On the official road.

Roadside teahouse.

Xiao Jun and his party stopped, they had already traveled all the way for dozens of miles, and after seeing the teahouse, they planned to take a break for a while.

At the tea table, Xiao Jun and Chu Fei sat opposite each other.

Originally, Chu Fei was a little resistant to sitting at the same table with Xiao Jun, but he finally sat down under Xiao Jun's insistent request, but he still abided by the etiquette of dignity and humility, and seemed a little restrained.

The people who came out of the palace seemed to be cautious about the etiquette of dignity and humility had been engraved in their bones.

"Does Your Majesty really want to see me?"

Xiao Jun took a sip of tea, looked at Chu Fei, and asked lightly.

Listening to Xiao Jun's question, Chu Fei couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Why do you knowingly ask, sir? ”

Chu Fei shook his head and said slowly.

"False proclamation is a capital offense!"

Xiao Jun glanced at Chu Fei and said lightly.

Chu Fei was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly again.

"There's no way, His Royal Highness suddenly invited Mr. to the border city for a talk, I'm worried that something bad will happen, so I can only make this decision, but this is also what the prince meant. ”

Chu Fei said seriously.

Xiao Jun listened to Chu Fei's answer and smiled. In fact, he had long known that Chu Fei was lying and deceiving Zhao Yi, but he didn't expose it.

And he also knew that Zhao Yi's sudden enthusiasm must have something in mind, even if Chu Fei didn't find an excuse to round the field for him, he wouldn't go.

"It seems that you are already the prince's man. ”

Xiao Jun looked at Chu Fei and said with a smile.

"Good birds choose trees to perch, compared with the Second Highness, it would be better for the rivers and mountains of the Great Song Dynasty to be in charge by people who really care about the people, and they just chose a relatively correct path. ”

Chu Fei said slowly, although he did not answer positively, the meaning of his words was already very clear.

But Xiao Jun couldn't help but sigh after listening to Chu Fei's words, who would know what would happen in the future? What is the difference between the ownership of imperial power and the battle in the rivers and lakes?

A companion is like a tiger, a person who can be an emperor, and how many people have no blood on their hands?

"The road is your own choice, I don't make an evaluation, let alone give you advice, but if you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can always go to the gate of heaven to find me, and I will keep you safe." ”

Xiao Jun thought about it and said lightly.

In fact, he and Chu Fei did not have a deep relationship, but they only got along for a while in the case of the prince's abduction, but he admired Chu Fei's way of dealing with the world, and he risked killing his head in Yanmen Pass before to round the field for him, so it was worth him to owe Chu Fei a favor.

"Thank you, sir!"

Chu Fei respectfully hugged his fists and said.

"Not necessarily. How's the palace doing? Is it still peaceful?"

Xiao Jun waved his hand, changed the topic, and suddenly became a little curious about the things in the palace.

Chu Fei was stunned for a moment, hesitated slightly, turned his head to look at Zhou Zhou, and then lowered his voice and spoke.

"The crown prince has already found out, and there may still be a connection between His Royal Highness and the Immortal Sect, but there is no evidence, and there is no way to show it to His Majesty. ”

Chu Fei said softly.

Hearing this, Xiao Jun couldn't help frowning.

It seems that Zhao Yi is a thief, and he is still thinking about the position of the prince.

"Moreover, the last time he was kidnapped, it is likely that it has something to do with Li Rong, the chief eunuch, otherwise it would be impossible for the killers of the Changshengmen to sneak into the palace and kidnap the prince so easily. ”

Chu Fei lowered his voice again and said.

Xiao Jun couldn't help frowning deeper when he heard Chu Fei's words, it seemed that this matter was even more complicated than he imagined.

Thinking of this, Xiao Jun couldn't help but shake his head.

"The prince also gave me the opportunity to tell Mr. that the Immortal Gate should not have been born out of thin air, everything has been planned for a long time, it seems that they have been lurking in the rivers and lakes for a long time, but they have not shown up on the rivers and lakes, and they are good at playing tricks, please be more careful. ”

Chu Fei looked at Xiao Jun and said with a serious face.

"Okay, I see, thank you for helping me, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. ”

Xiao Jun nodded, smiled and said, and didn't say anything else.

Although he had a good impression of the crown prince Zhao Jingxuan, he still wanted to keep a certain distance from the emperor's house and didn't want to get too close.

Since ancient times, there have been few tragedies between kings and ministers? He didn't want to become a pawn that could be used and discarded at any time.

Loyal ministers, sometimes just say it to themselves.

After resting almost, Chu Fei said goodbye to Xiao Jun and returned to Kyoto alone.

And Xiao Jun took his people to Qingzhou, where there was the nearest branch of Tianmen.

......

Qingzhou.

The first floor of the world.

When Fan Bailing received the news that Xiao Jun and his entourage had returned to Qingzhou, he immediately rushed to the city gate with people to greet him.

Since the last time Xiao Jun was ambushed because of his dereliction of duty, Fan Bailing has been sitting on pins and needles, although Xiao Jun has said that he will not pursue it, but he himself has always refused to forgive himself, and since then he has been cautious and does not dare to make mistakes again.

And he had already found out what he thought was excellent news, at least for Xiao Jun.

"Fan Bailing, subordinate Qingzhou Branch, see the Holy Lord!"

As the Hummer slowly stopped at the city gate, Fan Bailing knelt directly on the ground and said respectfully.

Xiao Jun slowly pushed open the carriage door and walked out, looking at Fan Bailing's big movement, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Isn't this clearly telling his enemy that he has arrived in Qingzhou?

"Get up. ”

Xiao Jun said lightly, motioned for Fan Bailing to get up, and did not express the dissatisfaction in his heart.

He also seemed to know that since he blamed Fan Bailing last time, Fan Bailing had always wanted to make up for his mistakes, but it seemed that the more he made up for it, the more loopholes he felt.

"I've seen the second senior brother. ”

"Fourth junior brother. ”

At this time, Wu Lingjun also rushed over and greeted Fan Bailing to each other.

"Okay, let's go back to the building first, there's a lot of noise here. ”

Xiao Jun said lightly, interrupting the greetings between the two brothers, and then re-entered the carriage.

Fan Bailing and Wu Lingjun glanced at each other, did not speak again, and immediately walked towards the city with their own people.

Although Xiao Jun only mentioned it lightly, Fan Bailing had already understood, and couldn't help but fall into self-blame again, knowing that he had made a mistake again.

After returning to the first floor of the world, Xiao Jun first called Zhao Zilong and his subordinates to him, introduced them to Fan Bailing and Wu Lingjun, and then explained that he had told Kang Guangling to train a group of personal guards for himself, and the captain of the guards, he had decided to let Zhao Zilong serve as the captain.

Wu Lingjun also saw Zhao Zilong in Shangjing, and he had a good impression, so he couldn't help but praise it.

So, under Fan Bailing's arrangement, Zhao Zilong left Qingzhou City early the next morning, and took his people directly to Xiaoyao Mountain to participate in the guards' training.

But as for how many of his and his men will eventually be selected for the guard, we will only have to wait until the end of the training camp to find out.