can not live up to

The embarrassing atmosphere of the Imperial Central Council ended quite amicably.After the meeting ended, Qin Xuan beckoned Qi Mengliang to stay alone.

Qi Mengliang naturally hurriedly waited with a dog-legged smile.

"How was the meal last night?" Qin Xuan asked seemingly casually.

"Uh?"

Qi Mengliang originally thought that Qin Xuan's staying with him must be to intervene in the purge of corruption in the army, and he noticed the atmosphere at the meeting just now.So he quickly figured out how to report the countermeasures, but he didn't expect Qin Xuan to take the lead again.

Could it be that Qin Xuan has already heard about what happened last night?Shouldn't it be?Qi Mengliang's heart was overwhelmed, his luck these days must have been too bad.

"It seems that the food of Fu's family is very delicious. Could it be that the empire has not fed our Commander Qi?" Qin Xuan's voice was no longer easy-going, and became a little cold.

Qi Mengliang's legs went limp, and he almost couldn't support himself, so he knelt down.

"His Majesty……"

A day ago, after the Imperial Central Council.

A "Hongmen Banquet" ended without any surprises. When Qi Mengliang walked out of the Lizhengyuan Building, his steps were naturally much lighter than before.Qi Mengliang then decided that he had to appease his little heart that had been frightened since the early morning.Therefore, after leaving the Imperial Central Council, he didn't even need a driver, and went into a bar in a secluded courtyard by himself.It was his usual place to relieve stress.

A few hours later, Qi Mengliang, who was slightly drunk, walked out of the small courtyard humming a little tune, but suddenly woke up from the little alcohol.Of course, Qi Mengliang's alcohol dissipated not because of the night breeze, but because he saw a person, a woman, a young and beautiful woman, a woman who frightened him more than his wife.

"Commander Qi is really easy for me to find!" Fu Yuxia looked at Qi Mengliang with a smile.

The smile on Qi Mengliang's face was awkward, and he was uncomfortable all over, "Miss Fu, what do you need from me?" Qi Mengliang asked cautiously.What can Fu Yuxia do with him?What's more, it's still at this time, this place?

"Uncle invited you to Xiaoxu at home, and asked me to pick you up." Fu Yuxia said very politely.

"If Mr. Fu has something to do, just tell him, how dare I come to the house to bother you?" Qi Mengliang said very politely.Fu Zhongda looking for him at this time, I'm afraid it won't be a good thing, Qi Mengliang hides if he can.

"Uncle has prepared food and wine at home, and I'm just waiting for Commander Qi to come." Fu Yuxia's voice was still very polite, but his tone was already so strong that no one could refuse him. He raised his hand and said "please". gesture.

Qi Mengliang sighed inwardly, it seemed that he had too many "Hongmen Banquets" to eat today.

The living room of the Fu family is resplendent and magnificent.

Although Qi Mengliang was extremely unwilling in his heart, when he entered the door and saw Fu Zhongda, he immediately put on a flattering smile, "Old Fu, you can tell me at any time if you have something to do. It's so late, and I'm here to bother you, but What should I do?"

"Hahaha," Fu Zhongda approached Qi Mengliang with an amiable appearance as a teacher, and said affectionately, "Meng Liang, I've wanted to have a drink with you for a long time! I heard that you are very interested in wine tasting. Quite skillful!"

"It's all praise and praise." Fu Zhongda's enthusiasm made Qi Mengliang feel even more uneasy.On weekdays, Qi Mengliang and Fu Zhongda are not close.He, the commander of the imperial military garrison, actually does not belong to any faction in the imperial center.The lack of obvious political attributes and factional tendencies is the key to his ability to sit in this position.Of course, this is not only because of his ability, but also the result of the mutual restraint and confrontation of various political forces within the high-level empire.Therefore, Qi Mengliang has always kept this point in mind since the day he took office, and carefully kept an appropriate distance between him and the various factions in the empire. The commander who listened to "well, well", naturally included Fu Zhongda, a veteran and important minister.

