She closed her eyes and fell asleep without any worries.
King Qin stared at her face. Over the years, she had already accumulated the wind and frost of the years, so hard and haggard. He sighed softly, but then laughed again. Fortunately, after so many ups and downs, at this moment, the dust finally settled. .
In such noisy days, everyone slowly approached the sea.
Lu Wenlong had never seen the sea or been on a big ship. He was very excited when he heard the description of Little Tiger Head with a beaming eyebrow. He didn't know what kind of paradise that mysterious island was. Because of this, he yearned for it.
Not only the two children were excited, but even King Qin became excited.
Just like a fish, it must always be in the water to breathe, swim, and be full of strength. The ocean is his sky, able to fly freely, just like a shark, which can sweep everything.
The carriage stopped, and everyone looked at the blue sky in the distance, which was so transparent and endless as far as the eye could see.
Lu Wenlong was very surprised: "Where is the ocean here? Don't you see any water?"
Little Hutou also felt strange: "Dad, why do we have to stop?"
At this moment, he saw his father make a strange move and actually got off the carriage. He didn't even ask for help.
"Dad, is your leg okay?"
"Dad, can you stand up?"
Not only the two children, Hua Rong was also overjoyed: "Qin Shangcheng, are you okay?"
He laughed, but frowned. Hua Rong and Lu Wenlong hurriedly stretched out their hands to support him. It turned out that he stood up unknowingly in his excitement.
Liu Zhiyong ran up: "Your Majesty, where should we transfer?"
"right here!"
"Ah? Why?"
This place is more than a hundred miles away from the ocean, and in the opposite direction.
"Get rid of all the baggage and go left."
Hua Rong saw that the direction was wrong, but she knew that King Qin would never act recklessly, and of course he had his own opinions, so she nodded immediately.
The joking look on King Qin's face disappeared, but he was confident and held her hand: "Girl, our journey has been so smooth. But I hope to return to Changlin Island smoothly. Even if Zhao Deji is a bastard, He wouldn't even think about Dan having any tricks up his sleeve."
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Hua Rong also thought of this. Seeing that King Qin had already made arrangements, this was his territory, so of course it was up to him. Others were very surprised. King Qin ignored their surprise and immediately ordered to deal with it on the spot. Some items were stored until nightfall, and everyone set off on the road again, riding lightly and lightly.
After such a roundabout way, he turned back and took the left direction again. When Hua Rong took a look, his eyes suddenly opened up. It turned out to be a remote road that he had never walked before. In front of him, there were faint mountains.
"This is where?"
King Qin was very proud and whispered in her ear: "Remember the time when Zhao Deji fled? He asked to take a secret road, but I didn't take them, and only chose a route close to Wang Erqi Island. That's not This is the secret passage. Through this mountain range, there is an inaccessible island... "
Hua Rong knew that he was deeply scheming and was almost in a desperate situation back then, so he refused to send out his direct relatives, let alone let anyone set foot on Luoxia Island. It is understandable that he keeps such a hand now.
"Girl, only Uncle Yang and I knew this secret before."
She smiled sweetly: "Now we all know."
King Qin looked back and saw that these people were all his closest subordinates. They followed him from the savage jungle to the life-and-death battle with Jin Wushu. Naturally, he had no grudges and set off on his way with a whip.
Besides, Zhao Deji couldn't have been unmoved after hearing Qin Hui's vicious plan. He reviewed the military reports from various places these days, and after reading them carefully, he discovered that this dynasty, and even the Han government, had always attached great importance to the inland. Even if there were water pirates, They are all small-scale and vulnerable. Moreover, those water pirates actually come from inland lakes, land of plenty, especially the tax-rich areas of the southeastern provinces. Therefore, the strength of the navy in the past dynasties has been very weak. Not to mention It involves distant oceans.
The grasslands, deserts, and vast oceans are all beyond the reach of the Han government. Even the ancestors of the Tang Dynasty and Song Dynasty never made any achievements in them.
Thinking back to that thrilling naval battle that year, Jin Wushu's rocket, the endless sea water, the desperate situation, and there would be no bones left after falling. Just for a King of Qin, is it worth laboring so hard
He weighed it up and concluded that it was negative. Even if he wanted to capture the King of Qin, he would have to wait until he was rampaging on land. As long as he did not openly rebel, he would not have to provoke him, and everyone would be safe.
After weighing it repeatedly, Zhao Deji rejected the military memorial, but other memorials bothered him even more. A few reckless guys, while impeaching Qin Hui, also raised the unjust case of Yue Peng and asked Zhao Deji to reconsider. Of course, they were all fully blamed. As for Qin Hui, the emperor was just "deceived" and the emperor was not guilty. In the past, they would not have dared to submit such a memorial. This time, they took advantage of Qin Hui's illness to trip up.
