Immortality in the Great Qian Dynasty

Fakong smiled, his eyes suddenly became dark.

Leng Feiqiong and Zhu Lanxin immediately stared eagerly into his deep eyes.

After a while, Fakong's eyes returned to normal, thoughtfully.

Leng Feiqiong hurriedly asked: "Master?"

Fakong said: "The rumors were spread by Prince Duan."

Leng Feiqiong and Zhu Lanxin snorted, looking as expected. Apparently they had also made such a guess.

Fakong was silent.

He was thinking about King Duan's intention, whether he really wanted to dominate the world of martial arts, or whether he had some ulterior motive.

It may seem like there is an ulterior motive, but the ulterior motive may often be to blow the whistle in advance so that people can be mentally prepared, rally people's hearts, and form a general trend.

But it is indeed not a good idea to unify the martial arts world. Once unified, the martial arts world will definitely become a stagnant water.

Without vitality, the threat to Jiangshan Sheji will become smaller, but the overall strength will weaken.

Don’t forget about Dayong and Dayun.

In addition to the usual secret fights, there are martial arts disputes outside the army.

The army cannot be moved lightly. Once it is moved, no one is sure of victory. Strong strength does not necessarily mean victory.

A great war often determines the power of a country, and there are many examples in history of the weak defeating the strong. How could you know that this would not happen to you?

Apart from the military, martial arts disputes are an important battlefield between the two countries, demonstrating national strength and conquering the hearts of the people.

If Dayun Wulin is strong enough, the entire Daqian people will feel that Dayun is far stronger than themselves, which will have a huge impact on the people's morale and military morale.

Once a war breaks out, the morale of the army will be affected, and many unsteady people will even begin to secretly communicate with Da Yun.

But I am not Emperor Chu Xiong, and I don’t know much about the entire Daqian situation, so I can’t arbitrarily say that this shouldn’t be the case.

Sometimes, the only option is to choose the lesser of two evils.

Maybe Chu Xiong has ulterior motives. After unifying the martial arts world, he has other means to make Daqian Wulin stronger.

"Master, has the Southern Supervision Department succeeded?" Zhu Lanxin asked hurriedly.

Fakong nodded slowly.

Zhu Lanxin said in surprise: "He actually unified the martial arts world?"

Fakong smiled: "Prince Duan is more capable and more powerful than you think. He draws people together and promises benefits. He quickly divides the entire martial arts world, divides and conquers them, and defeats them one by one."

"Are they fools?" Zhu Lanxin asked in surprise.

Fakong said: "His status as a prince is still very important."

As a prince, his promise will be believed by all the martial arts sects. If it is an ordinary courtier, it will not be so effective.

This is also the fundamental reason why Chu Xiong uses him.

Leng Feiqiong said softly: "Master, after King Duan unified the martial arts world, he will no longer be the King Duan before."

He had previously posed no threat to King Ying and King Yi.

But after unifying the martial arts, his achievements were amazing enough. With his prestige in the martial arts, he could pose a threat to the status of King Ying and King Yi.

Could it be that the three kings stand together?

Fakong shook his head.

Leng Feiqiong said: "He is not qualified to seize the direct title?"

Zhu Lanxin said hurriedly: "If all the martial arts sects support him, there should still be hope for him."

The martial arts sects and the imperial court seemed to be two different worlds. The imperial court deliberately isolated itself from the martial arts world. The only entrance for martial arts sect disciples to enter the imperial court was the Green Clothes Division, and the newly established Southern Supervisory Division had not yet taken shape. …

Ordinary martial arts disciples cannot enter the Green Clothes Division, and the Green Clothes Division has a detached status. In fact, the relationship with each department is also alienated. Even if the Green Clothes Division is promoted to an official position and leaves the Green Clothes Division, they are often squeezed out and unable to occupy it. The mainstream of the court.

However, the ministers in the court are still inextricably linked to the various martial arts sects. After all, in today's world, there are many inconveniences without martial arts, and everyone pays attention to both civil and military skills.

When ministers hire guards, they still have to hire martial arts masters.

These guards unknowingly integrated into the ministers' homes and thus exerted influence on the courtiers.

Through the influence of the Wulin Sect, those ministers will also have other ideas. Although King Duan does not seem to have an advantage.

But this is the opportunity for those people.

The less advantageous Prince Duan seems to be, the greater their ability to follow the dragon will be once they truly become emperor.

Moreover, it is really difficult to tell clearly in the battle for the throne in the past dynasties. Some of them were smooth sailing. Which one had the most advantage and maintained it until the end.

Some rose up suddenly, and the one with the least advantage became the emperor.

The battle for inheritance is unpredictable and unpredictable.

Wise people tend to hide as far away as possible. Unfortunately, they cannot be alone and can only follow the trend and join a certain party.

Once he fails, he will be demoted at the least, or dismissed from office at the worst, and his official career will be completely cut off. The risk is extremely high.

But the rewards are also extremely high.

The merit of following the dragon is enough to be promoted, and Jane is in the heart of the emperor. As long as she does not make big mistakes, she will have a worry-free life, at least two generations of wealth.

Many ministers felt that they had no hope of taking a step forward, and since they were alone, they wanted to take a gamble.

These people will support King Duan.

If the emperor chose Prince Duan at the last moment, Prince Duan would be able to suppress him and secure his throne.

Fakong said: "After unifying the martial arts world, King Duan will still be removed."

"...No way?" Zhu Lanxin's eyes widened.

