witch chaotic country

Chapter 677
When Kou Qianzhi arrived at Tuoba Tao's bedroom, it was already past the time for Tuoba Tao to go to bed.

But I don't know if Zong Ai sent someone to inform him in advance, or if Tuoba Tao was not asleep at all, Kou Qianzhi just stood outside the dormitory for a while before being invited in.

Tuoba Tao's eyes were a little black and blue, obviously he didn't sleep well, when he saw Kou Qianzhi at this time, his face became even more somber.

Tuoba Tao was very clear about Kou Qianzhi's temperament, if it wasn't a major event, even if Zong Ai waited all night downstairs at the Star Watching Building, Kou Qianzhi would never remonstrate at this time.

Tuoba Tao asked with a hoarse voice: "Could it be true that the queen mother is right, is there something big happening?"

Kou Qianzhi replied: "Your Majesty watched the stars for three consecutive days, and found that the eight stars in the west are flickering, sometimes bright and sometimes dark, and it seems that there is a secret war. I also ask your majesty to send troops to the western border to make sure."

Tuoba Tao frowned when he heard this, although he was young, there were already deep lines of Sichuan characters between his brows.He pondered for a moment and then asked: "Besides this, can the national teacher spy on other secrets?"

Kou Qianzhi hesitated slightly, then shook his head, "No."

Tuoba Tao thought for a while, then ordered outside: "Go and invite Cui Situ into the palace." Then he said to Kou Qianzhi: "The national teacher has worked hard watching the stars all night, go and rest first."

Kou Qianzhi didn't have the slightest intention to stay and listen to the government, but he still said: "This astrology is really abnormal. Although it is not a sign of war in troubled times, I hope your majesty will treat it with caution."

Tuoba Tao didn't say anything more, just nodded his head to show he understood.

Kou Qianzhi then exited the dormitory, watching the whole dormitory gradually brighten up because of Tuoba Tao's getting up.

Kou Qianzhi walked back to his residence, saw Jiang Qian lying on his bed in a mess, he was not angry, he went straight to the desk, took the teapot, poured tea, and put it lightly on the table.

Just as the base of the teacup touched the table, Jiang Gan got up from the bed, sat down at the desk, and asked while drinking tea, "Did you talk to Emperor Wei?"

Kou Qianzhi nodded.

Jiang Gan raised his eyebrows, "The actress Yingliang also said it?"

Kou Qianzhi paused for a moment, then shook his head, "That's not true."

Jiang Gan was puzzled, "Why? Don't you want Tuoba Tao to rule the north?"

Kou Qianzhi smiled indifferently, "Brother, this is asking knowingly."

Jiang Gan also laughed, twirling the teacup with one hand with a hint of excitement, "You also think that's Yu'er's astrology, don't you?"

Kou Qianzhi looked out of the window again, watching the night sky bright and dark, and said with profound meaning: "Although the female star of Beiqisu is bright and bright, it means that her back position is stable and she has many births, but there are differences between the west and the north at the same time. I really can't think of anything other than the landlord."

Jiang Gan said quite proudly: "It seems that my apprentice is going to do something again!" He drank the tea in his cup and said to Kou Qianzhi: "Don't worry, if Emperor Wei blames you for this, we will not let you go." Be the teacher of this country."

Kou Qianzhi didn't feel worried at all, and still smiled lightly: "I'm not worried. Maybe after this matter, my expectations can be achieved."

Jiang Ganxi said: "That's a good thing, how about senior brother help you make a divination again?"

Kou Qianzhi shook his head, "There is no need to consume the merits of senior brother. The merits that the host has accumulated for you with great difficulty allow you to sleep peacefully in the room every day, so don't waste it on this matter. If senior brother is really worried, Just write a letter to Qiu Chi."

Jiang Gan waved his hand, "With Master here, and Daosheng's child also there, I don't need to worry about it. I'm just afraid that she will be soft-hearted and won't let her go."

The two chatted without saying a word, and had no sleep all night.

On Tuoba Tao's side, Cui Hao was pulled out of the bed in the middle of the night, washed hastily, and entered the palace before dawn. After hearing the cause of the incident, for the first time in his life, he didn't know what to do.

If there is anyone in this palace who believes in Kou Qianzhi the most, then Cui Hao must be number one.

