Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 356 Get off the boat quietly
August [-]th, the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The three official ships of the Song Dynasty that went down the canal continued southward without stopping after passing Suzhou.And the night before, Ye Chen quietly got off the boat with ten gold medal killers and Yu Qingyan.

Suzhou embraces Taihu Lake in the west and the Yangtze River in the north.It is the second largest state city of Wuyue Kingdom after Hangzhou, the capital of Kyoto.

Suzhou has always been famous for its beautiful mountains and rivers and elegant gardens. It has the laudatory title of "the gardens in the south of the Yangtze River are the best in the world, and the gardens in Suzhou are the best in the south of the Yangtze River". It has been known as the "Water Capital" since ancient times because of its characteristics of an ancient water town with small bridges and flowing water.

Suzhou City is criss-crossed with rivers and ports, densely covered with lakes and lakes. It has a double chessboard pattern of "water and land parallel, rivers and streets adjacent", a river system of "three verticals, three horizontals and one ring" and a landscape of "small bridges and flowing water, white walls and black tiles, and famous historical sites". Unique style.The river course is 82 kilometers long and there are four bridges.Since ancient times, it has been a water town with the longest river and the most bridges in the East.

The most famous lakes are Taihu Lake and Caohu Lake in the west; Dianshan Lake and Chenghu Lake in the east; Kuncheng Lake in the north; Yangcheng Lake, Jinji Lake and Dushu Lake in the middle; the Yangtze River and the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal run through the north of the city.The water from Taihu Lake flows into the river in the north and Dianmao in the east, and then enters the river through the Huangpu River; the water in the canal flows into Wangting in the west and out of Shengze in the south; the "Three Rivers" that used to go out to the sea now flow into the river from the Huangpu River in the east, thus forming the city of Suzhou. Three major water systems.

At this time, the proverb "There is heaven above, and Suzhou and Hangzhou below" has spread like wildfire.In later generations, although Ye Chen had visited Suzhou, he only visited the four gardens with the travel agency. For a day or two, he just took a look at the flowers.The most important thing is that Suzhou in later generations is very different from Suzhou now.

How could Ye Chen not come to such a wonderful city in the world.What's more, according to the plan, Hu Sanguang is waiting for him in Suzhou, and the two of them will make a specific plan for this trip in Suzhou City.

The warm sun in the afternoon dispelled some of the coolness of autumn. People in Suzhou City drank tea and chatted in teahouses. Most of the people in Suzhou were rich. Many people had too much free time, so they liked to spend time in teahouses. Time, especially these days, several things happened in Wuyue Kingdom, and the saliva and tea were boiling in the building together.

People are talking about Qian Wu, Duke of Yue who was killed by mistake in Song State a few days ago, and the legendary figure Xiangfu Hou Yechen who was envoy to Wu Yue.There is also Princess Yongqing of the Song Dynasty who is going to marry Qian Zhiyin, the son of King Wuyue, the most beautiful man in the Wuyue Kingdom.

What Ye Chen said to Princess Yongqing in the Kaifeng Palace was not wrong. Qian Zhiyin, the son of Prince Wuyue, is indeed a rare handsome man in the world. Some nympho screaming and chasing.

However, according to the information from the intelligence department these days, the number one handsome guy in Wuyue Kingdom is actually very clean, and there are no scandals related to women.It is said that his character is also good, and he is known for his talent in Jiangnan.

"This Qian Zhiyin looks pretty good, um...send someone to deliver the information to the princess's boat, so that Her Royal Highness can also take a look." In an extremely elegant teahouse, Ye Chen looked at the information in his hand, After thinking for a while, he said to Hu Sanguang on the opposite side.

Hu Sanguang immediately nodded in agreement, and then made a move with his right hand, and a person came in at the door. Hu Sanguang gave a few low-pitched orders, and after saluting Ye Chen and Hu Sanguang, the person turned and left.

