I saw the eagle striking the sky.

King Jin Yongyun, with his eyebrows full of heroic spirit, his thin and fair face was filled with a strong and broad spirit.

Emperor Ningzong Yong Kuo had seven sons in total.

The eldest son Yongtan is talented and talented, and has great attainments in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

The ancestors of the Yong family started their business through military affairs and established the Great Yong Dynasty. After more than 200 years of development, the talents of the royal family members also moved to a higher level.

Nanyong is a country with a strong literary style, and its art and culture are highly praised. At this time, the imperial examination system has been increasingly improved, and civil servant politics has reached its peak.

Officials at all levels above the temple are also calligraphers, painters and poets. They control the resources and power of society.

An emperor leads such a civilian government.

We must not rely solely on the "magnificence of the Heavenly Family". The emperor also needs to have royal aura. Only in this way can we be supported by more court officials.

Therefore, the emperors of the Southern Yong Dynasty generally had a versatile image of a king.

The eldest prince Yongtan was well-versed in calligraphy, articles, paintings, and chess skills, and had high attainments, so he was favored by more court officials. In addition, he was the eldest son of Emperor Ningzong, so he was naturally named the crown prince, and seemed to be the best heir to the throne.

However, Emperor Ningzong was in good health and his reputation as the crown prince grew stronger. This was not a threat to him.

It is important to know, "The power of heaven is unpredictable!"

Since ancient times, the path of a king has been full of treacherous waves.

The second prince Yong Yun is talented and wise, and has a corporal charity. Although he is not as talented as the eldest prince, he has a reputation as "pleasant, kind and wise" in Nanyong, with a very good reputation and is known as a wise king.

Therefore, the second prince Yong Yun has the possibility of challenging the status of the eldest prince Yongtan.

Emperor Ningzong was also very insightful about this and turned a blind eye: "The road to the emperor is stormy, and there are too many unpredictable difficulties and obstacles. No matter who wins, it is a natural choice, and it is his own son."

A few years ago, the second prince Yong Yun was still in a dormant stage, hiding his strength and raising his lowliness. In the past two years, the eldest prince and the second prince gradually became in the same state as fire and was in a tense state.

Among the seven sons of Emperor Ningzong, except for the fifth prince, King Duan Yong Ruyu, who supported the second prince, King Jin Yongyun, the other four sons turned to the eldest prince Yongtan.

The court was also clearly divided. The peace faction headed by Prime Minister Gu Jingxiu supported the eldest prince, and the war faction headed by Minister of Rites Fan Hongzhang supported the second prince.

After the "Shaoxing Peace Agreement", Nanyong paid 250,000 taels of silver to Donghan every spring. After the tribute silver was delivered this year, Nanyong's finances were already tight.

Therefore, Emperor Ningzong sent King Jin Yongyun, one of his two most trusted sons, to inspect maritime trade on behalf of himself.

Nanyong's annual customs income exceeds one million yuan, which is a very important source of income for the Nanyong court, which is in a corner of the south of the Yangtze River and "establishes the country in front of the sea".

"多" is a rope used to wear copper coins. A 多多取取 is also called Yiguanqian. Usually, Yiguanqian has 1,000 coins of copper coins. However, during the Southern Yong period, Yiguanqian had only 700 coins of copper coins.

The "money system" at this time was floating. During the Ningzong period, one tael of silver was about two silos of copper coins.

Based on this calculation, the annual income contributed to the court by maritime trade during the Nanyong period was quite considerable, about 700,000 taels of silver.

Cuibaozhai's turnover accounts for at least one-third of the entire Nanyong maritime trade volume.

In other words, the Nan Yong Dynasty paid 250,000 taels of silver from Donghan every year, and the Cuibaozhai company could bear it.

Although the second prince Yong Yun is not as talented as the eldest prince Yong Tan, fortunately he is diligent and pragmatic, which is why Emperor Ningzong handed over the burden of his inspection of maritime trade to Yong Yun.

Yong Yun looked through the maritime trade records brought by the Ministry of Revenue, and was secretly shocked by Cui Baozhai's financial resources.

"Fifth brother, you sent someone to inform Zhu Baozhai's Zhan Qianheng and said that I would go to Mingzhou Port next month and ask him to make some arrangements in advance."

King Duan Yong Ruyu left in response.

