Qi Tian realized that he had said something wrong, and hurriedly said "Haha": "Okay, let's play with you, I strictly follow my father's wishes, didn't I discuss it with you before I gave the order?"

A few black lines appeared on Wang Shouren's forehead, and he said in his heart, is that a discussion? Obviously, it was a direct order.

Just when a few people were drinking tea and chatting, a family member hurriedly ran into the garden and said, "Third young master, there is a palace maid outside, saying that the eldest princess asked you to enter the palace tonight, and there is something important to discuss." ”

"Where's she?" Qi Tian asked.

"It's gone. Jia Ding replied.

"Is this what she said?" Qi Tian wondered.

Jia Ding nodded, "The original words, word for word, she said that this is the edict of the eldest princess." ”

Qi Tian suddenly didn't understand, it wasn't that the princess didn't understand when he announced that he entered the palace, but the wording of the edict.

He is the courtier of the eldest princess, so it's good to let him enter the palace to summon himself, how can he say that there is something important to discuss?

Could it be that Princess Celestia and herself are friends?

Obviously not!

Wang Shouren and others also had some doubts, whether it was an edict or an edict, the most important thing to pay attention to was the wording, but this was completely wrong.

"Celestia Princess's edict feels a little weird. Qi Zaiqing said.

Qi Tian nodded, "Indeed, she is a person who wants to become an emperor, just summon me directly into the palace, why is she so tactful, people are a little incomprehensible." ”

"I think, the eldest princess should know the actions of Brother Qi, although the eldest princess is now the emperor, but the military power in the city is Lord Qi's final say, if the army revolts, it will be even more powerful than the prince. Wang Shouren said.

"Third brother, I think it's better for you not to go because you're sick. Qi Zaiqing said with some concern.

He was worried that the eldest princess invited Qi Tian so tactfully, just to wait for Qi Tian to murder him after entering the palace, after all, it was already a fact that she became the emperor, and Qi Tian was no longer needed.

Qi Tian smiled and shook his head, "I don't think the eldest princess will be so stupid, it won't do him any good to do me at this time." ”

Wang Shouren seemed a little hesitant at this time, "But I'm not afraid of 10,000, I'm afraid of what if, although I also feel that the eldest princess won't do such a stupid thing, but it's hard to guarantee that she won't be impulsive, she is about to become an emperor, and some people she may have been afraid of in the past will not be afraid at all now." ”

"Okay, let's not talk about that. Qi Tian looked at Ma Dusheng, "How is the New Guard?"

Ma Dusheng stood respectfully in front of Qi Tian, "Tell General Qi that the new Guards have been reorganized, and after the death of Pang Hai's henchmen, the vacated positions of generals have been added to our own people, and now the entire Guards Army is loyal to General Qi." ”

"I always feel a little awkward to see what you say in armor, so we don't have to be so serious in the future. Qi Tian said, "They have become guards, how do they react?"

Ma Dusheng smiled, "Naturally, they are very happy! They used to be stationed at the border gates, and they lived a life of wind and sun, lack of food, and fear every day, and only the children of poor families would be assigned to the Changyang Army." But now they can enter the Imperial Capital City as a guard, no longer have to worry about foreign enemies attacking, and they can enjoy the good living conditions of the Imperial Capital City. ”

Qi Tian also smiled, the Changyang Army is very bitter, fighting outside all the year round, every day in the wind and rain, sometimes the rapid march is to walk dozens of kilometers, and there are countless deaths of exhaustion and disease on the way.

Now that they can enter the Imperial City as soldiers, they are naturally very happy.

"That's good, one more point. Qi Tian told Ma Dusheng, "In the new guards, there must be no corruption in the old guards, what I need is a guard army with combat effectiveness and bans!"

"Obey orders! Please rest assured General Qi, this will never happen!" Ma Dusheng shouted respectfully.

Qi Tian was still very relieved of Ma Dusheng, although the city guards he once managed were not as strong as the Fourth Legion, their military appearance and military discipline were also very strict.

It is precisely because of this that a group of commanders like Xiao Xiaobing and Sun Kui will appear.

In the evening, Qi Tian asked Wang Shouren and Qi Zaiqing not to tell others about their entry into the palace to avoid them worrying.

So he found a reason, and left the Qi Mansion with Bingfeng and walked towards the palace.

When Qi Tian arrived at the gate of the palace, Gu Zhengang was already waiting there, and he seemed to have known that the Grand Duke was going to summon Qi Tian.

