Chapter 853 The Divided Yan Kingdom
Fu Qingzhou used his true energy to dry his damp hair, tied it up, and stood in front of the bronze mirror, looking at his appearance.
At this time, he had cut off his beard and regained his youthful appearance.
But in the mirror, he could still see his slightly weathered eyes.
Not only that, the numerous previous battles also left deep and shallow scars on his body.
The real energy in his body can repair injuries, but the previous battles were too severe and the real energy was depleted several times. Naturally, some injuries were not fully repaired, leaving these scars.
Compared to the horrific injuries he had suffered, the number of these scars was naturally not large, but it was still shocking enough.
After a moment of silence, Fu Qingzhou looked at the gorgeous silk forged clothes on the hanger - this was prepared for him by Qiluo Palace, but he still picked up the Taoist robe hanging aside and put it on.
"Now that Qi Ran and Yi Ran have been integrated, they should also have separate names."
"Well... they come from the way of heaven, let's call them natural tactics."
He was also a sucker for naming, and he decided on the name very casually, not too lazy to think about it, since the name was just a codename anyway.
Fu Qingzhou pushed open the door and walked out. Before he took two steps, a strong fragrance hit his nostrils, making his stomach growl.
The eldest grandson Jiansu and Gongyang Xunyan have prepared wine and food.
"Hahahaha, Junior Brother Fu, come on, come on."
When Gongyang Xunyan saw that Fu Qingzhou had found the dining room by himself, he greeted with a soft smile: "This is a dish that Xiaoke learned from a restaurant in the capital. It should be in line with your taste!"
"Gongyang...senior brother."
Fu Qingzhou smiled: "I'm interested."
He stopped being pretentious and simply took his seat.
With the wine on the table and the meat in the bowl, the atmosphere quickly became warm, and after a few words of greeting, we started chatting.
The person who was mainly responsible for speaking was naturally Gongyang Xunyan, who had just returned from the capital of Yanguo and had a better understanding of the situation in Yanguo.
"Today's Yanguo has been divided into two large pieces."
He looked slightly solemn and said slowly: "One piece is headed by the Xishuo Army under King Xishuo; the other piece is headed by the rebel army led by Ning Wushu and Hong Zhi."
"Sister Wu? Rebels?"
Fu Qingzhou was startled: "Where is the imperial court's own army?"
"This matter is a bit complicated."
Gongyang Xunyan considered his words and said: "The internal fighting in the capital is extremely serious - the aristocratic family controls the government, and the Yuan family is the leader, and has been cleaning up the royalist forces. However, the royalist faction includes Yan Shoufu, Zhangjian Academy, and Mingjiange. A big backer can still hold on.”
"Under this situation, the Yuan family was eager to open the door to welcome Xishuo's army to Beijing as soon as possible. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Justice were all their people. However, in the battle three years ago, Dean Dong led the Zhangjian Academy and joined forces with Master Huikong. It was to wipe out the military forces belonging to the aristocratic families in the capital... Only the imperial army could not be completely wiped out."
"Nowadays, aristocratic families and royalists are always circling around the capital. The Yuan family has two sword holders, Yuan Zizhen and Lan Xiyu, and there are forbidden troops. It is difficult for Dean Dong and the others to completely recapture the capital, so they can only Place your hope on the rebels, hoping that they can clear out the Xishuo Army.”
"The current situation is that in the capital, the two sides maintain a dangerous balance. They may start a war at any time, but they have to temporarily maintain the peace. Yanguo uses Fuhe Province and Wanbao Province as the boundary, and the Xishuo Army and the Rebel Army are facing each other, and they are fighting intermittently. for three years.”
"Currently, the capital is under siege by the rebels, but it is difficult for the rebels to attack the main capital. That would not be in line with the righteousness... After all, the Yuan family has not explicitly established a new emperor. Now the rebels only control the main roads around the capital. Normally Under such circumstances, ordinary merchants and pedestrians will not be blocked from coming and going. ”
Fu Qingzhou felt his forehead covered with cold sweat.
The territory of Yanguo has become so chaotic!