Zhao Deji was trying to find a handle on Qin Hui at this time, but this "handle" obviously did not suit his wishes. He was afraid of Yue Pengju's three "Zhao Deji will be killed in the next life" and woke up from nightmares many times, either Yue Pengju or Hua Hua. Rong, this life-threatening couple. When he thinks of Yue Pengju, he hates him more than Qin Hui. How can he easily restore his name
The more he watched, the more upset he became. He threw the memorial on the ground, but was not relieved. He rushed up and trampled it with his feet a few times, wishing to kill these ungrateful guys. However, since the Yue Pengju incident, he has He understands a truth. If he kills these censors who admonish him, he will fulfill their good reputation for loyalty, which also shows from the side that he is an unprincipled and ignorant king. He is not willing to fulfill these "loyal ministers" anymore, so he often , he was willing to abide by Song Taizu's oath not to kill ministers and petitioners, and played a tolerant role.
He vented for a while, and when he saw Yue Pengju's name, he naturally couldn't help but think of Hua Rong. He was also wondering in his heart, why is this woman's life so hard? Why is it that after wandering around the world for many years, he is still immortal
Because of this, he was even more curious about her.
At this time, he heard respectful footsteps. They were two children. They knocked on the door and came in. They both knelt down and said, "My son, I send my regards to my father."
The two were of the same age and with similar abilities. He adopted them from the Zhao clan and were the direct descendants of his ancestor Song Taizu. Song Taizu was killed by his younger brother Zhao Guangyi in the "Candle Shadow Ax Sound" incident. From then on, the Zhao family's family changed. The world belongs to Zhao Guangyi's line. By the time of Zhao Deji, the Jingkang catastrophe occurred, and his father and brother were all imprisoned. After he passed away, due to fate, he could only adopt an heir from the surviving Taizu line.
He will choose one of these two children as his heir. One will be raised by Wu Jinnu, and the other will be raised by Zhang Yingying.
The two of them knelt on the ground and kowtowed together to call him "Father." He agreed perfunctorily and glanced at the two of them casually. He could never arouse any father-son affection for these two adopted "sons." On the contrary, there was an inexplicable disgust and hatred. Without him, if it hadn't been for the repeated advice of the troubled ministers, he would never have adopted it so quickly. He always fantasized that he could still have a son. Of course, he His fantasy came from the fact that maybe the woman was not dead yet. He always believed that if she was willing to devote herself to him, she would definitely be able to give birth to a son.
Of course, he himself also knew that this idea was ridiculous. If she appeared in front of him again, it would be the time to kill him. He knew very well.
He suddenly came up with a plan to use Qin Hui's condition as a bait. It was a king's curiosity and natural arrogance - this woman would definitely be fooled! Will!
If it were her, she would definitely make a comeback.
More importantly, he was curious, what had become of her
Or, kill her again
Therefore, he immediately took advantage of the imperial censor's memorial to show his benevolent attitude, and once again announced to the world with great fanfare that he would give preferential treatment to a group of family members of political prisoners, including Hua Rong's mother and son, but he still did not mention a word about Yue Pengju.
Everyone knows that the whereabouts of Yue Pengju's widow and his son are unknown. The emperor's hypocritical behavior only further shows his hypocrisy. The censor had no choice but to let it go and let it go.
After this order was issued, Zhao Deji secretly intensified the deployment of troops and began secret military operations on the southeast coast. However, the navy of this dynasty was very weak and suffered from internal and external troubles. There was no effective defense against pirates, and there was no way to prevent them. Therefore, once this order is issued, it will naturally not be fully implemented.
The navy followed Zhao Deji's escape route every day and deployed defenses along the coast. However, after waiting for more than a month, there was still no news. The Song army's discipline was chaotic, and coupled with the lack of food and pay, they wreaked havoc on the local people. The villagers who had experienced a massacre by the Jin Army recalled the absurdity of the memorial tablets of Song Taizu and others being abandoned here. They felt that these imperial navy were worse than the Jin Army, and of course they would not be given anything. help and support.
After such a commotion, when the news reached Zhao Deji's court, he got another urgent report of 800 miles away. When he opened it, he found that it turned out to be a relief operation in the Lianghe area, and victims from all over the world rushed to tell each other. , it is said that a great hero living Bodhisattva was born in the local area, and so many silver taels were distributed to do good deeds. What shocked Zhao Deji in particular was that the relief person turned out to be exactly the same as the legendary King Qin who robbed the Jin army's rations. It is said that the local , from time to time a big man holding a sword and riding a tall horse would appear among the people, and he also had certain connections with the scattered Eight-Character Army.
All the legends became increasingly weird and bizarre. Of course, Zhao Deji couldn't get into the details. However, he realized a very crucial question. If calculated based on time, wouldn't it mean that King Qin had been active in the Lianghe area
The area between the two rivers and the important land of Xiangyang were the areas where Yue Pengju fought. He enjoyed a very high prestige in the hearts of the northern people in this area, and many households in Xiangyang were brought in by him. King Qin was here Activities here, Hua Rong also activities here
What do they want to do? Making use of Yue Pengju's foundation to make a fuss? The more he thought about it, the more frightened he became, and he broke out in a cold sweat. He immediately secretly issued a secret order to the navy generals stationed along the coast, knowing that there was no movement in the area, and King Qin and others never came back at all.
The navy general thought he was going to order him to go out to sea to annihilate the pirates, so he immediately announced that the coastal military force was weak, the ships were old, and food and grass were insufficient. With this current situation, attacking pirates deep in the ocean was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Meaningless.