Heavy rain pours, cold waves, a string of merchant ships on the Hunan water difficult navigation, this formation of a fleet is an anti-risk measure, the lead is a new type of ship, marked by the landing shipyard, strangely, there is not a sufficient number of matching masts, but also steady dìng upstream.

Compared with the dark light of the cargo ship in the back, this pilot ship is a passenger ship, the warm light of the dim yellow mixed with the aroma of wine and food and delicacies in the gunwales of several floors, occasionally human figures swaying, dancing girls, a bustling and lively human atmosphere.

But compared to the cold sound of nature, the human voice, the sound of the song, the sound of the boiler, and the sound of the pulp were all drowned out in the roaring rain......

For the same reason, a small boat went down the river and was unnoticed when it was anchored in a large ship.

A black shadow struggled to climb onto the deck, soaked with sweat and rain, and was very uncomfortable: "This new sailboat, not to mention greasy, doesn't even see a few cables, so Lao Tzu is tired to crawl to death......"

"Don't complain, being a gray guard is doing dirty work, it's important to pass the news to adults, you just wait here." ”

Another black-clothed gray-clothed guard flipped up on the side side, moved neatly, took out an oiled paper bag and changed his dry clothes, and Shi Shiran entered a luxurious room on the top floor.

"Who!" a man looked back sharply, his eyes sharp.

"My lord, it's us. ”

The person who came in quickly presented a secret letter: "The lord said that we did a good job, Han Hou has been on the lord flagship for two days, combined with the propaganda of the appearance of the immortals, some people in the outside world have suspected that Han Hou has been detained, and there have been some fluctuations in popularity......"

"It's an exaggeration...... But this misunderstanding is also a good thing. ”

This gray-clothed guard nodded to the hundreds, he has experience in this area, and he is not surprised by the reaction of the people.

Since the Cai Dynasty occupied the two main waters of Kyushu, the news of the oppression of various princes quickly spread, with this background, not only the King of Qingjun and the Marquis of Xiang joined forces to dispatch troops in all aspects, marched in formation, and even had the upper hand in the competition for public opinion with the Xianhou.

Just looking at this kind of exaggerated news, which no one believed in the past, has become very marketable, it is enough to prove that the legitimacy and power of the imperial court have not yet faded in the hearts of the people.

"Destiny is endless, I am ......"

Baihu carefully read the information, did not let go of any corner of the secret mark, found a secret special ship-type signal in the corner, and was immediately happy: "The imperial court sailor has reached the middle of the Qianjing River, it seems that he is really moving, and he wants to suppress Xiangzhou...... If you continue to strengthen public opinion propaganda, just say...... The imperial court has issued an ultimatum to the Han marquis. ”

"Uh...... Is it rumors pressuring, subordinates understand. ”

The hatch reopened, the howling wind rushed out with the heat, and before it could spread farther away, some alarms began to spread in the lobby of the first floor of the hybrid sailboat.

The ornamental seat on the edge of the dance floor in the hall, the glass lights illuminate the gold and silver utensils brightly, the aroma of bamboo leaves and green wine mixed in the aroma of the dishes is very attractive, and several merchants dressed up in the old and young are using the fishtail banquet to exchange some big and small things in the Xiangzhou business district.

A few acquaintances joined in, and the middle-aged merchant with two mustaches on his lips drank and exchanged a few words, then glanced around, mysteriously: "Alas...... Have you heard anything about Xiangshui?"

"What?" A young merchant was puzzled at first, thinking that which cargo ship had capsized again, and when he saw the other party comparing three fingers, he was suddenly shocked: "The matter of the three Xiangshui Alliance?"

"That's right, I've heard the latest news......"

Due to the blessing of the sunny day and the newspaper, the news of the three alliances spread in Xiangzhou, and the news was very fast.

The old man on the side woke up from the calculation of the revenue of this freight, and slapped his wine glass when he heard the words: "Don't say that Hanhou was detained, that is an immortal, I don't believe that the court dares, say something really dry and listen." ”

The mustache secretly scolded the old thief in his heart, and suddenly changed his lines and snorted: "Where is the detention here, but it is reported that the imperial court has a will to come down, and the Han Marquis will turn to the East China Sea to open up, and Xiangzhou must be returned, otherwise he will not hesitate to fight, where to go, only the king chooses...... Tsk, isn't this an ultimatum?"

Ultimatum?

In the corner not far away, there are several merchants from Yingzhou whose faces changed slightly, they invested heavily and followed the footsteps of the Han army to expand the industry and sales circle, this is the successful experience of picking up soup and eating meat in the past, gambling on the family business, in case of withdrawal, the business will not be all lost?

At this time, they couldn't help but look at a middle-aged man in a plain robe headed by him: "Lord Ye?"

This middle-aged man surnamed Ye has a somewhat sad face, looks like he is in his forties, his temples are white, and he seems to have suffered misfortune, but his eyes are shrewd, and he made a gesture to silence them, obviously very prestigious.

He brought a glass of wine over and asked with a smile: "Didn't you have a good alliance, why did the mutation become tougher?"

"Of course it is......" The mustachioed merchant was about to speak and continue to guide, when he heard someone next to him smile: "In addition to the change of the general trend, what other reasons can there be?"

Everyone looked back when they heard the voice, and saw a young scholar with a talented appearance at a table, with a little arrogance on his face, and a newspaper in his hand: "Although the news was two days late, it finally arrived, and the imperial court sailors went out of Tianmen Gorge, transported troops and swept through the twelve states of Gyeonggi Zhou, and co-authored the six states of Gyeonggi...... This is the seventeen states, no, there are eighteen states even with the imperial capital itself!"

