Qi Ning drank a cup of tea, calm and relaxed, but the prince groaned slightly, and then asked: "Jinyihou, it's not that this palace opposes your speculation, but your speculation, is it a little alarmist?" Since the Northern Han Dynasty has formed an alliance with our Qi State, how could it be that before the handwriting is dry, it will send troops to our Qi State? ”

Qi Ning said with a smile: "Your Highness, with all due respect, the strength of the Northern Han Dynasty is far above that of the Qi State, and Your Highness knows better than me that their plot against the Qi State did not happen overnight, and they attacked the Qi State back then." www.biquge.info they have stopped using troops against Qi over the years, not because their coveting of Qi has disappeared, it's just that our Chu State has been consuming them. ”

"You're right." Seeing that Qi Ning was speaking frankly, the prince nodded slightly and said, "This palace also admits that if there was no Chu State, the Northern Han would not be so honest." ”

Qi Ning smiled faintly and said: "When the Han Kingdom welcomed Princess Tianxiang, it has already destroyed the alliance between the Qi Kingdom and my Great Chu, and he turned around and recaptured Maling Mountain, what does His Highness think they will care?" Caring about the reputation of their Northern Han Dynasty, let the people of the world think that their Northern Han Dynasty has rebelled? Your Highness, it is really easy to find an excuse to recapture Malingshan, and when the time comes, it will be very difficult for some incidents of slaughtering people in the counties of Malingshan? ”

"I am a soldier with strict discipline and will never ......!" The prince was categorical, but he only said a few words, and seemed to understand, and did not continue.

The crown prince is a smart man, what Qi Ning said, he understood in an instant, before the Qi State completely integrated the Malingshan counties into the Qi system, there must be henchmen left by the Han people in these places, and these people want to create some shocking incidents in the Malingshan counties, so as to frame the blame on the Qi State, it is not a difficult thing, once these things happen, the Han people will find an excuse to make a comeback.

Qi Ning knew that the crown prince had understood, and continued: "Of course, Your Highness will not think that the Northern Han people will take care of my Chu State. Qi Ning put down the teacup and said slowly: "Once the Qi State and the Han State become a country of marriage, you are your own people, if there is any misunderstanding between the two of you, of course it is not easy for my Chu State to interfere, at least if the Han State only recaptures Maling Mountain and does not invade the territory of Qi State, of course my Chu State will not act rashly." ”

Qi Ning's words have already been said extremely clearly.

This time, the State of Qi is greedy for immediate benefits, because the Han State ceded Malingshan and married Princess Tianxiang to the Han State, then if it offends the State of Chu and makes the State of Chu humiliated, if the State of Han turns back and regains the counties of Malingshan, the State of Chu has just been humiliated, and naturally it will not send troops to assist the State of Qi.

The prince was thoughtful, and after a while, he finally sighed: "The people of the Qi family in brocade clothes are really extraordinary. He shook his head and said, "It's a pity that I don't have a character like Hou Ye in Daqi, and Han Guo is so treacherous that Hou Ye saw through it at a glance." ”

Qi Ning smiled: "Your Highness, I'm just guessing, I can't be true." However, it is better to believe it than to believe it, and His Highness still has to be careful not to beware of the Han people coming to this hand. He sighed and said: "Your Highness, Qi is also a person who understands current affairs, and I won't tell you that the conditions proposed by the Han State cannot be put forward by our Chu State, so this time my hope of marrying the Great Chu State and the Qi State is quite slim." Before leaving, the emperor decreed that whether it was good news or bad news, it should be sent back to Jianye Capital as soon as possible, so I was ready to write an excerpt today and send someone back non-stop. ”

The prince immediately said, "What is the Hou Ye going to say?" ”

"Naturally, I want to play the current situation to the emperor." Qi Ning sighed: "Emperor Shengming, this time I failed to ask for marriage, there is a reason for it, and the Holy One should be able to forgive." ”

