Ning Kai knelt on the ground, lowered his head, and quietly waited for Fan Jiangong to speak.

There was no one else in the study.

Glancing at Ning Kai, Fan Jiangong said lightly: "Ning Kai, you get up first, sit!"

"Thank you, the king!"

After Ning Kai thanked him, he found a chair and sat down.

Fan Jiangong glanced at Ning Kai, who was sitting precariously, chuckled, and did not mention what Fang Cai Ning Kai said, but asked, "Ning Kai, this king asked you, what did you join the Qingyun Sect for?"

Ning Kai looked at Fan Jiangong, lowered his gaze slightly, and said in a low voice: "If you go back to the king, I went to Qingyun Sect to learn a skill. ”

Fan Jiangong's eyelids raised slightly, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "Then how do you think you have learned?

Ning Kai hesitated for a moment, not knowing what Fan Jiangong meant by this, so he replied cautiously: "Your Majesty, being selected by the sect as a disciple is enough to prove that my qualifications are acceptable, coupled with more than ten years of hard work, I dare not say that I have become one of the top masters, but it can be regarded as a small success!"

Fan Jiangong smiled and said, "What a small success! This king will ask you, is Mr. Jia's skills like that of Mr. Jia considered a top master?"

Ning Kai nodded and said, "The family master must be a top master, Qingyun Sect is the first sect in my Bazhou, one of the nine major sects in the world. As the deputy head of the Qingyun Sect, Master is naturally ranked among the world's masters. ”

"Oh?"

Fan Jiangong leaned back in his chair and asked again, "What about Yuan Xi?"

Hearing Fan Jiangong ask about Yuan Xi, Ning Kai pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, I have studied with Yuan Xi, this person is indeed a very powerful character, I think I am inferior to him." ”

Fan Jiangong nodded and said, "You are very self-aware!"

Ning Kai bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, there is an old saying among the people, if there is no diamond, you can't do porcelain work." I'm not afraid of death, but I also know that volunteering without knowing the right amount may cause something bad. ”

Fan Jiangong leaned forward, looked at Ning Kai and asked, "In that case, how can this king rest assured that his own safety will be handed over to you for protection?"

Ning Kai said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, according to Vice Marshal Feng's deployment, layers of protection have been laid inside and outside the palace, even if he dares to come on Yuan Xi, he will definitely not be able to break in, please rest assured, Your Majesty." ”

After speaking, he stood up and bowed to Fan Jiangong and said, "Your Majesty, the reason why the first king was able to suddenly suffer this difficulty was not because the palace guards were unfavorable, but because we were gullible about the other party, otherwise, this kind of thing would definitely not have happened." ”

Fan Jiangong nodded and said, "This king understands in his heart, otherwise, can he still continue to serve as his commander in peace?"

In fact, Fan Jiangong had already had the idea of replacing Gao Shou in his heart, but now is the time to use people, and there is no one in his hands to use, so he let Gao Shou continue to serve as the commander of the palace guards.

Everything is changeable, and Fan Jiangong is more anxious than happy.

Once a son of heaven and a courtier,

But he has made great contributions, and he hardly has any team.

Fan Jiangong knew that he couldn't rely too much on Feng Yuan.

He has a good memory.

He remembered the tone in which Feng Yuan spoke to him.

This is not the tone of a courtier.

Fan Jiangong regretted it a little, he finally figured out why the former king arranged for him to serve in the army.

This is a chance to win hearts and minds around him.

It's a pity.

Fan Jiangong remembered Wei Tiangang.

From the bottom of his heart, he naturally didn't want anything wrong with the commander of the Bazhou soldiers and horses, after all, everything about Wei Tiangang was just a guess.

Fan Jiangong glanced at Ning Kai and asked, "What do you think of Gao Shou?"

Ning Kai's heart moved slightly, and he thought for a while: "Your Majesty, I thought that this person was loyal to the king and dutiful, but he was just ......."

"Just what?"

Fan Jiangong's eyes moved slightly.

