Chapter 164: The New Year is Approaching
With Zhao Zili returning to Haining, Lu Yan and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief, although they were ranked among the four elephants, but in terms of prestige, the four of them were not as good as Zhao Zili, and the addition of thousands of Manchu cavalry also made Haining like a tiger.
"Lord Wang, now there are new guards stationed on each island, and the Jingxian Division and the Zhangdao Division have also leveled and governed them respectively, and the artillery technology of the Shanhai Division has also been greatly improved, and the prince can also go and see it at any time." After Cao Ang came back, he immediately learned about all the changes in Haining and reported it to Zhao Zili, which made Zhao Zili very satisfied, how valuable an excellent talent is.
"Well done, the New Year is approaching recently, let everyone have a good rest, everyone has worked hard to protect Haining for more than a year."
"Lord Wang, you are back." Shen Chong's loud voice could be heard from afar, needless to say, there must be good news.
"Shen Chong, look at your loud voice, are you making something weird again." Zhao Zili said with a smile, it is also one of the reasons why his approachable attitude makes so many people willing to serve him.
Shen Chong scratched his head embarrassedly, and said: "I must pay attention next time, Lord Wang, the parts of the mortar are too precise, and I won't be able to get it out for a while, but my subordinates have made a real gas cannon."
"True air cannon? What is that? This title is still the first time I have heard of Zhao Zili.
"Conventional artillery needs to ignite gunpowder before it can be fired, and then a kid had a whim to replace gunpowder with true qi, and the effect is surprisingly good, that is, it consumes a lot of true qi of the warrior." Shen Chong began to introduce the principle of the true qi cannon, and Zhao Zili understood it, so that the firing speed of the cannon would be greatly increased.
"True qi is not a problem, Haining's martial artists are all of good quality now, continue to develop in this direction, we must control the amount and accuracy of true qi, and reward this person well."
"Don't worry, the master has already promoted him to the official and rewarded a large amount of money, and now everyone is full of enthusiasm." Shen Chong is now radiant, and he has truly realized the value of life in Shanhai Si.
"Lord Wang, Your Majesty's decree has arrived." At this moment, Cao Ang, who was on the side, suddenly said, it turned out that the person sent by Emperor Wu to deliver the decree had arrived.
"Please, who is here to deliver the message?" Zhao Zili straightened his clothes, and he had to pay attention to Emperor Wu's will.
"Back to the prince, it is the forbidden army, and Fan Jian, the son of the Hubu Shangshu, is already approaching Haikou Pass."
"He's here, I haven't seen him for a long time, and my father actually sent him when he had a heart." As soon as he heard that Fan Jian was coming, Zhao Zili was very happy, this was one of his few friends.
Fan Jian approached Haikou Pass, Emperor Wu asked him to go to Haining to pass on the decree to make him happy, he didn't know what happened to the prince after two years, and now he is bright in the world, and he should be living very well.
"My lord, Haikou has arrived."
"Damn, what is this?" The mighty Haikou Pass made him startled off work, pointed to the pass and said: "This is Haikou Pass, I'm sure it's not Jianmen Pass." The surrounding forbidden troops also swallowed: "My lord, the prince is really powerful, even if all the 100,000 forbidden troops come at this pass, I'm afraid it will be difficult to shake it." Qia on the city tower saw Fan Jian and knew that he was here to deliver the decree and Luoyang knew him, so he hurriedly opened the city gate and led the defenders out of the city.
"Lord Fan, I haven't seen you for a long time."
"Hey, Chia is you, yes, now that you have become the commander of the first army, I heard that you are still the leader of the twelve earthly branches." Fan Jian also recognized Qiya, who was also familiar with the first batch of people who followed Zhao Zili in Luoyang.
"Thanks to the cultivation of the prince, Lord Fan, please hurry, the prince has been waiting for a long time." Qiya led Fan Jian into Jianmen Pass, looking at the people coming and going, the current Haining is twice as big as two years ago, and the border between Haikou Pass and Haining is only less than two hundred miles, which is the result of no longer expanding.
"Oh my God, is this still the poor Haining? Although he knew that the prince had made Haining very rich, he never expected such a grand scene, and he was about to catch up with Luoyang. Fan Jian was shocked again and again, and the forbidden army around him saw a different scene.
Behind the Qiya breath around him, he definitely surpasses them, even the soldiers behind him are full of qi and blood, even if they really fight, they will definitely not be able to get benefits, and the ordinary people passing by around have a certain amount of true qi in their bodies, and the whole Haining wants a giant beast full of infinite power.
Entering Haining City, it is really a paradise on earth, with smoke and willow painting bridges, wind curtains and green curtains, and 100,000 families.
Wander around the bustling street casually, and your feet are light. The brilliant sunlight sprinkled between the green tiles and red walls everywhere, the abrupt horizontal cornices, the high fluttering shop signboard flags, the sparkling carriages and horses, the endless flow of pedestrians, and the tranquil and comfortable smiling faces, all reflect the self-satisfaction of the people of Haining for the prosperous world.
