Gu Immortal, Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu Gu

The side hall of the Imperial Palace's Welcoming Pavilion is where the Empress Jiufeng meets guests.

This time, even the arrogant Jun Jiufeng could not withstand the pressure from both inside and outside, and she retained the minimum respect for anyone who might bring benefits to her.

"Ye Qingshuang, inner sect disciple of Huoyun Valley, what brings you here?"

Jun Jiufeng's gentle tone echoed in the hall, and cousin Ye Qingshuang immediately bowed.

"Your Majesty, unprecedented changes have taken place in the grasslands. A strong man from the Tuoba clan wants to emulate the Great Yan Kingdom and achieve unification. He has already surrounded Yushan. Once he succeeds, I am afraid that the northern border will face more serious troubles."

"what!"

Jun Jiufeng stood up suddenly, the red hairpin on her head swayed, and even the noble aura that looked down on the world in the past began to fluctuate.

"Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance and is more threatening than an attack by a ferocious beast. After I learned of this, I did not hesitate to report it to the palace. As for the truth of the news, it has not yet been confirmed."

When Ye Qingshuang said this, the empress's eyes flickered slightly.

My thoughts, which were originally lost in direction, were immediately retracted and moved in a favorable direction.

"I don't know if this is true or not, but it has reminded me that you have done good deeds and have no faults, so you don't have to worry too much."

After Jun Jiufeng finished speaking, he gently added: "You Wanbao Pavilion are quite interesting. You knew that I had imprisoned your young master, but you still did not care about it and did things to show your loyalty. You are quite a gentleman."

Ye Qingshuang quickly replied: "Whether it's Huoyun Valley or Wanbao Pavilion, we are all willing to die for your majesty. Please give us a chance to prove ourselves."

Jun Jiufeng smiled with satisfaction when he heard this. "Now Yan's civilian transportation capacity is insufficient, and wealthy merchants and short-sighted people from all over the country have hoarded a large amount of grain and grass, trying to raise the price of grain and seek huge profits. I wonder if you, Wanbao Pavilion, have the ability to make them voluntarily maintain a small increase in grain prices!"

Ye Qingshuang's face turned pale. Even if Huoyun Valley had a very deep financial foundation, it was impossible for it to go against all the businessmen in the society!

It seems like the Empress is going to make Huoyun Valley bleed heavily!

In addition, this is also an opportunity for Huoyun Valley, otherwise Ye Tianyu would probably not be released.

"Your Majesty's will is our direction, and we will definitely live up to your trust."

The Queen Jiufeng nodded, then waved her hand slightly, asking Ye Qingshuang to leave.

Ye Qingshuang felt a little excited. Although maintaining food prices would definitely come at a price, it would all be worth it as long as Ye Tianyu could see the light of day again.

"Your Majesty, this is the Gu honey sent by Miss Ye Qingshuang. It can be consumed for a few more days."

Su Jin came to Jun Jiufeng's desk holding the jade bottle. Jun Jiufeng was startled and snatched the jade bottle away, with a light of hope flickering in his eyes.

"Caoyuan, Gu Mi, Ye Qingshuang, is it possible that Li Changsheng is still alive?" She immediately started to have wild thoughts and asked Su Jin to investigate the recent movements of the Liu brothers.

Not long after, the old eunuch and Su Jin entered the hall together.

"Master, what's going on? Did the news about the grassland king come from the Liu brothers?"

The empress looked expectant. After thinking for a while, she felt more and more that Li Changsheng was the mastermind behind the scenes.

After all, whenever Li Changsheng did something secretly, he would always beat around the bush, and it would not reach her ears until it went through at least three parties.

But Li Changsheng probably never expected that Liu Chengwu accidentally sold the queen bee honey to the empress.

At the same time, after that, Liu Chengwu established a cooperative relationship with Wanbao Pavilion in order to obtain business convenience.

This led to the empress knowing Liu Chengwu's identity and where the queen bee's honey came from.

But Liu Chengwu never thought that the queen bee's honey had already exposed him and Li Changsheng.

Even Ye Qingshuang, who is extremely smart, never expected that the connection between Queen Bee Gu Mi and Li Changsheng would lead to the person who now has the information gap and has a bird's-eye view of the overall situation being Jun Jiufeng, who should have been blindfolded.

Several misunderstandings and miscommunications have led to this situation, which shows the importance of intelligence.

"Before Ye Qingshuang came, her people did come into contact with Liu Chengwu, and Liu Chengwu not only went to Wanbao Pavilion, he also went to Jinyuan Pavilion."

The empress felt relieved as soon as the old eunuch opened his mouth.

"It seems that Li Changsheng wants to make the fact that the grassland king is about to unify the country known to everyone." Jun Jiufeng immediately determined Li Changsheng's purpose.

"Why did he do this? After surviving the disaster, does this kid want to stir up trouble on the grassland? Does he also want to be a chieftain on the grassland?"

The old eunuch was beginning to feel a little overwhelmed. He believed that Li Changsheng should find a way to return to the country to clear his name.

Even though he knew he had been rehabilitated, he had no intention of returning, but instead remotely controlled Liu Chengwu to disrupt the situation. This was not like Li Changsheng's style of a profit-seeking, unscrupulous businessman.

"He is still so loyal!" Jun Jiufeng surprisingly developed a high level of identification and trust in Li Changsheng!

"He wanted me to gain more support when I fight against the internal crisis, and at the same time help me find the restless people hiding in Yan State. His intentions are good, and he made good use of the advantage of the fake death grassland, where it is relatively easy to obtain intelligence."

The old eunuch looked surprised and confused. The empress was actually praising Li Changsheng?

This would have been impossible in the past!

Because Li Changsheng had flirted with her and held her hostage with a love poison.

Jun Jiufeng would not have the idea of ​​developing emotional attachment to scoundrels and hooligans, and she would never succumb to any pressure.

The old eunuch was silent for a moment, and didn't know how to define Li Changsheng's position.

"Your Majesty, what do you want to do? Let this unfounded rumor spread, or mobilize the army and send envoys to the grassland to find out the truth!"

However, Su Jin felt that Li Changsheng was a very complicated person. He did both good and bad things. From time to time, he would give little surprises, which shocked the top leaders of Yan State.

"It is impossible to block this news, but this time we have the upper hand and we want to turn the situation to our advantage."

Jun Jiufeng made arrangements.

"First, we need to track down the whereabouts of the person who spread the unfavorable information in the past. Secondly, we need to use this information leak to force Jinyuan Pavilion to take sides."

The old eunuch's eyes lit up, it was indeed a good opportunity.

If Jinyuan Pavilion was caught standing on the wrong side, giving its side a chance to settle accounts, the resources gained, that is, confiscating the property and cutting some leeks, would be enough to help stabilize the situation.

"Go ahead and do it. I hope my stupid brother won't get involved. Otherwise, don't blame me as his elder sister for giving him a good beating."

Jun Jiufeng found a way to break the impasse and regained his confidence.

And all this was caused by learning that Li Changsheng was still alive.

If Li Changsheng knew that the empress would have such drastic emotional fluctuations depending on his life or death.

All my joys and sorrows are due to him. I will probably start to doubt my life immediately.