The eighth day of the third month of the 40th year of the founding of the State of Wu.
There is light rain in Dongxu City.
The first rain since spring.
This light rain moistened the streets and alleys of Dongxu City, and also made the Acacia Lake in Dongxu City look fresher.
There is a flat grassland on the south side of Xiangsi Lake.
The originally withered yellow grassland in winter turned into light green again, exuding vitality under such spring rain.
On this day, on this grassland, there was a spring outing party that was supposed to be extremely grand.
Over the years, His Highness the Crown Prince has participated in this spring festival every year, but this year, news came from the palace that His Highness the Crown Prince was left out by the Emperor due to the defeat of Xia Yuanzhou, and was ordered by the Emperor to examine himself in the East Palace.
If your Royal Highness cannot come, who should I write this poem for?
His Highness the Crown Prince was supposed to ascend the throne as emperor this autumn... This situation is not good!
There are still many young people coming to the Xiangsi Lake.
These young people gathered together in twos and threes, but no one wrote poems or articles. Instead, they whispered about the current situation in Wu.
"...I heard that the emperor recalled the Divine Eagle Army...the emperor did not send any army to hunt down Ning Guo's Divine Guards!"
"This doesn't make sense!"
"Although the Divine Guards did not attack the city, they are the enemy after all! After all, they are on the territory of our Wu Kingdom!"
"With the emperor's temperament, how could he allow the Divine Guards to be so rampant? There must be another reason for this..."
The young man in brocade clothes who spoke looked at a young man in ordinary clothes but very handsome:
"Yuan Fang, how do you see?"
The young man named Yuan Fang smiled slightly and said, "Young Master Wen, you are so proud of me. I am so poor that I rely on your help to survive... What can I think of such a big event?"
"I can only lie down in the City God's Temple and watch!"
The young man named Wen Shao slapped the fan in his hand and said, "Brother Yuan Fang, everyone here knows that you are the most knowledgeable about current affairs. You have nothing to do, so just say a few words!"
Yuan Fang's eyebrows raised slightly. After all, it is a young man's nature, and he still likes to be in the limelight.
"That's it... first of all, don't worry, the East Palace is still stable!"
"Your Majesty's move is just to polish His Highness the Crown Prince."
"As for the emperor's recall of the Condor Army, this is indeed a big deal. I think this matter is related to the reduction of vassalage that was circulated last year!"
"When it comes to heads, no one would be willing to stretch out their necks and have them cut off with a knife... Although this is a matter of speculation, it is groundless, and the vassal kings don't dare to gamble."
"Originally, these vassal kings probably still had a wait-and-see attitude and were just secretly strengthening their strength. But the big event that happened in Kyoto last year was that Wu'an Hou Chejue was killed by Bu Jinghong."
"Everyone, this matter has not been resolved yet!"
"Concubine Shu is the biological daughter of Marquis Wu An! Bu Jinghong is just a man in the world...Why would Prince An help Bu Jinghong?"
"Why did Concubine Shu give up killing Bu Jinghong?"
"This matter has become a minor matter, and now it has been resolved... Everyone, there must be a source for these rumors. The rumor of cutting down the vassal clan happened to come from the mouth of Marquis Wu'an!"
The young man named Wen Shao was suddenly shocked: "How do you know?"
Yuan Fang smiled slightly: "Because the brothel that Marquis Wu An likes to go to the most is Qunfang Yuan, and the girl that Marquis Wu An likes the most is Ling Cai'er, the oiran of Qunfang Yuan. It just so happens that Ling Cai'er likes my poems..."
Young Master Wen was surprised again, and he cupped his hand, "It turns out that Brother Yuanfang is Lingcai'er's guest!"
"It's not that, it's just a mutual sympathy."
"Brother Yuanfang means that he was the one who spread the news about Marquis Wu An's revelation of the vassal reduction in Ling Cai'er's room?"
"exactly!"
After a pause, Yuan Fang continued: "If this is true, it is a big deal!"
