() The three generals of the Celestial Empire, Xue Tan and Yin Qingqi are all in their own mansions, and Chang Lei is still left in the capital. But with the strength in his hands alone, even if he entered the city, it was impossible to kill the capital. He now only has two ways left, either to make peace with Tian Qiuyue, or to rebel against Xue Tan.

"Tell the porter, Xue Tan is here to invite him to the hall." The decision has been made, Li Qiuluo narrowed his eyes slightly, and said to the housekeeper.

Compared with asking Tian Qiuyue, who is full of belly, the latter is more practical and reliable, after all, he still has Yin Qingqi as the trump card in his hand. Although Tian Qiuyue is a straw bag, he is entrenched in one side with heavy troops. Xue Tan is a lover of beauty and does not love the country, and the armor in his hand is ready-made.

In a word, the housekeeper already understood what he meant, nodded and retreated, leaving Li Qiuluo alone in the room.

Shuzhou belongs to the border of the Celestial Empire, and it has always been a battleground for Nanzhao. Although the seventh elder brother didn't like it, he had no choice but to hand it over to Xue Tan and Yin Qingqi, who were familiar with this place.

Although the two of them never expressed their desire for the throne, he was also anxious to establish his own power. Shortly after ascending the throne, it was time to cultivate talents.

Although the imperial examination has been carried out at the beginning of this year, there is still a lack of capable talents in the DPRK and China, so the civil and military imperial examinations will be held again in the middle of the year, and the literati and martial artists from all over the country are gearing up.

The news soon spread to Shuzhou, and Xue Tan sat in the first place, with heavy eyebrows. The Xue family has always produced talents, but this time the Xue family received news from the imperial examination, and the seventh elder brother ordered the Xue family not to participate.

The general was also angry when he stood at the bottom, how many sons and blood had the Xue family dedicated to the Celestial Empire, and now such an edict was poured down like a basin of cold water.

"Young master, the emperor's trip is really too deceitful. If it weren't for you and General Yin in this Shuzhou, I'm afraid that it would have fallen many times. The words were full of indignation.

Xue Tan did not speak, although this statement was a big rebellion, but it was true. As soon as the seventh elder brother ascended the throne, he wantonly suppressed the Xue family, and the court and the central government saw the wind and steered the rudder, and the Xue family's situation was really more difficult.

In the past few days, in order to run in Xue Jiajun and Shuzhou, he has been working until late at night every day and has never been to see Yin Qingqi. I received such news today, but I need to sum it up with her.

As soon as Xue Tan stepped into Li Qiuluo's mansion, he was opened

The little guy in the room invited to the hall. I only thought that Yin Qingqi's illness had changed, so he hurried to the hall and saw Li Qiuluo sitting leisurely.

Li Chuluo also received the news from the capital this morning, and couldn't help laughing on the spot. The Xue family's sons and daughters are not iron-clad, half of the world in this Celestial Dynasty is built with the dry bones of the Xue family. The seventh elder brother has just ascended the throne and has been suppressed, how can the Xue family endure this breath.

"General Xue." Li Chuluo greeted with a smile.

Xue Tan nodded indifferently and said, "Gongzi Li invited me to come, is it that Qingqi's poison has deteriorated?" ”

Putting down the teacup in his hand, Li Qiuluo said with a smile on his face: "No, most of General Yin's residual poison has been discharged, and it will be cleared in a few days." ”

"Then ...... you invited me here" Xue Tan said inexplicably, not thinking of this morning's news.

The servant handed over the prepared ginseng tea and placed it on the table. Li Chuluo didn't speak, but only gestured for Xue Tan to take a seat. Xue Tan stepped forward and sat down at the table.

"I received a message this morning, and in a few months there will be a reopening of the civil and military imperial examinations, I wonder if the Xue family will have a son to report?" Li Qiuluo had a gentle smile on his face, but he deliberately stepped on Xue Tan's sore feet.

Xue Tan's expression sank, Li Chuluo must have known the inside story, and now he deliberately mentioned it.

"Li Gongzi has a wide range of connections, so I don't think I don't know that my Xue family's sons and daughters are not allowed to sign up." There was a bit of displeasure hidden in the words, and Li Chuluo could see it clearly.

Moved the ginseng tea on the table closer to Xue Tan, and the smile on his face remained unchanged: "The general remembers that in order to save General Yin, he agreed to the next condition." ”

I have to say that this news came just in time, which is tantamount to icing on the cake, saying that he was only five or six points sure, but now he has two more points.

Xue Tan raised his eyes and nodded, he would not deny what he had promised, especially since it was about Yin Qingqi's face.

"What does the general plan to do if the emperor is found to let the soldiers into the city?" The smile on Li Qiuluo's face was deep, as if he had only stolen a fishy cat.

Hearing this, Xue Tan lowered his eyebrows, and his voice was low: "What does Li Gongzi mean, if you say it directly, it's too tiring to guess." ”

"The general is a cheerful person, as soon as the emperor ascends the throne, he will suppress the Xue family without fear, if I know that the general will help me, I am afraid that it will be ......"

The words stopped abruptly, but the meaning was obvious. If the seventh elder brother, who is regarded as a big trouble in his heart, knows that no matter what he really wants, he is afraid that Xue Tan and even the entire Xue family will be wiped out under the pretext.

Xue Tan didn't raise his eyes, he had already thought of this matter, but he was in a hurry, and he couldn't worry about it so much. I think that when Li Chuluo talks about this, he will not simply care, and listen to his following.

"The Xue family threw their heads and spilled their blood for the Celestial Empire, but they only ended up like this, and they felt worthless for the general." The words were filled with righteous indignation, but the eyebrows and eyes were a smile that could not be hidden.

Xue Tan raised his eyes and looked at him without speaking, and after a while, he pulled out a smile: "Li Gongzi means ......"

"If the general doesn't do anything, he won't stop doing it. In the next decision, General Bao is on the rise, and General Yin is old. Li Chuluo didn't promise anything to share the world, he really appreciated Xue Tan.

Xue Tan was a little tempted to say this, but the merit is high and the master is universal, this is the emperor's mental technique. Whoever becomes the emperor will not allow the Xue family's prestige to be too high. The current remarks are just some unreal rhetoric.

Li Chuluo didn't force Xue Tan to answer now, the matter is very important, so he naturally has to think about it. After saying that, he waited for a while, then got up and left the hall, and Xue Tan also went to Yin Qingqi.

Yin Qingqi took the medicine for a few days, and the breath in the dantian had calmed down, although it could not recover from the previous thickness, but it was gradually improving, thinking that Li Qiuluo did not lie to himself.

Seeing that the weather was right, he drew his sword and went to the courtyard, and when he was dancing, he saw Xue Tan flying over. She didn't put away her sword either, and stepped forward with a sword flower. Xue Tan chuckled, and also drew the sword on his body to meet it.

Yin Qingqi was not timid at all, and the sword in his hand danced vigorously. A horizontal stab, but it was easily opened by Xue Tan. Xue Tan didn't release water, his body was oblique, and Yin Qingqi could dodge it.

The two of them came and went, and soon Yin Qingqi was exhausted and fell behind. Xue Tan took the sword that stabbed her right shoulder and pulled her.

"I think it's a good recovery, and I'm going to cut me when I lift my sword." Xue Tan had a shallow smile on his face, and the depression of the past few days was released between this move.

Yin Qingqi raised his eyebrows, feeling a little funny: "It was me who was almost cut down just now, isn't General Xue so forgetful, he can't remember it in a blink of an eye?" ”