After hearing Ji Xianhan's question, Yao Zhenyin hesitated for a long time before he said slowly: "Okay, since the envoy is the person of the eldest princess, he must not be an outsider, if the envoy really wants to know, I will tell you." As you know, after the death of the first emperor, he handed over power to the new emperor, my son. It's a pity that my son has always been in poor health, and in the past few years, he has become more and more exhausted, and a few days ago, he passed away. I wanted to support his son, my grandson Li Mingqiu, as the new emperor, but the younger brother of the former emperor, Li Yuanxiao, decided that the little prince was too young to assist the government, so he tried in vain to usurp the throne, and now the whole country is in this state. I was also forced by them to stay in the palace anymore, so I hid with the prince at my brother's house. When she said this, her face showed deep regret.

When Ji Kaihan heard her say this, he suddenly understood most of his heart, he had already heard that the Empress Dowager Yao of the Joseon Dynasty was a vigorous and resolute woman, who had always been quite scheming and skillful, and complemented each other well in both the Tang Dynasty and the harem.

Such a capable iron-fisted woman is actually hiding at such a time now, she must have encountered great difficulties, and since she is a very resolute and resolute woman with means, she will definitely not sit still, she is hiding in the Yao family's mansion now, she must be waiting for an opportunity, and she should still have any chips in her hands.

Ji Qihan nodded and said, "When the king died, he didn't leave a holy decree?" ”

"No, that's what makes it incredibly complicated. If the emperor had an edict to pass on the throne, he would at least be able to deter those rebellious ministers and thieves, and now, the emperor's uncle Li Yuanxiao must be my grandson's enemy, and I will definitely not just forget it. It was they who had the upper hand now, but ......" she stopped talking.

However, although what she said was very magnanimous, Ji Qihan also clearly saw that there were still many uncertain looks on her face, and she must be worried about what would happen in the end.

Ji Xianhan glanced at her, hesitated for a moment, and then asked straightly: "I want to dare to ask the Queen Mother, and when I see that the Queen Mother is now living in the Yao family, does it mean that the palace has been occupied by the traitor Li Yuanxiao?" ”

Hearing Ji Xianhan ask, Yao Zhenyin's face became even more gloomy, and she said, "Yes, that's right, now the entire imperial city is under their control. Li Yuanxiao has been planning for a long time in order to seize the throne, but it was the negligence and carelessness of the mourning family that did not discover his ambition, so he was given an opportunity to take advantage of. After he entered the palace, the first thing he did was to kill the grandson of the mourning family, of course the mourning family could not allow the grandson to have half a mistake, so he hurriedly took his grandson out of the palace and took refuge to Yao's house. ”

When Ji Kaihan heard her say this, he roughly understood what was going on, he hesitated for a moment, then raised his head and asked, "Please forgive me, I once heard Miss Yao Er mention that the traitor wants a Danshu iron scroll, but I don't know what this is and why it is used?" ”

Yao Yongsheng picked up his words and replied, "The Danshu Iron Scroll can mobilize all the troops stationed outside. Now the traitor did not get the Danshu iron scroll, so he did not dare to take the throne easily, even if he ascended the throne and became the king of Joseon, he did not have the Danshu iron scroll, and there was no way to mobilize troops, sooner or later he would be deposed, so Li Yuanxiao is now doing everything possible to search for the Danshu iron scroll. ”

Ji Kaihan originally wanted to ask about the whereabouts of the Danshu Iron Scroll, but he knew in his heart that it must be very taboo to ask this sentence at this time, so he stopped and didn't say anything.

Yao Zhenyin seemed to understand what he was thinking, so he said to him: "Mr. Ji must be trying to ask me if the Danshu Iron Scroll is here in the Mourning Family, right?" If the Danshu Iron Scroll was really here in the Mourning Family, I would have mobilized troops to deal with this traitor, and now the Danshu Iron Scroll is missing, so the Mourning Family is sad. ”

"Then why did the traitor Li Yuanxiao think that the Danshu Iron Scroll would be in the hands of the Queen Mother?" Ji Qihan was a little puzzled.

