Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 304 - 222 Yingzhou Island

Chapter 304: Chapter 222 Yingzhou Island

"Ah?"

Upon hearing Li Junqing’s slightly mocking tone, Xu Yuan’s mind momentarily crashed.

The Eastern Isles invaded by blond barbarians?

What Black Ship incident.

However, after the brief mental shutdown, Xu Yuan quickly gathered his thoughts.

Given Dayan’s current state of martial prowess, let alone black ships, even if they dispatched aircraft carriers, they’d be dismantled to pick cotton in the fields.

Exhaling a breath, Xu Yuan murmured with interest,

"Blond barbarians? Crossing the vast ocean to invade the Eastern Isles, can they win?"

The strings of the instrument playing softly, Li Junqing thought for a moment before replying,

"According to what my maidservant said, those barbarians’ cultivation system is somewhat different from that of Great Yan. Yet, the fighting strength of their top cultivators isn’t too strong. It’s just that the qi released by those iron cylinder on the battlefield is a bit troublesome to deal with, like a turtle shell. Besides that, it’s only their powerful secret techniques that merit attention."

"As for the Eastern Isles... they are probably no match for those blond barbarians. In just three months, they’ve already lost close to a quarter of their territory."

"......"

Xu Yuan listened intently and pondered deeply.

This world seems larger than he had imagined...

At that moment,

Li Junqing suddenly chuckled and said,

"Is Young Master Xu worried about those barbarians?"

Xu Yuan came back to his senses and laughed as he shook his head,

"The Third Prince jests. A tribe of barbarians from a foreign land is hardly worth mentioning; I’m just a bit curious."

Seeing the look in Xu Yuan’s eyes, Li Junqing let out a sly laugh, leaned in a little closer, and whispered mysteriously,

"If you’re interested in those blondes, after the conflict at the Northern Frontier is over and we return to the Imperial Capital, the Third Young Master can come to the new Hook Bar I’m setting up. I’ve struck a deal with a prominent figure from the Eastern Isles who can send over a batch of captured blond women. It will be one of a kind in the Imperial Capital."

"......."

Xu Yuan’s eyes narrowed slightly with interest,

"Thank you for your consideration, Your Highness. I indeed would like to learn the language of these foreign lands."

Having said that,

Xu Yuan suddenly asked,

"But didn’t you just swindle that daimyo out of his silver? He’s still willing to do business with you?"

Li Junqing just laughed loudly and patted Xu Yuan on the shoulder,

"Things are quite chaotic in the Eastern Isles, and there’s more than one so-called daimyo; naturally, I would choose to do business with the biggest one."

"......"

Hearing this, Xu Yuan almost instantly understood the cunning scheme of this scoundrel.

The old intermediary.

Without further ado, Xu Yuan slowly stood up and patted Li Junqing’s shoulder in return,

"Very well, I look forward to visiting Your Highness’s new Hook Bar."

Li Junqing gave a grin that was more grimace than smile,

"As long as you, Third Master, don’t find another excuse to take apart my establishment."

After saying that,

the two shared a silent moment, then smiled at each other.

"I’ll take my leave now, Your Highness the Third Prince. Till tomorrow."

"Then I won’t see you out. Till tomorrow at the Northern Gate."

Li Junqing sat in place, watching Xu Yuan until he had completely left, then lazily leaned back on the couch with a sigh,

"Ah... it’s a good thing that the Cloud Palace is just open for regular business tonight and not hosting any Oiran poetry gathering, otherwise the losses would have been substantial. Truly a jinx."

Eunuch Hou approached upon hearing this and said softly,

"Your Highness, did you disclose the matter of Yingzhou Island to Xu Changtian to test him?"

Li Junqing shrugged indifferently,

"It’s not exactly a test. The matter is neither too big nor too minor; the Prime Minister’s Mansion should already be aware of it. I reckon they’re also planning to get involved."

With that,

Li Junqing picked up a brand-new cup, poured himself some of the leftover fine wine Xu Yuan had been drinking, took a sip with one leg propped up, and looked at the cup with slight surprise,

"Ho, they even bothered to serve this ’Qing Flower Brew’. The rich sure know how to live."

