C1703
C1703
On this trip to the Chuan Country, Tang Yin did not dare to say that he had gained a lot, but he had gained a lot of knowledge and gained a deeper understanding of Chuan Country.
Just based on the current state of Chuan Country and the situation of the people, it was basically impossible to defeat Chuan Country from the outside. The only way to win was to disintegrate the Chuan Country from within, while Young Master Chuan Country and the princesses fought openly and secretly, fear each other within the imperial government and the Family Army. This could all be used by the Feng Country.
Returning to the Guankou City, the first thing Tang Yin did was to find Le Tian and Ai Jia, so that they could channel all of the and all of the spies in the Earth Web into the territory of the Chuan Country. In the future, no matter what major events that occurred in the Chuan Country, regardless of how huge or small, he had to know everything.
From the looks of it, the King had already started preparing the troops for the battle. Le Tian and Ai Jia did not dare delay and immediately left.
Tang Yin carefully inspected the interior and exterior of the Guankou City for a few days, and felt that their defenses were extremely stable. Only then did he start his journey, returning to the Wind Capital's Zhenjiang.
It wasn't too far from An Dong to Zhenjiang, but it wasn't too close either. Even if they were to travel together, it would still take around a month or so. On this day, Tang Yin's ceremonial march reached the Tiantu County of An Di. If he continued forward, he would reach the two counties of Chizhou.
In the moment of release of the Tiantu County, Tang Yin's bearing was welcomed by the County Head Zhong Hai. Zhong Hai was an obedient man. Before his Ann Country had died, he had held the position of a vice County Head in the Tiantu County. After his Ann Country was swallowed up, her original County Head was dismissed, and Zhong Hai was then promoted back to her previous position.
Zhong Hai invited Tang Yin all the way into the County Head Palace inside the city. A sumptuous feast was already prepared in the mansion, to help him cleanse the world. With regards to Zhong Hai's warm welcome, Tang Yin was very satisfied.
After three rounds of wine and five courses of food, Zhong Hai ordered the guests to withdraw from the banquet and put on light refreshments and fruits. He also invited all the singers and dancers he had found in advance to come up and perform as a form of entertainment.
While appreciating the song and dance, Tang Yin casually asked: "Master Zhong?"
"This humble subject is here!" Zhong Hai hastily bowed and greeted him.
Tang Yin waved his hand, signalling for him to not be courteous, and asked: "How many citizens are there in Tiantu County? "How much tax is collected each year, and how much food is produced?"
Without even thinking about it, he replied immediately, "Reporting to the King, there are a total of three counties, eight cities, and nineteen towns with a total of one million and two hundred thousand recorded as citizens. The tax rate is three million and a half hundred thousand gold taels, the total amount of farmland is five million mu, the grain yield is fifteen million stones, and it is handed over to the Imperial Court every year for four million stones."
Tang Yin nodded his head. An area of safety was indeed rich, just a county would produce 3 million silver taels, 4 million stone worth of food, with safety in hand, it was estimated that it would not even take 2 years, and the overall strength of one's Feng Country would increase by a large amount.
He said with a smile, "Even though you are a peaceful person, this king trusts and values you greatly. I hope that you will do your best to treat the Tiantu County and not disappoint this king!"
Zhong Hai hurriedly bowed and said, "This humble subject will never forget the King's kindness. This humble subject will do everything in my power to help the King and the Imperial Court share their worries!"
"Yes!" Tang Yin laughed and said, "It would be the best if you think like this."
Just as they were talking, a commotion suddenly came from outside the County Head Palace. Zhong Hai secretly grinned, and subconsciously looked at Tang Yin. Seeing that he did not show any displeasure on his face, he then heaved a sigh of relief and cupped his hands: "I heard that the King has arrived at Provincial Capital, so the citizens of the city are ecstatic and excited, all wanting to personally witness the King's noble appearance. Presumably, the citizens have gathered outside, and this humble subject will send people to disperse them."
Tang Yin smiled, waved his hand, and said casually: "It's fine."
"Yes sir!" Zhong Hai answered, but still shot a look at Subordinate who was standing at the door. How could it be proper to make such a ruckus. If it disturbed the King's interest, then he, the County Head, would have committed a great sin.
Under Zhong Hai's instructions, the troops in the mansion separated into a hundred over people, and all ran out of the County Head's manor.
However, after they left, the noise did not stop. Instead, it became louder. Tang Yin frowned, he turned and said: "Ah San, let's go out and see what's going on!"
"Great King, let this humble subject handle this!" Zhong Hai quickly stood up. Tang Yin glanced at him, then said indifferently: "Sit."
Zhong Hai stammered for a moment before obediently sitting back down. At this moment, his heart was in turmoil. He didn't know what was going on outside, so he could only pray silently that nothing would happen at this crucial moment.
Not long after, Ah San returned. Seeing that, Zhong Hai hurriedly stood up and looked at him.
Ah San did not bother with him, and directly went to Tang Yin's side, and whispered in his ear: "Your Majesty, there are many Spirit Cultivator s outside the Palace, and people who claim to be Divine Pool, want to see Your Majesty."
