The concubine is poisonous

Chapter 172 The Four Great Tribes
While Ran Hai was running around, the spies sent by Ran Hai to monitor the mansion of the chieftain came to find Ran Hai and reported, "My lord, the dinner at the chieftain's mansion is ready, and my subordinates will send people to sneak into the backyard to check The ingredients they discarded are all precious ingredients, which are roughly the same as the previous meal, and the emperor and his party should still be there."

This person is one of the few cronies who stayed in Southern Border to monitor every move of the leader's mansion when Ran Hai left Southern Border for the last time. He is a person Ran Hai trusts very much. The last secret letter was sent to Ran Hai by someone. Marine.

Ran Hai nodded, and asked with satisfaction: "Well, very good, have you ever sent someone into the interior to investigate?"

"My lord, the interior of the Chief Chief's Mansion is heavily guarded. Every post and every sentry post have passwords to communicate with each other, making it difficult to get close. Moreover, the number of guards on the periphery has increased a lot compared to usual, so the people we sent did not dare to go deep. I'm afraid I'm going to scare the snake away." The spies reported back.

After listening to the spy's report, Ran Hai nodded and said: "Well, you have done a good job, continue to monitor, and make sure to find out every move of the other party."

"Yes! This subordinate retire."

"Wait." After the spy finished answering, he was about to turn around and leave when Ran Hai suddenly stopped him.

Ran Hai frowned and asked the spies: "You said that their external guards also suddenly increased?"

"Yes." The spy replied

Ran Hai pondered for a moment and then asked: "When did it increase?"

"The sudden increase this afternoon may be due to the fact that Zhao Xuanguo sent soldiers and generals to come and need more protection." The fat man replied, but before he could finish speaking, he was suddenly interrupted by Ran Hai.

Ran Haiyao shook her head and said: "No, the troops sent by Du Wangshan arrived last night. If we really need to strengthen the guards, we should implement them overnight. At least it should be this morning, not in the afternoon. You Go to the residences of the troops who arranged to take Ye Junyan back to Beijing and check to see what happened to them."

"Yes, this subordinate will investigate now." The spies said, cupping their hands.

Ran Hai nodded and said: "Well, I'm going to lobby Xiao Yan now, if I find out the news, I will come to Xiao Mansion to find me."

"Yes, this subordinate knows." The spy bowed again and said.

Ran Hai nodded in satisfaction and said, "Well, go!"

After the spy left, Ran Hai stood where he was, and after thinking about it suspiciously, he decided to go to Xiao Yu to resolve the matter of cooperation. If this matter cannot be settled, even if all other matters can be sorted out now, it will not help. So Ran Hai decided not to think about it at all, and when the news of the spies came back, he would naturally figure it out, so he hurriedly continued to rush to Xiao Yu's house.

Originally, the high priest's plan was flawless. If only the patriarchs of these tribes were involved, on the one hand, they would have scruples about themselves, and on the other hand, they would work on their own. There will be people who will observe so many things, even if there are, they will not dare to act without authorization when they are alone, so the high priest's plan is only useful for dealing with some militant people in southern Xinjiang.

What the high priest didn't expect was that there was another Ran Hai who was also secretly planning. First, the high priest didn't know about Ran Hai's arrival. Second, even if he knew, the high priest had never fought against Ran Hai before. Now, I don't know anything about Ran Hai, but it is difficult to prescribe the right medicine.

These two points were the part that the high priest miscalculated, and they became the beginning of Ye Junyan's crisis.

Hearing that Ran Hai, an important minister of Zhaoxuan Kingdom, came to visit him, Xiao Yu couldn't help hesitating. On the one hand, Xiao Yu didn't know much about this man named Ran Hai. Although he had heard about his relationship with Mo Luotang, the other party was after all As a member of Zhaoxuan Kingdom, Xiao Cuan still felt somewhat conflicted in his heart.

From the very beginning, Ran Hai had already heard about Xiao Yu's suspicious nature, so when he left Tuobatu's mansion, he deliberately asked Tuobatu for a token from Tuobatu's waist.

At that time, when Ran Hai asked Tuoba Tu for the token, Tuoba Tu asked Ran Hai incomprehensibly: "Why does the Prime Minister want this thing? Could it be that he doesn't trust Tuoba Tu and is worried that Tuoba Tu will turn against him, so he wants to use it as a gift?" A token as a threat?"

Ran Hai quickly waved his hands and said: "Clan Chief Tuoba, please don't misunderstand, Ran Hai has absolutely no intention of making plans like this, and with Patriarch Mo and Patriarch Ha, Ran has never mentioned the matter of asking for tokens."

Tuobatu frowned and asked: "If that's the case, then why is this request made only to Tuobatu?"

Ran Hai smiled and said: "Patriarch Xiao's temper and character must be familiar to Patriarch Tuobatu. Patriarch Xiao is suspicious. If there is no token in hand, it may be difficult for Ran to meet Patriarch Xiao. Among the patriarchs of various tribes, Especially since Patriarch Tuoba and Patriarch Xiao have a very close relationship, that's why Ran Hai wanted to say that Patriarch Tuoba's waist token is for use and has no other purpose, Patriarch Tuoba must not be overwhelmed."

"So that's it, okay, I'll give it to you." Tuobatu took a piece of personal jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Ran Hai, and continued: "This jade pendant has been with me for many years. Everyone knows that Prime Minister Ran's vision is really sharp and extraordinary."

