Jiangnan City is the capital city of Nanzhou Prefecture, and it is also the most prosperous place in Nanzhou.
Different from the Kyoto of Great Chu, the prosperity of Jiangnan City lacks some of the majestic imperial majesty and has more of the scholarly atmosphere of the literati in the Jiangnan water towns. Therefore, the name of Jiangnan's talented people spread far and wide.
Naturally, such talents cannot be compared to Guo Songxian and others in Kyoto.
For countless years, Nanzhou Fuzhong has frequently produced excellent poems and ballads, and there has also been a tendency to emphasize literature over martial arts.
Among the courtiers of Da Chu, most of the civil servants came from Nanzhou Prefecture. After all, they wrote good articles and spoke endlessly about the ways of governing the country and people's livelihood strategies. These were not comparable to those vulgar generals.
Emphasizing culture over martial arts does not mean that no one practices martial arts. There are many aristocratic families in Nanzhou Prefecture, and some even have hundreds of years of inheritance and have followed the First Emperor of Chu to conquer the country.
A two-pronged approach to culture, Taoism and military strategy is the ethos of these aristocratic families.
In front of the teahouse, a young man wearing armor walked in. If you look closely, you will see that the young man is somewhat similar to Xiao Jingyao who went north.
But in terms of temperament, Xiao Jingyao is elegant, easy-going, modest and polite, like a Confucian scholar. The young man wears bright clothes and is angry with his horse. He is frivolous and restless, and has the spirit of a young man.
This is Xiao Jingyu, the third prince who has lived in Nanzhou Mansion for a long time.
In the pavilion, Xiao Jingyu sat on the ground, his armor making mechanical sounds as he rubbed against it. In front of him was freshly brewed tea, which was steaming.
"Your Highness, the prince has just left." The woman in red shirt who poured tea for Xiao Jingyu said.
The corners of Xiao Jingyu's mouth were slightly raised, half-smiling. Anyone who knows him well knows that this is a sign that Xiao Jingyu is unhappy.
Xiao Jingyao has been going north for several days.
Today, Xiao Jingyu came to King Xiang Ji of Chu to discuss this matter.
The prince who never left Kyoto actually traveled north. This was a God-given opportunity. To kill or not to kill? Xiao Jingyu was unable to make a decision for a while.
Killing is too risky.
How could his father and prince brother not expect the dangers on the road?
If you don't kill, you will miss a golden opportunity.
Xiao Jingyu would be unwilling to do anything.
The woman in red shirt was pouring tea leisurely, and said even more leisurely: "Your Highness, please be patient. Before leaving, the prince left a letter to give to Your Highness."
Xiao Jingyu opened the letter, read it and threw it into the heating fire, where it slowly burned to ashes.
"Girl in red shirt, does the prince have anything else to say?" Xiao Jingyu asked.
The woman in red shirt continued: "His Royal Highness asked me to tell His Highness that whatever Your Highness wants, someone will naturally do it. This matter has nothing to do with Your Highness, nor does it have anything to do with Your Highness. Your Highness only needs to put your heart in your stomach and follow what the letter says. Just act.”
Xiao Jingyu looked at the letter that had already turned into ashes and laughed inexplicably, with a strange look on his face.
Xiao Jingyu knew that since Chu King Xiang Ji had left a letter, he must have been prepared. But now this matter is of great importance. How can it be explained clearly in just two words on a piece of letter paper?
"Let's go." Xiao Jingyu drank the tea in one gulp. The hot tea seemed not to make Xiao Jingyu feel hot at all. A cup of tea was just to quench his thirst.
"Speak to the prince for me. If you need help during the trip to Gutian Tower, you can ask this prince."
The woman in red shirt stood up and saluted, her seductive eyes looked at Xiao Jingyu's disappearing back, and then looked at the purple sand cup on the table.
"What a waste of such precious tea."
As she spoke, the woman in red shirt took a sip, showing a comfortable and leisurely expression.
