Brother Yong looked at his companions.
"After we finish our hard labor, if we return home, the officials will not be able to harass us anymore."
Zhou Lingchuan thought to himself that by then Xiyue would all belong to Dongling, and this would not be difficult to accomplish.
On the contrary, the secret passage might be useful to Dong Ling, so he nodded in agreement.
“I can promise you this.
If that doesn't work, we can still give you a legal identity in Fengyi County."
Brother Yong got the answer he wanted, so he gestured for Zhou Lingchuan to come closer and whispered a few words to him.
Seeing Zhou Lingchuan was a little confused, he said, "I can draw a sketch for you after we go back."
Zhou Lingchuan nodded and waved to the yamen runners: "Take them away!"
After returning to the county government office, Brother Yong actually drew a very detailed sketch.
After Zhou Lingchuan looked at it, he prepared to take it back home to Nangong Yunxue.
Brother Yong shouted, "Was that little girl last night really a god? She even stumbled when she walked, yet she had such divine power!"
"She was personally conferred the title of Princess Dingguo by the Emperor. It's not that she has divine powers, but that she is protected by the gods."
Brother Yong murmured to himself: “With the blessing of the gods, could it be that she is the one the royal family and the demons are looking for?
Oh my God, my daughter died so unjustly!
Sir, please tell her that the demons are colluding with our Xiyue royal family to harm her.
Let her lead the gods to destroy the royal family and avenge the children who were harmed."
"I will tell her!"
General Chu's Mansion.
In the afternoon, the group returned to the general's mansion.
Nangong Yunxue told Chu Ruofeng about the bandits in Fengyi City and took out a sketch and handed it to him.
"Uncle, this sketch was drawn by a bandit. It says it's the location of a secret passage leading to Xiyue. It might be useful to us."
Chu Ruofeng took it, looked at it carefully, and then handed it to General Chu.
General Chu stared at the sketch for a while and said, "This location is extremely hidden. Without this map, it would be really difficult to find it.
Let’s go explore it tomorrow.”
Nangong Jiuyi listened quietly beside her mother.
Thinking of something, he quickly took out a paper bird from his small pocket and climbed onto Liu Hao's lap.
[Uncle, please tell the emperor grandfather about the affairs of Xiyue in front of this bird.
Just say we'll find a way to get Xiyue to voluntarily submit to Dongling in a month.]
[As for how to manage things, that's something Grandfather needs to consider.]
Liu Hao looked at Nangong Jiu seriously: "Are you really sure that you can make Xiyue submit to Dongling?"
Everything depends on human effort. We have many ways to try. For example, if the people want to live a stable life, we should do our best to ensure that they do so.
Nangong Jiu's eyes rolled around.
[By the way, I also want to see what happens to those royal family members.]
Liu Hao rubbed Nangong Jiu's head and, according to Nangong Jiu's instructions, briefly told him about Xiyue.
Nangong Jiu let the bird fly away.
Chu Ruofeng watched curiously as the bird flew into the sky and disappeared. "Xiao Jiuer, can your paper bird deliver messages as fast as a pigeon?"
Pigeon?
[How long does it take for a pigeon to get from here to the capital?]
Liu Hao served as a substitute.
Chu Ruofeng thought for a moment and said, "It will take about five or six days for the pigeon to reach the capital."
Nangong Jiu shook his head: [That's too slow! The bird will arrive in a flash. If we release it here, the emperor will receive it over there.]
Liu Hao smiled and repeated Nangong Jiu's words again.
Chu Ruofeng was completely speechless.
Imperial study.
After reviewing the memorial in his hand, Emperor Dongling stood up and walked to the window to look out.
"Laifu, no one is talking about Jiuer anymore, right?"
Eunuch Wei bowed and replied, "I have been sending people to inquire about this matter, but no one in the capital is discussing it anymore."
“Well, that’s good!
Come on, let’s go for a walk outside.”
"whoosh"
A paper bird hovered in front of Emperor Dongling.
Eunuch Wei was surprised and said, "Your Majesty, isn't this the little paper doll that the princess showed you before she left?"
Emperor Dongling spread out his hands, and the bird landed in his palms.
"Yes, Jiuer sent a letter!"
Emperor Dongling happily listened to the contents of the letter using Nangong Jiujiao's method.
Then he paced back and forth in the imperial study excitedly.
"Quickly summon General Nangong and his son to the palace!"
Eunuch Wei agreed and quickly left the imperial study.
Emperor Dongling, with red eyes and trembling hands, took out a tightly wrapped box from a dark chamber.
He carefully opened it layer by layer and took out a piece of yellowed parchment from the box.
The parchment shows the map of Dongling Kingdom hundreds of years ago.
"Father, we now have a chance to take back the land our ancestors lost.
This is really God’s blessing!
Hundreds of years ago, the ancestors of the old emperor of Xiyue betrayed our Dongling, drew a line as a boundary, and divided the beautiful country into two.
Now, with the divine blessing, I have the opportunity to reclaim Xiyue and restore the integrity of Dongling's territory."
Emperor Dongling looked at the area marked Xiyue on the parchment, reached out and touched it, then sat in a chair and stared at the parchment in a daze.
My father’s last words are still ringing in my ears.
"My son, you must remember that Xiyue was originally the territory of Dongling. This has been a pain in the hearts of our royal family for generations.
We are of the same origin, so don't initiate war with them. If they dare to cause trouble, don't be polite to them.
If there is a chance to reclaim Xiyue, I will burn incense and tell our ancestors."
Thinking about the ancestors who died of illness due to anger, thinking about the sinister calculations of the old emperor of Xiyue...
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