The blonde man's voice was unfazed: "Don't dare to be, it is Crassus's duty to serve His Highness!" It is not clear what orders His Highness has? ”

"Let's take a look at this young man's profile!" The prince pushed the ladies in the cabin away for a while, then took out a paper document and handed it to him.

Crassus took it with both hands and looked through it carefully, the document was not long, only about a dozen pages, and the cover was a photo of a young, somewhat overly dark-haired man. Therefore, to say that he is too young is relative to the uniform of a first-class general on his body! A genius who can wear this uniform at this age with his military exploits has never been seen before in the history of the Empire!

"Why do you think of this person?" The prince asked.

"Unbelievably talented guy!" There was also a tremor in Crassus's voice, "The deeds of this admiral have been paid special attention to by his subordinates before, but it is Your Highness that your information collection is more comprehensive!" Did you ask me to come today because of this genius? ”

The prince bowed his head slightly: "Yes, this king is planning to recruit him, as long as he has such a figure, he will be able to plan big things in the future, and he will have a lot more certainty!" ”

"That's true, Marshal Limassen is so badly injured that he may retire! And with His Majesty the Emperor's respect for this young man, the place of the future director of the Imperial Ability Legion will largely be his! As long as he is willing to stand on His Highness's side, it means that hundreds of Empire's Ability Legions are on your side! What a huge boost this is? When that day comes, His Highness's position will be unshakable! ”

"Yet, the king invited him several times! They were all pushed away by him! The prince sighed softly. I don't know what the gentleman can do to get him to lean? ”

Crassus touched it and asked, "8 Your Highness, and Duke Fang Yukun's invitation, what is his attitude?" ”

"No one agreed, they all pushed it away!"

"So?" Crassus pondered for a while, and said, "It seems that this young man already knows what happened, and he did this to keep himself alone, and he didn't want to get involved in such a situation!" From his point of view, it was the right decision! ”

"If he wants to be neutral, the life of this king will not be so easy! In any case, I have to find a way to pull him over! His Royal Highness the Prince, that is, the second prince Fang Yanren said with some concern: "I'm not worried about the old 8, I know all his tricks!" The point is that Fang Yukun's guy, who has made a great contribution this time and has become the second staff marshal of the empire, with nine thousand elite warships in his hands, the threat to this king is too great! ”

"Fortunately, he is not from my father, otherwise I wouldn't have to fight! Directly abstain from withdrawing, and end up with a lifetime of nobility! ”

Crassus said lightly: "Your Highness doesn't need to worry, the matter is far from the moment when the dust has settled!" No one dares to say that they will win! Duke Fang Yukun's ability, merit, and popularity are indeed the highest! However, because of this, the pressure he is under is also extreme! Who can say for sure that he won't have an accident? ”

"What's your idea?" Fang Yanren perked up and asked.

"Good ideas can't be talked about!" Crassus smiled, "The final decision on this matter is still in the hands of His Majesty!" And His Majesty's thoughts, no one can guess at the moment! However, one thing is for sure, for Fang Yukun's nephew, he is not as close as he estimated, and this time he gave him a marshal scepter! In the eyes of outsiders, it is the supreme glory and favor! However, according to the subordinates, it seems that it is more likely to be compensated! ”

"Compensation? What do you mean? Fang Yanren asked with some excitement.

"On this expedition, there are many high-quality generals who have made great contributions, but why is he the only one who has obtained the marshal's scepter? Is it only his ultimate credit? Obviously not! In the eyes of outsiders, maybe his royal identity played a role! However, as long as you scrutinize carefully, you can know that in the beginning, His Majesty did not estimate to think of him! Otherwise, doesn't the title of marshal seem redundant for a candidate who is about to become the crown prince? ”

"That's right! Why didn't I expect this layer? Fang Yanren was so excited that he walked back and forth in the cabin, "It seems that my father still prefers his own heirs, that's right!" It seems that as long as I defeat the old 8, this son may really fall into my hands! ”

"Therefore, your main task at the moment is to keep an eye on His Highness 8!" Crassus smiled and said, "What is he going to do, he must not let him do it!" The talents he recruited should also be evaluated and tried to pull them over! Even, His Royal Highness can secretly send some people to build momentum for him, just say that the position of the crown prince, His Majesty is already interested in him! Roast him on the fire! ”

"Kill?" Fang Yanren thought about it for a while, then he knew that he was coming, and he bowed his head lightly again and again: "Very good!" Everything will be done according to the advice of the gentleman! What else is there to do? Sir, you might as well speak up! ”

"This night is clear, and I still have to recruit!" Crassus said, "Your Highness will sit firmly in the throne in the future, and it will not be possible without military power!" Therefore, please also ask His Highness to prepare a generous gift, and his subordinates are willing to go and talk to him in person! When necessary, in order to show sincerity, I am afraid that His Royal Highness will also visit in person! ”

"No problem! As long as he can agree to work, this king can still do this! Fang Yanren laughed.

