Chapter 171

After that night, Yang Yue's wedding carriage set off again. This time the guards became stricter. Pang Jun did not stay in Yanzhou for long, but went straight back to Songzhou to prepare for receiving the wedding procession.

　　Three days after leaving Yanzhou, the convoy finally arrived in Yanzhou. Early in the morning, Pang Jun led people from Songzhou to greet them.

　　Since Pang Jun not only had the upper hand over all the officials in Songzhou, but also helped the officials and wealthy families in Songzhou gain huge profits through trading venues and official villages, after more than a year of operation, Songzhou had been turned into an iron plate from top to bottom by Pang Jun. They all knew that Pang Jun had a relationship with the princess who was to be married off, and the Japanese people came this time, clearly targeting Pang Jun. In addition, they should have been the winners, but were forced to marry off, so everyone's faces were very uneasy.

　　At noon, suddenly there was a cloud of dust in the distance, and a knight galloped in front of the crowd, saying loudly: "Princess Yaoyue is coming, officials of all levels in Songzhou are ready to welcome her!"

　　Not long after, a long convoy appeared in the sight of everyone in Songzhou, and gradually grew larger. Half an hour later, Yang Yue's wedding carriage arrived in front of Pang Jun and his group. Pang Jun led the group to bow and said, "Songzhou Governor Liu Jun and all the officials of Songzhou come to pay their respects to Princess Yaoyue. May the princess live a thousand years."

　　Not long after, a little head popped out from Yang Yue's wedding carriage. Pang Jun recognized it as Yang Yue's personal maid Xiaolu. She said crisply, "Princess Yaoyue said that you don't have to present yourself. She will only stay in Songzhou for one night. There is no need for you to see her. Please go back." After that, she shrank back into the wedding carriage, leaving the officials present looking at each other in bewilderment.

　　However, the tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop. At this time, a middle-aged Japanese man walked up to Pang Jun. It was Kujo Tokuaki. He smiled and said, "Lord Liu, we meet again. Didn't I say it before, hahahaha, thanks to your Majesty's words, the Crown Prince of Biguo was able to marry such a beautiful woman like Princess Yaoyue. Thank you also for your efforts, Lord Liu, for your contribution to the friendship and peace between our two countries." Kujo Tokuaki kept provoking Pang Jun, but Sanada Yukgen and Date Masamichi behind him were staring at Pang Jun, fearing that Pang Jun would suddenly attack and threaten Kujo Tokuaki's life.

　　Pang Jun stared at Jiujo Tomi for a long time. He did have a violent desire in his heart to finish off this evil Japanese man with one punch, but he finally calmed down, smiled and said, "Master Jiujo, please rest assured that I will do my best to reduce conflicts or wars between Dajin and Japan. After all, if all the people are dead, there will be no conflicts or wars, right, everyone?"

　　"Liu Jun, you are too arrogant. The princess of your family has become a woman of us Japanese. How can you, a watchdog, have the turn to speak nonsense here?" said Date Masamichi, who was standing behind Kujo Tomoaki.

　　As soon as these words came out, the faces of the people present turned livid. This had risen to the level of national system, and in serious cases, it would cause a diplomatic incident. However, Kujo Tokuaki still said with a smile: "Mr. Date, please be careful with your words. Our Great Ying and Great Jin are both civilized countries. How can you speak so recklessly? Apologize to Lord Liu quickly."

　　At this time, Yi Da Zheng Dao stepped forward with a playful smile and said frivolously, "I'm sorry, Lord Xiao Liu. I'm a rough man. I don't know how to talk. I can only kill people and have sex with women. But I heard that the women of your Da Jin are beautiful and gentle. I want to have a taste. I wonder if you can find a few good families to open up some meat for me tonight. Otherwise, I just saw that the little maid next to your princess is pretty good. I'll make do with her, hahahahahaha."

　　Even people like Cheng Chaolun and Dugu Lianhuan, who were well-mannered and cunning, could not help but frown when they heard Date Masamichi's unscrupulous words, not to mention the officials of Songzhou. Seeing that Kujo Tomiaki had no intention of stopping him, Pang Jun ignored Date Masamichi's shouting and looked at Sanada Yukigen and said, "General Sanada, I heard that Princess Yaoyue was harassed by assassins in Yanzhou. Is she okay? I heard that the assassins were very skilled in martial arts and injured some masters of your country. I don't know which envoys they were. I have some good dog-skin plasters here, which should be of some help."

　　The news that someone broke into the post station in Yanzhou at night with the intention of kidnapping Yang Yue was eventually spread by someone with ulterior motives. As the local tyrant in Liaodong, Pang Jun could not have been unaware of this, but by saying this at this time, he was questioning the security and martial arts of the Japanese people, which was undoubtedly a slap in the face of Date Masamichi, who had fought with the goddess and was suppressed.

　　Seeing that several people seemed to be looking at Yi Da Zhengdao who was still shouting and now angry, Pang Jun seemed to suddenly understand: "Oh, it turns out to be this, this one, sorry, this is a dog-skin plaster, it's not a good idea to give it to you, after all, it's the same kind..."

　　"Liu Jun! How dare you call me a dog?! Do you know who I am?!"

　　Pang Jun waved his hands and said, "No, no, no, I didn't say that you are a dog. You were the one who said it, and everyone was listening." After Pang Jun finished speaking, the Songzhou officials present burst into laughter.

　　At this time, the little deer in the wedding carriage poked its head out again and said angrily, "Are you guys done talking? The princess is already hungry, and you are still arguing with each other. When will you stop?"

　　Pang Jun quickly bowed and said: "This is all my fault. Please forgive me, Your Highness Princess. Please enter the city." After that, he quickly asked the people below to clear the area and welcome Yang Yue's carriage into the city.

