Huang Teng looked at him with a smile: "The Overlord... is still a king after all."
Jiang Fan was noncommittal: "How is my brother? I heard that he was practicing in seclusion a few days ago, trying to rebuild Tianhuan's arms."
Huang Teng shook his head: "Your Majesty, it's better not to mention this matter. My king and princess regard it as taboo."
"Hahaha." Jiang Fan couldn't help but laugh: "As for that, you are so stingy."
Huang Teng said: "I don't dare to comment on the king. Oh, by the way, speaking of Chen Kang, Huang never had the opportunity to express his gratitude alone."
"Thank you, it's no longer interesting to mention it." Jiang Fan waved his hand nonchalantly.
Huang Teng said: "Public is public, private is private. Privately, Huang wants to thank the prince on behalf of his family. Huang doesn't have anything good. Hearing that the prince has superb medical skills and is practicing medicine in southern Shanxi to save people, he specially prepared the southern medicine. Five thousand kilograms of Xinjiang herbal medicine, I hope you will accept it."
Jiang Fan cupped his hands and said, "This is a timely event, so Jiang is too polite to thank you. But Jiang is trying to save the people of Jin State. Isn't Governor Huang afraid of getting involved in doing this?"
Huang Teng smiled and said, "You can't say that. When things settle down, there's no guarantee that they won't be my people in Da Chu."
"What General Huang said makes sense, so Jiang will accept it. I hope that the National Preceptor and Marshal Yinglu will also think this way and provide more convenience to the medical team."
"This must be one of the purposes of the prince's trip. Mr. Huang is very gentle, so I won't say much more. The prince and the imperial master can negotiate on their own. Oh, by the way, Mr. Huang has something else to tell the prince."
He pondered for a moment and said: "I just talked about Chu Xiangjun, does the prince know what she is doing now?"
Jiang Fan was deliberately stunned: "Although you hate her to the core, you already gave her to me for disposal. Do you regret it?"
Huang Teng shook his head: "No, the prince misunderstood. The case of Chen Kang was solved in the first place, thanks to the prince. This was the condition of the agreement, and there is no reason to settle old scores. But what Huang is curious about is, prince... you actually let her go. .”
"Why, want to ask why?"
Huang Teng said: "I don't dare, I just want to tell the prince that this woman is causing trouble in Shiwanda Mountain in southern Xinjiang."
"Huh?" Jiang Fan was startled: "An uprising? What do you mean?"
Huang Teng said: "Literally, this woman was originally from Yulan Village. Now Yulan is inexplicably powerful. This woman seems to have joined a certain force and is ambitious. She seems to want to reorganize the Eighty-Eight Village. Now she has raised troops many times. Half a month I received news recently that that force has unified five of the eighty-eight large villages and annexed more than thirty small villages."
"Ah? This is beyond my expectation. Why did the general tell me this? Do you think it was my instigation?"
Huang Teng said with a smile: "I didn't mean that. It's just that since the prince let her go, he must have something to do with her. Huang is just talking. If the prince is interested, just listen. If he is not interested, just expose it."
Jiang Fan shook his head: "She has given me what I want in exchange for my freedom, and other matters have nothing to do with me. But she is raising troops in southern Xinjiang, and Chu State should pay more attention to it."
Huang Teng said: "Indeed. The hundreds of thousands of mountains in southern Xinjiang are rugged and difficult to navigate, and there are hundreds of ethnic groups. We, the great Chu, have never really been able to control them. In fact, it is a good thing for me, the great Chu, to fight a dozen of them and merge them. At least it’s easier to control.”
He said this is correct. The Hundred Thousand Mountains are really difficult to control. If the scattered small forces working on their own are integrated into a large force, it will be conducive to the overall control of the Chu State.
Jiang Fan said: "This is all your own business. My brother is so angry that he is very angry. The Imperial Master is very careful with his calculations, so he will naturally make arrangements. There is no need to tell me if it is true."
Huang Teng looked at him and smiled slightly: "That's very good, otherwise it will inevitably be ugly if there is trouble in the future. With the words of the prince, it will be much easier in terms of face."
Jiang Fan seemed to have no interest in continuing this topic and pointed forward: "Oh, we're here."
"We have just arrived at the shore of Lotus Island. There is still some way to go inside. Your Majesty, please."
The two of them abandoned the ship and landed.
Lianhua Island is indeed quite big. After riding on horseback for a quarter of an hour, we arrived at the temporary water village built by Poppy.
Jiang Fan looked at the busy but orderly civilians and soldiers, and couldn't help but admire: "Busy and orderly, the army is well managed. Could it be the handiwork of the general?"
"It's easy to laugh. Your prince is a great talent. Rumor has it that he is also very good at military tactics and strategies. Huang's methods are not worthy of publicity."
Jiang Fan said: "General, why should you be polite? People say that there are two heroes in the Southern Chu army. Juluhou is good at attacking, and Huang Dudu is good at defense. In terms of running the army, he is no worse than Juluhou."
Huang Teng said: "If you dare to compare yourself to the commander-in-chief, please don't flatter the general."
"It's not too flattering. General Huang is good at fighting. My king regards him as a humerus." A beautiful female voice came.
Jiang Fan turned around and looked, and sure enough, it was a poppy wearing a draped hat walking towards her, escorted by two armored warriors.
"Oh, I've met my sister. I haven't seen you for a long time. The Imperial Master is still as charming as ever." Jiang Fan smiled and bowed his hands.
The poppy chuckled and said: "Forget it, Qingcheng can't afford it. Your Excellency is the regent of a country, and Qingcheng is not a princess. How dare she accept the prince's gift. Besides, what the prince said is wrong. We have only met for a short time. The prince is afraid. It’s the noble man who has forgotten things.”
Jiang Fan looked up to the sky and laughed: "The National Master is so formal, Jiang is really not used to it."
Yu Meiren said: "There are rumors in the world that the prince is as proud as the city wall of Yangdu. Why should he be so modest?"
Jiang Fan couldn't help but roll his eyes.
"What the Imperial Master said is not the way to treat guests."
Poppy chuckled lightly, her eyes focused on a handsome man with silver hair that reached his waist beside him.
"this……"
"Family." Jiang Fan responded casually.
The poppy said softly: "It is rumored that there are many seniors in the prince's family. Could this one be one of them?"
Just as Jiang Fan was about to explain, he suddenly saw the old handsome guy's eyes turning into heart shapes again, staring at the poppy with laughter flowing from the corner of his mouth.
I was speechless for a moment, this is the wife of the Great Chu State Master, the Overlord Xiang Chen, you are such a fool, regardless of the occasion.
He quickly stepped forward and stopped in front of him: "Don't the Imperial Masters invite the guests to speak inside?"
The poppy was also stunned by the silver-haired man's appearance. Normally, such rude behavior should make her angry. But this one was so good-looking and had such a cool temperament that Poppy became a little bit irritated.
"The prince's family...there are many interesting people. Please come."
Huang Teng excused himself to be busy and did not follow him into the big tent. Two armored warriors just stood guard at the door, and there was only an old woman inside sorting out fruit refreshments.
This old woman Jiang Fan looks familiar. She was the one who followed Zhang Yi in Jing'an.
Seeing Jiang Fan staring at the old woman, the poppy giggled: "Brother, what are you looking at at this old woman? Do you think it's all about the young and old?"
Entering the tent alone, Poppy spoke directly and casually.
