When Xuanyuan Changying and the other commanders returned to the imperial palace, it was already dusk. The snow had become lighter. Xuanyuan Changying was pretty satisfied with everything today.
It was his first time to summon the major officials of all the provinces in Xuanyuan Hill for a report since he became the governor of Taixia Country. To a certain degree, all the commanders of Taixia Country acknowledged Xuanyuan Changying. Therefore, Xuanyuan Changying was very satisfied with that.
What made Xuanyuan Changying more satisfied was that he showed some trump cards in the shooting range of God's Will Army. After showing those trump cards, Xuanyuan Changying felt like drinking iced sour plum juice in the hottest days of summer when he saw the faint reverence in the eyes of those major officials of Taixia Country.
If Xuanyuan Changying wanted to ascend to the throne, he needed the attitude and support of these major officials of Taixia Country. If he couldn't gain enough respect and reverence from these major officials of Taixia Country, he would have a very rough road to ascend to the throne. Even if he could barely ascend to the throne, he might not be able to guarantee the effect of his order outside of Xuanyuan Hill. In the history, too many emperors had been manipulated or fooled by those major officials of Taixia Country. Xuanyuan Changying didn't want to be such an emperor. If so, it would be meaningless for him to rule the world. He would just be a puppet and idol being placed on the high. He would rather be a provincial governor.
Xuanyuan Changying strode across the corridors of palaces one after another. On the way, all the imperial guards, maids, female officials and stewards hurriedly bowed to him and avoided him …
The plum garden of the imperial garden was covered with silver. Wintersweet was in full bloom with a surging fragrance. However, Xuanyuan Changying didn't feel like appreciating it. Only after a short while, Xuanyuan Changying had come to his study room which was close to the plum garden of the imperial garden.
After waving his hand to push away some attendants, Xuanyuan Changying took in a deep breath and tried his best to look relaxed and calm. After that, he pushed open the door of the study room and entered it.
"Sir, as you've imagined, all the commanders across the country were shocked by those new weapons. When I left them just now, some commanders indeed asked me to be the only one who could present a memorial to me..."
In the study room, the bronze crane's beak was exhaling the fragrance of agarwood. The warm stove made the study room warmer. Mr. Fang in a long fur coat was reading documents at a desk in the study room. Seeing Xuanyuan Changying coming back, he hurriedly stood up and bowed to Xuanyuan Changying.
"The virtue of an emperor lies in victory. As it's in the holy war, Taixia Country is in troubled times. Therefore, this virtue is more precious. All the commanders across Taixia Country are the most pragmatic and experienced ministers and the backbone of Taixia Country. As long as Your Majesty shows them the hope of winning the holy war and Your Majesty's efforts, in the eyes of those commanders, Your Majesty would be a wise emperor. All the commanders would definitely support Your Majesty and stabilize the overall situation facing Taixia Country..." Mr. Fang said with a smile. Although he was not present at the scene, he had already seen through everything that happened today.
"This is the first time I've seen those items. Their power is really earth-shattering. They can make mountains and rivers boil in an instant. It's really amazing …" Xuanyuan Changying said as he found a place to sit down and invited Fang Xuanming to sit down.
"Xuanyuan Hill gathers masters and numerous skilled craftsmen in Taixia Country. Additionally, its industrial production capacity is unrivaled among humans. Given the national strength of Taixia Country, as long as we make great efforts, it's not difficult for us to create these lethal weapons. Additionally, with the attention of Your Majesty, of course, our subordinates dared not procrastinate. Therefore, we could produce these weapons in such a short period. The top four armies could gradually replace these weapons. After that, we could equip some of them to the corps in the Western Theater of Operations. In a few years, the advantage of demon ground corps would be gradually offset by our new weapons. Even though Taixia Country couldn't establish so many LV 9 corps, we don't need to be afraid of demons anymore. By then, the balance of the holy war would be restored once again..."
"Mr. Fang, you're right. Fiery oil is really a meritorious deed for the present and future generations. It's a great meritorious deed to save people from disaster!" Xuanyuan Changying said as he caught sight of a teapot on the table. Feeling a bit thirsty, Xuanyuan Changying directly picked up the teapot and made a cup of tea for himself...
