Chapter 603 Selected Target
This time, Zhu Xiaobao had a good reason to live in Chibei County. Of course, his royal palace has become very comfortable now, and he has everything he deserves. The key is that there are four beauties around him! Well, of course, his beautiful figure is a little bigger, but his appearance is becoming more and more handsome!
However, the inner garden of the Yingwang Mansion is not allowed to enter at will. Those who can enter here are Zhu Xiaobao's personal guards. Ordinary servants are not allowed to enter. Because they often use Dharma images, they cannot be seen by too many people.
Now the Nineteenth Princess is condensed into the Qinglong Dharma image and is fighting with a Suzaku Dharma. Of course, this Suzaku Dharma image was used by Zhu Rong. Now the Nineteenth Princess' martial arts and mental skills are one level worse than that of Zhu Rong, and Zhu Rong's fire attribute just restrains the wood attribute of the Nineteenth Princess. So the Nineteenth Princess is not Zhu Rong's opponent, she is just working hard to improve her combat power.
Every time he was defeated, the nineteenth princess was embarrassed because her clothes were burned beyond recognition, and many places were leaked! Zhu Xiaobao was always excited to watch the battle, and he would have a strong desire!
In fact, Zhu Xiaobao enjoys this kind of life very much. Living with the girls is so happy, but he also knows that these are temporary and there are still many things to do next. So they cherish this time very much. Moreover, Zhu Xiaobao is also whimsical and practicing the footwork of the mandarin duck sword with two or three women. Unexpectedly, it also has a very good effect. It only requires people in the outer circle to keep a certain distance. However, if you use this footwork with three women at the same time, it will be a bit messy and the effect will not be very good.
During this period, Zhu Xiaobao's mental method cultivation was also improving rapidly, because the perfection of the Five Elements actually had a strong auxiliary effect on practicing the mental method. Unfortunately, the nineteenth princess' mental method cultivation is still too weak and has not been able to break through to the fifth level. What made Zhu Xiaobao depressed was that the water attribute of the original body had no special performance, but it was like a versatile, neither strong nor weak. Could it be that my natural proficiency in water is the characteristic of this attribute? That's too bad!
Although he was a little unwilling to give up, Zhu Xiaobao would not be obsessed with this matter. He liked to live a relaxed and happy life. He was still playing a few games with Duanmu Qi in his spare time.
Duanmuqi's chess power has grown quite fast. Now the old disciple and others can't beat him. Even the Great Venerable Wuwei was watching the battle with interest. The pavilion was not only filled with various pastries and fruits, but also smoked. It turned out that Duanmuqi was smoking his cigar, while the Great Venerable Wuwei and the old disciple were each one with a cigarette pole, and were smoking a cigarette. Now these two great Venerables fell in love with this thing. Smoking a bag of cigarettes when they were free was really a god-like enjoyment.
"Oh! I lost again!" Duanmu Qi sighed, and finally admitted that he had lost three games in a row. Then he remembered that Zhu Xiaobao seemed to be asking himself something just now, and asked quickly: "What did you ask me just now?"
"Well! I asked now that we should turn our attention to the Great Xia Kingdom. Where is the most suitable place to start?" Zhu Xiaobao also breathed a sigh of relief. It was already a little difficult to win Duanmu Qi. This old man's chess power grew very fast.
"Well! Now it seems that it can only be the King of Ming!" Duanmu Qi pondered for a moment, looked at the two great priests, and then said in a low voice.
"Haha! You guys talk about these worldly things, we are not interested in it! Come on, Lao Jiu, let's kill one game too!" The Great Venerable Wuwei said with a smile, and even called the old disciple to kill one game.
"Yes, yes! I hate this kind of fighting all the most, and I don't know what to do!" The old apprentice was not polite, he was still a little confident in the fight against the Great Venerable Wuwei!
"I thought it was Southeast County? Why was it the Ming King?" Zhu Xiaobao had a rough understanding of the development of the situation, and there was no detailed explanation at all. He believed that all these should be the affairs of Duanmu Qi and Murong Feng.
