Chapter 894: Poisoned Tongue
Ji Rongqing looked calmly and the more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
He knew that the Qingliu faction and the aristocratic officials in the Wei Dynasty had been fighting for many years, and they had been at war with each other for a long time. After the aristocratic family members' rebellion was defeated, the Qingliu faction, which had the upper hand, would never let go of such an opportunity.
However, Liang Guangyi and his men managed to escape from it, and even saved the entire Shi family. Now the court of Wei is stable, there is no bloodshed in the capital, and they are even preparing for the imperial examination and transporting food and grass to the border, as if the world is at peace.
This is totally illogical. Unless something unexpected happened when the noble families rebelled that night, the Qingliu faction had to give in and let the noble families go, and use the power of Liang Guangyi and others to jointly suppress the court and appease the people and the border in a comprehensive manner.
And those scattered black-armored guards were not here to cause trouble, they were here to search for the queen!
The man in the tent couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard Ji Rongqing's words: "The prince consort is saying that Lu Jiuan has captured the Queen of Wei?!"
He had just finished speaking when footsteps were suddenly heard outside.
The man quickly shut up. After a moment, someone stood in front of the tent and said to the inner room:
"Prince Consort, the Imperial Preceptor is here and says he has something important to discuss with you."
Ji Rongqing narrowed his eyes slightly, and after a moment he suddenly chuckled: "If you want to know whether my guess is true, just look at why Xiahou Ling came to find me." His people are not the only ones who have infiltrated the Wei Dynasty.
Lu Jiuan was taught by Lu Chongyuan himself, and he is a kind-hearted person. Ming Ke, who Xiahou Ling hid in Wei, would definitely not escape Lu Jiuan's calculations. Now that he has suddenly lost contact, there must be something wrong with Xiahou Ling.
Ji Rongqing said to the person beside him, "You step aside first and let Xia Houling come in."
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When Xiahou Ling passed by the person coming out, he keenly noticed that the person glanced at him. Although he quickly bowed and left respectfully, he still felt the scrutiny and temptation in that gaze.
His face darkened for a moment, but when he lifted the curtain and went inside, the haze had disappeared.
Ji Rongqing sat on the couch without getting up. He just gathered his cloak, raised his eyes and said softly, "Why are you here now, Imperial Master? Is there something wrong up ahead?"
"no."
Xiahou Ling said, "We just fought a battle yesterday, and today the army is resting. Muhamucuo has already led his men to collect yesterday's spoils of war, as well as the prisoners of war, to see if they can find out what's going on with the Wei side."
Ji Rongqing smiled and said, "The Imperial Master has made every possible plan. He has won nine out of ten battles. I admire him."
Xiahou Ling's gaze fell on his pale face. "Prince Consort Ji is extremely cunning. If it weren't for your numerous suggestions and the cooperation from Zong Yu's troops, our Beiling army wouldn't have been able to reach this point so smoothly."
The two looked at each other and complimented each other. The atmosphere in the tent seemed harmonious, but only the two of them knew that they wanted to kill each other.
When they competed for the right to lead the troops, Ji Rongqing was slightly inferior. However, after the troops were dispatched, although Xiahou Ling was in charge of the overall situation, Ji Rongqing became his biggest obstacle.
Although the people of Zong Yu's tribe were in the army, they only obeyed Ji Rongqing's orders. No matter what orders he gave, they had to go through Ji Rongqing. As a result, the people of Wanhu tribe and the Thirteen San tribes became selfish. If Ji Rongqing had not considered the overall situation and did not use any means in the war, Beiling would have been defeated without the Wei Dynasty even attacking.
Xiahou Ling looked at Ji Rongqing leaning on the couch with a calm expression, and suddenly lost the intention to "greet".
He walked straight towards Ji Rongqing. The people guarding the tent were startled and hurriedly took a few steps forward and put their hands in front of Xiahou Ling, as if they were afraid that he would hurt Ji Rongqing.
Xiahou Ling stopped and looked up.
Ji Rongqing said, "Why are you making such a fuss? Why don't you just leave?"
"But the Prince Consort..."
Xiahou Ling had sent people to injure the prince consort before!
Although the man didn't say it out loud, his guard against Xiahou Ling was obvious. Before they left the imperial city, the princess repeatedly warned them to protect the prince consort well. Moreover, now the Zong Yu tribe relied entirely on the prince consort to be on par with the Zong Yan tribe, allowing them to gain the right to speak in the army.
Who knows if Xiahou Ling will become desperate and do something desperate? He can't let anyone hurt his son-in-law!
As if he could see what the man was thinking, Ji Rongqing smiled and said, "Don't let your imagination run wild. We're both fighting for Beiling, and the army is out in the open. The Imperial Master only came to talk to me for a few words. How could he possibly hurt me in public?"
Xiahou Ling said in a deep voice, "I just want to discuss military matters with the Prince Consort."
Ji Rongqing: "Did you hear that? Everyone, go down, tell the people outside to stay away, guard the front of the tent, and no one is allowed to enter without my order."
The outsider hesitated and said, "Yes, Prince Consort."
Xiahou Ling also ordered his men: "You go down too."
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Everyone in the tent retreated, and those who were originally guarding the tent also retreated far away.
When there were only two of them left in the tent, Xiahou Ling walked directly to Ji Rongqing and sat down. The two were not far apart, and Xiahou Ling could even smell the strong bitter smell of medicine on Ji Rongqing. He looked at Ji Rongqing thoughtfully.
According to the news sent back by Wei Dynasty, the Lu family member was not a sickly person.
Ji Rongqing raised his eyes: "Why are you looking at me like that, Imperial Master?"
Xiahou Ling said calmly, "I'm just a little curious. How did Mr. Lu Sanlang get the ability to convince Lu Jiuan to work for you after destroying the Lu family and killing the entire Lu family?"
Ji Rongqing paused, then smiled brightly.
He neither denied Xiahou Ling's address nor responded to his question. Instead, he raised his eyes lazily while holding the teacup on the table.
"National Master, you're joking. Everything in this world is about profit. National Master, you betrayed your master and killed him yourself. You crawled to Beiling on the corpses of your fellow disciples. Didn't you also recruit the remaining disciples to serve you?"
After a pause, Ji Rongqing smiled.
"That's not right. Shi Changan was not recruited. He is still a proud person after all."
Ji Rongqing looked at Xiahou Ling, whose face suddenly darkened, and chuckled, "I heard that he and the Imperial Master were once the two most powerful men in Southern Qi. They came from the same school, and although their families were not well-off, they stood proudly above all the other powerful and noble men in Southern Qi."
"The Imperial Master entered Beiling and gained immense power. Mr. Shi, though a commoner, was highly valued by the Emperor and Empress of Wei and appointed the headmaster of Rongsheng Academy. Although he is not as powerful as the Imperial Master, he has devoted himself to educating the world through literature. In the future, he will have many students. The Imperial Master and he will be a pair of outstanding students, and perhaps they will even earn their place in history books."
Xiahou Ling originally wanted to use the Lu family's affairs to poke Ji Rongqing, making him reveal his flaws so that he could talk about the next thing, but who would have thought that he would be blocked by him with just a few words.
Many years had passed, but when Xiahou Ling heard the three words "Shi Chang'an", he still felt as if his blind eye was in severe pain.
His face suddenly darkened: "Mr. Lu Sanlang has a sharp tongue!"
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