Chaotic times Shura way

You have never practiced martial arts, but a bandit has kidnapped a close relative of yours and a child you have never met.The robbers in front of you ask you to exchange all your property for the safety of one of them—whom will you save? "

After he asked the question, he smiled and remained silent, but the thousands of people in the venue remained silent for a while.

The sages said, you can't have both fish and bear's paw, you can give up the fish to take the bear's paw, and give up your life to get righteousness.The place of righteousness is to help the old and save the weak, but relatives are the place of love, people are not grass and trees, how can one be ruthless?

Even if Confucius was reborn, it would be difficult to say what is right or wrong when faced with such a dilemma.

Jing Yan cast his eyes on Jing Huankang. The prince's descendant and the favorite of the new generation of the royal family struggled for a long time, and finally replied in a low voice:

"I... I don't know how to choose."

King Chichuan's face turned livid when he heard this—isn't this the same as abstaining from answering!Wu Zhuangyuan Kuiguan is not a market cabbage, how can he give up what he is about to get to others!

Jing Huankang wished he could dig a hole and bury himself in it. In the future, let alone Pingjing, he would not dare to go out even in Xiangzhou.

Jing Yan took a deep look at him after hearing this, and unexpectedly, nodded his head and said, "Very good. Yun Jing, how about you?"

Yun Jing pondered for a moment, then gave his answer——

"Compassion is the essence of benevolence. It is absolutely unreasonable for a person to stand idly by while seeing a child being killed. I will choose to save that child, and then commit suicide in front of the grave of a relative to atone for the crime of injustice and filial piety."

Jing Yan saw it with a playful smile, "Is this the answer in your heart?"

Yun Jing nodded resolutely, and said, "Yes."

"Very good." Jing Yan raised his head and smiled, then suddenly stood up.

King Chichuan sighed again and again - as long as he is not a fool, he already understands who will win the champion of martial arts this time.

"May I ask His Royal Highness, how would you choose?"

All the soldiers and generals looked at Yun Jing in astonishment——

Dare to question the current crown prince, did this commoner eat the guts of a leopard! ?

Jing Yan held the saber that had been lent to Yun Jing in his hand, and his expression was awe-inspiring and indifferent, as if pointing out the majesty of the Eighth Army on the battlefield:

"I will not let this happen—even if I lose my sword, I will never put my most precious and loved ones in danger."

In his mind, the speeches that had shocked him most in the manor at dusk that day suddenly flashed across——

"It's a blessing to be able to follow through and protect what you love and believe in. Your Highness Jing Yan, success or failure is never enough to judge a hero, and how much can you, the Crown Prince of Chu, achieve?"

The stubborn young man who hid many scars once asked him in the twilight after experiencing life and death.

But he was full of thoughts that day, but he didn't give him an answer.

At this moment, he is the crown prince who bears the shackles of "fate", wearing the armor of the commander of the Eighth Army, and gripping the sharp blade that accompanied him to fight half of the Central Plains. Among thousands of people, he finally found those clear eyes. Hitomi.

The owner of those eyes was also looking at him, still as pale as frost and snow, but what was in the bottom of the mirror lake was the sadness that he only now understood.

When they first met in Jinyang restaurant, they were still a pair of eyes without shadow.

——It was I who ruined his happiness with my own hands, and left the scars that made him suffer for the rest of his life.

For the first time in his life since he came down from Mount Heng, he didn't want to be the crown prince of Southern Chu, and only used his identity as Jing Yan to tell one person among the crowd:

"But if one day I have to choose, I will tell the robber, I don't know."

Bai Lingfei, this is my answer to you.

But one day, you know that I am the robber who robbed your beloved, how would you choose?

"His Royal Highness has made a decision." Jing Yan looked away, looked at the two young warriors standing in front of the stands, and announced the final result——

"This year's champion of martial arts is Yun Jing from Wenxian County, Xiangzhou; No.2 is Jing Huankang from Chichuan Prince's Mansion in Xiangzhou."

After saying this, everyone on the school field shouted joy and sorrow, as if it had nothing to do with Jing Yan.

He still had that unspeakable and profound smile, accepting the worship of candidates and soldiers, but calmly looking at a certain side in the field——

Those clear eyes were still there, looking at him lightly and complicatedly with the slightest wave of being shaken.

