Chapter Ninety-Two: The Imperial Capital’s Machinations
Bishan Kingdom, the imperial capital.
This is the center of the entire Bishan Kingdom. Since the founding emperor ascended the throne a thousand years ago, this thousand-year-old capital has experienced countless baptisms of wind and frost. The aristocratic family led by the Fan family controls every part of the imperial capital and builds it.
Become a golden fortress to maintain your own interests.
Of course, although this situation has changed due to the establishment of Heshan Academy, it is still the core of the royal family even when the overall trend of Bishan Kingdom has changed drastically.
The Imperial Palace is the most exquisite and gorgeous building in the entire Bishan Kingdom. If Ye Qianming came here, he would definitely match it one by one with the modifiers in the Epang Palace poem.
Five steps to the first floor, ten steps to the pavilion, the waist of the corridor is winding, the eaves are high and the teeth are high, each one hugs the terrain, intrigues, long bridges lie on the waves, and the roads are empty... The entire imperial palace is majestic and built in this way.
Sophisticated construction.
And the person who lives in such a grand and subtle building is also a person who has a clear view of the world, thoughtful thinking, and a profound understanding of the city. Now this person is sitting in a quiet and gorgeous residence, wearing a dragon robe and looking calm.
This is the emperor of Bishan Kingdom. After ascending the throne hundreds of years ago, he fought all the way and achieved the golden elixir cultivation level. Fan Mingyang, the Bishan Emperor.
Today, Fan Mingyang has been on the throne for hundreds of years. Although he has the cultivation of golden elixir, his body is still inevitably aging. His pale beard, hair, and wrinkled skin all show his aging.
It's just that her eyes are still captivating and majestic, revealing the aura of an emperor, but at the same time, there is also a mortal's strong desire for immortality.
There are two other people beside Fan Mingyang, namely King Qi and Ye Kongzun whom Ye Qianming has met. Now Ye Kongzun is leaning on the window sill, drinking tea and enjoying the scenery, leisurely, while King Qi respectfully bows to him in a dragon dress.
The man in the gown reports.
"Brother Emperor, the whereabouts of Concubine Die have been found out. Queen Mingde is deeply concerned about this matter..."
King Qi truthfully reported the fact that Queen Mingde had invited Concubine Die and the three of them to design the disciples of the academy, but he did not specifically mention Ye Qianming's identity, so he probably didn't pay too much attention to it.
After listening to King Qi's narration, Fan Mingyang just closed his eyes slightly and said.
"I made a mistake in this move. I originally thought that the Mingde family and the Yu family were related by marriage, and that I could get the Yu family's spiritual skills for my use. However, since I made her my queen, the palace
Things are getting more and more chaotic... It’s time to establish a new queen.”
King Qi nodded silently: "My brother will handle the matter of establishing a new queen, but does the emperor have a candidate for the new queen?"
"I haven't thought about this well... I wonder if Master Ye has anyone to recommend?"
Ye Kongzun has been waiting for Fan Mingyang's words for a long time. This seemingly debatable discussion is just a polite exchange of interests between the two. They both know that they have common interests, and now is an opportunity to deepen mutual trust and seek mutual benefits.
"My lady dare not say, but I have a maid who is also in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment. She is good at alchemy and is also an excellent cauldron. I originally wanted to enjoy it myself, but if Your Majesty doesn't mind, I can give it to you."
"maid?"
King Qi was shocked. Although he encouraged Fan Mingyang to accept Ye Kongzun and put the Bishan Kingdom on the line with the Ye family, he did not know how many benefits he had given and how much face he had lost in exchange for leisure resources.
If you take someone else's maid as a concubine, wouldn't it make people laugh if word spread?
But King Qi also knew that his imperial brother was more extreme than him. In his eyes, the entire Bishan Kingdom was a resource that he could extract at any time, and his purpose was only to seek the road to immortality. There is no need to say anything else.
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To this end, Fan Mingyang can form an alliance with the Liu family and watch the Liu family encroach on the Fan family's world; he can also become brothers with the Academy until the time is right for strangulation; he can also flatter Ye Kongzun and seize the hard-to-find Bishan Kingdom.
materials obtained.
So without exception, Fan Mingyang nodded, and a smile appeared on his old face.
"This is very good. I will let King Qi handle it."
Seeing this, King Qi just nodded, and then continued: "Bailu has now detained the three noble concubines Die, what are your majesty's plans?"
Fan Mingyang pondered for a moment and said: "If you pay a price to redeem it, the academy will definitely spread the word about this royal scandal. It must contain the situation before it expands, and once it spreads, let the family know that the royal family has done nothing about it.
If so, I’m afraid it will shake people’s hearts.”
"Although these three people are of little value, they represent the power of the royal family. Now that the academy also has a third-grade alchemist, the royal family cannot be at a disadvantage at this time."
