Lord of Puluo

Qiao Yi took a merchant ship to Xiaodu. When it was still more than thirty miles away from Xiaodu, many warships appeared on the sea. There were many slaves on the ships, holding weapons, ready for battle on the Shenban.

When the bows of the ships met, a warship came forward to question them, but Nian Shangyou answered with a few perfunctory words.

Qiao Yi was in the cabin, looking at the configuration of the warship and the weapons in the hands of the slaves, his expression became more and more solemn: "Qidu recruited private soldiers with such sophisticated weapons, but what does Li Qi do to me?"

Nian Shangyou advised: "My lord, Li Qi's soldiers are not considered private soldiers. He has submitted a memorial to the emperor. These are the guards he uses to protect the passing merchant ships."

Qiao Yi frowned and said, "Have you ever seen such an escort? Their warships and weapons are comparable to those of the navy."

Nian Shangyou said: "The Tie family has superb craftsmanship and has swallowed up the assets of the Yu family and the Ao family. It is not surprising that they can build warships of this level.

But compared with the navy, they are still far behind. When two armies fight, it is not just about weapons, but the quality of the soldiers is more important. These slaves are still far behind. "

Nian Shangyou was born into a military family, so he was naturally an expert in judging combat power.

After walking a few more miles, a cargo ship rushed towards Xiaodu, followed by two warships.

Judging from the logos on the two warships, they should be from Hao City. I don’t know why they are chasing a cargo ship.

The warships of Xiaodu were immediately dispatched to intercept the warships of Haocheng. After fruitless negotiations between the two sides, a fight broke out on the spot.

The two warships of Haocheng are a bit old. Although the soldiers are well-trained, their weapons are not as good as those of Xiaodu's warships.

After a few rounds of fighting, the warships of Haocheng were severely damaged and leaking, so they were forced to retreat. Qiao Yi asked Nian Shangyou:

Qiao Yi became more and more worried. He had seen three cargo ships like this carrying slaves along the way.

"Who is helping these slaves escape to Xiaodu?" Qiao Yi knew that the slaves could not get these boats on their own.

Nian Shangyou has already made a deduction: "It is probably from the White Falcon Alliance. Over the years, they have taken away many slaves. It is said that most of them were taken in by themselves, and some were sent to other states. Now they are all sent to Xiaodu, which saves a lot of trouble."

Qiao Yi frowned and said, "You say it so easily!"

Nian Shangyou quickly changed his words: "My lord, calm down. I am only discussing the matter at hand. Li Qi must have had dealings with the Baiji League. As for the slaves sent to Xiaodu, they are not a big deal. How many slaves can Xiaodu hold? My lord, you don't need to worry about this."

The more Qiao Yi listened, the angrier he became, but Nian Shangyou suddenly stopped talking.

He stared out the porthole, his whole body seemed frozen.

Qiao Yi asked, "What happened?"

Nian Shangyou murmured, "Those are the servants of my family, the servants of my fiefdom, I recognize them..."

Qiao Yi pursed his lips and sniffed.

Nian Shangyou almost rushed out of the cabin but was stopped by Qiao Yi's guards.

"My lord, he is my servant! How dare Li Qi rob my private property? Li Qi colluded with the White Falcon Alliance and undermined the ancestral system of the Shang Dynasty. If this act is not punished, where will the peace of the Shang Dynasty be? The foundation of the country will be shaken!"

Qiao Yi stirred the charcoal fire and continued to make tea: "Shangyou, don't be anxious. What you said just now was not appropriate.

Your servants have fled, why should the country be shaken? Please consider your words again. "

Nian Shangyou was right. Some of the slaves were sent here by the White Falcon Alliance. Zuo Anna was in Xiaodu.

Drinking tea with Li Banfeng.

"Our leader expressed his respect for your heroic deeds in Xiao City. He did not expect that you could actually shake up the slave system in Shang Country. He hopes that you can reconsider joining the White Falcon Alliance and is willing to provide you with all the help he can."

Li Banfeng raised his glass to express his gratitude: "Bringing more escaped slaves here will be the greatest help to me."

