That Person In That River and Lake

  Chapter 454 I like this free country

  Fengling, the place where the Dong family has passed down for thousands of years, has beautiful mountains and clear waters. From a distance, it looks like a phoenix taking off. It’s just that one of its wings was knocked off in the grandmaster battle some time ago. Now it looks like a phoenix falling down, which is especially desolate.

  At noon, the sun was shining, and it was a bit hot. Although Fengling and Longyuan are side by side, the environment of the two places is completely different. Longyuan is surrounded by rivers, but there are very few rivers here, and there are many mountains, but they are not very high.

   "Who do you plan to send to guard Fengwu City?"

  In a separate courtyard, Princess Qinghe and Gu Qingci walked side by side.

"Let's talk about Li Dongwu," Gu Qingci said, "Xingtian Mansion was founded, and I don't have many people who can use it. It just so happens that Li Dongwu was originally from Qingzhou, and he is also well-known in the Jianghu. She just came to Qingzhou. .”

"Li Dongwu?" Princess Qinghe was stunned for a moment, and suddenly said: "I remembered, she is the girl from the Li family in Qilin County, right? Last year, you went to the Li family to make a fuss because of him. I also heard that After her, she has a good reputation in the Jianghu, but her strength may be a little weaker. Xingtian Mansion is different from the general Jianghu forces, and your mission is also different. Although you only need a Fengwu City, the burden of this It's not just a city."

  Princess Qinghe, as the eldest princess, can naturally see very clearly that Xingtianfu's interest in this world is a bit like the six doors, but it does not belong to the imperial court, but it has a strong nature of the six doors.

Gu Qingci took every step very carefully. This time he accidentally entered Qingzhou, and his steps were very small. He just chose Fengwu City. Looking at Qingzhou, it is very inconspicuous. It will not cause friction with local forces, nor will it She has received the attention of all forces in the world, but Princess Qinghe, who has stayed in Fengling for so long, knows how important Fengwu City is.

In today's Qingzhou, there is the Princess Mansion in the north, the Tianxia League in the south, and some local aristocratic clans are active in the middle. After this power reshuffle, Fengwu City is just right in the middle of the north and the south, surrounded by some small aristocratic families, which is not a cause for concern. , the Princess Mansion and Tianxiameng on both sides just need this city as a buffer.

If Xingtian Mansion is located here, it will have an absolute advantage in cooperating vertically and horizontally, or developing together. In addition, even if something happens, unless all forces in the entire Qingzhou want to attack Xing Tianfu at the same time, otherwise, Xing Tian The government will always be stable, and it will be able to establish a hub with various forces and become the link between the north and the south of Qingzhou.

   This is why Gu Qingci chose this city, and it is also the main reason why Princess Qinghe doubts Li Dongwu's strength. This place, seemingly inconspicuous, is an extremely important place for Xingtianfu.

  Gu Qingci nodded and said: "In addition to Li Dongwu, I will also send a Destiny Realm practitioner here. This is enough. No matter how many there are, it is inappropriate. After all, this is Qingzhou, not Black Territory."

  Princess Qinghe turned around, with seriousness on her face that had no traces of time, her pair of dark eyes, like a gleam of light in the night sky, and said, "Young Master Gu, I want to ask you a question."

   Gu Qingci stopped and said, "Please speak, Your Highness."

Princess Qinghe said: "Your Majesty just emerged in the arena and came to Beijing with great momentum, and I started to pay attention to you. You are a very strange person. Even at that time, you didn't have the status you have now. This strength serves as a guarantee. Your respect for the imperial power They all lack a sense of reverence, and now, you also lack a sense of indifference to human nature. Sometimes you are like a Jiang Hu person, but sometimes you are like a Confucian gentleman, making people confused and incomprehensible. I want to know, you What do you think about Xia Guo?"

Gu Qingci pondered for a long time, and said: "You are wrong, I am in awe of everything, as for Xia Guo, I like this land, I like this Confucian country where true gentlemen come out, this is a freedom, beyond I don’t want the freedom of the era to be destroyed!”

  Princess Qinghe had a smile on her face, as fresh as a hundred flowers blooming.

   "If there is a need for Xingtianfu, I will never refuse!"

  Gu Qingci nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

   "Actually, you can call me Qinghe!"

  ...

  Chang'an, which is hot in summer, seems to be softened by the sun, and the whole city is sweating.

  In the imperial city, Emperor Xia was sitting in a gazebo to escape the heat. The water on the river seemed to be much less, and the dry and hot atmosphere enveloped this most powerful city in the world. Naturally, the imperial palace was indispensable.

   "Sir," Xia Huang refilled a cup of herbal tea for Mr. Wu Que, and said, "Gu Qingci, did you stride too far this time?"

Mr. Wu Que took a sip of the herbal tea, closed his eyes slightly, his face was full of unspeakable enjoyment, he opened his mouth only after the herbal tea entered his throat and stomach, and exclaimed, "I've lived for so many years, I'm not as good as that kid who can enjoy it. At this time, I finally understood why that kid, who was cultivated to the profound, had to be exposed to the sun, rain, frost and snow, only in this way can he feel the beauty of the world."

  Xiahuang smiled slightly, and said: "That's the case, if it wasn't for the sun, the heat is unbearable, how can you feel the refreshingness of this herbal tea in your throat, that boy is an elegant person!"

Mr. Wu Que nodded, put down his teacup, and said, "He didn't make any big moves this time. Buddhism has been lost to him, and it has become a fact. As for the rise of the government, as for this time, the black boy went north to Cangzhou, but it was his selfishness, and it was also a good thing for Confucianism. The wind of lectures in the South China Sea has not yet passed, and this Cangzhou northward trip will make Confucianism famous Pushing it to a new height, why not do it.”

   Emperor Xia shook his head slowly, and said, "Of course I am not worried if you are here, sir, but what I am worried about is that if Confucianism develops too fast, it will be like Buddhism, imagining about the change of dynasties."

Mr. Wu Que said: "You are right, but you have ignored Gu Qingci's strength. Confucianism can only cooperate with him at best, and cannot influence Gu Qingci's thoughts. Moreover, unless Your Majesty destroys the imperial examination system, Confucianism will only Can rely on the imperial power, after all, the scholars who really control the imperial power are not Confucianists, but from aristocratic families."

   "However, Your Majesty can rest assured that Gu Qingci's development has far exceeded our expectations. This century-old catastrophe should be no problem. At least, it is 20-30% more hopeful than before."

"En." Emperor Xia frowned, and then slowly relaxed. This time, Gu Qingci took the lead in the Dragon Burial Tribulation and took the lead in carrying out Buddhism. It really gave him a lot of confidence and made him embrace Gu Qingci even more expect.

   "By the way, sir, this time Gu Qingci arranged for his younger brother to go north. Are there several aristocratic families along the way?"

  Mr. Wu Que smiled slightly, and said: "The ones who are fighting are the aristocratic families. If these aristocratic families don't come out, it's fine. If they come out, it will just give that black boy momentum. How can he take Cangzhou City in one fell swoop!"

  (end of this chapter)