Jing Yan's answer is not finished yet, and the missing second half of the sentence is only understood by himself and the clear-eyed master——

He would trade himself, and let the robbers let the two go.

He understood him because they were the same kind of people.

The author has something to say: This chapter really made someone excited. For the portrayal of His Highness, someone worked hard, just because his persistence really touched me (hey), I hope that after this chapter , everyone can see this role more clearly~

For the questions and answers about the art of war in this chapter, someone did his best. This main warship is also the most commonly used ship type in water warfare in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. If there is anything unreasonable in the tactics, please give me some pointers~~

☆, Heshang League (repaired)

After the selection of the No. [-] Scholar, the crown prince personally issued a military order to let the current No. [-] Scholar Yun Jing go directly to the Yinglong Shui Army and return to Major General Qingyuan, while Jing Huankang, who was the No. [-] champion, was sent to the Nakano Army and was also directly under General Hong Da. Soldier Department——

However, this move has already hinted at the official career of the two.The Eighth Army of Southern Chu is headed by sailors, and Qingyuan is even more popular today as a prince/son/party general.On the other hand, although the Nakano Army is the center of gravity of the infantry, General Hong Da has always been loyal to the emperor, and has rarely been involved in factional struggles in Pingjing.

The prince's desire to promote poor people and suppress wealthy nobles is already clearly revealed——

The changes that Southern Chu has been waiting for for a hundred years are taking place.

A few days later, Jing Yan argued fiercely with the six ministers about the memorial to increase the farmer's land tax by the Ministry of Returning Households, and had to withdraw from the court several times for further discussion.However, the court was afraid of Jing Yan's military power, and Qingyuan led the Yinglong Army to occupy the important canal area, so they had to make concessions and maintain the tax rate of farmers at [-]% at the end of the year, which was praised by the people of the whole country.

The inspection of officials across the country has also begun. The Ministry of Engineering in charge of civil engineering suffered first. The Zuo Shilang of the fourth-rank Ministry of Industry was short of 8 taels of funds for Xiangzhou Shidi. The corruption records impressively involved the renovation project of the Imperial Palace a few years ago.The case involved 72 people from the Ministry of Industry. Today, the crown prince, together with Shangshu of the Ministry of Justice, Dali Temple Chancellor, and Yushitai Zuodu Yushi, will be interrogated by the three divisions. Beheaded outside Pingtian Square.

In Jixian Lane, the number of people participating in the political academies has reached an unprecedented level.A crowd of impoverished people came from all corners of the country. During the debate, most of them tended to support the reform of the new law, and the scene in the alley was a sensation.

At the end of July, the two kings of Anqing and Chichuan returned to their fiefs, and the crown prince Jing Yan left Beijing again to go south along the canal to Jin Yan to preside over the investigation.

On the day the crown prince left the capital, the emperor, who had not been to court for many days, went out to Pingtian Square to see him off in person, and sent the guard of Chengguang Palace, the forward general of the Left Yulin Army Bai Lingfei and his elite soldiers to accompany him.

In the city of Pingjing, the change of government and the opposition was finally digested:

This time, the series of reforms carried out by the crown prince, who are in charge of the country, were originally acquiesced by the emperor behind him, and even sent the master of Yujian sect to protect the law secretly——

It seems that the day when His Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne is not far away.

The twilight is smoky, and the setting sun is like blood, illuminating the waters in front of you into a gorgeous golden sea.

When Jing Yan left Beijing this time, he was not on a ship of the Yinglong Army, but an ordinary merchant ship, and there were no mighty personal soldiers around him, only Bai Lingfei and a dozen soldiers from the Yulin Army.

Merchant ships turned into Dongting Lake Basin, how keen his eyesight is, the surface of the river surface looks like a merchant ship, but in fact it is a refitted armed warship - but this specification is not like the sailors of the Chichuan Prince's Mansion.

Bai Lingfei returned to his white robe and knotted regular attire, walked to the side of the boat, stood beside Jing Yan, and followed his gaze.

The surface of the river stretches infinitely to both sides, and the sunset looks extraordinarily bright and clear.

When the long wind blew, the young man closed his eyes with a smile, and sucked desperately, as if the wind blew the smell of Jinyang City from the downstream.

