Dingjiangshan

Ning Zheng laughed out loud.

He almost fell in love with the outspoken temper of "Jing Zhan".

At least he heard this sentence to his heart's content, and it was more to his heart than any compliment.

"The king likes to hear what the national teacher said." Ning Zheng waved his hand, and while signaling the servants around him to pour Jiang Ling wine, he asked, "So, the national teacher is here to help the king?"

"Yes." Jiang Ling admitted very simply: "I watched the stars at night and found that the Ziwei star was about to disappear, and I did a fortune-telling, and found that the great luck in Ning Yan's fate has passed, and it has begun to decline day by day. I can't bear the Emperor Star anymore."

If Jing Zhan said this kind of nonsense on the basis of his fate, it would not be too much for Yan Qing to break his leg.But Jiang Ling himself didn't learn the art of divination and stargazing, so naturally he didn't have to follow any "rules". Such nonsense came out as soon as he opened his mouth, without any psychological pressure.

This sentence obviously coincided subtly with the sentence Ning Zheng received earlier, "Yinghuo and guarding the heart". King Changle was immediately overjoyed, and he couldn't help picking up the wine cup to offer a toast to Jiang Ling.

Jiang Ling was a good drinker, and he was not afraid of socializing at all, so he simply raised his glass and gave Ning Zheng this face.

"With Mr.'s words, I feel much more at ease in my heart." Ning Zheng changed his address without any trace, and said, "I just don't know how Mr. is going to help me."

"I can neither fight the enemy nor govern the country, so I dare not say that I can do anything for the prince." Jiang Ling said: "If the prince likes it, then I will help him solve a problem."

Ning Zheng was not very satisfied with this answer. According to his thinking, even if Jing Zhan refused to help him fight, at least he should use Kunlun's name to do something for him.

But after all, the other party had just arrived, and Ning Zheng couldn't seem too impatient, so he forced a smile and didn't force Jiang Ling to make any promises.

——There is always time later, Ning Zheng thought.

It's a pity that the situation on Ruan Yin's side is unknown now, and Ning Zheng can't deliver the letter to her, otherwise the existence of "Jing Zhan" would not be so useless, at least it can be used to win the hearts of the court.

Thoughts in Ning Zheng's mind turned back and forth, but he still said politely: "Sir, what you said, as long as you are willing to teach me a thing or two, I will be blessed."

"It just so happens that I don't understand something, so I ask you to advise me." Ning Zheng said: "I don't hide it from you, the situation on the front line is not good, and I'm a little bit disadvantaged... I don't know if you can help me."

Ning Zheng asked this question, as if he was trying to test Jiang Ling's sincerity. Jiang Ling held the wine glass in his hand and turned it around, turned his head to look at Ning Zheng, and said calmly, "Didn't you arrest Ning Yan?"

Ning Zheng was taken aback for a moment, and looked at Jiang Ling with a little more inquiring eyes.

"Sir..." Ning Zheng said slowly, "Why did you say that?"

It wasn't long before he arrested Ning Yan, and the news was absolutely not enough to spread back to the capital. "Jing Zhan" suddenly said this, which naturally made him very vigilant.

"My lord, you don't need to tempt me so obliquely." Jiang Ling seemed displeased, "I just told my lord that Ziwei star has disappeared, which means that Ning Yan's life palace has shifted. And the life palace can Those who have the ability to overshadow the radiance of Ziwei Star must be relatives of the emperor. In the whole world, only princes are raising flags to make rebellion, and Ning Yan is not in your hands, so it is possible that Ning Huaijin was hidden."

Ning Zheng was taken aback for a moment, he really didn't think of this coming out.He is used to playing with people and making plans, and for a moment he forgot that the person in front of him is a "national teacher" who can pinch and count.

Ning Zheng just wanted to refute, but found that he just dug a hole for himself to jump in, and everything he said was wrong.

According to "Jing Zhan", the current sky does not necessarily indicate that he is the future master of the world, and "Jing Zhan" himself also speculates from the disappearance of the Ziwei star.

If he denies this, "Jing Zhan" may feel that he has found the wrong person, and instead go back to divination the fate of others.But if he admits that Ning Yan is indeed in his hands on the spot, it is undoubtedly tantamount to admitting that he was suspicious of Jing Zhan just now, and it will make him unhappy no matter what.

Only then did Ning Zheng realize that he had made a slip of the tongue, and was about to make amends when he saw that "Jing Zhan" had stood up and cast a cold glance at him.

"Since the lord doesn't believe what I say, it doesn't matter." Jiang Ling said coldly: "In the past, some people in the court thought that I was playing mysteries and couldn't believe everything I said. In this case, the lord just needs to watch quietly. Is there something wrong with me? The real skills are still those charlatans who are waiting for tricks and abductions."

After Jiang Ling finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and turned to leave.

Ning Zheng thought inwardly that it was not good, and said that it was a disagreement that angered people. People like them who are self-sufficient probably don't like to hear such words the most.

"Sir, stay away—" Ning Zheng hurriedly tried to stop Jiang Ling: "This king didn't mean that."

Jiang Ling paused, turned slightly to look at Ning Zheng, and said, "Your Majesty, you don't have to worry about my falling out. Kunlun keeps his word. For the past 300 years, as long as someone named Ning sits on the dragon chair, no matter who it is, Kunlun will help."