Li Banfeng did not mention the matter of joining the White Falcon Alliance.

Zuo Anna said: "I may be a bit direct in my words, and I hope you don't mind. I am very curious, do you really care about these slaves?

Your actions do not seem to be for the purpose of saving the slaves. You are using your own methods to disrupt the situation in Shang State and prevent Shang State from attacking Puro State. So I think your ultimate goal is to protect Puro State. "

Li Banfeng replaced the tea with new ones and boiled water again: "Do you think there is a contradiction between saving the slaves and protecting Prozhou?"

Zuo Anna shook her head and said, "There is no contradiction. Frankly speaking, we are doing the same thing. I have a friend who just did something similar. He is lying in Sui'an Town now. You should know him. Do you want to go and see him?"

Li Banfeng rejected Zuo Anna's invitation: "I still have a lot of things to do now, I will visit Sui'an Town another day."

A spider quietly crawled onto Zuo Anna's leg. Zuo Anna stood up and said, "I should go now. My friend is not in good condition and needs to buy some medicine."

Li Banfeng nodded and said, "I don't know if the medicine in Xiaodu is suitable for your friend. If you need help, come to the Imperial City to find me. Also, say hello to Da Binzi for me."

Zuo Anna's heart sank. Such a small spider couldn't even hide from Li Qi.

As soon as she left, Nian Shangyou arrived at the imperial city. After the greetings, Nian Shangyou asked Li Qi to find a suitable place to talk alone.

Li Banfeng took Nian Shangyou to Frost Leaf Palace, and a guard accompanied Nian Shangyou.

Although he was in disguise, Li Banfeng recognized him at a glance. The guard was Qiao Yi.

"Master Qiao, do you have time to visit Xiaodu today?"

"I have some free time," Qiao Yi sneered, "Since Prince Pingyuan came, when have I had any free time?"

"Look at you, you are old, but why are you so angry? If you are busy, why did you come to me?"

Qiao Yi didn't beat around the bush and stated his purpose directly: "Autumn is approaching, and the Turks will surely come to plunder. I have issued an order to dispatch troops to the border to protect the border and the people."

Li Banfeng understood what Qiao Yi meant: "We want to fight? That's a good thing. The Tufang Kingdom is a piece of shit and we should have fought against them a long time ago. But what does this have to do with me?"

Qiao Yi frowned and said, "How can it be irrelevant? Your Highness is my Prince Pingyuan of the Shang Dynasty. I want to recommend you to lead the battle."

Li Banfeng waved his hand and said, "Old Qiao, you think too highly of me. I don't know the art of war and I can't play with the lives of my soldiers. You should seek help from someone else."

Qiao Yi did not force him: "It does not matter if Your Highness is unwilling to lead the army. The Turks are brave and good at fighting. The two countries have been fighting for many years, and the Shang Dynasty has lost more than it has won. This battle must be fought to avenge the previous humiliation. However, I am willing, but I am unable to do so. Your Highness still needs to fight for some support for the Shang Dynasty."

"What kind of support?"

"Your Highness, can you get some reinforcements from Pro Province and fight alongside Da Shang?"

Li Banfeng smiled: "I will go to Prostate to find an army and fight alongside you? Old Joe, how much did you drink when you came?"

Qiao Yi sighed, "Your Highness, please don't joke around. Let me explain the pros and cons of this matter. Your Highness is the crown prince of Prolo."

Li Banfeng waved his hand: "Not the crown prince!"

"Your Highness has a high position in Pro Province, and you should know the cruelty of the Demon Lord. In recent years, the Tufang Kingdom has frequently used military force against Pro Province, and Pro Province has suffered greatly. There is no need for me to elaborate on it one by one.

I have signed a contract with Your Highness. Dashang will no longer be an enemy of Prozhou. Your Highness should have no worries. Now that the two families are united in strength, killing the evil thieves together, it is a hundred benefits without any harm. Please consider it carefully. "

"Okay, I'll think it over carefully and get back to Brother Qiao in a few days."

