Wind rises time and space gate

Chapter 540 Attack
Upon hearing that her son was injured, Lin Zhaoxia, who was looking for a shop in the city, was so frightened that her legs went weak and she hurried back home.

At the gate of the long courtyard, there stood a large number of guards. When they saw her, they all bowed and said, "Princess."

Lin Zhaoxia just raised his hand, not feeling very happy, and strode into the yard.

Hearing the noise, Lin Jingning ran out and said, "Don't worry, the wound is not serious and the bleeding has stopped."

Lin Zhaoxia nodded, breathed a sigh of relief, and walked towards the bed. "Mom." Seeing her come back, his eyes were red, he supported his upper body, and reached out to his mother.

Ma quickly made way and let Lin Zhaoxia sit down on the edge of the bed.

Lin Zhaoxia held her son's hand, and seeing that he was doing well, her anxious heart finally settled down.

"Are you okay? Does it hurt?"

I touched his arm which was wrapped in a bandage, and then looked at his body. He might have been wearing a stab-proof vest, so he was not injured. Only the trouser leg on his left leg was rolled up, and there was a bandage wrapped above the knee.

"pain."

Hearing her son crying out in pain and acting coquettishly to her in a wronged manner, Lin Zhaoxia felt heartbroken and her eyes turned red.

When Chang Zhi saw this, he comforted her again, "It hurt at first, but it doesn't hurt that much now. Your son even killed a warrior!" He looked very proud.

Lin Zhaoxia was a little surprised. Although her son was not born in the peaceful modern times, he was well protected by his grandparents and uncles in Changling Village. She also took him to live in the modern times for many years. He had rarely seen blood, let alone killing someone.

Now not only did he have the courage to fight against the bad guys and get injured, but he also killed the people who hurt him?

"My son is awesome! This is how you should treat your enemies, quickly, accurately and ruthlessly. Giving him a chance to breathe would be irresponsible to yourself."

"Yes!" Changzhi nodded heavily, holding his mother's hand tightly. He felt much more at ease with his mother around. You would get hurt, you were so scared, so scared that you would not be able to see your parents again.

After comforting him, Lin Zhaoxia asked about the situation...

Chang Zhi then said that he was following Mr. Ji back from the trade fair and was chased by men in black when they were approaching Hangu City.

There were many men in black. Four of the guards protecting them died, one of the secret guards was also lost, and the remaining three secret guards were all seriously injured, two of them were seriously injured.

"But fortunately, the men in black were all dead, and my son was only injured in his arm and thigh. Although he bled a lot, the wound was not fatal."

Lin Zhaoxia listened, her heart was like a roller coaster, up and down. Fortunately, her son was still in front of her, otherwise she would have cried to death.

"You came back bleeding all the way? No treatment?"

"They were bandaged. After entering the city, the injured guards and secret guards were carried to the city's medical clinic, but Mr. Ji insisted on sending his son back home."

Lin Zhaoxia nodded. Mr. Ji might be afraid that Changzhi would be injured again outside. The secret guards and guards around him were all injured. It was not as safe as the palace. Besides, there was a palace doctor in the palace. The medicine she brought would be more effective in stopping bleeding and reducing inflammation.

"How is Mr. Ji?"

"Sir, he's fine. The other party wasn't targeting him. He was just pushed down and had some scrapes. My uncle has asked someone to take him back to the yard to rest."

Lin Zhaoxia looked at Lin Jingning and Ma and nodded to them.

He ordered: "Lord Lin will go to the clinic in person to help check on the injured guards. If they can move, take them back to the palace to recuperate. The attendants and grooms who accompanied the prince out today will be rewarded generously. In addition, Madam Ma will take Jinxiu to see Mr. Ji for me and bring him some good medicine."

The couple nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, Princess. We'll go right away."

The couple went out, and told their three children to stay and chat with Changzhi to relieve his boredom.

Lin Zhaoxia, Hele, Dongxue and Xiaobao chatted with Changzhi. Seeing that Changzhi was chatting happily with his three cousins, Lin Zhaoxia was relieved that he was fine.

Zhao Guangyuan, who was riding a horse and watching the soldiers training in the Hangu Pass camp, heard that his son had been assassinated and almost fell off his horse. He immediately turned his horse's head and galloped towards the city.

This move is so cruel, attacking his son!

Now everyone knows that he has a son, and he is the only son, yet they dare to attack his son! They want to completely destroy his hope!

He will never allow it!
When I hurried into my son's yard and heard his voice from afar, I finally let go of my worry. I put my hand on the door frame to calm myself down.

The guard at the door hurried over and told him what happened...