"The other people I sent out of Duanmu Eleven Lang have returned. They went to the Southeast 36 Islands to find out the news. I didn't expect that the Southeast 36 Islands are now heavily guarded and there are many masters, but they were unable to find out any valuable information. Moreover, the Southeast Mountain 16 Islands are now full of Ji Zhishan, with a total force of less than 1.2 million. There are thousands of warships, and there are dozens of generals and guards at the level of the Great Martial Arts. I really can't imagine how Ji Zhishan developed in recent years. My biggest mistake was to underestimate this person!" Duanmu Qi said with a frown.
"Or why should I go to Ji Zhiqing to see it in person?" Zhu Xiaobao was also a little depressed. He didn't expect Ji Zhiqing to have such development. From this point of view, his achievements are not low. If the Seventh Princess's strong strength in Southeast County is included, Ji Zhiqing is a giant!
"No! There are two great venerables in the southeast 36 islands now. It's fine if the Nine Yin Venerables are not easy to deal with, and even I can't take him down!" The great venerable Wuwei next to him quickly interrupted after hearing this. It turned out that although they were playing chess, their ears were still listening!
"So! I have set my goal now at King Ming. Although he is still in the process of joining forces with Jia Lanjia, he is already in harmony with his appearance. What's more, with Ye Qinghong there, Lingyue Mountain is there to support him, and it's easy to win Xiyuan City. What we need to beware of is the other companies taking advantage of the situation! So we still have to wait for the best opportunity!" Duanmu Qi said with his whisper.
"Oh! When will the opportunity appear?" Zhu Xiaobao was a little relaxed. He didn't want the 19th Princess to attack Xiyuan City so soon. He also wanted to enjoy the wonderful life now!
"The opportunity has already appeared! Today, the Ming King's fiefdom has a severe drought,
The harvest has dropped sharply, and he was short of food, so he can't hold on now! It depends on who will take action first by the eldest prince or the Sixth Prince!" Duanmu Qi poured a basin of cold water on Zhu Xiaobao and looked at Zhu Xiaobao with a smile, which was quite gloating...
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At the Ming Palace, the Ming King and the Ming Princess were sitting opposite each other with a gloomy face. They just received a reply from Jialanjia, but they could not satisfy their request for help for the time being. They only symbolically sent two hundred cows and three hundred sheep. This pair of millions of people in the Ming King's fief are just a drop in the bucket. Now even if they spend money, people are unwilling to sell it because everyone has suffered a drought, but the Ming King is even more serious.
"Madam! You should think of a solution quickly. If this continues, we will really be out of food!" The Ming King said anxiously as he looked at the always resourceful Princess Ming.
"What can I do? I can prevent natural disasters and man-made disasters, but I can't do anything about such a serious drought! Now the fishermen have been allowed to fish, but there are too few people left in Xiyuan City..." Princess Ming also said helplessly.
"Sixth brother, this bastard, obviously has not suffered any drought, but he is unwilling to buy us food. And this bitch, Jialanjia, has also begun to alienate us! I am so anxious that I will send troops to grab the food!" The Ming King shouted angrily.
"Don't you understand this? Now everyone is looking at us, we have become the most vulnerable side! They just don't want to take action first!" Princess Ming said a little sadly, as if she had seen the scene of King Wen again. She was ambitious to fight for the throne, but she didn't expect that she would be worried about her future survival now!
"Or what if we return Xiyuan City to the Nineteenth Princess?" The Ming King himself didn't believe he would say such words, but he still looked at Princess Ming very much. All the major events in his life were the ones that Princess Ming helped him decide.
"Swish! Are you brain ill? We incorporated Xia Zixiu and drove her out of Xiyuan City. Although it was the seventh sister, we also played a role in fueling the fire!" Princess Ming smiled disdainfully, then suddenly flashed a light of inspiration, raised her hand, thought about it carefully and said, "Wait... Wait... This is a way! After all, Xia Zixiu and Ma Songju are both dead now, and in the face of interests, everything is easy to talk about..."
Although Princess Ming didn't believe this method very much, she still analyzed it calmly. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this method was still very possible! Although the nineteenth princess was weak, she was now dependent on Zhu Xiaobao's power. Now Zhu Xiaobao's reputation is at its peak. Not only is it bloodline of the divine beasts, but it also recovered the Nan Zirui Kingdom. Now it has become the Da Zirui Kingdom. Although the land area and population are not as good as those of Da Xia Kingdom, it is not far apart!
