Chapter 580: Returning Empty-Handed (Part II)
I was familiar with the road from the South Zirui Congress, and there were no problems along the way. Zhu Xiaobao also took advantage of this visit to Yu Shi'an, and by the way, he also collected some of the various maps of the Southern Zirui Kingdom, and also made corrections and inductions, which were already more accurate and accurate than the original!
Along the way, he encountered two groups of robbers, and it turned out that Zhu Xiaobao tried his best to go to a sparsely populated place, but he didn't expect to encounter robbers. But the martial arts of these robbers are not enough, and they were taken down by Zhu Xiaobao after dividing five by two.
But Zhu Xiaobao didn't kill them, but asked them carefully. It turned out that most of them were forced to become robbers because of the huge increase in taxes and the fact that these people couldn't pay them! Because even if this is a robber, it is better than being reduced to a slave.
"Hmmm! Hold on for a few more months, Zirui Kingdom will soon be united with the north and the south, and then I hope that you will no longer be robbers who rob houses and houses, and this time I will let ......you go" Zhu Xiaobao also sighed, it seems that Yu Shi'an really has no better way, can only increase taxes frequently, this is undoubtedly killing chickens and eggs, it is not surprising that there are so many robbers!
Before leaving, Zhu Xiaobao also left them a little silver, which can be regarded as helping them tide over the difficulties, because judging from their martial arts, it is really not very good, and if they want to succeed in robbery, they can only target those poor people, which is the last thing Zhu Xiaobao wants to see.
Back in the British Palace, the first thing Zhu Xiaobao did was to find Murong Feng, this time the plan can be described as very successful, Yu Shi'an has already fallen to himself, of course Zhu Xiaobao has a reason to show off. Murong Feng looked at Zhu Xiaobao, and his hanging heart could be regarded as letting go, and Jumei hugged Zhu Xiaobao unscrupulously, but as soon as the two came into contact, Jumei found that Zhu Xiaobao's strength and height had increased, especially Zhu Xiaobao's strength, and the increase was not a little bit......
"Alright, alright! Jumei, wait until I'm done talking about business first, and then let's talk again! You see, the military advisor is still waiting for me to hug me? "Zhu Xiaobao's mouth is still so obscene. Being hugged by Jumei like this, he still couldn't break free, and couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, he is now convinced by Jumei, this girl is definitely far more talented than those so-called geniuses, even Zhu Xiaobao may not be as good as her. Because Jumei's cultivation is indistinguishable from this life, that is to say, her cultivation has no fixed realm at all, and there is no bottleneck, but she is steadily promoted. Of course, there are still obvious levels in the mind!
"Get out! …… Ahem, it seems that Chitose's plan this time has been completed smoothly? Yu Shi'an agreed? Murong Feng also glared at Jumei very dissatisfied, and then asked lightly, she already had a strong immunity to Zhu Xiaobao's words.
Her heart is not as calm as it seems, if she can take the South Zirui Kingdom without using swords, it is equivalent to saving millions of lives, and there will be no post-war reconstruction work, which saves too much financial and manpower!
"Of course, Xiaobao shoots, I have it in the world! Yu Shi'an has already agreed, his conditions are not high, as long as there is a county, and he will be named the 'King of Freedom'! This cousin of mine is a kind person. Alas, it's miserable enough, an emperor, borrowing wine all day long to kill his sorrows, I think it's better to be a happy king! Zhu Xiaobao shook his head and said, without being served, he poured himself a bowl of tea, and then sat down and lit a cigar. Usually he lights a cigar when he is in a very good mood or when he is very bad......
"Hmmm! Then congratulations to the King of England for a thousand years old, this is definitely a miracle feat, and we can save a lot of financial resources......" Murong Feng also said with a smile, in fact, only in her own study, she would be so relaxed, in the main hall, Murong Feng still behaved respectfully, Zhu Xiaobao didn't care about those cumbersome etiquette, but other ministers saw it in their eyes.