The landscape of Haining is close at hand. The hot breeze was blowing, walking in the world, Fan Jian looked at the bustling hustle and bustle of Luoyang in the Tang Dynasty, and his heart was happy for no reason, and he sighed: Haining is now also a famous city of the Great Zhou, and the eastern end of the entire Great Zhou is actually the longest-standing city in the history of the Great Zhou.
However, this ancient city has become a place for countless battles, a battlefield for the two armies, magnificent palaces, and prosperous urban areas, which have been turned into mounds and ruins several times, and finally disappeared from everyone.
When he came to the palace, Fan Jian tidied up his clothes and walked in pretending to be with the holy decree in his hand.
"The holy decree has arrived, and the king of Song has received the decree."
"You kid, you're still pretending to me, aren't you?" Zhao Zili was amused by his appearance.
"Hehe, don't you have to pretend." Fan Jian gave Zhao Zili a bear hug, patted him, and said: "The prince is really strong, I don't want to be so thin in Luoyang, you are really amazing, Haining has caught up with Luoyang now."
The people around the palace were envious, although Zhao Zili was approachable, but there were really not many people who could get along with the prince like this.
"By the way, I can hear about it, you are not clear with the little princess of the East China Sea, what about people, how beautiful the world can fascinate you." Fan Jian looked around and really didn't find Chen Xiaocheng's figure.
"You're still like this, don't look for it, she has to come home to see if she's been out for so long." Zhao Zili knocked his head and continued, "How is the situation in Luoyang." Fan Jian looked around, Zhao Zili waved his hand, the forbidden army and the subordinates left, and the surroundings were silent: "Lord Wang, there is a situation in Luoyang, although ordinary people can't see it, but I found something unusual." ”
"Isn't it that some people feel a little subtle change."
"The prince is really well-informed, although he is very small, some of the bosses who do business with me, ordinary workers, and even some ruffians and hooligans have some different changes, maybe people will change, but many small details of life cannot be changed." Fan Jian is observant, and like Cao Zhengchun, many people in the folk have also undergone small changes.
"But I didn't find any doubts when I looked closely, and even their families confirmed that they never left, so I can't be sure." Zhao Zili frowned, not only the palace but also the people were affected, could it be [New Year's Hunger], but no, these people are inconsequential people, even if they get together, they can't make any big waves
"In this way, you go back, let Tian Rong spread his hands, and gather all the news of these people within three years, I think there must be an intersection point." Zhao Zili is not good yet, and the current big data thinking will definitely find out something in Da Zhou.
"Okay, I know what to do." The two chatted for a while, after all, they hadn't seen each other for more than two years and still had a lot to say, and when it was time for dinner, both of them drank a lot of wine, and when it was time to talk, Zhao Zili hadn't relaxed for a long time, and the people below naturally retreated and guarded around the palace.
Fan Jian drank too much first and got under the table, Zhao Zili laughed, and hurriedly ordered someone to take him to the guest room.
The moon is sparse, Zhao Zili looked at the stars in the sky and didn't know what he was thinking.
"Boy, what do you want?" Bai floated out at this time. Zhao Zili shook his head and said, sighing: "I didn't think about anything, I just felt that I was in danger now, and I couldn't relax for a moment, when would I be able to sleep with complete peace of mind." ”
"I understand that your mission is too heavy, and there are really not many people who can help you." Bai also understands Zhao Zili's situation very well, strong enemies are around, but if he relaxes a little, he will never recover.
"The boat is naturally straight to the bridge, and the tone is self-pitying, so it's better to think of a way." Zhao Zili quickly cleaned up his mood, he was not a resentful woman.
Early the next day, Zhao Zili called the four elephants and the twelve earth branches, the wind and the mystery, this time to Luoyang Zhao Zili is not going to bring too many people but also to arrange the back hand in case of accidents, the prince can take more than a thousand people to enter the Jianmen Pass, but can only be stationed outside the city, only 100 people really enter Luoyang.
"Lu Yan, Nangong Jueyu, Youfeng, the three of you will take your respective headquarters to Luoyang, Chi Tianji has no news from the Northern Seven Residences for the time being, you have to pay attention at any time, as long as there is something wrong, go to support with Xiang Yu." The northern Qisu who stayed in Liangzhou still didn't find anything, so Zhao Zili and his family determined that there must be a big secret in Liangzhou, and as long as they investigated, they would definitely be able to find out.
"Youxuan, you take three thousand dragons to sneak into Youzhou for secret, and the troops are waiting for my orders on the border. Qi Ya, Xie Bi'an, and Fan Wujiao, the three of you will also go to the border of Zhongzhou through Yazhou, and Yin Lingzi will cooperate with you. Arocio Ondolgon, I'll leave the backup of the departure to a few of you. Everyone received their own orders, and the team was quickly combined and prepared to return to Luoyang.