Qiao Yi picked up the teapot and added tea to Li Banfeng: "Your Highness, you can't use such words to perfunctorily deal with me. This is a matter of life and death for Dashang and Prozhou."

Li Banfeng really didn't understand: "Why is the war between Shang and Tufang so vital to Prozhou? Let's be honest. Both Shang and Tufang are enemies of Prozhou, right?"

Qiao Yi shook his head: "There is a big difference between enemies. If Shang State wins this battle, we can make peace with Pro State in the future, and the two countries will stop fighting and become friends."

Li Banfeng didn't believe it: "Shang State wants to occupy Pro Province. The conflict between the two countries cannot be resolved no matter what."

Qiao Yi shook his head and said, "Your Highness is wrong. The land that Shang State is fighting for is nothing but a place where the sun shines. To put it bluntly, we just want a place with the sun.

The sleeping land of Rafsha, Niflheim of Norg, the golden holy land of Amikan, the land of life where heroes fight each other, and the land of warm sun in the bitter cold frozen land.

There are so many places to go. The entrances to these places originally belonged to the Shang Dynasty, but now they are controlled by the Tufang Kingdom.

As long as these entrances are taken back, Da Shang will no longer have to fight with Pro Province. There are many places with sunshine, and the customs of the people in other places are simpler than those in Pro Province.

But the Tufang Kingdom is different. It has so many outlets, but it still wants to attack Puro State. If one day the Shang Dynasty surrenders to the Tufang Kingdom, Puro State will never have a peaceful day again. "

Li Banfeng really didn't understand: "There are so many passages and so many places to go, why does the Turkish side have to focus on Pro Province? Can't they go somewhere else?"

Qiao Yi smiled: "We should ask the Tufang Kingdom about this matter. He has so many places to go. Why does Shan Chengjun always come to Purozhou to cause trouble? Why does he invest so much every time? Is it just because the saint has a personal grudge against you?"

yes.

Shan Chengjun led his men to attack Suihuangyuan, and later besieged the peddler. He invested such a huge amount of money each time. Was it really just to vent the saint's anger?

Li Banfeng was still thinking about the reasons behind this, but Qiao Yi did not intend to continue: "Qiao is sincere, and I hope Your Highness will think carefully about this. This battle is of great importance, and Your Highness should carefully weigh the pros and cons."

After drinking tea, Qiao Yi stood up to say goodbye. Before leaving, he reminded Li Banfeng: "In just one or two months, the Tufang Kingdom will make some moves in Pro Province again. Your Highness must be prepared early."

Qiao Yi asked Nian Shangyou to hand over the ten pairs of deeds to Li Banfeng. From then on, the account of three heads becoming one head was settled. Qiao Yi left Xiaodu by boat. Li Banfeng sat on the ruins of the hall and remained silent for a long time.

Help Shang fight?

Li Banfeng had never thought about such a thing.

Even if we put aside the feud between Shang State and Pro Province, and just look at Shang State's ability to manufacture military equipment, Li Banfeng finds it hard to imagine how serious the war between Shang State and Turkey will be.

Even if Provincia wants to participate in a war of this magnitude, in what form should it participate?

Qiao Yi wanted Prozhou to organize an army to join the war.

There is almost no need to think about this. The soldiers of Prozhou will definitely be used as cannon fodder, and this option is not within Li Banfeng's consideration.

If Pro Province did not join the war, would Shang State definitely be defeated?

If defeat was certain, Qiao Yi would never dare to take the gamble. The fact that he dared to deploy troops on the border proved that he still had the means to win, and at least the situation was still under his control.

He said that Turkey will take action against Puro State within one or two months. Is this true?

If they were to take action, where would they choose?

Li Banfeng doesn't know much about the war, so he should ask his wife about this.

When he returned to Suishenju, his wife was about to introduce a new person to Li Banfeng.

The newcomer was not tall, with a square figure, a very square face, no neck, and a head as thick as his body.

The skin is golden yellow, with deep, crisscrossed lines on the face that divide the face into grids with black spots on them.

Li Banfeng asked: "What's your name?"

