Qi Ning's heart sank, but his expression was calm, but fortunately, the little emperor had changed the topic and said, "I summoned you here because I have something to discuss with you." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info?" rummaged through the table twice, handed over a fold, Qi Ning took it and glanced at it a few times, frowned and said, "Your Majesty, this is the fold just delivered?" ”

The little emperor said: "The excerpt sent by Zhongyihou last night is only seen by me and Zhongyihou for the time being. ”

"Is this excerpt true or false that the Black Rock Cave attacked the barracks and killed dozens of officers and soldiers?" Qi Ning folded his fold with a solemn expression: "Didn't you say a few years ago that Wei Shutong just sent troops to block the roads of Heiyan Ridge and block them between the mountains, and did not attack?" ”

The little emperor said: "There is no detailed explanation on the excerpt, you have also seen it, only that the Miao people in the Black Rock Cave attacked the barracks of the officers and soldiers at night, and killed dozens of people, Qi Ning, do you think what is said on the excerpt is true or false." ”

"This is an excerpt sent by Wei Shutong, and the matter should be born." Qi Ning said thoughtfully: "The barracks must have been attacked by someone, and there are indeed dead people, but Your Majesty, the Black Rock Cave is surrounded in the mountains, and there is a huge disparity in numbers, do they really dare to take the lead?" ”

The little emperor said, "I am also curious about this. I had already asked Zhongyi to draft a will a year ago, and sent someone to negotiate with the Black Rock Cave first, but the report was not reported for a long time, and now there is an excerpt, but it is the Black Rock Cave that broke into the camp and killed people. ”

"If it's really the Black Rock Cave, then the Black Rock Cave is really a rebellion." Qi Ning said: "They attacked the barracks and killed dozens of people, could it be that they fled with their whole body, and the officers and soldiers under Wei Shutong didn't even catch a single mouth?" If he is caught, in order to determine the matter, he should be escorted to Beijing and handed over to the imperial court for interrogation. After a pause, he asked, "Your Majesty, what does loyalty mean?" ”

"Zhongyihou only said that this matter is full of doubts." The little emperor said: "From beginning to end, it was just a report sent by them, and they didn't catch a single live mouth and send it to the capital, Qi Ning, I felt that the Black Rock Cave incident may not be as simple as it seems, and the Miao people in the Black Rock Cave are not fools, don't you know that once the official is killed, the imperial court will inevitably punish them severely?" How can the Black Rock Cave confront the imperial court? But they did that, and this time they even broke into the camp and killed people, isn't this forcing themselves to die? ”

Qi Ning nodded and said, "What the emperor said is extremely true. After a pause, he said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, is it possible that someone is impostoring." ”

"Impostor?"

"Someone pretended to be someone from the Black Rock Cave, deliberately broke into the camp and killed people, and then blamed the Black Rock Cave." Qi Ning said: "Although Wei Shutong sent troops to blockade Heiyanling, he has not attacked it since last year, so it makes some people anxious, worried that the imperial court will not attack Heiyanling, so this time he broke into the camp and killed people, just to pour a scoop of oil on the fire and stimulate the imperial court." ”

The little emperor thought for a moment before he said, "I don't know what it is. After a pause, he said: "However, when my father was alive, he said that Xichuan is extraordinary, and I must always be vigilant, once Xichuan is in chaos, the consequences will be unimaginable." As soon as I ascended the throne, Xichuan continued to have strange things, but I sat in the palace and didn't know anything about the truth of these things in Xichuan, Qi Ning, I thought about it all night last night, I can't get out of the capital, so I can only let you go this for me. ”

Qi Ning was stunned for a moment, and didn't come back to his senses for a while: "Your Majesty, you mean!" ”

"I know that the Black Rock Cave was friendly with your Qi family back then, and if you want to find out what happened to Xichuan, you must contact the Black Rock Cave." There was a hint of anticipation in the little emperor's eyes: "I think about it, no matter who I send, I don't worry, they may not be able to talk to the Black Rock Cave, and!" His face was slightly cold, and he sneered: "And even if they go, what they bring back may not be the truth." Only you can let me know what's going on over there. ”

Qi Ning thought that the little emperor specially summoned himself into the palace today to discuss this matter, it was last night and thought about it for a night, obviously he had made up his mind, even if he refused, it was useless to be afraid, but it would make the little emperor unhappy.

After the two recognized each other in the palace, the little emperor was interesting enough to himself, let himself inherit the title, and created an opportunity for himself to win the position of the commander of the black scale battalion. ”

The little emperor of Longtai raised his eyebrows, clapped his hands and smiled: "I know that you will not disappoint me. ”

"Your Majesty, there's no problem for me to go to Xichuan, but it's over there in the Black Scale Camp!"

