Xiao Anzi, should I keep you?

The empress's question has pushed Zhou An into a very dangerous situation, and the direction of Zhou An's life, whether it is up or down, is completely between the empress's thoughts.

And once the empress decides, it's decided!

Zhou An was very worried that the empress would be impulsive, because of her mood, because of suspicion, and so on, and make a wrong decision.

"Holy Lord, whether the slave stays in the Great Inner or leaves, can only be decided by the Holy One!" Zhou An didn't say whether he should stay or go, because no matter what he said, it was wrong!

He said to go, then he really left, and the empress definitely couldn't keep him.

But if he said to stay, what was his intention, and how would the empress guess?

"However, please give the minions a chance!" Zhou An said quickly again, not giving the empress a chance to speak.

"What chance?" The empress stared at Zhou An and asked.

"Can you wait for the minions to return from the Five States, and then you can make a decision!" Zhou An said, "Holy Lord, the slave is guilty, the slave deserves death, the slave should not hide it from you and deceive you, but the slave still hopes that you can give the slave a chance to atone for his sins...... The situation in the five states is critical, the king of Yunsu may raise troops at any time, the foundation of the country is shaken, and the minions have sent people to lay out in the five states, and they have been in the layout for some time, and they can't give up their efforts! ”

"Therefore, please give the slave some time, let the slave go to the five states first, go to the Yunyue Domain, and the slave will do everything he can to kill Prince Su, if the slave can come back alive, then ask the saint to decide!"

Still have to go to the five states.

But the meaning is already different.

This became Zhou An's "excuse".

Being discovered by the empress was too sudden, the empress was very uncalm, and when she was not calm, she could make any decision that was not controlled by anyone.

Therefore, Zhou An wants to give her time, let her calm down, and let her think carefully and clearly.

At the same time, Zhou An also gave himself time.

Give himself time to establish greater merits, he wants to make himself more important, so important that the empress thinks that if Dong Qian leaves him, he can't do it!

It is very important to give the empress a sense of security.

Zhou An's original plan was to kill King Yunsu, and after that, if he could intervene in the rebellion in the five states, he would intervene to solve it, and if he couldn't, he would return to the capital as soon as possible.

But now, he has changed his mind.

He must return to Beijing with enough glory! If you can successfully assassinate King Yunsu, it will be a great achievement, and it will shock the world, and it will be a supreme glory.

But Zhou An felt that it was not enough.

So, he might be doing something else.

The Empress was silent.

Long.

"Good! It's up to you to complete the mission first! The empress got up again, took a few steps closer to Zhou An, and looked directly into Zhou An's eyes, "Xiao Anzi, I'm waiting for you to come back!" ”

With that, the empress threw her sleeves away.

Kou Dong'er hurriedly followed the empress out.

They're gone.

Zhou An watched them go out, watched the eunuchs outside close the door again, sensed their breath away, and finally ...... He sat down and let out a sigh.

A feeling of "getting away with it".

Zhou An didn't know if he had solved this matter temporarily with such an attitude and in such a way, whether there was a problem, he was very confused.

The empress is his inner demon, which has affected his IQ!

Three days later.

The war-torn Yuezhou.

Although it is still spring, Yuezhou is in the south, so it has begun to be hot, there are many evergreen vegetation here, green mountains and green waters, if you just look at the scenery, it is extremely beautiful.

Yueshui County, between the undulating mountains, a long river is like a silver dragon meandering, this river is called Yunshui River, flowing down from the mountains, mighty hundreds of miles.

On the Yunshui River, a canopy boat swings with the waves.

The noon sun was extremely hot and dazzling, but the river was much cooler, and the boy in the blue robe was lying on his back on the head of the bed, with a hat on his face, as if he was taking a nap.

The little guy in Tsing Yi knelt aside, holding a pu fan, and was fanning the boy in blue.

Click! Click!

Suddenly a fierce sound of horses' hooves sounded on the riverbank, getting closer and closer. The young man in green clothes looked up and saw a group of people and horses rushing along the forest path.

"Childe, someone is here." The little guy in Tsing Yi hung his head and said judo.

"Hmm!" The boy in blue answered a nasal voice, a little lazy.

On the banks of the river.

The group stopped, a dozen people in total, all dressed in civilian clothes and wearing hats, and at the front, a petite woman in a white dress, carrying a sword box and a hat.

All dismounted.

The woman in the white dress rose up, tread the water, flew dozens of feet, like a fairy, rowed across the lake, turned over and landed on the bow of the boat.

"See the factory for your humble duties!" The woman in the white dress took off her hat, knelt down on one knee and hung her head.

The man in blue picked up some hats, tilted his head to look at the woman in the white dress, and said with a smile: "Little Kui! ”

"Childe." Bai Xiaokui called again, and her demeanor looked like the kind of respect that her subordinates had for Shangguan, but her eyes were not.

Bright and vibrant.

Very happy, but also a little excited.

I haven't seen Zhou An for some days, Bai Xiaokui didn't expect that Zhou An would really come over in person.

"Little Guizi, you go." Zhou An sat up and said a word to the little girl in Tsing Yi beside him.

"Yes!" The little noble son took the order and walked away.

Treading water with light skills, the little nobleman went to the bank of the river.

Xiao Guizi, named Chang Gui, this little eunuch is just fifteen years old this year, and he has entered the innate realm, and he broke through by himself, not with the help of external forces.

It's a genius. Zhou An, as the head of the inner house, has such a genius in the palace, so naturally he can't escape his eyes.

