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Sunrise and sunset.

When the powerful gentry arrived in Yang County, they decided which piece of agriculture and forestry belonged to them.

All the exchanged cultivated land was collected into official fields.

After a busy day, everyone in Yang County is enjoying hot porridge for dinner.

In Zhenzhou City, in front of Zhang Guozhang Xia, there was an urgent letter sent from Heifeng Village.

He glanced coldly at the boy who delivered the letter.

He was so angry that he looked around since he entered his mansion, with salivation in his eyes.

At first glance, he looked like a poor man. It was his first time entering the courtyard of a wealthy family, and he had no experience at all.

"Butler, take him down and arrange a meal for the messenger."

"Thank you, Mr. Xia Guozhang."

The young man stared curiously at the urgent letter on the table.

"Don't you need to reply to Xia Guozhang?"

"Yes, but it's hard work for you to come all the way. Wait until you're full and full before you set out on your journey."

"Thank you, Mr. Xia."

The young man couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

This wealthy family is very particular.

When he saw the table full of chicken, duck, and fish prepared for him, he couldn't help but imagine how much money he would receive when running errands and delivering letters.

"Brother Gui is right, this is indeed a good job."

Without any doubts, the young man dove into the sumptuous delicacies, using both hands to gnaw on them.

In the study room.

Xia Guozhang picked up the letter and read it for a long time, and finally sighed with regret.

Pick up a white chess piece on the chessboard from the middle and throw it back into the chess box.

On the chessboard.

Most of the white chess pieces occupy the gold corners and silver edges, while the black chess pieces are sparsely distributed in the middle area.

As long as the white chess pieces take a few more steps, there will be a tendency to destroy all the black chess pieces.

But when Xia Guozhang looked at this inevitable chess game, he felt that he was in a deadlock.

"The second prince is trapped in Jinling, and because of his donation of food, he has angered His Majesty and many powerful families. He can no longer occupy that position."

"Jinling has been captured by the third prince. I originally thought that Zhenzhou and his party were the excuse that the third prince took the initiative to provide. No matter how well the political affairs are done, as long as the local snakes join forces and cooperate with the bandits to cause trouble."

"A two-pronged approach will allow Your Majesty to see that the third prince is not worthy of his responsibilities, and he will naturally have the opportunity to remove the third prince from his position as crown prince..."

Yang County is only three hundred miles away from His Majesty who fled north.

It only took three days to rush here through a hasty march.

Your Majesty should now know about the failed assassination attempt on Xiang Yuqi of Western Chu.

Even if he didn't dare to return south, it would still be appropriate to send him 10,000 troops to deal with the trouble.

He who is fully prepared when the time comes will be a meritorious official!

As long as Xia Gui cooperates to put down the bandit troubles, he can then come forward to appease the powerful and win people's hearts.

Everything happens naturally.

Who could have expected.

The local gangsters in Yangxian County are actually more useless than the powerful people in Zhenzhou City who were beaten.

Not only did he not obstruct the decree issued by the third prince, but he also donated food and materials and actively cooperated.

To exchange cultivated land for agriculture and forestry that no one has taken care of...Did the heads of these people be beaten stupid by the prisoners under the third prince?

Xia Guozhang regretted that he did not go to "greet" the third prince in person that day, whom he had never paid attention to before.

I can't see with my own eyes how powerful this person is.

It’s better to take precautions and adjustments early.

In the end, it’s still a matter of one move!

"Sir, the people from Heifeng Village have already eaten and fallen asleep."

"Find a mass grave and bury it."

"yes."

This clever move by the Yangxian robbers has been wasted.

Xia Guozhang was filled with regret, but there was nothing he could do.

"Sir, don't you need a reply from Xia Gui?"

"What kind of letter are you replying to? The third prince is not a fool. He knows that there are bandits in Yang County. Now that the internal affairs have been settled, why don't you still gather people to destroy the bandits and establish your authority?"

Xia Guozhang never dared to underestimate the ability of this third prince.

Being able to hide under the noses of His Majesty and the Queen for more than ten years without revealing anything.

The city must be extremely deep and extremely capable.

The current situation in Yangxian County can further prove this point.

"Then...Master, what should we do next? Should we stay in Zhenzhou or return to Jinling?"

the butler asked cautiously.

"You sent someone to deliver a letter to His Majesty, explaining that Xiang Yuqi, the assassin of Western Chu, was killed outside Jinling City by Zhao Dan of Northern Qi. Judging by the days, the letter will almost reach your Majesty's hands."

"Will Your Majesty..."

Xia Guozhang knew what the butler wanted to ask and waved his hand.

"Xiang Yuqi is here, which shows Xi Chu's determination to kill the third prince."

"Your Majesty will never return south if you cherish your life so much. We have plenty of time to waste with the Third Prince. His Highness is here in Aurous Hill, and the place is already the Third Prince's world. There is no point in going there."

Xia Guozhang said, stood up and knocked on his back.

"Let's go, post a few posts, and follow me to meet some old friends."

The local snakes in Yang County are unreliable.

That can only take advantage of the time when the third prince is expanding his territory to the east.

Take Zhenzhou and the northern road leading to His Majesty's vicinity.

If His Majesty is unreliable, it would be a good idea to use these forces to propose cooperation with the Third Prince, and then betray him in the end.

It is expected that no matter how deep the city is, the third prince will have little experience in the world and will have few helpers around him.

As long as he shows enough sincerity, he will surely impress the third prince.

…

Three hundred miles northeast of Yang County.

The army guarding the royal family and dignitaries stopped and stopped due to the lingering spring rain.

Every time it stops, the number of common people and some dignitaries who originally followed the royal family to flee north will gradually decrease.

And in the evening, letters arrived from Jinling and Zhenzhou.

Zhang Chengqian saw that the current situation of Jinling City was written in the memorial sent by Dong You, but he had no intention of checking it.

After a quick glance, my eyes focused on the story about the assassins of Xi Chu at the end.

The pupils vibrated suddenly.

"Your Majesty, Prince..."

"You are living well, then Zhao Dan ruined Xi Chu's good deeds."

"In that case, Your Majesty, shall we return south?"

Since the last time she donated food, Empress Chen has been suffering from depression or something else. She has been feeling restless recently, and she always dreams about her second child asking her for help when she sleeps.

She knew that returning to Jinling might be dangerous, but as a mother, she still wanted to go back as soon as possible to help her second son fight against that damn Zhang Junlin.

"No."

Zhang Chengqian closed the memorial without thinking, placed it on a candle and lit it.

"Killing Xiang Yuqi will give Western Chu more reason to send heavy troops to besiege Jinling. Zhao Dan thought he was helping Zhang Junlin, but in fact he was harming him. When the time comes, Zhang Junlin can't stand the oppression of Western Chu and will save him. I will return to negotiate peace with Xichu."

"When the time comes, I will be able to remove him from the position of crown prince openly and openly, and then turn the tide!"
To be continued...