After being divorced, my identity as a poet was exposed

Chapter 318 Breaking
The autumn rain that lasted for three days finally stopped.

After the rain, the sky was as clear as blue, and the autumn sun was hanging in the sky, bringing the long-lost warmth.

Li Chenan and his party did not walk fast in the past three days. Firstly, it was because the road was muddy, and secondly...he was not in a hurry.

At noon of the day, the team came to a rather open plain. Under Li Chenan's instruction, the team stopped here, and the soldiers began to repair or bury pots for cooking.

In the past three days, Ning Zhixing did not ride with Li Chenan again, the two teams were clearly separated, and they were on guard against each other when they rested and set up camp.

This moment is no exception.

But Ning Zhixing got out of the carriage and walked towards Li Chenan.

Li Chen'an was standing by a small river, looking at the distant mountains opposite, and the barren crop fields nearby.

"According to this speed, it will take at least three days to reach Shilipo."

Ning Zhixing also looked into the distance, and said again: "Entering the mountain from Shilipo, the mountain road is even more difficult, I'm afraid it will take another three days!"

"Six days, six days, half of the food hidden in that cave will probably be taken away."

He withdrew his gaze and looked at Li Chenan, with some doubts: "Are you really in no hurry? Or what are you waiting for?"

The corner of Li Chen'an's mouth curled up, "I'm waiting for them to remove half of the food!"

Ning Zhixing was startled, "What do you mean?"

"Isn't it just to see if those grains will be transported to Changle Palace?"

Ning Zhixing pondered for a moment, "Is it that simple?"

"Of course it's not just that. I'm still waiting for your grandfather, Ji Tai, to dig a bigger hole."

After saying this, Li Chen'an turned his head and looked at Ning Zhixing: "Let's put that business aside for now, and fill up this hole first... The food needs to be eaten bite by bite, and the road needs to be walked step by step!"

"Swallowing jujubes is not good for digestion, and taking too many steps is easy to tear eggs."

"I just want to see what kind of strength Ji Tai is hiding in the dark. If he can wipe out his strength in Shuangjiao Mountain, once and for all, it will save a lot of troubles later. This will be very important for you and me. The cooperation on that business will be better in the future.”

Ning Zhixing frowned slightly, he understood the meaning of the words——

Ji Taiben is a great help behind him, and Li Chenan's elimination of Grandpa's power is to reduce his power.

He doesn't want to cooperate with a powerful prince, he wants to use this opportunity to make his strength weaker, so that he has the confidence to cooperate in the future.

only……

This Shuangjiaoshan situation has long been out of the scope of suppressing bandits.

There are not only the three hundred water bandits, but also uncle Ji An's ten thousand garrison troops!

In addition, there are [-] private soldiers from the Yan State Duke's Mansion and the Luo Guo Duke Mansion each.

As for the masters of the rivers and lakes, in order to kill Li Chenan, grandpa spent all his money, not only notifying the Baiyimeng, but also inviting Beibei Zuoqiu Buming and others through Xie Wushuang.

Did the Imperial City Secretary not notice this?

Or did Li Chenan have other arrangements?
Grandpa got the news that there was no change in the Shenwu Army of Dingguohou's Mansion. The private soldiers of Cheng Guogong's and Qi Guogong's mansions returned to the capital, but they were raised in their yards and did not participate in the bandit suppression operation.

Even the Imperial City Division only sent dozens of spies from the Seven Divisions to Shuangjiao Mountain to explore the way.

With just four hundred Xuanjia cavalry, he dared to run to the Shuangjiao Mountain, which was like a dragon's pool and a tiger's den... Who gave him the courage?
Could it be that he really thought that he had to cooperate with him and dare not take his life? !
Obviously, if Li Chenan is willing to cooperate, this is the best ending, and even the battle of Shuangjiao Mountain can be completely avoided.

But if Li Chen'an has other ideas...he died in Shuangjiao Mountain, he can find other people who can cooperate!

Because the benefits are huge.

No matter which family, even the Dingguo Houfu, it is difficult to refuse such a huge benefit.

Therefore, if Li Chenan doesn't know how to praise, then he can only be buried in Shuangjiao Mountain!

"Aren't you worried that the pit is dug too deep and you can't climb out after jumping in?"

"I thought about it carefully, if I put all the enemy's corpses under my feet, I should be able to crawl out."

The gazes of Ning Zhixing and Li Chenan intertwined in the air, they looked at each other for five breaths, and he suddenly smiled:
"This king really doesn't understand you."

He looked away, and looked towards the distant mountains with his hands behind his back.

"Say you're smart...but you don't understand the simple truth that a good bird chooses a tree to live in, so you have to be so stubborn."

"Call you stupid... how can a stupid person make so many good poems."

"Why can't you let go?"

"If you let go, neither you nor I need to pay this unnecessary price!"

Li Chenan laughed.

He walked forward, Ning Zhixing didn't know why Li Chenan was walking, but he had to get Li Chenan's answer today, because it was related to the plan for the battle of Shuangjiao Mountain.

So, he had no choice but to follow.

Li Chenan bypassed the stream and came to the edge of this huge barren field.

He squatted on the ground, carefully looked at the weeds in the field, and pulled out a ponytail grass casually:
"Your Highness, there are some problems with these words."

"First of all, how does Your Highness prove that he is the tree I can live in?"

He stood up holding the ponytail grass, looked at Ning Zhixing, and his expression became serious:
"I don't want the tragedy of getting on the bus to wait for the mansion to happen to me, but things like crossing rivers, demolishing bridges, unloading mills and killing donkeys are often unavoidable."

"Secondly, there is no room for loopback between Ji Tai and me. It's a life-and-death situation."

"This is not just my personal grievances with him!"

Li Chenan's tone suddenly became serious, and Ning Zhixing immediately felt the sharpness of those two gazes on his face.

"No matter what the emperor thinks, he, Ji Tai, is the prime minister of a country!"

"I believe His Highness is very aware of the current chaos in the court, and also knows the heinous crimes committed by those officials attached to him!"

Li Chenan turned his head and looked at the distant mountains, sighing leisurely:
"The Imperial City Division has collected the criminal evidence of those ministers in the past 20 years!"

"I just glanced at it briefly, but it was shocking!"

"Buying and selling officials has already been put on the table, using the name of disaster relief to embezzle [-] yuan in ink and silver! The heavy levies and miscellaneous taxes weigh down the people, not to mention relying on Ji Tai's support to bully men and women to steal."

"He has been prime minister for nearly 20 years, and this is the darkest 20 years in Ningguo!"

"Officials don't know the people, and the people...the people don't have a living and are displaced."

"So Ji Tai's crime is hard to write down!"

"Look at this field!"

Li Chenan swiped the ponytail grass in his hand, "How many fertile fields are here?"

"These good fields have been abandoned, and it is obvious that they have not even planted autumn grain!"

"Look at the village in the distance again. It's noon now. Have you seen a wisp of smoke?"

"There is no one left in that village."

"It's pretty close to Kyoto. Maybe they can go to the city to do some business and support their families. Guarding the crops... I'm afraid they'll just starve to death!"

Li Chen'an looked at Ning Zhixing again, "You are a noble prince, and Ji Tai is a prime minister with power over the court. You all have no worries about food and clothing, so naturally you don't know the suffering of the people."

Ning Zhixing frowned, then heard Li Chenan say another sentence leisurely:
"Your Highness, do you know what a person will do when he is starving to death?"

(End of this chapter)