The diplomatic relations between the two countries and the communication between the two countries must be preceded by such strict standards, and the sudden visit of Zeng Ziyang and others is indeed very surprising.

The leader of the envoy group is Zeng Ziyang, who has now taken off the official uniform of sacrificial wine, changed into the official uniform of Tai Chi Liangyi and sat on the high-headed horse, he smiled loudly and said loudly: "Lord Li, don't come to harm?" ”

Li Yan said quietly, "I have twelve cities on Wednesday, and if you want to enter Beijing in the direction of Chu State, you need to pass through at least twelve cities, Li doesn't know how Lord Zeng, who has not cleared the customs clearance, did it?" ”

Zeng Ziyang shook his head slightly, "We are very clear about Lord Li's worries, but it was really because the matter was urgent, and as a last resort, we pretended to be homeless people all the way to Luoyang." There are less than 100 people along the way, and if this Luoyang City thinks that a hundred people and horses are worth fearing, then there is nothing to say. ”

Li Yan had a cold face, "Lord Zeng, even if you come alone today, the rules are the rules." There has been no such precedent since ancient times, if Li Mou set this precedent for the Chu State today, wouldn't the envoys of other countries be able to cut it first in the future? ”

"The word "cut first and then play" is an exaggeration." Zeng Ziyang shook a finger, "This time is indeed our rudeness, in order to express our apologies, our emperor is willing to send a city in the Zhou country, I don't know what the emperor of your country means?" ”

Give up a city!

Everyone present who heard the news was surprised, and they all wondered what happened in the Chu State, the emperor of the Chu State actually ceded the city and also came to Luoyang to meet His Majesty!

Gu Jiming, Jiang Cailing and the others, who had just arrived in the distance, were not surprised, they knew too well the purpose of Zeng Ziyang's visit.

"I didn't expect Su Qingcheng to send an envoy." Gu Jiming couldn't help but look at Jiang Cailing beside him, and sighed lowly, "I still underestimate his determination." ”

Jiang Cailing doesn't have the kung fu to care about these now, she is just thinking about how to fool the past.

After the Ming Sheng, Zeng Ziyang and his party entered Luoyang City.

Subsequently, a holy decree was sent to the Prime Minister's Mansion, "The Holy Imperial Decree ordered Gu Jiming and his maids to meet him." ”

Although Su Qingcheng left Luoyang for a year, the news network he laid in Luoyang did not disband, but became faster and more accurate. They were careful enough, but they were also discovered by Su Qingcheng's people.

They have no choice but to accept.

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On the top of the main hall, Guo Anggao sat on the dragon chair, his eyebrows had faded into immaturity, and his bones were developing rapidly, like jointed bamboo, thin and slender, showing the unique characteristics of a teenager.

"Gu Qing, you're here!" Guo Ang's voice was faint, and he couldn't hear joy, and he really practiced joy and anger.

"Your Majesty."

"The daughter of the people greets Your Majesty."

Guo Ang nodded, his eyes fell on Jiang Cailing, who was also bowing to him, and opened his lips to speak, "This person is Gu Qing, your newly acquired maidservant?" What kind of national color and fragrance can enter Aiqing's eyes! ”

Jiang Cailing's head was still on the ground, and she replied weakly, "Back to Your Majesty, the folk girl is not Lord Gu's maid, but Mrs. Lan Shu is kind-hearted and has taken in the folk girl who has been orphaned since childhood. ”

Before entering the palace, they had already told Lan Shu about the ins and outs of this matter, and Mrs. Lan Shu had never been a stereotypical person, so they said that this matter was on her.

"Oh?" Guo Ang asked a question, and said to Zeng Ziyang, who was standing aside, "Envoy Zeng, do you have any questions?" ”

Zeng Ziyang seemed to have been rebuilt in the alchemy furnace of Taishang Laojun, and his eyes were terrifyingly bright, as if he wanted to see people through, "Lord Gu has always been not close to women, but Wei Chen heard that Lord Gu takes good care of this girl?" ”

"Thousands of miles away, Lord Zeng seems to be quite concerned about the things in the Prime Minister's Mansion?" Gu Jiming's eyebrows and eyes did not move, and his cold temperament was like a maple leaf by the lake in an autumn night.

Zeng Ziyang chuckled, retracted his gaze at Jiang Cailing, and said leisurely, "When Your Majesty was still a prince, he and the tenth princess Xie Qinse and Ming, the world knew it, but because Xie Hou participated in the treason and rebellion, His Majesty did not make Xie the queen." And the real Xie family was not the fire that died in Fengyi Palace, but someone deliberately held her hostage. ”

The ministers present were all full of questions, and one of the old ministers stood up, "The secret of the royal family of the Chu State, why did Lord Zeng tell me to wait for it?" ”

"Don't be in a hurry, please listen to me slowly, at the same time, we found a more suspicious thing, that is, on the night of the fire in Fengyi Palace, one of the four holy elixirs in the five countries of Mingchuan, Snow Dragon Ginseng, was dropped. After investigation, we even discovered a shocking secret, that is-" Zeng Ziyang suddenly looked at Gu Jiming, "During this period, Lord Gu, the prime minister of your country, has been living in the bamboo dock of Mengxian County in my country. ”

When Jiang Cailing heard this, an expected look flashed in her lowered eyes, and Su Qingcheng really found out that the snow dragon ginseng was dropped. The reason why he sent Zeng Ziyang to come suddenly was to catch them off guard!

