Chapter 3 The Dragon Flies in the Sky
Long Tingfei, born in a family of the Northern Han Dynasty, is amazingly talented, unparalleled in military strategy and bravery, known as invincible, and then entrusted with military affairs, from no doubt to taboo, Tingfei also repaid it with loyalty.
- History of the Northern Han Dynasty; The Legend of the Dragon Court
Wang Ji said calmly: "The grass people wander all over the world, although they can't talk about it, but they know some of the news, although the Dayong court claims that the princess is frightened by the hunting palace so she lives in seclusion to recuperate, but this folk has long been rumored, painted and painted, tireless of detail, the grass people were in Dayong at the time of the incident, and heard a lot of rumors, so they know more in detail, the grass people are not annihilated, and the princess is also invited to see it." β
Lin Bi's eyes flashed and said: "Mr. Wang is too worried, Mr. is proficient in Soma medicine and horses, and he is knowledgeable, he is the talent that I am eager for in the Northern Han Dynasty, if Mr. please deign, this palace will definitely respect Mr. as a guest." β
Wang Ji hesitated for a moment and said: "The princess values it so much, the grass people should have obeyed their orders, but the grass people are about to go to Penglai in the East China Sea, and they are afraid that they will not be able to obey the order." β
Lin Bi was slightly stunned and said, "What are you going to do in the East China Sea?" β
Wang Ji said respectfully: "The grass people recently said that when they saw their old friend, they said that the benefactor was in good health and had the joy of making Zhang, so they wanted to go to celebrate. β
Lin Tong said curiously: "Isn't your benefactor an old man, how can he have a son?" β
Wang Ji was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "The county lord must have misunderstood, the benefactor of the grass people is still in the prime of life, and there is nothing to do except a young lady under his knees. β
Lin Bi's expression moved, although this Wang Ji is young, his words and bearing are very extraordinary, and his benefactor must not be an ordinary person, and he is not going to the East China Sea, if he has the opportunity to meet his benefactor, maybe I will have another pillar of the Northern Han Dynasty. Thinking of this, she smiled and said: "It's a coincidence, this palace is also going to the East China Sea recently, is Mr. Wang willing to go with this palace?" β
Wang Ji was stunned for a moment, and asked: "The princess is an important minister of the Northern Han Dynasty, how could she go to the East China Sea, you must know that although the East China Sea is the sphere of influence of the East China Sea Marquis, although the East China Sea Marquis is still unique, but who in the world does not know that in recent years, the East China Sea Hou and Dayong have begun to reconcile, quite a lot of contacts, if the princess wants to go to the East China Sea, I am afraid that it will be a lot more dangerous." β
Lin Bi said with a smile: "It's okay, Mr. must not know that the marriage of the Hou Aiko of the East China Sea has been spread all over the world, and the lord of the palace is ordered by the king to congratulate, and the treasure meeting to be held at the same time is also a big event, and the palace also wants to see the treasures of foreign countries." β
Lin Tong was overjoyed when he heard this, and said anxiously: "Sister, will it be a treasure, I will also go to see it." β
Lin Bi smiled slightly, stretched out her hand and patted her sister comfortingly, not letting her interject.
