Perhaps the story between Director Yan Wei and President Sang Hai could no longer be completely unearthed.
An Zaixin thought that the two old men with very different personalities might have made some sort of agreement.
One stood on the Yan Emperor"s side, while the other seemed to stand on the Empress"s side. This way, even if something happened to Sang Hai, the person who inherited the position of the princ.i.p.al would still be someone of the Yan Emperor"s side.
In a sense, perhaps, this man bore more of a burden.
Not just their agreement, their vows, their ideals.
His reserved words carried a lot of uncomprehending emotions, even scolding his reputation.
In the future, if someone were to write down the names of these two in the history books, perhaps their comments would be very unsightly.
After w.a.n.g Kaitai left, An Zhe"s heart had not calmed down for a long time.
Everything that he had experienced in the Yan Kingdom was something that he had never experienced when he was in the Great Xi.
Da Xi was a powerful and stable country. Even those ministers of the Da Xi family would fight for him, but they would never involve themselves in such bloodshed.
But in a remote and weary small country like the Yan Dynasty, An Zhe saw more naked and cruel and unacceptable means.
He leaned against the window and looked at the moon in the sky, wondering if it would be peaceful if there were people living on it.
The strength of the Heavenly Ascension Sect was increasing, and its foundation was also becoming thicker and thicker.
The business on these streets was actually not considered to be making money, and the more important thing in the dispute was to persuade people to work for the better.
Although his methods were very crude, he still didn"t like violence when persuading others.
The night pa.s.sed like this, but there was no sign of weariness in the dispute.
As soon as the sun rose, people arrived from Heavenly Temple and told An Zaiyue to enter the palace as soon as possible.
Actually, Mu Changyan was rather lenient towards An Zhe. An Zhe had the t.i.tle of vice commander of the Heavenly Temple"s guard, but he didn"t need to be on duty.
Originally, he wanted to spend a few years quietly cultivating in the Martial Arts Academy before quietly making money so that everyone around him could live a good life of eating big chunks of meat. However, it seemed that life wasn"t as easy as he had imagined.
Changing into the official uniform of the vice commander, he began walking towards Empyrean Terminus Palace on foot.
Even though two days had pa.s.sed, the smell of blood seemed to still be lingering on the streets of Fang Shoucheng.
Did Mirror Hall really fall down?
Apparently, it was not that simple. The mysterious madame had never shown herself. Rumor had it that the supreme expert who oversaw the Gao Family did not show himself either. This was enough to show that the Gao Family still had a chance to make a comeback.
However, with the madame"s experience and wisdom, she would definitely not do anything foolish right now.
Perhaps she hadn"t left Fang Shoucheng and was quietly waiting for an opportunity at a place that no one else could find. Like a poisonous snake, she would bite down at the most appropriate time and not stop until she was dead.
The destruction of Empyrean Terminus Palace sent chills down one"s spine.
The Tian He Hall had been razed to the ground, and the huge square had been turned into a huge crater.
The blood wasn"t completely cleaned up yet, and in the quiet of the morning there seemed to be someone cursing.
Mu Changyan hadn"t slept at all either, so he moved to the Heavenly Imperial Palace behind the Heavenly Temple.
… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … The Heavenly Imperial Palace was situated in a straight line. Normally, the Heavenly Imperial Palace was rather deserted.
The people by Mu Changyan"s side had almost all died. At this moment, there was only An Chengli waiting on them.
Mu Changyan was gulping down a bowl of noodles when An Zhe pushed open the door and walked in.
He didn"t know why, but when he looked at Yan w.a.n.g, who should be incomparably revered in his royal robe, sitting there and devouring the noodles with his mouth wide open, it made people feel pity for him.
""Here it comes. Do you want a bowl?""
Mu Changyan asked with a smile. Although she was tired, she seemed to be in a good mood.
Ang nodded. ""Yes.""
Mu Changyan motioned for An Zongli to serve An Zongli a bowl. An Chengli smiled embarra.s.sedly and said, ""It"s only this much. Lord An, please wait a moment. I will have someone cook it again.""
Mu Changyan put down the dishes after eating her fill. She looked at the departing figure of An Chengli and smiled, ""According to the rules, you can"t eat anything before you go to court.""