Ning Kai stood up and bowed his hand to Fan Jiangong and said: "Your Majesty, I'm just a grass people, although the villain is said to share the heavy responsibility of protecting the king with Commander Gao, but Commander Gao has an official position after all, and it's not something that I can talk nonsense about." ”

Fan Jiangong smiled in his heart.

With a smile on his face, he said, "You don't need to be like this before this king. ”

Seeing that Fan Jiangong didn't mention anything about his official position, Ning Kai felt a lot in his heart and said: "Your Majesty, this palace guard commander is an important position after all, if it is a peaceful and prosperous world, with the skills of a high commander, it is more than enough to deter the little thief, but in this world, the undercurrent is surging, and it is inevitable that no one will use some inferior means to harm the king." Even if this is the case now, there is no guarantee that something like this will not happen again in the future. ”

Speaking of this, Ning Kai bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, as the deputy head of the Qingyun Sect, the family master will definitely not be in the palace all the time, so the villain dares to suggest that the king should gather more people in the rivers and lakes to protect the king's safety." ”

What Ning Kai is thinking, Fan Jiangong knows it clearly.

But he didn't want to give him an official position so easily.

Some things, which are too easy to get, are not so valuable.

But listening to Ning Kai talk about the people in the rivers and lakes made his heart move.

In ancient times, there was a son, Meng Weijun, with 3,000 guests, and he was the lord of Bazhou, so why not follow suit?

After pondering for a moment, Fan Jiangong said to Ning Kai: "Your proposal is not bad, but you also said that with his ability to keep it, that is, he has the ability to scare people, not to mention others, just come back on that Yuan Xi, according to the king, even if he is given a thousand people to guard in the palace, he may not be able to keep it." ”

Hearing Fan Jiangong's evaluation of Gao Shou, Ning Kai was overjoyed.

He said quietly: "Your Majesty, this matter is no wonder for the high commander, after all, he is not a disciple of the orthodox sect, but he is just born with great strength." ”

Fan Jiangong sighed and said: "You are right, but now is the time to employ people, and this king has no suitable person to take on this important task." ”

If Ning Kai couldn't hear the meaning of Fan Jiangong's words, he wouldn't have to worry about mixing in the officialdom.

Bowing down, Ning Kai said in a deep voice: "If the king doesn't think that Ning Kai's martial arts are slight, I am willing to serve the king." ”

"Good, good!"

Seeing that Ning Kai finally recommended himself, Fan Jiangong stroked his palm, stood up and smiled at Ning Kai: "Ning Kai, this king has always had the intention to leave you, but I am afraid that you Qingyun Sect will be embarrassed, after all, you are such an excellent disciple, and you are asked to come over by this king, which is really a move to break the foundation." ”

Ning Kai said: "King Xie looks up to me, and after coming down the mountain, the family teacher once asked me what I planned to do in the future. If I have the heart to stay in the sect, my teacher will definitely cultivate me wholeheartedly, but if I have the ambition of the temple, he will not stop me, and he will recommend me to the king. ”

"Your Majesty, it's not that I'd rather be a wolf-hearted dog and don't miss the cultivation of the sect. If it is a peaceful and prosperous world, I would rather choose to stay in the sect and serve the sect. But now, I don't want to waste all my learning. ”

Fan Jiangong walked up to Ning Kai, grabbed his arm and said, "You don't need to be so polite when you see this king in the future, Ning Kai, this king asks you, do you want to give you a position as deputy commander of the guard for the time being?"

Although Ning Kai really wanted to take the position of commander directly, he understood that it was easy to take off this sub-character.

He needs a chance to perform, a chance to show what he can do.

Kneeling on the ground, Ning Kai said, "Wechen is willing!"

Fan Jiangong grabbed Ning Kai's arm with one hand, and said angrily: "Look, this king just said, you don't need to be so polite, you will forget it?"

Ning Kai stood up and stood on one side with a bow.

