On the way to Guo's mansion, Qingming had already told Xu You the reason why Guo Mian fell out of favor, and also learned the inside story of the complicated struggle within the palace. No wonder Guo Mian was reluctant to return to Jiangling after leaving Qiantang, but lived in Jinling and was responsible for collecting intelligence from all sides, originally to avoid Yan Wan's dumping and internal friction.

It's a pity that in the face of tigers and wolves, the more they dodge, the more they give each other greedy ambitions!

As a loser, if he can really spend the rest of his life ignoring the troubles of the world, it may not be a good thing for Guo Mian. It's just that Yan Wan is more and more trusted and favored by King Jiangxia, and he is a person who will repay him, and now he knows that King Jiangxia still has a little bit of past affection for Guo Mian, so he didn't kill him, and in another two or three years, when King Jiangxia completely forgets Guo Mian, what awaits him must be cruel torture and humiliation, and finally he will die.

With Xu You's understanding of Guo Mian, he is not a person who sits idly by, although he is temporarily at a disadvantage, but he must still have a back hand, and the old posture in front of him is likely to be a trick to show the enemy weakness and paralyze the opponent.

"Is Grandma okay?"

Speaking of Zhan Wenjun, Xu You was a little embarrassed, and abducted someone's daughter-in-law, but he always felt that he was at a loss, and said: "Wenjun originally wanted to go back to Jiangling to personally ask Guo Gong for his guilt, but I thought that this side was close to the border and there was no safety in the hinterland of Qiantang, so I dissuaded her from going to Qiantang ......"

Guo Mian breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It's right not to let her come back, Yan Wan is ruthless, if Grandma is in Jiangling, he will definitely ask His Highness to marry Grandma as a concubine." His Royal Highness is now obedient to Yan Wanyan, and eighty percent will agree to him, but it really hurt Ah Wan at that time......"

"Huh?" Xu You's eyebrows gathered slightly, and said, "Yan Wan is interested in Wen Jun?" ”

Guo Mian shook his head and said, "Where is it really the intention of men and women, but it's just to take revenge on me." There are seven or eight concubines in Yan Wan's mansion, and there are nearly 100 singers, he is not lustful, but he has quirks and likes to torture women for fun. If Grandma enters the Yan Mansion, it is better to commit suicide immediately, and she can suffer less. ”

Xu You broke out in a cold sweat, fortunately, Zhan Wenjun mustered up the courage to tear open the layer of tissue paper between the two at that time, otherwise he would follow Guo Mian back to Jiangling and fall into such a dangerous situation, he was thousands of miles away from Qiantang, and he couldn't reach the whip, wouldn't it be too late to regret it?

Then talking about Yan Wan's refusal to see today, Xu You said: "Yan Wan is afraid that she knows about the relationship between me and Guo Gong, and then she will be angry......"

"Qilang doesn't know, Yan Wan may deliberately make things difficult for you because of me, but she won't be so resolute in preventing you from meeting Your Highness. He still has a clear distinction between the more important and the more important, otherwise His Highness would not reuse him. It's just that the timing of your arrival is unfortunate, just last night, the messenger of the present day has arrived in Gangneung! ”

Xu You was silent, An Xiuming sent envoys to various places, first and later, but the time can be calculated, it should all be almost there. The reason why Gangneung came so late was not because Gangneung was the farthest, but because the Jiangxia King of Gangneung was the most important, so it was necessary to wait until the envoys from other places returned to the results of the envoys one after another, weighed the pros and cons, formulated a strategy, and then sent envoys to Gangneung, striving to achieve the goal at one time.

An Xiuming's purpose is easy to guess, the most ideal is that An Xiuruo, the king of Jiangxia, will enter Beijing by order, but as long as he is not a fool, he will not be so obedient. Retreat to the second, An Xiuruo on the table, congratulations to An Xiuming on his accession to the throne, An Xiuming then issued an order to let An Xiu Ruoyong Town Jingyong land, and the two sides compromised. As for what happens in the future, it depends on the development of the situation in the future, the lord is weak and the minister is strong, the subordinates will rebel, the lord is strong and the ministers are weak, and the subordinates will die.

Only at this time can everyone have no bottom in their hearts and fear each other, so that a fragile balance can be reached. But this balance is also a castle built on sand, which is easy to push and too difficult to build.

Guo Mian poured a cup of tea for Xu You, picked up the teacup, drank it all, and said, "The messenger came secretly, and there will be no more than five people in the city who know about it." You think, at this critical juncture, no matter what kind of information you bring to the King of Linchuan, Yan Wan will not be able to make any extraneous branches, rather than let the King of Linchuan become an uncontrollable variable in the negotiations, it is better to simply turn him away......"

What Xu You cares about is not Yan Wan's caution, but what Guo Mian said, "Mancheng will not know more than five", he is an old man who was kicked out of the core decision-making level, and he can even become one of the five insiders, sure enough, the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and whoever underestimates him will suffer a big loss in the blink of an eye.

"Does Gong Guo know the specific details of the negotiation between the envoy and the king of Jiangxia?"

"The specific details are only known to His Highness, Yan Wan and the envoy. If you want to find out the news, Your Highness and Yan Wan have absolutely nothing to do, but that messenger is not very old, maybe you can try it......"

"What's the messenger's name?"

"A rare surname, the messenger's name is Zuoqiu Shoubai!"

"Zuoqiu?"

Xu You's eyes were deep and he smiled: "It's really rare!" ”

Zuoqiu Shoubai in the palace stood quietly in front of the open window, looking at the night moon hanging high in the sky, and somehow remembered the scene when he first met Yuan Qingqi. At that time, he had just been abducted by traffickers from Linchuan County, where he had been hiding for four years, and when he passed through Luling County, he met Yuan Qingqi, who was wearing a crimson uniform, her hair was tied in a man's shape, and she was wearing a cage crown, elegant as the person in the painting, and it was also that encounter that changed his life.

