Because most of his soldiers and horses have been sent to various important places in the southwest to barely maintain the rule of the Great Xia court in the southwest counties, there are not many soldiers and horses in the Jiangyang County camp today.
The sound of drills in the past has not been heard from the military camp for a long time. However, because of the tense and critical situation now, there is an air of silence and solemnity permeating the entire camp.
The officers and soldiers coming and going all had solemn looks and fierce momentum. The entire Jiangyang County camp was like a dormant giant beast, hiding and sharpening its claws, waiting for the opportunity to show its edge again.
In the handsome tent, King Qi frowned, his face was deep, and he said:
"News is coming from Yazhou!"
After hearing what King Qi said, Feng Chu was visibly stunned for a moment, and then asked:
"Yazhou? Didn't His Highness never send troops to Yazhou?"
As mentioned before, although King Qi's men control the entire southwestern frontier army of Xia Kingdom.
But now the situation among the six counties in the southwest is extremely tense. The timing of the outbreak of the plague is too clever, it is at the time when the Xia Kingdom's rule in the southwest is most shaky.
Among the six counties, there was a plague raging, there were uprisings, and the people expelled the officials of Xia State to govern themselves, and one faction was causing trouble.
King Qi's army could only garrison in important cities and passes in various counties, barely maintaining the rule of the Xia Kingdom.
Yazhou was not far from Jiangyang County, and it was an insignificant city. Naturally, no troops were sent to garrison it, and the local people were left to fend for themselves.
At this time, Feng Chu heard the news from Yazhou, and this time he showed a confused look.
King Qi looked extremely heavy and said in a deep voice:
"Ji Huan of Yunguo Imperial Hospital was sent by Emperor Yun to bring doctors here. Now they are stationed in Yazhou. They use the rice, medicine and other materials they brought to continuously provide relief and treat the people. Now in Yazhou, less than two months have passed.
Most of the order has been restored..."
King Qi's words immediately made Feng Chu's face turn cold.
Now Feng Chu is in Jiangyang County, and with Emperor Xia's secret order, he has been able to mobilize the embroidery envoys of the six southwest counties. However, in addition to the raging plague in the six counties, there is also a rebellion in Anshun County, and the people of Xiangzhou County are expelled.
Xia officials. In the past few days, they have been tasked with assisting the imperial court in transporting supplies. They are extremely short of manpower and have not paid attention to what happened in Yazhou at all.
After hearing what King Qi said, Feng Chu was silent for a while, then a fierce look flashed in his eyes, and he said with murderous intent:
"As expected, Emperor Yun will definitely show kindness to the people of the six southwest counties after the plague in the country is alleviated, and he will plan to send troops out of Tiannan in the future... Please also ask His Highness to quickly mobilize his trusted troops.
, quickly cut the knot, we must not allow the doctors of Yun State to continue like this!"
The two of them had expected before that when Emperor Yun was free, he would definitely show kindness to the people of the six southwest counties, in order to use this to send troops out of Tiannan to attack the Xia Kingdom and win the hearts of the people.
But now, King Qi, forced by the limited supplies at hand, had no choice but to abandon those people and let them fend for themselves. On the contrary, the Yun Kingdom sent people to rescue them. Comparing the two sides, it goes without saying that the people of Southwest Xia Kingdom are sympathetic!
According to the people's will, this is a relatively unsolvable problem, except by using physical means...
At this time, Feng Chu showed his murderous intent and asked King Qi for trusted personnel. Naturally, he wanted to take advantage of the fact that the influence of the doctors from Yun State was not strong enough to physically remove these people.
But when King Qi heard what Feng Chu said, although his face was still gloomy, he still shook his head, picked up a waist card in his hand, and said in a deep voice:
"Ji Huan, the imperial physician of the Yun Kingdom, I owe him a favor!"
When Feng Chu heard this, he said without blinking:
"Then just keep him! If he stays with His Highness, he will be able to be used by His Highness! Ji Huan's medical skills are rare in the world. If he stays in the Yun Kingdom, he will completely destroy our relationship with the Honorable Minister of the Yun Kingdom.
What a vicious and underhand trick!"
When King Qi heard this, hesitation suddenly appeared in his eyes.
If it was for the sake of Xia's rule, King Qi would not hesitate to immediately adopt Feng Chu's advice and send people to intercept and kill him.
But now the Yun State took the initiative to send someone to contact him and presented him with the token that King Qi personally gave to Ji Su, naturally asking him not to have any other bad intentions.