Fan Jiangong continued: "It's not appropriate to change Gao Shou at the moment, you also know that he is Wei Shuai's person, if you change him now, Wei Shuai will inevitably not be careful." ”

Ning Kai said in a low voice: "Don't worry, the king understands." ”

Fan Jiangong nodded and said: "In addition, after this king appoints you as the deputy commander, presumably Gao Shou can also guess the king's thoughts, if this king guesses well, Gao Shou will take the initiative to find the widow." ”

Ning Kai thought for a while and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want to go to Vice Marshal Feng's ......?"

Fan Jiangong waved his hand and said: "Don't be in a hurry about this matter, Ning Kai, what should you do now, before this king officially declares you as the deputy commander, no one should say anything about today's affairs, including your master, and Feng Yuan, do you understand the meaning of the widow?"

Ning Kai's eyes moved slightly, and he whispered, "Weichen understands!"

Fan Jiangong nodded, looked sideways at Ning Kai and said, "It's good that you understand! Ning Kai, the opportunity is given by this king, whether you can become the most trusted person of this king depends on your performance!"

Ning Kai puffed up his chest and said: "Your Majesty, Weichen will be loyal and responsible for the king." ”

Fan Jiangong smiled and said: "Ning Kai, Feng Yuan and Lu Yiping are both your senior brothers, right? This king hopes that in the future, you will not only be a small guard commander in front of this king, but also become the real right-hand man of the widow, the pillar of my Bazhou." ”

patting Ning Kai on the shoulder, Fan Jiangong continued: "Ning Kai, I'm not afraid to tell you that in the eyes of this king, pretending to be more than just my Bazhou land. ”

Ning Kai asked, "Does the king have the heart to chase the world?"

Fan Jiangong glanced at Ning Kai and asked rhetorically, "What's the matter? Could it be that you think that this king's appetite is too big?"

Ning Yan smiled and said: "Your Majesty, your subordinates naturally don't think so, on the contrary, your subordinates think that this is your chance." ”

"What a chance for you!"

Fan Jiangong chuckled twice and said to Ning Kai: "Yes, if this king wins the world, you Ning Kai is only afraid that he will also be a prince." ”

Ning Kai bowed his head and arched his hand.

Fan Jiangong was suddenly in a good mood.

casually found a chair to sit down, and he said to Ning Kai: "Yuan Xi has entered the city and went straight to Wei Shuai's mansion, what do you think of this matter?"

Ning Kai stood in front of him, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, according to what Weichen has seen, I am afraid that it is not much different from what we expected, Yuan Xi re-entered Ziyang City this time, just to find Wei Shuai." ”

"Wouldn't it be to assassinate Wei Shuai?"

Ning Kai chuckled and said, "Your Majesty, whether to assassinate or report the news, we will wait and see." ”

Fan Jiangong was silent for a moment, and suddenly asked, "Ning Kai, I heard that Xiao Er has worshiped Mr. Jia as his teacher in order to practice martial arts?"

Ning Kai nodded and said: "Yes, originally because of the noble status of the Second Highness, the family master was reluctant to accept him as a disciple, but the Second Highness insisted again and again, and the first king also said a few words for the Second Highness, so the family teacher reluctantly accepted the disciple of the Second Highness and taught him the mastery of the Qingyun Sect." ”

Hearing that Fan Liye had learned the Qingyun Sect, Fan Jiangong's eyes moved slightly, and he asked, "Then you can be regarded as the junior brother of the junior two?"

Ning Kai hurriedly lowered his head and said: "Your Majesty, Your Royal Highness has a noble status, and the ministers dare not regard themselves as senior brothers. ”

After hesitating for a moment, Ning Kai tentatively said, "Is the king suspicious?"

Fan Jiangong glanced at Ning Kai and did not speak.

Ning Kai was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly saluted: "It's the minister's speech, and I hope that the king will forgive his sins!"

Fan Jiangong waved his hand and said, "You go first, remember to inform Vice Marshal Feng of the news of Yuan Xi's entry into the city." ”

Ning Kai bowed and retired.

There was only one person left in the house.

Clapped his palms, and a little eunuch pushed the door in.

