Nearly a hundred Manchurian cavalry were galloping among the snowflakes flying all over the sky, slowly approaching the silver-covered city.

Yue Le saw a city like a giant beast in the distance, tightening the reins of the horse and staring at it.

"Prince, Xuzhou is ahead!" The guard urged him and pointed at him.

Xuzhou was originally a big city. After Ajige retreated to Xuzhou, he carefully managed it, repaired the city walls and built enemy platforms, and built hundreds of high warehouses in the city, which had already managed Xuzhou like an iron barrel.

Yue Le nodded slightly and sighed, "It is not unreasonable that Prince Ying can block the Southern Dynasty alone."

After saying that, Yue Le remembered the mission of this trip, and his expression became sad again. He stopped his horse for a while before he ran towards Xuzhou City with a clamped horse.

Yue Le and his party arrived at the north gate of Xuzhou and reported their identity. The gatekeeper immediately sent someone to report to Prince Ying's mansion. Soon after, the royal palace guards led a large group of troops to greet him.

For a moment, the Qing soldiers wearing a gray cloth jacket, with the word "Soldier" written on the chest and the white circle behind them, and the Qing soldiers wearing red hats, holding bird guns, stood on both sides of the street, blocking the people on the street and blocking the road, which made people talk.

Yue Le is one of the five major political kings. He has a noble status and a large number of green camp soldiers are on guard to ensure the safety of Yue Le and his group.

At this time, among the crowd on both sides of the streets, several men wearing gray cloth gowns, full of hats, and dragging a thin braid, stared at Yue Le and his party, and then left quietly.

In the city of Xuzhou, a tavern outside the gate of Taipei City finally had several guests.

This tavern is called Jianghuai Tower, which is said to be the property of a Shanxi businessman.

Since the Shanxi merchants tied up with the Qing Dynasty, the strength of the Shanxi merchants has grown rapidly. Wherever the Qing army attacked, they would take over the local salt industry, silk, tea oil, rice and flour, etc.

Local officials knew that there were people behind Shanxi merchants, so they did not dare to touch them, so they provided convenience for them, and even colluded with them to invade the assets of local gentry and merchants.

The shopkeeper of the Jianghuai wine shop was a Shanxi native who used his identity as a Shanxi merchant to cover it, but in fact it was the stronghold of the Military Information Department of the Wuyue Kingdom.

At this time, in the afternoon, and the weather was cold and the ground was cold, there were only a few guests sitting in the restaurant, drinking silently, and talking about family matters at most, and not daring to talk about state affairs.

At this time, two people walked in outside the gate, and a bartender immediately greeted him with a smile on his face, "Two uncles come and have a meal, go to the private room, quiet and comfortable!"

There were not many people in the store, so there was no need to go to the private room, but the two men followed the bartender to the second floor.

Soon, the door of the private room was pushed open and a fat middle-aged man came in. This man was the shopkeeper of the restaurant, Li Ziping, from Shanxi.

This person is the family of Li Jiantai, the former Grand Secretary of the Chongzhen Dynasty. Li Jiantai is now living in seclusion in Shanxi, but in fact he has secretly defected to Zhao Ming.

With the help of Li Jiantai, his clan and his clan, and his subordinates, he went to trade in the north, established trading clubs and inns, and installed many intelligence bases.

When the two men saw Li Ziping coming in, they immediately saluted, "Greetings to the Chief Commander!"

In order to implement separatism, the Wu Yue Kingdom established another administrative position and made changes in the military system. The Duwei was probably the Thousand Houses of the Ming Dynasty.

Chen Ziping said in a deep voice: "What's new?"

"The commander, the envoy from the Qing Dynasty has arrived in Xuzhou!" A man said with his fist.

Chen Ziping asked: "Who is it?"

"Monday Prince Yue Le!" the man replied.

Chen Ziping couldn't help frowning, "Your Highness, I was originally worried that Shunzhi's child would take advantage of Ajige's lack of knowledge about Liaodong to deceive Ajige to Beijing. Now it seems that this is not the case!"

