Competing in the morning and evening

Jiangnan is often drizzled throughout the spring, and the closer it is to summer, the more rain there will be.Although the rain is usually not heavy, the rain that falls like silk threads will soak the clothes of passers-by silently.Wang Han sat in a pavilion outside Jianye City to shelter from the rain. Although the rain hindered his journey to the south again, he was in a very good mood.

Chu Hao was suspected because of Yuancun's case, and the salt industry has become a hot potato.And once he went south, a few actions had already shocked the leaderless local salt merchants.Wang Han decided to set up a chamber of commerce in Jiangnan in the name of Chu Yin to set prices and restrain salt merchants. He even had a plan on how to exploit these salt merchants.

As for the establishment of this chamber of commerce, Wang Han didn't plan to tell Chu Yin, not to mention that he only intended to let Chu Yin reap the benefits of a false name, and Wang Han would not hand over the real benefits to others.With the support of the salt merchants and without the competition from Chu Hao, Chu Yindang's history of salt might be sure.But no one knew that he was the ultimate winner. Wang Han couldn't help laughing when he thought of the huge fortune that would flow into his pocket silently in the future.

As for Yuan Xizheng, although he has not passed the government yet, since he has promised to serve Chu Yin, Wang Han thought that he would not break his promise. The most wonderful thing is that his pre-bet blocked all possibilities.

Yes, Yuan Xizheng is a talented person, and the closed disciple of the emperor's teacher is not an ordinary person.It is a pity that his starting point is too high, and he can clearly see the larks in the sky, but he cannot see the mud under his feet.

"Xingge market is divided into three parts of summer, how many autumns are there in the rivers and lakes of wine? Years are drifting away, and dry clouds and ambitions are resting in dreams." In the distance, someone stepped on a pedal and sang. Wang Han listened to it with a smile, thinking that he might be a singer in his life. The business is divided into three parts of summer, and the wine court has been in autumn for several times.

He closed his eyes and rested his mind, suddenly he had a feeling, as if a cold current passed through the dense drizzle and hit his whole body.Wang Han raised his head, only to see a black-haired young man in white clothes walking towards him with a paper umbrella in the distance. He seemed to be walking very slowly, but he arrived in an instant.

The spring rain was like silk, and the water on the ground formed puddles, but it didn't get half of his shoes wet.

That umbrella has white paper as its surface and bamboo as its bone.

The wind in the rain gently rolled up the young man's clothes and long hair, which makes people realize that this picture is not a painting.

Wang Han was still shocked, he had already walked to the front of the pavilion.

Wang Han gave him a wink, and the four dark guards behind him immediately stood in front of him. This made Wang Han calm down, and said loudly, "Who is your Excellency?"

The man stopped in his tracks, and raised his umbrella slightly, revealing an extremely handsome face. The expression on the man's face was very pale, as if shrouded in a very shallow melancholy, because it was too shallow, so it looked too hazy, so as not to be easily noticed.

"Yuanxi Zheng?!" Wang Han was surprised again, he slapped the person opposite him up and down, and said, "Why, you finally recovered from your illness? If you recovered from your illness, you should go to Liang Palace to work earlier, right?!"

Yuan Xizheng looked at him, smiled faintly, and said, "I'm here to do the first thing for King Liang today."

"The first thing?" Wang Han narrowed his narrow eyes and said, "What do you mean?"

Yuan Xi raised his hand, and a piece of paper flew up in the sky. The paper seemed to be light and effortless, but it fell on the stone table in front of Wang Han as lightly as a swallow entering a nest.

"What is this?" Wang Han picked up the paper, and after looking at it twice, his eyes involuntarily gathered a needle.

"You assisted King Liang in the 11th year of Changyuan, but in fact, you were a member of King Rong Chuhao before."

Wang Han sneered and said, "So what, don't you know that a good bird chooses a tree to live in?"

Yuan Xizheng smiled slightly and said, "Wang Han, how do you explain the fact that you have been exchanging news with Chu Hao for so many years?"

