The general outline of the matter is now clear.
But there are still a few doubtful points,
First of all, where did this mysterious organization find this set of techniques that utilizes the blood jade in southern Xinjiang?
Why didn't anyone else notice it in the past hundreds of years?
Secondly, it is not easy to break into the Great Zhou Palace, not to mention escaping with so many Southern Xinjiang Blood Jade.
This is almost impossible.
However, it actually happened.
What does this mean? It means that there must be some important figure in the palace, or even the entire court, involved in this matter.
At that time, the late emperor passed away and the situation was not stable. The person most likely to have single-handedly facilitated this incident was the chief assistant at the time—Lin Chunqiu!
It seemed that there was some kind of hidden connection between Lin Chunqiu and this mysterious organization.
But now that Lin Chunqiu has escaped to Youzhou, he may have arrived in Houjin's territory.
It is obviously unrealistic for me to continue investigating along this line.
There is another thing that deserves vigilance, and that is the person behind this mysterious organization who is suspected to be a powerful person in the Xiantian realm.
What do these people from "Lü" do for food?
The other party has killed so many civilians, but they are still indifferent.
Could it be that...there are some problems within "Law"?
Yang Dong rubbed his eyebrows worriedly. At this moment, he could only wait for Hong Laoliu to arrive before making any plans.
After all, without this master by his side, he would not dare to act rashly.
Even for the banquet at the Ming family, Yang Dong planned to wait until Hong Laoliu arrived.
Thinking of this, he turned his attention to the streets of Wuzhou City not far away.
Today's Wuzhou City seems peaceful.
But beneath this calmness, there is a bottomless abyss hidden.
Yang Dong had a vague feeling that this time he seemed to be in more trouble than before combined!
…
Houjin,
In the king's tent,
The Lord of the Later Jin Dynasty wore a fox fur cloak and held a wine glass high.
"Lin Aiqing is a person of great talent. It is a blessing for Hou Jin to be able to be used by the master of this country!"
"My lord is happy today. How about making Lin Aiqing a Duke?"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions on the faces of the senior Houjin officials in the king's tent could be described as extremely exciting.
Wan Yanyue sat on the right hand side of the Lord of Houjin, with a slight frown on her pretty face.
She hesitated for a moment, then said:
"Father, I'm afraid this is inappropriate, right?"
"As the old saying goes, loyal ministers do not serve two masters. Now that Lin Chunqiu has defected from the Zhou Dynasty, we in the Hou Jin Dynasty can take him in, which is the utmost benevolence. Why do you need to make him a prince?"
"So...how can we convince the public? And..."
"Eh!"
Lord Hou Jin waved his hand and interrupted Wan Yanyue's words. His expression was calm, and the aura of a superior person was fully revealed at this moment.
"Yue'er, pay attention to your attitude when you speak!"
"Lin Aiqing is a great talent, how can the leader of this country not be tolerant?"
"Besides, if Lin Aiqing joins the army of our country's lord, how can she come empty-handed?"
"Am I right? Lin Aiqing."
Lin Chunqiu was sitting on the other side of Houjin Kingdom. After hearing these words, a look of composure flashed across his old face.
"What the king said is true. Since the old minister has defected to Houjin, how can he be like a bereaved dog asking for shelter?"
"The gift brought by the veteran minister, I think the king will be interested in it."
After speaking, he calmly took out a page of papyrus from his arms and handed it to the waiter.
The waiter was slightly startled. After taking the toilet paper, he hesitated and looked at the King of Hou Jin.
Upon seeing this, Lord Hou Jin showed a playful smile on his face.
"Is Lin Aiqing trying to sell it out?"
When the other accompanying officials saw this, their faces showed disdain.
Anyone who can participate in today's banquet is a top noble in Houjin.
Facing the piece of papyrus presented by Lin Chunqiu, some people sneered at it.
"Tch, what kind of treasure is it? It's just a piece of straw paper!"
"Exchanging the papyrus for the title of Duke? Master Lin's plan was so loud that I could hear it sitting here."
"Lin Chunqiu, what do you mean?"
"..."
Ignoring the discussions among the Houjin nobles, Lin Chunqiu secretly lowered his head, picked up a piece of grilled lamb chop with his chopsticks, and started to devour it.
It was as if he was not the one the others were talking about.
Lord Houjin narrowed his eyes and took the papyrus from the waiter's hand.
But the next second, a look of surprise appeared on his cheek!
"Lin Aiqing, are you sure about this?"
The Lord of Hou Jin asked calmly, but carefully folded the papyrus and put it in his arms.
Such weird behavior immediately caused the eyes of all the royal nobles to widen their eyes.
What happened to the king today? He actually cared so much about a mere piece of papyrus!
I'm really curious about what is written on this piece of paper!
…
Lin Chunqiu's expression was still calm. At this moment, he seemed to be still in the court of Zhou Dynasty, and his whole person exuded an aura of uncompromising determination from the inside out.
He stood up and carefully arranged his clothes. Then he bowed deeply in the direction of the Lord of Houjin.
"Don't worry, Lord. Since I have presented this thing to you, I am fully confident."
"Within three months, Youzhou will definitely hang the flag of Hou Jin!"
"The Great Zhou Dynasty is about to run out, this is the first gift from the old minister!"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the Houjin nobles present changed!
In three months, Youzhou was included in Hou Jin's territory?
To be so sure, you are so bold!
Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that Da Zhou is in full decline.
But even so, many nobles felt that it was very unrealistic to include Youzhou into Hou Jin's territory in three months.
The aristocrats of the Later Jin Dynasty were not the same as the dignitaries of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
Those who can join the ranks of powerful people in Houjin basically have outstanding military exploits.
It is precisely because of this that they are more aware of the difficulties of occupying Youzhou!
In fact, it is not difficult to capture the entire Youzhou, at least with the current national power of Hou Jin, it is nothing.
But as the saying goes, it is easy to conquer a country but difficult to defend it.
Being able to incorporate Youzhou into Houjin's territory was not just about simply capturing the territory.
It also involves the recognition of the people and the management of the new territory.
All in all, the Houjin nobles present did not think that Lin Chunqiu could really do it.
Besides, Lin Chunqiu also mentioned it just now. This was only the first gift he gave.
If that's the case, what is his second gift?
The first gift can be considered a big gift, but what about the second one?
These nobles of Houjin were either curious or surprised. They looked at Lin Chunqiu, as if they wanted to see something on this old guy's face.
However, Lin Chunqiu was as steady as an old dog, with a calm demeanor.