Fu Zhongda greeted Qi Mengliang to sit down, while Fu Yuxia had already ordered the butler to bring up all the food.Qi Mengliang sat very stiffly, with an obedient look on his face.

"That kid, Qin Xuan, is still a little too kind." Fu Zhongda saw Qi Mengliang's stiff look, so he didn't go around in circles, and went straight to the point, "But as ministers, we should share more for him of."

"That's what you said." Qi Mengliang still kept his eyes on his nose, his nose and his heart, as if he was concentrating on cultivation.

"I heard that the Huoyao Fleet is conducting drills in the Xinyue star area recently?" Fu Zhongda changed the subject seemingly casually.

"Yes, the drill will end in half a month and return to the central star area." Qi Mengliang answered in a satisfactory manner without making any guesses.

"How far is their practice location from Yisu No. 9?" Fu Zhongda asked casually.

"According to the speed of the starship they are driving this time, it will take about two hours..." Before Qi Mengliang could finish speaking, he looked up at Fu Zhongda, could it be...you want him...?

Fu Zhongda just nodded and didn't say anything.

"The deployment of a fleet of Huo Yao's level must be reported to His Majesty the Emperor for approval." Qi Mengliang didn't want to take the blame, let alone take the blame.

"Special matters, after all, need special handling. Commander Qi, don't you think so?" The smile on Fu Zhongda's face suddenly revealed a bit sinister.Fu Yuxia put something in front of Qi Mengliang at the right time.

Qi Mengliang didn't want to touch that thing at all, but under the sharp eyes of Fu Zhongda and Fu Yuxia's uncle and nephew, he had no choice but to take it.After just a glance, he immediately made a wise decision, "Old Fu, what you said is absolutely true."

Fu Zhongda nodded with great satisfaction, and even patted Qi Mengliang on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement, "You and Yuxia will discuss the specific arrangements slowly. After all, she is now fully responsible for the intelligence monitoring of the AFAR army."

"Yes, yes, I will do my best to cooperate with Miss Fu." Qi Mengliang hurriedly stood up, bowed his head and lowered his hands.

Qi Mengliang picked the beginning and the end, picked out the parts that were not good for him, and reported to Qin Xuan that Fu Zhongda summoned him in private last night.

Qin Xuan just nodded and said nothing.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty should have reported this matter to His Majesty immediately," Qi Mengliang observed Qin Xuan's face, and continued to explain cautiously, "Mr. Fu is actually worried about the safety of the empire, and worried that His Majesty's benevolent heart will eat you." Fortunately, I consulted with my subordinates in private..." Qi Mengliang naturally put Fu Zhongda in the position of serving the country and the people at this time, "This matter involves the call of the Huoyao Fleet, and the subordinate immediately said that he would report to you as soon as possible. But Miss Fu said..."

"You mean, you still have merit?" Qin Xuan had a smile on his face, but his eyes were not kind at all.

"Subordinates dare not." Qi Mengliang secretly groaned inwardly.One of the Fu family is His Majesty's former teacher, and the other is His Majesty's current fiancée. In His Majesty's heart, they are all his own, and only he is a fool who can't get along.He thought it might be a coincidence to move out Fu Yuxia, his fiancée, at this time, but in the end, he lifted a rock and hit himself in the foot.

Qin Xuan didn't say anything, so Qi Mengliang didn't dare to say anything.The huge conference hall was extremely quiet for a while.There was only the sound of Qin Xuan's fingers falling on the conference table, the sound of "Du Du", the voice was not in a hurry, but it hit Qi Mengliang's heart every now and then.

"The captain of the Huo Yao Fleet is, is it Li...?" Qin Xuan finally spoke again, speaking slowly, as if he was struggling to think.

"Li Chongrui." Qi Mengliang said quickly.

"Li Chongrui, um, this is Li Chongrui..." Qin Xuan thought for a while, then said coldly with a smile, "Something interesting..."

