The next day, Meng Qi, who was carrying a sword, escorted Lu Guan Batu and others outside the palace city, and saw several Ouchi masters waiting.
Commander Lu, the palace is guarded by your right minister, so there should be no danger. Meng Qi said sternly.
Lu Guan nodded lightly: Your right minister will definitely accompany us to find the young master of the Jiang tribe. You don’t have to wait here. Just go and do whatever you want.
Meng Qi pretended to be solemn and said: "Commander Lu, the matter of fraud in the peace talks is very important. I want to inform the four princes one by one so that they can make plans in advance."
Lu Guan was stunned for a moment and said thoughtfully: Go ahead.
He does not have the martial arts connections and status of Right Minister Wang Derang, and trying to remain absolutely neutral will only arouse the common resentment of the four princes. I have good intentions to win over you, a run-down general with no soldiers and no money, but you don't appreciate it.
Therefore, a critical attitude will help to dispel this emotion. As long as there is still hope of winning over, most princes will not hate and fall out. And the most important thing is, I don’t know which prince wants to have peace talks with Xilu in private. I don’t know if Dabao is aware of the fraud in the peace talks. This all needs to be tested. The current excuse is just right.
After Meng Qi watched them enter the palace, he walked towards the Wanghoufang along the left side of the palace with an expressionless face. His pace was neither hasty nor slow, just like taking a walk after morning exercise every day.
He didn't have a specific plan to see whom first and whom later. He planned to go along the road and see whose house he met first.
Upon entering Wanghoufang, Meng Qi saw the Seventh Prince's Mansion not far away at first sight, so he walked over calmly and explained his purpose of coming.
The concierge was very polite and did not have the bad habit of charging money to make things difficult. He hurriedly went in to report.
This made Meng Qi slightly stunned. The seventh prince could be valued by the old emperor. He was indeed not an ordinary person. At least, he did a good job in training and controlling his subordinates. It was obvious from the young to the big.
It didn't take long. The concierge led Meng Qi to a flower hall, where a young man wearing casual clothes and a tie with his hair was leaning leisurely on a lounge chair, with a lazy and casual posture, as if Meng Qi was not a strange visitor, but a friend who had known each other for many years.
He has an elegant temperament. He didn't get up, looked at Meng Qi who came in with a smile and said: "It's just like Xiao Meng, the Jingshen Sword" I imagined. Cold and sharp, a natural swordsman, but more elegant and graceful than I expected.
Thanks for the compliment, Meng Qi accepted it all: Seventh Prince, the peace talks were deceitful.
There are many guards in the flower hall with bulging temples, and Meng Qi can also feel the secret prying eyes.
The Seventh Prince sighed, still lying down, holding the lid of the tea cup with his right hand: "Whether it's a scam or not has nothing to do with me." I am not the one who can make the decision. To be honest, I am a person who cares about reputation. In the eyes of my father and the reputation of Shilin, it is very good. It is a matter of cutting off the land to seek peace. I can't do it.
Seventh Prince, your work has won the hearts of the people. You have many supporters in the court and have a strong influence on the peace talks. Meng Qi unceremoniously exposed his modesty.
However, he is not a loner, but he is approachable and impressive.
The Seventh Prince chuckled and said: "It is indeed the Shocking God Sword Xiao Meng." The swordsmanship is only about offense but not defense, and the same goes for words, which makes it difficult for me to resist.
He smiled and suddenly sighed: If my father is sober for another year, your words will be right. By then, I will have won the throne, and who else will take the throne from me? But now, many courtiers who are loyal to me have begun to alienate me, and the number of experts I can win over is limited.
But I can't quit. Now that this game has begun, I have no right to quit, because I am no longer alone.
The sunlight shines through the window of the flower hall and shines on the seventh prince's body. The golden spots are flowing and bright and brilliant, but there is a hint of sadness and melancholy.
