Yao Mubai, the Protector of Xiling, had cold hands and feet at this moment.

In any case, he never thought that there was such an amazing conspiracy behind the matter.

After Xiling was controlled by three aristocratic families, the imperial court's attitude towards Xiling has been divided into two groups.

One faction, headed by General Black Feather, always wanted to take Xiling back into the empire's possession, while the other faction once felt that the empire was burdened with a heavy burden after the civil strife, and there was really no need to spend too much manpower and financial resources on Xiling.

As long as Xiling does not fall into the hands of the Wutuo people, is controlled by the Xiling family, belongs to the Tang Dynasty in name, and can serve as a buffer zone with the Wutuo people, and does not waste any food for the imperial court, this is not a bad thing.

Because of this, Yao Mubai, the Protector of Xiling, is almost a decoration in name only.

But because of the existence of General Black Feather, the empire did not completely give up on Xiling.

Naturally, the three major families in Xiling also know that the general has always cherished the wish to return to Xiling. If Xiling is peaceful and peaceful, it will be fine. Whenever there is a turbulent situation, the court will definitely intervene. Once a sword fight breaks out between the families, the general will

He will definitely lead his troops out of the border immediately.

If the Fan family wants to control Xiling, they have to face the other two aristocratic families. Because of the existence of the general, even if the Fan family is really powerful, they dare not openly attack the other two families.

But the final plan was to use the Yuwen family to get rid of the Zhen family. With swords and weapons, the general immediately came out, and then used the general to shock the Yuwen family, causing the Yuwen family to collapse instantly.

In the name of helping the general return to Xiling, the Fan family hid behind the scenes and concealed their true intentions. Only today, their true colors were finally exposed.

From the beginning of using the White Wolf Rebellion to forge secret letters to today's attack at the birthday banquet, the entire plan was carried out step by step, link by link, and it was really insidious.

"The general is wrong." Bai Jingzhai shook his head and said: "Today's banquet is definitely not to murder the general, on the contrary, it is to worship the general!"

"Admiration?"

Bai Jingzhai smiled and said: "General, you think that when we let you out, we really just want you to bring down the Yuwen family? You are wrong. The general is one of the most famous generals in the Tang Dynasty. He is the most famous general in the Tang Dynasty. When we ask you to come out, we want you to join us.

Let’s accomplish great things together.”

The general looked at Fan Ziqi, silent, with a hint of sarcasm on his lips.

"The saint should have received my message." The general said slowly: "In fact, the saint has promised a long time ago that whenever there is turmoil in Xiling, three thousand immortal troops can be mobilized to Xiling immediately. Since Pei Shiqing has been

The Beiyuan has transferred Xiling, so the Changsheng Army will soon be transferred." Looking into Fan Ziqi's eyes, he asked: "I would like to know, why do you think you can swallow Xiling?"

Fan Ziqi nodded slightly and said: "The Immortal Army was so powerful that the people of the Tang Dynasty were in awe of these soldiers and horses. However, many people seem to have forgotten that the reason why the Immortal Army is famous all over the world is not actually because of how many battles it fought.

The victory was due to the bloody battle with the Wutuo people. They fought to the end and were only the remnants of the Imperial Guard Army." Fu Xu smiled and said: "There are three armies in the Tang Dynasty that are powerful in the world, Southern Xuanjia, Kyoto

Shence and Northern Changsheng, with all due respect, among the three elite soldiers, Changsheng can only be ranked at the bottom. Whether it is military exploits or strength, it is far from being comparable to the Xuanjia Army and the Shence Army."

"The Immortal Army is not the strongest army, but it is more than enough to wipe out the Fan family." The general's eyes were like ancient wells, with old fine lines slowly showing: "You can imagine that after the army is raised, the Immortal Army will quickly enter the pass and quell the chaos.

But you don’t care, so naturally you have already thought of countermeasures.”

Fan Ziqi smiled and said: "As long as the general is with us, the imperial court will not even dare to send out the Immortal Army after learning about it. They will be worried that the Immortal Army who has left the border may turn their guns and point the spearhead at Kyoto."

The general said "Oh" and asked: "Why do you think I want to rebel with you? Where do you get the confidence?"

"Because the general is a loyal man." Fan Ziqi said sternly: "And even more because the general is a true soldier of the Tang Dynasty."

A sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of the general's lips: "In this case, you should know that I will never collude with you." He stood up slowly and said: "I will now walk out of the gate with Ye Crow. I

I just want to see how you can stop me?"

He did not hesitate and said in a deep voice: "Support each other and follow me." He stepped up and walked away.

Yao Mubai, Pei Shiqing and other officials immediately followed. Before the general could reach the door, Fan Ziqi had already said coldly: "Does the general want to abandon the Tang Dynasty?"

The general stopped, turned around, and looked at Fan Ziqi with a strange look.

"Since you are a minister of the Tang Dynasty, your allegiance should be to the emperor of the Tang Dynasty." Fan Ziqi stood up slowly and stared at the general: "The saint on the dragon throne in Kyoto is a traitor who usurped the country of the Tang Dynasty and caused trouble.

