Star Trace Gate

After the butler read the imperial edict on behalf of Bau, he bowed and left.

As soon as he left, Ren turned his head and looked at Fenglin, saying sarcastically, "You said the news would come from the south, and it really came. The military advisor is so accurate in predicting things, it really makes me unable to sleep or eat. In order to avoid a tragedy like Wu Shuai, this king allows you to pay 4 million star sources as a token of your loyalty."

Fenglin was already used to his language style, and smiled slightly, saying, "I am an old man with no power, how can I compare with General Wu? My Lord, please rest assured that these four million star sources will be exhausted sooner or later, but the gift that Fenglin wants to give to my Lord is for future generations to enjoy."

When it comes to the art of language and the level of his ability in drawing cakes, Fenglin Yisheng is no less capable than anyone else. Even when facing the cake king Ren Ye, he can still make a breakthrough without making any mistakes.

Ren Ye walked around the room with his hands behind his back and said softly, "What do you think? Shall we go?"

Fenglin replied: "Can I not go?"

"Of course. The emperor doesn't know that Erlang and Lao Liu sent the antidote back to Qingliang Mansion," Ren Ye looked at him and said, "I can use this matter to shirk responsibility and say that I will go back to Qingliang Mansion to deal with the plague first. He shouldn't make things difficult for me. And when we go home and close the door, what can he do to me?"

"Are you afraid that if you go to Kyoto, the matter won't be accomplished, and the emperor will blackmail you for a local dragon?" Fenglin saw through Ren Ye's worries at a glance.

"How can I not be afraid? Marshal Wu has called him big brother for half his life, but he was still beaten?" Ren Ye frowned: "Oh, he is not afraid of the court collecting rice, but he is afraid that the emperor will be unreasonable."

Fenglin thought for a moment and said, "I don't think so."

"Reason." Ren Ye replied.

"The power struggle is not over yet. It would be too foolish to show our true colors now and kill the goose that lays the golden eggs." Fenglin said confidently, "The borderland is turbulent with undercurrents, involving forces and people, which are quite complicated. Our Qingliang Mansion is an indispensable piece of chess that can break the deadlock. If we leave the table early... then many things will be unclear. In addition, there is one more important point."

"Which point?"

"The Six Armors of the Earth Dragon are only in your consciousness space. If you don't want to, who can take them out?" Feng Lin smiled slightly: "Playing tricks, pretending to be nice, being shameless and vulgar... Your Highness is a natural person in this kind of thing, so naturally there is no need for me to remind you."

"I agree." Xu Bangzi raised his hand and interjected.

"Throw the fork out!" Ren Ye glared at Xu Bangzi and had already made up his mind.

"However, Your Highness, when you go this time, I have four 'don'ts' to remind you." Feng Lin smiled and narrated word by word: "When you arrive in Kyoto, no matter who you meet, you must... not make promises, not respond, not take charge, and not judge."

Ren Ye was stunned when he heard this: "Isn't this a scumbag?"

Fenglin looked at him and whispered, "If Your Highness believes me, no matter what kind of pressure you encounter in the capital of Southern Xinjiang, even if you meet the ruler of Southern Xinjiang, you must adhere to this principle. In this way, when the storm in the border area suddenly arises, the gift I sent may be fulfilled. Otherwise, it may be a waste of effort."

"Okay, I'll believe you this time." When Ren Ye replied this, his expression was very solemn, without any playful smile on his face.

"Also, don't mention the matter of expanding the territory." Fenglin reminded again: "Even if you meet the fat dragon and he asks you about it, you can't say anything or admit it. Just play dumb."

"Ah."

Ren also nodded slightly.

In fact, he asked so many questions mainly because he wanted to hear the wise old man's opinion. After all, this military advisor was a person that the old king respected very much and was an expert in power struggles. He must have more experience and a sharper view of many things and the mentality of the emperor and important officials.

Since such a coward has agreed to go, then I have no reason to refuse.

It would be a good idea to go to Kyoto to see the world beyond the heavens and to see how relatively mature empires deceive people, learn from their experience, and then give back to the park.

But whether you go or come back, you still need to bring more people and make more preparations. After all, the southern border is very chaotic. Although the emperor loves you, it doesn't mean that everyone loves you.

Thinking of this, Ren Ye's eyes lit up: "Where is my husband?"

"Huh?" Xu Bangzi was confused when he heard this.

"Oh no, I just remembered a line. Excuse me." Ren Ye waved his hand and said again, "Where's my wolf brother?"

Not long after, Li Yan, who was recuperating in a quiet room downstairs, was also called into the room.

When he appeared, his face was as pale as paper, his lips were blue, and his personal condition looked extremely worrying.

Ren was slightly stunned: "Brother Wolf, why do you look so hollow?"

