hsntnovel Chapter 2283 Arriving at the Border
Chapter 2283 Arriving at the Border
As the saying goes, good and evil will be rewarded in the end, it’s not that there is no reward, it’s just that the time has not come yet.
Li Shen is a person who believes in cause and effect, the cycle of cause and effect.
This time it's finally my turn to fight back.
Stamp your own private seal, write "Father and Mother" on the envelope, and finally seal it with lacquer.
Li Shen thought about everything that happened last night and wrote a few more letters, one to Lu Dingniang, one to his mother, Concubine Wei, and one to Wang Hongfu.
It’s a delivery anyway, so we can’t waste it.
Li Shen wrote until late at night and then went to bed with the help of Wu Meiniang and others.
The next morning, the army set out and Li Shen summoned the postman.
"Return to Chang'an as soon as possible and take these letters to the Jingpin Pavilion to give to Wang Hongfu.
Also, this letter is for His Majesty and the Empress, so please don't lose it."
Shitou handed the letter to the messenger.
"Don't worry, Your Highness Prince Ji, I will definitely deliver it."
"Well, that's good. The reward has already been given to you. I will also give you a gold bar. It has not been easy for you along the way. You have to sleep in the open air and travel day and night."
Li Shen waved at Shi Tou, who immediately handed him another gold bar.
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji. Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji."
The postman bowed and thanked repeatedly. He received thirty strings of cash for this trip, which was more than his annual salary.
The postman felt that he was lucky. In the past few months, he had received nearly a hundred strings of cash in rewards. When he returned, he could build a large house with three courtyards.
"Go."
"Yes, I'll take my leave." The messenger bowed, mounted his horse and rode away.
Your mood is different when you have money, it comes and goes like the wind.
After the messenger left, Li Shen ordered his troops to continue their journey.
"Xuan Ce, do you think what I asked Wang Hongfu to do will cause a sensation?"
Riding on a horse, Li Shen asked Wang Xuance.
"Your Highness, it will naturally cause a sensation, but will His Majesty blame you for doing so? It will also make Prince Jin bear a grudge."
Wang Xuance said helplessly. A few days before departure, King Ji received news from the Jinzhou newspaper that a major earthquake had occurred in Jinzhou.
Because the road was blocked, the newspaper sent the news directly to Xizhou.
After hearing the news, Prince Ji immediately wrote a letter to Wang Hongfu asking him to make preparations for earthquake relief, but for some unknown reason Prince Ji added some content.
Let Wang Hongfu spread the news in Chang'an City to slander Prince Jin.
In Wang Xuance's view, this behavior is meaningless.
"Hold a grudge if you want. I still hold a grudge against him. He was the one who did the Wang Wencheng incident. This is not a joke.
If it weren't for the tiger-raising plan, I would have taught him a lesson long ago. How could I let him get away with it like this?
As for your Majesty, there is no evidence to support this claim. I am thousands of miles away, so I will not admit it even if you claim I did it."
Li Shen said with disdain. He really didn't take this little scoundrel seriously. What he wanted was to kill him in one go.
"But...if His Majesty investigates, it will be easy to find that it was done by Prince Ji's Mansion. Then I'm afraid His Majesty will punish the prince again.
Your Majesty, since you are going to implement the tiger-raising plan, why do you still want to do such a useless thing? What if you alert the enemy?"
Wang Xuance was a little puzzled. Since it was a tiger-raising plan, he shouldn't have too much contact with the tiger, let it develop on its own, and provide some support when necessary.
But King Ji always dealt some blows from time to time, which would slow down the plan.
“This king did this naturally to disgust him and make him lose his mind.
Don't worry, the more I target him, the more impatient he will become, and the less likely he will notice anything.
If I were to suddenly treat him well, he would notice it."
Li Shen replied as a matter of course, make him crazy, make him lose his mind, then he would do irrational things.
"But as for Your Majesty..." Wang Xuance was still a little worried.
"What's wrong, Your Majesty? Didn't I promise to give you 500,000 strings of cash?" Li Shen became confident as soon as he mentioned the 500,000 strings of cash.
I spent my own money.
Wang Xuance's mouth twitched. "Is your five hundred thousand strings of cash omnipotent? It can solve any problem. Why is your money so valuable?"
Fifty thousand strings of cash is not enough to do two things, a third thing is needed.
"Okay, let's not dwell on this anymore. What's the name of the border?" Li Shen changed the subject. Don't think about unhappy things.
"Your Highness, it's called Jiaohe City. West of Jiaohe City is Yanqi, and west and northwest of Yanqi are Kucha and Suiye."
Although Wang Xuance had never been there, he had looked at maps and asked guides.
"Then it's not far away. Do you want to go to the front line and take a look?"
Since he was already here, Li Shen thought it would be a good idea to go out and take a look.
"Your Highness, you can't do that. It's dangerous outside right now. For your safety, it's better to be cautious."
Wang Xuance hurriedly tried to dissuade him.
"We'll talk about it when the time comes." After saying that, Li Shen galloped off on his horse.
He had never been to the northwest, but he had watched a lot of videos from his previous life, including some about crossing uninhabited areas.
He felt that the road he was walking on was like a no-man's land.
It is a barren land with some bare rocky mountains on both sides.
The team walked for four or five days before arriving at Jiaohe City. The commander of Jiaohe City was the deputy governor of Anxi Protectorate, named Su Haizheng.
Upon learning that Prince Ji was coming, Su Haizheng brought the generals of Jiaohe City out to greet him.
"Greetings to His Royal Highness Prince Ji. Your presence here brings honor to Jiaohe City."
Su Haizheng bowed.
"Hahaha, General Su, you're too polite. I've been assigned to Anxi for so long, and due to my busy official duties, I haven't had time to come to the border. I hope you can forgive me.
When I was leaving, His Majesty specifically instructed me to visit the soldiers at the border in Jiaohe City.
I am late."
Li Shen dismounted, came to Su Haizheng and said with a smile.
He had just learned about the border guard. Su Haizheng was not very famous, but he had made outstanding contributions.
The important thing is that he is not from a noble family, and it seems that he was able to become the deputy governor-general because of his military achievements.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, what are you talking about? Your Highness is stationed in Anxi, guarding the area, so it is natural that he is busy with official duties.
Your Highness has been vigorously suppressing the rebels in Xizhou and maintaining peace in the area. I admire you deeply."
Su Hai said this in a politician's way.
It can be seen that Su Haizheng is not one of those brainless military generals. His words are commendable and there is nothing to fault with him.
"No, no, I'm serving the court." Li Shen was also humble.
"Your Highness, the wind and sand are strong outside. Please follow me into the city. I have already ordered some wine to welcome your Highness Prince Ji."
Su Haizheng made a gesture of invitation, Li Shen nodded, and followed Su Haizheng's lead into Jiaohe City.
Jiaohe City is not very big. It is an important city and is inhabited by border troops. Merchants are not allowed to stay here.
This is also for safety reasons.
The city is basically built with rammed earth and stones, and it looks yellowish to the eyes, with no other colors.