Lu Qi helped the emperor into an elegant pavilion, where eunuchs had already been waiting to greet him, including Wang Jien. Lu Qi helped Emperor Zhou sit down on a large carved chair. Emperor Zhou looked tired and nodded. A eunuch offered water and pills. Emperor Zhou took the pills and took them. Lu Qi stood aside. After Emperor Zhou took the pills, he whispered: "Your Majesty has been working hard all the way. It's best to rest first." Emperor Zhou shook his head and put down his hands. , all the eunuchs went out, Emperor Zhou looked at Lu Qi and whispered: "I am confused, and it is difficult to calm down without talking." "Your Majesty, please show me." Lu Qi responded gently. Emperor Zhou reached out and took out the jade bottle from his arms, and said: "This bottle contains the Nine-turn Great Return Pill, have you heard of it?" Lu Qiwei was startled, shook his head and said, "I have never heard of it." "This is what I ordered. You really don't know what I got from Maoshan?" Emperor Zhou looked at Lu Qi and said in a serious tone. Lu Qi understood and said: "Your Majesty, I will not deceive you. There are many medical elixirs in Maoshan, but I have communicated with my senior brother and have never heard of the Nine Turns of Great Return elixir." Emperor Zhou's eyes revealed Disappointed, he looked at the jade bottle and asked: "Then why can your injury heal on its own? I know that someone once hacked your waist." "Your Majesty, my injury can heal on its own. It's not the effect of some elixir. What I said is just that. In order to shock people's hearts, the reason why I can heal myself is that I have practiced the "Vajra Tiger Zen Technique", which is a miraculous technique based on Tianzhu Kung Fu and self-enlightened by the eminent monks of China. In fact, it is martial arts. Innate skill." Lu Qi explained. "Does the innate skill have the ability to heal itself?" Emperor Zhou questioned. "The function of innate power is actually to stimulate the human body's potential to form a kind of original force. If a person's hand is cut, it can heal itself. The 'Vajra Tiger Zen Technique' I practice is to harness the human body's self-healing potential." It has been enhanced several times, but if I am injured, it will be difficult for me to heal myself. That injury to my waist was intentional. My 'Vajra Tiger Zen Technique' can make my body feel like it is wearing heavy armor, and After being poisoned, Chen was able to use his Yuan Power to force himself out of his body," Lu Qi explained. Emperor Zhou stared blankly at the jade bottle in his hand, and after being quiet for a while, Emperor Zhou whispered: "You actually cheated me." "Your Majesty, perhaps the person who used it was worried that he would not be able to deliver, so he offered this elixir. This elixir was Maybe it's a healing elixir," Lu Qi said. Emperor Zhou nodded, put the jade bottle back into his arms, and whispered: "Tianfeng, I will recuperate here for two days, and then leave for Hehuang the day after tomorrow." "Yes, I will be ready." Lu Qi responded. "Don't make a big show of it. I don't want to disturb the people, and I don't like making noise." Emperor Zhou ordered. "Yes, I understand." Lu Qi responded, and then said: "Your Majesty is tired, please rest for a while, I can guard outside the door." Emperor Zhou shook his head and said: "I haven't finished speaking yet, you can sit down. " Lu Qi was helpless after hearing this. He thanked him, turned around and took a chair and sat on the side of Emperor Zhou. After sitting down, Lu Qi said: "Your Majesty, the Hexi Fan people use medicinal materials from the Qilian Mountains to make a healing powder for internal use. , Your Majesty, you can try taking it." Emperor Zhou was slightly startled, and nodded: "Hexi does have medicine for treating wounds. I have taken it, and the effect is average." Lu Qidao: "I have not used the medicine from Hexi, so I don't know the effect. I heard it mentioned by my subordinates." Emperor Zhou nodded, looked at Lu Qi, and asked, "Tianfeng, do you own Changzhou and Suzhou in Jiangnan?" Lu Qiyi was startled, hesitated, and said, "Your Majesty knows. "I know what you did in Changzhou and the fiefdom of Princess Wucheng proposed by Zhang Hongbo, so I guess you won Suzhou." Emperor Zhou said. Lu Qi nodded and said: "Your Majesty is wise, but the Tang Dynasty court in the past could not see through what I did." "The Tang Dynasty in the past was not unable to see through it, but was peaceful and did not want to see through it. Maybe someone else was covering it up for you. Misleading." Emperor Zhou said. Lu Qi nodded, and Emperor Zhou asked: "Tianfeng, is it possible for you to join forces with Zhao Kuangyin?" "I will not join forces with Zhao Kuangyin, nor will the power in Jiangnan belong to the Zhou Dynasty." Lu Qi replied softly. "Do