Fan Jiangong said: "Tell me to go down, dinner will be placed in the study, and call Xiao Er over to have dinner with this king!"

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Ye Bei knelt on the ground, his eyes full of tears.

It is only after the pain that so many tears come out.

At this time, Ye Bei was in pain in his body and bitter in his heart.

The pain is unbearable, and the pain is unspeakable.

When he was held down, he didn't even have the right to roll in pain.

Ye Bei, who was stripped to only a pair of obscene pants, had a total of four little eunuchs sitting on his body, holding his limbs to death.

There was not a single scar on his body.

Fan Jiangong said it well, Hou Mink Temple's means of greeting people are very set.

Hou Mink Temple, who was sitting in front of Ye Bei, looked at Ye Bei lying on the ground and sneered: "I can't imagine it, your Ye Bei Ye Gonggong still has such skills! But don't be too happy, these were just some hors d'oeuvres, your father-in-law Ye can't eat enough, and our family will serve them to you one by one. ”

Ye Bei, who was in pain and was about to lose his breath, said with a crying voice: "Lord Mink Temple, I, I have recruited everything I should have recruited, you can spare me!"

"It's all recruited, I don't think so!"

Hou Mink Temple laughed, stood up, and squatted beside Ye Bei.

The hand slid over Ye Bei's back, and Hou Mink Temple praised it: "Such a smooth back, I didn't expect you to have such a good skin." ”

After speaking, he leaned over and put his face on Ye Bei's back, slowly slid upward, and when he slid to the root of Ye Bei's ear, he said softly: "If you do all the tricks, this mink temple will definitely ask the king for a favor to save you from death." ”

Feeling a burst of heat coming from the root of his ear, Ye Bei involuntarily turned his avatar aside.

Before he could speak, the annoyed Hou Diao Temple pressed the back of Ye Bei's head and said hatefully, "What's the matter?

With his face firmly on the ground, Ye Bei opened his mouth with great effort, and said with difficulty: "No, no, I, I didn't mean to!"

Fortunately, there was no more pinprick-like pain in the limbs at this time.

The reason why it was pinprick-like pain was because none of the four little eunuchs who held down his limbs had a silver needle in their hands.

They didn't pierce hard, but it hurt.

Hou Mink Temple patted Ye Bei's face, pinched it again, and then grabbed Ye Bei's hair with one hand and pulled it back.

Ye Bei, who was dragged up, begged for mercy: "Lord Mink Temple, what I said is the truth, maybe I was dazzled that day before I dared to talk nonsense in front of Wei Shuai and His Royal Highness, I really don't have any fellow party." ”

Hou Mink Si let go of his hand, slapped Ye Bei on the back of the head, and scolded: "You are so foolish as our family, aren't you? You eunuch, if you didn't collude with him Yuan Xi, why are you willing to risk losing your head to speak for him?"

Ye Bei was beaten to the ground, and his nose and mouth were bleeding.

This collision, Ye Bei's eyes flowed out again.

He snorted and whimpered: "It was I who was poured ecstasy soup and lost my mind for a while, Lord Mink, I beg you, I will go and tell the king that I am blind, I have seen it wrong, and there is nothing wrong with it." ”

Hou Mink Temple's big hand wandered back and forth on Ye Bei's back ridge, and said lightly: "Ecstasy soup?

There was a tingling sensation on his back, and Ye Bei wanted to move his back, but he didn't dare, so he had to grit his teeth and endure it. After taking a few breaths, he said, "I said, I'll say everything, Lord Mink, I'll tell you everything I know!"

Hou Mink Temple showed a sinister smile on his face, pulled Ye Bei's obscene pants, slapped it a few times, rubbed it a few times, stood up and said with his hands behind his back: "Our family just doesn't understand, why do many people have to suffer a little before they are willing to tell the truth?"

Sitting on the chair opposite Ye Bei, he glanced at the four little eunuchs who held Ye Bei down.

The four of them let go of Ye Bei's limbs.

