"People's minds are calm, and the foundation is gradually stabilized..."
Thousands of feet high in the sky, a strange black bird spread its wings and boldly invaded the airspace of Youshan Mansion, carrying a Taoist priest on its back.
The huge Youshan City is still shocking when viewed from a high altitude. The towering city walls, the horizontal and vertical streets, and the black spots the size of ants on them... Everything shows that this city has completely escaped from the war. The haze, even the people's hearts have begun to settle down.
The common people are the most adrift. Whether it was Liu Yan before, Fang Yuan now, or Wu Guolai, they should still farm and pay taxes.
If you can relax a little and give some benevolent policies, you will immediately be praised like a saint.
At this time, since Fang Yuan showed his ability to drive away the Wu Kingdom, he naturally gradually gained recognition, and the authority belonging to the Lord of Youshan Palace continued to increase.
The Taoist sighed, knowing that his master's plan might be in vain. When he thought about the other party's unpredictable methods and age, he felt even more unsure.
At this time, there was a commotion below, and the figures on the big bird were obviously spotted.
"Chirp!"
Just when the Taoist showed a hint of reserve, a white shadow suddenly flew out from the city lord's palace, chirped loudly, and stopped in front of the black bird.
"What a spiritual bird!"
Feeling the nervousness of the black bird sitting below him, the Taoist smiled bitterly: "With this bird here, the sky above Youshan City will be safe. In the future, it will be difficult for a poor Taoist to do as he pleases!"
"Don't worry, I have an old relationship with your master, and I'm not here to start a war this time. Just get down here!"
The Taoist said to the red-eyed white bird king, patted the black bird's head again, and immediately landed slowly under the escort of the other party.
"Haha... How wonderful it is to have friends from far away? Brother Muli, you deceived me so much!"
In front of the city lord's palace, Fang Yuan wore a golden crown, a long body, and a swaying brocade robe with a horned dragon tattooed on his body, and he came out specially to welcome him.
"Master, you are joking! Besides, it's hard for you to hide it from me, right?"
Seeing this, the Taoist smiled even more bitterly.
This person was naturally Liu Yan's friend before, and he was actually Taoist Muli in the secret room of the Xia royal family.
"You and I have our own reasons for what happened before, so let's get over it! The Taoist is a rare guest, so please come in and serve tea!"
Fang Yuan laughed it off and waved his hand.
He didn't have any friendship with Liu Yan. Although Taoist Muli was responsible for at least 30% of the death of the previous palace master, it was none of his business.
Moreover, the other party was still an envoy representing the Xia royal family at this time, so Niu Dingtian and other people who might have conflicts had been transferred away long ago, and there was no trouble along the way.
"That would be disrespectful!"
Taoist Muli bowed his head and saluted again, looked at the red-eyed white bird king, and felt envious again: "This bird is extraordinary, and the master of the palace has added a big helping hand!"
Although he hid his identity and worked in the dark, his love for spiritual birds was not fake.
It's a pity that the previous Wind Chaser Falcon has died in Xia Yang Mansion. With the help of the Xia royal family, we finally found this alien black bird. It was a compensation, but it was not even as good as the Wind Chaser Falcon. Now seeing this is even better than iron. The red-eyed white bird king, who was superior to the black eagle, simply buried his head deeply, like a quail and ostrich, really showing off his superiority.
"It's just a coincidence!"
Fang Yuan smiled and went to the living room with Taoist Muli. The two maids served Tancha and left respectfully.
"well… "
Taoist Muli raised the tea cup and looked at the spiritual tea, and suddenly he felt a sense of right and wrong in his heart.
"The Taoist priest who is here at this time must represent the daughter of the king of Xia. I would like to express my thanks in advance!"
Fang Yuan slightly clasped his fists.
He had written a letter to ease the relationship before. Xie Lingyun and Lan Xiaosheng also did not want to get involved in the muddy waters of Youshan Mansion. They both got past each other, but they were fine with each other.
It's just that in their opinion, Youshan Mansion has no way to save the day in front of the Wu Kingdom's army, and defeat is only a matter of time.
Unexpectedly, in the battle of Cangshan City, Fang Yuan lost 20,000 to 100,000. He defeated the Wu Kingdom and greatly boosted his prestige. He also made a hundred-year agreement and consolidated his power. Naturally, he continued to send envoys to negotiate.
However, at this time, with the lessons learned from the Wu Kingdom, they would not dare to attack alone if they were given ten more courage. Instead, they would be nervous about Fang Yuan attacking Xia Yang, Qingquan, and even the Xia royal family.
"We belong to the same country, so there is no need to be polite!"
Taoist Muli's face became solemn when he talked about business.
"I wonder what the envoy is doing when he comes?"
Fang Yuan asked directly.
With the credential of the Wu Kingdom there, even if Fang Yuan wanted to return to the Xia Kingdom sequence, Xie Lingyun might not be willing to take over, otherwise the monarch's credibility would be completely ruined.
Of course, it was also very good news for her to see that Wu State could not annex Youshan Mansion.
"What our princess means is that since Youshan Mansion is self-reliant, it is a great thing. Even if the master of the mansion wants to found a country, our Xia Kingdom will definitely support it..."
Taoist Muli said with a smile.
"oh!"
