You have mastered the art of thunder and you tell me that it is in a strange world?

Chapter 184: Turtle in the Pond
Zuo Chen took out the fallen clothes from the Smiling Buddha from his arms, and then took out a yellow paper talisman, put the clothes on the talisman, and called the maid next to him:

"Please fetch me a Thousand Miles Message Incense."

The maid immediately trotted towards the warehouse, and after a while she took out a stick of incense and handed it respectfully to Zuo Chen.

Zuo Chen held the incense and waved it up and down gently. Immediately, a puff of green smoke rose from the top of the incense and swirled into the air. It seemed as if something was connected to the incense stick.

"Master, do you have any magic trick?"

Caiyi tilted her head curiously, leaned over Zuo Chen's shoulder and stared at the incense in Zuo Chen's hand.

Looking at Zuo Chen's smile, Caiyi felt that he must have come up with some weird idea.

"This piece of clothing is equivalent to the fate of the Smiling Monk. As long as I hold it, I will be the Smiling Monk in the eyes of others."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zuo Chen felt a slight sense of connection coming from the incense. He put a finger to his lips and asked Caiyi to speak in a low voice.

He cast a spell again. From the incense, Zuo Chen's appearance had changed into that of a silly monk with a big smile on his face. He spoke in a pretentious tone:
"What's the matter?"

"Abbot. It's me, crying."

Faintly, a bald head appeared opposite the incense. He was a handsome young monk with a face full of respect and piety.

The monk on the other side didn't realize that the messenger was no longer his beloved abbot, but a Taoist priest. He lowered his voice and said:

"Abbot. Have you been able to capture the Youzhou Fortress? Prince Chang is preparing his troops and asked me to ask you."

really.

Zuo Chen suppressed his smile and said in a serious voice:

"The fortress has been breached, but the Juetian formation is still not intact. I am also injured and am resting here. Bring King Chang's men over as soon as possible to help me."

After a pause, he continued, "Try to persuade Prince Chang to come in person. It will be good for our plan."

"Take King Chang with you?" Yi Ku seemed a little confused.

"Correct."

"I understand." Yiku didn't ask any more questions: "You can rest there for a while, and I will send someone to pick you up when the time comes."

"Ah."

Zuo Chen was afraid of being exposed if he said too much, so he cut off contact after saying this.

"Hiss." Caiyi finally reacted at this time.

It's clearly a series of traps set for Xiao Huanxi and the others!
The spies sent out would fall into a dream and see with their own eyes the entire Youzhou falling into desolation.

The little happy insider around him will try his best to persuade King Chang to come to Youzhou and fall into the trap himself...

By then, wouldn't King Chang have fallen directly into the trap?

hiss.

Caiyi felt a little sympathy for King Chang, whom she had never met before.

What else can I say?

It can only be considered that he is unlucky.

……

Jingzhou is located in the northwest of Daliang, covers a large area, is separated by mountains, and has a good climate, but the annual harvest is average and not much good grain can be grown.

The soil was hard and difficult to till, and the crops planted there did not contain much nutrients. The harvest was average, and sometimes it was not even enough to feed the people of Jingzhou, so they had to buy food from nearby.

The basic food and agricultural production in Jingzhou is far behind other places.

Local officials are also more moderate than those in other places. They don't collect too much taxes, and the government affairs they handle are forgotten as soon as they are heard.

The overall situation remains in a state where "officials are not needed for small matters, and officials cannot handle big matters."

People across the entire continent live such ordinary lives, waking up early, working at noon, and resting at night, day after day, year after year.

It seems to be an ordinary place with an ordinary vassal king. He is not as loved as King Wei of Youzhou, nor as hated as King Kang of Xuzhou. Most of the time, ordinary people can only call out King Chang's name but have no idea what he has done.

Hidden in the world, unknown to people.

however……

This does not mean that King Chang has no ambitions.

In a quiet guest room in a mansion in the inner city of Jingzhou City, a handsome young monk who looked no more than sixteen or seventeen years old was sitting on a cushion.

He was shirtless, with a faint red mark on his skin.

There was a faint scent of rouge floating in the room. Two girls were lying on the big bed behind the monk. They were naked, with their eyes closed, as if they were in a sweet dream and sleeping soundly.

The incense of the burning Thousand Mile Message incense dissipated, and Yi Cry opened his eyes.

"The abbot asked me to take King Chang to Youzhou? What is this for?"

He frowned, thought for a few seconds, and suddenly clapped his hands:

"I understand, I understand! The abbot wants to completely control King Chang under Xiao Huanxi's control! In this way, he can rely on King Chang's means to break through the Jue Tian Duan Di formation!"

The monk also thought he was very smart as he saw through the abbot's thoughts at a glance.

Next we have to hurry and find King Chang.

After getting up from crying, he picked up a pair of small scissors and cut off the incense head, then took the incense off and carefully placed it in the elm box. This is a high-quality communication incense, which is stable, has a long distance, and is expensive.

