Chapter 586

Li Qingge was slightly surprised: "How did you know... Oh!" She remembered that before the Summer Prefecture Manager left Shihan City, she had asked this pair of father and son if there was a bamboo tube among Sun Fuping's relics.

It was a long time ago, but this young man had a good memory and a careful heart, which was very different from the reckless and straightforwardness he showed on the outside.

That's right, after leaving Manager He, he didn't seem reckless anymore.

"Yes, that's it."

He Lingchuan thought for a moment: "How do you know it's really in Nian Zanli's hands, rather than being snatched by the Grand Minister of Wuzhou?"

When the Yuan Nation was in chaos, Grand Minister Dong Haoming was the first to rebel, and Nian Zanli had been watching with troops until He Chunhua reported to the capital before rising up. But both of them were in close contact with Sun Fuping.

"I went to Wuzhou to investigate carefully, it's not with the Grand Minister," Li Qingge was very sure, "And when Nian Zanli threatened Songyang Prefecture, he used this thing. So I can confirm that it is in Nian Zanli's hands."

"He knows that using this thing can threaten you, why would he be willing to return it to you?"

Li Qingge gave a wry smile: "This is the difficulty."

"I observe that Nian Zanli is not doing well in Lingxu City, does the Lord have any way to handle him?"

"Tried a few times, but this guy is impervious to oil and salt, saying nothing to return it. I'm afraid that if I force him too hard, he will simply destroy the bamboo tube. I can find someone to help, but this matter cannot be made too clear, otherwise it will be driving a tiger to swallow a wolf..." she gave a slight wry smile, "After all, this is Lingxu City, not the Yuan Nation, I don't have the convenience of a local."

Her words were very clear; it was not easy to ask for help from other great powers, lest it be easy to invite a god but hard to send him away.

"Does the Lord trust me so much?" Not afraid that he would keep it for himself after getting the bamboo tube? Li Qingge smiled gracefully and movingly: "Eldest Young Master is not that kind of person."

He Lingchuan also laughed and put away the inner armor: "Nian Zanli came to Lingxu City, what is his appeal?"

Li Qingge lent him the Purple Gold Pestle to deal with Bai Ziqi and sent someone to send the Punishment Dragon Pillar to the Wan Ge Marsh for him, so he owed Li Qingge at least two big favors, which he had to repay.

"The Battle of Hanhe caused him heavy casualties, and the plan to cooperate with Grand Minister Dong Haoming to attack Summer Prefecture didn't succeed. I see this has become his knot, and it has also caused Lingxu City's attitude towards him to be cold."

He Lingchuan nodded when he heard this.

He was no longer the teenager who knew nothing about the northern demon nation by the Han River a few months ago. His experience of traveling around the vassal demon nations and surviving several life-and-death situations gave him a further understanding of Beijia, especially Lingxu City, no longer looking at flowers in the fog.

If He Chunhua had been as clearly aware of Lingxu City's attitude towards Nian Zanli as he is now at the beginning of the uprising, the strategic adjustments would have been huge.

"In the past two months, Nian Zanli has spent huge sums of money in Lingxu City, hoping to find some nobles to lobby the Demon Emperor."

"Is it effective?" He Lingchuan was very concerned.

"Yes, I heard a piece of news that he seems to have moved State Preceptor Qingyang to be a lobbyist."

He Lingchuan's eyes flashed: "State Preceptor Qingyang? I remember Nian Zanli requested State Preceptor Shuangye to deploy Yuan power before the Great Battle of Hanhe; why did he turn to State Preceptor Qingyang now?"

"Perhaps because of the heavy losses in the Great Battle of Hanhe?" Li Qingge didn't make it clear, but He Lingchuan had already heard it clearly.

Hong Chenglue played Nian Zanli in the Great Battle of Hanhe, and Hong Chenglue was sent by State Preceptor Shuangye. Nian Zanli probably had a knot in his heart because of this.

"Then did State Preceptor Qingyang persuade him?"

"It seems the Emperor's attitude has loosened—"

He Lingchuan felt a shock in his heart. State Preceptor Qingyang's influence was still great. The Summer Prefecture of the Yuan Nation had just experienced the Great Battle of Hanhe, not yet recovered, and was about to face the scourge of war again? As a time traveler, he didn't have deep feelings for the Yuan Nation, but he didn't want to see the people there suffer.

Where did Li Qingge continue: "However, the Anti-Aging Pill case broke out at this time, and the Qingfu Temple also exploded. Although it seems to have nothing to do with the Qinggong on the surface, but..."

"But the clues secretly point to the Qinggong, and the gods are angry, right?" He Lingchuan laughed, "The gods are displeased, so the Emperor probably can't consider State Preceptor Qingyang's opinion."

"Yes, so Nian Zanli's plan was shelved. He spent so much money and found so many people, but in the end, it was all in vain!"

He Lingchuan understood. No wonder he saw Nian Zanli at the Dunyuan auction site, haggard and gloomy.

It turned out he was hitting walls everywhere here.

He didn't expect that his investigation of an Anti-Aging Pill case would accidentally destroy Nian Zanli's plan to borrow troops.

It was originally unrelated, but in the end, it rubbed off.

Father should really send him a banner, otherwise Beijia's iron hooves would soon step on the land of the Yuan Nation's Summer Prefecture.

"He wants to borrow people and power from Beijia to fight a turnaround battle, so he threatens Songyang Prefecture for money and effort," Li Qingge put away her smile, "I like to travel the world, but I am still a Yuan person after all. How can I cooperate with him to attack my motherland?"