After flying into Pingjing with Bai Ling, Jing Yan saw such a clear smile on his face for the first time.

"Have you never taken a vacation in your previous life? It's just a river breeze, why should you be so happy?"

Hell in his last life, he hasn't taken a vacation in eight lifetimes, okay!

"Aren't you the same? Jump off Dongting Lake and look after yourself."

Even though he was laughing so hard that he couldn't see his eyes, how dare he say that I am a hard-working subordinate?

Jing Yan raised his chin, crossed his arms and asked lightly:

"What do you think?"

——It is estimated that after searching all over the world, there is no genius who can understand these words.

"Those boats are not safe, why not send a message to Qing Yuan, if there is any problem, he can deal with it in advance."

——Fortunately, God arranged at least another genius besides Qing Yuan in the knowledge of "deciphering Jing Yan".

"If I'm not mistaken, they are river bandits near the two lakes. I have just sent a message to Qing Yuan, telling him not to lead a navy to wipe them out in the future."

So, just now, was His Royal Highness the crown prince with a calm face, watching a group of river pirates pass by their boat, and then smiled and thought "you will die in a few days"?

Bai Lingfei expressed deep regret for this group of river pirates—it was okay to meet others, but it would be futile to seek happiness with this black-bellied best, so it is better to cherish the sunshine of the remaining few days.

"Is there still no clue?" Jing Yan changed the subject, and looked sideways at the young man, "You are sitting in the most sought-after position in the entire imperial city, but you keep telling me that you can't find out—" He narrowed his eyes and smiled, his eyes Gently swept the six-foot ink sword at Bai Lingfei's waist, "This is not your style."

The young man nodded in resignation, touched the belt with five fingers, and handed a light crimson cord to Jing Yan's eyes.

"I rummaged through Qinfeng Hall no less than ten times before I found this young rope."

The sling is a tie used for ordinary jade pendants, with jomon patterns on both ends. The texture is complicated and disorderly, as if it was cut off in a hurry.

Since the court banquet, no one was allowed to enter or leave Qinfeng Hall, and the rope was left on the ground until Bai Lingfei was spying on the hall at night.

"what else?"

"...Maybe there are still, but you have to wait until I go back and remove the main beam before splitting."

Jing Yan took the red thread and meditated in the wind for a while.Seeing that Bai Lingfei's lips were moving but he didn't speak, he put the rope into his lapel and said calmly: "If you have something to say, just say it. If you are suffocated here, where can I find a sword to split the temple pillar?"

Bai Lingfei glared at him sideways - in the final analysis, it meant that he hadn't finished his work, so he didn't want to slap his ass and leave for a day!

"Don't you think you've acted too hastily?" A few wisps of the smoldering clouds, like blood and tears, fell between the sea and the sky. The young man sighed, and said in a low voice: "A large number of high-ranking officials in Jingchali were dismounted, and poor soldiers were promoted to the army. There are reforms in the tax system, the land system, and the military establishment. Aren’t you afraid of being said to exclude dissidents and ignore the majesty of the monarch?”

"So, that's how you reported to Father?" Jing Yan raised his eyebrows, and looked at him with a playful smile——

He naturally knew that the fact that Bai Lingfei was sent to escort him to Jinyan this time was actually the eyeliner sent by his father to monitor him.

"If I thought so, I wouldn't have come to Pingjing with you in the first place." As the sun sank to the west, Bai Lingfei turned his back and leaned against the railing of the boat, with a cold and sharp taste in his indifferent face: "In my heart, I just think about the Northern Expedition to the desert. , uprooting the Ming Cult.”

Jing Yan was silent for a while, and asked him after a long while: "How important is this matter to you? Is it more important than the glory and wealth that your father promised you?"

"That's my belief in living." Bai Lingfei said, "A person who doesn't care about light naturally doesn't need glory and wealth."

In fact, it was just a very light tone, but the meaning of living for death was absolutely beyond imagination.

——He has become a soul that lives on hatred.

Jing Yan turned around and waited for a long time before finding the right language to speak:

"Actually, you don't have to be loyal to me alone."

