Ye Qianning and Sang Zhi walked in front, Gao Qi lagged behind them by three or four steps, feeling aggrieved and dissatisfied, and venting his anger on the grass and trees beside him.

He used the folding fan in his hand to shake the weeds on both sides and stomped on them from time to time.

Ye Qianning was too lazy to pay attention to him. Many years ago, he thought he was a child, so he felt a little different. But now he is an adult and the only son of Prime Minister Gao, so his position is different.

She didn't want to get involved with him anymore.

Sang Zhi and Ye Qianning walked side by side, and the air was mixed with the fragrance coming from her body, which was refreshing and particularly pleasant.

The smile on his face never faded along the way.

He seemed to have never been so calm in the past ten years.

He walked down the stairs step by step, even slowing down his pace a bit.

"Hurry up."

“…”

Ye Qianning said this and took a big step forward.

Ben noticed that he was slowing down his pace, but he didn't pay much attention to it at first. Then he didn't expect him to walk slower and slower, and he suddenly lost his patience.

"Pfft, hahahaha."

Takaki couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Sang Zhi turned around and warned.

Gao Qi was not afraid at all, but laughed even louder. Ye Qianning was worthy of being Ye Qianning.

——

The imperial palace in Beijing.

Emperor Beili was in dire straits that day. News kept coming from all sides, forcing him to pay attention to Marquis Xiang Ming who was far away in Sifang Town.

Qian Fanji followed Xiang Minghou and his group to the capital, but he didn't take it seriously at first. But at noon, he received news that among them were important figures who had participated in the rebellion.

The rebellion of the Qian family has been suppressed for many years. The Emperor of Beili is not afraid of the so-called evidence, but with the involvement of Xiyan, Beili has to take it seriously.

The marriage between Princess Xiyan and Qian Fanji was arranged, but with Qian Fanji's departure that year, the marriage came to nothing.

Later, it was heard that Xiyan had sent people to Sunset Gorge where the Qian family lived. After that, the people from Xiyan returned, and Emperor Beili had no idea how the marriage went.

Princess Xiyan also did not discuss marriage or get married for ten years after that.

There was no movement for ten years, but suddenly, with the visit of Prince Xiyan to Beili, the meaning is intriguing.

Regardless of whether Princess Xiyan came for Qianfanji or not, Beili cannot ignore her.

Xi Yan had not set foot in Beili for ten years, and the purpose of his visit this time was actually for the Loushan priest.

Emperor Beili was somewhat overwhelmed after receiving the letter from Xiyan. Dongyi sent envoys to negotiate, Xiyan also took action, and Nanyuan would certainly not sit idly by.

Among the Loushan priests, apart from Dean Chen, I'm afraid no one can control the situation.

The things in the hands of Xiang Ming Hou Ye Qianning have caused turmoil in the martial arts world of the four countries, and many people have gone to Beili.

On the one hand, Xi Yan mentioned the Loushan priest, and on the other hand, he was accompanied by a princess who was engaged to Qian Fanji. Qian Fanji could not be ignored, and Dean Chen could not be ignored even more.

As the largest merchant in Nanyuan, Gu Shuo has been in Nanyuan for ten years and has countless gold and silver in his hands, which makes him very important.

If you think about it this way, each of them is a person that you can't afford to offend.

If this group of people ran away or got injured, Beili would be in big trouble from the gang of martial artists who wanted to get Fenglingjiao.

"Why."

Emperor Beili paced back and forth in the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, the Queen sent someone to send us some ginseng soup." Li Quande came in carrying a tray.

"Put it down."

Li Quande put down the ginseng soup and slowly stepped aside.

"Why."

Emperor Beili sighed again, turned around and sat down at the table, pressing his fingers on his temples, feeling extremely annoyed.

Li Quande stood quietly.

"What is the prince doing today?" Emperor Beili suddenly asked.

Li Quande: "The Crown Prince is raising funds for flood relief in the north."

Emperor Beili frowned, as if he hated someone mentioning money the most.

"Your Majesty, Prime Minister Gao has arrived." The young eunuch hurried in from outside the door.

"Xuan."

Soon, Prime Minister Gao, dressed in court robes, entered the imperial study and knelt in greeting, "Your Highness."

"Stand up and take a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Prime Minister Gao stood up and sat down, waiting for the emperor's next words.

"What does Prime Minister Gao think about what's happening in the city?" asked Emperor Beili.

"Your Majesty, let me be frank. The capital has never been in such chaos in hundreds of years. Your Majesty should not tolerate this." Prime Minister Gao spoke righteously.

"I was indeed the one who wrote the secret imperial edict. I truly regret my actions back then. It's a shame for Northern Li to lose a great general like Marquis Xiang Ming. I intend to save him."

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Gao's face darkened. "Your Majesty, regarding what happened back then, Your Majesty was the Emperor. As a court official, right and wrong were all decided by the Emperor. Marquis Xiang Ming disobeyed the Emperor's orders and murdered his entire clan, a crime punishable by extermination. Your Majesty was showing mercy by expelling him. But Marquis Xiang Ming was ignorant and used the imperial edict to trample on the reputation of the imperial family. Such a minister is unacceptable."

Emperor Beili took out the secret letter from the table and said: "Show these to the Prime Minister."

Li Quande stepped forward, holding the four or five envelopes above, and walked towards Prime Minister Gao.

Prime Minister Gao raised his hand to take it and read it one by one. The more he read, the gloomier his expression became. After finishing reading, he looked up blankly with a mixture of surprise and anger.

"Marquis Xiang Ming, Ye Qianning, Chen Rentian, Gu Shuo, Qian Fanji are all in the same boat. If one of them moves, all of them will be affected. Does Prime Minister Gao have any insights?" asked Emperor Beili.

