The State of Qi was once the most powerful country in this land. The country was peaceful and the people were peaceful, the rivers were clear and the sea was flowing, and the military was prosperous, which frightened its neighbors.
But that was only once.
Since a few years ago, the state of Jing has risen rapidly at an unstoppable speed, and has left the surrounding countries far behind. The country of Qi has enjoyed peace and prosperity, and its military has flourished... All the glorious history of Qi has become
Once upon a time.
Of course, that's just compared to the dazzling Jingguo.
In fact, apart from being unable to catch up with Jing Guo, Qi State is still strong. Compared with Wu State, Zhao Guo and his like are much stronger. However, even this has changed not long ago.
The development of the whole thing can be described as twists and turns.
The emperor suddenly passed away and the prince happened to be away from the capital. The third prince took the opportunity to launch a coup and seize the capital.
Then the prince recovered from the desperate situation, and in a very short period of time, he controlled all the troops in the Gyeonggi area, approaching the capital. Up to now, he has been in a stalemate with the third prince for more than a month.
In order to break through the capital as quickly as possible, the prince used almost all available resources and power in the capital area, regardless of the consequences. In order to collect enough money, countless wealthy families had their homes confiscated, and it was unknown how many ordinary people were temporarily transferred.
There are countless refugees. In order to prevent population loss, several states in Gyeonggi Province even sealed the city gates and prohibited anyone from entering or exiting...
Although this policy has been somewhat relaxed now, people still have to undergo strict inspections when entering and exiting the city.
"Hey, you guys, stop!"
When the guards guarding the city saw someone coming in, they immediately said something loudly and walked over quickly.
In recent days, most of the people entering and leaving the city are refugees. It is rare to see such well-dressed people, so it is natural to investigate more carefully.
There were six people in this group, three of them were gray-haired old men, and the other three included a strong man, a young man, and a young man. This combination was quite strange.
The guard stepped forward to take a look, quickly waved his hand and said, "Let's go, let's go..."
Although these people did not look like refugees, they did not carry weapons or other objects with them, and they were not the important people that the eldest prince asked them to investigate. There was nothing to search.
As long as the spies on the third prince's side are not let go, they will not receive much punishment.
Li Yi and others walked into the city gate and planned to find a place to stay first.
This is already the city of Shengzhou, where they were when he received Lin Wanru's last letter.
The city of Shengzhou is not big, far from being compared with those big cities in later generations, and probably a little bigger than the county towns in later generations. But even so, with just a few of them, it is not easy to find them in this city.
After all, this is not Kyoto, nor Shuzhou, nor Ruyi City...
This is an area occupied by Qi State. They have no power at all here. Finding a few people is not an easy task.
Xu Zheng walked around the streets, and when he came back, he said: "We found several strongholds of the Holy Sect, but they are very close to the capital and are difficult to contact, in case there are changes."
Li Yi nodded and said, "Don't act rashly for the time being."
On this trip, in addition to Lao Chang and Xu Tian, Lao Fang and Xu Zheng also came with them.
Lao Fang was just having nothing to do, but Xu Zhengze had something important to do. Finding Wanru and the others was the most important thing. By the way, if possible, he would also like to teach the Holy Spirit again...
Of course, they can't act rashly now. This place is already close to the headquarters of the Holy Religion and is on someone else's territory. If the Taoist nun notices it, even if they have three masters, things will still be a bit troublesome.
After all, the Grand Master cannot withstand large numbers of people. If they really lead an army of tens of thousands and besiege the city, there is nothing the Grand Master can do, although this possibility is very small.
Within Shengzhou, several of the Qian family's shops have been closed and even sealed. Qian Wealth God is Zhao Yi's number one henchman. If Zhao Zheng gets the opportunity, he will naturally not let go of the Qian family.
The Lin family's business has not yet had time to expand to Shengzhou, but judging from the fate of the Qian family, even if the Lin family has a store in Shengzhou, it may be difficult to find them.
Almost all the clues were cut off like this.
Li Yi also thought about posting notices, but this is Shengzhou, and the Lin family has long been labeled as Prince Feng. This would be too ostentatious, and he was immediately excluded.