In fact, Zhou An had already discovered him.

At the beginning of the establishment of the East Factory, Xiao Guizi was elected to the East Factory, responsible for the sorting of intelligence, and later won the trust of the small pavilion and became the right-hand man of the small pavilion.

This time, Zhou An left Beijing with a few people, and Xiao Guizi was one of them.

didn't bring a small pavilion, because Zhou An didn't worry about handing over the affairs of the East Factory to others, so he could only be temporarily in charge of the small pavilion, assisted by a few old eunuchs.

So now it is Xiao Guizi who is following Zhou An.

Only Zhou An and Bai Xiaokui were left on the canopy boat.

"Aoi, where are you now? What is the situation in Yuezhou? There is also the Pure Land Holy Mother's side, I can contact you recently, and you can talk to me in detail......" Zhou An stood up and said.

"Childe, ...... at the moment" Bai Xiaokui began to report to Zhou An.

She has been away from Beijing for half a month, and the secret guards in Yuezhou and other five states have basically been washed in her blood, and all those who have problems have lost their lives, she has promoted and recruited some people, and even found some people from the rivers and lakes, although they are not masters and strong people, but they are very useful!

In fact, secret detectives do not need strong people, and the collection of intelligence has nothing to do with the force value, whether they can penetrate, whether they can camouflage, and whether they can mix with important targets is the key.

The one who needs the strong is the East Factory.

And the battle situation in Yuezhou ...... At present, it can be said that it is very unoptimistic.

Five days ago, the main force of the Wuzhou Army was defeated and lost tens of thousands of people, although Huyanjin gathered the remnants in time and dispatched other forces to converge, so that the Pure Land Sect rebellious army temporarily retreated.

But because of injuries, low morale, and other problems, the Wuzhou Army seems to have no ability to destroy the Pure Land Sect rebellion.

Although it was a rabble and not fully armed, the strength of the army had swelled to 150,000!

And the Wuzhou Army removed all the wounded soldiers, and only 60,000 troops remained.

The rebel army is getting stronger and stronger, and the Wuzhou army is getting weaker and weaker.

One trades off the other.

Actually, normally speaking...... It is not a problem for the imperial court to have 60,000 soldiers and horses and fight a rebellious army composed of 200,000 poor people! Even 300,000 can be beaten!

One dozen and it will be scattered!

However, the soldiers and horses of the imperial court were abnormal.

Zhou An knows how serious the corruption in the army is, not to mention that he has also investigated.

Military discipline is lax, the problem of empty salaries is serious, and there is a lack of training...... Although this kind of army is strong in chaos, it is also limited in strength.

Of course, no matter how big the problem of the army is, after all, it is the regular army.

If it weren't for King Yunsu to do something from it, the Pure Land Sect's rebellious army would have been wiped out long ago.

"Haven't you found out who the leader of the rebels is?" Zhou An asked.

"Got it...... Childe, don't you know? Bai Xiaokui was stunned and surprised.

"Huh?" Zhou An was also stunned, "When did you find out?" How...... Didn't anyone tell me? ”

"I found out seven days ago, it's Wu Rendao!" Bai Xiaokui said, "It was the old monster who found out and notified the slave family, she ...... Didn't she inform you? ”

Hundred Poisons Sect Leader Wu Rendao!

It's him!

This guy was not originally a member of the Pure Land Sect, and he was not a believer in the Pure Land Sect at all, but it was because his sect was destroyed that he took refuge in the Pure Land Sect and sat in the position of the second elder of the Pure Land Sect.

When Prince Ning entered Beijing, he was the one who followed the escort.

Zhou An raised his eyebrows.

It looks like I'm going to hit someone!

Our Lady of the Pure Land did not report this matter to him, and it can even be said that Our Lady of the Pure Land did not report anything to Zhou An in detail, and every time she sent a message back, the content was very small.

But she just told Bai Xiaokui, what does this mean?

Zhou An even subconsciously suspected that the Holy Mother of the Pure Land had some conspiracy against Bai Xiaokui!

"Damn old witch, where is she now?" Zhou An looked at Bai Xiaokui and asked.

There are many things that Bai Xiaokui is not clear, especially for King Yunsu, he must ask the Holy Mother of the Pure Land.

"I haven't been in touch with her for a few days, and I'm not sure where she is." Bai Xiaokui said, "However, Xiaokui can send a message to her, and someone will deliver the letter to her." ”

The secret guards' contact information is extremely confidential, and orders can be passed on layer by layer, ensuring that everyone can receive them and contact anyone.

But if you want to find a member of the secret guard directly, if he is fixed in one place, Zhou An can find it directly, but if it is not fixed, then it cannot be found directly.

You have to go through the secret security network to find out.

"Contact her as soon as possible and let her come and see me." Zhou An said to Bai Xiaokui.

"Yes!" Bai Xiaokui took the order.

The two stood on the bow of the canopy and talked for a while, and Zhou An asked a lot of things.

Xiao Guizi, as well as the people brought by Bai Xiaokui, were all waiting on the shore, because the distance was extremely far, they couldn't hear the voices of the two.

"Xiaokui, thank you for your hard work." Zhou An looked at Bai Xiaokui and smiled.

"It's not hard, the slave family should do it." Bai Xiaokui hung her head.

"Look at this sky, it's so good, it's a pity not to do something!" Zhou An raised his head and sighed.

Bai Xiaokui didn't understand what Zhou An meant.

Zhou An turned around and got into the canopy.