On September 30, the 27th year of Dayong Wuwei, Jiang Haitao's wedding was a success, but it was successfully held. The success of the Qizhen Fair will naturally attract more merchants to invest in ocean-going trade, so Hai Wuya and Haili who are responsible for hosting the event are all painstakingly, and it is rare that Dayong, Northern Han, and Southern Chu have nobles here. Naturally, the post was sent long ago, and the list of treasures to be auctioned and sold at the Qizhen Fair was attached to the post. Among them, there were many exotic treasures that were priceless, so it also aroused the interest of these top ministers in the country. Moreover, they all received Jiang Zhe's post. In order to wait for the ship to greet them, they have to stay until October 2. If this rare event does not attend, it will make people think that the change in the East China Sea has a special impact on it. , so everyone participated in the event. The exotic treasures that Hai Zhongying took out were indeed dizzying, and it made everyone feel that the trip was worthwhile. The East China Sea VIPs who participated in this event: Qi Wang Li Xian, Qing Wang Li Kang, Jiaping Princess Lin Bi, Hongxia County Lord Lin Tong, Southern Chu General Lu Can and East China Sea Lord Jiang Yong, Jiang Haitao and their sons are the most important among the participants. People who attract everyone's attention, these people are all important ministers of various countries. Their every move is paid attention to, and I hope to see a clue. After all, everyone knows that today's world is already a raging war and a pattern of overcast clouds. Although the East China Sea is temporarily out of the way, once the war begins, these businessmen are all wealthy in various countries, and their lives and wealth may be within the thought of these people.
On the first day of October, Nan Chu's boat left the East China Sea first. After Lu Can left the sphere of influence of the East China Sea Navy, the first thing he did was go to the dark cabin at the bottom of the ship to see an envoy who should not have appeared in Nan Chu. The person on the boat - Wei Ying.
With a cold expression, Wei Ying, who had a sullen look in his eyes, saw Lu Can walk in, and said mockingly, "General Lu is very cautious. I didn't come to see you until today, but I don't know what General Lu wants to do next?"
Lu Can said indifferently: "Wei Shouzuo is just a person who dare not disturb the East China Sea, so he will be caught without his hands, and is the first seat not thankful for my warning?"
A gloomy smile appeared on Wei Ying's face, and said, "Yes, I should thank General Lu. General Lu sent the message with the signal agreed in advance by this seat and Lord Fu, so this seat took his subordinates to escape. On the ship of the envoys of Southern Chu, it is a pity that the Jingwei of General Lu is waiting for this seat. Now the subordinates of this seat have been killed by General Lu, captured and captured. Now the ship has left the country, the general is here to count with Wei. If so, why don't you hand over the seat to Dayong, so that the general will benefit even more?"
Lu Can sighed and said: "Why do you need to say angry words, this time, this general is also involuntarily. Prime Minister Shang is going to kill someone with a knife and trap Lu in the East China Sea. This general also wants to kill Fu Yulun and the first seat. It also prevents me from following Dayong's footsteps in Nanchu, but this general is very clear that if I do this, the monk Xiang will turn his face. He, until Dayong goes south, my Southern Chu will be finished, so this seat will not kill you, you have hatred for Dayong, and our Southern Chu also has a deep hatred for Dayong. I also want to think about whether there is anyone who can lead the army for me."
Wei Ying was silent for a moment, then said: "Shangxiang wants to destroy the Great Wall by himself, I don't agree, but you are Jiang Zhe's disciple, I can't worry about this, I will not forget it, and Fengyi's family I can't control the matter, if I follow my plan, I won't let that Xue Qiuxue take advantage of it."
Lu Can said sternly: "Although Mr. Jiang and I are masters and apprentices, I am an important official of Nanchu, and there is absolutely no possibility of betraying the monarchy, and to say something rude, Mr. military strategy, I have learned at least 50%, and I also There is no need to belittle yourself. I have been fighting endlessly for these years. I am confident that I am not inferior to anyone in my use of troops. As a general, I can at least resist Dayong's sharp edge. How to take revenge on Dayong, I don't want you to support me in this meeting, as long as you don't interfere in the military affairs of Nanchu, and don't care about being a traitor, I don't bother to ask about other things."
