Chapter 515: The Calm Before the Outbreak

The Viscount of Yong was frantic: "Prefect Liu, this... this, this, this, is it just this?"

Liu Zheng nodded: "Wasn't it agreed upon to be three days? Viscount of Yong, others couldn't handle it in two months; isn't it impressive enough that I can handle it in three days? How could such a thing be accomplished overnight?"

He laughed heartily as he spoke.

"It's not that..."

The Viscount of Yong thought about it, and it was indeed so.

It was also...

It was truly because the previous Liu Zheng had been too monstrous in his eyes. Therefore, he had assumed that as soon as Prefect Liu arrived, this matter would certainly be resolved.

In fact, being able to resolve it in three days was already enough to shock the world.

"Let the brothers get a good rest, we'll work again tomorrow!"

Liu Zheng chuckled and waved his hand.

The Liangzhou Army responded with a roar.

At this time, Xie Ling had also received news from the front of the ship blockage.

"Ah?"

"Is it just this?"

Looking at the contents of the letter, he couldn't help but burst into laughter, clutching his stomach.

Actually.

For the past few days, he had been worried that if this Prefect Liu went to the scene of the ship blockage, could he really easily resolve this Blockage of the Ship? If he could truly resolve it, that would be very unfavorable news for his plan to buy out Yintan City.

However...

He was already laughing so hard he was rolling on the floor, unable to straighten his back for a moment.

"Your Highness, it seems this omnipotent Prefect Liu is truly at his wit's end this time!"

"Indeed, haha! Does he really think he is a god? Just putting on a show!"

"It's probably because the Blockage of the Ship affected the price of Yinzhou Coin, so he just went there to make a gesture!"

A group of wealthy merchants also began to laugh along.

Xie Ling was even more confident now, laughing heartily: "Gentlemen, Xie Ling did not deceive you, did he?"

"That Prefect Liu is finished this time!"

"Yintan City will eventually belong to us!"

The group followed suit, feeling incredibly excited, even beginning to dance with joy.

Jinghua.

Xie Tianyao watched the secret letter in his hand quietly.

"Lao Zhou, who do you think has a better chance of winning this time, Prefect Liu or the third one?"

In the Yangxin Hall.

No one answered.

Xie Tianyao then remembered that he had already sent Lao Zhou to Liangzhou.

He couldn't help but laugh at himself.

As the dignified Emperor of the Longyan Dynasty, living to this day, he didn't even have a single person by his side to talk to.

That brat Xie Ling...

Regardless of his ability or his vision, he was his son after all; it was his own blood flowing through him.

But what about that Prefect Liu?

A cold light flashed in Xie Tianyao's eyes.

Yuan Qingming had long warned him that an Emperor Star in the Northwest already possessed an unstoppable momentum.

Of course.

This Emperor Star was not Liu Zheng. But Liu Zheng was the Greedy Wolf Star.

Then who was this Emperor Star?

There was no doubt.

Xie Chan...

Xie Tianyao was never a man constrained by convention, especially since the history of the Longyan Dynasty had once been ruled by a Female Emperor. If this Xie Chan truly had the ability to rule the world, he would not mind Xie Chan inheriting the throne. Therefore, regarding this once-in-a-millennium Emperor Star, Xie Tianyao himself was both pleasantly surprised and conflicted.

Surprised.

Could his aging Longyan Dynasty still have hope for a resurgence?

The conflict was...

Xie Chan was a general under Liu Zheng.

And recently, news seemed to have spread that the two were in love.

Was this Prefect Liu on the path to becoming an Imperial Son-in-law?

Of course, if he were to contentedly be an Imperial Son-in-law, it would actually be fine. But the Longyan Dynasty had a thousand-year-old ancestral teaching: an Imperial Son-in-law cannot participate in politics... This was naturally to prevent the emergence of too many royal relatives, which would increase the difficulty of management for those in power.

But would this Prefect Liu be an honest and law-abiding person?

