Liu Xia stood on the city wall of Jiangling City, looking at the ships docking and leaving on the pier in front of him. There was a constant flow of vehicles and people on the shore, and he couldn't help but feel worried.
Jiangling is the largest water transport transfer station in the north and south, not only because it is an excellent sea port, but also the last stop connected to the Northern Canal.
Although people with advanced cultivation in Dragon Soul Continent are afraid of the long distance, most people have mediocre cultivation. If you walk, it will take at least a month for a mortal to go from Longdu to Jiangling without water.
Therefore, no matter what, Jiangling must not be in chaos, otherwise the entire Tianji Dynasty will be affected.
Jiangling City is located in the Longhunjiang Plain, surrounded by flat rivers. The city is surrounded by city walls on three sides, and the Jiangling Pier is to the east.
It's like the pirates landed at the dock, it's like a flat river.
This is already the third day since Liu Xia arrived in Jiangling. Huangpujie's navy has already arrived in Kunzhou. In another two days, they will not be able to reach Jiangzhou.
In recent days, the Kunsha Gang, which looted several cities, has also quietly disappeared.
This actually aroused Liu Xia's vigilance.[
"Your Highness, there is no news yet from the Kunsha Gang."
Duan Lingxiao said softly.
"If I'm not wrong, it seems they are really preparing to attack Jiangling."
Liu Xia groaned and said.
"The southern army has always been weak. It seems that these pirates have become so rampant that they don't take the imperial army seriously. Once they board Jiangling, the entire central Tianji Dynasty will be in trouble."
"I know it well. By the way, there is one more thing I forgot to tell you."
Liu Xia smiled lightly.
"Your Majesty, please speak."
"Lingling is pregnant."
"Ah! Congratulations to Your Highness, congratulations to Your Highness."
Duan Lingxiao immediately cupped his fists and laughed.
Lingling's pregnancy is not an ordinary thing. Liu Xiagui is the crown prince. If Lingling gives birth to a baby boy, he will most likely become the next crown prince. This is a huge joy.
"I will place Lingling in Wanghai City. When the pirate incident is over, I will take him back to Longdu."
Liu Xia smiled.
"Does Your Majesty know about this?" [
Duan Lingxiao asked.
"You and I have informed Your Majesty, and I guess the news is still on the way."
Liu Xia smiled.
At this time, Zhang Zong came to Liu Xia's side and clasped his fists and said, "Your Highness, Bai Rongxuan is here."
"Let's go and have a look."
Immediately, Liu Xia returned from the city wall to the Yamen of Jiangling Prefecture.
Entering the living room, he saw Bai Rongxuan anxiously walking around on the floor.
"Your Highness, I have something important to report."
When Bai Rongxuan saw Liu Xia, he couldn't wait to say.
"What? Does the Taizhou Chamber of Commerce have any clues?"
Liu Xia asked.
"In the past few days, I, Xiangrui Trading Company, entered Taizhou, sold a batch of goods, and had a little fight with them. I have a general understanding of the Taizhou Chamber of Commerce. The Taizhou Chamber of Commerce is led by Taihe Trading Company. I accidentally discovered that this
Taihe Trading Company seems to have a good background."
Bai Rongxuan said.
"Tell me carefully."
Liu Xia asked.
"The Taihe Chamber of Commerce almost monopolizes the entire business community in Taizhou. Although their number of trading houses is not large and not very eye-catching, they are spread across all the important cities of the Tianji Dynasty. However, they do not use the name Taihe Chamber of Commerce outside. However, the Taihe Chamber of Commerce
They are indeed their shareholders. I teamed up with several people from the business community to
My friend, I did some research. Every year after the monsoon season, they sell a lot of goods. Relying on their network all over the world, they sell them at low prices, and then purchase various military supplies, including grain and grass. And then they
Transported back to Taizhou. As for its destination, I guess it was probably supplied to pirates."
Bai Rongxuan said.
"No wonder their arrogant network has never been discovered. It turns out to be so hidden."
Liu Xia groaned and said.
