It's summer in Luocheng, and although the weather is hot, there is still a cool breeze blowing under the trees indoors, which makes people feel comfortable.
King Wuyou sat under the big tree in Qi Ci Fang and had been drinking tea since early morning. He had nothing to do these days, so he went to the city to meet Lu Jian of Feilong Escort Agency for a small gathering, and then he often met with Xiao Tianyou
When we were together, Xinyi also had time to invite King Wuyou to go and sit at Fengyue's place in Luocheng.
The war in the Shu Kingdom was at a stalemate for a while, and the Shu Kingdom invested heavily in guarding Yucheng and Chengcheng. The Qin army was restrained by Zilong's army, and its assistance to the Shu Kingdom was scattered a lot. It only sent tens of thousands of people to support distantly, and did not go deep into Shu.
There was no real battle with the Qi army in Shu.
King Shun led the Qi, Chu, and Dali armies, totaling more than 300,000 troops. They were blocked in Yucheng. Outside Chengcheng, all the southeastern parts of Shu were basically occupied by King Shun's army. At this time, the coalition forces had occupied more than half of Shu.
territory.
King Wuyou also knew the war ahead through flying letters. King Shun had Huo Yuan, Prince Duan of Dali, Dongfang Yi of Chu State assisted him, and with many soldiers and brave generals, it was only a matter of time before he captured Yucheng and Chengcheng.
Because King Shun wanted to govern Shu, not just fight against Shu, he tried his best to be gentle during the attack, so that the Shu army in Yucheng and other places could hold on to this day.
Qi Lu has also gained a lot of experience on the front line, and is now able to serve as a general, leading the army to attack, and has achieved considerable success. Every time he wins, Qi Lu will send the battle report to King Wuyou, so that King Wuyou can communicate with him
Share the joy of victory together. King Wuyou sighed every time he saw the number of enemy heads killed in the Qilu battle report.
Chen Guo has accepted the new king at this time, and Chen Zhong, as the king of Chen, has also completed control of the court: various government agencies have basically placed their cronies; Fencheng and Jincheng are his territories, together with Luocheng
, the entire central and southern part of Chen State was under his control; the eastern part of Chen State was ruled by the eldest prince Chen Cheng and Marshal Chen Qi; the western part of Chen State was controlled by the third prince Chen Yi; although the Longxi Party of Prime Minister Xu Boxiong still had a great influence in the court
However, the ministers who were originally attached to him had gradually alienated the Longxi Party members and turned to the new king. Xu Boxiong's power was gradually weakened by King Chen.
King Chen also secretly met with King Wuyou twice, and no one really knew the content of the discussion between the two. Empress Dowager Chen returned to Qin to visit her relatives, and met the King and Queen of Qin several times. After Empress Dowager Chen returned to Chen, King Qin asked for support.
The attitude of Shu also changed. The Qin army gathered at the border of relatives never crossed the border; and the Qin army that fought with the Qi army led by Zilong also withdrew from the city defense.
Xinyi dressed up as Mr. Wen Sheng, and brought her junior sister who was disguised as a servant to Qi Ci Fang. Shopkeeper Shi also got to know the top singer of Fengyue Tower and knew that she was now the beauty of his young boss's family.
As a close friend, he greeted Xinyi with a smile and took her to the backyard in person.
Not only did he and King Wuyou stay away from each other, but he saw King Wuyou drinking tea under the tree from a distance, and he shouted out loud: "Young Master Qi, how pleasant it is. My young master is here to pay you a visit!"
King Wuyou turned around and saw that Xinyi was coming, so he stood up and invited Xinyi to sit down and drink tea together. Xinyi looked at the refreshments on the coffee table, smiled slightly, and said, "Mr. Qi, why are you alone?
If you are drinking alone, why don't you go with Xiaosheng and I to walk around the city? I heard that there are some fun activities over there at Jinci Temple, how about we go and have a look?"
King Wuyou was also idle and bored. Although Luo City was just over a day's journey from Mount Wutai, he did not dare to go there. He was afraid that if he went there and saw Ying'er, he would be tempted to take her back.
I was trying to find something to do, but there seemed to be nothing I was willing to do. The agreement with King Chen has been reached, and the Qin army will no longer participate in the war in Shu; the prince of Yue, Qi Yi, is ruling
; Lincheng, Hecheng territory has Zhuge Qingyun acting as agent; the Qi army led by Zilong has broken away from the Qin army and retreated to the Qin border; Wang Tianyuan and Meng Qi have also firmly controlled Jiaocheng; although Xiang Guo
There were some actions, but they did not affect the overall situation. King Qi did not pay attention to them, and King Wuyou did not take them to heart either.
Now, with a beautiful woman inviting you, King Wuyou was naturally happy to go and relax. Seeing that Shopkeeper Shi was right in front of him, King Wuyou ordered: "Shopkeeper Shi, please ask someone to bring some money and follow me to the Jinci Temple.
Turn around.”
Shopkeeper Shi agreed and went back to the store to make arrangements. King Wuyou and Xinyi slowly walked forward.
Jinci is a prosperous place in Luo City. Some of Luo City's street artists gather here. There are also many teahouses and restaurants. Businessmen from all over the world also like to come here to have some fun.
