Hangzhou, Sima Mansion.
Sima Shouren was talking to a young man wearing a red cloak and golden armor.
"Dad! Jing'er is back!"
A pale yellow figure floated in, it was Sima Jing.
"It turns out that Senior Brother Fan is here too, but he came to see Jing'er!"
This person turned out to be Fan Liu, the deputy commander of the Shenjie Army.
"Jing'er, please don't mess around. Your senior brother is here under the Holy Order this time and has official duties!"
At this time, Wang Qian, Sima Chang and several others also walked in one after another.
Fan Liu said:
"My lord, Mr. Fan has been waiting for you for a long time."
Wang Qian was slightly startled and said:
"Commander Fan, do you want to see me for something?"
Fan Liu said:
"The Holy One wants to see you!"
Wang Qi'an was surprised and said:
"What?"
Could it be because of the recent rumors about Buddha bones?
Seeing the change in his expression, Sima Shouren couldn't help but explain:
"Nephew, don't worry too much. The Holy Emperor has always made clear rewards and punishments. I heard that he is very satisfied with your performance in Mingzhou and has praised you many times in front of the ministers.
When I see you this time, the probability of being rewarded based on your merits is high. "
Fan Liu said:
"Although the Holy One only gave an oral instruction, asking me to bring the prince to the capital, and nothing else. But I guess that the master's words should be accurate."
Sima Jing said:
"Dad, do you think the Holy Father will leave Brother An to serve as an official in the capital? Just like senior brother."
Fan Liu smiled and said:
"Don't worry, junior sister, if this is the case, senior brother will definitely take you over too!"
Sima Jing's pink face suddenly turned red, she pulled Sima Shouren's sleeves and said coquettishly:
"Dad, look at how senior brother makes fun of me every time!"
Sima Shouren glanced at Wang Qian unintentionally, but just smiled and said nothing.
Wang Qi'an didn't pay attention to Fan Liu's teasing, and smiled bitterly in his heart. If the King of Dongyue really wanted to reward him with an official position, it would give him a headache.
At this time, the steward Qi Long hurried in, handed a small bamboo tube to Sima Shouren, and said:
"Palace Master, this is the urgent letter from the Suzaku Guard that we just received."
Sima Shouren took it and unscrewed the lacquer seal, took out a note, and his face darkened after reading it.
Seeing this, Sima Chang couldn't help but asked with concern:
"Father, what's important?"
Sima Shouren said in a deep voice:
"There was a rebellion in the Fujian state. The leader of Konghedu met Zhu Wenjin, the general of Gongchendu, and led his troops into the palace, killing Wang Jipeng, the king of Fujian. The rebels now control the two cities of Changlefu and Jianzhou."
"What?" Everyone exclaimed.
Ji Wurui said:
"Brother Wang's assessment is correct. It's time for the Qin Emperor's Palace to take action."
Wang Qian nodded and said:
"General Fan saw very accurately that they were attacking the weakest country of Fujian. Now the situation in the south is even more chaotic!"
Seeing that his father and senior brother were confused about the answers given by King Ji and the two, Sima Chang hurriedly stepped forward to explain.
After hearing this, Sima Shouren suddenly felt happy and said:
"In this way, Xu Tianheng's plan may have succeeded if the nephew and others had not arrived in time during the battle at Wangjiang Tower that day, and the people of Hangzhou might have suffered today."
If you add Mingzhou's spring red sandalwood, Wang Qi'an can be said to have ruined the plan of Qinhuang Palace in one fell swoop.
The next day, Wang Qi'an took Ji Wurui and Wenwu brothers and followed Fan Liu back to Qiantang City.
The distance between the two cities is very close, and it can be reached by fast horse in half an hour.
Qiantang, with a city wall similar in size to Hangzhou, is where the capital of the East Yue Kingdom is located.
If Hangzhou is a commercial center, this is also the political center.
Qian Hong, the contemporary leader of the country, adheres to his father's motto of "the people serve the country and the country is governed by morality and strength". He loves the people like his sons and governs the country well. Therefore, the border of East Vietnam is far more prosperous and peaceful than other places.