"The two secret guards were seriously injured and unable to move. They are still in the infirmary. Our military doctor went there and used suture techniques to sew up their wounds. The princess also sent someone to deliver medicine. Their lives are saved."

Zhao Guangyuan nodded with a heavy face. It was extremely difficult to train secret guards. This time, one was lost and two were seriously injured. There were six guards in the open who accompanied Chang Zhi on his trip, including the groom. They were all skilled in martial arts and were among the best. Ordinary people could not get close to them, but five of them died at once.

It can be seen that the other party has made sufficient preparations.

"Give them a good burial and provide generous support to their families. Give the injured half-month leave and a generous year's salary. Ask the steward to see what they lack and need, and send someone to take good care of them. Also, ask Lu Ye to come see me."

"Yes."

Then he walked closer to the long house.

Changzhi had already heard his footsteps and was leaning on the bed frame, looking towards the door. When he appeared, he looked at him with admiration, "Dad."

Zhao Guangyuan walked over and saw that his wife had made room for him, so he sat down on the edge of the bed next to her.

He reached out and touched his son's head, looked at his exposed wound wrapped in white cloth, examined it carefully, and then praised him: "My son did a great job. I heard that he even killed a secret guard?"

When facing his mother, Chang Zhi was very proud and wanted to be praised by her, but in front of his father, he did not dare to boast, "It was our secret guards who injured him first, so my son got the chance."

Zhao Guangyuan was very pleased that his son's skills had improved greatly, but without actual combat experience, he had no chance of winning against the battle-hardened secret guards who loved to take lives. He was pleased that his son recognized his own strength and did not take credit for himself.

"My son, you didn't hesitate to fight today. You did a good job. I am very happy as a father."

Only then did he smile widely, and glanced at his mother, expecting her to praise him.

Lin Zhaoxia couldn't help laughing. These days, she saw her son become like a little adult, but inside he was still a child who wanted his parents' approval.

Seeing that Lin Jingning's three children were accompanying him in the house, Zhao Guangyuan nodded to them and said to Hele, "There are a few children from the drama club. Go find them to perform for your cousin so that he won't get bored lying down." Hele was still very scared of him, but he also admired him very much. Just as he was about to agree, Xiaobao jumped up and said, "I know where Xiao Guozi and Xiao Douzi live. I'll go get them!"

He Le hurriedly said hello to Zhao Guangyuan and followed him.

"Didn't Xiaodouzi's sister marry Brother Heshun? Mom, what should we call Xiaodouzi?"

This long sentence stunned Lin Zhaoxia.

He Xue covered her mouth and laughed, "When He Shun's child is born in the future, we can call him brother-in-law with our nephew. But now we can call him according to the generation of sister-in-law. He is younger than us, so we call him brother. But he is older than Xiao Bao, so Xiao Bao should call him brother, but Xiao Bao doesn't want to."

Zhao Guangyuan was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that Xiao Douzi had this connection with the Lin family, "Send more people to take care of the children in the theater club in the future."

Lin Zhaoxia nodded. She had been busy these days. When the theater company arrived in Hangu City, she only met the team leader and the manager once, and had not yet had time to make arrangements for them.

Zhao Guangyuan spoke to his son for a few words, and when he saw that he was fine, he stood up and said, "Dad will go and discuss matters with others. My son, take good care of your injuries. Dad will be back at dinner time."

Changzhi nodded and watched his father leave reluctantly.

Outside the long courtyard, Lu Ye was already waiting there. "Your Highness, we have found out that it is the royal secret guard."

Zhao Guangyuan narrowed his eyes in hatred. Royal secret guards! It couldn't be that the emperor sent someone to kill his son. If he had to kill someone, he would have killed him. To resort to such dirty tricks and to attack women, children and the weak, he must be a hypocritical prince.

Currently, the Royal Secret Guards are only in the hands of the Emperor and the Crown Prince. The Empress cannot command them.

"Are these the only ones coming?"

"We are still investigating. I have sent people to search the city and found several hidden agents. We are currently sending people to monitor them."

"Hangu City is now our base camp, so we must ensure its safety. Send people to check it carefully and dig out all the hidden stakes. We must also check the camp at Hangu Pass carefully. I don't want anyone to infiltrate the army. In addition, send more people to the gates of Hangu City to strictly check people entering and leaving."

"Yes, I understand."

The meeting room was filled with generals and their trusted aides.

Everyone was furious about the Crown Prince's injury and hearing that it was the Crown Prince's fault.

"How can you attack a child! If you have the guts, let's fight face to face instead of resorting to such despicable means!" Meng Yan looked down upon the act of attacking women, children, the elderly and the young.

