Aspirations

Chapter 189 Want to Break the Giant Wave and Ride the Long Wind

Although Hou Pingpan was also very annoyed, he still secretly regretted Xingwang's gaffe. Xia Xiang wanted to anger Xingwang, but Xingwang couldn't hold back after all, and followed Xia Xiang's way.It's just that Xia Xiang pretended to ask Master Shanlai to say that Master Shanlai had a hexagram left behind, and that Master Shanlai has gone west, even if outsiders don't believe it, they can't prove it.

Xia Xiang is really cunning!

King Jing knew that if he didn't show up, he would miss the opportunity, so he took a step forward, and with a laugh, he took the hand of King Xing that grabbed Xia Xiang's collar and said, "Why is this third brother? Xia Xiang is just talking about Master Shan Lai's hexagram. Xiang, let’s listen to it for the moment, don’t get angry, let alone do it in front of the emperor, it will make the emperor laugh at you for not being measured, and let the officials see that you have no self-discipline.”

King Jing's words were obviously persuasion, but they were actually beatings. Xingwang's face turned blue and white, and he was stunned for a moment. Seeing that the emperor's face was not good, he had to let go of Xia Xiang angrily.

Xia Xiang tidied up his clothes and bowed to the King of Stars: "His Royal Highness Meng Xingwang grabbed the collar of the lower official's collar, and he can no longer wear it from now on. It should be kept in a high cabinet and enshrined."

"Okay, okay, don't make trouble anymore." The emperor showed displeasure on his face, "Do you really think that I have a good temper because you are so nonsense?"

"I dare not." Xia Xiang said hurriedly and respectfully, "I went on to say the second hexagram that Master Shanlai said: the sun and the moon are beautiful, and the crowd is intimidated. The hundred spirits come to the court, with two feathers and four feet. Song said: There are sages in China today, although they are not heroes, they are also Zhou Cheng. Siyi is re-translated as the Son of Heaven.

The emperor was stunned for a moment, and then he was delighted: "What is the interpretation of this hexagram?"

Xingwang's face was gloomy and uncertain, and it was not because he was impatient and lost his temper just now, but he also deliberately tried to test the emperor.He didn't want the emperor to be as tepid as before, and he couldn't help but have doubts in his heart. The emperor's condition was more than half cured, and did his spirit return to the previous pride?The most important thing is, did the emperor really know that going to Xingzhou would be a murderous trip?In other words, the emperor sent Song Chaodu and Li Dingshan to Xingzhou early, just to arrange the meeting, or did the layout go first?

Star King suddenly found that he really couldn't see through the emperor.I used to think that the emperor was being played by him, but now I found out that the emperor was not really confused. Maybe it was the black rabbit who walked into the blue dragon's cave, as Xia Xiang said.

Although King Xing, King Yun, and Hou Pingpan had discussed the emperor's decision to go to Xingzhou many times, they still did not reach a consistent conclusion.The Star King thought that although the emperor was in good health for the most part, he also guessed that he intended to rebel, but the situation was over, and he could only let him be at his mercy.King Yun also had the same opinion, only Hou Pingpan felt that behind the emperor's oversubordination, he was afraid that he was secretly harboring evil intentions and deliberately took the opportunity to fight back.

After receiving the letter from Cui Xiang, Xingwang decided to kill Liu Changting immediately to prevent the situation from getting out of control further.Although Liu Changting died, Xie Huagai was disheartened and disappeared, which was a major blow to his true layout, but for the sake of the overall situation, Liu Changting only died to ensure the next plan.

Xingwang's layout for Zhending is not only in Zhending, but also in the back.It is not that he is uneasy about Cui Xiang, nor is he not trusting Wu Yidong enough, but that he is not sure about Xia Xiang.He originally thought that assigning Xia Xiang to Zhending was a good move, but as the situation became more and more out of control, he discovered the problem. It is a plan, and what is needed is to let Xia Xiang destroy his good deeds in Zhending and let Xia Xiang serve the emperor.

At first, Xing Wang didn't think that Xia Xiang had much ability to gain a firm foothold in Zhending. He didn't want Xia Xiang to gain a firm foothold soon after reaching Zhending. His personal connections and connections were clear, but he also brought devastating damage, which made him very annoyed. At the same time, he couldn't kill Xia Xiang, but at the same time he had to admire Xia Xiang as a student of Li Dingshan. Wisdom and skill, and also won the following and trust of many people.

