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

Lan Tianpeng and the others were taken aback: "There were two other groups before us who all claimed to be imperial envoys?"

Long Bin said with a bitter face, "You don't believe me?"

He pointed at the group and said, "Perfect, let me show you. They are also imperial envoys, with imperial edicts. What's even more powerful than you is that they have the Imperial Sword. Do you have one?"

Long Bin presented the imperial sword, causing Lan Tianpeng and the others to break out in a cold sweat.

With the emperor far away and the country far from its capital, anything can happen thousands of miles away.

Imperial envoys can impersonate

Imperial edicts can also be forged.

There were even people impersonating the Emperor.

However, the Shangfang Sword of the King of Great Xia was made of million-year-old black steel and could not be counterfeited.

"Lu Xin, tell me what happened!" Lan Tianpeng slammed his sword aside and said sternly, "Tell me the truth!"

Lu Xin paused for a moment and said, "Lord Lan, I know that your relationship with His Majesty is extraordinary, but I advise you: you should not meddle in the affairs of the royal family."

"Is that so?" Lan Tianpeng turned around and asked, "Long Bin, Lishui City is in complete chaos. How did you become the King of the South?"

“Your Excellency, you only know one aspect, not the other two or three,” Long Bin replied blankly.

"What do you mean?"

Ma Gui was shocked that the Prince of Nan could go against his father-in-law. He hurriedly bowed and said, "My lords, you may know about the events that happened in Lishui City overnight, but you may not know that last night, I and His Highness the Prince of Nan were almost killed."

"..." Lan Tianpeng trembled upon hearing this, looking at his beloved son-in-law.

Long Bin nodded to his father-in-law, and Lan Tianpeng felt a pang of pain in his heart: This was the Emperor's own son, who would dare to assassinate him? Who had such audacity?

Of course, he had some idea of ​​what was going on.

Ma Gui continued, "I had just escaped danger when I encountered a group of imperial envoys. Meanwhile, the Prince of Nan was chased all the way here by assassins. He had just defeated the assassins when he was met by this group of imperial envoys."

Lan Tianpeng asked Ma Gui, "What about the imperial envoy you encountered?"

"I imprisoned him in the government jail."

"Let's go!" Lan Tianpeng said, "I'll go see who has such audacity?"

Ma Gui secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As Lan Tianpeng was about to get into the carriage, he turned back to Long Bin and said, "These are imposters. You can deal with them yourself."

"His Majesty said that the Prince of Nan has full authority to handle all matters, large and small, in Lishui County."

Lan Tianpeng entered the carriage, startling Lu Xin so much that he almost wet his pants. He hurriedly shouted, "Lord Lan, I was sent by the Empress. You can't leave me here!"

Lan Tianpeng lifted the carriage curtain and coldly replied, "Royal matters are not for the outer city to interfere with. Prince Nan is His Majesty's own flesh and blood; shouldn't he be qualified to interfere?"

"Go to Lishui City and investigate the counterfeit goods!"

Lan Tianpeng really left. Ji Fangkui walked to the side of the Prince of Nan and said, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Envoy just delivered a decree: the Prince of Nan has full authority to handle all matters, large and small, in Lishui County."

Long Bin said in a deep voice, "Men, kill them all!"

"..." Ji Fangkui was stunned for a moment, and several guards of the Jinwu Guard leaped and dodged their swords. Except for Lu Xin, the other more than twenty people were all cut down.

When Lu Xin collapsed, the ground was covered in yellowish water, emitting a foul stench.

"I beg Your Highness to show mercy. This humble subject was indeed sent by the Second Prince to kill you before Lord Lan arrived at Lishui."

Long Bin let out a few cold laughs and asked in a low voice, "I can spare you, but will the Empress spare you?"

"Ah?" Lu Xin trembled all over, gritted his teeth, picked up the long sword on the ground, and slit his own throat to commit suicide.

After dealing with Lu Xin and his gang, Long Bin returned to Lishui City.

Lan Tianpeng had already received a report from Lin Shan, informing him that Marquis Wanjiang, Li Guixiao, had impeached the Prince of Nan, falsely accusing him of being a traitor within Dongjiang.

