Currently, in the middle and lower reaches of the Guangling River, the Qingzhou Navy had the advantage of looking down from above. It had always been Cao Changqing personally leading the Guangling Navy downstream. However, because the overall battle strength of the Qingzhou Navy was not as good as the latter, they could only continue to be in a stalemate. It could be said that victory or defeat would only be decided outside the river. They could only watch as life and death were exchanged on the vast land north of Guangling. As a result, of the two people in charge of the Qingzhou Navy, one of them, Wei Dong, who had the reputation of being the Dragon King, had already gone to the capital to meet the Emperor. He had already gone to Zhao Yi's palace to become an honored guest and could be considered to have withdrawn. This made things difficult for the commander of the navy, Zhao Xun, who was only the King of Jing in name. The arrogant soldiers and valiant generals under the command of the Southern Conquering General Wu Zhongxuan did not take this young king seriously. Even the local officials did not like Zhao Xun, who had left their territory. As a result, Zhao Xun could only stay on a Yellow Dragon ship and refuse to receive guests. Of course, there was no one for the young king to refuse guests. It was said that every day, the fine wine that was bought from both sides of the river and sent to the ship had never stopped. Most likely, he was hiding to drown his sorrows.
But in reality, not only was Zhao Xun not depressed, he was in high spirits. Other than having the beautiful woman who resembled the old Princess Jing An by his side, Zhao Xun had a map of the Liang Mang Pass and a map of the situation in Guangling hanging on the two walls of the cabin. Every day, he would move a chair to sit upright and still, pondering the future trends of the two battlefields. Although Zhao Xun knew that in the short term, he was destined to be a ridiculous King of Jing with no soldiers, Zhao Xun had learned a skill from the old King of Jing, Zhao Heng, and that was to endure and lie dormant. And the advisor that the old King of Jing An had left for him had taught Zhao Xun the second thing, which was to retreat in order to advance. The loss of the Qingzhou cavalry was equivalent to cutting off one of his own arms, but this allowed him to sit firmly on the throne of King of Jing An and even have a slight surplus. After all, he had taken charge of the Qingzhou navy. The following sacrifice of the ten thousand strong Jingan youths was the first time he had acted on his own initiative without the blind young man by his side. Zhao Xun was rather pleased. If the court had not sent Wen Taiyi and Ma Zhongxian, the two new border officials, to his territory, then it would have been even more perfect. Especially Wen Taiyi, this old Qingzhou official who was familiar with the Jingan officialdom. After Hong Lingshu entered the capital, Assistant Minister Wen suddenly made a comeback after many years and returned to his hometown with the illustrious identity of the Jingan King of Jing An. As for Ma Zhongxian, after all, he was an outsider. The Qingzhou officialdom was famous for being xenophobic. Furthermore, it was a big taboo for the local military and political bosses to flirt with each other. It was unlikely that Ma Zhongxian would truly be on the same side as Wen Taiyi.
Today, Zhao Xun was sitting under the wall again, holding the wine pot with two fingers and gently shaking it. He turned his head and smiled at the woman sitting on the chair next to him, "Before that Mr. Lu betrayed me, he left a long letter of more than ten thousand words. In it, he mentioned the situation of Qingzhou in the middle and later stages of the Guangling War. He said that the next Jingan Jingdao Administrator might be Yuan Guo, who was abandoned by Zhang Lu in his early years, and the Jiedushi would be Hong Lingshu, the local snake. As a result, you see, our Mr. Lu also has times when he 'sees wrong'."
The woman frowned. She didn't blindly agree with the young King to hit the counselor when he was down, but she didn't hide her lecturing tone, "Mr. Lu worked hard for the Prince two years ago. Even if he didn't finish well, he didn't do anything bad to you. So you shouldn't be so sarcastic to him! As the Lord of a region, you should have the tolerance to match it. "
Zhao Xun wasn't angry. He smiled and said, "I was wrong."
She sighed, "It would be good if Mr. Lu still stayed by the Prince's side."
She was now secretly criticized as a female vassal king in the upper echelons of Qingzhou. Even Hong Lingshu speculated before leaving that it was this unknown woman who had whispered pillow talk to the young vassal king and squeezed out the blind counselor who had always disliked her. But whether it was her or Zhao Xun, they both knew that this wasn't the case. The person who really wanted Lu Xu to leave Qingzhou was the young Emperor sitting on the dragon throne in Taian City. They were about the same age and had the same surname. One was a young King wearing a python robe, while the other was a young Emperor wearing a dragon robe. The difference was like heaven and earth. Zhao Xun knew that Lu Xu didn't have a choice, but his feelings for Lu Xu had always been very complicated and dark. There was both admiration and fear. He wanted to be a good friend, but he also wanted to convince this person.
