Shu Province was the territory of the Jing Kingdom. This Gyeong Of Silla who came to Shu Province to exterminate bandits was naturally a prince of the Jing Kingdom.
However, no matter how hard the King of Shu racked his brains, he could not figure out who this Gyeong Of Silla was.
He knew King Qi, King Xin, King Jin, King Ning … He knew all the princes of the Jing Kingdom, except for this Gyeong Of Silla.
How many years had it been since such a title had appeared?
"Your … Your Highness …" The servant stammered. He raised his head and looked at the King of Shu. "Gyeong Of Silla … Gyeong Of Silla is Li Yi …"
The King of Shu stood rooted to the ground. He looked back at the servant with some difficulty and asked, "What did you just say? Gyeong Of Silla? Who is Gyeong Of Silla?"
The servant pursed his lips and said, "Your Highness, Gyeong Of Silla is Li Yi. We live in the depths of the Bedlam and do not have access to information. That Li Yi was conferred the title of Gyeong Of Silla a few months ago …"
"Gyeong Of Silla, Gyeong Of Silla …" The King of Shu revealed a shocked expression. Then, he became a little crazy. "Gyeong Of Silla … Li Yi … What right does he have? What right does he have to be Gyeong Of Silla? Are all the courtiers dead? Are all the members of the royal family dead? How could they let such a ridiculous thing happen?! "
The servant panicked and immediately said, "Your Highness, please calm down!"
After a long time, the King of Shu finally regained his composure. He lowered his voice and asked, "He is already Gyeong Of Silla. Why did he come to Shu Province?"
The servant opened his mouth and said, "Your … Your Highness, this …"
The King of Shu looked at him and said furiously, "What are you stuttering about? Speak!"
The servant lowered his head and slowly said, "Shu Zhou, Shu Zhou is the fief of Gyeong Of Silla. He, he has now occupied our former Prince's Mansion. The first thing he did when he came to Shu Zhou was to reorganize the government and vigorously eliminate the bandits in Shu Zhou …"
"Shu Prefecture, Shu Prefecture is now his fief, and he even occupied I's mansion?"
The King of Shu fell back onto his chair, staring blankly ahead.
Shu Prefecture, that was Shu Prefecture. Not only did Shu Prefecture not belong to the King of Shu, but it had also become the fief of his enemy?
He caused him to lose his position as Crown Prince. He caused him to be like a stray dog. He could only hide in the deep mountains, cut off from news, and face endless pests every day. Wasn't it enough that he caused him to be reduced to this state?
Now, he even wanted to invade his fief and occupy his Prince's Mansion …
The King of Shu was trembling with anger. His eyes were bloodshot, and he clenched his fists tightly. He hissed, "Li Yi, Li Yi … I will not live under the same sky as you!"
"Your Highness, I still have some matters to deal with in the Church. I'll be leaving first."
The youth surnamed Fang glanced at him and left in a hurry after saying that.
He had no time to care about the matter between the King of Shu and Li Yi. Although he had quite a grudge with that person, the most important thing at the moment was to find out what had happened to the believers of the Holy Religion in Shu Prefecture.
According to his calculations, the last time the believers of the Holy Religion came to report, the news that Li Yi had become the Gyeong Of Silla should not have reached Shu Prefecture yet. However, three months had passed since then. It was impossible for there to be no news of such a major incident in Shu Prefecture.
"Damn it, what the hell is going on?" He cursed and quickly walked out of the courtyard.
A man in purple followed closely behind him and asked in a deep voice, "Protector, what happened?"
The youth surnamed Fang said coldly, "Who is in charge of the believers in Shu Prefecture? Ask him to come and see me immediately!"
A moment later, a man in blue knelt in front of him and said in surprise, "Protector, I also found something strange about this matter and was about to go to Shu Prefecture to check it out …"
…
The bandits in Shu Prefecture had almost been eliminated. Although there were still some that had slipped through the net and it was difficult to catch them all, it was not a big deal. Even the capital could not maintain absolute security.
The daily affairs of Shu Prefecture were handled by the newly appointed Provincial Governor Chen Chong. There was no need for him to worry about everything. In terms of governance, there would not be too many problems in a short period of time.
The bandits and bandits that had been eliminated in the past few days were all sent to the Fringe to pave the way. According to Li Yi's plan, he wanted to completely open up a trade route in the Fringe.
