It was a big deal that could make Empress Li thankful, but Qianye couldn't remember what she had done, and it was worthy of her to be so solemn. Thinking about it, it is probably only possible to bring Li Ranglan out of the maelstrom, which is worthy of Empress Li's personal thanks.

On the other hand, the things that Empress Li had to ask for must be extremely tricky, and Qianye would certainly not agree to it.

Li Hou said slowly: "I really want to thank you for that incident." This matter is related to the future of our entire Jingtang Li clan, and its significance cannot be overstated. What I did for you in the past is all a gesture, and in the future in the empire, my Li family is your backup. ”

These words were said by Empress Li herself, and the weight was different. Qianye got up and thanked him, and then said: "But I have heard that the Li family and Zhao Valve have never been on good terms, and if there is a conflict in the future, I am afraid that I will stand on Zhao Valve's side, please understand." ”

When Empress Li heard this, her expression was not displeased, but she smiled slightly, "I know your life experience, of course it won't make it difficult for you." If there is a contradiction between me and Zhao Valve, it is most likely a temple dispute, there is no right or wrong in this kind of thing, only a position, all those who enter the game are involuntarily, you will understand in the future. ”

"So thank you for your understanding. Qianye's expression remained unchanged, but his heart moved slightly, and he always felt that there was a deep meaning in Li Hou's words.

"Now let's talk about what was asked of you. ”

"Listen up. ”

"I haven't figured it out yet. ”

Qianye almost fell headlong on the tea table.

Seeing that Qianye's indifferent expression finally broke through, Li Hou couldn't help but smile lightly, and said, "I haven't thought about it now, maybe I'll think of it in two days." It's good that you promise me about this matter first, anyway, I won't let you be hostile to Zhao Lord, and I won't let you be enemies of your brothers. ”

Qianye thought about it seriously and nodded in agreement. In any case, the current situation did not allow him not to give Empress Li this face, so he simply agreed, and gave Empress Li a big favor, even if it was not for himself, those who were related to him would have a much better life in the empire in the future.

Speaking of which, the basic explanation is all over. Li Hou said: "Since you are back, you will stay in the empire for a few more days." I'll send someone to take you to Li's house first, and by the way, help me guide the young people, and let them know that there are people outside the world, and there is a sky outside the sky. In addition, Zhao Valve should also go and see, I have already arranged it. After that, you'll be able to move around as much as you like. ”

She clapped her hands lightly, and one of the chamberlains brought up a tray with a jade waist plate engraved with the character Li in beautiful font. This word looks beautiful, but it is a little too delicate and neat, and it lacks a bit of atmospheric strength, which is not a top work.

"This is the ID card I used when I was younger, and the words on it are also written by myself. Now it seems that it is the little girl's graffiti. You can keep it, and if you encounter any trouble that can't be solved, you might as well take it out. Those who recognize it will naturally not embarrass you, and those who do not recognize it do not need to take them to heart. In the future, I will slowly clean up those that are not long-sighted. ”

This is equivalent to a symbol of Empress Li's authority. Qianye didn't push it back, only took it respectfully, and the jade card was still slightly lukewarm, with a faint but not dispersed aroma.

"I'm tired too, and if it's all right, I'll send you to the next place. ”

Qianye said: "There is one more thing, I want to ask my mother to tell me one or two." ”

"What?"

"The dark race has been planning to open up a new world some time ago, and there is suddenly no news during this time, I don't know how far this matter has progressed now, and what preparations do I need to make?"

Li Hou said: "You are also very well-informed, this matter is a bit complicated, and I have never put it on the table." The Eternal Night side has been mobilizing forces and strengthening the defenses of several major continents. The frequency and number of councillors in the Eternal Night are also far more frequent than in the past, and their movements are also concentrated on those continents. There is almost no information on the continent at the upper level, and at least Twilight, Deep Dark, and Extreme Peak are concentrating their forces. The New World should have something to do with these places, right? At present, it is speculated that the dark race may be trying to make up for the emptiness left by the strong after entering the new world. ”

"The Empire doesn't have a good strategy to deal with, and we still don't know anything about the New World, other than the name, and we don't know how or when it will emerge or open a connecting path. Besides, the empire is not idle at all, the battle of the floating land has just ended, the front-line soldiers are returning to the country one after another, and the temporarily mobilized troops are also disbanded. ”

Qianye raised her eyebrows and said, "Shouldn't the new world be the top priority?"