After everyone entered Qiantang City, Fan Liu placed Wang Qi'an and his party at the famous riverside inn "Shuiyue Tower" in the city, and went to the palace to request the order.
Fan Liu said that the earliest time to know the meeting time would be tomorrow.
The four of them had nothing to do for a while, and felt new to this strange city, so they couldn't help but go out and wander along the river.
Suddenly, I saw a hustle and bustle in front of me, a surge of people, and then there was a burst of intensive gongs and drums.
"But there's a lot of fun here, so why don't we walk faster!"
Ji Wu was very interested, and he and Ji Wen couldn't wait to rush forward.
Although the two of them have great martial arts skills and are experienced in fighting against enemies, they still have a young heart and a childlike innocence.
Wang Qi'an saw that these people were gathering at a bluestone watchtower by the river.
He couldn't help but look to the river to his left, and saw a large, double-decker luxury yacht parked on the shore.
On the left front side of the boat, there are nine long and narrow dragon-shaped speedboats of different colors lined up. On each boat there are more than a dozen shirtless men wearing the same color as the boat, lined up on both sides, holding oars in their forehands, ready to go.
At the leading end of the bow of the boat, a man was beating a drum vigorously and rhythmically.
Ji Wurui said in surprise:
"It turns out to be a dragon boat race. Folk games like this are often held in Prince Xing's Mansion."
The two of them also walked up to the observation deck at this moment, and suddenly heard a "bang" of fireworks and cannons, loud voices, paddles entering the water, and waves splashing everywhere.
With the roar of gongs and drums, nine dragon boats rushed forward quickly like arrows shot out.
Wang Qi'an saw that there were armored soldiers guarding the pleasure boat parked on the shore, and he couldn't help but take a closer look.
On the vast deck on the second floor, a young man with a noble family was leaning on the railing of the boat, looking far away at the direction of the dragon boat race.
Behind him stood a woman in red clothes with her hair pulled back, and a young man with two short-tasseled guns crossed behind his back.
There are also eight men in blue suits standing on both sides.
Looking at this formation, this person's identity is probably not simple.
At this time, a big man with a beard came up.
The young man seemed to know who was coming and did not look back.
The tall man with beard knelt down and saluted:
"Cao Shi meets His Highness the Third Highness!"
The hairpin young man said:
"Leader Cao, no courtesy, I'm afraid your gang will win the championship this time!"
Cao Shi stood up and approached, looking towards the river.
The boats in the river have turned around and galloped back towards the starting point.
One of the blue dragon boats was far ahead of the other boats.
"Knowing that His Highness is going to watch the battle in person this time, the boys dare not slack off and practice day and night. Fortunately, they will not be embarrassed in front of His Highness."
The woman with the ponytail in her bun smiled sweetly and said:
"Cao Gang Leader is so humble. Who doesn't know that your Qiantang Gang's boat-managing skills are the best in the capital? If they want to win against you, they are afraid that they will switch to another life."
As they were talking, the blue dragon boat had already passed the starting point. Everyone on the boat cheered and the drums beat loudly. It seemed that they had come out on top.
The young man turned around and said to Cao Shi:
"Let them come up and receive the reward."
Cao Shi kowtowed and left in a hurry.
As the other dragon boats arrived at the starting point, the spectators at the viewing platform dispersed one after another when they saw the end of the race.
After a while, Cao Shi led the people in the dragon boat that won the first prize onto the second floor deck of the pleasure boat and knelt down to salute the young man.
A man in blue attire, holding a silver plate in his hand, walked over and stopped in front of everyone.
The young man stepped forward, picked up something on a silver plate, and was about to hand it to the shirtless man in the lead.
A sudden change occurred, and a person kneeling on the ground suddenly exploded. A silver light appeared in his hand and struck the young man's chest.
Wang Qi'an and others wanted to leave, but they couldn't help but pause when they saw this.
