A year and a half passed quickly, and Kong Ming and Xiao Budian had always accepted the pain of the Five Elements Yuan Force in the "Five Elements Melting Furnace", without the slightest sign of breaking through. ,!

During the period of Kong Ming's retreat, the trend of heated discussions about Kong Ming in the outside world finally stopped, which was also in line with Kong Ming's intention to keep a low profile.

Due to not showing up for a long time, the glorious deeds of Second Young Master Kong are rarely mentioned, but the holy name of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is more and more passed on by word of mouth among the people of the imperial capital!

A year ago, the royal family issued an edict to the world and appointed the third prince Hu Hao as the crown prince of the Cangnan Empire, which finally brought the curtain down on the boiling battle for succession.

The three princes who participated in the succession, the eldest prince Hu Ying, are nowhere to be found, just like before, so low-key that no one pays attention to it. In fact, only the core figures of the Hu royal family knew that the eldest prince was missing on the night of the turmoil in the imperial capital, and now he doesn't even know whether he is dead or alive.

The second prince, Hu Xiong, although he did not become the crown prince, was appointed as the generalissimo of Izumo County, in charge of more than 10 million soldiers and horses in a county, which can be regarded as officially embarking on the road of military service, and finally able to give full play to his strengths.

I think that when Hu Xiong was tested by the imperial family, he concealed his identity to serve in the army in Izumo County, and now he is revisiting his hometown, but he is already the supreme commander of the soldiers and horses of a county, I wonder if Lu Dao will break many people's glasses?

As for Hu Hao, after becoming the crown prince, he did a lot of great things, and was quickly accepted by the people of the imperial capital, called King Xian, and even toured Qinghai County in the east on behalf of Emperor Hu De, and met with local officials at all levels. It has shown a very mature political skill.

I have to say that Hu Hao is indeed a talent, not only is the crown prince prosperous, but also able to gather a group of capable people with lofty ideals to work with him, which has initially revealed his ability to govern the country.

It is rumored that almost a month ago, Emperor Hu De had consciously arranged for Hu Hao to handle some government affairs and review and review the folds. I exercised some of the imperial power on my behalf. All these signs indicate that it may not be long before the throne of the Cangnan Empire. It's going to be a different person.

With the cultivation of the middle-rank marshal of Emperor Hood, even if he is already more than a hundred years old, he is actually still in the prime of life. It stands to reason that he can still work on the throne for a while longer, and there is no need to be in such a hurry to pass on the throne.

However, the Hu royal family has their own ambitions, and their purpose in establishing the Cangnan Empire is not just to defend it, but to continue to expand its territory!

Emperor Hu De can be regarded as a generation of heroes, but several old worshippers of the Hu royal family attach more importance to Hu Hao's ability, and feel that if this young man is in charge of government affairs, he may be able to bring a trace of unusual changes to the Cangnan Empire! As for Emperor Hu De. His cultivation qualifications are excellent among the Hu royal family, and it's time to unload the imperial burden on his body and start concentrating on cultivation!

With the qualifications of Emperor Hood, coupled with the help of the pills of the Hu royal family, it may be decades later. There will be another one more person with emperor-level cultivation in the Imperial Family Worship Pavilion!

There are indeed a lot of changes in the Hu royal family, so what about the Cao family, who entered the imperial capital for the first time?

With Cao Jun'e becoming Kong Ming's "person", the situation of the Cao family in the imperial capital can be said to be difficult. Without Cao Jun'e, it is naturally impossible to summon Liu Wugongzi or Ji Honggao, who are controlled by the "Soul Hooking Eye".

That's it. If the Cao family wanted to expand its power in the imperial capital, they lost the largest source of funds, and the relationship with the Liu family became more and more cold, basically losing the opportunity to show their strength.

The fourth ancestor of the Cao family was a very decisive figure, and he quickly made a decision: to withdraw from the imperial capital with the people of the Cao family!

The imperial capital is dominated by the Hu royal family and the Kong family, and it is not easy to draw a circle of power of one's own on the territory of the imperial capital. Originally, the Cao family wanted to take advantage of the possibility of the imperial capital falling into chaos to see if there was a chance, but who knew that the Hu royal family acted so thunderously, and it only took one night to uproot all the potential forces lurking in the imperial capital in Shazhou?

Without Shazhou's strength to take the lead, it would be much more difficult for the Cao family to make trouble in the imperial capital, and why did the four ancestors of the Cao family fight hard with the Hu family and the Kong family at this time? It is definitely a wise choice to withdraw from the imperial capital in time!

Before taking people out of the imperial capital, the four ancestors of the Cao family specially came to the Confucian family to pay a visit. His purpose was not to take Cao Jun'e back, because he knew that once a star envoy like Cao Jun'e fell into the hands of the Kong family, how could the other party hand it over?

If you want to welcome Cao Jun'e back to the Cao family, you can only find another opportunity in the future, anyway, this time the trip to the imperial capital, the Cao family can be regarded as admitted. As for the purpose of visiting the Kong family, it is to mend the relationship with the Kong family. After all, this time the Cao family rashly entered the imperial capital, infringing on the interests of the Kong family, and now since they admit defeat, they must show the bearing that a loser should have!

It is true that the Kong and Cao families are world enemies, but the two families are dependent on each other, because there is still a behemoth in the Cangnan Empire, the Hu royal family! If there is only one family left between the Kong and Cao families, then the entire Cangnan Empire will soon become the world of the Hu royal family!

This situation is a bit like the Three Kingdoms era, Cao Wei is strong, and the Sun-Liu alliance must be able to compete with it, but in fact, the Sun and Liu families are also great enemies, if there is no pressure from foreign enemies, they will not say that they are an alliance, and they will fight you to the death!

Since the four ancestors of the Cao family came to visit, they were naturally personally received by the three ancestors of the Kong family, and the four ancestors of the Cao family originally wanted to meet Kong Ming and have a good talk with this outstanding young genius, but the three ancestors of the Kong family said lightly, "In retreat!", and the four ancestors of the Cao family were dismissed.

Both sides tacitly did not mention a word about Cao Jun'e, and after a few polite words to each other, the four ancestors of the Cao family said goodbye and left.

When leaving the Confucian family manor and passing through the huge archway in front of the Kong family manor, the four ancestors of the Cao family couldn't help but sigh and said to Cao Chengping and Cao Chengwei beside him: "The Kong family has such an outstanding son of the sky, after time, I don't know if their lintel will become bigger? It seems that our Cao family is going to keep a low profile for a while, or is it more important to run Karasuma County well! There are too many talents in the world, and if my Cao family wants to rise, we need to wait for the opportunity!"

In the midst of the conversation, the Cao family and his party gradually went away......

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