In danger, he traveled through time to save her, and the black-bellied prince doted on her

Meiluo brought a bowl of medicine for replenishing qi and blood. Alinchu was testing for poison beside her. Her face showed that she would offend anyone for Mu Jinan.

Alinchu doesn't trust anyone and she has to do what Xie Chibei tells her to do.

Recently, Fanshu is unable to enter the house to serve. After Qiqige learned how to take a pulse, she took Mu Jinan's pulse once. Now, no one can approach Mu Jinan at will.

Xie Chibei was too worried that she would encounter any ambushes, so he gave Alinchu a death order before leaving, and also told Doctor Xue not to let anyone know about Mu Jinan's physical condition.

After Meiluo left, Gu Wenxuan looked at Mu Jinan. He knew the importance of Zhuozhou.

Gu Wenxuan said: "Youzhou, Hengzi, Zhuozhou, Yanzhou, the four states originally shared weal and woe. Chen Xuan and Fan Zheng have been in Youzhou for many years. They were defeated by you. The governors of these two states hate you to the core. If we want to snatch food from the tiger's mouth, we must make a perfect plan."

Mu Jinan will not talk about Hengzi, which is close to the northeast of Youzhou, for now, and will first talk about the situation in Yanzhou:

"After the fall of the Hu and Wei states, the emperor assigned some of the foreign lands to Youzhou and Hengzi, and gave several cities in Youzhou to Yanzhou and Zhuozhou."

"Shuoxuan River was originally Youzhou, Yanzhuo was Hengzi, and the name of the state was changed. Zhuozhou was originally a small city in the west of Youzhou. The emperor carved out a city in the southeast of Youzhou and changed it to Zhuozhou, meaning to control the land, finance, and military strength of Youzhou."

"The Emperor specially gave maritime trade to Zhuozhou. In the past, foreign tribes traded with You and Zhuo. Zhuozhou was close to the port and was the most prosperous."

"Yanzhou is close to Heyuan in the west and across the state to the south. It is suitable for serving as a distribution center for the sea trade goods of the southeast Suiting, the Central Plains, the south, and the west in the northeast."

"The governor of Yanzhou is named Zhou Shenmao, and he is the sworn brother of the governor of Suiting, Zhou Mu. Is he a clean tax collector?"

Gu Wenxuan knew that local officials far away from the imperial city all had some money and private soldiers.

The easiest people to deal with are those who are rash and irritable. The hardest people to deal with are those who do superficial work to the extreme. They can curry favor with important officials and employ bandits.

Officials who have evil intentions but are cautious do not even want to be promoted to the imperial capital, as that would restrict their hands and feet. The true meaning of being in a remote corner is to commit evil.

"Chen Xuan has the intention of rebelling. The governors of Yan and Zhuo provinces often communicate with him. They know the truth but have not reported it to Sheng An. It is obvious that they want to gain some benefits from the rebellion."

"I will write the letter. Your handwriting must not be exposed."

Mu Jinan is now the governor of Youzhou and also a prince. People with ulterior motives will try every means to attack her. Things like handwriting are actually a big deal.

Seeing that Gu Wenxuan was worried, Mu Jinan thought that he did not ask where Qiqige had disappeared. Now was a critical moment for her to fight back. Her sentimental feelings and soft-heartedness would only lead to her being imprisoned.

Mu Jinan has been a rootless duckweed since she was young. Having friends and confidants is a luxury for her. She is used to loneliness and remembers the pain and the despair of being trapped in the water dungeon. She must be careful in everything.

When others are people in need of salvation, she is a prince who loves the people and can help them. If others betray her, she will help without hesitation.

A lone eagle flapped its wings, carrying the dark clouds of Youzhou to Yanzhou in the south. The cold mountain wind rushed into the residence of the Yanzhou governor with a careless murderous aura, blowing up the scarlet gauze hanging all over the courtyard.

The scene in the hall was beautiful, the sound of piano was continuous, several beautiful Xilu women were feeding the men wine, and there were dozens of delicious dishes on the table.

"My Lord, please have another drink."

Behind the red veil are five or six dancers. Only their graceful figures can be seen through the veil. They look so graceful.

