vrcanaries Chapter 257 Going to Jiangnan
Chapter 257 Going to Jiangnan
If the previous assassination attempt had been successful and Xiao Jingyi had died, Emperor Jingping would have been furious.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Emperor Jingping had chosen Xiao Jingyi as the crown prince.
If Xiao Jingyi died, in order to compete for the position of crown prince, the princes would definitely use Xiao Jingyi's death as a pretext to frame each other.
At that time, the princes will fight each other, and chaos will inevitably occur.
This time the golden paste incident is even worse.
If all the dignitaries, officials and politicians of Daqi were stained with the golden paste, wouldn't they have to obey the words of the Yue people behind the scenes and hand over the entire Daqi?
By then, the Yue people will be able to realize their dream of restoring their country without losing a single soldier.
Zhao Xuesi realized this and gritted his teeth in hatred: "These Yue people are really hateful!"
The Yue Kingdom was originally a small border country.
The last emperor of the previous dynasty was incompetent and cruel, causing the people to live in misery. Uprisings broke out in various places like wildfire, and they rose up one after another.
At the end of the battle, the rebel army led by Emperor Taizu was evenly matched with the army of the Jeju royal family.
Everyone wants to be the final king who unifies the world.
But who will win depends on their own ability.
Who would have thought that the Wang family was so careless and so insidious in their actions.
First, he colluded with the barbarians in the north, formed an alliance with them on the condition of ceding territory, and jointly attacked Emperor Taizu.
Later, he married the princess of Yue Kingdom as his queen and gained the support of the people of Yue Kingdom.
Although the people of Yue are not as strong and powerful as the barbarians, their royal family is good at witch doctors.
The Yue people spread a plague into Emperor Gaozu's army.
Fortunately, there was old man Xian Jichun Hou Yun at that time, who developed a prescription for treating the plague, so we avoided this disaster.
Later, the Wang family was defeated.
The barbarians fled in panic back to the grasslands outside the northern border.
The Yue Kingdom was destroyed and all members of the royal family were exterminated.
However, some of the survivors of the Moon Kingdom who managed to survive actually attempted to restore their country!
After Xiao Jingyi discussed with Zhao Xuesi, Xiao Jingyi sorted out the findings and reported it to Emperor Jingping the next day, and proposed to go to Jiangnan to investigate in person.
After reading the confession submitted by Xiao Jingyi, Emperor Jingping realized in his heart that Shenxianju in the capital was just a small fry.
The big fish is still in Jiangnan.
If you want to catch big fish, you must go to Jiangnan.
What's more, it is very likely that the Moon Clan is behind this.
If the people of the Ruoyue tribe have evil ambitions and intend to destroy Daqi, then they must be wiped out, and no mercy should be shown!
Emperor Jingping thought about it for a moment and agreed to Xiao Jingyi's request.
"I grant you the right to act at your own discretion and mobilize the local garrison."
"The people from the Shadow Blade Division will go with you and can lend a hand."
"Be careful when you go to Jiangnan!"
Xiao Jingyi knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you, father. I will live up to your high expectations and find out who is behind this incident, and make the golden cream disappear from my land of Daqi!"
After Xiao Jingyi bid farewell to Emperor Jingping, he left the palace and returned to Prince Yi's Mansion.
When Yun Fuling learned that he was going to Jiangnan to investigate the case of the golden paste, she knew that this was serious business and did not stop him. Instead, she made arrangements to prepare his luggage.
Needless to say, clothes, shoes, socks, dry food and water.
Finally, Yun Fuling took out a jade gourd.
The jade gourd was made of white jade, as white as snow, only the size of a little finger, and hollow in the middle.
Yun Fuling put a drop of space spiritual water in this jade gourd.
With this drop of space spiritual water, if Xiao Jingyi encounters danger outside, he will be safe as long as he has a breath left.
Yun Fuling hung the jade gourd around Xiao Jingyi's neck and told him seriously, "There is a drop of immortality medicine in this jade gourd."
"I used a lot of precious medicinal materials and spent a lot of time to make just a few drops."
"You must keep it safe."
"Whether you are injured or poisoned, no matter how serious the injury is or how strong the poison is, as long as you still have a breath, you will not have to worry about your life if you drink it, so I named it the Immortality Elixir."
"Take this immortality medicine. It would be best if you don't need it. If anything happens, you will have an extra way to save your life!"
Xiao Jingyi looked at the jade gourd hanging on his chest, and his heart seemed to be soaked in hot spring water.
He held Yun Fuling in his arms and said, "Don't worry, I will be very careful when I go to Jiangnan, and I will come back safely."
Yun Fuling hugged him and said, "You said you must come back safely!"
The two were reluctant to leave, and after a while, Yun Fuling suddenly said, "How about I go with you?"
Xiao Jingyi still doesn't know what the situation is in Jiangnan.
Moreover, going to Jiangnan to investigate the golden ointment will involve the people of Yue Country, and will definitely involve many dangers.
He didn't want Yun Fuling to be in danger.
"The capital still needs you to take charge of the situation."
"I have already given instructions. In order not to alert the enemy, the Immortal Residence has not been exposed yet."
"If there is any situation, they will come and report to you."
"And my trip to Jiangnan this time was a secret one."
"Your Majesty will spread the news that I went to Jiangbei to inspect the border troops."
"No one patrols the border with their family, so you have to stay in the capital to cover for me."
"And those people in the capital who became addicted to drugs because of the golden paste, aren't you still secretly treating them?"
"Are you sure you can get away?"
Yun Fuling thought about it.
Well, she couldn't leave.
Yun Fuling buried her head in Xiao Jingyi's arms and hugged him tightly.
"Okay, I'll stay in the capital and help you stabilize the rear."
"Be careful when you go to Jiangnan!"
Xiao Jingyi nodded, "I know."
The couple spent the night together.
The next day, Xiao Jingyi and Yun Fuling bid farewell to each other reluctantly. After visiting Xiao Jingmo, he changed his attire, put on a human skin mask, dressed up as an ordinary businessman, and left the capital in a low-key manner.
Xiao Jingyi and his entourage rode south at full speed, and in just five days they arrived at Yucheng, the city closest to the south of the Yangtze River.
Xiao Jingyi and his friends found an inn in Yucheng to rest.
After a short rest, Tianquan took people to buy some cloth, jewelry and other items and loaded them onto two carts.
With these things serving as merchandise, Xiao Jingyi's identity as a businessman becomes more authentic.
The journey is long, and if we bring these things from the capital, it will inevitably delay the trip.
That's why Xiao Jingyi specially stopped in Yucheng and asked people to buy a batch of goods to make it look like a real place.
After preparing the goods, Xiao Jingyi and his party set off again.
But this time, the speed was much slower than before.
Fortunately, once you leave Yucheng, you will reach the Jiangnan area.
The so-called Jiangnan is not a city, but a general term for the area south of the Chishui River.
The Chishui River serves as the boundary between Jiangnan and Jiangbei. The area south of the Chishui River is called Jiangnan, and the area north of the Chishui River is called Jiangbei.
There are seven prefectures in Jiangnan, among which Jinzhou is the most prosperous and lively.
The gambling house, Jin Yulou, mentioned by the middleman who contacted Cui Xudong is located in Jinzhou.