Wang Han was at a loss for words for a while, yes, he had indeed been in contact with Chu Hao all the time, and gave him some news from time to time.Chu Yin was too weak, which made Wang Han often feel a little hesitant, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with a little news in exchange for a little retreat in the future.What's more, those news are nothing but irrelevant, such as Chu Yin's weakness, such as Yuan Xizheng whom he has a crush on, these are all facts, but in his eyes they are all irrelevant things.

"Yuan Xizheng, do you want to plant blame on me, saying that I want King Rong to do it carefully?" Wang Han smiled.

Yuan Xizheng shook his head and said, "You are a member of King De Chusheng."

When these words came out, the face of Wang Han, who had always seemed calm and composed, changed, but it was only for a moment. He gritted his teeth and said, "Yuan Xizheng, don't make false statements! I'm going to the prince to sue you!"

The rain gradually wet the folding fan that Yuan Xizheng was holding, and the paper surface faded away, gradually revealing the umbrella ribs inside. Yuan Xizheng frowned slightly as if he had something to say, but with a wave of his hand, a few umbrella ribs came into his hand, and his figure In a flash, at that moment, the four hidden guards lay down in the long pavilion.

Wang Han didn't expect that several powerful secret guards he relied on would be wiped out by Yuan Xizheng. He held the folding fan in his hand, and his whole face was as pale as a ghost, but Wang Han was a scholar after all. They all pay attention to appearance, even in this critical moment.

Wang Han unfolded the folding fan, forced himself to smile calmly and said, "Yuan Xizheng, does the lord know about this?"

Yuan Xizheng looked at Wang Han with obsidian-like eyes, then shook his head.

Wang Han couldn't help feeling relieved, and said with a sneer, "Although I used to belong to De Wang, I have always been loyal since I joined the prince. You killed me without authorization, have you never thought that the prince knows the consequences of this matter?"

Yuan Xizheng's slender fingers gently broke another fan bone, and said with a smile: "He has given me the power of life and death in the mansion, and I can deal with anyone in the mansion."

Wang Han was taken aback. In his opinion, even if Chu Yin used Yuan Xizheng, he must be on guard. He never thought that Chu Yin would entrust himself to Yuan Xizheng. It made him a little helpless.Could this be Liang Wang's plan to kill people with a knife, Wang Han couldn't help but tremble, images of Chu Yin flooded Wang Han's mind all of a sudden, countless gentle and obedient Chu Yin piled up together. Some blurred up.But his whole body seemed to have fallen into a cold cave.

Yuan Xizheng didn't seem to have any interest in letting Wang Han digest the news, he showed his white teeth and smiled, "Do you know why I agreed to your bet in prison?"

Wang Han gritted his teeth and said, "Because you never thought about cashing in."

Yuan Xizheng shook his head and said with a smile: "Because if I want to serve King Liang, you will not be able to live. You can't tolerate anyone who can surpass you. If you kill you, King Liang's mansion can accommodate all rivers." Yuan Xizheng's slender Wiping the pointed umbrella ribs with his fingers, he smiled and said, "I've said so much, is there enough time for the masters De Wang gave you to come out?"

"You killed them all?" Wang Han was shocked, his face turned ashen.

Yuan Xizheng said slowly: "Are you sorry they didn't have time to pack up and leave?"

Wang Han's shallow eyebrows kept trembling, and he said, "Then why didn't you kill me?"

Yuan Xizheng smiled and said, "You know."

Wang Han's eyes looked at Yuan Xizheng, then the corner of his mouth curled up, and he said, "You have a lot of questions you want to ask me."

Yuan Xi contended: "Yes, if you answer the question honestly, I will let you live for another year."

Wang Han opened the fan, shook it lightly, and sighed: "People are for knives, I am for fish, what else can we discuss?"

"The king of Liang in the capital will be named the history of salt. You spread the news, right?"

Wang Han smiled and said, "Yes. I'm curious how you could find out it was me?"

Yuan Xizheng smiled and said, "I don't know, I'm just asking one by one now."