I heard before that the prince had people hunt down the Jiang family members and destroy Mr. Jiang’s hearse, which is even more shameful.

If such a prince were to succeed the throne in the future, Meng Yan would resign from his post and return to his hometown to farm!
Zhan Qian and other military generals who came from the capital boasted that they knew the prince very well, but their eyes were opened wide when they saw what he had done during this period.

"Your Highness, we have done so much. Although the Emperor is wary, he has no intention of punishing the Crown Prince. It seems that the Crown Prince's position is secure. But the Crown Prince and I can no longer coexist in the world."

In the end, either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind prevails over the east wind. In order to avoid being at a disadvantage and being liquidated by the crown prince, the emperor had to be stronger than the crown prince, forcing him to make a choice.

Fang Sheng continued, "Although we already have a million soldiers, we are still not strong enough to compete with the imperial court. I think it is a wise move for the prince to set up guard camps in each city and send garrisons to manage local government affairs together with the local county government. We still need to promote this policy to the southern cities."

After listening to this, some generals agreed, some pondered, and some disagreed.

"We have set up a guard camp in the area and recruited soldiers. Although we say that we are protecting local industries, the court will not continue to let us do this. I am worried that if the court concentrates its efforts on attacking, we will lose sight of the big picture and end up in a bad situation."

"I have the same concern. The stall is too big and the cost is huge. I am afraid that the military expenditure will be difficult to support."

All the generals nodded.

Now they have a million troops under their command, and the monthly military expenditure is a lot of silver. If they recruit more soldiers from various places, they will have to pay a lot of silver in royal tribute. The royal tribute alone is several thousand taels of silver a month. They cannot ask for funds from the taxes levied by the county governments at present.

If the local county government were to pay, I'm afraid they would join forces with the imperial court to resist, and then they would really treat the prince as a rebel.

I heard that the prince only had one opera troupe and Huixianlou in the capital that made money. No matter how much they earned before, it was not enough to support the increasingly huge military expenditure.

Zhao Guangyuan listened quietly to everyone's analysis without saying anything.

Even his core confidants didn't know how much silver he had. He and Lin Zhaoxia privately calculated the silver earned by their various industries each year and their current savings. Fortunately, a silver mine was discovered in Yuezhou, with a huge amount of silver, so the current expenses could still be covered.

Otherwise, he would have to dig into the imperial tomb and steal treasures like Lu Changyu in "The Lu Family World" to support himself.

"Don't worry, we can still handle it for now."

When everyone heard this, they were all shocked. Is the King of Yue so rich? He alone is responsible for supporting a million-strong army, and he still says he can support it? How many properties does the King of Yue have in secret that they don't know about?
Hearing the King of Yue's resolute tone, everyone felt relieved. Next, they discussed which city to recruit soldiers from.

"But if we continue to recruit soldiers, I'm afraid the court will not just sit there and watch, and the prince will not remain indifferent." As the crown prince, how can I watch the King of Yue become more powerful? They even sent someone to assassinate the prince.

"It doesn't matter. The prince will not be able to take care of us soon."

As Zhao Guangyuan expected, the prince soon had no time to care about the northwest, because his fiefdom Changzhou was taken over by the King of Yue's people.

All the princes of the Great Qi Dynasty, when they came of age and were given titles, would be granted fiefs, but only the crown prince was granted fiefdoms.

The fiefdom only enjoyed food and salary, but the fief had actual control over the area. The population and land on the fief belonged to the lord, and the appointment and dismissal of officials, conscription and other government affairs on the fiefdom were all decided by the lord, and the lord only had to pay tribute to the court every year.

The prince's fiefdom was in Changzhou, a land of vast land and abundant resources, a veritable land of fish and rice. With this fiefdom, the prince also had greater confidence among his many brothers.

But unexpectedly, despite all the precautions, the King of Yue sent troops to steal the house.

The prince was furious. "Five thousand soldiers approached, and you didn't notice it at all? The nearby cities didn't raise the alarm? You just let them swagger through the city and take Changzhou?"

All the Mu Liao lowered their heads, not daring to look at the prince's ferocious expression with veins exposed.

They were also shocked by the King of Yue's actions.

The secret agents they had stationed in Hangu City were eliminated one by one by the King of Yue. They withdrew from Hangu City, but deployed more spies in nearby counties and prefectures, keeping an all-round eye on the movements of the King of Yue. However, the King of Yue made a feint to the east and attacked in the west, and destroyed the prince's fiefdom.

Fifty thousand soldiers? There was no sign that the King of Yue had sent out any troops. Where did these soldiers come from?

The King of Yue had troops stored elsewhere? Everyone was shocked and terrified. How much power was behind the King of Yue that they didn't know about?