The key is that there is no war in the Da Zirui Kingdom now, and it is in a stage of rapid development of all industries. This pair of the Nineteenth Princess is undoubtedly a huge backer. You can attack and retreat or defend, but you don’t know what conditions the other party will put forward.
"Come here, please serve me!" Princess Ming stood up and instructed, she wanted to write a letter to the 19th Princess herself...
A few days later, the letter came to Duanmu Qi. The nineteenth princess gave it to Duanmu Qi. She didn't know the intention of Princess Ming. The woman, Princess Ming, was quite scheming and was best at using others. When King Wen was destroyed, it was King Ming who adopted her suggestions.
But the Princess Ming was still boasting in the letter that she had released King Wen, Princess Wen and others on a path.
"Haha! Princess Ming is very sensible!" Duanmu Qi looked very happy after reading the letter, and then turned to ask Zhu Rong: "Uh! Brother and sister, she let you go?"
"...Yes! I thought I would be captured by the Ming King to be humiliated, but I didn't expect that the Ming Princess arrived in time to shock the troops, so that we could escape to Xiyuan City calmly, and then board the ship to escape!" Zhu Rong said a little embarrassedly. She was reluctant to mention these things. She was now Princess Ying, so if it weren't for Duanmu Qi, she would have rejected this issue.
"Hey hey! Old Man Duanmu, aren't you wasting time? What's there to talk to them?" Zhu Xiaobao saw that Zhu Rong's face turned a little pale, and he immediately shouted dissatisfiedly. This time he stopped calling 'My brother-in-law', which means that Zhu Xiaobao was already very dissatisfied.
"No! No! There is something to talk about, but there is something to talk about!" Duanmu Qi didn't care, but instead shook his head and said, with a very joyful meaning in his words.
"You mean we will go back to Xiyuan City?" Princess Nineteen asked in a dilemma. She had just settled down here, so she wanted to start again? Besides, she still has something to do now and is unwilling to leave Zhu Xiaobao too far.
"Take back Xiyuan City is only one of the most basic conditions! We also have to let the Ming King's men be used for us, not only for us! Haha, but even submit to us!" Duanmu Qi said excitedly, but the more everyone heard it, the more incredible it became.
"My brother-in-law, you didn't drink wine in the morning? You didn't take any medicine, right?" Zhu Xiaobao asked in confusion.
"Yes, how is this possible? I was surprised that Princess Ming could come to this letter!" Princess Nineteen said in disbelief.
"Yes! You couldn't imagine that Princess Ming would come to this handwritten letter, right? So what I couldn't imagine might not happen! Think about it, among all the forces, Princess Nineteen is the weakest. If she lets her settle in Xiyuan City, Princess Ming is not so worried! And this is exactly what we need!" Duanmu Qi looked at Zhu Xiaobao and continued, "The nineteenth princess's men are not as popular as possible.
To one million. Although Xiaobao has the support, you should know that if Xiaobao sends troops to help the 19th princess, it would be equivalent to Da Zirui State declaring war on Da Xia State! It is definitely not a wise move! Therefore, the Ming King needs our help, and we also need the Ming King's army!"
Only then did everyone realize that Duanmu Qi was very thoughtful and bold. After he said this, everyone thought that this was indeed a good opportunity. It seemed very dangerous to let the 19th Princess settle in Xiyuan City, but it took the absolute initiative. First of all, the Ming King had no naval army, and secondly, the city wall had been built in Xiyuan City, so if you want to defend, you could still defend it. There were red cannons in charge. The Ming King would never dare to act rashly.
What's more important is that Lingyue Mountain is very close to Xiyuan City. Once it is needed, it can support it immediately. Tens of thousands of female warriors will be equivalent to hundreds of thousands of people. What's more, Zhu Xiaobao is still in close contact with the Xijue King's Court now, and Jialanjia will not dare to interfere in the fief of the Ming King at that time, and may even be ordered by the Wang Ting to start a war against the Ming King.
"Oh! Mr. Duanmu is really smart! So what should we do next? Are we going to move into Xiyuan City?" The nineteenth princess was also excited. Xiyuan City was the place where she started. Once she moved into Xiyuan City, it would be like announcing that she had joined the battle for the throne.