Although Duan Canghai and Zhao Wuxian recalled the old department of the Black Scale Battalion, and they were ready to temporarily hand over the Black Scale Camp to Duan Canghai and others for training, but there were too many things involved in rebuilding the Black Scale Battalion, whether it was money, food, equipment or military construction books, there was a big mess of things to deal with, Duan Canghai and the others could train soldiers and horses to make themselves worry-free, but other things were only afraid that Duan Canghai and others could not coordinate and deal with, after all, they had to deal with the Yamen of the Six Ministries, Duan Canghai's identity was too low, and he would definitely not be able to speak in the Six Ministries.

The little emperor of Longtai obviously had already thought about it, and said: "Don't worry, I am worried about the reconstruction of the Black Scale Camp, and I will send someone to help you when I turn around, what you need, I will try my best to meet it, you don't have to worry." ”

Qi Ning thought to himself that since even the emperor said this, he had nothing to worry about, and the little emperor wanted to rebuild the Black Scale Camp in order to cultivate his own descendants, but he didn't have to worry that the emperor would treat the Black Scale Camp badly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Qi Ning arched his hand before he said: "Your Majesty, when I go to Xichuan, do I mainly want to find out if the Black Rock Cave is really going to rebel?" ”

Long Tai nodded, "This is the most important thing. The excerpt sent by Xichuan flickered, and when you go to Xichuan, you naturally have to find out why the Black Rock Cave killed the court officials, and whether it was really just because of the tax issue. Leaning forward, he lowered his voice and said: "The first emperor once said to me that the stability of Xichuan is related to the stability of my Great Chu, and whether the Miao people are honest or not is related to whether Xichuan is peaceful or not. Speaking of this, he suddenly mentioned Zhu Pi and wrote four words on the paper, then put down Zhu Pi, picked up the paper, and lit it in front of Qi Ning.

Qi Ning saw that the words "attacking the heart is the top" written on it, and before he could speak, the little emperor Longtai had already said: "This is the four-character magic weapon that the first emperor taught me to deal with Xichuan." ”

"Magic weapon?"

"The Li family in Xichuan has been operating in Bashu for many years, and the relationship with the locals is intertwined, although the Li family was forced to submit to the imperial court, but their prestige in Xichuan still exists." Long Tai's expression was cold, and he said slowly: "The first emperor said that if Xichuan wants to completely submit to the imperial court, only using soldiers and horses will not help, but it will make Xichuan even more resistant to the imperial court, as long as they really recover their hearts, they can be concentric with the imperial court." ”

Qi Ning said: "The reprimand of the first emperor is a wise saying. Your Majesty, this is easy to say and not easy to do, but once you can really do it, you will be convinced. ”

Long Tai said: "Yes, so when the first emperor was alive, he was always light on Xichuan, especially for the Xichuan Miao people, and he also tried his best to maintain it. Miao people seventy-two caves, the black rock cave is one of them, regardless of whether the black rock cave and other Miao caves have a good relationship, but as long as the imperial court uses troops against any Miao cave, it will definitely make other Miao caves wary, and even hostile to the imperial court! ”

"Is the emperor worried that if he easily uses troops against the Black Rock Cave this time, it will ruin the achievements that the first emperor has worked so hard to achieve?" Qi Ning asked softly.

Long Tai smiled faintly: "I am worried that someone deliberately wants to ruin the hard work of the first emperor. After thinking for a while, he said: "The Miao people are the best, but it is not that they can't use force against them, if some Miao people want to get along with the imperial court, the imperial court will naturally kill their arrogance, but there must be conclusive evidence, which can be used to give an explanation to the Miao people in the seventy-two holes, so as to kill the chickens and set an example." ”

Qi Ning thought that this little emperor was young, but he was thinking about things more and more thoroughly, and said with a smile: "So the emperor sent me to Xichuan this time to find conclusive evidence. ”

"If the Black Rock Cave is really not in the eyes of the imperial court, it will naturally be beaten." Long Tai said: "You go and check the ins and outs of this matter for me, if you can't find conclusive evidence, or even if there is another secret in it, you must not easily use troops against the Black Rock Cave, I don't want to let the Miao people in the seventy-two caves regard the court as an enemy because of this matter." After a pause, he lowered his voice and said, "Also, you go to Xichuan and see what the hell Wei Shutong is doing." ”

"Wei Shutong?"

"Wei Shutong is a feudal official sent to Xichuan by the first emperor, just to stabilize Xichuan." The little emperor of Longtai frowned and said: "Since the first emperor reused this person, this person's talent should be there, but this Black Rock Cave incident, Wei Shu's excerpts from the same as above, are secretive and extraordinary, I want to see what kind of reputation this person is doing." Xichuan Assassin History, high and powerful, and related to the safety of Da Chu, if this person is not competent! He snorted coldly, the light in his clear eyes was sharp, and he clenched his fists and said, "Then he doesn't have to sit in that seat." ”

Wei Shutong has several twists and turns, all of which are unclear, and even the little emperor is still vague about the situation in Xichuan, as the eyes and ears of the imperial court in Xichuan, Wei Shutong's actions obviously make the little emperor extremely dissatisfied.

Qi Ning felt in his heart that as a senior official, Wei Shutong certainly understood his responsibilities, but this behavior was abnormal, which was naturally very strange. 8