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Chapter 1216: I Can See Hidden Illnesses (Part 1216) [Seeking a Monthly Pass]

After almost confirming that Kangguo had sent people to disrupt the situation, Qiguo decided to strike first and destroy Youguo first. As long as Youguo completely lost the possibility of restoration, and Kangguo had no evidence to prove that they sent troops at Youguo's request, Kangguo's sending troops this time would no longer be justified and might also cause joint resistance from the southwestern countries.

This operation concerns the fate of the country, and only a trusted person can be competent for it.

Of course, it has nothing to do with Shen Tang’s vest.

Her vest is still in the internship observation period, so such an important task cannot be assigned to her, so it is naturally given to Qi Cang.

When Mei Meng heard about this, he asked to see the king that night.

She said, "Qi Yanqing is no match for Gong Xichou."

Mei Meng has always been concerned about Kangguo. She knows that Gongxichou, as a military commander who dominated the northwest continent more than a decade ago, will be even stronger now. She does not doubt Qi Cang's ability to command troops, but is worried that Qi Cang will suffer a loss when he encounters Gongxichou. It doesn't matter if he suffers a loss. What matters is that if he suffers a loss, the effect of Qiguo's prestige will be greatly reduced, affecting the morale of the soldiers and detrimental to the overall situation.

The Queen sat by the window, looking at the moonlight through the mottled shadows of the trees outside the window. She took a puff of cigarette, and the swirling smoke blurred her thoughts: "Jinghe, do you think too highly of Kangguo? They are better than us in everything, right?"

Mei Meng was stunned by this sentence.

She said: "It is a serious problem and we should pay attention to it."

  If she doesn't pay attention to such a powerful neighbor, who should she pay attention to?

Seeing that Mei Meng did not understand his meaning, the king did not dwell on the issue. He turned his pipe upside down in the ashtray and knocked out the ashes: "I don't know Gong Xichou very well, but that doesn't mean I don't care about him. If he dares to come this time, he will be courting death."

Mei Meng didn't know where the king's confidence came from.

Her intuition told her that the king seemed to be hiding something from her.

Mei Meng waited for a while, both sides were silent, and the air was filled with silent awkwardness. She was about to speak to ease the situation, but the king suddenly said, "Jinghe, I am really a little tired."

"My minister retire."

No matter what purpose the king had in saying this, Mei Meng could only treat it as a very common complaint.

However, the king refused to let Mei Meng go down the stairs.

"Not long after you stayed at home, Cui Zhishan recommended a man to me, a young man who was a little shy and timid." The Queen changed the subject so quickly that people couldn't figure out what she meant, but Mei Meng soon understood. "This young man was born in the market. He has neither a prominent family background nor impressive talent, nor outstanding appearance... But I still value him and give him many generous rewards. Guess why? Because he has an ancestor that I have to value!"

A person who may be striving to become the twentieth-rank Chehou.

  In other words, the other party is at least a 19th-rank Guannei Hou!

With the current status of Qi State, it is possible to recruit a second or even a third Qi Yanqing with gritted teeth. As long as the other party is given the high position and generous salary they want and their needs are met, they will come to serve, just like Zheng Qiao did back then. However, it is different for the 19th-rank Guannei Marquis and even the 20th-rank Che Marquis. It is not something that ordinary fame and fortune can achieve in order to get their loyalty - with very few exceptions.

It's difficult to get them to work hard.

Mei Meng assisted her for many years but failed to do so.

Cui Zhi did it just by bringing a young man over.

"…His ancestor was born a hundred years ago. He became famous at the age of thirty and reached a high position at the age of fifty. After his homeland was destroyed, his whereabouts were unknown. There were few traces of him in the outside world, and people thought he had died."

A fallen general certainly doesn't deserve the public's attention. There are too many amazing talents in this world, but they are forgotten after a long time. When Cui Zhi said that the young ancestor was this person, the king was confused for a long time. Afterwards, he went to check the information of that person and found out the other party's active period and achievements. The king had a guess in his mind, but he was not sure, so he confirmed with Cui Zhi.

[Does Cui Qing want to treat this child kindly? ]

Cui Zhi spoke frankly: [I recommend this boy to the Lord in the hope that the Lord can use this boy to exchange for a powerful helper. Qi Yanqing is not weak, but after all, he has an old grudge with the previous king. He has been lazy in government affairs over the years, and has acted arrogantly and domineeringly. Such an uncontrollable person is allowed to control the military power of Qi State. Lord, do you really have no grudges at all? ]

The queen seemed calm on the surface, but her hand in her sleeve had already clenched the dagger hidden in her sleeve. This dagger had never left her body for many years, and even her favorite male lover could not touch it. It was not because the dagger was precious, but because it was used for self-defense.

Only she herself knows who she is guarding against.

