Aspirations for Nation and Beauty: Section 82 Patrol

"Your Highness, the wharf of Yuhang Mansion is right in front of you." Lying lazily on the wide beard bed, two pretty maidservants were kneeling gently in front of the handsome young man, and one was rubbing his leg muscles for him. A fruit with a purple-red shell was being peeled off from the fruit plate, and the crystal clear white flesh exuded an attractive sweet aroma. The huge dragon boat appears to be running very smoothly on the wide canal, and the slightly undulating water waves are negligible for a huge ship, and even the hot coffee on the low table next to it has never been spilled.

Swallowing the pitted fruit in one gulp, the handsome young man nodded slightly: "Every time I eat this Hepu Dali, which is better than any delicacy in the world, I never want to go back to the imperial capital. This Liao Qichang really understands his thoughts Ah, I sent so many baskets of Dali back in Jinling. I can’t make people feel grateful.”

The person who came in to report was a guard in his prime, with eagle eyes and a tiger body, his angular face was expressionless, and he just bowed respectfully before retreating.

"Chuanyue, come here. Let's take a rest." Greeted the other party affectionately. The handsome young man patted the seat next to him to signal him.

"Your Highness, we will arrive at our destination soon, and this subordinate has to make some preparations." The eagle-eyed man still shook his head indifferently, turned around and left.

The handsome young man who sat up straight shrugged his shoulders, probably because he was used to the behavior of the strong man in front of him, so he didn't say much, just nodded and watched the strong man disappear outside the sand curtain. Looking away thoughtfully, he said, "This guy is always like this. It's not funny at all."

"Hey, Your Highness. As long as he can complete the task for His Highness, it's enough, don't you need to be too demanding? With two special skills, his reputation is not in vain." Sitting in the corner by the porthole all the time The middle-aged scribe in the room was wearing a blue Confucian shirt, and a huge folding fan was opened and closed suddenly, but the scribe never left the view outside the window.

"Well, I heard that he rebelled against two sects and killed countless people. It can be said that he can't move an inch in the arena. I don't know why?" Those recommended will definitely not be weak, and their loyalty is unquestionable.

"Well, His Highness doesn't mind asking about sad people and sad things." A rare look of pity appeared on the face of the middle-aged scribe, and he probably didn't want to talk about this issue.

"Oh?" The handsome young man was more interested, and asked: "Let's hear it. I'm a little envious of Jianghu affairs. I'm happy with my enemies, I sing wildly with my sword, how can I be at ease? It's not like now Mundane things are entangled." The handsome young man's words were full of helplessness, and seemed to point to something.

"Hehe, Your Highness's words are wrong. If His Highness is busy with ordinary things, then the affairs of Jianghu are vulgar and vulgar. The middle-aged scribe shook his head and smiled wryly." The world is not what His Highness imagined. It is so free and easy, it is like a big dye vat, once a person falls into it, he wants to climb out. That's hard to beat, unless you join the official family as a reliance like Chuan Yue, wouldn't it be the most true portrayal of the saying that people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes. "

"Then what you said seems like Chuanyue offended a big enemy in the arena?" The handsome young man asked with great interest.

Seeing that his lord was so interested, the middle-aged scholar had no choice but to follow his words and said, "Well, Chuanyue should say that it is already difficult to gain a foothold in the northern part of the empire, even in the entire empire. It's dangerous, otherwise I don't think he would come to me, so please let me introduce him to His Highness. He was originally from the Qingfengmen, a major martial arts sect in the Heshuo area. Qingfengmen is a Taoist sect, and there are all Taoist and secular disciples under the sect. However, he was emotionally entangled with a young female Daoguan, and it was fine to be expelled from the sect by Qingfengmen. He went back and seduced the female Daoguan to escape together. After chasing him, he had nowhere to hide, so he joined Yanyun Lai Prefecture's big faction under the pseudonym Wuhu Duanmen Knife. Who knew that his mother-in-law was spotted by the brother of the Wuhu Duanmen Knife, and she repeatedly seduced and molested her. In a fit of rage, he killed the other party seriously, and then fled. At this time, his original identity was also exposed. There is no place for him to stand on the Central Plains martial arts road, so he had to come to seek refuge with his subordinates."

"Hehe, I can't see that Chuanyue, who is usually cold-faced, is still a lover. Presumably his woman must be extraordinary." The handsome young man laughed, thinking it was very interesting.

"This subordinate has seen it before, and I can only say that she is a bit pretty, probably because of beauty in the eyes of beholders." The middle-aged scribe shook his head and sighed. "For something useless, if it wasn't for his father's kindness to me back then, I wouldn't bother to care about him. I don't know how his father taught him to fall into such a field for a woman. But this is also good. With His Highness by his side, You can also find a wife and shade, and you can count as an explanation to his father."

"The Qingfengmen and Wuhu Duanmendao factions are very powerful in the empire? Why have I never heard of it?"

"Your Highness manages a lot of affairs every day, and all he cares about is military and state affairs. How can he pay attention to these reckless things in the world. Even his subordinates listened to Chuan Yue after he came." The middle-aged scribe replied.

