Chapter 752: Fate Plays Tricks on People

After Mr. Qi left, the sky began to rain again.

The sound of human voices disappeared, the firewood crackled in the room, and the drizzle seeped in through the sandalwood. Li Yunqing wrapped in a blanket sat alone on a recliner by the stove, half-closed his eyes and glanced at the city view outside the window, holding a jade token left by Mr. Qi in his hand.

In Hanxuan City, pedestrians came and went in the streets lined up one after another, and various oil-paper umbrellas shuttled through the streets and alleys. Merchant ships and huge ships were constantly on the docks facing the sea.

As one of the largest cities in the three continents of the northern border, this huge city is undoubtedly lucky.

The cold wave disaster in the south destroyed many territories, and the imperial army in the north also destroyed many places, but this port city was preserved exceptionally well under these natural and man-made disasters.

Affected by the warm current on the sea, even in the natural disaster season of cold snow and ice covering 30,000 miles a few years ago, this huge port city never stopped. By the time Li Zhaoyuan's troops reached the city, the northern sects had already lost the battle, so after a symbolic resistance, they surrendered.

Since Li Zhaoyuan took over the entire city's government affairs, it took only a few months of governance for the entire port city's martial law to be lifted, and normal maritime trade was restored.

On this devastated northern land,

this Hanxuan City may really be worthy of the name Ruicheng.

Li Yunqing lowered his eyes and looked at the exquisite jade order in his hand, with a little complexity in his black pupils.

This is the tiger-shaped jade order that Li Zhaoyuan handed over to him through Mr. Qi, and it is also his ultimate goal to come to this port city.

A fleet composed of battleships with array patterns.

Like the previous Central Plains Dynasty, Da Yan does not need a maritime ban to strengthen central power, so there has never been a similar maritime ban decree, but in contrast, the dynasty has never attached importance to the interests of foreign trade.

The Middle Earth is rich, so naturally no one cares about overseas.

Therefore, even though the scale of shipping in the Great Yan Dynasty is comparable to that of land, river, and air transportation, the Great Yan Navy is still laughably decadent. After all, the Great Yan shipping serves the internal economic exchanges, and the routes are all near the sea. It is much more cost-effective to use high-level cultivators to patrol and escort than to have a navy on standby.

This also directly led to the fact that the Great Yan Dynasty's maritime violence machine, the military branch named after the Great Yan, had a terrible low status in the court. It was not only not directly loyal to the emperor, but also not affiliated with the Ministry of War. It was a garrison under the Ministry of Revenue. The imperial army that went to sea to expedition to Japan last year had already withdrawn all the battleships of the Great Yan Dynasty.

So in order to reorganize a fleet, Li Yunqing found many people and used many relationships, but he kept hitting a wall.

Neither the royal family nor the prime minister's mansion had a ship that could be used to form an army for him to purchase, but the sect did have one. After all, the sea trade was insignificant for the whole of Da Yan, but for a single sect, the benefits were still very considerable.

But the problem was that they would never sell him the foundation of their own sect, unless he went to find his second brother Li Zhaoyuan.

In the court's feast of dividing the three continents of the northern border, the prime minister's mansion was more focused on occupying those industrial heavy areas to maintain the needs of future wars, while the royal family, under the instruction of Li Yaoxuan, seized those rare earth spirit mines and transportation routes to restrain the possible rebellion of the prime minister's mansion in the future.

In other words,

Most of the ships of the northern sect fell into the hands of Li Zhaoyuan.

After careful consideration, Li Yunqing gave up this idea and prepared to use merchant ships to cross the ocean, but at this time, the royal brother took the initiative to find him and proposed a deal.

The seven battleships of the Northern Frontier Sect were exchanged for the control of the Imperial Shadow Guard in his hands.

There is no such thing as a pillow when you are sleepy. Li Yunqing can certainly understand what his second brother is planning.

There are only two things.

One is to let him stop dawdling and get out of here quickly, and not threaten his inheritance rights.

The second is to intervene and lay out the Japanese.

The plan is very big, but it seems that he is the common master of the world.

So he agreed.

The future two masters of the Great Yan court want to bet on him. No matter who wins in the future, he will feel very involved.

Thinking about these things, Li Yunqing's thoughts are constantly flying with the jumping bonfire.

During the days of waiting to go to sea, the memories and thoughts of this land, everything, kept spinning in his mind.

But now, it seems that he really should go.

The winter rain is bleak outside the warm little pavilion.

Sitting by the fire, enjoying the view and listening to the rain, in the comfortable atmosphere, sleepiness was brewing, but just when Li Yunqing was about to fall asleep in the complicated emotions, there was a sudden untimely knock on the door.

"Knock knock knock"

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The mood was destroyed, Li Yunqing's drooping eyes slowly opened, and sighed:

"Come in."

The visitor outside the pavilion was a feminine man in coarse linen clothes. When he saw Li Yunqing, he immediately performed a martial arts etiquette and knelt down and said:

"Third Young Master, I have something important to report."

"Either call your Highness directly, or remove the three in front of Young Master."

"Uh, Your Highness, I just received news that the Dao League will come."

"The Imperial Shadow Guard has informed me of this matter."

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After a moment of silence, Eunuch Hou hesitated and asked tentatively:

"But Your Highness, haven't you already handed over the control of the Imperial Shadow Guard to the Second Prince?"

Li Yunqing looked at his companion, crossed his legs, and asked back:

"Then how did you get this news?"

Eunuch Hou was silent for a moment, and answered truthfully:

"When I traveled around the world with His Highness, I was friends with three or two high-ranking members of the sect. This news was specially sent out by them to express their gratitude."