The prince smiled: "Master Hou doesn't have to be in such a hurry. Tonight, my father set up a banquet to suppress the fear for the Hou Ye, and after tonight, it is not too late for the Hou Ye to send the excerpt to the emperor of your country. ”

Qi Ning said "oh", and the prince had already said: "Master Hou, there is something quite suspicious in this palace, and I want to ask you for advice." ”

"Your Highness has any advice, but it doesn't hurt to say it." Qi Ning smiled: "I don't dare to give advice." ”

The prince thought for a while, and then said with a smile: "If your two countries form an alliance, if my Qi country wants to take Maling Mountain, I wonder if your country can send troops to respond?" ”

Qi Ning thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Your Highness, I can't answer. After all, this is not a trivial matter, and it has to be discussed by the DPRK and China, and the emperor will decide, if I agree here, I am afraid that His Royal Highness will not believe it. ”

"The 100,000 troops of the Qinhuai Legion, aren't they all subordinates of the Jinyi Qi family?" The prince smiled: "Your Jinyi Qi family has been fighting to the death with the Northern Han Dynasty for generations, if you have the opportunity, how can you let it go?" ”

Qi Ning said: "Your Highness should also know that the current master of the Qinhuai Legion will be Yue Huanshan, and the Qi family is a thing of the past." He smiled slightly and asked, "Your Highness, is the Qi State really preparing to use troops against the Han State?" ”

The prince laughed and said: "This palace is just casually talking, after all, if you form a country of in-laws, you will always have to advance and retreat together." He got up and said, "Master Hou, someone will come to pick you up tonight, there are still some things on hand in this palace, so I will leave first." ”

Qi Ning said goodbye to the prince, Qi Feng had already come over and asked, "Master Hou, the prince came over in person, what do you mean?" ”

"There is a banquet in the palace, and the monarch of the Eastern Qi Kingdom wants to suppress my shock." Qi Ning smiled faintly: "Qi Feng, do you say that this Eastern Qi monarch is too polite?" ”

Qi Feng sneered: "That old guy forgets his righteousness when he sees profit, and he wants to walk with the Northern Han people when he sees that the things taken by the Northern Han people are good." Master Hou, he let you enter the palace, there won't be any conspiracy, right? ”

Qi Ning said with a smile: "We are in Dongqi now, if he really wants to be unfavorable to me, there is no need to be so troublesome." And there's no need for him to do anything to me. Wei Yi groaned, and then said: "Let Leader Wu stay in the post house at night, and you bring a few people from the Hou Mansion to enter the palace with me, since the monarch of Eastern Qi has sent the prince to invite him personally, this face cannot be ignored." ”

At dusk, the palace really sent a carriage to greet him, and Tao Qian, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, personally invited Qi Ning, who looked very respectful.

Qi Feng led a few people from the Hou Mansion to accompany the guards, and when they arrived outside the gate of the palace, the carriage stopped, and there were deacons and eunuchs waiting in front of the door. He looked at the people behind Qi Ning and said, "Master Hou, the attendants are not allowed to enter." ”

Qi Ning frowned slightly, and Tao Qian had already said beside him: "Master Hou, Your Majesty has specially explained that only Lord Hou will attend the banquet tonight, and there is no one else, and the lower officials will not be able to take a step." Hou Ye rest assured, these brothers were waiting outside the palace gate, and the lower officials were here to accompany them. ”

Qi Ning saw that the monarch of Eastern Qi had a purpose, and since he had arrived here, he couldn't turn back, so he hesitated and said, "Lead the way!" ”

After entering the palace, turning east and west, the shape of each palace is quite the same, Qi Ning suddenly thought of Chi Danmei said, the layout of this Qi palace is designed by the owner of Baiyun Island himself, like a labyrinth, it seems that the master of Baiyun Island is quite proficient in the gossip maze and the like, and the palaces are all burning with flame mountains without exception, with a fragrant fragrance and refreshing people's hearts.

