Qi Ning knew at this time that the old marquis of the golden knife, who had been idle at home, had actually been very clear about the general trend of the world, and had secretly planned a strategy against Dongqi for a long time.

Of course, the little emperor could not have been ignorant of all this.

It's just that Qi Ning is very strange in his heart, the little emperor did not reveal a clue to himself in this matter, which is understandable, after all, this matter is very important, and it is reasonable for the little emperor to keep it secret, but Tang Taihuang summoned himself tonight, and explained such secrets to himself in detail in this extremely secret place, which really surprised Qi Ning.

"Old Guogong, such a big thing, but you don't know .....?" Qi Ning wanted to speak and stopped, but Taihuang naturally understood what he meant, and asked, "Are you wondering, why did the old man tell you about this?" ”

"Exactly." Qi Ning said: "The military country is strategic, and it is so important, the younger generation .....!" ”

Tan Taihuang stared at Qi Ning's eyes and said, "There's nothing strange about this. Although the strategy of destroying Qi was planned by the first emperor, it is up to you to implement it. ”

"Me?" Qi Ning was taken aback.

Tai Huang Zhengse said: "When the strategy of destroying Qi was planned, in addition to the Qinhuai Army as the main force, the East China Sea Division also had to participate in it, and the old man and your father personally participated in the strategy. But now that your father is no longer alive, and the old man is about to die, we can no longer complete such important things according to the instructions of the first emperor, but the great cause of unifying the world cannot be interrupted because of this, so you descendants must bear the burden we left behind. ”

Qi Ning opened his mouth, but did not speak.

Tang Taihuang raised his other hand, but took out a letter from the quilt in his hand, his arm trembled, and handed it to Qi Ning, Qi Ning didn't know what it was, and hurriedly took it, and Tang Taihuang said: "Here is a specific strategic plan, roughly like this, but the clever commander will not be rigid and inflexible, according to the times, you take it now, once he has the emperor's decree in the future, you can deploy according to this." ”

Qi Ningwan didn't expect such a big task to be handed over to him, he only felt that this letter was really heavier than Mount Tai, and his expression was solemn: "Old Guogong, it's not ..... It's not an excuse for the younger generation, it's just that such a heavy responsibility is related to the fortune of the country, and the younger generation has never had the experience of commanding troops to fight, and they are not even as good as a soldier on the battlefield, how can they afford such a great responsibility. He stood up, bowed and said, "Please think twice!" ”

Taihuang's eyes were deep, and he said in a deep voice: "The eldest husband must have the ambition to help the world, you are cowardly before you fight, this is not the style of the brocade family." When your father first went into battle, he was fearless, personally beheaded three heads, and bravely crowned the three armies. Originally, such a great cause, should be you and the Emperor to assist the emperor to complete, the Tai Lin is gone, you are naturally obliged to take responsibility, the old man has instructed you, believe in the emperor, loyal to the emperor, the old man also knows that entrusting such a major matter to you does make it difficult for you, but you can't refuse. Suddenly, he coughed violently, and Qi Ning hurriedly stepped forward and patted Taihuang on the back.

"Don't be afraid, there is still the emperor." Tang Taihuang showed a smile: "The emperor must be a promising king, and if you assist the emperor, you will definitely leave your name in history." ”

Qi Ning thought to himself whether he could go down in history I really don't care, but the way Taihuang is now, how can he refuse, and think that after all, this matter is still led by the emperor, and when the time comes, everything will be left to the will of the little emperor, if the little emperor feels that he is really not suitable to be in charge of this plan, then he will choose someone else.

The most important thing is that almost all of the government is now controlled by the Sima family, and once such a major event as the destruction of Eastern Qi is officially implemented, it will be impossible to hide it from Sima Lan, and it is still unknown whether Sima Lan will support Qi Ning to preside over such a military strategy.

The Sima family already regards the Jinyi Qi family as an opponent, and once Qi Ning presides over the military strategy, he will naturally hold the military power, which is certainly not what the Sima family wants to see.

Qi Ning sighed in his heart, the old man of Tantai entrusted him with a heavy burden, and he didn't seem to have thought about the internal struggle in the Chu State.

It's just that he naturally can't say it directly, at this time Tang Taihuang coughed again, he was already weak, tonight to tell Qi Ning about such a secret matter, it has wasted a lot of energy, the whole person looks much weaker than before, Qi Ning said gently: "The matter of the old national bus generation, the younger generation must go all out." You are not in good health, so you should rest early and come to visit you later the next day. ”

Tang Taihuang raised his hand and patted the back of Qi Ning's hand gently, then raised his hand, signaling that Qi Ning could leave, Qi Ning knew that the old man really didn't have the energy to continue talking, so he bowed deeply to the old man at the moment, slowly retreated, and went out.

He took the letter entrusted by Taihuang into his arms, and went out, the sky was slightly bright, and the dawn was approaching, and the man in black who was guarding not far from the door came forward and led Qi Ning out.

Qi Ning came out of the back door, but the carriage was waiting at the back door, pulling Qi Ning back to the Hou Mansion, and when Qi Ning got out of the car, he left.