"Actually, this matter is also very simple, he didn't find the Danshu Iron Scroll in the palace, so he was naturally a little scared in his heart, lest the Danshu Iron Scroll could mobilize troops to deal with him. And the mourning family also lost no time in sending someone to release the news, making him think that the Danshu iron scroll was still in the hands of the mourning family, and it was precisely because of this that he was afraid in his heart. After speaking, she smiled at Ji Aihan and said, "The mourning family treats Mr. Ji as their own, so they will explain these things clearly to Mr. Ji, and Mr. Ji should not leak it out." ”

Ji Kaihan carefully looked at this Empress Dowager Yao, until now, he felt that this Empress Dowager Yao was really a powerful person, at first, he saw that Empress Dowager Yao had to answer all questions, it seemed that he did not hide it from himself at all, he only thought that this Empress Dowager Yao was a person of many words, but now when Yao Jiyin said this, he realized that he was mistaken.

Empress Dowager Yao must have heard Yao Wanyun talk about her skills and wanted to let herself help him, so she knew everything about herself and said everything, so that she could feel that she was reused.

This woman is really a very scheming person, and even she is more powerful than Jian Huaizhen, at least Jian Huaizhen treats everyone with heart and sincerity, but this Empress Dowager Yao is obviously used to playing political power.

Ji Kaihan thought about it carefully, remembering that after Li Yuanzheng's death, she was a woman in the harem who had to support the new emperor, and now she had to support the new crown prince, it must be very difficult, if she didn't have so many political skills, how could she survive in this harem? It was reasonable and expected that she could have these means.

After thinking of this, he was relieved in his heart, and he unconsciously admired this Empress Dowager Yao.

"Empress Dowager Yao, I want to ask you, the Danshu Iron Scroll is neither in your hands nor in the hands of the traitor Li Yuanxiao, where is that?"

Yao Zhenyin sighed and said, "Actually, the Danshu Iron Scroll was suddenly stolen about a month ago, and without the Danshu Iron Scroll, the prestige of the imperial court would be questioned. At that time, my son's condition was not very good, and it was certainly impossible for me to tell the courtiers about the loss of the Danshu Iron Scroll at this time, otherwise they would be unscrupulous. So I haven't said anything about this matter, I'm just investigating in secret, but I didn't expect that Li Yuanxiao would do it so quickly. ”

After hearing Yao Zhenyin's detailed explanation, Ji Qihan finally understood what the reason was, it turned out that this Danshu Iron Scroll was probably equivalent to something like the Tiger Talisman in the Central Plains, which could mobilize all the military power, and the troops of the whole country would have to obey his command.

If Yao Zhenyin had the Danshu Iron Scroll in her hand, she would no longer be afraid of Li Yuanxiao, and if she didn't have the Danshu Iron Scroll in her hand, she would inevitably be controlled by others.

Li Yuanxiao has already controlled the imperial city and the palace, the reason why he did not ascend the throne is because he has not found the reason for the Danshu iron scroll, he thought that the Danshu iron scroll is in the hands of Yao Zhenyin, if Yao Zhenyin uses the Danshu iron scroll to deal with him, then Yao Zhenyin will be famous, and the soldiers all over the world will turn against each other, and I am afraid that Li Yuanxiao's throne will not be hot yet, and he will be driven down.

He was jealous in his heart, so he did not dare to ascend the throne as king.

Ji Qihan lowered his head and groaned slightly, feeling that the matter was very important.

Now Yao Zhenyin's status can be said to be precarious, because Li Yuanxiao didn't know that the Danshu Iron Scroll was not in Yao Zhenyin's hands, so he didn't dare to act rashly, in case he knew the real whereabouts of the Danshu Iron Scroll, I was afraid that the consequences would be unimaginable.

Yao Zhenyin lowered his eyebrows and groaned.

Yao Wanyun was a little angry, and said on the side: "That guy Li Yuanxiao, in order to snatch the iron scroll of the Danshu, can be said to do everything. Not only did they send people here to rob houses like robbers, but they also sent many martial arts masters to rob them. The most terrible thing is that they even used a beautiful man trick to send a person to confuse my eldest sister, so that my eldest sister is now a monk and a nun. ”

After Ji Qihan heard her say this, he couldn't help laughing, a faint coldness passed through his heart, although what she said seemed to be an understatement, in fact, this kind of thing was indeed unguardable. Ji Aihan, the power of the court, has also seen a lot, and Ji Aihan doesn't know about the war between people? He let out a low sigh.

