The prince sighed, "I am also strange. Why did they leave the mission without saying goodbye?" He said in confusion: "The Northern Han mission was on the way and found out that Prince Yu and Prince Feng were gone until noon yesterday. According to their words, after the Sanchao returned the day before yesterday, Prince Yu and Prince Feng returned to their houses. After that, Prince Feng took Prince Yu's yard with the Fire God, stayed there for half an hour and then came out, and then returned to his own house. Since then, they have never seen them again."

"Can you check it in detail there?" Qi Ning asked, "Are there any signs of fighting?"

The prince shook his head and said, "There are no signs of fighting in order to let the Ministry of Justice come here to check. Moreover, there are northern Han people in Dongyuan. Any noise can be heard outside immediately, not to mention that Prince Feng and Prince Yu do not live together, but they are missing at the same time."

Qi Ning smiled and said, "They can't go to heaven and escape, they will never disappear out of thin air."

The prince said: "It is true. The Ministry of Justice sent more than a dozen tracking experts. Finally, I found a clue on the east wall. It was confirmed that someone had climbed over the wall. Outside the east wall was a river in the city. The river led directly to Zifu Lane. Zifu Lane was not too far from the east gate. Now it is certain that if nothing unexpected happens, Prince Yu and the others climbed over the wall. It is likely that because they were walking too hastily, they didn't have time to deal with the tracks on the east wall. However, after leaving the courtyard wall, there was no trace left, and there were no footprints on the road. They must have thought that someone would follow the traces, so we judged that after climbing over the wall, they went directly into the river, walked along the river, and went to Zifu Lane."

Qi Ning was even more surprised: "They left the river?"

"No," said the prince: "Someone in the Northern Han mission said that Prince Yu had issued an order. Without his orders, no one could approach his residence. So until yesterday's noon, no one discovered it. Later, some people felt that Prince Yu had not eaten, which might damage his body. They plucked up their courage to go there. Only then did they find that Prince Yu had disappeared. Not only that, Prince Feng also had nowhere to go."

"It's no wonder that the Northern Han people are in chaos." Qi Ning smiled faintly. At this time, someone came to tea. The prince raised his hand to invite Qi Ning to use tea. After all, he was the prince of Dongqi. Qi Ning was a guest. The host was the host to treat tea. It's natural. Both of them picked up the tea cups. The prince said, "Waiting for Jinyi, in your opinion, Prince Yu left without saying goodbye. Is it because he is dissatisfied with me, Dongqi?"

Qi Ning smiled and said, "Your Highness, I really can't guess this. According to common sense, Prince Yu is also a well-read person. He should not be so rude. Even if he leaves urgently, he should say hello."

The prince sighed, "I don't care about the waiter of Jinyi, I think so in my heart. Not only is the ** also disappearing, but even the masters of the Ancient Elephant Kingdom are gone."

"Your Highness, do you think there is something to do with these two things?"

The prince said: "The two groups of people disappeared at the same time. If there is no connection, it would be incredible. I heard that the Northern Han delegation still has some conflicts with those masters, and there should be some connections in this."

"It's true that there are some contradictions." Qi Ning said: "I heard that Prince Feng sent someone to steal something from those masters, so he formed a grudge."

The prince smiled bitterly and said, "The father was assassinated, and the people in the court were panicked. The Hou of Jinyi was even more hostage by the assassin. I was very worried. Fortunately, the auspicious person had a heavenly appearance, and the Hou of Jinyi returned safely. A stone in my heart had just landed on the ground. Suddenly, such a strange and bizarre thing happened again. This was a moment of peace."

"Your Highness is busy with all kinds of things every day, so you must pay attention to your health." Qi Ning said: "This happened suddenly, but it will always come to light. Your Highness doesn't have to worry too much."

The prince smiled and said, "Father, the dragon body was frightened. I can only take more responsibility for everything in the court." He put down the teacup and said, "Brother Yi Hou, I am here to give you an invitation. Although the father was frightened, he heard that Brown Yi Hou came back safely. Long was very happy. He prepared a small banquet in the palace tonight and asked Brown Yi Hou to go to the banquet. Don't worry about Brown Yi Hou. There was no one else in the night banquet tonight, but the father was just trying to suppress the marquis."

Qi Ning felt nervous, but her face was calm and calm and said, "The king is ill, so there is no need to be such a trouble."

"Since it is the special order of the father, please don't refuse." The prince lowered his voice and said, "Although both envoys from both countries came to propose marriage, my heart was biased towards you Chu from the beginning. You and I have never fought with each other and have always been harmonious. Instead, the people of Northern Han are ambitious and have had a sharp dispute with our Great Qi. To be honest, if I Great Qi and Northern Han become martyrs, I am afraid that the people of Qi will also have complaints. Many young and strong children of our Great Qi died on the battlefield at the hands of the Northern Han people."

Qi Ning thought that this was also a high-sounding statement. If it was involved in national interests, no matter how incompatible the enemy was, it might become a friend in an instant, and no matter how close the friend was, it might turn against him. But since the prince said this, he naturally looked happy and said with a smile: "Your Highness said this, and I will tell the truth. This time I came here by the emperor's will, that I dare not humiliate the sacred order. However, the Northern Han people ceded land to propose marriage was indeed something I did not expect."

The prince also sighed and said, "I never thought it would have happened. I had already advised my father before that the people of Northern Han were not upright and it was difficult to have more contact with them."

