Gaojing Palace.

"Jiang Zixuan of the Jiang family, see the lord of the Qi country. ”

Jiang Zixuan and his entourage came to the Gaojing Palace, without any obstacles, and were warmly received by Nangong Yingyang. After some politeness, Nangong Yingyang led the Jiang family and his party to meet Ji Li, the head of Qi State.

Jiang Zixuan, as the leader of the team, took the lead in saluting, and the others also announced their names one by one to meet the lord Ji Li.

Ji Li sat on the throne, the beaded curtain hanging from the crown blocked his eyes, and he couldn't see what he looked like. "It turned out to be a member of the Jiang family, who had admired the name for a long time, and was disrespectful and disrespectful. I don't know, why did you come to Gaojing, Qiguo?"

Jiang Zixuan stretched out his right hand and slid it lightly in mid-air, and an image emerged. The image was a person, a human skeleton to be exact. It was nine feet tall, dressed in a half-hidden gray robe, and there was not a trace of flesh on Sensen's skeleton, and a huge sheep-headed skeleton hung on the huge human bone. It was none other than the Meridian Beginner Demon Dao Cultivator, the Sheep Bone Demon.

"Jiang Aiqing, what is this?" Ji Li looked at the image of the Sheephorn Demon, and already had some guesses about the identity of the Sheephorn Demon in his heart.

Jiang Zixuan projected the image to the center of the main hall and explained the image: "Tell the Lord of the Kingdom, this is the method of our Jiang family, called Zhaoying, which can turn the appearance of the Demon Dao monk into a photo, so as to facilitate the search for wanted. This figure is a bone path monk named Sheephorn Demon, who has devoted himself to the demon path and is wanted by many sects. Not long ago, he seems to have escaped to Gaojing, the capital of your country, and we have followed the clues all the way to this point. Therefore, I beseech the king that he may send men to help us to arrest the Sheephorn Demon and rid the people of evil. ”

"Sheephorn Demon, Demon Dao Monk?" Ji Li thought about it, according to Nangong Yingyang's previous description, the Demon Dao Monk who was in trouble in the royal capital seemed to be the Sheephorn Demon. "What Jiang Aiqing said, this king has also heard a little, there was indeed a demon monk who committed a crime in our Gaojing City before. However, because he was well prepared, the commander of Nangong couldn't chase and kill, so he still let him run. ”

"What, our dignified Qi King Du Gaojing, there will be a demon monk sneaking into it? I think back then, our Qi country was the only kingdom in southern Xinjiang, at that time, who dared to flirt with us and wait for the tiger's whiskers? Alas, I didn't expect that now even a little demon thief would dare to ride on the head of our Qi country to and pee. Remember, alas, hurt!"

"It's really terrifying, even the commander of Nangong, who is in charge of the Dark Guard and the Royal Capital Guard, can't hold the Sheephorn Demon, how terrifying is his strength?"

"Hehe, it's not necessarily that you can't hold it. If it was the Nangong Commander who kept the Sheep's Horn Demon and had some other ideas, it would make sense. ”

When the ministers of the court heard this, some sighed, some panicked, and some sneered, and they had the intention of falling into the well.

Nangong Yingyang's face was gloomy, in fact, he was even more unbearable than Ji Li said, not only did he not see the Sheep Bone Demon, but even the appearance of the Sheep Bone Demon was inquired about by him from the people. But this family is ugly, Ji Li is now talking about this matter with the officials of the court and the envoys of the Jiang family, and the purpose can be said to be self-evident. The ministers in the court also have their own ghosts, and they have all kinds of things, but they don't say anything to excuse him.

But thinking about it, Nangong Yingyang not only has the royal capital guards who can control the life and death of the entire royal capital, but also the secret guards who manage the intelligence of various places in the Qi country. It can be said that Nangong Yingyang can cover the sky with one hand, and it is not an exaggeration. Such a high-ranking and powerful person should have had many followers, but unfortunately, when the first king gave him rights, he also filled Nangong Yingyang with the hatred of the ministers of the court. Because, the courtier who holds the authority must be a lonely minister without any partners, so that the lord of the country will not worry that Nangong Yingyang colludes with other ministers to do things that are rebellious.

"It's the incompetence of the ministers, and I ask the king to atone for his sins. Nangong Yingyang hurriedly knelt on the ground, and pleaded guiltily: "The minister is willing to assist Jiang Zixuan's son, capture the sheep's horn demon, and send it to the king." ”

Ji Li sat on the throne, tapped his right index finger on the seat handle, and said in his heart: "This old fox reacts quite quickly, with such a sincere attitude, I really can't investigate anything." After all, the previous incident of the Horn Demon did not have much damage and impact. ”

"Jiang Aiqing, what do you think of what Commander Nangong said?" Ji Li decided to let Nangong Ying go first, this kind of high-ranking and powerful minister cannot be eliminated at once.

Jiang Zixuan hugged his fists and said: "If you can have the help of Lord Nangong, it will naturally be excellent." ”

"Good. Ji Li instructed: "Jiang Aiqing's ancestor is the founding prime minister of my Qi country, and he is too public. It can be said that Jiang Aiqing is the son of the tiger of the gate, after being loyal and good. Since Aiqing has asked for it, this king has no reason to refuse. However, Jiang Aiqing's white body is inconvenient to act in my Gaojing, which is not beautiful. In this way, this king will appoint Jiang Aiqing as an auxiliary general, how about it?"

