Volume 4, Chapter 12: Satisfied with a Son (1/2)
Volume 4, Chapter 12: Satisfied with a Son
On the thirtieth day of the ninth ’s Wuwei era, although an unforeseen event plagued Jiang Haitao’s wedding, it still proceeded as if nothing had happened In order to prevent all the guests fro disappointed, the rare treasures exhibition was held as planned Taking advantage of all the gathered guests co from the corners of the world, the success of the rare treasures exhibition naturally attracted even more investment and merchants into the ocean trade As a result, those responsible for holding the exhibition, Hai Wuya and Hai Li, spared no effort to ensure that it was a success Since it was rare that distinguished visitors fro to be present, invitations had been sent out long ago In addition, on the back of the invitation was a list of the treasures that were going to be auctioned off during the gathering Within there was no lack of exotic and foreign treasures As a result,officials in their horeatly interested
Moreover, they had also received invitations fro Zhe In order to wait for the shi+p that would pick them up, they had to wait on the Marquis of the Eastern Sea’s island until the second day of the tenth month If they did not attend this rare treasures exhibition, it would make it seem as if they were specially affected by the turmoil that the Eastern Sea had just underwent As a result, everyone took part in the pageantry
As expected, the exotic treasures that Hai Zhongying brought out were a feast for everyone’s eyes, allowing all to feel as if they had not uests who attended the rare treasures exhibition—Prince Li Xian of Qi, Prince Li Kang of Qing, Princess Lin Bi of Jiaping, Cri, Grand General Lu Can, Marquis Jiang Yong and his son, Jiang Haitao—were the individuals who attracted everyone’s attention They were all influential and powerful ministers of their respective countries Each and every ain an inkling of their inclinations After all, everyone knew that in the current world, the fires of ere already raging and dark clouds densely covered the state of affairs Although the Eastern Sea was, at least for now, temporarily uninvolved, once war fully broke out, the lives of these merchants and their families were in the hands of these powerful individuals
On the first day of the tenththe Southern Chu delegation After departing from the patrol lanes of the Eastern Sea Navy, Lu Can walked to a secret cabin located in the bowels of his shi+p to meet soation—Wei Ying
His expression icy and his eyes sinister, Wei Ying watched as Lu Can walked in Taunting, heto see me today I wonder how General Lu wishes to handle me?”
With a tranquil and calm expression on his face, Lu Can retorted, “Head Wei was only afraid of disturbing the soldiers of the Eastern Sea That is why you stayed in here Moreover, don’t tellyou?”
A hint of a gloo’s face, as he replied, “That’s right I should thank General Lu General Lu dispatched sonal that this seat and Fu the Southern Chu delegation Unfortunately, waiting for us were General Lu’s elite troops At present, this seat’s subordinates have either been killed or captured by General Lu Right now, as the shi+p has left Eastern Sea waters, is General here to get revenge on me? Since that is the case, it is better to hand over this seat to Great Yong With this, wouldn’t the benefits that General receive be greater?”
Lu Can sighed “Why is the head speaking so in anger? This general could only act in spite of ards to the recent situation Priet so eneral did think about executing you and Fu Yulun in order to prevent ’s footsteps However, this general very clearly knows that if I killed the two of you,Prirandfather, controlling all of the internal affairs of the court If the military and the Prime Minister fall into discord,to launch a southern invasion Therefore, I will not kill you You and your Fengyi Sect harbor an i, while ainst theether If you continue to retain thoughts of fra me, you’ll have to think carefully to see if there’s anyone capable of replacingthe Southern Chu ar was silent for a ree with Pri to kill you However, you are a student of Jiang Zhe Pri anxious because of this singular point and neither can I forget In addition, with regards to the Fengyi Sect, I cannotto iven Xue Qiuxue an opportunity to exploit”
“Although Sir Jiang and I are master and student, I am an ily “It would be ie Moreover, to speak bluntly, I have learned at least fifty percent of y I am not unduly humble These last few years of continuous warfare, I have the confidence that my command abilities are not worse than anyone’s As a co’s cutting edge If I’, Southern Chu will likely fall sooner rather than later When the ti to depend upon, hoill you exact your vengeance upon Great Yong? In today’s discussion, I have no need for you to pledge your allegiance towith Southern Chu’s military affairs and halt all intentions to betray your superiors Everything else, I a’s expression changed several times before he replied, “I alone cannot make a decision on this“Right now, I’ve already seized the advantage Therefore, you can slowly think it over My original intent is to have you all eli, in this general’s eyes, you are the source of chaos for Southern Chu It is a pity that Prihly As such, I cannot elih I have killed many of your subordinate who have vicious reputations as bandits, I believe that you won’t bothersmiled faintly He did not pay much mind to his subordinates ere killed by Lu Can After all, with all of his trusted subordinates left alive, the losses weren’t that heavy However, this was not a point that he would concede to prevent hi a reputation as an inconstant and heartless
Seeing that Wei Ying had already caleneral visits today because I want you to handle a matter for me If you can do this properly, itfell silent, only revealing a look of inquiry Lu Can lowered his voice, speaking sorave, the expression on his face changing several times It was some time before he said, “As expected, General Lu is vicious If this matter is successful, it will not matter if you kill my few subordinates; there will not be any proble will definitely strive htest”
A hint of distress flashed across Lu Can’s eyes “Since that is the case, then I invite young master Wei to disembark in a little while I have alreadymaster arrives at my indicated destination and hands over the token to the assigned individual, it is possible that your cherished desires are fulfilled”
Showing a sinister sh there was sness and confidence in his expression
On the second day of the tenthHaitao, personally co the Prince of Qi, Lin Bi and company to the Tranquil Sea Manor The Tranquil Sea Manor was located on Penglai Island and was not far fro, it took only four hours before the convoy arrived at Penglai Island Standing at the bow of his shi+p, Jiang Haitao pointed at the small harbor up ahead and told the Prince of Qi and company, “This is called the Crescent Moon Bay, because it is in the shape of a new crescent reat waves surging in the ocean, there will be no effects here As a result, Sir Jiang specially constructed the Tranquil Sea Manor here Sixth uncle, please look The Tranquil Sea Manor is set against the ant and refined Sir is fondest of leaning on the railings to watch the seas In fine, sunny weather, he even frequently sails a boat out Little nephew once waited upon Sir as he was fishi+ng”
At this , she said, “Uncle, Uncle! Daddy loves to fish!+ However, he can never catch anything Up until today, Lanlan has never eaten a fish that Daddy caught hi fish All four seasons, there’s always plenty of fish and shrimp”
“Was it that ti Haitao, laughing “I have heard that that was truly a big fish However, I wonder if it was a hu a hurily stuck both of her hands onto her hips “Elder brother Tao is the rottenest, always exposing other people’s shortco to you … Daddy and , Roulan ju wildly, as she ran towards the distant Xiaoshunzi With practiced ease, Xiaoshunzi helped Roulan onto his shoulders Afterwards, Roulan waved her hand, as she shouted, “Daddy! Mommy! Lanlan has returned! Lanlan has returned!”