Zhao Xun raised the exquisite wine jug and took a sip. His smile deepened. "The world doesn't know why Mr. Xu is marching south, but I know. He loves beauties and not the country. In the past, I was indeed very jealous of him. Now that I think about it, why did he have to be like this? The woman he liked was the Monarch of a country that controlled half of the Central Plains. But in the end, she was first coveted by the handsome disciple of the Song family. There were also countless officials in the court who helped to create momentum. When the situation was not good, Cao Changqing had to leave the navy. When the civil and military officials finally calmed down, she was put on the stove and had to personally lead the army. I just received a few spy reports. The great scholars raised by Da Chu actually took the initiative to leak secret information to the outside world. That woman actually didn't go to the ancient battlefield of the Western Wall at the first line of defense. Instead, she was secretly imprisoned in the Imperial Palace! Each one of them was sanctimonious, saying that the ruler could not be in danger, just in case. But in reality, wasn't it because they were thinking that when the West Chu capital was breached, they could push their emperor out as a scapegoat for the civil officials? If they didn't have this priceless proof of allegiance, when West Chu's generals were all dead, as civil officials who rebelled with Cao Changqing, they wouldn't have any bargaining chips to make a deal with the Liyang imperial court. At that time, would they have a way out? "
Zhao Xun sneered. "I heard that a few of Wu Zhongxuan's valiant generals had all made a military pledge. Wu Zhongxuan also promised his confidants that whoever breached West Chu's capital city first, he, Wu Zhongxuan, would be able to ask His Majesty to punish the fallen Empress Jiang Si on her own. The one who breached the city would get the beauty! What a great bonus! No wonder almost everyone in the Nanjiang army on the Western Front is fighting like crazy. They don't care about the consequences. Other than the pitiful He Mao, who was beaten half to death by Xu Yanbing in Tai 'an City, no one else has such luck. From the number one halberd user in the world, Wang Tongshan, to Tang He and Li Chunyu, all of them have spent all their money on their subordinates. There were even some who didn't hesitate to take risks and secretly borrow large amounts of money from local officials. Wu Zhongxuan naturally turned a blind eye to this. "
Zhao Xun rubbed his chin and gloated. "Wang Tongshan, who was heavily relied on by King Zhao Bing in the past, actually left the Old Du Mountain battlefield that he was in charge of when he heard that Jiang Si was personally leading the troops to the front line of the Western Wall. He only led 18 elite cavalrymen and charged 300 li to the north. He even broke through the formation of the two armies by himself and unexpectedly broke through the formation by 200 steps. There were no less than 100 West Chu generals who died under his halberd, and all of them died miserably. Tsk tsk, it's a pity that Wang Tongshan only found out afterwards that the woman was not the Empress of West Chu. But after this battle, I'm sure you've heard of Wang Tongshan's famous words. Although it's a little vulgar and indecent, it did express the thoughts of many men in the world. Haha, 'Little Jiang girl, I'm General Wang Tongshan! I have a large halberd in my hand and a small halberd in my crotch. I've heard that your swordsmanship is not bad. Do you dare to fight with me, Wang Tongshan? I'll make you admit defeat on and off the bed! '"
When Zhao Xun said this, he couldn't help but laugh so hard that he almost cried. But his eyes were gloomy, as if he was saying, "So what if Hsu Fengnian is the leader of 300,000 cavalrymen? So what if you're one of the four grandmasters of martial arts evaluation? Can you really break through several Liyang battlefronts to save your woman? "
Unlike the King of Jing An who was overjoyed, Zhao Xun's eyes were gloomy. She was also a woman, so she naturally felt sad.
In this chaotic world, how many women, especially beautiful women, could escape from calamity by sheer luck?
Zhao Xun considerately leaned forward and patted the back of her hand. His eyes were gentle as he said, "Don't worry. I, Zhao Xun, will not let you down in this life."
Just as she was about to speak, she suddenly stood up and dragged Zhao Xun up from the chair in an almost unreasonable manner. Then, she shielded him behind her.
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