""If I can"t hold it in anymore and want to s.h.i.t, I"ll lose my dignity … However, I no longer have any dignity to speak of, so I feel much more relaxed now.""
""Those men are much more unseemly than the king,"" said Anjou.
Mu Changyan was stunned for a moment before her smile became even more relaxed. ""You"re a person who can"t even brag properly. It doesn"t sound good at all.""
An Zaiyue shrugged his shoulders. ""This subject is not good at this.""
Mu Changyan asked, ""How"s the matter with the Gao Family progressing?""
An Zaiyue explained the situation in a general way before asking, ""What is the background of the Fine Rain House?""
Mu Changyan stayed silent for a while before asking, ""What do you think of Great Yan"s current situation?""
An Zaiyue thought for a moment. ""The king is the weakest when it comes to standing up with three legs.""
Mu Changyan was stunned for a moment before laughing out loud. He was actually laughing out loud, ""Have a peaceful fight, you really don"t know how to talk. Although these words are true, can"t you say it more tactfully?""
You are right, the king is the weakest among all three of us … The so-called three of us are already overestimating ourselves.
He stood on three legs, one as the empress dowager, the other as the court official, and the other as the solitaire.
Although Gu Feng"s foot looked weak, he couldn"t break it in a short period of time.
""Because if this Gu were to break, then the cauldron would fall as well.""
""You asked me what kind of background the Fine Rain House has, and it was one of the three people you mentioned.
Do you really think those court officials would be easily controlled by the Gao Family?
It"s not that easy.
When they discovered that such a large group of people had become the Gao Family"s chess pieces, these chess pieces naturally wouldn"t allow themselves to be manipulated by the Gao Family.
So they came up with a plan, which was to use the martial arts world to deal with the martial artists.
When those people united together, they sent reliable people to establish the Fine Rain House and try to compete with the Gao Family.
Of course, this was only on the surface. Their goal was to use the undercurrents of the martial world to eradicate the Gao Family.
""It"s just that they didn"t expect the power of the Gao Family to far exceed their imagination.""
An Xuan sighed. ""In other words, this courteous official has sent the wrong person.""
Mu Changyan shook her head. ""I didn"t do anything wrong, on the contrary, I did.""
The Rainwater Lodge has received your gift, and they will think you are trying to get close to them.
I heard that Open Extreme went to your Heavenly Enlightenment Sect?
That"s a signal, a signal that they"re pushing you around to take you in.
That"s a good thing for you.
""For me, this is certainly not a bad thing.""
He looked out the window. There was still some time before he could rise.
""Do you know why Zhuge Liuyun is standing on this side?""
Without waiting for an answer, Mu Changyan continued, ""It"s actually very simple. Those clans are never stupid.""
They were well aware of the circ.u.mstances in which they could benefit more.
To put it bluntly, the weaker the Lord was, the better it was for them.
But once the empress dowager truly came from behind the scenes, could they still live as comfortably as before?
The empress dowager didn"t just want to control a puppet like Gu, she also wanted to be a queen herself sooner or later … Gu never looked down on women, and never felt that women weren"t worthy to be kings.
""In fact, if it really is good for Great Yan, I don"t mind giving her the throne, because I know that I"m not a qualified king.""
He sighed, ""But she wants to be king, not for the Great Yan, but for her own selfish desires.
She wanted revenge on the State of Zhao. Once she became king, even the alliance between the two countries would break apart. At that time, Great Yan would not be far from the destruction of the country.
She could not wait to declare war on the State of Zhao, and could not wait to personally put her parents to death in order to be happy.
However, the State of Zhao has been recuperating all these years, and its strength is far greater than my Great Yan.
""Once Yan Zhao starts a war, You Nation, Zhuo Nation, Yongguo Nation, Hegemon Nation … all these countries will come to get a share of the spoils.""
Mu Changyan looked out the window and said, ""No country can last for 10,000 years, not even someone as powerful as Da Xi.""
""The Yan Country will disappear from history sooner or later, but I cannot let the Yan Country disappear from my hands.""
An Zeng also sighed, not knowing what to say.
