Chapter 473: Xie Chan

This roar in unison.

Resounded throughout this Mushen Mountain, seemingly possessing 8D surround sound effects.

It did not dissipate for a long time.

"Please, Prefect Liu!"

"Please, Prefect Liu!"

Pei Yanran, Qin Zhangfeng, and the others looked at Liu Zheng with worry.

Situ Kong still wore a smile, stroking his beard.

Jie Yu's expression was complex, seemingly thinking that she had guaranteed that no one would make things difficult for him upon arriving at the Academy; however, now, these were over three thousand steps—did this not count as making things difficult?

As for Zhang Yang, he wore a cold sneer.

What an arrogant and ignorant fellow!

Wangbei Academy is filled with people of exceptional learning, gathering all the great masters of the world here; I fear you would struggle to handle even one field, let alone so many people?

Ever since Wang Chao, no one who has come to the Academy has been able to successfully walk past one hundred steps!

Liu Zheng looked up.

At this moment, a white crane flew past, its chirping sounds seemingly responding to the roar in the mountains.

He smiled slightly, feeling quite amused in his heart, and finally, he took his first step toward these three thousand steps.

At this time.

A loud shout resounded in his ears.

……

Yintan City.

Qingyang Shuo had already received Liu Zheng's letter.

Upon learning that Liu Zheng had successfully taken Liangshan and was already on his way to Wangbei Academy, a weight finally lifted from Qingyang Shuo's heart, and he couldn't help but chuckle: "It is finally settled."

At this time, Zheng Yue Ru was also by his side and asked curiously: "Sir..."

Qingyang Shuo shook his head with a smile: "I know you are waiting too. The Young Master will still linger in Liangshan for a few days, but he should be able to return in time for the Emperor's birthday before heading to Jinghua."

Then, he recounted the contents of the letter to Zheng Yue Ru.

Although the letter mentioned very little about the war, they both knew from these few sentences that Liu Zheng must have experienced thousands of hardships. In the letter, Liu Zheng specifically emphasized the issues regarding anesthetics and Poppy.

As well as the issue of Wangbei Academy.

Qingyang Shuo immediately gave the order to inform Mire to purchase another one hundred thousand slaves, primarily Westerners.

Then...

He took a deep breath, and a smile flashed across that face, which was more beautiful than a woman's: "The pre-order list for Yintan City can be opened..."

Zheng Yue Ru was also overjoyed to hear this.

Some time ago, due to grain price issues, the Yinzhou Coin plummeted. To prevent others from buying out the Yinzhou Coin, Yintan City had to temporarily announce to the outside world that there were too many orders and they were not accepting pre-orders for the time being. Although the situation stabilized after the Trade Union was established, they still dared not open up pre-orders for Yintan City.

But now, since the situation in Liangzhou was settled, it meant that the Young Master would be returning soon.

Opening the pre-order list...

It was the rhythm to harvest those players who had bought out the currency!

At this moment, Qingyang Shuo and Zheng Yue Ru finally deeply understood just how important a Prefect Liu was to Liangzhou.

……

Yangzhou.

Xie Ling looked at the group of wealthy merchants gathered today, his eyes sinister and his teeth gritted: "Remember, this time, no matter what happens, you must get this Yintan City for me!"

"Do you understand? Get it!"

"Don't leave them a single thing!"

By the time he finished speaking, he had already stood up, bracing his hands on the table, and roared with a ferocious expression.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"Rest assured, Your Highness, this time we have all brought our entire family fortunes!"

"Hahaha, Liangzhou was already tottering in the wind and rain; this time, they are bound to lose!"

This group of wealthy merchants was exactly whom Xie Ling had exhausted all his connections to summon from all over the Longyan Dynasty! Each one was a top-tier tycoon! This time, almost single-handedly, he had gathered at least one-tenth of the wealth of this Longyan Dynasty!

The goal was to completely buy out the Yinzhou Coin!

To plunge Liangzhou into chaos.

These wealthy merchants were naturally not fools. On one hand, they were coveting Xie Ling's status as the Third Prince; on the other hand, they also knew that Xie Tianyao was terminally ill, and this birthday was very likely the time of his passing—there had been many such rumors coming from the palace. At this time, the Crown Prince and Xie Ling were both exerting all their efforts...

The struggle for the succession was just like this.

Incomparably cruel, yet also filled with immense opportunities.

If they succeeded, these wealthy merchants would naturally soar along with them.

If they failed, they would each face the destruction of their families.

This time, Xie Ling had gathered nearly ten million taels of gold!

Ten million gold!

This volume was simply terrifying.

Damn it!

Xie Ling also knew that at this time, Xie Fang had already begun making moves in Jinghua, and if he went back now, he would just be delivering his head... He could only seek help outside the scope of Jinghua!

Liangzhou was his one chance to turn things around!

Just at this moment.

Suddenly, a guard beside Xie Ling ran over in a panic from outside the door, suppressing the excitement on his face: "Your Highness, Your Highness..."

Xie Ling waved his hand, and those wealthy merchants took their leave one by one.

"What is it?"

Xie Ling had been in a very bad mood lately, so his tone was incomparably cold.

The guard said excitedly, "Your Highness, a massive piece of good news, a massive secret..."

"Oh?"

Xie Ling was slightly taken aback.

At a time like this, what could possibly be a massive matter? Could it be that his Imperial Father...

That's not right...

The guard continued, "Your Highness, our Vulture Squad intercepted a letter! It was flown back from Liangshan!"

Xie Ling's eyes lit up.

Carrier pigeon message.

This was a commonly used method of communication in ancient times, and of course, it was also the most useful. Well-trained carrier pigeons could travel five or six hundred li in a day, so flying back from Liangshan to Liangzhou would take at most two days.

Carrier pigeon messages were used in various fields, and naturally, the military field was no exception to the presence of carrier pigeons.

Of course.

If an army has carrier pigeons for sending messages, naturally the enemy will have troops to intercept your pigeons.

This type of unit, on Xie Ling's side, was called the Vulture Squad—because vultures are the natural predators of carrier pigeons; whenever they encounter a carrier pigeon, very few can escape the vulture's capture. Carrier pigeons can fly through wind and rain, but the one thing they fear is their natural predator.

These trained vultures could snatch carrier pigeons out of the sky, and the letters carried by the pigeons would naturally be intercepted.

This was the general method for transmitting and intercepting intelligence in ancient times.

Since Xie Ling wanted to deal with Liu Zheng, he would naturally intercept his letters.

It was just that...

He couldn't imagine what kind of letter could be worth him feeling happy about at a time like this.

"Bring it here!"

The guard tremblingly handed a letter to Xie Ling, then knelt on the ground.

Xie Ling opened the letter and lowered his head to look.

"Xie Chan?"

Seeing this name, his eyebrows lifted slightly.