Wang Han's face couldn't help trembling slightly, Yuan Xizheng frowned slightly, and said, "Why did you anger Chu Hao?"

"Soldiers plan their minds. The position of Yan Shi can make people rich and invincible. If Chu Hao gets this position, then he is sure to sit on the throne. How can he not be in a hurry when I spread rumors like this. If he is in a hurry, he will If you make a mistake, once you make a mistake... there will naturally be many opportunities."

Yuan Xizheng listened quietly, and said, "Who on earth killed the whole family of Yuancun?" Yuan Xizheng kept pretending to have a long talk, and this question was very light and natural.

After hearing this, Wang Han smiled and said, "I believe you will definitely find out that Chu Hao went to Yuan Village that day, right? If the court hadn't found this out, how could this case have been handled so unclearly? "

Yuan Xi contended: "It's because of this that I don't really believe that Chu Hao is the real murderer. Chu Hao has a violent personality, and he is not a fool. It is impossible for people to catch such an obvious handle."

Yuan Xizheng said lightly: "I'll ask you again, who ordered you to kill Yuan Cunman's family?"

Wang Han chuckled, and said: "It takes at least [-] strong soldiers to wipe out Yuancun, which employs many thugs overnight. There are not many such forces... but there are not many, you Are the questions being asked one by one again?"

Yuan Xizheng looked at him with cold eyes, and said, "No, the first question I asked was whether you were the murderer?"

Wang Han's lips moved slightly, and then he said: "To answer this question, I want to live ten more years..."

Yuan Xizheng bent down, looked at his face, and said, "I have many ways to make you not want to live so long!"

"Answer me!" Yuan Xizheng said coldly.

Wang Han sneered and said, "Yuan Xizheng, who do you think you are? Can you yell at me, Wang Han?"

Yuan Xizheng raised his palm and patted him on the shoulder. Wang Han's expression changed immediately. His lips trembled and his whole body trembled. Yuan Xizheng said flatly, "Wang Han, my patience is limited."

Wang Han held on for a while, and then screamed two or three times, but after a while, he was sweating profusely. Yuan Xi slapped his hands, and he sat down on the ground as if limp and paralyzed.Yuan Xizheng stood in front of him calmly, still handsome, but in Wang Han's eyes, he became a devil who destroyed everything and killed him.

He tried all kinds of tricks, but in the end he made wedding clothes for someone.He sighed, looked up at Yuan Xizheng as if accepting his fate, moved his lips for a long time, pressed his chest lightly with his fingers, and spit out four words: "Dewang Chusheng."

"Killing my whole family, what good will it do him, King Chu Sheng?"

Wang Han said leisurely: "Because of Chu Hao." Seeing Yuan Xizheng frowned slightly, he explained: "If not, how could you help King Liang to deal with King Rong? What's the point of having such an enemy if you don't want to shake even one of King Rong's little fingers with all his strength?"

He said with a very weird smile, and took the trouble to further explain: "Everyone knows that King De Chusheng is the follower of King Rong, so no one will know that King Rong's greatest enemy is none other than King De. King Rong is in a state of desperation, and he can give his allies a gift, why not do it? An enemy's enemy is a friend, Yuan Xizheng, you don't even understand such a simple truth, do you?"

Yuan Xizheng looked directly into Wang Han's eyes, and after a while, he asked again very lightly: "Then... tell me, how did you know that it was the patriarch's wife's birthday, and everyone in Yuan Village would go back to celebrate?"

Wang Han involuntarily froze for a moment, he raised his eyes, and Yuan Xizheng's black and white eyes were staring at him, as if he wanted his eyes to see into the depths of his heart.

"Tell me, how did you know this habit of Yuan villagers?" Yuan Xizheng's voice was slightly hoarse, although it was not so obvious in the increasingly heavy rain.

"Is that the birthday of the former clan chief's wife...haha." Wang Han said with a little confusion. At this time, it seemed that the very slender and white hand appeared in front of his eyes again. forget who i am...

