Xie Lan took turns to rest today, but the earthquake was so strong that he had to worry about the comfort of Xiao Zhi in the palace, so he hurriedly pulled out a manic jujube red horse from his stable, pulled the reins and flew up, and galloped towards the palace with wild whips.

When he was galloping, he suddenly saw the Praetorian Guard General Wu Haoze wielding a long sword and a strange man holding a scimitar in both hands on the horse, so he reined in his horse and watched intently. The man was in his twenties, dressed in a strong suit, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, a head taller than Xie Lan, bent down and sat firmly on the war horse, with a long face and a pair of fox eyes, a little more cunning.

Like the appearance of a fox, he is very agile, and a pair of strange-looking scimitars dance like a windmill, and he uses his qi freely. Wu Haoze can be regarded as one of the best people in the king and his predecessors, but because he is not good at horse fighting, no matter how he hooks and splits, he will never have the upper hand. Xie Lan was also anxious when he stood in general, because he was empty-handed, and he didn't have time to think about it, so he plucked the hairpin that tied his hair from his head, weighed it in his hand, and used it as a hidden weapon, and flew towards the back of the man's heart with a flick of his hand.

Unexpectedly, the man was really good, and he turned backwards out of thin air on the horse, and the hairpin shot horizontally with a "whoosh", which happened to hit Wu Haoze's sword, and was beaten without a trace. Xie Lan couldn't help but be furious, so he secretly gathered his Dao qi and jumped into the battle group. was in the middle of the fight, when suddenly the man took a few steps back, panting and laughing, "Hahahaha...... You two are playing scoundrels, and you are still at the gate of Qi Palace City, you are really shameless! ”

"This is Wang Sirui, the governor of Shaanxi." Seeing that Xie Lan still looked vigilant and suspicious, Wu Haoze explained calmly, and then asked, "Why are you here?" ”

"King Qi summoned me, can you not come!" Wang Sirui was still smiling, but the scimitar was still spinning flexibly in his hand, swaying from side to side eagerly, ready to find a flaw at any time to attack.

"Let's go on later." Despite the eagerness in his eyes, Wu Haoze still tried to stay calm and waved his hand, "Come with me, I have something to say to you." ”

"Oh." Wang Sirui was a little disappointed, and the scimitar suddenly withdrew its scabbard, "I'm not happy yet." ”

Watching the two walk away, Xie Lan felt a little inexplicable, and thought that there should be nothing to do, so he hurried into the palace again.

Su Wan Shen Lian resigned that day, agreed with Xiao Zhi to meet privately another day, and went back to her residence. Because of the aftershocks, Xiao Zhi didn't want to move back and forth, so he simply cleaned up and then summoned Sima Ni in Kunning Palace, and Xue Bilong discussed matters. Sima Qing methodically instructed the eunuchs and maids to repair the palace walls and clean up the house. Several hidden guards were waiting outside, and they also felt very convenient. The old queen mother had nowhere to go, so she sat idly and felt bored, so she took Fang Fei to the Kunning Palace in front to watch Kangxi do something. After Sima Ni, Xue Bilong and Xie Lan saluted the old queen mother, Xiao Zhi sat down.

Hearing about Wang Sirui's fight with Wu Haoze at the gate of the palace, Xiao Zhi just smiled and didn't say anything.

"The queen is everyone's demeanor, she has been practicing in the palace in the past few years, and she has practiced much more than before, and the affairs in the palace have been handled well." While sitting, the old queen mother smiled and said to Sima Ni who was standing next to her, "Su Wan is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and she is also quite talented when she marries this Shen Lian, so she may be able to give this wild horse a halter and contribute to our Qi country." Guo Zhang's last excerpt said, Wang Sirui is respectful in his personnel, trustworthy in his friends, lenient in his treatment of others, and strict in his majesty - it's not bad! ”

Obviously, she has a good impression of Wang Sirui. Sima Ni bowed down and smiled and was about to answer, but Xiao Zhi said with a smile: "What the ancestor said is true, but he doesn't dare to be careless. After all, Shen Lian is a person from the rivers and lakes, and he can help him with limited help, but he can do things that we can't do. Wang Sirui is indeed left and right, so he may not be 'loyal', and if he can't keep it for a long time, there will be changes. He has benefited a lot from the three dynasties, and his grandson can't stop tempting it, he must have a conscience, and control the soldiers and horses on the border well, and it will be easier in the future. ”

Wang Sirui, who had never understood why Xiao Zhi had such a tolerated Lu Buxiang face, suddenly realized that he couldn't help but look at Xiao Zhi with admiration.

Sima Ni said: "The king is extremely refined in his holy thoughts, and his holy judgment is extremely clear!" It's just that Wang Sirui's situation is really special, he has a lot of fierce generals under him, some are confidants of the Three Dynasties, some are bandits and rebels, and some guys of unknown origin, with complex identities, loyalty and treachery are difficult to distinguish, Wang Sirui is in the capital, it is difficult to ensure that there will be no changes when he goes back, and he is foolish-" Speaking of this, Sima Ni snorted.

"Huh?"

