There is a kind of scholar

Chapter 168 "The Prime Minister" is not easy to do!
Su Xian went back to his room to tidy up, then went out and rushed to the marching camp in the north of the city.

He was still wearing the Confucian shirt.

Although Princess Lanling had given him the official position of "Xibu Jijiu", the official uniforms and seals had not yet been sent, so he could only wear ordinary clothes.

After arriving at the camp, as soon as they entered the camp gate, a guard officer came forward to greet him and said:

"Su Jijiu arrived at just the right time. Her Royal Highness the Princess has raised the tent to discuss matters and ordered people to invite the Jijijiu. However, she did not expect that Jijiu came to the camp on its own."

"That's it. Thank you very much. Goodbye."

"..."

Su Xian went straight to the Chinese army's tent.

at the same time.

In the big tent, Princess Lanling looked ugly, and heavy pressure radiated from her body, suppressing the subordinate officers and generals below so that they could not lift their heads.

Why is Princess Lanling angry?
Because there was no progress in searching for [-] Liao troops.

Yesterday, she said that this matter needed long-term consideration, which made the subordinate officials heave a sigh of relief.

But it's just talking.

This matter was like a weight, weighing heavily on her heart, making her always feel suffocated and unable to breathe... Under the huge pressure, Princess Lanling became a little moody.

In today's Liang Dynasty, the queen is in charge.

Many rules and regulations have changed.

For example, women can become officials.

This was unimaginable before.

Princess Lanling is the leader among them. She has reached the level of "Shang Shu Zuopu She" as an official. She is the prime minister and the head of hundreds of officials.

The title of "Big Liang Female Prime Minister" is indeed very resounding.

However, because the position of Shangshu Zuopushe is too special, it cannot be secured solely by the favor of Her Majesty the Queen.

People who sit in this position need to have the ability, the wrist, and the need to prove themselves.

Princess Lanling, as a woman, needs to prove herself even more when she sits in this position, and all the civil and military officials in the court are watching.

As a result, Princess Lanling personally led an army of [-] to take control of Youzhou.

She wanted to prove through this incident that she was qualified for the position of Minister Zuopushe.

However, things are unpredictable, and a person who is troubled by luck cannot always enjoy good luck.

This is the case with Princess Lanling, she is "stuck" here.

She can't prove herself without getting rid of those [-] Liao troops...

In the large tent of the Chinese army, you can hear the drop of a needle.

Princess Lanling was sitting upright on the handsome chair with her hand on her forehead, her face looking very ugly.

The subordinate officers and generals below all lowered their heads, motionless like sculptures.

At this time, a guard entered and broke the silence:

"His Royal Highness, Su Jijiu and Su Xian have arrived."

"Let him in."

Princess Lanling straightened her posture and her expression softened a little, but Ren Jiu was very ugly.

After a while, Su Xian entered and said:

"The official is late, please punish me princess."

"That's it."

Princess Lanling waved her hand, signaling him to join the line.

After Su Xian stood at the last position in the left column, Princess Lanling looked at everyone and said:

"As for the hiding place of the [-] Liao troops, since you have made no progress, then so be it."

"..."

As soon as she finished speaking, she stood up and slowly walked out of the tent, dragging her long skirt. The Qiu Dian Army and the Dong Dian Army followed behind.

Is this gone?

Su Xian was a little confused.

He just arrived.

He also wanted to ask about the implementation of the "Confinement Law", but seeing Princess Lanling's appearance, he sensibly did not speak.

After the princess left, all the subordinate officials and generals left their tents one after another.

Zhou Jishi came forward with a smile. After the two saluted each other, Zhou Jishi said:
"Su Jijiu has just entered the princess's house. He must not be familiar with the situation in the house and the matters Jijiu is in charge of. Therefore, the princess ordered me to give Jijiu a good explanation."

"Then there's Lao Zhou's Record Office."

"..."

the other side.

Princess sleeping tent, living room.

Princess Lanling's expression has softened a lot. As the Princess of Daliang, the Prime Minister of Daliang, and the commander of a hundred thousand troops, she allowed herself to be angry.

But you also need to control your emotions.

Sitting on the guest chair was Wang Sima with gray temples.

There were only the two of them in the living room.

Wang Sima was her confidant and someone she could completely trust, so Princess Lanling looked tired and said with a worried tone:
“I don’t know when the matter in Youzhou will be settled.”

"I originally thought that I would be able to return to the divine capital within a month at most."

"But now it seems that one month is far from enough. Just the matter of 'the hiding place of [-] Liao troops' has almost left us with nothing to do, we can only stop where we are and wait."

"..."

Wang Sima twirled his gray beard and listened quietly.

He entered the princess's mansion very early. At first, he was just a groom in the princess's mansion...

