NCCnovel Chapter 498 New Mission
Chapter 498 New Mission
Zong Qinke stared with his big eyes, staring at Li Cunxi's handsome face that was about to be attached to the imperial tablet.
His thoughts couldn't help but go back to a few years ago.
He was already in his forties at that time, but still so ignorant that he contradicted Li Cunxi in public, intending to protect Li Lingyue.
At that time, Li Cunxi did just that, and he was sent to the Neiwei prison to practice hard for a day.
The cruel voice from the devil man Huang Shengyan still echoes in my ears.
"The whip is soaked in salt water and I will not show any mercy."
"Ah ah ah."
The following “Ahhhhh” was naturally because Huang Shengyan used a whip dipped in salt water to whip him, causing him to scream out in pain.
After several years, he was looking forward to the whipping falling on Liang Wang Wu Sansi.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Wu Sansi had already raised the imperial scepter. It was too late to put it down, but if he didn't, Li Cunxi would definitely not give up.
"Think twice, what are you doing?"
Lying on the dragon bed, Wu Zetian seemed to be watching a play.
"In the court, are you going to beat Cunxi up?"
"The Imperial Censor did the same thing in the past. You may as well ask him about the consequences of being disrespectful in front of the palace."
Wu Sansi seemed to come to his senses suddenly, and took advantage of the situation to back down. He put down the imperial tablet and knelt down before Wu Zetian.
"Your Majesty, I am guilty. Please punish me."
"Punishment? What punishment?" Wu Zetian was getting more and more interested in watching the show. "Then the punishment is that you go to the Turks and then to Khitan to mediate the war between the two countries. Don't let them fight again."
"Your Majesty, I don't have that ability." Wu Sansi quickly admitted his mistake.
"Then stand aside. What else can I punish you for?"
Wu Zetian easily let Wu Sansi go, showing her magnanimity on the dragon bed.
But a few people knew that the main reason she did not punish Wu Sansi was that she wanted Wu Sansi to continue to be a whetstone, and at the same time she kept Wu Sansi hanging so that he would continue to think about competing for the position of crown prince.
All the officials were talking about it and were disgusted by King Liang's behavior.
As if he had been pardoned, Wu Sansi hurriedly retreated behind Li Cunxi without saying another word.
"Cunxi, who do you think I should order to mediate the conflict?"
Wu Zetian turned to Li Cunxi and made it clear.
"I should be the most suitable candidate."
Li Cunxi had no choice but to bow and recommend himself.
"In that case, I will order you to go to the border, and General Wang Xiaojie of the Right Guard and Su Honghui, the governor of Yingzhou, will send troops to protect you as you enter the Turkic region and mediate the conflict between the two countries."
"I accept your order."
……
After leaving the court, Wu Yanhao and Lu Dayou, who had regained their relaxation, stood outside the Linde Hall.
Only when Li Cunxi came out did the two of them surround him.
"It looks like we have to go north again." Wu Yanhao scratched his head, "I thought I could stay at home for a year or so."
"Don't worry. Once the war between the Turks and Khitans is over and the Khitans submit to the Great Zhou, I'm afraid nothing major will happen within a year or so."
“Oh, Cunxi, how can you be sure?”
"My intuition tells me that we will have quite a long time to travel around." Li Cunxi smiled. "My intuition tells me that we will have quite a long time to travel around."
The three of them walked together, and not long after they went, they saw Di Renjie waiting alone in front of them.
Wu Yanhao and Lu Dayou felt Di Renjie's burning gaze, and hurried forward to salute, then said goodbye to each other, leaving Li Cunxi behind.
"Uncle." Li Cunxi stepped forward quickly, "Why are you waiting for me here?"
"You are going north again this time, and we won't see each other for a while." Di Renjie stroked his beard slowly, "I am old now, and it is inevitable that I feel a little sad. I always feel bad when I can't see you."
The smile on Li Cunxi's face froze instantly.
It was at this moment that he suddenly realized that Di Renjie, who had carried him on his shoulders more than ten years ago, was now very old.
According to the timeline of Shen Di, Di Renjie only had seven or eight years left to live.
"uncle……"
Li Cunxi sighed, not knowing what to say.
"After returning from the north, I spent every day with my uncle and listened to his teachings."
Di Renjie stroked his beard and said:
"That's not what I care about. What I want to say is... you have grown into a senior official that I am proud of. However, from now on, no matter what time, you must always put your own safety as the top priority."
"The conflict between the two countries this time is not as simple as it seems."
"The Turks were our allies first, and they sent people to Chongzhou to help us, which shows the heart of Jili Khan. Although the Khitans withdrew their troops in the end and released thousands of soldiers from Yingzhou, they turned around and robbed two cities of the five warlike Turkic tribes."
"Our enemies let us go and attacked our allies, and finally surrendered to us and expressed their allegiance, and we actually had to mediate the war between our allies and enemies."
"If things go wrong, the war between the Turks and Khitans will spread to the border of the Great Zhou again."
"And you are also in danger."
Li Cunxi listened to it in his heart and remained silent.
Di Renjie talked for a long time, not caring whether Li Cunxi listened or not, and analyzed everything one by one.
After an incense stick of time, Di Renjie felt dry in his mouth and finally let Li Cunxi go.
"We will set out for the north tomorrow. Today, the imperial edict will be delivered to each family. I believe that the people who followed you north before will also follow you north this time."
"You must be careful."
Li Cunxi stopped and bowed.
"Uncle, don't worry. I will definitely complete my goal of going north this time."
……
At Hu Jinghui's house, it was not his turn to be on duty today, so he just lay comfortably on the couch, savoring Li Qingxia's beautiful figure.
After lying there for an unknown amount of time, he got up from the couch and asked the maid outside:
"What time is it?"
The maid lowered her head and whispered:
"My Lord, it is already three quarters past four."
Hu Jinghui stood up, dressed, put on his armor and shoes, and walked out with a swagger.
"I'm going to Li Fumu's house. If anyone is looking for me, just tell them I'm not here."
After giving the orders, he walked straight out the gate, muttering, "The court should have been adjourned."
We made an appointment yesterday that after court is dismissed today, we will go to Li Cunxi's house for dinner and drinks, so of course we can't go too late.
He thought as he walked down the stairs.
"Where are you going?"
Li Qingxia, who had a great figure, put one hand on her waist and asked calmly.
"You're back? Why didn't you send me a message in advance?"
Hu Jinghui was very excited. He took three or two steps to Li Qingxia, his excitement beyond words.
"Just arrived, and I saw you getting ready to run out. Where are you going?"
"I went to attend a banquet at Cunxi's mansion. There was trouble in the northern border again. The Turks and Khitans were fighting fiercely. His Majesty asked Cunxi to mediate the war."
"Uh, are they fighting again?"
"It's hard to explain right now. Let's go to the banquet at Cunxi's house. I'll tell you on the way."