Fenglin Tianxia – Queen with a Thousand Pets

The weather in England in September is the best, neither too cold nor too hot, and it is very pleasant. There were several layers of chrysanthemums blooming in the small courtyard at the corner of the Prince's Mansion, adding a touch of autumnal mood.

Zhu Weili sat at the book desk, looking at the ten thousand words book carefully, and sighed again, Cheng Jia, what a genius! What a pity!

Sir! Lu Yao hurriedly walked in from outside the house and said, Let's go.

Zhu Weili sighed and said, I'll talk to the prince tomorrow. If it doesn't work, let's leave again.

There are more guards outside the courtyard today. I'm afraid the prince won't listen to you. Lu Yao said. Before he finished speaking, he unsheathed the heavy sword in his hand and turned around to protect Zhu Weili behind him.

A figure appeared in front of the door like a ghost, his body was all black and his face was covered with a black scarf. The pair of eyes exposed were extremely beautiful, but there was a coldness in them.

Eleven? Lu Yao exclaimed in a low voice, pulled him into the room, and closed the door.

Mr. Zhu! Ye Shiyi took off his scarf and said, The master has passed through Yingzhou and is going to board the ship from Guangzhou. He wants us to come and pick you up. Then he turned to Lu Yao and said, The guards at the Prince's Palace are in an emergency. I'm afraid it will be detrimental to you if you transfer. Please tidy up and let's leave quickly.

Mr. Zhu! Lu Yao turned to look at Zhu Weili. He had already proposed to leave here. Prince Ying'an looked like a good man, but he was very sinister in private and was definitely not a good collaborator. .

Ling Qingyu comes to Guangzhou? Zhu Weili nodded and said to the book boy behind him: Pack your things and leave now.

After pushing open the courtyard door and seeing the body of the guard lying on the ground outside, Lu Yao glanced at Ye Shiyi, then picked up Zhu Weili on his back and followed Ye Shiyi out of the palace.

After leaving Yingzhou City, there were already a few empty horses outside the city. Ye Fei stood quietly aside. When he saw them coming, he got on his horse, and then the group galloped towards Guangzhou.

Guangnan Road has many mountains but little land. Thousands of years ago, it was a desolate and sparsely populated place. After going down the mountain road and bypassing Yingzhou, in a small town still some distance away from Guangzhou, Ling Qingyu and his party stopped and waited for Zhu Weili. Come to meet up, and Ying Thirteen took people to Guangzhou to inquire about the situation, and at the same time contact the ship that should be waiting at the port.

The next morning, Zhu Weili arrived. After briefly communicating the information, Zhu Weili fell silent.

After resting all morning, Zhu Weili found Ling Qingyu, spread out the map again, and said: My lord, now that Cheng Jia has happened, my lord can consider raising the flag.

Ling Qingyu was stunned. They had previously said that they would wait until the internal chaos of the Great Zhou Dynasty was reached before sending troops from the north. Now they are raising the banner? How to lift?

My lord, both Chai Jinzhong and Chai Jingchao are unpopular with the people now. According to what you said, the Zhao family has already had second thoughts. They are just waiting for them to fight each other so that they can take advantage of the opportunity. However, the Zhao family itself has differences, so a year in the north In the end, there must be a division of power. On the south side, Prince Jiang'an has already revolted, but he cannot control the prominent families in Jiangnan, especially the home of the Wang family in Huainan. On the south side of the Yangtze River, the forces must be divided across the river. King Cheng revolted Although it is fast, Han Ziqing is now blocked outside the city of Changsha, and his soldiers are burning, killing, looting, and are unpopular. As long as Han Ziqing lasts for a while, reinforcements from Jiangnan Road will arrive. I am afraid that in a year, the situation will be different. It has been decided. Now Cheng Jiazhi's Wanyan book has been widely circulated and has a profound influence that we had not expected before. My lord, Mr. Cheng has laid the foundation stone for you. Now you can raise the banner and do benevolent and righteous things. Those who have gained the Tao will be helped a lot. Zhu Weili said, stroking his beard. As soon as he saw the ten thousand words book, he understood that this was the best banner for the Ling family. The Ling family had always done good deeds and had a profound influence on the people. If you don't serve the people, why should you be a king? The Ling family ascended to the throne and shouted, and the response was overwhelming. However, at first, he only thought that this was a God-given opportunity. Unexpectedly, it was not a God-given opportunity, but Cheng Jia used his life and blood to pave the way for Ling Qingyu.

