Chapter 55: Intrigue and Intrigues
Zhao Fei disappeared again, and at the beginning, he didn't attract everyone's attention.
The Zhao family is now very powerful, with a total of more than 700 people.
And all of them are martial cultivators, although most of them are in the Qi Refining Realm, but they can't stand the crowd.
The strength of the Zhao family had already made the city lord Duan Wuxian feel a deep fear. He knew that although he was the city lord, he was gradually unable to control the Flame City.
The Zhao family shook his foundation and stripped him of his majesty.
If this continues, he, the city lord, will be a puppet, and there is no point in continuing to be a puppet.
The Yan family was completely isolated in Flame City, and there were only a few families who still had dealings with them.
Most people were reluctant to deal with them in case the Zhao family got angry.
In fact, Zhao Fei had gradually forgotten the Yan family, and he couldn't focus his energy on such a weak family.
After the last battle between Zhao Fei and the city lord, Yan Xue was completely desperate for revenge.
The gap between himself and Zhao Fei is getting bigger and bigger, and it is a pipe dream to catch up with Zhao Fei.
He has been cultivating hard, and now he has only come to the first order of the Refining Realm.
If Yan Xue was the pride of Flame City in the past, she is nothing now.
The Zhao family can defeat their younger generation, at least no less than the number of people on one hand.
In fact, what Yan Xue didn't know was that the Zhao family could defeat her juniors, at least close to the number of people with two hands.
Yan Chengjing has given up thinking about revenge on the Zhao family, not only does he not want to retaliate against the Zhao family now, but even wants to beg the Zhao family and reconcile with the Zhao family.
It's a pity that he didn't dare, for fear that his daughter would be angry, and for fear that the city lord would suppress him.
Every day I was trembling, and my heart was full of panic.
Yan Xue and Duan Chun's marriage has been delayed again and again, and both parties are in no mood now.
Only Duan Chun was looking forward to it all the time, but neither his father nor Yan Xue had any intention of doing so, which made him feel extremely depressed.
"You don't want to go anywhere at home recently, I'm going to the imperial capital, I'm going to see Taishi. ”
Duan Wuxian really couldn't hold back, he wanted to go to the imperial capital to move rescue troops.
"Yes, Father, you can go with confidence. I won't go anywhere until you come back. Duan Chun agreed very happily, and he was secretly happy in his heart.
He could guess what his father was doing in the imperial capital, and he definitely wanted to use his eldest brother's relationship to move the rescue soldiers back to suppress the Zhao family.
Flame City is a small border city, far away from the emperor, Duan Wuxian took a few guards and hurried to the imperial capital.
Along the way, he changed horses at the post station several times, and after more than twenty days, Duan Wuxian finally arrived at the imperial capital.
After Duan Wuxian came to the imperial capital, he immediately found a better inn to live in, and did not go to the Taishi Mansion until the next day.
The first thing he looked for when he came to Taishi's Mansion was not Taishi, but his son Duan Yi.
When Duan Yi saw his father suddenly arrive, he was taken aback.
In normal times, the city lord is not allowed to come to the imperial capital without being summoned by the emperor, and he must stick to his post.
Duan Yi was only twenty-five years old this year, but he had already reached the fourth order of the Refining Realm.
Since Duan Wuxian provided him with a lot of cultivation resources, his cultivation speed was not slow.
He is now a foreman and chief guard in the Taishi Mansion, to put it bluntly, he takes a few masters of the refining realm to patrol at night, and usually acts as a guard when the Taishi travels.
But because this person is good at management, Wen Taishi has a good impression of him, and this guy has a good eye.
"Father, why did you come to the imperial capital now?"
"I'm having a hard time in Flame City, I'll come over and see what else I can do. ”
"Father, what's wrong with you? You are the lord of the city, and there are still people in the Flame City who dare not obey your orders?"
"Not only that, but there are many. Rise of the City of Flames: The ...... of the two families"
Duan Wuxian told his son Duan Yi about the conflict with Zhao Fei, and Duan Yi was silent for a long time after listening to it.
"Is your master here?" I want to talk to him in detail. ”
"Father, that Zhao Fei is only twenty years old, and he has reached the seventh order of the Refining Realm?"
Duan Yi was shocked in his heart, this Zhao Fei's cultivation speed really shocked him.
"I have fought with him, and he is no weaker than a father. ”
After being confirmed by his father again, Duan Yi didn't speak for a long time.
"My son, what's wrong with you?" Duan Wuxian was a little anxious.
"My master is in the mansion, and I will take you to see him now. ”
Duan Yi took Duan Wuxian to Qi Dahai's residence, and Qi Dahai was polite to him when he saw Duan Wuxian coming over.
"Brother Qi, now the Zhao family is very arrogant in Flame City, and he also threatened to come to the imperial capital to settle accounts with you. ”
Duan Wuxian talked about Zhao Fei's situation in general, but Zhao Fei didn't say that he wanted to come to the imperial capital to settle accounts with Qi Dahai, which he made up himself.
"Hmph! The cultivation talent is good, but he is still a little short of settling accounts with me. ”
Qi Dahai showed dissatisfaction, and he kept holding back the fire in his heart.
"This kid is now close to the Wu family, and with the support of Jinhua's mother-in-law in Zhennan Wangfu, I can't handle them myself. You saw Master Wen first, and when you saw Master Wen, you said this......"
Duan Wuxian listened to Qi Dahai's words, he couldn't stop nodding, his face showing joy.
Wen Taishi, the Taishi of the Blue Wolf Empire.
Few people in the Blue Wolf Empire dared to confront him, because the emperor especially admired him.
He not only controls the military power and governs the government, but also has a very high level of self-cultivation.
