"It's my sister, that's right. ”

Zhao Ling held a roll of white paper in his hand and stood on the railing on the top floor of the tower of the Second Prince's Mansion.

"Is it really the eldest princess?" Duan Chou, who was originally hidden behind Zhao Ling, gently stepped out of the shadow of the tower.

Zhao Ling didn't look back, just bowed slightly. At this moment, what was in his mind was Xiao Jian, the man who occupied a fatherly position in his heart.

Xiao Jian, the current right prime minister of the Tianlong Empire and the secretary of the military department, is not only the first of the hundred officials, but also in charge of the command and dispatch of the entire emperor's ** team, which can be said to be under one person and above ten thousand people, which can be called the pillar of the empire. At the age of only thirty, he was able to occupy such a high position, not by connections and conspiracy, nor by flattering horses, but by taking the immortal merits of the empire.

At the age of seventeen, Xiao Jian became the youngest martial champion in the history of the empire, and in the same year, he participated in the palace examination and became the literary champion of the empire with a magnificent "Treatise on the Wealth of the Country and the Heroism of the Army".

At the age of twenty-two, he accompanied the army to fight against the desert horse thieves who had been rampaging across the border for many years, and at the critical moment of the army's defeat, he personally led 500 cavalry to break into the thief cavalry regiment of more than 20,000 people, and personally beheaded the leader of the horse thieves under the horse, and turned defeat into victory.

At the age of twenty-four, the emperor fell ill and died. Crowned by the fourteen-year-old crown prince Zhao Ming, Xiao Jian became one of the five auxiliary ministers of the empire.

At the age of twenty-five, the ethnic minorities living in various parts of the empire's frontier took advantage of the death of the old emperor and the change of power in the empire to jointly raise troops and rebel. Xiao Jian broke into the camp of the patriarch of the five clans alone, and Chen said that it was powerful, and finally put down the disaster of this war that might affect the foundation of the empire without a single soldier.

At the age of twenty-eight, he put down a coup d'état planned by the other four auxiliary ministers, crushed the last force that prevented Zhao Ming from taking power, and then handed over power to Emperor Zhao Ming.

is such a man with a legendary life and outstanding achievements, but he fell in love with the mysterious Xiao Zihan and missed the princess of the empire. If he becomes an imperial concubine, he will be Zhao Ming's brother-in-law, which will make Zhao Ming feel more at ease.

One is an imperial princess, and the other is a young general with great imperial merits. It was supposed to be a pair of beautiful flowers that everyone admired. As a result, when the old emperor wanted to recruit Xiao Jian as a concubine, the two of them unexpectedly refused, and said that they already had a sweetheart. In the face of his beloved general and beloved daughter, the emperor is not willing to be reluctant, after all, the matter of marriage is reluctant.

After that, the emperor became seriously ill, and for a whole year, Zhao Yi was carefully cared for by his father's side. But what should come will still come, and a year later, the old emperor returned to heaven, and the crown prince Zhao Ming ascended the throne. On the second day of the new emperor's accession to the throne, Zhao Yi, who was the eldest princess, disappeared mysteriously, and at the same time, the son of the Lie family, Lie Zhenbei, disappeared.

It's been three years, but I didn't expect Zhao Ling to meet his longing sister in Carol in the south of the continent three years later.

Xiao Jian was born in the purple bamboo forest, few people know, even the royal family does not know, Xiao Jian is obsessed with Xiao Zihan, and no one knows, but after learning that Zhao Yi is missing, the news of Zhao Yi's disappearance has always been a secret of the Tianlong royal family, Xiao Jian vowed not to marry in this life, and put all his mind on the governance of the empire.

In just two years, Draco had the most powerful navy in the entire continent. Although the current empire does not have the millions of iron cavalry more than 100 years ago, the more than 200,000 imperial cavalry today have long surpassed those years in terms of combat effectiveness. Even Grandpa Grandpa had to marvel at the good fighting supreme of the Iron Cavalry of the Celestial Dragon Empire now. And the 27,000 cavalry led by himself is the elite of them.

This confusing and incomprehensible, misunderstanding and coincidence love triangle finally ended when Zhao Yi married Baiyunqi, Liezhenbei disappeared, and Xiao Jian became the most powerful military minister in Tianlong. However, it seems to be the end, but the three of them are all dragons and phoenixes of Tianlong, what should they do when they meet again in the future?

"Do you want to inform Lord Xiao?" Duan Chou once again disappeared into the shadow behind Zhao Ling.

Zhao Ling didn't look back, but his face showed a disgusted expression, and he remembered what Xiao Jian had explained on the eve of his arrival in Fengxiang.

It was a starry night, and he and Xiao Jian were sitting opposite each other in the garden of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and a cold moon hung in the sky.

"Zhao Ling, this time you go to Fengxiang, I am very relieved of all the qiē, but there is only one thing I can never rest assured. ”

"What's the matter?" Zhao Ling had a look of reverence on his face.

"I am very relieved of your decision-making and command ability on the battlefield, but when you go to Fengxiang this time, you are not only facing a fight on the battlefield, but more importantly, you are dealing with the intricate political transactions between the southern countries. After all, you are too young and have little experience in politics. ”

When Zhao Ling heard this, he also fell silent. Because the real situation is just as Xiao Jian said. He may be a tiger general who is feared by the enemy on the battlefield, but his political talent can be said to be unusually mediocre. At this point, I have to admire the royal brother who has reached his two-year-old age. If he can be regarded as a natural general, then the imperial brother is definitely a natural political leader.

