Qiu Yizhi saw the old bustard's lonely expression, knowing that the emperor had died and all pastime and entertainment in the capital had been stopped, which undoubtedly ruined her business. However, this matter was really insignificant in Qiu Yi's eyes, so he had no time to pay attention to it, he hurriedly whispered a few words with Yiran, then packed up his belongings and hurried back to the Siyi Pavilion non-stop.

Back at the Siyi Pavilion, the three of them were not sleepy, so they picked up the lamp to discuss countermeasures.

It is said to be a discussion, but in fact there is no room for negotiation. There is no doubt that Qiu Yizhi wants to try his best to protect his father-in-law, King Youyan, and the rise and fall of the Bohai Kingdom is also closely tied to the Youyan Palace, so the only way to get in touch with King Youyan as soon as possible is to persuade him not to enter Beijing immediately to mourn, and wait and see how the situation changes before thinking about it in the long run.

The three of them had such a unified opinion, so they had already decided on a countermeasure after saying a few words: early the next morning, on the grounds that the envoys of the Bohai State were going out of Beijing to prepare to mourn the emperor of Daxing, they left Luoyang, and then immediately rushed to Guangyang to meet with King Youyan before he entered Beijing.

After the plan was decided, the three of them said good night to each other and went back to the house to rest.

Qiu Yizhi knew that the next day would be very hard, and he should recharge his energy tonight, but he couldn't sleep under the surging heart, and he barely closed his eyes until the second half of the night. But he didn't sleep for two hours, and was woken up by the sound of a rope outside the door, and when he put on his shoes and looked at the window, it was Yelu who was directing the packing of his luggage.

Seeing this, Qiu Yi thought that he would not be able to sleep today, so he simply got up and freshened up, and helped Yelu pack up together.

After the group was ready, they heard the sound of drums in the distance - it was the time of Chenpai, and the Luoyang City Gate was opened, which could be used for people inside and outside to enter and exit for errands.

Siyi Hall is located in the northwest of Luoyang, although it is slightly closer to the Lumen Gate, but it is necessary to cross half of Luoyang City from the front of the palace palace, and go out of the city from the spring gate to return to Youyan Road.

Qiu Yi walked all the way, all the way: every household in Luoyang City has put incense tables, lit white candles, hung up spiritual flags at the door, some large families have already removed the red lanterns and replaced them with white paper lamps, and even the vermilion gates and pillars have been painted black overnight. Looking at the imperial city from afar, the red walls and golden tiles were covered with black and white tent screens, which looked extremely solemn in the mist. The entire capital of Luoyang has been turned into a black and white world.

The group walked to the Jianchun Gate, and saw that although there were not many people out of the city, there were hundreds of people lined up, but there were no half of them in the team, and it seemed very silent, which was more depressing than the atmosphere when Qiu Yizhi first arrived in Luoyang and persuaded the good division to be wanton.

Not long after, the team of Bohai envoys had already lined up at the gate of Jianchun. The soldiers in charge of the inspection have all changed into plain robes, and the red crowns on their hats are covered with black cloth—eating imperial food, wearing linen and filial piety for the emperor, which is also the proper meaning of the title—carefully checking the identities of those who leave the city and the belongings they carry.

Yiran, Yelu and the accompanying personnel of the Bohai State mission all carried with them the customs clearance documents issued by the Ministry of Rites, and the guards at the gate checked them repeatedly, and the witnesses could correspond to them one by one, and they couldn't find anything wrong, so they let them go out of the city.

However, this Qiu Yizhi was a fake interpreter, and he couldn't get his identity documents, so he was stopped in the city by the leading official.

Regarding this matter, Qiu Yizhi and Yiran had already discussed it when they first met, so they shirked and said: "The little human rights Budong, who is a native of Goryeo, went to Bohai and was hired as an interpreter by the Bohai people because he knew a little Chinese and Bohai language. Therefore, the villain was not a big Han citizen in the first place, and he had no identity credentials, let alone any translated documents. ”

The official nodded and said, "This official is under the order from above, the first emperor died, and the whole city was under martial law." No suspicious person will be allowed to enter or leave. Although your remarks are barely reasonable, the official believes it, but the above may not believe it. I'd better trouble you to go back, and when the boss says it's okay to let you go, you can go out of the city again. ”

This gatekeeper is obviously a veteran, who is used to dealing with all kinds of people who are incomplete and want to get by, and he doesn't say a word softly or hard, and he doesn't have the slightest temper in Qiu Yizhi.

