Chapter 376: Ambition
Thirty miles outside the city of Zhengzhou, there is a manor with a beautiful environment, which is the courtyard of an official in the city, built luxuriously, but at this moment this manor is occupied by Prince Alcohol, and the surrounding area of the manor is full of patrolling soldiers and is heavily guarded.
"Lord, don't, don't!"
"Beauty, well-behaved, obedient."
In the manor, in a certain bedroom, the voices of a man and a woman are constantly heard, and one of the protagonists is obviously the Prince of Alcohol.
"Lord Wang!" At this time, a high-pitched voice came from outside the house, and the noise in the house suddenly stopped.
"What's the matter?" Prince Alcohol's tone was obviously a little displeased, as if he had been disturbed by a good thing.
"Back to the prince, the brothers of the Liu family are back." The person outside the house said respectfully.
"Liu family brothers? Well, you take them to the living room, and I'll be there later. "It seems that there is something urgent, Prince Alcohol said after a deep sigh, and did not continue to mess around.
"Yes, Lord Wang!" The people outside the house faded away.
"Lord Wang, can you stay with others?" Inside the room, a delicate voice said.
"Be obedient, and I'll come to accompany you when this king is done." Prince Alcohol said.
"Then the prince should hurry." The woman said immediately, her voice soft.
Soon after, the door was opened, and a man in his twenties walked out of the room, this man was personable, with a sense of nobility, and his eyes flashed between the opening and closing, this person was this generation of Prince Alcohol, Aixin Jueluo Zaifeng, the half-brother of Emperor Guangxu, although he was twenty years old, he was already in power, one of the most powerful people in the Manchu Qing Dynasty.
Twenty-something is the golden age of a person, especially for an ambitious person, Zaifeng at this moment can't see a trace of lust at all, as if there are two completely different people inside and outside the house.
Zaifeng came to the front hall, at this time there were already people waiting in the hall, and when he saw Zaifeng coming, the people inside saluted at the same time.
"I've seen the prince."
Zaifeng walked all the way and sat down on the top chair, only to look at the two tall figures kneeling in front of him, "Excuse me." ”
"Thank you, Lord Wang!" Only then did the two of them get up.
"How's the investigation going?" Zaifeng asked directly.
"Back to the prince, according to our secret investigation, the person who stole the key has now entered Zhengzhou, but the other party's strength is too high, and we dare not act rashly, so I have come to tell the prince." One of them spoke.
"Oh, sure enough, it's coming, and it's not a small bold." Zaifeng said with a gloomy face, someone stole the key from the Forbidden City, this is undoubtedly a slap in the face of the entire Aixin Jueluo, and more importantly, the other party stole the key to the Yellow River Ancient Road, which should have belonged to him.
After speaking, Zaifeng looked at the two people in front of him again and said, "Well, you did a good job, but since you are here, then even if the other party puts on her wings this time, this king will make it difficult for her to escape." ”
"Everything is the wisdom of the king." The two of them said immediately, but they didn't dare to take the credit for themselves.
"Okay, this king has always rewarded and punished clearly, this time you have made meritorious contributions, and when you return to Beijing, you will be rewarded." Zaifeng waved his hand and said, at least in terms of royalty, he still did a good job.
"Thank you, Lord Wang." The two thanked each other again before turning and retreating.
"Da Da Da!"
"Summoning the Fan Commander." After the Liu brothers left, Zaifeng squinted his eyes, his fingers kept tapping on the table, and after a while, he suddenly said in his mouth.
"Yes, lord." There was no one in the living room, but the sound came out clearly.
Soon after the words were spoken, a man of medium height entered, wearing a suit of armor and a large sword at his waist, and carrying a majesty, or rather an aura.
"Meet the prince." The middle-aged man knelt down on one knee and said in a sonorous voice.
"Commander Fan doesn't have to be polite, the main reason for coming to you so late is to discuss something." Zaifeng said in a harmonious voice, if people who don't know him see it, I'm afraid they will immediately think that this is the prince who thinks he is very kind.
"If the prince has something, just tell me." Commander Fan stood up and said directly.
"Commander Fan, do you remember the thief who stole into the Forbidden City?" Zaifeng opened his mouth and asked, his attitude towards the Fan Commander in front of him was completely different, because this Fan Commander was not his subordinate, but his elder brother sent him, although he was the prince, but the other party represented the emperor, so he needed to remember his duty in every word and deed.
What's more, the other party is the commander of the inner guards, a martial artist, in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, he is also a rare existence, it is precisely because of him that Zaifeng is full of confidence at this moment.
"Remember, does the prince have news of her?" Commander Fan's eyes widened, and he immediately asked, as the commander of the internal guards, responsible for the security of the entire Forbidden City, was actually stolen by a thief, and also stole the key to the Yellow River Ancient Road, as soon as the news spread, the world was in an uproar, and even the Lafayette also dropped his beloved cup, and the seriousness of this matter can be seen.