Xiao Huanxi gave him three cigarettes. He had already used up one and this was the second one, which was half used.

It’s too expensive. You have to use it sparingly.

After putting away the message incense, Yi Ku put on his monk's robe, tied his belt, put on his shoes and walked out.

I pushed open the door and the wind blew in from outside, diluting the scent of rouge.

"Wait for me, ladies. I'll be back soon."

After he finished reading, he closed the door and there was no sound behind him.

Walk along the corridor, enter the main hall of the mansion, and come to the back of the curtain.

There were already quite a few people gathered in the hall, with civil officials sitting on one side and military generals sitting on the other.

The man in gorgeous clothes sat on a wooden chair with dragon carvings, holding the armrests with both hands. His fingertips kept looking at the wooden armrests, and he seemed a little impatient waiting.

This person is King Jingzhou Chang, Li Xun.

It was not until he saw Yiku arrive that Li Xun finally turned his gaze to the scouts kneeling on one knee in front of him:

"Is Youzhou really defenseless?"

"Reporting to His Royal Highness Prince Chang, there are a total of 17 spies from the Siyan family, and they all saw the ruins of the northern fortress. The old King Wei and the invading bandits died together. His body stood on the pile of corpses, holding a spear and a battle flag. His eyes were open, but he had already stopped breathing. Now the Youzhou troops are almost exhausted, and there are only a few bandits left."

Hearing this, Li He couldn't hide his surprise on his face.

He tilted his head again and looked at the crying monk standing next to him, and nodded.

Li He let out a long sigh, and the joyful smile on his face could not be suppressed, but tears suddenly flowed out and he burst into tears:
"Uncle! How could he die? If so, who will protect the people of Youzhou?"

The military officers sitting below all held their foreheads, while the civil officials covered the corners of their mouths.

We are all family here, King Chang is really...

Get things done successfully.

After crying for a while, a civil official felt that the time was almost right, so he stood up and walked in front of King Chang, bowing to him and saying:
“King Chang, now that King Wei has just passed away, I ask you to consider the people of Youzhou and send troops to take over Youzhou. This way, you can also carry on King Wei’s legacy.

Li He stopped crying and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes. His voice was trembling again, and he was choking with sobs:
"How can this be possible? That is my uncle's land."

"Your Highness! This is to protect the common people of the world! You are doing a great thing. When the matter is accomplished, everyone in the world will respect you."

The civil officials gave Li He some more "persuasion", and Li He finally seemed to have made up his mind:
"Alas. This is also for the common people of the world."

He turned his head to look at General Fang and asked:

"Which soldier is willing to fight for me?"

After hearing what Li He said, many generals were eager to try.

This is a great opportunity to make a contribution!
Now only one tenth of Youzhou's garrison remains. Even if Jingzhou's military strength is not good, King Chang has found many capable people!

Even if we take the monks, Taoists, martial artists and people with all kinds of strange arts with them, we can eliminate all the remaining defense forces in Youzhou!
However, before the general could speak, Yiku suddenly said:

"Your Highness Prince Chang, I personally think that you should lead the army in person this time."

When the generals heard what the monk said, they immediately became unhappy. One of the warriors immediately stepped forward and said in a low voice:

"Monk! What are you talking about? How could you let King Chang go to such a dangerous place?"

"Danger? What's dangerous? His Highness Prince Chang is going to help." Yi Ku snorted coldly: "No one else can go for this matter! To help Prince Wei protect Youzhou, he must lead the army in person. Otherwise, how can he win the hearts of the people of Youzhou?"

His words were sonorous and powerful. The generals wanted to refute him, but Li He waved his hand to silence everyone.

He hesitated for a few seconds, as if he was thinking about something.

Yikui came closer to Li He and lowered her voice:
"Lord Prince Chang, Youzhou is now leaderless. If you really want to go, it will be justified. The remaining soldiers in Youzhou will probably not fight you. What's more, those monsters all came from the abbot's dream. Now that the dream is over, are there any real enemies in Youzhou?"

Hearing Yiku's words, Li He's mind became active.

These words...

It makes sense!
The current condition of the remaining King Wei's soldiers is probably not very good.

The backbone was killed by the monster, and at this moment other princes entered the scene.

So for the remaining soldiers, are these enemies or reinforcements?

It must be the latter!

In this case, I am too happy to resist.
Just pat the chair:
"Master Yiku's words make sense. This time, I will lead the army in person! I will not allow the evil creatures to harm the people of Youzhou!"

With a wave of his hand, he suppressed the civil and military officials who were still planning to object:
"My king has made up his mind! Do not try to persuade me any further!"

The civil officials and military generals looked at each other in bewilderment and could only hold their words in their throats.

It's a pity that they won't get the credit this time.

Instead, the historian at the side picked up the pen and wrote down the following words in the book:

"In the 137th year of Daliang, the King of Youzhou died due to an unknown robbery. Upon hearing the news, the King of Jingzhou burst into tears and led his troops to Youzhou to protect the people."

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