Realm of Power

Li Long looked away from the nearby Baoqing City Pier with a complex expression. He lost the refreshing feeling of the moist river wind blowing on his face. He turned around and looked at a well-built servant with a confused look, and asked in a solemn voice, "That document?" Did you really send the report to He Baoqing Mansion? You must know that it is an extremely important document. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous! "

"Your Excellency, you can rest assured that I did send it to Baoqing Mansion in person, and I also followed it personally until this newspaper was sent to Xinjing by Baoqing Mansion. Even in Xinjing, people were keeping an eye on it. , There will definitely be no problem!" The servant bowed and replied with certainty.

"I'm just asking, you don't need to mind so much! Li Long's eyes fell on the respectful attitude of this servant, and he coughed with embarrassment. He was too suspicious. Others may have problems, but this person is absolutely impossible. , because this person is the captain of the guard assigned to Li Long by Li Yuehua himself, because he has no interest in Li Long. There was no hope for his family to recover. All the guards who had followed Li Long to the north of the river had fled. The only one left was a maid named Lu Linyao. Returning south this time, Li Long himself felt as if he was dancing on the tip of a knife. , he left Lu Linyao in the north of the river, and at the same time seconded a master from Li Yuehua to accompany him.

Li Yuehua arranged for this servant, whose name was Guang Qing. Li Long didn't think anything of it at first, but at this moment, an idea flashed through Li Long's mind. He hesitated and asked

"Do you know the Guang family in Fengcheng Port?"

"I'm afraid I may have misunderstood. I don't know what the Fengcheng Gangguang family is!"

The servant raised his head calmly, showing no signs of surprise. However, the more this happened, the more Li Long became certain that the servant had a relationship with the Guang family. Under normal circumstances, he should have shown surprise or confusion, not He was so calm, as if he was trying to suppress something, even his eyes showed no fluctuation.

"I'm really overthinking the original power." Li Long sighed deliberately. "The Fengcheng Gangguang family is just a little-known third-grade family in southern China. Its sphere of influence is mainly Fengcheng Gang on the southern coast. , I think of the Guang family because I heard that the head of the Guang family, Guang Feng, was framed by someone. The other party took the path of a court minister and had Guang Feng imprisoned and died. As a result, the Guang family completely lost its foundation in Fengcheng Port. I heard that Before March, I had been squeezed out of Fengcheng Port.”

"I don't know anyone from the Guang family, and I have no interest in knowing what the Guang family is like. There is no need for you to tell me." The servant's gloomy eyes flashed for a moment, then he lowered his head and said, "Sir Li Long was born in one of the four great families. The first Li family, who once held a high position like the Military Cabinet, would actually know a third-grade Guang family. To be honest, this is even more touching and incredible."

"Haha, it's a coincidence. If I was in charge of criminal cases in Xinjing before going to the north of the river, I was the one responsible for the murder of Rao Hong, an official in the Ministry of Rites!" With a look in his eyes, Li Long tilted his face slightly in embarrassment, and said with a sneer, "Secretary-General Rao Hong of the Ministry of Rites, one night Being wiped out caused a sensation in the entire capital. You must know that none of these powerful families had more than a hundred servants, or even thousands of servants, as well as a considerable number of guards. But even so, they were still silenced. The family was wiped out, and the ministers were all in danger. In the end, it was because of the poor investigation that they were sent to the north of the river."

"It turns out that your Excellency was once in charge of criminal cases!" Guang Qing blinked his eyes and half-smiled, which made Li Long feel annoyed. How could Li Long be regarded as a military general, but he was responsible for local criminal cases? , even from Xinjing, one can see to what extent he was squeezed out in the court at that time.

"Have you found anything, sir?" Guang Qing's eyes gave Li Long a sharp tingling sensation for a moment.

"No, I'm just curious about how the other party managed to kill so many people without anyone noticing..." Li Long shook his head, stopped his voice, took a deep breath, looked at Guang Qing, and suddenly said in a concentrated voice, "What if this It's not surprising that this was done by a high-ranking imperial espionage officer. However, with your status, you actually served me as a servant and a guard all the way. I always feel a chill on my back. If I hadn't guessed That’s right, the person in charge of the Central-Biarian Intelligence Network should be Your Excellency.”

"Sir, you are worrying too much. I am just a guard. I am only responsible for sending you safely back to the north of the river in case of emergencies." Guang Qing lowered his head calmly, acquiescing.