"If you can't find her, then let her come out to find you. Do you need to be so embarrassed?" Lao Chang's voice was always so gloomy.
Lao Fang said in surprise: "We don't even know where Miss Lin is, how can we let her come out on her own initiative?"
Changde looked at him and said: "If we take off your clothes and hang them on the city wall, everyone in Shengzhou City will know about it. If Miss Lin sees it, she will know that we have arrived."
Lao Fang silently hid a little further away. The old man couldn't be beaten or told, so it was best to stay away.
I remember my uncle said before that people who are physically disabled are often mentally disabled. Today, it seems that it is indeed true.
He turned to look at Li Yi and said, "Uncle, I think it's better for us to have a long-term plan."
"Changes will come later. Of course, the sooner the better." Li Yi shook his head and said, "I think what Mr. Chang said makes some sense."
Lao Fang looked at him and moved to the side.
What Lao Chang said makes sense, naturally he didn't strip Lao Fang naked and hang it on the city wall.
Using conventional methods to find them is the most time-consuming, labor-intensive and least efficient.
Only by breaking the rules can you get miraculous results.
In this Shengzhou, the person with the most power and influence is naturally the governor of Shengzhou.
Once the governor of Shengzhou is captured, the rest of the work will be easy to start.
Lao Fang stood on the street, stopped a pedestrian passing by, and asked, "May I ask how to get to the Governor's Mansion?"
The man looked at him and asked, "Are you also going to attend the wedding banquet of the governor?"
"Wedding banquet?" Lao Fang was stunned and asked, "What wedding banquet?"
…
After a while, Lao Fang came back again and said: "Uncle, what kind of wedding banquet is being held by the Governor's Mansion tonight? It is said that the son of the Governor's family in Shengzhou is marrying a concubine of some concubine. Should we go and join in the fun?"
Li Yi thought for a while, they were going to Shengzhou Governor's Mansion today, but they were going to cause trouble. Isn't it a bit too much to choose an auspicious day for someone's son's wedding to cause trouble?
"The governor is really not a thing. How long has it been since he married a concubine? He still uses the excuse of marrying a concubine to plunder the people's wealth. The people outside are very resentful..." Lao Fang said with an unhappy look on his face: "It is said that that
The son of the governor of Shengzhou has already married seven concubines..."
Li Yi suddenly felt that it was not too much. He thought about it and said, "Let's do it tonight."
…
Today is an auspicious day. The young master of Spurs will marry his eighth concubine today.
Of course, it is an auspicious day for Ma Mansion, but not for the people of Shengzhou.
Every time the governor married a concubine, they had to be taxed for this reason. It was fine before and in good times, they could bear such a tax every year. However, not long ago, they had already been plundered by the prince, and they were taxed again.
The Spurs have been exploited for the first time in their history, and their money is a bit tight.
However, in today's Shengzhou, Ma Jishi's words are imperial edicts. Those who obey can still live, but those who don't can only die.
The people secretly complained about this, but openly they dared not speak out.
City gate.
Several soldiers guarding the city leaned against the city wall. One of them looked at the sky and said, "Tonight is a big banquet at the Governor's Mansion. If we close the city gate early, we might be able to get a bowl of wine..."
"Opposite pole, opposite pole..."
"Banquets at the Governor's Mansion are not common..."
"Although we can't serve the table, we can still stand outside and have a sip of wine..."
"It's better to close the city gate earlier!"
…
His words were unanimously agreed by several people around him.
Although the etiquette for the governor's son to marry a concubine is not very complicated, and there is no need to pay a visit to the court, the banquet is not shabby at all. Even these people can get some wine by saying a few auspicious words at the gate of the governor's mansion.
drink.
Several people discussed and planned to close the city gate early. However, when the city gate was halfway closed, they suddenly heard the sound of rapid horse hooves in front of them. They looked up and saw a tall horse rushing towards them. They were frightened to death.
Losing courage, he hurriedly ran away.
The horse passed by them and disappeared into the city. Only a few people came to their senses and cursed: "Who doesn't have eyes..."
The man had long since disappeared. A few people cursed and closed the city gate again.
At this time, in Shengzhou City, a woman in white stopped a passerby and asked, "How to get to the Governor's Mansion?"