He had watched the princess grow up, and his current status was also given to him by the princess.

He is not only the servant of the princess, but also the official of the princess. In addition, he also has a little meaning of "elder". He can often provide some useful advice to the princess.

In the entire princess's mansion, there are really only a handful of people who can be summoned by the princess alone and can hear the princess pour out her bitterness.

Wang Sima is one of them.

After hearing Princess Lanling's bitterness, Wang Sima laughed while twisting his beard:
"Her Royal Highness is just too competitive. In fact, the matter in Youzhou will be difficult even if the court sends the most capable people."

Princess Lanling paused, her expression softened a lot, and she said with a smile: "Sima's words are very kind, but now that the matter has come to this, I just want to resolve the matter as soon as possible and get better soon!"

Wang Sima said: "Actually, the suggestions from the consultation are very good. The ten thousand Liao troops hiding in our country in Daliang will definitely leak out over time."

"We sent people to search everywhere, and we will definitely be able to find them in the end and wipe them out!"

"But at the same time, the states and counties also need to strengthen precautions and beware of the [-] Liao army suddenly attacking the city! Our army of [-] also needs to make careful arrangements..."

"By the way, the matter in Youzhou is so difficult. Your Highness can ask Your Majesty to send more soldiers..."

"..."

After Wang Sima said this, Princess Lanling nodded repeatedly.

Finally said:
"Right now, it seems that this is the only way. I have also made plans to stay in Leshou County, but I don't know how long I will stay there? One month? Or half a year?"

"..."

Wang Sima's expression suddenly changed. He thought of something and opened his mouth. However, he raised his brows and closed his open mouth tightly again.

What he originally wanted to say was Su Xian's "method of confinement".

But this method... seemed to him to be better than nothing. No one mentioned it during the previous discussions in the big tent.

The princess didn't seem to be optimistic about this method either.

I am afraid that no one remembers the method of confinement except this official, Su Jijiu himself, and Nangong Kui... Wang Sima shook his head, and immediately put this method behind him.

……

In fact, Sima Wang was wrong.

Another person remembered the method of confinement.

He is the literary official who Lao Ai is against Su Xian.

the other side.

After the discussion, the literary officer Shi Shiran came to the west side of the camp.

Nangong Kui lives there.

His dungeon was also built there.

There are also various instruments of torture that he loves, etc., which are also stored on the west side of the camp.

The literary officer approached this place and found that except for the guards of the Prison Department, there was no one outside. The deserted place made people feel frightened.

"Where are the three arrestees?" the literary officer grabbed a servant and asked.

"The third head catcher is in the dungeon, there."

Following the guard's guidance, the literary officer saw a dark hole, which was the entrance to the dungeon.

"Thank you."

After cupping his fists to thank him, he secretly gritted his teeth and walked away.

This is the dungeon that was newly dug last night. The soil on the surface is still fresh, and there are many planks and stakes for support below, so it is not afraid of collapse.

Walking in this cold and quiet underground passage, the literary officer really felt a little cold.

But now that he had come, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and keep moving forward.

After walking for a while, I heard the sounds of grievances and moans.

He looked sideways and his expression changed drastically. Those who had been tortured... really had no human appearance anymore. It was so scary!

A chill ran through the literary officer's heart, and he wanted to escape from this terrifying place immediately...

Fortunately, Nangong Kui is here.

He was tall and tall, with a handsome and feminine face. When he turned his head to look up, his eyes were as cold and dark as a devil's.

The literary officer was so excited that he didn't dare to look at him, so he quickly stepped forward and bowed:

"I've seen three arrests."

"who are you?"

Nangong Kui's voice was also very cold, making people tremble uncontrollably.

and many more!

The three catchers don’t even recognize me?We have met several times... The literary officer was stunned and looked at Nangong Kui blankly, his mouth slightly open.

After the literary officer "introduced herself", Nangong Kui said "Oh" and asked:

"What are you doing here?"

You think I want to come to this hellish place... The literary officer smiled and explained his purpose of coming——

Defaming Su Xian and slandering Su Xian's method of confinement.

Then, how is the progress of secretly inquiring about the method of confinement?Did it fail?
However, he talked a lot and spent all his time, but what he got in the end was Nangong Kui's cold words:

"Who is Su Xian?"

"..."

The literary officer twitched the corners of his mouth, having talked about his feelings in vain for a long time.

There was no way, in front of Nangong Kui, he didn't dare to show dissatisfaction, so he had to explain patiently, this time he didn't go around the corner, and directly asked for advice on whether the method of confinement failed?
When he thought about it, he had lowered his attitude extremely low.

You should be able to get a response from Nangong Kui.

However, Nangong Kui didn't speak. She just looked at him with a pair of cold eyes, looked at him calmly, and finally said:

"Still not leaving? Do you want to stay and experience my various torture instruments?"

