Thief Emperor

Chapter 602: A Prosecution of Thieves
Mr. Xue had been in Luzhou for quite some time. He missed his daughter and grandson in Jinling to some extent. When he saw Su Sheng coming, he couldn't help but say a few more words.

When the cup of tea was finished, he looked at Su Sheng and asked, "Is Erlang's family all right recently?"

"It's great to be in the top position."

Su Sheng smiled and said, "I have just been promoted to the throne and I have just got a daughter. I love her so much that I hold her in my arms for a while every day. Does Lord Xue know about this?"

"Know, know."

Mr. Xue nodded and said, "My daughter wrote to me about this."

He thought for a moment and then asked, "Is there anything going on politically?"

Su Sheng thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Mr. Xue, I am a general in the army, and I don't know much about political affairs. However, a few days ago, Xiao Heng, the major general of Fanyang, came to Jiangdong and talked with the superior for a few days."

After a pause, he continued, "I said a lot of nice things to the higher-ups, saying we should form an alliance with each other."

"Alliance with Fan Yang?"

Master Xue frowned and said, "There's an entire Henan Road in between."

Su Sheng said slowly: "Even the oath of alliance with the heavens may not be credible. These words are just for listening. To put it bluntly, they are just coming here to say a few nice words."

"If Fan Yang can get out of the Khitan quagmire in the future, he won't be in the current state."

The Zhou Dynasty court was in name only, so Jiangdong and Fanyang were actually two regional political forces.

Unless the dialogue between the two political forces is truly realized, it will be just a listen.

As long as the Fanyang Army can still fight, Su Sheng does not think that the two sides will be able to live in peace in the future.

And if the Fanyang army can no longer fight, then there will be peace even if it is not peace.

Mr. Xue chatted with Su Sheng for half an hour before ending the conversation. He was very enthusiastic and wanted to keep Su Sheng for dinner at the governor's mansion, but Su Sheng excused himself and left, saying that he had something to do in the army.

After leaving the Governor's Mansion, Su Sheng went to attend the welcoming banquet hosted by Chen Da. After the banquet, he started talking about serious matters with Chen Da.

"Brother Chen, within three days, I want a detailed roster of the Luzhou soldiers, as well as the exact number of people."

"At that time, only one thousand-man Duwei Camp will be left in Luzhou, and the others will follow me and set off to Mianzhou."

Chen Da did not hesitate and immediately bowed his head and said, "General, rest assured, I will do it!"

"it is good."

Su Sheng looked at Chen Da and said seriously, "Brother, this is a great opportunity to achieve great things, you must seize it!"

"In the future, brother, your status will not be worse than mine."

Chen Da was very calm and said with a smile: "I only want to do more for you and repay you for your kindness. I don't think about anything else."

"Even if it continues like this, I am already quite content."

"it is good."

Su Sheng smiled and said, "If everyone in the army thinks like you, Brother Chen, then there is no need to worry about not achieving your goal of ascending to the throne."

When a group is in its rising period, especially when it has just been established, its members are generally quite excited and full of fighting spirit, just like Jiang Dong.

Now is the time to make a concerted effort.

Su Sheng encouraged Chen Da a few words, looked up at the sky outside, squinted his eyes, and murmured in his heart.

"My father's great revenge will be settled with the tyrant sooner or later!"

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Outside Jinling City, Li Yun saw Xiao Heng off with a smile on his face.

The major general carefully took the last box handed over by Li Yun, but did not dare to put it in the car. Instead, he had someone wrap it in several layers of cloth and carry it on his back to prevent the telescope from being damaged by the bumps along the way.

After handing the last telescope to his subordinate, he turned to Li Yun and bowed deeply, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Li. Thank you, Mr. Li."

Li Yun had a smile on his face: "I should thank Xian father and son. Without Xian father and son's battlefield, we in Jiangdong will never have cavalry."

Xiao Heng even said he didn't dare. After bowing to Li Yun, he also bowed to Du Qian who was beside Li Yun. After seeing Du Qian bowing in return, he and his subordinates mounted their horses and gradually disappeared from Li Yun's sight.

Li Yun looked at Du Qian beside him and said with a smile, "Brother Du, what do you think of this boy?"

"clever."

Du Qian gave his own evaluation, and then added: "But he is far from being as gentle and respectful as he appears to be. The superiors may not know that this young general from Fanyang was also domineering when he followed his father in the capital two years ago. Now he is a completely different person in Jiangdong."

Li Yun put his hands behind his back and said with a smile, "So that's why Brother Du said he was smart?"

"Ah."

Du Qian said, "Only smart people know how to judge the situation and say the right thing to the right person."

