Chapter 41: A Virtuous Minister
The night is getting deeper, the night of the Southern Tang Dynasty is more late, because of the geographical location, Sikong Ao stood in front of the windowsill, and could take in most of the night scenes of the Southern Tang Kingdom, at this moment he stood in front of the windowsill with his hands in his hands, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
"Lord Wang." Hearing the sound, Sikong Ao turned around, with a fierce aura around him, and after seeing the deputy general who came in, his thick sword eyebrows were slightly together, and he spoke. "What?"
The lieutenant saluted Sikong Ao respectfully, and after raising his eyes to meet the gaze of his boss Kong Ao, his eyes flickered slightly, took out a letter from his arms, stepped forward quickly, and presented it to Sikong Ao.
Sikong Ao casually lowered his eyes and glanced at it a few times, and after capturing the handwriting on it, he paused slightly, and couldn't help but say in confusion.
"Who sent this letter?"
The lieutenant general was also very puzzled in his heart, and couldn't help but say in confusion. "It's the son of the Xu family."
Sikong Ao was very puzzled, and couldn't help but reach out and take the letter, he really couldn't figure out what Xu Wenhui meant.
If there is really something, you only need to walk a few steps to explain it clearly, why do you need to write a letter to yourself?
Sikong Ao's eyes flickered, and when he held the envelope in his hand, he felt that something was wrong, and found that this letter was a little thicker than ordinary letters.
When he opened it, he realized that there was an envelope inside.
After seeing the handwriting on it clearly, Sikong Ao's face changed slightly, and he looked at the envelope at a glance.
He said in a deep voice. "What about people?"
The deputy general didn't know who Sikong Ao was talking about, and after hesitating for a moment, he spoke. "There's a woman waiting outside, I don't know the prince...."
It's just that before he could say anything, he was interrupted by Sikong Ao.
"Where are the people?" Sikong Ao subconsciously walked in the direction of the door, and asked as he strode away.
The deputy general was busy following the footsteps of his boss Kong Ao, pointing out the direction for Si Kong Ao, and he couldn't help but wonder what was written on the letter, which made the prince so excited.
It's just that he didn't think about it, Sikong Ao walked to the door and stopped.
He stopped only a foot away from the door, and with a hint of hesitation on his face, he stepped back a little and spoke. "Go and get people in."
The deputy general couldn't figure out Sikong Ao's thoughts, and subconsciously raised his head to recognize Sikong Ao's current expression.
It's just that after so many years of tempering, Sikong Ao's emotions in his heart have been fully restrained by him, and the deputy general looked at it carefully for a long time, and he couldn't see anything about it, so he could only respond and retreat.
"Girl, this party please."
Yun Zhen was respectfully invited into the room by the lieutenant general, and waited until the door of the room was closed before carefully observing the furnishings in the room.
The room was as simple and simple as ever, and there was nothing out of the ordinary.
Just like Sikong Ao, what is in the room is practical.
The rest of the useless miscellaneous items could not be found in this room.
As Yun Zhen searched around, an unusually hot gaze had moved to his body.
Sikong Ao's expression on his face did not change, but the burning heat emanating from the bottom of his eyes was pressing, as if he wanted to penetrate the veil on Yun Zhen's face and see through everything about her.
Yun Zhen raised her eyes silently and glanced at Sikong Ao.
Between the two looking at each other, Sikong Ao had quietly approached. "County Lord?"
Although he had a questioning tone, Yun Zhen heard some affirmative sentences in it.
She raised her eyebrows faintly and smiled. "Is the king of Zhennan still healthy?"
Sikong Ao's pupils shrank slightly, and his tall figure gave people a strong sense of oppression, he was much taller than Yun Zhen, so Yun Zhen had to look up to see his full appearance.
"Why is the county lord here?" Sikong Ao breathed for a moment, but the pair of tiger eyes lingered on Yun Hao's body without hesitation, and finally there was a complex meaning in his eyes.
"It's hard to put into words."
Hearing that Yun Zhen didn't have an explanation, Sikong Ao didn't know how to answer, he was not a person who talked much, and the age difference between him and Yun Zhen was really big, so he didn't know where to speak for a while.
Being stared at like this by Sikong Ao, no matter how thick her face was, Yun Zhen felt that something was always wrong with her body, and she couldn't help but speak. "Lord Wang, why don't you sit down?"
Sikong Ao nodded silently and sat down, but the pair of tiger eyes did not move at all.
Yun Zhen lowered her eyes, subconsciously avoided Sikong Ao's too hot eyes, and reached out to pour tea for Sikong Ao.
"I heard that the county lord was seriously injured, and when I saw it at this moment, it seemed to be half better?"
Hearing the tentative meaning in Sikong Ao's words, Yun Zhen's subordinates moved slightly, put down the teapot in his hand, his long eyelashes trembled slightly, and he raised his head slightly to meet Sikong Ao's aggressive eyes. "Thank you for your care, Yun Zhen is in good health."
"It's fine." Sikong nodded again and again.
With that, the two fell into an unknown silence again, and the atmosphere in the room was very awkwardly tense for a while.
Many doubts reached his throat, but he stopped, and finally only turned into a deep sigh, and Sikong Ao's hand resting on his knee subconsciously clenched tightly. "The county lord sneaked into the territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty this time, it must be an important deed?"
Yun Zhen pondered for a moment, looking like she wanted to say something.
Sikong Ao's words, why didn't she understand? Sikong Ao's words were waiting for her to explain, why, to fake the news, and then why to sneak into the Southern Tang Dynasty.
