Chapter 473 Wind and Rain (13)

As the saying goes: "There are no years in the mountains, but there are thousands of years in the world."

The time needs to go forward a few days. Bai Yousi, who is located in Izumo Prefecture, a famous prefecture in the northern part of Dongyi Fifty Prefectures, is not aware of many developments outside. However, in early April, she learned about the Jiangdu mutiny in time. At that time, she was in the Dongyi royal family.

Accompanied by General Wang Yuande, they climbed out of Qingyun Mountain to the west of Yungang and prepared to visit the famous Qingdi General View on the mountain.

Halfway through the journey, a private visitor hurriedly came from the bottom of the mountain to report. Wang Yuande lost his composure on the spot, then hesitated for a moment, stopped walking, went to a pavilion halfway up the mountain, and told Bai Yousi about the incident.

When Bai Yousi heard this, he just nodded slightly.

"White Snake, the emperor has been killed. The dignified land emperor was surrounded and killed by his own imperial army. Why are you not at all confused?" Wang Yuande had always put on a noble and romantic attitude before, but now he was a little flustered and uncomfortable.

untie.

"Actually, I'm also confused," Bai Yousi said. "It's just that it's useless to be confused at this time, so I might as well just ignore it."

Wang Yuande nodded, seeming to have regained his mental balance, and then regained his energy a little.

Let’s also say that this Dongyi royal general’s clothes are too gorgeous. Not to mention the golden crown and jade belt, the sachet is not to mention, the clothes on his body are actually made of Shu brocade, which is basically priceless in Dongyi. And the most bizarre thing is that his temperament

He seems to be a lot more docile, and his speech and behavior are completely different from his violent image on the battlefield four years ago. He actually looks a bit like a noble Dongyi person.

"However, in my opinion, the biggest trouble in this matter is that since the imperial army killed Cao Che, they will definitely go north. By this time, our gang may have started to fight hard with them, but I am isolated here. It is simply ridiculous!" Bai

Yousi continued to tell him sincerely. "As for Cao Che, he will be dead if he dies, and he will die if he dies. What's there to care about?"

After saying this, Cheng Minqi and Ma Ping'er, who were standing outside the pavilion, turned back together.

Wang Yuande was stunned for a moment, looked at the two people outside, then hesitated for a moment, and came to tell him seriously: "White Lady, you should figure it out in the past few days. It's not that I'm trying to shirk, but that your decision to stay or leave is not ours.

People in Izumo can make decisions, and since Li and I don't have to deal with each other, there is no way we can join forces to coax you..."

Bai Yousi nodded calmly: "I know General Wang is telling the truth."

Wang Yuande is the garrison general here in Izumo, but by chance, the army's fleet was blown here a few days ago and he led a force of ten thousand troops to move here. Now he is taking care of the army's more than ten thousand troops;

The person surnamed Li specifically pointed out that Izumo was a large Dongyi state, and Izumo Port under his rule faced the Bohai Sea and was directly connected to the North. The trade in Hebei was not temporarily sent, but because of the control

The port and took over the maintenance work of the military fleet, which is equivalent to detaining the military fleet in disguise... These two people are the two powerful factions in the so-called Toyi noble clan here in Izumo, and they also gave this gang to the army.

Locked by two locks.

There is no way to go without a boat. As for why you have to hand over the fleet... you have to repair the ship! You have to repair the ship no matter what!

The troops need supplies even if they are nesting here.

What does it mean that people have to bow their heads under the eaves? This is it.

To be fair, in the past month or so, the actions taken by the Dongyi people against the army seemed very reasonable and pragmatic:

For example, they are very cooperative in allowing basic material transactions, including ship repairs and treatment of the sick and wounded, but they only require that IOUs be issued in the name of the gang and used for large-scale trade to offset the payment;

Another example is that the scope of activities of this 10,000-person force is strictly restricted, and even the officers are not allowed to leave Izumo Port. However, the military officials below Wang Yuande and Li Qiufan, including the children of local high-ranking families, are all below Bai Yousi.

The leader maintained a certain degree of politeness and enthusiasm, often inviting these people to drink and attend meetings, and would also invite them out of the city to visit the surrounding areas as appropriate;

For example, surveillance and observation were of course the whole process. The gang's fleet was concentrated in the harbor because it needed repairs, and the troops were required to set up camps on the spot in the mountains and seas outside the city. However, during this process, the army

However, the camp was respected, and no one took the opportunity to enter and ask for jurisdiction... At the beginning, Wang Yuande once issued a document to try to confiscate weapons, but after being directly rejected by Bai Yousi, he no longer persisted;

In addition, when soldiers who have broken the law or escaped are being dealt with, the leader will be asked to observe, etc...