"I don't know why, but my head hurts so much today," Li Yan bent over and sat on a chair. "I've been sleeping for a while, but I still haven't recovered. Sigh, it seems that I haven't fought with anyone for a long time, and my body is still a little uncomfortable..."

Seeing that he was fine, Ren Ye immediately grabbed his hand and asked in a charming manner, "Brother, do you have anything to do recently? If not, come with me?"

Li Yan looked at him speechlessly: "I was originally busy, but when I met you... it was all gone."

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Qian Xiaotong." The feminine boy standing behind Li Yan suddenly extended his hand and said solemnly, "Hello, Your Highness Prince Huai, I have admired you for a long time. You said you wanted to pick stars, and I will accompany you..."

Ren Ye was shocked, pointed at Qian Xiaotong, and asked Li Yan: "Him? ...A gay?"

"When Qingning was with me, Xiaotong took good care of him." What kind of a smart person is Li Yan? With just one sentence, he made the matter clear.

When Ren Ye heard this, he instantly raised his eyebrows and looked murderous.

The sister-protecting demon is online immediately...

You bastard, do I need you to pick stars? What rank are you, how much money do you have, and how dare you think of such a thing?!

It’s Xiaotong. Give me the word “Xiao” and add the word “three”. I will go to work at the Baima Club tomorrow.

……

After discussing for a long time in the house, the group finalized a preliminary list of people to travel with them.

Ren Ye, his beloved concubine, Fenglin, Xu Bangzi, Lao Wu, Li Yan, and four boys who give out money, a total of ten people.

Honestly speaking, this combination was strong enough, but with the previous experience at Loushan Pass, Ren still felt uneasy, so he planned to find another group of teammates.

In the evening, he wrote a secret letter to Yan Bo, the cheap elder brother of Qianli Green Camp, in which he directly named Baihuaxian to accompany him. Oh no, he was coming to Kyoto together.

He had a plan for asking Bai Hua Xian to come, because he had discovered the secret of the bra and thought that if she could come in person, it would be a safe bet.

After writing, Fatty Wu sent the letter using the Green Camp's communication methods.

Evening, at the hour of Xu.

After Ren had his meal, he walked with Fenglin and Li Yan in the small garden of the government office.

The three of them walked together into the wind, and Ren Ye said with his hands behind his back, "I still feel something is wrong."

"What's wrong?" After learning what happened, Li Yan said to himself that he was so unlucky. He just wanted to find a fragment of a classic book, but who would have thought that he would be involved in such a big thing, and he couldn't leave. He was directly kidnapped by morality.

After serving his younger sister and older brother, he was once a god of wealth, but ended up being a house slave.

Ren also glanced at him: "Brother Wolf, you are from Daqian, you should be familiar with the people of Tianjiansi, right?"

"I can't say I know him very well." Li Yan replied truthfully, "But after all, I've been here for seven or eight years, so I do have a few good friends."

Brother Lang played the role of Li Yan in the Qingliang Mansion Star Gate. He entered from the outside and his soul was transferred to this person. The original Li Yan was not an enlightened person, but just a residual soul in this star gate. Therefore, he only got fragmented memories, which is the same as the fragmented memory of Zhu Zigui that Ren Ye got at the beginning.

Therefore, during the nearly eight years that Brother Wolf was trapped, he had been waiting for the Qingliang Prefecture to open, and when he was bored, he also made some friends in Kyoto, including some officials from the Tianjiansi.

After he left Qingliang Mansion, he returned to his original form. However, when he entered Daqian this time, he deliberately changed into the appearance of Li Yan and found an old friend. Then he got in touch with Tianjiansi again and went all the way to southern Xinjiang in search of letters.

"Then have you heard of the Han family in Shangyu County? And Han Chan?" Ren Ye asked.

"What kind of little Karami is the Han family?" Li Yan rubbed his temple and replied, "I've never heard of it."

"What about the Yu Lin Party?" Ren Ye asked again.

"I've heard of that." Li Yan nodded slightly. "To put it bluntly, the dispute over the party supervision was a power struggle within the Tianjian Division, which ended with the complete defeat of the Yulin Party. I looked up some information, but the Daqian court was very shy about it and rarely mentioned it."

Ren Ye was very puzzled when he heard this answer, and asked again: "Do you think the Yulin Party has the strength to set up such a large chess game in Southern Xinjiang? Let's not talk about our other resources. Just these high-level magical masters, there are so many of them this time, can they do it?"