Mr. Fang hurriedly stopped him as he said, "Your Majesty, I've made it just now. I've already drunk the greater part of it. The rest is a bit cold..."
"It doesn't matter. I'm not that delicate!" Xuanyuan Changying said as he bottomed up the tea. After being stunned for a second, he became spirited at once.
The tea was not cold, it was only a little warm. However, there was a strange taste in the tea. When he drank it, it tasted like ordinary tea leaves and could not be considered special. However, when the tea entered his throat, there was a refreshing feeling that lingered in his mouth and tongue and slowly spread throughout his body. There was a sweet and mellow taste that lingered in his mouth and tongue and left an endless aftertaste …
Xuanyuan Changying excelled at tea ceremony. All the tea leaves in the imperial palace were top-quality tribute teas across Taixia Country. However, this tea was different than all the teas that Xuanyuan Changying had ever drunk. It was so vivid and tasty that anyone who liked tea couldn't stop drinking it.
At the sight of Xuanyuan Changying's look, Fang Qingming revealed a bitter smile inside as he knew that he might lose those tea leaves. If he had known that, he would not have taken the tea leaves to the imperial palace. However, after coming back from Youzhou Province, he always felt that something was missing after drinking some tea leaves gifted by Immortal Qianji every day. After getting used to it, Fang Qingming would always bring his own tea leaves to the imperial palace and pour tea for himself. Unimaginably, this little secret was discovered by the crown prince today.
"Sir, what's this tea? There are 23 top-quality teas in Taixia Country. I've tasted each of them and couldn't forget them. However, this tea tasted utterly different than that of the 23 top-quality teas. It's like unpolished gold and unpolished jade. It's rustic outside and elegant inside. It contains the artistic conception of great craftsmanship. The spiritual qi in the tea could nurture one's spirit, nourish one's qi and blood and have a long-lasting aftertaste. Why don't I know that there's such a top-quality tea in Taixia Country?" Xuanyuan Changying asked Fang Qingming with wide eyes.
"Ah, this tea was gifted to me by Immortal Qianji before I left Fire-Dragon Bounty Territory for Your Majesty. It's said that Immortal Qianji planted it in Xuantian Eighteen Mountain Peaks. It could only be drunk in Iron-Dragon Sect. Therefore, it's not well-known …" Fang Qingming said helplessly. After noticing the crown prince's look, he could only bear the pain as he said, "Your Majesty, if you like it, I've got some left. I will send 1 kg to Your Majesty …"
It was wrong to say that this tea was planted by Zhang Tie. Actually, these tea leaves had long been available in Xuantian Eighteen Mountain Peaks. They were at most top quality tea leaves. Later on, Zhang Tie had his disciples bury the ashes left by the bloody sacrifice furnace under the tea trees as fertilizers. After absorbing the ashes, the tea leaves on Xuantian Eighteen Mountain Peaks gradually changed and evolved into new tea leaves. From then on, they became the favorites of elders and disciples of Iron-Dragon Sect.
His Majesty didn't know about this. After hearing that this tea was related to Zhang Tie, he became shocked. After being silent for a short while, he let out a deep sigh leisurely, "I wonder whether there's any news about Immortal Qianji these days?"
"Since he received the black invitation cards, it's said that Immortal Qianji has been in secluded cultivation in Iron-Dragon Sect!"
"Really?" Playing with the teacup in his hand, Xuanyuan Changying said, "Air cavalries are going to become an independent army this year. If Immortal Qianji was here, he would be the commander of this air cavalries in both fame and power. Everyone in the world would be convinced by him. Pitifully, the three major sects are too arrogant …" Xuanyuan Changying said as he forcefully put the teacup on the table. Closely after that, he watched Fang Qingming with a bit of expectation as his tone turned gloomy, "Mister, have you found any clue after sorting out the reports from all parties? Do the three major sects support the third younger brother or the ninth younger brother …"
"Yes, I've found some clue. But I need to observe it further …"
"Oh? What's that?" Xuanyuan Changying had not imagined that Mr. Fang could really find something from the information.
