Prince Boring and Concubine Qiao Ai

It was the first time for Zhao Ling to come to the beach, but Luo Yi and Ningzhuang had been here many times.

"Go straight in this direction, and you will see the highest mountain in Linhai. Turn over and you will see the boundary of the Imperial Mausoleum. There seems to be a town nearby, called Luoyu Town." Ning Zhuang pointed to the map, "The town is not big, and most people use it to fight They live on fish, are self-sufficient, and hardly interact with outsiders, so we can settle there first.”

"Xiao Zhuang, has anyone approached you recently?"

Ning Zhuang listened to the princess' question every day, his ears were callused, let alone a human being, even an animal ignored him along the way.

"Strange, logically, he should seize this opportunity." He was already so far away from Liangdu, if he wanted to sneak in, he should have shown up long ago.

Could it be that he guessed wrong?

"Who?" Ning Zhuang turned around suddenly, he heard the sound of leaves behind him, Luo Yi nodded, he jumped onto the branch lightly, and chased after the source of the sound.

Luo Yi grabbed Zhao Ling's hand, "It's not suitable to stay here for a long time, there are still people behind the tree."

Put him behind you after speaking.

Sure enough, more than a dozen men in black appeared behind the tree.

Luo Yi drew out his sword and said to Zhao Ling, "Go south, and I will meet you later."

The extremely weak Concubine Luo ran away as fast as she could. He couldn't help, and he would never drag Luo Yi's hind legs.

He was already out of breath when he ran beside the horse, Zhao Lian's body hadn't grown at all, could it be that he was too excited to be exhausted every night, which made him weak and weak during the day?It seems that Luo Yi has to be reminded to restrain himself at night, and Luo Yi can't let Luo Yi's temper do it.

Before reaching the tree where the horse was tied, Zhao Ling was blocked by five men in black.

He touched the dagger at the back of his waist, and seemed unable to run away.

First leading Ningzhuang away, and then entangled Luo Yi, it seems that these people are not aimed at Ningzhuang, but at themselves.

"Little Lord!"

Zhao Ling was quite excited at first, thinking that the black-clothed white-haired man would finally be unable to hold back. Although he found that he had deviated from what he had thought before, all the black-clothed men surrounding him knelt down and called him young master in unison. In this world, the only person who calls him young master is Fang Jing who misunderstood him as Zhao Ling's son.Deputy General Fang doesn't show up sooner or later, why come here to join in the fun!

A man in black took off his mask, as expected.

"Young master, this subordinate has followed you all the way, and finally I have a chance to talk to you alone." Fang Jing followed them from Liang to Liang. Because of Ningzhuang's relationship, they were far away. When there were few people here, they designed to lure them open.

No wonder the person holding the jade seal didn't approach Ningzhuang.Fang Jing followed all the way, maybe that person found out and gave up the chance to make contact.

Zhao Ling looked into the distance. Luo Yi was fighting with the men in black. The men in black were not weak in martial arts, but they obviously had no intention of hurting Luo Yi.

"The young master's account has been completed. These people are the hidden veins of the Qingji Kingdom." Fang Jing reported back, "The young master gave me the token, and they obeyed my orders."

The vigorous vitality of the Kuang family in the Qing Dynasty is attributed to the two hidden veins.One is the information and intelligence network that spans the six countries, and the other is the assassination organization brought by Fang Jing.The intelligence network has always been in the hands of Kuang Chengzong, while the other one disappeared with the sudden death of the old emperor of Qingji Kingdom. The old emperor quietly gave the hidden vein token to the eldest princess without telling his ministers. He loved his daughter Kuang Yuerong the most. .

Before her death, Concubine Kuang begged Zhao Ling to save her two sons in exchange for this.She knew that the Empress Dowager hated the Kuang family. After all, the most beloved nephew of the Empress Dowager, Gong Cheng, died in Qingji Kingdom.

But back then Qing Ji Kingdom surrendered and gave too generous conditions, not to mention the food and money urgently needed by the Liang Kingdom, and Zhao Jingming, a rebellious official and traitor.They married the eldest princess to Zhao Qi, and Kuang Chengzong himself may promise to stay in Liangdu as a hostage for a lifetime, and the right to fief is directly passed on to the young and ignorant younger brother.

In this way, without spending a single soldier, anyone will agree to take down the rich and prosperous Qingji Kingdom, which suffered the least loss in the war against Ning of the Five Kingdoms.Zhao Qi had just ascended the throne, and Jinkou made a promise to protect the safety of the Kuang royal family.For the sake of peace and the future of the Liang Kingdom, Xuanwu Pavilion put aside personal grievances and accepted the Kuang family as Marquis of Liang.

