The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 1264 Marriage
The gatekeeper took Wang Han's money and immediately grinned. He said to Fan Xian, "Since you are a friend of Shopkeeper Wang, there is no need to check your carriage. Go into the city!"

Fan Xian frowned slightly, feeling disgusted by this blatant act of corruption.

Wang Han smiled and pulled Fan Xian towards the city gate.

Fan Qing came over and said to Fan Xian: "Master, the carriage has been released."

Fan Xian sighed, clasped his fists towards Wang Han and said, "Thank you, Brother Wang. I'll return the banknote to you."

"Haha." Wang Han said generously: "It's just a small amount of money. I think this is your first time in Kyoto. It's said that it's easier to see the King of Hell than to deal with the little ghosts. It will be much easier if you give them some money when you meet them in the future."

Fan Xian snorted coldly: "Even if you pass through the city gate, you have to take advantage of it. Are all officials in Kyoto like this?"

Wang Han was stunned. He probably didn't expect Fan Xian to be so cynical.

Seeing that the gatekeeper was looking at him again, Fan Qing reminded him, "Master, if there is anything, let's talk about it when we get back to the mansion."

Fan Xian turned to Wang Han and said, "Brother Wang, my name is Fan Xian, and my father is Marquis Si Nan. I will return the money to you in a few days."

"It turned out to be the young marquis." Wang Han was surprised and said, "I was blind and did not recognize the great man. Please forgive me, young marquis."

"What's the point of forgiving or not forgiving? I, Fan Xian, am not a young marquis." Fan Xian enthusiastically pulled Wang Han and said, "I heard the gatekeeper call you Shopkeeper Wang. What do you do in Kyoto, Brother Wang?"

Wang Han said politely, "I am a humble man, but I run a cloth shop in the Niulan Street area. If Mr. Fan needs anything, I will send some cloth to the Fan Mansion."

Fan Xian shook his head and said, "I haven't even paid you back yet, how can I ask for more cloth? Niulan Street, right? I'll remember that. I'll go and pay you back in a few days."

Perhaps because they got along well, Fan Xian and Wang Han hit it off right away and became very close.

The two chatted for a while and then reluctantly parted after entering the city. Fan Xian and Fan Qing returned to the Fan Mansion, while Wang Han returned to his cloth shop.

The "Wang's Cloth Shop" run by Wang Han was very famous in Kyoto, and its high-quality cloth was supplied to many dignitaries in Kyoto.

In the Niulan Street area, "Wang's Cloth Shop" was the largest store. After Wang Han came back, many shop assistants greeted him, and even some customers would take the initiative to greet him when they saw him.

Wang Han left the big dog to the care of the waiter and went to the accounting office alone to settle the accounts.

He would check the accounts once a month and never allow anyone to disturb him. All the guys in the cloth shop knew his habit.

Wang Han calculated the account until midnight. All the employees had gone off work and he was the only one left in the cloth shop.

At this time, a dark shadow sneaked into the cloth shop and came to the accounting office.

"You're here!" Wang Han closed the account book, put down the brush, and then lit another candle to make the room brighter.

In the darkness, Fan Qing walked out, half-knelt in front of Wang Han, and performed a prairie salute.

"Thirteen Wings Bai Yan, pays respect to the Lord."

Wang Han raised his right hand, pinched the candle flame, and flicked his fingers, splitting the candle flame into four parts. He lit the candles in the four corners, and the room became brighter.

"Has Fan Xian returned home?"

Bai Yan said respectfully: "Fan Xian has returned to the Fan Mansion and had a conflict with Fan Jian's concubine, Aunt Liu."

Wang Han smiled and said, "You don't need to report to me about the affairs of the harem."

Bai Yan lowered her head and said, "Yes."

"Thank you for continuing to lurk around Fan Xian. It would be best if you could get close to Fan Jian." Wang Han said.

"Don't worry, my lord. I sent Fan Xian back to Kyoto and have gained Fan Jian's trust. He has no doubts about my identity."

As Bai Yan spoke, he peeled off a layer of skin from his face. It turned out that he had been wearing a human skin mask.

Under the mask was a very scary face, with no lips, eyelids, nose or ears, just like a skeleton. If someone saw it, they would definitely think they had seen a ghost.

"Bai Yan, your mission is to lurk in the Fan Mansion, gain Fan Jian's trust, and instigate him to take action against Emperor Qing." Wang Han walked to Bai Yan, helped him up, and said:
"Once the mission is accomplished, you can live in the sunshine."

Bai Yan lowered his head and said: "Bai Yan's ghostly appearance will only scare people if he lives in the sun. It is better to serve the master with a useful body."

Wang Han said: "I don't think you are ugly. Do you remember the first time we met?"

Bai Yan said excitedly: "Bai Yan will never forget that day. If it weren't for the master, Bai Yan would have been tortured to death by Qi Gou and would not have learned any skills."

Wang Han smiled and said: "Don't worry! It won't be long before our wish comes true."

Bai Yan was a little excited, but still advised: "My Lord, you shouldn't have risked coming to Kyoto. Yuanmeng is newly built and needs you everywhere."

Wang Han shook his head and said, "I have to go to Kyoto this time. Don't worry! No one can threaten me now.