But even so, the star king still comforted himself again and again. The reason why Xia Xiang is so great is not because of his own strength, but because of the help of Lian Ruohan.He didn't really think about who was behind Lian Ruohan's support, until Lian Ruohan intercepted the iron ore supply of Guangjin Trading Company and helped Xia Xiang build Xiajiazhuang, and then Lian Ruohan persuaded Han Meng, Xia Xiang persuaded Wu Yidong, and he suddenly realized that behind the seamless cooperation between Xia Xiang and Lian Ruohan, there seemed to be an invisible giant hand commanding everything remotely. Even Yan Hao fell into the sand and nearly died here.

Invisible giant other than the emperor, who else has such power to make Lian Ruohan and Xia Xiang obey?The Star King gradually saw the situation. Although the emperor was ill, he still had a bright mind, and he planned in secret to fight against his plan step by step.

Since it was decided that the whole game would be lost, it would be better to choose another place to fight again. Although the Star King hated what Xia Xiang had done, and wished to kill him, the most important thing at the moment was the emperor's southern tour.So he swallowed the bad anger in his heart and continued to plan the next step.

What surprised him was that when he proposed to go south to Xingzhou after a true southern tour to pay homage to the soldiers who died in the Battle of Xingzhou, the emperor agreed, without a moment's hesitation, he could not help but doubt the emperor again. Confident enough to jump into the trap he dug without hesitation?Star King is very clear that Zheng Shan's dossier has been presented to the emperor. The emperor is already aware of all the behind-the-scenes events caused by Dong Da's case. .

Since the emperor already knew his thoughts, why did he agree to go to Xingzhou after coming to Zhending?The emperor naturally knows that the layout of Zhending has been broken, and there is no danger of Zhending, but Xingzhou has it. Xia Xiang also did not have Lian Ruohan, and the situation in Xingzhou was more concealed and deceptive. The emperor had no capable people in Xingzhou to break the situation.
Star King's guess is not unreasonable, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, not to mention the emperor who is the honor of the ninety-five.Now that the emperor knows what is really going to happen, he will go to Xingzhou again, unless the emperor has a plan, and he has set up a backhand in Xingzhou, or the emperor has a plan and set a trap in Xingzhou to kill him and Hou Pingpan. .

However... Xingwang firmly believes that in the land of Xingzhou, there is no danger to defend, and it is impossible for the emperor to ambush his troops.And Xingzhou Zhizhou Tan Cong is a man who forgets his righteousness and has been bought by him.What made the emperor even more unexpected was that his strange soldiers were neither the official government nor the forbidden army, and the emperor could not have a countermeasure.

So the emperor knew that there were many dangers, but he insisted on going. Could it be that she was really a witch?Star King was convinced that the emperor met the demon girl in the secret source. Although he had never seen it with his own eyes, but he knew the emperor very well when he saw the emperor's dejected appearance, he could conclude that the emperor must be in love with this woman.

Even the rumor that the emperor and the demon girl had a son, the star king had no doubts.If the emperor really finds the demon girl and his biological son, his dream of succession will be completely lost, so he made up his mind that when he goes to Xingzhou, he must let the emperor stay in Xingzhou, and can no longer let the emperor return to the capital.

Although the demon girl met the emperor in Xishan of the capital, there have been rumors about the demon girl for more than ten years. Some say that she once appeared in the Hutuo River in Zhending, and some say she once appeared in the deep mountains and old forests of Lingshou. Recently, there are even more people. Claims to have seen a demon girl in a village east of Xingzhou.Because the demon girl looks like a fairy, and the emperor once asked the painter in the palace to draw countless portraits of the demon girl and distribute them to the officials in various places, hoping to know the whereabouts of the demon girl.Some people reported it indiscriminately for a reward, while some people swear to believe that they really saw a demon girl.If so, wait, no matter where the news comes, the emperor will send someone to check it out.

But every time I get nothing.

This time, Tan Cong, the governor of Xingzhou, reported that someone had seen a demon girl in a village east of Xingzhou, and said that the demon girl lived in a wood to the east of the village.The forest is about a dozen miles in radius, and it is deserted and uninhabited, and usually no one goes there.When a woodcutter got lost accidentally and was about to starve to death, the witch appeared to save him and told him not to say anything after going out.When the woodcutter leaves the woods, he forgets his promise and preaches it everywhere.As a result, I took someone to check it out. In addition to trees or trees, in the woods, where is the shadow of the witch?

When this matter reached the ears of the emperor in the capital, it was the time when the emperor was about to make his southern tour.When Xingwang proposed to the emperor to go to Xingzhou again from Zhending, the thought that the emperor would not agree to it flashed in his mind, and he was surprised that he didn't want the emperor to agree.Although he didn't think that the emperor went to Xingzhou for the sake of a demon girl, he still couldn't believe that the emperor really had the infatuation that he didn't love Jiangshan and beauties, and he had to risk his life for a demon girl.

