[Chapter 102 - Mertail Clan] It's better to look for it again

It was quiet inside the inn, and the sound of the waves and wind and rain outside became more and more obvious. Occasionally, a breeze came through the window, causing the candles to sway slightly along with the bed. Duan Baiyue turned sideways, and the quilt was pulled up a little higher for him, covering his bare shoulders.

Chu Yuan opened his eyes.

"Woke you up?" Duan Baiyue's palm gently stroked his hair, "It's still a while before dawn, continue to sleep." ”

Chu Yuan turned sideways, buried his face in his arms, and continued the dream that he had just finished.

Duan Baiyue didn't sleep all night, didn't want to sleep, and was reluctant to sleep. It wasn't until the night dissipated little by little, and the fine golden light shone into the window lattice, that the person in his arms was awakened.

Chu Yuan didn't want to open his eyes and asked, "It's dawn?" ”

Duan Baiyue said: "What you said last night, you have to go back early." ”

"Hmm." Chu Yuan sat up, "I have passed on some local officials, the army will go to sea in a few days, and there are still a lot of things to explain in this big Kuncheng." ”

Duan Baiyue hugged him from behind: "I'll go with you to attack White Kirist Island." ”

"The Southwest Army is not familiar with water nature, and it is not allowed." Chu Yuan shook his head.

"Who said the Southwest Army was going?" Duan Baiyue dressed him, "The Chu army is going to sea, and this big Kuncheng is in turmoil, so it is difficult to ensure that there will be no remnants of rebellion." Rather than sending troops here from other places, it is better to leave the southwest army behind to maintain order, and when you return victorious in the future, it will not be too late for me to go back. ”

Chu Yuan said, "So you want to stay in Dakun City?" ”

"It's the Southwest Army that stays in Dakun City." Duan Baiyue rested her chin on his shoulder, "I'll go to sea with you, because I want to sleep." ”

Chu Yuan slapped his backhand.

"Then it's decided." Duan Baiyue rubbed him and reminded, "If Lord Ye Gu knows about it, you have to stand up for me." ”

Chu Yuan stepped on his shoes and got out of bed, and said neatly: "No matter." ”

Duan Baiyue sat cross-legged on the bed and sighed.

No matter how it works, the brother-in-law is terrifying.

Although this inn looks mottled, the food is really good. Chu Yuan ate a big bowl of noodles, ordered dim sum and carried it, and Fang and Duan Baiyue returned to the palace together. Because of the early time, most of the people didn't wake up, but it was quiet. Duan Baiyue took his hand all the way and sent people to the study before turning around and returning to his small courtyard, but happened to meet Shen Qianfan on the way.

"General." Duan Baiyue said, "But you want to go to the study?" ”

"Yes." Shen Qianfan nodded, "Li Que's matter has already been clarified, go back to the emperor." ”

"The emperor is surrounded by adults now, and there are still three guards in the courtyard, I'm afraid it won't be free until the afternoon." Duan Baiyue said, "The general asked what happened, can you tell this king first?" ”

Shen Qianfan nodded: "Naturally." ”

Seeing him so refreshing, Duan Baiyue was a little surprised.

Shen Qianfan said: "The emperor has ordered before that there must be no hiding anything that the prince wants to know. ”

That's right...... The king of the southwest touched his chin and smiled.

Shen Qianfan coughed twice, went back to the small courtyard with him, and roughly said what Li Que said.

"Chu Xiang?" Duan Baiyue frowned.

"This is what the artist painted last night." Shen Qianfan took out a roll of paper from his arms, "Although it's not ten out of ten similar, it's not too much different." ”

"If it's really Chu Xiang, then Li Que didn't show anything unusual when he was facing the saint before?" Duan Baiyue was puzzled.

"The lights were dim in the room that night, and she never looked up, and she was honestly afraid." Shen Qianfan said, "Maybe I didn't see the emperor's appearance clearly at all." ”

"I see." Duan Baiyue put the scroll on the table, "So Chu Xiang went to such great lengths, and the ultimate purpose was to take the Linglong Lamp from Li Que's hand and use it to resurrect someone?" ”

"In this world, except for the predecessors of Nanmo's evil spirit, others have come back from the dead, and they really don't have much credibility." Shen Qianfan shook his head, "But no matter what it's used for, it's true that Chu Xiang wants Linglong." In addition, I still don't know something, why did he pretend to be a prince to deceive? "After all, the ambition of the Southwest Mansion is famous, and when the girl and young lady of the ordinary Chu Kingdom heard that it was Duan Baiyue, she was scared enough, where did she dare to make a private decision for life-not to mention that she was still impostor in Dali City, if it was spread out, wouldn't it be another big trouble for herself.