Seeing his expression, Yao Zhenyin raised his head, seemed to look at him casually, and said slowly: "I have long heard that Mr. Ji is talented and martial, and he is unparalleled in the world in the Central Plains, I wonder if Mr. Ji can help the mourning family and the imperial grandson of the mourning family survive this catastrophe?" The mourning family has always been friendly with the eldest princess, and you must know it. ”

Ji Qihan couldn't help but smile slightly, his temperament has always been bold and free, and a little unruly, Yao Zhenyin said that he had heard of his name a long time ago, he didn't believe it, presumably Yao Zhenyin didn't know who he was at all, but now that he saw his martial arts skills, he wanted him to help himself.

Ji Qihan was originally quite unhappy in his heart, he didn't like others to play tricks in front of him, but he also understood in his heart that Jian Huaizhen had a good relationship with Yao Zhenyin, and now Jian Huaizhen was also facing a political crisis, if Yao Zhenyin could help, maybe the crisis could be resolved, if Yao Zhenyin refused to help, I am afraid that things would be a little difficult.

So if he can help Yao Jiyin through this crisis, it will be equivalent to saving himself, after hesitating for a moment, he immediately laughed and said: "Okay, since the Queen Mother is the sister of the eldest princess, it is naturally no problem to ask me to help." It's just that Ji Kaihan and I are soft-spoken, and I may not be able to help Niangniang anything. ”

"Master Ji's martial arts are rare in the world, and I can't find a second person in North Korea, so I want to ask my lord to do me a big favor." When she said these words, her eyes suddenly became cold.

Seeing her expression, Ji Qihan's heart sank: "I don't know what Niangniang wants me to help do?" Ji Qihan asked.

Yao Zhenyin raised his head, glanced at Yao Yongsheng and Yao Wanyun, and suddenly said to them: "Brother, Wanyun, you should retreat first." The matter that the mourning family wants to talk about with Mr. Ji has a great relationship with the Danshu Iron Scroll, and the less people know about it, the better it will be for you. ”

Yao Wanyun nodded immediately, and replied crisply: "Obey." ”

However, Yao Yongsheng showed a trace of displeasure on his face, but after hesitating for a moment, he finally stood up and slowly retreated, leaving only Yao Jiyin and Ji Qihan in the room.

Ji Qihan walked up to Yao Jiyin's side and asked, "I don't know if Niangniang needs Ji to do anything." ”

Yao Zhenyin whispered in his ear: "The mourning family hopes that Mr. Ji can help the mourning family eradicate Li Yuanxiao." ”

"Eradicate Li Yuanxiao? Niangniang is talking about assassination? ”

"Yes, exactly. By now, Li Yuanxiao has mastered the power of the court and has attracted a lot of courtiers, if you want to deal with him, it is impossible to get support from the minister's side, and the only way is for him to die. As long as he dies, his power will collapse, and the mourning family will naturally be able to clean up the mess at that time. ”

After hearing Yao Zhenyin's careful analysis, Ji Qihan couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, he had indeed seen a lot of court battles, but there was still no one like Yao Zhenyin who could be silent and kill people.

Although Yao Zhenyin is just a weak woman, it can be seen that she has participated in court battles for a long time, and she is also familiar with power techniques, no wonder she has been able to support the emperor for so many years, and it has gone through three generations.

Ji Qihan lowered his head and carefully considered the feasibility of the matter.

Yao Zhenyin laughed and said, "Isn't Mr. Ji confident in his martial arts? ”

Ji Qihan said heartily: "The Queen Mother doesn't have to use the method of agitation on me, it is useless for Ji someone." Ji is not a teenager or twenty-year-old, how could he be provoked to do something to kill people and plunder goods because of a sentence, I am just thinking about the feasibility of the matter. Niangniang also knows very well that I, Ji Kaihan, don't know anything about the internal affairs of North Korea, and if I act rashly, there may be great danger. At that time, not only will I not be able to help Niangniang, but I will not be able to move back to the rescue army to help the eldest princess eliminate internal troubles, and the gains will outweigh the losses at that time. ”

Yao Zhenyin smiled slightly, she raised her head, looked at Ji Qihan, and said nothing.