The witch in the world, the real Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, is not in Kyoto, but in Xiling."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone present looked surprised, and the originally quiet hall suddenly became noisy with whispers.

The general frowned.

"Does the general not believe it?" Fan Ziqi asked.

Yao Mubai glanced at the general and saw the general's stern expression. He couldn't help but said: "The late Emperor Dezong died, leaving only two princesses and no prince to inherit the throne. It is for this reason that the late emperor's edict was passed on to the Holy Queen.

.....that is, the current saint, the current emperor of the Tang Dynasty, so how could there be anyone else?"

Fan Ziqi smiled faintly, looked at the general and said: "General, if the blood of the late emperor is still alive and he is a prince, is he qualified to inherit the throne?"

The general's expression became even more solemn, and he finally said: "The late emperor did not have a prince."

"The general is wrong. At least one of the late emperor's princes is still alive, and he is in Xiling." Fan Ziqi said seriously: "Even in this hall."

There was another commotion everywhere, everyone looked at each other, wondering which prince of the Tang Dynasty Fan Ziqi was talking about.

The general turned around and scanned everyone present one by one.

"If the blood of the late emperor is here and he is the legitimate heir to the empire, should the general be loyal?" Fan Ziqi put one hand behind his back, stared at the general and asked: "The general is a loyal person, should he support the blood of the late emperor and restore the Tang Dynasty?

Do your duty?"

The general did not speak, but Yao Mubai couldn't help but ask: "Who is the bloodline of the late emperor you are talking about? The former emperor only had two princesses, when did he get a prince?"

Fan Ziqi took two steps back and bowed slightly. Under the gaze of everyone, he saw the man pushing Bai Jingzhai's wheelchair slowly forward.

He was tall and tall, with steady steps and a slight smile. He took a few steps forward, cupped his hands in front of the general and said, "I have long admired the name of the general. I am really happy to see you today."

Everyone's eyes were instantly focused on this person.

When this person came out in a wheelchair, everyone focused on Bai Jingzhai, thinking that this person was a servant of a famous family, so naturally no one paid attention to him.

At this time, I saw him coming out. I was surprised and looked carefully. I saw that this man had a beard. The beard was so thick that it almost covered half of his face. His eyes were huge, like copper bells. Because the beard was too thick.

His age is hard to tell due to his thick appearance, but he is estimated to be around thirty years old.

However, the general also looked this person up and down, with a stern look on his face, and asked: "Who are you?"

"I am Hu Tuo." Qiu Bearded said: "But my real surname should be Li, and my real given name should be Li Tuo!"

The surname Li is a national surname, but today's saints are renamed Xiahou, and the surname Li is no longer a royal surname.

Yao Mubai's body was shaken and he said: "Are you the so-called royal bloodline?"

Pei Shiqing sneered and said: "Master Yao, if the Fan family wants to rebel, they have to put up a flagpole. I don't know where I found a random person, pretending to be the blood of the former emperor, and then brazenly said that he was the prince of the empire. Such little tricks,

It’s really laughable.”

"That's right." Yao Mubai knew that the stakes were very high. If people really thought that the person in front of him was of the late emperor's blood, it would cause a huge turmoil. Not to mention that this person's origins were unknown, even if he really had a connection with the late emperor.

He could never admit the identity of this person, and sneered: "Master Fan, you have disobeyed the imperial court and are treasonous. This is a heinous crime. Now that you have found someone to pretend to be the prince of the empire, it is even more heinous."

Li Tuo ignored Yao Mubai and Pei Shiqing's words and took out something from his arms. Someone nearby could see clearly that it was a yellow jade pendant.

He walked forward slowly, still a few steps away from the general. He twisted the jade pendant string between his two hands and showed the yellow jade pendant in front of the general.

The jade pendant swayed slightly, but it was a double dragon jade pendant, glowing with a faint yellow light under the light.

The general's eyes were like a torch, but he could see clearly. He saw two dragons carved on the jade pendant. The dragon was in front, the head was slightly raised, the corners of the mouth were wide, the lips were upturned.

Interesting, beautifully carved and full of royal majesty.

The general's eyes twitched slightly.

"Royal Double Dragon Jade Pendant, made by the imperial craftsman in the palace." Li Tuo said slowly: "Needless to say its craftsmanship. Except for the imperial craftsman in the palace, this kind of craftsmanship is rarely seen among the people, and the imperial craftsman is very inferior in skills.

It is unique. Even if the people can imitate it, the imperial manufacturing supervisor can tell the authenticity at a glance. The jade pendant is made of mountain topaz. Generals and you should know that mountain topaz is also called the emperor of jade. It is precious and rare.

, As early as the previous dynasty, mountain topaz was designated as a royal jade, so it was naturally not available for circulation among the common people, and even high-ranking officials and nobles could never use mountain topaz."

Mountain topaz is rare in the world, and most people have never even seen it, let alone used it.

Li Tuo had just taken out the Double Dragon Jade Pendant. Many people were a little surprised, wondering how this jade pendant could have such color. Only then did they realize that it was made of mountain topaz.
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