Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 129 Playing with fire and setting yourself on fire
"That's right! I heard that the profiteers who hoarded grain secretly in Chuzhou have also sold the grain to the government. In the past few days, the amount of grain raised in Chuzhou has changed from [-]% to [-]%. Thinking about it, it won't be long God, Chuzhou should be able to raise the required amount of food." Huangfutong said with a happy smile.

When Chen Dongyang heard the words, he sneered secretly. He remained silent for a while, and said: "The key to raising food this time is to raise food and deliver food. Now, we have used the method of killing one person to scare off illegal profiteers and corrupt officials everywhere, forcing them to cooperate obediently." , to raise enough food. In addition, Luo Sishi has been traveling back and forth these days to various places in the Jianghuai River, personally urging the construction of dams and sluices in various places. In the past few days, the states have sent people to report that they have all been built and can ensure the smooth flow of the canal. In this way, We should be able to transport the grain to Kaifeng within a month."

Zhao Dezhao was in a good mood when he heard this, and said: "Uncle Xiangfu and Luo Sishi have also made great contributions to raising food this time... Official Hu Tui of Kaifeng Mansion has made great contributions. When the king returns to Kaifeng, he will definitely report the truth to his father. Alas...it's a pity that Uncle Xiang Fu was taken away by thieves, and there has been no news of him so far, these thieves really deserve to die."

After Huangfutong and Li You left, Zhao Dezhao wanted to go to the mansion of Zheng Chenggong, the magistrate in Chuzhou City. Chen Dongyang thought again and again, but couldn't help it, and persuaded him: "Your Highness has just been promoted to the king, and it's the first time to hunt for the sky. I don't know How many pairs of eyes are staring at His Highness, even the officials are watching, to see how His Highness behaves, to see if His Highness is capable of acting wisely, to see if His Highness is considerate of family and country, and to see whether His Highness is selfless. Wang Xin, but when Huang Dongming and Huang Dongming died, His Highness was also on the ship, and the soldiers of the imperial army on board were all at the command of the prince. The world would definitely suspect that the deaths of Huang Dongming and Huang Dongming had something to do with the prince. With frequent contacts every day, if this matter spreads out, the world will definitely have all kinds of associations that are not conducive to His Highness. When this matter spreads to the court, what will the officials think? What will the civil and military officials think? And this At this time, it is really inappropriate for His Highness to go to the Zheng residence to meet the daughter of the Zheng family."

Hearing this, Zhao Dezhao's face changed slightly. He really didn't expect these things.

"What Uncle Chen said is that this king will not go to Zheng's residence anymore."

"Your Highness, although you are the only prince who has grown up now, but the official family is in the prime of his life, the crown prince is not in a hurry to be established for a while, and the throne may not necessarily fall on your head! Being favored by His Majesty's family, the queen also favors the second prince the most. Besides, the queen is just young, so it may not be possible in the future
No heirs.In addition, your Majesty's younger brother, it's not like you don't know how your second uncle, King Jin, is a man with great ambitions.If Your Highness is still so self-willed that he loses the favor and trust of the officials, considering the troubles of the Tang Dynasty and the worry of changing dynasties, won't your officials choose another wise prince? "Chen Dongyang's words are very straightforward and bold, but there is a sense of sincerity in his words.

Zhao Dezhao's face has become ugly. It's not that he doesn't know what Chen Dongyang said, but at this moment he doesn't take it seriously. He thinks what Chen Dongyang said is too exaggerated.But he has always regarded Chen Dongyang as his uncle and elder, and he still bowed his head and said: "What Uncle Chen said is true."

Chen Dongyang watched Zhao Dezhao grow up since he was a child, so he didn't know that the latter didn't listen to it at all, but shook his head helplessly, not knowing what to say.

Early the next morning, King Wei was about to set off to continue southward, and all the officials of the Chuzhou government came to the pier to see him off.

Going further south, the king of Wei does not need to continue to do this personally. As long as there are still a little bit of brains, local officials, grain gentry, and grain merchants will not continue to confront the court at this time, risking the danger of family ruin and death. for profiteering.Want to make huge profits?The imperial court is also lenient. The price of grain in Kaifeng Mansion has risen again and again. If you have the ability, you can transport the grain to Kaifeng yourself. The price of grain is not suppressed there now. The imperial court has already dug a big hole there. Waiting for them to jump in!
Therefore, King Wei, who continued to go south and led a large group of troops all the way, only represented an attitude of the court. Psychologically, it created a sense of urgency for officials and gentry from all walks of the Yangtze River and Huaihe River. If you play tricks, you won't be so blatant.The royal family that has taken root in Sizhou for more than ten generations and has power all over the Jianghuai River has collapsed. Which grain gentry dares to challenge the court?

Chuzhou, the direction from the Northern Song Dynasty to the Southern Tang Dynasty, is the southernmost Junzhou. After passing the Junzhou to the southeast, you will reach Yangzhou, the eastern capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty.

There is a river in Chuzhou called Qingliushui.The river that Ye Chen was brought into by Zhan Xiong Wu was clear water. The river was originally clear, but after Ye Chen disappeared into the river, for three consecutive days, there was heavy rain and mountain torrents entered the river, making the river water unclear.