But no matter what the emperor's purpose is to go to Xingzhou, the star king has already made up his mind, and he is determined to win the battle of Xingzhou.

It's just that he never thought that today, on the dragon boat, Xia Xiangjie will grow out of branches, borrowing Master Shanlai's last words, and bewitching the public, and wanting to rectify the emperor's name, he can't help but feel angry.In the battle of Xingzhou, even if he won a great victory and the emperor died unfortunately, in order to hide people's eyes and ears and prevent people from scolding and ridiculing, he must correct his name and establish that his succession is in line with the time of the sky and is the only orthodox image.

Xia Xiangcai ignored the ups and downs of Xingwang's mind, he continued, "The sun and the moon are bright, the crowd is overwhelmed... It means that the emperor will reinvigorate the dynasty, Da Xia will restore the bright world, and the younger generation and the traitor are all overwhelmed. Bailing comes to court, two feathers and four feet... It means that the four seas surrender, and envoys from various countries come to court one after another, surrendering to the emperor's Wenzhi martial arts. Song said: China now has saints, although they are not heroes, they are also Zhoucheng. It can be seen that the emperor is a sage in China, and people from all over the world come to worship the emperor and praise the emperor as a saint. The great summer has not been extremely peaceful, and the spring has not diminished after nine generations of emperors.”

"Haha..." The emperor laughed heartily, "Listening to what you said, I will be blessed by misfortune and become a generation of saints from now on?"

"The emperor was originally a generation of sages, but the Xia family collapsed, the traitorous officials stole their lives, and the lord was covered in dust. Now, the Hutuo River is unimpeded, and the silt has been emptied. The emperor's southern tour is really fixed, he observes the people's feelings, and he cruises on the Hutuo River, where the rivers and mountains are thousands of miles away, the sun is clear, and the whole sky is celebrating.

The emperor was in high spirits and smiled: "Okay, okay, I am all ears."

"The big river comes from Wanshan, and the mountain is as close as the river to the east. Zhongshan is like a dragon going up west alone, trying to break the huge waves and ride the long wind." Xia Xiang quietly gave Jin Jia a wink while reciting a poem.

"Good poetry, good poetry, a good one, 'The great river comes from the ten thousand mountains, and the mountains flow to the east with the river flowing to the east'. The momentum is like a rainbow, and it goes straight to the sky." Jin Jia understood, took advantage of the situation, and suddenly pointed at a distance, "Your Majesty, this is It's the slack season, why are the farmers still working in the fields? No, it seems like a manor is being built here."

The emperor looked in the direction of the golden nail finger, and was immediately stunned. In the endless wilderness in the distance, thousands of farmers were working, and in the middle of the fields, a manor for several kilometers was being built.Although it is winter, it is a thriving scene.

"Xiazhi County, this is it?" The emperor no longer called Xia Xiang's name directly, but changed his name to Xiazhi County, and his tone was much more soothing, "Why are farmers working in winter?"

"Back to the emperor, this place is originally a wilderness, and the fields are also salty land where crops cannot be grown. After the ministers have cleaned up the silt at the bottom of the Hutuo River, let the displaced people spread on the wasteland, and the wasteland will become a good field." Xia Xiang saw that the time was ripe, so he He said it in one breath, "Because of the approaching winter, if the refugees do not have a place to live, it will be difficult for them to survive the winter. The minister will assign all the fertile fields and refugees to Haojingchang, and Lian Niangzi, who is Haojingchang, will fund the construction of Xiajia Village for the refugees to live in. With fields to grow and houses to live in, the refugees can not only spend the winter in peace, but also sow seeds when the spring begins next year, so they can live and work in peace and contentment from then on.

The emperor couldn't help but wonder: "This is a good thing, but why are there so many refugees in Zhending County?"

"You can't trust the words of the minister." Xia Xiang said, "As the magistrate of the county, the minister will definitely consider his own official voice, and his words will inevitably be biased. It is better to ask the emperor to step off the boat and walk among the people. Listen to what the people have to say."

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible." Hou Pingpan and Cui Xiang almost simultaneously discouraged.

Hou Pingpan took the lead: "Your Majesty, among the refugees, the eyes are mixed. If someone wants to do something wrong, the Emperor's body is full of gold, and you can't take the risk."

Cui Xiang also hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the security in the city is really good, and most of the refugees outside the city are robbers. I hope your Majesty think twice!"

(End of this chapter)