"Maybe it's trying to provoke a conflict between the Eagle Pavilion and the Southwest Mansion?" Duan Baiyue guessed, "And the Lord of the Heavenly Eagle Pavilion and the general are on good terms, knowing that his sister is insulted by this, he will definitely not be able to swallow this breath, and he can't directly attack the Southwest Mansion, and he will ask the general for help." ”

Shen Qianfan was thoughtful.

"If the general agrees to help, it is unlikely that the forces of the court will be used, but there is still a Sun Moon Villa." Duan Baiyue said, "No one wants to provoke the first sect of the Central Plains Martial Arts lightly, and neither does the Southwest Mansion, after all, behind the Sun Moon Villa, but the entire rivers and lakes." ”

"Then Chu Xiang will come forward to persuade the prince to work with him to get rid of this isolated and helpless situation, and the court and martial arts are not good?" Shen Qianfan said.

Duan Baiyue nodded: "* Not far from ten." ”

"It's just that he didn't expect that the emperor and the prince were people in the same boat, and he didn't expect Li Ying to choose to hide it, so he swallowed this breath." Shen Qianfan said, "Then what's next?" ”

"Will it be calculated?" Duan Baiyue poured tea for the two.

Shen Qianfan said: "But the prince has joined forces with the emperor, and I am afraid that this matter has already spread all over the world." ”

"It's bustling, it's all for profit." Duan Baiyue said, "The reputation of the Southwest Mansion for so many years cannot be washed away by a single battle. Emperor Chu gave more benefits than Chu Cheng, so I agreed to join forces with him. But if Emperor Chu wants to cross the river and tear down the bridge, the southwest mansion can turn his face and deny people. ”

"If this can lead to the appearance of Chu Xiang, it will save trouble." Shen Qianfan said, "To be able to level the East China Sea and the South Seas in such a short period of time, the emperor is afraid that he is the first person in the ages." ”

Duan Baiyue smiled and handed him another cup of tea.

Sure enough, it wasn't until the afternoon that Chu Yuan was free that day.

"Your Majesty." Sixi said at the door, "Do you want to pass the meal?" ”

"No one?" Chu Yuan walked to the courtyard and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Lord Wen has been here before," Sixi said, "but he was stopped by the prince halfway, saying that he had something to come back tomorrow morning and sent away." ”

Chu Yuan smiled dumbly: "Can he still send Wen Aiqing away?" ”

Sixi said: "I used three big bags of dim sum, and there was also a good Pu'er brick. ”

Chu Yuan nodded: "Yes, Wen Aiqing earned it." ”

"But this king has lost." Duan Baiyue came in from outside the courtyard gate, followed by Shen Qianfan.

"Lord Wang, General." Sixi's father-in-law saluted and reminded, "The emperor hasn't eaten yet, and he has just rested." ”

"It's okay, just send some porridge and side dishes." Chu Yuan said, "Save your stomach and eat it at night, it is said that the young heroes of the Shadow Chasing Palace want to cook hot pot." "As the king of a country, this kind of meal can also be rubbed - after all, it is the Shadow Chasing Palace, and it has always been only to take advantage of others.

"Yes." Sixi's father-in-law hurried down to prepare. Chu Yuan didn't enter the door, sat on a small stool in the courtyard, and asked, "Something?" ”

"It's a matter of the magpie." Duan Baiyue sat beside him and explained the matter.

Shen Qianfan added: "Li Que is still in the room, and when her relationship is calmer, the last general will send her back." ”

Chu Yuan frowned.

"How?" Duan Baiyue asked, "Let's play another scene together and trick Chu Xiang into taking the bait." ”

Chu Yuan shook his head: "I'm not allowed." ”

Duan Baiyue was surprised: "Reason? ”

"Not allowed is not allowed." Chu Yuan stood up and said to Shen Qianfan, "When you send Li Que home, by the way, tell Li Ying that if you let one more person know about this matter, you will be punished for treason." ”

"Yes!" Seeing his gloomy expression, Shen Qianfan bowed his head to take the order, and withdrew from the courtyard.

"What's wrong?" Duan Baiyue held his hand, "If you're not happy, don't do it, don't be angry." ”

"What Chu Xiang thinks, I don't care, I'll settle this account later." Chu Yuan said, "It's just that from now on, the Southwest Mansion can only be an ally of Great Chu, and there is no need to act any more." ”

"Why?" Duan Baiyue asked.