Fan Mingyang specifically said the title of third-grade alchemist, and at the same time looked at Ye Kongzun without hesitation. The latter also looked at him with a smile on his lips and wrote lightly.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. That Li Xuanye is only a newly promoted third-grade man. Many ordinary third-grade elixirs cannot be refined, let alone the elixirs unique to our Ye family. With the help of the elixirs under my control, the Academy will never be able to take them.
A little advantage."
"With Master Ye's help, I will feel relieved."
Fan Mingyang made a relaxed expression and continued: "The most important thing right now is the number of masters. Among the four major branch palaces of the Academy, except Bailu Sanren, the other three palace masters are evenly matched in the late stage of foundation building. They are far behind my worthy brother.
It's enough to go to the front line and let the head of the Liu family and the head of the Sui family help each other."
"As for the strong men in the Golden Core stage, although there are those two people in Heshan Academy and Bailu Sanren from Beixuan Academy, I have Master Ye to help me, and the fellow Taoist from Zhongzhou to help me, to deal with them
It’s enough.”
Hearing this, Ye Kongzun smiled slightly and said: "Having said that, that person defected from the Yang family after all. Although he has some minor achievements in talismans, our Ye family has been hostile to the Yang family for many years, so we naturally know that he can
Who are the people who defected from the Yang family? Your Majesty had better be careful in entrusting them."
Fan Mingyang was silent for a moment and nodded: "Master Ye said that I will be more careful. As long as that fellow Taoist is willing to help, everything will be easy."
King Qi also nodded, and then sighed: "There is only one person who is still a variable at the moment."
"The head of the Yu family, Yu Longyun."
A trace of fear flashed in Fan Mingyang's eyes: "He is an amazing person. He has reached the peak of foundation building under the age of a hundred. He was almost the same as you twenty years ago. Now he is in seclusion to attack the golden elixir. Is there any news about him recently?"
King Qi shook his head: "The Yu family quietly moved most of their forces to the vicinity of Hexia City. They thought they were interested in something. However, the Yu family and the academy are in collusion with each other. With the protection of the Beixuan Academy, nothing can be found.
Something is coming.”
"In this case, then pay more attention. We must go to Hexia Secret Realm in a year's time no matter what. The royal family cannot take action with the Academy for the time being, and the Academy does not dare to break up with us easily. We must use this opportunity to strengthen our strength.
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"Yes... By the way, I wonder how the emperor can solve Fan Li's situation?"
King Qi seemed to have remembered something not very important and mentioned it casually.
When he heard the news about his child, Fan Mingyang showed no emotion on his face. Instead, he asked Ye Kongzun: "I wonder what Master Ye thinks of your apprentice?"
A trace of greed flashed in Ye Kongzun's eyes, and he smiled and said: "Your Highness, the princess, is beautiful and fragrant. Although she is immature, she is also a complete beauty. I want to wait until the day of Dasheng Academy to marry the princess as my concubine. I wonder if your majesty can
Are you willing to give it up? Of course, the bride price is certainly sufficient."
Fan Mingyang looked calm: "Then let her stay in Beixuan Academy first, and then hand her over to Master Ye until the day of victory."
"So good."
The two men were talking to each other, but they didn't seem to regard Fan Li'er as an important person. Deep in the palace, the three of them were still talking about countless plans...
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"Is Miss Fan feeling better?"
In the North Xuan Academy, in the Landscape Cave, Ye Qianming knocked on the door of a cave. This cave was also not far from Fuyun Cave, but it was not Yang Wei's cave, but Fan Lier's cave.
As the door opened, Fan Lier, wearing a school uniform, walked out with a face full of joy, holding a book "Illustrations of Mountains and Seas" in her hand. Ye Qianming looked at her and both laughed.
Since then, news spread in the Beixuan Academy that Queen Mingde had driven herself crazy and that Prince Fan Li had disappeared. Not long after, a girl named Fan Lier appeared in the Academy and was appointed by Li Xuanye as an alchemist.
assistant.
But more often, the disciples of the Academy can see her wandering around Hexia City and the Cold Stone Mountains, traveling around the mountains and rivers, and taking notes. Several of the travel notes she wrote are also very popular in the mortal market.
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Gradually, Ye Qianming, the chief of the academy, and Yang Wei, the brother and sister of the Yu family, the number one freshman among others, became friends with Fan Li'er one after another, and gradually became familiar with each other. This went through the four seasons and a year passed.
The secret realm under Hexia will be opened soon.
[Author's digression]: The illness has not healed yet, and my mind is still not clear. Please forgive me for the bad writing. I will get better soon, and after dawdling for so long, I have finally reached the chapter of Hexia Secret Realm.
Yes, Ye Qianming will have a big breakthrough in this, so you can look forward to it.