Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 425 Your name is Ku He
Chu Pingsheng said, "Do you think the Zhan family can stabilize the situation now? The Zhan family has a bunch of women, and their biggest support is only the Grand Master Ku He. Ku He can only ensure that the Zhan family sits on the throne, but cannot help them govern the country. Therefore, in order to make these court officials inherited from the Northern Wei Dynasty work for the Zhan family, some tricks must be used, such as pretending that the mother and daughter are not in harmony to divide the parties in the court."

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Si Lili looked at him in shock.

"What did you say? The Queen Mother and her...are they acting?"

"Li Yunqian is using the Crown Prince, the Second Prince, the Princess, Lin Ruofu, and Fan Xian as pawns in a big game. Who says the Emperor can't use himself as a pawn?"

Chu Pingsheng glanced at the prisoner car in front of him: "I have heard that Shen Zhong, the Jinyiwei of Northern Qi, is as powerful as Chen Pingping, and Shang Shanhu has a very high prestige in the army. He is a centrist who is neither close to the empress dowager nor the emperor. They are not as strong as Li Yunqian. What can we do to weaken these two forces?"

The manager thought for a moment and said, "What you mean is... to drive the tiger to devour the wolf and sit back and watch them fight until both are hurt?"

Chu Pingsheng reached out his hand and scratched her flaming red lips: "Well... not too stupid."

"So...what are you going to do?"

Having seen her own man's methods, Si Lili didn't believe that he went north to Qi just to return her to Zhan Doudou.

"Heh... give them a taste of their own medicine."

He smiled softly and said something that Si Lili couldn't understand.

"What do you mean? Explain it clearly."

"It would be pointless if I told you everything, wouldn't it?"

"..."

Si Lili stared blankly at the man holding "White Impermanence" in his arms. The wheels rolled over a ball of mud, the carriage shook slightly, and her body swayed from side to side. In a trance, she felt like she had turned into the white cat in his arms.

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Seven days later.

In the back hall of Taiji Palace, Li Yunqian stroked the arrowhead a few times, then glanced at Fei Jie who was summoned into the palace by Hou Zhigang: "Where is the convoy of the delegation now?"

Fei Jie lowered his head and said, "If there are no unexpected situations on the road, we should be near the Jishui River."

"In a few days, withdraw the Black Cavalry that is escorting the delegation."

"His Majesty?"

Fei Jie thought he had heard wrongly, and stared at the emperor who picked up the longbow, put the arrow on and aimed.

"I ask you to withdraw the Black Cavalry from the group in two days."

Fei Jie looked embarrassed: "But Your Majesty, we will be close to the border between the two countries in two days. If we withdraw the Black Cavalry now, what if Fan Xian is in danger?"

Whoosh!
puff!
The armor target placed in front of the screen shook and was pierced by the arrow. The bowstring of the longbow in Li Yunqian's hand vibrated buzzingly, which showed how powerful the arrow was.

"Are you questioning me?"

When Fei Jie heard this, he quickly knelt down and said, "I dare not."

"If you don't dare, then do it."

Li Yunqian waved his sleeves and sent him away.

Hou Zhigang took a few steps closer and said, "Master Fei, His Majesty needs to rest. Please come in."

Fei Jie didn't dare to say more. He got up from the ground and walked outside with a lot of confusion.

There are Qi warriors in the north, and a strange accomplice Chu Pingsheng inside. The Black Cavalry was withdrawn at the critical moment. Does this father want to kill his own son?

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At the same time, the delegation's convoy passed by a big river. Fan Xian ordered them to rest on the spot. The accompanying cook used the clear water in the river to make a fire and cook. He steamed the dry food and meat they brought and distributed them to the convoy members to fill their stomachs.

The food was quite rich, with soft and tasty beef, fish fried to golden brown on both sides, pickled radish and vegetables marinated in lemon juice, drizzled with sesame oil, steamed peanuts and cooked chicken, and finally a bowl of steaming dumplings.

For the grassroots officials of the Honglu Temple, it can be said that they eat better than usual.

This was normal. If the diplomatic corps arrived at the destination and was seen by the other side as pale, thin, and listless, wouldn't it damage the dignity of a great country? Moreover, there were many post houses and fortresses along the way to the north, so the supply of food and dishes was not a problem at all, so there was no need to save money.

After dinner, they continued on their journey. Before the wheels of the carriage had turned a few times, Si Lili heard someone calling outside.

"Master Chu, Master Chu..."

She lifted the door curtain and saw Wang Qinian running after the carriage with a square food box in his hand. Seeing that she had half of her face exposed, he pointed at the contents of the food box and said, "This... dessert, dessert."

"That ingot of gold is quite useful." Si Lili said with a smile, "How do you say that phrase you always say?"

"Can money make the world go round?"

Chu Pingsheng knocked on the door frame, signaling the driver to stop.

"Yes, that's what I said." Si Lili lifted the door curtain, leaned out half of her body, and took the food box from Wang Qinian, who had a flattering smile on his face.

"This is the taro presented by Guangxi Road. I've put the sugar in a small dish. The dry and shrunken ones next to it are dried persimmons. Don't be fooled by their ugly appearance. They are very sweet. Although they are also available in the north, they are not as delicious as those in the south. And this... fresh orange. This is it. Go a little further north and you won't be able to buy it even if you have money."