Ji Kaihan was thinking about the feasibility of the matter, and after thinking for a while, he slowly asked, "Niangniang, is there no other way?" ”

"If there is another way, how can the mourning family sit back and wait for death?"

"Is the Danshu Iron Scroll really not in your hands?" Ji Qihan raised his head and looked at her, his eyes as sharp as a sword.

"Not really." Yao Zhenyin hesitated and said.

Ji Qihan nodded silently, and after a while, he said slowly: "Niangniang, do you know where the Danshu Iron Scroll is now?" ”

Ji Qihan kept asking about the Danshu Iron Scroll, which caused Yao Qiyin to be a little suspicious, she looked Ji Qihan up and down a few times, and her face was very suspicious of him.

She deliberately did it so obviously, how could Ji Xinhan not know? He laughed and said, "Niangniang, don't think about it, the reason why Ji asked about this matter is because if you find the Danshu Iron Scroll, you can compete with Li Yuanxiao at that time." If I can help Niangniang retrieve the Danshu Iron Scroll, wouldn't it be better than assassinating Li Yuanxiao. ”

"What you said is not unreasonable, but since the Danshu Iron Scroll was lost, the mourning family really doesn't know where it is. If he knew, wouldn't he have used the iron scroll of the Danshu to gather his ministers? ”

Ji Kaihan felt that what she said was also very reasonable, he lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then said: "That being the case, Ji Kaihan can only give it a go." It's just that what Li Yuanxiao's personality is, and what is the strength of the guards around him, I have to explain it to me clearly, otherwise, I'm afraid it will be very difficult. ”

"That's natural, since I let Mr. Ji put himself in danger, of course I have to think all of this through." She hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "As far as I know, Li Yuanxiao has the Four Heavenly Kings by his side to protect him, those Four Heavenly Kings are known as strong martial arts, and they are unequaled in the United States, when the four of them fight alone, they are not very powerful, but as long as the four of them are combined into a formation, they can trap the enemy to death." It is said that no one in North Korea has yet been able to break the formation of the four of them, and the four of them will always guard Li Yuanxiao's side to protect Li Yuanxiao's safety, if you want to assassinate Li Yuanxiao, you must deal with these four heavenly kings first. As for the other guards in the palace, the mourning family is confident and vulnerable, but these four heavenly kings don't know if you are sure about Mr. Ji? After hearing her say this, Ji Kaihan thought about it carefully, he knew very well that the four people in Yao Zhenyin's mouth could exert great power together, naturally it was a formation, and he also knew that there were many very powerful formations among the people, which could often trap people to death, just like the Big Dipper Seven Star Array of the Quanzhen Sect during the Far Song Dynasty, as well as the Peach Blossom Array of Peach Blossom Island, in short, sometimes the power of the formation is infinite, and it can kill people invisibly.

It's just that, Ji Qihan thought about it carefully, even if the four heavenly kings were high in martial arts, if they could find Li Yuanxiao in the bedroom of the palace, the chances of winning would be greater, and the space in the bedroom was small, and the possibility of casting the formation was much lower.

Thinking of this, he gradually had a calculation in his heart.

Yao Zhenyin saw that his face was calm, so he was relieved a lot, and understood that he must have a way to defend against the enemy, so he asked with a smile: "I don't know how sure Mr. Ji is?" ”

Ji Qihan said loudly: "Yicheng." ”

"Is it only one percent?" Yao Zhenyin was taken aback.

"Only one percent." Ji Qihan said urgently: "Niangniang won't think that I really have ten percent, eighty percent sure, right?" Although I haven't seen the palace of your North Korea, but I have always seen the palace of the Ming Dynasty, if you want to go to the palace, it is very difficult, not like the mother wants to explore the bag and take things, I don't know what the queen mother wants? ”

Hearing him say this, Yao Zhenyin lowered his head and remained silent, obviously what he said was right, Yao Zhenyin did not tell him how dangerous the palace was, presumably because he didn't want to kill his fighting spirit.

Yao Zhenyin must have been forced to have no way out now, so he made this final blow.

Ji Kaihan was still a little strange, so he continued to ask: "By the way, there is one thing that is still unclear, please answer it." ”

"If there is anything you can ask, the mourning family must know everything."

