Immortality in the Great Qian Dynasty

Fakong smiled and shook his head.

What he saw was different from what Chu Xiang said, but he didn't want to say more, so as not to affect the future.

He often looked around, and of course he knew that there were always some people who wanted to cause trouble for the Vajra Temple, such as throwing some rotten eggs into the outer courtyard of the Vajra Temple, or scolding the pilgrims in the outer courtyard of the Vajra Temple.

These actions were always blocked by the people of the Infantry Yamen.

And after the people of the Infantry Yamen blocked them, they would give a little "warning" to let these people know how powerful they were.

The reputation of the Vajra Temple was good, but it was only a temple of the Great Snow Mountain Sect, and it was not as deterrent as the Great Leiyin Temple.

Fakong only showed the Rejuvenation Mantra and showed his amazing ability to save people, but did not show his power.

Most people fear power but not virtue.

Other temples had a deep resentment towards Fakong. Even if they could not hurt Fakong, they would find a way to disgust Fakong to vent their anger.

Even if they were caught by Fakong, they felt that Fakong, as a high monk, could not do anything to them, and at most they would just teach him a lesson.

The cost of offending him is extremely low, which has led to many people being ready to move, but they are all blocked by the Infantry Yamen, and cannot really fall on the outer courtyard of the Vajra Temple.

Fakong said: "Who will take over the position of the prince?"

"It has not been decided yet." Chu Xiang shook his head: "Father, you have to think about it carefully. This is more troublesome than deciding the chief of the Southern Supervisory Department."

"Then how will the emperor deal with the Southern Supervisory Department and the Green Internal Department? Will they be severely punished?"

"Alas!" Chu Xiang sighed: "The palms and backs of the hands are all flesh, how to punish? I can only make things muddy."

"Oh?"

"The Southern Supervisory Department was wrong first, and the Green Internal Department was wrong later, and enough people died in the Southern Supervisory Department, which is considered compensation."

"Isn't this enough?" Fakong shook his head.

With this treatment, the Southern Supervisory Department and the Green Internal Department will fight again, and the hatred will become deeper and deeper and cannot be resolved.

Once this happens, Shenjing will be shaken, which should not be the situation the emperor wants.

Competition must be kept within limits, so that the emperor can balance the two without worrying about a single dominant party.

Now this situation has been broken, and it has become a situation of no end.

The emperor must be extremely angry at the twelve people who died in the Southern Supervisory Department, which destroyed his good situation and wishful thinking.

Things in the world are not so satisfactory, even the emperor is no exception.

"The Green Internal Department and the Green External Department will be merged. From now on, there will be no more internal and external departments, only the Green Department."

"Merge..."

"The Green Department will be responsible for external affairs, and all internal affairs will be handed over to the Southern Supervisory Department."

"... Your Majesty is so courageous!" Fakong sighed.

In this way, wouldn't the Southern Supervisory Department be the only one in power?

Then why should we establish a new Southern Supervisory Department?

At the beginning, the Green Internal Department and the External Department were responsible for internal affairs and external affairs respectively. Although there was competition, it was not too fierce. Both competition and no one dominating the country allowed the emperor to check and balance.

The establishment of the Southern Supervisory Department was to liberate the Shenwu Mansion and to check and balance the Green Internal Department.

The former can be achieved by directly increasing the establishment and manpower of the Green Internal Department. If it is not for the latter, why do we have to set up a new Southern Supervisory Department?

Now it seems that a Southern Supervisory Department has been added, but in fact, the Southern Supervisory Department is the former Green Internal Department. It is just a change of words and a mess.

Fakong suddenly had an idea and thought about it.

Could it be that the emperor's original purpose was to strengthen the Green External Department?

It is too obvious to directly strengthen the Green External Department. The court officials will be wary of why the External Department was suddenly added?

But to start a war?

And now the emperor can paralyze everyone and merge the internal and external departments, which not only solves the problem of the solution, but also strengthens the Green External Department.

Doing so can be said to kill several birds with one stone.

He thought of this and shook his head and smiled bitterly.

The emperor is indeed the emperor. His means and strategic vision are far beyond the reach of ordinary people. He is not as good as him.

He looked at Chu Xiang thoughtfully.

Was the turmoil in Shenwu Mansion caused by the emperor?

In this way, they can take advantage of the situation to punish the Shenwu Mansion and send it into the army, thus becoming a sharp knife of the army.

Step by step, move silently.

The emperor completed his strategic intention unknowingly, but the world could not see clearly and was dazzled.

Fakong took a deep breath and felt that his eyes were opened.

But he held it back and did not intend to tell anyone, so as not to affect the future.

Chu Xiang shook his head: "Father has no choice. The Green Internal Secretary will never compromise with the Southern Supervisory Department. Every Green Wind Catcher is extremely unconvinced and furious. If the Chief Secretary dares to compromise, his subordinates will be disunited. The Southern Supervisory Department will not compromise either. My second brother is now in high spirits and arrogant. How can he let the Green Internal Secretary block the way?"

"Yes, it is indeed not easy for the emperor." Fakong agreed.

But he sighed in his heart.

Was this deliberately promoted by the emperor, or did the emperor calculate that things would develop in this way and go with the flow?

So, was the death in Wangjiang Tower secretly promoted by the emperor?

"Now this trick has been completely solved. There is no one to hinder the Southern Supervisory Department, and the Green Internal Affairs Department no longer worries about being replaced. They can get what they want and it will be quiet."

"Can it really be quiet?"

"I think it's okay."

"I hope so." Fakong nodded.

