National Division

Zhibai finished meditating on the top of the observatory, got up and got down.It was noon, and the sun was shining, but there was no sweat on his face, but his cheeks were slightly flushed, healthy and round like a fresh fruit.

It was still quiet in the observatory, so the whispers of some palace people behind the corridor could be heard clearly: "... Seriously? The emperor doesn't even ask about the demon star?"

Zhibai can tell that this is a small man who usually guards the gate of the observatory.The other voice was not very familiar, as if it was delivering food a few days ago, but he never paid attention to it: "No, the emperor decreed that the chief and deputy envoys of the Qin Tianjian should retire, but the family members of their families were The youngest son was sent to Qin Tianjian, and the rest of the family members were all sent back to their hometowns, and I heard that the Imperial Forest Army escorted them all the way back.”

"Isn't this important?" The little man was a little confused, "Hey, Yulinjun, which minister has such a style when he is old?"

"You stupid!" That one tapped his finger on his head, "That's not grandeur, it's imprisonment! The emperor took hostages in Beijing, and then sent them back to their hometown for custody."

"Why, why do you need to take care of it?" The little man stammered, as if he didn't understand, "Aren't they, aren't they loyal? They are also for the emperor's heirs."

"Of course we don't let them speak out. Do you know that the demon star is talking about the national teacher! The emperor didn't want the world to know that it was the national teacher who hindered his heir!"

"Is it the national teacher?" The little man opened his mouth wide and murmured after a while, "How could this happen?"

"Why not. It's been seven years. The demon star appeared seven years ago, but it was still dark at that time. It didn't hurt the emperor, but it was helpful. It's only now that it's getting brighter, and it's hindering the emperor's heirs. Think about it carefully, did the national teacher enter the palace seven years ago? Did he assist our emperor? Oh, the emperor was still the crown prince at that time, if there is no national teacher, he really can't fight against the demon Makoto."

"Since this is the case, why is it getting in the way now?" The little man was at a loss, "The national teacher is a minister with merit."

"But after all, he is a person from outside Fang, and he is different from us." That one clicked twice, "The national teacher is too capable, and it is because of being so capable that... Besides, the national teacher and Your majesty...the thing you are most afraid of is taking supplements!"

"Caibu?" The little man stammered even more, "You, don't talk nonsense, the country, the national teacher is not with the emperor, it's nothing..."

"Hey, you're lying to ghosts. If it wasn't for picking up the tonic, the emperor would be healthy and strong, so how could he have no heirs? Oh, maybe it's not because of the tonic, but the luck of the national teacher is too prosperous, which hinders the emperor. Alas, the emperor is also in trouble now." Well, if the national teacher is in the capital, I am afraid that there will be no heirs; but if the national teacher is allowed to leave, after all, he has made meritorious service in the past, and the emperor will not let it go. That's why the emperor sealed the mouth of Qin Tianjian. No one is allowed to say this outside."

"Ah——" the little man had just let out an exclamation of unknown meaning, when someone behind him said with a smile: "Since no one is allowed to speak out, how do you know?" When he turned around, he saw a smiling eyebrow The smiling face protruded from the corner of the corridor, almost clinging to his back.

There were two plops on the porch, and the two speakers knelt down and kowtowed together: "Master, please forgive me, please, please forgive me—"

"There's no need to make such a fuss." Zhibai walked over unhurriedly, and glanced at the inner eunuch first, "I remember that you were the one who came to deliver the meals, wasn't it?"

"The slave girl is happy, she is newly transferred to the imperial dining room."

"Nafu, that's a pretty good name." Zhibai tilted his head and thought for a while, then nodded to the little man who looked after the garden, "Xiao Linzi, right? Bring me a chair."

Xiao Linzi hurriedly moved a bamboo chair over, Zhibai sat down, leaned back and felt comfortable, and said again: "Nafu, which palace are you from?"

"Servant, servant is the imperial meal—" before Nafu finished speaking, Zhibai laughed: "Do you really think I'm an idiot? Otherwise, I'll ask the emperor to ask you?"

"The maidservant is really from the imperial dining room. She just delivers food from the front tube to the front, and has never served the star observatory..." Nafu's sweat had already come down, and he kowtowed repeatedly.

"Nonsense, right?" Zhibai was still smiling, and slowly raised his finger to point at him, "You said just now that the emperor sealed the mouth of Qin Tianjian, and no one is allowed to speak about the demon star?"