"Although the imperial court is extremely corrupt, there are still people who are unwilling to be peaceful. If your father has the heart of the Northern Expedition, you can fight for him on the battlefield, and even help him get rid of me—" He said lightly: "The so-called allegiance should not It’s about a person, but the idea behind him, otherwise it’s just stupid loyalty.”

Bai Lingfei stroked the master's sharp blade with five fingers one by one, iron-like coldness imprinted on his palm, he sighed slightly, and said in a low voice: "You can see the Emperor's thoughts for you better than anyone else, what exactly are you thinking? "

"Time is running out." Jing Yan watched the bow of the ship break through the waves indifferently. After the sunset and the dark night shrouded the road ahead, the crown prince's pupils also suddenly had an ink-like gloomy color——

"If we wait another year or two, if God makes a joke, there will be a natural and man-made disaster, people will die, and civil upheavals will occur everywhere, Southern Chu may not be able to survive." After a hundred years, this once glorious dynasty has long since rotted even its pillars. , unbearable to any impact.If there is no reform to add another support for it, it will fall sooner or later.

"It's not that I don't want to live, but between myself and Nan Chu, I have no choice at all."

The man who raised his eyebrows against the wind in the night actually laughed silently.

And the bitterness in that smile made the boy speechless for a long time.

It turns out that he is so pessimistic about his country, yet so determined to save it.

In Bai Lingfei's heart, there was such a sudden realization that he had known it before——

Knowing that he can't do it, this is the pride of the crown prince, and it is also the blood that follows him to the bone.

"Leaving Beijing this time, there will be various changes after returning. What are you going to do?"

Jing Yan's eyes were a little turbulent.

Right now in Pingjing, he seems to be in power, but all he has in the court are "allies" who surrender because of interests. It is still only the military power commanded by the Eighth Army, and there are only a few people who are truly reliable.

And right now, it was an excellent opportunity to elevate himself from the power in the court. He went to Jinyan this time, which was a desperate gamble, just like throwing a toss to find Bai Lingfei.

However, Jin Yan is another lifeline of Southern Chu besides Pingjing. If you want to keep the cornerstone of Southern Chu, you must keep this city.

Even though he knew it was a dead end, he still wanted to change Jin Yan completely—before it was too late.

"Fate." Jing Yan gave him a deep smile, "Let's wait until we can leave Jin Yan alive."

After Qingyuan received Jing Yan's letter from Feige, the situation in the land of two lakes has taken a turn for the worse.

After Jing Yan ordered the repair of the Jiangnan Canal, a group of laborers escaped from the supervisor's control and defected to the river bandits who used to wreak havoc in the Dongting Lake Basin.This river bandit force grew overnight, and immediately reorganized the military ships and divided them into small groups to plunder and stalk the caravan going north to the canal.

He immediately rushed from Pingjing to the land of two lakes, but the complexity of the matter was beyond his expectation——

Although the control of the canal here belongs to the navy in name, Xiangzhou is the fiefdom of King Chichuan. As soon as he arrived at Dongting Lake, he discovered a crucial problem:

No soldiers are available.

The command of the Xiangzhou Navy is in the hands of King Chichuan. He immediately went to the mansion to ask for an interview, but he was rejected. Such a reaction is also reasonable.

He hadn't planned to borrow sailors from King Chichuan, so while leaving Pingjing, he had issued three military orders to gather the Yinglong navy near Xiangzhou.But August is the time for the army to prepare and change defenses. At this time, it takes much longer than usual to dispatch the navy.

Qingyuan's familiarity with Jin Yan is even deeper than his own mansion in Pingjing.The largest summer merchant fleet in the city will arrive at Dongting Lake in a few days, and this merchant fleet must be a godsend opportunity for river pirates to make a fortune——

They will never leave the fleet in Xiangzhou without robbery.And the river pirates came out in full force this time, and it was the golden moment to catch them all.

However, the river pirates have many years of experience in plundering fleets, and Fei Yinglong's army can't deal with them. He, a bachelor major general, can only wait for all the arrangements to be completed. Before that, he can only stare blankly at the canal.

He stood outside the Xiangzhou Mansion, on the arrow towers strangling the canal pass on both sides, thinking that his head was about to explode——

I really want to take advantage of that guy's desire to cut jade, and split the river in one fell swoop to vent my resentment.

