On the 30th day of the fourth lunar month in the eighteenth year of Yugan in Western Chu, the King of Chu and his princess, under the dual protection of the Xiahou clan and the imperial guards, set out from Youzhou to return to the capital. In addition to the Xiahou clan prince Xiahou Qin and the Minister of War Han Shaomian, they also accompanied him, as well as the frontier official who was escorted to the capital, the biological father of the King of Chu - Chu Pei!
"I wonder if the officials sent by the emperor this time can manage Youzhou well!" Sitting in the carriage, Yun Qianmeng lifted the curtain and looked at the border city where she had lived for a month, and spoke lightly!
Today, Youzhou has broken its closed pattern and presented another prosperous scene!
Although Chu Feiyang had eliminated the Xie family's influence and escorted Chu Pei to the capital, he did not implicate the officials of Youzhou because of the Xie family incident. Many of these officials were still Chu Pei's confidants, and they would surely make things difficult for the incoming Youzhou governor!
What's more, although Lu Xin was sent to garrison in Nanxun, his deputy general still firmly guarded Youzhou City. The power conflict involved was probably enough to give the newly appointed prefect a headache!
"That depends on his ability! Even if the emperor sends his own people, when power is placed in front of them, I am afraid that even people from the same faction will fight to the death! Especially Lu Xin's people have always been arrogant and domineering, thinking that they can do whatever they want because they hold the military power. I am afraid they will not accept other people so easily! What's more, in this matter of Yuxu, Lu Xin's party did not gain any benefits, and they are even more annoyed. If the newly appointed prefect does not know how to advance and retreat and offends them, the emperor's faction will have an internal conflict before they overthrow King Chen and King Hai. This will be a laughing stock!" Chu Feiyang held Yun Qianmeng's hand, and then lowered the curtain to prevent the strong sunlight outside from shining in and sunburning her delicate skin!
The beautiful view was obscured. Yun Qianmeng turned to look at Chu Feiyang. Seeing a sly smile in his calm eyes, she covered her mouth and chuckled softly, "Okay, so you've already planned everything! You seem to have let go, but you still want to disrupt the Emperor's position!"
Looking at Yun Qianmeng's clever eyes, Chu Feiyang also chuckled. He took Yun Qianmeng in his arms, letting her lean against him. He gently touched the tip of her nose with one hand and whispered, "Haven't you already guessed what your husband is thinking?"
But before Yun Qianmeng could speak, the carriage slowly stopped and stopped at the gate of Youzhou City!
"Your Highness, Lu Xin's deputy general has blocked our way!" A burst of light horse hooves rang out, and Xi Lin, who was leading the way, had already returned to the outside of the carriage and reported the matter in a low voice!
"What's the matter with him?" Chu Feiyang did not show up for this little matter, but just asked as usual. However, he already understood the deputy general's urgent thoughts in his heart. A hint of sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. He was so brave that he even dared to stop the King of Chu's carriage!
"He has already reorganized the team and said he will escort the prince and princess back to the capital!" Xi Lin diligently said what he wanted to convey, and then stopped talking, waiting for Chu Feiyang's decision!
"Puchi!" Yun Qianmeng secretly laughed at this moment, her delicate eyebrows slightly raised, and her smiling eyes immediately turned to Chu Feiyang's calm and handsome face. With a hint of smile, she said, "It seems that he is not an absolute fool. He actually knows that if he is left in Youzhou, he will probably become a garrison. It is better for him to please you now and follow you back to the capital!"
"Let him take his men back to the city tower and patrol well! Lu Xin came to Youzhou by order. If they want to go back, they naturally have to wait for the emperor's imperial edict to recall them!" Chu Feiyang gave Xi Lin a cold order with a slight glance at Yun Qianmeng's smiling face. He did not soften his heart at all because of the deputy general's sudden show of goodwill!
"Yes, Your Highness!" After receiving Chu Feiyang's order, Xi Lin immediately rode his horse to the front of the convoy and relayed the instructions he had just received to the deputy general!
After hearing Xi Lin's words, the deputy general's originally complacent expression instantly turned gloomy, and his look was even more anxious. He wanted to swing the whip in front of the horse and go to the carriage behind to plead with the King of Chu in person, but Xi Lin and Han Shaomian blocked his way firmly. The deputy general was secretly resentful, but he was unwilling to give way. He lowered his head and quickly thought of other ways!
Now, it is a foregone conclusion that Lu Xin will be stationed in Nanxun. Unless Emperor Yugan issues an order to summon him back to the capital, if nothing else happens, I am afraid that Lu Xin will have to stay in Nanxun for the rest of his life!
However, this group of Lu Xin's men had an awkward identity and were asked by Lu Xin to guard Youzhou to prevent Chu Feiyang and others from causing chaos!
However, they didn't expect Chu Feiyang to be so cunning. He left immediately after handling everything. Not only did they not get any benefit from the jade, but even Chu Pei, who could help them make a contribution, was taken back to the capital directly!
But they could only obey Lu Xin's orders and guard the meaningless Youzhou!
It was obvious that Chu Feiyang took advantage of this series of events to undermine their power and stationed Lu Xin's army in such a useless place, causing them to gradually transform from strong soldiers to weak soldiers!
"I want to see the prince!" The deputy general spoke again without giving up, with a hint of uncompromising stubbornness in his angry eyes!
"Your Highness's words just now are very clear!" As Chu Feiyang's personal bodyguard, Xi Lin would naturally not let any danger get close to his master!
