The light boat on the river reflects the setting sun. Although the waves are not as turbulent as the sea, it seems that the light boat will be overturned at any time.

It was already dusk to see Meng Chuliang and his party away. Then fires rose on both sides of the river, looking across the river. This is exactly the current situation on both sides of the river. On the 14th night of the first lunar month, there is only one day left before the Shangyuan Festival.

Liu Yu looked at it for a while and turned around to leave, but unexpectedly he saw Wu You's figure. The wind was a bit strong at night by the river. Wherever Wu You stood, except that his hair was moving in the wind, his whole body looked like a clay statue.

"Have you seen your great-granddaughter?" Liu Yu asked casually.

At this time, Liu Yu was about to return to Yangzhou City, and Qi Fang was fully responsible for the Jiang Fang's major responsibility.

"Yaya is not like you, you run around." Wu You said, "I came here to discuss something with you."

"Um?"

Liu Yu looked at Wu You. This dignified sage national master was not a idler in Chang'an City. He first went to Jiankang and then to Yangzhou, and he was restless. Until now, Liu Yu didn't know why his purpose was. It was obvious that Wu You didn't need to pay attention to military and national affairs.

Wu You looked a little embarrassed: "Are you planning to burn Jiankang City tomorrow night?"

"ah?"

Liu Yu was shocked and felt a little uneasy. Wu You was right in time, but the incident... It was not because Wu You exposed his thoughts, but that he had never made such a plan at all.

Liu Yu said with displeasure: "Where did you hear it?"

"Don't worry where I heard of it, I just want to persuade you. If you can, let the people of Jiankang City go away, they are innocent." Wu You finished speaking. He added. "That's all I have to say."

When Liu Yu saw Wu You going to leave, he immediately kept him. Wu You ran out of Yangzhou City from afar to remind him to let the people go?

"Master Wu, if you don't explain it clearly, I will chop your head off for leaking military aircraft. You can weigh it yourself." Liu Yu threatened with a stern face.

Originally, Liu Yu was just saying it, but Wu You seemed to take it seriously, with a heavy face. Then he was gloomy and uncertain.

"What happened?" Liu Yu asked, "Who did you meet when you go to Jiankang and why?"

Wu You sighed and said, "Since it's all for this, I have nothing to hide from you. I'll go to Jiankang to meet an old friend. Speaking of which, like the young old man, she likes to calculate astrology, predict good and bad luck, and in terms of national fortunes. The results she calculates are more accurate than those of the young old man."

Liu Yu has always despised pseudoscience and said disapprovingly: "She calculated that I will burn Jiankang City tomorrow?"

"She didn't say that, but her hexagram was the Tianji Fire. The Tianji mastered the relationship and fortune of fortune, and Tianji will be the brightest on the Shangyuan Festival and is also under the emperor. In her mind, the Huai King is the true emperor. She had expected that the Huai King would be the emperor, and now it has confirmed that the Huai King had indeed been the emperor for several days. Now that the emperor is in the fire, it will mean that Jiankang City will be burned."

Liu Yu was confused and had no idea what Wu You said in the first half of the time. He roughly understood the second half. A charlatan predicted that Jiankang City would be burned to death tomorrow.

"If the city breaks down and catches fire, it may not be the one who attacks the city, but it may be... King Huai himself couldn't figure it out and burned the city!"

Seeing that Liu Yu was stubborn, Wu You thought he was stubborn and refused to admit that he was going to set fire to the city. He sighed and said, "Just remind you, if you violate the ban, I am afraid that this fire will affect you. The fire of Tianji will return to yourself."

Wu You's intention to go this time was decided, and Liu Yu hurriedly stepped forward to stop him and asked, "Master Wu, who is the one who predicted the Tianji Fire? Even you trust her?"

"The name of a person who practices Taoism and goes against the will of heaven is no longer important, especially a woman who practices Taoism. The little old man has never known what her surname is. It's just that the dog son had a close relationship with her back then. If the dog son had not responded to the Wu family's disaster in less than twenty years, this person might have become the little old man's daughter-in-law."

When Liu Yuben heard that it was a woman, he had some conjectures, and immediately thought of Liu Liniang, who served for the King of Huai. But when Wu You moved out his son, he thought that Wu You was already in his nineties and his great-granddaughter had grown up. Besides, the male man from the Wu family could not survive twenty, so he had to calculate... Liu Yu really couldn't calculate the current "age" of this woman who once had a relationship with Wu You's son, that is, Wu Shuo's grandfather.

Both legs didn't enter the coffin, and one leg was also entered.

Watching Wu You leave, Liu Yu was still thinking about the things in his heart, not that old lady-level charlatan, but because he was ready to attack Jiankang City on the Lantern Festival. There were still some details that were not implemented.

When Wu You reminded him of the "Tianji Fire", he suddenly had a clue and something that was difficult to do suddenly became clear.

After figuring this link, Liu Yu laughed alone and said, "Old Man Wu, Old Man Wu, why don't you want to reveal the secrets of heaven? This time you not only leaked the secrets of heaven, but also used them by me. Do you think this is considered a sin?"

If Wu You heard this, he would definitely vomit blood. Liu Yu had no intention of setting fire, but now he also had to consider whether Liu Yu really planned to burn Jiankang City with fire.

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Jiankang City.

Meng Chuliang and Zhou Ying and his party returned to Jiankang City overnight and went to the imperial palace at this time. At that time, they met King Su Yunyao, the King of Huai at that time.