Ye Bei gritted his teeth and supported the ground with his palms, knelt on the ground, and began to start from the first time he saw Yuan Xi, to what happened in the hall that day, no matter how big or small, and explained it.

Including the piece of silver that Yuan Xi gave him, and the incident where Fan Liye went to find Yuan Xi.

When talking about what happened in the main hall, Ye Bei cried and said: "Lord Mink Temple, I didn't see who made it, they are all masters, but I saw that Mr. Jia's left hand was in that direction, so I guessed that he made it, and then I thought about Lord Yuan......"

"Huh?"

Hearing the dissatisfied voice of Hou Mink Temple, Ye Bei hurriedly changed his words: "It's the thief Yuan Xi, he is so good to me, I am confused, so I talk nonsense in front of several adults." ”

Hou Mink Temple nodded, leaned over close to Ye Bei's face, patted it lightly twice, and said, "I didn't find out earlier, you were born quite peugeot!"

After speaking, he stood up and ordered: "Take it down, show me!"

Remembering that His Royal Highness had gone to find Yuan Xi, Hou Mink Temple hurriedly walked out.

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Yuan Xi leaned against the back of a rockery, holding his breath and frowning secretly.

Unexpectedly, there were so many guards in Wei Shuai's mansion.

It's not that he's afraid of too many people, but there are too many rooms in the Shuai Mansion, and he doesn't know where Wei Tiangang's people are.

He didn't dare to show up directly.

Even if Lu Yiping could trust Wei Tiangang, he would not dare to take this risk.

Trust doesn't pass on because of trust.

Picking up a few stones, he quietly threw them into the distance.

Several stones collided in the air, some landed on the wall, some bounced into the water, and some jumped onto the roof.

It's not loud.

There was a small commotion, and two squads went to check on the place where the movement was made, but finally found nothing.

Maybe it's just a few cats.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Yuan Xi touched another place.

Night is the best camouflage, even if there are more torches, in the courtyard of the huge Shuai Mansion, the dark places still account for the vast majority.

The goal of the guards is clear, as long as the thieves can't break into the room.

Yuan Xi was cross-legged on the ground, his eyes slightly closed, feeling the breath around him.

Finally, he noticed that around a certain room, there were many hidden breaths of people.

Yuan Xi also found a very powerful aura.

He was shocked, why was Jia Nanfeng here?

In the room, Jia Nanfeng opened his eyes.

He's finally here.

Yuan Xi's profound internal skills are indeed very profound, but it's a pity that Yuan Xi's practice is not advanced enough.

Knowing that he had been discovered by Jia Nanfeng, he held his breath and stared vigilantly in a certain direction.

He was waiting for Jia Nanfeng to come out.

But Jia Nanfeng didn't move, like the old boat sitting on the bow of the boat.

Yuan Xi pondered for a moment and thought about it.

He wanted to see who was fishing.

Visually measured his distance from the room.

Yuan Xi took out three clouds from his arms.

With a flick of his fingers, a cloud flew out, Yuan Xi's eyes moved slightly, and then the second cloud also flew out, and after two breaths, the third cloud also came out.

Yuan Xi turned over and moved, grabbed a few stones from under a tree, and the person had flashed onto the roof, his hands flicked again and again, and the stones flew towards the place where the Tibetan people were located.

The clouds flew fast, but there was more than one sound of breaking the air.

Smack, smack, smack!

In addition to the sound of stones crashing, there is also the sound of clouds crashing.

Under the impact of the two clouds in the back, the first cloud broke through the window of Jia Nanfeng's room.

Jia Nanfeng pushed the door out.

That kid was provoking him.

Jia Nanfeng knew that with him here, Yuan Xi might not really dare to go to Wei Tiangang.

If so......

Ten people appeared in the courtyard, but they did not make a noise, but they were probing around, but they were only moving within ten zhang of Wei Tiangang's room.

Seeing Jia Nanfeng push the door out, those people turned a blind eye.

Wei Shuai explained that as long as Jia Nanfeng did not approach his room, he would follow Jia Nanfeng in the mansion.

flashed onto the roof, and Jia Nanfeng saw Yuan Xi in the dark night.