"Is Guard Xi forcing me to take action?" The confrontation between the two made the deputy general gradually lose his patience. He immediately loosened the reins with one hand and instead grasped the long sword worn at his waist, with a dangerous and ferocious light in his eyes!
"Even General Hu Wei wouldn't dare to rashly lead an army of 30,000 into the capital without the emperor's decree!" Xi Lin stated this fact with a righteous face, and Han Shaomian on the side did not deny Xi Lin's words, which meant that even if the two sides fought here today, the King of Chu and others would not be the ones in the wrong!
After hearing Xi Lin's words, the deputy general frowned suddenly, but the hand that was originally holding the sword slowly loosened!
The situation is now extremely unfavorable to them. If they start another war, the King of Chu will probably execute them in Youzhou!
With a ball of rage in his heart but unable to do anything, the deputy general gritted his teeth and raised his right hand, only to see that the 30,000 soldiers standing behind him immediately made way for him!
Upon seeing this, Xi Lin and Han Shaomian immediately took the convoy and left Youzhou City!
"Humph! I didn't expect Lu Xin's men to be so vulnerable! Just one guard can scare them!" Chu Pei in another carriage noticed the movement in front, and threw down the raised curtain with one hand, sneering and sneering!
"Uncle, what you said is absolutely right! However, it also depends on whose guards they are! If it were someone else's guards, I'm afraid they still wouldn't be able to subdue the deputy general! After all, we only have one or two thousand people at most, how can we resist 30,000 soldiers who have been on the battlefield?" Xiahou Qin, who was sitting in the same car, spoke with a smile on his face, but there was obvious sarcasm in his eyes when he looked at Chu Pei!
After hearing Xiahou Qin's words, Chu Pei understood that the other party was mocking him! He also knew that the reason Chu Feiyang asked Xiahou Qin to ride in the same carriage with him was simply because he was afraid that he would escape. Such thoughts were indeed admirable. But Chu Feiyang was really thoughtful when he used them on his own father!
Seeing Chu Pei was lost in thought and no longer speaking, Xiahou Qin also sat back in the car, one hand resting lightly on the window frame, his eyes half-closed as he rested his mind. He only promised Chu Feiyang to keep an eye on Chu Pei, not let him escape and not let anyone else have the opportunity to harm him. As for the rest, he had no interest in it!
Chu Pei also couldn't stand Xiahou Qin's constant aggressiveness, so he pretended that there was no such person in the carriage. He took out a scroll prepared in the carriage and began to read it quietly!
After traveling for a whole day, the carriage rested at the inn that had been agreed upon in advance!
Chu Feiyang helped Yun Qianmeng get off the carriage together. At the same time, Chu Pei, who was in the carriage behind, also got off the carriage under the supervision of Xiahou Qin!
Seeing Chu Feiyang's energetic look, Chu Pei sneered and walked into the warehouse. However, Xiahou Qin shrugged at Chu Feiyang and followed Chu Pei into the warehouse with an innocent look on his face!
"Let's go!" Facing Chu Pei's indifference, Yun Qianmeng slightly tightened Chu Feiyang's hand and led him towards the room!
And at this time in Puguo Temple!
The sounds of wooden fish filled the hall, and the monks and nuns chanted scriptures and recited Buddhist scriptures calmly, praying that the Buddha would bless the safety and well-being of mortals!
In the Juemiao Hall behind the Puguo Temple, there were two women in palace costumes standing!
The flickering candlelight jumps and burns in the Jue Miao Hall, and the curling incense drifts to every corner of the hall. If you stay here for a long time, your mood will probably become calm and peaceful!
"Rong'er, why did you follow me to this mountain to live a poor life?" Concubine Rongxian inserted the incense in her hand into the incense ashes, slowly withdrew her hand, and then spoke calmly!
"What are you talking about, aunt? Grandmother hasn't woken up yet, and Rong'er is just trying to show her filial piety!" Compared with the coldness of Concubine Rongxian, Concubine Rong's cold aura is even colder, and coupled with her absolutely beautiful appearance, people dare not violate her!
Upon hearing this, Concubine Rongxian turned around and, under the candlelight in the hall, carefully looked at her niece. She felt that this beautiful face was indeed worthy of the emperor's obsession! However, even if a woman from their Rong family was favored by the emperor, she would probably be the most pitiful woman in the world!
A soft sigh escaped Rongxian Concubine Dowager Rong Rong's lips. She knew Rong Rong was unhappy. She also knew that Rong Rong had been deliberately avoiding Emperor Yugan for the past six months since she married into the palace! She must have followed him to Puguo Temple this time with the same intention. However, the emperor's thoughts were hard to guess. Sometimes, avoiding him wasn't enough to dispel his interest in you!
"I know that the Emperor's actions that day must have frightened you!" Taking advantage of the fact that no one else was in the nunnery, Concubine Rongxian said calmly while holding the Buddhist beads in her hand, "But I'm afraid your escape like this will be of no use!"
When Concubine Rongxian pointed out the crux of the matter, the originally indifferent Concubine Rong's heart tightened, and the flickering flame in her eyes, which were staring at the candlelight, disappeared...
－－－－－－Digression－－－－－－
Ten thousand chapters to come tomorrow. Today's chapter was too difficult to write. I wrote it several times and deleted them all! Many plot fragments flew through my mind, but they were disorganized and chaotic. I was completely confused. This is how I decided to start Sister Rong's story!