"Thank you, Lord Wang."

"Miss Lili, you're welcome. You're welcome."

Wang Qinian had a smile on his face as if he had fallen into a pool of syrup. He waved his hand and watched the carriage pass by him.

Gundam, who was riding the warhorse behind, looked at the flatterer with gnashing teeth.

Taro was a tribute from Guangxi Road. Considering that Northern Qi did not have it, the Ministry of Rites arranged some and sent it to Northern Qi as gifts for the delegation. The same went for persimmon cakes and oranges.

Wang Qinian not only stole the tribute, but also dared to order the cook to steam the taro and arrange half a bowl of white sugar for Chu Pingsheng to enjoy. Thief! Villain! Traitor!
Gao Da is Fan Jian's bodyguard. Given Chu Pingsheng's relationship with the Fan family, it is natural that he cannot have a good impression of him. Wang Qinian is Fan Xian's follower, but he was bribed with a bar of gold. He despises such people from the bottom of his heart.

This matter must be told to Master Xiao Fan, so that he can take precautions early to avoid being stabbed in the back by the shameless villain. Gaoda made up his mind secretly.

On the other side, Si Lili rolled a piece of soft, steaming white taro in a bowl of granulated sugar, coated it with a thin layer of granulated sugar, caught it with her hand, and handed it to Chu Pingsheng's mouth.

He chewed it a few times and swallowed it slowly.

"Is it tasty?"

“It tastes pretty good.”

She dipped the remaining half in sugar, put it into her cherry lips, savored it twice, her eyes lit up, and she thought that the tribute to the royal family was different. She had eaten taro at Zuixianju, and the taste was incomparable to the tribute.

After tasting the taro, she broke the persimmon into two halves, giving one half to Chu Pingsheng and the other half to herself.

"This one is delicious too."

"It's pretty good."

Chu Pingsheng stuffed the last piece into his mouth: "But if I told you it was poisoned, would you still eat it so happily?"

poisonous?

When she heard that it was poisonous, she quickly threw away the remaining dried persimmons, found a handkerchief, and spit out the flesh that she had not yet swallowed.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier if you knew it was poisonous?"

Chu Pingsheng shrugged: "If I tell you in advance, how can I help you detoxify?"

Si Lili suddenly remembered the conversation about "sex in the car" when they were making love in the inn the night before. She would definitely not agree to it, but who knew that Lord Chu was still so determined that he even threatened to detoxify her.

"You...you...there's a convoy of diplomatic corps behind you..."

"That's what makes it exciting."

"You...you...bastard!"

Chu Pingsheng threw her down in the carriage and said to her face, "Could it be that... you would rather be poisoned to death than let me help you detoxify?"

Si Lili raised her head suddenly and bit his lips, but stopped halfway because she had bitten his lips before and she couldn't do it at all.

"No bite? Then it's my turn."

Chu Pingsheng reached his hand downwards.

"Well……"

After a while, Gao Da returned to his original position after making a report but did not receive a positive response from Fan Xian. He saw a ceremonial officer from the Honglu Temple staring at Chu Pingsheng's carriage, so he also stared at it for a while, and finally came to a conclusion that caused many people to roll their eyes - "This carriage is shaking so much, the quality of the board is worrying."

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A few more days.

The convoy arrived in Cangzhou, having already stepped halfway into the border of Qi State. Fan Xian ordered the convoy to set up camp and rest, and the cooks and soldiers to fetch water and cook, while the others were free to move around.

Si Lili also wanted to get off the car to get some fresh air, but she was stopped by Chu Pingsheng as soon as she stood up.

"Now is the only time to take action. Once we enter Northern Qi, it won't be so convenient."

"Do it? What do you mean?"

"Do you know what kind of poison was put in the fruit Wang Qinian sent us these days?"

Si Lili shook her head slightly.

Chu Pingsheng has been detoxifying her every day these days, so it would be strange if she could know the effect of the poison Wang Qinian gave her.

"Although I don't know what this poison is called, I can be sure that it is a chronic poison that can take effect when a large amount of Dantian Qi is mobilized to disrupt the flow of Qi. However, Sean didn't use this poison. Could it be that this poison is new? And it is so precious that Fei Jie is reluctant to give it to Sean?"

Si Lili blinked her beautiful eyes, and slowly her expression changed. She pointed at him angrily and said, "You...you..."

Since Wang Qinian gave them a chronic poison that could disrupt the flow of true energy, the impact on her, a second-rate female warrior, would certainly not be strong, if not zero.

It turned out that this guy was just trying to bluff her, just to…what’s the word? To teach her a lesson?

"Ha ha……"

Chu Pingsheng was about to speak when his expression suddenly changed, and the corners of his mouth curled higher and higher: "I didn't expect... I didn't expect... things are really getting more and more interesting."

"Interesting? What are you talking about?" To Si Lili, this was not interesting at all. How could it be interesting if she was fooled by him every day?

"Ku He is here."

"Kuhe?"

Hearing this name, Si Lili was stunned for a moment before she reacted: "What did you say? Northern Qi Grandmaster Ku He is here?"

"Is there another Ku He in this world?"

"The Grand Master has also appeared..." Si Lili was shocked: "Is he coming for you?"

"That's it."

"Won't your identity be exposed?"

(End of this chapter)