"In addition, I went back and checked the Longdu Trading Company. The Taihe Chamber of Commerce's branch in Longdu is called Fushunlai. Our Chamber of Commerce had dealt with him a few years ago. Weichen heard that Fushunlai has several senior officials in Longdu.
shares, even some marquises have shares.”
Bai Rongxuan said.
"I see."
Liu Xia gritted his teeth and said.
"In addition, I looked through the previous accounts of the Southern Chamber of Commerce and found that they had many large transactions with a chamber of commerce called Fumantang in Jiangling City after the monsoon season every year. Moreover, the price they purchased was higher than the market price.
It’s much lower. I suspect that they are the spies of the Taihe Chamber of Commerce in Jiangling.”
Bai Rongxuan said.
"It seems that the Taihe Chamber of Commerce not only writes off the accounts of these pirates, but also acts as their eyeliner and provides information to the pirates. No wonder they wipe out Qinshui City so easily. Very good, brother, continue to deal with them during this time.
.Collect information about them. The Taihe Chamber of Commerce is so blatant, there must be local officials acting as a protective umbrella. After I finish my work here, I will personally deal with them."
Liu Xia said.
"Okay, then I'll take my leave first. In addition to this matter, I came to Jiangling to mobilize a batch of supplies to go south."
"I send you."
Immediately, Liu Xia sent Bai Rongxuan out of the door.
Standing at the door, Liu Xia said to Zhang Zong: "Go and check in Fumantang. Don't scare the snake."
"I understand, little one."
Immediately, Zhang Zong took Liu Liansheng, Song Hanxing and others away.
In the afternoon, Zhang Zong came to Liu Xia's study. After making the announcement, he entered the door and said: "Your Highness, the Fumantang you mentioned is really weird. They are deserted in front of the door, and their business seems to be very bleak. However, there are more than 20 clerks in their business.
Personally. Moreover, there are golden eagles in the backyard. They seem to be very vigilant. But with my many years of experience, I can see that they are not businessmen."
"Golden-haired eagle?"
Liu Xia asked curiously.
"I saw it with my own eyes, so I can't be wrong."
Zhang Zong said.
The golden eagle is a kind of magical beast. It is not big in size but extremely fast. It can be regarded as an extremely ferocious bird of prey.
After being domesticated, golden eagles are mostly used to convey information and detect enemy situations.
It is also worth mentioning that the raising of golden eagles is very complicated and expensive, and ordinary chambers of commerce will not use such expensive livestock.
"Assemble the Tiger Guard experts and we will arrest them tonight. Don't let any of them escape."
Liu Xia said.
"As you command!"
Zhang Zong cupped his fists and said.
At night, when the moon rises above the branches, Jiangling City becomes silent.
At this time, a total of more than 300 Tiger Guards and 20 military masters quietly set out from the Yamen of General Prefecture.
Fumantang is located on the main street not far from the pier. It is a five-entry courtyard with the front facing the street. The location is quite good.
Liu Xia glanced at him, and Zhang Zong and others instantly jumped over the wall. Then the three hundred Tiger Guards immediately divided into two teams. One team surrounded the entire compound as quickly as possible, while the other team climbed over the wall.
Within the courtyard.
"Let's do it."
Liu Xia said calmly.
"As commanded."
Immediately, these tiger guards began to rush into the room to arrest people. The silent Fuman Hall was suddenly filled with noise and fighting.
However, there were too few of them, and within a short time, they were all captured.
Zhang Zong hurriedly began to count the number of people. After a moment, he was stunned and said: "Your Highness, no, there is one person missing."
"Are you sure?"
Liu Xia asked.
"Today's investigation revealed that there were a total of twenty-seven people in the business. Now there are only twenty-six. Their shopkeeper is not here."
Zhang Zong said.
At this time, Liu Xia suddenly unfolded his Xuantian wings and instantly floated into the air.
The heavenly eye on his forehead opened immediately, and the surrounding scenery instantly showed a state of spiritual power instead of real objects.