To achieve a great cause, you must make sacrifices. To become a king, you must have the power to convince others and make people willing to die for it.

You mean, we are going to cause trouble here? Guangnan Road?

Guangnan Road was originally a poor place. Guangzhou became rich through external trade. However, after we cut off part of the external trade in Srivijaya, there were many fewer merchants coming and going. The Xie family amassed money in a vicious and oppressive way. Although the Baiyue people in Lingnan are small in number, they are brave and good at fighting, but they are the most oppressed and bullied people here. I remember my lord once said that wherever there is oppression, there will be resistance. As long as they are promised a small profit, those The Baiyue people can be used by us.

The Xie family in Guangzhou... There was a sneer on Ling Qingyu's lips. Yes, the Xie family is not only the enmity between father and brother. If they hadn't sent people to assassinate them repeatedly, how could Yan San have been seriously injured? Poisonous wounds, because I was afraid of seeing the pain when healing poisonous wounds, I made the distinction later. In the end, this is the source of everything.

If my lord decides, then Zhu will not go back to the ship with you. Now we will go to the Baiyue tribe to persuade them to cooperate with us.

Will there be any danger?

Zhu Weili chuckled and shook his head, saying: The Baiyue tribe is no better than the people in Southern Xinjiang. In fact, they are very simple people. I have met several tribe leaders in the prince's palace. They are all people who can talk about truth. No matter who they are, they live If you give him a way to survive when he can't go down, he will always have to fight tooth and nail.

So... Ling Qingyu lowered his head and thought for a long time. Zhu Weili must be certain when he said this. Historically speaking, Guangdong at this time not only had few people, but also had few troops stationed there. It happened twice in a certain year in the Northern Song Dynasty and a certain year in the Southern Song Dynasty. Large-scale northern immigration has only begun to lead to a large number of Hakkas. If we can really get the power of Baiyue, then it will not be difficult to capture Guangnan Road. And after walking along this way, we know that this ancient road was opened by Zhang Jiuling thousands of years ago. No matter how difficult it is to walk, it is also easy to defend but difficult to attack. If Guangnan Road is captured, Fanwai will have a foothold in Dazhou.

Mr. Zhu, Lu Yao and Shi Yi are following you. Yan Qi, send a few more people to ensure Mr. Zhu's safety. Ling Qingyu raised his head and said, the look in his eyes made Yan Qi's mouth curl up unconsciously, and he nodded in response: good.

Since the opening of trade in the Tang Dynasty, the city of Guangzhou has continued to expand. Now it is a large city with three urban districts: Zhongcheng, East City, and West City. The Zhongcheng is the smallest and is mainly inhabited by the Xie family and the official family of Guangzhou. The East City and West City are larger. Mainly civilians and merchants live in the city. The streets in the city are wide and there are many businesses. In Xicheng, there is an inner harbor dug out and an inner dock built for ships to shelter from wind and rain.

At noon, when people are most lazy and want to take a nap, a few horses entered the city from the north gate of the West City. The sound of the horse's hooves on the streets paved with bluestones gave a crisp echo.

Looking at the shops on both sides, the occasional people walking on the street, and the private soldiers wearing the emblem of the Xie family walking in twos and threes scattered in the streets and alleys, Ying Shisan's eyes sank slightly.

Along the long street to the inner pier, Ying Shisan got off his horse in front of the inn at the end of the street, handed the horse's reins to the waiter who came out, took Xie Sanlang and others into the lobby, found a place to sit down, and followed After the waiter asked for food, he asked casually: I heard that you have a lot of people here, and there are also big ships from the side. Where can I see them?

Guests, you are coming from the north, the waiter said with a smile, Is this your first time with us? Seeing that these young people were all dressed in silk and satin, he continued with a smile: The extra ship is going to the outer pier. Look, it happened that a fleet of boats came here some time ago. I heard that they came from Cholu. Because of the wind direction, they stopped here for a while. If you want to see it, just go to the outer pier to see it.

Thank you very much. Xie Sanlang put a corner of broken silver on the table and said with a bright smile.

The dishes were ordered according to the waiter's recommendation, and they were served very quickly. Just looking at the white chicken dripping with blood, several people were very silent. Then Ye Yu asked: Is this the delicious white chicken that the master said?