Mu Changyan smiled and said, ""Let"s not talk about these. We"ll talk about the things that are worth being happy about.""
First of all, Chen Zaiyan and the rest had gone back, the military was operating temporarily, and the hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the frontline were no longer worried.
The Martial Arts Academy would also recruit new students. Gu had appointed Chang Huan as its Dean and Huo Tang as its Vice Dean.
Yesterday, Chang Huan came in to talk to Gu. Right now, there are a total of three teachers and five students in the Martial Arts Academy.
He pointed at An Zhan, ""You, Nie Qing, and your three friends.""
An Zeng thought about how there weren"t many people left in the Martial Arts Academy, but he didn"t think that there would only be these eight people left.
Mu Changyan replied, ""I know. You must have thought about spending a few years in the Martial Arts Academy peacefully.""
But now you have no other choice, I have already given you a lot of burdens, each of them is very heavy.
However, there are even fewer people around you who can take responsibility than the Martial Arts Academy. Therefore, I can only constantly add more responsibility to your shoulders.
""If you think you can carry it, I will give you another carry.""
An Zaiyue thought about it for a moment before replying seriously, ""Your Majesty, please speak first. If you can"t do it, your subject will shake his head. Your Majesty, you can just pretend that you didn"t say it.""
Mu Changyan laughed, ""Shameless … It may sound embarra.s.sing, but it"s still something very eye-catching.""
The Martial Arts Academy still had to start operating, so it could not be defeated like this.
Although it was only a matter of face, it was a matter of people doing their best.
""Therefore, I plan … to let you be the youngest Vice Dean of the Martial Arts Academy in the history of Great Yan Dynasty.""
Ann shook her head vigorously.
Mu Changyan pretended not to see it, ""With your current status and position, it would be a great injustice for you to be the Vice Princ.i.p.al.""
The Dean is only a fifth-grade rank, and you are now a fourth-grade rank.
But it doesn"t matter, just make it up to you.
So … You can get a bunch of people from your sect to go over and become a field officer, and all of them will be given meritorious service. As for the martial artist … No matter what his background is, it"s better to have a good reputation than to hear about it.
""Of course, without a salary, you can just hand over their wages.""
An Zhan pointed at his face. ""Did the King see that?""
""This subject has been working very hard.""
Mu Changyan said, ""I saw it, but I can pretend not to.""
It"s useless for you to shake your head. I"m the king, you can"t go back on your words.
""After a while, report to the Martial Arts Academy …""
An Zhan asked, ""Where"s Nie Qing?""
""This subject didn"t hear the King speak Nie Qing"s name.""
Mu Changyan said, ""Nie Qing will be going home first. Tomorrow, he will be on duty at Heavenly Temple. The guard commander of Heavenly Temple … is half a stage older than you.""
""No!""
Mu Changyan remained silent, ""Then I"ll give you the positive fourth-grade as well.""
""No!""
Mu Changyan frowned. ""The main character is already an official of the imperial court, and there"s no official of the third rank as young as you since the founding of the kingdom … Even if it"s the third rank, I can"t give it to you.""
Why don"t you, Gone?
""Give you the t.i.tle of marquis?""
An Zhe still shook his head, ""It"s not that this subject can"t do that, but rather that Nie Qing can"t stay by the side of the King.""
""The period of time when Nie Qing disappeared is very suspicious.""
Mu Changyan sighed, ""Gu knows that you"re not convinced by him, but there"s no need to doubt the loyalty of Nie Qing.""
""How about this... Eat some noodles first, I"ll go out for a while. If you have anything to do, we"ll talk about it after the court disperses.""
An Zhan said, ""My lord, please wait a moment, I really can"t deal with Nie Qing"s matter.""
Mu Changyan left quickly, indicating An Chengli to bring the noodles over, ""I"m going to take a sh * t, it"s none of your business.""
An Zeng opened his mouth, and his heart became more and more uneasy.
An Chengli handed the noodles to An Zizhi. ""You"re the second one. You can let the King release his real person without worry. He"s not on guard, so he seems very relaxed.""
An Xuan subconsciously asked, ""Who"s the first one?""
An Chengli pointed at his nose. ""I …""