Ye Chen watched the person leave, took a sip of the tea poured by Yu Qingyan next to him, felt the pleasant fragrance between his teeth and tongue, and couldn't help but praise: "This Dongting Biluochun tea really lives up to its reputation, wait until Hangzhou to taste it Have a taste of the West Lake Longjing."

Seeing that Ye Chen liked it, Hu Sanguang also beamed with joy, deeply feeling that this place was chosen well today: "As long as your lord and Yu Sishi like it, your subordinates will prepare ten catties each for your lord and Yu Sishi, and send them to Kaifeng. "

Ye Chen shook his head, and said: "When we come to Wuyue Kingdom, people from Wuyue Kingdom will naturally send good things to us. How can we buy them with our own money?"

Hu Sanguang was startled, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency is right."

Ye Chen put the teacup on the tea table in front of him, looked solemn, and said, "I've read the information, tell me your opinion and plan!"

The flattering smile on Hu Sanguang's face disappeared immediately, and he said solemnly: "Just like what your lord has read just now, the attitude of the court of Wuyue towards our Great Song is mainly divided into two factions, namely Wei Xin, the left chancellor, and Gao Chengxiang, the commander of the eight capitals. In the lead, Wei Xin, the head of civil servants of the Wuyue Kingdom, has always advocated a secret alliance with the Southern Tang Dynasty and the Khitan in the north to jointly fight against our Great Song Dynasty. On the contrary, Gao Chengxiang, the military No. As for Khitan Gao Chengxiang, he never believed it. On the whole, Qian Hongchu, the leader of Wuyue Kingdom, tended to maintain a generational friendship with our Song Dynasty, but after Qian Wu was killed by mistake this time, because my Song Dynasty did not kill the murderer I handed it over, and there was resentment in my heart. According to the analysis of the news that my subordinates led people to inquire about, after Qian Hongchu was bewitched by the left minister Wei Xin, although he would not really break with my Song Dynasty, he might do something that he thought would not affect his relationship with the Song Dynasty. A retaliatory act of my relationship with the Song Dynasty."

Ye Chen frowned slightly, and said, "What kind of retaliatory behavior? Although Bai Xiaomao and the other six came with me this time, they have all changed their appearances, and people from Wuyue Kingdom will not recognize them."

Hu Sanguang said: "The people of Wuyue Kingdom can't find Bai Xiaomao and the other six, but they may take action to kill other people in our Huaxia Weifu, and even...may take action against adults."

After thinking for a while, Ye Chen said: "With the matter of the princess marrying the son of Wuyue Kingdom and getting married first, I can be sure that Qian Hongchu, the leader of Wuyue Kingdom, does not want to really break with my Song Dynasty. So, even if Qian Hongchu wants to take revenge , and dare not be blatant, let alone use the army. Therefore, they may design some accidents, or kill our people, try to find a way not to leave evidence, and then pretend to help us find the murderer. If this kind of What happened, for the sake of the overall situation of the friendly relations between the two countries, we really can only let our people die in vain. Of course, we can also take revenge. But I am afraid that it is the Southern Tang Dynasty, the Maitreya Sect, and the left minister The result Wei Xiang wanted to see."

Hu Sanguang said: "My lord's words are very true, and my subordinates also analyze them in the same way."

Ye Chen nodded slightly, remembered something, and said, "Then how did the Sword Emperor find out?"

Hu Sanguang cheered up, and said solemnly: "My subordinates have heard from the older generation of people in Wuyue Kingdom that there used to be a peerless master of sword use on Ruyi Mountain outside Hangzhou City. It happened 60 years ago at the beginning of the founding of the Wuyue Kingdom, and this person was over sixty years old at that time, and in the past 60 years, there has never been any news about this person. The Jianghu of the Wuyue Kingdom already thinks that the Sword Emperor is dead."

Ye Chen's eyes flickered, but he didn't expect such a person to exist in Wuyue Kingdom, and asked: "Have you found out the relationship between the Sword Emperor and the court or royal family of Wuyue Kingdom?"