　　Unable to gain the upper hand over Pang Jun through verbal arguments, the Japanese had no choice but to follow the convoy into Songzhou City.

　　When they arrived at the posthouse in Songzhou City, Date Masamichi asked Kujo Tomoaki, "Master Kujo, from what I see, Liu Jun doesn't look like he's mad because the Princess of Jin was robbed. Can he bear it even if we provoke him like this?"

　　Jiujo Tomei said slowly, "Those who accomplish great things must endure what ordinary people cannot. We have repeatedly provoked Liu Jun's bottom line to make him make mistakes, but he seems to have not made any moves. Last time at the Yanzhou Inn, apart from that woman whose martial arts skills were so high that even you could not handle her, the two men in black who came later, if they were not him or the people he sent, then who could they be?"

　　Date Masamichi shook his head and said, "I don't know either, but with such a powerful master under his command, he must be a big force in Jin State."

　　Jiujo Tomuaki said, "Although I am afraid of Liu Jun, he is only a small faction after all. It is impossible for him to have such a master working for him. His faction of King Zhao may have a chance, but according to our intelligence, King Zhao's subordinates do not have such a powerful woman. According to King Zhao's personality, he would not be willing to take such a big risk to let a peerless master come to our Daying territory alone."

　　"Well, but Songzhou is Liu Jun's last chance to make a move. If we don't make a move, we will have to return to our own territory. By then, the chance that he will come to snatch us will be even slimmer." Yida Zhengdao said, "It doesn't matter. The marriage between the two countries is inevitable. Dealing with Liu Jun is just a matter of convenience. If he takes the bait, we will kill him directly and make a fortune from the Jin court. If he doesn't take the bait, we will wait for the next opportunity. Anyway, he has been in Songzhou all the time, so we don't have to worry about not having opportunities. These games between countries, he is a small governor, and he wants to change something, which is tantamount to a mantis trying to stop a chariot."

　　In Yang Yue's room in the inn, looking at the expressionless Yang Yue, Xiao Lu asked cautiously: "Princess, don't you really want to see Lord Liu again? If you don't, then later, later..."

　　Yang Yue shook her head and said, "He's gone. I didn't keep my promise to wait for him to come back. I'm sorry for him. I don't have the face to see him. It's better not to see each other than holding hands and looking at each other in tears. Well, I'm going to Japan, and he won't have to worry about how to treat his concubines in the future. Maybe he can meet a wife who loves him more. Maybe... wuwuwuwu... Xiaolu... I... I miss brother Jun very much... and... I also miss my mother... wuwuwu..." As she spoke, tears kept flowing down her face.

　　"Princess...how about I go find Liu Da..." Xiaolu looked at Yang Yue worriedly.

　　Yang Yue wiped her tears and said, "Don't, don't, don't go find him. The Japanese are eyeing him covetously. If you go find him, something bad will happen. Xiaolu, I'm fine. I will regard the past ten years in Dajin as the happiest time of my life and keep them in my heart forever. Father, mother, brother Jun, and brother Wang are all the most beautiful memories in my heart."

　　In the governor's mansion, Pang Jun said to Dugu Lianhuan and Cheng Chaolun: "So far, the plan has been implemented smoothly. Although there have been some twists and turns in the process, these twists and turns have just helped us to better cover up."

　　Dugu Lianhuan frowned and said, "According to what you said, the woman you met when you went to Yanzhou before was from the Tianyi Sect? If her martial arts skills are so high, why didn't she come directly to deal with you?"

　　Pang Jun said, "I don't know either. Being watched by a master like her in the dark would keep me awake at night. Maybe she has something more important to do than to deal with me. Maybe I am of some use to them, but she is not willing to let me go easily. That's why I was almost killed by her in Yanzhou."

　　Dugu Lianhuan laughed and said, "What should I do if she comes looking for me? My martial arts skills are not as good as yours. If you can't handle a master like me, I can handle her even less."

　　Pang Jun said, "You, the second son of Dugu, have been hunted down by your eldest brother for a long time. You must have gotten used to this kind of life, right? People like you, not to mention that you have three burrows, you don't even have a fixed place to sleep at night. It's not a problem for you to deal with her for a while, not to mention that she may not come to you."

　　"No matter what, you still have to go early and come back early. Forget about anything else. Even for my position as the Songzhou Transport Commissioner, I still need your official seal."

　　"Don't worry, you'll be there for us," Pang Jun then said respectfully to Cheng Chaolun, "Mr. Cheng, I'll ask you to escort us again."

　　"Hahaha," Cheng Chaolun said with a smile, "It's okay. Didn't I come here to provide escort? Marquis Changning, please feel free to go. I and Lord Dugu will take care of the affairs. There are Madam Ji and others in the mansion, so Songzhou will not be in chaos."

　　"Okay, then I'll take my leave now. I'll leave you two in charge." Pang Jun said, turned around and left.

　　After Yang Yue's wedding carriage stayed in Songzhou for a peaceful night, it left the city with the farewell of Songzhou officials and headed east. It stayed in the city occupied by Japan and originally belonged to the Chao Kingdom for a few days. It was originally planned that the Crown Prince of Japan would come here to greet them, but later the plan was changed and they returned to Kyoto, the capital of Japan, to wait for the wedding.

　　After more than two months of trekking, Yang Yue's wedding procession finally arrived at Kyoto, the capital of Japan. Three days later, her wedding with Prince Byodoin, the Crown Prince of Japan, will be held here.

　　Yang Yue and her entourage will first stay in a temporary palace on the west side of Kyoto City. On the wedding day, the Crown Prince will set out from his own residence and come here to formally marry Yang Yue.