Seeing that Mu Qiuhuang readily agreed, Ji Yan was also relieved, picked up the paper on the table, brushed it a few times, and drew a portrait of Ji Ruoxue for Mu Qiuhuang.

Mu Qiuhuang accepted the portrait and nodded, "Brother Ji, don't worry, I will immediately send someone to find Miss Ji." ”

"There's Brother Lao Mu." Ji Yan waved his hand in thanks.

……

After sending Ji Yan away, Mu Qiuhuang immediately ordered Linghu Ji to summon Su Xiaoxiao.

While waiting for Su Xiaoxiao, Mu Qiuhuang picked up the pen on the desktop again to follow the portrait left by Ji Yan just now, and drew a new one, but he didn't expect Mu Qiuhuang to have a wonderful pen Danqing, and the portrait of Ji Ruoxue he imitated was the same as the one painted by Ji Yan...... Mu Qiuhuang took the two portraits and looked left and right, I don't know if it was because of Ji Yan's wonderful hands, or if Ji Ruoxue was born beautiful, anyway, Ji Ruoxue on the portrait was very special, so Mu Qiuhuang couldn't help but take a few more looks.

……

"Childe, what did you call me for?"

"Summons all the members of Huangling in Tingzhou, and let them temporarily put aside everything at hand and do their best to find her whereabouts." After Mu Qiuhuang finished speaking, he handed the portrait in his hand to Su Xiaoxiao.

Su Xiaoxiao took the portrait and glanced at it, and said puzzledly: "Childe, this is?" ”

"This is Ji Yan's own sister, the eldest lady of Xiliehou Mansion, and there is information that she is currently in Tingzhou." Mu Qiuhuang explained.

Seeing that Mu Qiuhuang was in a hurry, Su Xiaoxiao also knew that this matter was urgent, she also saw it when Ji Yan came just now, and she had already guessed that this matter must be related to Ji Yan...... It's just a little strange that why did the eldest lady of Xiliehou Mansion make Mu Qiuhuang so anxious?

"What should I do when I find it? Is it controlled or ......," Su asked slightly.

Mu Qiuhuang thought for a moment and replied, "Follow after you find it, don't take the liberty of harassing Miss Ji, but you have to protect her safety...... When this is over, I will rush to Tingzhou immediately. ”

Seeing Mu Qiuhuang's attitude, Su Xiaoxiao felt even more strange, but she didn't ask anything more, but nodded and responded: "Yes, Xiaoxiao will go down and make arrangements." ”

After Su Xiaoxiao left, Mu Qiuhuang picked up the pen and paper again and began to write the letter, just when he had just written the letter and put it in the envelope, he saw that there was another person in the room at some point.

Mu Qiuhuang didn't seem surprised by this, handed the letter to the man along with the portrait, and said: "Mei, you are the fastest among the twenty-four ghosts, so I will call you to come, I want you to go to Tingzhou as fast as possible to hand over this letter to Tan Baiming, after doing this, you don't have to rush back, continue to stay there, if there is news of Ji Ruoxue, you will also follow secretly, I have already said it in my letter to Tan Baiming, if necessary, you go directly to Tan Baiming and let him lead the army over...... I only have one request, and that is to keep Miss Ji safe no matter what. ”

"Yes." Mei answered, and quickly turned to leave.

After making these arrangements, Mu Qiuhuang also put his mind at ease for the time being, he believed in the abilities of Huang Ling and the twenty-four ghosts, and he had already written a personal letter to Tan Baiming...... He has done everything he can to the best of his ability.

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The night is dark, but the prime minister's mansion is still brightly lit.

Xiahou Wenyuan is still sitting in his study room without a book, and there are several piles of official documents on the desk in front of him, the highest stack on the far left, obviously has not been approved, and the other piles are of different heights, Xiahou Xuanba will take a pen and write instructions on it every time he reads a book, and then throw it on the other piles seemingly randomly, it stands to reason that Xiahou Wenyuan has already sat in the high position of prime minister, but he has never slackened off on himself, Every day, as long as it is under his jurisdiction, he will personally inquire about everything, and he likes and enjoys this process of grasping power and determining life and death.

Xiahou Wenyuan has passed the age of establishment, but he has never taken a wife, and in addition to not taking a wife, no one has ever heard of Xiahou Wenyuan being close to women, or that he has other interests and hobbies about bed, so those princes in Fengling City who are jealous and envious of him have been secretly rumoring that Xiahou Wenyuan has a hidden illness and is unable to enjoy the joy of men and women. He was indifferent to this kind of gossip and thought that he would not be angry at all, because he believed that if he only had to lightly hook his fingers, countless beautiful women and girls would throw him into his arms, and even if he asked for it, the princes who were envious and jealous of him would willingly offer their wives and concubines and even their daughters with their hands...... The reason he knew all this was because of his current status, that he had realized the role of power at a very young age, and that he had so far remained alone because there was no woman who was as obsessed with power as he was.

……

Just when the candle was about to burn out, Xiahou Wenyuan finally picked up the last official document...... After Xiahou Wenyuan finished reviewing the last official document, he stretched his waist for a long time.

Immediately after that, the little maid who had been waiting outside the door for a long time walked in and stood quietly.

"This stack is rejected, this stack is sent down for execution, and this stack will be sent to the palace tomorrow for His Majesty to review......" Xiahou Wenyuan pointed to the pile of official documents on the table in front of him and instructed these little guys.

Just after the servant had received the order to leave, the door was opened again.

A maid walked in with a bowl of carefully prepared wild ginseng chicken soup, the maid was not very old and beautiful, and the porcelain bowl on the plate was delicate and beautiful, and it was also extraordinary.

