Chapter 652 Zhao Zhuan ascended the throne in Tai’an City, Fengnian Visiting Minister of Yanzhi County
Tao Wenhai glanced at his father Tao Jinzao gently, and the latter nodded. Tao Wenhai then said: “Prince, what the officials are most worried about now is that after entering the country, Beimang will break up the team. Each team has one or several top masters, and each team has its own leading. Even if we have the secret protection of the peregrine falcon, we use our lives as a price to send a message before death, the death soldiers near us rushed to the battlefield to fight around, fearing that the other party would hide their strength in the previous attack. In fact, there was no intention to retreat with one blow. At that time, we might experience a second round of heavy casualties. When we come back to our senses and have to concentrate several major forces to intercept, maybe the remaining leading forces of the enemy will start to take action quietly again, and we will naturally lose sight of one another.”
Speaking of this, Tao Wenhai wanted to speak but stopped, and was obviously hesitant. Xu Fengnian smiled and said, “It’s okay to just say it.”
Tao Wenhai said straight to the point: “After all, our Beiliang is just a corner of a sparse population. This kind of war that consumes the power of masters is not advantageous. Especially the four major forces of Beimang Daode Sect, Qi Jian Yuefu, Gongzhun Tomb and Tibingshan have sent elite troops to join them. Many of the long-standing Beimang Demonic Dao heroes also drive Li Mibi. We must be at an absolute disadvantage in the number of second-grade and third-grade martial arts masters, but it is precisely this type of character that can give the most final effect in the competition between assassination and counter-assassination. It is difficult for our large number of light cavalry to play. To put it bluntly, we may be led by the nose from beginning to end, and even their clothes may not be able to be grasped.”
Xu Fengnian nodded and said, “In fact, there are five first-class masters who have clear identities in Beimang, namely the elder of the Daode Sect, the Dayuefu of the Chess and Sword Yuefu, the Little Thought of the Gongzhu Tomb, and two famous devils on the list. So this time, the entire foundation of the Beimang Jianghu was dug out for their Emperor. Our Youzhou is the first touchstone for the old woman to rectify the martial arts world.”
The father and son Tao Wenhai and Tao Jinzao looked at each other and saw the deep worries in each other’s eyes.
Xu Fengnian smiled and said, “Of course, the good news is that except for the little thought of “half-face makeup”, the rest are just Vajra Realm and Sharp Mystery Realm. Furthermore, the majority of the second-grade masters are Chess and Sword Yuefu. This type of master is not low at the level, but if you want to fight life and death, you may not be as good as the third-grade martial artists in Beiliang.”
Tao Wenhai smiled bitterly and said that the enemy is so strong and hard to defeat anyway, and this doesn’t seem to be any good news to be grateful for.
In the corner, the woman sitting with her knees slowly stirred the incense ash evenly, cut the agarwood into small pieces, and the charcoal and fragrance were filled with just the right graceful beauty. Because the conversation will definitely not be short tonight, her movements will not be too fast or slow.
Tao Wenhai said carefully: “Prince, the official dared to propose…”
Xu Fengnian said quickly: “You want to let WuA hundred cavalry and a hundred swords come to Youzhou to put out the fire.”
Tao Wenhai, who was a little embarrassed, nodded.
Xu Fengnian shook his head and said, “The Wu family swordsman must stay with Chu Lushan to prevent accidents, and he cannot move yet. ”
Tao Jinzao and Tao Wenhai knew that the old man with long eyebrows and one-armed arms around King Beiliang was a sword immortal figure who became famous in Liangzhou City. However, of course they would not think that such a master would leave King Beiliang. The key is that even if their father and son had poor eyesight, they could see that King Beiliang is very “weird”, such as only winning a tragic victory after the war. If unfortunately guessed, then the old man would not be able to leave without authorization. In fact, Xu Fengnian was with Dan Tai Jing, and hoped that Sui Xiegu could do his best, but the old man did not take the situation in Youzhou seriously at all, and was disrespectful to the old man, saying that he would be wherever Dan Tai Jing was. The two of them were over 200 years old together. In Sui Xiegu’s words, “I can still look at each other a few times now, of course I can take it one more time.”
But Xu Fengnian certainly would not be left alone and allowed the Beimang forces to show their power in Youzhou. In addition to the mobilization of the Fushui Room in Wutongyuan and the masters of Tingchao Pavilion, he also asked Mi Fengjie, the master of the Shenjian Cave in the Zhixuan realm to come to Youzhou and cooperate with Fan Xiaochai, who was the granddaughter of Fan Baoshan, the granddaughter of Fan Baoshan, the old general of the Northern Han Town Kingdom. The former Zhixuan realm is not comparable to that of the Tao Demon Sect’s realm. Fan Xiaochai’s current strength, facing the second-grade junior master of the chess and swords, can win steadily even one-on-two. With her abnormal stubborn personality, she may be able to fight against three. In addition, the Qi training genius of the Guanyin sect has quietly rushed to Youzhou and does not directly get involved in this muddy water. However, she will try her best to keep an eye on those first-grade masters who are “a short-lived” in the war, and will pass the military information to the nearby rogue eagle warriors in order to be targeted in Youzhou.