After leaving the Wanjiang Marquis's temporary palace, it was discovered that the Marquis of Wanjiang was not enfeoffed in Lishui, but in Juchao. In order to resist the invasion of Lishui City by the Dongjiang Army, he volunteered to lead the defense battle, so the place where he temporarily decided to stay was called the temporary palace.

After leaving the camp, Lan Tianpeng gestured for Ma Gui to ride in the same car with him.

Lan Tianpeng asked, "What are your thoughts on the matter concerning the Marquis's residence, Lord Ma?"

Ma Gui asked him to extend his palm, and then wrote a few words on it: "The fool knows nothing."

Lan Tianpeng paused for a moment, then wrote a few words: Did the second brother do it?

Ma Gui said, "The matter of impersonating an imperial envoy cannot be concealed, nor can the matter of framing be concealed for long. The key is that as long as the King of the South dies, nothing in the world will matter anymore."

Lan Tianpeng felt a cold sweat break out on his back upon hearing this, and he nodded in agreement to Ma Gui.

Ma Gui sighed and said, "I think the Prince of the South is at a crossroads, unable to move forward or backward. This is a difficult situation for him, after all, he is only twenty-three years old."

Lan Tianpeng's eyes welled up with tears upon hearing this.

Do you know what Bin'er's plans are?

Ma Gui shook his head and said, "In the morning, he stood on the shore of Lihu Lake and recited a poem."

Lan Tianpeng had never heard of Long Bin knowing poetry before, so he hurriedly asked, "What poems? Can you tell me about them?"

"Looking eastward to Jieshi, one can view the vast sea."

Water and water, mountain island.

Trees are dense and grass is lush.

The autumn wind is bleak and the waves are surging.

The movement of the sun and moon seems to originate from within it;

The starry sky is brilliant, as if emerging from within it.

How fortunate I am! Let me sing to express my aspirations.

After Ma Guiyin finished speaking, Lan Tianpeng was deeply moved.

Such powerful verses and such a magnanimous poet cannot help but inspire awe.

With tears streaming down his face, Lan Tianpeng choked back sobs as he cupped his hands in a gesture of respect and said, "I entrust Bin'er to Lord Ma and the officials of Lishui."

Ma Gui replied, "The soldiers of Lishui witnessed firsthand the ferocity and brutality of the Dongjiang soldiers, and saw Prince Nan take the lead by jumping down from the city wall and charging into the enemy ranks."

More than 100,000 soldiers and civilians witnessed the thunderous artillery fire and the enemy troops retreating like the receding tide.

The Battle of Lishui, commanded by the Prince of Nan, has won the hearts of the people and been recorded in history; no one can change this fact!

"We, the officials and people of Lishui, swear to follow the Southern King and defend him. Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy of Qing conveys our message: As long as the Southern King exists in Great Xia, there is Lishui County; without the Southern King, there is no Lishui!"

Just then, the carriage stopped.

"Reporting to Lord Lan, there are nearly a thousand people kneeling on the ground ahead."

Lan Tianpeng lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage. He took a look and was utterly shocked.

Tens of thousands of men, women, and children, each holding a red paper with black characters, cried out: "We, the King of the South, are seeking justice!"

The streets were completely silent; not a single person was standing, everyone was kneeling.

Suddenly, a long banner with white cloth and red characters was raised from the crowd: "A deafening cannon roar, the Dongjiang people were terrified. Suddenly a muffled fart, the Southern Prince was unjustly accused for eternity."

Lan Tianpeng cried, and he clasped his hands in a gesture of respect to the surroundings.

Wu Yizhi and others, who had already arrived in Lishui, walked into the crowd, collected the red paper strips, and held them up in front of the long banner. They were shocked.

The banner, several dozen feet long, was covered with dense red handprints and signatures.

A book for all people?!

Wu Yizhi knelt down with a thud and choked with sobs, saying, "Please, fellow villagers, fold it up and take it back to the capital for me."

On the distant pavilion, Long Bin fought back tears and murmured, "Fellow villagers, Long Bin will never let you down in this life!"