Perhaps since he became the emperor of the empire at the age of fourteen, the chaotic political struggle inside and outside the empire forced his brother to spend all his time in this area. Seeing that the imperial brother is now comfortable in the governance of the empire, and his political skills are free, it can be said that he has been tempered from blood and tears bit by bit. Of course, Xiao Jian's careful teaching also played a great role.

"Zhao Ling, now I will give you someone to serve as your entourage on this trip and help you deal with and deal with political affairs. ”

Before Zhao Ling could react, a middle-aged man who looked quite ordinary was already standing behind Xiao Jian.

If Xiao Jian is like a dazzling pearl, no matter where it is, it makes people feel radiant. The middle-aged man behind him is definitely a grain of sand, the kind that can never be found in thousands of grains of sand.

"His name is Duan Chou, and he is from the Di tribe. But I can assure you that my loyalty to the Empire will never be worse than mine. Xiao Jian glanced back at Duan Chou and continued, "From today onwards, you will be the person of the Ling Prince. ”

"My subordinates have seen Lord Ling!" Duan Chou walked to Zhao Ling and knelt down on one knee.

"Get up!" Zhao Ling didn't pay attention to the man in front of him until this moment. In fact, he is not a middle-aged man over forty years old as he originally imagined, his actual age should be about thirty-five years old, ordinary appearance, the only difference from ordinary people is his pair of eyes. In Zhao Ling's memory, no one would have such eyes. Ruthless and ruthless, this was the only thing Zhao Ling could see in his eyes. His temples were prematurely gray, and the cold temperament of the whole person gave people the illusion that he was over forty years old.

Duan Chou obeyed Zhao Ling's order and got up and immediately stood behind him. Xiao Jian was very satisfied with Duan Chou's point, which showed that he was able to keep his duty and knew how to advance and retreat. Although Zhao Ming on the side didn't say anything, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, as if he felt that this person was too different and turned the rudder with the wind.

Just when it seemed too quiet, an attendant appeared at the doorway on the top floor. Duan Chou immediately turned around, hinting at the attendant to silence him, and ordered him to retreat first.

"Lord Ling, can we draw the Bai family into our camp through the relationship of the eldest princess?"

Duan Chou's words pulled Zhao Ling's thoughts back to reality.

Maybe he really didn't like Duan Chou very much from the bottom of his heart, but this time when he came to the south, he completely followed Xiao Jian's instructions and handed over a complicated matter to Duan Chou to handle. It is undeniable that he has indeed proved himself to be a rare talent with his efficient work spirit and sleek and sophisticated work skills.

However, as far as feelings are concerned, he still categorically rejected the plan proposed by Duan Chou. After all, Zhao Ling was still reluctant to pull his sister into this political struggle. In my mind, family affection is always more important than political interests, which may be the fundamental reason why I have never been good at political struggles.

"Duan Chou, can you find a way to prompt the Bai clan to retreat to Atterbury early, maybe let them avoid this war?"

"Lord Ling, it's too risky to do this. It is easy to expose our identity and the true purpose of this trip, so that the sub-shape shì will change in our unfavorable direction, and it may even be impossible to complete the task assigned by Lord Xiao, please think twice. ”

"I know this, but since the matter is related to my sister's safety, I think even if Uncle Xiao is here, he can't see his sister in crisis and ignore it!"

Duan Chou pondered for a moment and opened his mouth to speak, but the words came to his mouth and swallowed back.

Zhao Ling noticed the change in Duan Chou's expression and attitude, and knew that he already had a way to deal with it, but he didn't know his attitude.

"Say whatever you want, I won't blame you!"

"Is it possible to order someone to invite the eldest princess here, and the prince will persuade her to take shelter for a while. On the one hand, it will allow Princess Celestia to avoid this war, and on the other hand, it will also exacerbate the already tense situation in Kefield, and further complicate the relations between the southern countries, so as to facilitate our actions. ”

Zhao Ling was speechless for a long time after Duan Chou's words were finished, neither agreeing nor immediately opposing.

It was a long time before he asked an irrelevant sentence:

"Has Qing Yu arrived?"

Duan Chou on the side bowed slightly.

"Okay, as soon as the conference is over, you can act! Remember, we must not reveal our identity and the purpose of this trip, if you feel that there is danger, you can use the people on Feng Shaojun's side, but you can't tell them the identity of your sister, you can contact them directly for specific matters! The day after the conference, I will go out of the city to meet Qing Yu. I'll leave it to you here!"

After hearing this, Duan Chou bowed slightly to Zhao Ling's back and left the top floor of the tower.

Sister, in a few days I will leave Kefield with my sister to meet Qingyu. But if my sister doesn't agree? What should I do? From childhood to adulthood, I and my brother, who had become emperor, were very attached to this sister. Since they were children, they have no mother, and they regard her more often as their mother, and Zhao Yi's care and love for her two younger brothers are indeed as meticulous as a mother.

Since childhood, the unruly self and the gloomy brother dare to disobey even the words of their father, but only from the words of this sister, the two brothers have not once failed to follow the words, which shows Zhao Yi's status in the hearts of the two brothers. After the disappearance of his sister, the imperial brother quickly grew from a teenager to a respected monarch, and he became the head of the Imperial Order through his own efforts.

At this moment, the most headache for Zhao Ling is how to persuade his sister to leave Kefield with him, if his sister is unwilling, then what should he do.

The afterglow of the setting sun stretched Zhao Ling's figure on the tower longer and longer, and Zhao Ling stood here, staring at this unfamiliar land, and never left for a long time.