"What you are is what you should be in the eyes of the world." Chu Yuan looked at him, "The stability of this country should not be built on the infamy you carry. ”

Duan Baiyue shook her head, curled her fingers and scratched the bridge of his nose: "What are you thinking about again, it's been all over the years-"

"I have been like this for so many years, because I am incompetent, and I want you to protect me, kill people for me, please my father and emperor for me, and clear out foreign enemies for me." Chu Yuan interrupted him, "But now that I have secured the throne, I also want to protect you." "After the battle of Da Kuncheng, it was not easy to make the reputation of the Southwest Mansion better, and I don't want to discredit it again anyway.

Duan Baiyue looked at his eyes, there were too many things to say in his heart, but he was a little speechless.

"Even if you can't protect it, you don't want to use it again." Chu Yuan broke away from his hand, and his voice was low.

"Knowing that I like you when I am young, you trick me into letting me fight for you in the world, which is called exploitation." Duan Baiyue sighed, hugged him tightly into his arms, and whispered in his ear, "But if you really like me, you won't call it exploitation, let the two be happy, I am willing." Don't talk nonsense in the future, huh? ”

Chu Yuan closed his eyes and buried his face in the side of his neck before he said after a long time, "Hmm." ”

"Alright." Duan Baiyue patted him on the back, "Li Que's matter, when I didn't say it, you can do what you want." After the fight in the East China Sea, how about I accompany you to fight in the South China Seas? ”

Chu Yuan nodded: "Okay." ”

Duan Baiyue smiled and lowered her head to kiss his hair.

Sixi's father-in-law stood outside with a tray, feeling emotional and anxious.

The porridge is going to be cold, why doesn't the prince let go.

It's time for the emperor to faint from hunger.

"One more thing." After a while, Duan Baiyue said, "If the person who deceived Li Que is really Chu Xiang, then he has already seen Zilong Jue, will he guess the relationship between you and me?" ”

Chu Yuan shook his head: "No." Southwest Mansion has always been respected for purple, although this stone is not common, but it is not rare to the whole world on a piece, you can have not unusual. Besides, as soon as I heard the news, I went to ask my father for it, Chu Xiang had never even seen it, and I guess I had forgotten about it. ”

Duan Baiyue nodded: "That's good." ”

Sixi's father-in-law looked at the empty space and hurriedly sent the porridge and rice in - love has to be discussed, and rice has to be eaten.

Three days later, Shen Qianfan sent his cronies to send Li Que back to the Eagle Pavilion, and the matter was temporarily over. When the carriage left the mansion, Chu Yuan just entered the door, and the guard in charge of escorting him wanted to salute, but he raised his hand to stop him. Sixi followed Chu Yuan back to his residence on the path, and Li Que just lifted the curtain of the car and glanced out.

I didn't dare to look up that night, but this time I happened to see the true face of the Son of Heaven. Dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, his black hair was tied by a jade crown, and the tails of his eyes were slightly raised, he was a little familiar when he looked unprovoked.

Li Que was stunned for a moment, and then wanted to lean out to take a closer look, but the carriage had already left the house.

Ten days later, the army of Chu officially went to fight on Baiwu Island, and in the early morning, the horn sounded between the sky and the sea, and the fishermen and people crowded on the shore, praying for the blessing of Mazu Niangniang, so that the army could return victoriously.

Ye Jin sat on the fence, nibbled on pears, and monitored the King of the Southwest by the way, don't run around casually if you have nothing to do!

Shen Qianfeng couldn't cry or laugh.

Chu Yuan was in a good mood - the days at sea were always boring, and he liked to watch the two of them make trouble.

Although the Great Chu Navy is well-equipped, Qingqiu is after all a subordinate of the Ming King Yun Broken Soul, who has been entrenched in the East China Sea for a long time, and is very familiar with this area, and the White Fog Island is cloudy and mist, and no one can tell what is inside, so no one dares to take it lightly.

Time has passed for more than a month, and the people on the main battle ship have become accustomed to His Highness Nine chasing the King of the Southwest everywhere, and they are very fierce. So as soon as I heard that Ye Jin was driving the boat alone that day, my first reaction was to be angry with the king of the southwest.

"Don't get an accident." The creeps were worried.

