Bu Shulin was certain that no matter whether she could reach Minjiang River in time or not, the second round would not fail, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's third round was inevitable.
On that day, the Crown Princess sent a substitute who was almost exactly like him. He had been with her for so long, and after her careful instruction, he could already be mistaken for the real thing. Even if she couldn't make it in time, with this person around, they could still attract His Majesty and others. Even though they knew they would never return from Minjiang, they had to give it a try.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is igniting the fire, igniting the anger of His Majesty, from the Jialing River to the Minjiang River. If His Majesty suffers heavy losses in the Minjiang River again, he may lose his usual calmness and shrewdness in anger. Then, in the third round outside the city of Shunan, His Majesty will understand what a real head-on blow is.
"The nearest wharf to Minjiang River is in Maozhou. The journey from Minzhou to Maozhou is long. No matter by water or land, you cannot avoid the Jialing River. You know that the Jialing River was stained with blood for hundreds of miles. His Majesty is furious and has strictly guarded it. He is determined to get to the bottom of it. Once you appear near the Jialing River, even if you are in this state now, it will be difficult for you to get out." Xiao Changying said in a deep voice.
Bu Shulin's lips twitched slightly: "Your Highness is wrong, the closest place to the Minjiang River is not Maozhou, but..."
Pulling out a parchment scroll from his sleeve and unfolding it in front of Xiao Changying, Bu Shulin pointed his slender index finger at a place: "Here!"
His pupils shrank, and Xiao Changying's face became solemn: "You really want to borrow the Tibetan way!"
The Minjiang River separated Tubo's Jinchuan from the Hanzhou of our dynasty, and it was also the border between the two countries.
"Do you know where this place is?" The sword in Xiao Changying's hand fell under Bu Shulin's fingers, closer to Tubo than she was.
"Jiannan Jiedushi Military Governor's Office." How could Bu Shulin not know this
Minjiang is really a good place. It has Tubo, your Majesty's Jiedushi Governor's Office, and the Shunan Palace, forming a triangle that checks and balances each other.
"Your Majesty has ordered General Yu Xiang of the Cavalry Guard to lead troops to thoroughly investigate the Jialing River incident, and has also ordered the Jiannan Jiedushi to assist." Xiao Changying informed Bu Shulin of the court's affairs, "This order is to allow Yu Xiang to mobilize the troops of the Jiannan Jiedushi Dudufu. You dare to borrow the road from Tubo to enter the Minjiang River, which is tantamount to walking into a trap.
Your Majesty may have guessed where your next move will be. Why don't you send a message to the East Palace..."
He said to send a message to the East Palace because he was not sure whether Shen Xihe was manipulating all this behind the scenes or it was a chess game played by Xiao Huayong.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness." Bu Shulin didn't care. "According to what Your Highness said, His Majesty is indeed very likely to know where we will plan next. But I am sure that what His Majesty can foresee is what my lord is willing to let His Majesty foresee."
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always been good at planning. If he had not deliberately led His Majesty to think of the Minjiang River, he would not have exposed the Qu family in southern Fujian in the Jialing River. It is not difficult to find a boat to act in the Jialing River.
The transportation of grain from Dengzhou last year was so eye-catching that it made the Qu's shipping company, which had a very high reputation among the people, famous all over the world for a time. The one who persuaded the Qu's shipping company to send out the ships was not someone else, but Qi Pei, who was known throughout Kyoto.
The Crown Princess saved Qi Pei's life and even helped Qi Pei to find a third-rank minister. With such a relationship, who could doubt that Qu's Shipping Company was loyal to the Crown Princess