Looking at the young master Qingya who was lying down to meet the guests, Meng Qi didn't say much. He just said: Seventh prince, who do you think wants to negotiate peace
He actually talked about the throne and the fight for the throne in front of a stranger like himself. I don't know if it was because of his shallowness or if he was deliberately performing to try to mislead.
The seventh prince looked at Meng Qi with a half-smile but not a smile: If I were to say, it would be the third brother and the fourth brother.
Well, the cold-faced swordsman Meng Qi is waiting for an explanation.
The Great Khan of Xilu, Maodun, is the leader of the remaining clan, and is indeed a disciple of the Yin Master of the Demon Sect, but this does not mean that they are natural allies with the Demon Sect of the Central Plains. On the contrary, the Demon Queen who wants to unify the Demon Sect plans to use the power of the Xilu The Yin masters who unified the Demon Sect have incompatible contradictions, and it is impossible to join forces. The seventh prince said something seemingly casually.
Meng Qi thought to himself while getting rid of himself.
The seventh prince continued: "My eldest brother has been the crown prince for nearly twenty years. No matter how much my father suppresses me, he still has a force that cannot be underestimated. Under my father's deliberate cultivation, I have loyal followers in the court and army. Third brother There is a huge difference between me and my fourth brother in this regard. They rely entirely on the support of masters in the martial arts world. If they come to Dabao, they must cleanse the power of me and my eldest brother before they can sit comfortably.
They must first settle the internal affairs before fighting foreign affairs. Naturally, they are not willing to start a war with the Xilu now, and they definitely want peace talks.
While fighting against the outside world, one can also make peace with the inside, occupy the general trend, and take advantage of the situation to launch attacks. Meng Qi replied noncommittally.
The Seventh Prince smiled and then said: "Everyone in the world has heard that I colluded with the Demon Sect. I wonder if you have heard of it, Xiao Meng?"
have. Meng Qi cherishes words like gold.
The seventh prince shook his head: The world is governed by hundreds of officials, all of whom are from Confucianism. They regard the Demon Sect as an evil heretic and want to uproot them. If I seek support from the Demon Sect, I will give up my thoughts immediately and there will be no possibility of ascending to the throne. .
Plant the fields first, and then cultivate your own team of civil servants to replace the current Confucian Meng Qi's divergent thoughts and secret slander.
That makes sense. He answered seriously.
The seventh prince said a few more words and served tea to see off the guests without mentioning the matter of wooing Meng Qi and Lu Guan.
After leaving the Seventh Prince's Mansion and walking forward for a while, Meng Qi saw the Fourth Prince's Mansion. The concierge had a straight back and a long sword in his hand, looking fierce and fierce.
Running a government is like running an army. Meng Qi suddenly came up with this idea.
The fourth prince's concierge was rude and had a cold attitude, but before he went in to report, a housekeeper came out and invited Meng Qi to come into the house.
The prince has admired Meng Daxia's swordsmanship for a long time. When he heard that the hero was entering the workshop, he asked me to wait at the door early. The butler said flatteringly.
The four princes all have royal titles.
Meng Qi nodded lightly: The fourth prince is a disciple of the Sword Emperor, and his swordsmanship should not be inferior to mine.
After that, he fell silent and maintained the appearance of a cold swordsman until he was led into the study.
The fourth prince's study was very large. One side was filled with military books and other items, and the other side was hung with various swords.
He turned sideways to Meng Qi. Pointing to a sword, he said: Tengxiang Sword, three feet, three inches long, made from a meteorite, indestructible, cutting iron like mud, the master wielded it when he was young, and was very powerful.
Red Moon Sword. The sword is three feet long and dark red in color. Like the moon falling into a pool of blood, the person in the middle is as drunk as the sword used by Zuo Dao in the past.
As if he had met a close friend, he couldn't wait to share his collection with Meng Qi, and he was in high spirits.