Wang Ji clapped his palm and said: "Ah, the Treasure Society, the grass people have also heard that in the past two years, there have been rich merchants in the East China Sea, building big ships to and from Goryeo, Wa and Nanyang, exchanging porcelain and silk produced in the Central Plains and Jiangnan for gold, silver, jewelry and various specialties, it is said that the profit is more than 1,000 times, presumably this treasure will be held by the sea without end, right?" β
Lin Bi said with a smile: "That's right, Hai Wuya took advantage of the wedding of Hou Aiko of the East China Sea to hold a treasure party, and now who in the world doesn't want to cooperate with Hai Wuya and monopolize the profits of ocean trade, this opportunity is naturally the most suitable." β
Wang Ji said suspiciously: "But who doesn't know that behind this boundless sea must be the support of the Marquis of the East China Sea, and if you want to share the profits here, I'm afraid it's not so easy, right?" And all countries have giant merchants and Hai Wuya cooperation, this has become a balanced situation, if the princess wants to monopolize the profits, I am afraid that Dayong and Nan Chu will not be willing. β
Lin Bi glanced at Wang Ji deeply, and said: "Mr. Wang is really well-versed in the world, this sea has been established in the East China Sea for five years, the first two years are just to operate shipping, in the past two or three years, he has organized three ocean-going caravans, among which his own newly built dozens of large ships are not only loaded with more cargo, fast sailing, but also equipped with all kinds of new weapons, accompanied by nearly 100 merchant ships, as well as the warship escort of the Marquis of the East China Sea, if it is said that there are incompetent people to support the planning, this palace absolutely does not believe it." Not to mention anything else, Nanchu, Dayong and my Northern Han have giant businessmen to cooperate with him, just because it is the benefit of the three families, so no one is embarrassed by him, this kind of scheming and courage is very admirable, but there is an advantage and a disadvantage, Hai Wuya is so flattering on all sides, although it can still work now, but in recent years, the war has become more and more raging, Dayong and Northern Han have no possibility of coexistence, so Hai Wuya should also re-evaluate, and neutral with it, it is better to choose a master. β
Wang Ji was chilled when he heard this, this kind of confidential matter was heard to himself, but he was afraid that he would never be able to get out and leave, he looked at it with his eyes, and saw that those male and female guards and knights were all pressing the handle of the knife with their hands, and they could only act as if they didn't see it, and said with a smile: "The princess is right, but the grass people say a disrespectful word, Hai Wuya can not cooperate with others, but the Hou of the East China Sea really can't leave it, without the escort of the Hou of the East Sea, it is absolutely impossible for the merchant ships to sail safely, if the products are abundant, Dayong and Southern Chu originally occupied a rich land, after the destruction of Shu, the products in Shu were also divided between the two countries, if the sea is only one side to cooperate, whether it is the choice of Dayong or Southern Chu is not unexpected, but the Northern Han inevitably has a few less advantages, if it is a tripartite balance, the Northern Han can also get a piece of the pie, if you want to monopolize the profits of ocean trade, I am afraid that the gains outweigh the losses. β
Lin Bi's eyes flashed with coldness, and said: "Mr. is right, this palace also thinks so, my Northern Han is originally at a disadvantage in ocean trade, and Mr. also misunderstands the meaning of this palace, and it is not my Northern Han who wants to monopolize the interests of ocean trade, but Southern Chu." Envoys were sent from Southern Chu, and they wanted to cooperate with the Northern Han Dynasty to coerce the Marquis of the East China Sea to reach an agreement, and the three parties joined forces to control the ocean trade and exclude Dayong, and the imperial court sent the palace to the East China Sea, just to take advantage of the opportunity. If the Marquis of Donghai agrees to this matter, then he can cut off Dayong's overseas income, which is naturally beneficial and harmless to us, and if not, we must also seize as much share as possible. β
Wang Ji nodded again and again when he heard this, and said: "Caomin is a native of Southern Chu, although he has been to the country for many years, he knows that my country is the most important business, and it is natural to have this kind of plan, but I don't know who is in charge of this matter in my country this time?" β
Lin Bi smiled slightly: "This palace heard that the envoy of Southern Chu who went to congratulate the marriage of the only son of the Marquis of Donghai this time is the son of Lu Xin, the important minister of Southern Chu, the prince of Zhenyuan, the general Lu Can, and the envoy of Dayong is Li Kang, the king of Qing, and Gou Lian, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, both sides are sparing no effort, so the envoy of my Northern Han Dynasty can't send a person casually, so the palace has to reluctantly make it difficult." Mr. Wang, since you are also going to the East China Sea, why don't you go with this palace, maybe this palace still has something to rely on. β
Wang Ji said respectfully: "The grass people are fortunate to be attached to Jiwei, how dare they disobey." β
Lin Tong hurriedly said, "Sister, I'm going too." Lin Bi looked at it, and saw that the young girl's eyes were full of desires, and she kept turning and turning, clearly making up her mind that if she was not allowed to go with her, she would go privately. A doting smile said, "Okay, as long as you are obedient, I will take you with me." Lin Tong was overjoyed, folded his hands, and swore that he would never mess around, Lin Bi just smiled lightly and said in his heart, trouble is naturally indispensable, but this time it is not a matter of life and death, Nan Chu thought well, what do you say, I don't want to see your face when the time comes. This Wang Ji is a talent, and he is not as easy and hardworking as those ordinary Southern Chu people, if there is no problem with this person, no matter what method is used, he has to stay and work for my Northern Han Dynasty.
