Right now, the main force of the Zhou Kingdom's suppression of the dragon vein was actually the few experts of the True Martial Realm. Ji Xuanyuan and the other existences of the Yang God Realm were only assisting from the side, and were dispensable.
Therefore, when Ji Yanxiu went to the Imperial Palace to seek an audience with Ji Xuanyuan, someone immediately brought Ji Yanxiu to see Ji Xuanyuan.
In a side hall of the Imperial City, Ji Xuanyuan was already waiting. Ji Yanxiu walked over and cupped his hands: "Greetings, Ancestor."
In terms of seniority, Ji Xuanyuan was actually older than Ji Haodian, so Ji Haodian used to call him Imperial Uncle. It was not wrong for Ji Yanxiu to call him Ancestor now.
However, Ji Xuanyuan only said indifferently: "There is only one ancestor in my Zhou Kingdom, Your Highness the Crown Prince should change your title."
Ji Yanxiu was a little confused. Why did he feel that this Ji Xuanyuan didn't seem to like him?
Although logically speaking, the only ancestor of the Ji Imperial Family was Ji Wuling who was in the True Martial Realm, but as an elder, Ji Yuanxuan respectfully called him ancestor to show respect. Why did Ji Yuanxuan still look like he was unwilling?
Ji Yanxiu said awkwardly: "Master, it's like this. Today, Su Xin brought people to my Crown Prince's Mansion and even injured my subordinate Wu Mingchong. Such actions are simply too arrogant!"
The more Ji Yanxiu spoke, the angrier he became, "My Zhou Kingdom can be said to be quite tolerant towards its officials, but tolerance does not mean connivance. The king is the king, and the officials are the officials. If there is no hierarchy, then what is the meaning of this? Master, although this Su Xin is an important minister of the Zhou Kingdom, it is precisely because of this that we cannot leave him alone. Otherwise, if the others in my Zhou Kingdom use him as a precedent, what will happen in the future? He must be severely punished!
"After Ji Yanxiu finished speaking, he immediately heaved a sigh of relief. However, at this time, he discovered that Ji Xuanyuan was only looking at him with an indifferent gaze, which immediately caused Ji Yanxiu's heart to skip a beat.
"You say a ruler is a ruler and a subject is a subject? But how did you get the position of 'Lord'? "Ji Xuanyuan asked calmly.
Just as Ji Yanxiu was about to explain, Ji Xuanyuan cut her off, "Don't forget your roots. Everyone in the world knows that you got the throne because of Su Xin. Now that you guys are in such a mess, you still want to punish Su Xin. How do you want the entire pugilistic world to look at you? Ungrateful or burning the bridge after crossing it?
As the King of the Zhou Kingdom, you have done such a thing. How can other people in Jianghu feel at ease to seek refuge with you and our Zhou Kingdom? "
"Are we just going to let this matter go?" Ji Yanxiu was a little unwilling.
Ji Xuanyuan looked at him with disappointment in his eyes.
"Don't think that I'm blind. Perhaps I don't know as much about the pugilistic world as Six Doors School, but the matters of the Zhou Kingdom can't be hidden from me.
This time, if it wasn't for you getting your subordinates to steal information from Su Xin's subordinates, why would he seek justice from you? "
Ji Yanxiu hurriedly explained, "This was Fang Jiuyuan's decision. I didn't know about it beforehand."
Ji Xuanyuan pointed at Ji Yanxiu and said, "Remember, regardless of whether you knew about this or not, Fang Jiuyuan is your subordinate. Whatever he does, you have to take responsibility for it.
It's just like how you offended the people of the Hades, but no matter who is right or wrong, I will still protect you. Because you are the Crown Prince of the Zhou Kingdom, if they touch you, it is equivalent to slapping the face of the Zhou Kingdom.
If you push your subordinates out every time something happens, then it's not others slapping your face, but you slapping your own face! "
Ji Yanxiu's face turned red from Ji Xuanyuan's words. What he said just now was purely a subconscious reaction, but he didn't expect to be reprimanded.
Ji Xuanyuan then coldly snorted, "Furthermore, it's not like you don't know what kind of people your subordinates are. That Zhang Zhaoxian is from the Zhang Family of the Three Hidden Clans. This Zhang Family is much smarter than the Su Family, but also much more slippery. You can use this person, but you can't put him in an important position, because he will definitely put the interests of the Zhang Family above the imperial court.
Although that Wu Mingchong was a brainless brute, he was the disciple of the previous dynasty's Great Jin's number one expert, Wu Chengze. The reason why his master died so quickly was most likely because he was heavily injured by two of our Great Zhou's experts.
Now that Wu Chengze is dead, it's not a problem for you to use him, but how can you guarantee that he won't secretly hold a grudge against the Zhou Kingdom? "
Ji Xuanyuan's words made Ji Yanxiu break out in a cold sweat.
He originally thought that his methods were already not bad, at least he had a good eye for people, which was why he was able to gather so many experts in a short period of time.
Only at this moment did he realize how big of a mistake he had made. Compared to old monsters like Ji Xuanyuan, he was still too inexperienced.
At this time, Ji Xuanyuan coldly snorted again, "Moreover, look at what kind of people your subordinates are.
Su Xin is the backbone of the imperial court of the Zhou Kingdom. That day at the Heaven Gazing Banquet, that Fang Jiuyuan was afraid to fight, but Su Xin used his Harmonious Spirit Realm strength to withstand three moves from He Wushan of Mingjian Villa. This is something that everyone knows.
