Fish swimming around the world

While the two were chatting casually, the second wave of visitors also arrived.

Representatives from the imperial court and ministers came in a delegation.

After all, the prince has been here, and the King of England has also been here, so they should come and visit him out of emotion and reason.

Those who came were the five big bosses representing the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty.

The current prime minister, Zhong Houde, was Zhang Zhiling's half disciple.

The current Grand Master, Huangfu Zhaoye, met him twice. The first time was in Qingjiang Town, and the second time was when Jiang Fan climbed Mount Tai for the first time.

A big man with a strong build. Jiang Fan also knew last time that this was Zhang Chu, the deputy commander of the Dragon Guard Army. This person claimed to be here on behalf of Long Shuai, who was in retreat, and apologized for what happened to Wu Feng.

The fourth person is Fei Yuanshan, the heavenly official of the Ministry of Rites, who greeted him when he first climbed Mount Tai.

The fifth place is Ouyang Tu, the leader of today's Longyuan Pavilion bachelors.

These five people basically represented the top bureaucrats of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Jiang Fan naturally had to entertain them grandly and immediately ordered a new banquet. Due to his physical inconvenience, he specially invited two people to accompany him. One of them was Yang Dianke who had just arrived after following the Dragon Eagle Guard in a hurry to chase the empress. The second one is Old Master Zou from the Yin Yang family who came with the army.

The official position of Dianke was in charge of diplomatic affairs. It was reasonable for him to follow the empress when she left Qin. And because of his full-time diplomacy, although his rank is low, the occasion is considered appropriate.

As for Old Master Zou of the Yin Yang Family, Jiang Fan specially invited him here for the purpose of studying the dragon veins. And as the founder of the Yin Yang family among hundreds of scholars, it is enough status to receive these official bosses.

Everyone drank and chatted, expressed condolences and greeted each other, and the atmosphere looked very harmonious.

However, this meeting was just a formality. With so many people there, there was definitely nothing serious to talk about.

Only Jiang Fan noticed that the King of England frowned secretly. It was obvious that he did not expect that they would arrive so soon, and there were probably many things that he had not had time to say.

Jiang Fan even wondered if I arranged this on purpose.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Zhong Houde proposed that when Jiang Fan's illness stabilized, he should go to court to see the prince.

Of course Jiang Fan had no objection, and he guessed that there might be some kind of performance in the court.

After sending these people away, Lu Tiezui slipped in.

This old uncle was greedy for money. He kept picking at the gifts sent by several big bosses and kept talking about them being stingy.

Jiang Fan rewarded him with two items angrily, and the guy smiled happily.

But when he saw the dragon beads sent by the King of England, he frowned and looked a little gloomy.

Jiang Fan suddenly felt strange, and after asking, he found out that Lu Tiezui, as His Majesty's confidant, knew about this.

But in his words, Ji Zongyao had bad intentions.

Because this thing has a lot of secrets. It turns out that dragon beads are a good treasure, and they do have the magical effect of prolonging life and improving one's skills. But the problem is that this thing has been refined. On the surface, it has the miraculous effect of helping people absorb the true energy of heaven and earth for refining. In fact, only part of it is converted, and the other part is stored. When it reaches a peak value, it can be used with the wearer's full strength. When performing the power, a violent explosion will occur, equivalent to the energy of a great sage's self-destruction.

The King of England only talked about its benefits, but did not mention this. He obviously deliberately concealed it. If Jiang Fan only saw the benefits and ignored this matter, he would be like carrying a time bomb in the future.

Jiang Fan felt cold in his heart. If what Lu Tiezui said was true, the King of England really had ulterior motives.

"Only the alchemist, the King of England and I know about this matter." Lu Tiezui said: "I have seen that alchemist, and he doesn't look like a good guy. He said that this thing was refined by an immortal. He is probably lying. people."

Jiang Fan narrowed his eyes: "Your Majesty doesn't know either? Then how do you know?"

Lu Tiezui said: "The alchemist was secretly hidden by the King of England as a confidant, but by chance, I discovered that he actually had secret contact with the Sea Dragon King. That day, the Sea Dragon King sent a special envoy to meet with the King of England in private. , His Majesty sent me to spy on the news quietly, and I overheard this secret. "

Jiang Fan's expression changed: "Sea Dragon King...what else did they say?"

Lu Tiezui said: "I just hid in the garden they passed by, and I didn't get much, but there were a few words I thought were weird."

He thought for a while and then said: "They also mentioned Xuanyuan Bu Sheng, as if the Sea Dragon King was plotting against this person, and the King of England was his supporter, and there was a conditional exchange, but they later entered the secret room and I couldn't hear it. "

To deal with Xuanyuan Buvi?

Who can Xuanyuan be defeated by? The most powerful person in the world today, there is a being like Chang Mei, and he once knocked away the Sea Dragon King with three punches, preventing him from landing. It is inevitable that Hai Yusheng will hold a grudge in his heart.

"Have you reported these words to His Majesty?"

Lu Tiezui said: "I did, but I didn't say anything about the beads."

"What does Your Majesty think of their conspiracy against Xuanyuan?"

Lu Tiezui said: "I didn't say anything, but that night, I found that His Majesty sent his personal guards down the mountain. I followed this person and found that he left the border of Daizhou and then disappeared."

Jiang Fan nodded: "Have you really never been out of Daicheng?"

Lu Tiezui said: "Yes, in order to gain His Majesty's trust and hide it from many interested people, I have indeed never gone out. Everyone knows that I am a fortune teller in the east of the city, making a little money by cheating."

Jiang Fan couldn't help but sigh, this guy is really a top spy. He has faked his identity to this extent. Who can find out?

After discussing with Lu Tiezui for a while, Jiang Fan let him leave and played with the dragon beads himself, looking thoughtful...

So far, the Crown Prince, the King of England, and the five important ministers have all come. Although he was not well and could not travel far, in order to express his gratitude, five days later, Mr. Jiang, whose complexion had recovered a lot, was still carried up the mountain.

Strictly speaking, Taiyue was closed, but the Crown Prince was summoned by the Emperor, which was still a special case. After all, the Emperor was enthroned by Taiyue, so he could not ignore it first, otherwise who would care about Taiyue in the future.

Jiang Fan was not accompanied by many people, only four Dragon Eagle Guards as sedan bearers, and the leader was the Dragon Eagle Guards' commander Zhou Quan.

The Dragon Eagle Guard actually had two commanders, but Zhou Quan, who was in charge of the Dragon Guards, was the main commander and usually appeared in formal occasions, while the one in charge of the Eagle Guards was the deputy commander, and almost no one had seen his true face.

To be honest, this was also the first time Jiang Fan saw the Dragon Eagle Guards' commander. It is said that he was the Dragon Eagle Guards' top expert selected by the Empress herself, and he was known as "As long as the minister is here, the emperor will be safe."

However, this person is always taciturn, and he didn't say much along the way. Zhou Quan has an ordinary appearance, but his facial features and temperament give people a very calm feeling. No matter what he does, he gives people a feeling of being as stable as a mountain, even when he walks, he takes one step at a time, and every step is solid.

There are no weak people under the empress. Sometimes when Jiang Fan thinks back, he always feels that he knows too little about Xiao Cui's hidden strength.

But he didn't mean to explore, just as the empress never spied on him. This is a kind of trust and tacit understanding between the two.

The strong man of the Dragon Eagle Guard carried the soft couch very steadily, and climbed the mountain as if walking on flat ground. He had reached the top at noon.

After two years, Jiang Fan finally stood in front of the main hall of Ziwei Palace again.