Before meeting with Su Fengling for a detailed discussion, Su Qi'an and the three elders, as well as those who had received help from the state envoy, understood the situation.

In the end, whether it was the state envoy or the subordinates he sent out, all the points were to the Nine Princesses.

This made Su Qi'an and the others relax their guard, until after talking to Su Fengling, the identity of the state envoy became more and more confusing.

Although I don't know the true identity and intentions of this person, what is certain is that this person is not hostile to them at the moment, and is on their side.

If the state envoy really wants to attack Su Qi'an, I don't know how many chances, not to mention anything else, Li Kang wants to drag them to the end together, as long as the state envoy is willing, he can stand aside and watch.

But he didn't do this, but revealed the news to Su Qi'an, so that Su Qi'an could start in advance and solve Li Kang's death.

In this battle, the state envoy made a great effort, not only that, from the beginning to the end, even if the war ended, there was no trace of the state envoy's whereabouts.

The only thing that is there is that not long ago, during the siege of the state city, a charred male corpse was found in the mansion where the state envoy lived.

Judging from his height and clothing, there is a good chance that this charred male corpse is the state envoy.

At this news, Su Qi'an nodded and motioned for the corpse to be buried alive without any questioning.

This corpse doesn't have to think about it, it can't be the so-called state envoy, it can be trusted by Li Kang for more than ten years, and finally quietly turn back, it would be strange if such a person died so easily.

Not to mention anything else, just one point, this Jiaozhou envoy, from beginning to end, except for Li Kang who knows his name, the entire Jiaozhou officials who deal with him, and the powerful people of the family don't know what his name is.

It has always been called the state envoy, which seems very strange.

Now it seems that with the discovery of the charred man's corpse, some incomprehensible things can be explained.

Li Kang died, Su Qi'an became the master of Jiaozhou, and the state envoy had already arranged a back road for himself, and a golden cicada would come out of his shell, so that he would also have an explanation.

For himself, the current state envoy, it is estimated that most of them have left Jiaozhou and do not know where to go.

Su Qi'an did not plan to send someone to chase the subsequent whereabouts of the state envoy, and he had no clue, and sent people to search on a large scale, and it was likely to return in vain.

Now in Jiaozhou, the internal strife has just been calmed down, the internal personnel are unstable, and the external barbarians have not yet been resolved.

There is no point in spending a lot of effort to search for the state envoy.

The state envoy did not stay in Jiaozhou and fled Jiaozhou, which in a way is only a temporary foothold for him.

Most of the people who came here to Jiaozhou were to obey the orders of other bigwigs, and now that the order is completed, it can be safely withdrawn, and it is over.

In any case, for more than a year, the state envoy has been of great help to Su Qi'an, as long as the two sides are not mortal enemies, it is best to be friends.

No matter what his idea is, for now, it is beneficial to Su Qi'an.

After thinking so, Su Qi'an put the whereabouts of the state envoy in the back of his mind, and then discussed the matter with the ninth princess.

Most of it is about how to rectify Jiaozhou next, as soon as Li Kang died, basically most of the rights in Jiaozhou fell into the hands of Su Qi'an.

It can be said that it is a son of heaven and a courtier, the next major forces in Jiaozhou, how to deal with the county guards and soldiers, and the invading barbarian Heilu, these are all waiting for Su Qi'an to decide.

While Su Fengling is still there, some things have to be negotiated by Su Fengling.

In the final analysis, these are good arrangements, they are all personnel transfers, or they are appeasement issues, and the biggest question at present is who will serve as the new Jiaozhou pastor.

According to the past practice, whoever kills the predecessor is the boss.

Su Qi'an wants to be the pastor of Jiaozhou, and the major forces in Jiaozhou will basically agree, but Su Qi'an has no difference to the state pastor of a state.

He came to Jiaozhou to develop his power, but he would not be a state pastor, he was not obsessed with the superiors.

Compared with serving as a state pastor in a state, this kind of feudal official, Su Qi'an prefers to manipulate behind the scenes.

What is he for, Su Qi Anqing

Chu, let him take charge of the Dongshan Army and make some plans, he can still do these things, if he really wants to be a state pastor and manage two or three million people, he can't be busy even if he has a clone.

Coming to Daliang, Su Qi'an has always adhered to the principle of knowing people and making good use of them, discovering talents, and putting talents in suitable positions, which is the foundation of Su Qi'an's management.

In the search for the role of state pastor, Su Qi'an thought of a suitable candidate in his mind, and he followed Su Fengling to discuss.

When Su Fengling heard this, she didn't mean to object, since this person can enter Su Qi'an's eyes, there must be something extraordinary.

The two stayed in the room for half an hour, and basically reached a consensus.

Immediately, the two of them walked out of the room one after the other, and after dealing with Jiaozhou next, they now have one more thing to do, that is, to welcome Xie Cang, the Marquis of Lingdong who fought against the barbarian Heilu.

Speaking of Xie Cang, Su Qi'an sighed with emotion, the relationship between him and Xie Cang is not an exaggeration to say that he is a brother.

If there was no Xie Cang's discernment and discernment to bring Su Qi'an to the battlefield in Ningzhou in the north, Su Qi'an would be just a small person now.

has been in a small county town in Xizhou, as his own happy landlord.

This time when he came to Jiaozhou, as Su Qi'an's power expanded more and more, he learned about Xie Cang's news when he occupied Qingcheng County.

