At the end of this conversation, Cui Xiang still couldn't hold back after all, and asked his father the question that he had been thinking about before.

"You said earlier that Ning Que was a proud and cold-blooded person, and I have a different opinion. In the past few years, news has come from Chang'an City, including the princess's mansion, saying that this person seems to be clear but is actually extremely shameless, and he is very good at welcoming him, so both the master and the majesty love him very much, how can such a person be proud?"

Old lady Cui smiled and did not speak.

Cui Xiang smiled bitterly and continued: "Okay, even if this person learns to be proud on the second floor of the academy, where does the cold-bloodedness come from? I always thought that the resume information of the military department was innumerable, and he could even maintain a good relationship with Ye Hongyu. ”

Mrs. Cui said: "Looking at the resume, listening to the story naturally can't see a person clearly, so I insist on taking a look at him with my own eyes, although it is enough to take a brief look at it twice." ”

Cui Xiang was slightly stunned.

"Everyone knew that Ning Que was going to the Rotten Ke Temple, but he didn't follow the mission, although he stayed in the best inn in Yangguan City, he didn't have any servants with him. I only saw him and his famous little maid, I saw him holding tea, but he didn't drink it, I saw him talking to you with his seemingly dashing but vigilant eyes, but I didn't see that he loved to be quiet and good at nurturing his spirit. ”

Old lady Cui said: "This is his habit engraved in his bones, so it can only show that he is a young man who is extremely cautious, and at the same time a person who does not know how to write the word trust, I even think that except for the little maid, or he even refuses to believe in the master." ”

Cui Xiang was silent.

Old lady Cui looked at the thick black curtain on the window, thought about the young man in the inn before, sighed and said: "Even a teacher like Master refuses to trust, such a person can be described as just cold, if there are really big changes in the future, you must remember." In advance, we must make Xiling promise that this young man must be erased first, otherwise we may pay an unimaginable price. ”

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Two secret letters from Qinghe County came to Chang'an City.

A letter was sent to the South Gate Temple outside the Imperial City, because the recipient of this letter was Li Qingshan, the national teacher of the Tang Dynasty.

A moment later, He Mingchi walked out of the South Gate Temple, and he glanced at the clear and lofty sky. Thinking that it might rain later. Clamping the butter paper umbrella under his armpit, he boarded the carriage.

Under the respectful leadership of the steward, He Mingchi walked into the depths of the princess's mansion. came to the terrace, which is very famous in the social circle of Chang'an City, and greeted Li Yu calmly on the couch.

Li Yu's eyebrows frowned slightly, and he waved his hand to signal Mama to take away Xiaoman, who was writing calligraphy. Then he stretched out his hand to invite He Mingchi to sit down and asked, "There seems to be some problems." ”

He Mingchi didn't sit down, this seemingly inconspicuous action meant that Li Yu's perception was not wrong, there were indeed some problems, and this problem was not small.

He took the letter from his sleeve and handed it over.

Li Yu took the letter, tore open the cover, and looked at the familiar handwriting on the letterhead, looking slightly stunned. After reading the contents of the letter, his brows couldn't help frowning even more.

The letter was written by Ning Que to the national teacher Li Qingshan, in which he mentioned what he had seen and heard in Qinghe County, especially the temptation made by Cui Valve's red sleeves, and the old steward who went to the inn to see him.

The gate valve of Qinghe County is now the biggest help for Li Yu's sister and brother in the government and the opposition, if she wants to help her younger brother climb the dragon chair. He needed the recognition of the academy the most, but he couldn't leave the help of Qinghe County.

Li Yu didn't know Ning Que's intention in writing this letter, but she vaguely understood the meaning of the national teacher to transfer this letter to herself, she frowned slightly, and said, "Those old people's actions. I don't understand it sometimes, I can only say that these things have nothing to do with me. ”

He Mingchi nodded and said, "I will bring His Highness's words back to the South Gate Temple." ”

Li Yu raised his head. looked at him quietly and asked, "The national teacher didn't need to show me this letter, he could bring it directly into the palace, whether it was for his father or the queen." ”

He Mingchi smiled slightly and said, "What the master means, I, as an apprentice, don't know very well, but since the matter of Qinghe County has nothing to do with His Highness, I think the master will also be very happy." ”

The meaning of this sentence is very vague, and it can even be said that there is no meaning at all, but Li Yu, as a person in the game, vaguely captured a certain tendency in it, and his eyes brightened slightly.

"Hongu is grateful for the trust of the national teacher. ”

The second letter from Qinghe County was sent to the academy.

Professor Huang He looked at the words on the envelope, smiled, and let people take it into the back mountain without opening the envelope.

The person who read the letter was the second senior brother.

When he read the letter, he was at the Master's side.

The second senior brother bowed respectfully to the teacher and said, "The little junior brother has seen some problems. ”

At this time, the master's mind was all on the small yellow croaker fried on the iron plate, and he asked casually, "Is it strict?"

The second senior brother thought for a while and said, "There are only two people in Qinghe County who know their fate, and they are not strict. ”

The master said, "In that case, why are you bothering me to do it?

The second senior brother was slightly stunned and said, "How to deal with it?"

