Sea of Clouds · City That Never Sleeps
The core counselors of Baifeng are spontaneously discussing a question: whether Mr. Baifeng should still support Lide as before.
One side supports it, the other side opposes it.
The news that Li De entered King Huai's territory alone, and swaggered to bring Liushi and Amo back to Yuxi City had already reached Yunhai.
The reason why some counselors raised this question was because they felt that Yuxi City was in Lide's hands, and the development speed was somewhat beyond their expectations. This was a bit different from the script they had envisioned at the beginning, and they had to stop halfway to discuss whether it needed to be corrected.
Baifeng's most trusted counselor is a skinny old man named Hualong, who has been with Baifeng for a long time, and is basically the chief assistant of internal affairs next to Baifeng. However, Baifeng is neither the city lord nor the heir, so the old man Hualong didn't have a professional title as early as Heyue, and he still called himself a staff member to the outside world.
The old man Hualong is on the opposition side, rather he has always been the opposition side, since when He Yue was still in the sea of clouds. At that time, he suggested to Bai Feng not to let Li De go back to Yuxi City, but he was scolded bloody by Bai Feng.
—" Lide is also my friend, if he dies in the sea of clouds, my aunt will jump off the Tonghai River!"
Looking back now, the old man Hualong still shook his head frequently, regretting that he didn't insist on killing Lide back then.
The leader of the support faction is a rather young boy, and he has more words:
"Although Lide's side is developing faster, it still does not pose a threat to Yunhai. The most important thing for Mr. Baifeng to do now is to find a way to get the status of Yunhai's son. There are disadvantages and no advantages to turning against Lide now, let alone Miss Baihuang is still in Yuxi City, the situation is not as serious as we imagined."
"That being said..."
A middle-aged man in the opposition stood up and said:
"It is said that the research on the flow stone has achieved some results. If it is used in the production of armaments, Yuxi City will not need to import things from Yunhai. During this period of time, we have purchased medicines, spirits, and demon materials from Yuxi City, and exported them to Yuxi City. Armaments, food, and mercenaries maintain a good balance. Yuxi City is surrounded by enemies on three sides, and wars happen frequently on the east and west sides. We sold the eliminated armaments to them, which originally choked their lifeline, but now... I'm afraid I can't control it."
Another youth in the opposition echoed:
"Yes! Everyone, don't forget that although Yuxi City is small, it has many talents. The one leading the army is the young genius strategist Fang Shisan! Combined with the weapons and equipment made of Liushi, I am afraid that the combat effectiveness will be even higher. A notch."
A young man in the support group also stood up to refute:
"Lide has only five cities including Yuxi City, with few lands and few people, and not many soldiers. The number of recruits is more than half. If Li Yi and Li Neng in the east don't impulsively send their heads, Fang Shisan will The soldiers on board basically have no combat experience. When Master Baifeng obtains the status of Yunhai Shizi, if you want to deal with him, it will be a breeze to send an elite soldier to defeat him in one fell swoop."
The young man who had just spoken in the opposition immediately said:
"Easy? Lide is guarding the demons in the west alone without Yunyang's help. Do you think he is stupid? The demons are his best training ground! Fang Shisan leads troops to conquer the demons, and after a few battles, he has everything. Otherwise, why would Li Yi and Li Neng suffer so much? I advise everyone not to underestimate Fang Shisan. In terms of training and fighting, she is much better than most of you."
Someone in support said:
"Speaking of it, who knew that Li De would go to Tianxing City alone to instigate Fang Shisan? Who knew that Fang Shisan would be so unreliable. He was obviously the daughter of Lord Zhaochen, so he defected to Yunyang's family for no reason. It means that Lord Zhaochen is really dying now, and he can't even look after his daughter."
Another said:
"He was able to go to Skystar City to instigate Fang Shisan, isn't it because there is a trustworthy helper in the city? If it goes back, he shouldn't have let He Yue go in the first place."
When the scene became chaotic, Bai Feng looked at the old man Hualong beside him.
The old man Hualong coughed twice and said:
"One wrong step, one wrong step. We were soft-hearted at the time, but no one expected such a result at the time. It is meaningless to discuss these. The Anbu organization in Yuxi City is now quite powerful. Fortified, but some key places in the city are closely guarded and refused to disclose any information to us. When our people wanted to investigate secrets in the name of businessmen, they were politely invited out by a woman named Shuang city."
Someone added:
"I heard that this time, the woman named Shuang went to Yufeng City in advance to find out Xiuzi's work and rest habits. At the critical moment, she changed her name to Lingshuang and came forward to correct Xiuzi's murder. This also shows that Yuxi City The Anbu organization already has enough strength to extend its hands to other territories. Just imagine, everyone, it is a bit too exaggerated to be able to cultivate such an Anbu organization with the background of five cities!"
The opposition gradually gained the upper hand.
At this time, the boy who supported the leader said:
"Everyone, calm down. I advise everyone to support Lide now, not only because his strength is far from exaggerated, but also because there are too many forces involved in Yuxi City, which has become a battlefield for all parties. Lingwu, royal family, Western Qin and Southern Chu, whether intentionally or not, at least now Yuxi City maintains the balance of these forces. But these forces have no way to directly help Yuxi City. Once we withdraw our support for Yuxi City, the demons, Zhaochen and Yunyang The three forces will directly crush him, and it will not be easy to maintain the balance of all forces at that time."
