Chapter 114: Arriving at Qingdu
When the sun was shining, Gu Jun and his party were already sitting on the back of the flying demonic beast, flying eastward, and it only took one day to enter the Qingdu realm.
Gong Ning is an old Jianghu, he is old, and the city government is deep, even if he is ruthless in his heart, his face is no longer that resentful look, he quickly calmed down and talked to Zhao Ting and Zhao Xiyue intentionally or unintentionally.
Although Zhao Xiyue and Zhao Ting hated Gong Ning, they were not afraid, after all, he had become Gu Jun's sacrificial slave, so there was no threat to them. Therefore, Gong Ning relied on his liar's cheekiness and superb language skills to hear a lot of information from their words, just to understand more about Gu Jun and be more sure that what Gu Jun said was true or false.
Knowing that Gu Jun's trip was really to escort Zhao Ting, the prince of King Li, Gong Ning was silent for a long time, and after thinking about it, he struggled in his heart, and finally secretly made a plan, just to see if Gu Jun was willing to cooperate.
"Gu Jun, I have a plan to kill two birds with one stone in my chest, I don't know if you are interested in hearing it. ”
"If you have nothing to do, let's hear it. ”
The old liar spoke, Gu Jun must be in good spirits, even if Gong Ning is his sacrificial slave, he doesn't dare to guarantee whether he will secretly do evil, this person is too deep in the city, and the means are too strange, so he has to guard against it.
"I am the confidant of King Qi, and I know the situation of King Qi's mansion. Although Zhao Yu is the son of the King of Qi, he is not valued by the King of Qi because of his floating heart, lustful and cruel, but the second son Zhao Yin, who is talented and intelligent, diligent and studious, and is deeply loved by the King of Qi. ”
"So, Zhao Yu is just a real son and a fake heir that King Qi prepared to send to Qingdu as a hostage?"
"Not bad. Zhao Su's entry into the Qingdu was a move that King Qi had planned early on, and if it weren't for me as the teacher of the second prince Zhao Yin, I wouldn't have known so clearly. ”
"I don't know if Zhao Yin, the second prince of the King of Qi, has all your true inheritance? If so, you, the master, must be very worried, seeing Zhao Xu's tragic death, you can't help but worry that your beloved disciple will be in danger of being a hostage in Qingdu, so I did everything possible to ask me if Zhao Su is dead, so I did everything possible to know whether I was killing Zhao Su to beat Zhao Yin's idea. ”
"......" Gong Ning was shocked, he didn't expect Gu Jun's mind to be so meticulous, and he could accurately guess his mind based on the cause and effect, which was really beyond the scheming that a teenager should have, "Not bad." So I have a reluctant request. Ignorance...... Will the master accept my plan for the sake of my unwavering faithfulness? ”
"Do you want me to pretend to be Zhao Su and enter the Qingdu as a hostage?" Gu Jun had a mocking look on his face, this old liar had never called him a master along the way, but now he had something to ask for something to call him smoothly, "Your loyalty is not given, why should I help you with this?" You have talked so much with Zhao Ting and Zhao Xiyue, you should know from their mouths what kind of person I am, right?"
"I know that the master will not make a loss-making business. Gong Ning's old face pulled out a bleak smile, and explained lightly, "That's why I asked my master to agree." Pretending to be Zhao Su to enter Qingdu, although he was a hostage, he was able to enter the power center of Qingzhou Kingdom, which is much more information than the master can get by staying in Qingdu as a guard, and it is also more personal safety guarantee, after all, the life and death of hostages are related to the stability of the country, no matter how many masters there are in Qingdu, no one dares to kill you. And if the master exists in Qingdu as a hostage's guard, sooner or later he will be eliminated openly and secretly. ”
Gu Jun smiled bitterly, this old liar always felt that he had a huge organization behind him, and he always felt that he had a political purpose in Qingdao. However, the identity of a guard is really not suitable for staying in Qingdu for a long time, after all, he is poor and white, he has no acquaintances in Qingdu, and it is not easy to do anything. What's more, he also killed the Sword Sect disciples, even if there is no evidence, but he and Zhao Ting came to Qingdu alone, and they will always be guessed by the Sword Sect.