He didn't ask too many details, but just grasped the key points: "The capital is in such chaos, where is Emperor Zhao...?"
"Gone." Gongyang Xunyan looked complicated: "No one knows where he went."
"No, gone?!"
Fu Qingzhou was shocked. He still remembered that during the battle in the Xuanmeng, Zhao Yuan saw that the situation was not right and ran away on his own... As a result, he disappeared?
"Did he be caught by King Xishuo?" he blurted out.
"Probably not."
The moment he asked the question, without waiting for the other party to answer, he had already asked and answered himself: "If the Xishuo army really captured the emperor, they would definitely publicize it with great fanfare; similarly, if the rebel army found the emperor, they would definitely welcome him back to the court with great fanfare. ”
"Yes." Changsun Jiansu smiled and nodded: "Everyone thinks that Emperor Yan is probably dormant and secretly accumulating strength."
"Is that so..."
Fu Qingzhou thought for a moment, then turned to Gongyang Xunyan: "Brother Gongyang, I have another question, the Northern Xinjiang Army..."
"I was about to mention them."
Gongyang Xunyan responded: "The Northern Xinjiang Army has indeed clearly supported the royalists, but... in the past few years, the Beiyi have gone crazy and invaded the Yanguo territory. The war in Northern Xinjiang has continued, and the Northern Xinjiang Army has never been able to return. Aid.”
"What?"
Fu Qingzhou thought of the key point in an instant: "King Xishuo colluded with the Beiyi people?!"
"There is no clear evidence, but... everyone thinks so." Zhangsun saw Su Youyou and said: "So Junior Brother Gongyang went to the capital at the invitation of Zhangjian Academy... They wanted to ask Qiluo Palace to help them deal with it. Northern Yi.”
"That's it."
Fu Qingzhou narrowed his eyes.
"Senior Brother Gongyang." He asked: "Is there anything else worth paying attention to?"
"Xuanmeng."
It was Changsun Jiansu who answered: "We know that it was you, Junior Brother Fu, who initiated the Xuanmeng League in the beginning. Now the Xuanmeng League has become very successful in Yanguo. The leader of the Xuanmeng League, Baihe Zhenren, also personally came here and invited Qiluo Palace was just rejected by us.”
The leader of Xuanmeng, Baihe Zhenren.
Fu Qingzhou's eyes moved slightly.
This is quite reasonable. Baihe Zhenren is brave and resourceful, has broken through to the Xuanxing realm, and she also has the ambition to control everything. This is the most reasonable result.
"What is Xuan Meng doing now?" he asked.
"They are disrupting the Xishuo army and assassinating important figures in the family."
Gongyang Xunyan sighed and said: "In the past three years, all Xuan Meng has done is ruthless and violent things. Although they are trying to stabilize the country, their methods are a bit too... We Qiluo Palace don't really agree with it, so, I rejected Master Baihe’s invitation at first.”
This is also very reasonable, and it is completely the way Shirakawa masters deal with things.
Fu Qingzhou was curious about something else: "Xuanmeng has Zhenren Baihe, a strong Xuanxing man, and a group of Dongtian strongmen. No matter how powerful the Xishuo Army and the Aristocratic Family are, they can't withstand their pursuit and assassination day and night, right? How can we still do it? Can you hold on until now?”
"Demon religion, ghost cultivation."
The eldest grandson said quietly when he saw Su: "Two groups of people appeared in Xishuo's army...one is the descendant of the remnant of the demon sect, and the other is the ghost cultivator who has disappeared for thousands of years."
"Their cultivation methods are very extreme, but their cultivation speed is also much faster than ordinary people."
"In the past three years, King Xishuo has used the cultivation methods of demon sect and ghost cultivation to cultivate a large number of masters who hide in the army and protect important people of the family... Among them, there is even a Xuan-level powerhouse. You should also Heard his name.”
She looked into Fu Qingzhou's eyes and said slowly: "Ning Wuwang."
Fu Qingzhou let out a long sigh.
"Okay, I probably understand."
He said softly: "Now, I would like to ask Senior Sister Changsun... how does the tomb you want me to visit have anything to do with the situation in Dayan?"
(End of chapter)