[Could the 'powerful helper' Cui Qing mentioned be this boy's ancestor? But when one's strength reaches that level, would he still care about a younger generation who is several generations away?] A powerful Wudan warrior will never lack descendants as long as he wants. The descendants will have descendants, and the descendants will continue. By the time the young man's generation comes, the bloodline of that Wudan warrior may be as few as a few hundred, or as many as a thousand...

Things are valuable because they are rare, and the same is true for people.

  How much weight can the young man recommended by Cui Zhi have?

The answer is yes, I care, I care a lot, I care extremely!

[The Guannei Marquis only had a brief romance with a country washerwoman when he was young and ignorant, and then he devoted himself to the pursuit of martial arts.] According to Cui Zhi's investigation, when the man was practicing, his mind was distracted, and the figure of a woman kept appearing in his illusionary spiritual platform. His practice was naturally hindered because his mind was not calm, so he found someone to try it together. After knowing what it felt like, he stopped thinking about it and focused on practicing. His realm improved rapidly, and he made great achievements and created a world for himself, and then destroyed the country.

The above paragraph seems to be fine.

but--

[In his entire life, he only had blood ties with the laundry woman. ]

The king was surprised: [This is strange. Cui Qing said that he values ​​bloodline. After he became successful, how could he not have a beautiful wife and concubines? Could it be that he is still thinking about that laundry girl who is as chaste as a jade? ]

Cui Zhi said: [No, it’s him—it’s not good for offspring.]

King: [……]

Life is full of surprises.

  This Guannei Marquis had sex with a laundry girl for the first time when he was only thirteen years old. How high could his cultivation be at that time? He had not yet cultivated to the highest level, so naturally he did not find any problems. When he became successful and began to enjoy himself, he discovered that he had a hidden illness, and none of his wives and concubines could give birth to children. One woman might have a problem, but it was impossible for all the women in the house to have problems, right?

However, he couldn't say it out loud.

So I thought of a crooked idea.

He deliberately brought the deputy general together with the concubine who had been neglected for many years, and the concubine gave birth to a daughter the next year. The Guannei Marquis could only look gloomy and secretly seek a doctor who was proficient in men's hidden diseases. He prayed to the gods, sought medical advice, and tried every possible method.

The doctor also told him implicitly that the martial energy he cultivated was not conducive to offspring, and that the seeds were fragile and would die before they could take root.

If you want to have your own offspring, you have to give up your martial arts.

The Marquis of Guannei naturally refused and he even made trouble for the doctor.

Medical practitioners in this field avoid him like the plague.

He worked hard for decades, but to no avail. The fact that he had no biological bloodline became a lifelong knot in his heart, and even a stumbling block in his martial arts. After his homeland was destroyed, he retired directly, hiding his identity, and devoted himself to studying men's medicine.

Cui Zhi came to the conclusion: [It is unknown how well this Guannei Hou has honed his medical skills, but he definitely has no offspring.]

The king found his voice after a while, feeling a little doubtful and a little moved: [He himself didn't even know that the washerwoman had given birth to his child, so how did Cui Qing know? ]

Cui Zhi said: [I found out about it through various channels. After the death of her husband, the country girl who was washing clothes went to live with her relatives. Because she was living under someone else's roof and life was difficult at the time, even a girl from a wealthy family had to do laundry and cooking by herself. That day, when she was washing clothes, she saw a young man on the other side of the river and fell in love with him, so this happened...]

Illegitimate sex was quite common at that time.

In areas with long-term chaos, men are scarce and the livelihood of the family can only be carried by women and children. When a family needs a child to support the family, it needs a woman to get pregnant to prosper. In this context, it is common for a woman to have sex with a man she likes.

As for having sex out of wedlock, we only know the mother but not the father.

Even if she knew, she would not tell anyone. Population is property, who would let property be taken away by a strange man who only provided seeds? This matter was kept secret until the child's biological father became famous and the laundry girl's family life improved. Only then did she recognize that the man was the one she had met that year.

The laundry woman calculated the other person's age by counting on her fingers.

Well, now I don’t dare to admit it.

This matter was not told until the washerwoman died, and she only told the story before she died. However, many years had passed by then, the washerwoman's descendants were living well, and the Guannei Marquis was nowhere to be found.

Why would you want to find a dead person to be your relative?

In troubled times, there are too many variables, and the descendants of the washerwoman were also devastated by the war. Now only this one is left.

This is the family’s network of contacts.

Can easily do things that Mei Meng can't do.

Mei Meng completely understood what the king meant by "tired".

If the king had not listened to Mei Meng's advice and had not been so wary of the aristocratic families headed by the Cui family, perhaps she would not have had to worry so much in recent years. She knew that the aristocratic families were not docile sheep, and getting too close to them would turn them into puppets, but she had to admit one thing - they were useful! Useful!