A strange smile appeared on Wang Han's face, and Yuan Xizheng said angrily: "What are you laughing at!" As soon as this sentence came out, Yuan Xizheng suddenly realized that something was wrong, and grabbed his neck , Wang Han struggled to squeeze out a sentence: "There is only one difference between you and me, that is, I walked... a little earlier than you." Yuan Xi let go, and Wang Han slipped to the ground like a boneless loach , his eyes were half-opened as if he was still looking at Yuan Xizheng.

At this time Chu Yin was standing in front of the window watching the rain outside the curtain, Zeng Chuyu stood behind him lightly, and said, "My lord, I still don't understand why you take such a big risk and let Ziqing go to the interrogation alone Wang Han, if Wang Han insists that you ordered it, what should we do?"

Looking at the rain curtain outside the window, Chu Yin said calmly, "He won't bite me, because it's not true. I objected to him killing Yuancun's family...I didn't come up with the idea."

Zeng Chuyu's face turned pale, and he said, "My lord decided to throw Chu Yu out, right?"

Chu Yin lowered his head, then turned his head again, and said softly, "Chu Yu, although you said that we are a husband and wife, you never believed that I believed it, did you? In fact, when you knew I was there, you still If I want to give Wang Han the poisonous trick of killing Yuancun's family, I can already understand that only you are one with me. You are completely on my side, and you have never considered whether you will let me know when you say this. I look down on you, let me despise you, let me think you are too vicious and stay away from you..."

Tears filled Zeng Chuyu's eyes, she looked up at Chu Yin's handsome face, and said tremblingly, "I'm afraid, my lord."

"Don't be afraid." Chu Yin smiled lightly, and said, "Wang Han is not mine at all, he is actually... my sixth brother's."

Zeng Chuyu was taken aback, and stammered: "My lord, my lord..."

Chu Yin stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms, and said, "I asked you to give Wang Han the jade pendant, did you give it to him?"

"Send it, my lord... what kind of jade pendant is that?"

Chu Yin smiled and said, "It's something that Wang Han won't bite you out of."

Zeng Chuyu asked curiously, "Why?"

Chu Yin said indifferently: "Wang Han was also an infatuated seed when he was young. He liked his junior sister, but his junior sister married a staff member of Chu Sheng. He felt that his junior sister was greedy for Chu Sheng's family's money. And he was poor, so he also took refuge in Lao Liu, and deliberately framed his junior sister's husband, causing him to commit suicide. Wang Han's junior sister was originally a medicine jar, and her health was extremely bad, so she died after being hit by this. Wang Han looked fine on the surface, In fact, he must feel guilty... That's why, when he saw you, he took a liking to you."

"My lord, my lord..." Zeng Chuyu wanted to argue about something, but Chu Yin pressed her lips with his slender fingers, and said, "You don't need to say anything, I know it very well. That jade pendant is what his junior sister often wears." A piece on the chest, and I just made a plausible piece for you to hang."

"My lord..." Zeng Chuyu said softly, "From the moment he stepped into the Prince Liang's mansion, you knew he was wrong, so why keep him?"

Chu Yin sighed lightly, and said: "He is also considered a good man, if he had no other plans, how could he be subdued in my little Liang Palace?"

Zeng Chuyu stroked his lips, and said pitifully, "My lord, you will never be alone again, anyway, you still have Chuyu."

Chu Yin hugged her, looked out the window, and said unconsciously: "Yes, at least I still have you."

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When Yuan Xizheng returned to the palace, Chu Yin was drinking alone, and when he saw Yuan Xizheng, he was overjoyed and said, "Ziqing."

Yuan Xizheng bowed her head and said, "My lord."

"Come on, sit down."

"There is one thing I have to tell you, Wang Han... is dead."

"Dead?" Chu Yin was taken aback, and said, "How did you die?"

Yuan Xizheng picked up the wine glass and said: "It should have died in my hands, but now it is probably suicide."

"Why are you dealing with him?" Chu Yin looked at Yuan Xi in confusion.