King Qi's temperament was honed in the military as an adult, and he was used to straightforward methods. He never liked this secretive approach. It was obviously difficult for him to make such a decision that went against his nature.
When Feng Chu saw this, his face became anxious and he gritted his teeth and said:
"Your Highness, this is not a battlefield duel! There is no right or wrong in the methods between the two countries!"
One sentence immediately made King Qi's eyes stern.
He clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and said sternly:
"Bring all the king's personal guards here and disguise themselves as invading thieves from Anshun County!"
Yazhou is not actually bordering Anshun County, but even if this thing is done, both sides will know it. It is just an excuse to fool the people below.
"Remember, Ji Huan must not be harmed in any way... In addition to the favor that I owe him, the prescriptions for diagnosing and treating the plague in his hand are also urgently needed by us!" King Qi couldn't help but give an instruction.
Feng Chu looked at King Qi who nodded and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, okay, after all, there has been some growth, and it is finally not so difficult to lead...
"yes!"
Feng Chu responded with his hands raised, and immediately went down to prepare for the deployment of manpower to intercept and kill Yun Guo's team.
And at this moment, a voice suddenly sounded outside the handsome tent.
"Commander, Mr. Zhong, Deputy Director of Southwest Operations, has an urgent document for you!"
"Come in!" King Qi shouted immediately.
Feng Chu, who was just getting ready to go down, heard this, paused, and said in a deep voice:
"It should be an official document reporting that the princess's plan in Youyun country was exposed and no supplies were shipped back."
Upon hearing this, King Qi nodded silently and said with relief:
"The hundreds of thousands of stones raised by the imperial sister for me have alleviated an urgent need!"
Hearing this, Feng Chu also nodded and praised:
"It's just a simple chess move, but the princess can actually use it to such an extent. I am truly astonished!"
When King Qi heard this, he couldn't help but smile. He was like a parent whose child was praised by others, and said with pride:
"The imperial sister said in her letter that she did not expect that this move of leisure chess would cause quite a stir in the Yun Kingdom. If it weren't for the many affairs in the southwest and Jinling City that affected her energy, she might not be able to use some means.
The government of Yun State is in chaos, and its vitality is severely damaged!"
If you think about it carefully, this is really not a boast.
In order to hinder Hai Rui, Liu Yu also made a plan, so that Hai Rui faced off against officials from the border army in Jianchang Mansion, causing a huge quarrel.
It involves the three families of Ma, Qu, and Tao, as well as officials from the border army, as well as Yun Guo's imperial examination scholars. If they are not really unable to take action, they may make some small moves, which may seriously damage Yun Guo's vitality, but the government will be in chaos.
It's for sure!
When Feng Chu heard this, he flattered him very cooperatively and said:
"The princess's skills are really amazing. With the princess's help, Your Highness will be able to win the big position!"
When King Qi heard this, he waved his hands with a smile.
At this time, the confidant who came to report had been kneeling on the ground and waiting for a long time, but he didn't say anything for a long time. Watching Qi Wang and Feng Chu singing in harmony, there was a complicated expression on their faces.
King Qi only realized it at this time and said immediately:
"What are you reporting?"
The confidant quickly lowered his head and said in a deep voice:
"Your Highness, Mr. Zhong, the southwest transshipment envoy, has arrived at the dock and is unloading the supplies on the ship. There is also a secret message sent, please take a look at it in person!"
"Materials?" King Qi was stunned and subconsciously looked towards Feng Chu.
When Feng Chu heard this, he also showed doubts.
The two of them had long received the report from the Embroidered Clothes Envoy, and knew that Liu Yu of the Yun Kingdom and Jintang Peak had been captured. Logically speaking, they would not have to think about the supplies sent by the Yun Kingdom in the future.
The two of them had already been prepared, but when they heard the news that Zhong Zizuo continued to send back supplies, they couldn't help but look confused.
"Bring the secret message quickly!" King Qi reacted and said suddenly.
Seeing this, the confidants quickly handed over the secret letter.
King Qi opened it and scanned the letter. His eyes suddenly widened, and a shocked, heavy, and complicated look suddenly appeared on his face.
When Feng Chu saw this, his eyelids suddenly jumped and he couldn't help but ask:
"Your Highness, this is..."
King Qi shook his head, handed over the secret message in his hand, and said in a deep voice:
"No need to send people to intercept and kill, it's useless!"
When Feng Chu heard this, he immediately stepped forward, took the letter and scanned it, his brows suddenly furrowed.
