A Clash of Gods - Chapter 830

[Chapter 820]

Dou Kui looked terrified, Qi Ning knew what he was thinking, and said softly: “It’s naturally impossible to stop the investigation of Yu Dang, but I’m worried that there will be many unjust, false and wrong cases.” He raised his hand and said: “For example, Master Dou, everyone in the whole dynasty knows Master Dou. Befriend King Huainan, and when he was in the imperial mausoleum, Master Dou also spoke for King Huainan, Master Dou think about it for himself, if the Sima family didn’t find you first, who else could it be?”

Dou Kui’s face was even more ugly, and he said anxiously: “Master Hou, Xiaguan…Xiaguan was only telling the truth at the time, and he didn’t…have no intention of defending the King of Huainan.”

“But others don’t think that way, let alone the Sima family.” Qi Ning sighed, “Once a major case is raised, Master Dou is only afraid that he will be the first to be interrogated.”

Dou Kui only felt his whole body go weak, and he didn’t care about his face, he got up and knelt down on the ground: “Master Hou, Xiaguan… Xiaguan knows that there are many things that I am sorry for in the past, it is all because Xianguan is confused, I hope…I hope that Lord Hou won’t blame you.”

Qi Ning said: “Master Dou, don’t do this. You are also a high-ranking member of the court, so why do you do this?” He stood up and said, “I know what you are worried about, but there is a saying that is good. If you, Master Dou, are innocent, you will naturally be able to tide over the difficulties.”

Su Zhen said by the side: “If Sima Lan starts a case, no matter who is innocent, he will always find a way to clear anyone who is not him. Jinyihou, you are one of the four hereditary candidates, and you are also appreciated by the emperor. , at this time, you can’t just watch the Sima family do something wrong.”

“Marquis Wuxiang is also a hereditary marquis, and my qualifications are much higher. If you really want to stop the Sima family from falsely accusing innocence, it is natural that Marquis Wuxiang will come forward to stop it.” Qi Ning said with a faint smile.

Su Zhen’s face was a little embarrassed, but Qi Ning snorted coldly, and said lightly: “Marquis Wuxiang, come over tonight, we don’t have to talk nonsense. You are a marquis, but you are not far away from the King of Huainan. If the Sima family really wants to investigate to the end, they may not be able to implicate you, so in order to protect yourself, you should come forward to stop it.” He stood up, stretched, and said, “It’s been too sleepy these two days, the two of you. If there is nothing else, I will go to rest first.” He said loudly, “Qi Feng, see off the guest!”

Su Zhen’s expression was even more embarrassing. Dou Kui winked again and again, and Su Zhen hesitated for a while before finally saying: “Jinyihou, Master Dou and I are here to discuss something important.” Embarrassed, “You sit down and talk first.”

Qi Ning gave an “oh” and asked, “What’s the big deal?”

“You also know that although I am a marquis, I have no military power in my hands.” Su Zhen said embarrassedly: “And I don’t have any other real powers in my hands. …even if I really want to stop the Sima family, that’s also…that’s too much to do but not enough.”

“Have more than your heart but not enough strength?” Qi Ning smiled lightly, then took a seat and said, “The Marquis of Wuxiang said it in the middle of the night, and this sentence is still true.”

Su Zhen’s face was a little bit unbearable, but Dou Kui said before: “Master Hou, forgive me for saying that the Sima family’s ambitions in the imperial tomb are already obvious, and the king of Huainan has been removed by him… by him. , looking at the martial arts of the dynasty, only the Jinyi Qi family and the Jindao Tantai family can compete with him now. The Jindaohou is very old and almost does not ask about political affairs. Although you are a rising star, you are very popular with the emperor. Appreciation, courage and strategy, and military power, how can the Sima family rest assured of your existence?”

“Master Dou means that the Sima family will deal with my Jinyi Qi family next?” Qi Ning smiled.