He was ruthless, resourceful, and at the same time a man of retribution.
In the imperial capital, except for the emperor, other people were not taken seriously by him at all.
Because of his power, there are too many people who flatter him. A small city lord like Duan Wuxian, Wen Taishi didn't take him seriously.
In the past, Duan Wuxian came over, and Wen Taishi would at most say a few words to him, and then he would send him away.
He has many masters, and Qi Dahai is just one of them, and the ranking is not high.
Under the mediation of Qi Dahai, Wen Taishi promised to see Duan Wuxian in the afternoon.
"The lower officials visited Master Wen. ”
Under the guidance of his son Duan Yi, Duan Wuxian came to the living room of Taishi's Mansion, and when he saw Taishi Wen, he hurriedly saluted, and he didn't even dare to raise his head.
"Duan Yi, show your father to sit down. ”
Wen Taishi picked up a cup of tea and took a sip.
"Thank you, Master Taishi. Duan Wuxian was flattered and hurriedly thanked him.
"I heard that Flame City has been developing very well under your governance recently, and you have worked hard, Lord Duan. ”
"Master Taishi, don't work hard, this is what the lower officials should do. ”
"Master Taishi, because the lower officials were in a hurry when they came, they didn't have time to prepare a generous gift, so they only brought you 200,000 golden tickets, and I hope you will accept it with a smile. ”
Duan Wuxian stood respectfully, holding the golden ticket in both hands and handing it to Master Wen.
"Oh, City Lord Duan has a heart. A smile appeared on Wen Taishi's face.
The 200,000 golden ticket is not in the eyes of Wen Taishi at all. But the lord of a small city, it is not bad to offer 200,000 golden tickets at a time.
"Originally, I wanted to give the Taishi a fifty gold ticket. But now I don't count what I said about Flame City, taxes are particularly difficult to collect this year. ”
"Oh, you are the lord of the city, who dares not to listen to you. Master Wen was slightly surprised.
"Master Taishi, don't you know, now there is a family rising in Flame City, the Zhao family. They turned out to be an obscure grass, but they didn't know how to get into the king of Zhennan. With the help of King Zhennan, it rose rapidly. In the past two years, I have controlled the medicinal herb business in Fireworks City, and I have been my enemy everywhere. ”
"Master Taishi, the Zhao family is now the king of Zhennan, the spokesperson in Flame City. Some time ago, I also asked Granny Jinhua to go to Flame City in person, and at the instigation of Granny Jinhua, Zhao Fei made a big fuss about the City Lord's Mansion and made me lose face. I wasn't her match, so I had to swallow it. ”
This was Qi Dahai's idea for Duan Wuji, because King Zhennan was a thorn in the eye of Master Wen.
"Hmph! King Zhennan's hand is so long that he doesn't even let go of the small border town. When Master Wen heard this, his face was really full of anger.
"Master Taishi, do you know, although our Qinghuang City is a small city, it is backed by Qinghuang Mountain, and the medicinal materials on the mountain are abundant. The Zhao family monopolized the medicinal herb business and earned millions of gold coins every month. I estimate that these gold coins should have entered the Zhennan Palace. ”
Duan Wuxian didn't dare to say this, if the king of Zhennan knew that he was spreading rumors, he could kill him alive.
But he had no choice now, Wen Taishi and King Zhennan were mortal enemies.
Now he can't climb the king of Zhennan at all, and besides, Wen Taishi is far more powerful than the king of Zhennan now. I can only make a desperate bet and step on the boat of Taishifu.
"Oh, Flame City's income from medicinal herbs is so high now?"
"Master Taishi, this is a conservative estimate, and in fact it may be more. ”
In terms of income, Duan Wuxian said the truth, or even said less.
"What would you do if you were in full control of the Flame City's medicinal herb business?"
"Master Taishi, if I take full control, Xia Guan will be your spokesperson in Flame City. ”
Duan Wuxian was overjoyed in his heart, and quickly replied respectfully.
"Well, City Lord Duan, you are very good, a qualified City Lord. Duan Yi, arrange to leave your father at the house for dinner in the evening. ”
"Okay, Master Taishi. Duan Yi happily went to inform the arrangement.
Duan Wuxian was flattered, this was the first time that the Taishi had left him alone to eat in the City Lord's Mansion.
There weren't many people who ate at night, so there were three people, Wen Taishi, Duan Wuxian and Qi Dahai, and Duan Yi could only stand aside and wait.
"The sea, you discuss the matter of the Flame City with the Lord of the Broken City, you have full authority to handle this matter on my behalf, and no one can get in the way of our affairs. ”
"Master Taishi, don't worry, I will definitely take care of this matter. ”
Qi Dahai stood up and bent over, and responded respectfully.
Duan Wuxian came over this time, and he didn't expect such a huge harvest at all. Now with the support of Master Wen, the small Zhao family can't afford to make waves at all.
He was in a good mood, frequently toasted Master Wen, and tried his best to pat Master Wen's ass.
After the dinner, Duan Wuxian said goodbye to Master Wen with a thousand thanks.
He followed Qi Dahai to his residence, and they wanted to discuss the details.
Qi Dahai is also very happy today, Wen Taishi has entrusted him with a heavy responsibility, this is a trust in himself, and his status in the Taishi Mansion will also rise in the future.
After the two of them discussed for a few hours, Duan Wuxian walked out of the Taishi Mansion and returned to the inn to rest.
Duan Wuxian couldn't sleep with excitement after going back, this time he not only got closer to Wen Taishi, but also got his strong support, and he had a bright future in the future.
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became, the more excited he was, the more he couldn't sleep, and he kept his eyes open until dawn that night.