Seeing that the King of Qi asked him to retreat, the hundred households of the Divine Uniform Guards looked at each other, and one of them said, "Your Highness, the Commander of the Guards...!" Before he finished speaking, the King of Qi frowned and said, "Guards Wei? It turns out that the old thing's words are orders, and my king's words are nonsense. Even you can't subdue them, right?"

The two hundred households knelt down together and said in panic: "I dare not!"

The King of Qi's eyes turned and suddenly waved to someone. The hundred households were a little suspicious, but they still stood up and approached. The King of Qi lowered his voice and said, "Feng Wuma, I have something to do for you. Can you do it well for me?"

Feng Baihu said respectfully: "Your Highness, please give me instructions. If you go up the sword and go down the sea of ​​fire, you must act on your order!"

King Qi smiled and nodded, leaned closer and whispered: "Help me protect Grand Secretary Xu!"

Feng Baihu's eyes flashed with suspicion, and the cunning look in the King of Qi's eyes flashed. He stared at Feng Baihu and said softly: "Do you understand what I mean?"

Feng Baihu seemed to understand but couldn't be sure, and said respectfully: "Your Highness, the Grand Secretary has already instructed that the two of you should just protect your Highness with all your strength. On the Grand Secretary, the youngest has made proper arrangements and someone is protecting you around you."

"It is said that the 12 major households of the Divine Uniform Guard are all independent talents, which makes me seem foolish." King Qi sighed, shook his head, and whispered: "You go and help me pay attention to the whereabouts of the teacher. He comes to Yunshan Mansion. If there is any official business to do, he will never leave here to do business. Remember me, when the teacher will go out, you must find out clearly as soon as possible, and find out where the teacher is going and how long it will take to go out..."

Feng Baihu understood and said respectfully: "I understand." Exploring a person's whereabouts is a matter of family skills for Shenyiwei Baihu. Although Xu Congyang was a senior official of the dynasty and his whereabouts were inconvenient to investigate, since it was the order of His Highness of the King of Qi, Feng Wuma naturally respectfully accepted the order.

"It's good to understand. But remember, don't let the teacher find out that you are inquiring about his whereabouts." King Qi said seriously: "If the teacher finds out and asks, I can't protect you!"

Feng Baihu thought to himself: "I, the Divine Uniform Guard, really want to follow someone, how can someone be discovered?" But he said in awe: "Don't worry, your highness, the young man knows what to do."

"Since you know, why don't you go quickly." King Qi waved his hand, and Feng Baihu then took the order and left.

The King of Qi said to another hundred household Li Maotu, "Just be responsible for the guard nearby, there is no need to follow me." Without saying much, he followed Sun Desheng to the courtyard of the yard of the steward. Seeing that no one was following behind him, the King of Qi whispered: "Sun Desheng, before leaving the capital, you promised me that there is a fun place in Yunshan Mansion. You'd better arrange it for me, otherwise don't blame me for being rude."

Sun Desheng hurriedly said, "Your Highness, there are indeed many interesting places in Yunshan Prefecture City, but... the Grand Secretary is in this villa, and Your Highness has no chance to go out!"

"Nonsense." King Qi whispered: "Didn't you hear that I have sent someone to stare at the teacher's whereabouts just now? The teacher came here this time, but he had to do a serious job and would never stay in the headquarters all day long. As long as he left, we will naturally have a chance to go out. You don't have to think about anything else, just think about where to play after I go out." He raised his head, looked at the dark night sky, looked relaxed, stretched, and said: "I'm suffocated in the palace. I finally came out this time, but I don't have to be taken care of by my mother anymore. Sun Desheng, why did I feel that the night sky in Yunshan is much clearer than the night sky in Beijing?"

Sun Desheng hurriedly said, "Your Highness, you must never say this. The capital is where the dragon energy is located. There are auspicious clouds that protect the true dragon in the sky. The prosperous dragon foundation is not comparable to this Yunshan Mansion."

The King of Qi stopped, looked at Sun Desheng, and said, "Sun Desheng, why did you learn that kind of flattery? Your tone is like the tone of the old Taoist priest in Sitiantai."

Sun Desheng hurriedly smiled and said, "Your Highness, the national master is an immortal who descends to earth to protect the true dragon. His words are of course true."

The King of Qi didn't say much and went straight to his residence.

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There are many courtyards in the cottage. Xu Congyang's residence is next to the residence of King Qi. There is a very elegant courtyard. The snow in the courtyard has been cleaned up, and a rockery is quite grand. However, the snow on the top of the octagonal pavilion in the courtyard seems to have been intentionally not cleaned. The pavilion contains snow, and there is a small bamboo forest next to the pavilion, which has a different artistic conception.

There was already a fire in the inner hall. As soon as Xu Congyang was staying, Qiao Mingtang had already set up a stone to prepare hot water and wait for Xu Congyang to wash his face first. Then Xu Congyang changed into clean clothes and returned to the hall. On the table in the hall, there were already five or six dishes and two pots of wine.