The newcomer replied: "Just call me Lao Qi."

Li Banfeng was stunned.

Hong Ying stood up and scolded, "Can you call me Seventh Brother?"

Basuan explained, "This brother is from the seventh house, so he calls himself Laoqi. If you think it's inappropriate, you can change your name."

Qifang was a peeping cultivator. Li Banfeng had borrowed techniques from him before, but he had no idea that he would look like this.

The lady said to Li Banfeng: "Seventh House has made many contributions, so I asked Honglian to make a body for him. This was made by Honglian based on his soul."

Li Banfeng nodded and said, "My lady can make the decision on this matter. The name Lao Qi is indeed easy to be misunderstood. Since you are from the seventh room and you are a peeping cultivator, I will call you Pineapple from now on."

The man from the Seventh House thought about it for a long time, and then he asked Li Banfeng, "Is there any connection between the name Pineapple and the Seventh House and Kui Xiu?"

Hong Ying said, "Isn't it enough to just have a connection with you? Look in the mirror and see if you look like a pineapple. Let's just leave it at that."

Seventh room was a little dissatisfied: "I think there should be at least a seven in my name, even if it's called Seven Pineapples it would be good."

Hong Ying disagreed: "Look at your appearance. If you are given a name with the character 'Seven' in it, it will ruin the reputation of our Qilang." The Seventh Branch did not contradict Hong Ying and decided to call him Pineapple.

The wife said, "Husband, take Pineapple out to look at the other two first-class weapons. Maybe you can figure out their uses."

Li Banfeng took his wife and Pineapple out of Suishenju. Just as he was about to bend down to pick up the key, he heard his wife cough lightly.

My lady has something to say.

Li Banfeng bent down to adjust his shoelaces, left the key temporarily in the ruins of the hall, and the three of them went to the imperial garden together.

When they arrived in the garden, the lady took out a box with two Xuan Yun Dan inside.

This box was carefully made by the wife, and it could block the aroma of the medicine. After checking that it was correct, she handed the pill to Pineapple: "This is a gift from me and my husband."

Pineapple returned the medicine box and said, "Madam, I have said before that no gift should be given without merit. I am already unworthy of receiving this body, and it is really unacceptable for me to accept such a precious pill."

The lady said, "I didn't give you this elixir for free. I want you to do something. From today on, you have to monitor Honglian and the Fifth House's every move and report the details to me every day."

My wife asked Honglian to make a puppet for the seventh room so that he could leave Suishenju and explain things more easily.

Li Banfeng was not allowed to take the key because they were afraid that Suishenju would follow and the Fifth Girl would be able to see outside through Suishenju.

There might be some backup plan left by Honglian in the puppet, so the jukebox was prepared and dealt with it several times by removing the hook.

Pineapple hesitated for a moment, then accepted the pill and said, "I am willing to do this. If Honglian and Wuniang find out one day, I will never tell them the truth, even if it means my soul is torn to pieces.

But I have a request, and I hope you two can agree to it. From now on, please don’t borrow techniques from me anymore.”

Li Banfeng really couldn't understand: "I borrowed a technique from you once, so I don't think you would bear a grudge against me until today, right?"

"I'm not holding a grudge," Pineapple looked around and found that Hong Ying was indeed gone. He straightened his back and said, "I used to be someone else's house spirit. That house repairer always treated me well. Although that person is gone, I don't want to be a house spirit for others anymore. Just for this matter, please don't embarrass me anymore."

Li Banfeng asked, "Can the hook I hung in the Qingyuan Building in the underground city still be used?"

Li Banfeng borrowed Pineapple's technique to hang this hook. Pineapple nodded and said, "We signed a contract for that matter. The hook has been hung, so it will naturally work."

Li Banfeng nodded: "Let's make a deal. From today on, I will no longer borrow techniques from you."

The pineapple matter was settled, and Li Banfeng discussed the war with his wife.

The exit of the desert was locked by the peddler, but the lady was still worried: "That exit has no boundaries. If the Tufang Kingdom opens the lock, they will definitely bring weapons here. At that time, the situation of Pro Province will be very bad."