It's just that the other party then fled, and there seemed to be an accomplice who responded and let him escape from the capital, but since the other party stole the key to the Yellow River Ancient Road, he would definitely come to Zhengzhou, so this time he also accompanied him, in order to catch him.
"Yes, according to the information of the Liu brothers, that person has arrived in Zhengzhou." Zaifeng said with a smile.
"Has it arrived? Very good, the subordinates asked the prince for permission to let the subordinates lead people into Zhengzhou, and the thief will be arrested. Commander Fan said directly.
"Commander Fan doesn't have to worry, since the other party is here, it is a rat in the urn, and he can't escape if he wants to, this time he is looking for the commander to come over, in addition to the thief, there is mainly one more thing." Zaifeng said with a deep groan.
"Lord Wang, please speak." Commander Fan said.
"This time catching the thief to recover the key is only one of them, after all, there are a total of six keys, respectively in Maoshan Mountain, Longhu Mountain, White Emperor City, Dunhuang Ancient City, and the hands of a lucky person, only six keys are collected to open the Yellow River Ancient Road." Zaifeng said slowly.
"What does the prince mean to take the key from the lucky man's hand?" Commander Fan asked.
"No, as long as there is one key, the key in the hands of the lucky man is just for the people of the rivers and lakes to fight, and we can also add fuel to the fire and let those people die a lot, but this is only incidental, the focus is also on the three forces of Maoshan Mountain, Longhu Mountain, and White Emperor City." Zaifeng said in a deep voice.
"Don't worry, your subordinates will do their best." Speaking of those three major forces, even Commander Fan felt a deep pressure, the thousand-year-old faction, no one dared to underestimate it, even the one in the Forbidden City.
"It's not the best effort, this king hopes that they will go and never return." Zaifeng suddenly said in shock.
"What, what?" Commander Fan was taken aback, and looked at Zaifeng in disbelief, asking him to kill the people of the three major forces? It's not that he's afraid of death, in fact, it's not a question of being afraid of death at all, the Yellow River Ancient Road is opened, and the other party will definitely send a super strong person, and the third difficulty is definitely impossible to come out, but at least it is the second difficult peak of seniority, and even the second difficulty peak is complete.
And he is only in the realm of perfection now, and it is simply impossible for him to destroy the people of the three major forces, unless none of the three major forces have entered the existence of the second difficulty peak consummation.
"Commander Fan doesn't need to be surprised, if he is not more than half sure, this king will not take this risk, no matter what happens this time, the things in the Yellow River Ancient Road can only belong to this king." In the end, Zaifeng made no secret of his ambitions and goals.
"Lord Wang, this matter is not trivial, if you rashly offend those three major forces, will it cause waves?" Commander Fan is still jealous, although Zaifeng is the prince, but he directly obeys the emperor's orders, more precisely, it should be to obey the Lafayette, he knows the character of the Lafayette very well, to put it bluntly, it is called calm, to put it bluntly, he is timid, and he only dares to be in the nest.
The invasion of the Eight-Nation Alliance, originally relying on the strength of the capital, Hebei, Tianjin and other places, was enough to fight, and even appointed a few generals who were good at fighting, even if they couldn't win, they could keep the coalition forces out of the capital, so as not to make the world laugh.
Unexpectedly, before the Eight-Nation Alliance approached the capital, the Lafayette was already frightened, and he frightened himself, coupled with the instigation of those timid ministers, he naturally didn't do anything, and directly started to run away.
This run was safe, but it also lost the little luck of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and let the people of the world see through the reality of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and the capital, under the trampling of those robbers, was looted, and even the Old Summer Palace, which was inherited from several dynasties, was also destroyed, which made people feel sad.
No matter how unwilling Commander Fan is, he is powerless to return to heaven, and he can't disobey that person's will, but now, he is just a prince, and although he is the emperor's younger brother, he may not necessarily obey.
After all, he is an existence that has reached the peak of the second difficulty, looking at the whole world, in addition to those existences who have reached the third difficulty, how many people can defeat him?
"The ancient road of the Yellow River is full of dangers, isn't it normal for an accident to happen? Even if someone suspects us, there is no evidence. After Zaifeng finished speaking, he glanced at Commander Fan, and said: "You can rest assured that this matter will definitely not lead to any chaos, even if something really happens at that time, this king will bear it." ”
In the end, Zaifeng's tone was already a little more calm, obviously his patience was about to run out, if Commander Fan continued to be ignorant, I am afraid it would really anger him.
"Subordinate... Who! ”
Just when Commander Fan was about to agree, he suddenly turned around, and two fine lights bloomed in his eyes to look outside, and at the same time, the figure next to Zaifeng flashed, and there was already a man dressed as a eunuch, firmly guarding Zaifeng's side.
"I'm tired of the chief to protect the prince, but the commander wants to see who is bold enough to come and snoop." After Commander Fan finished speaking, he strode away directly, and his body disappeared in a flash.