the capital.
Layers of palaces and thousands of gardens constitute the imperial palace.
The most powerful place in the world today is also the scariest place. Although it is not as majestic and magnificent as many immortal sects, it has the power to reverse the way of heaven in the ordinary.
If the mountain is not high, it will be famous if there are immortals; if the water is not deep, it will be spirited if there are dragons. The palace is not sacred, but if there is a talisman, it will be mysterious.
In the harem.
Light Luo flutters, and hundreds of flowers bloom in the garden, full of spring.
The maidservant in silk walked around, cooperating with the spring spirit, and the vitality was stronger.
In the garden, there are two wonderful women playing chess, the fragrance of tea is wafting, and it seems that even the butterflies in the garden are drunk.
"Sister Fan, I heard that your son recently broke through the five transformations of the Dao realm, achieved the six transformations, and cultivated the innate qi." A slightly younger woman said.
"What's the use?" The woman known as Sister Fan sighed: "He has ordinary aptitude, and he has obtained so many treasures from heaven and earth to cultivate the six transformations of the Dao realm. He can't afford it either. Sister Lei, I heard that your son is very close to the ancient witchcraft, but be careful."
"My son can't do anything about it." The woman named Sister Lei frowned: "Let him go, the family has a lot of complaints about him. Last time he actually forcibly borrowed the Thunder Dragon Staff, the patriarch was already very dissatisfied. He also plundered and plundered, breaking many rules of the family, if not for the emperor's face, he might be executed by the family."
These two are actually the third prince Gu Fansha and the mother of the tenth prince Gu Zhensha.
She is the imperial concubine in the palace, second only to the empress.
These two look very young, but they look like young girls. They obviously have good looks, and they are full of spirituality, which is by no means comparable to ordinary people.
"I think back then, we were all outstanding members of the family." Concubine Fan poured tea slowly. The door, the pursuit of immortality, carefree, how is it compared to the current life?"
"There are also intrigues in the sect of Immortal Dao, and they can't be idle. They have to fight against monsters and other sects. How can there be a happy life?" Concubine Lei picked up the chess piece and gently dropped it: "Where Now, the seventy-two sects of the ancient immortal way are going to curry favor with us, and even send us gifts? I heard that the emperor has ordered Mr. Ghost Ax and Mr. Shengong to inform the seventy-two sects that when the capital is moved, they must To express my submission, even the demon clan Wanlong Nest also sent peacocks to come to congratulate me."
"The ancient seventy-two sects won't agree." Concubine Fan seems to have known the news a long time ago: "These people have been aloof since the ancient war between immortals and demons. Even the ancient emperors can only ask them to come out of the mountain to help. It is very difficult to ask them to surrender. Not to mention that there have been no emperors in thousands of years. In the past thousands of years, they have been aloof, manipulating the state and manipulating the world. Even if an outer disciple came to the world, the emperor would respect him Respectfully welcome, call me Immortal Master, how is it like now?"
"Although the ancient emperor's martial arts were high, they all came from the heaven-sacrificing talisman." Concubine Lei waved lightly, and a butterfly circled her fingertips gently, but then flew away: "As soon as the sacrificing sky talisman leaves , he lost all his martial arts, and even the emperor's god-conferring technique that he had practiced for many years was taken away by the talisman. They all create their own martial arts to practice, and do not rely on the emperor's conferring skills. Therefore, the true immortals of the seventy-two ancient sects respect the ancient emperor on the surface, but in fact they don't think he has any abilities. Their respect is It’s just the reverence for the way of heaven. Now the emperor has not obtained the talisman, but he can still sweep the world, even force the gods. They can’t help but surrender, otherwise the emperor won’t mind the disappearance of several sects. Wuji Tianzong will disappear Are these people still awake?"
"The people from Tianwu Xuanmen have come." Concubine Fan said softly: "I don't think it's that simple to send an outstanding disciple. Back then, Ji Qingwu made a bet with the emperor, saying that as long as the emperor could see her The song buried the god dance and the mind was not disturbed, so she surrendered. In the end, the emperor won, but she did not fulfill her promise, and the emperor did not care about it, but the details are worth scrutinizing."
"These things are out of our control." Concubine Lei whispered softly, "This year the emperor didn't offer sacrifices to heaven, what do you think, Sister Fan?"
"That's what I'm worried about." Concubine Fan's face changed: "For such a major event as moving the capital, we must sacrifice to the heavens, otherwise the major families will have their own ideas, but we don't know what will happen to the heavens. Is it like the rumors outside? The emperor is not in the sky?"
"I don't know." Concubine Lei also had a worried look on her face: "Although your majesty has built great achievements over the years and has great plans to dominate, the higher you stand, the heavier you fall. Once there is any problem with the emperor, we will be affected by fate. , I am afraid I will die without a place to bury him."
"This is also what I am worried about." Concubine Fan said: "If we sisters are united, we can have a chance to help at critical times. Unfortunately, the queen and other noble concubines may not be as we think."