Imperial Palace, Jackal Palace.

In a quiet and elegant yard, all kinds of exotic flowers and plants will decorate this place as if it is a paradise, with a breeze, with a fragrant smell of dust. A group of beautiful and delicate palace ladies were busy by a pool made of large pieces of cyan jade, cleaning a series of crystal clear, like the finest Jade Emperor crystals, and then serving them on jade plates, carefully presenting them to a white jade platform a hundred steps away.

On the high platform, there is a beautiful woman with thin eyebrows and jackals, and a bewitching body, wearing a pale yellow palace skirt, neckline, and the skirt is embroidered with layers of complex and exquisite patterns, and a wide brim is tied on the willow waist, and a belt inlaid with beads and jade is tied on the willow waist, and the black and shiny green silk is simply pulled up, and a hosta is pinned to it. The expression is tranquil and elegant, revealing an innate nobility!

A young man who was only about ten years old and had a beautiful pink carving was playing more than ten meters away from her, and several fifteen or fifteen-year-old little palace ladies were waiting beside her.

The woman stretched out her slender and slender hand, picked up a honey yoga fruit and put it into the sandalwood mouth, chewing it slowly and methodically. This specialty from the Taihao Star Domain is extremely delicious, and it has a very significant optimization for women's appearance, and it is used for care. It is said that the annual output is only hundreds of kilograms, and the auction price of each fruit is more than 10 million! In the entire Shuofeng Empire, only with her can taste so luxuriously.

A red-clothed court lady walked over lightly with a pile of papers.

"Your Majesty! Here's what you want! The female officer stood a dozen paces away in front of her, and bowed her eyebrows.

The woman known as the queen raised her eyebrows, glanced at her lightly, and ordered, "Let it go first!" ”

The female officer didn't dare to slack off, came over and put the documents away, and then stood aside.

The queen sat upright, her back and neck straight, and she reached out for one document, which the jackal glanced at quickly, and then another, and in a short time she had read all the papers.

The slender jade finger lightly clicked, and the pile of documents turned into a pile of powdery fine ash in an instant, as if it had gone through thousands of years!

"Those guys are already on the move!" The queen said nonchalantly.

"Yes! Silver Governor, the governor of the Yiyuan Star Domain, united a group of officials and sent a letter to His Majesty, asking for the appointment of the second prince as the prince! The female officer responded.

"And huh?"

"Cheng Feng, the governor of the Tianyu Star Domain, also united a group of officials and sent a letter to His Majesty, asking for the appointment of the 8th prince as the prince! A group of generals in the military department, led by General Di Rongxuan, strongly supported Fang Yukun! ”

"Did the other officials react?" The queen asked again.

"Some people followed suit, and many more remained silent!"

The queen's pretty red lips twitched slightly, and she said with a smile: "Those old guys who can really speak have not expressed their position, right?" ”

"Yes! So far, none of the important ministers of the court has expressed their opinion on this matter alone! ”

"Isn't this the end of it?" The queen snorted coldly, "Those few things that don't make a weapon are just capable of this!" In addition to Fang Yukun, he also has some skills, and those two wastes dare to fight! It's really not clear how thick the sky is! ”

"Your Majesty's thoughts, how can they measure them?"

"Wait and see! Your Majesty will soon have to make a big move! The throne of this empire will sooner or later belong to Yuan'er, and no one will take it away! She looked at the young man who was nearer, and said proudly.

In the next few days, Ye Qingyuan put down all entertainment, and only accompanied Luo Qiyue and her sister to play in the mountains and rivers of the major planets in the Tianhua Galaxy. Go to the most upscale shopping mall to sweep the goods, eat at the Seven Star Hotel, and watch the performances in the top leisure and entertainment clubs. At this time, he seemed to have forgotten that he was still a big man in the empire.