"A sudden situation?" Li Long's face changed slightly and he took a breath of air. The ominous feeling in his mind became heavier. Li Yuehua arranged for Guang Qing to go south with him. He probably hoped that the intelligence from the Central and Asian courts would be available as soon as possible. It was delivered to the hands, but six days had passed since the newspaper was sent to Baoqing City, even if it was delayed on the way , this coming and going is almost the same, and such an urgent report must be the fastest. In any case, the reaction from the Central and Asian courts should also be transmitted back at this moment. Just when Li Long was confused, a An officer of the Imperial Navy hurriedly walked up from the back deck, holding a newspaper in his hand, "Sir Li Long, I just received this!" "

"It's feedback news. It's finally here!" Li Long breathed a long secret sigh of relief when he saw this scene. No matter what the reply from China and Biya was, it was better than waiting like this.

He took the newspaper from the naval officer, opened it with his right hand, glanced over it, and immediately trembled. His eyes were full of disbelief, how could it be possible! how so! Is the court crazy? The loss of composure and shock on Li Long's face made Guang Qing next to him seem to notice something. He came behind Li Long who was still there and glanced at the newspaper with a heavy breath.

More than three hundred members of the Li family were sentenced to prison by a single order from the emperor! The Prison of Sin, in Central Asia, is the place where death row prisoners stay before being executed, and the crime was actually colluding with foreigners. What made Guang Qing feel his pupils shrink the most was that on the day when this Prison of Sin was issued, When Li Tai, the head of the Li family, was angrily reprimanding him, he suddenly fell to the ground and died. However, his body was not spared and he was also sentenced to prison.

This is a big deal! Guang Qing's first thought made him feel like the hairs on his body stood on end.

If this news spreads back to the north of the river, it will be terrible. The Zhongbia court has really stabbed the sky this time. If it was just the seizure of the Li family, it might not be a big problem, but because of the seizure, As a result, Li Tai died, and now even the body is not spared. Guang Qingtai understands that his boss Li Yuehua does not care much about the Li family, but he definitely cares about his father.

Li Tai is dead. There is no room for redemption in this matter. There is only one possibility left, war! Guang Qing couldn't figure it out. Are the ministers in the Central and Asian courts all blind? It was clearly written in the newspaper that the person in charge of the empire was signed by Li Yuehua, but the court could still do such a thing to add fuel to the fire! Do you really think that the imperial army is just a display in the north of the river? Or just after the peace talks with the Yelu family, do you feel that you have regained the great glory of Zhongbia?

"Sir, the Baoqing Mansion has just sent a message." The Imperial Navy officer hesitated and said, "If you don't want the Long family to be wiped out, you must leave the Baoqing Mansion dock within two days, and you are not allowed to continue southward!"

“Going south, why go south now?

Li Long clenched his fingers and crumpled the newspaper into a ball. His face was ashen and his eyes were bloodshot. He raised his head and shouted to the sky. He was the leader of the Li clan. Li Yuehua didn't care about the life or death of other members of the Li family. He couldn't help but care that the court suddenly arrested all the Li clan members and even forced the old clan leader Li Tai to death. This was to kill the entire Li family! At this time, it's ridiculous for me to think about the negotiation. The other party has already started sharpening the knife. What are I still waiting for here? If the Central and Asian court asks me to go back to the north, then I will go back to the north. I, Li Long, won’t go south, but the empire’s army of 100,000 is hard to say.

On the pier, many people come every day to see what the warships of the Western Continent look like, and what the people of the Western Continent look like. At this moment, they are all surprised to see the three Imperial Dragon Tooth warships that have been docked at the port for several days rising. Raising the sail, the boat began to turn upwards. The rows of oars protruding from both sides of the hull stirred up the water of the river like multipod insects. The hull miraculously moved upstream against the current, gradually moving away.

"Is the Imperial warship gone?"

"Is the imperial warship really gone?"

"Gone? Are you sure you really left?"

After getting the exact answer, Baoqing official Qian Keyang frowned for many days and finally relaxed. During this period, he could be regarded as having three surprises a day. He didn't know where he heard the news, saying that if Li Long could not see the court, The Empire will start a war with the people sent by Tang, and will use the ship's Thor cannon to attack Bao in ten days. Qing Mansion, then these imperial troops will begin to capture Bao Qing Mansion. Bao Qing Mansion is only a medium-sized city. Although it has a population of hundreds of thousands, there are less than a thousand soldiers to maintain the city, and it is still under-armed. How can the local soldiers compete with the imperial soldiers on the dock who look like elite soldiers?

