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Chapter 79: Long time no see, uncle
"Is this... a reduction in the power of the Prime Minister?"

Fan Xian quickly understood and said.

Ye Zheng looked indifferent, glanced at him, and said meaningfully, "Maybe it's not a bad idea to go a step further."

Fan Xian was shocked, "That's useless..."

Ye Zheng didn't stop him, he stopped on his own.

The eldest uncle suddenly smiled sadly again, "The king of Daqing is like this, and the ministers are like this. If they work together, I'm afraid that Northern Qi would have become a part of Daqing long ago."

This is when he realized that he had been someone else's pawn since he was born, and every step he took since entering Kyoto was in the position preset by others, and his mentality collapsed.

Ye Zheng said nothing, waiting quietly for him to calm down.

Yoshihisa
"Let's get back to the previous question." Fan Xian's expression calmed down.

Ye Zheng lowered his eyes slightly.

Uncle, you may not be able to give me what I want.

Let's take a step back first.

He pretended to think for a while before saying cryptically, "You mentioned it before, and you've seen me work hard. My short-term goal is very simple."

"Aren't you afraid that some of your clansmen will be disunited and reluctant to give up the flourishing flowers of Kyoto?" Fan Xian said with a smile.

"Everyone has their own aspirations. You can't force them. If someone really feels that he can live a better life in Kyoto, I won't stop him." He looked calm.

Fan Xian thought about it and groaned twice, "To be honest, it's not easy."

"My uncle has been the garrison commander of Kyoto for quite a few years, right?"

"More than ten years." Ye Zheng nodded.

"We must plan carefully. Taking the initiative to create opportunities may not be useful. I am afraid that it will be like what happened to you last time, where only a few people were transferred back to Dingzhou."

My uncle's words are quite on point.

Ye Zheng just listened.

My elder brother is on the road to becoming a powerful official.

"To show my sincerity, I will share some more information with you."

"The secret that Sean has been hiding is the temple. You still remember the temple, right? I showed it to you before. It was mentioned in the letter my mother left me."

"Sean said that the temple is in the far north, and its appearance changes according to everyone's inner thoughts. He also said that there are terrible things hidden under the temple."

"You know Ku He, right? Sean said that Ku He obtained the technique from the temple and became a grandmaster."

"Sean said..."

My uncle mentioned his mother's name last time.

This time, it was not mentioned at all and was simply ignored.

"Okay, thank you."

"Aren't you... curious and yearning?"

Ye Zheng looked at his eldest uncle who had a strange look on his face. "No matter how legendary and mysterious something is, it's better to have a bowl of soup noodles made by your sister right now."

Fan Xian: "…"

……

two days later

Northern Qi Palace
The hall was majestic, with all the ministers present and ritual music filling the air.

"I wish the Queen Mother a long life and eternal health."

"Your kindness..."

Ye Zheng is really unlucky to have such a feast.

As soon as he entered the palace, he asked a man in yellow to take him to this secluded side hall. Only that man in yellow served him inside and outside. There was no shortage of tea, snacks and fruits, but there was good wine, good dishes and good food.

In the hall, after three rounds of wine, Zhan Doudou asked the Queen Mother to leave.

After a while, Langtao and Haitang Duoduo also said goodbye and left.

From a distance, they could see the three people approaching in the shape of a "品" shape. Lang Tao and Hai Tang Duo Duo carefully protected Zhan Dou Dou.

Ye Zheng stood up slowly.

He had a harmless, calm and kind smile on his face.

But as it got closer, Lang Tao felt more and more threatened.

"His Majesty."

When he was about five steps away from Ye Zheng, he couldn't help but step forward, slightly blocking in front of Zhan Doudou, staring at Ye Zheng with a serious face.

"If he makes a move, at this distance, even if you and I attack together, our chances of winning aren't great." Haitang Duoduo said indifferently.

"The Saint is exaggerating." Ye Zheng stepped forward and bowed slightly to Zhan Doudou, but did not perform a big salute.

He was not the chief envoy of the mission and the summons was informal.

"Mr. Ye, are you still unwilling to show your true face?" Zhan Doudou said with a smile without caring.

Ye Zheng did not respond, but just looked at her quietly, waiting for what to say next.

This person is different from Fan Xian.

Zhan Doudou came to a conclusion in his mind and said, "Young Master Ye, the Ye family is having a hard time in Kyoto, and we, Da Qi, are willing to help and relieve their worries."

"Just heard the details." Ye Zheng's expression was not affected and he remained calm.

"My Great Qi has made a marriage alliance with your Qing Kingdom. My Great Princess of Great Qi will marry your Great Prince of Qing Kingdom."

"I'm afraid that your Qing Kingdom's eldest prince will hand over the military power on his way to Beijing soon. The Qing Kingdom's Western Army will no longer be under his control. My Great Qi will work together with the Western Hu to attack Dingzhou. With Dingzhou's current military strength and your Ye family's influence in Dingzhou today, I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist."