I just want a group of men who can copy guys and fight water battles. Is it really so difficult!

Qingyuan put his forehead to his head and thought hard, and saw the shadows of sails on the surface of the canal, which seemed to be a group of merchant ships with a decent appearance.

He could only lament in his heart--

Has another troop of lambs been sent to the tiger's mouth?

However, at a glance, he raised the corner of his eyes again——

People in the industry can tell at a glance whether the merchant ship has been refitted or not, and what the specifications of the weapons are.Although the dozen or so merchant ships in front of us are used to carry cargo, they have hidden secrets: the side rooms on the ships have secret openings for the handles, crossbow holes, and spear holes. Take advantage of the wind to speed up.

This kind of modification is not done by the army, but it must be the elite water warfare troops in Southern Chu!

After thinking about it again and again, he suddenly flew down from the archery tower, and the moment the previous ship passed the sluice, he bent down and rushed down, and stepped safely on the command platform in the ship.

After putting his feet on the ground, Qingyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Although there is no red cloak on the podium, the white painted fan and cut jade are still alive. Who else is this person besides Ouyang Shao's name?

——Of course I was not mistaken, except for the Yinglong Army in Nanchu, who can have such an elite fleet is naturally the landlord Chunri who leads the 72 rivers and lakes.

"I was thinking just now, didn't the river pirates come from the river, but fell from the sky for no reason? After a closer look, it turned out to be Major General Qingyuan, no respect, no respect."

At this moment, Qing Yuan felt that his thinking was wrong——

If he really had the desire to cut jade, he would definitely cut this guy first before going to chop the river noodles!

On the flagship ship, all the members of the Chunrilou gang were waiting for him under the command platform with their weapons in hand, and the other ships were naturally on alert, ready to deal with any changes in the river.Fortunately, Ouyang Shaoming's tyranny is known to everyone. Even though the host was confronting the uninvited guests alone in the observation tower, the gang members still held their breath and waited for Ouyang Shaoming to give orders.

He originally wanted to damage Ouyang Shao's reputation, but he had to let go of his figure because he wanted something from others, and he clasped his fists at him with full etiquette and said with a smile:

"The landlord Ouyang was joking, and I dared to venture into the boat. I really have something to ask, and I hope the landlord can consider it."

Ouyang Shaoming put away the white painting fan, pointed at him with the fan bone, and shattered Qingyuan's polite illusion with just one sentence——

"Don't be polite when you speak, it sounds harsh to me, so let's repeat it with the vulgar language of a warrior."

"I just want to borrow a boat to borrow my subordinates, do you fucking want to borrow it or not!?"

This is the most direct and bold collusion (alliance) in the history of the Southern Chu Army.

Qingyuan just rolled up his sleeves and went to fight, seeing the jaws of the gangsters in the boat were about to drop to the deck, he planned to restrain his words and pretend to be polite, but seeing Ouyang Shaoming's shoulders trembling, he was obviously trying his best to hold back a laugh.

"If you borrow it, get out! If you don't borrow it, you... tell me anyway."

——The leader of the Yinglong army, who is so good, turned into a hooligan to blackmail another hooligan, it's really a bad day.

"First of all, you have no soldiers in your hands now, and you are a bachelor commander. Do you understand the principle that whoever has the harder fist is in charge?" Finally stopped the twitching of the muscles on his face, Young Master Ouyang turned his fan and pointed down to wait for him He ordered the gang members to rush up, and continued: "Secondly, on this boat, I am the master and you are the guest. It is impossible for you to understand who is ordering whom."

So, do you want me, the commander of the navy, to be a soldier under your command?There is no way to think about it!

However, in reality, it is impossible for a person to rely on his backbone to make a living, just as it is impossible for him to conjure up a team of sailors for him.Although Qing Yuan was angry, he knew how to measure it. He suppressed the urge to growl, and said as calmly as possible: "I understand, then did you agree?"

"Since you have jumped off in spite of your own safety, and you can't get ashore now, I can barely agree to you—and because you were originally in command of thousands of troops, I can barely let you make the decision."

Qingyuan heard so much that even he forgot to cut the guy—how did he never know that Ouyang Shaoming would be so easy to get along with! ?

"The disciples of Chunri Tower listen to the order!"

