Lin Qin set out on a large ship with King Xinjun. Although it was winter, he boarded the boat and went eastward with the river. The river was wide and the wind was high. He rode the current. Sometimes he chanted along the river and drank at the moon. Looking at his expression, he seemed to be sincere.
Qingming, Lin Qin was suspicious and always wanted to talk to Prince Xin.
The emperor had seven sons who survived to adulthood. Among them, the prince was deposed and Prince Yu remained in the imperial capital as the actual heir apparent although not clear. He was undoubtedly the final winner.
Prince Xin was the first to leave the capital, but the four princes, Prince Ming, Prince De, Prince Yi, and Prince Qing, had all set their dates for leaving the capital.
The kings came out of Yujing to join the feudal vassal, and the dispute between the seven sons for more than ten years was settled.
It is believed that the prince only talks about poetry and articles, and never talks about political affairs. It is not easy to mention it rashly. I believe that the prince has this kind of temperament. Although he smiles often and speaks in an easy-going manner, he is calm and powerful, which makes people respect him - so
He is a heavy man, why is he not a prince?
Lin Qin was secretly puzzled.
That day, when he saw a city on the river, and thirty miles away, there was a big ship to greet him. Prince Xin looked at the rear and became a little depressed. He stood at the highest point and looked at the slowly moving river bank.
After a long time, he suddenly sighed: "Today, I will finally escape to heaven."
Lin Qin was the only one around, so he couldn't help but be shocked and asked: "Why did the Lord say this?"
Prince Xinjun smiled and said: "You have been with me for many years. I am very confident and have many things to say. I stay up day and night but have no one to talk to. Now I can finally say them."
"Over the years, I have been riding a tiger but it's hard to get off. Look at the ships that greeted them. There are countless local heroes along the way. The size of the vassal fleet is getting bigger and bigger. Now the white sails stretch for thirty miles. I am secretly surprised."
"With this prestigious position, I will either be the prince or I will definitely die." King Xinjun restrained his smile and said coldly: "Some people say that being alone is so precious. No matter how noble I am, I can't compare to the prince Ziqidonglai."
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"When I was fighting with the prince in the ring, I often broke out in cold sweats at night. I was afraid that I would become a prisoner tomorrow. I didn't want God to save me. Yingzhou came out ahead of schedule, and my father could no longer calmly watch our brothers fight with each other. After leaving the capital, he became a vassal.
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"Others may still be reluctant, but I'm secretly happy."
Lin Qin did not dare to reply to these words, and after a long time he said: "According to the Lord's words, I am happy, but I heard that the court has some taboos against Ye Qing, is it true?"
Prince Xin turned around, nodded thoughtfully, and said, "It's a bit. This time I originally wanted to arrange for me to go to Yingzhou to compete in the ring, but now I'm going to Anzhou next door."
The situation in Yingzhou cannot get any worse. Even if Qiyang City is not lost, it will still be an isolated city, fighting to the death with Ye Qing and perishing together.
This intention was vicious, but he didn't want Ye Qing to seize Yingzhou in advance and everyone would get an advantage. Lin Qin thought about it and said, "Although Anzhou is not a big state, there are also ports along the river and there is a lot of trade."
Lin Qin was reserved. King Xinjun knew that this man had a clear mind. He turned his face and stood on the side of the ship, looking at the approaching fleet and the city. He smiled for a while and said: "If you earn one million silver a year, if you can
It's enough to maintain, if a situation opens up..."
By this time, the welcoming boat had arrived and was hugging the shore. It was already dusk.
At this time, the local prefect had come to greet him. Prince Xin took one look at the crowd of people on the shore, stopped talking, and slowly got out of the boat.
As the eunuch stood at the front, performing court salutes, King Xin County waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty, please rise."
Saying that, we walked inside together.
The news about Prince Xin caused a commotion in Yingzhou. Many family princes have been famous for the reputation of this wise king for a long time. They secretly hope that Prince Xin will come to Yingzhou to suppress Ye Zhenjun, who has been uncontrollable recently... It is a pity that that
A huge fleet only arrived at Anzhou and then stopped.
Because there was no direct vassalship of Yingzhou, Qiyang City was free from disturbances. However, although no political power could be gathered in the counties, they could still discuss it in private meetings.
At this time, there was a private meeting on the roof of a restaurant near the river in Sanshui County. It was hosted by the Kong family of the county official, and the atmosphere was a bit quiet.
Some people secretly looked at the strange Taoist next to the previous host and remained silent.
Or just talking about internal affairs: "The county governor has been officially replaced by a civil servant named Xun. I heard that he is still a real person and cannot be shaken at all..."
"I heard that Yinghou's title will be issued soon. It won't be delayed for long."
"I feel that the prince, who is so close to the vassal Anzhou, is coming to our Yingzhou..." Someone finally mentioned the external changes, and the meaning was blurred in the language. In fact, Yingzhou here refers to Ye Qing.
Subconsciously, they all recognized Ye Qing's dominance in Yingzhou, but they felt inexplicably unconvinced.
"I don't think so. Prince Yu's arrangements are his own. Prince Xin will listen to you when he comes out and has a bright future."
"Now he is the Prince of Zhengfeng County, or he will soon be the Prince of Xin County... After all, the princes rely on the big tree of the imperial court, and there are some background restrictions... And these princes are all named Cai, and they have a basic tacit understanding of interests. Who will be welcome?
Princes with different surnames?"
"Anzhou is a big state..."
Looking at the map with several cases in the middle, Anzhou is located southwest of Yingzhou. Coincidentally, there is only Xiazhou in the middle between Anzhou and Yingzhou. In terms of proportion in the world, it can be said that Anzhou is on the edge of a knife.