Wei Ying's expression changed, and he said, "I can't decide this matter alone."
Lu Can smiled and said: "I'm not in a hurry, now I have the upper hand, so you can think about it slowly, in fact, in my original intention, I want to eradicate you, because although you can pose a threat to Dayong, but For this general, you are the source of chaos in Southern Chu, but unfortunately, you still attach great importance to you, so Lu cannot kill them all. This time, although I killed many of your subordinates, it is because they are all. I don't think Wei Shouzuo would care about a robber with a famous name."
Wei Ying smiled lightly. He really didn't care about these subordinates who were killed by Lu Can. After all, a few confidants stayed, so it was not a loss, but he was inconvenient to admit this, so as not to fall into a ruthless relationship. A humble reputation.
Seeing that Wei Ying had calmed down, Lu Can said, "But this general is here to see you now because there is one thing for you to do. If you do this well, you may not be able to recover the loss."
Wei Ying was silent, just showing an inquiring look, Lu Can lowered his voice and said something, Wei Ying was deep, but his face changed, it took a long time to say: "General Lu is really ruthless, if this matter is successful , don't say that you killed a few of my subordinates, it is you who killed Fu Yulun, what's the problem, the general can rest assured that Wei Ying will do his best in this matter, and will never dare to slack off."
A trace of sadness flashed in Lu Can's eyes, and said, "In that case, please ask Wei Gongzi to disembark later, I have prepared everything, as long as the son arrives at the place I said and gives the token to the designated person, maybe I can make my wish. get paid."
Wei Ying showed a gloomy smile and did not speak, but there was a proud and confident look on his face.
On October 2, Jiang Haitao, the prince of the East China Sea, personally led the navy and escorted King Qi, Lin Bi and others to the Jinghai Villa. The Jinghai Villa was located in Penglai, and the journey was not far away. We started early in the morning and arrived at Penglai in just two hours. Standing on the bow of the boat, Jiang Haitao pointed to the small harbor in front of Qi Wang and others and said, "This is called Meiyue Bay, named after its shape like a crescent moon. Because of the influence, Mr. Jiang specially chose this place to build Jinghai Villa. Sixth uncle, please see, Jinghai Villa leans on the mountains and faces the sea, and the scenery is elegant. The gentleman likes to watch the sea from the railing. My little nephew once served Mr. fishing."
At this time, Rou Lan pulled Li Lin over and said with a smile: "Uncle, uncle, daddy likes fishing the most, but he can't catch it. Until now, Lanlan has never eaten the fish that daddy caught. , even Lanlan has caught a big fish, but there are a lot of fish and shrimp here in all seasons."
Jiang Haitao smiled and said, "Is it the time when you were dragged into the sea by a big fish, I heard that it was really a big fish, but I don't know if it was a man fishing or a man fishing?"
Rou Lan put her hands on her hips and said, "Brother Tao is the worst, always exposing other people's shortcomings, ah, I won't tell you, father and mother are on the pier." After that, Rou Lan danced towards Xiao Shunzi, who was standing in the distance, rushed over, skillfully climbed onto his shoulder with the assistance of Xiao Shunzi, and then shouted while waving, "Dad, mother, Lanlan is back, Lanlan is back. ."
But at this time, she didn't pay attention to her excitement. Everyone looked at the shore. On the small private pier in front of the villa, stood the owner of Jinghai Villa.
Although the distance is still far away, almost all of them are martial arts practitioners, and most of them can clearly see the faces of the people on the shore. Standing at the front is a handsome man in blue clothes. Judging from his appearance, he has not yet reached his thirties. Although his hair is light gray and his temples are frosted, his elegant and calm demeanor and the moving brilliance between his brows will not make him sway. People suspected that he was approaching his twilight years, but instead, his whole person showed a unique calm and cold temperament. And standing half a step behind him was a beautiful young woman with an indifferent demeanor, which was Princess Changle. Behind Princess Changle, stood a beautiful woman in her late thirties who was still in unmarried attire, and a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old boy with a sly appearance.
