When Wu Dalin came over, Qi Ning was waiting outside the tent, in the middle of the night, Qi Ning suddenly looked for Wu Dalin to come over, Wu Dalin was a little strange, but this time, he and Qi Ning cooperated tacitly, Ma Wangpo battled, Wu Dalin saw Qi Ning's courage and fearlessness with his own eyes, and Qi Ning was already quite in awe of Qi Ning in his bones. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

"Master Hou!" Wu Dalin arched his hand and said, "Li Tang said that you are looking for me?" ”

Qi Ning looked at Wu Dalin and said with a smile: "Team Leader Wu, I may have to leave here tonight, so I will say hello to you." ”

Wu Dalin was stunned and said strangely: "Master Hou wants to leave?" ”

"The emperor has another secret decree." Qi Ning said softly: "Escort the princess to the territory of Chu State, I still have things to do, so I have to set off tonight." ”

Wu Dalin's expression was constricted, although he felt a little abrupt, but thinking that the emperor trusted Qi Ning very much, he was convinced of this, and immediately said: "Master Hou needs manpower to do things?" The humble is willing to accompany the Hou Ye. ”

Qi Ning smiled slightly, and said: "You still have responsibilities, tomorrow you will lead the delegation to escort the princess back to Beijing, although I have entrusted it to King Huainan, but ....... You must protect the prince and princess, and nothing can go wrong. ”

Wu Dalin said solemnly: "Master Hou, this time the marriage was successful, the difficulties in it, the humble duty is very clear, even if you give up your life, you will escort the team to Jianye safely." ”

Qi Ning nodded, glanced around, the tent he was in was surrounded by an empty space, originally so that he could sleep peacefully and not be disturbed, seeing that there was no one around, he said in a low voice: "Leader Wu, you were transferred to the Xichuan Army back then, and later you were transferred back to the capital, it is said that you were promoted by the Duke of Zhenguo?" ”

Wu Dalin was stunned for a moment, groaned slightly, and then said: "When I was in the Xichuan Army, I made a few friends, and later I learned that they were the people of Zhenguo Gong, and I didn't know who recommended them to Zhenguo Gong. ”

"Zhenguo Gong also has someone in the Xichuan Legion?" Qi Ning frowned.

He now has a good understanding of the situation of Chu, and the military of Chu has always been mainly Jinyi Hou and Jindaohou two lines of people, even if it is the Marquis of Wuxiang, he was also quite powerful in the military back then, but after the old Marquis of Wuxiang passed away, Su Yu inherited the title, and his strength has already plummeted.

Although the current situation in the Chu State has changed somewhat, after the death of Jinyi Hou Qijing, the power of the Jinyi Qi family in the military seems to have begun to weaken, but the Qinhuai army still retains the influence of the Jinyi Qi family.

As for the Golden Dao Hou, its strength is mainly in the naval army, and the East China Sea Army of the Chu State is all in the sphere of influence of the Golden Dao Hou.

The only direct line of soldiers and horses of Zhenguo Gong is the Black Knife Battalion, an elite division stationed in the Gyeonggi area, but the establishment is very small, and although the combat effectiveness is extremely strong, it is actually not a strong military force.

"Master Hou, the situation of the Xichuan Army is quite complicated." Wu Dalin said softly: "Jin Daohou's two sons, the eldest prince is now the governor of the East China Sea Division, with outstanding talents, and is a powerful character, and the little prince is the commander of the Xichuan Legion, but this little prince is far from the talent of the eldest prince, when the Golden Daohou asked him to go to Xichuan, he also wanted to train him in the land of poor mountains and bad waters, but his temperament did not change, but whenever there was anything, he convened his generals to discuss, and now the Xichuan Legion is mainly controlled by three generals. ”

"Three generals?"