Fang Yuan sneered: "Then you want to separate our Youshan Mansion as a buffer between Xia and Wu? And also shoulder the heavy responsibility of monitoring and defending Wu for you and others?"
Taoist Muli's heart sank.
Because when she came this time, the princess gave her instructions, which was basically what she meant.
Let Youshan Mansion and Wu State confront each other, and Xia State can provide support from the rear. It would be good if this situation can be maintained.
After all, the royal family has taken back half of Xiayang Mansion at this time. If they can recuperate, they can indeed slowly recover and try to solve Qingquan Mansion again.
I just didn't expect that this young palace master had such extraordinary eyesight that he could see this right away, and even declare it to his mouth without any politeness.
"That's what the master of the palace means!"
Taoist Muli nodded. After all, he was also a spiritual man. Seeing Fang Yuan like this, he became very straightforward when he spoke: "To celebrate the palace master's accession to the throne, the princess has also prepared a heavy gift, which is on the way!"
"Strong on the outside but fucked on the inside!"
Hearing Taoist Muli's admission, Fang Yuan smiled in his heart again, knowing that Xie Lingyun at this time must be afraid to death that he would send troops to Xia Yang Mansion and ruin the good situation that she had managed to put back together.
Not only him, but even Lan Xiaosheng, the master of Qingquan Mansion, probably had the same idea.
"If I intervene forcibly at this time, the two families may really unite and even pull Wu Guo to deal with me. If I take a step back, Lan Xiaosheng will probably fall out with the Xia royal family..."
There are precedents in history books for all kinds of calculations, so Fang Yuan, who has lived in two generations, will naturally not be confused.
Immediately he smiled slightly: "In that case, I would like to thank the princess for your success... Youshan is in ruins. Recently, there is no thought of fighting anymore, but you and I can get closer!"
"That's right! That's right!"
Taoist Mu Li was overjoyed, and immediately realized the meaning of Fang Yuan's words. He seemed to be juxtaposing Youshan Mansion with Xia Kingdom, looking extremely arrogant, and couldn't help but feel sad again.
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"The time left for me is running out..."
After sending away Taoist Zhu Muli, Fang Yuan lowered his eyelids and his eyes suddenly darkened.
This time in the battle of Youshan, it was a good victory without exposing the fundamental strength, but even so, it was enough to arouse the fear of all parties.
After the situation becomes slightly stable, all kinds of temptations and secret spies will inevitably follow one after another, making it extremely confusing and annoying.
Not only that, once it is confirmed that he is the second Liu Yan, a joint killing or something will be inevitable.
Although Fang Yuan was not afraid, he was too lazy to confront the opponent.
"Why don't I delegate power directly to the outside world?"
Although the position of the Lord of Youshan Palace is very powerful, it is also a target. Once you are obsessed with power, you will be fixed immediately and you can only deal with it passively.
Fang Yuan, however, was planning to live in seclusion for a period of time and turn his passivity into initiative.
As for being reluctant to give up power
Not to mention that he is not this kind of person at all, the key is that when his own strength is reached, his power is nothing more than the things that come with it.
So what if power is delegated to subordinates? Who can take away his own strength? Not to mention that he still holds the rightful name, even if he jumps out blindly, he is just an ant crushed to death.
Even after coming out of the mountains, the outside world is turned upside down. With his cultivation and the ability to control strange flowers and plants, where can he not open up the situation
As far as Fang Yuan was concerned, the so-called Lord of Youshan Palace could be discarded at any time.
If you think of it, do it!
However, before setting off, you might as well prepare some things in advance.
"Master of the palace! I want to see you!"
Outside, Yuxinlou and Huangfu Renhe held many ancient scrolls and respectfully asked to see them.
"come in!"
Fang Yuan shook his head secretly.
Since he took over as the master of the palace, these former subordinates have become more and more respectful, almost trembling, and have become more and more distinguished, which makes him feel a little bit overwhelmed at the top.
"Sir, we were ordered to sort out the books in the treasury and collect them from many sources. The maps of Xia Kingdom, nearby Wu Kingdom, Zhu Kingdom... and even the Yuanrong Prairie are all here!"
"Um!"
Fang Yuan picked up a roll at random. The map was made of fine parchment and soaked in potion to prevent insects and moths. Even so, there were dots of black spots and mildew marks on the edges.
Although these maps were drawn by previous generations and are somewhat distorted, they should generally be good.
He opened the general map first, and a triangular continent immediately came into view.
On this continent, the mark of the Xia Kingdom is very conspicuous. It is located in the center. Next to it is the Wu Kingdom. Its territory is nearly half larger than it. The two occupy forty-five percent of the continent. Next to it is the Wu Kingdom. Zhu, Yan, Qi and other small countries, except that Zhu is slightly larger, are not much better than Youshan Prefecture, and are full of the flavor of a small country with few people.
"These three sides of the sea are called 'abyss' in history books. The legends are endless, there are no boundaries, and there are very few living creatures..."
Fang Yuan's gaze crossed the continent and came to the northernmost part of the map, looking at a vast grassland.
"This is the Yuanrong Prairie. There was the Yuan Kingdom, which was founded with bows and horses. The people lived in pursuit of water and grass..."
"To go to the Daqian Empire, you must cross the grassland. This is the only way!"
Fang Yuan looked at the map, his eyes shining brightly.