Chapter 332: Audience
When Xiao Che and the others arrived in Qingxuan City, the inspection here was very strict. They placed their army outside Qingxuan City, while they themselves entered the city on foot.
Now there are a lot of people who have come to Qingxuan City with their families. It was clear that they had come to take refuge.
Now it is the safest place in the entire empire. Those who have money, power and access will choose to come here.
This also greatly increases the workload of the guards. Xiao Che can take a special passage. After all, they are considered military people.
The guards checked their documents. After confirming that everything was correct, I let them in. And they gave them a standard military salute. Xiao Che and the others also responded with a military salute.
This made the people in line extremely envious. Although this was not Xiao Che's intention.
After entering the city, they found out how popular Qingxuan City is now.
"Brother Ye, what are we going to do next?" Xiao Che asked, entering the city.
The person who docked with the military was Dongfang Ye, and only he knew where to go next.
"We don't have to do anything. We only need to stay at one of our strongholds in Xuanfu, and someone will come to invite us. Dongfang Ye said.
"That's fine. Xiao Che responded.
Soon they came to Qingxuan City, a stronghold in Xuanfu.
This is a restaurant that combines dining and accommodation. It is the property of Xuanfu in Qingxuance.
It is also one of the largest strongholds in the area.
According to Xiao Che's arrangement, the Xuanfu has explicit and implicit bases in every city.
Clear, that is, public, everyone knows, generally speaking, it is a variety of industries invested by Xuanfu. And the secret evidence is unknown to anyone, and it is purely for the purpose of being in case of emergency.
Because once there is a problem with the explicit evidence, then the implicit evidence is the last hope.
Xuanfu has always done things like this, and everything is prepared with both hands. It can never be an all-or-nothing bet. Although this is a huge cost, it is perfect in terms of practical results.
What Xiao Che didn't expect was that at this time, it was also bustling and crowded with people.
You know, not everyone can afford to buy a home here. There are also many people who live in the inn hotel for a long time. For this reason, business here is very hot. Xiao Che was turned away when they came here.
Because there are so many people. At this time, it has been announced that it will be closed to the public.
Until Dongfang Ye took out the unique mark of the leader of the Xuanfu. Then the attendant called the steward. Xiao Che and the others found out that the steward turned out to be a woman. The steward seems to be shrewd and capable. This was the first time she had seen Xiao Che, Dongfang Ye, Zi Wuji, and Wen Renjing, which made him a little excited.
This is not the place to talk. Xiao Che and the others were taken to the inner room.
Seeing Xiao Che and them being brought in, while he was stopped outside, many people were unhappy and began to shout strange things.
"Why can they come in and we can't?"
"These are the leaders of our Xuanfu. After getting Xiao Che's nod, the housekeeper explained the situation to everyone.
Hearing the explanation of the housekeeper, everyone didn't say anything more.
"I really didn't expect those people to be the legendary leaders of the Xuanfu, but they are also very young. ”
"Who's to say it's not? You only see them young. If I, look good. The weakest of them were all in the late stage of the Venerable Master Realm. The one who looked like the youngest walked in the middle. The aura on his body is even more terrifying. Someone said.
There's a lot of talk about it.
At this time, Xiao Che and the others had already come to a spacious living room.
"Several leaders, my name is Jiang Ying, and I am the steward of the Xuanfu in Qingxuancheng. The steward introduced herself in advance.
"Jiang Ying, it's not easy to do this Qingxuancheng's housekeeping. Xiao Che asked with a smile.
"Chief Xiao Che, I like to deal with these people. Jiang Ying replied with a smile.
It can be seen that she is the kind of woman who can easily navigate between the powerful.
"Give us a brief introduction to the current form of Qingxuan City. Xiao Che continued to ask.
"Okay, chiefs, let's have a bite to eat, these fruits and pastries are our specialties here. "At this time, someone brought tea, melons, fruits and pastries.
"What do you say about Qingxuancheng today, some people are happy and some are worried. Jiang Ying sighed.
"Can you elaborate?" asked Zi Wouji.
