Frontier Army Warrior

Chapter 1296, page 321

Miao Changfeng said with a gloomy face: "What is there to prepare? We will wait for the Emperor's decree."

Lan Yu smiled broadly: "I'm afraid this trip will have to be moved up."

Miao Changfeng was taken aback: "Didn't we agree on half a month later?"

"Your Excellency, you have seen the situation in this battle. It is getting increasingly tense. We cannot let Lin Feng sit on the sidelines and watch the tigers fight. We must make him nervous."

Miao Changfeng asked casually, "I wonder who else the imperial court will send?"

"With Your Excellency the Prime Minister personally going there, your status is already high enough, and the other party will not raise any questions about this."

Miao Changfeng glanced at the fine wines and delicacies laid out on the table.

"In that case, the Grand Preceptor is seeing me off."

Lan Yu nodded: "The journey will begin in the next few days. I was afraid that His Majesty would personally see the Prime Minister off, so I am holding a farewell banquet for you in advance."

“You are truly kind-hearted; I appreciate it.”

Miao Changfeng practically gritted his teeth as he said this.

Lan Yu chuckled: "Prime Minister's trip will change the course of the war in Dazheng. If the alliance is successful, it will be a great achievement, and His Majesty attaches great importance to it."

Upon hearing this, Lin Feng roughly understood the plan Lan Yu was referring to: the Great Zheng Dynasty was going to make peace with the pirates, and the two sides would join forces to deal with him.

He rubbed his chin and squinted at the night sky outside the window.

Zhao Zheng is trying to unite with the alien races and start a war against us.

That's a rather ruthless tactic.

Zhao Zheng was willing to allow pirates to ravage his vast territory in order to annihilate his Zhenxi Army.

At this moment, Miao Changfeng asked, "I wonder what conditions His Majesty agreed to with the pirates?"

Lan Yu said calmly, "I have already written the gift list, and Her Highness the Princess is ready. We are just waiting for the Prime Minister to lead his entourage to depart."

Miao Changfeng remained silent, lost in thought.

But Lin Feng could tell from this that Miao Changfeng seemed to have lost his former status in front of Zhao Zheng.

On the contrary, Lan Yu was riding high, looking extremely favored.

And what about a princess? Is this some kind of marriage alliance with the pirates?

This is truly treasonous and disgraceful to the Taisho era.

The two people upstairs stopped discussing specifics and started superficially praising each other, saying things that were not very meaningful.

After a few drinks, musicians came upstairs, and several brightly dressed women were taken to the top floor.

Knowing there was nothing substantial to discuss, Lin Feng got up and went downstairs.

As he walked up the stairs, he saw a group of women coming up from the second floor.

A fragrant aroma wafted through the air.

Lin Feng quickly stepped aside; the stairs weren't wide enough for the two of them to pass each other.

The group of women chatted and laughed in hushed tones as they walked upstairs, while some looked at Lin Feng with curiosity.

Each of them was beautiful and had an outstanding appearance.

Lin Feng thought about it and agreed. The two people upstairs were top figures in the Taisho era; they couldn't be appeased with some ordinary women.

After the woman walked up to the three people, the woman following behind was looking at Lin Feng.

Lin Feng kept a straight face as he watched the woman brush past him.

The woman's bright black eyes stared at him until they passed each other, but she didn't look back.

Lin Feng breathed a sigh of relief after all the women had walked past.

A smile played on his lips as he recalled what had just happened.

This woman was none other than Liu Shuxue; the two hadn't seen each other for quite some time.

She stayed in Kyoto. After the Taisho Imperial Guards entered the city, Liu Shuxue switched from Jin San Book Club to become the top courtesan of Wan Jin Lou.

She regularly sent intelligence to the Zhenxi Army, and Pei Qiyin also frequently reported to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng walked slowly downstairs, feeling a mix of emotions.

However, putting everything else aside, with Liu Shuxue's connections in the capital, it would be perfect for her to take over Zhu Qisheng's house.

In this way, he wouldn't have to be so nervous, and he could also divide Zhu Qisheng's valuables into several batches and take them out of the capital.

Thinking of this, Lin Feng returned to the first floor and saw that the table was already full of dishes.

He no longer considered the issue of transferring the treasure; he left that task to Liu Shuxue and could finally let go of the responsibility.

He then began to ponder the issue of an alliance between the Taisho era and the pirates.

We need to find a way to thwart their plan.

If they were to actually unite, the pressure on me would be too great.

Lin Feng thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a good solution.

From Taisho capital city to Rakusei prefecture city, this route was beyond the reach of the Zhenxi Army, which could not send troops to intercept them.

Even if he kills Miao Changfeng, Zhao Zheng will still send Lan Yu as an envoy. Even if Lan Yu is gone, there will be other officials.

There must be a prudent way to further escalate the conflict between the pirates and the Taisho Imperial Guard, making it impossible for the two sides to unite.

As Lin Feng was deep in thought, a little girl of about ten years old ran up to him carrying a bamboo basket.

"Sir, would you like some peaches?"

Lin Feng saw that the little girl had seven or eight peaches in her bamboo basket, and nodded with a smile.

"Okay, give me two peaches."

As he spoke, he reached out to touch his body, and his smile froze on his face.

I forgot; I never carry money with me.

Seeing his embarrassment, the little girl glanced at the table with both eyes.

Lin Feng saw a plate of dried fruit on the table, containing walnuts, dates, and the like, so he picked up the plate.

"How about I trade you two peaches for this?"

The little girl smiled sweetly and nodded vigorously.

Lin Feng then poured the entire plate of dried fruit into the little girl's bamboo basket.

The little girl also took two peaches and put them on the table.

The two completed the transaction, and the little girl turned and skipped away.

Lin Feng knew that this young girl must be someone from Wan Jin Lou, probably a family member or something, using her connections to do some small business.

He picked up a peach, which was green and not red at all, clearly not ripe yet, and he figured it would taste terrible.

However, when he turned the peach, he saw that there were several horizontal lines carved on one side of the peach, which looked like the numbers three, two, and one.

Lin Feng glanced around and, seeing that no one was paying attention, took a bite out of the peach, biting off the number.

Sure enough, the peaches were sour and astringent, making them difficult to swallow.

Lin Feng spat out the peach, got up, and went upstairs.

He felt that the number on the peach must be a house number.

Regardless, I have to go and see for myself; the little girl wouldn't give me a peach with a number on it for no reason.

Who is behind her?

Of course, Lin Feng probably had some guesses in his mind, but he wasn't entirely sure.

He went up to the third floor. To the right of the stairs was the reception area of ​​Wan Jin Lou. When he turned to the left, there was indeed a row of doors.

It's very quiet here; all the doors are closed, and no one is walking around.

Lin Feng noticed that each room had a wooden sign with a number written on it hanging on the door frame.

I walked slowly forward, from the door of room 311 all the way to the door of room 321.

Lin Feng's consciousness dispersed, and he reached into the room.

Facing you is a square table with a candle on it, emitting a yellow glow.

The room was quite large and luxuriously decorated. At the far end was a bed with the curtains half-drawn. A woman sat on the edge of the bed, nervously looking toward the door.

Lin Feng smiled, his judgment was basically correct, it was indeed Liu Shuxue waiting for him.

Without further hesitation, Lin Feng pushed open the door and went inside. Just as he closed the door behind him, Liu Shuxue rushed over and hugged him tightly, her body trembling, unable to hide her excitement.

Neither of them spoke, each busy with their own tasks.