Li Yan thought about it seriously. "If it is a long-term plan, the Yulin Party may be able to do it. You have to know that the Tianjian Division has a transcendent status in Daqian, and there are many unfathomable masters among them. The number one figure of the Yulin Party was originally fighting for the power to control the Tianjian Division. Therefore, their resources, talents, and financial resources should be able to create this situation under the long-term plan. But if the time is very short, it may not work. After all, not all people in Nanjiang are drunkards. How many people in this world work for the court? They can bypass the eyes and ears of the court. This is not easy and cannot be achieved overnight..."

"I just feel like something is wrong here." Ren also added, "Han Chan, a man abandoned by Emperor Jing, has only shown signs of re-emergence in the past two years; Guan Feng, an orphan whose entire family was executed, not only has to change his name, but also has to guard against the court's investigation. Just these two people... you said they want to plan Qingliang Prefecture, then I think they can do it; but to lay out the entire border area, I always feel that they don't have the strength to do so. Even with the support of the Yulin Party... I'm afraid it's difficult. What's more, I haven't taken over the power yet, and it's only been a short time since the incident of the Heavenly Dao punishing Qingliang Prefecture? You said that there are experts in the Tianjian Division who have calculated it, I believe... but this doesn't match the time for long-term planning."

Fenglin heard this and replied, "It was originally a long-term plan. Who would have thought that they would encounter the punishment from Qingliang Prefecture by chance and thought that the opportunity had come suddenly, so they took action in advance."

Ren nodded slightly: "That's possible. However, I still think..."

"Do you think there are things that we haven't seen clearly, and people that we haven't seen?" Fenglin added.

"Yes, I feel that way." Ren Ye looked at the two of them with his hands behind his back: "I always feel that it's not that simple."

"It's good to think about it more." Fenglin agreed.

"Well, after we go to the capital of Southern Xinjiang, I believe the people there are also very curious about this matter. Let's talk about it then." Ren also smiled: "Maybe they know a little more than us."

"Your Highness Prince Huai!"

When the three of them were chatting here, they suddenly heard someone shout.

Ren also looked back and saw a servant from the mansion running over with a letter in his hand: "This is a letter from Qingliang Mansion. You must open it in person."

"Thanks for your hard work."

"What are you talking about? I'll go down first." The servant replied respectfully and turned away.

Ren Ye stood under the lamp in the corridor, slowly opened the envelope, and looked down at it.

"Little brother, Old Huang has received your letter informing you that you are safe.

Erlang and I have returned to Qingliang Mansion, and with the help of Lao Deng, the man who keeps watch over the New Year, we have successfully prepared an antidote to cure the plague.

There are still plenty of Wuxiang Fruit, Baimang Blood, and Chongling Moss, so Brother Liu will keep them for you first. And that old lamp helped to pay a lot of Xingyuan for the purchase of basic medicinal materials, you can return it in person when you come back.

In four or five days, when the situation in Qingliang Prefecture stabilizes, Erlang and I will go to Lingnan Prefecture to find you.

Brother Liu left a message, wishing the empire would no longer be poor, Amen. "

Below a short letter is a picture that even ghosts and gods cannot understand.

The picture shows a large wall drawn crookedly, with bullet holes all over it.

Li Yan and Feng Lin understood the words, but this picture made them want to explode their CPUs, and they still couldn't figure out what was going on.

Fenglin couldn't help but ask, "What does this picture mean?"

"Qingliang Mansion's unique anti-counterfeiting code." Ren Ye turned his head and looked at him: "Only I can understand it, there is no possibility of forgery."

"???!"

Fenglin was confused.

"What's new?" Li Yan saw through it at a glance and asked tentatively.

Ren Ye looked at his inquiring expression, so how could he tell him that his wife...had married a new Qiang?

This is so hurtful, forget it, forget it.

Ren Ye smiled slightly: "You will know later. Now that the plague issue has been resolved, we can go to the capital of Southern Xinjiang with peace of mind."

After saying that, the three of them ran towards the side room together.

On the way, Fenglin looked at Li Yan's pale face and said, "...You look too haggard, do you want to take a rest?"

"It's nothing serious, it's just that I consumed some of my divine power too much." Li Yan waved his hand and said, "It's just right that I can take advantage of the two days of rest to make some soup to nourish my body."

"You can also call Lan Yue out and recuperate together." Ren Ye suggested.

"She is so vulgar and unbearable." Li Yan showed no interest at all.

"Is Wei Xing still using secret methods to fight back?" Ren Ye asked.

"It's useless. When I have time, I will find a way to make him confess." Li Yan replied confidently.

……

Two days passed and there was no reply from Qianli Green Camp. Instead, an imperial envoy sent by the King of Southern Xinjiang arrived.

Early in the morning, Ren Ye and others came out of the inner hall and arrived at the government compound.

Under the scorching sun, Bau walked in with a very short guy wrapped in a black robe...

Holy shit, he's the imperial envoy? Why does he look so familiar?!