Yang Zhi said: "Our people's taxes have indeed increased, but they are only 30% higher than in the past. The lives of the people are also relatively stable, at least so far there have been no large numbers of people starving to death. Of course, most of the people usually try to be frugal and donate the money and food they save to His Highness's army for them to go to the front line to fight. And we all volunteered in the army, and there was no forced conscription at all. Besides, what is the difference between ordinary people participating in such wars and sending them to their deaths?"

If what Yang Zhi said is all true, then this prince of Chu can be regarded as doing a very good job. It is not uncommon for the country to be at war for many years, and taxes have increased several times compared to before, let alone forced conscription. And no matter what kind of person this prince actually is, he is very popular on the surface. ’

I nodded and said, "Well, let's not discuss whether your prince is kind-hearted or not, at least he can be regarded as a little wise, but it's true." Alright, it's okay, let's go our separate ways. So saying, I was about to go forward in the carriage.

Yang Zhi saw that I was leaving, and hurriedly asked, "Daoist Chief, are you going to Wilmar City?"

"With you guys causing me such a mess, can I go to Wilmar City again? bypass Wilmar City and take another way. I said casually.

Yang Zhi said: "Then how about I show you the way? I am very familiar with the mountain paths." ”

I looked at Yang Zhi and said, "Come on, big brother." With you to lead the way, then we will be no different from exposing our whereabouts. By the way, if you want your Highness to be able to regain control of the Chu State one day, then you should not mention me to anyone. ”

Yang Zhi nodded again and again and said: "Yes, yes, you Dao Chang's 'one word to rejuvenate the country, one word to destroy the country', everyone in the world knows." I, Yang Zhi, will definitely not tell anyone about today's events, please rest assured. I don't know what I'm going to say to people when I get back?"

'One word to rejuvenate the country, one word to destroy the country?' My current rumors are becoming more and more exaggerated. I said, "After you went back, you said that you had a misunderstanding, and that you were indeed a disciple of the Qingling Sect, but we were on a secret mission, so we had a misunderstanding." ”

"Yes, I see. Yang Zhi said again and again: "Also, the chief of the road. . . ”

"Oh, can we stop spitting? I said impatiently.

Yang Zhi asked, "We people have been in the deep mountains, so the news is very ill-informed. I want to ask, has the Sacred Heart Sect army besieging Qingling Mountain really been repulsed?"

I nodded and said, "Well, I repelled it about half a month ago." Alright, let's go. ”。。。

We walked for another seven days bypassing Wilmar City on the mountain path, and on the way we heard that the Prince of Chu had recently returned to his base camp from the Jinling Pass front, Jingzhou City. Therefore, our group changed the original route and headed for Jingzhou City instead.

Although the battle on the side of the prince of Chu has always been at a disadvantage, there will be no danger of rout on the whole line in a short period of time, so I still decided to meet the prince of Chu in person first, and then study how to repel the Wu army.

We walked along the way, and the scene of the villages we saw was indeed quite stable as Yang Zhi said. Although most of the people are somewhat yellow-skinned, I really haven't seen a large number of people starving to death. This is already rare for a country that has been at war for many years. And, most importantly, in the eyes of the majority of the people, I can see the splendor of hope in their hearts.

On this day, our group arrived at Jingzhou City in a carriage. After I showed the officers and soldiers defending the city the Qingling Sect's customs clearance documents, a special person immediately came to guide us into the city. It seems that the prince of Chu attaches great importance to the Qingling faction.

The attendant who took the lead led us to a chic courtyard in the city, bowed down to us and said, "Young heroes, this is specially prepared by our Highness to receive the distinguished guests of the Qingling Sect. If you need anything, just give me a command. ”

I asked, "When will I see your Highness the Crown Prince?"

The waiter replied: "When the young heroes entered the city, someone had already gone to report to His Highness. If you have something important to see Your Highness, I can report it immediately. Of course, according to the past practice, His Highness will invite you to the palace for dinner today at the latest. ”

I nodded and said, "Okay, I got it." Please help me tell Your Highness, I don't want too many people to be there when we meet. ”

The waiter bowed and said, "Yes, I will definitely pay homage to Your Highness." ”

After the waiter left, the four of us briefly walked around the small courtyard. I looked at the scenery in the small courtyard and said, "Don't say it, this courtyard is really well arranged." ”

Hua Ruoqiu said indifferently: "Isn't it just some flowers and plants?

I smiled and said, "You don't understand it." Wu Yan, you've almost recovered from your injuries these days, haven't you?"

Wu Yan followed behind, nodded and said, "Yes, Engong, I'm basically all right now." ”

"Well, except for Ruoqiu, as a person, your resilience is really powerful. Since your injuries are healed, then you can go with us to see the prince of Chu. However, you and Ruoqiu both have to wear masks at all times. When the time comes, I will say that the two of you are the outer disciples of our Kunlun Sect. I said.

Hua Ruoqiu asked puzzledly: "Master, why do we still wear this mask when we see this prince? Aren't we here to help this prince? Why don't you tell him your plan directly?"

I looked at Hua Ruoqiu and said, "I can't trust him." I want you to kill hundreds of thousands of people with voodoo again, can this kind of thing that implicates the situation in the world be careless? We didn't know this prince of Chu before. ”

Hua Ruoqiu nodded and said, "Oh, I know." ”

I smiled and said, "Okay, I've been in the carriage all the way these days, and it's still early, so let's go back to our rooms and rest for a while." If the prince doesn't send someone to us in the evening, then let's go to the city and see if there's anything to eat. ”。。。

In the evening, the waiter who had guided us before came to us with a group of people and invited us to have dinner with the prince of Chu. Jingzhou City is only the county seat of Jingzhou, not the capital of Chu State, and there is naturally no so-called imperial palace in the city. Therefore, at present, the prince of Chu State is only temporarily residing in King Zheng's mansion in Jingzhou City.

As soon as the four of us walked into the main hall of King Zheng's Mansion with the attendants, we saw a heroic woman about forty years old, and asked in surprise, "Aren't you disciples of the Qingling Sect?!"