Long Dao: "Those people are trying to stop Mr. from meeting me, and if they fail to do so, they will naturally plan for the next step. Mr. went back and forth between the Great Xiao and Southern Qin without any evidence, and the spy bosses in Zhonglan City did not catch him. There is no trace of the murderer who robbed and killed the envoys. Sir, there are only empty excuses when he returns home. There are people fanning the flames at the top, and Dongling outside the country is fueling the flames. With only one side of the story, sir, are you sure to convince your emperor?"

Huo Mingshan was silent.

"Your Majesty doesn't believe it, so Mr. Da Xiao's contacts with Da Xiao, who helped Da Xiao speak, plus the fact that Da Xiao's spies contacted Mr. before, does anyone know, who failed to kill Mr. halfway, who rescued Mr.? It was actually Da Xiao Sergeant? Then, do you suspect that Mister is collaborating with the enemy and traitor to the country? Didn’t you always guard against the dirty water splashed by King Hui as you said earlier? If you go back like this, it’s not dirty water, but you’ll be stuck in a quagmire.”

Huo Mingshan frowned.

Long Da asked again: "What is Dong Ling's attitude in this matter? How deep is the alliance between them and your country? If our two countries go to war, will Dong Ling send troops?"

Huo Mingshan thought about it.

Long Da added another sentence: "If you send troops, which side will you help?"

Huo Mingshan was shocked.

Long Da observed Huo Mingshan's expression, and then said: "Mr. Huo, our two countries are holding on to each other, and the border is heavy with troops, but we have been stalemate and have not started a war. At this time, Dongling kindly invited your country's envoy to borrow a way Dong Ling petitioned Da Xiao, and even sent Prime Minister You..."

Huo Mingshan interjected: "The emperor attaches great importance to this matter. Pingnan County prevents the envoys from going to Beijing to meet the Emperor Da Xiao. This time, it is a rare opportunity to visit Dong Ling together. The emperor hopes to clarify the matter once and for all, to show his sincerity. That's why I sent Prime Minister You to show my attitude towards Nanqin." Huo Mingshan sighed, "Speaking of which, I tried my best to persuade the emperor on this matter, and I recommended the candidate." In the end, he died in the Great Xiao territory, which is beyond words. Sad and sorry.

"Previously, the Ambassador of Nanqin delivered a document in Pingnan County and wanted to have an audience. I also meant to refuse." Long Da admitted frankly, "The reason for the refusal is that your country has arranged a detailed operation in Pingnan Zhonglan, and has laid down an organization. If it is clear, I will ask your ambassador to go back to discuss, hand over the detailed list, and express your sincerity, and then you can go to Beijing. Otherwise, even if you go, how do you think the emperor of our country will see him? When he returns humiliated, it will not be an ordinary trouble .Will the emperor of your country be happy and satisfied again? The conflict between the two countries will only worsen."

Huo Mingshan said: "The memorial only said that the Great Xiao falsely accused us of Southern Qin to suppress and kill the border people, concealed secret operations, used this as an excuse to close the border trade, refused to meet and discuss with each other, envoys were humiliated and returned in Pingnan, the national prestige was bent, and the people suffered. Those merchants and mine owners who previously traded with Da Xiao suffered heavy losses, their families were destroyed, and many of them have complained to the government. In the long run, there may be troubles in the country." Huo Mingshan said: "And the detailed crimes that the general said earlier were cracked I have never heard of the relevant case. If the emperor knows, he should tell me and discuss the truth with me."

"Maybe he didn't know about it, or maybe he knew about it but he also confirmed that it was me, Da Xiao, who slandered me. Naturally, there is no need to discuss it."

Huo Mingshan was stunned for a moment, silent.

Long Da asked: "Prime Minister You was recommended by Mr. Huo as an envoy. Now that Prime Minister You has been murdered, what's going on in your country?"

"Naturally, I'm full of resentment. The faction that originally advised and negotiated has no one to speak up."

"How many people are still on the side of Mr.?"

Huo Mingshan was silent for a long time, and said: "Since I resigned from office, I have not been in power. I only tutor the emperor in his studies, offer some national policies to the emperor behind the scenes, and don't discuss affairs when he is not in court. After a long time, my reputation is naturally not as good as before. Furthermore, to make To lure the enemy, I have distanced myself from the officials in the court... The emperor has established himself in the past few years, married the queen, gave birth to a prince, and has a harmonious relationship with King Hui, and his dependence on me is not as good as when he first ascended the throne gone."