He Lingchuan lowered his eyes, secretly saying it was amazing.

Li Qingge only spoke of herself, but from beginning to end, she was reminding He Lingchuan that Yuan people should help Yuan people. Helping Li Qingge snatch back the bamboo tube was helping his own motherland avoid the scourge of war.

She put on this big hat, and He Lingchuan had no reason to refuse.

Li Qingge said again: "The Summer Prefecture was already weak, and it has been tossed by the war for a year, and it is still seriously injured and far from recovered. I passed by the suburbs of Dunyu last time and saw that the people's livelihood was still difficult. The elderly over fifty had lost their teeth, but couldn't even drink porridge," she shook her head, "If we can stop Nian Zanli here, it is also a great help to your father."

He Lingchuan said solemnly: "Putting aside these family and country righteousness, the Lord has helped me several times, and this favor should be repaid. However, I am a newcomer and have been in Lingxu City for less than ten days. Does the Lord really think I can help?"

Human favors are exchanges; only with exchanges can favors be used more and more.

"Eldest Young Master is now a close friend of the Crown Prince, an envoy of Chiyan, and because of the Anti-Aging Pill case and the guesthouse explosion, he is famous in Lingxu," Li Qingge supported her chin with her hand, "Look, Nian Zanli took the initiative to send you gifts, which shows that he thinks you are worth making friends with."

She leaned slightly towards He Lingchuan: "Do you know that the Chiyan Demon King has a good relationship with the Xuluo Kingdom?"

The Xuluo Kingdom and the Baoshu Kingdom both border the Yuan Nation.

"Not clear," He Lingchuan said truthfully, "Three months ago, I couldn't even memorize the names of the vassal demon nations of Beijia. But for Nian Zanli, I will try my best."

Li Qingge stood up immediately and bowed gracefully to him: "Eldest Young Master is righteous, Qingge is very grateful."

"We are all Yuan people, why say those things?" He Lingchuan returned this sentence to her, "However, I have just arrived in Lingxu, and my manpower is insufficient."

"If Eldest Young Master has any needs, just speak up," Li Qingge said softly, and then added, "Songyang Prefecture also has a few smart people in Lingxu City, all of whom have been operating here for more than three years. Eldest Young Master can use them as he pleases."

He Lingchuan raised his eyebrows: "How long has the Lord been operating the business in Lingxu City?"

"Opened the first branch here five years ago."

"The momentum is fierce," He Lingchuan laughed, "I went to Dunyuan a few days ago, that mist mountain screen is very domineering." And very eye-catching, guests coming and going all have to look at it a few more times, and the signature and mark of the Yang Mansion are in the lower left corner.

Is the Dunyuan of General Golden Horn a place where any small merchant can go to advertise? Lingxu City has developed for six hundred years, and the commercial ecology has probably solidified. Songyang Prefecture can tear open a small mouth and drill in in such a short time, this woman's wrist is not simple.

She frowned, revealing a bit of distress: "It took a lot of hard work to have this little achievement, but it's not the time. Nian Zanli needs to spend money in Lingxu City, so he treats me as a cash cow, coming to ask for money and things every few days."

He Lingchuan picked up a piece of pine fish fillet, chewed it slowly: "Only treating Songyang Prefecture as a cash cow, he really underestimates the Lord."

In his view, Li Qingge's ability to make money is secondary.

Just give an example: Songyang Prefecture opened a branch in the capital of the northern demon nation a few years ago. At that time, the relationship between the Yuan Nation and Beijia was already very bad. How can Songyang Prefecture be a sect that started in the Yuan Nation, and how can Li Qingge be a Marquis of the Yuan Nation? The two sides openly do business, and the Yuan Nation lets it go.

But Li Qingge's husband was killed for treason.

No matter from which angle you look at it, she doesn't look like someone who can stay out of it.

But she did it, and Songyang Prefecture not only was not affected, but the business became bigger and bigger.

If it were other ordinary businessmen, their heads would have fallen many times.

He Lingchuan boldly guessed, does this woman have any agreements with the Yuan Court privately?

Li Qingge didn't be humble, and frowned: "Nian Zanli has lived in Xun Prefecture for a long time and rarely returns to Shihan. I guess he doesn't know much about Songyang Prefecture and me. Sun Fuping didn't reveal too much to him either. Currently, he only extorts some money from me. But after he gets the bamboo tube, he will probably spend effort to investigate. Later... it will be troublesome."

He Lingchuan said solemnly: "Let me find a way."

"By the way, you have to be careful, don't let Nian Zanli destroy the bamboo tube, and don't even let him pull out the plug."

He Lingchuan nodded and said good. He probably guessed what was hidden in the bamboo tube.

"By the way, I have a new toy here, does Eldest Young Master want to try it?"

Toy? A new toy that can be tried? He Lingchuan quickly threw the strange thoughts behind his head: "Yes, yes."

Li Qingge took out a small box: "This is a Tracking Bee, you know what it's used for by the name, right?"

The box is octagonal, looking like one containing a pocket watch. The filigree pattern on the box lid is in the shape of a bee, and the overall style is elegant and exquisite.

Since it's called "Tracking Bee," He Lingchuan thought two little bees would fly out as soon as the box was opened, but there weren't.

Inside is something like a compass, with a sandalwood panel, scales and characters on it, and two small needles in the center, one long and one short.

Isn't this... a compass? Although the box is beautiful.

"Interesting, how to use it?" Li Qingge is very particular. Although she uses favors to handle things, she doesn't forget to give him some benefits.

She turned the box over, and He Lingchuan saw that there was a secret compartment behind the box.

(End of chapter)