"Even so, don't blame Compassion for speaking straightforwardly. Niangniang has been in the harem of the court for 30 years, and there must be a lot of right-hand men around her, but I don't know why Niangniang is now living in Yao's house, and she doesn't see any powerful guards around her? ”

Hearing him say this, Yao Zhenyin showed a hint of imperceptible look on her face, she hesitated for a long time before she said slowly: "This matter involves a lot of things, and the mourning family shouldn't have told outsiders in the first place, but the mourning family has now treated you as your own Mr. Ji, so it doesn't hurt to tell it." Everyone else is guarding my grandson, that is, the new emperor, and if the mourning family is dead, it is only a queen who has died, but if my grandson dies, the country will lose a lot at that time. Therefore, the mourning family is fighting to the death, and they can't let anything happen to my grandchildren. ”

Hearing her say this, Ji Kaihan didn't speak, but he also had a little admiration for this woman in his heart, this woman was able to exchange her life for the safety of the country at a critical moment, and she can be regarded as a heroine.

He nodded, bowed to Yao Zhenyin, and said: "Now I know everything I want to ask, since this is the case, then although the matter of Niangniang is wrapped in Ji Xianhan's body, as long as Ji Kaihan can help Niangniang, I will definitely do my best." It's just that if Ji Kaihan accidentally failed in this assassination incident and died, Niangniang asked to transport Ji Kaihan's body back to the Ming Dynasty. There is another thing, that is, if Niangniang can save the political situation this time, please send troops to help the princess, I don't know what Niangniang wants. ”

Yao Zhenyin said slowly: "If the mourning family can really save the government this time, then it is okay to send troops to rescue the eldest princess." However, if your assassination fails, there is no way for your corpse to be transported back to Daming. ”

"Why?" Ji Qihan lowered his head and asked.

"Because if you fail this assassination, the mourning family will probably not survive. Li Yuanxiao has always left the mourning family with his life, just thinking that the Danshu iron scroll is in the hands of the mourning family, and he hopes that one day he can take the Danshu iron scroll from the mourning family. But if you fail to assassinate him, he will definitely feel that the existence of the mourning family threatens his life, and his life is naturally more important than the Danshu Iron Scroll. Do you think he will spare the lives of his mourning family and grandchildren? ”

Hearing Yao Qiyin's analysis, Ji Qihan couldn't help but be shocked with a cold sweat on his back, Yao Qiyin is really a woman who is as careful as a hair, compared to her, Ji Qihan is still inferior.

After all, the current Ji Qihan is just a Jianghu person, and he naturally doesn't know so much about these things that seek power and profit, but after Yao Jiyin said this, he suddenly understood one thing.

His assassination is very important, if it is careless, fails, and loses his life, a large group of people may die at that time, so he said solemnly: "Ji will definitely do his best to help the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother can rest assured." ”

"I've always been relieved, and if I don't, I won't let you do it for me. In short, the lifeblood of North Korea is in the hands of Mr., and the mourning family hopes that Mr. will not disappoint the mourning family. ”

Ji Qihan chatted with her for a while, and Yao Jiyin took out a map of the palace, handed it to Ji Qihan, and said to him: "Mr. Ji has just come to North Korea, and he must not be very familiar with the layout of the Korean palace. This map can be given to the gentleman, and he knows where everyone in the palace lives, and it is clearly marked on it. ”

Ji Qihan took it and took a look, and found that the map was really detailed, so he nodded and said, "Okay." ”

"When are you going to do your plan?" Yao Zhenyin raised his head and asked him.

Ji Kaihan shook his head and said: "Don't say that Ji hasn't thought about it, when the assassination operation is set, even if he thinks about it, he can't easily tell Niangniang, after telling Niangniang, there will be more possibility of leakage, and then the assassination will be more dangerous." Niangniang has also said that this assassination operation can only succeed, not fail, so the whole thing will be left to you, and Niangniang doesn't have to ask anymore. ”

Yao Jiyin was stunned for a moment, because she was the queen first and then the queen mother for so long, no one dared to talk to her in this tone, but Ji Kaihan said this, but it made a lot of sense, she thought about it, nodded and said: "It's okay, since this is the case, the life of the mourning family and the grandson of the mourning family, as well as the Joseon Dynasty, will be handed over to you." ”

Ji Kaihan nodded solemnly and walked out.