"Your Highness, Xu Changtian didn’t pay for that."

"...." Li Junqing.

Muttering a curse under his breath, Li Yunqing got back to the point, saying with a chuckle:

"Eunuch Hou, I might not care if those golden-haired monkeys and Japanese pirates fight like dogs, but when they’ve crossed the vast ocean and continuously beaten those Japanese pirates into retreat, that’s something I must concern myself with."

Eunuch Hou was a clever man, well aware of how to play along:

"You mean..."

Li Yunqing rubbed the rim of his cup, a cold glint flashing in his eyes as he smiled:

"I suspect those barbarians might want to make Yingzhou Island a forward vassal state; as for what comes next... heh, after this trip, I plan to ask my father for some troops and take a trip over there myself."

Eunuch Hou was startled at this, his gaze somewhat astonished and his tone became hurried:

"Your Highness, are you...?"

Li Yunqing glanced at Eunuch Hou and said as if it were the most natural thing in the world:

"The Emperor is not Minister Xu; he doesn’t care about his son’s life at all."

"......"

Eunuch Hou felt a loss for words upon hearing this.

Having followed him for nearly twenty years, he naturally understood the Third Prince’s intentions:

The master was planning to make a run for it... again.

With the conflict at the Northern Frontier ending, the Imperial Capital would undoubtedly become the center of a hurricane, and even the chaos among the Sects might kick off directly.

When Yingzhou Island became chaotic again, could it possibly be worse than turbulence within Great Yan itself?

If handled properly, one might even be able to become a king in a foreign land.

...

...

...

"An attack on Great Yan?"

In the study of Prime Minister’s Mansion, which was simple yet elegant.

After the statement, the room fell silent.

After returning to Prime Minister’s Mansion, Xu Yuan immediately intended to discuss the matter with his father, but failing to find him, he only came across Xu Changge handling affairs.

Xu Yuan looked at Xu Changge in front of him with a strange expression.

Xu Changge sat behind the desk in the study, looking at the documents in his hands and nonchalantly nodded:

"Yes, that’s the analysis from the Black Scale Guards."

"......" Xu Yuan.

Great, he thought the Prime Minister’s Mansion was clueless about this matter, but it turned out they had already come to a conclusion.

After a brief pause, Xu Yuan asked:

"Such an important matter, and father has no thoughts on it?"

Xu Changge’s gaze carried a hint of amusement:

"This matter is important?"

"Isn’t it important? A powerful empire preparing..."

"Changtian."

Xu Changge interrupted Xu Yuan, somewhat helplessly:

You haven’t taken over the family affairs yet and are unaware of many things. Great Yan has fourteen provinces, and without the Imperial Court’s intervention, if united, the Sects of a single province could annihilate those Japanese pirates.

"And those blonde barbarians have been on the island for three months now, continuously doubling down their stakes. Although the Japanese pirates are being defeated, so far they have only lost a quarter of their territory, and as of now, they’ve been holding their ground along the Meihu River in Yingzhou Island."

"...."

Xu Yuan pondered for a moment before suddenly asking:

"Don’t we need to intervene somehow?"

Xu Changge smiled slightly:

"We’re already on it. Tian’an Commerce Assembly is in contact with a Japanese pirate leader, preparing to trade some special minerals and silver from Yingzhou Island for arms."

Xu Yuan was speechless, he exhaled deeply:

"My suggestion is that we should let those people from Eastern Ying cause more trouble for the blonde barbarians, let them fight among themselves, and have the Black Scale Guards build a new intelligence network there as soon as possible, preferably extending it to the blond barbarians’ homeland..."

Xu Changge waved his hand:

"Enough, you don’t need to worry about these things. Focus on getting some rest; tomorrow you are set to head for the Northern Frontier."

Pausing for a moment,

Xu Changge put down the documents in his hand and said softly:

"Changtian, you have not seen a real battlefield. Once there, you must stick closely to Wu Yuan."