The power of the temple, the power of the government, and a large number of folk powers attracted by the rich rewards from the court, the total number of tens of thousands of people searched for Ye Chen along the river, but they couldn't find it.

The clear water is not wide, even if the river is turbid, if tens of thousands of people are looking for a person in a small river, it is reasonable to say that they can still find it.But when this person is no longer in the river section they are looking for, even if there are ten times or a hundred times more people, even if the river bottom is turned upside down, they will not be found.

All those who participated in the search for Ye Chen realized afterwards that they were looking for it too late.

When the news of General Zhanxiong was sent to Yu Daoxiang, Yu Daoxiang disclosed the news to the government, and mobilized all kinds of manpower to search for it. This process has already passed for most of the day.At that time, the heavy rain had already been falling for half a day, and the already turbulent river became more and more turbulent. Ye Chen had already been washed out of the Great Song Dynasty by the river, and rushed to the Southern Tang Dynasty.This is actually not the most important thing. Even in the Southern Tang Dynasty, with the power of the Holy Church, it is still possible to organize some people to salvage.What's more, the people of Maitreya Sect are also salvaging.The crux of the problem is that Qingliu Shui is a tributary of the Yangtze River, and the end of Qingliu Shui flows into the Yangtze River.

Since ancient times, regardless of the vicissitudes of the sea or the change of dynasties, the Yangtze River has always been the largest river in the East and the third largest river in the world.

However, the clear water enters the Yangtze River, and further east, close to Yangzhou, is a funnel-shaped estuary. The distance between the north and the south is as wide as nearly [-] miles. This width is the first in the north after living in the north for many years. The people of the Yellow River can't imagine the big river.Ye Chen knew, or some knowledgeable people knew, that the widest part of the Yellow River was Dacheji, Changtan County, Henan, but the distance between the two banks was only about forty miles, and that was also the time when the rainy season was at its peak and the Yellow River was at its widest.

Therefore, if Ye Chen didn't go ashore in the Qingliu water basin, it is very likely that he was washed into the Yangtze River.Finding a person in this section of the Yangtze River is not like finding a needle in a haystack, but for ordinary people, it is actually no different.

The river surged and hit a huge cliff in the river channel not far ahead, making a sound like a bull's roar.

It was raining heavily, and Yu Daoxiang was wearing a coir raincoat, standing silently on the cliff next to the battle that day.In fact, among all the people who want to find or get Ye Chen, she is the one who believes that Ye Chen is still alive, but in the past three days, she seems to have become the person who is most worried about Ye Chen, because she is the one who blames herself the most people.

Ye Chen provoked the Maitreya Sect, but she let Li Siyan arrange it.Perhaps Maitreya Sect Master and Xiao Ming Wang themselves have coveted hearts for Ye Chen, but if Ye Chen hadn't said that sentence and cut off the sale of most of the Maitreya Sect's five-stone powder, Maitreya Sect would not have treated Ye Chen so quickly. Dust shot.

Thinking of this incident, Yu Daoxiang, who had never felt regret before, fell into deep remorse.She has asked the Holy Church to spread the news to the Taoist temple in the deep mountains of the Qinling Mountains in the northwest as quickly as possible.She believed that if Ye Chen really fell into a certain death situation, her supernatural father would come out of the mountain himself.

There is nothing in this world that her father can't do.Yu Daoxiang has always thought so.

Ye Chen's trace disappeared from here.So she came here subconsciously, just because she was going to go south tomorrow to find Ye Chen in Nantang.

The river water turned a cloudy yellow due to the rapid current.Wrapped in mud, sand, and broken wood, it hit the cliff bank, then circled around it, and continued to rush downstream. Standing on the cliff and watching the roar of the river, it didn't take long before you became dizzy, as if your feet were flying forward. It feels as if I am standing on the deck of a giant ship, riding the wind and waves.

In fact, the rain was so heavy that even though there were many people searching, the search was still disturbed. Perhaps this was also the reason why Ye Chen was not found!

After standing for a long time, Li Siyan also quietly climbed onto the reef wearing a coir raincoat. Looking at Yu Daoxiang standing silently on the cliff, the rain washed her coir raincoat and quickly rolled down to the ground.Like countless tears.

Li Siyan sighed softly, and said to himself in his heart: "Even if the saint is the daughter of the ancestors, no matter how good her martial arts are, no matter how strong her skills are, she is still a girl who is just young. Such a girl It was for daddy’s mission, to go deep into the fire to play with fire, how could he not set himself on fire. Well now, his whereabouts are unknown, and you immediately feel extremely regretful, do not think about eating and drinking, and are restless.”

In the northwest of Yangzhou City, more than 20 miles away, there is an unknown small mountain village in Bali Town.

The village is almost next to the Yangtze River.There are small bridges and flowing water in the village, lush vegetation in the hillsides and fields, and the color of water in the rice fields complements the sky.The sky is misty and rainy, and the cuckoo is singing.This is a typical Jiangnan water village.

There are three wooden houses, bathed in the drizzle, and three cormorants float leisurely in the pond in front of the houses.Occasionally, it got into the water, and when it reappeared, it had already held a small fish in its mouth, and uttered a series of cries triumphantly, and then swallowed the small fish in one gulp.This kind of waterfowl is domesticated by fishermen in the south of the Yangtze River for fishing.

(End of this chapter)