Over the years, the Empress Dowager wished that Concubine Kuang would fall out of favor and die, and wish that the Kuang family would offend the emperor and kill them all.She provoked the relationship between Su Yingxue and Kwong Yuerong, forcing Kwong Yuerong to be cruel, but she absolutely shouldn't and she touched Lord Luo's precious temple. The word was not mentioned with the emperor, Kuang Guifei fell out of favor after all, and the Queen Mother had the opportunity to poison her.Concubine Kuang knew that her two sons had lost their asylum and would surely die. The love between parents and children surpassed the responsibility for the future of Qingji Kingdom. She gave Zhao Ling the hidden vein of Qingji Kingdom and begged him to help her sons. Find a way out.

After getting the token, Zhao Ling couldn't face himself, so he handed it over to Fang Jing.

Although he was happy with Deputy General Fang's efficiency, why did he bring in the assassination organization in such a mobilizing manner and attack Lord Luo blatantly!

"I don't need him right now. I'll come back to you when I need him. Remember the secret code of the Western Territory Army. In the future, I will contact you with the secret code. Don't appear out of nowhere like this, and don't follow me secretly." Zhao Ling said.

Fang Jing took the lead and blew a whistle. All the men in black jumped onto the tree neatly and threw several marbles under the tree. Black smoke rose and all the killers disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Zhao Ling intends to explain this matter to Luo Yi, as smart as Lord Luo, even if he can't tell where these people came from, he can definitely guess that they obey Zhao Ling.

"These……"

"your people."

Zhao Ling stuck out his tongue, Luo Yi believed it for a while, and tried his best to protect him, but it was an oolong for a long time, so I'm really embarrassed.

"It's Fang Jing," Zhao Ling said. "Since I let him go, I have been in touch with him. I know that he has killed many people in the past 20 years, but it is because of me. He is my life and death." Brother, I must protect him well. You stand on the side of the people of the country, he is a bandit, so I don’t expect you to forgive him. I can only guarantee that he will abide by his law and will not go beyond the boundaries of the law, nor will he appear in the in front of you."

"The people he killed were all corrupt officials. Unfortunately, the evidence is so weak that the court cannot convict him." Luo Yi easily forgave Zhao Ling's concealment.

The turmoil subsided, and Ning Zhuang came back with a livid face. Just now he fought with his senior brother from the past. Fang Jing was stopped by him when he was running away. Push away his entanglement, and escape under the complicated cover of tree branches.

Why did Fang Jing appear here... Either he assassinated the prince, or it was because of Zhao Lian.The last time Zhao Lian let Fang Jing go, he knew that the two had been in touch.

"Xiao Zhuang?"

"Crab for you to play with..."

"Do not be angry!"

Along the way, Zhao Ling tried his best to make Ning Zhuang laugh, but all failed.

The mountain road winds and goes deep into the valley, and finally reaches a place where there are people.

Ning Zhuang led the horse to strike up a conversation with the villagers, he didn't reveal his identity, he just said that he came here for fun, and the villagers warmly received the guests from afar.Everything in the village is very simple. They eat whatever crops they grow and animals they hunt.The children stepped barefoot on the muddy dirt road, picking up stones and playing and playing.Peasant women raise silkworms, grow cotton, spin and weave clothes by themselves, sit together, and embroider simple patterns on the sewn clothes.

After the opening of the Daliang Commercial Road, such a closed village was almost extinct.When Zhao Qi was in the poorest period of Daliang, he established a large amount of money to open a road, in order to connect the area from the edge to the center of Daliang with roads, so that he could drive horses and carts, transport goods, and promote the circulation of materials from all sides. Over the past 20 years, the advantages of trade routes have become so obvious.It is close to the imperial mausoleum, with a radius of hundreds of miles, and the commercial roads only fall in this area.

The village head took the three of them to the courtyard and said that the three of them could live here.Few outsiders came to the village, but two yards were prepared for outsiders to live in. Zhao Ling was curious and asked, "Is there someone living in the yard next to it?"

The village chief smiled, "Grandfather lived there when he came. Sometimes he would bring his servants, so we left two courtyards."

benefactor...

The village chief didn't say anything more. It seems that this benefactor is very low-key and he doesn't want to publicize it in a big way. Judging from the respectful expression of the village chief when he spoke, the village should have received great favor from that benefactor.

