Liu Zhongqing and Ning Hanyu joining forces is indeed a happy thing.

But for the current situation, they need to be more specific.

Being able to bring down the crown prince undoubtedly means that they have a greater say in the court.

"Lord Ning, if you have any news, don't hide it, tell it all!"

Han Yihai couldn't help it first, since this was all grasshoppers on a rope, there was no need for Ning Hanyu to hide these things anymore.

However, Ning Hanyu actually looked down on Han Yihai very much in his heart, not only him, but perhaps there was such discrimination among the civil and military officials of the Wu Dynasty.

Civil officials are not accustomed to the military general's temperament, and they can only shout and kill if they are brave and unplanned, and they don't have to think about it at all.

The military generals are not used to the daily behavior of civil officials, and they feel that such people are similar to nerds, they have no ability at all, and they have to pretend all day long, so that these vulgar martial artists should panic when they see it.

In short, although the two sides have been fighting openly and secretly for decades, they have never been able to truly integrate into the same camp.

Therefore, Ning Hanyu's eyes when he looked at Han Yihai were mostly a little contemptuous.

But at this moment, the two are in a comparable situation, and Ning Hanyu is too lazy to bother with them.

Ning Hanyu narrowed his eyes slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Han Shaoqing, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, do you know?" ”

Han Yihai frowned, snorted coldly, and said, "Okay, then please ask Lord Ning to hurry up and give a feasible plan, now that the Martial Emperor is unconscious, and the crown prince is aggressive, we can't afford to delay." ”

"Yes, Lord Ning, now is not the time to hesitate!"

"I'll wait! Don't sell it. Qianyueshan also hurriedly urged.

Everyone expressed their stance one after another, urging Ning Hanyu to come up with an idea, after all, they didn't have time to play hide and seek with Ning Hanyu.

Ning Hanyu looked around at his colleagues and said slowly: "Don't be impatient, do you know why the Yellow River was born?" ”

Han Yihai replied first, "Naturally, I know that at that time, the grain in the Kanto region needed to be transported upstream along the Weishui River to the capital, and it would take about six months to transport it to the capital, because the waterway was about 900 miles, and there were still many difficult places on the way. ”

Then, in order to facilitate the transportation of Cao Yun and reduce the input of manpower and soldiers, the imperial court mobilized tens of thousands of soldiers to dig a canal and open a canal from the capital to divert Weishui down the Nanshan Mountain. It took three years to complete, after the water was opened, it was used for water transportation, until the Yellow River was more than 300 miles in total, it was a straight road, easy to sail, and it could make the boat transport to the capital in three months. ”

Hearing this, Ning Hanyu bowed slightly, "Shu Qingling's fleet is going south along this canal, she wants to go to Xuzhou, pick up the grain from Yangzhou, and then drive the boat all the way back to the capital." ”

Yangzhou's grain?

Hearing this, Liu Zhongqing's face sank.

According to his news, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has ordered the King of Zhaoyang to go to Yangzhou to escort the grain to Jingzhou by land for disaster relief.

He also sent a team of personal guards to escort him throughout the journey, so as not to be hurt by the trap planted by the crown prince.

But the crown prince actually sent another fleet of Shu Qingling to the south, could it be ......

The more Liu Zhongqing thought about it, the more frightened he became, he looked up at Ning Hanyu and asked, "Lord Ning, how long ago did Shu Qingling's fleet set off, and what was on board?" ”

This is the reason why Ning Hanyu wants to bring up this matter separately.

"There's no cargo on it." Ning Hanyu replied.

Han Yihai and the others didn't understand, it was just an empty ship, what could it represent?

But Liu Zhongqing is not as optimistic as them.

The prince sent a fleet of empty ships to set off, and there were only two possibilities.

One is that the ship was not originally used to carry goods, but to carry weapons and soldiers.

Although the Wu Dynasty had a water transport wharf, the management of river transportation was far less strict than imagined, especially the Yangtze River such as the Yellow River and the Huai River and the areas north of the Yangtze River, which were not subject to any supervision.

Therefore, this river transportation is not very tight.

It is very likely that the crown prince deliberately designed Shu Qingling's fleet to leave the capital, and then use the waterway to move the full load of soldiers elsewhere, and then wait for the opportunity to ambush.

The second is that the reason why the ship is empty is to transport things back to Beijing.

Go south to Xuzhou, you can receive grain from Yangzhou.

The fact that the King of Zhaoyang was sent to Yangzhou was a trap, and what he escorted might not be real grain at all, so as to cure the crime of poor governance of the King of Zhaoyang!

Either way, this trip is dangerous!

Liu Zhongqing's face was solemn, Li Yunxing really did a lot of things behind his back.

Ning Hanyu didn't say anything more, others were stupid, Liu Zhongqing was a shrewd fox, he would naturally understand the stakes, and he just needed to wait for the results.

"Lord Liu, the lower official will deliver the news, and the next thing will be that the lower official is a civil servant, and it is inconvenient to participate in it again, so I will leave."

Ning Hanyu bowed forward, and then said goodbye to everyone.

Looking at Ning Hanyu's back, Liu Zhongqing's eyes flashed slightly, and he secretly wondered what Ning Hanyu was thinking.

The forces behind Ning Hanyu may have the same idea as Liu Zhongqing, and they don't want the prince's power to grow even stronger.

So no matter what, he must not sit still! He must stop Shu Qingling's fleet!

"Lord Liu, what is the origin of this Ning Hanyu? After talking about it without a beginning or an end, and then leaving? Qian Yueshan looked at his back suspiciously.

It was as if Ning Hanyu had come to tell them that he already knew about the prince's conspiracy.

Liu Zhongqing shook his head slightly, and said: "Ning Hanyu is usually inconspicuous, but I heard that there are many of his forces among the people. In dealing with him in the future, you must all be in good spirits, and you must not slack off in the slightest. ”

When everyone heard this, they responded one after another.

Liu Zhongqing looked at Han Yihai, "Han Shaoqing, how many soldiers do you have under your command now?" ”

Han Yihai estimated it, "It's only two hundred." ”

Han Yihai was a little embarrassed, his little soldiers and horses were simply unsightly.

Liu Zhongqing frowned, but he didn't get entangled.

This time, the prince kept a low profile and would not send heavy troops to follow the guards, so they only needed to guard the banks of the Yellow River, and if they met the prince, they might not be afraid of him.

"You take two hundred elite soldiers, and you bring a building ship to the south along the Yellow River, intercepting the fleet of the Shu family on the way. All of them must be destroyed, and not a single living mouth must be left behind! Remember, be quick and don't delay! ”

"Yes!" Han Yihai clenched his fists in front of him, "Xiaguan must let none of them return to the capital alive." ”

Liu Zhongqing nodded and ordered: "This matter is sooner rather than later, you should immediately take someone south!" ”

"The last general commands!" Han Yihai turned around and left, looking in a hurry.