Chai Bozhong was silent. Qining guessed what Chai Bozhong was thinking and said with a smile: "Since Commander Chai is sincere in signing a treaty of peace with our great Chu, you and I should show our sincerity. Could it be that Commander Chai still thinks that What article are we going to make with the affidavit?"
"The Duke has misunderstood." Chai Bozhong stood up and said, "Your Majesty, wait a moment!" Without saying much, he turned and left.
Qi Ning did not wait too long. Chai Bozhong left and returned, holding a delicate small box in his hand, placing it on the table and saying: "My lord, here is the oath signed by the third prince himself."
Qi Ning thought that Chai Bozhong came well prepared this time. Apparently, they had guessed in advance that the Chu State would definitely ask for an oath. He smiled and said, "With this thing, it will be easier for the emperor to handle it. " He stretched out his hand to take it, but Chai Bozhong held it down and said seriously: "My lord, I even took out the oath, which shows the sincerity of the third prince. But I don't know when your country is going to send troops?"
Qi Ning said: "Commander Chai, this matter cannot be rushed. You should know that I have to work with the emperor to convince the important ministers first, and then I can start planning the battle against Xuzhou. Yes, in two days, I will The wedding date will always be delayed for a few days. I estimate that it will take a month at the earliest before we send out troops. This is because Sima Lan has already prepared the war materials before, otherwise it will take even longer."
"A month?" Chai Bozhong's brows slightly relaxed: "It would be great if the Duke can persuade your country to send troops in about a month. Of course, the third prince hopes that your country will send troops as soon as possible."
Qi Ning smiled and said: "Commander Chai is worried that Beitang Hao has taken care of Beitang Zhao and stabilized the country, and it will be too late for the third prince to send troops?"
"The Duke is very aware of everything, and Chai admires it." Chai Bozhong also smiled slightly, clapped his hands, and two people came in from the side door, both holding brocade boxes in their hands. They came over and placed them on the table mountain. Chai Bozhong said with a smile: "Master Hou, it's just a small gift. Not respectful."
Qi Ning said: "Commander Chai is too polite. If at any other time, Commander Chai would give me a gold mountain, I would dare to accept it, but at this time, I think it's better to let it go. If anyone knows that I have accepted Commander Chai's A gift, even if it is for the public good, becomes an injustice.”
"The Duke is too worried." Chai Bozhong stroked his beard and said, "There is nothing too expensive. This box contains a snow lotus, and the other box is just a calligraphy and painting."
"Xuelian?" Qining was a little surprised.
Chai Bozhong said: "This is not a snow lotus picked in recent years. A few years ago, several lamas from the Ancient Elephant Kingdom went to our great Han Dynasty to pay homage to the late emperor and presented two snow lotuses. The late emperor gave one of them to the queen, who in turn gave it to the queen. General Qu, after General Qu got the snow lotus, he never dared to use it, and kept it in the ice cellar until now. When I came here this time, General Qu specifically asked me to bring it over and give it to the Duke."
"So that's it." Qining couldn't help but open the box and saw that there was indeed a snow lotus inside. However, it had obviously been too long and the whole snow lotus was still quite intact, but the color was slightly dim.
But he knew that in this case, this snow lotus could only be encountered but not sought.
"Commander Chai, the lama from the Guxiang Kingdom has been to the Northern Han Dynasty?"
Chai Bozhong nodded and said: "Back then, those lamas took a detour to the northwest and passed through the northwest to Beijing, so General Qu received them."
"Commander Chai, I would like to ask, what is the purpose of those lamas going to the Northern Han Dynasty?" Qining asked: "Are they sent by the Guxiang Kingdom, or... by the Dharma King Zhuri?"
Chai Bozhong's expression became solemn and he whispered: "It turned out that the Duke also knew about this matter. Yes, those lamas were not sent by the Guxiang Kingdom, but were disciples of the Dharma King Zhuri. The purpose of their coming to the capital seemed to be for Please see Mu Yunhou."
"Want to see Mu Yunhou?" Qining was even more surprised.
Chai Bozhong pondered for a moment, then said: "When the Duke was in Dong Qi, he should have met those lamas, and the leader was called Gongzashi!"
Qi Ning's eyes twitched slightly.
"When the Third Prince went on a mission to Dong Qi, he also ran into that group of people." Chai Bozhong frowned and said, "The Third Prince told Chai that the purpose of those lamas going to Dong Qi seemed to be for snow clams. As far as I know You know, there are Youhan Pearls hidden in the snow clams, so the purpose of those lamas is naturally to get the Youhan Pearls from Dong Qi."
Qi Ning nodded and said, "That's true. However, the whereabouts of the Youhan Pearl are unknown. Those lamas seemed to think that the Youhan Pearl was obtained by the third prince."
Chai Bozhong said: "The third prince did not get any Youhan Pearl. Only ghosts know the whereabouts of the Youhan Pearl."
Qi Ning was slightly annoyed, thinking to himself that the You Han Bead is in my hand and has been integrated into my blood. If you say that only ghosts know, don't you call me a ghost? He knew in his heart that Beitangfeng would definitely suspect that the Youhan Pearl was obtained by him, and it was impossible for Chai Bozhong not to know that there was something fishy about it.
"Gongzhaxi first went to the Northern Han Dynasty, and then went to the Eastern Qi Dynasty. What on earth were they doing?" Qining asked: "The whereabouts of this group of people are strange, and their true purpose is difficult to guess."
"It is difficult for us to know what the purpose is." Chai Bozhong sighed: "My lord, these two small gifts should be regarded as congratulatory gifts to my lord on his wedding. Please accept them."
