The Spring Snow Building, known as the small temple in the southeast of Liyang, was built on Lion's Cliff. The Spring Snow Building was located in the Slender Green Mountain Village, which was formerly a summer resort of the Da Chu dynasty. It was destroyed by the fires of the Spring and Autumn War. After Guangling Wang Zhao Yi spared no effort in expanding it, he collected countless famous flowers and rare stones and "raised them in his boudoir". Among them was a huge rock from the Spring God Lake that was carried to the village by the Guangling Navy and the vassal king's cavalry. It was shaped like a pearl and was worthy of being called the most famous stone in the world. It was also a treasure that contained feng shui. The Slender Green Mountain Village faced the Guangling River to the south. In the Lion's Cliff area, scholars from Jiangnan often climbed high to write poems. After it became the vassal king's exclusive residence of the emperor's younger brother, Zhao Yi, only the Guangling Path had the right to enter the Spring Snow Building to discuss politics. It was a special benefit for a small group of influential people. Lion's Cliff was also known as the Treasure Trove Mountain. In the last years of the Da Feng dynasty, there was a saying that an enlightened monk subdued a lion here. It attracted the magnificent phenomenon of flowers falling from the sky like rain. From the last years of the Da Feng dynasty to the first year of the Yong Hui dynasty, every time there was a war, these ownerless stones were constantly picked up by travelers, wanderers, and quarrymen until less than a tenth remained and entered the homes of the common people. After Zhao Yi was made a vassal, he either took it by force or bought it at a high price. The huge rocks surrounding the Spring God Lake were scattered around randomly and gradually covered Lion's Cliff.
On the cliff was the Spring Snow Building. There was a well downstairs.
The first light snow in Jiangnan arrived slowly and then suddenly disappeared. However, the fires of war in the Guangling Path were really frightening. Whether it snowed or not, the size of the snowfall did not matter. The winter snow melted and it was noon. The scenery on Lion's Cliff was beautiful and gentle. A fat man sat alone at the mouth of the well below the building. This small well had always been dry and it was unknown why it was dug. It had been a mystery since ancient times. The fat man was wearing a bright yellow python robe embroidered with gold. Among the vassal kings of Liyang, only this fat pig had such an honor. Even the King of Beiliang, Xu Xiao, who had no merit in the past, only had a large blue satin python robe. The King of Yan Chi, Zhao Bing, was inferior to this fat pig in terms of dragon poise and python water. As for the more substantial vassal lands, the Southern Border, which was full of miasma all year round, naturally couldn't be compared to Guangling, where half of the world's taxes came from. The Liyang court had always had bad comments about Guangling King, who was the most suspected of receiving rewards without merit. The number of imperial censors and imperial censors who died directly or indirectly at the hands of Guangling King was even more shocking.
Now that he had finally received his retribution, the fat man, who was being roasted on the bonfire, did not seem to be as panicked and lost as the outside world imagined. Instead, he sat quietly at the mouth of the well without any hostility or dejection.
Whenever Zhao Yi sat in a daze in the well, even the trusted aides of the Spring Snow Building did not dare disturb him.
In the distance, His Royal Highness, Zhao Yuang, stood respectfully. The main general of the western front, Song Li, who had just returned from the front lines, stood shoulder to shoulder with him.
On the Guangling River outside the cliff, there were densely packed navy warships. Although it was said that half of the Guangling Navy had been taken away by West Chu, that was only a loss in numbers. Most of the ships were firmly in the hands of the Guangling Army.
Zhao Yuang and Song Li had a close relationship and had called each other brothers for many years. Everyone knew that in Guangling, only by becoming Song Li's woman could one truly escape the clutches of His Royal Highness. Otherwise, even if one had a provincial governor as a father, they could not be considered a life-saving talisman. At this time, Zhao Yuang lowered his voice and said angrily, "Back then, it was said that the grand tutor of West Chu had fled here and was unwilling to accept the summons of the Xu family's iron cavalry. He carried the fallen princess and resolutely jumped off the cliff to meet his death. Nonsense! Lame Xu clearly tricked the court. Xu Xiao should be given an even more disgusting title! "
Song Li smiled and did not agree. He turned his head and glanced at the roiling river flowing east.
After the fall of Chu, there was no Spring and Autumn. After the High Cliff, there was no Central Plains.
When Da Chu was destroyed, there were still Southern Tang and Western Shu that stubbornly resisted. However, there was already such a saying in the literary world.
Zhao Yuang yawned and his mind wandered. Suddenly, Song Li bumped into his arm. Only then did Zhao Yuang realize that his father was waving at them. Zhao Yuang hurried forward and walked with Song Li to the side of the well.
Zhao Yi looked at Song Li and asked with a smile, "Then Kou Jianghuai really resigned and went into seclusion?"
Song Li nodded and said, "At the beginning, this general also thought that it was Cao Zhangqing's smokescreen. Now, it seems that Kou Jianghuai's abrupt abdication of responsibility should not be far from the truth."
Zhao Yi gave Song Li an encouraging look. Song Li thought for a moment before continuing, "The situation on the Western Front was already in tatters. If Kou Jianghuai continues to expand his military achievements, at least half of Prince's tens of thousands of cavalry will have to be lost if we want to stop Kou Jianghuai's advance. Putting aside the fact that Kou Jianghuai's departure was rumored to be because he did not agree with Cao Changqing's political views, or that there were people in West Chu's court who did not want him to be too powerful and thus made things difficult for him. In any case, it is definitely a good thing for Prince. Before spring, there won't be any major movements on the Western Front. Cao Changqing agreeing to Kou Jianghuai's departure was very unreasonable. Perhaps in the future, historians will evaluate this matter and see it as an important turning point. "
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