At the entrance to the north city of the Imperial City of the Tang Dynasty, as usual, the place was still busy with traffic and people coming and going. Every moment, countless merchants and horse teams poured into the imperial city along the official roads and canals, and countless people left here sadly.
On the wide official road, a carriage pulled by a red-scaled horse quickly approached the gate of the north city. Pedestrians on the official road saw the handsome-looking red-scaled horse in front of the carriage and fled one after another.
This is the Imperial City of the Tang Dynasty. Those who can use a red-scale horse to pull a carriage are naturally extremely noble. Ordinary third- and fourth-grade officials may not have a red-scale horse in their homes.
"Huh!", the carriage gradually approached the city gate, and the coachman gently pulled the reins in his hands to control the red-scaled horse to slow down.
The groom turned his head and approached the carriage door curtain, and said respectfully in a soft voice: "Your Highness, we have returned to the Imperial City."
In the carriage that was wide enough to accommodate dozens of people, Ji Chen sat cross-legged on a soft silk couch, while the two girls Sword Dancer and Sword Spirit were waiting beside him. He picked up a cup of freshly brewed spiritual tea in his hand and took a sip. .
"Now that we have returned to the imperial city, we can go directly to the palace. There is no need to return to the palace."
The overt and covert fight between him and the eldest and third eldest children was also tacitly accepted by the father. With his own actions, the eldest son and the third lao sent his men to Luoyun Youlin. His father should have known about it for a long time.
As a son, Ji Chen naturally knew what needed to be done.
"Yes." The groom responded respectfully, controlling the red-scaled horse carriage to follow the flow of people through the North City Entrance and drive on the main road.
Due to the vastness of the Imperial City of the Tang Dynasty, it would take a day and a night to reach the palace by carriage, so the groom drove the red-scale horse carriage to a monster workshop exclusively owned by the royal family.
The groom casually took out the token from his waist and ordered the people in the Demon Beast Shop to prepare the royal family's exclusive mount, the four-winged griffon. Some of them hurriedly went to notify the officials in charge of the place to welcome the arrival of the fifth prince.
But by the time the officials from Monster Beast House and their men hurried over to greet him, Ji Chen and his party had already sat on their four-winged gryphons and flew straight to the palace.
The person in charge with the highest position looked at the figure that turned into a black dot in the distance, a trace of regret flashed in his eyes.
And a deputy official next to him asked him: "Sir, is the fifth prince who just left, who is said to be the most likely to become the crown prince?"
The former nodded slightly, "It is His Highness the Fifth Prince. However, His Highness is not the only one who may become the crown prince. The First Prince, the Third Prince, etc. are not any weaker than the Fifth Prince. They all have the possibility."
Another official heard their exchange and interrupted: "The fifth prince's martial arts talent and cultivation are the highest among all the princes. He is also an inner disciple of the top sect Xinghe Sect. It can be said that there are many in the court. Officials all support him becoming the crown prince."
"But there are also many supporters of the eldest prince and the third prince. Behind the eldest prince is the support of King Yanyun Zhenbei. He is a kind-hearted person, and his name of benevolence and righteousness is even more resounding throughout the Tang Dynasty. He has made friends with countless outstanding people from all forces. Many sect forces in the Tang Dynasty supported the eldest prince.
The third prince was born to the queen and was the eldest son. He had the support of the Feng family, a top power in Xuanyu. His majesty also loved him very much, so he had a good chance of becoming the heir apparent. "
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Listening to the discussions among the officials, the head of the Demonic Beast Workshop had a serious look on his face and reprimanded, "Okay, the prince's matter is not something we can discuss. Leave it to me." After that, he waved his sleeves and said, Return to the mansion alone.
All the officials looked at each other, and then they could only disperse.
In the Imperial Palace of the Tang Dynasty, the fifth prince Ji Chen asked everyone to leave, asked the eunuch in charge, and then came to the imperial study alone, where the king of Tang was.
At this time, in addition to Emperor Tang, who was wearing a golden dragon robe and exuding a sense of calmness and self-power, practicing calligraphy in the imperial study, there were two figures standing respectfully aside. They were the eldest prince Ji Xuan and the third prince Ji Wuya. .
"My son, I pay my respects to my father." Ji Chen glanced at his two brothers, and then saluted Emperor Tang who was directly in front of him.
Tang Huang put down the brush in his hand and raised his head to look at Ji Chen in front of him, "Well, Chen'er, you're back. How was your trip?"
Ji Chen then told about all the things that happened in the nameless valley of Luoyun Youlin, including unknown spiritual fruits, mysterious fog, crazy monsters, and the spiritual vine that can gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Of course, he did not tell about the rectangular stone slab. .
Ji Chen touched the storage ring, and the six spiritual fruits and two Source Devouring Vine seeds appeared in his hand, "Father, this is what I got in the Nameless Valley."
The reason why he took out the treasure he obtained was because he knew that Emperor Tang must know exactly what he had obtained. After all, there were so many people in the nameless valley, and he only needed to inquire about it.
In this case, he might as well present these things by himself to leave a good impression in Emperor Tang's mind. Besides, except for the seeds of the Source-devouring Vine that might interest Emperor Tang, Emperor Tang didn't even look at the six spiritual fruits.
After all, the spirit fruit only enhances the cultivation level of the Lingyuan realm, and there are hundreds of powerful people in the Divine Sea realm in the Tang Dynasty. How could the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty snatch the spirit fruit from his own son.
"This is the seed of the spiritual vine that can gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth? What is it called?" Tang Huang waved his hand casually, and the seeds of the Source-devouring Vine were instantly in his hand, and he looked at the seeds in his hand with interest.
Just such a fist-sized seed exudes a rich aura of life comparable to that of a Lingyuan realm warrior, and there is even a Taoist charm emerging from it.
Ji Chen: "Returning to my father, I have never seen any record of this spiritual vine in any ancient books, but I named it Tianling Vine."
"Tianling Vine...", Tang Huang muttered a few times, "It's a good name, then it will be called Tianling Vine from now on."
After that, Emperor Tang and the three brothers Ji Chen talked for several hours, until the sun set over the west mountain, and the three brothers Ji Chen came out of the imperial study.
Seeing the three sons leaving, Emperor Tang's eyes were deep and he said quietly: "Having three outstanding princes, I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse for the Tang Dynasty."
Each of these three sons is better than the last, and each one can assume the position of prince. However, the Emperor of Tang never established a prince, just to let them constantly fight with each other to select the most suitable person.
Now it seems that the fifth prince, Ji Chen, has the strongest methods and is more suitable for the position of crown prince.
Tang Huang shook his head slightly, no longer thought about it, got up and went to the restricted area inside the palace.
The imperial palace is extremely vast, covering an area of hundreds of miles, and there is a small mountain range inside. This place is forbidden by the Tang Dynasty royal family. It is usually heavily guarded and even a small bird cannot enter.
Tang Huang entered the small mountain range and gradually approached the central area. The strong man hiding in the dark saw that it was him and stopped showing up.
Finally, Emperor Tang stopped and stood beside a small lake. He looked around and took out the seeds of the Source Devouring Vine, no, the Tianling Vine.
"I hope you won't disappoint me."
Tang Huang waved his hand, and the seeds were instantly submerged into a piece of spiritual soil. Then, several spiritual stones emitting spiritual energy fluctuations flew out from his storage ring, and they were all buried next to the spiritual soil.
In less than half an hour, the spiritual soil trembled slightly, and an emerald green bud broke out of the ground. At this time, a weak aura covering a range of several meters appeared from the bud, and the surrounding spiritual energy continued to pour into its body, turning into Capital for its growth!
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