Yuan Xizheng was silent for a while, before slowly saying: "My lord, Wang Han is actually from Chu Sheng."

After a long time, Chu Yin laughed at himself and said: "In fact, I knew this a long time ago, but if it weren't for this, with his talent, how could he submit to such a small palace as me? I always thought that these six years of getting along day and night have already It turned out that I was still wishful thinking to make him truly regard the Liang Palace as his own home. But why should he do this, even if the relationship between our master and servant is over, we can still get together and part ways."

Yuan Xizheng lowered his head slightly, got up and knelt down, and said: "Ziqing made the decision without authorization, please punish him."

Chu Yin helped Yuan Xizheng up and said, "Don't blame me, Ziqing, you are right. I just lost control of my emotions for a while. People are not grass and trees, so no one can be ruthless." Looking at the rain curtain outside the window, he said slowly: "For the past six years, he has been with me all the time. How much hypocrisy there is in it seems unreal, but the companionship for those six years is real. I also know that a person like Wang Han is absolutely impossible. Let him live. But you said he was dead... I still can't help but feel a little uncomfortable..."

Yuan Xizheng was silent for a long time, then picked up the glass and said, "My lord, I will drink with you."

Chu Yin looked at the exquisite wine glass and said with a smile, "How can such a small wine glass relieve a thousand worries? Let's change to a wine jar and drink on the roof."

"Roof?" Yuan Xizheng glanced at the rain curtain outside, Chu Yin grabbed Yuan Xizheng's arm and said with a smile, "Come with me."

Chu Yin led Yuan Xi into the study room, and then pushed open a door inside, which turned out to be an upward passage in a room. Following the winding passage, they actually went up to the attic of the hall.This attic is full of books, similar to the Buddhist scriptures pavilion.

Chu Yin opened the window, sat on the window sill, and said with a smile, "Below is the roof of the main house. We are no different from sitting on the roof drinking."

Yuan Xizheng jumped up, sat next to Chu Yin, and said with a smile: "My lord, it really feels like sitting on the roof here."

Chu Yin took a deep breath and said, "My name is Peili, so you can just call me Peili, don't be too cautious."

Yuan Xizheng hesitated for a moment, then called out: "Peili."

Chu Yin's eyes moved slightly, and he said with a smile, "Ziqing."

Yuan Xizheng set up the wine jar and said with a smile: "Come on, let's have a drink tonight, and start again tomorrow."

Chu Yin raised the altar with a smile and said, "Okay."

The two drank in silence, the rain was very light and thin, so it turned into smoke when the wind blew, Yuan Xizheng looked at the black tile roofs in the rain, they were all shrouded in the smoke, it looked so unreal.

For some reason at this time, Yuan Xizheng thought of Li Yan, and the night they drank together, when the red moon was in the sky, Li Yan came from a distance on the hoar frost.Thinking of this, Yuan Xizheng felt his heart tighten unconsciously, and quickly raised the wine jar and took a few more sips.

Yuan Xizheng drank more than Chu Yin, and seemed to get drunk faster than Chu Yin. When Chu Yin was still drinking slowly, Yuan Xizheng seemed a little overwhelmed, and leaned against the window.

Chu Yin slowly looked at the person in front of him almost with admiring eyes, from his long hair tied up with a very simple handkerchief, to his full forehead, long eyelashes, and straight bridge of nose , Yuan Xizheng's profile is far softer and more tactful than the front.

Chu Yin playfully compared Yuan Xizheng and Zeng Chuyu's brothers and sisters. They were exactly opposite. Yuan Xizheng seemed hard but actually soft, while Zeng Chuyu seemed extremely weak but was actually extremely hard-hearted.

If Chu Yin were to judge, he would find Zeng Chuyu more attractive to him. She is sometimes infatuated, sometimes vicious, she looks gentle like water, but in fact she is fierce like fire. Such a woman is like a black flower, which obviously makes people think it is deadly. Yes, but because it blooms in the snow, it makes people feel very precious.

