The Imperial Palace, the center of power.

After three years, the red-crowned white crane reappeared.

The major giants in the imperial capital almost all got the news as soon as possible, and the nine super high-ranking officials and the nine generalissimos knew that the chief instructor of the Blood Army, who had disappeared for three years, had finally appeared when Zhou Ran left the secret place of Jinghu.

Three years is indeed not a long time, but for the emperor, it is enough to wash away countless prosperity.

How prominent the four major families led by the Gu family are, but now it is a thing of the past, and the vassals of the four major families are completely silent. Even Yuquan Mountain, which has an incomparably transcendent status, has gradually faded out of the eyes of ordinary people under the deliberate dilution of several wealthy families in Yanshan.

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, Yuquan Mountain will soon become a thing of the past, and only a very small number of people who stand at a certain height are qualified to know that in some major events related to the fortunes and national situation of the country, the real decision-making power is not in Yanshan, but in Yuquan Mountain.

Yuquan Mountain has been closed for three years, and only the top few of the nine super high-ranking officials and the nine generalissimos are eligible to climb the mountain, and only those few people know what scenery is on the mountain. As the second speaker of the Ministry of Supervision, Guan Shanhai is definitely a high-ranking and powerful person, although he is not among the nine generalissimos, but his ranking in the military is only after the top three marshals.

It has been several months since Guan Shanhai returned to the imperial capital, and he has repeatedly thrown the prayer post into Yuquan Mountain, but has not received a response so far.

As long as Yuquan Mountain does not express its position for a day, Guan Shanhai will not be able to sit firmly in a position for a day.

Some things are not only unknown to outsiders, but Guan Ren is not very clear, and even Guan Shanhai has not figured it out so far.

Han Quanzhang, the commander of the Divine Guard Army, Zong Qingzhi, the wolf king of the Wild Wolf Army, and Guan Jinpeng, the commander of the newly formed Xuanjia Army, rushed back to the imperial capital from their respective stations as soon as they knew that Zhou Ran had appeared.

Today's Han Quanzhang is already in the congenital third realm, Zong Qingzhi also has half a foot in the innate third realm, but the strongest is the youngest Guan Jinpeng. This eldest son, who was pinned on by Guan Ren, had a fight with a military master who had reached the Star Vertical realm not long ago, and the result turned out to be evenly matched, and I don't know how many people were shocked.

The Dingjun Mountain Blood Army has Fankui training, the Divine Guard Army and the Wild Wolf Army also have masters, and the Xuanjia Army also has super strong people.

In terms of strength on the surface, there is not much difference between the three veteran super forces and the Xuanjia Army, which has only been formed for a few months. And as the chief officer of the four super forces, whether it is Zhou Ran or these three people, every move will inevitably affect countless pairs of eyes.

Guan Shanhai appeared very suddenly, and it was even more sudden to take over Feng Wanli in charge of the Ministry of Supervision, except for Guan Jinpeng who knew a little bit about the inside story, Han Quanzhang and Zong Qingzhi still don't understand the reason.

Although the external situation has been a little tense recently, the military needs a super-strong presence to sit in charge. And Feng Wanli's strength has always been a mystery, but Guan Shanhai's attainment of the peak of the star is known to many people, and it seems appropriate to let Guan Shanhai replace Feng Wanli in charge of the Supervision Department. But on some levels, Feng Wanli is more representative of the two old men of Yuquan Mountain than Zhou Ran, and they are replaced by others, and those who have reached a certain height feel that things will not be so simple.

It's just that for several months, there has been no movement on the side of Yuquan Mountain. Now, the chief instructor of the Blood Army, who has not received the slightest news for three years, suddenly appeared, which naturally attracted the attention of many people.

As the commanders of the super army, the reason why Han Quanzhang and Zong Qingzhi are so concerned is because Guan Shanhai proposed at a high-level military meeting not long ago that the commanders of the four major armies should be transferred. Although the proposal was ultimately rejected by several marshals, judging from the strength shown by Guan Shanhai after taking office, he would definitely not stop there.

The predecessor of the Divine Guard Army was the Divine Guard Battalion's Ground Character Department, and Han Quanzhang had been in charge for many years, how could he be willing to let go?

