After returning from Daxiangguo Temple, Xiaodie's charity was done by Xiaodie. Lu Qi stayed at home and waited for the letter. Two days passed in a flash. His request to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors had not yet responded.

Lu Qi couldn't wait anymore. In the afternoon, he went to the palace to invite the Emperor Zhou to see the Emperor. When he went outside the Chuigong Hall, he asked that Emperor Zhou had gone for a walk in the back garden and was with Zhao Pu. The duty team asked Lu Qi to wait and report to Emperor Zhou.

Ban Zhi came back quickly and asked Lu Qi to go to Houyuan Nuanting to see His Majesty the Emperor. Lu Qi went to Houyuan Nuanting and bowed outside the Nuanting to report in. The voice of Emperor Zhou came from the pavilion, asking him to go in.

Lu Qi entered the Nuan Pavilion and saw that it was not only Zhao Pu who accompanied the Zhou Emperor, but also the Crown Prince of Zhou. Before he left, he respectfully said, "I pay homage to Your Majesty."

"Tianfeng, sit by yourself." Emperor Zhou said gently.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." After Lu Qi said that, he moved a chair and sat next to Zhao Pu. His status was the same as Zhao Pu.

"Your Highness, Lord Zhao." Lu Qi put down his chair and greeted him. The prince nodded calmly, Zhao Pu nodded with a smile, and Lu Qi sat down.

"Tianfeng, come, what's the matter?" asked Emperor Zhou.

"Your Majesty, I have written a letter to return to my hometown to worship my ancestors. Seeing that the end of the year is not far away, I am still going to come back to celebrate the New Year, so I am a little anxious." Lu Qi replied.

"I have seen your letter. Can you not return to your hometown this year?" Emperor Zhou said gently.

Lu Qi was surprised when he heard this. He looked at the Zhou Emperor. The Zhou Emperor looked at him calmly. He immediately said, "If Your Majesty needs it, I will not return to my hometown this year."

The Emperor Zhou nodded and said, "I need to fill in the emptiness of Jingzhao Mansion as soon as possible. You are in Kaifeng Mansion and can deal with what may happen in the west at any time."

"I understand and am willing to stay in Kaifeng Prefecture." Lu Qi said.

The Emperor of Zhou smiled and nodded, and asked, "What have you been busy with these days?"

"In the past few days, I have resettled Xing Yun and asked him to take over some shops. Then I went to Daxiangguo Temple again." Lu Qi replied.

"You are still going to the Buddhist temple in Kaifeng Prefecture. It seems that you really believe in Buddhism." Emperor Zhou said gently.

"I don't believe in Buddhism, but my mother believes in Buddhism. My mother has told me before that she would go to worship and give alms when she came to a Buddhist temple. Because I fell off a horse and fell into a coma when I was a child. My mother worshipped Buddha for three days. I woke up, but I knew that I could wake up because I didn't fall to death." Lu Qipinghe replied.

"You said you don't believe in Buddhism, but worshiping Buddha means you believe in Buddhism." Emperor Zhou retorted peacefully.

"If Your Majesty thinks so, then I believe it a lot. I am a Taoist priest in Jiangnan and have a priest in the Taoist temple of Maoshan. When I was fighting in Xinzhou, I also worshiped the Snake Immortal with my comrades. When I was in Hexi, I also worshiped the Uighur witch sect." Lu Qi replied calmly.

When the Emperor of Zhou heard the peace, the prince was surprised and said, "Are you a Taoist priest?"

"Yes, I am a Taoist priest, my Taoist priest, or the one from the Qinghe County Duke. In the past, I was injured in a war in Changzhou, so the Qinghe County Duke asked me to be a real person in Maoshan and went to Maoshan to recuperate. When I was in Maoshan, I couldn't stand the long-windedness of Chaoyang Guanzhu, so I became a Guanzhi." Lu Qi replied.

The prince nodded gently, and the Zhou emperor said peacefully: "It is said that you suffered a very serious injury that time."

Lu Qiqili said: "I dare not deceive Your Majesty. In fact, I was not seriously injured during the war in Changzhou. I was indeed hit by more than a dozen arrows, but none of them were injured. Moreover, it was the arrow I deliberately shot."

The three Zhou emperors looked surprised, and the prince said in surprise: "You deliberately got shot arrow, why?"

"I have to be shot in order to survive. Because I don't pretend to be seriously injured, the Duke of Qinghe County will kill me." Lu Qi replied.

"You mean, the Duke of Qinghe County once wanted to kill you?" the prince said in surprise.

"Yes, I was originally a lieutenant of the guards of Shida County. When I escorted the silver to Jiangning, I accidentally met the current Anyuan County Duke. Anyuan County Duke gave me a thousand-magnificent sword. At that time, I didn't know that I had the Qianniu Sword, but it was Qianniu Guard in the palace. Later, I found out that I was ordered to escort Lord Meng Shi to Ning**. On the way, I met an assassin. I killed the assassin. In the mouth of an assassin, I learned that it was the killing order issued by Qinghe County Duke. The reason was that Qinghe County Duke wanted to cut off the wings of Anyuan County Duke and did not allow Anyuan County Duke to have military generals available." Lu Qixu replied.