The master said: "Your little brother is cooking fish on the shore of Daming Lake to enlighten the Tao, but he still has not yet understood the truth of the world, whether the fish is fried or cooked, it is ultimately used to eat. ”

The second senior brother was taught and said, "Then wait for them to jump off the beam." ”

The master suddenly thought of something, his expression was slightly condensed, and he forgot to take out the bamboo shovel in his hand from the pot, the edges gradually became scorched, and the small yellow croaker began to smell mushy.

I don't know how long it took, he smiled and said: "If you die a fisherman, you won't be able to catch fish, if you die a cook, you won't be able to fry fish, and the pillars can't hold on to the broken house forever. ”

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Ning Que didn't know that the ancestor of Qinghe County had such a profound and cautious evaluation of himself, and after Sang Sang confirmed that there was something wrong with the old steward, he wrote two letters and sent them back to Chang'an as soon as possible, and he didn't think about this matter again.

He was ranked last in the mountain behind the academy, and there were masters and all the extremely powerful senior brothers and sisters above, and the problems of Qinghe County were dealt with by them, where did he need to worry about it, so he took Sangsang and left Yangguan City in the black carriage that day. Two days later it stopped in front of a ferry crossing.

There were no unsightly thieves to rob, no stupid government wanted to collect taxes, and what stopped the carriage was a steaming, boundless water with autumn reeds.

The lake in front of the southern wilderness of the Tang Empire, the name sounds very ordinary, called Daze, only people who have really been to Daze can feel the spirit contained in this simple name - this lake is too big, except for the big characters. There is no word in the world that qualifies it enough.

It's like the yellow river farther south.

Osawa is mighty. Across the boundless, I don't know how many miles around, even the birds are difficult to cross in one go. If there were no ferry, no matter how powerful a cultivator was, he would not be able to get there.

The largest lake in the world, lies between two of the most powerful countries in the world. If Haotian made a buffer between the Tang Dynasty and the Southern Jin Dynasty, bringing peace to the people in the world, but also brought a lot of inconvenience, the goods and personnel from the north and south to circulate, naturally there are all kinds of ferries, when the water vapor dissipates, you can see the countless sails behind the autumn reeds, the scenery is magnificent and beautiful.

But the black carriage could only stop next to Osawa and wait. Because the intersection leading to the Southern Jin Dynasty has been under martial law, the Tang Navy Division has several warships. The arrival of the mission is awaited.

Ning Que has many ways to ignore martial law and leave lightly, but whether it is for the sake of tranquility, but as indifferent and cautious as the old lady Cui commented, waiting for the embassy to accompany him, it is more suitable than him taking out his waist card to show his identity, and letting the Tang Navy Master open the way for him to escort him.

Fortunately, the scenery of Daze is pleasant enough. And the mission didn't let him wait too long, just when he was about to get tired of the early autumn reeds and get tired of eating the raw cut lake fish, the mission arrived.

On the warship of the Tang Dynasty Navy, Ning Que saw for the first time the envoy of the mission, Xian Zhilang, the general of Zhenxi who was known for his weakness and amazing resourcefulness.

The sky above the main hall of the warship was empty. Ning Que and Xian Zhilang sat opposite each other, because of their dignity. It's really hard for two people to distinguish a strong and weak priority.

This general of Zhenxi is not simple.

This is Xian Zhilang's first impression of Ning Que.

He looked at the woman across from him, with a scribe-like temperament, and said in his heart.

"I am Her Royal Highness the Princess, to be more precise, if Your Majesty leaves, I will be loyal to Prince Li Huiyuan, you don't have to look at me like this, this matter cannot become an eternal secret after all. ”

Xian Zhilang looked at him and smiled and said: "When Her Royal Highness the Princess tried to let me take Xiahou's place, this secret was no longer a secret, and I believe that after the queen mother in the palace tried her best to get Her Majesty to drive me into this mission, she should have investigated my relationship with the queen mother in front of me." ”

The conversation was very open and honest, but it reminded Ning Que of the opening remarks of the head of the family in Yangguan City, Cui Valve, so he smiled and asked very directly: "I don't know." ”

Xian Zhilang said: "When Empress Renxiao didn't marry into the palace, I was the little maid who led the horse for her. ”

Ning Que said: "This relationship is very far-reaching. ”

Xian Zhilang looked into his eyes and said, "And I have a good relationship with Chao Xiaoshu." ”

Ning Que said, "What do you want to say?"

Sin Zhilang said: "I want to get your favor. ”

Ning Que said: "The academy strictly prohibits interference in the government, not to mention that you are already one of the few big names in the military, I don't think it means anything to you to gain my favor." ”

Xian Zhilang smiled and said: "The academy strictly prohibits interference in the government, but it never includes people who have joined the WTO, if you can't do anything, what will the dean do if you want you to join the WTO......?"

He leaned forward suddenly, lowered his voice, and said mysteriously, "...... Xu Shi is old. ”

Ning Que looked at him and shook his head and said, "It seems that I still underestimated your ambitions, and you overestimated me, don't forget that I am now the most unpopular person in the Tang Dynasty military." ”

Sin Zhilang smiled and said, "I welcome you. ”

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(Runny nose on one side, diarrhea on the other, it is said that I have the legendary gastrointestinal cold again, who knows, anyway, the sweat is raining down, and the whole body is sour, but it doesn't affect the brain, so it's okay, silently crying, did I finally start pretending to complain again?)