Ran Hai took the jade pendant with a smile, thanked him again and again before leaving.

Ran Hai deeply knew that if there were no tokens to support him, with Xiao Yu's suspicious and fickle character, he would not easily meet him. Among the several patriarchs, Ran Hai also knew that the relationship between Tuoba Tu and Xiao Yu was the most harmonious So close, that's why when they left, they asked Tuobatu for a token to use as a stepping stone, but when they met the other patriarchs, Ran Hai didn't ask for it.This also shows that Ran Hai's heart-attacking technique has indeed reached a certain level.

At this time, Xiao Yu was staring at the jade pendant of Tuoba Tu sent by Ran Hai.From this, he knew that Ran Hai must have come from Tuoba Tu, presumably Tuoba Tu must have reached some kind of agreement between them.Otherwise, Tuobatu would never hand over the jade pendant that he regarded as such a treasure to others at will.

But at the same time, Xiao Yu also knew that no matter what cooperation intentions Tuobatu Yuci people had set, this matter must be of great importance, otherwise there would be no need for Ran Hai to guard his jade pendant to find him.

Xiao Yan reconsidered whether he should take this muddy water, and after thinking about it for a while, it was still difficult to make a decision, Xiao Yan frowned, and said to the messenger: "Let him in, I want to hear what he has to say before making any plans. "

"Yes." After the messenger took the order, Xiao Yu sat upright on the top chair, putting on a domineering look, hoping to cause some shock to Ran Hai when Ran Hai came in. Pressure, to touch Ran Hai's heart of fear, will make it easier to reveal his flaws and true purpose.

But how did he know that the real treacherous and cunning person is actually Ran Hai. In terms of scheming, the court of Zhaoxuan Kingdom is probably the place that can train people the most. In such a treacherous and unpredictable environment, Ran Hai, who has been worried all his life, If you have already experienced hundreds of battles, you will be intimidated by asking for a deterrent action?

On the contrary, any deliberate action by Xiao An became an opportunity for Ran Hai to understand Xiao An and to guess Xiao An's thoughts and motives. In the end, Xiao Yan failed to achieve the goal of scaring the other party. The other party found out his details.

Xiao Yan is famous for being cunning and suspicious, but that is only limited to most people with simple minds, and it is not worth mentioning in front of a cunning and cunning official elite like Ran Hai.

So when Ran Hai walked in from the outside, he had already seen through all Xiao Yu's thoughts at a glance, and secretly smiled in his heart: "It seems that this trip will be extremely smooth, the old man's prediction is indeed right, and the most difficult thing to deal with is settled. , and the rest is at your fingertips."

Xiao Yan had the power to intimidate Ran Hai, so when he saw Ran Hai coming in, he didn't speak, but stared at Ran Hai angrily and asked: "My surname is Ran, why is my righteous brother's jade pendant in your hand? You stole it." To come or to grab it?"

Ran Hai clasped his fists leisurely and contentedly, and said with a smile in an unhurried tone: "I would like to report to Patriarch Xiao, this thing was not obtained by stealing or snatching, but Patriarch Tuoba handed it over to him as a token."

"Treasure? Why do you need a token? From the point of view, if what you said is different from what you asked Patriarch Tuoba at that time, I will definitely not forgive you lightly." Xiao Yan continued. He said with a domineering look.

Ran Hai just smiled, and then went straight to the topic and said: "Destroy the stability of Zhaoxuan Kingdom and southern Xinjiang, kill Ye Junyan, and provoke disputes between the two countries."

"Bold!" Xiao Yan got up when he heard the words, pointed at Ran Hai and said angrily, "Now that the two countries are peaceful and stable, it is a rare thing. How dare you talk about sabotage and want to drag my sworn brother into the water? You are tied up, go and hand it over to the high priest. Come someone."

When the guard outside the gate heard the words, two teams of troops rushed in from the gate immediately, surrounded Ran Hai, and only waited for his patriarch to arrest him as soon as he gave an order.

Xiao Yan was about to open his mouth, and when he gave the order to arrest people, Ran Hai first said: "It seems that patriarch Xiao wants to dominate the southern border and eliminate other tribes in one fell swoop, but I don't know if the three major tribes join forces, patriarch Xiao can handle it freely?"

Of course, Xiao Yan dare not take on the southern border alone. The reason why Ran Hai said this was to frighten Xiao Xuan and put some pressure on him to put away his domineering appearance. The three major tribes came to frighten Xiao Cuan.

As a result, it hit Ran Hai's heart, and when Xiao Yan heard Ran Hai's words, he hesitated for a moment, waved his hand, and let the guards who came in retreat, then walked up to Ran Hai and asked: "You just said three major tribes? Which three tribes are they?"

Ran Hai smiled and replied: "Patriarch Xiao, you know what's in your heart, so why pretend to be confused? The Ying family is Gu Xinning's family, so naturally they won't make a move. The only ones left are the Mo family, the Ha family and the Tuoba family. tribal."

Xiao Yan frowned and asked: "Have you met old man Mo, Ha Qishan and Tuobatu?"

Ran still smiled, and said confidently: "Not only did I see you, but the three parties have already reached a cooperation, and I just wait for a word from you, Patriarch Xiao."

"Me? You already have the alliance of the three major tribes, do you still need me?" Xiao Yu asked with a sinister smile.

(End of this chapter)