Seeing this, Yelu, who had already left the city gate, also turned back, pretending that he was not fluent in Chinese, and said to the official very bluntly: "He, Quan Budong, the interpreter of Bohai." I want to go with Bohai! Do you understand? ”

When the official heard this, he smiled and handed over a soft nail: "This envoy from Bohai is really deeply educated in the Central Plains and speaks good Chinese." However, the Bohai Sea has the rules of the Bohai Sea, and my Central Plains also has the royal law of my Central Plains, so I ask this envoy to forgive me...... You see, there are many queues in the back, and everyone is in a hurry, so please don't say anything more and delay everyone's affairs. ”

Although Yelu listened to his words politely, he didn't have the slightest room for manoeuvre, so he had to secretly take out a gold brick the size of his thumb from his sleeve, hand it to the official, and said, "We're leaving, we're late, and we're going to kill our heads." Please also be accommodating, accommodating. ”

But the official was very incorruptible, and he did not stretch out his hand to take it, but retreated half a step and said, "Don't do this messenger. If it is usual, it is convenient for the lower officials, but now it is the period of national mourning, if something happens in the hands of the lower officials, it is also a crime to kill the head. I also ask this envoy to be considerate and not to make it difficult for the lower officials. ”

Qiu Yizhi saw that this official was very decent, and thought that there was only one strategy available, so he sent Yelu out of the city, and saw that he had gone far, so he pulled this soft and hard official messenger down to a secluded corner.

Before Qiu Yizhi could speak, the official first reprimanded: "The official has already made it very clear, why are you still entangled with me?" Tell you, Jingzhao Mansion has just released a batch of prisoners, and the prisons are empty, and you want to go in and sit down? ”

When Qiu Yizhi heard this, he also had a little appreciation for this unpopular little official, and he didn't move at all, and asked rhetorically: "Since the little one is unknown and his appearance is suspicious, why was he able to enter this Luoyang City in the first place, has this adult ever thought about it?" ”

The official didn't think about it, so he said: "It's not that the soldiers guarding the door at that time neglected their duties, or accepted bribes from you, so they opened their eyes and closed their eyes to let you in." ”

Qiu Yizhi said with a smile: "This lord really knows the way of officialdom, but he didn't guess the answer. So saying, he took out a wooden sign from his bosom and said to the official, "Look, what is this?" ”

The official took a closer look and saw that on this plain wooden plaque, there were three big characters engraved "Quanshan Division" - this was captured by Qiu Yizhi from the dead eunuch of Quanshan Division a few days ago. The official was taken aback when he saw it, and hurriedly said: "It turned out to be the superior official of the Quanshan Division, and the subordinate official is really disrespectful." As he spoke, he bowed deeply to Qiu Yizhi.

Qiu Yizhi hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him up and said: "I received the order of Shangfeng, lurking in the Bohai Mission, and also serving the imperial court, but it is just a change of yamen, no different from this lord, why should I be so polite?" ”

The official said: "Your division was originally a subordinate of the great eunuch Wang Zhonghai, and he was not afraid of the superiors, who were originally disdainful. However, since Wang Zhonghai's death, the Quanshan Division has been taken over by the second son of the emperor, and now His Royal Highness the second son of the emperor is inheriting the great treasure in front of him. The so-called name is right, and your company is now the first Xuanli Gancheng before the Son of Heaven drove. Therefore, how dare the lower officials be disrespectful? ”

Qiu Yizhi didn't expect that this little official still had such an abacus in his heart, so he smiled and said: "This adult is really knowledgeable, and he didn't even think of this!" Oh, may I ask your Excellency's name? ”

"Don't dare, the lower official's name is Wang Bin, if the adult has something in the future, just order the lower official." The official replied.

