The statement of the eldest prince made Yu Hualong's heart go up and down.

The Yulin Army is not under the control of the Ministry of War, they only obey the orders of the Great Prince. General Bai Pu sat down with the eldest prince in the civil official seat, which showed everything.

However, if it is true that as the eldest prince said, the Yulin army plans to leave the imperial capital to march south, then there will inevitably be extremely heavy and complicated affairs waiting for the military department to coordinate.

But what a big deal it is for the prince to lead the army to conquer in person. There are many joints that his military department does not dare to call the shots. Yu Shilang secretly looked at the young man with a heavy face, and then looked at his own book with his eyes closed, and thought for a long time, so he had to hang his head and say nothing.

All the officials know very well that the eldest prince and Lu Xiang are actually not all the way. But this time, the eldest prince obviously wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to resist the invasion of the Wei Kingdom and the Southern Continent, and go all out to seize Wuxun, which was bound to rely on the power of the land minister.

And Lu Xiang must also be willing to take the opportunity to gradually reduce the strength of Dashuai and the Jiang family, and the two sides naturally hit it off.

After a short moment of chaos in the lobby, the atmosphere changed subtly.

The prime minister leaned on the soft pier and waved his hand weakly. The maids came out again, each holding a pot of hot meat soup in their hands.

"The spirit beast of the Ulva Kingdom that the Supervision Department collected from the front line tastes good, let's try it. ”

With the stirring of dozens of spoons, a strange fragrance wafted through the lobby.

Yi Chi stared down at the meat soup in front of him, stirred it tentatively, and scooped up a piece of vermilion clot, which was as clear as jade. He hesitated for a moment and looked back at Bai Ye.

He still remembers the taste. This is going to make people excited and confused, jade hoof deer blood.

It wasn't until an hour later that the sullen Bai Lingyu walked out of the Prime Minister's Mansion with Bai Ye and Yi Chi.

He had long wanted to walk away. But Long Wuji's eyes still dispelled their thoughts of anger.

It was not until the banquet was over, and the three brothers got into their own carriage and went out for a long time, and Bai Ye wiped off the hood covering his face and leaned weakly against the wall of the carriage.

I stood for more than an hour, and I haven't fished my stutter. It was a night that was too hard.

However, the atmosphere of the banquet was also really unappetizing. Bai Ye, who has lived in Anle Township since childhood, has opened his eyes today.

For so many days, the strange atmosphere in the entire imperial capital has always puzzled him. Especially today's banquet, it really took his breath away.

Whether it is the prime minister or the prince, no matter which faction of the imperial capital, all they consider is whether they can benefit, how to take advantage, and how to make others suffer.

But everyone in the imperial capital is so blindly confident. In particular, the eldest prince gave a circle of orders to the various ministries at the banquet. There are a lot of instructions, Bai Ye and Bai Ding are unreliable, but the prime minister just doesn't say a word, and those civil ministers and military generals just accept all of them.

This kind of action can't rely on the blood of the jade hoof deer. Even if they all eat meat soup, the effect of deer blood will not volatilize so quickly, why did these high-ranking officials lose their minds in advance?

How many years have these people not been at war?

Powerlessness, disappointment, confusion, and hunger all intertwined and bound Bai Ye firmly, and he was so distraught that he just wanted to lie down and sleep.

The door suddenly moved, and then was silently pushed open a crack.

Without the slightest warning, they were approached by someone in the carriage, and the three brothers in the car were so frightened that their souls were about to fly. Bai Lingyu reacted the fastest, bounced up on the ground, pulled out the dagger from his boot, and stabbed it straight out.

The black, dull dagger didn't stab halfway, it was like piercing into an invisible wall, and it was no longer able to move forward.

The people outside the car squeezed into the carriage without hindrance, glanced at the poisonous dagger hanging in the air with disgust, and scolded in a low voice: "It's really with a guy!"

The faces of the three brothers were all extremely embarrassed. After a while, Xiao Bai took back the murder weapon in a disdainful manner, snorted a few times self-deprecatingly, and shrank back into the corner of the carriage.

It was Long Wuji who came in.

"Someone wants to see you, you come with me. You two hurry back to the house, stop messing around. ”

"Me?"