"General Fuguo?" Hearing this stingy word, everyone else couldn't help but be slightly stunned, but they all reacted quickly.

Getting an official position for no reason, Jiang Zixuan felt a little headache, he didn't want to get involved in the struggle for the rights of mortal countries. He said bitterly in his heart: "This generation of the lord of Qi is too young to have enough merit to suppress his courtiers. And Nangong Yingyang is also a high and powerful position, and he controls the two forces of the secret guard and the royal capital guard, even if his relationship with the ministers of the court is not good, there is no way to eliminate the doubts of the lord of Qi against him. Now, my arrival has just given the lord of Qi the opportunity to divide powers and checks and balances, how could he give up?"

"Although I want to shirk it, but now that I have a request for help, I can't open my mouth at all. Do you really want to take over the false name of this auxiliary general, which will make Nangong Yingyang jealous?"

When Jiang Zixuan was unable to make a choice for a while, Jiang Fengmian hurriedly hinted and asked Jiang Zixuan to accept it.

"Okay, well, with an auxiliary general like Jiang Aiqing, what else does this king have to worry about?" Ji Lilong's face was happy, and the corner of his eye glanced at Nangong Yingyang without a trace. Nangong Yingyang is indeed loyal, his work efficiency is also extremely high, and his achievements are incomparable. However, he Nangong Yingyang is a minister after all, and the minister is strong and the master is weak, which is not a good sign. Even if Nangong Yingyang has no selfish intentions now, who can guarantee it, and there will be no one in the future? Therefore, the rights in the hands of Nangong Yingyang must be taken back. Even if it can't be taken back, it must be divided into powers and checks and balances, and the Nangong Yingyang family must not be allowed to dominate.

Nangong Yingyang didn't say anything, but other ministers praised the king's fame.

Ji Li suddenly changed his words and said, "However, now that the sacrificial ceremony is approaching, the tracking of the Sheep Bone Demon should be delayed." After all, the sacrificial ceremony, but the annual prosperity of our Qi country, must not allow mistakes. ”

"But ........" Jiang Zixuan didn't want to put the matter of tracking down the Sheep Bone Demon on hold for the time being, although he was the seventh young master of the Jiang family, the time given to him by the family was not very sufficient. If it is delayed again and again, even if Jiang Zixuan captures the Sheep Bone Demon, the score given to him by the family for this assessment task will be greatly reduced. In this way, he may be at a disadvantage for the year-end young master evaluation in the future.

A powerful big hand was placed on Jiang Zixuan's shoulder, and Jiang Fengmian's voice also entered Jiang Zixuan's heart. "Xuan'er, there are some things that need to be done by the locals, don't be in a hurry. Otherwise, it's easy to backfire. ”

"The lesson of the seniors is that the younger generations are a little anxious. Since Jiang Fengmian spoke in person, Jiang Zixuan couldn't refute his face, so he could only agree for the time being.

Ji Li also saw that Jiang Zixuan and his party seemed to be very urgent about the arrest of the Sheep Bone Demon. However, now that the sacrificial ceremony is imminent, if they destroy the sacrificial ceremony when they chase and kill the sheep bone demon, he Ji Li really can't explain to the ancestors of the Ji family. Therefore, in order for the sacrificial ceremony to proceed smoothly, it is necessary to let the Jiang family's pursuit stop for the time being and settle down for a while.

But there is still the necessary reassurance, so as not to complain about Jiang Zixuan and the others, who have just been brought over. Ji Li spoke again: "You are guests from afar, the sacrificial ceremony needs to last for many days, you might as well stay in Gaojing for a few days now, and take a look at the scenery of my Gaojing." There are also a lot of customs and activities of the sacrificial ceremony, and they are all very interesting. In addition, during the festival, there will be many literati, monks, and merchants who come here to be very lively. Although you enjoy the fun, all expenses will be contracted by this king. What do you think of the friendship of the landlords of this king?"

"How about a few days? Jiang Zixuan knew that Ji Li had already made up his mind to arrange this sacrificial ceremony, and he would not let them act recklessly. Therefore, he might as well sell Ji Li to gain face and get a favor.

"In this sacrificial ceremony, having Jiang Shinephew and others sitting in our Gaojing is really a great blessing for our Qi country. After the next court, one of the ministers praised.

"Jiang Shinephew, I don't know if I can be free tonight to come to the old minister's house to sit down? The old minister has a granddaughter who has admired the name of his nephew for a long time and has admired his nephew for a long time. "Some ministers even plan to invite Jiang Zixuan and his party to their mansions, but the purpose is not nothing. It is nothing more than wanting to use marriage to climb the high branches of the Jiang family, a big family of monks in southern Xinjiang, and want to use the strength of the Jiang family to improve his status in the court.

Nangong Yingyang also invited: "Jiang Zixuan's nephew, if you have nothing to do, you might as well come to my mansion to talk about it." Let's talk about the specifics of how to arrest the Sheep Bone Demon, as well as the detailed information about the Sheep Bone Demon. In order to act in the future, for the country of Qi, for the world to cut off this long-standing devil thief. I also treasure a lot of old wines, and if my nephew comes, I will welcome him!"