"The commander is worried that Yue Le will be unfavorable to Ajige!" the man said in surprise.

"The Fengbo Pavilion is too far away. Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong. You know this!" Chen Ziping said in a deep voice, then asked, "Have the news you have spread spread?"

The man said: "We have spread the news about the Battle of Gaizhou."

Chen Ziping pondered for a while and shook his head, "This news alone will only arouse Ajige's ambitions, but it is difficult for him to be alert. We must think of a way to make Ajige be careful of Yue Le and others!"

After a while of silence in the private room, a man suddenly looked up and said, "Prince, we have a secret stake in Ajige's mansion. Ajige wants to invite Yonghe Ban to perform. Can we use the opera troupe to convey the message to Ajige?"

Zhao Ming had a propaganda department very early, and the Yonghe class was actually a opera troupe trained by the propaganda department. In order to make their operas win the favor of northerners and Manchu nobles, the propaganda department improved the Kunqu operas sung by Wudong and evolved a new tone.

When Chen Ziping heard the words, he immediately clapped his hands and said, "Okay! This idea is good, just sing "Fengbo Pavilion"!"

"Master, Yonghe Ban doesn't have this show!" said the man.

Chen Ziping said: "If you don't have one, just write it now! Whether it's good or bad, sing it to me!"

Xuzhou City and Prince Ying’s Mansion were built very huge, with gardens, rockery, pavilions, and stages dedicated to performing operas.

At this time, there were fewer entertainment activities. After the Manchu nobles had enough food and drink, they would be able to do anything but listen to books, drink wine, and listen to operas. There was nothing else to pass the time.

In the backyard of the royal palace and on the stage, the actors from the Yonghe class were singing Kunqu Opera.

Ajig was wearing a black dragon robe and a bowl cap, sitting upright in front of the seat, while Yue Le was accompanying him.

"Yuele, what's the matter with me when you come to my place this time?" Ajige asked casually as he listened to the play.

Yue Le sat next to Ajige, thinking about what he was going to do, his palms were sweating slightly, "Uncle Wang, this time I am here to reward Uncle Wang on the order of the emperor!"

Ajige was a famous brave general in the Qing Dynasty, and his force was no less than that of Ajige. Although Yue Le was young and strong, he might not be Ajige's opponent.

Ajige smiled slightly and suddenly asked, "I heard the news recently that you had suffered a great defeat in Gaizhou, and that boy Fulin's family is almost defeated by you. But this is the case!"

Yue Le was shocked when he heard the word. Unexpectedly, Ajige had already learned about the news of Gaizhou's defeat.

For a moment, Yue Le was sweating on his forehead. He looked up at Ajige and found that Ajige was staring at him with a sharp look. His heart couldn't help but feel tight.

"Uncle Wang, this is the case!" Yue Le saw Ajige staring at him, afraid that Ajige would be suspicious, so he did not dare to hide it at the moment, so he had to say truthfully: "Gazhou was defeated, and the court was damaged, so the emperor sent me to appease Uncle Wang!"

Ajige stared at Yue Le for a moment, his sharp eyes became soft and proud, and he thought to himself: "It seems that Fulin's son is worried that I will take the opportunity to rebel!"

After hearing Yue Le's words, Ajige withdrew his gaze and turned to the stage again.

Yue Le looked at Ajige. Seeing that he relaxed his guard, he couldn't help but touch the dagger in his sleeve, and he felt very nervous.

At this moment, Ajige suddenly frowned and said, "What kind of play can you sing on the stage!"

Ajige was in the south for a long time and could barely understand the lyrics of Kunqu Opera. He found that the opera troupe performed very unfamiliar on the stage today, and the lyrics and tunes were not very harmonious, so he couldn't help but ask.

The eunuch in the royal palace next to him immediately said, "The prince is the newly compiled "Fengbo Pavilion"!"
Chapter completed!