"Naturally, the rejoicing are the soldiers. They are still counting on this time to make a difference. After all, the Qingxuan Empire must have not engaged in a foreign war for a long time. For these generals, their blood is inherently hot, and they prefer military life even more. It is the people of the city who are worried, but they do not like to fight. No one has a good life but a toss. Jiang Ying said in detail.
"In any case, the current situation is beyond their control, whether it is a general or a common man, they will be drawn into this war. I heard that in the past few days, the whole north has fallen. Jiang Ying said.
"This time the empire was caught off guard by the northern powers, but I am confident that the tide will soon be reversed. We know very well what the northern kingdoms are. Victory must belong to the Qingxuan Empire. But for us, this is a time of danger and opportunity. Xiao Che analyzed.
"Chief, I don't understand. Why are we in danger?" Jiang Ying didn't understand Xiao Che's words.
"It is not difficult to understand that if from the perspective of the Qingxuan Empire, if this war is won, then the northern countries are likely to be annexed, and the worst will be lost. It is difficult to recover for many years. And we, the transnational forces in the rivers and lakes, will be dealt a major blow. No empire can allow our existence, not to mention that we still have a large Xuanfu army, which no powerful country can allow. Moreover, the power of our Xuanfu is now too big, making it difficult for the Qingxuan Empire to control, so it is inevitable that they will do something to us after the war. Xiao Che explained.
"What if the empire is defeated?" Jiang Ying listened very seriously at this time, she had never thought about it like this before.
This is also easy to understand, after all, where you stand, you will think from what position.
"Defeated? Then we will have no place to stand. This time, it's the Ten Thousand Demons Alliance that is behind it. "Xiao Che is very clear about the development model of Xuanfu now. For the Ten Thousand Demons Alliance, it can be said that it is the biggest enemy.
Now the strength of the Xuanfu is not as good as that of the Ten Thousand Demons Alliance, and because of this, the Ten Thousand Demons Alliance will definitely beat the rabbits. With the help of this war, the Xuanfu was strangled in the cradle. This is by no means Xiao Che worrying about the sky. It's a fact that's happening.
If he couldn't see this, he wouldn't be a qualified leader of the Xuanfu.
"So what are we going to do next?" Jiang Ying asked.
"Loose on the outside and tight on the inside, adaptable. Xiao Che said eight words.
It may seem like nothing to say, but it's the most effective way to do it at the moment.
After chatting with Jiang Ying, Xiao Che and the others rested here, waiting for His Majesty the Emperor Xiao Gan to summon them.
Three days have passed, and there is still no sign of being summoned, but everyone is not in a hurry, in the past three days, Xue Wuxian is also hurrying to collect information from all sides, and they finally have news of Murong Qing's sister and brother and Tang Tang.
What they didn't expect was that Murong Qing actually infiltrated the Northern Yan Empire with his subordinates.
But there is nothing impossible to think about, after all, those people are all from Beiyan. And now many people in Beiyan are very dissatisfied with Emperor Yu's approach, including several major families.
However, they were afraid of Emperor Yu's strength, and they all dared to be angry and did not dare to speak.
Murong Qing infiltrated the Northern Yan Empire, just in time to use this to plot against those families. Although this thing is not easy to do.
Knowing their news, Xiao Che was much more relieved.
"Xiao Che, someone is here in the palace. On this day, Xiao Che and the others were meditating in the courtyard when they suddenly heard Dongfang Ye's shouting.
"After staring at it for so many days, let's go. "This time, Emperor Xiao Qian only saw Xiao Che.
This is also exactly what Xiao Che wants. Even if a person is in danger, it is only Xiao Che himself, and Xiao Che also has the life-saving artifact of Oscheng space.
Xiao didn't have anything to clean up, so he immediately went with the people in the palace to meet him.
The imperial palace of the Qingxuan Empire is still so atmospheric.
When I walk here, there is always an indescribable sense of heroism. This is the foundation of a powerful empire.
After walking through 10,000 steps, Xiao Che finally came to the main hall of the palace, and Xiao Qian was not the only one here.
There are also many ministers.
Xiao Che glanced at it and found that there were many people he knew, such as the Wei family, the prime minister, and the generals.
When everyone saw Xiao Che coming, they also greeted him, and Xiao Che responded with a smile.
