Immortal Mansion: With mediocre qualifications, I have no choice but to live forever

Zhou Yiqiao knew that Wang Duo said this because he was not clear about his specific situation, so he just smiled and nodded without explaining to him.

"Alright everyone, if you have anything to say, wait until Master Zhou comes back."

Tielan's disciple spoke at the right time, stopping the few people from continuing the conversation.

"Master Zhuang Yanzhuang, the Imperial Censor, was ordered by Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess to come to the front line for inspection. He specifically requested to see Master Zhou and has been waiting in the camp for more than two days."

"Now that Master Zhou is fine, let's go down and see Master Zhuang."

"Master Zhuang?"

Zhou Yiqiao was not clear about Zhuang Yan's identity, but Li Yuan and the other three knew it very well.

"Brother Zhou, this Lord Zhuang is a very important person! You must be careful when dealing with him."

"Yes, Lord Zhuang was born in a place of fireworks, but he was chosen by His Majesty the Immortal Emperor to be the Imperial Censor of our dynasty. His knowledge and his way of dealing with people are both extraordinary."

Wang Duo, Zhao Chuanji and Jiang Yaobang spoke one after another, and in front of Zhou Yiqiao, they portrayed an image of an iron-faced and impartial person. "

After the three of them finished speaking, Li Yuan shook his head helplessly and spoke to comfort them.

"Brother Zhou, don't worry too much. The court has already received news that Lord Zhuang has joined the Crown Princess's group. He is in the same camp as Brother Zhou and should not embarrass Brother Zhou."

When Zhou Yiqiao heard this, his heart moved.

Although he was not sure about the status of Lord Zhuang in the court, he thought that he was not a simple person since he was so respected by Li Yuan and other three.

But since the other party is Luo Lishang's man, there is no need to worry too much.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yiqiao nodded and said.

"In that case, please lead the way."

Tie Lan's disciple nodded, then took Zhou Yiqiao to bid farewell to Li Yuan and the other three, and walked towards the center of the camp.

Zhou Yiqiao followed Tielan's disciples all the way and soon arrived at a large tent in the center of the camp.

This tent was originally Luo Fengmo's main commander's tent. After Zhuang Yan arrived at the front line, Luo Fengmo provided it to Zhuang Yan for use in order to show his respect for Zhuang Yan.

At this moment, the guards standing guard outside the tent saw Disciple Tielan bringing a strange man outside the tent, and they all frowned and stopped the two of them.

"How is this going?"

An older guard asked in a low voice, looking Zhou Yiqiao up and down with a sharp gaze.

Seeing this, Zhou Yiqiao did not panic, but just glanced at Senior Tielan's disciples.

The latter spoke for Zhou Yiqiao without him saying much.

"This is Mr. Zhou Yiqiao, whom Master Zhuang has been wanting to meet."

When the guard heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

He didn't expect that the man in front of him was the person Lord Zhuang wanted to see, but he quickly returned to normal and bowed to Zhou Yiqiao.

"It turns out to be Mr. Zhou, please come in."

After saying that, the guards made way and lifted the curtain, indicating that Zhou Yiqiao could enter.

"Thank you, brothers."

Zhou Yiqiao simply thanked them and then walked into the big tent under the gaze of several people.

After entering the big tent, Zhou Yiqiao saw a middle-aged man in green official uniform sitting in the main seat, holding an ancient book in his hand and seemed to be reading something.

Is this person Zhuang Yan?

Zhou Yiqiao guessed secretly in his heart, then walked slowly forward and bowed to Zhuang Yan.

"Junior Zhou Yiqiao greets Master Zhuang."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Yan slowly put down the book in his hand, raised his head, and looked at Zhou Yiqiao with a sharp gaze.

After a moment, he spoke stiffly.

"You are?"

Zhou Yiqiao nodded but didn't say anything.

Seeing this, Zhuang Yan didn't care and continued to ask.

"Zhuang heard from a fellow railway friend that you were playing along with Ouyang Guangming and helped her to successfully get evidence against him. Is that true?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yiqiao nodded again, and then took out the Xuantian Jade Order that he had obtained from Ouyang Guangming from his arms to prove the authenticity of the matter.

The Xuantian Jade Token is the highest level reward of the Great Xuantian, and the whereabouts of each one is clearly recorded. As Zhuang Yan is the Imperial Censor and the highest institution supervising the Great Xuantian, he naturally knows everything.

When he saw the jade order in Zhou Yiqiao's hand, he knew that what the other party said was true, so he nodded.

"Very well, you did well."

After saying that, Zhuang Yan took out a token from his arms and handed it to Zhou Yiqiao.

The latter took it and found that it was a silver token with the word "御" engraved on it, which looked very ancient and majestic.

"This is?"

Zhou Yiqiao looked at Zhuang Yan with some confusion.

The latter explained.

"This is the token of our Great Xuantian Supervisory Council. The holder can mobilize an army of less than 100 people and has the power to execute first and report later."

"Anyone who holds this order, no matter where they are in Tianchen Realm, can be transferred at will as long as they are soldiers of my Great Xuantian."