"Either transfer the eldest prince who is about to get married back to the Western Route Army, or an old general who is familiar with Dingzhou must be in charge. This person must be from your Ye family."

This plan...

Ye Zheng said with emotion, "The emperor knows a lot about our military affairs."

"Know yourself and know your enemy." Zhan Doudou realized the trap in his words and acted stupid. Ye Zheng did not point it out.

Daqing also has a spy network in Northern Qi.

He continued, "If that's the case, at most my father will be transferred to Dingzhou, and I'm still in Kyoto."

In addition, the Western Jackal is ambitious and brutal. If we attract it, we will not be willing to leave unless we have a good meal. I am afraid that the people of Dingzhou will suffer by then.

Zhan Doudou smiled and said, "It's impossible to complete all the transactions at once. There has to be give and take."

There is a come and go…

Ye Zheng sneered in his heart.

The last person who had dealings with Northern Qi was impeached for treason, his reputation was ruined, and he was sent back to his fiefdom.

"What does the emperor want? As you said, there is no business that loses money, right?" he asked.

Zhan Doudou smiled again, "If you hold great power one day, I will need your help."

She doesn't have to worry about Ye Zheng taking advantage of the situation and not returning the favor.

As long as Ye Zheng grows up and becomes an important official in the court, like Uesugi Tora and Da Qi before, her efforts will not be in vain!

A crude and direct conspiracy!

What he is betting on is Ye Zheng’s ambition.

Ye Zheng has ambition, yes.

Before reaching the point of life and death, basic ethics still exist.

"Did the Emperor and Lord Fan say so?" Ye Zheng smiled a little at this moment.

But it was for Zhan Doudou to see.

The latter smiled and said nothing.

Ye Zheng was not very interested in this conspiracy, so he decided to take advantage of it for free and ran away with his pants pulled up.

Then he turned to Haitang Duoduo and said, "I want to see Grandmaster Kuhe."

This turn, this request, was indeed a bit unexpected.

Haitang Duoduo was eating grapes quietly. Upon hearing this, she immediately spit out the seeds.

She didn't even look at Lang Tao, but only exchanged glances with Zhan Doudou before nodding and saying, "Okay."

……

In front of the palace
Haitang Duoduo suddenly stopped and picked up her shoes.

"The saint is so unrestrained and free-spirited." Ye Zheng praised with a smile.

Haitang Duoduo rolled her eyes and said, "In your eyes, a village woman is called free and unrestrained?"

This…

When he was chatting with his eldest uncle about the killing of Yan Xiaoyi, he mentioned it once, saying only, "She's dressed like a country girl."

It couldn’t be that his eldest uncle revealed the secret to him.

"How could that be? The saint is the saint." He pretended to be stupid.

"You are just as thick-skinned as your uncle. It's true that birds of a feather flock together." Haitang Duoduo said with a smile.

Ye Zheng, "..."

After leaving the palace, the two ran all the way.

Ye Zheng has no true energy, but his movements are extremely powerful and graceful. The combination of the two creates a unique beauty.

The view on both sides changes again and again, wilderness, dense forest, bamboo forest, lake...

"You're going to take me directly to see Grandmaster Ku He? No need to inform him in advance?"

"Why bother with that? Master doesn't care about these things."

The two men's voices were not loud, but because they each had good perception, they were able to speak fluently even though their voices were stretched by the wind.

Finally, the two stopped in front of a waterfall.

After a leap forward and backward, Haitang Duoduo landed on a rock in the stream. She pointed at the waterfall and said, "Master is behind us. I'll go..."

"Ok?"

Why did she see two figures?

Long before Haitang Duoduo realized it, Ye Zheng had already sensed that something was wrong.

Those are... two grand masters!

And there is no Wuzhu!

"Haitang, you go back first."

"That boy, come up."

Ku He's voice seemed to spread from all around.

Haitang Duoduo didn't suspect anything and left after bowing.

Before leaping up, he looked at Ye Zheng deeply.

Ye Zheng looked at the waterfall and had some guesses in his mind. He exerted force on his feet and his whole body was like a cannonball, drawing a straight line in the air and falling straight into the cave behind the waterfall.

The hole is neither small nor big.

The man wearing a hood and a grey robe is obviously the Grand Master Ku He.

"It really is pure physical training." Ku He took half a step forward. Even through the hood, she could feel his curiosity.

After saying that, he looked at the person beside him.

The man was dressed in a blue shirt and a bamboo hat. He had a plain face and calm eyes.

Ye Zheng took a half step back, straightened his clothes, wiped off the makeup on his face, scooped up some water from the waterfall, washed his face again, bowed deeply to the man, and said in his original voice, "It's been a long time since we last met, uncle."

(End of this chapter)