Chapter 39: Lin Shidong and Graphene

Whether it is a faction or a party, although the possibility of mutual cooperation exists, the situation of mutual exclusion is more real. They often take an issue to the extreme, in a vain attempt to grasp the evidence in favor of their own side, to defeat the other side, instead of considering the general direction, choose a more reasonable solution, this time with Kang Le and Shannan relations are handled like this, the main peace faction hopes to reject Shannan United Kangle, the main battle faction hopes to unite Shannan to defeat Kang Le, the two sides hold their own opinions, argue endlessly, so that they delay again and again, delaying the best time to attack, but also delaying the best time to negotiate peace. With the Kangle people increasing their troops on the border line, and the return of Shannan Foreign Minister Qapqar and Kangle's envoy Wang Lin respectively, the tense situation heated up again, and suddenly Mu also had to return to the front line.

"This is probably the situation in the rear," he said to Lu Yuanhang, after meeting him in the camp outside Dragonstone Fort, "the best news is that this question needs no longer be discussed, and whether we want it or not, we must go to war, and the people of Kangle are here again."

"That's not the worst", Lu Yuanhang's face was solemn: "Xiling and Hu Xia have been surrounded by Kangle people, and it is unknown how long they can support it."

"In this way, Shuying, Changlin, and Baiyu are also in danger"! Suddenly, Mu sighed: "Chu Yuxing now wants to break each one, isolate us, and then annihilate us in one fell swoop." - Chu Yuxing is now smart. Is there any movement there in Lu Xinghe"?

"He has been going to march into the army a long time ago, and has been asking us to ensure logistics, but without the order of Fallen Leaf Town, I can't do anything, so he was furious and came to negotiate with me in person, and I guess there is still a lingering anger." Lu Yuanhang shook his head, and he also deeply regretted the decision maker's mistake of taking the plane.

In the days that followed, Qiu Shenghong's government took a more prudent approach and ordered the army to withdraw north of the Sanggan River and fortify the city. At the same time, the city was rebuilt, and the grass was stored to prepare for the next war. In this way, Lu Xinghe's position is more awkward. As a party of assistance, he has now become the invader of the Kangle people, the shield of Mingsha Mountain, advancing, no backup, retreating, no stronghold, stationed in Longshi Fort, and must face Kangle's army day and night, it is really a dilemma, it is useless to stay. Although Qiu Shenghong asked him to retreat with Lu Yuanhang, the place where he was stationed could not be determined. For this reason, he was furious and personally wrote a letter to Qiu Shenghong, scolding him for his cowardice, and preparing to return to his teacher.

This situation was also something that the Dongduo people did not expect, so when Lu Xinghe's withdrawal seal was sent to the Three Elders' House, they were also a little caught off guard, and there was an uproar in the court.

"Li Jiuyuan is really like a god"! Thinking of the discussion of Ba Niu in Loulu Village, Lin Shidong was full of emotion, he only regarded those words as nonsense at the beginning, and he didn't expect that they would be fulfilled one by one today. He remembered Li Youlan's visit a month earlier, and when the two of them talked about the future situation, he talked about it again, and firmly believed that the people of Mingsha Mountain would not continue to go south, and at the same time concluded that the military alliance could not be established.

"I can't think of a major event related to the life and death of the country, only two countrymen can see it most clearly." He couldn't help but laugh dumbly: "Maybe it will be these two countrymen who will save this country in the future."

"Is there anything ridiculous today"? Looking at his dejected appearance, his wife Graphene asked on the side.

"You have seen Ba Niu and Li Youlan."

"Of course we did, we played together when we were kids, what's wrong? You see them again"? She is Shi Bixia's sister, but Shi Bixia is out and she is a concubine.

"A few days ago, Li Youlan visited my ......",

"When"? Probably feeling a little reckless, he hurriedly covered his mouth.

"It's been a month", he didn't care, and continued: "At that time, he expected today's situation, I didn't think it was so at the time, you said it's ridiculous"?

Seeing that he was depressed, Graphene couldn't persuade him, so he asked the girl to change a pot of tea, then took out Go, put it on the table, smiled at Lin Shidong, and said: "The affairs of the public family will be solved in the public house, and you will have to live at home." We haven't played chess for a long time, and our hands are a little rusty, so let's talk about it in our spare time today."