Lin Tong didn't look at Jiang Zhe. Although she said she was curious, in her heart, Princess Changle, who was as famous as her sister, was the person she cared about most. With her keen eyes, Lin Tong kept looking at Changle carefully. Princess, I saw that although her appearance was beautiful and elegant, she was inferior to her sisters. It was near the end of autumn. She was wearing a luxurious dress that was the color of the rain and the sky and a cloak of autumn fragrance, although she was just standing there. , but it is indescribably gentle and elegant, her long black hair is held by only a jasper hairpin, except for a pair of pearl earrings, she has no jewelry around her, luxurious and elegant, it is she who gives her The deepest feelings of people. At this time, a cold sea breeze blew, Princess Changle's eyebrows wrinkled, she turned her head and whispered something, and the boy standing behind her immediately handed the black cloak in his hands to Princess Changle, only to see her on He said something to the Tsing Yi Xiushi one step ahead, and the distance was still far away, so Lin Tong naturally couldn't hear what she was saying, but only saw her frowning eyebrows, and her smile was filled with anger, and then the Tsing Yi Xiu Shi took the cape and put it on. , Princess Changle showed a faint smile, stretched out her hand to tie the cape for the Tsing Yi Xiushi. Although it was only a few simple and casual actions, the expression on his face contained in the insipidity turned Lin Tong's hostility into nothing. He felt that only such a woman was worthy of being compared with her sister.
Standing on the pier, I looked at the familiar or unfamiliar guests on the deck, and my heart was filled with inexplicable emotions. Finally, I returned to the battlefield of the world's disputes. Although I regretted the end of the most peaceful and happy days in my life, I still Only do this.
My eyes swept over the people on the boat one by one. King Qi Li Xian not only did not lose his domineering aura, but also had a gloomy and strong murderous aura on his body. The man standing not far from him, dressed in luxurious clothes, looks a bit similar to Li Xian, with a dignified look on his face, this must be King Qing Li Kang, his eyes are bright behind him, and his blue shirt is fluttering. Is it Gou Lian who I haven't seen in years? The two women, who were wearing strong cloaks and swords, were generally bright in appearance, and their brows were even more heroic. Such heroines must be the Lin sisters of the Northern Han Dynasty. And the girl standing beside Jiang Haitao, red-clothed and frost-like, must be his newlywed wife. I looked at everyone one by one, and then my eyes fell on the soft blue youth in green, who was standing on the bow of the boat with a shout on his shoulders. I couldn't help smiling. Besides him, who else could be so perfect? To complete such a task
The boat stopped, and I got on the springboard. The first one to disembark was indeed Rou Lan. I haven’t seen her for a few days. She seems to be more lively, and she ran down. She is so naughty and lively, speaking of which she was personally taught and raised by the Queen's Sister-in-law, so why is she still so impatient."
I didn't dare to talk to my guilty conscience. Nine times out of ten, this is a bad habit that I have trained. If I hadn't always teased her with all kinds of snacks and ran after me, maybe she would be a little lady.
At this time, Lan'er had already run to my side and jumped into my arms like a little monkey. I hugged her petite body with all my strength, and sighed again. what. I said helplessly and distressedly: "Lanlan, I haven't seen you for a few days, you seem to be heavy again."
Rou Lan's face was flushed with anger, she reached out to pull my hair in revenge, and I screamed badly in my heart. At this time, Zhen'er rescued me and said, "Lan'er, don't make trouble with your father, there are still guests."
Rou Lan tilted her head and thought for a while, then reluctantly jumped off me and stood aside.
At this time, Li Xian had already walked in front of me and Princess Changle. Princess Changle stepped forward and saluted: "Sixth brother is well, do you know if the father and mother can be healthy?"
Li Xian looked at Princess Changle carefully and said with a smile: "The father and the queen mother are in good health, but they miss you very much, and you are courageous enough, a dignified princess, just say so and leave, but It really surprised me."