"What can be done, Lord Shen chased after him immediately, and Master Wen and Master Zhao also went." Someone else answered, "Two masters, plus Lord Wen's mouth, don't say that it is a Nine Highness, even if it is nine Nine Highnesses, it can be properly brought back." ”

"I've been wronged." In the cabin, Duan Baiyue spread his hands, "The army is anchored here to get fresh water, and I am also helping, how can I have time to provoke him." ”

"Could it be that you quarreled with Qianfeng?" Chu Yuan frowned.

Duan Baiyue suddenly leaned his face closer.

"What to do!" Chu Yuan was startled for a moment, stepped back and warned, "Sit back!" ”

"Kiss me." Duan Baiyue said, "Then I'll tell you what they're going to do." ”

Chu Yuan was surprised: "How do you know?" ”

"I don't know, but I can guess and know whose territory this sea is." Duan Baiyue said, "Otherwise, give me a kiss, it's okay." ”

Chu Yuan thought about it for a while, looked at his face again, and made a decision: "Love to say it or not, don't say it." ”

The king of the southwest was quite hurt: "You really don't listen? ”

Chu Yuan waved his hand to drive people away: "Go out and get out." ”

Duan Baiyue raised her hand in surrender: "Admit defeat, I say yes." This area is the Rainbow Mouth. ”

"What's wrong with Rainbow Mouth?" Chu Yuan propped his head with one hand.

"There's a fishtail in the mouth of the rainbow." Duan Baiyue said, "Have you ever heard of this?" ”

Chu Yuan was stunned for a moment and nodded: "Hmm." ”

Although it is called a fishtail, it is not a shark people, but a tribe living in the East China Sea. It is very water-based, good at metallurgy and ironmaking, and can make the most sophisticated weapons and mechanisms in the world. A few years ago, he followed the Ming King to fight in the east and west, swept away countless sea bandits and robbers, and was the protector of fishermen. And after that incident, the life and death of the cloud broken soul were unknown, and the fishtail clan completely disappeared and never appeared again.

"With Lord Wen here, maybe I can really convince the Fishtail people to join the Great Chu Navy." Duan Baiyue said, "With their help, it can be worth thousands of troops." ”

"Even if you can find it, the other party is afraid that it will not be willing." Chu Yuan shook his head, "What happened back then...... These days, Wen Aiqing has actually often knocked on the side, talking about some things about the previous naval battles. Although he didn't make it clear, I can see that he has always believed that King Daming has never changed, and that it was his father who was deceived and framed Zhongliang. ”

"Lord Wen wants to rehabilitate King Daming?" Duan Baiyue asked.

"Perhaps." Chu Yuan said, "In front of others, I can only pretend to be confused, but in front of you, I don't want to pretend." ”

"Do you also know that King Daming is definitely not a traitor?" Duan Baiyue sat beside him.

"I can't say for sure, but if he wanted to rebel back then, there would have been too many opportunities along the way." Chu Yuan said, "At that time, the Great Chu Navy was weak, and it had no experience in water combat, so it was not as good as the Yunjia Army. And after the naval battle, the three words of King Daming were in the East China Sea, but he was more prestigious than the Emperor of Chu, and it was easy to rebel, so why follow all the way to Wangcheng, and even agreed to let the Yunjia army disperse into the Great Chu army, and then rebel after placing himself in an isolated and helpless place. ”

Duan Baiyue let him lean on his shoulder.

Chu Yuan closed his eyes and didn't speak again. In this position, even if you know the truth about some things, you can only pretend not to know, otherwise if you are used by someone with a heart to fan the flames, I am afraid that it will be another turmoil and war.

"If you can't make a clarification, then do something else to make up for it." Duan Baiyue wrapped her arms around his shoulders, "The wrong thing that the emperor did, there is no reason for you to bear the consequences, don't think about it." ”

"If I knew that Xiao Jin's trip was for the Mertail Clan, I wouldn't have agreed." Chu Yuan said, "When I was almost wiped out, I finally had a peaceful son, and the other party was afraid that he wouldn't be able to hide." ”

"Everybody's for the war." Duan Baiyue said, "It's always okay to try, what if it really works?" ”

Chu Yuan was silent for a while and nodded: "Hmm." ”

If it can be done, then the chances of winning this war will be more than one point.

In the early morning of the second day, Ye Jin and his party drove back in a small boat as scheduled, but they didn't seem to be in a good mood, and when they asked, they were rejected by the other party, not only did they not agree to join the Great Chu Navy, but they didn't even want to sell their swords and □□.

"It doesn't matter." Chu Yuan smiled reluctantly, although he didn't have hope, he was really a little ...... Disappointed.