Originally, there were ministers who were disdainful of Xiao Che and the Xuan Mansion, but now when they saw Xiao Che himself, all those disdainful emotions were put aside.
They were surprised to find that the young Xiao Che was already a Supreme Realm powerhouse.
This achievement is better than most of them here, so no one dares to laugh at Xiao Che anymore.
It is conceivable that if Xiao Che had not advanced to the Supreme Realm, I am afraid that he would not have had a good time today, and he might have attracted the humiliation of many people.
The people in the military were still very kind when they looked at Xiao Che. After all, nominally, Xiao Che still belongs to their people.
Xiao Che is also friendly to these military bigwigs.
"This is the youngest Great Sect Master of Medicine Alchemy in my human race, and now the leader of the Xuanfu who has also advanced to the Supreme Realm, Xiao Che. Xiao Qian introduced to the ministers.
"The old man has always heard people say the name of the Lord of the Xiao Mansion of Xuanfu, but he didn't expect the Lord of the Xiao Mansion to be so young. It's really terrifying. The prime minister looked at Xiao Che and said.
"The prime minister praised it falsely, and the kid didn't dare to be ashamed. Xiao Che also responded politely.
He didn't dare to underestimate it in the slightest, this prime minister of the Qingxuan Empire was definitely a ruthless person.
Moreover, Xiao Che used "Devouring God Decision" to see at a glance that he was a cultivator of the eighth rank of the Supreme Realm.
I'm afraid no one would have thought that the prime minister, who seems to be polite and polite, would have such a cultivation.
Because no one in the country has ever seen the prime minister make a move, generally speaking, there is no need for him to make a move in person.
But a strong person can grow to such a point, and he will never be an unknown person.
The reason why the prime minister was able to achieve today's position is said to be because of his hard work in helping Xiao Qian obtain the throne.
Although in the Xiao family of the royal family, the inheritance of the throne is relatively smooth, but there are also a lot of open and secret battles.
However, in the Xiao family, even the princes who failed to compete for the throne would not die because of this.
After all, they are all descendants of the Xiao family.
They are extremely talented in martial arts practice.
It would be a pity to sacrifice it so casually. Therefore, those children of the Xiao family who lost in the struggle for the throne entered the inner hall of the Xiao family and became elders.
In this way, it can not only retain outstanding talents, but also make the inheritance of the Xiao family's throne more stable.
Once he entered the Elder Pavilion of the Xiao Family's Inner Hall, he lost the qualification to compete for the throne. There are also benefits to being an emperor. When they abdicate, as long as their cultivation can reach the ninth rank of the Supreme Realm, they will be able to directly become the Supreme Elder of the Xiao family, and even if they can't achieve such cultivation, they can also enjoy the treatment of the Supreme Elder of the Xiao Family and become the honorary Supreme Elder of the Xiao Family.
This is a great honor for them, and their children and grandchildren will also benefit from the heirs to the throne.
After greeting everyone, Xiao Che was arranged to be next to the military department.
It can be seen that Xiao Qian still attaches great importance to Xiao Che.
After all, this time he needs the full help of the Xuan Mansion.
Perhaps the most important thing Xiao Qian has finished speaking, and the next thing they discuss is not confidential, and Xiao Che is also listening carefully. Although he does not have access to the core secrets of the Empire, he can also find some clues through these.
It didn't take long for them to talk about Xuanfu.
"Xiao Che, this time the empire needs your Xuanfu as the eyes of the empire, how about it?" Xiao Qian asked.
"No problem, Your Majesty, this time, my Xuanfu can still send 100,000 troops. to support the Empire's wars. Xiao Che responded.
"Okay, Xiao Aiqing is really patriotic. Xiao Qian praised.
"Passing on my will, because Xiao Che is the youngest Great Sect Master of Medicine Refining in my human race, and now he is still a powerhouse of the Supreme Realm. Xuanfu has made great contributions to the country, so he was named King Xuan. After Xiao Qian's words were finished, the ministers below were in an uproar.
They never thought that His Majesty would make Xiao Che king.
You must know that in this era, Xiao Che is the only one who can be named a king with a different surname for so many years.