Wu Dalin nodded slightly, and said in a low voice: "One of them is the general of the descendant of the Golden Dao Hou, and the other two were transferred later, one of them is said to be the person promoted by the Duke of Zhenguo, and the other is hand-picked by the emperor back then, so the forces in the Xichuan Legion are quite mixed." The Xichuan Legion is stationed in the far west of the border, there are not many people, and it is not an elite division, there are often prisoners who are sent to serve in the army over there, the little prince of Tantai has always wanted to return to the capital, it is the old marquis of the golden knife who pressed him there, without the permission of the old marquis, the little boy can only stay there. ”

Qi Ning raised his hand to support his chin and said softly, "I see." ”

Wu Dalin said: "The first emperor was very important to Zhenguo Gong back then, and he also trusted him very much, when the first emperor was alive, Zhenguo Gong was very dedicated to the court, if he recommended anyone, the first emperor would agree, otherwise it would be impossible for Zhenguo Gong to build a black knife battalion, and stationed near the capital." ”

At that time, Qi Ning understood that the Sima family was indeed valued by the first emperor back then, of course, because Sima Lan was talented and able to assist the emperor in handling court affairs, but he was afraid that another reason was related to the court situation at that time.

The Jinyi Qi family was promoted by Emperor Taizong, and Emperor Taizong raised the Qi family in order to cultivate his lineage, but he suppressed the first martial arts family of Chu that year, and the Jinyi Qi family has been rising all the way since then, and then came to the top, suppressed the golden knife and became the first martial artist family of Chu State.

Taizong died, the first emperor inherited the throne, once the son of heaven and a courtier, but the martial arts family of Chu is deep-rooted, and the world has not yet been unified, the first emperor naturally needs the martial arts family to charge, so the Jinyi Qi family is as stable as Mount Tai, and the golden knife is still very deep in the military.

The first emperor was not Emperor Taizong, and Emperor Taizong trusted the Jinyi Qi family, which does not mean that the first emperor would have complete trust in the Jinyi Qi family.

Qi Ning can actually understand the state of mind of the first emperor, it is not the first emperor who directly gives favor to the Jinyi Qi family, but Emperor Taizong, and the golden knife is even more graceful to Emperor Taizu, so in the heart of the first emperor, I am afraid that the Jinyi Qi family is not regarded as a descendant force.

The weight of the old minister, what is even more tricky is that there is a king of Huainan hanging around, the state of mind of the first emperor when he inherited the throne should not be much better than the state of mind of the little emperor now, among the four hereditary candidates, the first emperor chose the daughter of the Sima family to enter the palace, which is the current queen mother, Qi Ning thought that the first emperor must be to win over the Sima family to become a cronie, after all, among the four hereditary candidates, only the Sima family did not control the military before, and it is easier to win over the Sima family, so it is easier to show favor to it, so that the Sima family is desperate to serve it.

The Sima family has today's power, of course, it didn't get up overnight.

If it were not for the promotion of the first emperor, even if the Sima family had the merit of supporting it, it would not have been possible to have the strong strength that responds to every call today.

Qi Ning sighed secretly in his heart, the Sima family can have today's momentum, it can be said that the first emperor single-handedly created it, in fact, this is not to say that the first emperor was too stupid, the first emperor connived at the increase in the power of the Sima family, it is nothing more than to balance the Jinyi Qi family and the Jindao Tai family, but what the first emperor did not expect is that not only did he not live long, but even Jinyi Hou Qi Jing passed away in middle age tonight, as long as either of these two people is still alive, the Sima family will never have today's power.

"Transferring you to the Royal Feather Forest Camp seems to be the meaning of the Duke of Zhenguo!" Qi Ning put his hands behind his back and said softly.

Wu Dalin is not a stupid person, so he naturally heard the meaning of Qi Ning's words, knelt down on one knee, and said, "Master Hou, ...... lowly position!" ”

Qi Ning had already reached out and grabbed his arm, pulled it up, shook his head and said, "Team Leader Wu, don't get me wrong, I don't mean anything else." After a pause, he said very sincerely: "You were transferred from the Qinhuai Legion back then, and you ...... You yourself said that your father gave you a dagger back then, so you still have some relationship with my brocade family. ”

"Master Hou......!"

