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Chapter 108 Southern Affairs

In the Jinhua Hall, the Ling Emperor, who was sitting on the Nine Dragon Chair, looked gloomy and glanced at the civil and military officials.

"The signs of Nanyi Kingdom being prepared to send troops to detain the pass, and the King of Lingnan sent a 800-mile fast horse to be in a hurry. I have always trusted him in guarding Tiannan for many years, and I also believe that he will still defend the enemy outside Zhennan Pass this time."

"But the letter said that Ning and Yu Erzhou had no harvest of particles last year. When there was no war, the border troops could farm farms, but during the war, they could not guarantee two meals a day. Nanyi Kingdom saw this opportunity and devoted the whole country to the task of sending troops north. It was reasonable for the King of Lingnan to let the court allocate some money to purchase military rations."

Emperor Ling was already furious when he said this: "But how could I expect that my country, Nan Zhao Yangyang, could not afford the silver? Pan Ning, you are the Minister of Revenue in charge of the world's money and food. Come and tell me, this silver flew out of thin air?"

Pan Ning was a first-rank official in the court, so he naturally stood in the first row of civil officials. When he saw Emperor Ling getting angry, he quickly knelt on his knees and kowtowed repeatedly.

"If you can make money, I will allow you to die. If you can't, I will explain it to me."

"Your Majesty! I am under the control of the Ministry of Revenue. I dare not slack off in the past. It is really helpless to have a void of the treasury today."

"Oh? Then you should listen. If you don't give me today, and don't give an explanation to the King of Lingnan who guards Tiannan, you will tie yourself up and go to Yuzhou to sacrifice the flag."

Pan Ning quickly cheered up and said, "Your Majesty, although my Nan Zhao treasury was not full three years ago, the Ministry of Revenue was also somewhat confident. However, the Huainan War that had fought with Beiyan for more than two years suddenly emptied the country's bottom. When Houshanyue rebelled, the reorganization of the Longxiang Huwei Second Battalion used up all the money."

He did not dare to look at Emperor Ling, but Pan Ning pressed his head tightly on the gold brick, but his heart was mixed. He thought that these words were just on the surface. Nearly half of the money from the Ministry of Revenue flowed into the hands of King Pei in this year to support him in maintaining the eternal decline of the Prince of Pei Party.

If King Pei had not sucked the blood of the Ministry of Revenue, the national treasury could at least support the Huainan War. However, since Zhao Gen was executed, King Pei not only did not restrain himself, but secretly swept away more silver. Although he had already expected that it would be today, he did not expect that it would come so quickly. How could Nanyi Kingdom go north at this time?

"What you mean is that the Ministry of Revenue cannot afford the money during the war, so you, the Minister of State, have no responsibility?"

"I dare not! Please give your majesty a grace period. I will squeeze out the money and not let the King of Lingnan have any worries."

"Before you squeeze out something, the 100,000 border troops under the King of Lingnan have already starved to death!"

The Ling Emperor's roar echoed in the Jinhua Hall for a long time. Even the koi in the pond seemed to feel the wrath of the emperor and never dared to jump out of the pool happily again.

"There are hundreds of people standing in the Jinhua Palace. Isn't there a single person who can come up with a good idea?"

Zhao Jing gritted his teeth and took a step forward. Emperor Ling's face relaxed a lot when he saw this, "What good way does Jing'er have?"

"Reporting to my father, my son has a plan, but it is also accompanied by some danger."

"Jing'er, but it's okay."

Zhao Jing took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Father, it will take at least one month even if Lord Pan raises the money. In addition, Yuzhou is located in the southwest, and there are countless mountains and ridges in it, so as the father said, it is too late."

"King of Wu, my father didn't ask you to repeat what you said before, but asked if you have any good ideas. If you want to attract attention, you have to look at the occasion?" King Pei couldn't stand it and stood up to sarcasm.

"Yizhou! It can solve the urgent problem when mobilizing food and salary from Yizhou from Yizhou."