Both Ren Xiao and Chang Feng who were seated not too far away heard Ah San's words. Everything was fine, why did the people from the Divine Pool look for the Feng King? should not... Another disciple of Huangfu Xiutai's, right?
Even the usually calm and collected Chang Feng had started to tense up. If his junior brothers really were to cause trouble for the Feng King, he didn't know where to go. He didn't know whether to stand on the Feng King's side or her master's side.
After Tang Yin heard this, he was slightly startled, but he secretly laughed in his heart. How rare, when Divine Pool people came to find him, they would come in broad daylight and mostly sneakily and secretly. He chuckled and said, "The person who came was a guest. Please come in!"
"Yes!" "Great King!" Ah San promised her as he turned around and quickly walked out.
Zhong Hai, who was standing to the side, heaved a sigh of relief. However, when he thought about it, his heart leaped into his throat. He had heard of the grudge between Tang Yin and Divine Pool. This time, the other party had taken the initiative to look for him.
Thinking of this, he shivered and clasped his hands together, "Great King, this humble subject will go gather troops now ?"
Tang Yin clicked his tongue and asked, "Why are you gathering troops?"
"Naturally... "Naturally, it's to protect the King ?" Zhong Hai said carefully.
"When has This King fallen to the point of needing your local army to protect him?" As he said that, he turned her gaze and saw that the singers and dancers in the hall had all stopped playing and the music had stopped playing. He waved her hand and said, "You can continue."
"But ?" "There are no 'buts', just sit down peacefully with This King to sing and dance." Oh... Yes! "Great King!" Zhong Hai wiped off the cold sweat on his forehead and slowly sat back on his mat.
Not long after, Ah San walked in from outside. Behind him, there were six people dressed in common attire, five men and one woman, the older was in his forties, and the younger looked to be over thirty years old.
Only when they entered the hall did the performers and dancers retreat to the side. They bowed towards Tang Yin and left.
Tang Yin sized up the six people. Even if they did not know Arts of Clairvoyance, he could sense the Spirit Pressure that was emitting from their bodies, he could tell that they were experts. Although they were not as strong as Chang Feng and Ren Xiao, they were not that far off.
As for the six of them, they stopped seven or eight steps away from Tang Yin, clasped their hands, and bowed together as they said: "This lowly one pays my respects to Feng King."
"Why don't you kneel and pay your respects when you see the King?" Ah San asked coldly from the side.
Without waiting for the six to speak, Tang Yin waved his hand, signalling to them that there was nothing wrong. He asked with a smile: "I heard that all of you came from Divine Pool."
"Yes!"
"How do you all know that This King is loosening up?"
"We didn't know, we only knew that His Highness would pass by here, so we have waited here for five to six days." The oldest man said seriously.
"Oh!" Tang Yin nodded in agreement before shifting his gaze to Ren Xiao and Chang Feng. He wanted to see how the two of them would react and whether or not he would recognize these six people.
Chang Feng sat there unmoving while Ren Xiao shook his head slightly towards Tang Yin, indicating that he had also never seen these six people before. Divine Pool was a minuscule place, and their population was not many either. However, there were also hundreds of thousands of people, and it was impossible for Ren Xiao to recognize everyone, so he had an impression of everyone.
Right now, the only thing he was sure of was that these six people were not Huangfu Xiutai's disciples. As for who they came from, he was unsure.
After hearing Ren Xiao's declaration, Tang Yin remained calm and collected, as though he had understood everything. He said to the six of them, "You have traveled thousands of miles just to make sure this king stays at ease for a few days, there must be something urgent!"
"That's right!" The six of them looked at each other, and in the end, it was the older man who said: "We have specially come to the Feng King, and hope that Your Highness can take us in."
Ouch! His words surprised Tang Yin, and even both Ren Xiao and Chang Feng were startled. The two of them originally thought that they were unusual individuals within the Divine Pool, but they didn't think that there would actually be people like them.
Tang Yin blinked his eyes, laughed, and asked, "Do you know that this king has had many conflicts with Divine Pool?"
"I know." The middle-aged man nodded heavily.
"If you seek refuge with this king, it is very likely that you will become enemies with Divine Pool!" Tang Yin reminded her with a smile.
"This little one understands."
"Aren't you, and your companions, afraid?"
"If you are afraid, then we will not be here today." The middle-aged man answered straightforwardly.
Tang Yin leaned his body back, raised his head and said: "Tell me, tell me your reason."
"My reason is very simple. I am rich and powerful, successful and successful, these Divine Pool cannot be given to me, but Feng King can." The middle-aged man was frighteningly candid, and abominably candid.
The other young man said: "This little one escaped God's Speed because of some mistake, and the reason I went to Your Highness is because Your Highness is not afraid of the Divine Pool. This little one can obtain Your Highness's protection, and Your Highness will not return this little one to the Divine Pool."
The only girl among them slowly spoke: "My daughter accidentally discovered that my daughter isn't a person with Divine Pool, but was forcefully kidnapped by people of Divine Pool when I was very young, and my entire family was killed. As for whether or not the culprit was actually Divine Pool, my daughter is still not sure for sure, but Divine Pool, my daughter does not want to stay any longer!"