Chapter 848: Gazing into the Abyss (Part II)
A strange color flashed in Feng Lanxi's eyes: "You think about it quite thoughtfully!" No wonder he dared to stand on his own and plot for a big position! The mind is indeed stronger than that of other factions, and this emperor's dream is not completely unreasonable! ”
"Of course!" Randall said confidently, "Your Majesty started out mainly relying on the team of our Luhua Academy, and now, the power of this faction has been completely controlled by me!" So compared to those people, my foundation is the strongest! Even the Xiao family can't be compared to me! ”
"The little princess is far from being a minor, even if she really ascends the throne, she is just a puppet, and the artifact will definitely be controlled by her relatives in the future! The Lord Shaoguo suspects that political turmoil is inevitable, which is not good news for anyone! There must still be a strong person to control the overall situation in order to ensure the continuation of the national ancestry! ”
"As long as the power of you and I is combined, we can completely suppress the Xiao family and become the most powerful force in the imperial capital again! This is only good for you and me, and for the whole empire, don't you think? ”
The great wise man was silent for a while before he said, "All right! Would you like me to think about it and get back to you in a few days? ”
"No problem!" Randall is kind and gentle:
"Your Highness is not only brilliant in wisdom, but also has a peerless demeanor, and has always admired him! It would be my pleasure to have the opportunity to join you in ushering in a new era of empire! ”
Speaking of this, a touch of greed inadvertently flashed in his eyes when he looked at Feng Lanxi, and then he covered it up well, and continued:
"I know that Yun Haoyu treats you very well, this affection doesn't mean that you can give it up! It's a pity that he is dead, and it is impossible for a dead man to give you happiness! Your vision has always been good, and I believe that this time, you will also make the most beneficial choice for yourself! ”
The great wise man's delicate body trembled imperceptibly, and it seemed that his words had taken effect.
Capturing the other party's reaction, Randall was happy in his heart, a woman is just a woman after all, no matter how brilliant her intelligence is, no matter how much she cares about that person, she always has to plan for her future in the end! Maybe it won't be long before you can get your wish!
The purpose of coming here today has been achieved, and there is no need to say more! He got up slowly, bowed gracefully, and turned out of the palace gate.
After he left, Feng Lanxi looked at the jade bottle for a while, and finally couldn't help but take it in his hand and look at it carefully.
She had heard Yun Tianyun mention that she wanted to auction some of the family's precious collections in exchange for source crystals to help His Majesty, and she didn't want it to be true, and there would be such a thing!
In order to solve the problem of fertility difficulties for high-level supernatural beings, both the previous Shuofeng Empire and the major families have spent huge sums of money to try to solve this problem, but they have never heard of anyone who can succeed. Unexpectedly, the Yun family actually succeeded!
If I could have gotten this sooner, I would have gotten what I wanted, right? has been with Yun Haoyu for the past few years, although he is calm on the surface, it is impossible to have no ideas in his heart, and he is just a woman in the end.
But now, do you still have a chance?
She sighed slightly and asked at the screen, "What's the situation over there?" ”
"It's pretty stable at the moment, but it's not going to last long!" Yun Yingxue turned out from behind the screen.
Feng Lanxi said: "Let's take a step and see a step!" I really can't do it, I'll find another way! Now that we have reached a critical moment, as long as we hold on for a while, maybe Your Majesty will ......"
"Yes! The energy threshold of the demon coffin has dropped again, and I'm thinking about whether to let a few powerful enough worshippers go all out and try to see if I can force that thing open! "Cloud Sakura Snow Road.
She glanced at the box on the table and said disdainfully, "That guy is coming to fight your idea again?" Coincidentally, someone else received a copy of this thing! He asked me to try to do something on the big array, so that the coffin would never be opened again. Hum! It's just wolf ambition! ”
"Is it just you and me?" Feng Lanxi said with a smile, "Zhong Xuanying, Catherine, Xia Qiying, and those imperial concubines with strong family power behind them, why haven't they been wooed by him?" In just the past few days, I'm afraid that there are not ten or eight of these things he gave, right? Anyway, the verbal promise doesn't cost anything, of course, you can say it as it sounds! Think of us as the kind of little girls who are not deeply involved in the world! ”
Yun Yingxue shook her head and said: "We won't be fooled, but not everyone in this palace is like this, and some of those imperial concubines with deep backgrounds seem to have other plans!" It must have been at the behest of their family. ”
"Everyone has their own ambitions, and they can't be forced, so that's fine, so that you can see the true colors of those women!" The great wise man didn't care about this, and handed her the jade bottle in his hand and said:
"Is this thing developed by your family really effective? It looks precious! ”
"This ......" Yun Yingxue's pretty face blushed slightly, "It is said to be true, Yun Xinyao's girls have used it, but unfortunately the time is still short, if Your Majesty has not had an accident, maybe they have good news by now!" One billion yuan crystals, my father has made a lot of money! ”
Feng Lanxi's face became solemn: "How much does this thing cost?" Wouldn't it be ...... if it could be mass-produced?"