But...Chu Yin wouldn't be excited about this black flower, maybe because he saw Yuan Xizheng before that.

If you have to use flowers to compete with Yuan Xi, Chu Yin thinks that snow lotus would be more appropriate. It stands on the top of the snow mountain. pick.

His hand slowly stretched out to Yuan Xizheng's handsome face, he wondered whether he was a suitable person, but he knew that if he wanted to possess this person in front of him, he would very likely fall into the abyss of thousands of feet , because this person... is a man.

Before Chu Yin's fingers touched Yuan Xizheng's face, Yuan Xizheng's eyelashes trembled slightly and he woke up. Looking at the fingertips that almost touched his face, he asked in a little confusion, "My lord..."

Chu Yin flipped his hands, revealing a shirt buttoned in his palm, and said with a slight smile, "I saw you were asleep, and I was a little worried that you would catch a cold, so I took off a shirt to cover you."

At that moment, Yuan Xizheng seemed to see a very strange look in his eyes, and subconsciously sat up straight, and said with a smile: "My lord, Ziqing's poor drinking capacity makes you laugh."

Chu Yin said with a smile: "I really didn't expect, seeing that you are usually calm, you can drink so violently."

Yuan Xizheng lowered his head, and suddenly slapped the wine jar with his palm, smashing the wine jar to pieces, and said: "I will never drink such misleading things again in the future."

Chu Yin smiled slightly, but did not try to persuade her. Yuan Xi changed the subject and said, "My lord..."

"Didn't you just promise not to call me Prince, but Pei Li?"

Yuan Xizheng was a little embarrassed, and said: "My lord, as a monarch and a minister, I know that you have good intentions, but there will be more and more ministers in the future. If I call your name, it will cause a lot of inconvenience."

Chu Yin slowly leaned against the window frame, and said gently, "Yes, it's because I didn't think well enough to embarrass you."

"My lord, have you considered Yan Shi's position?"

Chu Yin nodded, and said: "In fact, Wang Han mentioned it to me, he said that he had contacted the salt merchants in the south, and now... the Yuan family is gone, and they have no leader, so Wang Han seems to have won them over. "

Yuan Xizheng smiled slightly, and said: "Have you ever thought about who the crown prince in Emperor Chang's heart is?"

Chu Yin glanced at him, and Yuan Xi argued, "Shall we write it out together, and then light it up together?"

Seeing that Yuan Xizheng dipped a little wine and wrote a few words under his palm after speaking, Chu Yin also smiled, dipped his index finger in a little wine, and wrote a few words under his palm.

The two opened their palms at the same time, and found that Chu Sheng was written under each other's palms, so they looked at each other and smiled.

Chu Yin sighed, and said slightly bitterly: "Everyone knows that my father is soft-tempered, so if I don't like Chu Hao, I will definitely like the relatively peaceful King Liang, but I don't know that although my father doesn't like Chu Hao, who has a brutal temper, How could he like me after suffering enough of being soft-tempered? What's more, as you said, if you want to help me with a weak foundation to this position, I don't know how many bloody storms will be caused."

"My lord..." Yuan Xizheng couldn't help comforting him in a soft voice when she saw him feeling sad, "You don't have to be too mean, your lord is not completely worthless in Emperor Chang's heart, otherwise..."

"Otherwise he wouldn't have singled me out to be Chu Hao's imaginary enemy, would he?" Chu Yin smiled slightly, and said in a very gentle tone, "Because he needs Chu Hao to make mistakes, but he doesn't want to stir up trouble between the court and China." Factions are opposing forces, and I am indeed a good candidate."

Yuan Xizheng smiled and said: "At least... my lord, Emperor Chang approves of you, because he thinks that you, who have nothing, are still capable of fighting the mighty Chu Hao."

Chu Yin turned his eyes slightly, and said with a smile, "You really know how to comfort people, Ziqing."

Yuan Xizheng smiled and said: "My lord, so the first step you have to do is to withdraw from the battlefield with Chu Hao and return the original enemy position to Chu Sheng."