It's just that this matter is really a long story and involves a lot, and at this moment, it is not clear.
Time was of the essence, and she must not waste her time here.
Looking at Yun Zhen's appearance, Sikong Ao couldn't help but feel a little dazed, those eyes once lingered on the thin veil covered by Yun Zhen's face, and the bottom of his eyes seemed to be silent for something, and he lowered his eyes and said in a deep voice. "The county lord is entangled in trivial matters, I don't know what is the matter with coming here today?"
Seeing Sikong Ao take a step back, Yun Zhen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and her eyebrows and eyes relaxed a lot.
She pondered for a moment before speaking. "The prince came by order this time, and the border can be arranged?"
Hearing what Yun Zhen said, Sikong Ao couldn't help frowning and spoke. "If the county lord has something to say, you might as well say it directly."
Yun Zhen came this time, originally planning to explain these things to Sikong Ao and discuss countermeasures with him. "The prince has always been a shrewd person, and after the state banquet in the past few days, he has never noticed anything wrong?"
Sikong Ao's jawline couldn't help but tense a little, and his face was much more solemn, he knew very well in his heart that Yun Hao's next words were the most important thing.
I'm afraid that's the reason why Yun Zhen came this time.
"Listen up."
"His Majesty the Southern Tang Dynasty is ambitious, and the new emperor of our Ling State is in power, and the national strength has been greatly improved after being stirred by the regent Li Jingrui, if it were not for the support of the prince, the Ling Kingdom would have been stirred up and fall apart." Yun Zhen's face was silent, faintly revealing a calm color.
Feeling that something was wrong, Sikong Ao's thick eyebrows couldn't help but gather slightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking when he looked at Yun Zhen's face.
"Regent?" Sikong Ao thought about it for a while, the death of the regent was forcibly suppressed by Hua Yunxiu and Hua Yunzhen together, but his whereabouts were unknown after he disappeared, and at that time he felt that something was wrong, and now that he looks at it, I am afraid that it has a deep meaning?
Finding that Sikong was a little arrogant, Yun Zhen couldn't help but nodded, and nodded in a deep voice. "When Yun Xiu suppressed Li Jingrui's death, he just wanted to delay some time."
"It's just that I didn't think about it, but it was still a bad move."
Sikong Ao was not stupid, he sensitively sensed something from Yun Zhen's words, and after thinking about it for a moment, he raised his eyes and glanced at Yun Zhen. "Could it be that this regent has a lot of background?"
"Exactly." Yun Hao sighed slightly, avoided Sikong Ao's eyes, and said in a low voice. "Li Jingrui has a lot to do with His Majesty Nantang."
Sikong Ao nodded thoughtfully, his pupils shrank slightly, and he immediately understood what Yun Zhen meant by coming this time, and the hope in his heart couldn't help but precipitate, looking at the top of Yun Zhen's head, his eyes became darker, but just a moment before Yun Zhen raised his head, he forcibly suppressed the few flashes of color at the bottom of his eyes.
"Don't you think that His Majesty the Southern Tang Dynasty is holding a banquet at this moment, it's too coincidental?"
Sikong Ao suddenly understood, frowned and looked at Yun Zhen deeply, and asked. "I don't know what the county lord means?"
Yun Hao sighed slightly. "I heard that there has been a change on Cheng Qiu's side, and I am afraid that His Majesty the Southern Tang Dynasty has already concluded an alliance with various countries in private, and now he is just missing a name."
"Does the prince understand?"
Sikong Ao suddenly knew what Yun Zhen meant by coming at night tonight. "The meaning of the county lord, this king probably understands."
Seeing that Sikong was arrogant, Yun Zhen couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in her heart, and the worry between her eyebrows faded a lot, and she couldn't help but stand up and bow down. "The prince has worked hard and made great achievements, if it weren't for the prince who is such a virtuous minister and good general, the country of Ling would never be so calm now."
"Qinghuang's this time, on behalf of Your Majesty, thank King Zhennan."
When Yun Zhen saluted, she didn't notice the look on Sikong Ao's face.
"The county lord is very polite." Sikong lowered his eyes proudly, the fingers hidden in his sleeves were loose and tight, but the expression on his face was not revealing at all, plus his expression was too plain, so Yun Zhen didn't notice anything unusual.
"Your Majesty Nantang has ulterior motives this time, and I hope that the prince will take more precautions and be careful again."
Sikong Ao nodded silently. "The king knows."
Seeing that the conversation had come to an end, Yun Zhen knew that she couldn't stay here longer, so she had no intention of staying.
"The prince has worked hard and made great achievements, and everything is careful."
The head of the sky is proud.
"Now that this is over, I will not linger any longer." Yun Zhen said. "The county lord will take the first step, and the prince will not send it."
"Yes." Sikong Ao answered softly, but at the moment when Yun Zhen was about to step out of the door, he suddenly spoke.
"I don't know how long the county lord has been in Nantang?"
After Yun Zhen left, the lieutenant general beside Sikong Ao turned back in.
"Sent away?"
Hearing the displeasure faintly revealed in Sikong Ao's words, the deputy general was shocked, and he hurriedly lowered his body, and he didn't dare to breathe.
"Yes."
The room was silent for a while, and if it weren't for Sikong Ao's strong sense of existence, the lieutenant would have thought that there was no one else in this room.
"Pack up and get ready to go."
The lieutenant didn't dare to say much, so he hurriedly whispered.