Niushou Mountain is about a hundred miles away from Shi Min's camp, and after nightfall, Shi Min took Zhang Mufeng and others to ride their horses and go straight to Niushou Mountain.

When he arrived at the foot of Niushou Mountain, before he arrived, Wang Chong said to Shi Min: "General, for the sake of safety, the last general will lead people to explore the road first, you can rest assured, the end will ensure your safety!" ”

"Since Shi Jian asked me to discuss things, there must not be any ambush, but it's always okay to be careful, go ahead!" Shi Min commanded.

"The last general commands!" Wang Chong nodded, and quickly disappeared into the mountains and forests with a dozen people.

Shi Min looked up halfway up the mountain, and could vaguely see a little fire in the filial piety pavilion, so he said to Zhang Mufeng: "It seems that Shijian has arrived!" Let's go! Go meet him! ”

"General, I'll go ahead!" Zhang Mufeng took the lead and walked in front of Shi Min with a torch.

The two people behind him were Zhang Mufeng's subordinates, and they were also the elite of the wolf cavalry, and they also held torches and followed Shi Min inch by inch.

At midnight in Niushou Mountain, the mountain wind is gusting, slightly chilly, the branches on both sides are rattling in the wind, and the flames on the torches are also whirring. Before he reached the halfway point of the mountain, Zhang Mufeng suddenly saw a figure standing there motionless about a dozen steps away.

"What people!" Zhang Mufeng shouted vigilantly, and his right hand was already on the hilt of the knife at the same time.

The man saluted Shi Min unhurriedly and shouted, "Master Hou, my Royal Highness has been waiting for a long time!" Please come with me! ”

Zhang Mufeng relaxed his vigilance a little this time, turned back to Shi Min and said, "It's King Ning's person!" ”

Shi Min said calmly: "It's okay, keep walking!" ”

The four people followed the man and continued to walk towards the Xiaozi Pavilion, about five hundred steps, and finally saw the Xiaozi Pavilion, looking from a distance, there were two lanterns lit in the pavilion, and a tall man stood under the pavilion, looking at Shi Min and others.

"His Royal Highness King Ning!" Shi Min shouted.

The other side immediately responded, beckoned to him and said, "Xiao Min, I've been waiting for a long time!" Come on! Come and sit down! ”

Shi Min glanced at Zhang Mufeng and ordered, "Don't worry! Let's go! ”

Zhang Mufeng nodded, then stood behind Shi Min and followed Shi Min up the steps.

Walking closer, Shi Jian said with a smile: "You come from afar, sit down and drink a cup of hot tea first!" ”

Shi Min looked down and saw that there was a pathfinder burning on the stone table, and a pot of tea was boiling on the stove, the tea was fragrant, and it smelled good.

"His Royal Highness King Ning will enjoy it!" Shi Min was also not polite and sat down directly.

Shi Jian picked up the teapot, poured tea for Shi Min, looked at Zhang Mufeng and his two subordinates, and said to Shi Min: "I have long heard that there is a tiger and wolf force in Xihuahou Mansion, called the wolf cavalry, which is comparable to Cao Mengde's tiger and leopard cavalry and Liu Xuande's Bai Yu army back then, it must be these people behind you, right?" ”

Shi Min smiled slightly, didn't speak, Shi Jian nodded, looked at Zhang Mufeng and the others and said approvingly: "Sure enough, they are all powerful people!" ”

"His Royal Highness King Ning, I have asked to meet again today, I don't know what to discuss?" Shi Min asked straight to the point.

"Don't worry, try this tea first!" Shi Jian said, pushing a bowl of hot tea in front of Shi Min.

Shi Min had never sat opposite Shi Jian like this before, and the calm conversation was just a few actions, Shi Min suddenly felt that the Royal Highness King Ning in front of him was not revealing the mountains and water, and he was calm and calm, showing a strategy and bearing that ordinary people could not reach, which couldn't help but make Shi Min a little surprised.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Shi Min didn't shirk either, and picked up the tea bowl to drink.

"General!" Zhang Mufeng on the side was afraid that Shi Jian would cheat, so he hurriedly reminded him.

Shi Jian looked at him and smiled, and said, "The little general's loyalty to the Lord is admirable!" Xiao Min, you have such a general, you are a blessing! ”

After speaking, Shi Jian reached out and took the tea bowl from Shi Min's hand, poured half of the tea in his bowl, filled it with the tea in Shi Min's tea bowl, picked up the teapot again, filled it again, pushed it in front of Shi Min, and said with a smile: "You can drink it now!" ”

Shi Min nodded with a smile and said, "His Royal Highness King Ning doesn't have to misunderstand, my subordinates have no other intentions!" ”

Shi Jian smiled, didn't speak, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, shook his head slightly, frowned and said, "The taste of this old tea is just not as good as new tea!" ”

Shi Min also took a sip without commenting, his mind was always on Shi Jian.