"Lang Zhongling, the king of Jiangxia is unknown, I am afraid that he will have two hearts, it is too dangerous for us to stay in the palace, do you want to go out of the city first to take refuge?"

"Dangerous?"

Listening to the words of his entourage, Zuoqiu Shoubai smiled contemptuously, it was precisely because the whole court felt that it was dangerous, so no one was willing to accept the errand of Jiangling. But there is an old saying that is good, wealth and wealth are sought in danger, if it weren't for the Longtan Tiger's Den, how could he, as the forbidden body of the King of Hengyang, be a lowly person who can't get on the stage, how can he become a six-grade Lang Zhongling in a grand manner?

However, he took the initiative to become an envoy because he wanted to connect with the woman in the palace. In this chaotic situation in Jiangdong, only by mixing it up a little more can the avenue they pursue be truly realized.

The night moon became colder and colder, the cold wind blew the bamboo forest, and the loud music added a bit of homesickness to the biting winter, but Zuoqiu Shoubai didn't feel the bitterness of shaking the grass and trees into frost, and his body and spirit were all in a state of high excitement, just like the excitement when he stepped towards An Zidao and stabbed the knife into the emperor's heart.

An arrow pavilion in the distance suddenly extinguished the long-lasting lantern, Zuoqiu Shoubai silently counted seven breaths, the lamp was rekindled, he no longer hesitated, jumped out of the window, and instantly blended into the rich night.

The courtyard on the west side of the palace is stacked with a large number of firewood, coal, sesame oil and all kinds of linen cloth for winter, in the firewood room in the corner, Zuoqiu Shoubai pushed the door in, the moonlight can only be poured into the room three or five steps due to the angle, the person stood in the dark, can only see the general outline, and said in a low voice: "Water officer? ”

"I've seen the Eighth Lady!"

When leaving Guo's mansion, Guo Mian sent a person named Guo Fu to send them, saying that the curfew was strict at night, and it would be difficult to get out if they met a patrolman. Guo Fu is twenty years old, with bulging cheeks, deep-set eyes, a towering nose, thin and white lips, Xu You asked, sure enough, he is a member of the Xiliang Qiang tribe, who grew up with Guo Mian since he was a child, and looks very calm.

Jiangling City may be the most elaborate curfew town Xu You has ever seen, every three alleys, there will be patrols staggered by, almost no dead ends, want to avoid unless it is a martial artist who has entered the product, and the idle people have nothing to hide.

Xu You and the two were stopped many times, all relying on Guo Fuliang to pass the test safely, and there was a small view, but it can be seen that Guo Mian's influence in Jiangling was not weakened because of Yan Wan.

Back on the reverse journey, Zuoqiu Sijin hadn't fallen asleep out of worry, heard the door open, and hurriedly came from the house next door, asking if there was a gain, Xu You shook his head and said: "I only know that the envoy of the imperial court arrived in Jiangling last night, and the others have no eyebrows." But don't worry, the negotiation between the imperial court and the king of Jiangxia is not something that can be negotiated in a day and a night, we still have a chance, and we still have time. ”

Zuoqiu Sijin also expected that the imperial court would send an envoy to come, and he was not surprised, but he was afraid that if this delay continued, if the king of Jiangxia was really weak-willed and wavered in his determination, they would not only run in vain, but also be in danger.

"I think we still have to find a way to see King Jiangxia, Yan Wan is obstructed, but Yan Wan is not the only one who is qualified to see King Jiangxia. It's really not good, find the eunuchs of the palace to stuff some money, at least let the king of Jiangxia know that we are coming, and with the goodwill of the king of Linchuan! ”

Xu You glanced at Zuoqiu Sijin appreciatively, a girl who can think is always more pleasing to the eye than simple beauty, and said with a smile: "Seeing King Jiangxia is to see, but we have to find out what conditions the court has prescribed for him before we can prescribe the right medicine." ”

"However, it is impossible for us to meet the envoy of the imperial court, let alone get any news from the envoy."

"We can't ...... if we come forward"

Guo Mian has many eyes and ears in the palace, no matter how small the envoy group is, there are at least more than 20 people, and there will always be those who are not rigorous in their tone as a breakthrough, with Guo Mian's means, Xu You believes that he can live up to his trust.

Zuoqiu Sijin waited quietly for a while, and when he saw that Xu You didn't follow, he suddenly realized that this matter must have been manipulated by the friend he had just gone to meet. In fact, it is strange to say that Xu Youyuan is in Qiantang, and he still has old friends in Jiangling City, which can be regarded as a vast supernatural power.

"By the way, the envoy of the imperial court is called Zuoqiu Shoubai, the current commander of Wang Hengyang Wangfulang, and he should be the confidant of Hengyang Wang An Xiuyuan. This time he sent an envoy to Jiangling, but he took the initiative to ask for help, which was very courageous. ”

Xu You didn't know that Zuoqiu Shoubai was Qimo who had a few encounters in Yuan's Mansion back then, and he didn't know that An Zidao died in the hands of Zuoqiu Shoubai, otherwise, his evaluation of him would not only be "very courageous", but "a tiger guts"!

After the Jinling Incident, An Xiuming issued a gag order, not allowing anyone to reveal the truth about An Zidao's death, although the truth will inevitably be revealed, but due to human factors, it will be uncontrollably postponed.

"Zuoqiu Shoubai?"

Zuoqiu Sijin's face changed slightly.

Xu You's expression became unpredictable, and he said, "Zuoqiu's surname, is it rare?" ”