Young Master Ouyang took care of the audience, and gave the order calmly: "From this moment on, you will take Major General Qingyuan as your highest command until the river bandits are driven out of Dongting Lake."

Hundreds of people from the fleet responded.

Xiangzhou Mansion has been left behind by the fleet without knowing it. Qingyuan looked at the borrowed water boats, looked gratefully at Ouyang Shaoming, and his words were caught in the long wind on the river:

"Thank you."

——Looking at this man blowing his hair and going crazy is indeed a rare pleasure for me in this ordinary capital.I didn't expect him to put away his sharp thorns and have gentle eyebrows... It turned out to be quite pleasing to the eye.

The owner of Chunri smiled secretly, in fact, this time, it was Qingyuan who gave him the words to go around.

The matter of Dongting Lake River Pirates is of course under the control of the Longshui Army, but in the green forest it is also under the control of Chunri Building—his purpose is the same as that of Qingyuan, to spare no effort when Jin Yan's merchant ships pass through the Dongting Lake Basin. Protection, in order to fulfill the responsibility of Chunri Building.

Qingyuan came to Xiangzhou in a hurry, but he didn't borrow the fact that King Chichuan had a soldier and a half general. He knew about it on the way to Dongting Lake.And he himself is only good at scheduling merchant ships to advance and retreat in the port, but he is not good at naval tactics. Although there are many disciples in Chunrilou, it is not easy to find excellent generals, let alone a general of the level of Yinglong Army Commander.

He had already decided that after entering the land of two lakes, he would go to Qingyuan to lead the fleet, but he didn't expect that it was Qingyuan who went to him first, so he made a favor and handed over all his subordinates to him—

He believes in the strength of the fleet in the building, as long as it is matched with a master of water warfare like Qingyuan, it is not difficult to defeat the river robbers.

"I just happened to pass by and intercepted it for you. You don't need to thank me."

Ouyang Shaoming stood on the podium with him, gently waved the white painting fan, and responded with a calm smile.

The author has something to say: well, at this point, the two pairs of CPs are going on business trips too. XDDDDD In the next few chapters, both the plot and the relationship will develop by leaps and bounds. Please read it patiently~~~~ (and , someone is still calling for comments and favorites~~~~)

☆. On the arrogance of the crown prince visiting brothels (repaired)

While the war was brewing in Dongting Lake, Jing Yan and his party also went downstream to Jinyan.

Contrary to Bai Lingfei's expectations, they entered Jinyan City very low-key - to be precise, they sneaked into Jinyan City.

It can be seen from this that the times are indeed very difficult. Even the crown prince wants to enter his house, but he is no different from Wang Yang.

Bai Lingfei was glad that he also cherished the crown prince's feathers, and the people he picked to accompany him were all elites of the Imperial Forest Army, which just met his requirements for sneaking around, otherwise something bad would happen before he entered the city.

Inside Jinyan City, it was still the bustling and bustling Gold-selling Cave.They scattered in several groups and walked around the whole city before throwing themselves into the stack.

The inn in the city has been full for a long time, so the group can only settle in one large guest room, while Jing Yan and Bai Lingfei live in the only double room left in the inn.

"What are you doing? Are you afraid of being assassinated?" Or, have you been hunted down for a long time, and you have become addicted to sneaking into the city?

Without further ado, Jing Yan sat on the bed and kicked off his boots, showing no politeness at all.

... Well, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going to rest, he understands.

"You'll know later, I'll sleep first, don't let people come in and wake me up."

... Well, His Royal Highness is going to sleep, he fully understands - but can you not take up the whole bed!

Bai Lingfei had completely given up on Jing Yan's treatment, poured a cup of tea and drank it on his own, then looked at the bed in a blink of an eye——

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fell asleep instantly, faster than a pig.

These days, when I was on duty in the palace every night, I saw that the lights of the East Palace didn't go out until the third watch, but the fifth watch was already morning time.Every day, he used the remaining sleep of the two shifts to deal with the court's questioning in Liubu during the day, and everything in Pingjing was turbulent.

The young man sighed and smiled wryly—this guy, it's fine to be mean to his subordinates, why doesn't he even let him go?

He untied the sword and put it on the table, resting his chin and closing his eyes, regardless of other things, he fell unconscious on the table.