"How is it possible to mass produce?" A cold and crisp voice came from outside, "Rare things are expensive, no matter how good things are, there are many of them, but don't want to sell them at such a high price!" ”
Luo Qiyue walked in with the little princess in her arms.
"Sister, you're here!" Feng Lanxi smiled and said, "What's the situation outside?" Marshal Luo Hanxing should be arriving in the imperial capital soon, right? ”
"He was targeted by a group of hanging boot ghosts, playing hide and seek with them on the Muyan Star Domain! I guess we'll have to wait a few days! After Luo Qiyue sat down, she took out a stack of secret documents and handed them to the great wise man, and then lowered her head and gently teased the baby daughter in her arms.
The confidential documents are the results of the investigation of the intelligence system of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the past few days, especially the information about those rebel forces, which are the targets of attention!
In addition, there are also the investigation materials of the Ministry of Imperial Security and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and the targeted operations carried out by the three major intelligence systems are indeed incomparable, among which all the information of Randall and his main allies, the forces and hole cards in the hands of the other party have been checked!
This shows the shortcomings of the Empire's intelligence work in the past, and the fact that almost no strong measures were taken in advance against such a large rebel organization was not due to the incompetence of the directors or the existence of high-ranking ghosts, but because they trusted certain important people too much, so they adopted a selective attitude towards their words and deeds.
The officials and generals of the faction of Luhua Academy are the core team belonging to His Majesty the Emperor in the eyes of anyone, and the descendants of the lineage are the most unlikely to betray His Majesty! Not only Yun Haoyu himself, but even Su Shangqing, Li Xingyan and others think the same.
The reason why Randall was able to get into trouble was due to the fact that he had deliberately befriended and co-opted the characters of this faction for a long time, of course, because he was also an important figure in this circle, so no one was suspicious of him at all, and occasionally there were some clues, and he didn't pay enough attention to it!
Of course, he is so bold because over the years, with the help of his convenient position in charge of the imperial diplomatic department, he has connected with many dissenting nobles.
For example, when the Imperial Legion attacked the Prison Soul Star Sea, in addition to the five largest forces, among the remaining second-rate organizations, some forces that usually had no reputation, but had amazing potential, secretly approached him, promising a lot of benefits, in exchange for the opportunity to continue to lurk with hidden strength! Originally, according to Yun Haoyu's order, these forces should all move to the imperial capital after accepting the gift!
Since almost all the foreign negotiations of the Imperial Legion are presided over by him, and for these newly conquered territories, the Empire's intelligence system forces cannot do everything for the time being, so he has successfully concealed many shady things! When pacifying the Xuanluo Federation and the Southwest Xinghai, there were hundreds of big nobles, consortiums, enterprises, and underground organizations that were able to continue to stay in their hometowns under his protection! These forces have been hiding for years, becoming a time bomb lurking in the body of the Empire!
After Yun Haoyu's accident, the situation in various parts of the empire deteriorated so rapidly, which was the result of these forces collectively stirring up trouble! Except for the original Shuofeng Empire and some star fields of the Hellsoul Star Sea, the passages to the imperial capital in other places have almost been blocked, and in the last few days, the imperial capital has not received even a single resource spaceship from the outer regions!
"No wonder this guy is so arrogant, the power at hand is indeed amazing!" Feng Lanxi frowned and said, "If it weren't for the fact that the famous generals of the military under his command did not have enough weight to take refuge, and he was a little unlucky, maybe he really had a chance to win the supreme power!" ”
"He is not the most troublesome, there is another problem that we have to solve now, because so many legions are concentrated around the imperial capital at once, the consumption of all kinds of logistics materials has increased significantly!" Luo Qiyue further explained, "Putting aside other forces for the time being, there are only hundreds of large-scale warehousing and logistics bases under our control, and the materials in them can only meet the needs of a maximum of twenty days!" And we simply can't get enough supplies from the outside right now! If this problem is not solved well, these legions loyal to His Majesty will be incapacitated at that time, and the consequences will ...... I don't need to say more, right? ”
Millions of warships, hundreds of millions of officers and soldiers, the daily material consumption is an extremely staggering number, and it can be supported for so long, thanks to the combat readiness work around the imperial capital, and the inventory of all kinds of military supplies is extremely rich. However, by now, this problem has reached the point where they have to face it squarely!
"What's the bad news? Let's hear about it! Feng Lanxi said.
"Less than ten percent of the taxes due to the central treasury from the various regions of the empire have been received so far! More than 700 provincial governors, nearly thirty percent of whom no longer pay attention to the orders of the imperial capital, openly declare that they have broken away from the rule of the empire, and the rest are mostly on the sidelines! Luo Qiyue gritted her teeth and said, "Even many local garrison generals have begun to join them!" ”