After hearing what Fang Ze said, Councilor Jia took out a document from his sleeve and handed it to Fang Ze respectfully with both hands.
Fang Ze put down the tea cup, took the document, and then read it.
He was a little careless at first, but after just a glance, he couldn't help but be slightly startled, and then the expression on his face became much more serious.
After a moment, after reading the entire information, he looked at Councilor Jia with a smile and said calmly, "This gift is really good."
Councilor Jia was not surprised when he heard what Fang Ze said, but he shook his head slightly and said, "Young Master misunderstood. This approved subsidiary city document is not a gift from me."
He said, "I don't have the ability to get the parliament to approve a noble territory in two or three days."
"Especially when the conditions are so favorable."
After hearing what Councilman Jia said, Fang Ze recalled the contents of the document he had just read.
The document is indeed very generous, or it can be said to be frighteningly generous: without any additional terms, the financial power of a top 15 high-end city in Cedar State with a fiscal revenue of 16 billion was directly given to Fang Ze.
Moreover, Fang Ze agreed to list Sanzhou City as an affiliated city of the Si family without any additional conditions.
If the analogy is that this is a war between two countries, then it can be said that the Parliament is unconditionally surrendering to Fang Ze.
‘Is this a big bargain? Why does it feel...something is wrong?’
Perhaps realizing that Fang Ze was also aware of the problem, Councilor Jia pointed at the document and said softly, "Young Master, the small gift I gave you is actually to tell you...this document is fraudulent."
"Is it a fraud?" Hearing Councilor Jia's words, Fang Ze couldn't help but glance at him, and then asked, "How do you say it?"
Councilor Jia said slowly, "I think you should know that the fiscal income of the city you selected is too high. Among the 102 noble families in the Federation, there are few affiliated cities with such high income as from Cloud City."
"Even if there is, they have spent decades of hard work to raise it. They may not have recouped the cost until now."
"So, it is reasonable for the state to impose certain restrictions on a choice like yours. But... it does not, which makes it unreasonable."
Speaking of this, he said in a low voice, "So I inquired about it, and unexpectedly learned that this matter was decided by the speaker himself. That's why there are no additional conditions."
‘What is Dao...?’ Fang Ze recited the name silently in his mind, nodded slightly, and then asked, “If what is Dao’s special approval, wouldn’t the whole thing be reasonable?”
After hearing what Fang Ze said, Councilor Jia shook his head, and then he said, "Young Master, that's unreasonable."
"You have not formally participated in the operation of the parliament, and you have no idea how cumbersome and complicated the steps will be for such a major matter."
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"In addition, with such huge interests involved, normally all parties will want to take the opportunity to get a piece of your pie, or deliberately cause stumbling blocks."
"So even with the approval of the Speaker, the normal process will not be so fast."
"As a result...it only took two days for all the processes to be completed."
He looked deeply at Fang Ze, and then said, "So, young master, do you understand what this means?"
Fang Ze thought for a moment and said softly, "Is there someone behind the scenes?"
Councilor Jia nodded, and then emphasized his tone, "And it's probably not just one person. If you want so many executive members and congressmen to pass such an important proposal quickly..."
He looked at Fang Ze, and then said softly, "The Speaker, the Bai family, the Jiang family, the Special Service Department, the Federal Guards, the large and small families in Xida State, other forces that have influence on Xida State, nobles, such as Tuoye State
The Jialan family, the three families directly under the state, it is likely that all of them used their strength..."
He frowned and said, "I don't know if this is a coincidence or the result of their discussion."
"However, I have never seen this situation in decades."
Hearing Councilor Jia's words, Fang Ze's expression turned serious, "Do you have any guesses?"
Councilor Jia came over and whispered, "Young Master, after I learned the news, I stayed up late yesterday and carefully analyzed various information and reports from Congyuncheng and Sanzhou City. I am 95% sure that I can confirm that Congyuncheng
We don’t have any issues with Tri-State City.”
"If the affiliated city is not a trap, then... the problem probably lies in your taking over the affiliated city."
He analyzed, "Otherwise, they think you will stumble in Congyun City and Sanzhou City, so they want to deliberately watch your jokes."
"Otherwise... they want to use the affiliated cities as bait to lure you out of the state capital to achieve some of the goals they want to achieve."
After listening to Councilor Jia's words, Fang Ze closed his eyes and thought for a while.
The value of the information brought by Representative Jia is very high. Fang Ze has only been in the state capital for a short time and does not understand all these things. When I saw this document before, I really didn’t think much about it. Now I have finished listening.
According to the analysis of Mr. Jia, a veteran, he indeed found that this matter was a bit too strange.
However, even Councilor Jia, a veteran, doesn't know the purpose of so many different and even discordant forces collectively promoting this matter, and Fang Ze can't even guess it.
If we say Dao, the Jiang family wants to harm him and induce him to leave the state capital, then he can understand it. However, the forces of the Bai family, the Secret Service Department, and the Federal Guard, families close to him, are also contributing to this matter.
thing, and for what?
You can't just offend the Bai family and make the Bai family want to harm you just because you don't want to use your feelings as a bargaining chip, right?
