At the end of the Sui Dynasty

The night sky was as blue as washing, and a crescent moon hung obliquely, like a crescent eyebrow painted on the bright eyes of a beautiful woman, so beautiful and fascinating.The flood under the hillside has not yet receded, and under the faint moonlight, there are sparkling waves.

With the breeze blowing in the evening, Gao Bufan stretched his waist, and said to the witch standing beside him, "Why are you helping me so actively?"

The witch was silent for a moment before she spoke: "The mother of Ah Yu and Ah Qing is Yingrong, my own elder sister. She accidentally fell off the cliff and was seriously injured in order to mediate the dispute between Bai Miao and Hei Miao. She died in the end. dead."

Gao Bufan regretfully said: "Ah Qing mentioned this matter to me, so you plan to fulfill your sister's last wish and resolve the grievances between Bai Miao and Hei Miao?"

The witch nodded, and Gao Bufan suddenly said: "Then our goals coincide, and we each get what we need."

The witch gave Gao Bufan a deep look, and said calmly: "Our goals are actually not the same. The reason why King Qi is willing to resolve the conflict between the black and white Miao is just to want the Miao people to submit to you, and I It is to let the Miao people live a stable and happy life."

Gao Bufan shook his head and said: "That's because your vision is narrow. In fact, making the Miao people submit is not the real purpose of this king. What I want is to rule the world, the country is prosperous and the people are safe, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Therefore, my big goal is It doesn't conflict with your small goals."

The witch was stunned for a moment, showing a thoughtful look in her eyes, and after a while she let out a sigh of relief and said, "King Qi really has great ambitions, I admire him!"

"Are you sure it's not sarcasm?" Gao Bufan looked at the witch calmly.

The maiden's eyes met Gao Bufan's, and she was inexplicably upset. She lowered her eyes and said, "What qualifications do slaves have to satirize the king of Qi. Throughout the ages, there are only a handful of men who have truly settled in the Central Plains, and King Qi is one of them."

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "It's too early to say these things now. Li Mixiong has dominated the Central Plains for many years, and he is still defeated in the end. The world is unpredictable!"

"Li Mi has never won Luoyang, but King Qi has won. I believe that Xiao Xian and Lin Shihong will not be the opponents of the Qi army in the end. It is only a matter of time before the Qi army wipes out Jingxiang Lingbiao and Jiangnan. The only variable is Li Tang, as long as King Qi can open up the situation in Bashu, it will be very difficult for Li Tang to pose a threat to Gao Qi." The witch said calmly.

A flash of surprise flashed in Gao Bufan's eyes, he didn't expect this woman to have such insights, it seems that there are many insightful people in the mountains, and she is a woman, which is really rare!

"So you are optimistic about the king, and this is the real reason why you actively cooperate with the king?"

The witch nodded and said: "The general trend of the world, long-term division must be united, long-term unity must be divided, and after great chaos, there will be great order. Now that the Great Sui Dynasty has perished, the world is in chaos, and a new dynasty will emerge from the chaos. From the current point of view, either Gao Qi or Li Tang, if I hadn't met the King of Qi, my servant would definitely choose Li Tang, but when I met Queen Qi, my servant changed her mind."

Gao Bufan said with a smile: "Aren't you afraid of betting on the wrong treasure?"

The witch said bluntly: "That's okay, the king of Qi said that he would not force the Miao people to fight against the Tang army, at worst, just change the court."

Gao Bufan frowned and said: "Don't you know that grass on the wall is the most annoying thing? Usually, people who have one foot in two boats will end up very badly in the end."...

The witch shook her head and said: "The slaves are not just stepping on two boats, they are just judging the situation. If the king of Qi can protect the safety of the Miao people, the Miao people will definitely support the king of Qi with all their strength. If the king of Qi is unable to protect the Miao people, the Miao people will not It is necessary to die with the Tang army."

Gao Bufan was silent, and the witch asked cautiously, "Is King Qi angry?"

Gao Bufan shook his head, and suddenly said with a smile: "I didn't expect you to be the smartest one here."

The witch lowered her head and said calmly: "This servant is just shrewd, but what King Qi possesses is great wisdom."

Gao Bufan snorted coldly and said, "You don't need to flatter, anyway, this king has always followed his word and said that he would not force the Miao people to be enemies with the Tang army, and he would definitely not break his promise, but the Miao people must submit to the Tang army in name." My lord, otherwise I would have no excuse to argue with Tang Guo."

The witch nodded and said: "Don't worry, King Qi, this servant will persuade Master to go out in person, contact the Miao villages in Bashu, and persuade all the Miao leaders to respect King Qi as their lord."

Gao Bufan asked in surprise, "Your master?"

The witch nodded and said: "The master of this servant is the most famous wizard in Banan, and has great influence in various Miao villages. If the old man comes forward to talk about cooperation, there is a high probability that this matter will be successful."

Gao Bufan was overjoyed, this time he really picked up a treasure, he took the vessel containing the mother Gu from his bosom and threw it back to the witch, saying: "From now on, you don't need to call yourself a slave in front of the king, let me give you freedom!"

The witch took over the utensil, obviously a little excited, and said in a trembling voice: "Isn't King Qi afraid of the servant's repentance?"