you want to conquer the world?" Emperor Zhou asked. "I can't answer whether I will compete with the world. I need to survive. I need my relatives in Jiangnan to have a good life." Lu Qiping answered calmly. "You will not belong to Zhou Dynasty after all." Emperor Zhou said coldly. "I have already belonged to the Great Zhou Dynasty, but I know that now that the separatist regime has been established, there is no way back. Just like Zhao Kuangyin, now that he has the power of ministers, he can no longer have peace with your majesty. , the Lord is worried about the rebellion of the ministers, the ministers are afraid that the Lord will not tolerate it, life and death are at stake, andHe didn't dare to give in despite the disaster. " Lu Qi said sincerely. Emperor Zhou turned to look outside the door. After a while, he said: "You are very nice to Anyuan County Duke just to confuse me? "No, I am sincere to Anyuan County Duke. There is no need for me to make any gestures to confuse Your Majesty. Everything I did in Kaifeng Mansion was done arbitrarily. If Your Majesty does not want to take the overall situation into consideration, what should I do?" It's no use. Lu Qi replied. Emperor Zhou nodded and said, "You are very frank, and I feel very comfortable." " "Isn't your Majesty worried about the affairs in the south of the Yangtze River? "Lu Qiwen asked. Emperor Zhou smiled and said: "There is nothing to be upset about. That is your achievement, and it was not taken away from me. However, I am also puzzled. You used to have power in Shezhou. , then why did you not advance and seize the territory of Tang State? Is it because you were worried about Jin State? Still conscious that the troops are insufficient. " "There are all the reasons your Majesty said. The other two main reasons are that I don't want to kill the king, and I don't want to be the source of large-scale war in Jiangnan. After winning Suzhou with Zhang Hongbo, my only thought was to separate the country and protect myself. In fact, I The motive of advancing into Suzhou was suppressed by the Duke of Qinghe County, so he had no choice but to make a desperate move. He used five thousand Zhongfu warriors to surprise Wu County, captured King Xin of the Yue Kingdom who was in charge of Suzhou alive, and then captured the Wu army in the Yue Kingdom. " Lu Qi said. Emperor Zhou nodded and said, "When you were in Suzhou, did you preside over the war against Zhou Dynasty? " "Yes, after I took possession of Suzhou, I destroyed the invading army of the Zhou Dynasty. Now those troops are in Suzhou. I gave them fields and official deposits and silver deeds. I also gave the women captured in Jiaxing to the prisoners of war. Let them take root in Suzhou. " Lu Qi replied. Emperor Zhou nodded and said: "It's just across the river, but you have blocked the news for so long. None of the troops who went to the south of the Yangtze River can escape back to the north of the Yangtze River. According to Ban Zhi's report, If you implement a military system and border restrictions in Suzhou, it will be difficult to blend in and leave. " Lu Qiwei was startled, but he was secretly grateful to Xin Qin'er. It had been a long time since the Jin Kingdom had been destroyed by the Yue Kingdom, but Xin Qin'er still retained the ban on Suzhou. No wonder Emperor Zhou thought he only occupied the two states of Su and Chang. In other words, , retaining the ban on Suzhou is one of the means to cover up for him. Anyone who doesn't know the inside story will think that Suzhou is a separatist state. In addition, Lu Qi said that the Dazhou prisoners of war were in Suzhou, but in fact, Suzhou only had 30% of the Dazhou. Of the Zhou prisoners of war, 20% were taken to Haizhou (mostly captured generals), and 50% were in the Chu or Ganzhou army. The Zhou prisoners of war accounted for a small proportion of the Jin army, and Lu Tianfeng was not known. It¡¯s the King of Jin, mainly the prisoners of war who became generals on merit, and they are also low-level generals, except for Lu Tianfeng¡¯s cousin. ¡°What is your relationship with Zhang Hongbo? How could you trust him to guard Suzhou? " Emperor Zhou asked. "I once saved Zhang Hongbo's life. The current Anyuan County Duke is Zhang Hongbo's cousin. Zhang Hongbo was ordered to go to Jiangning to pay homage to Anyuan County Duke. When he left, he was robbed and killed by the Qinghe County Duke's cavalry guards. , I was ordered to rescue Zhang Hongbo at that time, so I was able to conquer Suzhou with Zhang Hongbo later. Lu Qi replied. Emperor Zhou nodded understandingly and said, "Go and rest." " "Yes, I am on duty outside and your Majesty can call you at any time. Lu Qi stood up and said politely. After seeing Emperor Zhou nod, he turned around and went out to guard the door. Eunuchs and doctors rushed into the pavilion.