Seeing Xu Congyang coming out, Qiao Mingtang immediately stepped forward and bowed and smiled, "Master, you worked hard all the way and couldn't go to the welcoming banquet you arranged. The official has asked someone to prepare a few side dishes and fill your stomach first!"

Xu Congyang nodded slightly, but did not sit down at the table, but sat down on a chair next to him, took out a note from his sleeve, and handed it to Qiao Mingtang.

Qiao Mingtang took two steps forward, took it carefully, turned it open and looked at it, frowned.

"Grandmaster, this is... this is the apology from Zhao Guangqing, the governor of Tongzhou." Qiao Mingtang frowned and said, "He wrote two copies, one submitted to the court, and the other was on the side of the Xiaguan."

Xu Congyang picked up the tea cup on the case, and the hot tea had been brewed inside. He picked up the tea lid, took a sip, and then slowly said: "Governor Qiao, Zhao Guangqing's memorial was aroused by the court. He is the magistrate of your Xishan Road and is under your jurisdiction. What do you think about this matter?"

Qiao Mingtang observed his expression and pondered for a moment before he said carefully: "Zhao Guangqing said in the memorial that he was not good at employed people and was not clear about people. Duan Xun, a thousand households in Tongzhou, secretly colluded with the rebels to store a large number of weapons and equipment... Now Tongzhou is working hard to investigate Duan Xun's whereabouts, and the officials have sent people to order the entire Xishan Road to arrest Duan Xun with all his might, but those who arrest Duan Xun must be rewarded!"

Xu Congyang said solemnly: "Governor Qiao, this memorial was sent to the court. There are many controversies. I just want to ask you, is it true that what Zhao Guangqing said in the memorial?"

Qiao Mingtang thought about it and said carefully: "Zhao Guangqing has great courage, and probably doesn't dare to hide anything from the court..."

Xu Congyang smiled faintly and said, "I am in the Censorate and have seen too many officials who deceive superiors and subordinates. Zhao Guangqing is located in Tongzhou, with a high mountain and a faraway emperor. What he is thinking is probably not as simple as the memorial."

Qiao Mingtang frowned and said, "What does the Grand Secretary mean?"

"This letter was delivered to the capital. Although there were many disputes, many officials still felt that it was better to calm down the matter and not to expand the matter." Xu Congyang said slowly: "After all, Zhao Guangqing has found out that Duan Xun is the mastermind and has made every effort to arrest Duan Xun, which is inconvenient to disturb Tongzhou too much. Moreover, officials have requested the emperor to report to the emperor and only give a decree, so that Zhao Guangqing can search for Duan Xun and the transferred weapons. If he can catch Duan Xun, he can make up for his merits...!" At this point, Xu Congyang paused, pondered slightly, and asked: "Governor Qiao, do you think this decree should be issued?"

Qiao Mingtang hurriedly said, "Everything depends on the emperor!"

Xu Congyang shook his head and said lightly: "The emperor almost wanted to issue this decree, but he was persuaded and stopped by me!"

Qiao Mingtang was stunned.

Xu Congyang said calmly: "I thought that things in Tongzhou would not be so simple. I even thought that Zhao Guangqing was likely to be blinded, and Governor Qiao, you seem to be blinded!"

Qiao Mingtang's body was shocked and said solemnly: "The official asked the Grand Secretary for advice."

Xu Congyang stood up, walked to the window, reached out and pushed open the window, a gust of cold wind came in from outside the window, Xu Congyang took a deep breath, carried his hands behind his back, and then slowly said: "There are only you and I here, I may as well say something bluntly!"

Qiao Mingtang followed Xu Congyang and bowed slightly: "Please give me advice!"

"I know that you and Zhao Guangqing are both people from the other end of the East Palace." Xu Congyang looked solemn and his voice was low: "This happened in Tongzhou. You turned a blind eye and did not investigate thoroughly. It was just that you didn't want the matter to be too extensive, and you didn't want Zhao Guangqing to be greatly involved because of this." He suddenly turned around, staring at Qiao Mingtang with his shiny eyes: "The East Palace is in the court, and you are in the West Mountain Road. Zhao Guangqing is as stable as Mount Tai..."

Qiao Mingtang's face suddenly looked ugly.

"Governor Qiao, I have never been willing to interfere in the court." Xu Congyang said seriously: "But this time it is not just a matter of party struggles. The Tongzhou incident has already involved the foundation of my Qin Dynasty. As the governor of Xishan Road and a high-ranking official, you are also a talented person. Why did you become confused this time? If the emperor's decree is true, the matter in Tongzhou will be left unresolved. I have thanked the emperor for his kindness, but it is

You can't sit still and watch... There are many doubts about Tongzhou, and some things are really thrilling to think about them carefully. In connection with what I have heard recently, I took the initiative to ask for an order and obtained the emperor's will. I came to Xishan Road to investigate Tongzhou affairs. I must make it clear...!" He stared at Qiao Mingtang with his brilliance eyes and asked word by word: "But I wonder if Governor Qiao can help me this time?"

Qiao Mingtang immediately knelt down and said respectfully: "The Grand Secretary has his own orders, and the subordinates are willing to serve the work of a dog or a horse!"

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