Qi Ning didn't wait for him to say more, and interrupted: "There are some things I shouldn't have said, but you have a relationship with the Qi family, this time we went to Eastern Qi, and I also saw that you Wu Dalin is a loyal soldier." Wei Yi groaned, and then said: "I appreciate your temperament very much, and you also know that now the two factions of the King of Huainan and the Duke of Zhenguo are fighting in secret, and the court and the central government are also bloody and bloody, I just don't want to see you get involved and end up becoming someone else's pawn." ”

Wu Dalin frowned, but he didn't expect Qi Ning to say this to him, he knew that if Qi Ning was not very honest with himself, he would never say this to himself, so he was suddenly grateful, and said in a low voice: "Master Hou, the humble position is a soldier, where the imperial court lets the humble duty go, the humble duty can only be obeyed, but there is a little humble duty in his heart, the humble duty eats the court's money, it is the emperor's favor, the humble life is the emperor's, whoever is loyal to the emperor is a friend of the humble position, and whoever wants to offend the emperor will be inseparable from it." ”

Qi Ning raised his hand and patted Wu Dalin's arm gently, he looked young, but his demeanor was old and serious, and he said softly: "If you think like this, there won't be any trouble." You remember, there is only one cloud overhead, and that is the emperor. ”

Wu Dalin nodded and said: "Master Hou, don't worry, tonight's words will be engraved in my heart, and I dare not forget it at any time." After a pause, he said: "Master Hou, you are out alone, be careful, some people in the court regard you as a thorn in the eye, and they always want to be unfavorable to you, you have to be careful." And also...... There must have already been people in the Qinhuai Legion who had already been intervened by the Zhenguo Public Security, and not all of them could be fully trusted. ”

Qi Ning smiled slightly, nodded, knowing that since Wu Dalin said this, he had already leaned over to his side, and said: "After returning to Beijing, we can't be together often, but I believe that one day, we can drink and talk happily without getting drunk, okay, you go to rest first, let's say goodbye here first." ”

Wu Dalin knew the meaning of Qi Ning's words, arched his hand, and retreated with gratitude in his eyes.

Qi Ning knew that Sima Lan had inserted Wu Dalin into the Yulin camp, and there would never be anything good, he had been getting along with Wu Dalin for a while, but he also found out bit by bit that Wu Dalin was still an upright soldier in his bones, and he was not good at playing with power, but he was conscientious in doing his job.

Since this person has a relationship with the Jinyi Qi family, Qi Ning doesn't want this person to really become a pawn controlled by Sima Lan, if possible, it is naturally best to win him over.

It's just that people's hearts are unpredictable, and he just clicks on it, and he doesn't say too deeply.

When Wu Dalin left, Li Tang approached and said softly: "Master Hou, this time you are going to Xiangyang, do you want to change your appearance and change your appearance?" ”

Qi Ning turned around, shook his head and said: "You don't have to go with me this time, this is a matter of the beggar gang, they let me go, it was already forced to help, after all, you are also a member of the imperial court, it is not appropriate to involve too much." ”

Li Tang frowned and said, "Master Hou, is it ...... Are you going alone? ”

"It's good to have a few hairy foxes with you." Qi Ning said with a smile: "It's good for you to follow the team back to Beijing, by the way, that one is called Xiuniang, after you go back, remember to help me explain ...... to the third lady first!" After thinking for a while, he said in a low voice: "You just said that it was a gift from the Prime Minister of the Fox Kingdom, and the Prime Minister of the Fox Kingdom also said that if I don't accept it, the family affairs between Qi and Chu will not be negotiated." ”

Li Tang said with a bitter face: "Master Hou, will the third lady believe it?" ”

"Just say that first, and I'll explain it when I get back." Qi Ning said: "How to place Xiuniang is decided by the third lady, but you have to be careful, after all, she is the person sent by Ling Huxu, so it is better to be careful." ”

Li Tang nodded and said softly: "Don't worry, Master Hou, if the third lady really lets her live in the mansion, I will arrange for someone to keep an eye on her day and night, and don't let her leave our noses." ”

Qi Ning wondered if this was a bit too much, but he was still careful, and he would deal with it when he went back, and nodded: "You can arrange it." He also said: "Those gifts I received, you choose some valuable things from them, don't say that they were given by people, just say that I bought them with money in Dongqi and brought them back to honor Sanniang." ”

Li Tang said with a smile: "The Hou Ye is so filial and caring, the third lady will definitely be happy." He added: "Master Hou, Mr. Zhong is ready to change your appearance at any time." ”

Qi Ning moved his hands and feet at this time, turned around and went to the tent.