"The new world is important, of course, but that's the business of the strong. The alternation of kings and kings of the empire, and the rest of the national war, which is the most important matter of the country. A large number of private soldiers of the family were requisitioned in the Battle of the Floating Land, and now they have to be returned, as well as converted into military merits. Military merit alone is enough to eat up all this year's military spending. Speaking of which, among the single military merit awards, you have won the most!"

Qianye's voice turned low, "More than ninety percent of the brothers I brought to Baicheng died on that land. If I had known this would be the case, I probably wouldn't have accepted this task. ”

Li Hou said: "You will still accept it." The White City is vital to the entire floating warfare, and if you hadn't been nailed there and held up for an unimaginable amount of time, Eternal Night would not have been defeated so badly. Far from being defeated, they may have won before the turn of events for the empire arrived. Besides, the battle of the floating land is Lin Dazai's last effort, and you won't let his long-cherished wish be disappointed. ”

Qianye raised his head suddenly, looked directly at Empress Li, and said, "Whose war is Fulu?!" Since it is his hard work and his wish, why did he not let him fight in the first place in this battle that mobilized the most troops, and why did he let him take the risk alone when he was in danger?"

Empress Li was stunned, and didn't know what to say for a while, and how much to say.

In fact, the Immortal King and the Su Emperor are secretly entangled, and the upper echelons of the empire are not ignorant, and after the replacement of the Heavenly King this time, the Immortal King's lineage has been purged beyond the normal change of power, which has confirmed many people's speculations. But no one dares to say that what they know is the whole picture of the incident. Even Empress Li didn't have a clear grasp of every link.

In the obsidian eyes of a thousand nights, there is an abyss at this moment. Zhang Boqian saw him after the war, brought the news of Lin Xitang's death, and also revealed that this was a conspiracy of the Immortal King to subvert the emperor's blood. At that time, Qianye was shocked by the bad news, and didn't ask much, but when I thought about it afterwards, there were still many puzzles, and I couldn't let go of it for a long time.

Today, since Empress Li mentioned it himself, he couldn't help it anymore, and wanted to hear what this emperor and queen said.

Empress Li sighed and said, "The fall of the Heavenly King, the pain of the empire." ”

It has long been no secret that the right minister was beheaded by Lin Xitang, but one-third of the military forces will definitely not be able to set up such a big situation as floating land, let alone squeeze Lin Xitang out of the pre-war preparations. It's enough to deal with ordinary nobles with the right minister, but I'm afraid it won't work to deal with a thousand nights. Although Empress Li didn't know how much news Qianye had heard, there was nothing to hide from the Immortal King.

Empress Li looked at Qianye's gloomy eyes, and said solemnly: "The mastermind behind the scenes has been ambushed, whether it is Your Majesty, the Imperial Heavenly King and the Gate Valve Family, they will not tolerate the cancer that shakes the foundation of the Empire. ”

This is consistent with King Qingyang's statement, but it can't solve Qianye's question, he said: "My father-in-law is in his prime, why should he save the war by dying in battle......! There is no other way. What Qianye didn't say was that more people would die in battle.

However, now that Qianye is also a commander himself, he has understood that no matter how much he cherishes the military, there will be a reason for sacrifice. With Lin Xitang's ability, as long as he lives, the benefits to the empire far outweigh winning such a battle. What's more, if Lin Xitang was such a person who went to death so lightly, he would not have been able to wait to grow into an imperial marshal, let alone be called the first person in heaven.

Empress Li was visibly stunned. Everyone is smart, and she can't pretend she doesn't understand. Besides, no matter whether Qianye gets the news now, sooner or later he will know that the verdict on Lin Xitang's death is still strange.

Empress Li thought for a moment and said, "I don't know what Lin Dazai thinks, but I have some guesses. It's just that the matter involves the top secret of the Empire, and I am limited by the oath of the Heavenly Machine, so I can't tell you. If you really want to know, go and ask King Qingyang in the future. ”

Qianye frowned slightly, before he asked, he also knew that the chance of getting a definite answer from Empress Li was very slim, but he didn't want the person who solved the doubt pointed out by Empress Li to return to Zhang Boqian.

He nodded and said, "It's okay, if I have a chance in the future, I will ask King Qingyang." ”

Li Hou said: "King Qingyang is the most talented, his face is cold and his heart is hot, if you ask, you will gain something." After that, he added, "By the way, why are you so interested in the New World rumors?"