Long Da respected Huo Mingshan even more in his heart. In such a situation, he knew that the road ahead was dangerous and might be full of thorns and traps, but he still took the risk and asked for his life.

"General Long, I am old, and the situation is dangerous now. I have to go back and tell the emperor all these doubts. Dong Ling has no choice but to guard against it. If our two countries fight, Dong Ling may take advantage of the fisherman. Someone must have colluded with Dong Ling. Once Prime Minister You died, King Hui's power would be even greater. I strongly recommended Prime Minister You to be an envoy because I was worried that if he was manipulated by King Hui, he might come before the emperor of your country and deliberately provoke trouble, which would cause trouble. It is just that I didn't expect to fall into Dongling's trap by mistake. The general has made so many troubles and sent people to search for him several times, and he has been stationed at the border for a long time. He can stand still in the face of various provocations and hold the last chance for peace. I believe in the general's words I must go back, as soon as possible."

"Sir, you have the same wish and the same goal, so with all due respect, Mr. Huo is afraid that he will encounter an ambush on the way back. On the way to the capital of your country, it is not good for my people to **** me, otherwise Mr. Huo will be accused of colluding with foreign enemies." Sit firmly. And even if Mr. himself is lucky enough to return to Beijing safely, the court must have made preparations long ago. Mr. has not brought back the evidence. I believe in General Long—it is not convincing. Every word Mr. said, the emperor of your country would not agree It will be heard again. Mr. is hard to protect himself, how can it be done?"

"I asked for my order to come here, because I have put the worry of my life behind me. Whether the emperor believes it or not, these words have to be spoken to him. Even if I am convicted of collaborating with the enemy and treason after speaking, I will say it. Twenty years ago , I saw the war between the two countries, the lives of the people were miserable, the blood of the soldiers flowed into rivers, the people were displaced, the mourning was everywhere, and the lives were lost. How much time and effort it took after that, the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe."

"It's so precious, it must be cherished. So Mister can't go back and die."

Huo Mingshan frowned and asked, "What advice does General Long have?"

"Sir, do you have an edict from your country's emperor ordering you to come here?"

"Naturally. Although I am acting in secret, if an official reprimands me, I need to be justified. I am a teacher who is famous."

"Then what Mr. Huo is most anxious about now is not to go back to see the emperor of your country, but to go on an official mission to the Great Xiao and see my Emperor Great Xiao."

Huo Mingshan was taken aback.

Long Dao: "Mr. Huo will complete the unfinished business of Prime Minister Right of your country."

Huo Mingshan's eyes lit up immediately, as if enlightened. "What General Long said is absolutely true."

"Mr. Huo repaired a letter and ordered people to send it back to the capital to the emperor of your country, stating that after negotiating, he had obtained the opportunity to be interviewed in the capital. In this way, no matter who the leader of the crime is, no matter who kills the envoy, There is still time to continue to investigate who the murderer is. Twenty years ago, Mr. Huo also met with the saint to negotiate a peace. Regardless of his status and reputation, he was actually above the right prime minister. With the protection of me and the prefect, Mr. Huo has a chance to make peace. Explain the cause to the emperor. Your country will naturally have to wait for the news, so you can't act rashly. Dong Ling can't find any fault in this matter."

Huo Mingshan clapped his hands and sighed, "What you said is very true."

Long Da said again: "In my Great Xiao territory, I will send people to protect you, and it will be safer than you rushing back to Southern Qin alone. Once the interview is successful, I believe that the emperor will be able to impress the emperor with his sincere eloquence. At that time, the two countries will have a good negotiation , there is a chance if there is no war."

Huo Mingshan nodded, thought for a while, and nodded again. "That's right, that's right." He bowed to Long Da and said, "General Long believes in me, and I will do my best to serve the people of Southern Qin and the peace between the two countries. No excuses."

Long Da and Huo Mingshan had a clear discussion and planned to have Huo Mingshan write the letter himself and hand it over to Xie Xu, who came with him, to bring it back to Nanqin. Xie Xuyuan was also the servant of the new emperor Qin Zhaode, and later followed Huo Mingshan, and after being taught by Huo Mingshan, he also contributed a lot to Qin Zhaode's study and study. He often walked in front of Qin Zhaode and won his trust. It is more suitable for him to bring the letter back than another attendant, Cao Yihan.

