Chen Ting looked back, knowing that no one would dare to come in and disturb him at this time. He suddenly fell to his knees on the ground. Qi Ning hurriedly asked: "Master Chen, what do you mean?"
Chen Ting said with a bitter face: "Master Hou, please save me!"
"Get up, get up." Qi Ning stood up, stepped forward to help him up, and whispered: "Master Chen is the dignified governor of the East China Sea. How can you be seen like this?" He helped Chen Ting up and said softly: "Yes. To put it bluntly, Mr. Chen acted quickly and deployed carefully this time, and he also took the greatest credit."
Chen Ting sighed: "Master Hou, the Jiang family is so ambitious that my subordinates didn't find out that he was secretly forging weapons. Even the chief governor was killed, and his subordinates didn't know the truth. This... this always fails to fulfill his duties...!"
Qi Ning patted Chen Ting's arm lightly and said, "If you really want to talk about it, Master Chen's words are not unreasonable. No matter what the reason is, Master Chen cannot avoid the responsibility for his dereliction of duty."
Chen Ting's lips moved, but he could not speak. He knew very well that he could not escape the blame for the changes in the East China Sea. If Qining really wanted to put his little shoes on, the governor of the East China Sea would The position is definitely not guaranteed.
"Master Chen, actually you don't have to worry too much." Qi Ning said with a smile: "You seem to have a good relationship with the Duke of Zhen. If you send a letter to the old Duke, he will naturally try his best to keep you. .”
Chen Ting's body was shaken. His talents may not be outstanding, but his sense of smell in the officialdom is still extremely sensitive. Qi Ning's words seemed to be an understatement, but he knew that there was a murderous intention hidden in it. Cold sweat broke out on his vest, and he lowered his voice and said: "Hou Master, I will never bother the Duke of Zhenguo with this matter!"
"Oh?" Qi Ning smiled and said, "Does Master Chen not care about his own future?"
Chen Ting gritted his teeth and said: "Today, only Mr. Hou can protect Xianguan. Xianguan will obey Mr. Hou's arrangements in everything."
Qi Ning's smile faded slightly and he said calmly: "Master Chen, I still remember that when you first arrived in Donghai, Master Chen came to see me. At that time, you seemed to say that Duke Zhenguo gave you a letter, asking you to assist me. Investigating the murder of the Governor, I wonder if you still remember it?"
"Xiaguan... Xianguan remembers." Chen Ting looked uneasy.
Qi Ning stared at Chen Ting's eyes and said in a cold voice: "I would like to know whether Duke Zhen really wants you to assist me in handling the case, or does he want you to restrain me and monitor me?" Before Chen Ting could speak, he already said: "Speaking of which, I don't think Mr. Chen will hide behind me. If you are not honest with me, how can you make me be honest with you?"
Chen Ting hesitated for a moment and then whispered: "Xiaguan dare not hide it. Lord Marquis, Xiaguan was transferred to Donghai. It was indeed the Duke of Zhen who recommended it to the court. The late emperor personally summoned Xiaguan and told him to stay in Donghai. If you work hard, you will have a pair of eyes and ears...!" After a pause, his voice became even lower, and he approached Qining and said: "The Marquis should know that when the late emperor was in power, he was always wary of the King of Huainan, and the Jindao Tantai family is Emperor Taizu’s confidant, King Huainan, was the direct descendant of Emperor Taizu, so the late emperor had always been worried that the Jindao Tantai family was secretly involved with King Huainan.”
Qi Ning nodded slightly, he knew this very well.
Emperor Taizu died before his great cause was accomplished. At that time, the King of Huainan was still in his infancy. Naturally, he was unable to command the tiger and wolf troops to conquer the world, so he entrusted him to Emperor Taizong.
Emperor Taizu's first general was the Jindao Tantai family, but after Emperor Taizong succeeded to the throne, he reused the Jinyi Qi family, and the Jinyi Qi family replaced the Jindao Tantai family as the number one martial arts family in the empire.
The Jindao Tantai family was favored by Emperor Taizu, and King Huainan was the direct descendant of Emperor Taizu. Emperor Taizong naturally had to guard against the fact that the Jindao Tantai family would secretly support King Huainan because of Emperor Taizu.
The main army of the Jindao Tantai family was in the East China Sea. When the late emperor was in power, Sima Lan, who was still the Marquis of Zhongyi, recommended officials to come to the East China Sea to monitor the Donghai Navy. Naturally, he also figured out the late emperor's thoughts.
The pattern formed by the East China Sea is that the Donghai Navy is used to intimidate and monitor the Donghai family, while the Donghai Governor keeps an eye on the Donghai Navy from behind, forming a chain that restricts each other.
"The King of Huainan has committed suicide, so the court naturally does not have to worry about the relationship between the Jindao Dantai family and the King of Huainan." Qi Ning said softly: "But since Mr. Chen was recommended by the Duke of Zhen, he will obey the orders of the Duke of Zhen. It’s quite reasonable.”
"The letter sent by the Duke of Zhen was delivered one day earlier than the Marquis." Chen Ting said in a low voice: "Actually, the Duke of Zhen has no ill intentions. He just asked the subordinates to pay attention to the movements of the Marquis. If the Marquis is here, Donghai mobilized troops without authorization, Xianguan... Xianguan must find out the reason why he mobilized troops. If it is not absolutely necessary, I hope that Xianguan will advise the Marquis not to mobilize troops without authorization. In addition, I also want Xianguan to clarify the cause of the death of the governor. What’s the reason?”
