Qi Ning was stunned and said strangely: "Given by the first emperor? ”

Xiang Tianbei didn't explain immediately, he pondered for a while before asking, "Little grandfather, what do you think of Chi Fengdian?" ”

Qi Ning frowned and said, "Commander of the Feather Forest Battalion? This man is quite tactful, but he does things neatly. ”

Qi Ning was valued by the emperor before, even Chi Fengdian did not dare to have the slightest contempt in front of Qi Ning, and appeared respectful and polite, but when this person surrounded and killed himself with three hundred feathers, he was vicious, that was to kill himself and then quickly.

"I know that Chi Fengdian left Beijing with the Yulin Camp to besiege and kill you, according to your opinion, does Chi Fengdian know the inside story of the palace?" Xiang Tianbei's eyes were cold: "If he doesn't know, it's just a matter of doing what he wants, but if this person knows that there is a change in the palace, but he is still ordered to kill you, what do you think?" ”

Qi Ning thought for a moment before he said: "Mr. Xiang, Chi Fengdian knows that the emperor treats me with great grace, and he also knows that it is when my army is heading north, at such a time, it is impossible for the emperor to issue such a ridiculous will." It was impossible for him not to have no doubts about the situation in the palace. ”

"Not bad." Xiang Tian said sadly: "This person knows that there are changes in the palace, but he still shows no mercy to the little grandfather, if I am not mistaken, this person is likely to have taken refuge at the feet of Xiao Shaozong." ”

Qi Ning glanced at the silver sword in his hand, frowned, and said, "Mr. Xiang, what does Chi Fengdian have to do with this silver sword?" ”

"Don't worry, little grandpa." Xiang Tianbei's expression was serious, and he said: "Whether this silver sword is useful or not, it is necessary to find out whether Chi Fengdian has a rebellious heart first." At this moment, he heard a knock on the door, and Qi Ning was about to get up, when he heard Tang Nuo say outside: "Don't let him talk too much, his body has just improved slightly, if he exerts too much effort, the old injury will recur." ”

Qi Ning immediately said, "Yes." Seeing that a trace of sweat was oozing from Xiang Tianbei's forehead, but the two of them were talking about the important place, they didn't pay attention, and said softly: "Mr. Xiang, you rest first, I'll .....!" ”

Xiang Tianbei shook his head and said, "Time is urgent, we can't delay." You don't have to worry about me, Miss Tang is kind and kind, I can't die. Without waiting for Qi Ning to speak, he continued: "Chi Fengdian can have today because of the favor of the Shantai family, and the Tangtai family can have today because Emperor Taizu has the wisdom to know people. Speaking of this, he didn't continue, but frowned, thought for a while, and finally said: "The first emperor once told me that Chi Fengdian has generals, and if he is loyal, it is more than enough to lead the Yulin camp. ”

Qi Ning said: "The first emperor must have a lot of trust in Chi Fengdian, otherwise it would never be possible to hand over the guards of the imperial city to him. ”

"It is rumored that Emperor Taizong promised Emperor Taizu that he would pass the throne to King Huainan." Xiang Tianbei's eyes stared at Qi Ning's eyes: "For this reason, the old marquis of Shantai even gave Emperor Taizong an excerpt, so many people feel that the Lantai family has always been the sphere of influence of King Huainan." ”

Qi Ning asked rhetorically, "Mr. Xiang thinks these are true?" ”

"Naturally, it's a rumor." Xiang Tianbei said lightly: "But there are many people who are convinced, and even some people who harbor evil intentions hope that the Huainan King and his lineage can really ascend to the throne." Sometimes the rumors spread too much, and people will believe it, and the first emperor naturally will not doubt the loyalty of the old marquis of Shantai, but the soldiers under the old marquis of Tangtai, is it possible that everyone is as loyal to the court as the old marquis? ”

Qi Ning knew that the Lantai family had been squeezed during the time of Emperor Taizong, and the Jinyi Qi family and the Wuxiang Su family took advantage of the situation to rise, so many generals of the Lantai family were naturally dissatisfied, and some of them hoped that the descendants of Emperor Taizu would return to the throne, which was not unusual.

But Qi Ning understood what Xiang Tianbei meant at this time, and said in a low voice: "Mr. Xiang is saying that the first emperor does not trust Chi Fengdian?" ”

"Chi Fengdian is a member of the Shantai family, the first emperor is a wise holy lord, and the original intention of calling Chi Fengdian in the position of the Yulin camp is because of the Shantai family." Xiang Tianbei said slowly: "At least in this way, it will appease the soldiers of the Lantai family." ”

Qi Ning suddenly understood, secretly thinking that the first emperor was also bold, but the position of the commander of the Yulin camp was really extraordinary, as the emperor, he naturally had to hand over this critical position to the extremely trusted henchman general, since the first emperor did not fully trust Chi Fengdian, but he could still hand over the position to him, wouldn't he be worried that Chi Fengdian would become a hidden danger one day?

Xiang Tianbei seemed to have seen Qi Ning's question, and said with a faint smile: "How wise and wise the first emperor is, how can he not guard against this person if he gives such an important position to Chi Fengdian?" Raising his hand, he pointed to the silver sword in Qi Ning's hand and said, "This thing is called the Sword Order!" ”

"Sword Order?"

"Punishment naturally means to kill." Xiang Tianbei's eyes were cold: "If you are rebellious, you can be killed with this sword order, and this order is only against one person." ”

"You're talking about...... Chi Fengdian? Qi Ning's body shook.