Ying Thirteen put a piece of chicken in his mouth and chewed it slowly, and then said: Sanlang, you ask about the situation on the street. Yefeng, Yeyu, Yelin, go and find out how many private soldiers the Xie family has? What is the approximate layout of the city defense? how many people.

yes!

The outer pier is easy to find. Ten miles out of the west city, walk along the river to the mouth of the sea, and you can see the outer pier lined with thousands of ships. Among them, several ships of huge size can be vaguely seen docked far away in the outer sea. The boat is even more conspicuous.

When approaching the pier, Ying Thirteen dismounted and frowned slightly at the noisy scene on the pier. The people on the pier were all coolies in uniforms, and there were no less than a thousand private soldiers of the Xie family scattered around. , the place close to the huge sea ship is even more dense.

Hey, Sanjay, the wind has picked up. Don't you captain want to leave? Hearing someone laughing loudly next to him, Shadow Thirteen turned his head and saw the familiar figure among the crowd. The figure reached out to block Ye Xiao beside him and stood on the roadside.

How to go? Our captain is so fascinated by your Zhou women that we don't even mention it.

Hahaha, that's right. The little Taohong from Lixiangyuan is a beauty. Now, she's been taken over by your captain. We can't even meet her once.

You? Xiao Taohong only gets one hundred taels of silver for a meeting. Do you have money?

There was a roar of laughter on the dock. Ying Shisan led the horse and walked slowly through the crowd, squeezing past Sanjayi without looking back.

Thank you, boss! With a pack of fresh snacks in his hand, Xie Sanlang walked out of the snack shop with a bright smile. He weighed the snacks in his hand and looked at the shop opposite.

It was a silk and satin shop. Thinking of the rush to get out this time, after abandoning the carriage, he even threw away all the extra clothes. Ling Qingyu only brought a few changes of clothes. Xie Sanlang walked into the silk and satin shop.

The door of the silk shop is not big, but the inside is deep. The afternoon sun shines in obliquely, making Xie Sanlang's smile as he walks in the door extremely bright.

Boss, bring me some good dark-colored materials. Xie Sanlang smiled as he walked in, and then heard someone inside calling Sanlang, his voice full of surprise and doubt.

Xie Sanlang turned around and looked around. The shop was very deep. Standing in the sunlight, Xie Sanlang couldn't see clearly inside. After walking a few steps and getting used to the light inside, he saw a frightened look on his face that seemed fierce. The smile on the woman's face suddenly disappeared as she stood up and let everything in her hands fall to the ground.

His mother was from Dazhou. Although his father and brother told him that his mother had died of illness, he knew that her mother had not died, but had just returned to Dazhou. He was already seven years old at that time, and he remembered his mother's face very clearly. What's more, although he was ten years old, Over the years, the woman's appearance has not changed much, and she is instantly recognizable.

He knew who his mother was, and he also knew that her mother had returned to her mother's family, but in the past seven years, he had never thought of coming back or looking for her, because his mother was from the Xie family.

He is her enemy...

Is it really you? Sanlang? Xie Wanru took a few steps forward and grabbed the boy in front of her. His eyes, eyebrows, and facial features were all the same as those of their Xie family. We haven't seen him in ten years, and that boy has grown up to be so handsome. A young boy whose full vitality makes people fall in love with him at first sight.

Xie Sanlang was stimulated by her cold fingers and took a few steps back. He said, You got the wrong person. He turned around and ran out. He took off the horse's reins, got on his horse, and rode away before the woman chased him out.

For ten years, this is a very unfit mother. She has not taken care of him much after giving birth to him. There was even a period of time when Xie Sanlang could clearly feel his mother's hostility and hatred towards him. Once, he defeated a group of samurai. When the children were very happy, they overheard the private discussion of the group of children, saying that their mother was from a wealthy family in the Zhou Dynasty, and she looked down on them, the Japanese country samurai, and thought it was a shame to have a Japanese child, so she didn't like him at all. Fujiwara Saburo is a child whose father does not accept his mother's dislike, but he is still so arrogant, which is really annoying.