Qi Feng and Li Tang had been waiting in front of the Hou Mansion, and when they saw Qi Ning coming back, they hurriedly greeted them, and when they saw that Qi Ning was safe and sound, they breathed a sigh of relief, and Qi Feng leaned closer and said, "Master Hou, the third lady has been waiting for you, and she hasn't slept until now." ”

Qi Ning's heart warmed, he thought of something, and asked, "By the way, I will let the two of you find the whereabouts of the fairy girl, do you have any news?" ”

"Master Hou, we investigated the owner behind the painting boat and learned that the painting boat had been bought by someone for a lot of money half a year ago." Qi Feng said: "That fairy girl is not her subordinate, he has also seen the fairy girl, but he has never spoken. ”

"None of the people on Miss Zhuo's painting boat know the origin of Xian'er?"

"They did give some clues." Qi Feng shook his head and said: "But we investigated according to the clues they provided, only to find that those clues have been broken, and those people on the painting boat can't say why, they are all servants hired by Zhuo Xian'er, and they don't know Zhuo Xian'er's true origin at all, so they ......!" ”

"So what?"

Qi Feng and Li Tang glanced at each other, and Li Tang said cautiously: "Master Hou, almost all the girls on the Qinhuai River can find their origins, but this fairy girl seems to have done something about her origin in advance, if nothing else, ......!" After hesitating for a moment, he still said: "That Zhuo Xian'er may be a spy!" ”

"Spies?"

"The Qinhuai River is the place where the most information flows." Li Tang said cautiously: "If you wander on the Qinhuai River, you can find out many secrets, plus many officials in the DPRK and China also like to have fun on the Qinhuai River, if someone deliberately wants to extract information from those officials, it is not difficult to .....!" Speaking of which, thinking that his Hou Ye has always been very close to that Zhuo Xian'er, maybe Zhuo Xian'er just wants to get information from this little Hou Ye, knowing that these things are up to the point, it's better not to say more.

Qi Ning frowned, his face was a little unpleasant, and Qi Feng hurriedly said, "Don't worry, Master Hou, we will continue to inquire." ”

Qi Ning just nodded, didn't say much, returned to the hall, Gu Qinghan was really anxiously waiting, seeing Qi Ning enter the hall, this was relieved, Qi Ning smiled at her, sat down on the chair, just tonight with the Taihuang talk, and knew that the time of the Taihuang is short, thinking that the situation faced by the Jinyi Qi family in the future will be more difficult, there will inevitably be a trace of sorrow between the eyebrows, Gu Qinghan is such a shrewd woman, naturally in her eyes, poured a cup of tea, at this time the dawn has already appeared outside, and said softly: "The sky is going to be bright, You go early. ”

Qi Ning took the teacup, took a sip of tea to refresh himself, hesitated for a moment, and then lowered his voice and said, "Sanniang, I'm afraid that the old marquis of Tangtai is running out." ”

Although Taihuang has been promoted to the Duke of Yiguo, Qi Ning is still not used to changing his words for a while, he also knows that he was approached by Taihuang in the middle of the night, Gu Qinghan knows, if he doesn't say anything, it seems that he is hiding something from her.

Chu State's plan to destroy Qi, Qi Ning naturally had to keep his mouth shut, and it was impossible to reveal it to anyone.

Gu Qinghan's delicate body trembled, his expression suddenly darkened, and he slowly sat down beside him.

She is not an ordinary young woman, and she knows what it will mean to the Jinyi Qi family if Taihuang passes away at this time.

"Can you still ..... How long? ”

"I can't say." Qi Ning sighed: "It seems that it is only a matter of these two months, and even ..... Shorter! ”

Gu Qinghan sighed lightly, was silent for a moment, and then said, "The burden on your body will be heavier in the future." ”

Qi Ning smiled slightly and said, "Sanniang don't worry, the old marquis left me a clever plan, and it won't be a big deal." Although he didn't want to hide the news that Taihuang was about to die, he didn't want Gu Qinghan to worry about it.

"Tricks?"

"Heaven must not be divulged." Qi Ning laughed, looked at Gu Qinghan's haggard face, and said softly: "I haven't slept all night, hurry up and rest, women are most likely to get old if they stay up late." ”

Gu Qinghan glared at Qi Ning and said, "You mean I'm old?" ”

"Of course not." Qi Ning smiled and said: "Sanniang is young and beautiful, even I, a gentleman with a calm heart like water, jumps hard every time I see it, how can I say that I am old?" Even if she is a hundred years old, Sanniang will still be as beautiful as a flower. ”

"Phew." Gu Qinghan took a sip: "You like to talk nonsense." I won't joke with you, yesterday the third old lady went to Ximen's house, Ximen Shenhou is good to talk, and he has set an auspicious day for marriage, and he chose September 20. ”

"September 20.....!" Qi Ning groaned slightly, and said with his head bowed: "Let's do it according to this day." After thinking for a while, he said: "The day after tomorrow is Pinglin Autumn Hunting, when the time comes, I will drive to Pinglin, and the Hou Mansion will rely on Sanniang Zhang Luo." He asked, "Yes, Sanniang, in the past, the emperor went on an autumn hunt, how many days did it take?" ”

"I can't say for sure." Gu Qinghan said: "I remember that most of them can be rushed back in five or six days, and sometimes it will be longer, but it won't be too long." ”

Qi Ning nodded, got up and stretched, and said: "The day after tomorrow, I will accompany the emperor to hunt, this is to nourish my spirit, but I haven't hunted the prey all the time, it will be a big joke!" ”