The mountains and rivers are quiet and broad

Chen Mao was still calm on the face, but he felt a little sad in his heart. The last few years of Emperor Xuanwu's reign were too absurd, and the country left in Chen Mao's hands was already riddled with holes.

Zhou Zhou stood quietly all the time, watching a group of old foxes coming and going, as if he had noticed the subtle changes in Chen Mao's mood, Zhou Zhou looked at Chen Mao.

Seeing Zhou Zhou's familiar gaze through the hole in the mask, Chen Mao felt at ease, and called out Meng Yunting, the left servant of the household department.

The gazes of Chen Mao and Zhou Zhou were divided, but such a brief interaction still fell into the eyes of those who cared.

Yan Keqing withdrew her gaze as usual, listening to the questions and answers between Chen Mao and Meng Yunting.

Wang Jin went to the south and has not come back yet. This Yan Keqing of Meng Yunting is not familiar with him. The right servant of the household department was deposed some time ago, but the emperor has not mentioned him for a long time. It was not until a few days ago that Zhao Kexin from Chuzhou was promoted to be the right servant of the household department. .

Since becoming an official in the court, Yan Keqing has built up a deep network of contacts and made every step of the way. He just hides himself habitually. Now Chen Mao is watching him closely and prying the nails around him one by one. Although this makes Yan Keqing unhappy , but he doesn't care.

In other words, he doesn't care anymore - the Tianji Stone he wanted has already been found.

From morning to afternoon, the four hours of political discussion made people dizzy.Yan Keqing also pretended to be exhausted and worried about the country and the people, said goodbye to everyone, turned around, and went to Tianqi Tower.

At dusk, He Xin led the people back. The investigation method of Dali Temple gave him a headache, and the people from the criminal department made him even more upset. He Xin was at a loss for what to do now. After suffering from the weather, He Xin kept making a bad face, and almost bumped into someone unexpectedly.

The fire in my heart suddenly burst out, and when I saw the person, the fire in my heart was extinguished immediately, "Master Yan..."

Yan Keqing maintained his usual gentleness, as if he didn't care that He Xin almost bumped into him, looked at He Xin carefully, as if he was thinking about something, then smiled, and called out He Xin's name accurately: "Is it Captain He? No need to be polite."

Can someone like Yan Keqing know his congratulatory letter? !This recognition immediately made He Xin happy: "Yan, Mr. Yan knows a humble job."

If He Xin is to split out the three people he admires most, the first one is the national teacher, that is the ability of heaven;

The second one is Yan Keqing, the youngest prime minister, whose official career is not envied by others.

"We have seen the first treasury tax review case we handled six years ago." Yan Keqing was very approachable.

But He Xin noticed the envious eyes of his subordinates behind him, and couldn't help straightening his back.

"Why did Master Yan come here at this time?" He Xin blinked, and immediately said, "Hey, didn't you come here for the matter of Tianqi Tower?"

Yan Keqing went on and said, "Captain He might as well talk about it."

He Xin suddenly opened up the chatter box, first complained about the people in Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice, then realized that this was not good, and looked at Yan Keqing with some embarrassment, seeing Yan Keqing still smiling lightly, he quickly confuses the situation of Tianqi Building out.

"Apart from stones, is there anything else in the building?" Yan Keqing was thoughtful after hearing He Xin's words.

Seeing that Yan Keqing not only listened carefully, but also analyzed the case with him, He Xin nodded hurriedly, "Yes, there is only that stone. It's strange that the building is cool and cool, and even a lamp stand No, Mr. Yang also asked how to look at things like this, Mr. Tong said that there are stars in the building, shining continuously, but we didn't see the stars, but Mr. Tong said that and didn't say anything else."

"Master Tong?" Yan Keqing frowned, when did such a person appear beside the national teacher?

"Hey, it's just a child, not as tall as my legs."

"What did Mr. Tong find in the building today?"

"He said there was nothing unusual, and there were indeed only stones in the building. He looked at the stones, and then left." Thinking of the child talking bluntly and choking the minister of Dali Temple several times, He Xin couldn't help laughing.

Yan Keqing nodded, and said to He Dao: "Since there are only stones in the building, the investigation can only start from this stone."

The congratulatory letter echoed a few words, and said some things they found today. Yan Keqing listened carefully to whether there was any detailed speculation. His words were gentle, but he looked at the problem sharply. It's almost done, Yan Keqing said with a smile: "Captain He has been busy all day and night, and he has a good time to rest, and he has to continue the investigation tomorrow."

He Xin obediently agreed, and did not come to his senses until Keqing Yan was far away—why did he tell everything when Mr. Yan asked?

But Mr. Yan actually knows that this little guy, he has a chance to show his face, get promoted or something...

It was completely dark, and Yan Keqing followed the attendant out of the palace. The attendant was young and kept his head down to lead the way. The housekeeper who brought him in only told him to "shut up and lead the way". At first he didn't understand the meaning of "lead the way", but later he realized that Mr. Yan can't know the way, and he always needs someone to lead him when he goes out.

Hearing that this is a kind of disease, the attendant led the way silently, while paying attention to whether Yan Keqing followed, feeling in his heart that no one is perfect.