"That's right." Qi Ning said with a smile: "So this time to report to the court, Lord Chen will of course also secretly send a letter to Duke Zhen to inform Duke Zhen of what is going on here."
Chen Ting immediately said: "Master Hou, this is exactly why I came here today." He took out a folding book from his arms and presented it to him: "This is the folding page written by Xianguan overnight. Mr. Hou, please take a look at it." , I wonder if I can submit it like this?”
Qi Ning did not take it and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, I also know that submitting a statement to the court is a private matter and cannot be seen by a second person. If I read your statement, it would... be unreasonable. Bar?"
"No, no, no." Chen Ting said with a bitter smile: "This matter is very complicated. To be honest with the Marquis, I haven't fully understood the whole story yet. If there is a mistake in this excerpt, it would be inappropriate, so I will I sincerely ask Lord Marquis to take a look at it and give you some advice."
Qi Ning hesitated for a moment and sighed: "In that case, let me take a look and then talk about it." Then he took the fold and read it carefully before handing it back to Chen Ting and saying: "Master Chen, what's wrong with this fold?" , It’s not like that. Admiral Zhezi takes all the credit for me, haha, I do want to accept Lord Chen’s affection.”
Chen Ting saw Qi Ning's face softened and his heart slightly relieved, and he smiled apologetically and said: "I'm just telling you the truth. If there is no Marquis this time, then...!"
Qi Ning waved his hand and did not let Chen Ting continue. He just said: "Master Chen, Jiang Yishui has not been arrested yet. I think this news can be slowed down for a while, and there is no need to rush to present it. We will discuss it after General Xin comes back. How to get the secrets, and this time I dare not take the credit alone. Whether it is General Xin or you, Mr. Chen, Qin Facao, and even Mo Yanbai, everyone has contributed a lot and submitted the secrets to the court. We still need to think more carefully.”
Chen Ting was stunned for a moment, but he vaguely understood something. He took the fold away into his sleeves and cupped his hands and said: "I would like to follow the instructions of the Marquis. After General Xin comes back, we will have a celebration drink and then discuss the matter of the fold."
"That's very good." Qi Ning said: "Master Chen is indispensable in Gulin City. Before General Xin comes back, I will stay here in the camp, and everything there will be entrusted to Master Chen. "
Chen Tinggong cupped his hands and was about to leave, but Qi Ning suddenly stopped him and said, "Wait a minute!"
"Do you have any other instructions from the Marquis?"
"Master Chen, there is a place called Zuiliu Pavilion in Gulin City, do you know?"
Chen Ting was startled, and then said with some embarrassment: "The Zui Liu Pavilion that the Marquis mentioned is... a brothel in the city." Curious in his heart, he secretly thought that when the Marquis asked about the place of fireworks, could it be that the young man stayed there? The military camp is too lonely, so we need to arrange for girls to serve? But this is still the Jinyi period. If you really want a woman, you don't need to find a girl in the building. It's no problem to arrange a few good girls in private.
"There is a girl named Tingxiang in Zuiliu Pavilion. Now they all call her Hualianxiang." Qining said: "You have someone redeem her, and then find a safe place to settle down. How much money did you spend, and you can go back and talk to her later." I’ll just say it.”
Chen Ting immediately said: "Master Hou, you are worrying too much. This is a trivial matter. I will definitely arrange it properly for you."
Qi Ning smiled and nodded, and Chen Ting bowed before retreating.
In the next few days, Qining stayed in the naval camp and never left, and often wandered around the camp to let the officers and soldiers in the camp know of his existence. He knew very well that when he stayed in the camp, he was like a The sharp sword hanging over the navy camp can not only calm people's hearts, but it can also scare them even if they have evil intentions.
Shen Liangqiu's head was placed in the camp. Because he was worried that it would rot when sent to the capital, he found ice cubes and froze it.
In addition, although Qining promised to demobilize many people brought back from the two islands, he did not immediately release them.
It was rare for him to have such free time. Apart from occasionally inspecting the camp, he spent more time practicing martial arts alone in the tent.
Since he obtained the Liuhe Divine Skill from Lord Mu Shenjun, Qining's many adventures have made him master several martial arts, whether it was the Nine Styles of Zuimeng taught to Xiaoyao or the skills he obtained from the Black Lotus Sect. Yanyang Magic Skills are both peerless martial arts. Although Qin Ning has just glimpsed the skills, these two martial arts are both exquisite and abnormal. The more he practices, the more mysterious they become.
Zuimeng Jiujiu is the secret skill of the Beggar Clan's successive leaders. When he taught Qi Ning to Xiaoyao, he did not teach all nine moves, but only taught the first six moves. However, these six moves are enough for Qi Ning to use. .
When you first learn the Nine Postures of Zui Meng, your eyes are like a pond. The more you practice, it changes from a pond to a lake, and from a lake to the sea. The mysterious changes in it are vast and boundless, and it seems that you can never completely melt its essence.
This skill is a combination of mysterious moves. It looks simple and unpretentious, but only by going deep into it can you gradually understand its essence.
After practicing the Nine Styles of Drunk Dream to the extreme, Qi Ning couldn't help but think of Xiang Xiaoyao who was still in the Black Rock Cave in Xichuan. Xiang Xiaoyao was seriously injured and it would take more than three to five months to recover, but he didn't know what his current situation was like? Then he thought of Eve, the sister of the Miao family, and wondered if she was doing well now.