The distance across the throat.
"Anzhou is located on the south bank of the Yangtze River, with a radius of 6,000 miles and a dense population of 12 million. It is a powerful inner state. Another advantage is that it does not directly face the Northern Wei Dynasty because Xiazhou serves as a northern barrier.
Since its establishment, this state has a history of more than 100,000 years. It has long been the logistics base for the surrounding border states on the grassland and the source of war... In other words, watching the fire from across the bank and reaping the fruits."
The head of the Kong family did not dare to say more. He just smiled and introduced the stranger Taoist around him: "This is Master Tianbo from Anzhou. He came to understand Yingzhou's war preparations."
People who believe in the king?
Everyone looked at each other and thought to themselves: "This hand reaches out so fast."
Master Tianbo stroked his beard and said nothing, secretly observing the different expressions of everyone, matching the intelligence impressions one by one, feeling a little disappointed...these things are too bad.
"How few can succeed?" He asked the head of the Kong family in a cold voice, speaking frankly.
The head of the Kong family was a little embarrassed: "I have some ability. Either I voted for Ye Qing or let Yu Fan go smoothly. That's all I have left... I am a frustrated person who is oppressed by the Railway Union. I can only make do with it."
"Huh, if you don't succeed enough, you may fail more than you do..."
"Tuk-tuk-tuk" the knock on the door sounded in a steady rhythm.
The head of the Kong family frowned: "Who?"
The door of the pavilion burst open with a bang, and four or five magicians stood outside the door, their robes stained with blood. The leader was a young general in a brocade robe. Without saying a word, the expressions of all the masters present changed.
: "He is from the Governor's Office of Nanlian"
More than a dozen guards in the field subconsciously rushed to the door, but they heard the "clang" sound of the blade being unsheathed, and the snow light lit up in the field of vision... Immediately, the cold penetrated into the marrow, and everything in front of them fell into darkness.
Seeing the rapid killing of more than a dozen people, everyone's color changed. This is a martial arts master.
Master Tianbo had a sullen face, and first put up heavy defenses for himself. He explored the surrounding area and saw that no other masters or armored soldiers were ambushing him. He was secretly relieved... Who is not afraid of the concealment and close-quarter assassination of Master Martial Arts?
"don’t worry."
The young military general stepped on the corpses on the ground, glanced at the panicked people inside, smiled coldly, stared at the real man who stood out from the crowd, and flicked a letter with one hand: "My lord Nan Liandong Tianzhen Jun asked Sun to deliver a letter.
To your lord, Prince Xinjun sends his regards."
The snow-white envelope was now stained with blood and flew slowly through the air, making the scene quiet.
The head of the Kong family felt a chill go down his spine... He had never revealed it to outsiders beforehand. Who in the family had leaked the secret?
Master Tianbo didn't care about the others, he only watched every move of this young man and kept the letter in his sleeve: "My lord, I will be a vassal, and soon I will be King Xinjun."
"Yes, so what?" After hearing this, the young military general's eyes were cold and unmoved... Heirs of a big man, how can the imperial power be added to such a clan on earth?
"you"
Seeing this expression, Master Tianbo stopped talking.
I can't help but guess that the other party was born in the earth and was not infected by the dragon energy of Dacai. No wonder he doesn't care about the princes of the above-ground dynasty...
He was frightened and angry, and felt a little trembling. He knew that the mission to establish an inside line had failed. Fortunately, the other party had no murderous intention and did not dare to stay. He immediately ran away from the light.
King Yu revealed that there was an error in the information, and he had to quickly bring back the information about this contact and give it to Prince Xin for reference.
The light disappeared in an instant, leaving only the head of the Kong family whose face changed greatly: "Master, master, don't abandon me..."
The sword flashed, and the head of the family owner flew out, with a look of shock and disbelief halfway through.
"General Zhongmou, the rest of them?" asked the magician who was accompanying Xiangzhu.
Sun Quan nodded slightly: "The person in charge was beheaded, his property was confiscated, and his head was hung on the street lamp... My lord has given him three or five opportunities, but he still eats the inside and outside like this. Is this really a disadvantage to the blade?"
In Ye Qing's early years, his family had been tolerated many times. Only these people had the courage. But now and then, according to Ye Qing's understanding of politics, this was the time to kill.
Only people who talk about war on paper will talk about benevolence and righteousness at this time, only to kill people, and the rest are in panic and just shouting.
"Ah, spare your life, General, spare your life..."
"We are not seeking rebellion, we just want to dispute the railway..."
"It's unfair. By the way, I have met Ye Zhenjun. Please let me see Ye Zhenjun again..."
The magician who came up to meet him, hanging a sign of the United Railway Guild, just sneered: "You are thinking of talking about this now?"
The sound of killing started, and the blood spread and was hidden in the door. These were the last few hard-line elements in Sanshui County who resisted secretly.
"Destroy these eleven families, and the county will be stable..."
Sun Quan took back his long sword and went out to look, seeing the rolling water reflected in his eyes.
The clear waves are vast and winding for thousands of miles. On the other side is the prosperous and powerful Xiangzhou. On the long river that divides the two states, white sails continue to go back and forth. It is the main artery of water transportation in the north. It is natural that the aura of Cai Chaolong faintly runs through it, shocking people's hearts.
But there was a golden cloud hanging inside Sun Quan's body. Seeing this, he did not change his color at all, and he could tell the difference.
The weather on the ground is indeed open, and the customs may not be better... Or is it preconceived?