Li Banfeng thought about Yu Yunqiu's description and said, "The weapons of the Tufang are much worse than those of the Shang Dynasty, right?"

The lady shook her head and said, “Even if it is not half as strong as the Great Shang, it is still not something that Pro Province can resist.”

This needs to be told to the peddler.

But before leaving, I have to deal with the affairs of Xiaodu.

Li Banfeng went to find Tie Baisheng first.

In order to protect Xiaodu, Tie Baisheng spent a lot of money to build dozens of warships and a large amount of military equipment, including the army of slaves, all of which were provided by him.

Having contributed so much, he deserves a reward, so Li Banfeng handed over half of the government affairs of Xiaodu to him.

Li Banfeng distributed the remaining half of the government affairs to other ministers.

The lady asked, "Can't my husband trust Tie Baisheng more than me?"

Li Banfeng flew over the Imperial City and looked down at the entire Qidu City: "Other things are easy to deal with, but this one is not possible.

The system of slavery is deeply rooted. If I were a nobleman here, I'm afraid I wouldn't even trust myself."

Arriving at the dark room in the basement of Jinghe Palace, the lady turned on the radio, tried the channels, and heard the sounds of iron bells and banzhi bells.

"My friend, this is an urgent job. I'd like to ask you to lend me two people. It shouldn't be that difficult, right?"

"Lingzi, look around my factory. There's an idle person. You can take him away now."

"Okay, buddy, let's all remember what happened today, and don't come to me when you feel bad!"

The radio was quiet for a while, and Banzhiling must have left.

Tie Baisheng's voice reappeared: "What can we do if the work is urgent? I would rather let the workers take a holiday than let you get away with it!"

This radio is a first-class weapon for spying on others. There is almost no place within the range of Xiaodu that he cannot spy on.

Pineapple said, "I have already put hooks on the old clock and the eight-immortal table. If there is an emergency,

They will cooperate with the handling.

I can also get information from the radio through the hook, and I will pass the news to you at that time, but you can't receive it at home. Whether you can receive it outside the state depends on the situation."

Li Banfeng exclaimed: "What a great move, this doesn't count as borrowing your skills, right?

Pineapple shook his head: "You didn't use the skills of the deep mansion, so this doesn't count as borrowing skills."

Li Banfeng was about to leave when his wife said, "Husband, check to see if the sunflowers are ripe."

“It’s not that fast.”

"It doesn't hurt to take a look. Let Jiuer come out and solve the formation. Let's take a look first."

Li Banfeng replaced Jiuer. He planted thirty sunflowers in the imperial city. Jiuer removed the technique and found that the sunflowers were in bloom, but the flower disks all drooped to the ground.

Jiuer was startled: "What happened? Is it lack of water or insects?"

Li Banfeng lifted the flower disc and saw that each disc was filled with statues of gods, weighing down the branches so much that they could not stand upright.

Jiu'er said in surprise: "Ah Qi, this Xiaodu really came at the right time."

The wife smiled and said, "This is what my husband earned himself."

Li Banfeng picked the statues one by one and looked at each one for a while.

When he arrived at the dock, Li Banfeng saw a ship approaching the shore. Some slaves rushed down from the ship, rushed to the dock, and ran all the way towards the city gate.

Li Banfeng lifted the brim of his hat and stood on the shore watching for a long time.

Two days later, Li Banfeng returned to the soda kiln with the help of Tianyicheng.

He immediately called Luo Zhengnan to inquire about the peddler. According to Luo Zhengnan's calculations, the peddler would arrive at Heishipo tomorrow.

Li Banfeng ran to Heishipo without stopping and waited for three whole days, but did not see the peddler.

Where did he go again?

Waiting was not a solution, so Li Banfeng returned to Xiaoyaowu and borrowed the skills of Yunmen to get on the peddler's cloud.

Walking all the way to the bottom of the house, Li Banfeng knocked on the door: "Brother, are you home?"

There was no response from the house.

"I'll burn if you're not at home!" Li Banfeng took out a lighter.