It turns out that this is the case, so no matter how well he does and how hard he works, he will never get a word of praise from his mother, just like his father is still rejected no matter how much he pleases his mother. When he knows this, five-year-old Fujiwara Saburo She didn't even think about trying to please her mother, but occasionally when she had to show up, she saw from a distance the beautiful woman her father kept close to his heart.

But in the end, they were abandoned by her, and a small boat belonging to the Xie family took her away. On the day she left, he avoided his father and brother and chased her to the pier, crying and calling her mother in Dazhou dialect. However, she did not wait until the boat was far away. , she didn’t even look back.

Xie Sanlang returned to the inn and entered the room as if he was running for his life. He leaned against the door and let out a long breath. Don't you want to? After the collapse of the Fujiwara family, he was panic-stricken and huddled in bed alone crying. At that time, he was indeed thinking of her and thought of her hug to soothe his uneasiness. However, at that time, the hugging him soothed his uneasiness and The person who made him fall asleep peacefully with fear was Ling Qingyu, the woman who often looked at him with a helpless expression and called him a naughty child. She pulled him out of that nightmare and gave him a home where no one discriminated against him and no one looked down upon him. Where he really comes to terms with who he is.

In the middle of the night, Lixiang Courtyard is still brightly lit with singing and dancing birds.

Ying Thirteen walked into Lichun Courtyard from the backyard. It didn't take much time to see the wide open rear window and the person leaning against the window.

Leaping from Ram into the room, Ying Thirteen pulled down his scarf and said, Don't stand at the window next time, it will be half blocked.

Where is she? Ram asked directly, ignoring his teasing.

We're resting ahead. It's still dozens of miles away from Guangzhou. I saw that the Xie family was keeping a close eye on your boat at the pier. How do you get on the boat? I glanced at the person sitting at the table with a teapot in his hand and froze. Beauty, Ying Thirteen took the teapot from her hand, found a clean cup and poured himself a glass of water.

Lam took a long breath, and after months of worrying, he felt that his heart had returned to his heart, and said: Tomorrow I will sail the ship out to the open sea, and there will be a small boat to pick you up in Tung Chung. Fang Nianyuan's ship is outside. On the small island not far away, let’s get on the boat and meet up first.”

He's here too? Ying Thirteen put the tea cup on the table, and then directly tapped the beauty's acupuncture points.

Ding Dong's ship came down from Hangzhou. I heard that the fighting in Huainan was fierce. I guess you can't take the Jiangnan route. Only this route is the most suitable, so we gathered here. But, why did it take so long? She really Are you okay? Ram pulled up a chair and sat down, asking anxiously.

Don't worry, Master is fine. Ying Shisan smiled, pointed at the beauty and said with a smile: You're living a really good life, little Taohong, aren't you spending a lot of money?

I always have to find an excuse to stay here and not leave. Ram grinned, and then said seriously: Don't talk nonsense to her!

Haha, there's nonsense there. You've been keeping someone for a few months, so there must be some affection, right? Ying Thirteen said with a smile.

Ram smiled and said: This woman is very smart. She only cares about money and doesn't care what my excuse is.

Just because there was no danger before does not mean there is no danger now. Ying Shisan rolled his eyes, put his hand on the woman's neck, and then looked at Ram.

Ram was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant, and smiled bitterly: It's just a weak woman, why bother...

Ying Thirteen tapped several of the beautiful woman's big holes again, and said to Ram: Take her to the bed. Don't let anyone touch her for the next few days. After the master comes on board, you can do whatever you want with her.

No need to go to such trouble, I will redeem her body tomorrow and take her on the boat. When she gets on the boat, we will find a place to give her money to go ashore. Ram stood up and said.

Ying Shisan looked at him, smiled slightly, and said: This acupuncture point can be treated at noon tomorrow, you can figure it out yourself.

Walking to the window, Ying Shisan turned around and said, I'm going to pick up the master now. Your people can find Ye Lin and Sanlang at the Yuelai Inn. Just tell him where to get on the boat.

Watching Ying Thirteen's figure disappear into the darkness, Ram walked up to the beauty, bent down to pick her up and put her on the bed, whispering: I know you are awake, it's best for you to be sensible and not do anything. It's a pointless thing, otherwise, I will take your life myself. Seeing the beauty's eyes turning a little and blinking, Ram stood up, put down the bed curtain, then walked to the door of the outer room and stood facing the door. The standing guard said: Go to mother, I want to redeem Xiao Taohong's body.