"Yingzhou Daily, didn't you say for the first time that there is no civil war in the sky...... How to sweep?" The middle-aged man surnamed Ye asked tentatively, and he already had some answers in his heart.

Xiucai sneered: "You are too naïve, there is no civil war in the sky, but there is a monarch and a minister between Da Cai and the princes, and there is a righteousness to fight against the demon army, how can it be considered a civil war?"

"The main goal in the sky is to quickly sweep away the enemy ships, is it possible that a certain prince can't beat it himself, and the court is not allowed to fight?"

"If you want to quote this clause, you have to sweep away the enemy ships first, and there is nothing in the territory before you can quote it. ”

"The so-called area that is not allowed to be civilized by the real feudal order is only the county where Dongtian is located, who else will endorse you?"

This Xiucai doesn't know what kind of person it is, what he said is the head of the way, he hit the nail on the head, and it makes sense, so that everyone leans in to listen.

An old man even shouted: "What Xiucai said makes sense, come, give Xiucai a pot of good wine to help talk, I will pay!"

The guy answered, and stepped forward to serve wine, but this Xiucai didn't speak first, poured himself wine, and drank it in one gulp.

In the pouring rain, I listened to the sound of the river waves from a distance, only to see a lamp flashing on the ship, spit out a mouthful of wine, gritted his teeth and smiled: "Even Hanhou swept away the enemy ships, and by the way, he garrisoned the local ......."

"The imperial court has more righteousness, originally the state soldiers, county soldiers and even the government are all people of the imperial court, but now it's only a few years, it's really moving, and you don't want to surrender?"

"Now the seventeen states directly under the direct influence of Gyeonggi are completely under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, forming a huge security area, who can match this?"

"This is the ...... of force I see, our Xiangzhou is going to be troublesome again. ”

Everyone looked at each other, most of them were natives of Xiangzhou, and they were silent about it, even the middle-aged man surnamed Ye who came from Yingzhou just now frowned, thinking deeply.

Seeing this atmosphere, the mustache was slightly happy in his heart, and immediately added fuel to the fire, half-truths and half-truths: "Not only that, I have a relative who is an errand boy at Xunpan Station, and it is accurate to hear that the imperial army has marched to the southwest, and it is estimated that this will have controlled the four countries of Kyushu in the upper reaches of the Lingqing River...... Do you think that the upper reaches of the two major river systems are occupied, and the rest is not a matter of going straight downstream?"

"Last time, the king of Chu didn't dare to compete, why should Han Hou?"

"Shhhh

There was a gasping sound, and everyone was frightened, looking at the rain curtain on the porthole, as if there would be a large number of warships passing by, bringing war and killing.

Xiucai, who spoke just now, even nodded yes, judging from his understanding of geography, this is almost one-fifth of the original direct control range!

He muttered for a while: "Although the experience in my memory shows that out of this security circle, the influence of the imperial court is constantly declining with distance, and there is resistance from various virtues and princes, and the imperial army will eventually stagnate - if the imperial court alone can sweep away the enemy ships, why bother with many princes?"

Listening to this, everyone looked at this scholar with admiration, Master Xiucai is knowledgeable!

Xiucai looked self-contained and pointed to the country: "But where to stop, this is a big problem......"

"Do you always tell me?" someone touted: "Man, if you have the wine, bring a few dishes to Master Xiucai!"

In a soft voice, the sailing ships formed a mixed fleet of passengers and cargo, and they were gradually approaching Toyora City, and a large ship emitted dark electricity and appeared in everyone's field of vision.

Xiangzhou Sailor, Flagship, Top Floor Lounge

"The scope of civil war is not allowed, and I am afraid that at least one county can be saved. ”

"I'm afraid I can only keep Yingzhou now. ”

"But I now have 50,000 Taoist soldiers, hundreds of real people, and five true immortals!" Ye Qing gritted his teeth and smiled: "If the court is pressed, I will fight against the water, which is enough to beat the situation of the court to a pulp!"

"I'm afraid, doesn't the court have any scruples?"

Outside, in the wind and rain, a few glass lamps shivered in the heavy rain.

In the rain, seeing that the armored soldiers of the patrol ship were still executing, Ye Qing paced back and forth in the cabin, staring at the simulated Neizhou map on the spell sand table.

"The key is where the eastward fleet stops? No, tomorrow I will have to negotiate further, and we cannot delay any longer, the key is to judge the strategic orientation and the best conditions, so as to make it most beneficial to my own strategy. ”

"If it doesn't meet my requirements, I'll go back to rearmament at once...... Cai Chao dares to fight, don't I dare, I fight badly, I am still a true immortal, I can make a comeback!"

"Think that an old true immortal can suppress my new true immortal?"

"Get out, you don't need the help of the big secretary, I can kill this person with one sword and one person!"

In the past two days, Guangguo Gong has been delayed, he is pressing the Cai Dynasty, and in this case, the Da Si Ming clone simply stayed, according to the latest information she conveyed, the Cai Dynasty court army yellow color has occupied nearly one-fifth of the scope in one fell swoop, with the military information from all sides is still encroaching.

Purely based on a hundred inner states, it is not a problem for the Cai Dynasty to recover to nearly a quarter of the control in a few years...... Coupled with the proximity to oppression, if a corresponding sphere of influence is formed, it may be able to mobilize the power of the original inner state.

Ye Qing felt that there would be water in it, and it depended on how many governors and governors really followed the central government - it is estimated that only Tude will be obedient, and Yu Du has a backstage, who really obeys Cai Chao?