The current situation in the Emerald Sea is generally stable, and after seeing the altar of the Duke of Bones, Qianye has some confidence in the stability of the werewolves at least in the moment, leaving Carol in charge, with the support of the Hall of Valor.
Qianye ordered Eska and Xu Jingxuan to intensify the training of the new army, and ordered to pay attention to the movement around them, so there was nothing to explain.
The equipment sent by Empress Li is not much, and it must not be used for the development of large-scale ordinary minerals. It can only be used for mining and smelting of rare minerals. Xudong Island is an excellent location.
The people sent by Empress Li are also very particular, and it can be seen that they have put their minds to it.
Li Wanqing is good at perception, is good at surveying terrain, loves nature, and is a good prospector for mines. I don't know why she, a delicate girl, chooses to learn these things. Li Panyu studied the art of war and determined to lead the army to fight. Qianye wants to expand the territory, of course war is indispensable, this is the most suitable opportunity, but this young man does not know why, he insists on choosing to conflict with Qianye.
Regarding Li Panyu's real thoughts, Qianye is neither interested in delving into it nor intends to get used to it. Qianye and him are neither relatives nor relatives, and his talent is not so bright that it is necessary for him, so naturally he will not let others be willful.
So when he returned to the empire this time, Qianye took Li Panyu with him and wanted to send him back to the Li family. As for how he will be punished after returning, that is not Qianye's concern.
Seeing that Qianye had made a real fuss, Eunuch Liu didn't want to fight any more, so he boarded the high-speed airship with Qianye honestly and returned to the empire all the way.
The airship has the emperor's logo, and it traveled unimpeded all the way, and arrived in Qinlu smoothly.
Along the way, they encountered a total of five interceptions and inquiries from the imperial fleet. Seeing Qianye, he naturally gained a deeper understanding of the advantages of the imperial outer space fleet. Obviously, after occupying the floating land, the empire has obtained an excellent void transit base, and the patrol frequency of the outer space fleet has also increased accordingly.
The airship sailed into Qinlu, drove all the way to the imperial capital, and finally landed at a manor on the outskirts of the imperial capital.
The manor is quiet and elegant, and the scenery is excellent. Several buildings are hidden among the green trees. On the banks of the stream and pond, every flower and tree can be seen with ingenuity. Even a person like Qianye who doesn't understand elegance can feel refreshed after seeing it.
However, there was a murderous intent hidden in the elegance, and Qianye felt a few faint eyes staring at him from the hiding place. These eyes are sharp but hardly revealing breath, obviously they are really strong. They should be the guards of the manor, in this way they are quietly competing with outsiders like Qianye.
If it is on a normal occasion, this kind of peeping will definitely irritate the person being peeped, but if you don't notice it, or you can't find out where the peeping person is, that's another matter.
Qianye seemed to be admiring the scenery, but inadvertently, his eyes stopped in a few places. In the blink of an eye, those peeping eyes disappeared without a trace, obviously they didn't expect Qianye to find out where they were so quickly.
Surprise flashed across Eunuch Liu's eyes, and he kept his composure straight away. He smiled and said, "The weather is a bit boring these days. Your Majesty is tired of staying in the palace, so I come here to relax. You just arrived at the imperial capital at this time, so Madam ordered See you right here."
Qianye nodded and said, "Please trouble me to lead the way."
Eunuch Liu led Qianye all the way through the flowers and willows, and came to the main courtyard, stopped at the gate of the courtyard, and said: "The empress is inside, you can go in by yourself."
Qianye didn't feel the aura of a strong man in the courtyard, so he opened the door and entered.
A soft and soft voice came from the courtyard: "You are here, please close the door."
Qianye closed the courtyard door as promised, walked around the screen wall, and came to the courtyard. There is a small pond in the courtyard, in which there are several Sulian plants, and fish are swimming under the lotus. Standing by the pool was a beautiful woman, holding a wooden box in her hand, and was using a silver spoon to sprinkle fish food into the pool.
A small silver spoon, one spoonful is probably enough for one fish. However, she was not in a hurry, and the fish in the water were not in a hurry, they wandered leisurely and contently in the small world, and would come to take a bite of whichever one got close.
The wooden box is not big, and the spoon is even smaller, so I don't know how long it will last. But her movements were soft and light, and every move was so pleasing to the eye. Qianye just watched quietly from the side, not showing the slightest bit of impatience.
After an unknown amount of time, the fish food in the wooden box finally bottomed out, and she handed the wooden box to the maid beside her, raised her head and smiled, and said to Qianye: "You are very patient."
She was Empress Li, and her smile instantly brightened the whole courtyard a bit. Qianye didn't dare to look too much, turned his gaze to the ground, and said, "Whoever is here will be patient."
Empress Li smiled lightly and said, "Of course not. Those people are just pretending to be patient. I don't know what they are thinking. You are different. You are just watching me feed the fish."
This sounded a little awkward, Qianye couldn't help explaining: "I see that every move of the empress is indistinctly consistent with the Dao of Tianji, so I carefully figured it out, and I didn't intend to offend."
Li Hou waved his hand and said, "You don't need to be so careful. From now on, you can relax as much as possible when you are here with me, and treat it as your own home."
Qianye wouldn't answer those words, so he immediately said, "How can this be?"
Li Hou sat down in the chair, put his hand lightly on the table next to him, stretched his five fingers like orchids, curled them up, rolled them up, looked at Qianye with a half-smile, and said, "I don't care about your affairs in Yonglu." I heard, it seems that many people underestimated your power!"