The Qi Kingdom suppressed trade. If the merchants traveling between the two countries passed through the prefectures and prefectures, they would have to pay exorbitant taxes and various fees every time they reached a destination. It was enough to make them lose all their money. That was why so many merchants were willing to take the risk to pass through the Fringe instead of using the official roads of the Qi Kingdom.
Of course, the premise of all this was to completely solve the problem of chaos in the Fringe. This matter had not reached the most urgent point yet, so there was no need to rush it. He had just arrived in Shu Prefecture, so he wanted to spend more time with his family and live a peaceful life for a while.
Recently, Miss.Liu had been busy opening up the new territory of the Liu League. Ruyi and the others spent their days chatting, playing cards, and doing needlework. There was nothing important to do.
Ruoqing was quiet and indifferent, but in fact, she could not stay idle. She would get sick if she stayed at home for a long time.
Therefore, when she proposed to manage the brothel in Shu Prefecture, Li Yi agreed after a short consideration.
He had just sent Ruoqing to the brothel. When he walked out of the room, he saw a young man sweeping the floor in the courtyard with a broom.
In this day and age, the person who swept the floor was not necessarily a cleaner. It could be a grandmaster who had nothing better to do. It could also be a provincial governor who held a high position, or a core figure of a religion who controlled countless followers.
Li Yi walked over and said, "You must be Xu Zheng."
The young man heard the voice and looked up at him. He did not say anything and lowered his head to continue sweeping the floor.
The fact that he did not deny it was equivalent to a direct admission.
Li Yi sat down at the stone table in the courtyard and continued to ask, "Have you taken over all the followers of the Holy Religion in Shu Prefecture?"
The young man said lightly, "This is the secret of the Holy Religion. If you want to know, you can ask the Queen. Without the permission of the Queen, I will not tell you a word."
"You have already told me that you are Xu Zheng."
…
The young man looked at him and did not say anything this time.
Li Yi threw a sign on the table and asked, "Can you tell me now?"
Xu Zheng looked up and the expression on his face froze.
The Blue Dragon Token.
He was very familiar with the Holy Religion. He recognized at a glance that it was the Blue Dragon Token of the Holy Religion. It was held by the Blue Dragon Ambassador, whose status was only below the two Queens.
However, this Blue Dragon Ambassador was elusive. Even his existence was a mystery in the Holy Religion. But it did not mean that he did not recognize the Blue Dragon Token.
The Holy Church was now split into two. The other side had a Concubine and an Emissary. They had thought that it would be difficult for them to help the Concubine unify the Holy Church with only one Concubine. However, they did not expect that the mysterious Left Emissary of the Green Dragon, whose position was even higher than the Right Emissary, had always been by their side.
After coming to his senses, Xu Zheng put down the broom and bowed respectfully. "Greetings, Left Ambassador!"
Li Yi put away the token and said, "Can you tell me now?"
Xu Zheng nodded and said, "After coming to Shu Prefecture, I have taken over all the followers of the Holy Religion here and got a lot of information from them."
"Tell me about it."
"The other Queen is now in the Qi Kingdom. She seems to be involved in the fight for the throne. The Holy Religion is supporting the First Prince in the Qi Kingdom. But there are more courtiers in the imperial court who are leaning towards the Third Prince. The situation is grim …"
"The Right Ambassador has brought a group of core believers to the Fringe to recruit bandits to strengthen the Holy Religion's influence …"
Xu Zheng looked at Li Yi and said, "And there is another unexpected news."
Li Yi looked at him and waited for him to continue.
Xu Zheng continued, "The King of Shu is also in the Fringe and has close ties with the Holy Religion."
After the King of Shu escaped, there was no trace of him in the entire Jing Kingdom. Li Yi guessed that he must have escaped to the Fringe. But he didn't expect him to collude with the Holy Religion. Is he trying to use this influence to turn the tables?
Xu Zheng looked at him and thought for a moment before saying, "To stabilize the followers, I need to borrow the Left Ambassador's Green Dragon Token."
Li Yi casually threw the token to him.
Xu Zheng paused and said, "There is one more thing. Some of the followers in Shu Prefecture are living in hardship. In order to spread the Queen's grace and help them, we need a lot of silver."
"You can discuss this matter with Her Ladyship."
Ruoqing was actually the head housekeeper of the family. Although the Li family was a large family with businesses all over the Jing Kingdom, Li Yi hadn't seen silver for a long time.
Before leaving, Li Yi paused and turned to look at him. He asked, "What is the purpose of all this?"
"There is only one Queen in the Holy Religion," Xu Zheng looked at him and said solemnly, "To help the Queen unify the Holy Religion!"
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