Qi Ning said: "Commander Chai is so polite, but I am disrespectful." He smiled slightly and said: "By the way, Commander Chai, when you mentioned Mu Yunhou, I suddenly felt worried. The third prince is going to inherit the throne. What is the attitude of Mu Yun Hou? I heard that Mu Yun Hou of your country is a great master with unfathomable martial arts skills. It is said that this person also controls Jiutian Tower. If he supports the other two, then the third prince...!"
Chai Bozhong immediately waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Duke, Mu Yunhou will not interfere in this matter no matter what."
"He is also a member of the royal family of the Northern Han Dynasty. How could he be indifferent to such a major event in the Northern Han Dynasty?" Qining sighed: "I really can't believe it."
Chai Bozhong was very confident and said with a smile: "If Mu Yunhou had to intervene, it would not have been so easy for the late emperor to inherit the throne. My lord, Mu Yunhou is really an expert in this world. Although he was born in the royal family, he has no control over royal affairs." , I never asked. After the late emperor succeeded to the throne, he once thought of conferring the title of prince to Muyunhou, but Muyunhou ignored it at all. His title of marquis should still be conferred by the late Emperor Chongming when he was still alive, otherwise Muyun If Hou had wanted to, he would have been crowned king long ago."
"Mu Yunhou really doesn't care about worldly affairs?"
"Although Marquis Muyun is a marquis of the Han Dynasty, he has never been seen in court, and no one has ever dared to enter his mansion." Chai Bozhong said: "The Jiutian Tower was established by the late Emperor Chongming. In fact, it was originally established by Marquis Changling. Responsible for recruiting talents, the five great gods of Jiutian Tower were all personally recruited by Changlinghou. However, later Changlinghou went to the front line to guard the border, and the Han royal family did not dare to hand over Jiutian Tower to people with different surnames, so they issued an order to let them go. Mu Yunhou is in charge of Jiutian Tower, but as far as I know, Mu Yunhou has never set foot in Jiutian Tower. The real leader of Jiutian Tower is actually Jin Shenjun, the leader of the five great gods."
What Chai Bozhong said was actually not beyond Qi Ning's expectations and did not surprise Qi Ning.
Mu Yunhou is one of the five great masters in the world. Such a pinnacle figure cannot be tied down by worldly trivial matters. Jiutianlou is full of strange people and strangers in the world, and most of what they do is shameful. Muyun Hou He respects his identity and naturally cannot get involved.
"The name of Mu Yunhou on the Jiutian Tower is just to shock people." Chai Bozhong said with a smile: "When Changling Hou established the Jiutian Tower and recruited people, he did not ask about his origin or character. As long as he had merit, Everyone can enter the Jiutian Tower, even the cock-crowding and dog-robbers, as long as there is something inferior to others, Changling Marquis will take it for his own use. Changling Marquis is very good at martial arts, and he has the skills to control people. Naturally, he bowed his head and obeyed his orders. When Marquis Changling left, he looked around the court, but no one except Mu Yunhou could intimidate those people."
Qi Ning smiled and said: "The Northern Han Dynasty was worried that it would not be able to control the group by appointing other people, so it ordered Mu Yunhou to be in charge of Jiutianlou. In this way, the Jiutianlou group was afraid of Muyunhou's reputation, so naturally they would not Dare to act recklessly."
Chai Bozhong nodded and said: "That's true. Someone once said privately that even if your Chu army invaded Luoyang City, Mu Yunhou would not lift a finger. The safety of this big man seems to have nothing to do with him. .”
Qi Ning secretly sighed, thinking that it seemed that Chai Bozhong didn't know about Longshan's agreement. The great masters had made an agreement back then. The emperor's hegemony was in trouble in the world, and people in the world had to deal with it. The great masters would never get involved easily. in.
"Is Mu Yunhou in Luoyang now?"
Chai Bozhong shook his head and said: "I really don't know the traces of Mu Yunhou. I have been staying in the northwest. Even though I go to Beijing with General Qu every year, I have never seen Mu Yunhou. Since Mu Yunhou is not concerned with worldly affairs, Naturally, he never participated in various ritual banquets, and few people in the Han Dynasty and outside the country dared to mention Mu Yunhou. Some people say that he has been staying in Luoyang, while others say that he is a wandering wild crane, traveling around all year round...!" He lowered his voice and said: "There are even private rumors that Mu Yunhou has passed away a long time ago."
Qi Ning thought that whether the great masters were dead or alive was indeed a huge mystery to many people.
When Chi Danmei came to Chu State, she brought Mo Lancang's instructions to find out about Beigong Liancheng's life and death. Even the great masters did not know whether the other party was dead or alive, and naturally all living beings did not know.
"Commander Chai, I will take this oath away first." Qi Ning stood up and said, "Come here to bother me. I have the same interests as Commander Chai. When we talk, we can't get anywhere. Hahaha, let's have a good chat some other time. It's a big deal right now. As a matter of priority, I have to return to the palace to report my life to the emperor." After a pause, he added: "Yes, in a few days, I will get married, if Military Master Chai...!" At this point, something suddenly occurred to him, and he shook his head with a smile. He said: "Commander Chai's trip is very secretive. Naturally, the fewer people know about it, the better. It seems that on the day of my wedding, I really can't invite Commander Chai for a drink."
Chai Bozhong cupped his hands and said: "The Third Prince still has many things to do, and I have to rush back as soon as possible. As soon as I get the Duke's approval, I will set off back. Although I can't be here to congratulate you, I still want to be here in advance to express my gratitude. The justice of the country is happy!"
Qi Ning laughed, and Chai Bozhong sent Qi Ning out.