On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, people take a rest in the middle of the court.
There is no snow falling in Kyoto,
The sky is blue and the sun is shining brightly.
The plaque on the lintel of the Prime Minister's Mansion has been changed.
Now it’s called Jingxianzhai!
"You can neither be quiet nor have leisure. Why did you choose such a name?"
The servant Cheng Jingting sat in front of Wen Boyu and Nian Chengfeng with a jar of painting spring, and asked curiously.
Nian Chengfeng glanced at Wen Boiyu.
Wen Boiyu stroked his short beard and smiled: "Isn't the busyness now just for the leisure in the future?"
He asked a maid to get a wine cup, and asked the housekeeper to order a table at Juxian Pavilion and deliver it.
"Old Duke, your sixtieth birthday is coming soon. This is a big event, so you should have a good time to celebrate it!"
Cheng Jingting glanced at Wen Boyu, "I'm not here to treat you!"
"Zhouzhuang, that good man Zhou is celebrating his sixtieth birthday today!"
"The regent is in Zhouzhuang!"
"I heard that there are many Jianghu people gathered in that place... Are you really not worried about his safety?"
A maid brought a wine cup.
Wen Boyu took the wine jar with a smile on his face, opened the mud seal, poured three cups of wine, handed it over, and then said:
"If you say you're not worried, that's of course a lie."
"But there is no use worrying...the key is to see the final outcome."
"But don't worry, old man, that kid is more cunning than you think. He can't die!"
Cheng Jingting hesitated for a moment, "I would say that this cunning old man has experienced a thing or two before, but this time this matter is too big!"
"Telling me what you know now will help me feel more at ease."
Wen Boyu took a sip of wine:
"Pingjiang City on Jiangnan Road has been completely controlled by the Imperial City Division."
"If we catch Yu Wanzhi and Song Shiming, there will be no more big storms in the entire Jiangnan Road."
"The regent used himself as bait to complete the smooth transition of Jiangnan Road... Brother Nian and I have visited many of Mr. Chunfu's disciples in the past few days, and some of them are still willing to come out to serve the country."
"The list of officials needed by Jiangnan Road will be sent to your desk tomorrow. You can review it carefully. If there are no problems, these officials will go to Jiangnan Road to take up their posts."
"As for the danger of the regent in Zhouzhuang, Yan Ji Dao should have arrived at Zhouzhuang."
The worried look on Cheng Jingting's face did not dissipate because of Wen Boyu's words.
His brows furrowed even deeper.
"Yan Jidao went to Zhouzhuang?"
"Exactly!"
"But the problem is Princess Liyang, who is in Zhou Garden!"
"I know that Princess Liyang cannot stop Yan Jidao from doing what he does."
Cheng Jingting pondered for three breaths, "I thought so before, but I always felt that I had overlooked something."
"Yesterday when Cheng Zhe returned home, I mentioned this concern. Cheng Zhe said something that alarmed me."
"What did he say?"
"He said that Princess Liyang is very resourceful and she would not go to Zhou Garden for no reason."
"Since she went there a year ago, she must be fully prepared!"
Wen Boyu narrowed his eyes, "But no one would have expected that Yan Ji Dao would go to Zhouyuan!"
"No, I thought that when the news that Xiaoqin came from outside the customs to Jiangnan came out, it might have attracted Princess Liyang's attention!"
"Princess Liyang will never allow Miss Lu San's son to live in the world!"
"In addition, she knows very well that Jiangnan Road is of great importance to Ningguo!"
"After all, many officials in Jiangnan are somewhat involved with her. Even Zhou Dashan seems to have her shadow behind him!"
"She is suspicious by nature, and Jiangnan Road has the longest reach. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is her foundation."
"I'm afraid she won't easily believe that the regent is just going to Shuzhou via Jiangnan!"
"If she wants to guard Jiangnan Road and prevent what she has done from being exposed, then she must kill the regent... What is the best way?"
"On the one hand, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers from Jiangnan Province went to Fengxian County to intercept them. On the other hand, they used people from the martial arts world to assassinate them in Zhouzhuang!"
"Don't forget that there is also Xia Houzhuo!"
"You let Xia Houzhuo enter Jiangnan Road, but we still don't know where his 30,000 troops are going... If he also went to Zhouzhuang, the regent would not have wings!"
Wen Boiyu picked up the wine cup and took a sip. After a while, he said again:
"The fourth princess, Ning Chuchu, is in Zhouzhuang."
"not enough!"
"Xuanjia Camp is in Zhoushan!"
"...It's not enough!"
"Your granddaughter Cheng Yiren, Princess Yunchen, is also in Zhoushan with five thousand men from Guangling Navy!"
"..." Cheng Jingting's eyes widened immediately, "She went too?"
"Yes, because the Zhongli Mansion is even more unwilling to see the regent have an accident."
"Where's that little bastard Zhongli Qiuyang?"
Wen Boyu smiled slightly: "He is catching turtles... The Shang family has been rich for hundreds of years... and is as rich as any country!"
"If Prime Minister Shang knew something, I'm afraid he would jump out of the coffin and curse his unworthy descendants!"
Cheng Jingting then picked up the wine cup and said, "In this way, the Jiangnan matter has been perfectly resolved. The most exciting thing now is Zhou Garden."
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Zhouyuan is very lively.
Zhou Dashan was very happy.
Because the noble man came back and brought the best news.
He didn't know how the noble man prevented the great master from coming. It wasn't important, and it wasn't a question he could ask.
He only knows that as long as Yan Jidao cannot come, then the two half-step masters he hides in his house will be invincible!
Even if the girl Xiao next to the Prince Regent is also a half-step grand master, isn't there one more on his side?
In addition, the masters who ran away from Pingjiang City have also returned to Zhouyuan at this moment!
Although they were tired from the journey, after taking a short rest, the two knives used by Mu Shan were more than enough.
"There is a kind of wisdom called self-righteousness!"
In Wangchun Pavilion, in front of Mr. Zhou Dashan were gathered the masters who had just returned from Pingjiang City.
"He, Li Chenan, pretended to be a disciple of the Yin Sect, but he didn't know that he had the master of Wanxi Zhai and the two swords of Mushan Sword beside him... This is no longer a secret in Kyoto."
"That noble man has no other requirements. There is no regent here, only a disciple from the Hidden Sect."
"Kill them!"
"Guarantee you a lifetime of wealth!"
Everyone looked at each other in shock, and then they realized that this birthday banquet was actually to assassinate the regent of Ning Kingdom!
Chang Baishu pondered for a moment and asked, "What if we lose?"
"Taking a step back, if we are defeated, that noble man has already prepared a way out for us."
"Where's the way out?"
"Go to Annan Road and enter the Kingdom of Wu!"
Zhou Dashan stood up and said, "It's already noon, and the guests should have arrived."
"Everyone, please follow me to the main courtyard. Li Chenan is yours, and Xiaoqin is mine!"
"I want to kill Xiaoqin with my own hands using the sword made by the young owner!"
He walked with his hands behind his back:
"Wealth and honor should be found in danger!"
"Li Chenan's death will change the fate of Ningguo."
"This day... is the day where you and I can spread our wings and fly freely!"