Xiang Tian said sadly: "Exactly." I have always been by the side of the Emperor, and thanks to the Emperor's kindness and trust, the Emperor gave me this sword order, knowing that no matter what the circumstances, I can protect this order. The first emperor had a will, if Chi Fengdian was loyal, this order could be regarded as non-existent, but once Chi Fengdian had a rebellious act, with this sword order, he could be killed. ”

Qi Ning was a little surprised, and was silent for a moment before asking, "Mr. Xiang, can this sword order mobilize soldiers and horses?" ”

Xiang Tianbei shook his head, and Qi Ning asked again: "When the Manchu Dynasty civil and military saw this order, was it like seeing the will of the first emperor?" ”

Xiang Tianbei still shook his head.

Qi Ning sighed: "This sword order can't mobilize a single soldier, and it can't give orders to the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces, how can you use this order to kill Chi Fengdian?" Chi Fengdian has a thousand Yulin guards under his hands, and his own martial arts are not weak, and now he is in the imperial city, just a sword order....! ”

"The sword order can't mobilize soldiers and horses, nor can it move the minister of civil and military affairs, but it can mobilize the sharp blade hanging above Chi Fengdian's head." Xiang Tianbei said slowly: "On the top of Chi Fengdian's head, there have been hanging two sharp blades, but Chi Fengdian doesn't know it, until the sword order comes out, the sharp blade will mercilessly cut off Chi Fengdian's head. ”

Qi Ning faintly understood something, and a glimmer of light appeared in his eyes: "What Mr. Xiang means is that the first emperor arranged assassins in the Yulin camp, and the assassins have always been by Chi Fengdian's side, if the assassins see the sword order, they will know that it is the will of the first emperor to kill Chi Fengdian?" ”

Xiang Tian said sadly: "Yes, this is exactly what the first emperor personally arranged. ”

Qi Ning received an affirmative reply, as if he had seen a bright light in the dark night, and clenched his fist with one hand: "Kill Chi Fengdian, will you be able to subdue the Yulin Battalion?" ”

Xiang Tianbei said: "The first emperor did not mention to me what happened after the killing of Chi Fengdian, but with the wisdom of the first emperor, the future will inevitably make careful arrangements, if the killing of Chi Fengdian can not control the Yulin camp, why did the first emperor give this sword order?" ”

Qi Ning also felt that Xiang Tianbei's words were very reasonable.

If Chi Fengdian really arranged an assassin around him, and the assassin saw that the sword order killed Chi Fengdian, the Yulin camp would immediately fall into a situation where the dragons were leaderless, in this case, anything could happen, of course the first emperor would not let the Yulin camp be leaderless, and he must have made careful arrangements, but what kind of arrangements were made, the first emperor did not even tell Tianbei.

That is to say, this sword order is actually related to the control of the Yulin Battalion.

Although there are not many soldiers and horses in the Yulin Battalion, only about 1,000 people, but the importance of this army is extraordinary, as long as the Yulin Battalion is controlled, it is almost equivalent to controlling the palace, and the first emperor obviously attaches great importance to the control of this army of soldiers and horses.

As Xiang Tianbei said, if Chi Fengdian is loyal, the sword order naturally does not need to be invited, but Chi Fengdian has a slight disagreement, and the sword order will immediately play a role.

The first emperor was far-sighted, but in the Yulin camp, he had already prepared a countermeasure.

It is no wonder that Xiang Tianbei repeatedly mentioned Chi Fengdian's loyalty before informing him of the purpose of the sword order, if Chi Fengdian was indeed loyal, but he wanted to take his name from the sword order, it would be like going against the will of the first emperor.

Qi Ning finally understood why Xiang Tianbei always remembered the sword order when his life was dying, and even handed the sword order into his own hands.

"At this point, it doesn't matter whether Chi Fengdian is really rebellious or not." After a period of silence, Qi Ning finally said, "The Yulin Camp can no longer be controlled by him, and must be returned to our hands." ”

Xiang Tian thought about it for a moment and didn't say anything.

"Although the Sword Punishment Order can allow the assassin to kill Chi Fengdian, will the assassin always be by Chi Fengdian's side?" Qi Ning frowned and said: "The first emperor arranged for the assassin to be in the Yulin camp, but it was impossible for the assassin to follow Chi Fengdian day and night, otherwise such an abnormality would have already made Chi Fengdian suspicious." Since it is hidden, the two assassins must be very ordinary on weekdays, neither letting Chi Fengdian see any flaws, nor letting us see who they are. The brow tightened: "How are we going to wake up the Assassin with the Sword Order?" ”

Xiang Tianbei said: "So the timing of the sword order is extremely important. ”

Qi Ning thought for a while, put the sword order back in the bag, and retracted it into his arms, and then said: "But the top priority is to find out the whereabouts of the emperor." ”

"What are the plans of the little grandfather?"

"You can only enter the palace." Qi Ning clenched his fists and said: "The emperor should still be in the palace, if you want to know where the emperor is trapped now, you can only go deep into the palace to investigate." ”

"In the deep palace, there are many palaces, and Xiao Shaozong is already full of his people in the palace, how easy it is to find the emperor in the palace." Xiang Tianbei frowned and said: "And Xiao Shaozong will definitely hide the emperor in an extremely secret place, which is unexpected." ”

Qi Ning said: "Mr. Xiang is very clear about the pattern in the palace, in your opinion, in the forbidden palace, which places are extremely secret, where is the emperor likely to be?" ”