"Everyone has their own plans, the queen's Fa family is hooking up with some sects." Concubine Lei showed a wry smile on her face: "The children are also fighting on their own, and we won't listen to any persuasion. They have their own ideas. But they still can't see the situation clearly. Their current dignity is based on the emperor's power. If there is any change, their cultivation and power will collapse in an instant. A disciple of the Immortal Dao Sect, or It was a slightly more powerful monster, and it fell immediately."
"I heard that the emperor is very fond of Nineteen recently." Concubine Fan changed the subject: "To build power for him and pave the way for him, I don't know what the purpose is."
"Maybe it's for Wen Hong's side." Concubine Lei thought for a while: "Don't look at the emperor ignoring Shijiu all these years, but how could he be training him?"
"Nineteen has suffered a lot since childhood, but he has developed a tough character." Concubine Fan frowned: "It's not like our children, who were born wrapped in gold and jade since childhood, and raised by panacea. There's just something missing."
"These are trivial things. I just want to see what will happen when the emperor sacrifices to the heavens when the capital is moved this year?" Concubine Lei didn't know why, but with a little force on her fingers, the chess piece broke.
Savage, his own fiefdom.
Gu Chensha is taking Shi Zhongzen for a tour.
He has returned from the Border Palace, Long Yuyun organized his clansmen to report to Zhenhaihou, and at the same time went to Longjian Island to restore his hometown, while Yuhanlu went to work in the business department of Jubaohou.
Of course, both of them are still his people.
Every prince's mansion in the imperial court will arrange capable people under him to be officials, and then gradually expand his influence in the imperial court.
Now the governors of some provinces are basically the princes.
For example, the governor of Ba Nan Province is the disciple of the third prince, Gu Fansha.
"Brother, do you think there are any deficiencies in the construction of my fief?" Gu Chensha and Shi Zhongchan stood on the bridge like a rainbow. The ten-mile terrain, reaching the surrounding high mountains, can be described as a wonderful workmanship, extremely spectacular, and it is no longer like a mortal world.
There are eight such bridges in total, leading to mountains in all directions.
There are also forts on the overpass, and there are steel cannons on the forts, which are to prevent the barbarian slaves in the territory from rebelling.
"My lord, everything is ready in this territory, and there are strong people in charge." Shi Zhongchan looked at it: "But the population is too small to suppress 100,000 slaves. Once there is turmoil, it will inevitably be insufficient to respond."
"I'm replenishing the population." Gu Chensha took this seriously: "These days have gradually increased a lot, and in about a year and a half, they can completely suppress the barbarians and make them unable to move."
"A year and a half is too long." Shi Zhongchan looked at the sky: "I think it's better to stabilize the foundation again in these few months. Maybe the capital will be moved in half a year. At that time, the emperor will have to sacrifice to the sky, but I don't know. Something big is going to happen."
"Jietian..." Gu Chensha's heart sank, but he was unwilling to say more: "In this case, I can only do everything possible to strengthen my strength again."
"I found out that the Chaotic Demon Ape Temple has made major moves recently, and the surrounding barbarian tribes are also ready to move, dispatching troops and generals. I am afraid that within a few months, there will be a large-scale attack on the prince's fief." Shi Zhongchan pointed to the distance: "Although the mountains in the distance are natural barriers, they may have a blocking effect on other barbarians, but they are a smooth road to the Demon Ape Temple. They only need to send out a wave of demons." Apes can cause massive damage to the fief."
Gu Chensha has seen the power of the demon ape, it is all over the sky, walking like flying between the jungles, even wearing horned dragon armor may not be an opponent.
If the Confused Demonic Ape Temple wants to attack, the first wave will definitely be the Demonic Monkeys, and then the masters will mix and assassinate, and the fiefdom may collapse in an instant.
"I've seen the devil apes, they are indeed powerful, they will even kill other animals as sacrifices to the god of the devil ape, to improve their own strength and practice, their strength is much stronger than humans, they are agile, and they can fight in the mountains and forests It's even more tyrannical." Gu Chensha thought for a while, "I don't know if Shixiong has any good ideas?"
"I want to find it for the prince." Shi Zhongchan said: "Originally, my father asked me to come here to experience, and now the army under the prince's command has been rectified, and I joined forces with the subordinates of the seven princesses of Longjian Island and Baoyu Kingdom to select the elite. , there are already 5,000 people, but there are only 1,300 sets of jiaojiao armor. This is a shortage, if the prince has spare money, don't stay here, and buy this armor from the Tiangong Academy. This is one of them."
"Secondly." Gu Chensha did have a lot of wealth, but he never took it out, because he was afraid that the tree would attract the wind.
"The second is to win over the sects of the immortal way." Shi Zhongchan thought: "Nowadays, many sects of the immortal way have come to the world to pay attention to this war between humans and barbarians, but I think the prince can recruit some..."