When Qi Ning entered the palace, the sky had already darkened, and the eunuch took Qi Ning to the imperial study.

At first glance, he saw Longtai behind the imperial desk, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Ma Lan of Zhenguo Company, in addition to Longtai and Sima Lan, the golden sword Hou Taihuang was also present.

Qi Ning was a little surprised in his heart, he had eaten coarse tea and light rice in the Golden Daohou Mansion at noon, but he didn't see the Golden Daohou himself, but he didn't want him to appear in the palace.

Taihuang's expression was calm, and when Qi Ning came in, his eyes were turned over, and he was not shocked, but Sima Lan's expression was solemn, and he seemed to be full of concerns.

Qi Ning stepped forward to see it, after the last time he saw Longtai in Fengyi Palace, he hadn't seen it for many days, Longtai's spirit didn't look very good, he looked a little tired, and he looked a little thinner, Qi Ning frowned slightly, knowing that Longtai had been singing in the harem every night for half a month, and the newlywed Yan'er was even more restrained with the queen, which was why he was so depressed.

Long Tai made a look and motioned for Qi Ning to sit down under the golden sword, Qi Ning respectfully stepped back and sat down on the chair, but he was extremely curious in his heart, and he didn't know what Long Tai had called him into the palace.

Sima Lan appeared in the palace, it was not a big deal, as an auxiliary minister, he often entered the palace, it is also a reasonable thing, but the appearance of Taihuang in the palace is a big surprise, these years, Mo said that entering the palace, the golden knife Hou Taihuang will almost not even appear in the court, and he recuperates in the palace all the year round, this matter is known to the court, and no one knows.

Several people didn't speak, although Qi Ning was full of suspicion, but the other three didn't open their mouths, and he didn't easily throw out the topic.

After a while, Taihuang suddenly said: "Your Majesty, if the old minister wants to go out to breathe, just take a turn in the courtyard and ask the emperor to be gracious!" ”

"Come on, help the old marquis go out to breathe." Longtai did not hesitate to summon people.

Taihuang smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you don't have to work with them." Turning his gaze at Qi Ning, he asked, "Jinyihou, I wonder if I can help the old man go out for a turn?" ”

Qi Ning was stunned, but he didn't hesitate, he immediately got up and arched his hand: "It's an honor!" Stepping forward to carefully help up Taihuang, Sima Lan also got up and said with concern: "Take care of the old marquis!" ”

Tang Taihuang smiled slightly, didn't say much, raised his hand slightly, Qi Ning understood what he meant, and helped him slowly out of the imperial study.

Outside the imperial study is a wide garden, a limestone path winds forward, both sides are dotted with flowers and plants, the pattern of the whole garden is unique, exquisite very, this is the emperor's place to deal with court affairs alone, exquisite and natural, and very quiet.

Qi Ning held the arm of the Taihuang and walked slowly along the rhythm of the Taihuang.

Taihuang suddenly wanted to come out to breathe, and asked Qi Ning to come out to accompany him, no matter how slow Qi Ning reacted, he knew that it was extraordinary, and there must be a reason for it.

Contacted that he waited in the Golden Dao Houfu all morning this morning, and ate a coarse tea and light meal, but Taihuang avoided it from beginning to end, Qi Ning knew that something big would happen.

Walking along the winding path for a while, Taihuang stopped, patted the back of Qi Ning's hand gently, Qi Ning looked at him, and saw a white marble table not far away, and four white marble rounds on the side, Qi Ning knew the meaning of Taihuang, helped him walk over, and carefully helped him sit down.

Among the four hereditary marquises, Taihuang is the oldest, a few years older than Sima Lan, and now it seems that he has long lost the majesty and dignity of the year, and he is old, but between his eyebrows, Yu Wei is still there.

The old marquis of the golden knife motioned for Qi Ning to sit down, raised his head, the new moon rose in the east, and Qi Ning did not speak easily, and after a while, he heard the old marquis ask: "Are you about to get married?" ”

Qi Ning was stunned, he didn't expect the old marquis to ask like this, but he still said respectfully: "Yes, August 18, there is still half a month!" ”

"Marrying a wife and having children, making meritorious contributions, and glorifying the ancestors are what every man must do." Taihuang's voice was calm: "When your father was much younger than you, the old man knew that you were different from your father, when your father was young, he was already strong, and you were much weaker than him. ”

Qi Ning just smiled, secretly speculating about the intentions of the golden sword.

"The old man has three words under his knees, the eldest son is burned, the second son is burned, and the younger son is burned." The old marquis was like chattering, and his voice was gentle: "The eldest son and the second son have followed the old man to fight on the battlefield very early, and they have made a lot of military exploits, and they have not insulted the family name of the Lantai family. ”

Qi Ning was strange in his heart, secretly thinking that he had heard that the old marquis of the golden knife seemed to have only two sons, how could he suddenly have an extra son, and he remained silent, only to hear the old marquis continue: "It's a pity that the second son of the Qi Qi was suddenly infected with a serious illness in a war, and the disease that spread in the army at that time took the lives of hundreds of people. ”

Qi Ning was stunned, and only then did he understand that the old marquis of the golden knife did have three sons, but one of his sons died of illness in his early years, and he couldn't help but comfort: "Don't be too sad, old marquis." ”

Tang Taihuang sighed: "The old man is not sad about his death, but sad that he did not die in battle. When he left, he must have been very unwilling to .......! ”

Qi Ning's expression was solemn, but he thought that it would be difficult for this old marquis to come to the palace, just to gossip with him.