"Boss, I'll go in with you. ”

Qi Tian shook his head, "No, if you go, it will make the eldest princess suspicious." ”

Gu Zhengang wanted to say something, but the eldest princess's personal maid had already walked over and said with a smile: "The eldest princess has been waiting for General Qi for a long time, please come with me." ”

Qi Tian smiled slightly, and strode over alone.

Gu Zhengang looked at the backs of Qi Tian and the maidservant, and then called his cronies, "The patrol around the eldest princess's bedroom has doubled, and I will personally guard it." ”

He did this in the hope that once the eldest princess was unfavorable to Qi Tian, he could immediately rush in to rescue Qi Tian.

When Qi Tian came to the eldest princess's bedroom, a fragrance of floral tea greeted him, which smelled very good.

Fluttershy's maiden glances at Qi Tian's expression of enjoyment, and a mischievous smile appears on her lips.

The two of them arrive at a large study, and Fluttershy pushes the door open, moving out of the way, and motions for Qi Tian to go in alone.

After Qi Tian entered the study, he carefully looked at the layout here, which was very different from the private mansion where he had seen the eldest princess.

The study was filled with large brass utensils, and many large ornaments, all about the height of Qi Tian, with flying birds, bottles, and many other things that Qi Tian did not recognize.

But these things are just the right amount of emissions, showing an incomparably noble feeling.

This kind of dignity is different from pride, nobility represents a high position, and arrogance only represents wealth.

"Sit down, the water is already boiling, you can make tea. Celestia's voice came.

Qi Tian followed the prestige, there was still a gauze curtain between the two, and the eldest princess was still hidden behind the curtain.

He has always wondered why the eldest princess always uses a curtain to block herself, is she ugly and afraid to see people?

"Celestia called me at night, shouldn't it be just to drink tea?" Qi Tian said, "Although I think I sleep well, it's never good to drink so much tea at night." ”

"You've broken your promise. Princess Celestia said lightly.

Qi Tian smiled, "Promise?"

"Aren't you going back to Yunhai City and being a carefree young man? But why do you want to mobilize the army and secretly dispatch troops now?"

Celestia's voice was calm, and she couldn't hear any mood swings, but Qi Tian felt that the atmosphere at this time was more tense than before.

"Oh, that's what Your Highness said. Qi Tian groaned slightly, and then continued to speak: "First of all, I never agreed with the eldest princess to return to Yunhai City, what I agreed with the eldest princess was how to help His Royal Highness defeat the crown prince, and in return, His Royal Highness gave me the permanent title of Yunhai City, as well as gave me the imperial token and jade pendant. ”

Qi Tian and the eldest princess met twice before, and Qi Tian did not promise that the eldest princess would return to Yunhai City after defeating the prince.

"So, is this palace wrong?" the eldest princess said with a chill in her tone.

Qi Tian bowed respectfully, "The eldest princess is not wrong, how can the eldest princess be wrong?"

He sighed and continued: "To tell you from the heart, after repelling the crown prince, I was already planning to go back to my Yunhai City to enjoy the blessings, but then I suddenly found out that the reason why the crown prince failed and the eldest princess was able to win the status has nothing to do with me, it is all because of the way of heaven!"

"Heavenly Dao?" asked the eldest princess.

Qi Tian nodded, "It is indeed the way of heaven, although the eldest princess is talented and intelligent, and her means are outstanding, but for thousands of years, there has not been a female emperor, which shows that in the hearts of the people and officials, only men can inherit the throne, and women can only live in the harem, I believe that in these thousands of years, there will not be no princesses who have the same ambitions and means as the eldest princess, but they have not succeeded." ”

He glanced at the figure behind the curtain, and there was no change, so he continued: "So the eldest princess can become the first queen of the Xuangu Continent, in fact, it is the way of heaven. ”

"You have been talking for a long time and still haven't explained what the way of heaven is. Princess Celestia said lightly.

"The way of heaven is humanity, and humanity is the human heart. Qi Tian said word by word, "The Sunny Empire was not as weak as it is now in the past, and it was allowed to invade by the surrounding empires but did not know how to resist, everyone could see that this was because there was a problem with the imperial atmosphere, and the promotion of officials did not depend on political performance, but on bribery, and businessmen did not rely on honesty to do business, but on relationships, everyone was selfish and never thought about the empire." This makes it difficult for ordinary people who have no money to get ahead, and they can only suffer. When this anger and dissatisfaction reaches a certain level, the Heavenly Dao will automatically correct this error. ”

He stood up, slowly walked to the curtain, and lightly touched the curtain with his nose, "If the prince is a good prince who behaves properly, sits upright, and wins the hearts of the people, does the eldest princess think you still have a chance?"

Although the figure behind the gauze curtain did not move, Qi Tian was sensitive to notice that her breath was chaotic.