The other members of the Thirteenth Wing each have their own tasks, and you can reunite after this period of busy work."

Bai Yan grinned, showing all his teeth, and said in a rather creepy way: "I miss Sister Bai Lu's brewed mare's milk."

Wang Han laughed and said, "If I had known you liked this, I would have brought it to you." As he spoke, Wang Han opened the secret cabinet in the accounting office and took out a sheepskin water bag.

Bai Yan excitedly took the water bag, opened it and smelled it, and was immediately intoxicated.

"I prefer the kumis from the grassland. Fan Qing has been trained as a death warrior since he was a child and never drinks alcohol. I am really frustrated."

"Be careful when drinking, don't get discovered." Wang Han said.

Bai Yan reluctantly put the stopper back on the water bag and returned it to Wang Han.

"Master, keep it first, and drink it to celebrate after Baiyan completes the task."

Wang Han took the water bag, shook his head and said, "It's up to you."

Bai Yan put on the human skin mask again, turned back into Fan Qing, and then took out a map.

"My Lord, this is a map of the Qing Imperial Palace. I have inquired about it and the thing you want should be in the Queen Mother's bedroom." Fan Qing said, "But there is an old eunuch in the harem named Hong Siyang, whose power is unfathomable. I tried to sneak into the Queen Mother's bedroom several times, but he found me every time."

Wang Han took the map and said, "No, I will go into the palace with Feng Ying, so don't expose yourself."

"Brother Fengying has also come to Kyoto." Fan Qing said in surprise.

Wang Han shook his head and said, "Feng Ying is on a mission to Qing Kingdom as the ambassador of Yuan Meng. The envoys are slow and will arrive in a few days."

"My lord, please let me and Brother Fengying sneak into the palace! You are worth a million dollars, there is no need to put yourself in danger." Fan Qing advised.

"I have said many times that the Thirteen Wings are not in a superior-subordinate relationship. I am Canglang, the leader of the Thirteen Wings. We are all brothers and sisters, no one is better than the other."

Fan Qing was excited, and after Wang Han encouraged him a few more words, Fan Qing quietly returned to the Fan Mansion.

After the people left, Wang Han's face moved and slowly turned into that of another person.

If Fan Xian were here, he would immediately discover that Wang Han was not only a dozen years younger, but also looked nine points like his father Fan Jian.

Wang Han is naturally Wang Gang.

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The Imperial Palace of Qing.

This night was destined to be a sleepless night for Emperor Qing.

Emperor Qing has not had a good sleep since the news of the founding of the grassland nation came three days ago.

Especially after the Yuan Mongolian Kingdom sent a letter and even dispatched a special envoy to request to meet the Emperor of Qing, Emperor Qing became unable to sleep or eat.

No one understood better than him how terrifying a unified grassland force was.

Twenty years ago, Emperor Qing personally led his troops to fight against the 100,000-strong army of the Left Tent Royal Court in the west. Although Qing won that battle, it also suffered heavy losses, and it took twenty years to recover.

The Zuozhang Royal Court was only one of the three major forces on the grassland, but it had already consumed all of Qing's national strength.

Now that the grassland is unified, it is like a sleeping beast awakening. Who would not be afraid?

"Has Chen Pingping not returned to Beijing yet?" Emperor Qing asked the eunuch Hou Gonggong who was beside him.

"Your Majesty, Dean Chen has sent a message back saying that he will be able to return to Kyoto the day after tomorrow." Eunuch Hou said fearfully.

Emperor Qing was dissatisfied and said: "He is a cripple, why is he scaring people away all day long!"

Eunuch Hou lowered his head, pretended to be deaf and dumb, and dared not answer.

Emperor Qing looked at the huge map in front of him. Above Qing was Qi, to the east was Dongyi City, and the west was divided into three territories, namely Xihu, Zuozhang Royal Court and Youzhang Royal Court.

The sphere of influence of the Western Hu is most adjacent to the State of Qi, while the sphere of influence of the Left Tent is most adjacent to the State of Qing. The Right Tent is divided by the royal court of the Left Tent and poses the least threat to the State of Qing.

Emperor Qing looked at the territory of Northern Qi for a long time before he said, "Come here, summon the Minister of Rites Guo Youzhi to the palace."

Eunuch Hou looked at the sky and asked carefully, "Your Majesty, the palace gates are already closed. How about we wait until tomorrow morning to summon Minister Guo to the palace?"

Emperor Qing said angrily: "I haven't slept yet, why is Guo Youzhi sleeping?"

Eunuch Hou shuddered and hurried to summon the Minister of Rites.

Not long after, Guo Youzhi hurried into the palace, wondering what urgent matter Emperor Qing had that required him to come so late at night.

"I intend to form an alliance with Northern Qi, let the eldest prince marry the eldest princess of Northern Qi, and the two countries will form an alliance to jointly resist the Yuan Mongols." Emperor Qing said.

Upon hearing this, Guo Youzhi rolled his eyes and said, "I think that since we want to form an alliance, it would be better to let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince marry the Princess of Northern Qi to show the sincerity of Qing."

Emperor Qing took a deep look at Guo Youzhi and knew in his heart that Guo Youzhi was a member of the prince's party.