"I have just established myself in Yonglu."
"It doesn't matter whether you have just established a foothold or have already expanded your territory. According to the information from all sources, you have just entered the country of Zheng. According to common sense, you will not develop so fast. But I always feel that this is not like yours. Style, maybe under your command, there are already over 100,000 troops?"
With Qianye's concentration, the blood core couldn't help jumping a little faster. This is a very subtle change, but I don't know if Empress Li can feel it. Qianye quickly controlled his emotions, and said: "Your Majesty is showing love, I would like to have a hundred thousand troops."
Li Hou smiled and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't have it now, just have it as soon as possible. If you swallow Zheng Guo, you will probably have 100,000 troops. You may not know it. Recently, your development of Yonglu has entered the stage." I have seen the eyes of those high officials in the court."
Qianye was a little surprised, "There are so many big things happening in the empire every day, why would they care about such a small thing?"
"This is not a small matter. There is a prince from the state of Zheng who ran to the empire, claiming to be orthodox, and is asking for help from the empire. Anyway, the state of Zheng is our vassal state in name, but now it is controlled by outsiders, and it is always not face-saving. nice."
Qianye frowned, and said: "He is not the only vassal of the empire, and it seems that Zheng Guo has not fulfilled many obligations. In addition, King Zheng's family has been accustomed to infighting for many years and does not want to make progress. It is really shameful. This Zheng Guo, It doesn't belong to them naturally."
"Your words are indeed reasonable. But you can't say that in the court, otherwise someone will ask, isn't this Qin Lu naturally worthy of His Majesty's eternity?"
This is a sensitive word. Qianye's heart trembled, not knowing what Empress Li would say next.
Li Hou said again: "In fact, everyone who understands knows that although the world is big, only the virtuous live in it. No one is born to inherit the destiny. If it weren't for the Taizu Wuzu who was the best in martial arts in the world, the surname of this empire would not be Ji , It’s hard to say. Even now, if His Majesty hadn’t endured many years of hard work and became a blockbuster, I’m afraid the King of Longevity is still making waves. The imperial family is really unstable. Those old guys blindly shy away from diseases, not so much their loyalty to the empire. Geng Geng, it would be better to say that this is an excuse to suppress dissidents."
What Li Hou said was straightforward, Qianye was quite hesitant in his heart, and didn't know how to answer it, so he just nodded in agreement.
Empress Li glanced at him, and said angrily, "I'm telling you what's on my mind, but you're being sloppy with me. Could it be that you think that your wings are hard now, and this empress can't hold you anymore?"
Qianye hurriedly said not daring.
Li Hou's complexion looked better now, he sipped his tea, and said: "I said this, and it's not without reason. Some time ago, a few old guys publicly said that you are a blood clan after all, and you are expanding your territory in Yonglu. Whose territory was opened and whose land was expanded?"
Qianye's face changed slightly, and he couldn't help but have killing intent in his eyes. These words are too cruel. If such remarks create momentum, perhaps he will be forced to stand against the empire even if he doesn't want to.
Empress Li didn't speak at the moment, but just looked at Qianye quietly.
Qianye took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and said in a deep voice: "I don't understand, what good will it do them to force me to go to Yongye?"
"That's good, but it's more. What's more, they don't intend to force you away, they are more aimed at those who are willing to speak for you."
Qianye took a deep breath, and said in a cold voice, "Zhao Clan?"
"Now it's not just the Zhao Clan, there's also a Zhang Clan."
"Zhang Clan?" Qianye was puzzled, he didn't remember any friendship with Zhang Clan, the only meeting was after the Battle of Baicheng, he chatted with King Qingyang for a while.
"When the court meeting discussed your matter, King Qingyang suddenly said that you had made great contributions in the battle of Fulu Baicheng. Now that the war is over, it is necessary to take action against the heroes. Denouncing the courtier who made the motion in the name of the righteousness of the distinction between dawn and eternal night is really harboring evil intentions, at least it is also pedantic. King Qingyang is in the limelight now, and when he put down such a sentence, no one dared to continue to hold back Don't let it go. At least now, you don't have to worry about meeting the imperial crusade army."
Qianye thought for a while, and said, "Since that's the case, won't the empress give me those supplies at this time, won't it attract criticism?"
Empress Li smiled lightly and said: "I also ordered the fleet to set off after the court meeting that day. I didn't intend to hide this from anyone, so there should be quite a few people who know about it. As for what others think, that's someone else's business .Anyway, even if it’s okay, they will come up with a bunch of conspiracies. It’s good if I come up with some schemes to keep them busy.”
Qianye felt a little strange after hearing this, and couldn't help frowning slightly.
Empress Li said it lightly, but in fact King Qingyang and Empress Li stood on Qianye's side successively. Others would not think that Qianye has such value, but would only understand that there is a tacit understanding between the Li family and the Zhang Clan. The rise of the Li family is extremely strong now, and it is rumored that there is an incomparable genius in the collateral lineage, and the future promotion is almost certain.
The Heavenly King family and the current descendants, this is tantamount to an alliance between the two clans, and it is a major event for the entire empire.
Qianye knew that he was not good at political disputes, and he was outside the empire, so he didn't have a good grasp of the situation in the Great Qin Temple. Although he hesitated in his heart, he kept silent and waited for the next article.
When Empress Li saw her, she put away her smile and said sternly, "Qianye, I invite you here this time, one is to thank you, and the other is to ask for something else."