Bai Ye raised his head in surprise and confirmed again, "Who wants to see me?"

"Pirate Island. ”

"Is Pirate Island close to the capital?"

The puzzled Bai Ye did not get an answer. He silently followed Long Wuji to leave the brothers in a daze, changed into a carriage, and drove into a dark path.

The black carriage circled around the imperial capital, and it didn't take long to leave the south gate of the imperial capital, and then it went all the way to the west and drove to the Kanshui town near the sea in Bagua Town.

Bai Ye leaned at the crack in the window and silently watched the night scene outside the window. It's quite far from the imperial capital, but there are still lights along the official road.

Rows of barracks stretched out from the side of the road, and those were all Yulin military camp posts and garrisons.

When I first arrived in the imperial capital a few days ago, I heard Bai Lingyu introduce that the Yulin Army under the rule of the Great Prince has rapidly expanded to 50,000 people by taking advantage of the rampant piracy in recent years, which is almost the same size as the border garrison of the Guannan Battalion.

In addition to the 2,000 garrisons in each of the eight towns of Qingtan, among the two large camps in the east and west, the east camp is resident with 10,000 elite soldiers, and the west camp is full of 24,000 people. The entire Yulin Army was like a huge monster, firmly enveloping the Imperial Capital Delta.

The burden of tens of thousands of garrisons cannot be consumed even if the Dalan treasury is full. The fields under the jurisdiction of the eight towns have almost been transferred to the military fields of the hereditary military households of the Yulin Army over the years, and even the land in Jiangzhou around the imperial capital area has also been expropriated.

Of course, most of the land exchanged with farmers in Jiangzhou is in remote coastal and mountainous areas. As for whether or not food can be grown, it is not a matter for the Yulin Army to consider.

There are exceptions, though. Kanshui Town, the destination of Bai Ye's trip, strictly controls the estuary of the imperial capital delta. As usual, there are 2,000 Yulin troops stationed in the town, but this is also the headquarters of the Dalan Water Army.

The Dalan Navy is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, and it is still the marshal Bai Changqi who really holds the real power.

The carriage traveled slowly on the dirt road in the middle of Kanshui Town, and Bai Ye tossed back and forth in the carriage, looking to the left for a while, and then moving to the right to look at it.

On both sides of the road, the camps of the Yulin Army and the Water Army were clearly distinct and did not blend.

No way. In each other's eyes, the Yulin Army is just a group of farmers with golden hoes, and the sailors are just boatmen who fish every day.

After the carriage finally turned into the naval camp, Bai Ye looked at the strong defense facilities in a bit of confusion, and tested Uncle Long: "Is this to take me to attack Pirate Island?"

Long Wuji sat in the car with his eyes closed, and only then did he open his eyes, and instead of answering, he asked, "How much do you know about Pirate Island?"

"The Jiang family buys manure from the lion's head goose from there every year and sends it to Fangyi. I don't know anything else. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Ye clearly saw that Long Wuji's body shook obviously, and it took some effort to control his expression without losing too much temper.

"Okay...... Then do you know that Bai Changqi fought side by side with Pirate Island to encircle and suppress the Ul Navy?"

"Turns out we've worked with pirates before...... Isn't the marshal always in the army? and has he fought a water war?"

"His father has fought with Wei Guo all his life, and he has always been the deputy commander of the navy. Before Bai Changqi was summoned by the third prince to enter the Yulin Army, he almost entered the Water Army. Even half of your Iron Guard uncles are from the Navy. Later, he really went into battle with the navy, united with the warships of Pirate Island, and killed the people of the Wei Kingdom who abandoned their ships and ships, and almost did not dare to go to sea. ”

"Oh...... Pirate Island must be quite fierce as well. So how many years have they existed? Have there been pirates since the time of the big handsome father?"

"Four hundred years. ”

Uncle Long's answer shocked Bai Ye: "Four hundred years?"

"Yes. ”

"Isn't that as long as the founding of Dalan?"

