Joy of Life: I am a Han Dynasty succubus, and I rebel from the beginning

Chapter 78: The Diplomatic Mission and Liu Hong’s Influence
"Don't worry, Master Fei. I won't do anything. I just have a history with Miss Lili."

Many green things flashed across Fei Jie's cloudy and dark eyes.

"That's good. Anyway, I've already reminded you. If you don't want to die, just try it."

The fewer people who know about the Hongxiuzhao plan, the better.

Even if the Queen Mother of Northern Qi disliked Si Lili and refused to let the young emperor of Northern Qi marry Si Lili, it didn't matter.

In the eyes of the Supervisory Commission, it is just an insignificant life of a spy.

Liu Hong stretched out his hand, motioned Si Lili to get on the carriage, and sighed softly.

"Miss Lili, you have suffered."

It's a pity to see such a beautiful lady trapped in the dark prison of the Overwatch Council.

What a waste…

When Si Lili heard this, her body trembled violently, and she almost couldn't hold back her tears, so she hurriedly got on the carriage.

Liu Hong smiled helplessly.

Fan Xian looked at Liu Hong with caution. Could this guy be having an affair with Si Lili?

If that was the case, Fan Xian would never let Liu Hong marry Fan Ruoruo.

When I heard about Hong Xiuzhao's plan and Fei Jie said that Si Lili was still a virgin.

Fan Xian breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Liu Hong with contempt.

Liu Hong, who had escorted Si Lili back to Beijing, was such a gentleman? Why did Fan Xian not believe it?
"Take it!"

Fei Jie sneakily and obscenely stuffed a small medicine into Fan Xian's hand.

Fan Xian held the medicine, feeling somewhat confused.

"what is this?"

"It's the poison in Si Lili's body! Master knows that you are young and energetic, and you may not be able to control yourself, so I leave it to you to take precautions."

Fei Jie is such an unruly person that he would only show himself like this in front of Fan Xian.

In the eyes of outsiders, Fei Jie is still cruel and ruthless, and one of the top three poison masters in the world.

Under the watchful eyes of many officials, the delegation slowly left Beijing and headed north. The happiest one among them was the kid Qin Heng.

Originally, he was just a fourth-rank counselor of the Privy Council, and he tried every means to get the position of Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War.

He was also tricked by the tacit cooperation between the Princess and Chen Pingping, allowing Liu Hong to be promoted from Left Vice Minister to Right Vice Minister and become the actual person in charge of the Ministry of War.

Now that Liu Hong has left Kyoto in disgrace, Qin Heng may not be able to become the person in charge of the Ministry of War.

By then, the Qin family will no longer need to flatter Liu Hong.

If Liu Hong is obedient, then I will leave one bite for him. If he is not obedient, then I will see how Qin Heng will kill Liu Hong!

Liu Hong, with his personal guards wearing sophisticated armor and equipped with bows and crossbows, and two hundred thugs, surrounded Si Lili's carriage.

Si Lili is an important clue for Liu Hong to contact the Emperor of Northern Qi, and this cannot be intercepted by others.

As for Sean, Liu Hong couldn't control him, nor did he want to! He was once a ninth-rank master, and even though he had been imprisoned for more than 20 years and his skills were not as good as before, he was still not comparable to an ordinary eighth-rank master.

Yang Du commanded his personal guards to place city-defending crossbows on the baggage wagons.

Fan Xian stared at everything in amazement.

No? Liu Hong brought bows and crossbows and heavy crossbows with him when he went to Northern Qi. He could understand all of this.

There are less than a dozen people carrying the crossbows to defend the city. What's the point of using something that can't be shot?

Liu Hong looked embarrassed.

"The moment the Dingzhou camp was defeated, I developed a fear of insufficient firepower."

Liu Hong knew very well about his own army.

When it comes to fighting a favorable battle, they are brave and fearless; but when it comes to fleeing after being defeated, no army in the world can match them.

It’s all the fault of the pirates, and also because the Eight Hundred thugs from Kyoto had corrupted the morale of the entire army.

On this trip, Liu Hong brought Han Xin, Xiao He and Zhang Liang with him.

Only Er Gouzi and Shi Chanli were left in Kyoto to consolidate their power and behave themselves in a low profile.

