Xiao Chen refused all meals that day and took Zhuge Xiaosheng, Xiao Ye, and Wei Yuntian out of the post house, preparing to visit Uncle Guo, Duanmu Nanfeng, Duanmu Nanqiao's younger brother.
When leaving, Duanmu Nanqiao asked him to bring some gifts and send them over.
Not far after leaving the post house, suddenly a middle-aged man in green clothes and a small hat came forward, bowed to Xiao Chen, and said to pay homage to your lord.
"Who are you?" Wei Yuntian stretched out his arm to stop him. He didn't recognize this person.
"Yuntian, there's no need to stop him. This is an old acquaintance of mine." Xiao Chen knew him. Isn't this the big teapot in Cuiyun Tower?
That is Qian Yunfei, the leader of the Tianxuanhui Zhuque Hall.
"Hehe, it turns out that your Excellency still remembers me, so that's easy to handle. What about, my young master is now in Jiangnan County and wants to see you. Is it inconvenient?" Qian Yunfei said with a smile.
"Don't worry, sir, everything has been arranged." Qian Yunfei knew what he was worried about, and hinted that he would not be followed, and we had already taken care of it.
"I also want to see your young master...lead the way!" Xiao Chen did not hesitate.
"Young master, as long as you see the master, these guys will..." Qian Yunfei glanced at Xiao Ye and the others, meaning that these three people don't have to follow him.
"These are all my brothers, it doesn't matter." Xiao Chen said.
"Your Majesty, please." Qian Yunfei said no more. There are many people here and it is not suitable to stay for a long time.
Following Qian Yunfei, he turned left and right and came to the door of a small courtyard under the city wall in the west of the city. Standing at the door were two men with good family members.
Seeing that everyone was silent, he whistled first, and then the door opened, and an old man poked his head out, and it was none other than Zhu Tianfu, the master of the White Tiger Hall.
After welcoming a few people into the courtyard, they saw seven or eight people scattered in the courtyard. All of them had shining eyes and bulging temples. At first glance, they looked like masters.
Zhu Tianfu invited Xiao Chen to come in, but he stopped the three Zhuge Xiaosheng.
"Brother?" Xiao Ye subconsciously reached out to his waist to touch the axe. The reason why he didn't touch it was because Xiao Chen didn't let him take it.
"It's okay, we're friends. You guys can wait outside for a while." Xiao Chen took two steps and turned back to warn: "Xiao Ye, don't do whatever you want!"
"Yeah." Xiao Ye glanced at everyone in the courtyard coldly and said nothing.
Xiao Xinghan had been waiting in the room for a long time. When he saw Xiao Chen come in, he smiled slightly and said, "I haven't seen you for a few days. Why have you lost so much weight?"
"It was a long boat ride and the sun was shining on me." Xiao Chen wanted to go over and give his second brother a hug, but seeing that Xiao Xinghan had no intention of doing so, he could only bow deeply in greeting.
However, Xiao Xinghan just waved his hand and motioned for Xiao Chen to sit down and talk.
"I heard that you defeated the Japanese fleet and captured their Anzhai flagship, but is it true?" Xiao Xinghan asked about this matter.
"It's true." Xiao Chen nodded.
"Is the Great Zhou Navy so powerful?" Xiao Xinghan frowned.
These words made Xiao Chen very unhappy.
I am your brother after all. When something like this happens, shouldn't you worry about my safety and be happy to save my life?
Why are you still looking so sad?
Is the Great Zhou Navy more important than your brother?
Seeing Xiao Chen silent and unhappy, Xiao Xinghan also realized that what he said might be inappropriate.
He hurriedly said: "I and the brothers of Tianxuanhui are also very relieved to know that you are safe and sound, brother. Everyone said that if you survived the catastrophe, you will have good fortune in the future, hehehe..."
"If I make my brother and you guys worry that we are brothers and I am not, then I can borrow your good words." Xiao Chen also smiled along with him.
"Xiao Chen, you don't know something. I have been working hard on Yizhou Island for many years, built a military port, and also prepared a navy. Thinking that the scale of the navy will expand in the future, I will launch an attack from the sea and first conquer the wealthy Jiangnan County.
Once the land is captured, we can gain a firm foothold with money and food, and we can plan for the future."
"Li Wanjiang has many brave generals under his command, but few of them are familiar with naval warfare. The navy he just established is not large in scale and has weak combat power. It is currently unable to control the coastal waters. This is a big weakness of his."
"But who would have expected that they would be so powerful, defeating seven warships of the Japanese fleet with only two ships! This is very detrimental to us. Not only will it be difficult to complete my plan, but even the naval base on Yizhou Island may be destroyed.
Destroyed by them!"
"This incident made me restless all night long. I tossed and turned to the point where I was in a trance. I couldn't help but lose my composure in front of you. Fortunately, we are brothers, so you won't blame my brother, right?"
Xiao Chen can accept this explanation.
I was about to explain the actual situation to him, but he stopped me with a wave of his hand.
"I won't hide it from you. Our Yizhou Navy was established with the help of General Fujishita Kiichiro of Japan's Amaterasu Fleet. He is the best naval general in Japan, and that Sato Yokoji is his favorite disciple!"
"If even Sato Yokoji is not a match for the Great Zhou Navy, then our Yizhou Navy is even less capable."
After saying that, he sighed again and again, feeling very dejected.
"Second brother, why do you still have contact with Japanese people?" This time it was Xiao Chen's turn to frown.
"As long as Li Wanjiang's enemy is our friend, if we want to achieve the great cause of national restoration, we must unite all forces that can be combined. The Japanese Navy is very powerful and will be our effective helper in the future." Xiao Xinghan did not expect Xiao Chen's reaction.
It's so big, so I quickly and patiently explained it to him.
"Second brother, the people of Japan are so ambitious. Did you forget that they repeatedly sent ships to invade our Han Dynasty waters? Cooperating with them is not seeking the skin of a tiger!" Xiao Chen disagreed.
"One moment and another!" Xiao Xinghan said solemnly, "There are no permanent friends, and there are no permanent enemies. They and I are just giving in to each other. To put it bluntly, we are just using each other. When we, the Han Dynasty, are revived and have free hands, we can deal with them.
Late!"
"I'm afraid it's too late..." Xiao Chen sighed.
"Xiao Chen, you don't know about such important matters, and you don't need to say more. Anyway, I know it well." Xiao Xinghan treated Xiao Chen as a child.
fair enough.
I didn't want to worry about your nonsense!
"Is this what your second brother told me when he saw me?" Xiao Chen almost wanted to leave without saying anything.
"Of course not. Firstly, I miss my brother. Secondly, the last meeting was in a hurry and I didn't have time to say many things. Now that we brothers are meeting, I don't know where to start... How much do you know about Concubine Liu?"
"Good at martial arts, ambitious and cunning." Xiao Chen still knew Liu Ruyun well.
"Well, she's very pretty, isn't she?" Xiao Xinghan half-smiled.
"It's just so-so." Xiao Chen's face turned red. It seemed that his second brother had also heard about his affair with Liu Ruyun.
This is not surprising. There must be many people from the Tianxuan Society lurking in the palace. Maybe they are people around me. Maybe there are some among the Xichang brothers!
But presumably they were just catching on to the rumors. No one except the Queen knew that he and Liu Ruyun really had a physical relationship.