As for the head of the Secret Service Department, he had to talk to me about poaching the black shadow yesterday, so he couldn't possibly kill himself today, right?
Fang Ze always felt that there must be something he didn't know about.
Should I go find a force to inquire about it?
Thinking of this, Fang Ze couldn't help but think of the three families directly under his jurisdiction who had made an appointment with him tonight.
His eyes lit up, he took out the invitations from the three directly affiliated states to him from the space folding bag, and then handed them to Congressman Jia.
After receiving the invitation from Fang Ze, Councilor Jia looked at it carefully, pondered for a moment, and then said with a smile, "Young Master, three noble families from the direct state have invited you to an appointment tonight, and they said they have important matters to discuss.
.I think...it may be related to this matter."
"At that time, you can test the truth and see if there is anything fishy in it."
"When I go back in the afternoon, I will also inquire about this matter again. See if there are any clues... But don't have high expectations. Because I don't know if this matter is too sensitive. In the past two days,
I asked several people in a roundabout way, but no one leaked anything."
Fang Ze nodded slightly when he heard this, "Yes."
To be honest, this thing that was jointly promoted by various forces is indeed too weird. No one knows whether it is good or bad. Therefore, in this case, it seems strange that Councilor Jia came to seek refuge before such an important matter was clear.
It was so precious. So Fang Ze changed his previous indifferent attitude and warmly entertained Councilor Jia.
This lunch was enjoyed by both host and guest.
Before leaving, Councilor Jia bowed to Fang Ze again, and then said, "Young Master, I will go back first. If I have any news, I will report it to you as soon as possible. And if you have anything, just ask me
Subordinate."
Fang Ze patted his shoulder affectionately, and then said, "Don't worry, Mr. Jia, since I regard you as one of my own, I won't be polite. Of course, I will keep all your achievements in my heart and will not forget them."
of."
After hearing what Fang Ze said, Councilor Jia smiled at Fang Ze, bowed again, and then left the Sijia Manor accompanied by a Huayang Jie.
Fang Ze did not see him off in person, but stood at the door of the villa and watched him leave from a distance. After Councilor Jia had gone away, Heiyu, who was standing next to Fang Ze, asked softly, "Young Master, do you really plan to start again?"
Take him back under your command?"
Hearing Heiyu's question, Fang Ze did not answer immediately, but asked instead, "What's wrong? Someone in the family has a different opinion?"
Kuroyu thought about it for a while and said, "It's not that I have any different opinions. It's just that... everyone is a little bit concerned about Councilor Jia, a person who sold out to seek glory when his family was in the trough, and now he has risen again and come back.
Not ashamed and not welcome."
Hearing Heiyu's words, Fang Ze smiled and then said, "I understand everyone's thoughts. But... if the family wants to develop, it's not enough for us alone."
"But if you want to cultivate and recruit people from scratch, it's too slow."
"Especially for people in high positions like this, it's even more difficult for them to surrender."
"So, someone like this with a previous Si family background and a bit of love is the best choice."
"With the relationship we had back then, and if we show our strength and potential, they who were just outsiders before will naturally start to waver and start thinking about whether to return."
"So, as long as we show our attitude of letting go of the past and welcoming these people, and by paying Councilor Jia a thousand dollars to buy horse bones, we can quickly attract these people to join us."
"After all, it is much more comfortable to be attached to a rising noble than to fight alone."
"In this way, our family will develop rapidly very soon."
Hearing Fang Ze's words, Hei Yu nodded silently and responded, "Yes. Young Master is wise."
Seeing that her mood was still low, Fang Ze smiled, patted her and said, "Okay, don't think about it too much."
"A family is also divided into internal ministers and external ministers. No matter how good they are, they are still different from you."
"In terms of closeness and trust, I am definitely still the closest to and trust you."
Hearing what Fang Ze said, a happy smile appeared on Heiyu's face. She bowed and said, "On behalf of the 418 veterans who are still alive, I would like to thank you, young master, for your trust."
After saying that, she seemed to have remembered something, and said, "By the way, young master, the girl you asked me to bring back last time. She has stopped pestering you to see you in the past two days, and has started to be serious."
Start practicing."
"but....."
Speaking of this, Heiyu hesitated for a moment before saying, "She suddenly became different today. Her strength jumped two levels, and she directly broke through from the mid-level awakener to the fusion level, and she didn't use the abilities we provided."
"It seems...a little weird."
Hearing Miaomiao's topic, Fang Ze didn't care at all. He smiled and asked, "Then what do you think...why has her strength improved so quickly?"
Black Feather was stunned, then looked at Fang Ze belatedly, "Young Master, it's you..."
Fang Ze didn't explain, but just said, "Take her up well. You won't regret it after you raise her up."
Hearing what Fang Ze meant, although Heiyu didn't quite understand, he still responded, "Yes, young master."
.......
In the evening, Fang Ze went to the banquet directly under the jurisdiction of Sanzhou as planned.
I don’t know if it was because the Sima family really won the victory and the family had a second person in the Tuan mortal class. This time, the three representatives directly under the jurisdiction of Sanzhou were very polite to Fang Ze.