"Haha! Don't worry, what you are anxious about now is the King of Ming and Princess Ming. We have to sit down and have a good talk with them. We must get enough benefits to settle in! But this time we go to negotiate with Princess Ming, I want to go in person. This woman is not simple, and you may not get any advantage!" Duanmu Qi smiled and said, which means that he was involved in the disputes in the Great Xia Kingdom. He will inevitably fight the Seventh Princess in the future. Duanmu Qi was also very excited.
Soon the two sides agreed to negotiate on Luofeng Island, from the fief of the Ming King to Luofeng Island, there was no need to pass through the Southeast County, so even if the Ming King did not have any decent naval forces, there were still dozens of warships, so there should be no problem.
The Nineteenth Princess is even more convenient. By passing Princess Island, you can reach Luofeng Island without any risks. However, this time, Zhu Xiaobao accompanied Princess to Luofeng Island purely as an onlooker. The real protagonists of the negotiation were the Nineteenth Princess and Duanmu Qi.
"Madam, there are only a dozen warships, I'm afraid you will be in danger! Why don't I go with you?" Ming Wang felt really uncomfortable when he looked at the 17 warships carefully selected. Now he was asking people to return to Xiyuan City, and his warships were almost all blown up by the "Three Auspicious Treasures" last time he started a war with Lingyue Mountain. He had no time and energy to repair them, so he could only pick out these 17 warships.
"No! You cannot be separated from the fiefdom. If there is any urgent matter, you still need to make the decision! Killing me, a female, will not be of any benefit to them!" Princess Ming was very calm. She also considered the interests of the matter. She was full of confidence in this negotiation. It is very likely that it was the finishing touch to turn the situation around!
The soldiers and generals under the King of Ming who have experience in naval battles can still be selected. Moreover, this time the guards around Princess Ming are also the most capable and powerful twelve black armored guards, most of whom are at the peak of the great martial arts. Moreover, Princess Ming's own cultivation is also a great martial arts master. She is actually more powerful than the twelve black-clothed guards!
It was indeed calm along the way, and there was no danger. Ordinary pirates dared not rob such warships, and the Seventh Princess' warships did not dare to invade easily. You should know that the warships on Lingyue Mountain and Lingyue Island were controlled by female warriors, with extraordinary combat power, and there were terrifying existences like the "Three Auspicious Treasures". Therefore, the Seventh Princess was unwilling to cause trouble after suffering several losses!
When they arrived at Luofeng Island, the Nineteenth Princess and the others had not arrived yet. Princess Ming was a little unhappy, but she had to wait patiently. It was obvious that Luofeng Island had received the news and sent a boat to them to bring food and drink, as well as fresh water needed for life.
What I didn't expect was that the food sent from Luofeng Island was quite exquisite. Even the chef came with the boat and made a special trip to Princess Ming to cook and deliver it to Princess Ming. Princess Ming sighed that the food here was better than that in Princess Ming's Mansion! Although she and Princess Ming did not have to worry about food and drink, they had already been much more streamlined and were not as luxurious as before! Moreover, she hadn't eaten this pickled pepper chicken feet, beef sauce, and Dongpo elbows for a long time!
After eating and drinking, she also took a bath with the best milk silky soap. The Princess Ming then changed her casual clothes with a refreshing look. After walking out of the cabin, she saw six medium-sized warships coming from the east from afar. There was a Clipper in front of her, but when she saw Princess Ming's face changed, this Clipper was the "Colorful Ship" that made people feel the smug. The figure on the bow could also be seen clearly, it was Wu Yue!
"Hehehehe! Mrs. Ming Wang, long time no see! Duanmuqi is polite!" As the six warships approached, Duanmuqi also stood on the bow of the boat and smiled with a spring breeze on his face.
"Mr. Duanmu! You are really coming out again! It's really gratifying!" Princess Ming said insincerely. It's definitely not worth mentioning. When Duanmu Qi was in trouble, all major forces wanted to fight for him, but he didn't expect that he chose Lingyue Mountain. Now he is assisting the Nineteenth Princess.
"Hahaha! Mrs. Ming Wang, do you see if you are on my boat or on your boat?" Duanmu Qi asked with a smile. The next thing should be done.
"It's better to go to your boat!" Princess Ming said a little embarrassedly. She couldn't take out any decent things to entertain Duanmu Qi, not to mention that she had received food and drink supplies from the other party.
"Okay! Please move Princess Ming into the boat!"
Chapter completed!