Leng Feiqiong nodded slowly: "It seems that the emperor has no intention of letting him continue on the throne, so he simply takes it away."

Fa Kong nodded.

King Duan has a fatal flaw in his character and is indeed not suitable to be an emperor.

Chu Xiong is very clear about this, and will never ignore it because of the father-son relationship, nor will he ignore his great achievements.

"This is also..." Zhu Lanxin still can't accept it.

Prince Duan had been deposed once before, and then re-employed, and then deposed again. He was re-employed when he was useful, and thrown aside when he was useless.

This is too cruel to cross the river and then destroy the bridge.

It is really too disheartening to use such means to deal with his own son. Can Prince Duan bear it?

If it were me, I would definitely be depressed and crazy.

Fakong smiled: "The emperor will be more considerate of other people, but he has no scruples about his own son. He can use him if he wants to, and forget about it if he doesn't want to use him."

"Isn't it too much?" Zhu Lanxin said: "Isn't this disheartening?"

"It doesn't matter." Fakong shook his head: "No matter how disheartening it is, once he is used, Prince Duan will still come to him eagerly."

Sighing, Fakong smiled: "He caught Prince Duan's weakness."

Leng Feiqiong said: "Anyway, it is indeed too cruel."

The emperor is like this to his son, let alone to others. He is a qualified emperor, but not a good father. ...

Fakong smiled.

Leng Feiqiong frowned and said: "Master, are we going to do nothing and stand aside to watch the fun?"

"What are we going to do?" Fakong said: "Destroy the unification of the martial arts world?"

"After the unification, the status of the three major sects will be embarrassing." Leng Feiqiong said slowly: "By then..."

She shook her head gently.

By then, the transcendent status of the three major sects will be gone.

Does the transcendent status of the three major sects come from the land given by the great ancestor, or from their own super strength?

The former is in name only, the latter is in reality.

If all the martial arts sects are unified, the martial arts after unification will certainly be stronger than the three major sects. Why do the three major sects still have a transcendent status?

Then there will only be a false name, which cannot support the transcendent status of the three major sects for a long time, and will inevitably be unified.

At that time, unification will be the general trend and irresistible.

Fakong said: "Let's talk about it when the time comes."

Leng Feiqiong looked at him puzzled.

She believed that Fakong did not want to see the unification of the martial arts world. After all, he was a disciple of the Great Snow Mountain and would not forget his position.

Fakong smiled: "It's not that easy to unify the martial arts world."

Leng Feiqiong was immediately refreshed.

Zhu Lanxin said: "Then it didn't succeed in the end?"

Fakong clearly said that he succeeded before, but why did he say it was not that easy?

Fakong said: "It looks like it succeeded, but it's hard to say whether it can be maintained in the end."

What he saw was that the martial arts world was indeed unified, but when it was about to take shape, it quickly fell apart, and everything returned to its original position, as if nothing had happened.

The general trend of the world is that after a long period of division, it will unite, and after a long period of unity, it will separate, but this is not so true for the martial arts sects.

Leng Feiqiong stared at Fakong.

She had heard the implication of Fakong's words.

The future is unpredictable, there are many variables, especially when it comes to Fakong's future, there are endless changes.

She already knew this.

Thinking of this, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Then let's wait and see, Master, we won't move, but the Southern Supervisory Department has always been wary of our Northern Supervisory Department."

"Is it because of what happened at the beginning?"

"Yes."

"He has no time to take care of the Northern Supervisory Department now." Fakong said.

"That's good." Leng Feiqiong glanced at Zhu Lanxin: "Let Lanxin continue to keep an eye on them."

Fakong nodded.

The Northern Supervisory Department's failure to move does not mean that it will do nothing. After all, it is still a supervisory department and needs to take action.

As the chief minister, he can do nothing, but his subordinates cannot and will not sit idle. They must always find something to do.

——

Fakong stood in front of the Sutra Library of Lingkong Temple, looking at the palace from afar.

Chu Xiong was meeting Prince Duan Chu Hai in the Humble Administrator's Hall.

"Father," Chu Hai said solemnly, "After the rumor spread, the reaction of the various sects was not that big."

Chu Xiong sat behind the dragon eucalyptus, leaning his back against the backrest of the dragon chair, and said indifferently, "Why do you think it is so?"

"They should have speculated so before." Chu Hai said, "If they spread this word again now, they still think it is a rumor."

"What do they think?" Chu Xiong said indifferently.

Chu Hai shook his head, "They must be reluctant, especially the senior leaders of these sects, how can they be willing to give up power?"

Power is the most irresistible thing. I know the taste of it. Once you get it, you can never get rid of it.

If you lose power, you will be like a walking corpse, and life will be boring.

Chu Xiong said, "How do you think we can make them willingly hand over the list?"

Chu Hai said solemnly, "We can only find a way to get rid of them."

Chu Xiong shook his head.

Chu Hai said, "As long as they are alive, they will never hand over their power."

"Let them enter the Southern Supervisory Department." Chu Xiong said.

"Father, they will go to the Southern Supervisory Department to retire?"

"We have to give them power."

"But..." Chu Hai's face changed slightly.

Once they enter the Southern Supervisory Department and still hold power, what should I do as the Chief Secretary? Will I be sidelined?

He is extremely sensitive to power now and cannot tolerate any decentralization.

Chu Xiong said calmly, "No matter how strong they are, they are only the influence of one sect. If you can't suppress them, you don't have to be the Chief Secretary."

"Yes!" Chu Hai said solemnly, "I can definitely control them!"