"Such a major event must not be noticed by the vassal kings, but Marquis Wu An leaked the news, causing everyone in the vassal kings to be in danger. Of course he deserves to die!"
"He is a relative of the emperor. It is not easy for the emperor to do anything to him. He died in Bu Jinghong's hands. This is what the emperor is most happy to see."
"The emperor handled the matter of Marquis Wu An calmly, just to show it to the vassal kings, to tell them that the emperor has no intention of cutting down the vassal vassal, so that they can guard their respective territories with peace of mind!"
"But this incident also brought another consequence... There is no three hundred taels of silver here. If the emperor has no intention of reducing the vassal, why not kill Bu Jinghong for the sake of justice for Marquis Wu'an?"
Someone asked at this moment: "What does this matter have to do with the Emperor recalling the Divine Eagle Army and allowing the Divine Guards to run rampant?"
The corner of Yuan Fang's lips curled up: "Marquis Wu'an is dead, but Bu Jinghong is still safe, which makes some vassal kings more and more worried. There will always be people who take these rumors seriously!"
"Besides, the reduction of vassal status is actually a great good thing for Wu State!"
"Nowadays, some vassal kings are extremely powerful. If someone really makes a move...the Condor Army is the sharpest knife in the Emperor's hand!"
"As for the Divine Guards, their purpose is obviously to go to Jianshan to rescue their regent Li Chenan!"
"Can they enter the Forgetting Platform?"
"Of course not, unless they dig the mountain, which obviously can't be done, so the Divine Guards can't do anything inside the Jian Mountain... I'm afraid it's just for the people of Ning State to see what Zhongli Mansion does."
"Also, don't underestimate the Divine Guards. Their combat effectiveness is extraordinary. In total, the Divine Eagle Army has actually suffered a big loss!"
"If the Divine Guards are forced into a desperate situation, and they really fight to the death with the Divine Eagle Army... the one who will suffer the greatest loss will be the Emperor!"
"And the happiest ones are those feudal lords who have different intentions!"
Everyone suddenly realized, and another young man asked: "Brother Yuanfang, what do you think of Li Chenan, can he come out of the Forgetting Platform?"
Yuan Fang laughed and said, "Do you really think that there have been no talented disciples in Xijian Tower in the past thousand years?"
"Oh, that's a pity. That guy's poems are really unique in the world, and now they are truly amazing!"
"It's great. If he really returns to Ningguo alive..."
Yuan Fang glanced at the group of teenagers: "In a few years, you and I may be able to witness the rise of Ning Guo with our own eyes!"
"...Is he so powerful?"
"Qiu Balou, you all know that he is very knowledgeable and extremely conceited, but he highly admires Li Chenan's strategy of governing the country. I, Yuanfang, am not as good as Qiu Balou. Since he said so, I naturally believe it."
"Is it still at White Deer Academy on the eighth floor?"
"Yeah, but he is a weirdo and likes to be clean. He will probably not like it if you go there."
Someone suddenly said something at this moment: "I heard that Qiujiu Tower is convening young masters from Xuanwu Camp these two days, saying that they will use these young masters to form a Dragon Guard Army... Qiuzhuang is going to be incorporated. Already?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Fang frowned slightly, and after a moment he murmured: "Long Weijun... It seems that the situation is more serious than I thought!"
"But this situation is also short-lived. The real threat to Wu State is the living Li Chenan. As for the others...after the rain, the grass will be green and the flowers will be more beautiful!"
Did Li Chenan die inside?
The students are all curious, but they all know that even if Li Chenan is not dead now, if he cannot get out, it is actually the same as death.
…
Love-forgetting platform.
Next to Shishi Hot Spring.
Fan Lihua sat on the stump of the peach tree that had been cut down.
Her gray eyes moved away from the still substantial egg in the hot spring.
She looked under the two peach trees.
Two peach blossom petals fell under the tree.
She had no idea what was going on in that egg.
But she could still feel the cold and hot breaths slowly alternating.
This shows that Zhongli Ruoshui is not dead yet.
But can Zhongli Ruoshui persevere until the moment when Li Chenan's magical power is achieved?