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this Prefect Liu had immense ambition...

Looking at Xie Ling today.

Xie Tianyao couldn't help but smile.

This brat, being able to concentrate the financial power of the entire South with his own strength, could be considered a qualified crown prince who was good at employing people and winning hearts.

Kill.

Or not kill?

Xie Ling.

Can win.

Or will still lose?

Xie Tianyao thought of this, and his expression suddenly changed drastically; beads of sweat the size of beans broke out on his forehead.

"Quick, quick, quick, the imperial physician!"

"Imperial physician!"

Yintan City.

Qingyang Shuo and Zheng Yue Ru both let out a sigh of relief at the same time.

It's dark!

Finally, it's dark!

The turbulence and surging waves in the Yinzhou Coin market today—if one had a weak heart, one could easily die of sudden cardiac arrest.

"Sir, in just this one day, we have lost..."

Zheng Yue Ru's face was grave.

Qingyang Shuo rubbed his temples, his handsome brows arched, and he chuckled: "No need to tell me... I know, the losses are heavy, and market sentiment is negative."

Zheng Yue Ru stopped herself from speaking.

She really wanted to say...

Yintan City is already tottering at this moment!

Tottering!

It is already on the verge of collapse!

Xie Ling is shorting, leading more and more people in the market to start shorting! Right now, the contract orders here in Yintan City are already backed up for three years! What does this mean? Their Yintan City will be used to pay off debts for the next three years!

The critical point is that these debts are almost entirely the direct losses of Yintan City over these past few days!

Yintan City.

It is already riddled with debt at this moment.

Not only that.

The sharp drop in Yinzhou Coin is also a huge blow to the common people of the entire Liangzhou. It is also a massive shock to the entire Liangzhou economy.

Under such circumstances.

How much longer can Yintan City hold on?

Qingyang Shuo chuckled: "Trust the Young Master... he is fishing for a big catch."

"He hasn't made a move yet; there is only one possibility, and that is that the fish is not yet big enough!"

Zheng Yue Ru smiled bitterly.

Young Master...

Why do you always have to make things so extreme and play so dangerously...

The next day.

The Yinzhou Coin market had just opened.

Countless people had already flooded into the scene.

The wealthy individuals on Xie Ling's side were still making big moves. It seemed that, encouraged by yesterday's great victory, these people were throwing their money around even more fiercely and without restraint today.

Smash!

Early in the morning, the boldness of these southern tycoons was on full display.

They directly smashed the price of Yinzhou Coin down by another half!

On the side of Yintan City, there was still little movement.

They would occasionally come out to buy some low-priced Yinzhou Coins, but the volume was simply unable to lift the entire market.

Yinzhou Coin.

Continued to trend downward.

In an instant, countless people saw their positions liquidated.

In two days' time, the wealth of Liangzhou seemed to have shrunk and evaporated by half!

Many people were watching the movements of Yintan City.

Seeing such negativity here, they naturally began to wail in their hearts as well.

Is Yinzhou Coin really going to be finished?

Smash!

Keep smashing!

Some were afraid.

Some were crazy.

The more afraid they were here.

The crazier they were there.

By noon on the second day, it wasn't just those southern tycoons; tycoons from other places couldn't help but get involved as well.

Who wouldn't want such an opportunity to get rich quick?

All in!

It's just one big all-in!

Cartload after cartload of gold and silver.

Like madmen, they were hauled into Liangzhou.

……

This day.

The Prefect Liu of Longqi Gorge.

Was still "making artificial rain," amidst the mockery of the hundreds of thousands of people at the scene.

The men of Dong Feng were still mocking from the sidelines.

The Prince of Yong was still there, covered in sweat.

The Liangzhou Army was still splashing water in the sky... When the sky turned dark, they began to feast and drink on the boats.

Xie Chan.

Had just received another letter from Liu Zheng.

"Do you know the difference between you and the stars?"

"Huh?"

"The stars are in the sky, and you are in my heart."

"Oh..."