The red cloud floated across Princess Changle's face, and she ignored the sixth brother who was arrogant to herself, and went up to pay tribute to King Qing. King Qing and Princess Changle had hardly met each other, and their family affection was weak. Although they greeted each other, they were only polite. . But for Sister Lin Bi, Princess Changle was very enthusiastic, she stepped forward with a smile and said: "Changle has heard of His Highness's reputation for a long time, I heard that His Highness guarded Daizhou in Beihan, and he has outstanding military exploits. He is a hero among women. Changle has always been weak. I admire a woman like my sister the most, and I am honored to invite the princess to participate in the wedding banquet for the child's catch Zhou."
Lin Bi also bowed back and said: "The princess is too modest, Bi Yi has long heard that His Highness is chivalrous, and Mr. Meng Jiang invited him to Jinghai Villa. It is Bi's honor to be able to see the virtuous couple. I came here in a hurry, and I did not prepare for Ling Lang. The congratulatory gift is originally a rude thing, but neither Her Royal Highness Princess nor Mr. Jiang are ordinary people, so they will not be surprised."
Princess Changle hurriedly said, "Your Highness, don't be polite, Princess Bi is willing to come, it is already a blessing for Suiyun and Li Zhen." At this time, Princess Changle saw Lin Tong standing behind Lin Bi, yawning, her almond eyes were hazy, it seemed Somewhat sleepy. He said: "Is the county owner a little tired? If you don't dislike it, Li Zhen can arrange for the county owner to take a nap."
Lin Tong nodded embarrassedly. She didn't sleep well last night. She was thinking about seeing the legendary couple. After seeing the two of them, her excitement passed, and she felt sleepy.
Princess Changle smiled slightly and said, "Little Sixth son, you should take a rest when you serve the county master, and then invite the county master to come over when the banquet is held at noon."
The handsome and cunning young man came over and stretched out his hand to greet the guest. Lin Tong is no less than Lin Bi, he has been growing up in Daizhou, there are no eunuchs in the general's mansion, and he has hardly ever been to the Northern Han Palace. He was stunned when he saw that Princess Changle had asked a young man to accompany him. Lin Bi and Princess Changle looked at each other and smiled, realizing that she was ignorant for a while. Princess Changle chuckled and said, "Little Sixth Son is the servant who was personally gifted by the Queen of the Palace. He is the smartest and most intelligent. If the County Master has any requirements, just ask him." Lin Tong then understood and smiled, knowing that this Little Sixth Son It was the eunuch that Princess Changle brought out from the Dayong Palace, so he saluted Princess Changle and Lin Bi and retire.
Although Lin Bi has been talking to Princess Changle, the corner of her eyes is always paying attention to Jiang Zhe. After all, that is the person she cares about most.
When I went up to greet my two elder brothers-in-law, I was full of embarrassment. I used to think that Changle’s elopement with me was just a matter between the two of us. After all, neither of us owed Dayong anything, but when I saw King Qi and King Qing today, Obviously they should be asking for something from me, but I felt uncomfortable all over my body and completely lost my usual relaxed and unrestrained mentality. Accompanying Xiaoxiao, he stepped forward and bowed, saying, "It is a great honor for the two Your Royal Highnesses to come to Jinghai Villa."
King Qing showed a gentle smile and said politely: "I have heard that Suiyun is famous for a long time, and this king has long wanted to meet him, but it is a pity that Suiyun you are like the yellow crane, which makes it difficult for this king to find the fairy. Now you and Changle have been together. After getting married, when you return to Beijing, you will be the captain of the consort, but you can't follow Fan Li's trip to Ziling's mausoleum, and this king still wants to experience your ability to stabilize the country?"
I smiled slightly and thought to myself, there are people who can do it in Anbang Dingguo, but it’s not that I have to do it. This His Royal Highness King Qing is a bit too tacky, but because of his status, I still politely said: "His Royal Highness teaches, Zhe Ming remembers. in the heart."
King Qi smiled strangely beside him and said: "Good you Jiang Zhe, I usually see you as gentle and elegant, and a word is polite, but now he has abducted Chang Le, and even has a son, this king does not know that I will give you a punch first and replace it. The father and the empress dowager teach you a lesson, or thank you first for making Changle look radiant, and there will be no more suffering and bitterness in the past."