A burly man walked out from behind the woman in red shirt. He looked so calm and confident that anyone standing in front of him would tremble.
"Did the prince hear what His Highness just said?" the woman in red shirt asked.
The burly man was none other than King Xiang Ji of Chu in the Great Chu Dynasty.
Xiang Ji laughed and said, "The third prince has been in the army for several years, but he still goes straight. Today, he is expressing his dissatisfaction."
The girl in red shirt thought of Xiao Jingyu's last words and couldn't help but shake her head and chuckle. It's really stupid for such a child to be a little smart but think that he has the ability to make every plan. "Why doesn't the prince see him?"
Xiang Ji put his hands behind his back and said, "Why see him? The third prince only thinks about the prince. I think someone will do this. No matter who does it, the people in the court and your majesty will doubt the third prince. Now let's When he returns to the capital, all his actions will be in the eyes of His Majesty, which will help him get rid of suspicion."
"Besides, the only thing I care about now is the Gutian Tower. It has nothing to do with what he cares about. I won't talk about it more than a few words, and I will avoid it if I can."
Speaking of Gutian Tower, the red-shirted goddess' expression changed, and she asked curiously: "Your Majesty, are the rumors about Gutian Tower true? It is said that the ancient evil spirits are suppressed under the tower, and the people in charge of the way of heaven built the tower body according to the laws of heaven. Will it seal the evil spirits that cause harm to the world?"
Xiang Ji raised his head slightly and looked at the sky in the four directions divided by the courtyard wall. "The legend is true or false. Only a few words are left, which is difficult to verify. I only know that after entering the tower, it is possible to step out of the final step." step."
"Tenth level Grandmaster realm?" the woman in red shirt asked.
"Yes. Compared with the legends of evil spirits, the chance of entering the tower class has been verified by others. The sword master Zhou Ping three hundred years ago, and Li Haomiao now. They have confirmed that the last step can be Step out in the Lonely Sky Tower.”
"My lord, are you saying that Li Haomiao has also entered Gutian Tower?"
"Humph, he has been in Nanzhou Mansion for several years, but the only way he can step into the tenth-grade Grandmaster realm is to enter Gutian Tower. Otherwise, he is not that fast!"
Xiang Ji is very sure. He reached the peak of the ninth level of Open Monument earlier than Li Haomiao, and he considered that his talent was not inferior to Li Haomiao. However, in just a few years, Li Haomiao came from behind and stepped into the realm of the tenth level grandmaster first.
Apart from the opportunity like Gutian Tower, Xiang Ji could not think of any other reason.
"Girl in red shirt, someone will definitely do what the Third Prince cares about, and we must not be allowed to be suspected. In the past few days, we have deliberately sent more information to spies in Kyoto to prove our innocence."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After Xiao Jingyu walked out of the teahouse, he returned to the mansion.
"Let people prepare and return to Beijing tomorrow."
There were only two words on the letter - return to Beijing.
On the way back, Xiao Jingyu quickly understood the meaning.
"Perhaps it's been a long time since I've seen my father, the emperor, and my queen."
"However, my brother, the prince, hopes to never see you return to Beijing again."
...
Time passed quickly. Ten days later, Yu Zhi and his party had entered Beiliang Mansion.
Because I hugged the lap of Lei Shen, a great cultivator who opened the ninth level of monuments, no killer appeared along the way.
Tianshui City is the first city in Beiliang Mansion on the way north.
"Everyone rest here for a few days and have a good rest." Yu Zhi quickly made a decision.
Tianshui City is only three or four days away from Beiliang City, the capital of Beiliang Mansion, so there is no need to rush.
Furthermore, the weather in Beiliang Mansion was still cold, and Yu Zhi was afraid that Li Wantong would not be able to bear it.
In the past few days, Yatou and Li Wantong had both suffered from the cold. If he rushes to the north, his condition may not be cured in a short time.
