Chapter 85 (1/2)
After another seven or eight days, hualanting came to the boundary between the dust Dynasty and Wenlan. This time, he didn't choose to walk through the city, but showed his lightness skills and climbed the mountain at night.
Entering the Wenlan border, the air is obviously moist and the vegetation is more and more lush. Hua Lanting decided to go straight to the coast. First, he went to the East China Sea sword sect, Fang Qingya's school, to deliver a letter for him. By the way, he inquired in detail about the current situation of the beautiful country, and then went to the capital nangu.
All the way eastward, the cultural scenery is different from the dust Dynasty. Here, there are continuous waterways, dense towns, but all of them are small in scale. The buildings are exquisite, people's accent is soft, and the degree of prosperity and beauty is better than that of the Central Plains.
When hualanting arrived near the coast, he turned south. Three days later, he entered the local city of Jianing, which is the only way to Donghai sword sect.
Along the way, hualanting also saw some people fleeing from the sea. They moved their families because the local government was unfavorable to eliminate Japanese pirates and bandits. Although the number is not very large, it can also be seen that the Japanese disaster in some places has been very serious.
After entering Jianing, the night has faded. Hualanting still habitually walks along the street to the center to observe the local customs and people along the way.
Walking into an oblique street, I found that there were many brothels and brothels on both sides of the road, and the business was still very hot.
At an intersection, he couldn't bear the harassment of soliciting customers at each door, so he turned out and wanted to leave the fireworks willow Lane quickly.
This alley is quiet and quiet, with few people. I didn't go far past the gate of a house. The gatehouse is not as resplendent as the main street, with bright lights. People come and go, but green bamboo sets off the Zhu door. Only two red lanterns are hung under the door, and few people go in and out.
Hua Lanting bought a small cage bag at a stall opposite the door and looked through the light. The sign on the lintel said ”moon tower”. How do you feel that it is still a brothel, but the location is remote and high-grade and elegant.
Eating steamed stuffed buns and thinking about it, a luxurious carriage drove over and stopped at the door. As soon as the curtain was lifted, a tall and thin young childe came down and said to the coachman, ”wait, you stop the car and go to the guest room to sleep. Don't call me tomorrow morning.”
The coachman whispered a few words, but others could not hear clearly, but Hua Lanting was stunned.
The coachman said, ”five princes, it's not good for the old lady to know.”
The young master said, ”the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Who knows if you don't tell me? Why, I'm free now. Do you dare to make a small report?”
The coachman smiled and said, ”look what you said. I dare not borrow my courage.”
The young childe kicked falsely: ”be talkative, or I'll call you one? I'll pay for it.”
The coachman waved his hand again and again, and the childe went in with a smile.
The fifth prince? Hua Lanting's spirit came down.
Before he left, he asked Fang Qingya about Emperor Wenlian's office. Now the Lord of Wenlian is old and has nine sons and two daughters under his knees. According to Fang Qingya, the dispute over the throne is in full swing and very fierce.
These five princes are not at the top of the ranking. They are just canonized as the king of Yanping county. They are not a popular candidate for the crown prince. However, they are also the focus of attention because of their high martial arts, good at fighting in battle, proficient in military strategy and are very good at leading the army in war.
Hua Lanting didn't expect to meet Prince Wenlian here. He thought, since he met by chance, he'd better go in and have a look. Maybe he can get anything.
So he slipped to the outer wall next to him, took out his human skin mask and put it on. After turning over the wall, he crept over the wall and followed the five princes into a room.
Hua Lanting didn't come near and hid in a dark corner. Anyway, he had no problem listening to the wall of any room.
First there was a woman's voice, and Wu Nong's soft language was very pleasant: ”fifth master, you are late again. I have prepared your favorite Dahongpao. You came after three bubbles. I'm so worried.”
The fifth prince said in a tired voice, ”Xia Zi, don't always say dead words. It's unlucky. I'm a little upset. I may not be able to come for some time in the future. I'll come to see you as soon as I'm free. If it weren't for serious military discipline, I'd like to have a golden account.”
The woman named Xia Zi giggled and asked casually, ”look at your haggard face. What's bothering you? Tell me. I don't understand military affairs and can't share your worries for you. It's good to listen to you nagging and dispel your mood.”
The fifth Prince sighed and said, ”it's not the bad things in the palace. Several brothers' contention for positions affected me. In fact, I don't want to be big. I'm only obsessed with marching and arranging battles.”
”Although I don't want to participate, my husband was born in the world. He should live up to Lingyun's talent and embrace the country all his life.”
”It's a pity that my father is old and dazzled. My brothers are either busy competing for power and profit or short-sighted. They can't see the Japanese bandits' ambition, insidious and cunning. They have planned to covet me for a long time.”
”They lack an overall strategic vision. They are eager to make great achievements and lack ambition and talent. They all think about how to open up Xinjiang and crack the soil in the Central Plains. They don't know that they must settle in first when they fight outside, and they will take care of one thing and lose the other when they catch fire in the backyard.”
”Only I once led the troops to fight with the Japanese pirates and knew the fierce relationship between them, but I was the only one in the whole court who insisted on the strategy of destroying the Japanese first and then conquering the Central Plains later. They were tired and sent me to the border to train troops. How can you tell me not to be depressed.”
Xia zirou said in a soft voice, ”so long as they don't have your objection, they can toss about in the Central Plains at ease. It's good. But it's not good without you. It makes my family blue and lonely.”
The fifth prince said, ”what you said is a little strange. However, in short, I owe you song Xiazi. You know we can't let my mother know when we are together.”
The woman with the full name of song Xiazi came up and whispered in the ear of the fifth prince, ”if you don't owe each other, how can you meet each other. The so-called golden wind and jade dew will win countless people in the world. The good night is short, but people expect the fifth master to count some heroic tears and drop them into the two petals of Xia Zi.”
After a whining, Hua Lanting heard the sound of stripping off his clothes. He was not interested in listening to the corner. Anyway, he had got some useful information. After waiting for a moment, he decided to get up and leave.