Everyone present was not happy to hear this, this Zeng Ziyang deliberately put the two things together, obviously to give people an association signal: Gu Jiming went to the Zhou State, set fire, hijacked the beloved woman of the Emperor of Chu, and stole the elixir by the way.

However, Gu Jiming is a god-like existence in the Zhou State, with a high position and resourcefulness, but he never forms a party for personal gain. This is a slander against the gods of the Great Zhou!

The crowd was unhappy and protested: "Spread rumors, what evidence do you have!" ”

"Gu Xiang did cultivate his body and mind outside after recovering from his illness, this was approved by His Majesty, and the scenery of Chu is far less magnificent than my Great Zhou, why did Gu Xiang go to a small county town in Chu State?"

"The loss of your elixir is clearly because your own country has no ability, how can you come to frame us adults!"

In the face of everyone's righteous indignation, Gu Jiming behaved very calmly.

Guo Ang is naturally on the side of his courtiers, and today he gave Zeng Ziyang a chance to make trouble, but it was like watching him dig his own grave and end up defeated.

However, Zeng Ziyang was strategizing, and he obviously had the chips in his hand that would win.

Su Qingcheng was willing to let Zeng Ziyang come to Luoyang at the cost of a city, and he must have been determined to win.

However, since Su Qingcheng asked Zeng Ziyang to investigate, he would only be suspicious because of the fact that the elixir was dropped, and it happened that he heard the news from the intelligence network, saying that Gu Jiming, who had never been a woman, suddenly had an extra girl next to him, and when this matter was put together, it was easy to make associations. But associations are mere conjectures, not confirmations.

If Su Qingcheng is sure, it is not Zeng Ziyang who came to Luoyang City today, but himself.

Perhaps, she still has a chance!

She has a friendship with Zeng Ziyang, but this friendship is much lighter than the righteousness of the monarch and the minister. Zeng Ziyang's words suddenly sounded in his mind, in his heart, as an official, he should ask for the people's life, and what he did should be beneficial to the country.

"Your Majesty, can you allow the courtiers to talk to Lord Zeng alone? There are some things that are difficult for the folk girl to say in front of everyone, and they may explain the doubts of the adults. ”

Guo Ang pondered for a moment, "Quasi-play." ”

The two entered a secret room together.

Jiang Cailing got straight to the point, "Zeng Ziyang, you're right, I am indeed He Ling'er." ”

Zeng Ziyang had already determined in his heart that this woman was He Ling'er as soon as she spoke, so he was not surprised, and his face was slightly mocking, "At the post-sealing ceremony at that time, I still felt that His Majesty had done a little ruthless, but now it seems that the ruthless person is not Your Majesty. ”

Zeng Ziyang was rolling with anger in his heart, since he escaped from the bandit dens and inns to chase him, he began to think about what kind of emotion he had for Jiang Cailing in his heart when he returned to Nan'an, and then he thought about it and found that it was not the emotion between men and women, but the emotion between soldiers who could be born and died.

He already regarded her as a friend in his heart, so he would feel pity for her at the post-sealing ceremony, and he would feel angry because of her deception.

"Then do you know that I'm not He Ling'er either?"

"How so? Are you emotionally still half-human, half-demon? Zeng Ziyang faced.

"Do you know the Empress Dowager Zhou Guojiang?"

Zeng Ziyang nodded, "After a generation of evil, it is notorious. ”

"The notorious Empress Dowager Jiang in your mouth is me. Do you want to know who killed me, it was Su Qingcheng, who was not a ruthless person in your mouth, who approached me and killed me in disguise as Gu Jiming at that time. ”

"How could you be so smart to come up with such a stupid excuse when I was a three-year-old?"

Jiang Cailing didn't speak, just looked at her quietly.

There was not a trace of camouflage in those apricot eyes, and his figure was reflected cleanly.

Fine beads of sweat gradually appeared on Zeng Ziyang's forehead, and after a long time, he said in a deep voice, "Do you have evidence?" ”

"Su Qingcheng's intelligence network is so powerful, you should know that He Ling'er's personality suddenly changed on the third day of Empress Dowager Jiang's death, right? And you should also know that Empress Dowager Jiang is good at poison, and I am a master of drug making. ”

Every word she said touched Zeng Ziyang's heart, and seeing that he didn't speak, Jiang Cailing continued: "So, what do you think I can change even if I follow you back to Nan'an?" There are no more than two endings, the first is that I rely on Su Qingcheng's liking to act as a wrong, and follow Daji's praise, and the current singing and dancing of the Chu State will soon become a wine pond meat forest:

The second is that I want to avenge myself with my own hands, how he killed me at that time, I will kill him, and after Su Qingcheng dies, there will only be a weak prince, and the wolf heart of the person who covets the throne will suddenly rise, and there will be wars everywhere, and the people will not be able to make a living. You know my means, and no one can stop me as long as I want to do. ”

Jiang Cailing gambled again, betting that Zeng Ziyang's sincerity to the country and the people as an official would be greater than his loyalty to the monarch as a courtier.

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