Luo An followed the bird with his eyes and said, "Marshal, it seems to be someone from the palace."
Although he did not clearly see who was standing on the bird, he caught a glimpse of the scarlet lining under the cloak. It was very familiar.
He had followed King Ning and Shang Jianbo before, so he had seen many people from the palace dress and was familiar.
Meng Shanming was old and his eyesight was not as good as Luo An's, so he did not see it clearly. After hearing what Luo An said, a thoughtful expression appeared on his face. He did not know why someone from the palace would come here at this time …
The large bird had just landed on an open space in the city when a dozen Heavenly Jade School disciples flew over.
Gamiao Shui, dressed in a palace official's robe, landed on the ground. With a flick of his cloak, he followed in his footsteps. He ignored the Heavenly Jade School disciples' covetous gaze and strode forward.
Two guards followed on his left and right as the bird flapped its wings and soared into the sky.
Under the control of the Heavenly Jade School disciples, the party headed towards the magistrate office.
Inside the magistrate office, Feng Lingbo received the news and did not leave the main gate. He stood in the courtyard behind the main gate and waited, with the Heavenly Jade School disciples on guard.
Feng Lingbo was also puzzled. What was Gamiao Shui doing here? Even the imperial court could not do anything to him. Was he looking for trouble?
No matter what, Nanzhou still belonged to Yan, and he was also a Yan official. If the imperial court sent someone, he would still have to meet them unless absolutely necessary. He also wanted to know what the other party wanted with his sudden arrival.
Footsteps could be heard from outside. Wearing a eunuch hat and a cloak, Ga Miaoshui gradually appeared from behind the stairs outside the door. He barged in with an imposing manner, the scarlet lining inside the cloak was revealed from time to time.
He was not afraid of the danger of coming alone. Unless the other side wanted to openly rebel, they would not dare to touch him.
Before the five counties attacked Nanzhou, they still knew to slander Zhou Shouxian, saying that he was a treacherous official. If they could find an excuse, it meant that the other side did not have the guts to rebel.
The host and guest finally stood face to face, their eyes meeting.
A smile gradually appeared on Feng Lingbo's face, he cupped his hands and said, "Welcome to Zhongche Prefecture, please forgive me for not going out to welcome you!"
Gamiao Shui didn't say anything else. With a flick of his cloak, he took out a yellow imperial edict. "His Majesty has decreed that the Prince of Yongping, Shang Chaozong, should immediately come out to receive the edict!"
Feng Lingbo paused for a moment, then chuckled, "Duke Yongping is out on patrol, I'm afraid he won't be able to receive the decree for the time being!"
However, to Gamiao Shui, this was not important. He had already expected that Shang Chaozong would be controlled. All he needed to do was to convey the decree here. He asked coldly, "Who is in charge here?"
Feng Lingbo smiled and said, "For the time being, I will serve you."
Gamiao Shui said, "Since Prince Yongping isn't here, I'll have to trouble County Chief Feng to pass on the message."
Feng Lingbo put on a fake smile and said, "Isn't that against the rules?"
Gamiao Shui ignored him and read the decree in front of everyone …
After reading the decree, Gamiao Shui didn't stay any longer. He turned around and left.
Feng Lingbo's face was livid. With a pair of murderous eyes, he watched Gamiao Shui leave. He didn't even say a word of courtesy.
"Lingbo, what's going on?" Peng Yulan asked from the side.
"What else could it be? They just want to disgust people and create conflict in the Southern State for their own benefit! A bunch of despicable people in the imperial court don't have any other skills, but they are used to using these kinds of tricks. Yan Chen was defeated by these people! " Feng Lingbo sneered and tore open the imperial edict to take a look. After reading it, he threw it on the ground and stepped on it.
This step proved that he didn't care about the imperial edict at all. He wouldn't give away the fruit in his hands because of this imperial edict. To him, this imperial edict was a joke.
But in his heart, he understood that the imperial court was deliberately stirring up trouble. It wasn't as simple as an imperial edict.