The prince nodded lightly, and Lu Qi smiled faintly, "I made great contributions when suppressing bandits in Jurong County and the war in Changzhou, but also did some absurd things. The Duke of Qinghe County was most unwilling tolerate military generals. No matter what kind of war, he had to ask Jiangning for instructions before he could send troops. At the beginning, the Yue Kingdom colluded with the Jiangyin army and sent 30,000 troops to attack the Wucheng army in Jinling County. I was shocked after I discovered that once Jinling County fell, the Yue army could enter Runzhou to attack Jiangning directly. I sent someone to ask for Yang Kun, the commander of Ning**. After hearing the military situation, Yang Kun decisively assembled 60,000 Ning** to attack the east and destroyed 30,000 Yue troops in one fell swoop. However, afterwards, Yang Kun transferred the army to attack the east because he did not ask for instructions. He was transferred from Ning** because he was promoted and secretly lowered. In order to save his life, he could only escape the disaster."

The prince frowned and said, "I heard that you and Yang Kun are friends of the world."

"I have not seen Yang Kun before the Ning** East Attack, but I have resentment. My sister has betrothed to Erlang of the Yang family since I was a child, but my family background is declining. Erlang of the Yang family actually released his wife's sister for the sake of his official career. After learning about it, I hated the Yang family very much. However, Yang Kun's East Attack made me hate one person of the Yang family. However, Yang Kun's East Attack was mainly for a preemptive defense attack. If Yang Kun did not send troops, Yue Kingdom would be able to occupy Changzhou and obtain the surrender of the Jiangyin Army. Later, the army joined forces to attack Jiangning. However, the Duke of Qinghe County did not think that Yang Kun did the right thing, but blamed Yang Kun for his reckless actions." Lu Qichangyan replied, proactively saying that he could get along naturally.

"The Duke of Qinghe County is really pedantic." The prince responded.

"Qinghe County Duke is a mystery to the authorities. When I was in Hongzhou, a general from the capital was drunk. He told me that the military in Qinghe County Duke's eyes was a game of chess, with only black and white. He did not understand that there would be many variables in the war. For example, in order to be able to fight with the Vietnamese army, Lord Wang Wenhe of the Xinghua Army had to cooperate with the Rong family and Yuwen family in Hongzhou. As a result, Zhu Lingbin, the remaining subordinate of Hongzhou, kept telling the Qinghe County that Wang Wenhe colluded with the Yuwen family. As a result, the Qinghe County Duke believed that Wang Wenhe was going to rebel, and forced Wang Wenhe to retire and leave the Xinghua army directly." Lu Qipinghe said.

The prince frowned and thoughtful when he heard this, but Zhao Pu lowered his eyes and stroked his beard. The Emperor of Zhou always looked calm. The prince stopped talking and said gently: "Tianfeng, has the military position of the Xining Governor's Office been settled?"

"Your Majesty, I have made a decision. I originally planned to return home and submit it to the Ministry of War. If there is any inappropriateness, I can communicate with the Ministry of War." Lu Qi replied.

"I'll leave it to the Ministry of War tomorrow. When you go back today, you will order the Hexi army to take over Hehuang." Emperor Zhou ordered.

"Yes, I follow the order." Lu Qi responded respectfully.

The Emperor of Zhou looked at him and said calmly: "You imitate Zhang Yichao and present the picture album to the court. I hope you can really be Zhang Yichao's second."

"Your Majesty, if the court can accommodate me, I will be the second person in Zhang Yichao." Lu Qi stood up and said respectfully.

"You said that, but you mean to be disobedient." Emperor Zhou said coldly.

"Your Majesty, what I am saying is the truth. I can say some loyal and noble words, but Your Majesty is a wise ruler and also his father-in-law. I don't want to deceive you in a different way." Lu Qizhengrong responded.

The Emperor of Zhou looked at Lu Qi, and after a while, he said gently: "Sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Lu Qi responded respectfully, lowered his body and sat down again, but the prince glanced at him with complicated eyes.

The Emperor Zhou moved his body slightly and asked, "Tianfeng, are you very close to that eunuch?"

"I am not close to you, but that man once helped me say good things. The Duke of Qinghe County relies heavily on trusting eunuchs. I have paid more than 10,000 silver for the good things I have said, but I am still grateful. In addition, the eunuch is also talented and well-versed in business, so I use him to take charge of business." Lu Qi replied.

"Just know business?" Emperor Zhou questioned.

Lu Qi was stunned and said, "He is still familiar with shipbuilding, but he is not useful in Kaifeng Prefecture."

"Building a ship? What ship can he build?" Emperor Zhou actually asked.

"He said he could build sea ships. He used to be a shipbuilding supervisor in the Jiang** Army, and later went to Jiangning with a dowry." Lu Qi replied.
Chapter completed!