The Prince of Qi is a very unfamiliar term.
This wasn't to say the Prince Regent was childless. The Princess of Qi and the Prince of Qi had been childhood sweethearts, marrying young, but for unknown reasons, they remained childless. The late Emperor, sympathetic to their years of prayers for a child, adopted a child from another prince as his own.
Rumor has it that the Prince of Qi was a man of little fortune. It was said that he was an illegitimate child who was disliked by others and was weak and sickly. The King and Queen of Qi were worried that this child, who was so hard to come by, would be taken away by God, so they kept his name and appearance secret and only made great arrangements for his wedding when he came of age.
This is all the information we know about the King of Qi's only child.
Even in the capital, Bianjing, there was little news about this prince. Some even believed that he had met with an accident long ago, but the King and Queen of Qi were unwilling to admit it.
It's not that Xu Shiqing didn't believe what Xie Chongyue said, but he had previously guessed that the other party had connections with the King of Qi, or had some secret power. He never expected that the person was directly the Prince of Qi, a royal relative.
His expression suddenly changed as he thought of what happened when he went to Prince Qi's mansion three years ago.
"You... no wonder you said you heard all that information from them..."
Why would he need to be a spies? If he wanted to know, I'm afraid the servants would rush to tell him! Even the King of Qi himself was like that!
Xie Chongyue narrowed his eyes and said, "My Qinggong wasn't that good back then."
The guards of Prince Qi's mansion are not that weak.
However, Xu Shiqing never doubted Xie Chongyue's explanation. Perhaps he also felt that his friend's words were a little unreasonable, but he still chose to believe it, believed what Xie Chongyue said, believed that Xie Chongyue had no ill will towards him, and believed that Xie Chongyue would one day tell him the things he had concealed.
Xu Shiqing is such a person.
This kind of consideration and tolerance may be the reason why those people in the world, whether arrogant, gentle, or rebellious, are willing to be friends with him.
"Okay, okay." Xu Shiqing said, "I know you are the prince of Qi. Next, can you explain why I came to Lingnan?"
Is Xie Chongyue in contact with his master, the King of Qi, and the others? He should be. So, is everything he has done so far also instructed by the King of Qi and Liu Xiangsheng?
Xu Shiqing couldn't help but wonder what position he occupied in their plan.
What is the purpose of his plan of asking his master to give up Jianmen, disband Jianmen, and even commit suicide?
Xie Chongyue was just about to start from the beginning when he heard a noise outside.
"Master! Elder Ren is here!"
The servant said.
So Xu Shiqing's carefully thought-out reply was interrupted, and the two had to find another time to talk.
The elder walked in with a smile on his face, and it seemed more like he was here to settle accounts than to visit.
"Look, look, isn't this our leader who loves the Central Plains?" She said with a sarcastic tone: "You're finally back? I thought you had forgotten about the elderly, weak, and sick in this remote place."
Xie Chongyue said nervously, "You know why I went to the Central Plains, can't you give me some face in front of Ziyun?"
As if he were an irresponsible guy.
"Is this the famous Sword Immortal?" Ren Fangdu brought up the topic of Xu Shiqing: "He truly is a young hero, with an extraordinary bearing!"
Her smile is so soft and kind that it almost makes people let down their guard at first sight.
But the people who should not be looked down upon the most in the world are women.
Xu Shiqing then politely said that Elder Ren, a woman, was a heroine who was able to expand the Demon Sect to its current size.
Both of them have excellent looks, and their interactions are very polite, which is pleasing to the eye.
"Sanniang, please stop bullying him." Xie Chongyue had no choice but to speak up before Ren Fangdu could completely expose Xu Shiqing's true identity. "Ziyun has a gentle nature. Please hold back on your methods towards barbarians."
"You're already protecting your food before you even get it?" Ren Fang looked at him jealously. "When we first met, your mouth was even more unforgiving than mine."
"It's true, I only see the new people laughing, but never hear the old people crying."
Xie Chongyue smiled wryly: "Okay, you've seen the man, and you've finished talking. Anything else?"
"Yes." Ren Fangju straightened his expression and said without further ado: "The Lingnan garrison has sent a message, asking you to go there."
"Dali and Baiyue are assembling their armies even faster. According to intelligence from our spies, their attack might be brought forward to the beginning of next month—"
She said, "They want you, the prince of Qi, to make an appearance."
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After the people left, Xu Shiqing said, "Although Lingnan was the original fiefdom of the King of Qi, before the death of the late emperor, in order to facilitate his regent's journey north, the King of Qi's fiefdom was moved to Jiangnan."
"Are they trying to demonstrate against the group in the south?"
This shows that the King of Qi pays great attention to Lingnan.
This is not groundless speculation. The King of Qi is a man of both civil and military talents. His reputation intimidates the countries in Lingnan and also intimidates the Jin and Mongolian states in the north.
Xie Chongyue was not surprised by the defenders' actions. In fact, the King of Qi and his men had long anticipated Lingnan's restlessness. After all, after summer and autumn, the two northern countries of Jin and Meng would move south to plunder, burn and kill.
The Qi and Zhou armies had to guard against these cavalry raiders, making it difficult to focus on the remote south. Furthermore, in spring, the Nanling Mountains were busy with farming, making it even less suitable for warfare.
It’s not that we are afraid of war, but if something can be solved with words, we should not use knives or guns.
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