Before Ning Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, Jiang Ling continued, "Just one thing, I might as well open the skylight with the prince and speak honestly."

Ning Zheng hurriedly said, "Sir, please tell me."

"I don't care who is sitting in this world." Jiang Ling said, "But I want to save Ning Yan's life."

These words pierced Ning Zheng's heart, he frowned, and his expression was not as eager as before.

"Is this God's will?" Ning Zheng asked.

"No, that's what I mean." Jiang Ling said, "I've known him for more than ten years, and we always have friendship."

Ning Zheng didn't speak for a while.

"My lord, you can think about it slowly." Jiang Ling didn't seem to be persistent, but his tone was still calm: "You know the destiny by doing your best, and many things can't be forced. But because of the years of friendship between me and Ning Yan, I might as well use 'Jing Zhan' Come to make a deal with the prince in the name of the prince."

"What deal?" Ning Zheng asked.

"I'll protect his life." Jiang Ling said, "In exchange, I'll be a lobbyist for the prince, and I'll ask Ning Yan for the Jade Seal of the Chuan Kingdom on your behalf."

Yuxi is a good temptation for Ning Zheng. With Yuxi, it means that he can also get the imperial edict he wants.At that time, although the whole world knew that he was rebelling, but with the imperial edict, no one dared to say "the name is not right and the words are not right".

But even so, Ning Zheng still didn't rush to agree to Jiang Ling.

For him, this "National Teacher" came too coincidentally and too soon. Although Ning Zheng intended to keep him for his own use, he didn't dare to really trust him without any scruples.

Jiang Ling also understood this truth, so he didn't entangle him too much, only said that he was too tired from the long journey, so he went back to the inn to rest first.

Ning Zheng suffered a loss in words twice that night. He was afraid of saying too much and making mistakes, so he didn't hold back too much. Instead, he called a close subordinate and sent Jiang Ling back to the inn.

The inn where Jiang Ling was placed was quietly cleared in just two hours. The middle-aged woman standing behind the counter disappeared and was replaced by a middle-aged man in his 30s.

The man with a ridiculous beard was leaning on the counter and doing his calculations carelessly. When he saw Jiang Ling coming in, he lowered his head to cover up and casually flipped through two pages of the ledger.

In the corner of the room, a waiter covered with a white cloth bent slightly, vigorously wiping the table under his hands, and glanced at the door from the corner of his eye from time to time.

Jiang Ling stood at the door and looked around, without saying a word, he walked upstairs.

In order to facilitate surveillance by secret sentries, Jiang Ling's room was specially arranged on the side near the backyard of the inn. The two windows in the room faced two alleys, making it easy for people to hide.

Jiang Ling inspected the house carefully, and found no mess such as secret doors and interlayers, so he was relieved, closed the doors and windows, and took out a dark arrow-sleeved short shirt from his luggage. .He took out a sharp dagger without a scabbard from the bottom of the bag, and inserted it into the boot.

There was a faint sound of footsteps in the corridor, and it was heard that they entered the two rooms next to Jiang Ling.Jiang Ling listened quietly for a while, and after confirming that there were no experts, he blew out the lights, and simply changed into night clothes in the dark.

There were guards outside the door and window. Jiang Ling didn't want to take risks when he first came here. After thinking about it, he just took a step, and the whole person flew up to the roof like a swallow, and bent over and half knelt on the beam.

She took out the dagger from the boot shaft and held it in her hand, raised her waist slightly, touched the dust on the beams, found the pattern of the tiles, and then lightly pried off a piece of tiles with the dagger in her hand.

Jiang Ling lightly caught the fallen tiles and placed them on the beams, and within a moment he cleared a narrow opening that could allow one person to pass through.

Jing Zhan is famous all over the world for things like stargazing and divination, but not so much for martial arts.Most of the people Ning Zheng recruited to monitor Jiang Ling were military personnel, and they only walked outside the window and in the inn.

Jiang Ling's qinggong is very good, so he didn't even pay attention to a heavily guarded place like the government office. He went in and out of it like no one's land. He almost even went in and looked around the kitchen, but he still couldn't find it. Ning Yan's trace.

The military camp is no easier to enter than the government office, there are many people and guards there, even Jiang Ling dare not rush into it without knowing the details.So she bit her lip and walked around several garrisons in the city, seeing that there were no places with particularly tight guards, she gave up temporarily.

It was impossible for Ning Zheng to hide Ning Yan casually in some unguarded corner. There were not many places where he could hide people, and there were even fewer places where he could completely control them.Jiang Ling turned around in Luzhou City overnight, and was almost convinced that Ning Yan was not here.

That being the case, her previous plan will be temporarily shelved.

Jiang Ling thought for a while, followed Ning Huaijin's instructions before walking around the city, found the pawnshop he mentioned, then wrote down what he saw and heard tonight on white cloth, and rolled it up , placed behind the plaque in the pawn shop.

After finishing all this, Jiang Ling followed Ning Huaijin's instructions and carved a small mark on the right door frame of Huaiyu's pawn shop, then returned to the inn before dawn, and repaired the hole in the roof again. up.