Su Yunyao was alone, sitting in the pavilion and drinking, his only daughter was missing and life and death were uncertain. Originally, the world would have obtained it, but now he is fetching water from a bamboo basket. Not only does he have no hope of occupying Chang'an City, but he also has to worry about the war after the beginning of spring.

After Meng Chuliang reported the details of his trip to Yangzhou to King Huai, King Huai personally gave Meng Chuliang a glass of wine and said, "Brother Meng, why not sit down, you and I will drink and talk about it."

In front of Meng Chuliang, King Huai never had any airs, but Meng Chuliang still maintained his due respect for King Huai, not to mention that King Huai is now the emperor.

"The emperor isn't worried that Liu Wenyan will have a trick, and then use conspiracy?" Meng Chuliang sat on the stone bench and looked at King Huai and asked.

"Liu Wenyan could win many battles before the New Year, mainly because he took a dangerous move, such dangerous moves can never be repeated. Now the river is surging. If Liu Wenyan wants to cross the street to attack, he will inevitably mobilize a large number of ships. Now he has not."

Seeing Meng Chuliang's face full of worry, King Huai smiled and said, "Brother Meng, you and I are both people who do great things. How can you work hard for a younger generation? Didn't you say that you brought that musket, so can you let me see it?"

Meng Chuliang nodded, went to the outside of the yard to call Zhou Ying, who was waiting there, and personally demonstrated the use of the musket. When the King of Huai saw the power of the musket, he said with surprise and joy: "There are such powerful weapons! It's a pity that Liu Wenyan has no way to enjoy them. As long as the fine craftsmen in Huai land are trained day and night, after the spring of the next year, our Huai army can also use such weapons. With the excellence of our Huai land soldiers, they will definitely be above the ability of the emperor."

Meng Chuliang originally wanted to say that although he got the samples and drawings of the musket, he could not make it in some key details just with the drawings. However, at this time, King Huai was in high spirits, and he also felt that the craftsmen in Huai could overcome the difficulties, so he did not mention it.

After seeing the musket, King Huai was in a good mood. His previous concerns came entirely from his ignorance of Liu Wenyan's army's superb strength. Now he knows that the imperial army can be used in a war-free way and can also make good use of it. How can he not be happy?

"Tomorrow is the Lantern Festival. It has not been festive for several months since the war started last year. Let the people in the city enjoy the soldiers and the soldiers!" King Huai said with great enthusiasm.

Meng Chuliang asked, "Will there be no curfew tomorrow?"

"The curfew for two consecutive months, the merchants and children of aristocratic families in the city must be suffocated. The Shangyuan Lantern Festival will be held in the city tomorrow to let the wealthy families in the city have some entertainment programs. But they must not be stingy!"

When the Huai Army went on an expedition, the Huai King did not even accept donations from wealthy families in order to win people's hearts. Originally, the Huai King thought there would be no shortage of materials. Who would have thought that King Jing's food and grass would be robbed one after another, and that the Huai Army would withdraw its troops without food?

Now the King of Huai asked wealthy families in the city to show, but in fact he wanted to take this opportunity to mention donations. Now the King of Huai has no support from King Ding and King Jing. The King of Shu who is far away in Shu can't relieve his near thirst, and the wool still comes from the sheep.

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On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Lantern Festival gradually became lively since the daytime.

Because of the war in the north, there has been noisy and lively in the city for a month or two. On the one hand, the King of Huai announced an agreement to truce with the court. The two sides had a ceasefire for three months, so the people had no worries. On the other hand, the King of Huai took the lead, and the government offices in the city and the wealthy families held the Shangyuan Lantern Festival. At the lantern festival, pastries and gifts were distributed to the people, so the people would not let go of the benefits of this free profit.

The rich families in the city also gave the King of Huai face. They did their best in terms of the Lantern Festival in Shangyuan and the donation of military supplies. After all, their fate is now linked to the King of Huai. They thought that if the imperial army fought over, they would let them go easily. After all, the rise of the King of Huai was due to the power of local families, and the court would inevitably settle the accounts after the autumn.

On the night of the Lantern Festival, the palace in Jiankang City was very lively. The famous family heads and some officials and gentry in the city were invited to the palace to celebrate the festival together. The banquet was filled with festive festive celebrations from Zhengkang Gate in the palace to Yingwu Gate.

However, this festive atmosphere was shrouded in a depressing atmosphere. After all, the Huai Army has lost many times on the battlefield, and the position of Emperor Huai King may not last long.

"My servants, although some of you still have no official positions, I have made a promise here that when I pacify the world in the future, you will surely enter the court and enjoy endless glory and wealth!" King Huai raised his glass and smiled, "Drinking with me!"

As the participants drank a glass of wine together, the Shangyuan Lantern Festival in the city officially began.

A gorgeous fireworks rose into the sky, followed by more fireworks, forming a beautiful scenery one by one.

Suddenly, a huge firework exploded in the air, forming a huge flower spot, which was very colorful. Unfortunately, the fireworks were splendid and short, and the huge fireworks were just flashing.

"Whose fireworks are this? So special?" King Huai couldn't help but ask with a smile when he saw the people below.

Meng Chuliang walked forward, his eyes still stayed in the sky in the distance where the fireworks were originally exploding. His heart was extremely excited because he knew that the splendor of such fireworks was only seen in his life, and it was impossible for folk craftsmen to be made. (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!
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