The entire dormitory fell silent.

Qi Tian knew that the eldest princess needed to silence her own words.

It is not an overnight thing for him to want to change the attitude of the eldest princess, didn't someone say that forcibly changing a person's mind is the most stupid act.

Therefore, he only hopes that when he comes into contact with the eldest princess, he can be good at seducing her and gradually change her mind.

Qi Tian sat back in front of the tea table, and the tea he had just brewed could be drunk.

I don't know how long it took, the eldest princess slowly spoke: "This palace thinks that your words have some truth. ”

Qi Tian played with the teacup and smiled.

"Bengong likes to listen to you talk about the way of heaven, I wonder if I can tell Bengong more?"

Qi Tian was happy in his heart, what the eldest princess said was exactly what he wanted.

If he can change the eldest princess's thoughts and attitudes, he can go back to the imperial capital city with peace of mind to take the baby.

"I will definitely do my best!" Qi Tian said, "When I talk about this Heavenly Dao, I must first say..."

"Hongu is sleepy tonight, you can come back to Hongu at this time tomorrow. Princess Celestia interrupted him.

Qi Tian looked strange, as if a fart had just wanted to be released, but was blocked by something.

"Then I'll take my leave first, so as not to delay the rest of the eldest princess. Qi Tian said.

"The black uniform suits you perfectly. Princess Celestia spoke suddenly.

Qi Tian was stunned and nodded, "Thank you, Celestia, for preparing the clothes for me." ”

With that, he turned around and left the princess's bedchamber.

As soon as he stepped out of the palace, he saw Gu Zhengang walking around the gate of the palace with a team of guards.

When they saw Qi Tian come out, they immediately came up.

"Boss, are you okay?" asked Gu Zhengang.

Qi Tian smiled, "Of course it's okay, even if the eldest princess wants to do something to me, she will be persuaded by my three-inch tongue." ”

Gu Zhengang saw that Qi Tian was still in the mood to joke, obviously chatting well with the eldest princess, and his hanging heart was also relaxed.

Just when Gu Zhen just sent Qi Tian out, twenty female killers wearing red brocade clothes, swords hanging from their waists, and solemn faces appeared in the eldest princess's study.

They knelt neatly in the place where Qi Tian had just been.

At this time, Fluttershy walked into the study, walked through the curtain to Her Royal Highness the Celestial Princess, and whispered, "Your Royal Highness, General Gu is indeed waiting for Qi Tian with a team of soldiers at the gate of the palace. ”

Princess Celestia sat quietly behind the curtain and did not speak.

Fluttershy hesitated for a moment and continued, "Why don't you let Redcoat intercept him on the road?"

Princess Celestia shook her head slightly.

"Could it be that Her Royal Highness the Celestial Princess is going to let him go?" Fluttershy hears that the Guards are now all the Changyang Legion, and the generals who control the legion are all close associates of Ma Dusheng and Wang Shouren, which is too bad for His Highness's safety. ”

"Fluttershy, how do you think you can control someone?" Princess Celestia asked suddenly.

Fluttershy thinks for a moment, "Grab his dearest?"

The eldest princess nodded slightly, "But this will only control him for a while, not for a lifetime." ”

"How can you control him for the rest of his life?" Fluttershy wondered.

Instead of speaking, Princess Celestia got up and walked towards the bedroom.

Fluttershy looked at the back of Princess Celestia, her brow furrowed with the word "Chuan", and she muttered, "How can there be a way to control other people's lives in this world..."

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When Qi Tian returned to Qi Mansion, Wang Shouren and Ma Dusheng had not yet left.

He knew that the two of them didn't leave because they wanted to see him return safely, so that they would be relieved.

"Brother, what are you talking about at night?" Wang Shouren said curiously.

Qi Tian smiled "hehe" and said mysteriously: "Pandao!"

"Pandao?" Wang Shouren wondered.

Qi Tian said what he said to the princess today, and said it to Wang Shouren and Ma Dusheng again.

Suddenly, Wang Shouren immediately gave a thumbs up, "Brother, what you said is really amazing!"

Ma Dusheng also exclaimed: "Being knowledgeable is different, and General Qi can still tell the truth of the way of heaven." ”

"Where, Brother Wang and Brother Ma have won the award, I just told the truth, the heroes of each dynasty have a lot to do with the back of this dynasty, just like the troubled times can't produce sages, and the prosperous times can't produce heroes. Qi Tian smiled.

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PS: I left for Sanya in the early hours of this morning, and came back on Monday, these days the brothers are more responsible, one more every day, one more 4K words, two chapters a day starting on Tuesday, 8K a day.