Now, you want me to punish Su Xin for such a small matter. How do you want the other officials of the Zhou Kingdom to look at you? How do you want the people of the pugilistic world to look at the Zhou Kingdom? "
Ji Xuanyuan's reprimand directly made Ji Yanxiu faint. He could no longer say anything like punishing Su Xin, so he could only leave with an ugly expression.
Of course, Ji Yanxiu was also unlucky. He came at the wrong time.
Not long after the Heaven Gazing Banquet, Su Xin's impression in the eyes of Ji Xuanyuan and the other members of the Ji Family was quite good.
On the other hand, that Fang Jiuyuan was afraid to fight, so this formed a very good contrast.
Under these circumstances, it would be strange if Ji Xuanyuan would listen to Ji Yanxiu.
Moreover, he also found that Ji Yanxiu was not bad in other aspects, but his view of the big picture was too weak, or even non-existent.
Ji Yanxiu was still standing in his own position to say these words. He only cared about his own interests, but he did not consider that if he really punished Su Xin according to what he said, then would the warriors of the Zhou Kingdom be divided, and would the people of the pugilistic world laugh at the Zhou Kingdom?
Although one's view of the big picture could grow with the change of one's position, the current situation made Ji Xuanyuan more and more disappointed in Ji Yanxiu.
At this time, in Six Doors, Su Xin also heard the news of Ji Yanxiu going to the imperial palace. Even if he used his butt to think, he would know that this guy must have gone to complain.
Su Xin laughed coldly. This Ji Yanxiu really could not wait. He had not yet ascended the throne, and he was already looking for trouble with Ji Xuanyuan.
However, Su Xin was not afraid. He had absolute confidence that Ji Yanxiu would go for nothing. Otherwise, wouldn't it have been a waste of effort to make a move at his Heavenly Observation Banquet?
As long as he could win the favor of the Ji Royal Family, Ji Yanxiu's pitiful prestige would not be able to touch him.
So now, Su Xin was studying another matter, which was how to trick Ji Yanxiu into destroying the previous deal between the Celestial Court and the Golden Horde Kingdom.
Normally, it was best not to use the same trick twice, especially on the same person in a short period of time.
Ji Yanxiu suffered such a loss once, so he would also be more vigilant next time.
However, people have a habit. That is, after suffering a loss once, they would subconsciously feel that they have increased their vigilance. They would never fall in the same place twice.
Little did they know that most people with this kind of mentality would fall in the same place and bleed before they would really be vigilant.
In Su Xin's opinion, this Ji Yanxiu was more or less such a person. As long as he carried out this matter secretly and cautiously, he could guarantee that there was a 90% chance that Ji Yanxiu would fall in the same place twice.
At this time, Ji Yanxiu, who had returned to the Shu King's Residence, was even more depressed.
Fang Jiuyuan and the others had failed, and the result was that he was in a difficult position. It was fine that he was forced to abdicate by the Hades, but Su Xin actually dared to openly block the door and attack him. Moreover, he was reprimanded by Ji Xuanyuan. It seemed that ever since he became the Crown Prince, everything had never been smooth.
The more it was like this, the stronger the sense of crisis in Ji Yanxiu's heart. It was as if the title of the puppet emperor had been placed on her head after she ascended to the throne.
Ji Yanxiu definitely did not want such a thing to happen. Hence, the moment he returned to the Shu King's Residence, he called Fang Jiuyuan and Liu Wuqian over.
Actually, in Ji Yanxiu's heart, Fang Jiuyuan and Liu Wuqian's positions were lower than Wu Mingchong and the rest.
After all, they used to be members of Six Doors, and their relationships in the imperial court were complicated, so Ji Yanxiu couldn't completely trust them.
On the other hand, Wu Mingchong, Zhang Zhaoxian, and the others came from humble origins. The first person they sought refuge with in the Imperial Court was Ji Yanxiu, so in his heart, Wu Mingchong and the others were his masters.
It wasn't until Ji Xuanyuan's words that he realized that even Wu Mingchong and Zhang Zhaoxian weren't that safe. That was why Ji Yanxiu decided to let Fang Jiuyuan and Liu Wu lead the rest of the operation.
After all, the two of them had been the Four Great Super Arresters for a long time. Although there was a mistake in the last mission, it was an unexpected accident. The two of them were still capable.
Hence, when Fang Jiuyuan and Liu Wuqian arrived, Ji Yanxiu cupped his hands and said, "Your Excellency Fang, Your Excellency Liu, now that Wu Mingchong has been heavily injured by Su Xin, I have decided to temporarily hand the Dragon Shadow Army over to the two of you.
Last time, there were some accidents that caused the Crown Prince's Residence to be a joke. Hence, I hope that before I ascend to the throne, the two of you can give me a surprise. When the time comes, I will definitely not mistreat the two of you! "
Fang Jiuyuan and Liu Wuqian were shocked. After all, when they first sought refuge with Ji Yanxiu, they could see his attitude towards them.
However, the two of them didn't say much. After all, they knew that their identities were special, and Ji Yanxiu couldn't fully trust them.
Now that Ji Yanxiu actually said such heartfelt words to them, the two of them didn't understand why, but it was obviously a good thing. Hence, the two of them immediately bowed and said, "Your Highness, please rest assured. We will not disappoint Your Highness!"
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