The wild wolf pack was also brought out by Zong Qingzhi's countless efforts, and he naturally didn't want to hand it over to others.

But none of them are even more qualified to argue with Guan Shanhai.

Now the appearance of Zhou Ran has given them a glimmer of hope.

Regardless of whether Han Quanzhang and Zong Qingzhi are willing to admit it, once Zhou Ran, who seems to have the same authority as them, becomes serious because of something, it is very likely to determine the final direction of that matter.

Not only Han Quanzhang and Zong Qingzhi think so, but even Guan Ren and Guan Jinpeng, father and son, also think so.

Guan Jinpeng would come to Dijing at this time to come to support his grandfather Guan Shanhai.

Guan Ren, who got the news before Guan Jinpeng, also rushed to the imperial capital one step earlier, and waited at the west gate of the imperial capital.

When Ling Yunhe was about to enter the realm of the Imperial Capital, Guan Ren volleyed into the air and blocked the way.

Zhou Ran stood on the back of the red-crowned white crane and quietly looked at the Guan Ren in front of him, who was almost the same as three years ago.

Guan Ren, who had a smile on his face, took the lead in speaking: "Xiao Ran, you're back!"

Zhou Ran looked at Guan Ren expressionlessly, and just nodded slightly.

Guan Ren looked at Ling Yunhe, then at Zhou Ran, and said lightly as if chatting about family affairs: "You haven't returned for three years, you may not know that there is an additional ban on the imperial capital, no matter who is allowed to ride birds into the imperial capital." ”

Guan Ren's tone of voice was very soft, but the eyes that looked at Zhou Ran were knife-like.

Three years ago, he had completely torn his face, and Guan Ren waited for Zhou Ran at the West Gate of Dijing this time, not because he still remembered the past and kindly reminded him, but for his father who was in charge of the Ministry of Supervision to stop Zhou Ran.

As long as Zhou Ran was stopped by Guan Ren, or got down from Lingyunhe's back and walked into Yanshan on foot, then there was no need for Guan Shanhai to go to Yuquan Mountain to pay homage to him, and the nine high-ranking officials and the nine generalissimos would also acquiesce to Guan Shanhai's position. Even if Guan Shanhai makes a move against Zhou Ran in the future, they will turn a blind eye, and the two families in Yuquan Mountain will really fade out of everyone's sight.

Zhou Ran's eyes were unwavering, and he just asked lightly: "In what capacity did Uncle Guan stop a chief instructor of the Blood Army?"

Guan Ren knew very well that Zhou Ran in front of him was no longer the child in his memory, and he smiled: "Just because Uncle Guan is the gatekeeper of the West Gate of the Imperial Capital, is it enough?"

Zhou Ran slowly shook his head and said, "The gatekeeper of the West Gate of the Imperial Capital is one level lower than the chief instructor of the Blood Army, so it is naturally not enough!"

Guan Ren smiled when he heard this, he looked at Zhou Ran and continued very calmly: "The level of the chief instructor of the Blood Army is indeed very high, but no matter how high it is, it can't be higher than the ban formulated by the military!"

"Ban?"

Zhou Ran sneered: "I remember that the chief instructor of the Blood Army is still a member of the Standing Committee of the Supreme Military Commission, and one of the three iron orders of the Military Department clearly stipulates that any ban must be approved by all members of the Standing Committee of the Supreme Military Commission before it can be implemented. ”

"As long as one of the Standing Committee members disagrees, the ban has no effect. ”

Zhou Ran looked at Guan Ren and said coldly, word by word: "As long as I haven't nodded in agreement, this ban can't take effect." ”

Guan Ren's face darkened a little, but he snorted lightly, not caring at all, and then said: "Xiao Ran, don't forget that this year is your sixth year as the chief instructor of the Blood Army, and you have already exceeded the maximum appointment period of the chief instructor of the Blood Army. ”

"So what?!"

Zhou Ran sneered without any warmth: "At this moment, I am still the chief instructor of the Blood Army. As the gatekeeper of the Imperial Capital, don't you know that you need to salute when you see the chief?!"

"Zhou Ran!"

Guan Ren slowly put away the smile on his face and said in a deep voice: "Don't force me to make a move on you!"

"You can try!"

