Daily life of slaying demons in the government

Chapter 529 Do you really treat yourself like a dish?

As soon as Juan saw Yang Qian, he trotted over and knelt down.

"Sir! It's a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding! Your Majesty had no choice!"

"Misunderstanding? Deputy Minister Hu, tell me, how could I have misunderstood? Could it be that this urgent order jointly issued by the Imperial City Government Affairs Office and Tianmen Temple is fake? It clearly states that all the monks in Shuangqing Mansion must be sold out.

What's the term? Sending officers to take charge, is that what it means?"

Yang Qian was actually a little annoyed. He was not annoyed about the matter itself, because he had rejected the Immortal Alliance's instigation before, and he also knew that the Immortal Alliance was going to take action against the Five Thunder Palace. It was reasonable for them to put pressure on him now.

But what made Yang Qian angry was the attitude of the Hongwu Dynasty. Just now, they were trying to win him over by conferring him a title and granting him the status of a princess, as if they thought highly of Yang Qian. Now, without any prior discussion, they directly sold Shuangqing Mansion. Where did this put Yang Qian?
Juan also felt the anger in Yang Qian, which was why he couldn't kneel down and kowtow when they met. Firstly, he really had to show off. Secondly, the terrifying pressure from Yang Qian made him unable to stand up straight, as if his entire spine would be crushed in the next second.

"My Lord, Your Majesty is helpless about this. The war in the east is in full swing, and the civil strife in Yi Dynasty has shown signs of temporarily calming down. General Xue Tianbao is now leading the 15th Guards and the 7th Guards reinforcements from various places, as well as more than 100,000 civilians deep into the mountains. If this situation changes, these more than 200,000 people may have to bury their bones in a foreign land.

The Immortal Alliance promised that if the National Dynasty was willing to transfer part of the jurisdiction of Shuangqing Prefecture to the Immortal Alliance, just like other prefectures in the National Dynasty, they could help restrain the independent cultivators in the Yi Dynasty from participating in this national war.

The implication is that if His Majesty does not agree to this, a large number of "loose cultivators" will join the national war with Yoshitomo. This is definitely not something Xue Tianbao's soldiers can bear.

The Immortal Alliance also promised that when the officials are sent to take charge of Shuangqing Prefecture, they will give priority to the independent cultivators in Shuangqing Prefecture and will also inform the provincial government.

Therefore, in view of the current situation, Your Majesty had no choice but to agree to the conditions of the Immortal Alliance.

Sir, I have a letter from His Majesty that just arrived. Please read it!"

Yang Qian did not take the letter from Juan's hand. Instead, he continued to ask, "The Imperial City has always had a token to communicate with you. This time, it came with a formal emergency order?"

"Sir, calm down! This is because the Immortal Alliance destroyed all the talismans in the imperial city by some unknown means, so the message can only be delivered by flying feathers, which took a lot of time and effort to arrive today." Juan was really panicking. If Yang Qian was too lazy to even read the emperor's letter, it meant that the situation was completely strained. This was definitely a huge loss for the country.

Yang Qian was a little surprised when he heard this.

All the imperial city's talismans were destroyed? All communications were cut off?
It is not impossible to do it through magic, but it requires a cultivator who is at least in the out-of-body realm to do it.

If this is true, then the Immortal Alliance is really a threat to the Hongwu Dynasty. Was Emperor Zhou Tai scared to the point of peeing his pants?
If the front line suffered a major defeat, what would happen to the more than 200,000 people who were pressed forward? That would be a major event that would cause great damage to the Hongwu Dynasty.

Yang Qian understood the emperor's choice, but that didn't mean he would sacrifice himself to fulfill the emperor he met in the imperial city.

The reason is very simple: Why?
Yang Qian waved his hand, motioning Hu An to stand up and speak, and then continued: "Deputy Hu, you followed me all the way from Jizhou Prefecture to Shuangqing Prefecture, and followed me through life and death to make Shuangqing Prefecture what it is now. You know best how much effort it took. And you should also be very familiar with my personality and temper.

Do you think I, Yang Qian, would be someone who would suffer a great loss without thinking? " "Sir! You are not someone who would suffer a loss, and His Majesty has never thought of letting you suffer a loss. Everything has its reasons. Look at the letter, it's all in the letter!"

"I won't read the letter. It's nothing more than a title, or a promise of some benefits. Or it's asking me to pretend to obey the Immortal Alliance in Shuangqing Prefecture and cooperate with the Imperial City, right?
Tsk, these methods are not new."

Juan didn't know how to answer for a moment. Because what Yang Qian said was exactly what the emperor wrote in the letter in his hand. Although there were some differences in the details, Yang Qian was right in general.

What does this mean?
Juan understood that this meant that Yang Qian had already seen through the part about the Hongwu Dynasty and had no intention of discussing it with the Hongwu Dynasty.

The implication is that Yang Qian had conquered Shuangqing Prefecture with his own hard work, and the Hongwu Dynasty was not satisfied with the huge advantage it had gained without any effort, and did not appreciate his kindness. When threatened by the Immortal Alliance, they immediately sold Shuangqing Prefecture. Does the Hongwu Dynasty have the qualifications to dispose of Shuangqing Prefecture?
It seems to be true in legal terms.

But in reality, Shuangqing Mansion only heard one voice, that is Yang Qian's voice. What the imperial city said did not make any waves in Shuangqing Mansion.

Now Yang Qian didn't even bother to take a look at the emperor's handwritten letter. This attitude made Juan feel cold all over.

This is not good! Your Majesty guessed Yang Qian's reaction wrongly. Yang Qian seemed to have great dissatisfaction with Guo Chao in this matter, and even cooperating with Guo Chao in perfunctory manner did not seem to be within his consideration!

This is difficult to handle.

Juan was not a fool, but a tactful and intelligent person. He did not foolishly jump out to accuse Yang Qian of disobeying the emperor's order, nor did he say that Yang Qian's refusal to accept the emperor's handwritten letter was a treasonous act. Instead, he collected the letter without leaving any trace.

Then he stood up and bowed, saying, "Sir, you are the pillar of Shuangqing Prefecture. The Imperial Court was forced to compromise and owed you a lot. But the Immortal Alliance is too powerful and the Imperial Court cannot contend with it.

Now I wonder how Sir is going to deal with it?"

He couldn't kneel down and cry for Yang Qian, could he? It didn't matter if Hu An didn't care about his face, but he had to save the emperor's face, right?

Now that there is no way to reach an understanding with Yang Qian, and no way to get Yang Qian to cooperate with the Imperial City, then we need to figure out what Yang Qian is going to do.

With the Immortal Alliance in power, Juan didn’t think Yang Qian had any room to maneuver.

No matter how powerful Yang Qian is, he is just one person. He is weak and alone. Can he compare with a behemoth like the Immortal Alliance?
But Juan was familiar with Yang Qian all along, and he knew that Yang Qian was not a person who could be judged by common sense. What if Yang Qian really had a way to deal with such a behemoth as the Immortal Alliance?

However, Yang Qian still shook his head and said, "Deputy Servant Hu, please go back. I will consider this matter myself. As for the Imperial City, Deputy Servant Hu will take care of it and respond to it for me."

Yang Qian picked up his teacup and stopped looking at Juan. Cui Mingsheng stood up and smiled as he made a gesture of invitation to Juan.

(End of this chapter)