Li Yunqing stood up after hearing this, went to the wine cabinet in the pavilion, took out a bottle of fine wine, and poured the wine with his back to me, while whispering:

"People from the sect can all remember the old friendship. Is it strange that the chiefs of the Imperial Shadow Guards are grateful for my help in finding a wise leader for them and informed me of this matter?"

What happened at the Dao League General Assembly was not small, but it was not a big secret either. Sooner or later, it would spread among the nobles of the world, so it was better to use this news to sell a favor.

If the giant ship of the Zongmeng was sunk in the end, these people from the sects who sent the news might be able to jump ship through this relationship.

The same is true for the Imperial Shadow Guards.

The news was not too important anyway, so it was better to use it to gamble on the hope of jumping ship in the future.

Eunuch Hou knocked his head heavily on the ground:

"Your Highness is teaching me that I am short-sighted."

Li Yunqing, wearing a fur coat, holding a wine pot in one hand and a porcelain cup in the other, leaned against the window, took a sip, and asked casually:

"Get up, anyway, I'm used to your stupidity over the years. I have got the Jade Order Tiger Talisman. How are those array-patterned iron warships prepared?"

Eunuch Hou looked ashamed, slowly stood up, bowed his head and said:

"Six ships have been prepared, and the last array-patterned warship has already set sail from Minghai Port. It will reach Linhanxuan Port in half a day at most and three days at least."

"Is that so."

Hearing this, Li Yunqing turned his eyes and looked out the window.

His sight swept across the city and looked at the endless sea level.

Countless giant ships were anchored on the sea, waiting for the message of entering the port, and among them, six giant warships were extremely dazzling.

After staring at it for a few breaths,

Li Yunqing's eyes flashed with sadness, and suddenly asked for no reason:

"Eunuch Hou, do you also think that I am cold-hearted?"

"Dong!"

Before he finished speaking, Eunuch Hou knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said:

"Your Highness, I have never..."

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Li Yunqing was inexplicably annoyed when he saw this, and he cursed out loud:

"I've already said that when I go to Japan, I've already given up my identity as the prince of Dayan. You and I are no longer the monarch and his subjects, but hired men, so can you please stop kneeling all the time?"

Eunuch Hou's body trembled when he was scolded, and he was silent for a few breaths, and he said hesitantly, claiming to have changed again:

"Then the villain dared to speak out."

"Say it."

"The young master is definitely not a cold person."

Eunuch Hou lowered his eyes, and after his voice stopped trembling, he quickly introduced: "The emperor's attitude is clear, and the prince's abdication is a foregone conclusion. You acted as a matchmaker between the chiefs of the Imperial Shadow Guards and His Royal Highness the Second Prince in exchange for the formation pattern iron warship in consideration of the situation."

Li Yunqing was so quiet that he poured himself a glass of wine, drank it all, and sighed:

"You are good at talking, but I handed over the Imperial Shadow Guards to the eldest brother on the surface, but privately But he reached a cooperation with Li Zhaoyuan, which is a pitfall for him anyway."

Eunuch Hou still hung his head:

"Sir, please forgive me for speaking frankly, have you forgotten how the prince treated you?"

Li Yunqing was silent for a while, and said faintly:

"But he finally wanted to hand over the power of the prince to my brother."

"Belated regret is meaningless."

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After a while of silence, Li Yunqing drank the wine pot, put it down casually, and walked out of the pavilion. When he passed by Eunuch Hou, he patted his shoulder gently:

"It's me who is sentimental. Get up, no need to follow me. I want to go and see those ships by myself. Maybe that place will be my home in the future. Haha."

After that,

Li Yunqing paused for a moment, looked up, and seemed to see the ink-black sky through the eaves, and then disappeared in the small pavilion in an instant.

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The closer he was to leaving his hometown, the more complicated his heart became.

But think about it, with His Highness' ambition, he would be reluctant to leave so lonely.

After kneeling on the ground for a few more breaths, Eunuch Hou got up leisurely, walked gently to the window, tidied up the furniture in the pavilion that was messed up by His Highness, and rearranged it according to his habits.

The companions prepared by the royal family for the princes are always the most trusted and closest people, even the emperor and empress who share the same bed cannot compare with this bond established since childhood.

Therefore,

He Hou Xinghao may be the person who understands His Highness' temperament best in the world.

So his response just now is not empty.

Your Highness asked himself if he was cold and indifferent, but if he was really cold and indifferent, how could he ask this question.

The truth is often the opposite of the appearance.

The emotions of the third prince have always been sincere and fiery.

But he is too smart, so smart that he can see the intentions of others since he was a child, and then learn to suppress his emotions.

But people always have a time to relax.

As the other party's best friend, Eunuch Hou saw these emotions clearly.

After meeting the emperor, His Highness would sigh.

After discussing matters with the crown prince, His Highness would laugh at himself.

When discussing the Marquis with Xu Changtian, His Highness would laugh and complain about the unfilial behavior of the third son of the Xiangfu, but whenever he talked about the Xiangfu family, His Highness would suddenly become silent.

That was an emotion called loneliness.

After tidying up the animal wool blanket, adding firewood to the stove, and replacing the empty wine pot, Eunuch Hou slowly looked at the view outside the window that His Highness had just seen, and sighed softly in his heart.

His Highness the Third Prince probably really wanted to stay in his heart, but it was a pity that there was no reason in this great Yan that could make him decide to stay.

Thoughts were lingering,

Eunuch Hou subconsciously forgot to glance in the direction of Di An.

If His Majesty could be less cold-blooded,

If the Emperor and Empress could be less ethical and more concerned and caring,

Even if the Crown Prince was willing to trust him more, this prince would never leave Dayan.

Even if he died, he would never leave.

It's a pity that fate plays tricks on people.