"I have heard about your experience this time from my fellow railway friends. In order to prevent you from encountering danger again in the future, I am giving you this order."

When Zhou Yiqiao heard this, his heart moved.

He didn't expect that this token would have such great power, but on second thought, he felt it was natural.

The Supervisory Council of Daxuantian is different from similar institutions in the mortal dynasties. It is the highest institution that supervises the entire Daxuantian.

Except for a very small number of people, the Supervisory Council can deal with almost any cultivator. As Zhuang Yan is the Chief Censor, he is the head of the entire Supervisory Council and holds a high position of power. It is reasonable for him to have such a token in his hand.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yiqiao didn't hesitate to put away the token and bowed to Zhuang Yan.

"Thank you, Master Zhuang, for the reward!"

He nodded solemnly and continued.

"Okay, now that we've finished our official business, we should talk about personal matters."

When Zhou Yiqiao heard this, he was moved. He didn't know what private matters Zhuang Yan was talking about, so he spoke respectfully.

"Master Zhuang, please speak. I am all ears."

Zhuang Yan smiled slightly and said.

"Mr. Zhou, do you know why I was ordered by Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess to come to the front line for inspection?"

Zhou Yiqiao nodded, but quickly shook his head.

"I can probably guess some of it, but I can't guess all of your Highness's intentions."

When Zhuang Yan heard this, a hint of admiration flashed in his eyes.

He spoke slowly.

"Yes, Master Zhou is indeed very intelligent."

"Since the founding of our Great Xuantian, every crown prince has to go through a series of tests after being confirmed before he can truly become the heir of the Great Xuantian."

"These tests include cultivation, skills, governance, etc., but the last one is to win over the court officials."

"In order to ensure the imperial power, every Immortal Emperor will intentionally or unintentionally divide the court officials into two factions, the civil and military. These two factions will each have many factions. But in general, every crown prince only needs to find a way to gain the support of the civil and military officials to complete this final test."

"The previous Crown Prince Luoang was on the throne for hundreds of years, but even at the last moment of his life, he had never succeeded in winning over any party. However, since Her Royal Highness ascended the throne, she has won over many court officials among the civil servants. It can be said that her future is bright."

Having said that, Zhuang Yan looked at Zhou Yiqiao's puzzled expression and smiled.

"Mr. Zhou, are you trying to say that although the general's ambitions have swelled after the destruction of the Eight Pillars, he is still your uncle after all. As long as we can find a way to win him over, we can smoothly secure the succession to the throne?"

Zhou Yiqiao smiled and cupped his hands. Although he did not confirm, his series of actions had already shown what he was thinking.

Zhuang Yan saw this and shook his head.

"Mr. Zhou is still thinking too simply!"

"The reason why Her Royal Highness was able to win over the court officials so quickly was because after the fall of the Eight Pillars, the officials saw the relationship between Her Royal Highness and the general at the time, and they all turned to Her Royal Highness."

"These opportunists value the blood relationship between Your Highness and the general, and believe that it is only natural for Your Highness to inherit the throne."

"But Master Zhou, have you ever thought about this? If they knew that the general had other ideas in his mind after the fall of the Eight Pillars, would these opportunists continue to surround your Highness?"

"More specifically, will they directly join the general's army and become a force to oppose Your Highness?"

After hearing these words, Zhou Yiqiao's face showed a solemn expression.

If everything is as Zhuang Yan said, not only will Luo Lishang's situation be extremely dangerous, but Daxuantian, which has just calmed down, is also likely to be in turmoil again!

If a disturbance arises, he, the nominal emperor's husband, will be one of the first people that the general wants to get rid of, whether he likes it or not!

Zhuang Yan knew that Zhou Yiqiao had understood the seriousness of the situation, so he continued.

"The only way to stop what Zhuang said from happening now is for the general's people to take the lead in making trouble, or to repair the relationship with the general before those opportunists find out!"

As he said this, he sighed solemnly.

"The former is absolutely impossible before the current Immortal Emperor abdicates, so only if the latter succeeds can it be possible to prevent all this from happening."

After hearing this, Zhou Yiqiao finally understood Zhuang Yan's intention.

His long speech was simply to tell me that whether I was willing or not, I had to work with him to find a way to repair the relationship with the general in the shortest possible time!

Seeing Zhou Yiqiao's frown, Zhuang Yan smiled slightly and said.

"Mr. Zhou, don't worry too much. Although this matter is difficult, it is not without a solution."

When Zhou Yiqiao heard this, he was moved and asked hurriedly.

"Master Zhuang, do you have any good ideas?"

Zhuang Yan nodded and said.

"Of course, I came here this time with a secret order from Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess to discuss this matter with the General."

"Her Royal Highness has already thought of a countermeasure. We can implement it only after the general nods his approval."

Zhou Yiqiao was delighted when he heard this, but then he asked with some concern.

"Will the general agree?"

Zhuang Yan did not answer immediately, but stared at Zhou Yiqiao for a long time before speaking slowly.

"Then I'll ask Mr. Zhou to go with me to discuss this with the general."