"I don't want to! I don't want to..."

"..."

The literary officer was frightened and ran away immediately. He fell several times in such a short distance.

After the dungeon became quiet, Nangong Kui sneered, then left and came to the entrance of another dungeon.

This place is heavily guarded and no one can enter.

Because this dungeon was specially built by Nangong Kui according to Su Xian's request...

It was absolutely quiet inside.

He went in personally and observed it personally——

The Liao envoy stayed inside for so long, but there was nothing unusual!
After returning to the ground, the corners of Nangong Kui's mouth twitched, she sneered slightly, and left here...

……

Increasingly westward.

Seeing dusk approaching.

In the marching camp, Su Xian studied with Zhou Ji's office for most of the day, but he was exhausted, so he hurriedly left the camp and returned to the city.

Back to Leshou County... No, it should be called Yingzhou City now.

Because Tang Ju has been promoted to the governor of Yingzhou.

The governor of Yingzhou also moved to the city.

The new governor Tang Ju, who took office, should have held a grand banquet to celebrate.

But because Princess Lanling was in a bad mood, Tang Ju decided not to hold a banquet or celebrate.

However, Su Xian was still invited to visit the state government...

When Su Xian returned to Jiaolou Street, the lanterns were already on.

After greeting the guards at the door, Su Xian returned home.

As soon as the door was closed, Yang Zhilan appeared behind him.

"Zhi Lan, you are really bad at poking, can you teach me?" Su Xian has already thought about learning some kung fu to strengthen his body.

"can."

"Really? That's great hahaha..."

"but……"

"Uh?"

"Young Master's body has grown up, so I can't learn it anymore."

"Forget it..." Su Xian walked towards the second floor. Along the way, he kept meeting Xiao Xian Zi's servants. The servants all called Su Xian "Alang".

The disguise was so good... Su Xian couldn't help but sigh. As he climbed the stairs, he asked, "By the way, Xiao Xian Zi didn't act like a demon while I was away from home, right?"

"No."

"That's fine."

"..."

When Su Xian reached the second floor, he saw Xiaoxian Zi sitting behind a table of food and wine in the study room with the door wide open.

When she saw Su Xian, she waved hello enthusiastically, as if she was the owner of the place.

Su Xian strolled into it and sat down at the table, but didn't move his chopsticks.

"The young master has finally returned home. The slave family has been waiting impatiently. What on earth is that bitch doing? To force the young master to stay until now?" Xiaoxian Zi asked with a smile.

Su Xian did not answer. It was better not to let Xiaoxian Zi know about what Princess Lanling was dealing with.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Xiaoxian Zi's delicate and beautiful face showed a charming smile that would kill her, and said: "Actually, the slave family knows what that bitch is up to."

"you know?"

"Isn't it the hiding place of the [-] Liao troops?"

"..."

Su Xian was startled when he heard this. After a long while, he asked carefully:

"Does the girl know where the [-] Liao troops are hiding?"

"I know, but I won't let that bitch succeed so easily."

She looked at Su Xian again and smiled:

"Of course, if the young master agrees to go to Nanchen with the slave family, the slave family will tell the young master."

Su Xian laughed and said:
"Then forget it."

"Forget it?" Xiao Xianzi's smile faltered.

"Because I already have a way to torture the Liao envoys to find out the exact location where the [-] Liao troops are hiding. It will happen sooner or later. It doesn't hurt to wait a few more days."

Xiaoxian Zi frowned, then relaxed, and said with a smile: "The secret envoy of the Liao Kingdom is not an ordinary person. He has such a strong will that the Nu family has only seen in his life."

"I'm afraid it will be very difficult to get him to confess through torture. Even Nangong Kui, the third arresting head of your Daliang Prison Division, may not be able to make him let go."

"..."

Su Xian smiled and said: "Yes, Nangong Kui has used all kinds of torture. The secret envoy of the Liao Kingdom is already dying, but he still doesn't let go."

Xiaoxian Zi couldn't help but smile when she heard this.

Su Xian then added: "However, my method is not torture, it is very gentle, but it will make him confess!"

Xiaoxian Zi’s smile did not diminish and she asked:

"What way?"

"No comment!"

"Haha... The young master has learned badly. Even Nangong Kui can't get him to speak. What can the young master do?" Xiaoxian Zi laughed so hard that her branches trembled.

"you do not believe?"

"Do not believe."

Su Xian leaned his upper body back and leaned on the back of the chair. With a serious look on his face, he stared at Xiao Xian Zi's starry eyes and said slowly:
"Since the girl doesn't believe it, does the girl dare to make a bet with me?"

"dare!"

Xiao Xianzi is very confident.

【Ask for a recommendation ticket, ask for a monthly ticket】

(End of this chapter)