Nine-fold lotus of the famous family

Chapter 603 Choose one of the two, taboo for twins (2)
"I know!"

Ji Chonglian leaned on Pei Yan's shoulder, feeling the heat in his chest, she breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately they came back, fortunately they were safe, otherwise she really didn't know what would happen to her.

"By the way, you said that Huo Da and the others can drive the night owl?"

Night owls are very ferocious birds. They like to attack day and night and feed on snakes and rats. It is said that they have the eyes of an eagle, the speed of a leopard, and the claws of a wolf. They are rare and fierce birds.

Speaking of this, Ji Chonglian couldn't help thinking about the problems she had been puzzled about before, and she couldn't help pulling Pei Yan's sleeves, and said in a low voice: "Do you remember what I said before, when we found Sister Mu, she was also nearby?" Many dead birds were found, their beaks and claws had fallen off, and the marks left on the tree trunks blocking the road seemed to be made by these birds."

"Yes, you did say that."

Pei Yan nodded, and suddenly realized, "You mean she was about to give birth and couldn't move, so she used birds to block the way, hoping that passers-by could save the lives of their mother and child!"

"It should be like this!"

Ji Chonglian nodded, "That makes sense, maybe it's the special ability of the people from southern Xinjiang."

Pei Yan said: "I've heard that people from southern Xinjiang are good at making Gu and poison, but I've never heard of such abilities. Only after seeing it today, I realize that there are many wonders in the world, and there are many capable people and strange people!"

"But why did they come to Shangjing? Could it be for the Mu brothers?"

Ji Chonglian was a little puzzled and said: "It's not like you didn't send people to search for it in southern Xinjiang before, but it was in vain in the end. This time they actually came to the door by themselves."

"We'll talk about this matter tomorrow. Now that they've found this place, are you afraid that they won't explain their purpose?"

Pei Yan thought for a while, and then said: "The remnants of the traitorous king appeared in Shangjing. I will report this to the Emperor tomorrow. I'm afraid that the capital will have to strengthen its defenses."

Ji Chonglian nodded, seeing that it was getting late, the couple rested.

Pei Yan soon fell asleep.

But Ji Chonglian tossed and turned and couldn't sleep well. In her dream, Li Zhao's dark eyes always echoed, turning into a life-threatening ghost for a while, and cursing for dragging their family to hell, and suddenly woke up. When I came here, my clothes were already wet with sweat.

Pei Yan beside him was fast asleep. Ji Chonglian didn't want to disturb him, so she went to the clean room to scrub and changed into a clean white satin obscene clothes, and then lay down again. She stuffed her little hand into Pei Yan's big palm, even in her sleep, so that she could feel at ease when he was holding her.

Everything she experienced today was really like a nightmare. She still remembered that Brother Yuan was crying before going to bed, which was caused by extreme fright. Sister Zheng and Sister Shuang were slightly better, but the two People are also sluggish, completely missing the usual joy and joy.

Li Zhao is really disgusting!

Ji Chonglian gritted her teeth. She has never hated someone so much. Using her child as a threat is more uncomfortable than killing her. I hope Brother Yuan can gradually recover and forget this nightmare past .

I don't know if Li Zhao died in that pile of gunpowder. The early death of such a villain is also a blessing to the people.

The next day Pei Yan went to the palace to report this matter to the emperor, unexpectedly Long Yan was furious, the emperor was so angry that he smashed the imperial study to pieces, Pei Yan stood by and did not dare to speak a word of persuasion.

"Bold and rebel, he dared to sneak into Shangjing this time. Could it be that the Lingnan side is too comfortable, and he really thinks that I dare not do anything to him?"

The emperor was still angry, walking up and down in the imperial study, stomping his feet from time to time.

"Emperor calm down!"

Pei Yan bowed slightly and cupped his fists, "I thought that Li Zhao's visit to Beijing was just to find out the truth, and I was looking for revenge. How dare the Emperor Yan Longwei commit crimes? The palace is heavily guarded, even if he has this If you have the guts, you definitely won't have such a chance!"

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, and a gleam of coldness flashed in his eyes, "Who knows if there are any rebels in the court who agree with Li Zhao, pretend to surrender to me, and take it slowly, so that Li Zhao will make a comeback in the future!"

It was difficult for Pei Yan to answer these words, so he just bowed down and listened.

The emperor gritted his teeth and said with a sullen face: "Three years, give me three years, as long as Gansu and Liaodong are settled, after three years, I will definitely flatten his south of the Five Ridges!"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

Pei Yan nodded slightly. He also knew that the current treasury was empty. To recruit troops and fight wars, countless money was needed to make the bottom line. Plan for the funeral.

Although there is not much movement in Gansu, it is not so easy to extract the high-quality fat from the mouth of the chieftain to supplement the national treasury.

As for Liaodong, the Eastern Turks invaded from time to time, which is an untimely bomb. If they can be completely subdued, then it will be done once and for all, but now is not the time.

Internal and external troubles, Pei Yan also understands the emperor's difficulties.

The emperor let out a long breath, and looked at Pei Yan again, "Pei Aiqing, you said that Li Zhao was injured by gunpowder, is he alive or dead now?"

Li Zhao, the culprit, is naturally dead. If possible, Pei Yan would like to kill him himself, but right now he is really not sure, so he can only report according to the facts. It is also possible to judge that Li Zhao is dead, but I think that we should not relax our vigilance because of this, and we still have to take precautions to prevent him from resurfacing!"

The emperor nodded with a sullen face. If Li Zhao didn't die for a day, that would be his confidant's serious trouble!
When Pei Yan returned to the General's Mansion, Ji Chonglian told him that Huo Da had come for him twice, and he seemed a little anxious.

"Then I'll go and have a look, we'll talk about it later."

Pei Yan stopped and turned to the outer courtyard, Ji Chonglian watched his back disappear into the corner of the corridor, then turned and went back to the room, just thinking of Huo Da's appearance, she felt a little uneasy.

Huo Da knew the news of Pei Yan's return to the house, so he waited at the gate of the courtyard. Seeing him striding forward, Huo Da hurriedly welcomed him into the house.

After the two of them sat down and the maid served the tea and left, Pei Yan said: "Unfortunately, I have something to do in the palace today, and I was so annoying that brother Huo came to look for it twice, so you can speak up if you have anything to say!"

Huo Da was silent, and his expression became serious, "Master Pei must also know why Huo came here?"

Pei Yan nodded and said: "I know, but I don't know everything. Pei has heard about it."

"A few years ago, someone took a rubbing of a jade pendant and came to southern Xinjiang to inquire about it. It was just that the southern border was chaotic at that time. After we found out, we secretly expelled people from the future..." Huo Da's words were interrupted by Pei Yan. Seeing his frown raised, his face became a bit colder, "Is it just expulsion? But the people I sent to the southern border never came back, I'm afraid it's bad luck!"

(End of this chapter)