And Fang Ze finally knew the names of these three representatives: Liu Yu from the Liu family, Guan Shou from the housekeeper, and Zhang Xinyue from the Zhang family.
The current senior judge of Xida State whom Fang Ze had met before was also the father of Liu Yu among the three.
To be honest, when they saw Fang Ze this time, the three of them felt a little complicated.
After all, when they first came to West Dazhou, Fang Ze was just a noble who had just recognized his ancestors. He was said to be the head of the Si family, but except for the resources and quota given by the federation, he had nothing.
Therefore, they, who were accustomed to being arrogant in the eastern jurisdiction, did not pay much attention to Fang Ze.
Who knows the result, but in just seven or eight days, Fang Ze not only had four to five hundred Awakening veterans, nearly ten Huayang-level masters, but also two top-level masters of the Tuanmort level.
He even strengthened the Sima family, convinced the Jia family, and established a firm foothold in the eastern jurisdiction.
This kind of development speed was beyond the imagination of the three of them before they came here.
In addition, rumors have circulated in the past few days that Fang Ze has completed the integration and is preparing for spiritual ascension...
According to this development, Fang Ze can be promoted to the mortal level and become a demigod in less than two years, and it will be a foregone conclusion that the entire Si family will return to its peak.
So today, they could barely meet Fang Ze because they represented the family. Otherwise, with Fang Ze's current identity and status, they would not be able to meet him even if they wanted to.
Perhaps because of their changed mentality, the three nobles treated Fang Ze extremely thoughtfully, and there was no fault in their etiquette.
After drinking for three rounds, Fang Ze finally asked about the purpose of his visit. He glanced at the three of them, and then slowly said, "I saw on the invitation letter that the three of them said they had something important to say? Excuse me.
What is it?"
Hearing Fang Ze's words, the three of them looked at each other, and then Zhang Xinyue, the only woman among the three, said, "That's it, the head of the Fang Ze family."
"We have recently received some information that someone may be doing harm to you."
"Is it bad for me?" Fang Ze said in his heart, "It is indeed the case," and asked, "Who are they?"
Zhang Xinyue said, "There is a high probability that they are some demigod believers."
She said, "In recent times, your ability to see through the protection of demigods has been quietly spread throughout the region. Many caring people know about this."
"This ability of yours is a great weapon to the lurking demigod believers."
"So many demigods couldn't sit still after getting the news. They were afraid that after the end of the Great Black Garo, it would be their turn next."
"Moreover, they are also worried that you may help the Secret Service conduct large-scale inspections of high-level officials in various states to find those demigod believers."
"So... I'm thinking of doing something to you."
Hearing Zhang Zi's words, Fang Ze frowned slightly.
Because you can detect the identity of demigod believers, have you become the target of the demigods?
But since the demigods cannot come in person, it is difficult for them to pose a threat to themselves, right?
Thinking like this, Fang Ze couldn't help but ask, "Hasn't the Federation been strictly monitoring the arrival of demigods? They have a lot of power in the real world?"
Hearing Fang Ze's words, the three of them looked at each other. Finally, Liu Yu, the leader of the three, explained, "That's it. Head of the Fang Ze family."
"Although the Federation has been strictly monitoring the arrival of demigods, there are only those who commit thieves for a thousand days, and there is no one who can prevent thieves the day before. Therefore, no matter how strict the defense measures are, there will definitely be fish that slip through the net."
"Especially the demigods have a big target for coming. As long as there is news of their arrival, the Federation can deal with it in time. But when they secretly develop followers, their target is too ridiculous, and it is difficult to trace."
"After all, they have divine power, and they also have some unique awakening methods unknown to the federation, which can grant some ordinary people the ability to awaken, which makes this kind of tracing operation particularly difficult."
"So, all demigods have their own forces more or less in the real world. Some of these forces are under the control of the Secret Service Department, and some are not."
After hearing Liu Yu's words, Fang Ze couldn't help but ask, "What's the strength of these believers? Do they have Huayang level?"
Liu Yu and the other three looked at each other and nodded in unison.
Fang Ze asked again, "The peak of Huayang?"
The three of them hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
Fang Ze frowned slightly and said, "Falling to the mortal level?"
This time the three of them shook their heads firmly.
Liu Yu said, "The Tuaming Stage is a threshold, and it is also the bottom line that the federation must guard against. In addition, the Tuaming Fruit and every breakthrough to the Tuaming Stage can be observed, so so far, there should be no demigod believers in the Tuaming Stage."
Hearing Liu Yu's words, Fang Ze nodded slightly.
Although he felt that Liu Yu and the others were a little too optimistic. After fighting the Federation for so many years, the demigods might have figured out a way to break the federation's control over the mortal realm. But... even if there really was a mortal realm, then
These mortals must be treasures in the hands of demigods, and they will probably not use them against themselves.
And if the highest level is only the Huayang level... Since Fang Ze's body and soul both turned into Yang, and he got an external Dharma form last night, he felt that the problem was not big.
In particular, his strength has not been exposed so far. In the eyes of the outside world, he is still only a small fusion level...
Fang Ze felt that when the time came, he would definitely give those who came to assassinate him a surprise...