"The boy of the Tantai family, it is an honor to die on the battlefield." Taihuang's expression also became serious: "When the eldest son Zhilin was born, his grandfather invited a master to watch his life, and the old man remembered that the master said to the old man that the old man fought on the battlefield, and the killing was too heavy, which might damage the yin virtue of future generations. ”

Qi Ning sighed in his heart, secretly thinking that if he really wanted to say this, he couldn't say that it was wrong, the old marquis of brocade had great achievements in war back then, and became the first military meritorious family of Dachu, but the third master of the Qi family died early, and Qi Jing also passed away in middle age, that is, the real son of brocade, also died unexpectedly, and the vein of the old marquis of brocade can be said to have been cut off.

Once the success is ten thousand bones, the more famous the world, the more blood will be stained on his hands.

"Burning's grandfather listened to the master's words, and even begged the master to give him a way to break it." Shantai Huang's voice was calm and did not carry the slightest emotion: "The method left by the master is to let the descendants of the Shantai family plant a permanent shade tree before the first expedition, so as to preserve Yin Virtue." ”

"Shade trees?" Qi Ning was a little strange, but after thinking about it, after all, in this kind of era, people are still very concerned about the number of lives, and killing too heavily will damage Yin Virtue, this is a legend that has existed since ancient times, and it is not groundless.

Tai Huang still narrated: "The first time I went out into battle, according to what the master said, he planted a permanent shade tree, and he has been through a hundred battles, although he has been injured countless times, but every time he can turn the corner into safety. ”

Qi Ning knew that Tang Taihuang suddenly said these things to himself today, it was definitely not an old talk, there must be a reason for it, so he didn't interject and listened patiently.

"Burning Lin is the eldest son of the old man, and he acts steadily, but Burning Qi is different from his brother." A smile appeared at the corner of Taihuang's lips: "The hot qi beats the little naughty, lest the world will not be chaotic, since the beginning of the sensible fight, there is not much trouble, that child has an upright temperament and a chivalrous body, maybe it is too similar to the old man when he was young, and the old man has indulged him a lot." When he first went out with his old man, he stubbornly refused to listen, and did not plant a permanent shade tree .......! ”

Qi Ning was stunned for a moment, secretly thinking that it was because he did not plant a permanent shade tree because he died of illness later?

"The old man has always been suspicious of Changyin Tree, and since the child is stubborn, the old man will go with him." Tang Taihuang said slowly: "Men fight on the battlefield and make meritorious contributions, how can there be immortals?" Killing a person as a thief, slaughtering a million as a hero, there is nothing to say, at that time, the old man never thought that a permanent shade tree could really keep the peace, until the death of the burning qi, the old man woke up, maybe it was really because the child did not plant the permanent shade tree, will die young.......! ”

The old marquis of the Golden Knife is worthy of being born in the iron-blooded field, and when he talks about this past, he is still calm and calm, just like gossip.

"I conquered the Quartet in Great Chu, established the country and set the capital, and later Zhilin went to the East China Sea to lead the East China Sea Division, and Zhixiu went to the Xichuan Army." Tan Taihuang looked at Qi Ning: "Over the years, the two ever-shaded trees in the Golden Dao Houfu have been watered by the old man himself every day, and after decades, they are now towering trees, and they are becoming more and more lush. ”

Qi Ning finally interjected at this time: "Those two ever-shaded trees will definitely be able to bless the two generals with peace and smoothness." ”

Tan Taihuang smiled faintly and said, "Today, the old man ordered people to cut down the everlasting shade tree that was planted by Zhilin himself more than thirty years ago, even the roots of the tree were uprooted. ”

Qi Ning was taken aback, and said in a lost voice: "Cut down the evergreen tree? ”

"The shade tree is there to keep them safe, and since everyone is dead, what is the use of the shade tree staying?" Tang Taihuang said: "Since the scorching lin is gone, of course there is no need for the permanent shade tree to exist. ”

This sentence was like a thunderbolt, Qi Ning's eyes widened, and his pupils contracted.

Is Sho Tai Burning Dead ?

The Great Chu East Sea Division's Metropolitan Governor Yutai Zhilin is dead?

Qi Ning never imagined that he would hear such earth-shattering news from the mouth of Taihuang, so he opened his mouth, but he was speechless for a while.

As one of the four hereditary marquises, the Tangtai family has a very high status in the Chu State, and now the old marquis of Tangtai is old, and he has rarely asked about the world.

Qi Ning knew that the two sons of the Tangtai family, the eldest son, Shantai Zhilin, commanded the East China Sea Division, while the Tangtai Zhixiu was far away in the Xichuan Army, as the son of the Tangtai family, the name of the Shantai Zhilin was predetermined, and he was destined to inherit the title of Golden Daohou.

If the Qinhuai Legion has always been the sphere of influence of the Jinyi Qi family, then the East China Sea Division is the sphere of influence of the Golden Dao Tai, the land tiger, the angry sea dragon, the two are the two pillars of the imperial military.

Although the Xichuan Legion is under the command of the Xichuan Legion, the Xichuan Legion is weak and far less equipped than other legions, coupled with the many internal factions, even the Sima family has a force in the Xichuan Legion, so the real control force of the Tantai family is the East China Sea Division under the command of the Tantai Zhilin.

The future of the entire Shantai family is all tied to the body of the Shantai family, but now that the pillar of the Lantai family is dead, how can Qi Ning not be surprised?