In the beginning, he tried his best to recommend Kou Qianzhi to Tuoba Tao, and he did his best to help Kou Qianzhi build a Taoist temple in Pingcheng despite the opposition of all the Xianbei nobles.

However, if Cui Hao was only given Kou Qianzhi's star-gazing income, and it was still not very clear, to help Tuoba Tao in the Western Territory, Cui Hao also hesitated.

Naturally, he couldn't say that he had any reservations about the results of stargazing, so he could only say instead: "Our army didn't gain much spoils from the previous battle with the Song army. In the subsequent dealings with Tan Daoji, we lost a lot of troops. At this time, if we urgently dispatch troops to the western region, it may not be easy."

Cui Hao's words are very tactful, but the meaning is very straightforward, no money, no one.

Tuoba Tao has repeatedly sent troops to North Rouran in recent years, which consumes a lot of money, but not much money.Last year's battle with the Southern Song Dynasty even emptied the national treasury.

Originally, the two monarchs and ministers had already discussed that they would need to recharge their batteries for a few years before going south, but at this moment they suddenly said that they would send more troops to the western region, which was really beyond their capabilities.

Cui Hao saw that Tuoba Tao was also hesitant, so he said again: "The west side is nothing more than the remnants of Beiliang, Qiuchi and Xia Dynasty. Both Beiliang and Qiuchi have good relations with our Great Wei, and Helian Ding is even more silent. He has been hiding silently for several years, and he really doesn't seem to be someone who can make trouble again. Why don't you send more spies to investigate first, even if you send troops, you must be targeted."

Tuoba Tao also felt that it would be somewhat reckless to send troops based on the astrology, so he adopted Cui Hao's idea and planned to send spies out first.

But before Tuoba Tao gave an order, Zong Ai's sharp voice sounded from outside the door: "I'm guilty of the crime! Your Majesty, please come down!"

Tuoba Tao hadn't slept all night, and was restless at this moment, when he heard this voice, he immediately became angry, and shouted outside: "Get out!"

Zong Ai really scrambled and crawled into the sleeping hall, kowtowed continuously as soon as he entered, it seemed that he was really terrified, "It's all the slave's fault, it's the slave's negligence that made the big mistake, please also look at the slave's daily life. If there is no merit in the work, there is hard work, so please spare the slave's life!"

Tuoba Tao stretched his legs and kicked Zong Ai on the shoulder, kicking Zong Ai directly, and slammed into the wall, "Speak up if you have something to say! If you don't stay here, you will die or live!"

Tuoba Tao kicked so hard that Zong Ai felt that half of his body was numb with pain.But he still didn't dare to speak, and only squinted at Cui Hao.

Even though Cui Haodang understood and wanted to resign, Tuoba Tao raised his hand to stop him, and said to Zong Ai: "I have nothing to say to others, Cui Qing is also my confidant, you just say it. "

Zong Ai swallowed, endured the sore shoulders from being kicked, knelt down and kowtowed again, tremblingly said: "Today, this morning... a maidservant found it in King Qin, He Lianchang's bedroom... One, the dead body of the servant..."

Tuoba Tao raised his eyes, "He Lianchang? What about others?"

"Flee, run away... The slave sent people to look around, but there was nowhere to be found..."

Tuoba Tao didn't seem to be very angry when he heard the words. After looking at Cui Hao, his voice softened a little, "Understood, send someone to chase after him. He probably sneaked away at night, and at most he was out of the city at this time. Hurry up." Send someone to chase after him."

Cui Hao also heaved a sigh of relief. It seems that Kou Qianzhi's stargazing is not inaccurate, but a bit exaggerated.

He Lianchang probably wanted to escape back to the Xia Dynasty. This would indeed cause some troubles in the west, but it was not serious.

Even the current Emperor Xia, Helian Ding, is no longer able to compete with the great Wei, let alone He Lianchang, who is a wine bag and a rice bag.

After Tuoba Tao gave the order, Zong Ai did not follow the order to retreat, but still knelt on the ground and shivered.

Tuoba Tao raised his eyebrows and said impatiently: "What else is there?"

Zong Ai swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, and then mustered up the courage to reply: "Then...that...the dead servant...is actually Li Niangniang..."

(End of this chapter)