This war must be a bloody battle line composed of many small-scale contact wars. Once both sides meet, they are destined to be either dead or injured, and there is nothing to retreat. The competition is about which side’s transfer is faster and more hidden.
Tao Jinzao and Tao Wenhai only guessed that the King of Beiliang was seriously injured, but Beimang Li Mibi knew it clearly. Therefore, the existence of Sui Xiegu would be a point that Beimang needs to focus on. In Xu Fengnian’s view, in addition to the little idea of Princess’ tomb, there should be a top master with deeper hiddenness. Of course, Xu Fengnian’s eyes will naturally not be on the same line as Tao Jinzao and Tao Wenhai.
Xu Fengnian asked, “Is there a more detailed map of the situation in Youzhou here?”
Tao Wenhai hurriedly got up and went to the study to pick up the pictures, and brought back a large stack of pictures, including both the territory map of Youzhou and the county map. He opened the largest picture of Youzhou’s situation on the table, and then placed the four or five small pictures separately. These things were not something that anyone dared to hide privately by the people. Once the government discovered it,It is definitely necessary to be arrested and eaten with a full meal. Xu Fengnian stood up, and Tao Jinzao and Tao Wenhai also stood up quickly. Xu Fengnian asked in detail about the distribution of dead soldiers in various counties in Youzhou, thinking about checking for omissions and filling in the gaps. The three of them would naturally talk about the terrain of various counties by chance. Tao Wenhai was surprised to find that this vassal king knew the geography that many locals in Rouge County could not explain clearly. He even said casually about the garrisons and commanders of various places, and even knew the resumes and military character of those generals with ranks of only six or seven. Tao Wenhai couldn’t help but suspect that he, a small county magistrate, could not escape the eyes of the law. He finally put his heart back on his stomach for a while, for fear of leaving a bad impression on the young vassal king.
The three of them chatted for two whole hours. The young woman sat in the corner with her knees bent and her knees were bent in the corner except for adding fragrance, tea and candles.
Her name is Tao Tanxiang. She was not so attentive to the King of Beiliang. In fact, she began to pay attention to Xu Fengnian very early. At that time, he was just the infamous prince. Tao Tanxiang’s father Tao Xuanlong bought a famous painting leaked from the Northern Liang Palace for a large sum of money. It was “Picture of Lady of the Dragon Palace” made by the former Western Shu Kingdom. When she saw the two extremely large seal “fakes” in seal script, she was stunned. There are such a waste of resources in the world. There are famous paintings that celebrities and scholars who will observe with a pilgrimage mentality every time they open the book and appreciate. They will definitely be passed down from generation to generation. As long as they are preserved and perfect, they may be placed on the desk to watch and appreciate them in five hundred or even a thousand years. Isn’t this guy afraid of being infamous for those two words for thousands of years? Later, she became a little angry. As long as the calligraphy and paintings stamped by His Royal Highness the Prince were asked to buy them back at all costs. It’s funny that at that time, the official only spent a lot of money to acquire “fakes” from the seventh-rank Tao Xuanlong, and was added with the “righteous” Yanzhi County prefect Hong Shandong, who was “officially accused”, and thought that this person was a talent, especially when His Highness became the Queen of Northern Liang, Tao Xuanlong was once again promoted. Over time, Tao Sandalwood has collected no less than 30 calligraphy and paintings with Xu Fengnian’s seal intermittently, not necessarily all of which are “fakes”. For example, Xu Fengnian’s side is now praised by the Beijing collections as a fun and interesting “Jijuzhaozhang”, and there is also a concise and vivid phoenix-shaped seal with rough meaning. The mother-child seal on the “Loquat” is even more memorable.
So Tao Tanxiang gradually felt that she had known this man for a long time.
She knew every news from Liyang River, from the capital, and from the officialdom of Beiliang in these years.
She put her hands gently on her knees, raised her head and looked at the man who was completely arrogant. Every time he frowned and focused, she carefully took it into her eyes, as if she was collecting treasures.
Another hour passed, Xu Fengnian smiled and asked the elderly Tao Jinzao to go to bed first, and continued to chat with Tao Wenhai in the light. The topic is also wider, no longer limited to Youzhou or even Beiliang, but includes Liyangand the government and military affairs of Beimang, and the local customs of the two dynasties. The head of the Tao family walked to his granddaughter Tao Tanxiang when he left and asked her to cook tea and prepare some pastries for food. So after that, she moved to the small couch by the window to chat, and she sat in the seat between the King of Beiliang and uncle Tao Wenhai, which was a bit of a three-legged tripod.
When the sky turned white, Tao Wenhai, who was so energetic and sleepy, still stood up and said goodbye. He asked the King of Beiliang to allow Tao Tanxiang to stroll around the Tao family mansion with him. Xu Fengnian smiled and nodded in agreement.
The two walked towards the Tao Family Library. The two were separated by shoulders from beginning to end, without any feeling of being close.
Xu Fengnian apologized: “Thank you for your hard work in Miss Tao.”