Star Trace Gate

On the seventh day after arriving in Beijing, Ren also went to the palace with the Dragon Head to meet the emperor and attend the court meeting.

The complete victory of this Northern Expedition was naturally a cause for universal celebration, and it was also a manifestation of Emperor Wanwu's great talent and strategy. Therefore, at the court meeting, the mouths of all the officials were as sweet as honey. They knelt on the ground one by one, and their mouths were full of praise.

The third prince originally wanted to sing a different tune to show his uniqueness, but considering that he had made a mistake before and used 3.2 million to suppress his father, the emperor, he could only go with the flow and sing praises.

At the court meeting, Ren was also canonized as the Prince of the Southern Frontier and enjoyed the same treatment as the other princes. At the same time, Emperor Wanwu also issued many decrees, confirming the "iron alliance" relationship between the Lich Kingdom and Qingliang Prefecture.

After these decrees were issued one by one, the ministers in the court all understood that for a long time in the future, the two places would advance and retreat together, prosper together, and jointly fight against all opponents and problems in China.

Many high officials regretted not participating in the Northern Expedition and not purchasing a house in Qingliang Prefecture, which led to a huge loss. In a few years, or even in the near future, changes in this border area are foreseeable. There will be a lot of traffic, prosperous trade, and rapid development.

I didn’t buy a house!

What a huge loss!

After Emperor Wanwu read out the Iron Alliance's decree, he promoted Long Shou to be the governor of the three Lingnan prefectures and the general, a position of the second rank in the dynasty. He also gave her the establishment of 80,000 Green Forest Army and the power to appoint and dismiss many officials.

At this moment, Qianli Green Camp walked from the rivers and lakes to the temple.

Of course, from a political perspective, this has both advantages and disadvantages.

For the Qianli Green Camp, they no longer need to do bloody business in the future. Not only can they receive food and salaries from the court to expand their army and power, they can also take off their black uniforms and put on official robes that are respected by everyone. Their lives will definitely be more comfortable than before.

And this is also Brother Song’s lifelong pursuit!

For Emperor Wanwu and the Southern Xinjiang court, recruiting a bandit army that only obeys the Dragon Chief is definitely risky, and there is even the possibility of rebellion. But now is not the time when the Lich Kingdom has just been established. The court has the ability and confidence to control this bandit army.

Secondly, although the court gave the Green Forest Army many preferential treatments, it also solved the problem of banditry on the border with one move. The little treatment given was nothing at all when considering the regional stability and economic prosperity.

The Dragon Head wants to gain entry, and Emperor Wanwu is willing to give her this step, so this is a tacit win-win result for both parties.

After the court meeting ended, Ren also took a day off to accompany the Third Prince to attend the banquet hosted by Big Fat Dragon. The elders of the royal family of Southern Xinjiang, senior officials of the court, and military generals at all levels also attended the banquet.

The two sides toasted each other and chatted for a meal, and the three words "Little King Huai" completely established his foothold in southern Xinjiang.

……

On the eighth day, everything was settled and Ren left Beijing.

The fat dragon didn't come to see them off, but the Third Prince reluctantly sent everyone out of the city, and hugged Ren Ye, his eyes reddened: "Brother... I have taken everything, can you give me less interest?! I went to the palace yesterday and gave House No. 01 to my father. But he is still not satisfied, and even asked the Golden Unicorn Guard to secretly investigate my corruption... You said that I am a dignified prince, what's wrong with greed for money?"

"Since it's business, we must abide by the rules. You can pay it back later, but the interest cannot be reduced." Ren Ye replied meticulously.

"Brother Prince Huai, when will you die?" the third prince asked politely.

"I will definitely walk behind you."

"Good brother, let's go together!"

"In the future, when the generals from Qingliang Prefecture come to Beijing to study, I will definitely set up an advanced research class here."

"You bastard, you are born to be vulgar!"

"...!"

After the two of them said their goodbyes politely, all the male shareholders of Qingliang Mansion bowed to the Third Prince and shouted, "Thank you, Big Brother!"

The Third Prince was stunned for a moment, then immediately waved his hand and said, "You're welcome, just don't come here again."

Everyone laughed and got on the carriage.

"Let's go. If I have nothing to do in the future, I will also ask you to travel to the secret realm together." The third prince waved his hand.

"it is good!"

Ren also lifted the curtain of the carriage and waved to him.

"Tap tap...!"

At this moment, several young eunuchs rode over on big horses, and one of them shouted, "Prince Huai, please stay. Princess Jun'an invites you to the palace for a chat!"

Ren Ye heard this and immediately urged Xu Bangzi, "Hurry up, drive the carriage, go!"

"drive!"

Xu Bangzi shouted loudly and urged his horse to leave.

The young eunuch watched Ren Ye and the others flee Kyoto, and wiped the sweat from his forehead helplessly: "How can I report this to my superiors?"

An hour later.

Princess Jun'an stood at the door of the palace and said through gritted teeth, "You are such a liar. You have been making excuses for so many days and now you just ran away without saying a word. Oh, we will meet again someday."

After saying this, she turned and walked into the palace.

When Ren Ye and others returned to Qingliang Mansion, the door of the sky prison slowly opened.