Zhou Ran glanced at Guan Ren lightly, patted Ling Yunhe, and let the red-crowned white crane fly in reverse towards Yanshan.

Guan Ren was suspended in mid-air, his fist clenched and released several times, until Ling Yunhe disappeared from sight, and he did not make a move.

Dijing is the most important place of rules, even if Guan Ren has quietly stepped into the Xingzhong realm, as long as he continues to be the gatekeeper of the west gate of Dijing, he must abide by the rules of Dijing.

In the eyes of the wealthy families in Dijing, the four gatekeepers of Dijing are definitely extremely prominent and high-level. But for Guan Ren, who has reached the realm of starry, the gatekeeper of Dijing is more like a golden hoop on his head. If it weren't for the purpose of pushing Guan Jinpeng to the position of the commander of the Xuanjia Army, how could he have imprisoned himself here?

When he couldn't see Zhou Ran anymore, Guan Ren, who had a cold face, suddenly laughed and sneered: "Zhou Tianzong, your son is nothing more than that!"

There has been no news for three years, Guan Ren thought that Zhou Ran would bring him a lot of shock when they met again, after all, pulling out the ten-colored national fortune sword from Yuquan Mountain almost scared him to death. But he never thought that even people with qualifications such as Zong Qingzhi had touched the threshold of the innate third realm, and Zhou Ran was only the innate first realm.

A Chief Instructor of the Blood Army of the Innate First Realm will definitely become a big joke for the military after today, why should Guan Ren stop him?

Guan Ren and Guan Shanhai spent almost all of their savings over the years on Guan Jinpeng, which made Guan Jinpeng of the Innate Third Realm lucky enough to have the strength to fight with the person who crossed the Star Vertical Realm with the fourth-grade spiritual source. And what does Zhou Ran, who grew up in Yuquan Mountain since he was a child, and was later thrown into the dense land of Mirror Lake, what can Zhou Ran's real combat power exceed his own realm?

At this moment, Guan Ren had already drawn Zhou Ran's name with a red cross in his heart.

Ling Yunhe floated down to the foot of Yanshan Mountain, and Zhou Ran, who had changed into the special general uniform of the chief instructor of the Blood Army, looked up, and then climbed the steps.

In just three years, the Yanshan guards have changed several times.

From the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, and then to the place where the headquarters of the Supervision Department was located on the top of the mountain, all the guards who saw Zhou Ran, whether they knew it or not, all saluted respectfully, and no one dared to question whether this young man wearing the uniform of the highest commander of the Blood Army was real or fake.

After all, this is Yanshan.

Even the most daring people don't dare to walk around here in their uniforms.

What's more, it is also a special general uniform of the chief instructor of the Blood Army.

Since Guan Shanhai took charge of the Ministry of Supervision, except for the formation of the Xuanjia Army, the three fires of the new officials have all burned to the two departments of the Heavenly Stems and the Earthly Branch, and there has been basically no major change in the Third Department and the Supervision Department.

Compared with three years ago, Xiang Feibai, the minister of the third department, is obviously old, but he is in good spirits.

Today, three years after the implementation of the all-soldier program, the military has begun to pay more and more attention to personal strength in terms of rank promotion, and the higher the position, the more so. With the continuous advancement of the all-people soldier plan, there may not be a situation in the near future where the level of the position depends entirely on the strength of the individual, but it is certain that the personal strength is not enough to sit in a high position.

Xiang Feibai, who is still the minister of the third department, has also reached the innate third realm.

Dealing with military affairs does take Xiang Feibai a lot of time and experience, but as the head of the third department, Xiang Feibai naturally will not lack cultivation resources, and as soon as many rare resources appear, senior generals who have reached Xiang Feibai's level will definitely be able to get them as soon as possible.

It is possible that the innate third realm can be piled up with massive resources, and it is difficult to further reach the innate peak realm. As for the Star Vertical Realm, even if you have a fourth-level spiritual source in your hand, it is difficult to climb up without a certain understanding and foundation.

Xiang Feibai rarely closes the office door, and if there is something important to deal with, the secretary only needs to knock twice on the door to enter.

When!when!

The crisp knock on the door sounded again, and Xiang Feibai, who was processing the documents, did not raise his head, and said casually: "Come in." ”

The knocker came in silently and came to Xiang Feibai's table.