The seeds of hatred have been planted. How can it be eliminated so easily? You must know that all the Green Internal Affairs Department are outstanding people in the sect. They are arrogant and conceited, which means they will hold grudges. It is impossible to let it go.

There will be more trouble.

The hidden danger has been planted.

The emperor would not care about this. The general direction is correct, and some minor twists and turns are not a big deal.

The two chatted some more. Chu Xiang reminded Fakong not to forget to visit Shenwu Mansion to play with him. Shenwu Mansion is still very interesting.

Fakong agreed.

——

The next few days were calm.

There was no news from the court that Prince Xin Chu Xiang had resigned as the governor of the Nine Gates. Obviously, the emperor was still considering the successor.

This position requires both ability and loyalty, which can make the emperor completely at ease, so it is difficult to choose.

First of all, you can't be biased towards Prince Yi or Prince Ying. This alone has screened out most of the capable ministers.

The court officials are now divided into two factions. It's either this or that. It's either Prince Yi's faction or Prince Ying's faction.

Those who want to remain independent and not join any faction are often squeezed out of the court, like Xu Qingluo's father.

Only Prince Xin's unique identity can keep him detached and independent.

It's difficult for court officials to do this.

Moreover, it was extremely difficult to gain the absolute trust of the emperor. The emperor was suspicious by nature and hardly trusted anyone.

Even the prince, the emperor did not trust all of them.

After Prince Xin, who else could he trust?

Now it seems that the emperor does not trust anyone, so no one has been chosen.

In the early morning of that day, the bright sunshine shone everywhere, dispelling the chill of the night.

The faint mist in the sky slowly dissipated in the sunshine.

As soon as Fakong and his party walked out of the gate of the outer courtyard, the ground outside the gate was covered with white frost, and it was slippery to step on it.

However, there was still a group of embroiderers from Mingyue Embroidery Tower in white clothes lined up.

Fakong bowed to them and then went to Guanyun Tower for breakfast.

At this time, a group of soldiers surrounded Chu Xiang and came.

Lin Feiyang, Faning and others stopped and looked at Prince Xin curiously.

It was the first time they saw Chu Xiang so fully armed.

He was wearing a bright armor, his whole body was shining with silver light, and his helmet was shining with golden light. Around him were twelve armored soldiers like stars surrounding the moon.

Chu Xiang came close to Fakong and smiled bitterly: "Master, I am a capable person who can do more work. I also serve as the Nine Gates Admiral."

Fakong nodded slowly.

He had seen it before, and he still failed to remove his Nine Gates Admiral, and no one could succeed him.

It is said that the emperor neglected Prince Xin, but in this matter, it is necessary to talk about the status of Prince Xin in the emperor's mind.

The emperor's attitude towards Prince Xin is very contradictory: he does not favor him, but he also wants to use him.

"I will come back every three days to deal with things here." Chu Xiang smiled and said, "That's a good thing."

It is acceptable to see the princess every three days.

If it were not for this, he would firmly oppose continuing to serve as the Nine Gates Admiral, which is too tiring.

Fakong clasped his hands together: "Then I wish you a safe journey."

"Thank you, Master, for your good wishes. Then I will take my leave."

A string of Buddhist beads flew out of Fakong's sleeve and landed in Chu Xiang's hand: "Take care, Your Majesty."

Chu Xiang clasped his hands together and accepted the Buddhist beads calmly.

He knew that the Buddhist beads must be blessed with many Buddhist mantras that could protect his life.

The Grand Master is not invincible. At the critical moment, having the Rejuvenation Mantra to protect his life is equivalent to having several more lives, which is the best.

Watching Chu Xiang and his group leave, Xu Qingluo curiously asked the reason.

Fakong said that Chu Xiang was going to Shenwu Mansion.

Xu Qingluo immediately asked curiously: "Master, where is Shenwu Mansion? Everyone says that Shenwu Mansion is powerful. How powerful is it?"

"Shenwu Mansion..." Fakong shook his head: "I really don't know where it is exactly. I only know that it is not far from Shenjing. Even the disciples of Shenwu Mansion are vague about the location of Shenwu Mansion. They are confused."

"How is this possible?" Xu Qingluo thought: "Is there an invisible force in Shenwu Mansion that interferes with people's spirits?"

Fakong looked at her.

Xu Qingluo stuck out her tongue and said no more.

This kind of spiritual matter cannot be said casually, otherwise it will expose the secret of practicing the Void Fetal Breathing Sutra.

When I arrived at Guanyun Tower, I saw Li Ying and Li Zhu Zhou Tianhuai eating, and I saw Bai Jingqian not far away.

Bai Jingqian was not able to sit at the table next to Li Ying. It was obviously unfortunate. There was no seat at the next table and he was unwilling to exchange with him, so Bai Jingqian could only sit behind two tables.

He looked up at Li Ying from time to time, with an intoxicated look on his face, and was deeply immersed in Li Ying's beauty and charm.

He felt that Li Ying's every smile, every move, was full of charm, touching his heart.

Even if he didn't talk to Li Ying, just looking at her, staying with her in a restaurant, so close to each other, was already an extremely happy thing.

He didn't expect Li Ying to like him now, or even to learn from him, as long as he could say a word, it would be enough.

Li Ying ignored his gaze, looked up at Fakong, put her hands together, and smiled.

Fakong smiled and put his hands together.

Seeing Li Ying's clear face suddenly burst into a smile, Bai Jingqian couldn't help laughing, and felt that she was so beautiful that it made people heartbroken and melancholy.

When Fakong saw Li Ying, he thought of the two relics of the Great Yong monk.

The past few days were occupied by the Jingping, and he hadn't studied the relics of the Great Yong monk carefully. He decided to try to see which two monks these were after he went back.