Prime Minister Gao moved his lips but couldn't utter a word for a long time.

"What do you think, Lord Gao?" The majestic voice of Emperor Beili sounded again.

"this……"

No matter how much Prime Minister Gao hated Marquis Xiang Ming and Ye Qianning, he didn't dare to say much at the moment. According to the matters in the letter, each one seemed to be of great importance, not to mention that they were tied together.

If there is any movement in the underworld, military, finance, or other aspects, Beili will be shaken.

"Lord Gao?"

Prime Minister Gao's mind was quick: "Your Majesty, if the Fifth Princess and the Earl's Mansion had not secretly closed the city gates, things would not have escalated to this point. If Your Majesty wants to calm this matter, you have no choice but to hand over the Fifth Princess and the Earl's Mansion."

"I thought so too, but unfortunately, the Fifth Princess and Xu Hongwen disappeared in the Sky Prison yesterday."

“Then…then…”

"My dear Minister Gao, I have always valued you. You must think of a proper solution for me in this matter. As long as you can appease people like Marquis Xiang Ming, I will reward you handsomely afterwards." Emperor Beili said in a serious tone.

Prime Minister Gao was terrified, but he had an idea in mind that he dared not say.

"If you have a way, my dear Minister Gao, just speak frankly." Emperor Beili and Prime Minister Gao have been together for many years, and he knows what his expression means.

"Your Majesty, why not bring Mr. Gu into the palace, and then send the Zhan family to assist the Fourth Prince in welcoming him into the city."

"Mr. Gu?"

"Yes, Old Gu and Ye Qianning had a good relationship when they were young. Although Gu Shuo was expelled from the Gu family, he had a very good relationship with Old Gu. The emperor has Old Gu in his hands, so they will be more or less wary of him. As for the relationship between the Zhan family and Ye Qianning, I don't need to say much. The emperor is also clear about it. If Zhan Yi disobeys the order, the emperor might as well make them see blood." Prime Minister Gao is best at grasping these things.

Emperor Beili's eyelids moved slightly.

"Your Majesty cannot be merciful at this time. If you cannot control their lives, they will not be willing to stay in Beili." Prime Minister Gao continued.

Emperor Beili remained silent for a long time.

It was not until the secret guard arrived and whispered something in his ear that he frowned and asked Prime Minister Gao to leave.

Prime Minister Gao was confused. In his opinion, the best way was to exploit those people's weaknesses, unless they wanted to be disloyal and unfilial in front of the world.

But the look in the emperor's eyes when he asked him to leave...

Prime Minister Gao was very concerned, but he couldn't figure out why.

However, Prime Minister Gao left the palace and sent a few people to monitor the Gu and Zhan families.

Ye Qianning was so arrogant when he was still a child. He knew without thinking that the child now must be even more arrogant than him.

The corpse hanging on the city gate is enough to explain everything. If those people don't have evidence in their hands, they will not be safe after entering the city.

——

Before dawn the next day, Ye Qianning received news from his father in Sifang Town.

The Fourth Prince received an imperial edict overnight, stating that the Emperor of Beili would personally lead civil and military officials to the city gate to welcome Dean Chen into the city.

The emperor personally came to greet us, and it would be too much if we didn’t get into the role.

In just one night, things progressed too quickly. According to Ye Qianning's estimation, it would take at least three to five days, but now it has only been one day, and Emperor Beili has changed so quickly.

Did something happen that they didn't know about?

Ye Qianning was very concerned about this and opened the window to call out a few nectar suckers.

There were several more birds in the bird's nest that was empty yesterday. When they heard that there were people, they were very excited and flapped their wings and flew towards the palace.

The sky gradually brightened and the capital became bustling.

The whole city is decorated in red, festive and eye-catching.

Today's morning court was unforgettable and extremely shocking.

As soon as the civil and military officials came to court, they all reported on what was happening in the city, as well as the arrogance of Xiang Minghou and his entourage. Some older civil officials even expressed dissatisfaction with the emperor's edict, which was publicly acknowledged.

How can an emperor admit his mistakes?

As a minister, Xiang Minghou was too arrogant and deserved the punishment.

If one person impeaches, there will be a second person to impeach, and a third person...

Although Prime Minister Gao was not on good terms with these officials, no one hated Ye Qianning and his group more than him. When someone impeached them, he also added fuel to the fire.

With the help, Prime Minister Gao's followers also shouted that it was Marquis Xiang Ming's fault.

Only Sang Qi, Prince Changyang, and Prince Helian remained silent.

However, amidst the deafening accusations, Emperor Beili spoke: "Today, I will lead all the civil and military officials to the city gate to personally welcome Elder Chen into the city. My dear ministers, please return to your residences and prepare for a moment. Please be at the palace gate after noon."

“…”

“…”

The hall was deafening one second, but the next second the sound seemed to be stuck in the throat, and it took a long time to recover.

The hall was surprisingly quiet.

Sang Qi was slightly stunned, frowning and speaking seriously, "Is Father really going to go out of the city to greet me personally?"

"yes."

The majestic voice made Sang Qi tighten his hands in his sleeves and stop talking.

"Your Majesty, this is not possible." Prime Minister Gao reacted and knelt on the ground.

What happened back then is still vivid in his mind. Asking him to go out of the city to welcome Xiang Minghou and his men is like a slap in his face!

"I have made up my mind on this matter. There is no need to discuss it further. My dear ministers, go back and make your own preparations. Wait for my order outside the palace at noon." The Emperor of Beili did not allow any objection and stood up after speaking.

"Withdraw from the court."

Li Quande shouted.

The Northern Li Emperor left, leaving all the civil and military officials in the court stunned...