Fang Qingming then turned around as he drew out a report from a pile of documents and scrolls beside him and passed it to Xuanyuan Changying.
After taking it, Xuanyuan Changying found that the report was sent by the Youzhou Vocational School. 'Youzhou Province again?' Xuanyuan Changying slightly frowned …
Xuanyuan Changying had not imagined that he could see the name of Huaiyuan Palace here. After losing Immortal Qianji, Huaiyuan Palace in Youzhou Province had become a commoner in Taixia Country in a split second and couldn't attract people's attention anymore. Since Jinwu Palace established its ancestral shrine in the second half of last year, Xuanyuan Changying had not heard any news about Huaiyuan Palace for a long time. As everyone was paying attention to Jinwu Palace, they gradually forgot about Huaiyuan Palace. After all, there were so many clans like Huaiyuan Palace in Taixia Country. Although such clans were a bit famous in local provinces and prefectures, they were unknown in Xuanyuan Hill. Who would have time to care about such clans?
Datang City was the sealed city of Xuanyuan Wuji, his third younger brother. Xuanyuan Changying was crystal clear about it. He also knew the relationship between Huaiyuan Palace and Zhang Tie. However, Xuanyuan Changying had not imagined that he could see the name of Huaiyuan Palace here. After losing Immortal Qianji, Huaiyuan Palace instantly became mediocre in Taixia Country and couldn't attract people's attention anymore. Since Jinwu Palace established its ancestral shrine in the second half of last year, Xuanyuan Changying had not heard any news about Huaiyuan Palace for a long time. As everyone was paying attention to Jinwu Palace, they gradually forgot about Huaiyuan Palace. After all, there were so many clans like Huaiyuan Palace in Taixia Country. Although such clans were a bit famous in local provinces and prefectures, they were just unknown in Xuanyuan Hill. Who would have time to pay attention to such clans?
Additionally, Xuanyuan Changying was also very strange about the name of Lan Yunxi. He didn't know who she was.
"Lan Yunxi was the daughter of Zhang Taixuan, the head of Huaiyuan Palace. It's said that she had a great talent. Later on, she joined Taiyi Fantasy Sect and was a relatively popular candidate for the saintess of Taiyi Fantasy Sect. However, after Zhang Taixuan's accident, Lan Yunxi left Taiyi Fantasy Sect and returned to Youzhou Province to preside over Huaiyuan Palace. The news that Huaiyuan Palace released means that Taiyi Fantasy Sect has already agreed with Lan Yunxi and given up the identity of the saintess of Taiyi Fantasy Sect …"
"My third younger brother is on the back of the three top sects?" Xuanyuan Changying asked as his eyes turned cold.
Mr. Fang shook his head as he said, "We couldn't confirm it based on this news. The top sects might be trying to mislead us by throwing a disciple to distract us. The competition of black invitation cards will be held in a few days. After that, I believe that the three top sects would expose more clues. Your Majesty, as long as you fight steadily in Xuanyuan Hill, you could also gain the upper hand …"
"Yes, the expiration date of the black invitation cards will be 11 days later!" Pinching the memorial in his hand, Xuanyuan Hill was in a trance for a short while before telling Mr. Fang, "Mr. Fang, please go there on behalf of me …"
"Yes, sir …"
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At the same time, Zhang Tie was standing in the hotel room of Datang City and watching the snow-covered Datang City and the frozen Sword-washing Lake for over 1 hour like a stone statue. The snowflakes flying outside the window and the joyful crowds who were skating and playing sleigh on the Sword-washing Lake looked so pale in Zhang Tie's eyes …
1 hour ago, he had known that Lan Yunxi was going to marry Xuanyuan Wuji.
What a joke the God made on people …
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PS: Congratulations to Mr. Wang — — I'm Mr. Wang — — for becoming the hegemon of Castle of Black Iron!
A rich 3,500 words chapter!
(To be continued.)
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