"Yecheng has been rumored recently, you must already know about it, right?" Shi Jian finally opened his mouth.

"I wonder what Your Highness thinks?" Shi Min asked.

Shi Jian sighed and said, "It's not what I think, but what you plan!" ”

"Since Your Highness has invited me to come, you must have some advice, you are the elder brother of my late father, that is, my uncle, and my little nephew is willing to listen to your teachings!"

Shi Jian smiled and said, "The future is terrifying! Brave and resourceful! The fifth child has a son like you, he should be able to look away! ”

Shi Min was expressionless, looking at Shi Jian calmly, Shi Jian continued to pour tea unhurriedly, and said: "This king received the news that the palace has sent someone to Handan to summon you into the palace, the purpose is to take you down when you return to Yecheng!" Cover up for the crime of treason! Now the Holy One has set his mind on killing you, you should understand! ”

"After seeing it, His Royal Highness King Ning knows a lot!" Shi Min said.

"If you want to survive in Yecheng, the Longtan Tiger, you have to have a little bit of your own eyes and ears, don't you?" Shi Jian smiled and said, "Isn't the Xihua Marquis Mansion the same?" ”

"It turns out that His Highness invited me here today just to talk about this matter!" Shi Min pushed the tea bowl aside and said, "The little nephew wants to hear what His Highness has to say!" ”

Shi Jian put down the teapot and said: "On that day, the Xihua Marquis Mansion supported the Yanwang Mansion and helped him win the throne, but now it seems that the fifth child made a wrong bet that day!" ”

Shi Jian said, picked up a pottery shard, stuck the air inlet under the charcoal furnace, and after a while, the furnace fire began to slowly die. At this time, Shi Jian said: "Today's saint is like this fire, swaying in the wind, and it is difficult to boil this pot of tea. The root cause is because of this pottery shard under the charcoal furnace! It blocked the air vent and made it impossible to open the inside and outside of the furnace. ”

"According to Your Highness, who is this pottery shard?" Shi Min asked.

"Naturally, it's Zhang Leopard!"

"What does Your Highness think you should do now if you want to boil this pot of tea again?" Shi Min asked.

"Good question!" Shi Jian smiled and said, "There are two ways!" ”

"Which two?"

"One, it's to destroy this pottery shard! With this inside and outside accessible, the fire may be lit again! Shi Jian said, took out the pottery shard, and smashed it directly to the ground.

At this time, Shi Min glanced at the fire, but it didn't seem to be booming, so he said: "Your Highness, the inside and outside are connected, but the furnace fire is still a spark." ”

"That's right! Because there is not enough charcoal in this charcoal furnace! Shi Jian smiled, and the entourage behind him was very alert, and immediately took two pieces of charcoal and put them in the charcoal stove, and after a while, the fire was bright again.

At this time, Shi Jian said again: "This is the second way!" ”

Shi Min frowned slightly and said, "There is too little charcoal, maybe the firepower is not enough, right?" ”

Shi Jian's face changed slightly, and he asked rhetorically, "Then what do you think?" ”

Shi Min shook his head and said, "Where did I come from, today's little nephew is here to listen to His Highness's teachings!" ”

"If you want this fire to be rekindled, the first step you have to do is to break this pottery shard!"

"This pottery piece is close to the fire, and the baking time is too long, too hot, maybe you can't start?"

"Just wear gloves!"

"I wonder where this glove is?"

"This glove is in Yecheng!" Shi Jian smiled and said.

The dialogue between the two seems a little esoteric and obscure, but you come and go, the competition is all in laughter, Shi Min is testing Shi Jian, and Shi Jian is also testing Shi Min.

"Your Highness is talking about yourself, right?" Shi Min asked.

"Exactly!"

"The little nephew is a little puzzled, what does Ning Wangfu want to get?"

Shi Jian smiled and asked, "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?" ”

"Look at your Highness, whether you are telling the truth or a lie! I just knew if I wanted to hear it. Shi Min was calm and calm.

Shi Jian had to admire Shi Min's wit and cleverness, and he said slowly: "Ning Wangfu just wants to fight for a breath!" ”

"One breath?" Shi Min frowned slightly

"That's right!" Shi Jian nodded and said: "You have never been to the Evergreen Palace, I don't know what the bricks and tiles there have broken into, and you have never been in King Ning's Mansion, I don't know how this king has been afraid to survive under the nose of the first emperor in the past few decades!" ”

"So what?"

"So this king wants to take back the respect that my mother and concubine deserve, and take back the dignity that King Ning's Mansion deserves! It's not too much to ask! Shi Jian asked.