"The minister thinks it's better to find an excuse and leave Wang Sirui in the capital first!" Xiao Zhi listened, didn't speak for a while, lowered his head and thought for a long time, then turned his face and asked Xue Bilong: "What do you see?" ”

Xue Bilong hurriedly replied: "Shaanxi is about the border land, and the minister thinks that Sima Gong's cloud is very reasonable. As he spoke, he looked at Xie Lan and said with a smile, "If the minister goes alone, he will definitely be competent." ”

"You mean Xie Lan?" Xiao Zhi turned his face to look at the old queen mother, and saw that she was talking to Fang Fei in a low voice, so he turned around and asked Xie Lan again, "How are you going?" ”

"The slave is only the king's order to listen!" Xie Lan arched his hands, knelt down on one knee and said loudly, "The king calls the slave to go, and the slave will go!" ”

"No!" Xiao Zhi pondered for a long time, thinking about Wang Sirui's true identity, and said categorically, "The capital is the fundamental place, and there must be someone like Xie Lan to defend it." Wang Sirui's moderation of the West Road is more suitable than others, and I will beat him again, feeling affection, knotting with kindness, and turning him into virtue, he should know how to repay. Besides, this appointment of Wang Sirui was issued by us and the Three Dynasties, and the sudden transfer of Wang Sirui at this time can only increase the suspicion of the Three Dynasties......"

"That's right!" The old queen mother, who was chatting on the side, suddenly cut off Xiao Zhen's words, and stood up with the handle of the chair, "Anyway, the war with the Three Dynasties is inevitable now, and whoever Wang Sirui goes there is the same." However, what Sima Ni said was also right, Wang Sirui's group was unidentified, and they had to be guarded against. It's better to drag him first, and then touch his bottom line. Alas! There are a lot of troubles in the capital! Right now, our ancestors and grandchildren want to go out of the city to inspect it, and without a reliable person like Xie Lan to follow, you will not be so relieved to stay in the capital to do things. ”

"Go on patrol!" Sima Ni and Xue Bilong exclaimed almost at the same time, "I don't know where the old queen mother and the king are going to inspect?" ”

"Tarzan." The old queen mother said the name of the place with a tense face, as if squeezing out of her teeth.

"The old lady, the king!" Sima Ni was taken aback, took a step forward and bowed his head, and asked on his back, "The capital has just been decided, and the new policy is still being implemented. I don't think so! Xue Bilong also echoed: "The minister really doesn't understand why the old queen mother and the saint want to tour Mount Tai west. ”

"There was an earthquake in the capital, and the ancestors must have asked for the blessing of the Buddha." Xiao Zhi also felt that the old queen mother was a little unbelievable, and suddenly proposed to go to Mount Tai, lost a smile, and was about to be persuaded, but the old queen mother intercepted it and said: "The king is right, that's what he meant." The earth shakes the mountains and rivers, and it has been there since ancient times, and I didn't care about it at first, but this time it came strangely - you look at the southwest, why are the clouds so red? The earthquake caused half of the Taihe Hall to collapse - you still advise, do you have to wait for the capital to fall before you go to the Buddha? ”

"The earthquake is Sun Tzu's loss of morality to the people, causing the wrath of the heavens." Xiao Zhi saw that the old lady didn't understand what she meant, and she had to talk at length, so she explained with a smile, "The ancestor worries about his grandson, but if you go to the temple to worship the Buddha nearby, won't you do your best!" The ancestors are old, and the body is important. Besides, there are all kinds of things in the capital, and we all went at once, how can we put our minds at ease? ”

"How can a small temple be compared to Tarzan?" The old queen mother said, "Mount Tai is the dojo of Manjushri Bodhisattva, the location of the living Buddha!" ”

When Xue Bilong heard this, he also hurriedly persuaded him: "According to the minister, this earthquake in the capital is caused by Cao Ze Xiaoyan's chaotic government for many years. Although the changes in the sky are caused by personnel, if you are good at cultivating personnel, you can reverse the changes in the sky, so why bother to seek the Buddha of the West...... "Xue Bilong's pedantic spirit has risen, and he wants to talk about the principle of the mutual correspondence between heaven and man. The old queen sneered and shouted: "You are forbidden!" I respect the Buddha as you respect Confucius and Mencius, I didn't say that Confucius and Mencius are not, and you are not allowed to slander the monks in front of me! After speaking, thinking that Xue Bilong was a loyal minister and a tendon, he stopped talking and turned around and sat back in his chair.

"This is the wish of the ancestors." Xiao Zhi didn't want to talk more on this occasion, but seeing that everyone was embarrassed, he had to say, "If there is an earthquake, it is also appropriate to go to Mount Tai." "Outside the Liuhe, there is no matter what", the sage did not say that there are no ghosts and gods, or rather believe in them than say that they do not exist. ”

"This is in my wife's heart." The old queen mother sighed, "I'm already half a person who has been buried in the ground, what else do I pray for myself?" I just hope that my grandson's national map will be eternal and I will feel at ease - I am going to Mount Tai, if the king can't take care of it, I will go alone. ”

"How dare Sun Tzu!" Xiao Zhi hurriedly got up and said, "The grandson will naturally accompany the old ancestor to go together, and the affairs in the capital will be maintained by Sima Ni and Xue Bilong for the time being, and the confidentiality will be enough, so let's settle it like this!" ”