Duan Baiyue turned around and went to find Shen Qianfeng.

"The prince is going to the fishtail clan?" Shen Qianfeng was surprised.

Duan Baiyue nodded.

"Forget it." Shen Qianfeng said, "We didn't find the island where the fishtail people live last night, but they took the initiative to show up, saying that they didn't want to be disturbed again. ”

Duan Baiyue insisted: "I won't be strong, but at least try again." ”

Shen Qianfeng shook his head: "The prince is not familiar with this area, even if he reaches the Rainbow Mouth, he may not be able to meet the fishtail people." ”

"But it doesn't have to be impossible." Duan Baiyue said, "I will go to sea in the afternoon, and the alliance leader only needs to do a favor." ”

Shen Qianfeng asked, "Looking at Xiao Jin?" ”

Duan Baiyue said: "Exactly." ”

Lord Shen couldn't cry or laugh: "I've offended King Duan these days." ”

Duan Baiyue waved her hand open-mindedly: "The alliance leader is polite, it's okay." "It's been a good time, and it's okay to continue like this in the future, just don't get worse, and really sprinkle medicine all over the sky.

"You're going to fish for shells?" Chu Yuan was puzzled when he heard the news, "What kind of shells are you fishing?" ”

"Pick up some rare things for Yao'er." Duan Baiyue said, "There are needle snails in the sea area ahead, which can be used to raise Gu. ”

"Is it fun?" Chu Yuan asked.

Duan Baiyue smiled: "It's not very fun, it's boring." "Don't follow.

Chu Yuan let him go quickly: "Go and come back quickly, be careful of the wind and waves." ”

Duan Baiyue breathed a sigh of relief.

It was Ye Jin, who heard that he was going to fish for flower needles, and he wanted to go too, so he refused to leave by holding on to the door, and was finally coaxed and deceived by Shen Qianfeng and forcibly carried back to the cabin.

The weather has been fine these days, and the sea is calm. Duan Baiyue and Duan Nian drove the boat in the direction of Rainbow Mouth. Halfway through, Duan Nian said, "Lord Wang, there seems to be a boat chasing us behind." ”

Duan Baiyue looked back.

A small warship is moving forward at a rapid pace, with a lot of flags hanging on it, and it is "my son-in-law can call the wind and rain", and it is "unifying the three realms", and "we don't know each other at all" and a few ink bumps, which look extremely tattered.

One look at this demonic style, you can see who is coming.

The King of the Southwest had a headache.

Duan Nian also had a headache.

The dark guards of the Shadow Chasing Palace scrambled to be the first, hanging on the railing and waving fiercely, enthusiastic, and enthusiastic.

They were originally sent by Qin Shaoyu to protect Wen Liunian, but because they were too noisy on weekdays, others couldn't stand the noise, so they were given a small warship by Chu Yuan, and hung at the end of the team to move forward with the army. However, because the days at sea are too boring, they will drive their own boats around every now and then, help the people on the islands along the way sell goods, chop some firewood, pull a matchmaker, and then carry three or four jars of wine, happily chase after the large army, and live a very fulfilling life. This time, I went to Yuhua Island to eat big yellow croaker halfway, and only then did I bump into Duan Baiyue and Duan Nian going to sea when I turned back.

"Where is the prince going?" The Dark Guard asked.

Duan Baiyue replied: "Don't go anywhere." ”

The Dark Guard continued to smile, "Oh. ”

……

Duan Baiyue had a headache: "Yes, if you make trouble, this king will inform Brother Qin." ”

The Dark Guard nodded immediately, that's perfectly fine! How can we make trouble, Childe has always taught us to be helpful, and we can't run away after breaking through the goods.

As for who this "Brother Qin" in the prince's mouth is, we don't know very well, and we don't know why we have to mention it.

Rainbow Mouth is not too far from the island where the army draws fresh water, and it can be reached in an afternoon and a night, and it can be reached early the next morning.

Surrounded by the vast sea, Duan Nian said, "This doesn't look like there is an island. ”

"Rainbow Mouth, this is it." Duan Baiyue said, "Let's look for it, there are at least three days left, maybe you can really find it." ”

As soon as the words fell, there was a "poof" behind him, and someone jumped into the sea.

Duan Baiyue: "......"

The rest of the guards sat on the deck, continuing to talk and laugh.

After a long time for tea, the secret guard came out of the sea, spit out the salty water in his mouth, and said with a piece of sea vegetables: "Go southeast, there are people living there." ”

Duan Nian opened his mouth in a daze, is this okay?