However, the time of the getaway is always short-lived! On the morning of the fifth day, news came from the imperial palace, asking him to enter the palace immediately for an audience, and His Majesty had something important to discuss with him.

The splendid palaces are one after another, and the corridor paved with bright yellow crystal floor tiles stretches to the end of the sight, as if it will never be finished!

On both sides of the corridor, every twenty meters stood two high-star awakeners dressed in golden heavy light armor and fully armed, behind those high palace walls, rockeries, waterfalls, and attics, there were still a lot of obscure and powerful aura permeating out, and even the yellow-clothed court lady who was leading the way in front of her was also a powerful figure who was deeply hidden! It can be seen that this seemingly calm imperial palace is actually a fortress with extremely high security!

Along the way, there were at least hundreds of domineering, soft, obscure, or sharp energy breaths swept over him! The owners of these breaths were obviously extremely interested in his state and extremely horrified! Such a young Twelve-Star Awakened Person, but never heard of it before!

"Your Majesty is in the pavilion directly ahead, you can go over personally!" After walking for a while, she came to a beautiful lake, and the female officer stopped and turned to him.

The surface of the lake is like a mirror, and the clear water is like a flawless jade. In the very center of the lake is a small pavilion connected to the shore by a long wooden bridge. Fang Xu was pouring himself a drink there.

"It's hard work!" He nodded his head and walked towards the bridge.

When the palace guards on the shore saw him coming, they did not check him, they should have received orders in advance.

"Are you here?" Fang Xuling tilted his head slightly, staring at the young general who walked in, a faint smile appeared on his face.

Raising his hand to stop him from saluting, he pointed to the stone bench opposite and said, "Sit down and talk!" ”

Ye Qingyuan did as he said, sat down on the stool,

Fang Xu looked at this young man with a calm face and clear eyes, and the new reward in his eyes was even stronger!

"It's okay to rest at home, right?" He smiled, "I called you here this time just to chat, you don't have to be too restrained!" ”

He raised his hand to the wine bottle in front of him, only to find that it had already bottomed out. Ye Qingyuan hurriedly took the silver kettle next to him and filled a bottle for him.

"Well, you can try it too! This is a treasure of the royal family, the heavenly dew elixir, which was brewed by a prince who was fond of things in the cup two thousand years ago! Fang Xu picked up the wine bottle and gently gestured to him.

Ye Qingyuan took a wine bottle and filled it, picked it up and touched him gently, and then drank it in one gulp. In the mouth of the clear liquor, I only felt a sense of coolness all over the limbs, and the pores around the body suddenly tightened, and then loosened, as if the whole body and mind had been cleansed, and it was only refreshing.

"It's really good wine!" He exclaimed, "And this wine vessel, it's also very good!" ”

Fang Xu said with a smile: "This set of wine utensils is carved from a whole piece of ice rhinomel jade, and it is also made by that prince!" A good collection indeed! If you like it, I'll give it to you, and I'll give you a few jars of wine, and I'll take it back with you later! ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" He hurriedly got up and saluted.

After a pause, he smiled and asked, "This majesty is really a wine taster, no wonder he can make such a peerless wine!" It is not clear whether he also retained this habit of making wine himself after he ascended the throne? ”

"I'm talking about the prince, not the emperor!" Fang Xu slowly played with the wine bottle in his hand and said indifferently.

He was lightly stunned: "Isn't the prince the emperor in the future?" Yes, this prince died young, so he failed to succeed to the throne? ”

"Who said that the prince would definitely become the emperor?" Fang Xuling's voice was still flat.

Ye Qingyuan's heart was awe-inspiring, and at this time, no matter how dull he was, he could hear that His Majesty meant something! Expecting some movements in the past few days, he has already guessed that today's summons will not be as simple as tasting wine and chatting!

However, there was one thing that he never knew was that His Majesty did not look very old, and he was in the prime of life, and he had never heard of any major illness. It's just an accident, and within fifty years, the imperial government and the opposition don't need to think about this problem at all! Why is it that at this time, a group of officials suddenly jumped out to make a noise?

Besides, such a situation is the emperor's family affair after all, and if the foreign minister is too deeply involved, it will definitely be a blessing and a curse! He doesn't think he's an exception either! Of course, it is not possible to mix it up directly. (To be continued.) )