Chapter 348: Cloud City
Xue Ying entered the room and found Xi Xi waiting for her. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
"I said, didn't you even want to go out of the door a few days ago? Why haven't you seen anyone every day these days?" asked Xi Xi.
Xue Ying smiled and avoided answering: "You have something to do with me?"
"We'll be in Cloud City tomorrow. We disembarked there. ”
"Aren't we going back to Anjing City?"
"So what are you doing in a hurry? The First Moon Pavilion has set a trap and is waiting for us to drill into it. ”
Thinking of the big trouble she had caused, Xue Ying suddenly felt very weak. "Have you figured out what to do with them?"
Xi Xi wondered: "Didn't you cause the trouble? You should have figured out a way, right?"
"Oh, this one. "Xue Ying is struggling.
Xi Xi sneered: "It seems that you really don't know anything. ”
"Huh?"
"I lied to you, the First Moon Pavilion is now difficult to protect itself, and I'm afraid I don't have time to take care of the affairs of our Bandung Commercial Bank. ”
"What's going on?"
"The rebellion of the lord of the First Moon Pavilion is conclusive, and even the elites he has cultivated over the years are also suspected, and the emperor ordered the First Moon Pavilion to carry out 'internal rectification', which led to the result that the First Moon Pavilion was killing each other and hurting its vitality. It also coincided with the fact that the old enemies who had accumulated over the years suddenly united to attack, from the imperial court to the rivers and lakes, they were all stabbing at the Chuyue Pavilion, it can be said that the Chuyue Pavilion was already on the border of existence in name only. ”
Xue Ying was amazed at the changes in the world, and wondered: "How do you know so clearly?"
"I just received a letter detailing the incident. "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the handiwork of your mysterious master." ”
"Oh. Xue Ying was not surprised by this, and touched her nose and sat down.
"What would you have been going to do without your mysterious master?" asked Xixi. Finding that Xue Ying began to pretend to be innocent again, she glared, "You don't care about the trouble you caused?
"It's such an immature little plan, but now the trouble is solved, so we just have a good time. Xue Ying intended to pass by.
"Who do you want to take the place of the First Moon Pavilion?"
Xue Ying shook her head: "You." ”
Xi Xi was surprised: "You are quite radical. ”
"Qi Mo's previous identity on the surface was a small Praetorian Guard captain, but in fact, as an information analyst, he was responsible for sorting out and refining the information collected every day and feeding it back to the emperor. Since you have taken him, it means that you have already planted an inside line in the emperor's information network. In this case, taking advantage of the fact that the people of the First Moon Pavilion have no leader and their vitality is greatly damaged, isn't it a logical thing to take down the First Moon Pavilion and further grasp the emperor's source of information?"
"It's easy to say, the emperor is suspicious, and it's not so simple to gain his trust. Who do you think will take over the position of Pavilion Master Dai at this time?"
"Cai Qi. The emperor's temptation of him has lasted for several years, and it is almost enough. Now Xue Qi has been sent to the Northern Xinjiang Theater, but Cai Qi has stayed in Anjing City, I guess, the emperor has that intention to reuse him, and now what is missing is just a little push. ”
"So how can this little bit of motivation come?"
"The emperor trusts General Qi and Qi Mo, and trusts Xue Qi, as long as they are willing to act as a guarantee, things are basically ninety percent sure. But after all, this is too much work, so I said it was just an immature plan. ”
"Qi Mo is not fully under my control now, let alone Old General Qi. ”
"General Qi is willing to vouch for Cai Qiang not because of Qi Mo or because of you, but because of Cai Qiang himself - you should have more confidence in Cai Qiang. I think his character is still very much to General Qi's appetite. ”
Xi Xi thought about it and had to admit that Xue Ying was right. "I don't understand, don't you care about everything, how come you become aware of everything when it comes to business?"
"I'm pretty good at blindness. Xue Yingtian shamelessly showed off.
Xi Xi sneered, and then said, "In that case, let's do what you planned." ”
"Huh?"
"Although the First Moon Pavilion is no longer a threat to us now, you are right, this is a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation to further control the emperor's information network, and we should seize it. However, Cai Qiang was too deeply influenced by Chuan Shuai, do you think I can still trust him? Will Chuan Shuai's heir get involved? I don't want to work in vain. ”
"You can rest assured of this," Xue Ying smiled slightly, "He won't." ”
Cloud City.
On both sides of the Tianhe River are towering mountains, which are slightly open after reaching Cloud City. After disembarking, you will wind up the steep path and halfway up the mountain will be covered with mist-shrouded castles. Cloud City is shrouded in river fog all the year round, like a fairyland in the clouds, so it is called Cloud City.
Xi Xi pointed to a mansion on the top of the mountain that overlooked the entire Cloud City and said, "That is the ancestral house of the Liao family." The Liao family has developed here for more than 100 years, and Yuncheng has developed under the management of the Liao family. ”
Xue Ying only glanced at it lightly and lowered her head: "Oh." ”
After Xue participated in politics and was appointed as the marshal of the Northern Xinjiang Theater, he was afraid that Mrs. Xue would be wronged if she stayed in the Jian'an Hou Mansion, so he sent Mrs. Xue and her son to Yuncheng before taking office, visiting relatives and recuperating at the same time. ”
Xue Ying asked, "Didn't you say that Song Li and Luo Shishang were in Cloud City, why didn't you see them?" completely ignoring what Xi Xi said.
Xi Xi raised his eyebrows: "Song Li is visiting Liao Mansion and is in contact with Mrs. Xue, while Luo Shishang is going to inquire about the news." Although Bandung Commercial Bank has long had a branch in Yuncheng, we are still new to the Liao family, and it is essential to visit the head snake and find out the situation. ”
"What do you mean, are you going to show your skills in Cloud City?"
Xi Xi nodded: "Although Yuncheng is known as the city of mountains and wilderness by some people, it is located at the throat of the Tianhe River, and it can reach the vast Tongge War Zone and Xinshu and even all parts of the Western Regions upwards, and go down to Anjing, Jinquan, and even to the sea. The terrain here is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, if we can use Cloud City as a station, we can attack, retreat and defend, and have room to move. ”
"But here is the Liao family. ”
"So, you say, let's eradicate the Liao family, or cooperate with them?"
"You don't have to ask me about this, you can do what you have to do. ”
"I hope to reach a cooperation with the Liao family, but if it doesn't work, then I'm sorry, I can only choose the second path. But the question is, are you willing?"
Xue Ying looked at her, her eyes were slightly cold: "What am I reluctant to do?"
"Liao Yunxi is your mother after all. ”
Xue Ying got up: "I'll go out for a walk, you can go busy." ”
Xi Xi shook his head, very helpless about Xue Ying's evasive attitude.