King Wuyou and Xinyi took the carriage in the store and arrived not far from Jinci Temple. In front of them was a lively market. A few people got out of the car and walked and stopped all the way, looking at the stalls on both sides of the market. He Zhi felt that everything was
Novelty, if you see any rare objects, you want to buy them. The guy who came from Qi Ci Fang looked at King Wuyou's face, and King Wuyou asked him to just pay, and then helped He Zhi carry various toys.
Not far away, he heard the sound of gongs and drums in front of him. After hearing it, he threw the things in his hands into the hands of the waiter and ran forward. Seeing that the waiter had too many things, King Wuyou sent him away.
He was sent back to the car first, and then came to look for him. The waiter hurriedly carried the things he bought to the carriage.
Xinyi wanted to dissuade her junior sister at first, but seeing that King Wuyou was very indulgent, she stopped taking care of her. Xinyi had been with King Wuyou these few times, and she gradually realized that this young prince of Qi King was a bit strange.
I can't figure it out myself: I always have a calm look, and seems to be so tolerant to everyone and everything. But thinking about King Wuyou's pressure makes me feel breathless, especially in Dadu, Wuyou
King Wuyou killed a master from Fengshen Valley without saying a word. Thinking of this makes King Wuyou so chilling.
King Wuyou didn't know what Xinyi was thinking about. Seeing that he had just run into the crowd, he turned to look at Xinyi and said, "Mr.
Xinyi smiled apologetically and said to King Wuyou: "Then please accompany me to find her and come back!" After that, she and King Wuyou followed He Zhi and walked towards the crowd.
The crowd formed a circle. King Wuyou and Xinyi found a sparse place to stand and looked inside. They saw a father and daughter inside. The father was a middle-aged man about forty years old. He was beating drums and shouting
He said: "Dear elders, my father and daughter have come to the precious land to perform for you. If you are doing well, please give us father and daughter a shout. And for those kind-hearted gentlemen, how much reward are you willing to give us?
A small amount of money is enough for our father and daughter to make ends meet! Stop gossiping, we, my father and our daughter, have made a fool of ourselves, so please bear with me, fathers and mothers."
Following the middle-aged man's voice, a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl in the field struck a few gongs, then put the gong on, came to the field, made a hand gesture, and then struck cleanly.
Fist.
There were those boys around who liked to make noises, and they all shouted "Hello". At this time, He Zhihe saw Xinyi and King Wuyou, so they walked around and stood together and looked in. There were three or two people in front of him blocking He Zhi.
The little girl spread her hands and squeezed to the front. Those people didn't want to be scolded, but pointed at Lu Zheng. When they saw Lu Zheng's figure, they swallowed the words in their throats and continued to look into the field.
With.
The girls in the field had practiced boxing three or five times, and their bodies were still in shape. Their faces were flushed and sweat was flowing from their temples. The middle-aged man picked up the gong and walked towards the crowd, one by one.
Begging for reward money. Some spectators took out a few copper coins and threw them into the gong with a clanging sound. Others turned around and left when a middle-aged man walked up to them.
He Zhi turned around long ago and stretched out his hand to King Wuyou. King Wuyou looked at her, shook his head, and then turned to look at Lu Zheng. Lu Zheng took out a piece of broken silver from his purse and handed it to He Zhi's hand.
.More than just taking the broken piece of silver and waiting impatiently for the middle-aged man to come over.
Before the middle-aged man could reach this side, a young man reached out and grabbed the gong. The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment. Looking at the young man's appearance, he knew that he had met a local rogue, so he hurriedly followed him with a smile.
Said: "I don't know what to call this hero."
The young man squinted and said, "You man, you really don't know the rules. You come to Jinci Street and don't go to pay homage to our uncle. You just start it like this. You don't take our uncle seriously!"
The middle-aged man laughed hurriedly and explained carefully: "We, father and daughter, have just arrived in this treasured land. We don't know where the uncle is. We are unreasonable. It's our fault. After our father and daughter have played this trick, we will go with you."
I’d like to pay my respects to you! But I don’t know what my name is?”
The young man snorted coldly and said: "My uncle is the famous street-cleaning tiger in Jinci. Who doesn't know that if you want to do anything on the streets of Jinci, you have to register with our uncle first. With our uncle's permission,
Only then can you take to the streets. You are really ignorant and have broken the rules."
The middle-aged man has traveled around the world all year round, so he naturally knows that there are thugs everywhere who bully and dominate the market. They gather together to occupy a place and recruit some artists from the trade. Today is the first day for him and his daughter to come to Luo City to perform at Jinci Temple, and they have not paid a visit yet.
When the street bully here saw what the young man said, he quickly picked out a dozen copper coins from the gong, handed it to the young man, and said: "This hero belongs to our father and daughter. This is what we just collected today."
With the few small coins I got, I’ll give you tea first!”
The young man looked at the few copper coins with disdain and said, "You man, do you want to send them away to beg for food? What can you do with these few coins?"
The middle-aged man was a little speechless and murmured: "Our father and daughter performed for the first time today, and we haven't received a few dollars yet, that's all. We hope the heroes will show their kindness!"
The young man looked at the girl in the field, smiled evilly, and said: "My uncle likes young girls. If you want to start a show at Jinci, let your girl spend the night at our uncle's house!"
The middle-aged man kept saying, "I can't do it, I can't do it!" Upon hearing this, the girl in the scene turned even redder, with anger in her eyes.