Gao Bufan waved his hand magnanimously and said, "You don't have to be suspicious of employing people, and you don't need to be suspicious of people. If you go back on your word, you can only blame this king for being blind."

The witch took a deep look at Gao Bufan, put the vessel into her arms and said, "Don't worry, King Qi, the little girl will definitely get this done."

Gao Bufan nodded and said: "As long as you do your best, even if you fail, this king will not blame you." After speaking, he moved to leave.

The witch couldn't help being moved, thinking, this son has such a heart, no wonder he can gather a large number of rare talents under his hands, and couldn't help but blurted out: "King Qi, please stay."

Gao Bufan stopped and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"Auntie likes Gao Xiaofan!" the witch said in a low voice.

Gao Bufan said with a strange expression: "Xiaofan is a woman, you know it."

The witch said with a little embarrassment: "I know, but Auntie doesn't know, her age is just...at that time, if I tell her the truth, I'm afraid she won't think about it."

Gao Bufan sweated secretly: "Then I can't do anything about it."

The witch hesitated and said: "King Qi is handsome and eloquent, and with your tact, if you take the initiative to please Auntie, I think she will..."

Gao Bufan almost fell head over heels, came up with some bad idea, and flatly refused: "No way!"

The witch was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "Why? Auntie's looks are not bad, and she's also smart, so it's not like she's humiliating King Qi."

Gao Bufan shook his head and said: "The most important thing between a man and a woman is mutual affection. There are so many beauties in this world. If you only look at their looks, would this king see one marrying the other? Don't mention it!" After finishing speaking, he walked away , disappeared into the night. …

The witch couldn't help being stunned on the spot, and she said to herself after a long time: "The two are in love? What a strange man."

Gao Bufan returned to the bamboo building where he was staying, opened the door, and found that Yang Qingruo was sitting by the bed with the long sword in his arms, looking at him with a half-smile.

Gao Bufan couldn't help feeling guilty for a while and said, "Why is Qingyou smiling so sinisterly?"

Yang Qingruo laughed out loud, then gouged out someone's eyes bitterly, and snorted: "He wants to give you his niece, why don't you agree?"

Gao Bufan smiled wryly, "I knew you were eavesdropping!"

Yang Qingruo's pretty face was slightly hot, and she said angrily, "Who eavesdropped!"

Gao Bufan walked over and sat down by the bed, hugged Qing Ruorou's boneless waist, and said with a smile: "Yes, you didn't eavesdrop, you just listened openly."

Yang Qingruo laughed out loud again, and rolled her pretty eyes: "It's a mischief."

Gao Bufan's heart fluttered, and he said with a smile: "How, this king's performance is not bad, have you been moved by this king's loyalty and righteousness?"

Yang Qingruo knocked off someone's strange hand with a slap, and said shyly, "Come on, we didn't look at this witch before. Does Gao Lang think what she said is credible?"

When it came to business, His Royal Highness Qi Wang was embarrassed to take advantage of it, and said solemnly: "It should be credible."

"Why?" Yang Qingruo hummed.

Gao Bufan frowned and said: "Intuition." Then he added: "My intuition has always been accurate."

Yang Qingruo said helplessly: "No, there's nothing you can do. Who told you to return the mother Gu to her."

Gao Bufan calmly said: "If she is not sincere, even if we keep the mother Gu in our hands, she will not serve us wholeheartedly, but will make her feel resentful. It is better to change her favor, and every three days You are going to feed the mother Gu a drop of blood, and it hurts me to see it."

Yang Qingruo felt sweet when he heard the words, lightly bumped someone's chest with his forehead, and hummed softly: "Just say nasty words to coax people, and you are only allowed to say them once a day."

Gao Bufan: ...

Yang Qingruo pinched someone's waist with her slender fingers, threatening: "No?"

Gao Bufan lashed out, and quickly said: "Okay, just one time is too little, at least ten times or eight times."

Yang Qing laughed out loud, sat up straight and said, "I won't tease you anymore, I don't think Miao Yingxiu is lying."

Gao Bufan asked with a smile: "Why? Also by intuition?"

Yang Qingruo shook her head and said: "It's very simple, she intends to let you marry my concubine, tsk tsk, this girl is really shrewd, I can see that she really likes you, Gao Lang, think about it, if Gao Lang is in the world in the future, then concubine It is the imperial concubine, with this relationship, the treatment of the Miao people will naturally increase."

Gao Bufan fell silent for a moment before he realized this!

Yang Qingruo proudly said: "Be dumbfounded, don't think that you are the only smart person in this world."

Gao Bufan smiled wryly and said: "It seems that this king really underestimated this woman."

Yang Qingruo sighed and said: "Why don't Gao Lang marry my concubine, firstly, it will save me trouble, and secondly, Miao Yingxiu will definitely do her best for Gao Lang."

"This one……"

Yang Qingruo suddenly looked at him with a smile that was not a smile, and his slender fingers had already rested on someone's waist. Gao Bufan immediately said righteously: "This is definitely not acceptable. The most important thing between a man and a woman is to be in love with each other."

Yang Qingruo smiled sweetly and kissed someone on the cheek, and moved her slender hands away from someone's waist.

Our Royal Highness King Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief, women are indeed creatures with wrong words!