"Yang Du, by the way, how is the assassin I asked you to recruit Qing veterans near Kyoto going?"

Liu Hong seemed to have remembered something. The Qing Kingdom veterans followed Emperor Qing in his battles. There were once more than 20,000 soldiers, but only 3,000 were left.

Yang Du curled his lips.

"We have already asked Guo Baokun to follow us secretly. He has read a few military books and feels that he has benefited a lot. He thinks that he is a good general in the world."

Liu Hong could only laugh at this.

He spent several thousand taels of silver to recruit five hundred veteran soldiers from the Qing Kingdom.

It would be better if this guy Guo Baokun didn't lead his entire army to destruction.

Otherwise, people would say that Emperor Qing was mean and ungrateful to the old soldiers who had followed him in battles for many years.

Now he has fallen to selling vegetables and grains for a living, and has to work as a killer in his spare time to support his family.

If they had followed Liu Hong, each of them would have become a landlord, embraced a beautiful wife, amused their children and grandchildren, and lived out their lives in peace.

There is no need to risk your life for a dozen taels of silver.

Liu Hong and Fan Xian argued for a while about the whereabouts of the delegation, and Liu Hong finally won.

From Kyoto, go to Dingzhou, then north to Yu State, to Qianlong Bay Base Camp, and finally slowly head to the Northern Qi Kingdom.

In terms of time, it is definitely not as convenient as going straight from Kyoto to Taiyuan Road to Beihai, and then from Nanjing to Shangjing in Northern Qi.

But Liu Hong convinced Fan Xian and many officials with just one sentence.

"He can notify the local army to follow them and escort them carefully, which will be safer."

Perhaps other Qing officials didn’t understand what it meant.

But Fan Xian knew that Yan Xiaoyi had become a general of the border army and was trying to kill him all over the world, and Shangshan Hu from the north was also heading south.

At the same time, Fan Xian also deeply realized the influence of Liu Hong and Guang Tongchen on the border troops.

Almost all the garrisons of the surrounding counties and prefectures gave a large sum of silver and warmly entertained the delegation.

Half a month later, Dingzhou County Magistrate Hou Bo'an went out of the city thirty miles to greet him.

When Hou Bo'an heard the county lieutenant say that Liu Hong was about to arrive at Dingzhou County, his expression became somewhat complicated.

Because Liu Hong had the evidence that he had smuggled with the Hu people in the Left Account, he had to become a puppet in Liu Hong's hands.

He tried countless times to make Liu Hong die on the battlefield.

What can be done? Good people don’t live long, but evil deeds last for thousands of years.

Liu Hong, on the contrary, rose rapidly to become a third-rank official, a rank higher than his own, a fourth-rank county magistrate.

Afterwards, Liu Hong designated Dingzhou as a transit station for normal trade with the Hu people through Qianlong Bay, allowing Hou Boan to make a fortune.

Since you can't resist, just enjoy it!

Hou Bo'an has already laid down. As long as he can retire peacefully, it will be enough. It is possible that his descendants will still have to rely on Liu Hong for support.

Liu Hong and Fan Xian walked side by side in front of the delegation, looking at the unusual welcome ceremony in Dingzhou.

Fan Xian couldn't help but sigh out loud.

"I didn't expect you to have such a great influence at the border. I'm afraid it will be difficult for Yan Xiaoyi to kill me."

Liu Hong smiled without saying anything, but he was actually very satisfied with it all.

I think Qianlong Bay is pretty good, so I'll go according to my plan.

Otherwise, the governor of Dingzhou would not be so humble now.

What's more, he brought this group of officials with him to get promoted and make money, so only a fool would go against Liu Hong.

Sacrificing the interests of Qing State and cultivating Liu Hong's small group, this feeling is actually quite good.

"Master Liu..."

When Hou Boan saw Liu Hong, he immediately came up to him with a smile on his face.

Liu Hong quickly dismounted and saluted Hou Bo'an.

"Lord Hou, you are really killing me! If it weren't for your support when I was in Dingzhou, I would have died in the battle with the Hu people."

Otherwise, how can we say that Liu Hong is a good person?

Hou Bo'an, who originally had some dissatisfaction with Liu Hong, smiled more sincerely.

(End of this chapter)