Emperor Ling was silent when he heard this, thinking about whether this plan was feasible.

"Yizhou has been known as the Kingdom of Heaven since the Seven Kingdoms. It has countless fertile lands, and is a natural granary. After passing Ningzhou, it is Yuzhou. Only one state is separated by Jinling and saved most of the journey. If everything goes well, you should be able to deliver the food and salary before gathering troops in Nanyi to Zhennan Pass."

"But my son has already stated before that this approach is accompanied by danger. Yizhou was originally the granary of the Qinwu Army. If most of the stored grain was transferred to Xiliang and then went south, Yizhou's stored grain would not last long, so this matter must be fast and hidden, so it must be very quick and fast without revealing the wind."

Shoufu Xiao stepped forward and said, "I think His Highness's plan is the most secure at the moment. After Yizhou transfers food and wages to Yizhou, Lord Pan must prepare the money to Yizhou as soon as possible to fill the void, so that he can ensure that there is no worries in the north and south."

"What the Prime Minister said is very true, but it will take some time to send an imperial envoy to Yizhou to convey the imperial edict. If it delays the Yuzhou side, it will be a big problem."

"The son-in-law suggests that there is no need for an imperial envoy to go there. Just send an energetic and not afraid of hard work to Yizhou by water. It is necessary to ensure that the order is conveyed to the prince side by side at the fastest speed and let him coordinate and supervise it."

Only a very small number of civil and military officials in the court knew Qing Yan’s real purpose in Xichuan, so even the Pei Wangmen thought this was a clever plan. If a civil servant was sent, there would definitely be many trivial matters along the way.

When Prince Pei heard that the free credit was about to fall into the hateful prince, he wanted to go forward to block it, but when he met his father's gloomy eyes, he couldn't help but feel weak and retreated.

Could it be that the father discovered that he had swallowed the money from the Ministry of Revenue?

Emperor Ling turned his attention to Zhao Jing and asked, "Who Jing'er thinks can go to Yizhou?"

"The Duwei Army Commander Shi Zhan, and the Second Battalion of the Spring Hunting Times must be impressed by him. With his strong energy, he will definitely not be afraid of hard work and will deliver the will to the prince side by side as quickly as possible." Zhao Jing said loudly: "After the prince goes south, he can also help the King of Lingnan fight against Nanyi to promote his power in our country. This is a method of killing two birds with one stone."

"Jing'er, you go to the Huwei Camp with your own hands and order Shi Zhan to go to Yizhou immediately and deliver the order to the prince side by side as quickly as possible. He ordered him to coordinate and supervise it and wait until Nanyi is defeated before returning to Jinling."

"My son follows the order."

"Pan Ning, you can only prepare the money and send it to Yizhou to fill the loopholes. If I disappoint me this time, it would be better if you, the Minister of Revenue, don't be the Minister of Revenue, and send it to Yazhou to see the sea."

"I obey the order!" Pan Ning kowtowed repeatedly, feeling grateful to Emperor Ling for his opportunity to make meritorious contributions.

"Retreat the court."

Sanqiao Lake, Huweiying Camp station.

Zhao Jing came to his good brother's army for the first time. Looking at the many trained soldiers, a warm smile appeared on the corners of his mouth.

Sitting in the big tent, he informed Bai Yi and Shi Zhan of the decree of Emperor Ling, "This is Your Majesty's will. Shi Duwei, the 100,000 border troops of the King of Lingnan are counting on you. If you are seasick or accidentally fall into the river, there is no need to say much about the consequences."

When Shi Zhan heard this order, he was already excited and ready to beat his hands. "Don't worry, your highness, you will definitely arrive in Yizhou as quickly as possible. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I didn't expect that your highness would think of your highness, hehe..."

"Shi Duwei, you can select fifty people from the headquarters and set off to the ferry immediately after one stick of incense."

Shi Zhan replied loudly, and couldn't wait to walk out of the big tent, thinking about the two thousand soldiers in the headquarters. As the saying goes, the palms and backs of hands are all flesh, and these fifty people are really not easy to choose.

Bai Yi stood up and bowed and said, "Your Highness, please rest assured. Although Shi Zhan is young, he acts quite like a general Huaihua, and will live up to expectations."

Zhao Jing sighed: "Of course, there is no need to worry. What I worry about is Qingyan. I have to grasp the good intentions of my job for him."

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Yizhou, Chengdu Duizhu Headquarters.

"Don't wrap them too tightly, the three layers here will not be easy to ignite at that time."

"What do you know? These flints are the most flammable. If you accidentally touch them before going up the mountain, the only incense that stands side by side in the royal palace will be roasted chicken. Then the world won't laugh out loud."

The two of them have been arguing about how to wrap the flint for a long time.

"The beautiful years of youth." Lin Jialuo and Jiang Rong stood in the distance and looked at the two of them arguing, both of whom were envious.

"Gangmaster, somehow, I suddenly wanted to re-string." Jiang Rong smiled as he touched the back of his head.

"It should have been like this long ago. Although you are not young, if you have a fat boy, your Jiang family's incense will be renewed."

"You really believe in my nonsense since she left, my heart has gone with her."

Lin Jialuo also knew the past and sighed slightly and stopped talking.

"Gangmaster, I'm really not allowed to walk with you?"

"Don't worry, I and Qingyan can climb the mountain."

At this time, Qingyan and Shangguan Feiyan came over. Seeing the helpless expression on the former's face, Lin Jialuo joked: "Why do you think you are so sad?"

"It's not Feiyan who just wrapped the flint like a huge rice dumpling." Qingyan raised his head and looked at the sky and shook his head.

"Miss Shangguan is thinking about your safety. With the amount of flint in your hand, not to mention the tower, it is more than enough to burn the Duizhu headquarters. You should really thank them."

Shangguan Feiyan said proudly: "It's better for Gang Lin to be wise, so you just carry it honestly. Remember to keep the fire letter in your arms, don't put it together with the fire stone in order to save trouble. Do you remember?"

"Remember, remember, little birds are little birds, and they are not tired of chirping."

"Hey! Say it again!"

Lin Jialuo stepped forward to smooth things over, "Don't make a fuss, you two, don't have a quarrel. Now, while it's still early, let's have a good rest to accumulate energy and set off at the hour of You."

Shangguan Feiyan then let go of Qingyan's arm, "Gangmaster Lin, Feng Manlou will help us evacuate Qingcheng Mountain to avoid any worries."

"With Fengmanlou's assistance, it's like a tiger's wings." Lin Jialuo asked: "Why are Miss Shangguan alone at the foot of the mountain?"

"Gangmaster Lin doesn't have to worry. Fengmanlou will have someone to help me. Just need you and Qingyan to return safely."

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Looking at the ferry gradually fading away, Shi Zhan turned around and said aloud: "Brothers! Do you know where we are going this time?"

"Yizhou!"

"Who will meet?"

"Criminal!"

Shi Zhan knew that when he was not in the battle, the soldiers in the Huwei Camp were used to calling him the prince, so he was not surprised.

"His Highness of the King of Wu was planning this job for our Huwei Camp in front of His Majesty because of his relationship with the Prince and his friendship with the Huwei Camp." Shi Zhan's tone gradually became excited, "If nothing unexpected happens, we will follow the Prince south to Yuzhou to assist the Prince of Lingnan."

"Although we have very few people, we are all elites from our division. The elites from our division are naturally elites from the Tiger Guard Camp. Do you think you are?"

Fifty soldiers were shouting loudly on the deck of the official ship, which made the sailors and the helmsman unclear.

"Even if one person represents the face of the Huwei Camp and the spirit of the Huwei Camp. If anyone of you loses the face of the Huwei Camp, don't blame me for returning to Beijing and turning against others!"

The soldiers were full of energy. Perhaps the real first battle since the army of the Huwei Camp was established would really fall into their own hands.
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