The few children at the beach just now are indeed from the village. Seeing outsiders coming, they ran quickly to watch the excitement.The little girl recognized Luo Yi, "Uncle! It's you!"

Zhao Ling covered his stomach and laughed, "Uncle, uncle! Hahaha!"

Ning Zhuang, who didn't show a smile all the way, had an uncomfortable expression and forced the corners of his mouth to flatten.

"Uncle just gave me a lucky crab, this is it." The little girl held up the bottle high, "I plan to raise it and give it to Brother Engong."

It turned out that this crab still had a name. Indeed, the color of this crab was different from the ones caught later. The scarlet crab shell had yellow patterns that shone like stars.

"Uncle, how can you give the crabs I gave you to others?" Zhao Ling deliberately teased, "Didn't you say you ran away? Huh?"

Luo Yi looked indifferent, God knows how much he regretted lying to Zhao Ling in his turbulent heart.

Zhao Ling naturally didn't mind, the joke was over, he went into the house and tidied up briefly, and said to Luo Yi, "Why didn't the business route lead to the imperial tomb? Let's not talk about the nearby villages, and the soldiers and family members guarding the imperial tomb .Talk about the ancestor worship ceremony of the Daliang royal family. My eldest brother can’t go over mountains and mountains like us. The royal family sacrifices once every ten years. free?"

"Futian Formation."

Zhao Ling suddenly realized that he had forgotten such an important matter.

Everyone thought that Futian formation was on the border of Ning country, and Zhao Ling once thought that too.In fact, it is not the case. The Futian array protects the country of Ning, but the formation covers the land of the six countries of the year, completely enveloping the land above the sea.He only opened a gap back then, and almost all places, including Liang Country, had more or less ruins of Futian Formation. Although the ruins were not very useful, they were indeed small labyrinths, densely covered with traps and full of poisonous substances.When he was about to die, he gave Kuang Chengzong the map marked with the location of the ruins, and lent his hand to Emperor Liang.That's why when the business road was being built, the eldest brother deliberately avoided these places, lest there would be too many people coming and going, and innocent people would be hurt.

Fortunately, these places are near the border and located in remote mountains, which are rarely visited by people.

The two planned to stay in the village for two days before leaving.

The next day, Zhao Ling heard the footsteps of people coming and going early in the morning. He was very anxious, and there were small cries. He got up in his coat, and Luo Yi pushed the door in and said, "Someone died in the village."

"Should we help?" Zhao Ling asked, "It's embarrassing to live and eat for nothing."

Luo Yi gave him the clothes and took them to the bedside, "There are so many people in the village, we shouldn't be needed."

Zhao Ling thought about it, they were outsiders, and they should not mess with each other about funerals, there were taboos.

He felt a little thirsty, reached for the teapot on the table, it was empty, and looked at Luo Yi with aggrieved eyes, which meant that Lord Luo was out of water and poured water.

Ningzhuang searched all over the house, but the water tank was also empty.

The villagers are busy with funerals. It is said that sea burials are popular here. The ceremony is complicated and requires various preparations. The whole village does its best to help.Ningzhuang asked the village chief, who said embarrassedly, "I forgot to tell you that there is no water near our village. If we want to drink water, we have to save it in rainy days, or go to the beach to fetch water and put it away to drink later. Okay." Send some to my door on a regular basis, and there are fewer times to drink sea water. I have some at home, so you go and get some to drink first."

seawater?Can you drink the salty taste?

Ningzhuang only made one pot, just one pot, and the wife of the village head turned pale with distress.It seems that it was dry and rainless afterwards, and there were no wells to use. Water is worth more than gold.

Zhao Ling and Luo Yi looked at each other, both feeling strange, the trees on the mountain were verdant and growing very well, how could there be no groundwater?

"People in the village drink sea water all the year round, and they all suffer from a strange disease. Before the age of 30, they become weak and weak, and gradually age. The benefactor sent people to bring water to them on time, and it should have been packed in barrels in a town dozens of miles away, and they would be pulled by horse-drawn carts to distribute them from house to house."

"It's so troublesome, time-consuming, labor-intensive and expensive. It's not a long-term solution. Haven't the villagers thought about moving away?"

"They believe in the God of the Sea. If the God of the Sea doesn't speak, they can't move, and they can't even die." Ning Zhuang can understand these messy beliefs. Back then, Ning Guo believed in Futian Formation almost fanatically, just like the God of the Sea.

After the water was boiled, Zhao Ling simply took a sip of water to quench his thirst, and said to Luo Yi, "There is nothing left and right, let's take a look around."