Long Da has no objection to this. He arranged guards to quietly and safely send Xie Xu back to the South Qin territory. After it was confirmed that everything went well and Xie Xu entered the country safely, he would go back to Zhonglan City in person to discuss with the prefect about Huo Mingshan's going to Beijing.

When Long Dao was busy with this matter in the barracks, the prefect Yao Kun had no idea what was going to happen. He is accompanying his wife Meng Jiayue to deal with An Ruochen's affairs. In front of him, sat Qian Pei, Qian Shixin and his son.

The opening is a long and polite, explaining the fate and introducing the situation.

"Because I was engaged to Master Qian in the past, there seemed to be grievances when we divorced, so Ms. An wanted to explain this matter to Master Qian face to face. Don't make any misunderstandings, and we will meet again in the future." Yao Kun said. The polite and tactful remarks were not appreciated by anyone present, only Qian Shixin replied politely: "Thank you, my lord."

Qian Pei didn't even look at Yao Kun, and Meng Jiayue didn't pay much attention to him, he kept staring at An Ruochen. He knew that all of this was caused by An Ruochen, otherwise Yao Kun would have the leisure to participate in such useless affairs.

No one spoke, An Ruochen was stared at by Qian Pei, and looked back without showing weakness. Qian Pei was very happy about this, and smiled coldly and wretchedly.

Qian Shixin suppressed his dissatisfaction with Qian Pei in his heart, so he could only smooth things over for his father, saying: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the matter of retiring was clearly done at the beginning, and the etiquette is complete, so there will be no more problems." He turned to An Ruo In the morning, he said again: "Miss An and General Long are in love with each other, and they are about to tie the knot. It is gratifying and congratulatory. At that time, we will present a small gift to express our congratulations."

An Ruochen smiled at Qian Shixin, and said, "Thank you, Mr. Qian. Mr. Qian is being polite. It would be good if there is no misunderstanding about the previous matter. But I still have something to ask Mr. Qian."

Qian Shixin took a look at Qian Pei and said, "Please tell me if you have anything to do."

"A few days ago, my second sister asked me if there was any news about my fourth sister. She said that the fourth sister was still alive. I checked again and again, and she said that she heard that the fourth sister was alive, and the news was reliable. I asked again, but she hesitated I can't explain clearly. That day I went back to An's house together with the prefect's wife. No one knew the news of Fourth Sister's life in An's house. Report to the government and ask the government to find someone. After thinking about it, I think that the person who provides reliable information must be someone who is familiar with my family, who is free to come and go, and who is very concerned about the whereabouts of my fourth sister—that is Master Qian."

Qian Shixin glanced at Qian Pei again, seeing that he seemed to have no intention of speaking, so he said: "If my father has news about Lingmei, he will definitely report it to the government and try to reunite her with his family."

"I can't believe it." An Ruochen said: "I think Master An's desire to reunite my fourth sister with his family is not as important as his own desire to reunite with fourth sister." She didn't wait for money Shi Xin spoke again, and asked Qian Pei directly: "I just want to ask Master Qian, how did you know that my fourth sister is alive?"

Qian Pei shook his head with an innocent face: "How would I know your fourth sister is alive?"

"Master Qian said that he told my second sister the news, not Master Qian?"

"That's natural. If I want to say it, I'll tell it to your father, why would I say it to your second sister?"

"Since that's the case, then I have no choice but to ask the prefect to call my second sister here to ask what's going on. This matter has to be done in detail. If she doesn't invite her truthfully, I will ask the prefect to take care of her." An Ruochen said coldly.

Qian Shiwen frowned, turned to Qian Pei and asked, "Father, is it really related to you?"

Qian Pei stared at An Ruochen for a moment, then replied: "I remembered, it seems that I did mention this as a joke with the second girl. I didn't expect her to take it seriously."

"Father!" Qian Shixin looked angrily as if he hated iron but not steel. He took a few breaths, turned his head to An Ruochen and Yao Kun and said, "It's my father who acted improperly and caused suspicion and trouble. I will apologize to Miss An on his behalf."

