C295 (1/2)
”What, is this Liu Zhenan very powerful?”
Ye Qing said in a strange tone, ”You have the Fan family backing you, and Kong Juncheng has his father-in-law backing him. All the heads of the martial arts in the counties of Jiangnan have a backer. With this many people, how could they not fight against Liu Zhenan?”
Hearing that, Yao Tian Hao laughed awkwardly, ”Master Ye, if we could all work together, why would we be afraid of a mere Liu Zhen An? ”Before you appeared, our Jiangnan lacked a man to command the martial arts world.”
Kong Juncheng, Zhu Zheng, Han Qing, Yao Tianhao …
Which of them, who were the heads of the martial arts world, weren't the big shots of a county?
Who would be willing to listen to the orders of someone else if they were the overlords of their own territory? Furthermore, the enmity between them was quite deep. Even if they had some sort of tacit understanding and knew some skills, how could a single piece of loose sand be able to defeat Liu Zhenan?
Thinking of this, Yao Tianhao felt a sense of sadness.
”I know.” Ye Qing nodded.
Then, he looked at Fan Lao San, ”Among the twenty-one counties of the three prefectures of Jiangnan, you should arrange a time and place for those who wish to pay your respects to me to come with me. When that time comes, inform me and I will go.”
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Half a month later, countless strong and wealthy merchants from Jiang-Nan city flocked to the Prefecture Country and gathered at the Misty Cloud Garden. Ye Qing displayed his elegance.
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Two months later, Ye Qing, who had returned to Ningtai County after successfully passing the New Year's Eve with his parents, was personally paid a visit by the Ming Prefecture Overseer when he said goodbye.
Amidst the shock of many relatives and friends in the village, Ye Qing had taken up the post of the Tang Kingdom's Southern General in the name of a third grade official.
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Three months later, the conquest army that had crossed the sea to the south of Yi Prefecture failed twice and returned. Under the leadership of the newly appointed general, Ye Qing, and the objections of many of the generals and strategists, the conquest army that had finally finished repairing itself led to the destruction of the state army's momentum.