As the empire landed, a high-speed floating ship soared into the sky, drawing a beautiful arc in the air and flying into the distance.
After observing for a while, the officer at the port of the ground airship wrote down the words "fly to Qinlu" on the registration book. After the routine recording, observe the course of the next ship and verify it with the scheduled information.
He didn't know that the previous airship turned around again after flying out of sight, and raised two new masts. After mounting the power sail, the speed increased greatly, and it flew into the vast void. But even if the officer knew, he would treat it as if he didn't know. Otherwise, if it is reported to the top, the entire takeoff and landing field will have to be charged with a crime of unfavorable supervision, and the top and bottom will be punished consecutively.
The shell of the airship in the distance opened, and several horizontal masts protruded out. The force array on the mast continued to light up, and then a new shield protected the entire airship, resisting the force storm in the void.
After the protective cover was created, the hatch opened, and a tall and tall figure walked onto the deck and stood at the bow of the ship. Whenever he stood at random, a sharp aura shot up into the sky, like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath.
A skinny old man followed behind him and said, "Young master, I'm afraid it's not right for you not to tell the family about such a big matter?"
The man looked back, revealing a handsome face, but his eyes were too sharp, which made people feel chills, only felt fear, and admired his appearance flawlessly. Hearing what the old man said, he sneered, and said, "It's not up to those old guys to intervene in what I, Li Kuanglan, want to do!"
"Young master, but..."
Li Kuanglan interrupted: "It's nothing but, half of the old guys in the Presbyterian Church are not as powerful as me now, and the other ones will be caught up by me soon. Such a group of guys without talent also want to come and give me advice on what to do." way?"
The old man sighed: "That's true, and it's true. It's just that it's always wrong if you don't tell the empress."
Li Kuanglan was slightly suffocated, and said, "Sister has so many things to do, how can she have time to pay attention to my little things."
"It's about the Great Maelstrom, how can there be a small matter? Young Master, please think twice."
"It's already on the road, wouldn't it be troublesome to go back?"
"The maelstrom will be fully opened in a few days. If you rush over now, it's just a one-day delay. If you enter a day late, you should not be at a loss with your skills. But if there are more, you will suffer a solid loss."
Li Kuanglan didn't take it seriously, "It's nothing more than that thing near the entrance, I still don't like it."
"Last time, the sea lotus was found near the entrance. What could be more important than this?"
"one thing."
"Oh? What is that, the old servant really wants to know."
"Is my sword fast and sharp enough?"
The old man narrowed his eyes slightly, and said slowly: "So, the young master has found the stone to sharpen the sword?"
"Yes, they are in neutral ground!"
The old man sighed and said: "Young Master, although there is nothing wrong with sharpening a sword, if you sharpen it too hard, the sword may not be sharp yet, but you may have to worry about breaking the blade first."
Li Kuanglan sneered, "You think I can't beat her?"
"The old servant dare not."
"Full speed ahead, I've made up my mind!"
The old man hesitated for a moment and said: "Since the young master has made up his mind, the old servant should follow. However, I still need to send a message to the empress and the head of the family, so as not to worry them. If the empress does not hear from you for a long time, I am afraid that it will make people in the palace The master came to take a look. At that time, no matter what plan the young master has, I am afraid it will not go well."
Li Kuanglan snorted, but did not object.
The old man breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and made a gesture. After a while, a stream of light shot up into the sky and flew into the distance.
When the streamer disappeared into the vast sky, Li Kuanglan said coldly: "Speed up, I want to reach the neutral ground ahead of time!"
"Yes, my son."
In the imperial capital, it is the season of flowers blooming in the deep palace, and there are colorful brocades everywhere, and the sun is shining everywhere, which is warm and pleasant, but if you stand in the shade, you can still feel the slightest chill.
Empress Li was sitting in the gazebo in the garden at the moment, enjoying the warm sun, with a white cat with silky hair on her lap, stroking it gently with her hands. Those five spring onion-like fingers seemed to be whiter than a cat.
The sun slanted in the square pavilion, warming the cat to stretch its body, and fell into a deep sleep.
Empress Li lightly picked up the teacup next to her, took a sip, and a court lady replaced it with new tea. Their actions were almost silent, their movements were gentle, and all of them had impressive strength.
There was a sound of quick footsteps in the garden, and a fair-skinned old servant trotted over, stopped outside the square pavilion and knelt down, saying: "Ma'am, General Wang Zuo of the Imperial Guard, please see me."
"Wang Zuo? Why did he suddenly want to see me? This is against the rules."
"General Wang Zuo said that there is a secret report from a neutral place, which is very important and needs to be presented to you in person."
Empress Li frowned slightly, and said, "Neutral land... well, let him in."
The servant was taken aback, "Here? This, it's a bit uncomfortable, isn't it?"
Li Hou said lightly: "General Wang Zuo has a special status. Even if His Majesty knows about it, he won't say anything. Bring him here."
All the old people in the palace knew that Empress Li never said what she said a third time, and the servants did not dare to disobey, so they trotted away.
A moment later, a tall young general with a handsome face came striding over, knelt down outside the Fangting Pavilion, and said, "Your Majesty, Zuo kowtows to see Your Majesty!"
The maids in the pavilion were very interested and took a sneak peek. I saw this general's face was white and beardless, his brows were looking forward and handsome, he was handsome, but he seemed a bit feminine.