In the secret letter, it was naturally Zhong Zizuo who reported that Yun Guo had taken the initiative to provide supplies.
A large amount of supplies were shipped from the Yun Kingdom, and this matter obviously could not be concealed.
Although it was said that King Qi bought it with real money and silver at a price that was 50% higher, it was obvious that ordinary people would not know the inside story of these things.
The common folk propaganda methods used by Emperor Yun's subordinates could easily tell the people of the southwest about this matter from beginning to end.
Judging from the simple moral values of the people, it was natural for them to become the Yun Kingdom, helping them when they were most critical, providing them with supplies, food and grass, and treating the people.
But at this time, it would not be that useful to intercept and kill the team of doctors from the Yun Kingdom!
Feng Chu obviously also figured out the key, his face became extremely ugly, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"No, we absolutely cannot obtain supplies from the Yun Kingdom!"
When King Qi heard this, he looked at Feng Chu and shook his head, saying:
"Although the price of materials sold by Yun State is 50% higher, compared with the imperial court raising materials and sending them to the southwest, there is less loss and delay along the way, so it is not a loss!"
"Your Highness, the price given by Emperor Yun was obviously calculated by someone who wanted to make His Highness think this way and then step into his plan. As a result, the people in the southwest do not know the truth, and I am afraid that..." Feng
He said anxiously.
But before he could finish speaking, King Qi sighed and interrupted:
"This is a conspiracy, there's no way around it!"
King Qi paused and then said:
"The reason why the DPRK and the Central Government are so slow to raise supplies now is not only because there are people holding back, but also because of the emptiness in the imperial treasury. Because of the peace talks indemnity delivered to the Yun State before, the balance in the imperial treasury has been emptied.
Now the imperial court has searched it all over, but I’m afraid it can’t even compare to one-tenth of the gold and silver in Jiangyang County’s treasury.”
"Now that the situation in the southwest is in chaos, there is obviously no need to think about sending the gold and silver back to Jinling City! Instead of doing this, it is better to send it directly to Yun State for purchase."
Feng Chu frowned, but still insisted:
"Your Highness, even if this is the case, you must not do it. This is giving the six southwest counties to the Yun Kingdom! I have said before that there is no right or wrong between countries. What's more, I, Daxia, and Yun Kingdom have
The country has taken over the grudge, and although a peace treaty has been made, sooner or later there will be war again. When the time comes, the Yun Kingdom will have more strength, but Daxia will have less chance of winning. A life-and-death situation cannot be tolerated like this!"
Although Feng Chu's words were a bit harsh, they were obviously extremely correct.
Once the war breaks out again, the six counties in the southwest will inevitably change hands. By then, the national power of the Yun Kingdom will double, and the Xia Kingdom will weaken by one-fifth. The general trend of the world, and the contrast between the strengths and weaknesses of the two countries, will become overturned.
When King Qi heard this, he closed his eyes and leaned back slightly.
What was ringing in his ears at this time was the sound of people wailing and crying that had been heard from time to time in his dreams during this period.
The disease was prevalent, and every family was suffering from death, and every room was crying and crying. Some people died with their doors closed, or their families were wiped out and mourned. The tragic scene of the plague suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.
The next moment, King Qi suddenly opened his eyes, his previous hesitation was gone, his face was firm, and he said in a deep voice:
"Even so, it is better than dragging tens of millions of people from these six counties to die together!"
The reason why we agreed to attack the team of doctors from the Yun Kingdom was because these doctors were short of supplies and could not save many people except helping Xiao Cheng to win over the people.
But now that the Yun State has agreed to sell supplies, the situation is completely different. With the supplies from the Yun State, the people in the southwest are really saved!
Even if, for Xia Guo, it is drinking poison to quench thirst...
Feng Chu was born as an embroiderer. What despicable and cruel methods have he not used? In his opinion, there is always only whether to do it, not whether it should be done.
He should have scorned King Qi's words.
But at this time, seeing King Qi speaking loudly, looking solemn, and majestic, Feng Chu couldn't even say anything to persuade him.
Feng Chu was silent for a moment, then finally leaned over and bowed, thinking complicatedly in his heart:
Sure enough, everything before was all an illusion, and he was still a fool!
At this time, just outside the Jiangyang County camp, several people wearing moon-white Taoist robes, who looked like Taoists at first glance, were watching the commander from a distance.