"You dare!" A woman's voice came from the room.

"Sister-in-law, I have something urgent to discuss with my senior brother. If he is here with you, please ask him to come out and talk."

"He's in my bed, come on."

Li Banfeng weighed the pros and cons carefully and said, "Since Senior Brother is still here, I won't come."

"What are you afraid of? Why do you care about this between brothers? Come in and squeeze in!"

"Can you squeeze in?"

"If you don't come in, where can you find your brother?"

With a twist, the door opened.

To be honest, Li Banfeng really didn't want to go in. Both this house and his sister-in-law were difficult to deal with.

Li Banfeng walked into the hall with his head held high and shouted, "Brother, if you can still speak, just agree."

"Come on brother, it's not convenient for me to go out!"

Li Banfeng heard the peddler's voice, coming from the second floor.

He went up to the second floor and entered the corridor. There were five rooms in the corridor. The door of the second room near the stairs was open.

Li Banfeng came to the door and saw the peddler lying wrapped in a quilt, leaning against the head of the bed.

There was a slight movement in the bed, there must be another person.

"Brother, come in and sit down! What do you want from me?"

Li Banfeng said: "I'll just say this, I just went to Neizhou--"

The peddler was unhappy: "If you have something to say, come in and talk. Why are you standing at the door?"

Li Banfeng checked several times with his golden eyes and confirmed that he was not encountering any illusion. He walked into the house carefully.

"Brother, come here!" The peddler waved his hand and disappeared.

The quilt was gone, the bed was gone, and all the furnishings in the room were gone.

Li Banfeng looked at the stairs in front of him and laughed out loud in anger.

We were at the stairwell of the Dark Star Bureau again.

Unlike before, this time Li Banfeng was able to roughly determine the reason.

"Lian Kuo's bridal chamber, right? This sister-in-law is a home-climbing cultivator!"

No wonder the stairwell is kept so clean even though no one cleans it normally. This is because the house spirit loves cleanliness!

The house on the cloud is my sister-in-law's house, and the stairwell of the Dark Star Bureau is also my sister-in-law's house. Li Banfeng was sent directly to the Dark Star Bureau by Lian Kuo's bridal chamber skills.

This is so infuriating!

One day, when she comes out of the house, I will send her directly to Daoguiling!

Li Banfeng gritted his teeth and pushed open the corridor door, but found that it was not the elevator room.

There is a big iron gate in front of me.

The strange phenomenon in the stairwell was triggered?

No matter where you enter or exit, the stairwell will only change when you change floors. Why was it triggered directly today?

The big iron door was tightly closed. Li Banfeng took out his gloves and said, "Brother, can you open it?"

Mittens was also nervous: "Boss, it's not difficult to open the door, but it's hard to say to get in."

I have been through the gate twice before. Once I saw the goddess statue and once I encountered the train driver.

Don't forget the gloves.

"You open the door first, and we'll act according to the situation!" Li Banfeng now has the cultivation level of the eighth level of Yunshang. Even if he meets the old train again, he may be able to escape.

Li Banfeng carefully opened the door with gloves and took a look inside the door with the help of the light from the projector.

Behind the iron door, there is another iron door.

There was a sign on the iron gate with four words written on it: Cell No. 6.

The cell number six mentioned by Chuunibyou!

Li Banfeng had tried to find cell number six several times but failed, but he finally found it.

"well."

Li Banfeng heard a sigh and judged from the sound that there was a woman locked up inside.

He didn't go into the cell. He stood at the door and asked, "Who are you?"

The woman inside did not answer for a long time. Li Banfeng wanted to try the gloves to see if he could open the iron door of the cell. Suddenly, he heard the woman inside singing softly:

In spring the grass grows, and the battle-jacket is sewed with fine seams.

In summer, red flowers bloom and drums and horns sound.

In autumn, yellow leaves fall, and the enemy's head is taken in front of the battle.

In winter, snow flies and blood is shed to commemorate the heroes.

Listening to her singing word by word, Li Banfeng got goose bumps all over his body.

PS: This song first appeared in Chapter 139.