Hu Sanguang was a little surprised. What the chief envoy asked was exactly what he was going to say next.He didn't know where Ye Chen's news about the Sword Emperor came from?

"Your Excellency is wise. There is indeed a legend in Jianghu that the Sword Emperor is the daughter of Qian Liu, the founding monarch of Wuyue Kingdom. Her name is Qian Yuechan. She is also the first eldest princess of the royal family of Wuyue Kingdom. But why does your lord attach so much importance to this matter?" Sword Emperor, does your lord think she is still alive?" Hu Sanguang said.

The light in Ye Chen's eyes flickered, he paused, and then said: "Since the troubled times at the end of Tang Dynasty, Taiping Sect, Taiyiyi, Maitreya Sect and Shengtang have risen one after another to take advantage of the chaos. Taiyi chose the Southern Han Dynasty which was very powerful at that time. The Maitreya Sect also chose Houshu, which had a strong army and horses. Even after the Shu Kingdom was destroyed, it chose the Southern Tang Dynasty, which was far stronger than Wuyue Kingdom, but not richer than Wuyue Kingdom. The bones of the Northern Han Dynasty. In addition, the more special temples are hidden in the dark. Back then, they manipulated the Chinese orthodox Hou Zhou, and even secretly assisted the current Majesty to replace Hou Zhou to establish the Song Dynasty. Now they intend to overthrow the Song Dynasty. But these have peerless masters , and the superpowers that can control a country all coincidentally did not choose the Wuyue Kingdom, which is relatively the weakest but the wealthiest. As a result, Wuyue Kingdom has become the only pure land under Huaxia in these years. Don’t you think this is a bit of a problem? Can't make sense?"

Hu Sanguang's body shook, and he said with a look of surprise: "My lord means that this is all because of the existence of the sword emperor in Wuyue country. But even if these forces did not choose Wuyue country because they were afraid of the existence of the sword emperor, but There has been no news of the Sword Emperor for more than 50 years, and most of them are probably dead."

Ye Chen shook his head, remembering the news from the powerful enshrinement office of the Dajiang Gang, and said: "Five years ago, Houshu was destroyed by the Song Dynasty, and Lou Yanming led the main force of the Maitreya Sect to escape from Houshu. The first target chosen was not Southern Tang, but Wuyue Kingdom. But when Lou Yanming brought people outside the capital of Wuyue Kingdom, they met a person. Lou Yanming fought a big battle with this person, and Lou Yanming was injured because of this, and then he brought the main force of the Maitreya Sect to the Southern Tang Kingdom. Moreover, when the Maitreya Sect first arrived in the Southern Tang Dynasty, it was relatively low-key, and the affairs were all handled by Xiao Ming Wang Shangguan Bingyun. And Lou Yan After Ming arrived, he retreated directly to recuperate his injuries until last year when Lou Yanming was injured, and on the day Lou Yanming left the customs, he killed all the masters of the Southern Tang Buddhist Sect in one fell swoop, thus completely replacing the Buddha Sect's position in the Southern Tang Kingdom. Yanming became the national teacher of the Southern Tang Dynasty."

Both Yu Qingyan and Hu Sanguang looked suspicious, thinking that there was such a secret about the Maitreya Sect.However, Yu Qingyan had already guessed where Ye Chen's news came from. The powerful priest of the Dajiang Gang was one of Lou Yanming's personal disciples and one of the Four King Kongs of the Maitreya Sect.Apart from Ye Chen, Yu Qingyan and the head of the Dajiang Gang, Liu Jinyuan, the envoy of Huaxia Weifu Nanfu, knew about this matter.

Hu Sanguang, on the other hand, felt more and more that the chief envoy was unfathomable. You must know that no one would know about this kind of thing unless it was the closest person to Maitreya leader Lou Yanming. Even if there are thousands of elite spies and Tens of thousands of peripheral forces and the intelligence department with a terrifying intelligence network can't find out this kind of news, but the chief envoy knows it.

(End of this chapter)