"How have you been here for the past twenty days? Did Tao Zhiqian make any moves? Also, is my sister going crazy? Zhu Xiaobao also couldn't wait to ask, what he was most afraid of was that Yu Qianrou would be furious, Yu Qianrou cared too much about this younger brother, so Zhu Xiaobao didn't dare to tell Yu Qianrou when he left.
"Huh! My situation here is still quite good, although some ministers oppose my approach, but His Majesty is strong to suppress it. Of course, Your Majesty is very angry that you go to Nanzirui Kingdom, you can explain this to her yourself, I can't do anything, she is about to eat me! Murong Feng still said with a smile, but she was also complained by Yu Qianrou, and now Yu Qianrou sent someone every day to ask if Zhu Xiaobao had returned.
"Oh, oh, I know, don't worry, I still have a way to deal with my own sister! How about Tao Zhiqian, this guy should have some means! Zhu Xiaobao was also a little hairy, but he still said nonchalantly.
"Tao Zhiqian is indeed a talent, he actually directly found another important person of the Liang family, and then killed the current head of the family, and pushed this person to the position of the head of the family, one soft and one hard, both grace and power, it didn't take much effort to disintegrate the Liang family, and now the Liang family is very firmly supporting my conscription mission, sending 5,000 private soldiers, and donating 10,000 denier of food." Murong Feng said with great satisfaction.
Murong Feng didn't expect Tao Zhiqian to be so resolute, as soon as he took office, he had already settled the Liang family, and also shocked those large and small families led by the Liang family, these families began to follow suit, and they all contributed money one after another, and a riot that was about to break out was resolved by Tao Zhiqian. And the results are quite satisfactory.
Now Tao Zhiqian has been appointed as the new inspector and began to inspect other counties, in fact, it is to settle all the families who still resist.
"Hehe, it must be Yu Li who shot it, this pair of dog men and women are now working together seamlessly!" Zhu Xiaobao also smiled a little obscenely, Yu Li didn't have the idea of marrying Tao Zhiqian, this is the consistent practice of female warriors of the Lingyue clan.
But she was very willing to be with Tao Zhiqian, and this time Yu Li also took Zhu Xiaobao to stay in the inheritance land of the Vermilion Bird clan for two months with hundreds of female warriors, so don't look at the small number, but the combat effectiveness can be described as quite strong.
"Well, that's good. It was Yu Li who made a move, and killed the two great martial artists of the other party in three moves. Her martial arts are still improving by leaps and bounds. When it comes time to attack the Southern Zirui Kingdom, I plan to let her and Tong Wuxin take command, whether it is a land battle or a naval battle, these two are the best choice! Murong Feng said with great satisfaction, when Yu Shuang and Yu Xue arrived here again, the available people under her command would be very rich!
"Okay, okay, then I'll go to my sister first, or she'll really go crazy!" Zhu Xiaobao said a little panicked in his heart.
Sure enough, as soon as they met, Zhu Xiaobao was stopped by Yu Qianrou, and he was angrily reprimanded, and Zhu Xiaobao was grinning and begging for mercy: "Sister! Sister! Am I wrong? You just let it go, so many people are watching! It hurts, it hurts! ”
Although it is in Yu Qianrou's inner palace, those palace maids and eunuchs are all waiting on the side, although they are all bowing their heads, but they can also know that they are also stealing fun! After the fifth prince came back, there was life in the palace, and Yu Qianrou became more energetic, no longer like before, with a sad face all day long.
"Humph! It's against you, and now you don't even say hello, just leave, do you still take my sister in your eyes? Come on, take the family law! I'm going to teach this bastard a good lesson today! Yu Qianrou was still reluctantly reprimanding, she had obviously lost weight these days, and she hadn't slept a good night's sleep, just worried about the safety of Zhu Xiaobao. She was chased and killed by Yu Wanfeng and Yu Shichang from the Southern Zirui Kingdom, and that scene still makes her heart tremble, it is too fierce, Yu Wanfeng and Yu Shichang have no scruples about blood and family at all, that is to kill them all!