"I searched for him among the crowd for hundreds of times. When I turned around, he was standing in the dim light." The man in his forties sitting in the main seat had a big belly and a wealthy face. After he said this, he hummed a Jiangnan folk song.

This person was Zhou Shenmao. He was leaning lazily on Xilunu's shoulder. When he saw his subordinates delivering the letter, he sat up straight. His expression, which had just been leisurely, immediately became serious: "All of you go down."

Only one person was left, and that person was Chen Hengwang, Chen Xuan's most capable son. In order to protect himself, he asked Emperor Hui to kill his brother Chen Yangwang, and later became an adviser to Prince Lin Xie Yunde.

After Emperor Hui killed his eldest son, Prince Zhao, he began to pay special attention to Xie Yunde.

Chen Hengwang came all the way to Yanzhou in order to help Xie Yunde become the crown prince. He wanted to win over Zhou Shenmao. He saw that Zhou Shenmao looked serious and cunning:

"Master Zhou, is this a letter from Queen Xi? She wants you to become an ally of this Youzhou traitor?"

Zhou Shenmao saw that Chen Hengwang did not beat around the bush and that smart people did not play tricks. When Chen Xuan was in Youzhou, he had frequent interactions with Chen Hengwang and knew the other's temperament very well.

During the three-year war, Chen Hengwang saved Zhou Shenmao once, and the two had a close friendship.

In addition to gratitude, Zhou Shenmao also admired Chen Hengwang. It turned out that the son of the traitor Chen Xuan had become the prince's aide.

Zhou Shenmao directly handed the letter to Chen Hengwang. Chen Hengwang looked at Mu Jinan's plan, and his smiling face gradually turned cold.

If it weren't for Mu Jinan and Xie Chibei, he might have been a prince now. Would he still have to walk on thin ice carrying the crime of being the son of a traitor?

It was Mu Jingyi who captured him and took him to Sheng'an City. His hatred for Mu Jin'an was even greater than that of Emperor Hui.

If Mu Jinan's plan is successfully implemented, there will be a steady supply of military pay.

Chen Hengwang said, "Brother Zhou, Mu Jinan is an enemy of the imperial court. You must not fall for her scheme. She wants to make Yanzhou the center of commerce in the northeast of Dasheng in order to obtain Yanzhou's grain and tax silver, and then destroy your position as governor."

Zhou Shenmao showed his eight-toothed grin, with mutton stuck between his teeth.

While eating the delicious mutton, he panted and laughed, "Zhuozhou Governor Sheng Yuanjing also reminded me of this. He gave me a lot of ginseng. When you return to Sheng'an City, please give it to His Royal Highness Prince Lin for me."

Chen Hengwang then relaxed a little. It seemed that Zhou Shenmao was more inclined towards Xie Yunde, and even Sheng Yuanjing was the same. If Zhuo Yan attacked Youzhou with all his strength, Mu Jinan would also suffer.

Chen Hengwang started by talking about attacking the city: "Mu Jinan is leading the Youzhou troops. If she loses a battle, the army will lose morale. If you make great contributions, His Majesty will make you a marquis."

Zhou Shenmao was just an adopted son of the Zhou family and was not treated well at home. Apart from the position of governor, it would be a great honor for him if he could be granted a title of nobility.

Zhou Shenmao drank some more grape wine and thought for a while: "Your Majesty didn't kill Chen Hengwang because you wanted to stop Mu Jinan from returning to the capital today? Your Majesty knows that Chen Hengwang and I have an old relationship? Is Your Majesty so far-sighted?"

"If that's the case, I have to fight even if I don't want to, otherwise I won't be able to keep my position as governor."

If Emperor Hui wanted to demote Zhou Shenmao, that would be a matter of an imperial edict. Zhou Shenmao also had to consider Zhou Mu of Southeast Suiting, so he had to choose to stand on the side of Emperor Hui now.

Zhou Shenmao saw Chen Hengwang staring at his face, trying to get an answer. Sometimes he would ask Sheng Yuanjing for advice when doing things.

Youzhou had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and he did not want to lose the battle, so he said, "Give me three days to think about it."