Qian Ke was even ready to escape. If the empire really attacked Baoqing, he would run away immediately. Anyway, the empire's victorious military power was there. Even if he abandoned the city and ran away, it would not be a big deal. The question is, how can I, a civil servant, still fight against the empire? Now that he saw the imperial warship finally leaving, Qian Ke felt that the weight in his heart finally fell. He no longer had to run.

"My lord, your lord is still wise. After all, Li Long is also a member of the Military Pavilion. I didn't expect that he would run away in despair due to your lord's words. If this spreads out, it will definitely be a story that will last forever." said a man next to him. The staff was full of compliments, and it was only at this moment that Qian Ke realized that he seemed to have really taken Li Long was scared away. He was so powerful. Even a prominent figure like Li Long was scared away. Qian Ke couldn't help but show a somewhat proud look on his face. 1 He curled up the corner of his mouth and said disdainfully: "All It is said that this Li Long once commanded the army to fight the grassland people. A real general is actually like that."

"Sir, the court's response..." The staff member glanced at Qian Ke with a hint. It's hard to say. It can't be said that he took advantage of the court's opportunity to arrest the Li clan, and used the opportunity of the court to arrest the Li clan. He pretended to be intimidating and scared away Li Long Bar

"Let's just say that after I received the imperial protection, I acted with great righteousness and was not afraid of imperial threats. I personally boarded the ship and reprimanded Li Long for treason. In the end, Li Long was so embarrassed by my scolding that he hid his face and escaped from Baoqing City Pier." Qian Ke's eyes brightened and he was determined. He said that it was a great achievement to drive away Li Long. Since it fell on him, how could he let it go in vain? Naturally, he asked for the content of the report to try his best to highlight that he was not afraid of the power of the empire.

Yanghe, Deyang

Tang Shui, the commander of the Royal Guards of Central Asia, frowned slightly and put down the court newspaper in his hand. His face was serious and he wanted to drip water. In order to force Li Long to return to the north, the court even resorted to the most despicable means to arrest Li Long. Family, this seems to be behind forcing Li Long , is it not that the southern nobles of Central and South Africa slaughtered the northern nobles. After all, the four great clans, the Li clan and the Tang clan are both the northern clan clans. The Li clan is blocking the front, and no one pays attention to the Tang clan. But once the Li clan falls, the Tang clan will be next.

The Long family suddenly retreated to the southwest, causing chaos among the military officials. Finally, there was a short-term change. I thought that the era when civil servants were arrogant towards military officials was gone forever. Unexpectedly, when the emperor returned south, everything returned to its original state. As if, the civil servants were once again in power, with power in their hands, and the military Once again, none of the ministers dared to show their heads. They did not see that the Long family was a role model. The reputation of military ministers as untrustworthy spread in the court. The previous promotion of the family status of the military ministers by the Long family was equivalent to nullity after the emperor returned south. , especially when Yu Fenglong served as prime minister, the suppression of military ministers was even more obvious.

The court forced 100,000 Central Asian troops to be stationed on the Yang River line. It was Yu Fenlong's suggestion, which made Tang Shui and other generals feel aggrieved. If others didn't know, why didn't the military ministers on the river line know?

The most fertile land along the Yanghe River does not belong to the imperial court at all, but has been divided up by the ministers of the imperial court.

Faced with the onslaught of millions of refugees returning from South China, these court ministers did not figure out how to respond. Instead, they ordered 100,000 troops to withdraw to protect their fields. What is this? How convincing is such an order? Although the Long family is arrogant, they have to admit that they are the last family in China. The army that can fight, even if we look at the entire Central Asian army, is the one that is most willing to fight and shed blood and sweat in this apocalyptic world. At least it is still fighting for Central Asia. If there is no accident, the Long family They should have broken into the Imperial Capital by now, instead of fleeing back to the southwest in embarrassment.

"Sir, what on earth is going on?" At the military meeting, the generals all looked at Tang Shui. The military report they had just received made the generals look ugly. The emperor's army had gathered on a large scale in the north of the river. What are you going to do?