"What did you say? People from the patrol camp want to enter the house to search? Who gave them the courage? Why don't you just let them get out?!"
In a courtyard of the mansion, Jiaji was shocked and angry when he heard the report from the servants who came in a hurry.
The servant who reported this incident was lying on the ground with his head on the ground, not daring to raise it at all.
"They said they were ordered by the seventh prince to search for evil spirits in the mansion. The leader of the team was the 'cruel official' Dazan who had been killed recently in and around the royal city. We were afraid of causing trouble to the master, so we let them stay in the mansion.
Wait outside and report the matter to the master first. If the master wants them to get out, we will reply right away."
The implication is that the patrol camp outside the mansion is not only well-known, but also led by Dazan, a mad dog. These servants do not dare to be too arrogant with each other.
That is to say, Dazan behaved in a more civilized manner this time and did not directly break down the door to search. Otherwise, they would not have the chance to come and report to Jiaji.
Jiaji, who was frightened and angry, was about to take out his anger on this servant, when suddenly his ears twitched slightly, as if he heard something.
Then, he calmed down his anger and said in a deep voice: "If the people from the patrol camp want to investigate, let them come in and investigate. But I have to keep a close eye on the people. Don't let them, these reckless men, rush into the house."
Madam, if you break anything in the house, you must write it down one by one and ask them to compensate you in full. If they dare not to compensate, I will go to the Seventh Prince to collect the debt."
The servant lying on the ground didn't understand why Jiaji suddenly changed his mind.
They didn't dare to ask, so they hurriedly kowtowed to the ground and agreed, then crawled out of the house to convey Jiaji's order.
After the servants had gone away, Jiaji got up and returned to the house.
The third prince Haibulu and his staff, the wizard Kunsang, were sitting in the house.
When Jiaji saw the two men, he hurriedly asked: "Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince suddenly sent people from the patrol camp to search my house. Could it be that they discovered that the group of dead soldiers was sent by me? We allow them to enter the house, will they?"
Aren't you trying to lure a wolf into the house?"
Unlike him, Haibulu was very calm, with no trace of panic on his face. Hearing his inquiry, he smiled and said:
"Chief Jiaji, there is no need to worry. If Lao Qi really wanted to deal with you, he wouldn't have had someone knock on the door to inform you first. He sent people here just to scare you and tell you not to mess around. At the same time, he also
I'm trying to deceive you to see if you'll show off. In addition, I probably want to see if I've returned to the royal city and hidden myself in your mansion. The more times like this, the more you have to deal with it calmly. Don't worry, you
He is the patriarch of the Feixiong tribe, and I am related by marriage, and his status is not ordinary. As long as Lao Qi has no concrete evidence, as long as you insist that you don't know about the dead man, he will not dare to take action easily no matter how suspicious he is."
Hearing these words, Jiaji was relieved a lot, but he still had some worries in his heart.
"That man Dazan is a mad dog that bites people. If he doesn't find out the clues, will he frame him in my house? And Your Majesty, do you want to hide to avoid being found by the people from the patrol camp?
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"Don't worry, since the Seventh Prince sent Dazan here, he must have told him not to mess around. And I think Dazan, although he acts ruthlessly and is called a 'cruel official', he arrests
, the killings were all by people of low status and low strength. This shows that Dazan is very smart and will not mess around. As for here, you don’t have to worry. As long as I am here, the patrol camp people can’t find us.
"
As the wizard Kun Sang spoke, he took out the medicinal powder from the animal skin pocket, threw it into the yard outside the house, and recited the witchcraft spell at the same time.
Seeing that the other party was so confident, Jiaji was completely relieved.
Haibulu glanced at him and said calmly: "You don't have to stay here to accompany us. People from the patrol camp came to search the house. It's really unreasonable for you, the master, not to show up. Go and deal with them."
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Jiaji nodded quickly and agreed: "Yes, I'll go right away."
After the other party walked away, Haibulu just shook his head and commented with disdain: "The Feixiong tribe is also inferior to every generation. As the leader of the tribe, he doesn't even have any sense of responsibility and courage. No wonder he was defeated by the Xia people.
Finally, I was able to escape so well that I couldn’t even take care of my youngest son.”
As he finished speaking, Wizard Kunsang also finished releasing his witchcraft.
Haibulu, who was sitting in the house, just felt that the surrounding scene had changed. But in fact, the entire courtyard was shrouded in witchcraft at this moment. People who were close to the courtyard would involuntarily ignore the courtyard.
After releasing the witchcraft, Wizard Kunsang spoke again and said with a serious expression: "Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince sent Dazan here, not so much to scare Jiaji, but to target you."
Haibulu nodded slowly: "I can see it. I really didn't expect that Lao Qi, who has always been a coward, would dare to threaten me... Now I am becoming more and more suspicious that he was really taken away by a demon as the rumors said.
, the dove occupies the magpie’s nest.”
Wizard Kunsang did not give him a chance to continue sighing, and urged: "Your Majesty, please make a decision as soon as possible."
"What can I do?" Haibulu asked.
Wizard Kunsang quickly replied: "Just follow the plan we discussed before. You leave the city overnight, return to northern Xinjiang, and raise troops to attack the evil spirit that has taken over the body of the seventh prince! I will stay in the royal city, spread rumors for the king, and contact the seventh prince.
The nobles and leaders who were dissatisfied with the prince acted as internal agents and cooperated with the king inside and outside, and killed the seventh prince whose body was taken away by the demon in one fell swoop. When the time comes, you, the king, will ascend the throne and succeed you as the new King of Qingtang."
Kun Sang had mentioned this plan to Haibulu before, and Haibulu was very excited.
But when the matter came to an end, Haibulu hesitated and said hesitantly: "If it doesn't work..."
Wizard Kunsang interrupted him: "If it fails, the king will lead his troops back to the northern border, break up the soil to protect himself, and separate one side."
Haibulu was silent for a moment, but shook his head.
"We haven't got the conclusive evidence that Lao Qi was taken over by a demon. If we directly raise the army, will our troops come out of nowhere and be beaten into rebels by Lao Qi in the name of supervising the country? After all, when the old man died, he did issue an edict.
Let Lao Qi supervise the country..."
Wizard Kunsang was a little anxious: "How come your Majesty is still worried about these trivial matters now? We can declare that the edict was forged by demons and ghosts and was not left by the old King Qingtang himself. Your Majesty, if you want to achieve great things,
How can we look forward and backward, fearing this or that? I wish I had made a decision earlier!"
But the more this happened, the harder it became for Haibulu to make a decision.
Finally, he came up with a workaround.
"Let's observe for a few more days. Isn't there a rumor among the people? It is said that Lao Qi was seriously injured in Xia Kingdom and is likely to die in the next few days. If he is really dead, I don't need to raise an army. And I am here
As for Wangcheng, I can stand up and take charge of the overall situation as soon as possible without giving others a chance to take advantage of the power. If Lao Qi does not die in these few days, it will not be too late for me to leave Wangcheng and return to Northern Xinjiang to launch an army.
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Seeing that Haibulu had made up his mind, Wizard Kunsang sighed and did not persuade him any further.
He just sighed in his heart: "He is indecisive, cherishes his life when doing big things, forgets his life when he sees small profits... How can such a person achieve big things? I think this Qingtang is going to end!"