"Hmmm! Noted below. Qiu Yizhi deliberately pretended to be big, "The current situation is urgent, if I wait here for a long time to speak, it is difficult to ensure that those Hu people will not be suspicious." Can you leave it out of the city? ”

"That's nature, that's nature." Wang Bin said repeatedly, "If the adults are on the rise in the future, don't forget to take care of the lower officials, the lower officials will be inexhaustible in this life." Speaking of this, Wang Bin's eyes already released a greedy gaze.

Only then did Qiu Yizhi know that this was a petty official named Wang Bin, but he had another ambition in his chest, a few taels of gold was not in his eyes, what he was thinking about was to be promoted to make a fortune, or even to leave a name in history - this person may be more useful in the future.

Thinking of this, Qiu Yizhi couldn't help but nodded subconsciously, and said a few words of humility to Wang Bin, and then walked out of Jianchun Gate.

Yiran and Yelu were waiting for him outside the door, and when they saw Qiu Yizhi coming out safe and sound, they hurriedly stepped forward to inquire about the situation.

Qiu Yizhi didn't tell them about his presence as a commander of persuasion, but only deduced that this official was a minor official of the Ministry of Rites, and he happened to be under the jurisdiction of Ye Qinghan, the director of the Ministry of Rites who met him in the Incense Pavilion yesterday, and he was ordered by Lord Ye to prepare for the Bohai Kingdom to enter Beijing to mourn, and if he missed the trip, it would be a heinous crime - so he let himself out.

Qiu Yizhi didn't wait for Yiran and Yelu to have another suspicion, and then said: "The current situation is as dangerous as a tired egg, we must immediately rush back to Guangyang to meet the prince of Youyan, and there can be no more hesitation." ”

Yiran and Yelu listened, and they did know that the situation was urgent and could not be delayed, so they urged their subordinates to set off quickly.

The group walked a few steps, but Qiu Yizhi saw a familiar orthodox figure riding on a horse and "splashing" towards him. When the man walked in, he finally recognized that this person was none other than Zhao Chengxiao, who he had sent to Guangyang City to report the news a few days ago.

Zhao Chengxiao also recognized Qiu Yizhi from a distance, drove his horse to him, dismounted and handed over a letter, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect Your Highness to be so anxious, and I have already set off to return to Guangyang." Seeing Yiran and Yelu behind him, he also greeted, "Yo, isn't this the county lord and Brother Yelu, don't come to harm?" ”

Qiu Yizhi didn't know the major events in the capital when he heard Zhao Chengxiao's words, and he didn't explain it to him, took the letter, and while unpacking it, he silently calculated in his heart: he asked Zhao Chengxiao to return to Guangyang through Wei Chi Lianghong It was eight days ago, and he rushed back and forth in the starry night non-stop, and it is estimated that he has not even slept for a while, so he can go back and forth between Luoyang and Guangyang in less than ten days. Looking at his beloved sweaty BMW, he has run thousands of miles in the past half a month, and he really lost two laps, and he suddenly felt a little distressed.

However, seeing that King Youyan's reply was still a countermeasure after Wang Zhonghai's death, it was nothing more than to be cautious in his own affairs, to discuss everything with the old prime minister Yang Yuanzhi, and to find an opportunity to contact the emperor's eldest son Zheng Changduo and close his relationship with the Youyan Palace.

However, the sudden death of the emperor made the situation change beyond the expectations of everyone including Qiu Yizhi, Zhong Likuang, and Zheng Rong, the king of Youyan, and every word written on the reply letter now seems to have become nonsense.

Qiu Yizhi hurriedly read his father-in-law's reply, then folded the letter and stuffed it back into the envelope, and asked Zhao Chengxiao: "Brother Zhao has been running back and forth for eight days, right?" Is the body still able to eat? ”

Zhao Chengxiao listened, stretched his muscles with a smile and said: "When Your Highness said this, I really feel tired and uncomfortable, and now I just want to eat a full meal and sleep......

Qiu Yizhi said: "But now is not the time to rest, the younger brother is about to ask Brother Zhao to go to Guangyang with me again, I don't know what Brother Zhao thinks?" ”