The leader had a cold aura around him, and between his brows, a white light shone brightly. The white light swept across, giving people the illusion that his whole body was seen through.
The Taoist spiritual power of observing qi is called the Tianmu, or the Heavenly Eye. It is not very different from the Taoist successors in the Jixia Academy of Yun State, who use their Taoist minds to perceive the world, but they are also Taoists who can see through people's destiny.
Secret technique.
At this time, in the sight of the Taoist leader, above the military camp filled with bloody murderous aura, a dragon's phantom had a ferocious head and horns, and four claws had gradually grown out of its belly.
As King Qi's thoughts in the commander's tent became more and more determined, when the dragon vision circled and soared, the majestic kingly aura suddenly appeared on the bloody dragon that was originally full of murderous aura. Golden light then appeared, and
The body of the strange dragon is set off in a dazzling red gold color. At a glance, it becomes more and more like a real dragon.
The white light between the eyebrows of the leading Taoist gradually dissipated and he said loudly:
"Sure enough, there is a real dragon statue!"
The Taoists on the side heard this and couldn't help but echoed:
"It seems that the statement circulating in Jinling City that Emperor Xia prefers King Yiqi to inherit the throne is not groundless!"
"I didn't expect that the position that all the princes were vying for would finally fall to His Highness Prince Qi!"
The leading Taoist stroked his sleeves and said in a deep voice:
"Let's go. The inheritance of my Taoism in Xia Kingdom will be bet on King Qi from now on!"
"yes!"
All the Taoists set off together and walked towards the military camp.
But before they reached the gate of the military camp, they immediately ran into a group of scholars wearing Confucian robes.
The two groups of people looked at each other, their eyes condensed, and they walked toward the military camp together in silence...
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Yun State, Zhongqing City.
Liu Bowen looked at the majestic and prosperous capital of Yun Kingdom in front of him, curled his lips and said:
"Dayun!"
Standing next to Liu Bowen was Zhang Yue, a member of the Zongheng family.
Zhang Yue looked at Zhongqing City with a serious face and narrowed his eyes.
Is this choice really right?
Liu Bowen turned to look at Zhang Yue and said with a smile:
"Now that we're here, don't act like this. If you still have any hesitation, go to Jixia Academy and wait and see."
Hearing this, Zhang Yue laughed, nodded and said:
"That's the truth! It's just that I have a place to go. What about you? How can you enter the court and become an official with no connections? Or do you want to wait a few more months to take the imperial examination? If that doesn't work, I can take you to Jixia
Academy! If you have no name or status, you might as well join me..."
Liu Bowen did not wait for him to finish, waved his hand casually, and interrupted:
"If this is the case, how can I show my ability?"
Seeing this, Zhang Yue couldn't help but shake his head and said:
"You want to pretend to be a ghost again in order to gain fame and attract attention?"
"It's so ugly to pretend to be gods and ghosts! I, Liu Ji, have reviewed what hundreds of schools of thought have learned. I just want to show off what I have learned so that my reputation can be spread to His Majesty's ears. How can I say that I am pretending to be gods and ghosts... Even if I use some means, it's still me.
What a talent!" Liu Bowen said with some dissatisfaction.
Hearing this, Zhang Yue couldn't help but rolled his eyes.
At this moment, in front of the city gate, a man suddenly rushed up and shouted:
"Liu Ji? You are Liu Ji, Liu Bowen!"
The person who came was thin and his face was covered with dust, as if he had just returned from a long journey. But at this time, there was an unusually excited look on his face.
Zhang Yue frowned and subconsciously moved forward to stop this person.
Seeing that he was stopped, the man paused and asked again:
"Are you Liu Ji Liu Bowen?"
Liu Bowen was also a little confused. Looking at the person coming, he nodded subconsciously and said:
"yes……"
When the man heard this, he was so excited that his eyes turned red, and he couldn't help but said:
"Finally, finally found it..."
Halfway through the sentence, the man suddenly remembered something, then took out the token from his arms, stuffed it into Liu Bowen's hand, and said excitedly:
"I leave this to you. Go to Dongchang and recommend you to become an official in the court!"
Liu Bowen looked at the token that was stuffed into his hand and blinked slightly.
Before he could react, Zhang Yue's eyes widened with shock and admiration on his face, and he said loudly:
"Is this also what you expected?"
Feeling the admiration in Zhang Yue's eyes, Liu Bowen hesitated for a moment, and finally his face became hot. He coughed lightly to cover up the confusion on his face, and pretended to be calm and said: