The storyteller who walks the rivers and lakes

Chapter 279 Jiang Shang
On the endless Longjiang River, large ships are driving extremely fast on the water.

Because it was going downstream, the speed of the boat was obviously much faster this time. Lu Fei stood at the bow of the boat and let the wind on the river blow his clothes and hair.

It had been a day since he left Misty City, but Lu Fei was still thinking about what Nan Shanyue said to him when he left.

From Nan Shanyue's mouth, Lu Fei finally knew who the force who had a big enmity with Mingyue Villa was.

The King of Huainan, the only piece of land in Dachu on the north bank of the Longjiang River, was entrusted by the Overlord to his younger brother, King Huainan, and has been guarding it for nearly 500 years.

Because the border of Huainan was surrounded by the Qin army on three sides, and it was across the river from Dachu, one can imagine the pressure to be garrisoned here.

Fortunately, when the Qin State and the Great Chu signed the armistice agreement, they did not ask the Chu army to withdraw from here, so such a protruding enclave-like place was formed.

At the beginning, Great Chu also hoarded heavy troops here, and even the strongest Tenglong Legion among the four major legions of Great Chu was stationed here, in order to resist possible Qin army invasion.

However, since the truce, there has been no large-scale war between Qin and Chu. Even if there is some small fight, it will not provoke the main armies of the two countries to intervene.

So after several decades, the Tenglong Legion returned to Dachu and stationed outside Jinling City to protect the capital.

As for the Huainan Kingdom, it was completely handed over to the then Huainan King to govern.

Some people say that the original Tenglong Legion was not only to resist the pressure of the Qin army's soldiers, but also to deter the first generation of Huainan King.

Many people believe this statement, and they are convinced.

Because after the end of the Qin-Chu War, less than ten years after the establishment of the Great Chu Kingdom, the Overlord abdicated and passed the throne to his son, but he himself was nowhere to be seen.

At least it seemed to many people in Jianghu that he was missing, because the Overlord had never shown his face in front of people since then.

Of course, no one in the Jianghu believed that Bawang had an accident, because at that time Bawang was already one of the top masters in China, and no one could imagine what else in this world could hurt him.

However, after the new emperor succeeded to the throne, he did not have the invincible prestige and strength of the Overlord, so all parties in the country were subject to power control, especially the only kingdom in the Great Chu. The absolute strongman of the clan, his own uncle, so the Emperor Chu at that time felt very panicked in his heart.

The four major armies of Da Chu have sworn allegiance to the throne of Da Chu since its establishment, and no matter who sits on it, they will offer their loyalty.

On the contrary, other royal families have no right to issue orders to the four major legions. Even if you were the former emperor of Chu, as long as you leave that position, you will no longer have the right to command the four major legions.

The head of the Tenglong Legion back then was Long Qi, the general under the Overlord, and he was also the No.1 in the Chu military. Did not dare to have any changes inside.

At that time, the Huainan king's family was walking on thin ice, pressure from both inside and outside, fearing that a careless move would bring disaster to themselves.

Moreover, although Huainan King was powerful at that time, the power in his hands was really not good, and there were not many people available.The slightly talented people in the entire Huainan country also took refuge in the Great Chu court, and they didn't look down on a small Huainan country at all.

Even the local martial arts forces in Huainan Kingdom are scrambling to flatter the Great Chu Dynasty, regardless of the nominal king above them.

But since the Tenglong Legion was withdrawn, even though the Great Chu court was still vigilant against Huainan, after hundreds of years of development, the Huainan Kings at this time have become a real behemoth!

According to rumors in the world, Huainan King holds a huge force not inferior to the top forces, and one is lurking in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to move.

Of course, no one with an obvious eye would believe this statement.

No matter how many years it takes, Huainan Kingdom can't support a power that can compete with the Great Chu Dynasty, even if they are given another 1000 years!
But this does not mean that the power in the hands of King Huainan is fake.

According to what Nan Shanyue said, Mrs. Mingyue had seen with her own eyes the presence of a powerful person in the realm of true gods in the Huainan Palace.

As for why Mrs. Mingyue was able to get in touch with this kind of secret, it was because Mrs. Mingyue's husband was the son of the previous Huainan Prince!

The contemporary King of Huainan is named Xiang Huo, and he is the fourth-generation grandson of the first King of Huainan, Xiang Rong No. 20. In terms of seniority, he is the uncle of the current Emperor Chu.

Fifteen years ago, Xiang Long, the previous king of Huainan, died in the palace, and his younger brother Xiang Huo took the throne of King Huainan instead of his nephew.

It is said that Xiang Long's death was very strange, and there may be man-made shadows, and the only person present when Xiang Long died was his younger brother Xiang Huo, so the outside world has been rumored that Xiang Huo killed his brother and seized the throne.

When Xiang Huo first came to the throne, Xiang Fu, who was the son of Huainan Prince at that time, did not resist as expected, but directly admitted it.

Moreover, he also rejected his uncle's promise to be the future King of Huainan, and gave up the position of son to his cousin, who was only a teenager at the time, while he himself left Huainan Kingdom and began to travel around the world.

It was also during that time that Xiang Fu met Mrs. Mingyue, who was out for training at that time. Although the two were quite different in strength, Xiang Fu still fell in love with that innocent and lovely girl at the first sight. Also gradually developed deep feelings.

Although Mrs. Mingyue's identity as a saintess of the Dao of Mieqing made Xiang Fu somewhat unexpected, but under love, nothing could make him shrink back.

Even Xiang Fu once proposed the dangerous practice of going to Miqingdao to propose marriage in person...

Of course, this kind of thing was naturally directly rejected by Mrs. Mingyue.If Xiang Fu, a person of average strength, really saw the group of guys in Mieqing Dao who have lost all emotions and six desires, even if he is a member of the Xiang family, he might not be able to get out of Mieqing Valley!

However, although the process was bumpy, the two finally got married as lovers.

Although the price is a bit high, both of them are very happy, thinking that they can live happily as ordinary people.

But no one expected that less than two years after Xiang Fu and Mrs. Mingyue got married, Xiang Fu was suddenly killed by the Chu Emperor for a certain crime, and the evidence was solid, and he was not given any chance to refute.

This scene instantly collapsed the sky for Mrs. Mingyue!

One must know that in this world, she is no longer a saintly woman, not even a warrior, but an ordinary woman who does not know martial arts.

The husband she relied on was suddenly killed for an inexplicable reason, which made Mrs. Mingyue both sad and full of hatred. She was determined to find out all the truth and avenge her husband.

(End of this chapter)