Qianye didn't say that it was because he was worried about the night pupil, but said, "If the door of the new world opens, I want to go in and have a look." ”

"You want to go in? There have been rumors on the other side of the Eternal Night that only councillors can enter when the door is first opened. The people who are preparing for this on the imperial side are all god generals. ”

Qianye said lightly: "If it's just a god general, then I can indeed go in and have a look." ”

He released a little Force breath slightly, Empress Li's eyes suddenly lit up, grabbed Qianye's hand, and said, "You are already a god general?!"

Empress Li's hands were glutinous and icy, her will was as strong as a thousand nights, and her heart couldn't help but wave. He remained silent, his hands were like a rock, but he didn't know, and said, "I'm lucky, I accidentally got promoted." ”

Empress Li also realized that she was out of shape, and slowly withdrew her hand, and said, "I really envy Cheng Engong, who has so many good sons and daughters." There is one thing you probably don't know yet, not long after returning from Fulu, Zhao Jundu was promoted to the rank of god general. Among the younger generation, he can indeed be called the first. ”

"Cointreau is already a god general?" Qianye received news when he first returned to the neutral land, Zhao Jundu was recovering well, but he didn't want to have such a big surprise, he was actually promoted!

Qianye asked, "When is it? Why is there no celebration?"

Advancing to the rank of god general, which family is the top priority, even the gate valve is no exception, especially if Zhao Jundu breaks through the god general at a young age, it should be celebrated by the whole family, and everyone knows that relatives and friends are.

"There is no celebration this time, as for the reason, when you get to Zhao Valve, you will naturally know. ”

Speaking of which, a maid sent Qianye away, and Father-in-law Liu accompanied Qianye to board the floating boat. As he boarded the boat, someone rushed over and handed him a note. Gonggong Liu opened it and looked at it, and said with a smile: "The news is really well-informed!"

"How?"

Gonggong Liu crumpled the note and threw it away, and said, "I'm afraid the itinerary has to be changed slightly." General Song Zining Song somehow knew that you were here, and specially sent someone to send a message, wanting to meet you somewhere in Qin Lu. Our family just accepted a favor from him not long ago, which is not easy to shirk. Our family thinks that with the relationship between you and General Song, I don't think we will refuse to meet in the future, right?"

Of course, Qianye would not refuse, so the floating boat lifted off, adjusted its direction, and sailed towards a certain place in Qin Lu.

A day later, the float arrived at its destination. After coming to a halt, Senya walked out of the porthole and saw a completely unfamiliar place. A majestic mansion in the distance, majestic, no worse than Zhao Valve and Song Valve. The mansion covers an extremely wide area, and the courtyards are connected together, and where is the mansion is simply a small city.

At the gate of the main house of a courtyard in the distance, there are two large characters with gold lacquer: Ningyu.

Ningyu Mansion is where the head office of the White Valve is located, and there have been many unhappiness between Qianye and the White Valve in the past, and they are about to become enemies. How could Song Zining ask him to meet at Baivale?

Just when he was confused, a person came from afar, coming very fast, but there was no dust under his feet, and in a blink of an eye, he came to Qianye and said, "You came quickly!"

This person is Song Zining. When he arrived, Qianye asked, "Why did you choose to meet here? No one is unfavorable to you, right?"

"How is that possible? Besides, even if someone really wants to disadvantage me, they have to weigh their own weight. ”

This is also true, how can Song Zining say that he is also level seventeen, only one step away from the Divine General Tianguan, and he has the prosperity of the world, even if he is a divine general, it is easy to defeat him, and if he wants to kill him, I am afraid that it is not so simple.

Song Zining said: "Let's go, get in the car." I'll take you to meet someone. ”

"Where's your car?"

Song Zining slapped his forehead, and then remembered that he was in a hurry, and he came all the way, but the car was still thousands of kilometers away.

Qianye didn't mind walking more with him, the two talked all the way, and in a blink of an eye, they arrived in front of the off-road vehicle, opened the door and boarded the car, and drove towards Ning Yufu.

In the main house of the gate valve family, it is more convenient to take a car than to walk most of the time, and some special signs of vehicles can be exempted from interrogation.

The off-road vehicle passed through many houses and passed through many open and dark passes, without any obstacles. Soon, the car was parked in front of a secluded compound. There are many tall old trees around the courtyard, and they hide it in the shade.

Song Zining got out of the car, knocked on the door a few times, and without waiting for an answer, he pushed the door in with Qianye.

In the courtyard, there was a woman sitting with her back to the gate, with her green silk draped and sprinkled on her shoulders at will.

She had no ornaments on her, just like this simple courtyard.

PS: I just came back from my hometown, although it was a little late, but I still want to say to everyone, Happy New Year!