Lin Shidong didn't want to arouse her interest, so he also got up: "Chess is an elegant thing, how can you play in the bedroom?" Why don't you go to the Yangyuan Pavilion in the back garden, where the lakes and mountains are beautiful, and the lotus flowers are blooming, isn't it better than here?"

The two of them came to Yangyuan Pavilion, and the girl made tea, set up snacks, and let them eat before they started to play chess.

"Sister Bixia said that Ba Niu also came to Kyoto." At the end of the game, Graphene said to him casually while calculating: "Maybe I will come to see you in a few days"?

"If that's the case"? Lin Shidong was immediately attracted by the news, he put down the cup in his hand and urged her to continue.

"I also heard from Bixia, she came to see me that day and seemed very unhappy. She said that when she was buying sachets that day, she happened to see Ba Niu and a few people buying seeds there. She originally wanted to come forward to admit it, because there were many people around him, so he didn't go over. Then she followed them to the ferry, and when she saw the men carrying the seeds to the boat, she got on the boat with them."

"Loulu Village is not too far from Kyoto, and it is inland, so how can you use a boat? Besides, you can buy seeds locally on just a few acres of land, so there's no need to go to the city."

"Not really, that's what I said. But Bixia said that he had long since stopped living in Loulu Village, and now it seems that he lives on the Qiushan Peninsula."

"Akiyama Peninsula"? Lin Shidong really didn't know what place it was.

"It is said that it is far from here", she shook the paper fan lightly, and said with a graceful demeanor, "And it is developed." Bixia said that although he was still dressed in ordinary clothes, judging from the degree of respect that those people had for him, it seemed to be his subordinate."

"So, the ship is also his"?

"It should be".

Lin Shidong was silent for a while, and said thoughtfully: "With his character, it is unlikely that he will live a secluded life, so what will he do on the Qiushan Peninsula?"

"Of course it's a treasure digger," she said with a smile.

"Treasure digging"?

"Now the streets are full of legends, haven't you heard them"?

Lin Shidong shook his head blankly. For him, these street chatters have never been his concern, and the life of two points and one line also makes him have no chance to contact these things, but graphene is different, she has a sister who can't be idle, and this sister can't save things in her heart, and it's uncomfortable to hear something if she doesn't find a place to pour it out.

"It is said that more than 2,000 miles from Kyoto, there is a place that is surrounded by the sea on three sides and connected to the land on one side. Unlike Kyoto, it has a subtropical climate, but the winters are shorter, the summers are longer, and the temperature is above freezing all year round, making it suitable for human habitation and crop growth, and there are not many locals, making it ideal for immigration. Of course, this is not the main thing, the main thing is that there are still pirate treasures buried there".

"Pirate's treasure"? Lin Shidong couldn't help but be curious, leaned forward slightly, put his hands on the stone table, and looked at her intently: "What pirate's treasure"?

"It's the treasure that the pirates have hidden," she said with a smile, looking at him, "It is said that it was originally a base for pirates, and later when we unified the Orient, we scattered these pirates, and some of them were killed, and some of them went to the surrounding islands. Since we were raiding at the time, the pirates didn't have time to transfer the treasure out, so they temporarily buried it somewhere on the island, ready to come back and dig it later. Unexpectedly, it backfired, and when they were defeated, they encountered our navy, which caused all their backbones to be killed, and the place where the treasure was buried was no longer found."

"Now that their backbone has been killed, where did they get this news?"

"Of course it's a legend, but this legend has been proven by one person."

"Is it Ba Niu"? Lin Shidong asked curiously.

Graphene shook his head: "It is said that it is a farmer named saury, who dug up ten boxes of gold coins and ten boxes of silver coins from the wasteland by chance."

After listening to her, Lin Shidong couldn't help laughing: "Nonsense! Even if there is a treasure, how can it be so easy to obtain"? At this point, he suddenly paused: "What did you just say was the name of the man who dug up the treasure?"

"Saury."

"River saury, Hedaoyu ......", he muttered as he wrote on the table with his fingers: "Isn't Hedaoyu just a Li character?" It seems that there is still some truth in that legend."