Not to mention anything else, once Shang Chaozong's two hundred thousand troops learned that the Southern State Provincial Governor was Shang Chaozong and he ran out to take power, what would happen to Shang Chaozong's troops? Even if those troops were doing this for their own benefit, they would still make things clear. Later on, there would definitely be internal strife in the Southern State. At that time, it would be enough for him to suffer …
Beside the stream at the bottom of the cliff, a pair of exquisite embroidered shoes were neatly placed. Guan Fangyi sat on a rock, her jade feet swaying in the clear stream. Her posture was charming and moving.
Niu Youdao paced back and forth beside the stream picking up pebbles. Guan Fangyi occasionally turned her head to look at him. Based on her intuition, she felt that Niu Youdao was a bit absent-minded. She didn't know what he was thinking.
But there was one thing she understood. The Southern State was related to the interests of many people, including whether or not Fu Fangyuan's group could establish a foothold in Southern State. Although this Daoye appeared calm on the surface, his heart was most likely not so relaxed. Thus, she maintained her silence and did not disturb Niu Youdao's thoughts.
Gongsun Bu flew down from the cliff and landed next to Niu Youdao. He reported, "Daoye, there are rumors in the capital that the imperial court wants to make the Prince the Southern Province Provincial Governor."
"Good, the imperial court has made their move." Niu Youdao revealed a faint smile. He was worried that the imperial court would have misgivings and would not be willing to act according to his plan. After all, he stood on Shang Chaozong's side. Now, he had finally received the news.
He let out a sigh of relief. Turning his head, he threw a pebble in his hand. It smashed in front of Guan Fangyi, splashing water all over Guan Fangyi's face.
Guan Fangyi immediately bared her teeth and said, "Do you want to die?"
Niu Youdao said, "Send word to Old Eight in Jinzhou. Have the troops of Jinzhou gather quickly and prepare to attack the Southern State."
… …
In the evening at the relay station, a Golden Wing landed.
A secret letter from the capital was quickly sent to the upper echelons of the Heavenly Jade Sect.
The upper echelons of the Heavenly Jade Sect gathered in a room to read the letter. After reading it, each of them had a grave expression.
News had suddenly spread from Yanjing. It was said that the imperial court had appointed Shang Chaozong as the Southern Province Provincial Governor. This caused quite a stir, but the imperial court did not appear to refute the rumors.
There was clearly something wrong with this matter. If this really happened, the Southern State would not be able to remain at ease.
Just as the group of people were pondering, another golden wing descended from the sky, and another secret letter was delivered.
It was Feng Lingbo's letter.
After reading the letter, Peng Youzai looked at the setting sun outside the window with a grave expression.
Behind him, a group of people read the letter. The contents of the letter confirmed the news from the capital. Feng Lingbo had already received the imperial court's decree to officially appoint Shang Chaozong as the Southern Province Provincial Governor!
"The imperial court has ulterior motives. They clearly want to cause chaos in the Southern State so that they can take advantage of the situation!"
"The capital has purposely leaked the news, fearing that it won't be big enough. Sooner or later, the news will reach the ears of Shang Chaozong's troops. Two hundred thousand pairs of ears won't be able to block it. Sect Master, we can't hesitate anymore. We must act quickly. We can't let those two hundred thousand troops cause chaos! "
"Act? How? These are two hundred thousand troops, not two hundred thousand cabbages. You can't just kill them all, can you? Even if you want to reorganize, it won't be something that can be done in a short time. "
"Then let's get rid of Shang Chaozong first. Once he's dead, let them seal him to a ghost!"
"Kill him? What if the Jinzhou side really attacks this side? "
"That's impossible. The Jinzhou won't attack this side."
The upper echelons of the Heavenly Jade School discussed fervently, but they couldn't come up with an appropriate response. Finally, someone turned to the window and said to Peng Youzai, who had his back to them, "Sect Master, you make the decision."