Qi Ning thought that although the Qi State was a small country, it was far more extravagant than the Chu State, and followed the deacon and eunuch to a palace outside, and entered a room, where there were palace people and palace maids to serve, which was also comfortable, and the deacon eunuch said: "Your Majesty will summon Hou Ye soon, Hou Ye will wait here for a while." ”

Qi Ning bowed slightly, a palace person sent tea and snacks up, very particular, Qi Ning thought that this was in the palace, or be reserved, wait patiently, after a while, suddenly heard a gentle footsteps stopped at the door, Qi Ning raised his eyes and looked over, only to see a palace maid outside the door is looking into the house.

Qi Ning looked left and right, there were three or four palace people nearby, but they were all like stone carvings, lifeless, the palace maid saw Qi Ning, her eyes were slightly bright, and she beckoned to Qi Ning, Qi Ning was stunned, raised her hand and pointed to her chest, the palace maid nodded, Qi Ning was a little puzzled, hesitated, got up, went out of the door, and saw that the palace maid was in her early twenties, with a good face and a plump body, and asked, "The girl is looking for me?" ”

"Are you a brocade?" The palace maid asked.

Qi Ning nodded slightly, the palace maid looked at Qi Ning's eyes, smiled coquettishly, and said softly: "Master Hou, someone wants to see you, please come with the slave maid." ”

Qi Ninghu said suspiciously: "Someone wants to see me?" Who? I'm waiting for the king to summon me, could it be that the king wants to see me? ”

The palace maid "poofed" and smiled, she was actually charming and colorful, and said in a low voice: "In addition to Your Majesty, there are many nobles in the palace. He lowered his voice and said, "The princess wants to see the envoys of the Chu State, Your Majesty will have a moment to summon her, Master Hou, please come with me." ”

Qi Ning shook his head and said, "Without the will of the king, how can I, a foreign envoy, see the princess?" The girl went to talk to the princess, and said that the princess was going to summon her, and she could only ask His Majesty for an order. ”

The palace maid frowned and said, "Jinyihou, the princess is kind, you don't know what to do." The slave maid asked you, have you and the envoys of the Han Kingdom attended a banquet in the Prime Minister's Mansion? ”

"It is true."

"Did Lord Xiangguo give you exam questions?" A pair of eyes in the palace were watery, quite a bit of charm: "The princess heard that you solved those questions, so she was very happy, and praised the envoys of Chu for their extraordinary intelligence." He lowered his voice and said: "The princess doesn't want to go to the Han Kingdom, she said that the envoys of the Chu State are so smart, and the emperor of the Chu State is at least knowledgeable, so even if she wants to marry another country, she can only go to the Chu State." ”

Qi Ning said with a smile: "The princess is so favored, my Chu country is naturally overjoyed." ”

The palace maid smiled coquettishly and said: "The princess heard that you are in trouble, and she said that there is a way for Her Majesty to definitely agree to her to go to Chu State, but she wants you to cooperate with Jinyi, so she asked the slave maid to come over to find the Hou Ye." His eyes wandered, and he said in a low voice: "Your Majesty will summon you soon, there is not much time, if you want, Master Hou should leave now, otherwise the slave can only retire first." ”

Qi Ning thought that the whereabouts of Prince Yu and Beitang Feng were unknown, coupled with his words to the prince today, the current situation was favorable to Chu Guoda, but if it was said that Qi Guo would definitely marry the princess to Chu State, then there were still variables, such as today Princess Xiang actually sent someone to find her to teach her face-to-face, she was a little suspicious, and sighed slightly, and asked, "What is the girl's name?" You've worked so hard to summon you, and you don't know your name yet. ”

The palace maid said softly: "The slave maid is called Hanxiang, and they say that as soon as the slave maid sweats, there is a fragrance wafting out, so the princess gave the slave maid this name." ”

She is quite a bit beautiful, and even more romantic, at the moment there is a trace of sweat on her forehead, but Qi Ning did not smell a special fragrance, smiled slightly, and said: "I see, Miss Hanxiang, where is the princess now?" ”