"Your Majesty! The King of England has already admitted his mistake, so forgive him this time. After all, he also took such a big risk in order to be able to recover the Southern Zirui Kingdom! If the old slave wants to come, Your Majesty, let's ask how the progress of King Chitose is this time? It should have been completed! The great eunuch Yu An quickly knelt down at this time, begged bitterly, and helped Zhu Xiaobao to make it clear, in fact, he knew that Yu Qianrou was venting the anxiety and anxiety that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time.
"Humph! Then sit down first and tell me honestly! Well...... Wait, sit down next to me and say! Yu Qianrou let go of Zhu Xiaobao's ears and said indignantly, but in the end, she still let Zhu Xiaobao sit beside her.
This time, Zhu Xiaobao was really honest, and told everything about the incident in 1510, and talked about the things in the inheritance land. Yu Qianrou suddenly became nervous. If his father, Yu Wanqiang, had not forcibly opened the boat, he would not have been seriously injured and finally died.
"What, how dare you collect those tiger claws? You don't want to die, after the last time my father failed to open the boat, he once said that if you want to collect the Three Jewels, you must have enough strength and a strong physique, and your mind must at least reach the seventh level of perfection! Yu Qianrou grabbed Zhu Xiaobao's hand and said very solemnly.
"But I've already raised my mind to the seventh level of perfection! That's why I'm not willing to go home empty-handed! Zhu Xiaobao said a little depressed, what he was worried about was that Yu Shichang was also a seventh-layer cultivator, if Yu Shichang took the first step to take the three treasures, wouldn't it be one more fierce rival!
"What? Are you already on the seventh level of perfection? When Yu Qianrou heard this, she was immediately surprised and delighted, and hurriedly pulled Zhu Xiaobao to Yu Wanqiang's spiritual position, and cried excitedly: "Father, have you seen it, our Xiaobao has cultivated to the consummation of the seventh layer, you can rest assured!" Xiaobao will definitely recover Zirui Kingdom and start the inheritance of the ......"
Although Zhu Xiaobao didn't have much impression of this father, seeing Yu Qianrou so excited, his heart was still very infected, and his eyes were a little red, so he knelt there together.
Returning to Yu Qianrou's study, Zhu Xiaobao asked about the matter: "Sister, although Yu Shi'an intends to reconcile now, but those generals under him, I don't know if they will agree, I came to ask, why did these generals take refuge in Yu Wanfeng in the first place?" Is it possible to follow Yu Shi'an to submit to us? ”
"Well, Nanzirui is still in charge of military affairs with the four generals Chi, Lu, Fan, and Yao, and General Chi is in charge of the navy. The last time you fought with us, you let her go, this person should be fine. There are also General Fan and General Lu, they are both generals under their father's emperor back then, only that Yao Cheng was later promoted by Yu Wanfeng, and he chased and killed us the most ferocious, and it was necessary to kill them all! Yu Qianrou thought about it, and said a little angrily and a little sadly, not only was the money box where she was chased and killed, but also lost Zhu Xiaobao and your group of two fools, so when she thought about it, Yu Qianrou was very annoyed with this person.
"Oh? And what about the other three generals? Didn't they also submit to Yu Wanfeng? Zhu Xiaobao nodded and asked again.
"Then you can't blame them, Yu Wanfeng suddenly made a mistake and took the first step to control their families, so they had no choice but to say that it was indeed my strength that was not good at the beginning, and they may not be optimistic about me...... However, now that the situation in the Southern Zirui Kingdom is getting worse, I believe they are still willing to solve it peacefully! Yu Qianrou said a little depressed.
At the beginning, Yu Wanfeng was indeed very powerful, and many people were not very optimistic about Yu Qianrou. So when there was infighting, they all chose to be silent, in fact, the military general who really shot at the beginning was the 200,000 iron cavalry led by Yao Cheng. But that's it, in the end, the losses on both sides still reached more than one million, plus the civilians along the way, almost three or four million people died in this civil war!
"Hmmm! Then ask the old lady to write a letter to everyone you feel sure about, and then see their reactions, how about it? Zhu Xiaobao continued, of course, this idea was not thought up by him, but by Murong Feng. Don't look at Yu Shi'an's intention to reconcile, but if you want to do this by Yu Shi'an alone, I'm afraid it won't work!