After all, the name of the Marquis of Lingdong is a household name in Nanzhou, especially the reorganized Split Mountain Army under him, which swept away all the bandits and natives in Nanzhou.

It is in the hands of Nanzhou Mu Guhua, the first fierce general.

What is Xie Cang's strength, Su Qi'an knows very well that at the beginning in the small Lingdong County, there were Kyoto magnates on his head, so Xie Cang's strength could not be displayed.

Now that he has left Kyoto and come to Nanzhou, it can be regarded as letting Xie Canghai leap with a fish, and the sky is high and the birds can fly.

A year before declaring war with Li Kang, Su Qi'an had contact with Xie Cangqu, but in order not to leak the news, for more than a year, the two have been flying pigeons and passing books.

Even if Xie Cang sneaked into Jiaozhou with 50,000 Nanzhou soldiers in batches and makeup, Su Qi'an did not show up.

Ordinary communication relies on communication links, and it can be said that the two sides have always maintained absolute meticulousness.

It was this kind of caution that finally came into play at a critical moment a year later.

Through the latest news from the front, the 50,000 Nanzhou soldiers led by Xie Cang have repelled the invading barbarian Heilu.

Although it was not annihilated, at least the two counties of Xiacang and Chencang were saved, and the two sides are currently in a state of confrontation.

Xie Cang left 20,000 soldiers and horses in Xiacang, 5,000 soldiers and horses in Chencang, and as for the state soldiers of the two counties, they became Xie Cang's prisoners on the way back.

Xie Cang and his more than 10,000 people are rushing towards Jiaozhou City, and according to estimates, they should be able to arrive in about two quarters of an hour.

Su Qi'an and Su Fengling were patiently waiting for Xie Cang's army to return on the city wall, and at the same time, they were far away to the east more than two hundred miles.

In a forest, there were three men in black, riding horses and marching quickly.

These men walked for more than ten miles, reined in the ropes of their horses, stopped, and in front of them, at some point, three or four people appeared.

Although these people were dressed ordinarily and looked like ordinary people, the fierce aura exuded from their bodies made them know at a glance that they should be military people.

If the two elders and Tong Zhan were here, they would definitely be able to recognize the few people in front of them at a glance.

They were the ones who answered the escort of Tong Zhan out of the city, as well as the battle in Jiaojun City, and sent a message to the two elders.

The fact that they can appear here is enough to show that most of the black-clothed people in front of them are the state envoys of the golden cicada.

They didn't hesitate, immediately knelt down, and hurriedly said, "Report to your lordship, the task that your lord arranged for us has been completed, according to the latest information, Li Kang has died, and Su Qi'an has occupied Jiaozhou City."

"Judging by their movements, it seems that they should be convinced of the adult's death, and they did not send anyone to search for them."

The state envoy nodded with great satisfaction when he heard the news, and motioned for a few people to get up, "Well, you have done a good job, our mission in Jiaozhou has been completed, quickly leave Jiaozhou with this envoy, and His Royal Highness will send someone to pick us up."

Kneeling in front of a few people, he got up and turned over

Horses, seven people share four horses, galloping along the way.

Just as they had traveled forty or fifty miles, suddenly, the sound of breaking wind suddenly sounded all around.

More than a dozen arrows whizzed by, and even people and horses were hit, and seven people fell directly.

Several subordinates got up and tried to find cover to resist at any time, but they overestimated themselves.

They hadn't taken a few steps before the arrows shot from behind them were very tricky and shot directly at their backs.

These men had little room to resist, and all of them shot into a sieve, and died on the spot, and strangely enough, of the seven, all but one of the state envoys, the other six were all killed.

Seeing his subordinates die, the state envoy slowly got up, patted the dust on his body, and sighed, as if he was regretting.

Looking at the forest in the distance, he said softly, "Okay, everyone is dead, you can come out."

The state envoy said this, and after a while, more than a dozen people instantly appeared on both sides of the forest.

These people were dressed in black, and they were not ordinary people at first glance, except for the big man who was the leader, he did not salute, and more than a dozen people behind him saluted respectfully.

"I'll meet Lord Zhou."

The state envoy waved his hand casually, and the big man led by him stepped forward, glanced at the six people who were completely out of breath, patted the state envoy's shoulder, and sighed.

"Tut-tut, you deserve to be a person who is valued by His Royal Highness, no wonder Brother Zhou, you can do the position of acting as the state pastor, and kill your henchmen, you are ruthless enough, Lao Liu, I admire."

The state envoy didn't care about the praise of the black-clothed man, and said softly, "Everything is for Your Highness, although these people are my henchmen, there are still people who have seen them, and it is inevitable that there will be unnecessary trouble when they are brought back to Yuezhou, and only by killing them can you not suspect Your Highness, only the dead are the ones who keep their promises."

"Well, Brother Zhou's words, Lao Liu, I agree."

"Let's go, Brother Zhou, Your Highness has been waiting for you for too long, you have endured in Jiaozhou for more than ten years, and now you have finally returned, with your contribution to Jiaozhou, the code on your head will be removed sooner or later, brother."

"When the time comes, don't forget my brother."

After a burst of laughter, the bodies of the six dead people were cleaned up, and the state envoy and others quickly left the forest, and then walked further, almost leaving the boundary of Jiaozhou, and after passing through Nanzhou, they could reach Yuezhou.