Dou Kui nodded and said, “The Marquis presides over justice in the imperial mausoleum, and the heart of loyalty and righteousness is naturally admirable, but this will inevitably lead to the resentment of the Sima family, so…!”

“Sir Dou, your tactics are really not very clever.” Qi Ning smiled disdainfully: “You are saying this because you want me to stand up and fight against the Sima family. You think that if I want to fight against the Sima family, I must To win over the forces, for example, Mr. Dou, you are in charge of the Ministry of Households. If the Jinyi Qi family can help the Ministry of Households, the strength will naturally increase greatly.

So you think I will definitely protect you because of this, don’t you?

”

Dou Kui could not have imagined that Qi Ning was so young, that he could reveal his thoughts in one sentence. He was stunned for a moment, but Ma said, “Master Hou, Xiaguan…Xiaguan never has such thoughts…!”

“Whether you have it or not, the Duke of Zhen Guo that Ben Hou saw did not intend to usurp the throne.” Qi Ning said lightly, “You are speculating here without permission, are you slandering the Duke? Jinyi Qi’s family is loyal to the country, if there is any If people dare to rebel, the Qi family will be shattered, and they will definitely protect the emperor.”

“Yes yes yes…!” Dou Kui broke out with cold sweat on his forehead: “It’s the lower official who made a blunder.”

“Of course, if the Sima family really wanted to take advantage of the topic and framed Zhongliang, the marquis would not sit back and watch.” Qi Ning said, “If your Lord Dou is really not involved in this rebellion, even if your Dou family was with me in the past. There are some festivals at home, and I will not allow others to frame your innocence.”

Dou Kui was stunned for a moment, then he showed gratitude and bowed deeply, saying, “Master Hou is fair and honest, a subordinate officer… a subordinate officer can’t repay him even if he dies.” Qian leaned beside Qi Ning and said low Said: “Master Hou, Xiaguan still manages the Ministry of Household, although the finances are stretched, but here is Xiaguan to assure Lord Hou that as long as Xiaguan is in the Ministry of Household for one day, the reconstruction of the Black Scale Camp will be the first, and the black scale will be the first. For the equipment and horses needed by the scale camp, the lower officials have to dig three feet in the ground, and they have to use money to make up for it.”

At this time, the servant had already brought tea, and when the servant left, Qi Ning picked up the tea cup and said slowly: “Master Dou is good at doing things fairly, and you don’t have to do anything for the Black Scale Camp.” He sighed and said, “But I’ll talk about it. Come back, the Black Scale Camp is really in difficulty right now, both equipment and horses are in short supply, if Master Dou can allocate money to supplement it, this Marquis will first thank Master Dou here on behalf of the Black Scale Camp.”

“Don’t dare.” Dou Kui, a veteran of the officialdom, was obedient and listened with joy: “It is the emperor’s will to rebuild the Black Scale Camp. Make this a top priority.”

Qi Ning smiled slightly, suddenly thought of something, and asked softly, “Master Dou, have you ever heard of Duan Qingchen?”

“Duan Qingchen?” Dou Kui thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, “Master Hou, who is this?”

“This person is from the Black Lotus Sect. I heard that he has sneaked into the capital.” Qi Ning stared at Dou Kui: “Lord Dou think carefully, have you heard anyone mention this person?”

Dou Kui was surprised: “A person from the Black Lotus Sect?” He frowned and pondered, and after a while, he shook his head and said, “Master Hou, it is true that Xiaguan has never heard of this person’s name. Xiaguan doesn’t know much about the Black Lotus Sect. I heard that the leader of the Black Lotus is a great master, yes, there is that poison king, this person is also very ruthless, Duan Qingchen is the first time I have heard of the name.”

Qi Ning knew that Dou Kui was very cunning, but looking at his eyes, he knew that he didn’t lie this time.

Duan Qingchen is one of the four holy envoys of the Black Lotus Sect, but very few know his name.

This time, the gray crow was recruited by Duan Qingchen, but the shadow mice were all used by the King of Huainan. Qi Ning knew that Duan Qingchen must have a connection with the King of Huainan.

