In the Little Palace of Jiaozhou, an old man wearing an animal skin mask sat quietly on a chair, listening to Zhao Di in front of him, telling him everything.
Immediately, the old man frowned.
"If my guess is not wrong, these people moved when they thought Ruan Qiu had left Jiaozhou. Prince Zhao Dong was kidnapped, which is enough proof."
Zhao Di, who looked pale, said in an anxious tone, "Sir, is there any way to rescue my traitorous son? I'm worried that my traitorous son may, I'm afraid..."
"No." The old man comforted, "Keeping Prince Zhao Dong is an excellent bargaining chip for them. Leader Zhao can rest assured on this."
Zhao Di breathed a sigh of relief.
"I was ruthless about Deng Yu's matter. But I never expected that my son Zhao Dong would rescue Deng Zhou. You don't know that I originally disrupted Deng Yu's headquarters and then calmed him down. But Now that Deng Zhou shows up, I'm afraid there will be another disaster."
"Leader Zhao, although the enemy is hidden and we are clear, I am confident that by joining forces with General Ruan Qiu, if the enemy dares to be exposed, there will be nothing to hide from."
The old man lowered his head and thought again, "In addition, Alliance Leader Zhao also needs to pay attention to one thing."
"What's the matter?"
"protect yourself."
Zhao Di was startled, "Sir, there are many secret guards around me. If my son hadn't sent me the black feather cloak before, how could I have been poisoned?"
"That's the truth, but taking advantage of every opportunity has always been the skill of those killers."
Zhao Di exhaled and nodded, "As you said, I will think of a way."
"As for Alliance Leader Zhao's condition, envoy Li Liu has already found someone. It won't be long before Divine Doctor Chen can identify the poison and prescribe the right medicine."
"Sir, the young Marquis was also..."
"It's different." The old man was silent for a moment and bowed his hands to the sky. "The poison of Little Marquis was made from hundreds of poisons in the Western Regions, but the poison of Alliance Leader Zhao, according to Doctor Chen, is only five or six flavors of poison. He also There is a way. Leader Zhao, please note that you are a bridge connecting Xishu. If the bridge collapses, both the five states of the South China Sea and Xishu will be affected."
"Sir, I understand." Zhao Di looked seriously and held his fist firmly towards the old man Qingfeng.
"Right now, Alliance Leader Zhao is following the plan and is just waiting for the enemy to fall into the trap."
…
In Jiaozhou City, heavy rain poured down.
In an ordinary mansion facing the street, Deng Zhou looked at the letter in his hand with a calm expression.
After a long time, he stood up, his eyes full of anger.
"How many people from the five states have come?"
"Sir, there are more than six thousand people in total."
"Damn it. Could it be that they didn't say that one day the five states in the South China Sea will be cannibalized and swallowed by Xishu, and these aristocratic families in the five states will be wiped out. Are they really not afraid anymore?"
"Sir, I have said it all...but many people believe in Zhao Di and are unwilling to defect to Beiyu."
"Zhao Di, it's Zhao Di again! This bitch is obviously poisoned, why is he not dead?" Deng Zhou gritted his teeth, "If he dies, the situation in the five states will be unstable, which is the best opportunity."
"Sir, Ruan Qiu, a pirate from across the sea, has already led his troops to Zhuya Prefecture. This is a good opportunity."
"Of course I know!" Deng Zhou breathed a sigh of relief, "Xu Thief sent Chen Que here, and he might be able to help Zhao Di hang his life. That little military advisor from Beiyu wants me to wait for a while, but this should wait. when!"
As if he had finally made up his mind, Deng Zhou said with a ferocious look on his face, "Then go ahead and tell the aristocratic families in Jiaozhou City to prepare to gather private soldiers and cooperate to open the city gate."
"In addition, let them organize the dead soldiers immediately, prepare to enter the palace and chop off Zhao Di's dog head!"
"Thief Xu wants to follow the folk way and fight for the world with his mud legs? But he has forgotten that the five states in the South China Sea are not the territory of Xi Shu yet!"
After saying that, Deng Zhou narrowed his eyes, turned around, and walked deep inside.
In a side room at the end, a dirty young man was tied up tightly. He raised his head and stared coldly at Deng Zhou who was walking over.
"Brother Zhao, why bother?"
"Listen to me, do you know what Xu Buyi wants to do? Let me tell you, what Xu Buyi wants is to annex the five states of the South China Sea! With Xu Buyi's temperament, he will not keep you and me by his side. We must keep it. The best way for the five states in the South China Sea is to join forces with Beiyu to stop Xu Buyi's annexation plan. Beiyu is different, his orthodoxy can be found in the north. When the time comes, when Beiyu unifies the country, the five states in the South China Sea will be as powerful as before. Just like Ji Ji, be a king of the state who is free from the world."
"Brother Zhao, what do you think?"
Talking to himself was a bit dull after all. Deng Zhou hesitated and tore off the silk cloth that blocked Zhao Dong's mouth. But he never thought that as soon as he tore it off, Zhao Dong would be scolded.
"Deng Zhou, you damn rebel! What are you rebelling against? Are you just trying to trick someone like this? You see that the five states in the South China Sea are doing business with Xishu and are no longer trapped in Huawai. The people have begun to live and work in peace and contentment!"
"Thief, I shouldn't have saved you back then! Even if you kill me, Zhao Dong, you will never help you -"
Deng Zhou had a cold face and covered Zhao Dong's mouth with the silk cloth again.
"Brother Zhao, just watch, what I, Deng Zhou, am doing now must be right! Even without your help, I will still succeed!"
Deng Zhou turned around and walked into the main hall again, and Deng Zhou began to put on his armor. On his left and right, several confidants also began to wear armor.
In the next two or three days, the entire five states in the South China Sea will be trampled under their feet.
…
At this time, in the backyard of Jiaozhou Palace, Chen Que suddenly came out overjoyed.
Li Liu, who had been waiting outside for a long time, felt relieved for no reason when he saw Chen Que's appearance.
"Miracle Doctor Chen, is there no problem?"
"Of course it's no problem... That girl is very smart. She can speak clearly just by smelling poison."
"Miracle Doctor Chen, can you get poisoned by smelling poison?"
"You don't understand." Chen Que took a long breath, his eyes filled with hope, "I have been teaching many disciples at Waijie Yaolu in Chengdu for several years, but I have never had any of them with the ability to smell poison."
"What does Divine Doctor Chen mean?"
"She has no father or mother, and is an orphan. When I return to Shu, I want to take her back to Yaolu to nurture her."
Li Liu thought for a while and nodded with a smile.
"By the way, Divine Doctor Chen, does she have a name?"
"Yes, my name is Song Qiao."
Chen Que couldn't hide his joy, but he did not forget the important event after all. After saying a few words to Li Liuduo, he hurried back and began to prepare Zhao Di's antidote.
"Protect Divine Doctor Chen."
Li Liu shouted, and a dozen secret guards took the order. Quickly hide around.
Pressing the long sword in his hand, Li Liu walked steadily towards the palace outside.