"Pretending to be Zhao Su can not only ensure your own safety, but also facilitate you to protect Zhao Ting in the palace. Moreover, I can also help you get silver taels for food and clothing on King Qi's side, so master, you don't have to worry about being exposed, you can change into Zhao Xu's appearance, and with me, a person who knows the roots of the Qi Palace, to assist, pretending to be Zhao Xu will never be discovered. ”
Gong Ning saw that Gu Jun was always silent, and he couldn't help but feel a little anxious in his heart, and listed many benefits again and again, hoping that Gu Jun would agree, but Gu Jun didn't respond for a long time.
"Is the master afraid of being used by me?" Gong Ning had no choice but to start a showdown, "I do intend to let the master take my beloved apprentice Zhao Yin hostage in Qingdu, and I also intend to let the master pass some news to King Qi in Qingdu, but this will not threaten the interests and safety of the master." ”
"Is that right? If the King of Qi didn't have a rebellious heart, how could he have chosen a son he didn't like as the prince of the world early on? Since he could have expected that Qingdu would let the prince enter Qingdu as a hostage one day, I'm afraid there would be no shortage of people in Qingdu to deliver news for him, right? If I pretended to be Zhao Xu, I would have no scruples when the King of Qi rebelled, and I, a fake son, would probably die in Qingdu because of the loss of use value. ”
“......”
"It's better to be like this, before the King of Qi rebelled, I pretended to be Zhao Su, and when the King of Qi rebelled, you pretended to be Zhao Su. Anyway, I have Hongyan Dan, it doesn't matter who pretends to be, maybe because you know Zhao Xu better than me, you pretend to be more like!"
“!”
After some conversation, Gong Ning had to admit that Gu Jun really didn't do loss-making business - he was very clear-headed, and it was difficult to beat his idea.
"In order to show your fierce loyalty, this matter is settled! Since you have the eyeliner of King Qi in Qingdu, and you are the confidant of King Qi, I think you, the guard, can survive in Qingdu. Those eyeliners are going to keep you alive. In this way, our life in Qingdu should be not bad. It's just that you have to do a good job of confidentiality, I won't tell Zhao Ting and Zhao Xiyue, and please don't tell anyone else. Otherwise, I think you'll remember what you laughed at again. ”
“......”
This conversation was all the heartfelt voices of Gong Ning and Gu Jun, Zhao Ting and Zhao Xiyue just saw that the expressions on their faces changed, as if they were smiling but not smiling, very strange, but they didn't know that they were talking secretly. In the end, seeing that Gong Ning had no expression on his bitter face, they also felt tasteless, but Gong Ning, the sacrificial slave, hated Gu Jun, so his expression was ugly, so they didn't look at him again.
When it was set, the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled a golden yellow, shining on their bodies, and each of their faces was full of warmth.
The journey is long, and Qingdu has finally arrived.
There is a towering stone tower outside the city of Qingdu, this tower is used to look out for the military situation, the second is to respond to the flying monsters that fly to Qingdu, so it is not only built high and wide, there are ten take-off and landing platforms built on the top of the tower, which can accommodate ten flying monsters to land at the same time, and the aisle between the take-off and landing platforms is spacious, eight horses can be parallel, and a dragon and phoenix car or something, it is not crowded.
The arrival of Gu Jun and his party surprised the officials and soldiers on the stone pagoda - they didn't even have the Sword Sect's disciple guards? Although they came by flying demonic beasts in the post station, it was a bit strange that they didn't have the Sword Sect's guards to report to the Sword Sect......
had already guessed the thoughts of the officials on the stone tower, Gu Jun patted Zhao Ting's shoulder, signaling him not to be nervous, and everything was dealt with according to the countermeasures they had discussed in advance.
Zhao Ting nodded, pretending to jump off the back of the flying monster easily, and then stretched out his hand to help Zhao Xiyue down with a gentlemanly style, Zhao Xiyue also pretended to be dignified and generous, and followed Zhao Ting down the steps of the landing platform slowly.
Gu Jun and Gong Ning followed behind them expressionlessly, watching the hundred officials greet them, capturing the afterglow of these officials' eyes swept over, and reading the meaning, it was nothing more than surprise and suspicion, as well as hostility and trickery, all of which were expected by Gu Jun and Gong Ning.
Zhao Ting handed over the edict that he should be called into Qingdu, and the official headed by him respectfully took it, and after reading it carefully, an old face pulled out many folds, and gave Zhao Ting a big gift with a smile, and then beckoned Zhao Ting to go into the inner room to rest, and arranged for someone to prepare a chariot, and prepare to send Zhao Ting into the palace to meet the emperor in the early morning of the second day. (To be continued.) )