Whether Duan Qingchen died in the imperial mausoleum, Qi Ning could not be sure. Dou Kui and the King of Huainan were very close. Qi Ning thought that since Duan Qingchen was involved with the King of Huainan, as one of the confidants of the King of Huainan, Dou Kui might know of Duan Qingchen’s existence. , but now it seems that the King of Huainan has also concealed the existence of the shadow mouse from Dou Kui.

Su Zhen couldn’t help but said, “What are you going to do with Duan Qingchen? What does this person want to sneak into the capital?”

Qi Ning knew very well in his heart that although Su Zhen joined the King of Huainan, the days were not long, and the King of Huainan might not necessarily see Su Zhen in his heart, and it was even less possible for Su Zhen to know about things that even Dou Kui didn’t know. He smiled lightly and said: “I just heard that this person sneaked into the capital, and what he was going to do, I don’t know.”

Dou Kui cupped his hands and said, “Your Majesty has worked hard for days, so I won’t bother you anymore, so please retire for the time being.”

Qi Ning cupped his hands, Su Zhen straightened his clothes, and then slowly started to go out. When he was about to walk out of the gate, Qi Ning suddenly said, “Marquis of Wuxiang, Miss Su will soon marry to Dongqi and become the crown prince of Dongqi. Concubine, it is really gratifying to congratulate.”

Su Zhen didn’t know why Qi Ning brought this up, was stunned for a moment, turned around, saw that Qi Ning was looking at him, thought for a moment, and then nodded slightly.

“The eldest lady is beautiful, but I don’t know if Marquis of Wuxiang occasionally thinks of another person.” Qi Ning sat down and said.

Dou Kui knew that Qi Ning had something to say, but he was also sensible, and said to Su Zhen: “Master Hou, go out and wait first.” He walked away quickly.

Su Zhen frowned, put his hands on his back, and asked, “What do you mean?”

“It doesn’t make any sense.” Qi Ning said, “Maybe I’m nosy, I just want to ask Marquis Wuxiang, do you have no guilt for Xiaoyao over the years?”

The corners of Su Zhen’s eyes twitched. UU reading www.sonicmtl.com looked a little ugly. After a moment of silence, he finally said, “Didn’t you already help me take care of her, she… seems to be fine now.”

“It seems that you don’t ignore her either.” Qi Ning picked up the teacup and didn’t look at Su Zhen. Su Zhen stood there for a while, then turned around and walked away quickly.

When Su Zhen and Dou Kui left, Qi Feng, who was standing outside the door, came in and said disdainfully, “Master Hou, a duplicitous person surnamed Dou, be careful of this kind of person. If he wasn’t a great general back then, how could he have today? He even defected to the King of Huainan, huh, today he still faces the door of the Marquis Mansion.”

Qi Ning put down the teacup and said, “There are no permanent friends, nor permanent enemies. I don’t care what Dou Kui’s character is, and I have never thought of being friends with him. To grow, money is indispensable, and if he can use it for me, I might as well use it first.”

Qi Feng had been standing outside the door and waited, and the conversation of several people could not be separated, and he whispered: “Master Hou, the King of Huainan is dead, it will not be easy to deal with the Sima family in the future. Fortunately, we still have black scales in our hands. Battalion, the Sima family has not been able to control other soldiers and horses except the Black Sabre Battalion, and he does not dare to do anything to us.”

“You’re right.” Qi Ning’s eyes were deep: “The Sima family must have a grudge against our Qi family. If we want to keep the Qi family, not only can we not let them gain more military power, but we must quickly expand the Black Scale Battalion. , this is the only force we can control.” Having said that, he stopped talking and thought deeply.

At this moment, someone hurried in outside the door and said, “Master Hou, there is a guest who wants to see you!”

Qi Ning looked at the sky, it was almost dawn, and frowned: “Who is still running here at such a time?” Before he finished speaking, he saw a figure floating into the hall and said solemnly, “It’s me!”