About two weeks after receiving the notice of sending a heritage inspection envoy, Chao Shen and a few officers came to the river port in the east of Liyang City one day, preparing to welcome the inspection envoy's boat group.
Chao Shen is the supervisor of Liyangfang Zaosi, and Qin Zaosi is, after all, nominally a higher-level organization directly under the imperial court, so Chao Shen coming out to greet him is not a violation according to the etiquette. Although it is not a violation, but looking at the billowing in front of him
The river was flowing, and Chao Shen's expression was obviously unhappy.
"Huh, you actually asked Jinbo to send a fast boat to deliver the message. You are really arrogant..."
Liyang Territory is located on the southern border of the Shang-Li Dynasty, while Chengtang Huang Territory is located in the heart of the Central Plains. There are two roads connecting the center and the border: land and water. The land road passes through the Central Plains Territory, while the waterway passes through Jinbo Territory.
Although it is now approaching the end of summer and early autumn, it is still an uneasy period with frequent monster riots, and the risk of taking the land route will be much higher than usual. For safety reasons, it is natural for the inspector to choose the water route, but specifically
Involving Jinbo Ling was definitely a failure.
Among the twelve vassals, the Yuan family in the Central Plains and the Wu family in Liyang are long-standing allies, which can be called world-wide friends. On the contrary, the Sun family in Jinbo is close to a mortal feud in the eyes of the people of Liyang. Just like the order a few years ago.
The war disaster that severely damaged Li Yang's vitality was caused by Jin Bo. Although he was suppressed by the heroine Wu Yan with great skill, Jin Bo continued to create big and small troubles for Li Yang.
If Li Yang hadn't been weak at the moment and had no choice but to endure humiliation and grudges, the two sides might have already broken out into war.
Of course, Jinbo also knew this. In normal times, his warships would never dare to approach the Liyang boundary. However, this time he got the opportunity to escort the imperial envoy, so he planted the imperial flag on the warship and marched arrogantly all the way.
Heading towards the hinterland of Liyang.
"One, two, three... you actually sent out three battleships at once? Thief Sun is really generous."
Four ship shadows appeared on the river in the distance. Except for the vermilion brocade ship in the center, the three gray warships following it were all the heavy battleships that Jinba was famous for.
Building fighting ships consumes a huge amount of materials and funds. However, in terms of Ruoshui warfare, the combat power of three fighting ships is enough to sweep away Liyang's poor navy. The Jinbo Sun clan will be willing to send three fighting ships to escort this time.
There was both an intention to curry favor with Qin Zaosi and an unabashed provocation to Li Yang leader.
Approaching the river alley, the vermilion brocade ship slowly adjusted its posture and moved closer to the dock, while the other three Jinha battleships slowly lined up on the river behind them like they were showing off their power.
Witnessing the flamboyant appearance of the Jinbo thieves, from the river port military attache to the dock workers, everyone in Liyang present was filled with hatred. The sinister atmosphere like a powder keg made Acorus tremble with fear. Fortunately, the person presiding over the scene was an experienced and prudent person.
Supervisor, otherwise, if it were the female hero Wu Yan, the two sides might start fighting on the spot.
"Hmph, I want to see who is the idiot who created such a formation?"
The mature and prudent old supervisor didn't have a good face at the moment.
Waving his hand, Chao Shen called his disciples to walk towards the dock, and several officials followed hurriedly.
Although it is an important task to accept the inspector dispatched by the Qin Dynasty Department, the team sent by Liyang Mansion is not worthy of the grand ceremony in terms of number and size. The reason is that Liyang Mansion is busy dealing with the current summer famine and is short of manpower.
It was a legitimate excuse, but the resistance towards the Imperial Secretary who had always lacked friendship and was unwilling to even do superficial things was clearly revealed.
The two guards who stepped out of the brocade ship first saw the thin silhouette of people in front of the pier, and their faces suddenly showed sullen expressions. Then they were scolded by someone behind them, and they muttered to get out of the way.
The man who came out of the brocade boat was wearing a brown, yellow and white imperial uniform. As for his age, he was probably in his late forties. This age is supposed to be the prime of life, like a wolf and a tiger. However, the man's body was...
It is difficult for people to feel a similar powerful aura. Only the cloudy eyes and obviously protruding abdomen show traces of the exhaustion of domineering power.
"Oh, it's true that things haven't changed. They're just as bad as ever..."
Looking at Liyang River Port, the man's mouth curved into a mocking arc, his eyes fell on Supervisor Chao Shen in front of the crowd, he blinked, and his face lit up as if luminous.
"Long time no see, Chao Weng."
"You, you actually..."
On the contrary, Chao Shen's face was stained with shock.
As if his shadow was suddenly bitten by a poisonous snake in broad daylight, the old superintendent was stunned on the spot, trembling all over. His expression changed from shock to shock, from shock to disgust, from disgust to anger, Chao Shen's face turned red, and finally he gave a fierce
Stomping his feet, he walked away without caring about the occasion.
"Eh? Master, Master?"
Calamus and the others who were left behind looked astonished.
As for the man on the brocade boat, he raised an ominous smile as if he was victorious.
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Wu Zhen and Chao Shen discussed the matter of dispatching inspectors from the Imperial Manufacturing Department and came to the conclusion that Gu Chen should not let Gu Chen know about it as much as possible. Gewufang must currently focus on promoting the mass production of armored vehicles. This is the only way to protect the people's livelihood in Liyang.
important things, so you must not be distracted by trivial chores.
Chao Shen volunteered to deal with the inspection department.
Although he was quite confident in the negotiating skills of the old supervisor, Wu Zhen still made preparations. On the day Chao Shen went to greet the visiting envoy, Wu Zhen also excused himself from Gewufang for half a day and returned to Changxia Palace to wait to prevent any accidents.
"Chao Weng, no news has come yet?"
"...Do you want to send someone to ask? Your Highness."
Wu Zhenchi continued to pay attention to the progress of the inspector, but he still received no news.
Just when she couldn't help but want to send someone to inquire, the maid reported that a distinguished guest was coming.
The carriage that came to the mansion was printed with a special inscription exclusive to the imperial court, and even the guards guarding the palace gate did not dare to neglect it. As a prince who ruled Liyang, it was certainly meaningful for the Wu family to receive the envoy of Qin Zaosi, but
If the negotiations with Chao Shen go smoothly, it will be at least two or three days before the inspector comes to see Wu.
The unusual behavior of coming directly to Changxia Palace just after arriving in Liyang was like a surprise attack by an assassin, catching Wu Zhen off guard. Although he didn't know what went wrong with Chao Shen, Wu Zhen had to hurriedly instruct the maid to welcome the visitor to the reception room.
, and he went first to inquire about the situation with the female disciple Chao Weng who was traveling with him.
"Well, actually I don't know what's going on..." Chang Pu replied like this, as if he was also embarrassed with black lines on his head. "Jinbo sent a boat to escort the ship of the Qin Dynasty, and we met it at the river port... It was nothing.
It's a question, but when he saw the inspector, the teacher was suddenly stunned, then his face dropped and he walked away."
"Chao Weng left immediately? Didn't he talk to the inspector?" Wu Zhen was shocked.
"Yes." Chang Pu nodded helplessly. "The teacher left, and there was no one else to host the scene. At this time, the other party asked to come and pay homage to Li Yanggong. I had no other choice but to bring them to Changxia Palace... uh, do this