"Xiao Che, thank you, Your Majesty, there is still one thing I want to ask Your Majesty forbidden. Xiao Che accepted Xiao Qian's reward, and now he wants to seek some benefits for the Xuan Mansion.
"Xiao Aiqing, please speak. Xiao Qian said generously.
"Please allow my Xuanfu to have permanent business rights in the Empire. Xiao Che said.
"Oh, Xiao Aiqing just wants the right to do business?" Xiao Qian wondered.
"Your Majesty, this matter is still up for discussion. At this time, without waiting for Xiao Qian to speak, the prime minister objected first.
"Prime Minister, as we all know, my Xuanfu uses business to maintain various expenses, and now I just want to do business, I don't know why the Prime Minister is against it?" Of course, Xiao Che would not give in. This is the right he must fight for this time. This move was to legitimize the Xuanfu in the Qingxuan Empire.
"There is no precedent for my Qingxuan Empire. Cheng retorted.
"The Prime Minister's words are wrong, my Xuanfu can transport materials from various countries to our country to sell, and I can also sell the specialties of my country's remote areas to other countries. When the time comes, it will be the empire that will profit. And I don't want business rights in vain, and I am willing to pay 10% of the annual profits to the empire. The empire will participate in the dividends of my Xuanfu. Saying that, Xiao Che used the share system he learned from Planet North a little simplified.
"Oh, Xiao Che, what you said is true?" The prime minister was also a little moved when he heard Xiao Che say this. After all, Xuanfu Yicheng's profit is still very much.
Xiao Che is not short of spirit coins at all now, if he can use spirit coins to bind the Xuanfu and the Qingxuan Empire together, then it will be beneficial and harmless.
Besides, Xiao Che got the permanent right to do business in the Qingxuan Empire, that is to say, their Xuanfu gained a legal status in the Qingxuan Empire.
In this way, Xuanfu does not have this kind of worries, and its development and growth are just around the corner.
"All Aiqing should discuss and discuss, what about King Xuan's proposal?" Xiao Qian asked the ministers.
"Your Majesty, I think this matter is okay, it will be of great benefit to my Qingxuan Empire. Moreover, if the Xuanfu has obtained the right to operate, it will be able to take root in the empire, which will also make the market more standardized. "The prime minister didn't expect that as soon as His Majesty's words fell, there would be ministers to support Xiao Che.
The minister's meaning is clear. That is to say, once it is agreed that the Xuanfu will obtain the permanent right to operate in the Qingxuan Empire, it will also facilitate the management of the Xuanfu by the Empire. To put it bluntly, it's easy to control.
Soon, many ministers came out in support.
In fact, this scene did not appear out of thin air, it is still Jiang Ying's ability. In the three days she had been waiting, she had already visited the ministers through various connections.
The purpose is naturally to get them to support Xiao Che in front of His Majesty, and of course, the benefits given to these ministers are something they can't refuse.
For these things, Xiao Che is not stingy when he thinks about it.
"It seems that most Aiqing thinks that this matter is a win-win situation for the empire and King Xuan, so well, it depends on King Xuan's intentions. When the ministers below were discussing, Xiao Qian was also thinking.
In the end, he still thought that this matter was beneficial to the Qingxuan Empire, so he agreed to Xiao Che's request.
The biggest purpose of this trip was achieved, and Xiao Che was also relieved.
Now the Xuanfu has been named by Xiao Qian as the Xuanjun of the Qingxuan Empire.
Xiao Che is the general of this 100,000 Xuan army.
Although he gave Xiao Che the title of a general, he couldn't interfere with the army in the empire.
But Xiao Che didn't care. For him, as long as the name is right.
In this way, both parties were happy to meet this time.
After retiring from the court, Xiao Che left the palace with the ministers.
Except for Xiao Che, everyone else is in twos and threes, and they will not take the initiative to get close to Xiao Che, these ministers are all old fritters, and they know very well that His Majesty attaches so much importance to Xiao Che purely because the Xuanfu can play a major role in the current Qingxuan Empire.
Once the use value of the Xuanfu is gone, His Majesty will no longer value Xiao Che. In fact, this is the low horizon of these ministers.
Xiao Qian really values Xiao Che, but he knows more about Xiao Che than others.