Yan Keqing didn't care about the attendant's thoughts, he was always thinking about that stone.It has been passed down from generation to generation in the clan that the sacred stone is very huge, but Xu Kuining said that it is indeed a small piece of jade.

As Xu Kuining is a descendant of the Zhou family, Yan Keqing prefers to believe that he wrote more, after all, his clan has long been extinct.

Last night, Yan Keqing ventured into the Tianqi Building, and when he saw the stones on the ground, he knew he had found the right one.

It was Xu Kuining's deceit that made him take a detour for several years, so much so that he searched the palace all over to find Tianqi Building.

The stone was black, like obsidian, with two swimming fish on it, but the stone was not as huge as rumored, and even cracked into several pieces.

While Yan Keqing was looking at the stone, Eunuch Ren, who was lying at his feet, kept his eyes open and covered his body with a sackcloth.

If it wasn't for Eunuch Ren in the plan, Keqing Yan would not have taken the effort to carry people in, nor would he have sneaked into the Tianqi Tower by himself in the middle of the night. After all, it is very troublesome that he cannot recognize the way.

Thinking of the rumors in the clan, Yan Keqing took out a dagger, grabbed Eunuch Ren's hand, and slashed the palm of his hand, dripping blood onto the stone.

The blood slid across the stone surface, and the golden pattern flashed on the stone surface, the pattern was fleeting, Yan Keqing couldn't see it clearly at all.

Looking carefully at these pieces of gravel, it was clear that it was originally a large piece, but now it has split into two large pieces and several small pieces.

After thinking for a while, Yan Keqing adjusted the position, placed Eunuch Ren among the stones, and then opened Eunuch Ren's skin with a knife, and the blood was evenly released.After a while, the stone was dripping with blood, and even formed a small pool on the ground.

And the golden lines on the stone surface appeared once, this time Yan Keqing took a closer look, and it turned out to be something like a spell.

The next moment, all the nine charms on the stone were burned, and burned to ashes in an instant. The black surface of the stone was like the tide receding, revealing the true color underneath.

The whole body of white jade glows with a faint light, and there is a sense of sacred awe.However, the jade that has faded from the black surface seems to be out of control. The blood dripping from Eunuch Ren's body is absorbed by the stone, even the blood on the ground is not spared. The stone seems to be alive and is constantly absorbing blood as nourishment.And the two roads on the stone, even wagging their tails, swam in the stone.

Yan Keqing saw such a scene for the first time, but he clamored in his heart: This is the divine stone!Spy on secrets, bring the dead back to life, travel through time and space... finally let him find it!As if he had grasped the incredible power in his hands, Yan Keqing clenched his fists excitedly and continued to observe the scene in front of him.

However, the change happened suddenly, and the stone began to devour human flesh and blood——Yan Keqing watched as the skin and flesh that Eunuch Ren touched with the stone surface stuck to the stone surface, and were torn off piece by piece, while the flesh and blood melted into the stone, like a fish in the stone Swim more fun.

Eunuch Ren, nestled in the gap between the stones, kept struggling, shouting instinctively, louder than shriller, Yan Keqing picked him up with a sword, pulled him out, and crippled his tongue, without any hesitation when he raised the knife. .

Then he randomly picked up a small piece of gravel, and carefully left Tianqi Building.

After leaving the palace gate, the attendant breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that if he was a quarter of an hour later, he would not be able to leave the palace.

Yan Keqing didn't care about these, got on the sedan chair, took out the small stone from his arms, and groped carefully in the dark.

Now that the Divine Stone has been found, the next step is to bring the Divine Stone back to Southern Border.Yan Keqing already has a plan, and he needs to have a private talk with the national teacher.

While the court was still discussing the pending war, the war suddenly came fiercely.

The soldiers stationed in the western border had a physical conflict with several people outside the border, and the other party insisted that it was Da Chen's soldiers who committed the murder maliciously.

So they picked a group of people to attack, but it was only a small team of 12 people, and those small soldiers also gathered a few people to fight back. After a few rounds, the Cazeyaduo tribe raised their troops, and the reason was indeed a legitimate defense.

But their subsequent attack is unjustified aggression.The three armies of Cao's army in Xijiang knew that this was being calculated, and they had no time to deal with those little soldiers who caused trouble, so they immediately counterattacked.

However, the other party came prepared, and the food and grass in Xijiang were indeed in short supply as Chen Mao had speculated. On the fifth day of the war, the people really realized that something had happened, and fled in a hurry. The city gradually became empty, like a dead city.

On the seventh day of the war, the Kazeya multi-ethnic group suddenly attacked at night. Cao Yuyi, the general of the Cao family army, took precautions in advance and successfully counterattacked.

On the eighth day of the war, the Kazeya multi-ethnic group made another advance. Cao's army was exhausted and lost, and most of them were injured.On the tenth day of the war, the three armies of Cao's army guarded the empty Yangcheng, only defending but not attacking, waiting for reinforcements.

On the 11th day of the war, Chen Ke and Xu Qingfeng finally arrived in Juyanhe City against the tide of escape.