"Yes—" Nafu looked up at him cautiously.This national teacher has been famous for a long time, but it is really the first time that he has the opportunity to see it so closely.I saw red lips and white teeth, a pair of black eyes shining like stars, and I could see my own shadow when I bent down.Speaking of the national teacher's facial features, I didn't think it was very beautiful when I took it apart, but when I put it together, I felt that there was nothing inappropriate. When I saw it, I couldn't move my eyes. No wonder the emperor would...

"Every sentence of this servant is true..." I don't know what's going on, but Nafu feels that such a beautiful national teacher is somewhat similar to the unsmiling emperor on the dragon chair. Everything makes people feel that they will be seen through, especially when they shine in those eyes, they feel that there is no way to hide.

"The emperor summoned Qin Tianjian, there should be only a few people around him, they are all confidantes." Zhibai lazily lay down on the armrest of the bamboo chair, resting his chin on his arm, like a sleepy The cat said, "They will not talk about things that the emperor does not allow them to say. The two chief and deputy envoys of the Qin Tianjian even took their sons as hostages, so of course they will not talk nonsense. So, where did you get the news from?" Where did you get it, and you have to go to the observatory to tell me?"

Nafu's back was immediately soaked in a layer of cold sweat.He has never heard that the national teacher is known as a shrewd person?People only say that the national teacher has magic skills, is easy to serve, and has a soft temper, but no one has ever said that the national teacher is so sharp and profound, how penetrating!

Zhibai looked at him without urging him.After seven years in the palace, even if he is really an idiot, he should learn to be smart. He has no intention of listening to those big things, but if he still can't see through such small things, it's too boring.

"National teacher...National teacher..." Nafu couldn't speak well.

"Do you know why I'm asking you that?"

"Damn the slave..." Nafu could only say these four words.

"Because it's boring." Zhibai looked bored.In the past two years, the number of concubines in the harem has increased, and all kinds of troubles have also increased proportionally. If Qi Jun hadn't ordered death, whether the observatory could remain so quiet, it's hard to say.As long as you leave the observatory on weekdays, every word you hear means something, but today the wind finally blows into the observatory.

It's boring, it's so boring!Don't look at the splendor of this imperial city, if it weren't for Qi Jun, it wouldn't be as good as being in the mountains.

Nafu was sweating coldly, and finally broke his heart: "National teacher, don't ask the servant from which palace, the servant only has one sentence, and Qin Tianjian never lies. The national teacher has magical skills, you, you can go to watch the stars by yourself .”

Zhibai curled his lips: "This is really difficult, my teacher can do everything, but he can't watch the stars."

Nafu stood up abruptly, with a firm expression on his face: "National teacher, you are a real expert, how can you not know such a small skill as stargazing? You have assisted the emperor to succeed to the throne, this kindness Everyone in the palace will keep it in mind, but, the emperor must have an heir, please, just leave the capital!"

"Presumptuous!" Qi Jun's cold voice came from the corridor, "Drag him out, let Dian Zhongsheng carefully investigate who made him speak nonsense!"

"Your majesty, servants and servants are all loyal. The emperor cannot be childless, and if he has no heirs, the country will not fall into anyone's hands in the future!" Seeing that the two middlemen were forcing them to come up, Nafu suddenly turned his head and pointed towards the pillar next to him. Hit it.There was a muffled bang, blood splashed everywhere, his fat body slid to the ground, a middle-aged man stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I'm out of breath."

"Procrastinate! Check!" Qi Jun was so annoyed that his face was like the bottom of a pot, "When there is no one day, you are tired of living a good life!"

No one dared to speak, and quietly lifted the body down, leaving Xiao Linzi almost paralyzed on the ground in fright: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, spare me..."

"Pull it down, stick—" Qi Jun hadn't said the word death, but Zhibai suddenly pulled his hand: "Your Majesty, it's useless to kill more."

Qi Jun didn't speak any more, just waved his hands, and someone came up and dragged Xiao Linzi down.With Zhibai's words, he will not die, but such a talkative servant has passed the bright road in front of the emperor, so he is thrown to do those rough jobs.Qi Jun held Zhibai's hand with a gloomy face: "Go, go into the inner hall."

Zhibai followed him, looked down at the two clasped hands: "Your Majesty, did Qin Tianjian really say that?"

"Nonsense." Qi Jun said simply, "I have already checked, and it was Concubine Xian's family who found Qin Tianjian." If it wasn't for preventing this from causing a storm, he would have thrown Concubine Xian into the cold palace right now. go.

Zhibai lowered his head and kicked his feet on the ground: "Then—all the demon stars are fake?"

Qi Jun hesitated for a moment: "Qin Tianjian did have records, but it was just a star that appeared next to the emperor's star. They have no evidence to prove whether this star is related to the son or not."

"I don't know how to watch stars..." Zhibai felt a little regretful, "I should have learned more from Master..."

