After saying goodbye to Yumei, An Ruiqi went straight to the Prime Minister's Mansion. In front of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the gold lacquer plaque of the first emperor is hung high in the middle, and a pair of stone lions in the town are lifelike, shocking and intimidating, and the high position of the prime minister is very compatible. However, after entering the house, there are old and simple things as far as the eye can see, only an ancient pine in the vestibule, verdant and verdant, which makes people unforgettable. An Ruiqi sighed in his heart: Although the court is large, there is only one prime minister, which can be regarded as honest and honest.

"Is it Major General An? Come on in! Come on, serve tea! When the elderly housekeeper heard the news, he immediately walked quickly to the door to greet him, and greeted An Ruiqi with courtesy, treating him as a guest and not daring to slack off in the slightest.

An Ruiqi humbly thanked them, and then asked them to step back and stay alone in the study of the Prime Minister's Mansion to wait for the Prime Minister to return. I wanted to pass the free time with tea tasting, but the housekeeper had good intentions, and what he was served was the imperial bitter tea, and he felt a strong bitter and astringent taste in the mouth, and he didn't go for a long time, An Ruiqi, who has always liked light, was naturally not used to drinking, he frowned, so he had to turn to the prime minister's collection of books to relieve boredom. There are about thousands of books in the study, many of which are rare books that are difficult to find in the world, and it must be the prime minister's painstaking search for many years.

"Is there any of them that the virtuous nephew loves?" Accompanied by the housekeeper, the prime minister walked into the study with a steady step, and saw An Ruiqi looking at the books on the shelf intently, and couldn't help but smile kindly, and asked kindly.

"I've seen the Prime Minister!" Hearing this, An Ruiqi hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to the prime minister.

"No courtesy, the virtuous nephew is outside, sit down." After speaking, the prime minister walked to the bookcase and sat down.

The butler re-served hot tea to the two of them and quietly left.

When the prime minister saw An Ruiqi, he smiled and said: "It seems that the virtuous nephew doesn't like bitter tea, but I don't know if he will be entrusted to the virtuous nephew every day, will the virtuous nephew be able to bear the suffering?" ”

An Ruiqi listened to the prime minister's words with a mystery, and replied suspiciously: "Ruiqi is just an idle cloud and a wild crane, I don't know what the prime minister said?" ”

"What does the virtuous nephew think about the current situation?" The prime minister changed his words and asked solemnly.

"Back to the Prime Minister, in the imperial court, led by Uncle Rongguo's party, there are countless corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and there are countless corpses and vegetarians, coinciding with the succession of the new monarch, natural disasters are repeated, the court is in turmoil, and now the country is full of devastation, and the people are not living. And the Rong clan is in charge of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and the military department is still in charge of hundreds of thousands of soldiers. Fortunately, the emperor was wise and wise, and several loyal ministers tried their best to turn the tide for him, so that the situation could be stabilized for a while. Now there are 100,000 imperial forest troops under the control of the emperor and hundreds of thousands of Anjia troops under the command of my father. Yue, Chu and other neighboring countries have wolf ambitions, coveting our Great Song Dynasty for a long time, and now seeing that our Great Song Dynasty is weak, they joined forces to raise troops, invade our borders, and vainly want to capture in one fell swoop and expand their territory, although they have been repelled by the An Jia army a few months ago, but in time, if they see a good opportunity, they will come back, this is an external trouble. An Ruiqi replied cautiously.

"The words of the virtuous nephew have won the heart of the old man, I don't know such a predicament, can the virtuous nephew have a way to dismantle?" The prime minister stroked his beard and looked at An Ruiqi with satisfaction.

"Please forgive Ruiqi for saying bluntly, if it is only one side of turmoil, the imperial court still has the power to resist, but if it is a combination of internal and external troubles, the imperial court may not be able to ......resist it," An Ruiqi said with a solemn expression.

"If the emperor can get the support of another 100,000 heroes, what do the virtuous nephews think?"

"Enough to fight."

"To tell you the truth, Uncle Rong Guo recently made a proposal to the emperor, asking the emperor to send troops to crusade against bandits from all over the country to appease the people. The old man secretly thought to himself, the two armies are facing each other, either dead or wounded, even if they win, it is inevitable that they will lose their troops, and for the emperor, there will be no harm but no benefit. Moreover, although the bandit has been entrenched in one side for many years and occupies the mountain as the king, he has rarely heard of his cruelty to the people, which shows that he is not a cruel person. Now that the Great Song Dynasty is in danger, and the rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband, wouldn't it be good if he could persuade these thieves to surrender and take them for his own use? ”

"If it can be done, it will be a good ......" An Ruiqi vaguely sensed the prime minister's thoughts, and replied absent-mindedly.

"I wonder if the virtuous nephew is willing to take on this important task to persuade the bandit leader?" Seeing that he wanted to stay out of the matter, a stern gaze flashed in his eyes.

"Ruiqi is stupid, it's really difficult to take on this important task......" An Ruiqi indifferently refused.

"The virtuous nephew Wen Taowu is a good person, and he is really the best choice in the old man's heart." The prime minister looked at An Ruiqi fixedly, and there was a slight sense of command in his tone.

Although he has only a few encounters with the prime minister, An Ruiqi has been deeply impressed by the prime minister's knowledge, temperament and temperament, and he also remembered that he sent the shadow guards for An Ruiqi to send, so that he could finally obtain Ning Yue's news and not worry about his stomach all day long, therefore, no matter what the prime minister told him, he should not refuse, however, when he thought of Ning Yue, who was thousands of miles away, alone and adrift, An Ruiqi couldn't hold back the thought of rushing to meet her. Seeing that the murder is about to come to light, this is a good opportunity to bring Yue'er back, how can it be for the sake of a mere bandit, let Yue'er continue to endure the pain of leaving her hometown and leaving the well. "The prime minister has an overreputation, Ruiqi is ashamed to be a ......" An Ruiqi lowered his head and replied humbly.

"The virtuous nephew repeatedly refused, is it because he is not fully sure to surrender to the bandits, or because he has missed the national affairs because of his children's affection?" Seeing that he was stubborn, the prime minister began to be a little angry.

"As the Prime Minister said, it is not easy to deal with the grass in the mountains, Ruiqi is not half sure, in addition, Ruiqi does have a very important thing in his heart, and now it is time to be urgent, and the next thing is forgiven Ruiqi has no time to take care of, and please find another good talent!" An Ruiqi replied firmly.

After hearing this, the prime minister sighed and said: "What the virtuous nephew thinks in his heart, I have also heard it, originally I shouldn't have talked about this matter, but seeing that the virtuous nephew is so obsessed, the old man has to persuade him, you and that girl are definitely not a good match, it is better to swing a knife and cut the love silk ......as soon as possible."

"Whether it is a good match or not, Ruiqi has a certain number in his heart, and please fulfill it to the Prime Minister!" An Ruiqi replied indifferently.

There was a priority in the matter, and the prime minister didn't want to argue with him more, so he slowed down and said, "This matter can be discussed later...... Virtuous nephew, you have to persuade you to surrender, you don't need to rush to refuse the old man's request, and first listen to where the bandit leader is, and go back to think about how about coming back to the old man for a few days to reply? ”

"Your Excellency, please speak." An Ruiqi still replied coldly.

"Qingfeng Cottage." The prime minister said meaningfully.