At first glance, this is a decent gesture that is both defensive and maintains some diplomatic face.

However, after seeing that the ship was repaired and the crew was resting, when Bai Yousi proposed to leave Dongyi and return to Hebei, Wang Yuande and Li Qiufan both looked at him and asked anxious questions, but the ship had not actually arrived yet.

Repair it, or there has been strong wind on the sea recently.

Now they finally admitted privately that they had been instructed not to allow the army to leave.

"But if that's the case, who can make the decision? Why should we be kept here? What's the benefit of keeping us?" Bai Yousi paused and continued to ask, but there was not much surprise.

On the other hand, Ma Ping'er and Cheng Mingqi looked almost puzzled, and several of the local Dongyi clan disciples who had accompanied them also frowned in confusion.

"I don't know either. I directly received the order from our king... But White Snake doesn't have to worry too much. Just like you said, your army has an entire fleet of ten thousand soldiers and thousands of sailors and boatmen. In order to guard it,

You, we have so many people here, it is a waste of manpower, money and food, and there is no benefit in keeping you... Therefore, since I didn’t mean to care for you at the beginning, it means that I really have something to discuss with you, Mrs. White Snake." At this point,

Wang Yuande paused for a moment before continuing. "As far as I know, someone should be coming from the Royal City in a few days."

"I hope so." Bai Yousi could only nod, but stood up with a long sword. "Anyway, we can't drag it on like this... With all due respect, if Dongsheng Kingdom is determined to be an enemy of our gang, it will take advantage of our gang at the beginning.

When the fleet is damaged and the whole army is weak, we should invite your great governor to easily destroy us. And if you are not ready to be our enemy for the time being, you should let us go early... If we continue like this, we will suffer

If the situation continues for a long time, no one will be able to endure it, and the two sides will start a war."

Wang Yuande smiled and ignored the other party's threat... It can only be said that a few years are enough to change a person's external temperament, especially in Dongyi where political struggles are extremely complex and frequent. He is no longer the same person on the battlefield that day.

The young member of the royal family who directly threatened the Grand Master.

This time, he was respectful and diplomatic enough to the last "possible master".

However, despite this, the person couldn't help but ask after standing up: "White Snake."

"What?" Bai Yousi, who had already walked out of the pavilion halfway up the mountain, looked back.

"Killing the emperor, killing a saint who has claimed to be the supreme emperor on land for almost twenty years, is it so insignificant?" Wang Yuande still remembered this.

"So what?" Bai Yousi looked a little puzzled. "Not to mention that Cao Che sought his own death, but how many other emperors were killed? General Wang, the Central Plains is not Dongsheng, there is no supreme leader who can live all day long.

Those who are staring at...not even mentioning the emperor, the Supreme Four Emperors, isn't it equivalent to being driven out by the people of the Central Plains?"

Wang Yuande was stunned and nodded.

In this way, the two of them stopped talking and returned to the mountaineering road... The road was not easy... In addition to Ma Ping'er and Cheng Minqi himself, who was accompanied by twenty troops in single clothes and fine attire, there were actually hundreds of attendants and maids, all of whom were

The official slaves assigned to Wang Yuande, the royal general from Izumo Prefecture, were either naked and carrying empty buns, or holding umbrella flags, or holding pots filled with clear water, or holding clothing boxes, or carrying

Carrying poles, pushing carts, or posing with long knives and short spears, the platform on the mountain road was almost filled.

On the steps of the mountain road behind this group of people, many civilians and untouchables who were preparing to go up the mountain to worship and pray were blocked, but they were kneeling there in dense numbers, bowing their heads and not daring to raise their heads.

Bai Yousi glanced here, frowned slightly, then turned around and continued upwards. Wang Yuande, Cheng Mingqi, Ma Ping'er and several local Dongyi nobles followed, and the huge team set off again.

Soon, before noon, they climbed up Qingyun Mountain and came to Qingdiye's general view.

The Bai family's daughter, who was a grandmaster, arrived with the top three generals among the rising stars of the royal family, helping the Dengzhou governor. Naturally, the gate of the temple was opened wide, and a purple-robed Taoist in charge of the temple came to greet them personally. However, everyone

Everyone can see that the Taoists here are obviously neither humble nor arrogant... They have people to rely on. This is the general view of Qing Emperor. In other words, the entire mountain range where Qingyun Mountain is located is the private dragon of Qing Emperor.