Wang Ji has other thoughts in his heart, whether to stay in the Northern Han Dynasty as an undercover agent or return to the benefactor to serve, he is a little difficult to decide, think about it, or wait until he sees the benefactor, thinking of the letter he saw yesterday, the words are beaming, presumably the benefactor is in a good mood now, it is no wonder, accompanied by confidantes, and unrestrained, free and easy, and now he is a new noble son, presumably the benefactor will not want to go out of the mountain now, but in the past few years, Dayong and the Northern Han Dynasty have not been able to hold each other, I wonder how many days the benefactor's free life will last?
After staying in Daizhou for a few days, Wang Ji followed Lin Bi and Lin Tong on the journey to the East China Sea, although they could cross the Wutai Mountain and go to sea from Ludi, but Lin Bi went around in a big circle and went to Qinzhou first.
Qinzhou is guarded by General Long Tingfei, is an important town of the Northern Han Dynasty, controls Taiyuan in the north, Luze in the south, Taiyuan is the capital of the Northern Han Dynasty, and is the place where the soldiers must fight, there are Tianmen Pass, Shiling Pass, Chitang Pass in the southeast direction to reject the Dayong army outside, it is the most easy to defend and difficult to attack. Qinzhou is the gateway to the south of Taiyuan, and most of the territory is hilly and river, and Long Tingfei's army is stationed here. In the past two or three years, every autumn harvest, Long Tingfei raised a large army to attack Zezhou and Luzhou from Qinzhou, and even invaded Zhenzhou, disrupting the autumn harvest on the Dayong border, and after the lesson of Wuwei for 25 years, Li Xian, the king of Qi, adopted the practice of clearing the wilderness, sending a large army to strictly guard the pass, establish a armor protection system, and set up beacons on the border to monitor the actions of the Northern Han army. If the Northern Han army attacked, it would go out to meet the enemy. Who knew that after a period of time, Long Tingfei changed his course, taking advantage of the characteristics of the Northern Han army that was good at long-distance attacks and coming and going like the wind, and used rangers to invade the Dayong border. Dayong was obviously above the Northern Han Dynasty, but he was suppressed by Long Tingfei. In the end, the king of Qi Suo could not hold out, and moved all the residents in the border area to the defense line, leaving a blank area of about 100 miles. In this way, with Dayong's strong military strength and the scattered fortress military villages, a tie situation was finally maintained.
Thirty miles away from Qinzhou, Wang Ji saw the smoke and dust billowing in the distance, he looked carefully, only to see the smoke and dust condensed but not dispersed, he knew that it was an elite cavalry, but now it is still in the territory of the Northern Han Dynasty, Dayong cavalry is now complacent, do not need to think about it and know that it must be a friend or an enemy, presumably Qinzhou City sent to meet Princess Jiaping.
But for a moment, it was already clear in the smoke and dust that it was a cavalry wearing red armor, and the person at the head was also wearing a fire-colored battle robe, and the mask on the helmet was not lifted, so he couldn't see his face clearly, but the vigorous posture and the momentum in full swing made people already heartbroken. Lin Bi's eyes flashed with joy, and she stepped forward, but the guards around her who never left at all times stopped uncharacteristically, just when Lin Bi rode forward alone, the leader of the cavalry, the red-clothed general also came out, and when the two were three feet away, they jumped up at the same time and stretched out a hand, shook each other in the air, and gently fell to the ground, and then the fire red hugged the emerald green, the deep affection and the joy of reunion after a long absence deeply infected everyone, and they were silent, quietly looking at the two people.
After a while, the two figures separated and walked hand in hand towards Wang Ji and the others, Wang Ji dismounted with everyone and stood with his hands down. The two approached everyone, and Lin Bi's face was beaming, and she was extraordinarily charming and moving. And the red-clothed general also lifted the mask on his helmet, revealing a handsome and flawless face, with his slender and handsome eight-foot body, a pair of slightly blue eyes as deep as the night sky, and a graceful demeanor with an elegant atmosphere in the might, which made everyone, including Wang Ji, bow down with joy and sincerity, and said in unison: "My subordinates knock on the general Jin An." β
Of course, Lin Tong didn't bow down, but happily stepped forward and hugged the red-clothed general's left arm, and said excitedly: "Brother-in-law, Tong'er thinks about you every day, when will you marry your sister?" β
Although Wang Ji had already guessed that the red-clothed general was the Optimus Jade Pillar Long Tingfei of the Northern Han Dynasty, he still couldn't help but feel a burst of excitement in his heart, it was really a blessing to be able to see such a hero, recalling the heroes he had seen over the years, he actually felt that no one could beat this Long Tingfei, that is, Li Zhen, the king of Yong, and Li Xian, the king of Qi, although they had a little more royal spirit, but compared to Long Tingfei, they were inevitably a little inferior. Or can be compared with this person, only the benefactor who gave him everything, thinking of that weak and delicate young man, Wang Ji couldn't help but feel hot in his heart, that person has that kind of character, no matter who is in front of you, you can't help but look at him.