After walking out, Yao Wanyun greeted him, looked him up and down, and shouted, "Hey, what did the Queen Mother tell you mysteriously?" ”

"Do you want to know?" Ji Qihan saw her face as beautiful as Jing Hengdi, and couldn't help but shake his heart for a while.

He is already so old, but the more this is the case, the deeper the feelings in his heart are buried, as if a jar of wine is buried underground, as the years go by, the taste of the wine will become more and more mellow, and he is obviously like this for Jing Hengdi, otherwise he would not be particularly interested in Yao Wanyun.

Yao Wanyun saw Ji Kaihan arguing with her, glared at him, and said, "Hmph, don't think that if you don't tell me, I won't know anything, even if I don't know anything, it doesn't matter." Anyway, I am the daughter of the Yao family, and the Queen Mother's aunt is still the most hurt. ”

Hearing her say this, Ji Qihan couldn't help laughing again, Ji Qihan felt that Yao Wanyun and Jing Hengdi were really different, Jing Hengdi was a very quiet girl, and as she grew older, her quietness increased day by day, but Yao Wanyun was sometimes very strategic, and more often she was innocent.

Ji Kaihan looked at her and didn't speak, remembering that when he saw Jing Hengdi before, Jing Hengdi was about this age, and he felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

Yao Wanyun saw that the expression on his face changed, so she gently dragged his hand and said to him, "Hey, don't be so sad, you can tell me something, I can help you." The Queen Mother's aunt is a little stricter, and she often trains people, so don't take it to heart if you hear it. Her bull's head was not in the horse's mouth, and Ji Qihan comforted him for a long time.

Ji Qihan laughed, Ji Qihan looked at her, and said involuntarily: "You look very much like one of my old friends." ”

"The deceased? What the hell is your old friend? Go, go, go, come here with me and make things clear. Yao Wanyun was obviously very interested in this unfathomable person in martial arts.

Ji Kaihan didn't want to entangle her little girl too much, but when she heard her say this, she couldn't help but lead her away.

After coming to the pavilion, Yao Wanyun looked at him, looking around at no one, and then asked in a low voice: "Hey, what you just said mysteriously, what is going on?" Let me be clear, I like to know about other people's things. ”

Ji Kaihan was stunned for a moment, the frustration on his face suddenly decreased a little, but the loneliness increased a lot, he said slowly: "Actually, I knew a woman before, she was born exactly like you, but her personality is different from you, speaking of which, this was more than thirty years ago." ”

"What? Do you know a woman who looks exactly like me? How is that possible? How can there be people in the world who look exactly the same? ”

"I don't know." Ji Kaihan shook his head and said, "In short, after so many years, there is no way to investigate the matter. Her personality is completely different from yours, she is a very quiet person, she is much gentler than you. ”

"Hmph, much gentler than me, am I not gentle enough?" Yao Wanyun said with some dissatisfaction, she came to Ji Xianhan's side again, and asked in a low voice, "Do you really know such a person?" You don't lie to me? ”

Ji Kaihan's face was full of loneliness, and he nodded and said, "Of course I won't lie to you." ”

"And what about her now? Where is she now? ”

Hearing Yao Wanyun's question, Ji Xianhan's face suddenly froze, and he sighed low for a long time before he sighed abruptly: "Life is a lover, and this hatred is not about the wind and the moon." ”

"You're reading Ouyang Xiu's words, right? Actually, I know a lot about your Central Plains culture, and I'm very interested in the Central Plains culture. Yao Wanyun said happily: "What does this poem mean?" I remembered it before, but now I forgot it. ”

Hearing Yao Wanyun say this, Ji Qihan couldn't help but smile bitterly, and he said: "You won't understand the meaning of this poem. Maybe when ten or twenty years pass, if you have a sweetheart but can't ask for it, you will understand. ”

"Can't ask for it? Is your sweetheart married to someone else? What the hell is going on? Oh, no wonder, you look fierce, it turns out that the woman you like didn't marry you, so you're not happy. She looked at Ji Qihan and said.

Ji Xianhan didn't want to continue to entangle with her, and didn't say anything else, but Yao Wanyun's interest in Ji Qihan obviously increased a lot, and when she saw Ji Qihan not speaking, she asked him: "You said that there is a person who is exactly the same as me, do you have any evidence?" ”