I smiled and looked at Xiao Shunzi who silently stood behind King Qi as soon as I heard King Qi say "I'll give you a punch", and said, "Your Highness, spare your life, although Zhe's body is recovering now, but if His Highness is full Heavy punch, I'm afraid that Zhe's life will be gone, although my life, Your Highness, don't have to worry about it, but if someone retaliates, I'm afraid that Your Highness will suffer."
Li Xian felt the cold air behind him, and quickly said: "Just kidding, just kidding, okay, the sea wind is too strong outside, let's go and see my little nephew, I don't know if it's like you or Changle?"
When I saw that Li Xianfu was soft, I also took the opportunity to step down and said: "Zhe has arranged refreshments in Tingtao Pavilion, where the scenery is quiet, you can watch the tide and watch the sunset, and the child's catching ceremony is also held there. The time is noon, and now There is still an hour left, how about please come to Tingtao Pavilion to enjoy tea and watch the sea first?”
At this time, Lin Bi had already followed Princess Changle to my side, and laughed when she heard the sound, "His Royal Highness Qing and Qi are the in-laws of Mr. Jiang, if it's a guest, I'm afraid only Ben Gong can count, and Ben Gong also counts. Just want to lean on the railing and watch the sea."
My eyes fell on Lin Bi. This Princess Jiaping, as the niece and righteous daughter of the ruler of the Northern Han Dynasty, the Lin family who has guarded Daizhou for generations to defend against the barbarians has a very high status in the Northern Han Dynasty, and is the core of the contemporary Lin family. The leader, with the noble status of a princess, coupled with the marriage contract with Long Tingfei, this woman is an important person who is related to whether Dayong can incorporate the Northern Han into the territory, so I will invite her here. She will cherish the opportunity as much as I do. It is not a rare opportunity to have the opportunity to study her own enemy at such a close distance. Unfortunately, I didn't have the opportunity to meet Long Tingfei first.
Until then, Jiang Haitao had the opportunity to bring his bride to visit, I smiled and said: "Although you are my disciple, but today is a guest, let's go together, Duanniang, take the young lady to see the grandfather. "At this time, the beautiful middle-aged woman came forward and promised. Li Xian has an excellent memory and immediately recognized that this woman was Shang Yi of the Cuiluan Palace, where Princess Changle used to live. She remembered her surname as Zhou, and Duanniang was probably her name. . Before Yue Qingyan came, she had learned that the grandfather she was going to see was the medical saint Sangchen. Whether she could regain her vitality or not would depend on that person's medical skills. She couldn't help but feel very nervous. There is no life, but now the dawn has appeared, and naturally he is not willing to die. The middle-aged woman seemed to notice her nervousness, lightly supported her arm, and led her to the villa. Although Yue Qingyan was nervous, she still couldn't help looking at Jinghai Villa from the corner of her eyes. After all, the owner here is Jiang Zhe who turned the tide. This can't help but feel even more admiration in my heart. The Yue family can be said to be the overlord in Nanmin, and it is a family that has been passed down for more than ten generations. Naturally, the houses are continuous and magnificent. Yue Qingyan is quite good at palace layout. The houses are scattered, pavilions and pavilions, flowers and trees are sparse, elegant and beautiful, Xueluo vines, green and lovely, people walk in it, only feel relaxed and happy, and no one is unmoved. From a microscopic perspective, the owner here is indeed extraordinary.
Everyone followed Jiang Zhe and his wife to the top of the mountain along the paved flat bluestone path. On the broad and flat top of the mountain, a two-story hexagonal pavilion with flying dan eaves alone occupies this quiet side, isolated and independent, solitary. hidden. This is Tingtao Pavilion.
Tingtao Pavilion is the highest pavilion in Jinghai Villa. There are no trees or buildings that can block the view within 100 feet. The appearance of Tingtao Pavilion is dignified and solemn, and brass wind chimes are hung in every corner. A gust of sea breeze blew, and those wind chimes tinkled, and their styles and positions were carefully designed, each with subtle differences, making their mixed sound like the sounds of nature.