"It's easy, let me think well for a night, and I'll write a letter to everyone who can use it!" Yu Qianrou thought about it and said, her heart was also secretly excited, she couldn't imagine that one day she would really be able to regain the Southern Zirui Kingdom, if the north and the south were combined into one, then her territory would greatly surpass her father Yu Wanqiang! And all this is brought about by the return of his younger brother Yu Xiaobao......
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Yu Shi'an obviously thought of this problem, he definitely couldn't rely on himself, he had to communicate with those generals first. Speaking of these cultural relics officials, Yu Shi'an still knows very well, so he also knows in his heart which people can be persuaded and which ones must be kept secret!
From the arrangement of personnel, it can be seen that Yu Shi'an is still a little scheming, he arranged for Yao Cheng's subordinates to go to the most remote places to build fortifications. And Yao Cheng is also very positive. Because he knew that he was the most ferocious and decisive in the pursuit of Yu Qianrou, so he was the most active in building fortifications, and he was afraid that once he was attacked, it would be a disaster of annihilation!
And Yu Shi'an has also begun to return to normal in the past few days, although he still has a gloomy face, he has begun to deal with all aspects of affairs. Especially after the dispersal of the dynasty, he also likes to leave individual officials to talk alone, including civil officials and military generals.
Yu Shi'an didn't dare to say it explicitly, so he could only knock on the side, discuss the results with them, and finally sighed and said: "Alas, I really don't want to see so many people die, it would be best if I could reconcile!" General Chi thinks that in terms of naval warfare, what are the chances of victory? ”
"Well, the offense is not one percent, if it is a simple defense, the minister only has a thirty percent chance of winning! Their kind of firearms are too powerful, they can't be defended by a lot of people at all, not to mention that we are not as good as Princess Yu Qianrou in terms of strength now! And the combat effectiveness of those female warriors is even more terrifying......" Chi Tonghao sighed and said, he still respectfully treats Yu Qianrou and calls her Gongshu, which is the name of Yu Qianrou when he followed Yu Wanqian back then, and it has not changed for many years.
"If I can avoid the loss of life and the blood and sacrifice of the soldiers, I would rather return this throne to Yu Qianrou. I really hope that she can also govern the Southern Zirui Kingdom, and now the Northern Zirui Kingdom is thriving, as for who will be the emperor, it is not very important! Yu Shi'an said with some feelings, but there was another meaning in his words.
"This ...... This one...... The minister is a martial artist, and he doesn't understand these things of governing the country......" Chi Tonghao said with a little hesitation, how dare he express his position together, but he was quite pessimistic about the outcome of the battle in his heart, and there was no chance of winning at all.
"Well, you go back first, I just wanted to ask you what you think, now it seems that a big war is inevitable, I'm worried!" Yu Shi'an waved his hand sadly and said.
Chi Tonghao returned to his house, and he was not even late for dinner, but drank a few glasses of wine. He was also worried, once the war started, defeat would be a matter of time, so what should he do? What should these families do? Hundreds of people up and down! And now he has two grandchildren, and he is even more psychologically anxious!
At this moment, a letter was delivered outside the door, but the person who delivered the letter did not see it, but handed it to the family at the door. But this letter is written on writing paper, not with common brocade silk, let alone bamboo slips, which makes people think of the Northern Zirui Kingdom at once, because most of the writing paper is now produced in the Northern Zirui Kingdom, and because of the tension between the two countries, the Southern Zirui Kingdom rarely uses this kind of writing paper.
Chi Tonghao hurriedly came to the study and drove everyone away, only then did he open the letter, he was immediately stunned, it turned out to be Yu Qianrou's handwritten letter, and the title was still the same as when he followed Yu Wanqiang before, calling him 'Uncle Chi'!
After reading it several times, Chi Tonghao sat in the study a little sluggishly, and for a whole hour, he stood up hesitantly, distributed people to prepare horses, and he was going to visit the other two generals......