On the tenth day of September, Fengri City.
When he first arrived, Shen Hao put on his clothes and went to the backyard to practice as usual. At present, the spells in his hand have not been replaced yet, so he is using them reluctantly, waiting for the matter at hand to be completed before making any plans.
Just in time after practice, Hongsi and Jinxiu were waiting for Shen Hao to wash up with hot water. Now these two little ones are doing all the work. As for Xia Nu... Whenever Shen Hao stayed at home for the night, she would be too lazy to get up early in the morning.
"Master Shen, General Zhang Qi is here, saying he has something urgent to report."
While I was still washing my face, the housekeeper Hu Tian reported outside the door that Zhang Liao was here. Shen Hao paused for a moment with the face towel in his hand, and then said after washing it: "Ask him to wait for me in the main room."
"It's Master Shen."
Before leaving, Jinxiu pulled Hong Silk's arm, and the latter asked Shen Hao stiffly: "Master, we have been holding back at home for more than half a year. When can we go shopping on the street?"
They are different from Xia Nu. Although they were also hunted by slave caravans, they have never entered the dental industry. In addition, because of their young age, they have long been accustomed to their own Master Shen's temper after coming to the Shen Mansion. They know that as long as they obey others Shen Hao was easy to talk to about things, so he asked to see when the ban would be lifted. Staying at home for more than half a year has made them miserable.
Shen Hao opened the door, turned around and said with a smile: "Come on, you can take to the streets after the battle in the south is over."
From the two little fox girls, Shen Hao could feel that in addition to the ferocious and desperate barbarian soldiers he saw on the battlefield, there were also a group of submissive people. In the hearts of these barbarians, "the strong control everything". "The idea of and being a weak person will in turn consciously defend and obey the strong. The spirit of resistance can hardly be found in these barbarians.
Perhaps the loyalty of some barbarians is not given to any ethnic group or royal court, but to the strong man who controls their destiny.
Behind him was the giggling little fox girl, and Shen Hao went to the main room with his hands behind his back.
Zhang Liao was already waiting in the main room. Seeing Shen Hao come in, he quickly bowed and saluted.
"Sit down and talk. Have you had breakfast? A bowl of sour soup noodles, right?" Shen Hao said as he sat down in his seat, with a bowl of sour soup noodles just served in front of him.
The cook Li Erfu was naturally prepared. As soon as Shen Hao said this, he brought another bowl of noodles and placed it in front of Zhang Liao.
What if the chapter officials don’t want to eat noodles and refuse? Li Erfu had never thought of it this way. Rejecting Master Shen in the Shen Mansion? He has never seen such a person as the first chef of Shen Mansion.
"Thank you, sir." Zhang Liao sat down naturally, picked up the sour soup noodles in front of him, and started talking. He drank half the bowl in two gulps, then wiped his mouth. Seeing that all the servants in the hall were avoiding him, he quickly got down to business: "Sir, there is news about Black Water coming to the Imperial City. There was a fight at the north gate of the Imperial City last night. King Qi, King Wu, and King Shou are all dead!"
"Huh?!" Shen Hao turned his head sharply upon hearing this, took the copper bar handed over from Zhang Liao's hand and unfolded it to take a closer look. After putting down the copper bar twice, Shen Hao unconsciously said: "It ended so quickly!"
Zhang Liao also nodded, approving what his lord said.
Can it be faster? The victory in Baekdu Gorge in the south was only on the second day of September. Today is September 11th, and last night when the accident occurred was also the tenth day of September. How many days has it been?
According to Shen Hao's previous thoughts, the royal family's "big exam" obviously needs to keep up with the pace of the military war in the south, and will definitely be completed before the war in the south ends. Shen Hao even thought that the remaining four princes would have one or more battles in the imperial city, and the final victor would be determined through ups and downs in the end.
But...that's it? Gone?
Of course, Shen Hao would not really think that the fight at the south gate would be easy. It's just that the incident took place so short that the specific circumstances and details are not yet clear. All we know is that last night Ling Wang Shu went to burn incense and offer sacrifices at the Heaven and Earth Altar in the northern suburbs of the city. When he came back, he had a fight with King Shou, King Wu, and King Qi outside the north gate, and it ended with King Ling Shu winning a great victory.
This is very intriguing.
Although the Spirit King is currently the strongest among the four remaining princes, he is not strong enough to fight one against three, right? Besides, we are just going out to burn incense, so we can’t bring all the force with us, right? Moreover, the North Gate is the power of King Qi. It stands to reason that the defenders can reinforce King Qi at any time, right?
"Let the spies continue to investigate, and at the same time keep an eye on Prince Ling's Mansion. If there is any new information, report it immediately."
"It's my lord, I understand." Zhang Liao came over to inform Shen Hao, and then rushed back after receiving the order. He was temporarily in charge of Heishui and was extremely nervous for fear that something would go wrong. Of course, I still have to finish the bowl of sour noodles in front of me before leaving.
Zhang Liao left in a hurry, and Shen Hao continued his breakfast, half of his thoughts no longer on the sour soup noodles in front of him.
Among the seven princes, with the sudden end of the "big test", only one soul king was left, and the other six were all dead. Then no matter how the war in the south changes in the future, it will no longer have an impact on the pattern of the Jingjiu Dynasty.
According to the practice of the old Jing Dynasty, after the "Grand Examination" is over, the emperor will issue a decree to assign the crown prince status to the prince who wins the "Grand Examination" and begin to gradually transfer power. This process is usually accompanied by the death of the emperor. Every time the old and the new change, it means that the old emperor will pass away. There were no exceptions to this in the history of the Jingjiu Dynasty.
Then the Imperial City will definitely be accompanied by a big reshuffle.
If any other prince had succeeded to the throne, it might not have caused much shock to the Jing Dynasty, but it was hard to say if King Ling would succeed to the throne. Because this prince has nothing to do with the old factions in the old Jing Dynasty, even these old factions did not help him at all during the journey of King Ling. On the contrary, they always blocked him. If there are many things here that are more realistic, there will definitely be fun to watch.
Things were complicated, and Shen Hao didn't have a clue for a while, but he knew in his heart that the situation was clear, and the subsequent events would continue to revolve around the likes and dislikes of the Spirit King.
Finally, when the war in the south is over, the Jing Dynasty will return to its previous state, and there will be no need to be as careful about everything as it is now.
He went to the Tongli Yamen as usual. As soon as he entered the door, Wang Yiming hurriedly came over with a copper bar. It was also the incident in the imperial city last night. This came through the channel of Xuanqing Guard. Although it is a little late, there is an interesting new piece of information. That's what Prince Ling's Mansion said to the outside world: The North Gate guard Huang Zishan was successful in the rescue last night...
So Huang Zishan has switched sides? Or was this person secretly on the side of the Spirit King from the beginning?
In this case, the whole thing is a game, a game set by the Spirit King. It should be that they deliberately sold a flaw, and then took advantage of the other three's eagerness to defeat the other three in one fell swoop, winning by surprise and killing the enemy with one move.
After Shen Hao thought it through, he couldn't help but secretly thought: The Spirit King played really beautifully. Being able to fight all the way to become the final winner is indeed not just luck.
Ps: 2 updates today, and 3 updates as usual on May Day.