Li Yun looked up at the Jinling City in front of him and said softly, "No matter what, the Xiao family father and son are still responsible. With the Khitans holding them back, they don't have to worry about the threat from Fanyang in the short term. Instead, I am worried that after a few years, after the Khitan Khan has digested the Bohai Kingdom and the Khitan tribes, he will come back. Can the Xiao family father and son hold on?" "I hope they can hold on for a while longer."

Li Yun's attitude towards Fan Yang was very simple. No matter whether he had to fight in the future or how he would fight, he hoped that Fan Yang could keep the Khitans out of the pass for him. Otherwise, he would most likely be in the north and compete with the Khitans for the entire north in the future, and the difficulty would suddenly increase.

"Ascend."

Du Qian looked at Li Yun and said with a smile, "Don't worry too much about this. As long as the Xiao family father and son are willing to fight to the death to defend each other, even if they can't hold on and are broken into Hebei Road by the Khitans, the Khitans will not be able to escape unscathed. It won't be difficult for the higher-ups to deal with them."

"hope so."

Li Yun walked with Du Qian with his hands behind his back in the city of Jinling. At this time, the city of Jinling was bustling with people coming and going.

The two people walked on the street, and occasionally some people would recognize them and come forward to greet them.

Both of them smiled and nodded.

Before they knew it, the two of them had arrived at the new city. The main structure of the new city had been completed, but it was still lacking buildings. Many craftsmen were busy building houses.

"Ascend."

Du Qian looked at the new city and said softly, "Even if we can't move westward in the future, Jinling can still be used as the capital of the southeast."

Li Yun hummed, and slowly said: "I want to take Jingxiang. Once I take Jingxiang, according to the words of those gentlemen in the court, I will be as fierce as a tiger or a wolf. At that time, I really need to make a name for myself."

As he said this, he looked at Du Qian and said with a smile: "Otherwise, Brother Du, please take some time to draft a manifesto for me. When we attack Jingxiang, I will have someone copy it and announce it to the world."

Du Qian thought about it seriously and nodded. He said, "Who does the superior want to attack?"

"Of course it's Liang Wen. We can't attack the emperor."

Mr. Li smiled and said, "Now that we are attacking the emperor, those Jiedushi who originally had no reason to move now have a reason to attack us."

"Once I have defeated Liang Wen, the Central Plains will basically be in my hands. It won't be too late to defeat others then."

Du Qian understood that the "someone else" in Li Yun's words was probably the emperor.

If he is not the emperor, he will be a warlord like Wei Quanzhong.

Du Qian thought about it seriously, and then said, "The upper position has taken another solid step forward."

"Have no idea."

Li Yun looked at Du Qian and said softly, "At this time, if we don't move forward, we will either move forward or we will move backward. In a few years, if we want to protect people's livelihood, we will have to reduce the army."

Du Qian smiled and said, "On the road to heaven, if you don't advance, you will retreat."

He paused and whispered, "I have seen the day when the revenge for the destruction of my family will be taken."

Li Yun said sternly, "If that day comes, this matter will not be handled according to the law. Brother Du will be in full control of it."

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In Chongde Hall, Pei Huang and Pei Sanlang once again appeared before the emperor.

All in all, he hadn't been to the palace for more than a month, and hadn't seen the emperor for more than a month.

This time, it was His Majesty the Emperor who summoned him to the palace. In a sense, between these two quarrelsome childhood friends, it was the Emperor who bowed his head.

His Majesty the Emperor waved to Pei Huang and sighed, "Come, come, Sanlang, sit here."

Pei Huang was already somewhat dispirited at this time, but he still stepped forward cautiously, bowed his head and addressed him as "Your Majesty", and then sat down below the emperor.

The emperor looked at him and frowned, "Didn't I give the Imperial City Division to you? Why haven't you been to the Imperial City Division recently?"

"Your Majesty, I am ill."

Pei Huang said seriously, "I couldn't get out of bed for the past few days, but don't worry, Your Majesty. Before I took sick leave, I had already arranged the work for the Imperial City Department and handed it over to the relevant people."

The emperor sighed and did not continue to ask. He just asked, "Are you feeling better?"

"Your Majesty, there is nothing serious now."

"That's fine, that's fine."

The emperor handed a document to Pei Huang and sighed silently: "Li Yun of Jiangdong has recently begun to mobilize troops on a large scale. Judging from the situation, I am afraid he is no longer satisfied with the southeast and wants to move westward."

Pei Huang took the document, read it once, and his expression changed slightly.

"Your Majesty, this Li Yun..."

"They are planning to plot against Jingxiang!"

　My dears! I'm stuck in a serious writing problem... I may not be able to update the chapter on time tomorrow morning, I guess it will be around noon...

　　
　
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