"It seems that the jungle is also dominated by the jungle," the handsome young man said with some emotion. "There is no pure land in the world, this sentence is indeed true."

"Hehe, Your Highness, there is no need to be sentimental. This is the way of the world. Natural selection, the strong survive, and the weak are eliminated. No matter which way you walk, you can't get rid of this law." Is it not a part of the order to patrol the East China Sea and the south of the Yangtze River?”

The handsome young man is Situ Yuan, the Seventh Prince of the Tanghe Empire. He was ordered to inspect the armed forces in the East China Sea and Jiangnan counties, focusing on inspecting the defense situation of the navy fleet against the Japanese in the Atlantic Ocean. East China Sea and Jiangnan are the lands of the richest man in the empire. There has been no war for hundreds of years, except for the harassment of Japanese people in the Great East in recent years, the entire Jiangnan area has enjoyed peace and prosperity. Half of the empire's wealth comes from Jiangnan, and the taxpayers of Jiangnan and Donghai counties account for about 70% of the empire's total fiscal revenue, and with Wuhu County, it reaches nearly 90%.

However, with the vigorous rise of the industrial and commercial forces in the two counties, it has also directly challenged the power of the nobles headed by the land aristocracy, especially in Jiangnan County. After taking advantage of the unique geographical environment and location in the south of the Yangtze River to make a fortune and obtain huge wealth, their political aspirations have also increased, and their relationship with the local gentry class has also become increasingly tense.

"Well, my father has been working so hard. I don't know how the eldest brother and the third brother sent me away so early to pave the way for the old nine?" Situ Yuan's face slowly leached. A cold smile seemed a little inconsistent with his handsome face, and he waved his hand to signal the two servants to leave, leaving only two people in the spacious cabin.

The refreshing river breeze blows the embroidered silk curtains on the portholes, and the vivid embroidered cloud and thunder patterns on the straight silk sand curtains flutter in the wind. From time to time, Linlin could see ships passing by in the distance, and the soldiers on the naval ships in charge of security were fully armed, closely monitoring the surrounding movements to prevent any accidents from happening.

"Your Highness, I think we are in a delicate situation right now. In terms of military strength, we are not as good as His Royal Highness and Third Highness, but in terms of economic strength and our environment, we are stronger than the two Highnesses." There are too many." The middle-aged scholar withdrew his gaze from the window, with a calm expression: "Your Highness has a solid foundation in the East China Sea and the south of the Yangtze River, and the south is backed by the Kingdom of Milan, and is already invincible. This time, His Highness can use His Majesty's opportunity to In the name of purging the naval forces and consolidating the local administrative power in the East China Sea and the South of the Yangtze River, even if the major event fails for a while, it will not be too late to rely on the strong strength of the two places to achieve a great cause."

Situ Yuan shook his head slowly, his eyes fixed, and the ambergris smelt from the corner of the wall, which cleared his mind, "It's not that simple. Father dared to send me back to the south of the Yangtze River. Naturally, he has his plan. Although Jiangnan is my mother's home, it looks calm and calm, but it is actually undercurrents. The power of the common people has been echoing with the commercial power in the court for decades, relying on the economic power they have in their hands. More political rights of the common people have always been very loud, but they have met with strong opposition at all levels~IndoMTL.com~The father has always been vague on this issue, neither supporting nor opposing, but he indulged those who The news media that the commercial faction is waving the flag on the surface is impartial, but it is hard to say what kind of idea is playing in the bottom of it.”

With some doubts, he cast his eyes on Situ Yuan's face, and the middle-aged scribe blinked his eyes and said, "Your Highness, what do you mean..."

"The power of the local common people in the south of the Yangtze River represented by Liao Qichang is not only closely related to the power of the common people in the East China Sea, but also secretly communicated with the industrial and commercial forces in Wuhu County. The power they represent is also very important in the empire. There is no right to speak, but Liao Qichang has already stretched his hands and feet into the navy, and it can be seen that they have sensed the changes in the situation in the empire and have begun to prepare for it. I think Lao Jiu also came with Liao Qichang when he returned to Beijing to report on his work last time. Frequently, hum, what kind of idea is there, it is self-evident, if there is the acquiescence of the father, and some people will go through it. I am afraid that there will be a lot of variables in the middle."

There were layers of gloom on Situ Yuan's face, obviously he was extremely afraid of this matter. Situ Lang was originally very popular in the court. If he put his hand into his backyard, his position would be in jeopardy. However, the gentry forces of the two counties that support him are in the same situation as the common people represented by Liao Qichang. It is difficult to reconcile the contradictions between the two sides. At this moment, it is impossible for him to take such a risk to please those common people. If I don't do it well, I will fail at both ends. Fortunately, my influence in the Eastern Military Region is still stable. If I can get the full support of the Kingdom of Milan, there should be no troubles in these two places.

The middle-aged scribe was speechless for a while, and just silently pondered where the joints were.

"Your Highness, the ship is about to dock, and the officials of Jiangnan County are already waiting for you at the pier."