After the night fell, Jing Yan was the one who woke up first, realizing that he had taken up the sleeping space of Bai Lingfei, he got out of bed, and approached the innocent boy who was kicked off by him on the table——

How could this person press his lips tightly even when he was sleeping?

Even in his dream, he was restless.Jing Yan leaned over to listen to his sleep, the name that he yelled out was extremely light and superficial, but it suddenly hit the man's sore spot, his face changed slightly, and it took him a long time to understand and look at the boy again.

He thought he was not a kind person, and he had been fighting in Pingjing for many years, and he never hesitated to use any means—to achieve the goal, people always have to sacrifice.He can give up benevolence, righteousness and morality as his shoes, and if he really needs to do this one day, he should also give up his life in the same way.

All the shady schemes over the years, if he can do it again, he will do it without regret-even though he has been wrong, but it is wrong for the right.

However, those two innocent children died because of him, and the person in front of him was full of hatred, which was also the result of his design.

Wrong is wrong, no matter what the excuse is, he owes the little ones, Xiaotian, and this boy:

I was so cruel to him that after stabbing him in the heart, I left everything to him to face alone.

He suddenly raised his hand, wanting to heal the wound between the young man's brows:

How much of the nightmare in his heart is caused by himself?If I can alleviate a little grief for him, can the guilt in my heart be lightened?

"What are you doing again?"

Those clear eyes had already been opened, and they were looking at him blankly with aura of aura.

"Try to see if you have done your duty faithfully and guarded the door for me—but you haven't." Jing Yan raised his eyebrows, retracted his right hand without a trace, and looked at him sarcastically: "Are you using a sword? Someone walked so far Can I sleep anytime soon?"

...You didn't say that you should be regarded as "the breath of the enemy"!Could it be that you are wandering around in the room, and I have to wake up several times?

"Your Highness, I know I'm wrong, so I'll borrow the wall of the inn." Bai Lingfei smiled apologetically, turned around and stretched and walked towards the door.

"There is a wall here, you don't have to go down and face the wall so much trouble."

"Would you like to get some food by the way?" The young man raised his voice to answer him: "My Royal Highness, can you be full just by sleeping?"

"You don't need to go get it. You should stay here facing the wall, or you can go out to eat with me."

The boy rolled his eyes upward——

This guy is really endless!Anyway, Jin Yan here is not in the way, so he simply left him and went back to Pingjing to see Xiaotian.

"What else are you doing out there?"

Bai Lingfei finally stopped, turned around and spread his hands helplessly: "Call the other brothers to eat, or you can call yourself."

Jing Yan shook his head at him, and there was that kind of indecipherable smile in his eyes again.

"They stay in the inn to eat, and you are the only one to go out with me. Soldiers are more expensive than elites, do you understand?"

Bai Lingfei was no longer familiar with this kind of look - the subtext was only one sentence:

In Jinyan City, someone will soon suffer.

The sailors at Chunrilou were well-trained, after a thorough inspection of the fleet in hand, Rear Admiral Tsing Yi was really moved.

Even if he leads the Dragon Army to deal with this group of people, he will inevitably have to fight a tough battle - Ouyang Shaoming is really a bottomless pit!

If this power can be used by His Highness, it may be an important help that he should not be underestimated, and if he can win Ouyang Shaoming from the line of King Anqing...

Qingyuan shook his head secretly, thinking like this is obviously unreliable, it would be better to think realistically about how to fight the river pirates.

He returned to the cabin of the command ship with Ouyang Shaoming and several hall masters who were good at water warfare in Chunri Building.In the boat hall, Ouyang Shaoming spread out the entire situation map of the canal, from Jinyan upstream to Pingjing, a section of water from Taihu Lake to Dongting Lake, and marked the canals and lakes in detail.

Qingyuan Anmo - he has never underestimated Ouyang Shaoming, but Chunrilou's sky-reaching means are far beyond his imagination.

The gang members took turns to report the news of the river pirates. After listening to it, Ouyang Shaoming circled the junction of Dongting Lake and Xiangjiang River with a ink pen, and explained to Qingyuan in a low voice: "From the attack on merchant ships this month, the river pirates The hiding place should be here. This place is also an ideal place to ambush merchant ships on the canal."