Li Hou lightly raised his hand, signaled him to stand up, and said slowly: "Is there any news so important that you must meet me? You know, if the news is not that important, it will be a crime of beheading."
The general's face turned pale, and he hurriedly said: "The news comes from Song Zining, the seventh son of the Song Clan. He sent the news to Qin Lu from a neutral place, and then passed it to the minister. Guan Li's future must be handed over to you personally."
"Song Zining? I heard that he is a smart man." Hearing this name, Li's expression softened a little, and he said, "Let's take a look."
The general hurriedly took out two seals, handed them to the maid beside him, and said, "Seventh Young Master sent two copies in total, saying that they all have the same content. I dare not keep them, and they are all here."
Li Hou took the seal and saw that the seal was intact, so he wanted to open it. At this time, an old servant suddenly came out from the shadow behind the pavilion, and said: "Your Majesty, be careful that there are traps, let this old servant come."
Li Hou smiled slightly, and said slowly: "Since he is a smart person, he would not do such stupid things. No matter what is in such a small envelope, how can it hurt me?"
After finishing speaking, she twisted her hands to unscrew the envelope, took out a letter from it, and read it carefully.
The letter was not long, but Empress Li read it very carefully and read it several times before putting it down. Then she opened another envelope and compared the two letters. Seeing that the contents were exactly the same, she rubbed her hands lightly, and the letter immediately turned into a wisp of green smoke and went away with the wind.
Li Houduan was sitting upright, with joy and worry on his brows, and an indescribable charm. After contemplating for a moment, she said with a half-smile, "This child is really bold, even daring to plot against me."
General Wang Zuo outside the pavilion was startled when he heard this, and was swept away by Empress Li, and immediately fell to his knees with a plop.
"Wang Zuo, what good did Song Zining promise you, that you would be willing to do this kind of thing for him?" Queen Li asked lightly, with a hint of chill in her soft and charming voice.
Wang Zuo gritted his teeth and said, "Seventh Young Master was willing to take a big risk to save the only son of this little minister. This little minister is just such a son, with such kindness, I am willing to repay him with death. Besides, I also believe that Seventh Young Master categorically It won't hurt me, and it won't hurt you."
Li Hou smiled slightly and said: "It's not easy to know how to repay kindness. This news is indeed very important to me. How about this? You go to Rong Guogong's place and say it's my words. See if there are any vacancies in other provinces, I will let you fill them in."
Surprised and delighted, Wang Zuo hurriedly kowtowed, "Thank you, Madam!"
Li Hou lightly waved his hand to let Wang Zuo back down. She pondered for a moment, then said: "Bring me my Heaven-Stolen Jade Box."
The old servant was startled, and persuaded: "Your Majesty, don't use that thing too much!"
"It's okay, this matter is worth using once."
The old servant didn't dare to persuade him anymore, turned around and left, and returned after a while, holding a brocade in his hand, on which was a fat jade box.
Li Hou took the jade box and opened the lid. Inside the box are several pieces of jade, each piece is as thin as a cicada's wing, each with an ancient character engraved on it. These ancient characters are very rare, and none of the people present can understand a word.
Empress Li took out the jade piece, counted silently for a moment, then raised her hand and sprinkled it on the ground. The jade piece fell to the ground, making a pleasant sound of ding ding dong dong, rising and falling one after another, like leaping elves.
Li Hou watched intently, not letting go of every detail. Regardless of the unfathomable internal servants or maids present, they all held their breaths and did not dare to disturb Queen Li at all. After many years in the palace, it was the first time that Empress Li used this jade box to steal the sky, and it was also the first time to use all her strength to calculate the secret of heaven. If she ruined her major affairs at this moment, beheading would be a minor matter.
Empress Li was able to ascend to the post, not only because of her gentleness and beauty.
The jade pieces were bouncing on the ground, suddenly there was a crackling sound, and all the jade pieces shattered at the same time!
Empress Li's face was as white as paper in an instant, and she coughed violently, until she bent down.
Everyone was shocked, but no one knew whether the deduction of the secret was over, and they dared not go there, so everyone was at a loss.
After coughing for a long time, Li Houfang straightened his body and looked at the hand that had just covered his mouth. There was a pool of blood in the palm of his hand, which was shocking to watch.
She took a white scarf, wiped the blood from the corners of her lips and the palms of her hands, suddenly smiled, and said to herself: "Tianji, Tianji, don't you know that the more you cover it up, the more clear it will be?"
She sat upright again, the smile on her face disappeared, showing the majesty of the Queen Mother, and said: "Clear all these, and besides, go and invite Eunuch Liu over."
After a while, an old servant with white beard and hair and long eyebrows hanging down to the side of his face came outside the Fangting Pavilion. He didn't kneel down, just saluted, and then said: "Empress Li is here to find this old man, what is your order?"
Empress Li didn't kneel down to Eunuch Liu, she seemed to take it for granted, and said, "I have a private matter, I want to ask Eunuch Liu to go to a neutral place, and send a few words to Kuanglan. After the words are brought, Eunuch can act accordingly, don't be in a hurry return."
After finishing speaking, Li Hou's lips moved slightly, and the sound formed a thread, which was sent to Eunuch Liu's ears.
Eunuch Liu raised his eyebrows suddenly, and said: "I understand, I will try my best."
Empress Li said gently, "It must be appropriate for Eunuch Liu to go out."