Property, and Emperor Qing is the actual creator and protector of the national-regional-political entity Dongyi. In addition, this is a borderland outside the Central Plains. Without the squeeze of the Three Glory, the court and scholars

Resistance, sacred things happen all the time.

It is said that even the Qing Emperor often appears in person, but it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false when he is transformed into a mortal.

Now that we have arrived here, we must formally worship the Qing Emperor. The process is not too complicated. Just burn incense, write a congratulatory message and stuff it into the sachet, and hang it with a silk thread on one of the many big trees in the courtyard.

Just like the Roufang in Dongdu back then.

"National Master." Bai Yousi tilted his head and looked at the sachets all over the tree. He seemed to recall something. After a long time, he turned around and turned to the purple-robed Taoist beside him. "I

I have a few things I want to ask."

"Not the Imperial Preceptor, but the Deputy Imperial Preceptor, third grade." The purple-robed Taoist hurriedly corrected him. "White Snake, please speak."

"The first thing is that there was a student under the command of Li Ziqi, the governor of your country, who went to the Jianghuai area five or six years ago to work as a spy. It was the case that Jing'antai sent me to handle at that time. He himself was captured by my husband.

Zhang Xing found out that he was going to be executed. Before he died, he promised to send his bones back. I don’t know if he should send them to his home or somewhere? If he sent them to his home, could he ask the deputy national preceptor to send someone to investigate a little bit? This person is in Jianghuai

At that time, he called himself Zuo Youxian, and pretended to be a person named Zuo Caijiang... It is said that he was born in a lower-third-rank family, and with his cultivation and merit, he had the hope of transferring to an upper-third-rank family, and married a clan girl from the royal family."

"The truth is that it has to be sent to your home, but it doesn't matter if you send it here. We can forward it for you." The purple-robed Taoist was particularly agile. "And I knew who this person was as soon as I heard it. There are not many people with the surname Zuo in the middle school, and his origin is still unknown.

It is so clear that we have also heard of Zuo Youxian’s name, and it is unmistakable... However, if Zuo Youxian’s family requested Chief Zhang to send his bones back to his hometown, he did not mean to return to his hometown for burial.”

"Any explanation?" Bai Yousi couldn't help but be curious.

"Yes." Wang Yuande suddenly said next to him. "He actually wanted to prove that his family was martyred for the country by returning to his hometown, and he wanted his family to be promoted to a higher level... If I remember correctly, when this guy disappeared six or seven years ago, his family should have

He is the fourth rank. If, in accordance with the decree of the Grand Governor, someone with an elixir level or above died for the country, and his family background raises the first rank, he will become a third rank... From this point of view, the White Snake asking today is equivalent to sending his bones back to his hometown.

"

Bai Yousi thought thoughtfully, then nodded, but did not ask any more about the benefits of going to the third rank. The ninth rank system was originally established in the Central Plains and was "accepted" by the Qing Emperor.

"This is exactly the truth." The purple-robed Taoist did not hide it. "White Lady, is there anything else you want to ask?"

"Yes." Bai Yousi came back to his senses, pointed to the mountain at his feet and asked, "Is this mountain the same as the mountain to the north of Dengzhou?"

"It is said to be so." The purple-robed Taoist replied proudly. "On that day, the dragon and the phoenix of the Eastern Chu Dynasty both died. The Red Emperor was furious and took the initiative to fight the White Emperor and the Black Emperor. However, they gradually failed. The Qing Emperor took action to persuade them.

He, it is said that he followed the place where Qian Yi died and used his power to split the Dongsheng Mountain where he lived into two parts. One half fell on the north side of Dengzhou in the Central Plains, and the other half fell on the Dongsheng Kingdom.

This is the situation where Luolongtan and the two mountains are facing each other across the beach. When the Black and White Emperors saw this, they knew how powerful it was, so they let go and did not dare to embarrass the Red Emperor Empress again."

Bai Yousi said: "There is no theory in the Eastern Region that the Qing Emperor took the initiative to separate the mountains. It is said that because of the incident with the ancestor emperor and the incident with the dragon and phoenix in Eastern Chu, the four emperors could no longer endure it and fought with each other.

Many immortal and true dragons died, and the four emperors took action directly, but in the end it was the Red Emperor Empress who forced Li Yue and Qian Yi to raise the dragon and create a deserted beach that could be submerged in the sea."

"Novel like "The Legend of Li Yue" is very popular. Many people think it is true after reading it. We need to read more history books... This matter is written in the "Notes to the Taixuan Jing"." Purple-robed Deputy Imperial Master Zhenzhen

Good at temptation. "It was the Qing Emperor who split it."
To be continued...