Looking around, under the rockery in the backyard, I saw a person hiding in the secret room below.
A sneer appeared at the corner of Liu Xia's mouth, and Tian Quan immediately appeared behind him. With a wave of his hand, Tian Quan suddenly shot out.
"boom!"
There was a loud noise, the rockery in the backyard suddenly collapsed, dust filled the air, and the secret room was suddenly exposed.
At this time, a figure burst out from the secret room.
The surrounding Tiger Guards suddenly swarmed forward, but this guy's cultivation level was not weak, and he was vaguely at the Grand Master level.
Immediately, dozens of Tiger Guards were thrown to the ground, and the guy immediately shot towards the dock.
At this time, Liu Xia suddenly blocked his way, Cang Sheng suddenly appeared in his hand, and swung his sword down.
The guy was suddenly startled, retreated hurriedly, and immediately waved the long knife in his hand: "Wind Extinguishing Technique!"
"boom!"
There was a loud noise, and the two qi collided. Unfortunately, that guy could never be Liu Xia's opponent, and the whole person was blown away like a kite.
As soon as he hit the ground, a mouthful of blood spurted out. At this moment, Liu Xia fell from the air instantly, with the long sword pointed at his throat.
Taking a closer look, this man is over fifty years old, bald, with a round face and a mustache.
At this moment, Liu Xia took off his clothes from his long sword and saw a ferocious tiger tattooed on his chest. He immediately smiled and said: "Take the people from Dongji Island back."
Immediately, the surrounding tiger guards rushed up and took the guy into custody.
Immediately, everyone cleaned up the mess, and after a while, they returned to the dungeon of the state government office.
In the secret interrogation room, the expert from Dongji Island was restrained on a copper pillar. Liu Xia and Zhang Zong stood in the room, looking at him coldly.
"May I have your name!"
Zhang Zong asked angrily.
That guy just closed his eyes and remained silent, as if he was as virtuous as you can do to an uncle.
"Don't bother, let Caiwei come."
Liu Xia said.
After a moment, Caiwei entered the secret room and immediately started to use the soul-collecting method. In just a moment, Caiwei opened her eyes and said: "Brother, this person's name is Lyle, he is a disciple of the Dongji Island's Broken Water.
I have been a pirate for many years, but in recent years I have become a pirate
As the liaison person of the Taihe Chamber of Commerce, Kishi has been lurking in Jiangling City. He is responsible for transmitting information to the Dongji Island pirates and urging the Taihe Chamber of Commerce to sell the stolen goods. Half of the guys here are the original subordinates, and the rest
They are people from the Taihe Chamber of Commerce."
When Lyle heard this, he was stunned. He thought that even if he died, Liu Xia would never get any information from him. Now it seems that he made a mistake.
"Lyle, I have something to ask you."
"You don't want to know anything from me!"
Lair glared at Liu Xia and said angrily.
"I don't intend to get any useful information from you. I'm just curious about why you Dongji Islanders want to become pirates!"
Liu Xia asked.
When Lyle heard this, he was stunned.
He took a deep breath and said: "It's bitterly cold on Dongji Island, and the nobles are arrogant. The people have no livelihood. How can they make a living if they don't become pirates?"
"Then if I let you live a prosperous life, will you continue to be pirates?"
Liu Xia asked.
"You? I don't believe it."
Lyle said.
"I don't know much about the situation on Dongji Island. However, I am willing to help you and let you live a prosperous life. After all, this is not a bad thing for the Tianji Dynasty. It just depends on whether you are
Cooperate. The opportunity is in your hands. When you figure it out, let the jailer notify me."
Liu Xia said.
"Bah, don't talk so shamelessly here. Your end is coming soon."
Lyle said arrogantly.
"Really? With your sneak attack on Jiangling, do you think you can spread the sky across the sea? When I defeat your fleet, I think your mind will change by then. Let's go."
After saying this, Liu Xia turned and left.
Lyle stared at Liu Xia's back in stunned silence, knowing in his heart that Kana was probably going to be in trouble this time.