Long Tingfei listened to Lin Tong's questioning, and couldn't help but look a little embarrassed, he and Lin Bi have been engaged for two years and have not yet finished their marriage, but there are many reasons, one is because his wife died not long ago, Long Tingfei is unwilling to renew the string so soon, and in the past two or three years, Long Tingfei has been busy fighting with Dayong, and he is exhausted, so he naturally can't take care of marriage. A more important reason is that although Lin Bi is a woman, she is extremely rich in military talent, and her brother's talent is not as good as her, in the past few years, because of Lin Yuanting's poor health, the military and political power of Daizhou is actually in the hands of Lin Bi, in order to strictly prevent the northern barbarians from taking the opportunity to capture the Northern Han Dynasty, it is impossible for Lin Bi to take off his robe and marry a woman, so the marriage has been delayed, but this reason is not easy to say clearly. Long Tingfei's eyes turned and fell on Wang Ji, so he stepped forward with a smile and said: "This is Mr. Wang, the doctor of Bole, I heard Bi Mei say that Mr. has arrived in my Northern Han Army, Long is really overjoyed, I heard that Mr. Wang is good at treating horses, presumably the skill of raising horses is also very outstanding, if you can get Mr. help, the war horses in our army will be more sophisticated." β
Wang Ji bowed down again and said: "The grass people dare not be ashamed, the so-called 'Bole Miracle Doctor', is just a false name, although the grass people are the people of Southern Chu, but they are beloved Mo Beifeng Yan, if the general does not give up, when Ji returns from visiting relatives, he will definitely serve the general, do his best, and die." β
Long Tingfei smiled slightly, and put Wang Ji up with both hands and said: "Mr. Wang is willing to serve my Northern Han Dynasty, it is the king's luck, you have been wandering for many years, you must be accustomed to walking outside, this time you go to the East China Sea with the princess, and I hope you will do your best." β
Wang Ji saluted and said: "If you obey the order, you will definitely live up to the trust." β
Long Tingfei smiled faintly again, his smile was full of relief and joy, Wang Ji couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, if it weren't for the fact that he had a plan in his heart, he was afraid that he would really serve this person without regrets.
The group returned to Qinzhou City, Lin Bi is the identity of the princess, and Long Tingfei's unmarried wife, although Long Tingfei in order not to publicize Lin Bi's whereabouts, just recruited a cronies of the general to set up a banquet for Lin Bi to wash the dust, but the general's mansion is still very lively, when the banquet is the most lively, Long Tingfei and Lin Bi are gone, everyone only said that the fiancΓ©e has been talking for a long time, presumably in private, so they all squeezed their eyebrows and made eyes.
Long Tingfei and Lin Bi really had a secret conversation in an elegant study, but to everyone's surprise, they were not talking about children's love, but about discussing military aircraft.
Back in the mansion, Long Tingfei had already changed into a sky-blue robe, looked at Lin Bi radiantly, and said: "Sister Bi, you don't have to worry too much this time, just watch from the sidelines, if Nan Chu really has the ability to persuade the Marquis of the East China Sea to exclude Dayong's forces, then we will naturally have a piece of the pie, and we can also take the opportunity to attack Dayong in a big way, if Nan Chu fails, don't interfere, so as not to be affected by the pond fish." But I hope you can take the opportunity to reach an alliance with the Marquis of the East Sea, if you can get the cooperation of the Marquis of the East Sea, Dayong will really be attacked on all sides. β
Lin Biliu frowned lightly and said: "Ting Fei, but you know very well that Dayong's strength is the strongest, although you have the upper hand, as long as you can't defeat King Qi, you can't really threaten Dayong, do you have any plans?" It is not good for us to continue to confront in this way, although our Northern Han army and people are brave, but compared with the strength of Dayong and the wealth of Southern Chu, there is really no bargaining chip to unify the world. β
Long Tingfei stood up, walked to the wall, pointed to the map hanging on it, and said: "Sister Bi, you see, now the King of Qi can't bear it, although our army is invincible, but Dayong's strength has no loss, although our army is brave, but it does its best, there are only 200,000, although there are 100,000 troops and horses in the Daizhou area, but it is to resist the barbarians, and it cannot be easily mobilized, so if you want to win, you can't go down step by step like this." Now the reason why Dayong can confront us is because King Qi is experienced in using soldiers, and after all kinds of ups and downs, Li Xian has grown a lot. If Li Xian can be eradicated, I am confident that I can dominate Dayong without opponents, as long as Zezhou and Zhenzhou are obtained, Dayong will no longer be able to effectively contain our country. β