  The problem that Mei Meng had to think hard to solve was not a problem at all in Cui Zhi's eyes, and was even a matter of a few words!

That's why she said she was a little tired.

Bewitched by the easy life disguised by the aristocratic family.

Why did she have to climb a thorny path when there was a broad road to take? She had been stabbed all over the body over the years, and had to swallow all the pain and exhaustion. She didn't feel bitter at the time because she thought Mei Meng was a fellow traveler who could support her.

However, is Mei Meng such a person?

The turmoil in recent years has made her question this.

The smooth road paved by the noble family has hidden dangers. Could the thorny path that Mei Meng took her on lead her to the top of the mountain?

In the past, the king believed in her without a doubt, but now she only believes in herself.

Mei Meng suppressed the sourness in her throat.

From the corner of her eyes, she saw the charming lady sitting silently like a puppet in the corner - Cui Xiong's fiancée and the king's favorite male favorite niece. She sat there openly and listened to the whole thing. Mei Meng's patience reached the pinnacle. She said calmly: "The master has arranged this person to kill Gong Xichou?"

"At critical moments, he will take action."

  If Gong Xichou dares to show up, death will be waiting for him!

Mei Meng said: "In this case, I feel relieved and will take my leave."

Watching Mei Meng turn away, the queen's eyes were struggling, as if she wanted to keep her, but in the end she didn't say a word. It was not until Mei Meng left that she said, "I and Jing He shouldn't have been like this... She is my benefactor, but this kindness is too great, so great that I don't know how to repay it..."

Without Mei Meng's support, she would not exist.

It was Mei Meng who told her that a girl could also ascend the throne.

If you want to live a decent life and get rid of being a chess piece at the mercy of others, you must have the ambition to dare to think and do. The king has taken this as a guiding principle over the years. From then until now, his heart has not changed - he does not want to be a chess piece of his father and brother, nor does he want to be a chess piece of Mei Meng.

Youbao's responses are always caring, gentle and submissive.

It greatly comforted the king.

Little did they know that the other party's inner response was——

[Before learning how to rule the world, he has already learned the heartless and disloyal mentality of an emperor. As the saying goes, great kindness is like great hatred, and this is the nature of human nature in the world. Mei Jinghe is unlucky enough. ]

Her face is as gentle as water, and her eyes are bright enough to melt people's hearts.

The king was very pleased with her for being so understanding.

Qi Cang's troops were dispatched later than Gong Xichou's, but the former had a shorter marching route and the border had been prepared long ago, so they could set out as soon as the military order was received. The two armies approached the same destination in tacit agreement. Gong Xichou led 300 elite soldiers to march day and night, and finally crossed the border of Kangguo, taking a temporary rest for a quarter of an hour.

Eat some food and drink some water.

"This place is strange..."

Before leaving the border of Kangguo, Gongxi Chou was still able to use accurate maps to travel. After leaving the border and entering unfamiliar territory, the map provided by the envoy of Youguo was so crude that it made him angry. It was difficult not to get lost if he marched according to this map, and sure enough, he got lost.

Gong Xiqiu: "..."

After crossing the border, he and the three hundred elite soldiers separated and acted in disguise, leaving only a team of a dozen people with him.

The map and the actual terrain are completely different.

"Isn't it possible that we're going the wrong way?"

Gong Xichou took off several times to compare the map with the terrain under his feet, but few places matched, and he didn't know which direction he was in after swinging back and forth. He still tried to determine where the Youguo and Kangguo were based on their locations, but this didn't work either.

The disguised deputy general said, "How about we ask someone?"

Isn't it normal for a traveling merchant to get lost and look for a guide?

Gongxi was so angry that he slapped the deputy general.

"It's deep in the mountains and forests. Where can you find someone to ask for directions?"

Get out of this area first and then find the direction.

Gongxi Chou was not in a hurry at all. Youguo was going to die anyway, and a royal family girl was enough. The deputy general saw that he was not in a hurry, so he was not in a hurry either. After going around in circles, he finally got out. The deputy general heard a strange sound in the wind...

"Is it a beast from the mountains?"

Gong Xichou said: "It's a person, he's down there."

After searching for a while, I actually found the source of the sound in a dense vegetation that was obviously crushed by something. I pushed aside the dense vegetation and found a hidden cliff underneath. Below was a middle-aged man dressed as a traveling doctor. He had a small goatee, a rough brown complexion, and a weather-beaten face.

When he was rescued, he ignored the joy of surviving the disaster and focused on the basket of medicine. The deputy general didn't recognize any of them.

Gong Xichou knows him.

All of them are used to treat men's hidden diseases.

  |ω`)

Clothes are so cheap in Guangzhou, but it’s hard for fat people to buy clothes anywhere.