I transmigrated to ancient times and became a king with a title equal to mine.

This poem was a masterpiece by Li Bai, written hundreds of years later, but Long Bin couldn't bring himself to say it.

"Lord Ma, is the trial finished?"

"Your Majesty, I am fortunate to have fulfilled my mission."

He handed the dossier and the second prince's keepsake to the Southern King.

After reading it, Long Bin asked, "What do you think we should do?"

Ma Gui grinned and said, "I beheaded more than twenty assassins on the spot. I think these things should be sent to His Majesty by Lord Lu Yuan."

Long Bin nodded and said, "Approved."

Ma Gui bowed and withdrew, and the other five then said in unison, "We pay our respects to our lord and are willing to serve him with all our heart and soul, even unto death!"

Long Bin knew these five people.

Ma Xiangshui, the registrar of Lishui Prefecture, and Gong Bing, the newly appointed garrison commander of Lishui.

Zhu Daoming, Magistrate of Wujiang County

Shen Wensan, Prefect of Wujiang

Hanshan County Magistrate Wan Ning

Long Bin helped them up one by one, clasped his hands in a fist and said, "I will not stand on ceremony. I hope we can work together to create a new world for Lishui County."

The five men clasped their hands in a fist salute and said, "With one heart and one mind, for the benefit of the people and for the sake of the Great Xia, we are willing to follow Your Majesty in creating a new world!"

Afterwards, Long Bin learned about each person's situation in detail and made a series of arrangements.

In particular, the order to transport grain and fodder from Niuzhu River to Chenqiao Island in Hanshan County greatly shocked the five men.

Gong Bing asked in a low voice, "Does our lord intend to expand our territory to the other side?"

Long Bin nodded and said, "You have two urgent tasks: First, quickly take control of the troops except for the Leopard Battalion; the Leopard Battalion has been renamed the Long Family Army and is currently heading towards Chenqiao; second, immediately take down Li Guixiao's confidants. Be ruthless and act quickly."

"I will return to camp immediately!" Gong Bing turned and left. Ma Xiangshui sighed, "He is a decisive and efficient person, but he has been sidelined by the Marquis."

The five trusted confidants left one by one, and Lin Shan arrived.

"What brings Lord Lin here?" Long Bin asked in surprise.

Lin Shan cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have come here on the King's secret orders to deliver this message."

"Please speak." Long Bin knew his father was in a bad situation.

"What His Majesty meant was that as long as you have the Great Xia and its people in your heart and are worthy of your ancestors, you can do whatever you want from now on."

"this……?"

Long Bin was stunned. Based on his two lifetimes and Qin Yuhan's intermittent words before her death, he realized that his adopted father had his own unavoidable difficulties.

Lin Shan didn't wait for the Southern King's reply and turned to leave. Long Bin asked, "So eager? Aren't you going to have a drink of water before you go?"

"I'm worried about Kyoto, and I also want to take this opportunity to get rid of a menace for you."

"Who?"

“Your uncle-in-law, Duan Cunmin, this is what the master entrusted to him.”

"He's back?" Long Bin asked.

"He was inspecting Yangzhou Prefecture."

Long Bin clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Brother Lin, please be careful. He is a thousand-year-old tortoise and is extremely cunning."

"I know what I'm doing."

Lin Shan took a few steps, then turned back and said, "Move the arsenal away immediately."

Watching the figure disappear in an instant, Long Bin blamed himself, "How could I forget such an important matter?"

With this thought in mind, he disregarded the shock and unconventionality of the world and leaped away.

He had to personally go to Puzhen to handle the relocation of the arsenal.

Just as Long Bin was using the power of Zhengyangmen to secretly relocate the arsenal, Lan Tianpeng's investigation team arrived in Wujiang County.

Instead of going directly to Lishui City, they spent half a day traveling incognito along the Wujiang River and reached the Jiupai River embankment, gazing at Taizi Mountain on the opposite bank.

Long Bin's first act was to burn down the Dongjiang military granary across the river, along with the grain transport ships that were still docked and had not yet sailed away, thus cutting off Xiang Yu's food supply.