Lin Bi frowned and said: "If it can be so best, if you get rid of Li Xian, unless Li Zhen is personally conscripted, no one in Dayong can resist your army, but if Li Zhen is personally conscripted, Nanchu can attack in difficulty, and when Dayong fights on both sides, the situation will be even more precarious." But Li Xiannai is a prince of the royal family, and he has Li Zhen's trust, I'm afraid it will be difficult to eradicate him? β
Long Tingfei said with a smile: "The merit is high and the lord is shocked, how many lords in the world will not be afraid of the generals who lead the troops, that is, Li Zhen is eloquent, this suspicion is inevitable, not to mention that Li Xian and Li Zhen still have heart disease has not been eliminated, Li An colluded with Fengyimen to force the palace to rebel, although Li Xian did not personally participate, but the suspicion is also very deep, his princess even committed suicide, according to the information we have obtained, Li Xian has been placed under house arrest, if it were not for me to lead the troops to attack, Li Zhen had no choice but to pardon Li Xian. But this Li Xian's temper is too weird, he did a few wrong things, one is to refuse Li Xian's marriage, Li Zhen wanted to choose another princess for Li Xian a few years ago, but Li Xian refused, the second is that the original princess of Qi gave birth to the son-in-law has lost the identity of the son, if Li Xian is smart, he should ignore this son, but he brought this son to the barracks. In this way, King Yong couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied in his heart, and when he talked about this Li Xian, he was really stubborn, he didn't know the deep and shallow joints, but he always refused to bow his head and submit to softness. Since last year, I have spread rumors that Li Xian can't hold out, but to support the army and respect himself, if this matter is changed, with Li Zhen's mind and talent, he won't mind too much, but if Li Xian was suspected of rebellion, Li Xian is so uninteresting, what do you think Li Zhen thinks. In the past few months, Li Zhen has issued several holy decrees to comfort Li Xian. β
Lin Bi thought for a while and said, "If it were another general, such a comfort would only make him grateful, but if it was Li Xian, such a comfort would make him feel deeply suspicious." β
Long Tingfei said: "That's right, Li Xian also connected several chapters to report the military situation to show his heart, but this kind of thing is impossible to argue, and now even Chang'an City is full of rumors." Thinking about it, Li Zhen is also very embarrassed, if Li Xian is not recalled, he is afraid that the rumors will spread, Li Xian is afraid in his heart, even if he has no antipathy, he will also have antipathy. β
Lin Bi said: "In fact, if Li Zhen can send a strong enough prison army, he can also stabilize the hearts of the army and the people." β
Long Tingfei said with a smile: "Where is it so easy, this prison army must not only have the ability to suppress the King of Qi, but also not to arouse the anger of the generals under the command of the King of Qi, and also be Li Zhen's henchman, where is there such a person in Dayong now?" As long as this situation continues, whether it is to protect the King of Qi or to prevent the King of Qi from rebelling, recalling the King of Qi has become a last resort. At that time, there will be no commander to lead the army on the Dayong side, and someone will inevitably be unable to resist attacking, and I can take advantage of the situation to destroy the living force of the Yongjun army. β
Lin Bi sighed and said: "I hope you can succeed in one fell swoop, my Northern Han can't withstand a long-term confrontation." β
Long Tingfei said confidently: "Bi Mei, don't worry, after I capture Zezhou and Zhenzhou, Bi Mei, you and I should not delay the marriage." β
Lin Biyu's face was crimson, speechless, Long Tingfei walked up to her, held her slender hand and said: "I know that you can't worry about the affairs of Daizhou, it doesn't matter, I have already figured out this matter, Long Tingfei is not short-sighted, as long as it can make the Northern Han Dynasty prosperous, you and I are gathering less and leaving more." β
Lin Bi was moved for a while, and only after a while did he say: "After you break the Yongjun, go to King Ming and my father." β
Long Tingfei was overjoyed, stretched out his hand to hug his beloved beauty into his arms, the candle shadow shook red, reflecting the figure of a pair of beautiful people, this situation, how not to be fascinated.
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