Xiahou Wenyuan calmly took the chicken soup and drank it all, waved his hand to signal the maid to leave.

It has become a routine to drink a bowl of wild ginseng chicken soup every day after processing official documents, and he pays great attention to his physical health, and he has always ranked health care as the second most important thing in life, because he knows that the longer he lives, the longer he can enjoy his rights.

And this little maid doesn't need to do anything else in the prime minister's mansion every day, only needs to be responsible for bringing him a bowl of chicken soup every night at the most suitable time, and there is someone else who cooks chicken soup...... From a simple bowl of chicken soup, you can see the benefits of having rights.

Under normal circumstances, after Xiahou Wenyuan finished processing the official documents and drank the chicken soup, he would go to take a comfortable hot bath, and then go to bed. But today, after drinking the chicken soup, he didn't get up for a long time, and it seemed that he was still waiting there.

After a cup of tea, the cat in the courtyard outside the room suddenly barked, and then the door was pushed open again.

"I've seen the prime minister."

The person who came was none other than Xiahou Wenyuan's personal confidant~ Shen Mou.

Xia Hou stretched out the thumb and index finger of his left hand and gently pinched his eyebrows, and asked, "How is it?" ”

Shen Mou put the stack of papers he was holding on the table and said calmly: "I have collected and sorted these things, please see it, Prime Minister." ”

Xiahou Wenyuan looked at the stack of papers, and asked, "Do you think that one should be chosen?" ”

This stack of papers records a series of information such as the strength of the army, the ratio of talents, and the policies of their respective fiefdoms.

The last time Xiahou Wenyuan told Shen Mou that Xiahou Xuanba had no intention of going down to prepare after the Ninth Five-Year Plan, he didn't tell Shen Mou what he was going to do at that time, but Shen Mou naturally knew what he was going to do.

Xiahou Xuanba was determined to be a die-hard minister, and without the support of the army in the hands of Xiahou Xuanba, the Xiahou clan would not be eligible to enter...... The entry here refers to the separatist side competing for dominance and becoming the lord of the world.

Since he is not qualified to dominate the world alone, the next thing he can do is to be vassal to other male lords who are qualified to dominate the world, the so-called "good birds choose trees to perch, and good ministers choose the lord to do things", or "clouds from the dragon, wind from the tiger", but no matter what, that is, Xiahou Wenyuan has to choose a new camp and then join in...... And now in addition to abandoning Xiahou Xuanba, only the eight princes are qualified to participate in the battle for hegemony in the world. Therefore, Shen Mou went to collect the information of the eight princes who he thought would be useful for Xiahou Wenyuan to make a choice.

Hearing Xiahou Wenyuan ask himself, Shen Mou also did not shirk and said directly: "Among the eight princes, except for the three princes of Xilie, Beiyu, and Nanzhao, the rest are not enough to succeed, and the Marquis of Nanzhao did not send the prince to Beijing this time...... It can be seen that the Marquis of Southern Zhao and Wu Mad have a long-term vision, which is not as good as the Marquis Ji Yan of Xilie and Mu Qingen of the Marquis of Northern Yu. ”

Listening to Shen Mou's analysis, Xiahou Wenyuan smiled slightly and said, "Then do you think if I choose to join any of the other princes, is it possible for them to succeed? Is there any qualification to compete with the three marquis of Xilie, Beiyu, and Nanzhao? ”

"Absolutely."

Shen Mou said with certainty: "The prime minister's talent is enough to rotate the sun and the moon upside down, and nothing can be said in absolute terms in front of the prime minister." ”

Shen Mou's words looked like they were deliberately complimenting, but both Shen Mou and Xiahou Wenyuan took what he said for granted, this was not blind arrogance, but absolute self-confidence.

Xiahou Wenyuan laughed loudly when he heard this, and only after laughing enough did he say softly: "Forget it!" You have said that no matter how much I join one side, I will expand the original foundation of this side's strength by a few points, but no matter what happens in the end, the peak level of my official position in this life is not just the position of prime minister.

No matter how stupid and incompetent these princes are, I believe that since they can sit in their positions, they will never make wedding dresses for others, so that others will have the opportunity to occupy the magpie's nest...... If so, why make yourself so hard?

O man! It's better to conform to the will of heaven and not act against the sky......"

Xiahou Wenyuan sorted out the information of the eight princes as he spoke, and the information of the three princes of Xilie, Beiyu, and Nanzhao was placed in one place, and the information of the other princes was placed in another place.

"These three princes? How do I choose? What should I use as a welcome gift after choosing? Xiahou Wenyuan lightly tapped those materials with his fingers.

When Xiahou Wenyuan asked Shen Mou how he should choose between the three princes of Xilie, Beiyu, and Nanzhao, Shen Mou did not answer directly, but bowed down and said: "How to choose should be decided by the prime minister, as for how to give a gift?" Of course, it is to send carbon in the snow, to invest in what it likes, and to put the icing on the cake to the bottom. ”

Xiahou Wenyuan glanced at Shen Mou appreciatively, and asked with a smile: "Will you feel condescending to stay by my side with your talent?" ”

When Shen Mou heard this, he bowed down a little, and said humbly: "Compared with the prime minister, the talent of the villain is like fireflies and the bright moon, so how can you say that you are talented?" ”

Xiahou Wenyuan smiled when he saw this, did not continue the topic, waved his hand to Shenmou and said, "It's not too early, you go down to rest first." ”

"Yes".

Shen Mou answered, turned and left.

After Shenmou left, Xiahou Wenyuan put the information of the three marquis of Xilie, Beiyu, and Nanzhao in a row, and after looking at it carefully, he said to himself: "The good minister takes the initiative to choose the master, but after all, it is still not as important as the famous lord who deigns to seek talent. ”