Peng Youzai slowly turned around and stared at Chen Tingxiu, asking, "Have the people at the relay station found anything wrong?"
Chen Tingxiu replied, "They're still interrogating them. They haven't found anything wrong yet. Sect Master, we can investigate this matter while we wait. We must first think of a way to deal with the imperial court's edict. Otherwise, there will be no end of trouble. "
Peng Youzai paced back and forth. "It's fine if these two matters are isolated incidents, but I'm afraid that they're linked together."
Chen Tingxiu asked, "Sect Master, you're not suspecting that the imperial court's matter is also Niu Youdao's doing, right?"
Peng Youzai didn't utter a word. He lowered his head and looked at the ground. He indeed suspected that Niu Youdao was behind this. When one was constantly on guard against a suspect, one couldn't help but make the first connection.
He now suspected that Niu Youdao, who had been silent all this while, had already made his move. Moreover, when something did happen, it was not a coincidence that he appeared all at once.
Chen Tingxiu added, "Can he influence the imperial court's decision?"
"Gold Province. Let's investigate the situation in Gold Province first!" Peng Youzai suddenly raised his head and said. Chen Tingxiu's words had reminded him that he wasn't just worried about Niu Youdao influencing the imperial court's decision. He was even more worried about Niu Youdao influencing Gold Province …
Early the next morning, a golden wing welcomed the dawn. News from Gold Province had arrived.
What Peng Youzai was most worried about had happened. As expected, there was something strange going on in Gold Province. The spies there had immediately investigated after receiving the news, only to discover that Gold Province had been quietly mobilizing their troops since a few days ago.
"How could this be?"
"Could it be that Gold Province has really taken the wrong medicine and is planning to attack South Province?"
The upper echelons of the Heavenly Jade Gate who had read the news were in an uproar. This news made everyone's nerves tense up.
Peng Youzai, who had a dark expression, was silent for a while amidst the clamor. Suddenly, he said in a deep voice, "Immediately send a message to ask about the situation of the Ten Thousand Grottoes!"
The news was sent out, but there was no reply from the Ten Thousand Grottoes. It was to no avail. In short, there was no reply from the Ten Thousand Grottoes. This was very abnormal.
On the contrary, the spies in Gold Province sent another message. The Gold Province's troops had suddenly sped up their gathering. They had changed from gathering secretly to gathering openly. Moreover, their army was moving towards the border between Gold Province and South Province. Their intentions were unknown …
A group of more than ten riders galloped out of the relay station.
"Peng Youzai is leaving? Where are they going? "
Lan Ruoting, who was standing by the window, asked curiously.
Shang Chaozong, who was beside him, also saw it. He saw with his own eyes that Peng Youzai was leading a group of more than ten people on horseback and leaving hurriedly.
Little did he know that Peng Youzai was getting anxious again. He had already personally led a group of people to the Ten Thousand Grottoes in Gold Province. He wanted to find the Ten Thousand Grottoes and ask them directly. If he couldn't figure out what was going on, he wouldn't be able to bear it. This was a matter of life and death for the Heavenly Jade Gate.
Dong dong dong! There was a knock on the door.
The door opened and Bai Yao walked in. He informed, "Prince, pack up. We're leaving immediately."
Lan Ruoting immediately asked, "Where are we going?"
Bai Yao replied, "Back to Shangping City!"
Back to Feng Lingbo's place? The three people in the room looked at each other. Lan Ruoting asked again, "Why are we going back?"
Bai Yao replied, "I don't know! We won't be waiting for long. "He gestured for them to pack up quickly. Without another word, he turned around and left.
He wasn't qualified to participate in the discussions of the higher-ups. He didn't know that the Heavenly Jade Gate had to make two preparations. On one hand, Sect Leader Peng Youzai had personally gone to the Ten Thousand Grottoes to discuss the matter. On the other hand, they had to prepare for any changes. If the Gold Province really launched an attack, they could only retaliate in order to protect themselves!
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