The fishermen on the shore described the scene that day to Lan Tianpeng and others in detail. When they mentioned that the sparks soared into the sky and illuminated the fishing village, the fishermen praised Nan Wang Qiansui for his talent.

When asked about the thunder, a fisherman laughed and said, "The gunpowder invented by our King of the South terrified the ghosts of the East River. They mistook it for being struck by lightning."

A fisherman nearby said, "Uncle Wang was very lucky. He helped Lord Wang Sheng ferry people to Xiaohuangzhou and witnessed bags of explosives flying towards the Japanese ships on the Dongjiang River."

The private visit on the shore greatly excited Lan Tianpeng and others. Wu Yizhi immediately decided to mobilize tens of thousands of fishermen to write a petition exposing Li Guixiao's deceitful behavior.

Imperial Censor Gu Zhong disagreed on the spot, believing that these people were planted there in advance by Long Bin.

The two argued for a long time, and Lan Tianpeng decided that Lord Wu would stay, while he would bring Gu Zhong back to Wujiang County.

Gu Zhong immediately rebuked, "Lord Lan, are you going to help your future son-in-law?"

These words struck a nerve with Lan Tianpeng, who slapped Gu Zhong unconscious and then ordered his men to tie him up.

Everyone knew his intentions. This Gu Zhong was the brother-in-law of Duan Cunmin, a former favorite of the Empress, and had a very powerful background. Everyone was secretly worried about Lan Tianpeng.

"Don't be afraid, everyone. I'm the one who beat him up and tied him up. If anyone causes trouble, come directly to me. This has nothing to do with you."

Lan Tianpeng and his group stayed in Wujiang for two days, then left Wu Yizhi behind and headed straight for Lishui City.

However, upon entering Lishui City, not only could they not find Long Bin, but even the prefect Ma Gui had disappeared.

"What's going on?" Lan Tianpeng angrily asked Ma Xiangshui, the registrar of Lishui Prefecture.

Seeing the imperial envoy's menacing manner, Ma Xiangshui dared not answer casually and could only reply with "I don't know" to all twenty-four questions.

This made the imperial envoy even angrier: "The situation is critical, how did it become such a mess here?"

After making inquiries from various sources, they learned that the Prince of Nan did not reside in Lishui City in order not to interfere with the prefect's daily work.

"Go to Fengle!"

On his way to Fengle, Lan Tianpeng received news that Marquis Wanjiang had gone mad.

"How could such a thing have happened?" he said to Yu Hongtao, the Minister of War. "This matter must be thoroughly investigated."

Yu Hongtao said, "Let's talk about it after we see the Southern King."

"What would you say to him?" Lan Tianpeng, known for his straightforwardness, yelled at Yu Hongtao, "His territory is in such a mess, I seriously doubt his ability to govern a region."

Yu Hongtao had no choice but to send people from the Ministry of War to investigate Li Guixiao's matter.

In fact, they had no idea that Li Guixiao had impeached the Prince of Nan to the court, falsely accusing him of being a spy for the Dongjiang Kingdom.

If they knew such a thing existed, they would be absolutely horrified.

After Long Bin arranged for the arsenal to be moved to Rufangshan Dishuidong, he returned to Fengleji.

On the official road from Fengle to Xiangquan, he was surrounded by a squad of Imperial Guards.

"Who are you people, daring to stop the Prince of the South?" Lu Yuan's central officer questioned the other party.

The other party showed his waist badge, which greatly surprised Wang Hai, a Chinese military officer.

"Are you also a member of the Imperial Guard?"

The other party said coldly, "Are you also Imperial Guards?"

Wang Hai showed his waist badge, and the other party frowned, then suddenly roared: "You audacious thieves, how dare you impersonate the King's personal guards? Men, wipe them out!"

In a flash, more than forty people surrounded Wang Hai and ten others.

"Put down your weapons, or you'll be beheaded on the spot!"

Wang Hai, having lived in the inner palace for a long time, had little social experience and was stunned by the other party's sudden outburst.

"My lord, we are the Imperial Guards personally led by Lord Lu Yuan, and we are here by His Majesty's orders to protect the Prince of the South."