Li Xian's eyes fell on a blue-shirted young man standing at the door of the pavilion. This man was handsome and fair-skinned. He knew this man. It was Dong Que, the guard beside Jiang Zhe, but he had not seen him for more than two years, although his outline was similar , but his appearance seemed to have undergone many subtle changes, and Li Xian almost didn't recognize him. Li Xian always had some doubts about this person. Although he saw him beside Jiang Zhe a few years ago, he always avoided him intentionally or unintentionally. Li Xian also suspected that this person was weird, but he was busy with military affairs. , I was too lazy to think much about it. Seeing you again today, Li Xian only had a vague thought in his heart, and he stopped paying attention.
Dong Que stepped forward to report: "Sir, everything in the pavilion is ready."
I nodded my head in satisfaction. This Dong Que has taken care of the Jinghai Villa properly in recent years, but this general manager has not been in vain. Xiao Shunzi now doesn't care about anything other than the things around me. I took everyone to the Tingtao Pavilion. Because there were distinguished guests from outside today, almost none of my own subordinates showed up. Only the thief and Chi Ji also followed everyone to the Tingtao Pavilion. As the young master of the Hai Clan, he is naturally qualified to be seated, but Chi Ji came as my old servant. Such an identity was not allowed to enter the pavilion, but King Qi took him to Tingtao Pavilion as an attendant. Therefore, in addition to the people from Jinghai Villa, there were eight guests in Tingtao Pavilion: King Li Xian of Qi, King Li Kang of Qing, Princess Lin Bi of Jiaping, Gou Lian, Hai Wuya, Hai Li, Jiang Haitao and Chi Ji. Although the flower hall on the second floor of Tingtao Pavilion is very wide, when there is a large wooden table in the middle, the scope of activities is much smaller, so all the distinguished guests prefer to watch the sea from the railing.
The view here is very broad. Standing in the pavilion, you can overlook the scenery inside and outside the bay. The inner side of the bay is calm and the waves are like a mirror, but the outside of the bay is like a cliff, and the waves are rushing. This Tingtao Pavilion can see two faces of the blue sea at the same time. It really is an excellent sea view pavilion.
However, in Lin Bi's mind, he thought that this Tingtao Pavilion could have a sweeping view of the Jinghai Villa. If there is a person with strong martial arts here, then the entire villa can be included in the protection.
At this time, Dong Que brought his servants and servants to bring refreshments. The fragrant tea was paired with delicate pastries, and the faint aroma immediately filled the entire pavilion. I bowed to Lin Bi and said, "Princess Feng Jia is here, Zhe Wu can thank you. My wife loves cooking, and the refreshments prepared in Tingtao Pavilion are all prepared by my wife, and I invite the princess to taste it.”
Lin Bi thanked him with a smile, and said, "Mr. Jiang lives in such a fairyland and has Princess Changle by his side. Such days are truly enviable. No wonder Mr. Bi is unwilling to pay attention to worldly affairs. In fact, Bi is really envious of Mr. Fa, not everyone has such a blessing, walking on prosperous, rich and noble clouds, really make Bi heart admiration, if I were a husband, I would never leave such a life and step back into the mundane world."
Hearing this, I smiled happily and said, "His Royal Highness also forgot one thing, the so-called having a child is enough for everything, and now I have both children and I don't want to give up this kind of life easily."
Li Xian's face changed when he heard it, his purpose here was to invite Jiang Zhe out of the East China Sea, but Lin Bi said this, clearly warning Jiang Zhe not to intervene in the dispute between Dayong and Beihan, and Jiang Zhe also seemed obscure. He showed his unwillingness to break away from such a life. Although Jiang Zhe could not separate from Dayong, he also knew that Jiang Zhe seemed to like this kind of life very much. If Jiang Zhe refused to go out, even Li Zhi could not. too much pressure on him. Thinking of this, Li Xian couldn't help but feel more distressed. Jiang Zhe specially invited himself over, wouldn't it be to decline his request