After saying this, the old man Hualong couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
Thinking from the perspective of ordinary people, since there are too many forces involved in Yuxi City, Yunhai should get out of it as soon as possible.
But in fact, the sea of clouds is also part of maintaining the balance of those forces. And it cannot just sit back and watch this balance crumble. Different from other territories, Yunhai doesn't even have a son yet, and absolutely don't want to see Yongtian Kingdom in chaos at this time.
The boy who supported the leader of the faction continued:
"We hope that Lord Lingwu will not go south for the time being, hope that the royal family can withstand the pressure, and hope that the West Qin territory and the Southern Chu territory will not cause trouble for the time being. Coincidentally, Li De also hopes this way. On this point, we have the same interests, and the more important thing is What’s more, Lide has the ability to help us maintain this balance. Based on this alone, we should not change the direction of the wind at this time.”
Bai Feng was still listening at the beginning, but when he listened, he felt a little blurry in front of his eyes.
It was clearly the end of spring and the weather was getting warmer, but he seemed to be very cold, he breathed on his hands, curled up and coughed lightly.
Sensing Baifeng's strangeness, the room gradually became quiet.
Bai Feng reluctantly raised his head, opened his eyes wide, pretended to be okay and said:
"Thank you everyone... Don't change your attitude towards Yuxi City. Maybe you don't know that when we signed the contract, he signed it as 'Yunyang Lide'. At least before he took Yunyang, It doesn't matter."
The old man Hualong put on a piece of clothing for him, and asked in a low voice:
"My son's illness..."
Bai Feng shook his head, and said with a little stubbornness:
"It's okay. Father has persisted for so many years, and I can't lose."
Everyone was silent, and after a while they all knelt down and said:
"Let the young master order."
Now that Bai Feng has come to a conclusion, neither the supporters nor the opponents will say anything more. Their abilities and opinions are different, but the only thing they have in common is their loyalty to Baifeng. As long as Baifeng gives a direction, they will work hard in this direction. Even the former opponents are thinking about how to limit him to the maximum while supporting Lide.
The old man Hualong was silent. He still had a lot to say, but it was inconvenient to say it now.
For example, he wanted to remind Bai Feng that Bai Feng relied on his reputation as a corporal, but even Bai Feng did not go to the hostile territory alone for the sake of his staff. Although most people still recognize Baifeng more now, unwanted "villains" like Liushi are likely to defect to Yuxi City from now on. If Lide can suppress this group of people, it will be a powerful force A force to be reckoned with.
In addition, Bai Huang's attitude is also very subtle. After the trip to the capital, she hasn't reported what she saw and heard in Yuxi City for a long time. Earlier, it was reported that she disagreed with Baifeng, and she didn't want Liushi to come to Yuxi City, which made old man Hualong feel that something was wrong.
The old man Hualong tapped his skinny head and sighed in his heart.
Fortunately, there are only five cities.
No matter what Lied wants to do, he only has five cities in his hands now. The territory is only that big, and expanding the territory will either offend Zhaochen or intensify the conflict with Yunyang. If it's just five cities, no matter how many genius ideas he has, he can't move away. More and more people gathered in Yuxi City, and there were more and more places to spend money. The people in the five cities couldn't afford to support them. After the rapid growth of Yuxi City's strength, it was about to face a bottleneck. Land is the biggest factor restricting development, this point of view is not out of date no matter in what era.
—Fortunately, there are only five cities.
Regardless of whether it is a supporter or an opponent, this sentence can't help but come to mind now.
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Lingwu Territory · Geya
Spring is coming in the south, but the snow in the north has not dissipated.
Lord Lingwu stepped on a pair of beautiful feet in the shallow snow nest, stepped on the edge of a high cliff, and looked at the great rivers and mountains in the fine snow. The wind blew her long black hair, and her bright red dress was like a dancing flame.
The prime minister of the Lingwu family stood behind her, holding the report from [Hidden Guard] not long ago, and said the last sentence in the cold wind:
"... Back to Your Majesty, these are all the news from Dadutong."
When there was no one around, Lord Lingwu's voice was less regal and more lazy:
"What does the prime minister think?"
The prime minister thought for a while, then cupped his hands and said:
"Although the outside world thinks that Lide is just lucky, but when you think about it, there are still some strange things. Lide's acting style is unpredictable, and it is impossible to predict. But at present, what he hides is far more than what he shows. More. Although it can be seen from the investigation results that he has no contacts with Western Qin and Southern Chu, but during his trip to the capital not long ago, Prince Bai from the territory of Western Qin and Prince Hei from the territory of Southern Chu were also present, so they may not have known each other Opportunity."
Lord Lingwu didn't speak, she seemed to be thinking or distracted.
The emperor's heart is unpredictable, the prime minister can only continue to say:
"Of course, it can't be ruled out that everything is a coincidence. The Ji Pingtian family is glamorous on the surface, but there are many bad things behind their backs. This time, they have cheated on the head of the Western Qin lord by shoddy goods, and they deserve it..."
Lord Lingwu turned his head, and the prime minister could just see her beautiful profile.
She lightly parted her vermilion lips and interrupted the prime minister's words:
"I don't care whether he is intentional or not. Send my order to Yuxi City, just say this time, I can not pursue it for the time being."
After lingering on the prime minister who was bowing to accept the decree, Lord Lingwu once again looked at the distant scenery, paused, and his voice suddenly became cold:
"But next time [heading north], he must come over in person... and give me an explanation in person."