"Father...will you agree?" Chu Yin frowned slightly.

Yuan Xi smiled, and said: "Emperor Chang reprimanded you in court, already apologizing to you, it should be fine to find a suitable opportunity."

"A suitable opportunity...for example?"

"For example, for the position of Yan Shi, Emperor Chang did not issue an edict for a long time. I am afraid that this position is very important. First of all, this person will have long-term contact with the North Kingdom, and he will definitely receive support from the North Kingdom in the future. The second is that this position can create a prince with strong financial resources. Emperor Chang must want to pass this position to Chu Sheng, but in this way..."

"In this way, it is inevitable that everyone will know that he actually likes the rigorous and meticulous Dewang Chusheng." Chu Yin sighed slightly, and said with a wry smile, "Both are sons, how much father thinks about Chu Sheng .”

Yuan Xizheng did not respond to Chu Yin's self-pity, but said: "Therefore, I advise His Highness to give up the position of Yan Shi and strongly recommend King De."

Chu Yin's pupils shrank, and he said, "So...haven't I already handed over the throne to Chu Sheng?"

"No..." Yuan Xizheng smiled slightly, "First of all, once Chu Sheng turns from darkness to light, he will definitely arouse Chu Hao's hatred even more than you. Chu Sheng was dismounted. With his strength in court, even if Chu Sheng had the support of Emperor Chang, he would still be no match for Chu Hao within two or three years. There will be too much growth."

"But two or three years later..." Chu Yin frowned.

"Two or three years... is enough time for you to become a powerful prince."

Chu Yin smiled wryly, and said, "How can it be possible?"

"My lord, do you want to go to the border?"

"Border gate?" Chu Yin's eyelids were raised sharply, and there was a light in his eyes.

"Yes, after crossing the river is Jingzhou, which is now the border between the Northern Qi and the Southern Dynasties. The people live there mixed together, and the folk customs are peculiar... Most of the places north of the Han River that belonged to the Southern Dynasties are now occupied by the Northern Qi. If the Northern Qi goes to war again, Jingzhou will be the next target, because if Jingzhou is captured, the Northern Qi will go down the river and go straight to Jianye." (Note 20)

"My lord... this is a dangerous place." Yuan Xizheng said as he stretched out his hand to catch a drop of raindrops falling from the eaves. His slender fingers held a drop of crystal clear water, which was extraordinarily pure. , is the hill that embraces all rivers..."

Chu Yin looked at the hand and asked, "Will that Ziqing definitely accompany me there?"

Yuan Xizheng turned her head, smiled and said, "Naturally."

"Okay." Chu Yin nodded, then smiled slightly, and said, "With Ziqing by my side, it doesn't matter where I go."

Yuan Xizheng touched Chu Yin's eyes, was slightly taken aback, and turned his eyes involuntarily, avoiding his gaze.

The next day, Chu Yin strongly recommended the Sixth Prince De Wang Chu Sheng as Yan Shi, and even recommended him to be the forward, and went to Jingzhou to open a border market for the two countries to trade.

Chu Wei looked at Chu Yin who was kneeling on the ground for a long time, then sighed softly, and said, "Yin'er, Jingzhou is too dangerous."

Chu Yin said crouchingly: "My son knows, but this matter is very important. My son lacks both civil and military skills. Only this kind of enthusiasm can be used. If the father lets the child go to the border, the child will definitely live up to the father's expectations and delay six months." Brother's business."

"Only this kind of blood is available..." Chu Wei sighed, "Alright, you are such a good boy."

In the 18th year of Changyuan, De Wang Chusheng was appointed as the salt history of the Southern Dynasties, in charge of all the salt transactions in the Northern Qi Dynasty.

In the same year, Chu Yin, the weak prince who had been rumored to be Emperor Chang's favorite, left Beijing for Jingzhou and was ordered to build a border city. So far, all the rumors about his prince ended here.

Note 20: All the geography in this book uses the maps of the Three Kingdoms Period