"I, Chu, can never do it," said Qi Ning, "But Chu, but Chu, can guarantee that if the Han army and your Qi, will never sit idly by as a country of in-laws." He smiled slightly and lowered his voice: "Your Highness, I have always been worried about something, but it's hard to say."

"Waiting for Jinyi, I can also share your life and death with you." The prince said seriously: "The King of Taishan in Xuzhou rebelled. If you hadn't stepped forward, I would have been afraid that I would not come back to the capital. What do you have to say, but it's okay."

Qi Ning nodded slightly and said, "Your Highness, the Han people assigned Maling Mountain and the southeastern counties to Qi, and claimed that they would withdraw all the troops and horses from these places within three months. On this condition, Qi naturally wanted to betroth Princess Tianxiang to the Northern Han."

The prince hesitated and said, "The father is indeed moved, but I am still convinced by the father."

"Once an agreement is reached, Princess Tianxiang will soon spread throughout the world." Qi Ning smiled and said, "At that time, even the civilians in the market will know that Princess Tianxiang will marry Beihan far away."

The prince nodded and said, "Not bad."

"Your Highness, since it is an agreement, if Maling Mountain is not handed over to Qi State, Princess Tianxiang will certainly not be sent to Han State immediately." Qi Ning looked straight into the prince's eyes.

The prince said: "This is naturally. Maling Mountain is a military important place. I still doubt whether they will really hand over those places."

Qi Ning smiled and said, "Your Highness, the Northern Han people have many powerful troops and strong horses. It is good if they don't ask for land from Dongqi, and they still take the initiative to give up so much land. Unless the Northern Han people are confused, there will be no such cheap things. If you really have a fool, that's all, but if there is a conspiracy in it, your Highness will have to be careful."

The prince frowned and asked, "Monkey King feels there is a fraud in this?"

Qi Ning said: "If I were from Northern Han, I would never be willing to cede a large amount of land in order to marry a princess. The impact on the morale of the army cannot be compensated by marrying a princess. Your Highness, I have something to say, don't be surprised."

"No wonder, it's okay, you just say it's okay." The prince said with a smile.

Qi Ning said: "Our Chu State sincerely wants to form an alliance with your country. Your Highness is wise, so naturally he understands it, otherwise the emperor would not agree to the position of queen."

The prince sighed: "Your country is full of sincerity, so I naturally understand. In fact, I also understand that the Han people come here this time, not necessarily because they really want to be in-laws with our Qi State. Maybe they just hope that Chu State cannot successfully form an alliance with our Qi State."

Qi Ning thought you were smart, and saw through the tricks and smiled: "Your Highness, it will take two months for the Han people to withdraw their troops and horses. Two months later, the troops of Qi will accept defense. In your opinion, how long will it take for these places to be completely digested, that is, how long will it take for the people on these lands to become the people of Qi?"

The prince frowned slightly. He was not a mediocre person, so he naturally understood what Qi Ning meant.

The counties ceded by the Northern Han Dynasty have been under the rule of the Northern Han Dynasty for decades. Whether it is the tax laws, they follow the system of the Northern Han Dynasty. It is naturally not difficult to accept these places, but it is not possible to fully integrate these places into the Qi system in three or two months.

"Your Highness, I am bluntly speaking, compared with Qi and Han, the strength of Han is far higher than Qi." Qi Ning said seriously: "Even if the counties of Maling Mountain are classified as Qi, it will not be easy for Qi to completely win people's hearts. When Maling Mountain is handed over to Qi, Princess Tianxiang sent it to Han. Next, it depends on whether Qi can quickly recover the counties. Your Highness just imagine that by then, Princess Tianxiang is already in Han, and Han will let Qi easily integrate the counties of Maling Mountain into Qi?"

The prince seemed to understand something and frowned and said, "What do you mean is that they are going to do something wrong?"

"Your Highness, if I say more, I will probably think that I am sow discord." Qi Ning sighed, "But Your Highness treats me sincerely. If I don't say anything, it seems that I have the suspicion of hiding my own personalities."

The prince picked up the teapot and poured tea for Qi Ning himself, saying, "Waiting for Jinyi, I am determined to marry the State of Chu. If there is a way to reverse the current situation, please give me some advice."

Qi Ning thought to himself that Prince Yu and Beitangfeng were missing, the current situation had changed, and there was no need to reverse it. Without envoys, Qi and Han would talk nonsense next, but they still smiled and said, "Your Highness, I am only worried that if Qi makes a mistake this time, it is very likely that his wife will be lost and his troops will be lost."

"I've lost my wife and my army?"

Qi Ning nodded and said, "Maling Mountain has been under the control of the Han army for many years. Every grass and tree on the mountain and every fortification was built by the Han people. Even if Qi is given a month, it may not be able to fully grasp all the defenses of Maling Mountain. In fact, even if Maling Mountain is in the hands of Qi, there is no secret to the Han country. They know every advantage and disadvantage of Maling Mountain."

The prince frowned and said, "What the King of Jinyi means is that after Tianxiang is sent to Han, the Han people will be called back?"

"With Qi's unstable foothold, he took back Maling Mountain. How difficult is the Han army?" Qi Ning picked up the teacup, tasted a sip of tea, and continued: "There are also Maling Mountain counties, all in the southeast of Maling Mountain, between Qi and Maling Mountain. The Han people know the geographical environment of these places. Your Highness, if the Han people mix their troops into the counties and turn them into pieces, once the war is fought, the connection between Maling Mountain and Qi is immediately cut off from the middle, and then attack on both sides, I wonder if Maling Mountain can still be defended?"

When the prince heard this, his face suddenly changed—

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