Seeing that his smart and capable fifth brother was used by him, King Jin Yongyun was very pleased. There were so many talented people in the Nanyong Dynasty, but how many people could trust him?

After taking a sip of "Mengding Mountain Tea", King Jin Yongyun looked relaxed. It seemed that Li Tingjian, the Chengdu Prefecture, took the initiative to show goodwill this time, had a profound meaning. It should have been heard by the news that his father favored him.

Although Li Tingjian has many gifts, his favorite is the famous tea in Shuzhong "Mengding Mountain Tea", which is mellow and long and has a great taste.

Chengdu Prefecture is located in the middle of Shu, in the southwestern border, bordering Dali and Tubo, and is at the forefront of the military and has an extremely prominent strategic position.

This time, Li Tingjian, the Chengdu Prefecture, joined his sphere of influence, providing an opportunity for him to manage Bashu and build his foundation.

However, this military expenditure is very expensive to manage Bashu. Thinking of this, King Jin Yongyun couldn't help but sigh:

"If the 250,000 taels of silver from Donghan are tributed to develop arms every year, wouldn't it greatly enhance our Nanyong military strength?"

Here's the thoughts.

The heroic and vigorous King Yongyun couldn't help but feel a little more melancholy between his eyebrows.

At this time, the Cuibaozhai Mingzhou Port Branch Colon.

A snow-white carrier pigeon screamed in a low voice and flew to the courtyard.

It was obviously a long-distance flight and he was already tired. Zhan Aoshuang's expression changed slightly and he left his seat.

Half a cup of tea.

Zhan Aoshuang returned to her seat, although she looked calm, but there was a look of panic between her eyebrows.

Zhan Aoxue asked anxiously: "Sister, what's wrong?"

Zhan Aoshuang suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice:

"I urged Baozhai caravan to return to Mingzhou Port, and was ambushed on Zhoushan Island, with heavy casualties. Feige sent a letter to request support."

Everyone was shocked. In Nanyong, ordinary pirates who saw the "Cui" business name, most of them did not dare to provoke Cui Baozhai. Even if they met, they were just for money, and they were quite sensible and would not kill them.

Moreover, the Cuibaozhai caravan is equipped with good players, and ordinary pirates are not their opponents.

It seems that what Gongsun Mou of the Tiangong Courtyard said just now is true. This group of people is mostly related to the Donghan Xuantian Sect.

Long Qingyun raised his sword eyebrows, hugged Zhan Aoshuang with a majestic hug and said:

"If the eldest lady believes it, why would I take someone to rescue me?"

After saying that, a firm expression appeared on his face, and there was a firmness that was irresistible.

Zhan Aoshuang knew about Long Qingyun's ability. He was overjoyed when he heard this and said:

"It is really a blessing for my Cuibaozhai when Mr. Long is able to come forward to participate in this matter."

He looked at Zhan Aoxue and continued, "Little sister, you are still young, so stay here to wait for news."

"Niece, how can I miss my Chu Cuishan like this?" A cheerful voice sounded, and the burly Chu Cuishan walked in from outside the door.

Mo Zhixuan stood up, Yanran was agile and said, "Of course, this kind of thing is indispensable to my disciples from Tiangongyuan."

Then he stared at Gongsun Mou and said, "Did you say so? Senior brother."

Gongsun Mou was already pursuing the whereabouts of Xuantian Sect, so he nodded slightly and said, "Yes, junior sister."

Zhan Aoshuang said happily: "With Young Master Long, Uncle Chu, and the helper of Tiangongyuan, we are not afraid of the Xuantian Sect."

After saying that, he explained to Zhan Aoxue a few words and asked her to wait for Chen Zhaohu, Chu Zhaolong and others to discuss with them if there is anything they need to do.

Gongsun Mou asked his two junior brothers Xu Yang and Wu Zheng to stay in Mingzhou and continue to monitor the every move of Pei Luoqing, the "Xi Xuanyue" of Xuantian Sect.

Zhan Aoshuang, Long Qingyun and his group took a few black-clad entourages, walked out of the gate and rode away.

Zhan Aoxue's reluctant voice came from behind: "Young Master Long, remember, I'll wait for you to come back to eat red paste crab."

The sound is crisp, like a yellow oriole in the valley.
Chapter completed!