Han Chan, who had been detained for several days, was wearing prisoner clothes, shackles and handcuffs, and was escorted by more than 20 experts as he walked to Sunset Town.

Emperor Wanwu's sentence for him was just one sentence: "Go to the mass grave in Sunset Town, kowtow as many times as the number of people who died. If there is still life left, behead him and let everyone see him!"

The journey to Sunset Town is thousands of miles away, and Han Chan will have to walk with bloody footprints at every step. This result may be even more painful than death.

On the ancient road at sunset, Han Chan looked up at the sky and earth in the north, closed her eyes and murmured, "...Master, Master. I still can't figure out who you are!"

……

Another seven days passed.

After Ren Ye returned to Qingliang Prefecture, he discussed the future development direction with Huang Ge and others, and summarized various financial accounts, annotating them one by one, so that funds can be used for their intended purposes and multiple projects can be operated at the same time.

After all these things are done, the internal development framework of Qingliang Prefecture for the future period will be completely clear.

There were two things he was going to wait for. The first was the training of the Earth Dragon Army. He and Brother Huang had done some calculations and felt that it was a little too early to form the Earth Dragon Army now, and the economic strength did not allow it, so they were going to wait a little longer.

At present, he only lets Bau and Guo Feng secretly select the best soldiers in the army. The entry threshold is to be a first-class supernatural power person. Only those who meet the requirements can enter the shortlist. After the construction of the three wonders is almost completed, these people will all be drawn out to start training.

The second is the placement of the Nine-bend Green Cloud Bamboo, the Styx Vase, and the soul of the white python.

He originally wanted to leave these three sacred objects in Shangyu County for worship and slowly incubate the soul of the white python. However, after the Shousui Artificial Department gave him the blueprint of the wonder, he found that the construction of the wonder would take much longer than he thought.

Now only the Nine-bend Green Cloud Bamboo and the Styx Vase are left, which is equivalent to giving up a precious trump card before a new round of travel.

Therefore, he decided to keep these two items and the soul of the white python with him first, and use his luck to nourish them while traveling. This might help hatch the soul of the white python faster.

After everything was arranged, Ren left and returned to Suzaku City.

……

Suzaku City, Academy.

Zhao Baicheng looked at Ren Ye and asked softly, "Have you dealt with all the funeral affairs?"

"Master, isn't it a bit inappropriate to say something so auspicious so early in the morning?" Ren Ye smiled and said, "I am such an outstanding disciple of yours. If I really have to deal with my funeral, you will be very sad."

"Sad ass."

Zhao Baicheng snorted: "I will just worry less."

"Why is Master so heartless?"

"Get out of the way." Zhao Baicheng waved his hands in annoyance.

"hey-hey."

Ren also grinned and waved his hand in front of the table.

"Shua...!"

Countless jars of fine wine, a specialty of southern Xinjiang, appeared in front of Zhao Baicheng, more than a hundred jars in total.

Zhao Baicheng's eyes suddenly lit up: "You little bastard, you still have some conscience!"

Ren Ye thought to himself, "How can I be so heartless?! I got this when I was drinking with the Third Prince and Big Fat Dragon at their house. It took a lot of effort."

"brush!"

Zhao Baicheng took the wine jar and nodded with satisfaction: "Alright, it's impolite not to return the favor. I have prepared some earth-shrinking talismans and disguise talismans for you to use. Take them before you leave."

"Thank you, master."

While the two were talking, Lin Xiang appeared silently behind Ren Ye.

He turned around suddenly, clasped his fists and saluted: "Master!"

"Enough of the small talk." Lin Xiang, wearing a red robe, said bluntly, "You must enter the migration area as quickly as possible, otherwise you may miss this bus."

Ren was also stunned: "What car?!"

"The rules of the world in the migration area have changed drastically." Lin Xiang frowned and said, "A series of guide tasks have suddenly evolved and are now fully open. Even if you enter now, it will be much later and you may miss the best opportunity."

"What is the Guide series of quests?"

"No one has submitted a report yet, so I don't know." Lin Xiang shook his head: "But Fan Ming and the others have all entered the fourth-level star gate, so you have to hurry up."

"Okay." Ren nodded slightly: "But...!"

"But what?"

"I have several teammates who are still at the second level." Ren Ye said softly: "I originally thought that I would first complete the promotion mission with them, and then collectively match the third-level star gate."

Lin Xiang thought for a while and said, "After you enter the migration area, you can make arrangements according to the actual situation. But remember, you must focus on participating in the guide series of tasks. This is a very important evolution of the heaven in the migration area. Once you miss it... you will regret it."

"Disciple knows."

"Also, have you completed your team formation?" Lin Xiang looked at him: "In this round, without team members, we will be at a disadvantage."

Ren also smiled and said, "Master, I may be overstaffed now. I am thinking about who to bring and who not to bring."

"You have so many people?" Zhao Baicheng was stunned.

"Well, just one more." Ren Ye smiled and said, "Okay, then I will go back to Qingliang Mansion now to confirm the team members."

"it is good."

Lin Xiang nodded.

……

Not long after, Ren also returned to Qingliang Mansion and wrote down the names of nine people.

After thinking for a long time, he shouted, "Go and call the brothel's special cleaner, the nemesis of menstruation - Ms. Wang Lili to see me."