"Your Majesty..." Qi Mengliang was still confused, looking at Qin Xuan flatteringly.

"Order the Huoyao Fleet to end the exercise as planned and return to the central star area!"

"Huh?" Qi Mengliang still didn't follow his train of thought, "Your Majesty, that...but..."

Qin Xuan glanced at Qi Mengliang coldly.The emperor's order cannot be questioned.

"Yun Tianxiao over there..." Qi Mengliang dared to ask under the pressure of his eyes, otherwise he still couldn't explain this matter.He didn't want to be blocked by Fu Yuxia again, it was easy to make people impotent.

"Switch defenses!"

"Change...?" Qi Mengliang suddenly had an idea at this moment, he remembered something.Before Yun Tianxiao went to the Xinyue star area to form the AFAR army, he was the most popular young instructor in the imperial military circle, and he was well-known in the military academies in each star area.Speaking of which, at least half of the young generals in the imperial military had once been Yun Tianxiao's students or attended his classes, or even participated in his training camps.Naturally, this was also one of the reasons why Yun Tianxiao was able to form a decent AFAR army with no effort at all.Qi Mengliang's mind was spinning fast at the moment, just now His Majesty would definitely not mention Li Chongrui for no reason, then...Qi Mengliang had a vague impression that this Li Chongrui also came from the imperial ace military academy, and Yun Tianxiao seemed to have been his instructor once!

Hiss - Qi Mengliang immediately gasped.

His Majesty the Emperor, Fu Zhongda, Yun Tianxiao, Li Chongrui, these names were tossed back and forth in Qi Mengliang's mind, but he couldn't figure them out for the time being.After all, the emperor's mind is always the most difficult to guess in the world.Qi Mengliang quietly raised his eyes and glanced at Qin Xuan. What exactly is His Majesty the Emperor trying to say?

"Your Majesty takes orders." Although Qi Mengliang couldn't figure it out for a while, he knew that he could no longer do Ni Lin's work. "Then, Your Majesty, who do you think will be sent..."

This is obviously a hot potato, Qi Mengliang naturally wants to hide as long as he can according to his nature.

"You can figure it out." Qin Xuan looked amiable at the moment, and spoke even more lightly.

Qi Mengliang only felt that riding a tiger was even more difficult.

"Oh, this list, I hope it will help you in your clean-up work." Qin Xuan casually threw another list in front of Qi Mengliang.

Qi Mengliang quickly picked it up and looked through it carefully, but was surprised again.However, after a quick scan, Qi Mengliang was able to confirm that at least half of the list was young generals in the second echelon that Fu Zhongda's faction focused on training.If we take a closer look at the backgrounds of these people, they are like Li Chongrui, and they seem to be more or less related to Yun Tianxiao, who once served in the ace military academy of the empire.So, is this a recommended whitelist or a blacklist?Qi Mengliang muttered again.The more subtle thing is that the recommended positions given by Qin Xuan are all important positions currently controlled by Fu Pai.Tsk tsk tsk, your own people crowd out your own people, is His Majesty the Emperor trying to reshuffle his power or...

"Is there any problem?" Qin Xuan's voice was calm and majestic, but his expression was unclear.

"No, no." Qi Mengliang said he deserved it happily, but his heart was as miserable as if he drank coptis water.

"It's fine if you don't have one." There was a smile on Qin Xuan's face, but in Qi Mengliang's view, it was more inexplicably intimidating than when he didn't smile. "I hope Commander Qi can only focus on eating the empire's rice from today on."

Qin Xuan turned around and left the meeting hall after leaving a light sentence, leaving Qi Mengliang standing alone in the empty meeting hall with a dazed mind.

There were many thoughts in Qi Mengliang's mind, and he couldn't fully clarify them for a while.However, there is one thought that is very clear. I, who always stick to my position and don't easily stand in line, seem to have to choose a side to stand this time.So, which side should he be on?In other words, which side does His Majesty Qin Xuan want him to stand on?