Tonight, I originally planned to commit myself to Qin Baichuan, although this trip did not achieve what he wanted, but Qin Baichuan made arrangements after all. Liu Yuanyuan didn't believe that the emperor had gone to great lengths for such a trivial matter as Jiangling, but it was always good to have hope, and there were still a few days before the wedding with Zhao Wangsun, if Lord Lu never believed it, it would not be too late to make a desperate bet at that time.

chatted with Qin Baichuan about some embarrassing words until the second half of the night, and Liu Yuanyuan reluctantly left, but Qin Baichuan was a little insomnia. When he sent Ding Sanshi, Qin Baichuan was hesitating whether he needed to let Ding Sanshi go to the Splendid Villa and get back the Chief Guoshi token that Qu Xi had kept. After all, what Ding Sanshi said was right, even if Lord Lu played in time, what if the emperor ignored it?

Qiu Lao has already said that in the next two days at the latest, Zhaowang Sun Ke will rush to Jiangling, if Old Man Liu insists on helping Zhaowang Sun, then the two people around Qin Baichuan are not enough, unless he puts on an identity that is more feared by the old man than Zhaowang Sun, then he can control the whole situation, and if he wants to achieve this goal, that Laoshizi token is the key to it.

The reason why Qin Baichuan did not give an order when Ding Sanshi was leaving, also had his own considerations, this token is very important, in some sense, when the emperor gave him this token, he seemed to have some thoughts about treating Qin Baichuan as a pawn. If it is exposed in advance in order to suppress King Zhaosun, then King Wu will be vigilant, and King Yi will also pay attention to it, and at that time, Qin Baichuan will not dare to guarantee that he still has such relaxed living conditions.

After weighing the pros and cons, Qin Baichuan chose a relatively compromise method, that is, to show his attitude first, let Lu Shigao go and maneuver from it first, if he can solve the marriage that Liu Yuanyuan is facing, he will naturally be happy, if it can't be solved, according to what Qiu Lao said, he will leave with Liu Yuanyuan first, and then take the token to protect himself.

No matter what you say, Ding Sanshi has already sneaked back to Jiangling, even if Qin Baichuan regrets it temporarily, there is no way to make up for it, so Qin Baichuan simply doesn't think about these consequences. Not long after he fell asleep in a daze, when the sky was about to dawn, Ding Sanshi, who was tired, went and returned.

Ding Sanshi lived up to Qin Baichuan's trust and brought three good news to Qin Baichuan. First, although Liu Yuanyuan is just a Jiangling opera, it is related to the ownership of the Qiushan Army, and Lord Lu did not dare to slack off, and decisively sent a letter to the emperor, if it goes well, it will fall into the hands of the emperor this morning.

Second, Lu Shigao and Qin Baichuan thought of going together, and now is not the time for the chief national scholar token to be announced in the world, but he was afraid that the emperor would not hear back for a long time, Qin Baichuan acted recklessly, and finally decided that when Tan Jiaotou went to the palace, Lu Shigao would hand over a piece of his patrol token to Tan Jiaotou, and he would hand it over to Qin Baichuan.

This inspection order is not as noble as the chief national priest order, but it was also granted by the emperor himself after Lu Shigao returned, and it has the function of inspecting the world's officials, solving local affairs, and ensuring the safety of the people.

Third, it can't be said to be news, but a handwritten letter brought to Qin Baichuan by Lu Shi Gaotuo Ding Sanshi. The letter clearly stated that Liu Yuanyuan's marriage to King Zhao's Sun was just a private matter, and preventing Qiu Shan from being included in the Martial King's forces was the key to the key. Lu Shigao himself hoped that Qin Baichuan could solve the matter without being too aggressive, but once it could not be resolved, Lu Shigao vaguely expressed that once Qiu Shan fell into the hands of King Wu, he would immediately send troops to exterminate it. The words used by Lu Shigao in the letter were quite gentle, but from between the lines, Qin Baichuan inexplicably felt Lu Shigao's cold murderous intent.

At the end of the letterhead, Lu Shigao mentioned another point, that is, the question of the ownership of the Qiushan Army in the future, from Lu Shigao's position, it is best for this team to be included in the imperial court, but Liu Huasheng has a grudge in his heart, and it is obviously impossible to achieve it easily. In the end, Lu Shigao also took a step back, Qiu Shan either continued to maintain his current neutrality, or temporarily came under the command of Qin Baichuan Bliss Army, and he must not make a third choice, this is his bottom line.

After reading Lu Shigao's handwritten letter three times, and throwing the letter paper into the roaring stove, Qin Baichuan's face was also indescribably dignified. Yesterday, when he persuaded Old Man Liu, he did analyze the current situation, but those were all excuses he used to persuade Old Man, and now that the matter was known to Master Lu, it directly rose to the issue of the ownership of troops, which is a bit difficult to do.

After having breakfast in the room, Tan Jiaotou also returned from Jiangling, and sure enough, as Lu Shigao said in his letter, the inspection order of "such as my personal visit" was transferred to Qin Baichuan's hands, while playing with Lu Shigao's token, Qin Baichuan thought about it, with his current financial resources to raise a Bliss Army, he was already worried about silver every day, if Qiu Shan was adopted, not to mention that Liu Huasheng disagreed, he couldn't afford to raise it at all!

