"Is the news reliable?" He was still in disbelief.
"It's reliable. The Tangbao in Guangdong will arrive in a few days. The writing may be pretentious, but no one dares to hide the fact that the Kun bandits broke into the Pearl River and attacked the city."
The information he has now obtained is first-hand information sent directly from Guangzhou by Liu Zheng, and its reliability is much higher than that reported by Tang News. No matter what the details are, it is a certainty that the Kun thieves will invade.
So far, the only thing we can do is discuss it with the Hearthstone Immortal. I don’t know how his heavenly book records this matter.
He was about to tell Wang Liang to ask for the Taoist Hearthstone, but then he thought that the situation in Guangzhou was still unclear at the moment, and that this matter was not simply asking him to predict the future direction of the situation, but more importantly, he wanted to find out his details. Now that the title copy of the Tang newspaper has not arrived in the capital, and the news of the bandits' invasion has not spread yet, if he knows about it, doesn't it mean that he has someone secretly inquiring about the news in Guangzhou? Might as well wait.
Five or six days later, after Guangdong's Tangbao arrived in the capital, Wang Liangcai was ordered to invite Mr. Zhou.
In order to avoid being noticed, every interview with the Hearthstone Immortal was either carried quietly into the prince's house in a small sedan at night, or Mr. Wang himself visited incognito.
However, in recent times, Mr. Wang rarely comes for consultation. When Wang Liang came to consult, Zhou Lezhi was quite surprised to see his face - there was still a hint of unhappiness.
As for the reason for the unhappiness, it is naturally because my husband has successfully settled family conflicts recently and plans to do some farming tonight.
When we arrived at Wang's house, it was at least three o'clock before the consultation ended. The capital is not safe at night, so he will stay at Wang's house that night. Return at five o'clock. If the husband wants to farm, he will have to wait until dark.
Zhou Lezhi is a young man, so he naturally understands the urgency of this mental time. Seeing the displeasure on Mr.'s face, he felt sympathetic and funny at the same time.
Hum hum, I will make you a full man and not realize that a hungry man is hungry!
Since Mr. Wang has come to invite you, there is absolutely no way to refuse. Even though Mr. Zhou prides himself on "predicting the future", he also knows that a close friend is not easy to find. In this capital, immortals and demons are only one step away.
Immediately, two sedans carrying Zhou's master and apprentice carried him into the prince's residence.
Wang Liang did not say the specific reason. Mr. Zhou originally thought it was probably an ordinary consultation as usual, but as soon as he entered the study, he felt that something seemed abnormal. There were many boxes of different sizes placed on the desk, and there were some iron pipes piled up inexplicably in the room. Just as he was wondering, Wang Yehao came over and said, "Mr. Zhou, something bad is going on!"
"Oh, what happened?"
"We have news from the Australians." Wang Yehao pointed to the various objects on the table and on the floor and said, "Sir, please see, these are the Australian objects that I asked someone to find."
"Isn't that good news?" Mr. Zhou's eyes lit up after hearing this, and his face was full of excitement. "Where are they? Let's go quickly."
Mr. Wang is indeed right, Mr. Zhou is an Australian! Zhou Lezhi thought.
Mr. Wang has discussed with himself the fact that Mr. Zhou is an Australian. When I study with Mr. Zhou on weekdays, Mr. Zhou does not shy away from saying that his knowledge is all "Australian culture". However, that was not what he said at first. He only said it was "overseas esoteric science". Later, he changed his words after meeting Australian glassware.
"This matter is quite complicated. Sir, please listen to me slowly." Wang Yehao motioned Mr. Zhou to sit down, and then said, "Last time, we talked about Australians opening shops in Guangzhou to sell treasures. This time, there are more than 500 Australian pirates. People set up a stronghold in Lingao County, Qiongzhou Prefecture..."
"What's the situation?" Mr. Zhou's face was filled with disbelief. "Five hundred people?" He murmured to himself: "Impossible, impossible. There is a quality limit to the wormhole. Last time, everything in the car started to shake. …”
Suddenly he realized that he had made a mistake and immediately fell silent.
Although Wang Yehao was far away and did not hear what he said clearly, he did hear the words "five hundred people", "impossible" and "wormhole". Combined with his expression, it was immediately clear that this Zhou Immortal really had something inside him.
Not only is he an Australian, he probably also knows the details of Australians!
If I become an official in Guangdong and Guangxi, this person will be of great use!
Mr. Zhou looked at the various objects on the table with doubts. These rags were all picked up by the villagers near the Australian camp after the Australians left - in fact, they were all worthless rags, purely out of curiosity. After receiving the instructions from Mr. Wang, Liu Zhen specially collected them and sent someone to quickly send them back to the capital.
In everyone's eyes, this is garbage. Although there are some broken glassware among them, apart from being embedded in windows, it cannot be said that the broken glassware is of much value.
Taoist Hearthstone carefully looked through the pile of rags. The more he looked at it, the weirder his expression became. Sometimes he was surprised, sometimes contemptuous, sometimes confused... In short, Zhou Lezhi had never seen such rich expressions.
"Are these also Australian items?" Mr. Zhou asked, pointing to a pile of copper and iron pipes and castings on the ground.
"Dongzhu Guo also built a place called Ziming Tower in Guangfu. It is said that it can cast spells to drive away the power of water and fire. These are the tools of the Taoist temple. In your opinion, sir, these are all from the Universe Mirror?"