Qi Jun held his hand tightly: "Listen to their nonsense. Didn't you say that celestial phenomena have nothing to do with human affairs, why do you believe it now?"

Zhibai was silent for a moment, then suddenly turned around and hugged Qi Jun's waist: "I'm afraid——Your Majesty has no heirs, it's because of the dragon aura..." He never forgot, the dragon aura that Qi Jun gained and lost, It was lost in order to block the robbery for him.

"Nonsense again." Now that he had entered the inner hall, Feng En and the others stayed outside wisely, so Qi Jun lost his scruples and stretched out his arms to hug him, "Back then you said I have no dragon spirit I can't sit in a big position, isn't it good now? Let me tell you—" He lowered his voice, "In the past two years, King Ping has tried every means to search the fief, but he didn't get much money, but it aroused public anger."

"Oh—" Zhibai was a little absent-minded, resting his head on Qi Jun's chest and muffled in reply.

Qi Jun didn't care, and sat on the couch with him in his arms: "It's not just him, the Ye family, who contacted pirates in Fujian and smuggled them at sea." He smiled coldly, "You know, that year when you moved What a coincidence that Yun arrived in the South China Sea, and actually destroyed an island he occupied overseas."

"An island?" Zhibai's attention was attracted, "Destroyed an island?"

"Exactly." Qi Jun snorted softly, "The first emperor thought that the Ye family was loyal, but in fact they have been colluding with pirates for a long time, and even hid their property and weapons on an uninhabited island overseas. Oh yes , you know that it was he who instigated the first emperor to smash the vial containing the long whale during the search of the northwest border that year, causing a rainstorm."

"Who knows that the way of heaven is good--" Qi Jun showed a little schadenfreude sarcasm, "He caused rain in the northwest, but you moved the clouds to the South China Sea, and the storm and tide destroyed his island." Speaking of this, he I am also a little fortunate, "I only got the exact news recently. If it hadn't been the case at the beginning, when the first emperor died, he might have rebelled immediately! We were unprepared at that time, and we would be defeated. I still underestimate Ye home."

Zhibai was dumbfounded when he heard that: "Then, how many people died on that island?"

"What are you listening to?" Qi Jun stretched out his hand and scratched his nose, "Don't worry, it was originally a deserted island off the coast, very small, and the Ye family also used it to hide things. There are dozens of people stationed on it at most, so it can't be built. How many murders."

Zhibai turned his face away, and said sullenly: "This is also self-made, and no one can blame me." He was still not in high spirits, and asked casually, "Then what does the emperor plan to do now?"

"I'm waiting." Qi Jun restrained his smile and said slowly, "Waiting for the opportunity to send troops."

"What chance?" Zhibai leaned against his chest, showing one eye to look at him.

Qi Jun was silent for a while, then slowly said: "A natural disaster."

Zhibai was surprised: "A natural disaster?"

"Yes." Qi Jun looked down at him, "I can't send troops for no reason, and I really don't have the ability to send tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to the southwest under Ye's nose. Therefore, I hope that there will be a natural disaster, and then I can use the disaster relief Firstly, dispatch troops to the southwest, and then use the 2 people trained in secret to form a surprise army, so as to be able to win by surprise and take down Ye Shi and King Ping in one fell swoop."

Zhibai stared at him with staring eyes, and it took him a long time to realize slowly: "Your Majesty, don't you want to..."

Qi Jun nodded slowly: "Yes. I just thought, if the matter of Nanhai Yiyun happens again..."

Zhibai jumped up in shock: "Your Majesty, that will kill many people!"

"If I can't take down Mrs. Ye in one fell swoop, and let Mrs. Ye really raise an army, more people will die."

Zhibai stared and was speechless.Qi Jun's voice sounded cold, but he was extremely firm: "Besides, if this natural disaster is controlled by you, many people will die less than the real natural disaster."

Zhibai moved his lips but couldn't speak, and finally could only sit down again: "Just, there is no other way?"

Qi Jun smiled wryly: "If there is another way, I will not make such a bad plan. But, I really can't wait anymore, King Ping already has two sons, and I..." I don't even have a son now. Going on, I'm afraid the courtiers have other thoughts, but he managed to divide people to the point where he is now.

"Could it really be me..." When it comes to offspring, Zhibai can't help but think again.

"Nonsense!" Qi Jun pulled him into his arms, "It has nothing to do with you!"

Zhibai put his arms around his neck and rubbed against his neck: "Your Majesty, do you really believe me?"

"Trust." Qi Jun was firm.

Zhibai was silent for a moment, raised his head and put his lips together: "Then, I also believe in the emperor..."