Chapter 45: Civil Strife in Eastern Lebanon

The four of them laughed, ate snacks, drank flower tea, chatted and laughed, so lively. From food to geography, from astronomy to the military, from rivers and lakes to the royal family, there are no scruples and free to speak. Zhou Tianqi didn't talk much, but he had unique views on geography and military affairs, and the three of them expressed their opinions and argued fiercely.

Lin Wan listened quietly and couldn't interject.

"Brother Jin, have you ever heard of a medicinal herb called Seven Star Grass?" Lin Wan interjected and asked as their debate came to an end.

"Wan'er asked the Seven Star Grass what it was doing?" Jin Haoran asked suspiciously.

"My mother was poisoned, and only Seven Star Grass can cure it. Lin Wan replied truthfully.

Jin Haoran nodded, and said with a serious face: "The Seven Star Grass can indeed cure a hundred poisons, three years ago, my mother was hit by a strange poison, and my father launched the whole country in Dongli to search for this grass, and finally only got one, and asked the medical saint to personally refine three seven-star pills, one of which was given to the medical saint as a reward." My mother took one, and my father had one in his hand, which he regarded as a treasure. ”

Lin Wan was very happy when he saw that the Seven Star Grass had fallen, and hurriedly asked, "How can I find the Medical Saint?"

Jin Haoran shook his head and said, "The medical saint often travels around the world, and no one knows where he comes from or where he is going. Back then, his father got the Seven Star Grass, and the medical saint took the initiative to find it after getting the news, and no one could find him. ”

Lin Wan hesitated slightly, and then asked, "Brother Jin, according to what you see, how can you give up the Seven Star Pill in your father's hand?"

Jin Haoran's expression was solemn, he hesitated for a moment, and said hatefully: "I can't hide it, on the way to Dafengguo, I have already received the news that my father and mother have been placed under house arrest by Concubine Li and her son Jin Pengzhan. That's why Jin Pengzhan failed to ascend the throne and temporarily saved the lives of my father and mother. My father asked me to come to the Great Feudal Kingdom, in fact, I wanted to protect me, and secondly, I hoped to get the support of the emperor of the Great Feudal Kingdom and regain the military power in Li Xingyu's hands. ”

Lin Wan was taken aback, although she knew from the script that the later Dongli King Jin Pengzhan was very mediocre and listened to her uncle Li Xingyu in everything, but she didn't know other details, let alone Jin Haoran.

"Brother Jin, with all due respect, don't expect the emperor of the Great Feudal Kingdom to help you, the civil strife in Dongli is better controlled, how can he help you and your father regain real power?" Lin Wan said amazingly, but Changfeng, Zhou Tianqi, including Jin Haoran, all understood in their hearts that she was right.

Jin Haoran nodded slightly, and sighed: "How can my father not know the position of the emperor of the Great Sealing Kingdom, but we only have this one hope." ”

Lin Wan looked at Changfeng and Zhou Tianqi, and said bluntly: "Brother Jin, you have to take precautions, even if the emperor agrees, he may not really help you, we still have to find another way." ”

Zhou Tianqi frowned, although Lin Wan was telling the truth, he was questioning his father anyway, and he was slightly dissatisfied.

Changfeng was silent, took a sip of the flower tea in the cup, and thought thoughtfully.

Jin Haoran heard Lin Wan say the word "we", and his heart couldn't help but feel warm, and he had infinite hope.

"Apocalypse," Lin Wan pulled Zhou Tianqi's sleeve and asked cautiously, "I don't understand military affairs, but if we have the talisman of the Eastern Qi army in our hands, can we help Brother Jin regain the throne of Dongli?"

Zhou Tianqi was shocked, his phoenix eyes widened, staring at Lin Wan's clear eyes, and asked word by word: "The talisman of the Eastern Qi army?"

Changfeng and Jin Haoran also looked at Lin Wan suspiciously.

Lin Wan smiled and said abruptly: "I mean if ......"

Zhou Tianqi glanced at her, of course he didn't believe that she was just talking casually, but now was not the time to get to the bottom of it. After thinking about it, he answered her question seriously: "As far as I know, Li Xingyu only has 100,000 border guards stationed in Fenglijiang, and 50,000 defenders of Qicheng in Dongli Kyoto. There are 200,000 troops in the Eastern Qi army, and if you want to attack Dongli, across the Fengli River, you will definitely not be able to do it, but if you just contain the 100,000 border guards and help Brother Jin seize the throne, it should not be difficult. ”

Lin Wan then asked, "Apocalypse, if you have this ability, are you willing to help Brother Jin win the throne?"

Zhou Tianqi replied without hesitation: "Of course I am willing, putting aside our friendship with Brother Jin who lives and dies together, the Great Fengguo and Dongli have been living together peacefully and have friendly relations for 50 years. Most of the food of the Great Feudal State was supplied by Dongli, and the civil strife in Eastern Li was definitely not a good thing for the Great Feudal State. And Jin Pengzhan and Li Xingyu are extremely ambitious, and they will never be willing to attach themselves to the Great Feudal State, and now the power is not stable, on the surface, they are respectful to their father, and they have doubled their tribute in the past two years, but if there is really one day in power, it will definitely become a major hidden danger of the Great Feudal State. If there is a war in the eastern country and the arable land is destroyed, there may be no good harvest for several years. At that time, not only will the people of Dongli, who depend entirely on the land for their livelihood, face war and famine, but even the grain and grass for so many armies of the Great Feudal State will not be guaranteed. ”

Jin Haoran nodded and said: "Li Xingyu was just a small soldier in the border guards twenty years ago, he was born recklessly, but his martial arts are very strong. He repeatedly suggested that the conscription be increased to strengthen the country by force, but his father rejected it. Dongli is surrounded by mountains on three sides, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and what the people of Dongli want is peace and prosperity, and they do not need war. My father and I want our people to live in peace and contentment, and not to endure the smoke of war. ”

Zhou Tianqi sighed: "However, my father and I don't think the same. Xiling and Northern Chen were becoming more and more powerful, and South Vietnam had been eyeing the feudal state, and now these three countries have posed a threat to the great feudal state that cannot be ignored. My father is worried that Dongli Kingdom is too comfortable, and he will also free up his hands to deal with us. If Dongli locks the throat of the Great Feudal State at a critical moment, the consequences will be unimaginable. More than 20 years ago, it was because of the defection of the Dongli State and the support of the South Vietnamese State with grain and grass that the Fengjia army was defeated again and again, with heavy casualties. ”

Jin Haoran hesitated for a moment and said: "The reason for the war more than 20 years ago, my father and I don't know very well, but I heard my father say that this matter is not simple, otherwise the emperor of the feudal kingdom would not let Dongli go so easily." ”

Zhou Tianqi's eyes were cold, and there was a faint answer in his heart, but he couldn't believe it.

Lin Wan was dumbfounded when she heard this, she only knew what it was, and she didn't know why. I didn't expect that there would be so many complicated internal information, and the king's mind is really not something that ordinary people can understand.

Lin Wan suddenly thought of something and asked, "Brother Jin, are the troops you brought to escort the tributes all your own people?"

Jin Haoran nodded and said, "Yes, the three thousand guards are all my father's cronies to me. I'm also worried about the safety of the tribute grain, although I believe in the ability of the guards, but if it is the people of the Thousand Cavalry Society, it will be a little difficult to guard, as soon as I arrived in the capital, I have already sent the guards back to support, and there is no news back for the time being. ”