However, at thisattention to her excited antics Everyone’s eyes were glued to the shore The master of the Tranquil Sea Manor stood at the sh the distance was still large, practically everyone present had trained in martial arts Most of the ashore Standing in front was a scholar in azure robes Froe Although his hair was a silver color and his teraceful and cal radiance from his countenance, no one would mistake him as an old man Instead, his appearance exuded a special te half a step behind hi and tranquil as an ile Behind her stood a pretty woster in his late teens The youngster’s clever and handso’s eyes did not gaze at Jiang Zhe Although she had voiced her curiosity before, in her heart, what she was most interested in was the individual as fale With her sharp vision, Lin Tong had continuously and carefully sized Princess Changle up Lin Tong could see that although the princess’s appearance was elegant and exquisite, her looks were a bit inferior to her own elder sister’s
With the end of autu, the princess wore a luxurious dress with silver lining Wrapped around her was a cloak the color of autu there, it was actually iant Her jet-black hair was only held in place by a single jade hairpin Aside fros, she wore no other ornaant—this was the deep feeling that she gave everyone At this le frowned Turning her head, she gave an order The teenager standing behind her i Everyone watched as the princess took a step forward and spoke to the scholar in azure robes Because of the distance, Lin Tong naturally could not hear what the princess had said, but she could see the slight frown on the princess’s long, shapely eyebrows and the annoyance in her smile Afterwards, the scholar in azure draped the cloak around his shoulders Princess Changle revealed a faint s the scholar tie the cloak Although these were a few simple and uncomplicated actions, the sincerity of those actions co’s heart illusory Lin Tong truly felt that only this kind of wo co on the dock, I gazed at the fauests on the deck of the shi+p An indescribable ain returned to the battlefield where the fate of the world was to be decided Although I regretted that the happiest and most tranquil days of my life were about to end, my decision had already been made
I examined each of the individuals on the deck of the shi+p one by one The Prince of Qi, Li Xian, possessed a dohtest He also had acquired an intense, gloo bitterly these last few years Standing not far from the Prince of Qi was a man in luxurious clothes His appearance was a bit similar to Li Xian’s His disaffected expression was full of lofty arrogance ThisWasn’t the one standing behind hi blue robes someone I had not met for ht-fitting clothes and cloaks with precious sabers at their waists Both of the heroic spirit These kinds of heroines ast women could only be the Lin fa lady standing beside Jiang Haitao in red clothes the color of fire and with a frosty appearance, she yan After I had scrutinized everyone,at the bow of the shi+p with a fussing Roulan on his shoulders I could not help but smile Aside from him, there was no one who could complete such a task so perfectly
After the shi+p stopped, a gangplank was lowered As expected, the first one to descend was Roulan Having not seen her for several days, she see up and down, she ran over Behind hed and said, “This child, Lan’er, is always so naughty and lively She was originally personally raised by Imperial Sister-in-law … How did her teuilty conscience, I did not dare respond Roulan’s bad habits were most likely the product of my actions If I had not constantly teased and chased her about with all kinds of snacks, she would likely be an even-tempered and calm lady
At this moment, Roulan arrived at my side Like a little th, I held her s mournfully In my mind, I lamented, th to even truss a chicken It looks like it’s indeed the case</eotten heavier in the days we haven’t seen you”
Roulan’s face flushed red with anger In retaliation, she reached out and pulled on my hair As I cursed my bad luck in , “Lan’er, stop uests present”
Thinking with her head cocked for ato stand by the side
By now, Li Xian had taken the lead and walked in front of Princess Changle and le took a step forward and paid her respects, stating, “Is sixth brother well? Are Imperial Father and the Earded Princess Changle Ser are both well However, both of therand I, truly causing me to sit up and take notice in shock”
Princess Changle’s face reddened, and she ignored this teasing sixth brother of hers, going off to greet the Prince of Qing The Prince of Qing and Changle had onlyaffection was thin Although they exchanged greetings, it was only in accordance with the proper rites However, towards Lin Bi and Lin Tong, Princess Changle was extrely welcohness’s nahness defends Daizhou for Northern Han, rendering celebrated le has always been scholarly and weak, and has also respected and esteeer sister It is an honor to have the privilege of hosting the Princess’s visit totest celebration”