niu Youdao patted the handrail and sighed: "No matter whether he can succeed or not, even if he has selfish motives, as long as he is not stupid, he should know that doing so will be beneficial to him without any harm. The current situation is obvious and can be stabilized.
I might be able to stabilize the situation in Beizhou, why didn't he agree? As for the future, if Nanzhou fails to live up to its expectations, there is no point in counting on this side. If Nanzhou does not live up to its expectations, isn't this Shao Dengyun's legitimate retreat? Of course.
Everything will fall into place, and he will naturally fall with the wind, so why should he be so hard on himself?"
Guan Fangyi suddenly understood, nodded slightly, she was truly taught, and then looked at Niu Youdao with a slightly admiring look, but she sneered, "You have too many eyes, bad guy!"
Niu Youdao sighed and said: "I don't expect to be a good person in your mouth and talk about business. Has Xiaoyue Pavilion responded to your letter?"
Knowing that he wanted to kill Shao Pingbo, Guan Fangyi turned over her hand and showed him a letter, "Here."
Niu Youdao took it and spread it out, and was a little speechless. It was news from Weiguo. Wuliangshan's informant reported that Tang Yi had successfully arrived in the capital of Weiguo. He had entered Xuanwei's mansion and was already in Qi.
Settled in Beijing.
He rubbed the letter into dust and said reproachfully: "I asked Xiaoyue Pavilion, not about this."
Guan Fangyi rolled her eyes at him and said, "Good intentions are not rewarded. I just replied to someone's letter not long ago, how can I get a reply so quickly? They ask you what you can give, and you ask them to give you a price. I don't know how many times you have to go back and forth.
I think you won’t be able to capture Shao Pingbo for a while.”
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In the evening, Niu Youdao was meditating indoors when he was interrupted by a knock on the door.
Guan Fangyi pushed the door open and showed a letter, "There is news about Shao Pingbo." She knew he was concerned about this.
Niu Youdao immediately stood up to receive the letter. When he found that it was Hao Zhen's letter, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
Guan Fangyi had already read the letter and asked, "What should I do? If Haozhen wants to protect him, he also needs to protect Beizhou."
"Of course I have to give you face, but I won't allow him to take advantage of Qi's power to make a comeback. I will reply to you personally with pen, ink, paper and inkstone!" Niu Youdao sneered.
Guan Fangyi quickly found pens, ink, paper and inkstones and took the initiative to help grind the ink.
Niu Youdao paced back and forth and thought for a while, then sat down and wrote a few lines. He shook the letter, dried it, and handed it over, "Send the original letter."
Guan Fangyi held it and looked at it, then turned around and followed the instructions...
"Let's go? Don't you wait any longer?"
Under the eaves, Niu Youdao came to say goodbye, and Huang Lie asked.
"It's enough for the emperor to be in charge here. My presence or absence doesn't mean much."
"Then keep in touch."
"Okay! I'll wait for the good news. By the way, I planned to give you a black jade sculpture as a gift, but now I can only apologize."
This matter was disturbing to say, so Huang Lie said expressionlessly: "It's over."
Niu Youdao: "The emperor's head is generous, and I can't be stingy. Let's do this. When we meet again in Nanzhou, I will sell one to Dachanshan cheaply. How about five million gold coins?"
Guan Fangyi, who was listening in the audience, immediately opened her eyes and stared at Niu Youdao. The gift for my mother, why did you sell it so cheaply without even saying hello?
Huang Lie's eyes flashed. Although it was not as good as giving it away for free, it was still a huge profit. How could he not agree? He nodded and said, "Okay, I accept this love."
After a while, two birds flew away from the Beizhou Governor's Mansion. Uncle Chen controlled one alone, but the other got into a quarrel. Naturally, it was the low-price sale that angered Guan Fangyi, who was not like Huang Lie.
Having a facial hair attack is already considered as giving Niu Youdao face.
In the mountains dozens of miles outside the city, two black jade sculptures fell on a distinctive hilltop.
There is another black jade sculpture in the forest. Yuan Gang, Yuan Fang, Yin'er, and Lao Shisan are also there, and the two sides meet again.
The other two black jade sculptures have been sent back by the disciples from Wuliang Mountain, so it is not advisable to travel too many together.
Originally, Yin'er had to be sent back with her. It would be easy to get into trouble if she was kept by her side, but no one could persuade her to leave.
Yuan Gang knew Yin'er's current situation, so he thought it would be easy to win, so he had to use force, but in the end he really made Yin'er angry, and Yuan Gang was suppressed instead.
"Where are the people?" Niu Youdao asked.
Yuan Gang pointed to the back of a lonely figure standing on a rock looking into the distance, "See for yourself."
Niu Youdao ducked over, landed behind Yin'er, and said with a smile: "Yin'er!"
Yin'er suddenly looked back.
Niu Youdao froze for an instant, his pupils shrank suddenly, and he subconsciously took a step back, not daring to get too close. He saw a few evil silver lines appear on Yin'er's face. The innocence was gone, replaced by a look of compulsion.
The person's indifferent aura and cold eyes are shocking.
Uncle Chen and Xu Laoliu didn't know the situation yet, because they didn't know Yin'er's identity, but they just felt strange that this useless woman had changed like this, as if she was a different person.
Guan Fangyi's cheeks twitched and she swallowed dryly.