Qingyuan fully agreed, and picked up another vermilion pen to draw the route of the Jinyan Merchant Fleet. "In previous years, the fleet would follow this route to the north. Therefore, they may encounter river robbers in two days at the earliest. Of course, we must deal with River pirates, we can turn out of the canal from this hidden waterway—” He pointed at the fleet with a pen and marked the mooring place, which is a hidden small lake about a hundred miles southwest of Dongting Lake, which can turn eastward and turn out of the Xiangjiang River at any time. "Then protect the fleet along the way until they reach Pingjing, but I don't think you would like to use this method."

Ouyang Shaoming nodded and smiled: "The best strategy is to take advantage of the opportunity when they are trying their best to rob the ship, and in turn destroy them all."

If he misses this opportunity to catch the thief, he will have to wait for the Yinglong Army who has finished changing defenses to arrive at the two lakes, and fight the river robber Mingdaoming/Mu Cang/ for real.However, the water system of Dongting Lake is complicated, and the river bandits are very cunning, and they flee when they cannot be defeated. In the past, Chun Rilou fought with them several times, but they failed to uproot the river bandits. Therefore, if this good opportunity is missed, it will be even more difficult to suppress the bandits. Beat the sky.

"We don't know anything about the river pirate's plan, even the thief's den is just a guess." Qingyuan turned the brush holder, frowning slightly: "Without military intelligence, I can't draw up a definite strategy."

A hall master of Chunri Building asked for orders immediately: "Lord, my subordinates can lead people to scout in the river and spy on the river pirates for real information."

"There are too many rivers and lakes near Dongting Lake, and you have not found anything in the past few investigations, and this time is no exception." Ouyang Shaoming shook his head calmly, "After several years of confrontation, I am sure there are masters among the river pirates. , with your skills, if you go there, you will scare the snakes, and you will not be able to spy on the military situation, but you will also pay for yourself."

Qing Yuan looked at him in surprise——could this guy want to...

Ouyang Shaoming looked back leisurely, "That's right." It seems that when it comes to marching and fighting, the major general's head was poured with water.

"Only you and I are suitable for this job." He smiled and caressed the jade on his waist. "No one is more familiar with the two lakes than you, and no one is more sure than me to deal with the masters of the river pirates."

Qing Yuan knew that his words were true, and his side only had two days left to search for traces of the river pirates in the intersecting waterways, and to find out the enemy's overall plan. Only the two of them could cooperate with each other. .

The military plan cannot be missed, he looked at this man who had met his opponent for many years, and said decisively:

"I will go with you, and when the boat is ready, I will set off as soon as night falls."

Following Jing Yan, Bai Lingfei stopped in the crowds of Tianluo Street, and he didn't believe it at first glance. After rubbing his eyes, he looked at the Flower Street and Willow Lane in front of him in astonishment——

As the saying goes, it's called "feeling warm and thinking about lust/desire", can this order not be reversed?

"...I understand your needs, but you also need to understand my stomach's needs. At worst, let's eat first, and you can find a girl to solve it yourself after you finish eating."

I understand that you are holding back in Pingjing, but you can't ignore the food, clothing and life of your subordinates!

Compared to that in Pingjing, Jing Yan's attire was considered mediocre, and Bai Lingfei in white robe and leather boots was always simple.However, the two of them have outstanding looks, and in the place of fireworks, it is difficult to escape the scene of being entangled by groups of brothel women.

The daughter of rouge and gouache smelled so fragrant that Bai Lingfei couldn't breathe. He looked at Jing Yan and complained endlessly, but the crown prince was calm and calm. The siege of all the pink butterflies forcefully dragged him into the brothel.

"It seems that you haven't entered a brothel yet."

"...I have only worked as a brothel boy, never as a bold guest like you." Have you forgotten your record of nailing me to death with a sword in mid-air?

As soon as he entered the building, Jing Yan took out an ingot of silver from his belt, and the bustard took it with a smile on her face, knowing that it was two handsome and rich young men, she immediately smiled coquettishly: "You two young masters, are you here?" Wait a moment, the slave family will go and call the most beautiful girl, let the two choose slowly, and ensure that the young master is satisfied."

Seeing the bustard going upstairs, Jing Yan took advantage of the situation.