Long Wuji stared at Bai Ye and said solemnly, "I'll tell you now." You have to keep it in mind. ”

"The so-called Pirate Island is actually a vast archipelago of waters. Entrenched in the middle are the descendants of the Western Continent who did not evacuate four hundred years ago. ”

Bai Ye felt that all the cold hairs on his back stood up. The real remnants of the Western Continent should be my father's clansmen.

"Although these Xilu people have established themselves as kings, they have basically been at peace with the Lan Kingdom for hundreds of years, and only attack the Wei Kingdom, which has a deep blood feud, and everyone has long been accustomed to each other. ”

"At that time, there were still some remnants of the Western Continent who remained on the shore, and at the beginning of the founding of the country, Dalan attached themselves to it and established the Nine Old Church. ”

Bai Ye nodded as if he didn't understand, and asked cautiously, "So Pirate Island doesn't fight the Lan Kingdom." ”

"Hmm. These two Western Continent people have a deep relationship. Among the two most powerful Dharma Protectors and Five Elements Elders in the pure-blood dynasty, the Nine Elders Hall was created by Elder Mu, and the person in charge of the entire clan's westward crossing on Pirate Island was Elder Shui. ”

However, it is said that in order to ensure the safety of the West Ferry Fleet at that time, Elder Shui used a forbidden technique that violated the heavens, and as a result, he was punished by heaven. The last fleet was hit by a huge wave, and the entire army was annihilated, and the water elders who were in charge also sank to the bottom of the sea. The survivors of the catastrophe remain on Pirate Island to this day. ”

Long Wuji's words were very plain, but Bai Ye could almost imagine the magnificent scene of thousands of battles and waves back then.

"If you have a chance, you can go back to Fangyi and ask Elder Fengyan. It is said that after those Holy Spirit people returned to the Western Continent four hundred years ago, they never rebuilt the water and wood systems. ”

Bai Ye's eyes lit up: "Yes, yes, the Great Elder must also know these past events. ”

"Of course I do. He is the Great Dharma Protector. ”

"Ahh

But when you calm down and think about it, it seems that everything makes sense. After all, my father is the Son. The elders who follow him, how low can the status be?

"Then, ...... Elder Fire Whisper and Elder Jinluo?"

"Yes. Long Wuji waved his hand, a little impatient, "You don't need to ask me more about them." There is a chance for them to speak to you themselves. You jot down the things you need to know for a while. ”

Bai Ye stuck out his tongue, but his brain deserted: gold, wood, water, fire and earth, facing the four families. Where are the two Dharma Protectors and Earth Elders?

“...... Back then, your father fled to the Eastern Continent because of the help of the descendants of the pirate Island Water Elders. At that time, Elder Shui was mainly based on your father, and he had a good relationship with the three princes, so he was jealous of the first emperor. After the Battle of Ayutthaya, Pirate Island began to blockade the coast, constantly attacking the imperial capital, also to avenge your father. ”

Long Wuji finally mentioned his father. Bai Ye's heart jumped suddenly.

Sure enough, Pirate Island recognizes my father.

"Of course, they also know that with the strength of the island, they can protect themselves, but the offensive is not enough to really take Lan Guo, and they are just greasy and greasy. ”

"So what?"

"Therefore, in private, the relationship between Pirate Island and Bai Changqi, as well as our Jiang family, has always been good. You can also do business. In fact, our Jiang family even does business in Wei Kingdom, not to mention Pirate Island. Long Wuji smiled rarely. Then it became serious:

"The three elders of Pirate Island and Fangyi have always been in joint affairs, and they know the truth about your father. In the past ten years, they have frequently harassed Qingtan City, just to vent their anger. ”

"So, why are we going to see this Elder Shui? Oh no, why is he going to see me?"

Naturally, I begged them for help and went south along the coast to support Quanzhou. ”

Long Wuji looked at Bai Ye, who hadn't turned the corner yet, shook his head, and sighed: "Now the goal of the people of the Wei Kingdom and the people of the Southern Continent is only to carve up the Eastern Continent. But don't forget, the Son is about to be resurrected in two years. If they have been staying in the territory of the Lan Kingdom, sooner or later they will discover the existence of the Holy Son and yours, and they will still be wiped out by then. ”

"For the safety of both of you, they will take action. And there's so much at stake...... I can't talk about it for a while. Here we are. ”