While Qin Baichuan was struggling with the matter of Qiushan, in the Lin'an Imperial City, Emperor Zhaoding was also a little difficult after reading Lu Shigao's secret report. Even Qin Baichuan and Lu Shigao can see the cattiness behind this marriage, not to mention Zhaoding, who is the founder of the country? He knows better than anyone the importance of political marriage, and he also sees a longer term than Qin Baichuan and Lu Shigao.

In the imperial study, the emperor rebuked Gong E, and handed Lu Shigao's secret report to him: "Grandpa Mo, take a look." ”

"Wow." Serving the emperor is an old eunuch with white hair and a white beard, the old eunuch is not a few years younger than Liu Huasheng, and his eyes are shone and introverted, obviously not an ordinary master. The eunuchs of all dynasties could not participate in politics, but the emperor handed over the secret report to him, at least it shows that he is the emperor's closest and most trusted person.

Father-in-law Mo quickly glanced at the secret report, returned his hands to the emperor, and then closed his mouth tightly. After serving the emperor for so many years, he knew the emperor's character very well, and he showed him the secret report to ask him what he meant, but the emperor didn't speak, if he said it first, it would inevitably cause the emperor's displeasure.

"Marriage...... In my opinion, my imperial brother can't wait. The emperor sighed and leaned on the comfortable dragon chair: "Say it." ”

"Wow." Gonggong Mo replied and said, "According to the old slave, although King Wu's move has exceeded the place, it may not be able to confirm that he has a heart of disobedience. The holy decree to encourage the people to recruit private troops is the emperor's order, and it may be that King Wu wants to share the emperor's worries. ”

"Do you really think so?" The emperor also knew a lot about Gonggong Mo's temperament, and hummed: "Tell the truth! ”

"Wow." Gonggong Mo bent down slightly, and said: "However, the old slave thinks that King Wu is a very popular minister in the court and the opposition, and his every move is bound to attract the attention of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty. The old slave was courageous, even if King Wu had a disobedient heart, his move was intended to be tempting. ”

"Tempting what?" The emperor asked again, sometimes the emperor himself felt that it was boring to listen, whether it was the ministers of the court or the cronies around him, they were undoubtedly loyal to him, but they liked to talk in circles, but it was not as pleasant as chatting with Qin Baichuan.

"There are two temptations." Gonggong Mo was already prepared, and continued: "First, test the emperor's reaction after learning that the little prince is married, if the emperor clearly opposes, then King Wu will definitely act cautiously in the future, if the emperor does not express his position, or does not strongly oppose it, I think Qiu Shan is just the first batch of Jianghu forces that King Wu has wooed." ”

"The second is to test the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty." Gonggong Mo said in a deep voice: "No matter what King Wu has in mind, there is no king and grandson nobles in this world who can marry casually without showing the emperor, even if the emperor doesn't say it afterwards, someone in the Manchu Dynasty must always have someone to join the king of Wu." For King Wu, those who are wise enough to protect themselves are the ones who can be wooed, and those courtiers who jointly write a letter will be regarded as enemies by King Wu, and with the character of King Wu, I am afraid that they will be killed quickly. ”

"Two temptations, well said." The emperor nodded with satisfaction, as early as the moment he received the secret report, the emperor figured it out, and asked Grandpa Mo more, just to confirm what he thought.

"Your Majesty has already judged in his heart, and the old slave is just talking nonsense." Grandpa Mo hurriedly shook his head.

"I do think the same way, tell me again, how to deal with this matter?" The emperor groaned and said.

"Lord Lu mentioned at the end of the letter that Liu Yuanyuan of that Qiu Mountain and Qin Baichuan of Jiangling had already made a private agreement for life, and it was even possible that he had lost his life, so the little prince's move seemed to be a bit of a robbery of the people's daughters." Gonggong Mo said softly: "It's better for the emperor to pretend to be confused and hand it over to Qin Baichuan to deal with, even if there will be trouble in the future, the local government and even the emperor can deal with it impartially, and King Nawu has nothing to say." ”

"That's what annoys me!" The emperor slapped the table heavily and snorted: "You don't see it at all, Lu Shigao's secret report is full of the necessity of preventing Qiu Shan from marrying King Wu, and he only said a little about Qin Baichuan at the end, but it is this 'little bit' that is the key!" ”

"Why do you think Lu Shigao sent this secret report to me? Although I have no conclusive evidence, I am ninety percent sure that it was Qin Baichuan who informed Lu Shigao, and perhaps said some coercive words! I've only seen Qin Baichuan on his side, but I really know a lot about his methods! The emperor snorted and panted: "Jiangling businessman, use the court officials, and I want to do things for him!" Tell me, if it's you, are you angry? ”

"It's an old slave, I'm afraid that even if I have to twist his head." Gonggong Mo hurriedly agreed, and he also felt funny in his heart, if the emperor was really angry, he would never show it, but now this expression is a little depressed It is true, but it is not angry. Gonggong Mo understood in his heart, and he didn't break it: "But then again, Your Majesty gave him a national soldier token, and he does seem to have the power to deal with this matter?" ”

"That's to the point." The emperor gritted his teeth and said: "He just understands that the token can't be exposed, so he dares to blatantly let Lu Shigao pass the word, the token is his biggest reliance, but it is also the place where I hate the root of my teeth!" ”

"Your Majesty, the matter has come to this, don't be angry with the dragon body." Gonggong Mo stretched out his hand and comforted the emperor while kneading his shoulder.