Yuan Xi stretched out his hand and waved, and said with a chuckle: "Mr. Jia, I haven't seen you for many days, I miss it very much!"

Jia Nanfeng said expressionlessly: "I didn't expect you to be so bold and dare to come back!"

Yuan Xi sneered: "I am not as bold as your Mr. Jia, as the culprit who killed the king, I even dare to talk and laugh in the palace." ”

Jia Nanfeng said softly: "The vertical son is talking nonsense, until now, you still dare to talk here, pour dirty water on the old man, and I am not afraid to tell you that the king has already learned of his Lu Yiping's conspiracy, if it weren't for the first king to guard filial piety, the king would have ordered Vice Marshal Feng to lead the army outside the city to the south and take Pingnan City directly." ”

Yuan Xi frowned, if this was the case, then Pingnan City would suffer an unwarranted disaster.

Uncle Lu's judgment was right, and sure enough, he Jia Nanfeng wanted to provoke civil strife in Bazhou.

At present, the only one who can relieve the siege of Nancheng is Wei Shuai.

Yuan Xi glanced left and right a few times, and no one surrounded him.

The reason why he chose to show up was also because of Wei Tiangang's strategy of only guarding against it.

Taking a deep breath, Yuan Xi shouted at the room: "Wei Shuai is here, Yuan Xi is on the order of General Lu to come to deliver a letter to Wei Shuai." ”

Wei Tiangang, who had been awakened by the movement outside, sighed, got up and pushed the door out.

Wait for it to stand still in the courtyard, brushing and brushing the figure flickering.

Forty guards appeared one after another, protecting Wei Tiangang.

Wei Tiangang said lightly: "Yuan Xi, if you believe in Ben Shuai, you will be arrested immediately, if there is any hidden secret, Ben Shuai will definitely give you justice." ”

Yuan Xi shook his head and said: "Wei Shuai, if you don't like it, I Yuan Xi can't trust you, and I can't trust our new king, General Lu's token and letter are here, if you want to see it, I will throw it over, if you don't see it, then order someone to arrest me." ”

Wei Tiangang glanced at Jia Nanfeng and asked, "Mr. Jia, this son is right in front of you, why didn't Mr. Jia come forward to capture him?"

Jia Nanfeng shook his head and said: "Wei Shuai is also a martial artist, you also know that he has excellent light skills and extraordinary foot strength, this son has already calculated the distance, even if the old man makes a move, he can't catch up with him, in case he hits his plan to transfer the tiger away from the mountain again, it will be worth the loss." ”

Yuan Xi said with a smile: "Mr. Jia is not slow, after hurting General Lu that night, he can run faster than anyone else!"

Jia Nanfeng was not angry, and said lightly: "The old man is just focusing on the overall situation, and he wants to pass on Lu Yiping's wolf ambitions to Ziyang City as soon as possible." ”

Yuan Xi sneered: "Good strategy, good means!"

After speaking, Yuan Xi glanced at Wei Tiangang and asked: "It doesn't matter if Wei Shuai believes me or not, if you can trust General Lu, this letter will bother you to take a look, and it will not be in vain for me to visit the Shuai's Mansion at night, if you can't believe General Lu, then I will turn around and leave, and we will see you outside Pingnan City in the future." ”

Wei Tiangang chuckled and said, "Take it, he Lu Yiping is my subordinate after all, Ben Shuai naturally wants to see what he has to say to Ben Shuai?"

Yuan Xi stretched out his hand.

The letter and token flew towards Wei Tiangang.

A guard stretched out his hand to copy it, caught the token and the letter, and handed it to Wei Tiangang.

Someone went into the house and took out an oil lamp and lit it with a fire.

Then the light, Wei Tiangang glanced at the token, nodded, and opened the letter again.

With a frown, Wei Tiangang said in his heart, sure enough.

He turned his head to look at Jia Nanfeng.

Jia Nanfeng smiled and stretched out his hand.

A flying locust stone shot towards Wei Tiangang.