Mr. Zhou looked solemnly and looked at the pile of metal junk repeatedly: "It seems like, those five hundred Australians have been tinkering with this? It doesn't make sense."
"It's true that most of them are made of glassware. I heard that sugar paper is also being sold recently, but that's nothing to say."
"Where did you say they were all located?"
"Lingao County, Qiongzhou Prefecture."
"That's on Hainan Island. What's so special about this county?"
"Lingao County is located in a remote area, has little production, and has a small population. It is really unknown."
"If they don't do business in Guangzhou, why would they go to that remote country?"
"Sir, please take a look. These are the relevant title books, memorials and reports. I asked my master to copy them together." Wang Yehao pushed the booklet on the table, "According to the official report from Lingao County, the Australian Sea The thieves came in a big iron boat..."
"Wait a minute!" Before Wang Yehao finished speaking, Mr. Zhou felt something was wrong, "Why is there still a big iron ship?"
"Oh, sir, don't be surprised. Although this matter is unbelievable, there are many memorials that confirm it. It should not be a rumor. It is reported that this ship is more than ten feet high, half a mile long, completely black, without oars or sails..."
Mr. Zhou's mouth opened wider and wider as he listened to Wang Yehao's introduction. It seemed that his inner surprise had reached its peak.
"Damn it! The mobile bases are here. It's a big deal! Sir, I think we need to go find those Australians quickly. It won't be too late."
"There may be something wrong with this matter." Wang Yehao tapped his fingers on the book. "The Australians took advantage of firearms to occupy Lingao and seek Qiongzhou. Wang Zitai gathered the power of the entire province to clear it out, but there was nothing he could do. The entire army was defeated. ――Now the Australians have arrived outside Guangzhou again...”
Mr. Zhou no longer cared about being reserved at this moment, and directly picked up the manuscript and read it carefully. Zhou Lezhi knew that his husband said he was very knowledgeable but had poor reading skills. Most likely he couldn't understand the title of the memorial, so he immediately said: "Sir, let me read it."
In this way, Zhou Lezhi explained in vernacular while reading, and then Mr. Zhou knew what the official document meant: There was a man named Wen who claimed to be a descendant of the Song Dynasty, and landed in Lingao with more than 500 troops to seize land for infrastructure construction. , and dump supplies by the way. Then the government couldn't stand it anymore and sent troops to suppress the bandits, but the five hundred people drove them away. Now five hundred people have arrived in Guangzhou.
After listening to this, Mr. Zhou ignored all manners and etiquette. He walked back and forth in the study room seven or eight times, and suddenly said to Wang Yehao: "Sir, the Mirror of Heaven and Earth is definitely in the hands of that surnamed Wen. Since the officers and soldiers suppressed the bandits, No, I don’t know if the imperial court intends to issue an imperial edict, but I’m willing to go there and lobby.”
"This matter is under court discussion and there is no conclusion yet. It's just that Wang Zhitai has tried to recruit him before, and the Australian pirates have no intention of surrendering."
"I'll go talk to them and maybe I'll agree. After all, the Universe Mirror is mine." Mr. Zhou was unwilling to accept it.
"I think this matter is absolutely impossible."
"Why?" Mr. Zhou asked confused.
"Sir, you are confused!" Wang Yehao said with a sad expression, "Sir, have you forgotten the Second Emperor Huiqin?"
Mr. Zhou looked puzzled: "Are those two captured emperors of the Song Dynasty? What happened?"
Wang Yehao sighed and said eloquently: "In the past, the two emperors of Huiqin were trapped in the hands of thieves. Emperor Gaozong not only slowed down in rescuing him, but also issued twelve gold medals to recruit Yue Wumu to return to the court and punish him. Whatever he did, he was Power and position. Today there is a thief named Wen who, with his initiative, occupies the position of leader of the bandits. He pretends that they are descendants of Miao people from the former Song Dynasty and do not accept the education of the Ming Dynasty. There is a vague intention of breaking the earth. It is true that the Universe Mirror is Mr.'s thing, but that How can a pirate admit it! If you go, sir, do you still want to be the emperor?"
Mr. Zhou had to admit that what Mr. Wang said made sense. Since it was an armed group, the water inside must be very deep. His identity was indeed a bit embarrassing. If he went forward rashly, he might be shot dead. But now that those people have opened a base, they probably plan to engage in long-term operations, and they probably won't leave for a while. Instead of rushing over to kill someone, it is better to be prepared before testing.
Wang Yehao saw that the other party's eyes were wandering and he hesitated to speak. Knowing that his words had had an effect, he took advantage of the situation and asked: "This Universe Mirror is so amazing, sir, do you have a way to crack it?"
"It's not easy to do. This Universe Mirror is quite difficult to do." After expressing his difficulties, Mr. Zhou's eyes suddenly lit up and he said, "By the way, your Excellency will take over as the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi next year. Then we will find a way to contact the Australians. ?”
"What did you just say?" This time it was Wang Yehao's turn to be surprised. Although some people in the court were discussing this matter, it was impossible for the Hearthstone Immortal, who was firmly locked up at home and was "incommunicado", to know about it. These words were said so decisively, indicating that it must be written in the "Book of Heaven".
(End of chapter)