But An Ruochen didn't give up, she said: "This joke is not funny, and what I said is related to the secret work is not a joke. The prefect can still remember what I said when I reported to the official, my fourth sister disappeared inexplicably, Maybe it's a spy, maybe they want to blackmail me with the fourth sister. It's been a long time, and the fourth sister has no news, no one is alive, no dead body. And I, an important witness, in Zhonglan city Wandering back and forth, I found out the case of Liu Ze and others. From my point of view, it was a disaster, but they killed one after another, but they didn't kill me. I always hoped that because my fourth sister was alive, they were Wait for the opportunity to use her to blackmail me. Now, it is Master Qian who passed on this news to me. I would like to ask, Master Qian, are you a spy?"

Qian Shixin's face changed, and he said seriously: "Miss An, you are concerned about your sister's safety, but don't spout blood."

"I'm not an adult, so I can't convict Mr. Qian, and I can't try him. Isn't this asking politely?"

Qian Pei couldn't help but gritted his teeth and said, "It's really a joke. I don't have as many tricks as Miss An, and I arrange it in a set way. I just said it casually."

"Then in front of Lord Prefect and Lord Qian, Master Qian is sure that he didn't get the news from Xi Zuo, but just joking?" An Ruochen asked again.

"It's a joke." Qian Pei's eyes were gloomy.

An Ruochen stared into his eyes, not afraid at all, and said: "Then I have something to say. It's a joke, but I just told my second sister. What is the purpose? What is the identity of Master Qian? My sister is so close that I can tell jokes, and only with my second sister? My second sister didn’t tell the family, but only came to ask me, I have to suspect that it was ordered by someone.”

"How would I know what the second girl is doing?" Qian Pei looked rascal.

"In short, Mr. Qian deceived my second sister with fake news. If my second sister got into trouble because of this, Mr. Qian might not be able to shirk responsibility. If my second sister came to test me because of Mr. Qian's instruction, then Mr. Qian's intentions are really outrageous." I'm afraid." It's just that An Ruochen didn't show any fear when he said this. "Now, in front of the two adults, and the magistrate's wife is a witness, I want to speak clearly with Mr. Qian. Since Mr. Qian likes to make some inappropriate jokes, if my second sister gets into any trouble, I think The two adults still have to ask Master Qian.

Besides, I am in charge of investigation and careful investigation. Master Qian used this kind of joke to confuse me, interfere with the case, and punish him improperly. I guess the adults are not easy to handle. I don't embarrass you, I won't talk too much on the general side, but it's better that such things don't happen in the future. Also, Mr. Qian said he was joking, but I have unfortunately seen too many secret agents these days. They are ordinary on the surface, and they don't even make jokes, but they are secret agents inside. Master Qian has a close relationship with Nanqin, and he is also the teacher of the prefect and the father of the county magistrate. With this identity, it is really easy to be targeted and recruited by the spy. "

Qian Shixin interrupted An Ruochen, saying: "This matter is no small matter. Ms. An's speculation is bold, so please be careful about what you say. No matter what your current status is, falsely accusing a good person is also a felony."

An Ruochen glanced at him calmly, and said with a smile: "Master Qian's words are wrong, have I reported to the authorities? I'm just talking about my experience in investigating cases. Master Qian has a special status, so he deserves everyone's attention. If there is really a secret agent coming to the door, Master Qian must be careful and report to the adults in time."

Qian Shixin was choked and speechless. Qian Pei couldn't bear it anymore, his face was ashen. An Ruochen's words were intended to block the way behind him. If he made some mistakes and acted inappropriately, An Ruochen could label him as a spy at any time. If something happens to An Ruoxi, everyone will think of him. If An Ruofang is really alive, no need for him to do anything, everyone will think of him again. Not only thinking, but also being jealous and wary.

Qian Pei laughed back angrily: "General Long is really lucky to be able to marry such a good wife." He turned his head to look at Yao Kun and smiled: "This is just like Master Yao. Spouse. Lord Yao made great contributions back then, and I wish General Long would make great contributions again, so that Ms. An can be a stable general's wife."

Meng Jiayue felt very uncomfortable hearing what she said, and Yao Kun's face was even more ugly. He glanced at Meng Jiayue, saw her frown, and reached out to hold her hand to comfort her.

Qian Pei looked at their intertwined hands, sneered, and asked, "Is there any lesson left? If not, I have to leave."

"Father!" Qian Shixin shouted at Qian Pei's rudeness, but Qian Pei ignored him, stood up and wanted to leave. When leaving, she turned her head again, glanced at An Ruochen and said, "Goodbye, Miss An."

To say such a sentence to An Ruochen without greeting anyone else was simply extremely provocative.