Meng Qi was naturally not stingy with his preferences, his eyes were shining, and he was very reluctant to take them all away. What a good deed this was.
Iron Wood Sword, the sword that the master Wang Jian wore before his death. The fourth prince turned his head. Looking at Meng Qi, he sighed, I am also obsessed with swordsmanship, but I am entangled in worldly affairs and it is difficult to escape. I can only watch you enter the supreme realm of swordsmanship for so many years. This was the first time that the master praised a swordsman.
He regards Meng Qi as a comrade and calls himself me.
Listening to the fourth prince's emotion, Meng Qi suddenly had a bad taste and shouted seriously:
The emperor's hegemony may lead to glory and wealth, or he may be entangled in worldly affairs. Maybe if Zhi Zhi is really obsessed with swordsmanship, he will have to kill everything that blocks his path one by one.
The series of questions made the fourth prince's body shake. He was originally walking like a dragon and was described as majestic, but now he showed a hint of paleness.
He was silent for a while, then smiled bitterly and said: No wonder Xiao Meng, you can have such swordsmanship at such a young age. Shi Qiao's sentence "You are not worthy of my sword" really made my blood boil. It's a pity that I don't have such a firm sword heart as you.
He sighed: The Westerners invaded and poisoned all living beings. I am only willing to raise a hundred thousand troops to save all people from fire and water.
The peace talks were deceitful. Fourth Prince, do you know that Meng Qi did not answer the call.
The fourth prince nodded: I already know your purpose of coming, and I will do my best to stop the peace talks.
I don't know which prince wants to ask the same question as Tan Meng Qi.
The fourth prince pondered for a moment: My eldest brother oversees the country. If he did not want peace talks, the situation would not be the same as it is today, but he may not know that the peace talks are fraudulent.
Meng Qi didn't ask any more questions, exchanged swordsmanship experiences for a while and then left.
After walking a long distance, the Prince's Mansion appeared in front of Meng Qi.
The concierge of the Prince's Mansion looked arrogant and unabashedly asked for bribes.
Meng Qi looked at him coldly, using the method of transformation to strengthen his momentum, without saying a word.
The concierge's scalp was numb and sweat broke out at the sight of Meng Qi's cold eyes. He gritted his teeth and turned around to report.
Not long after, he came out again and said with a slightly contented expression: His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not want to see you and said that he already knew.
very good. Meng Qi felt calm in his heart and turned around to leave. Not seeing him was also an attitude.
At the other end of Wanghoufang, the residence of the third prince is located here.
As soon as Meng Qi stepped onto the steps, he saw the door open, and Cao Zhan with a shrewd face came out and said with a smile: "You are really famous in the capital now. The prince has been waiting for you early in the morning."
Seeing his brocade robe and jade belt, Meng Qi smiled: You are doing well too.
fine. Cao Zhan said with a smile, the prince has recruited many masters, so naturally he needs people who are familiar with the practical affairs of the world to take care of them, and I happen to be good at this, and I did a pretty good job, so I was rewarded with secret weapons.
nice. Meng Qi sincerely praised that during his first reincarnation mission, how could Cao Zhan be so prosperous and acquire secret weapons without any effort.
Along the way, Cao Zhan tried his best to build a relationship between the two parties and please Meng Qi. He knew that this companion was now famous and had a very important status, and it was well known that he was better at swordsmanship.
After walking through the courtyard and hall, as soon as he entered the study, Meng Qi saw a man in his thirties dressed as a prince coming towards him with his shoes on. His attitude was extremely enthusiastic:
Xiao Meng, you are finally here
He was somewhat acquainted with the Seventh Prince, but his warm tone and posture made him feel very valued.
Luo Shengyi stood behind the third prince, with a calm expression and a slight smile. He was not at all annoyed by Meng Qi going to meet other princes; Ge Huaien was not here, and might have been arranged to do other things. . If you like this work, you are welcome to support it, it is my biggest motivation.