One and a half years passed quickly, and Kong Ming and Xiao Doian have been undergoing the pain of the five elements' energy and body refining in the "Five Elements Melting Furnace" without any signs of breaking through.
During the period of Kong Ming's retreat, the trend of heated discussions about Kong Ming from the outside world finally stopped. This is also in line with Kong Ming's intention to keep a low profile.
Due to his long absence, Master Kong Er's glorious deeds have been mentioned less and less by people, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's holy name has been spread by word of mouth more and more among the people of the imperial capital!
A year ago, the royal family issued an edict to the world, appointing the third prince Hu Hao as the crown prince of the Cangnan Empire, finally bringing an end to the heated battle for the right to inherit the throne.
The three princes who participated in the seizure of the heir, the eldest prince Hu Ying, are missing. Just like before, they are so low-key that no one pays attention to them. In fact, only the core members of the Hu royal family knew that the eldest prince was missing that night during the turmoil in the imperial capital, and now he didn't even know whether he was dead or alive.
Although the second prince Hu Xiong did not become the crown prince, he was appointed as the general marshal of the troops of Izumo County. He was in charge of more than 10 million soldiers and horses in one county. He officially embarked on the military journey and was finally able to use his talents.
I think that when Hu Xiong was undergoing the royal test, he concealed his identity and joined the army in Izumo County. Now that he has returned to his old place, he is already the top officer of the army in the county. I wonder if it will break the eyes of many people
As for Hu Hao, after becoming the crown prince, he did a lot of great things and was quickly accepted by the people of the imperial capital as a wise king. He even toured Qinghai County in the east on behalf of Emperor Hu De and met with local officials at all levels. Officials showed very mature political skills.
It has to be said that Hu Hao is indeed a talent. Not only has he flourished as the crown prince, but he has also been able to gather a group of capable people and lofty ideals to work with him, which has initially revealed his ability to govern the country.
There are rumors that almost a month ago, Emperor Hood had consciously arranged for Hu Hao to handle some government affairs, review memorials, and exercise some of the imperial power on his behalf. All these signs indicate that it may not be long before another person takes the throne of the Cangnan Empire.
With the cultivation level of Emperor Hood as an intermediate marshal, even though he is already over a hundred years old, he is actually still in his prime. It stands to reason that he can still serve on the throne for a while, so there is no need to rush to pass the news. Bit.
However, the Hu royal family has its own ambitions. Their purpose of establishing the Cangnan Empire is not just to maintain its status, but to continue to expand its territory!
Emperor Hu De can be regarded as a great leader of the generation, but several old ministers of the Hu royal family value Hu Hao's abilities more. They feel that if this young man is in charge of government affairs, he may be able to bring great benefits to the Cangnan Empire. An unusual change! As for Emperor Hu De, his cultivation qualifications are considered to be excellent among the Hu royal family. It is time to take off the burden of being an emperor and start to concentrate on cultivation!
With Emperor Hu De's qualifications, coupled with the help of the Hu royal family's elixirs, perhaps in a few decades, there will be another worshiper with emperor-level cultivation in the royal worship pavilion!
The Hu royal family has indeed undergone a lot of changes, but what about the Cao family that has entered the imperial capital for the first time
As Cao Jun'e became Kong Ming's "person", the Cao family's situation in the imperial capital could be said to be difficult. Without Cao Jun'e, it would be impossible to use Liu Wugong or Ji Honggao who were controlled by the "Eye of the Soul".
As a result, the Cao family lost its largest source of funds if they wanted to expand their influence in the imperial capital. Their relationship with the Liu family also became increasingly cold, and they basically lost the opportunity to flex their muscles.
The fourth ancestor of the Cao family was a very decisive figure. He quickly made a decision: to withdraw from the imperial capital with everyone in the Cao family!
The imperial capital is dominated by two major forces, the Hu family and the Kong family. It is not easy to carve out a circle of influence of your own on the territory of the imperial capital. Originally, the Cao family wanted to take advantage of the possibility that the imperial capital would fall into chaos to see if there was any chance. Unexpectedly, the Hu family's actions were so fast and furious. It only took one night to wipe out all the forces lurking in the imperial capital in Shazhou. What about uprooting
Without the Shazhou forces taking the lead, it would be much more difficult for the Cao family to cause trouble in the imperial capital. And why would the fourth ancestor of the Cao family have to fight head-on with the Hu family and the Kong family at this time? Exiting the imperial capital in time is definitely a wise choice!
The fourth ancestor of the Cao family made a special trip to the Kong family to pay a visit before taking his people out of the imperial capital. His purpose was not to take Cao Jun'e back, because he knew that once a star messenger like Cao Jun'e fell into the hands of the Kong family, how could the other party hand it over
If you want to welcome Cao Jun'e back to the Cao family, you can only find another opportunity in the future. Anyway, this trip to the imperial capital, the Cao family has admitted defeat. As for the purpose of visiting the Kong family, it was to repair the relationship with the Kong family. After all, this time the Cao family rashly invaded the imperial capital and violated the interests of the Kong family. Now that they have admitted defeat, they must show the dignity of a loser!
Although the Kong and Cao families are world enemies, they are dependent on each other because there is also a behemoth Hu family in the Cangnan Empire! If only one of the Kong and Cao families is left, then the entire Cangnan Empire will soon become the domain of the Hu royal family!
This situation is a bit like the Three Kingdoms era. Cao Wei was so powerful that only the Sun and Liu alliance could compete with it. But in fact, the Sun and Liu families were also great enemies. Without the pressure of foreign enemies, they would not be an alliance, let alone an alliance. I will fight you to death!
Since the fourth ancestor of the Cao family came to visit, it was naturally received by the third ancestor of the Kong family. Originally, the fourth ancestor of the Cao family wanted to meet Kong Ming and have a good talk with this outstanding young genius, but the third ancestor of the Kong family said The fourth ancestor of the Cao family was dismissed with an understatement of "retreating!"
There was a tacit understanding between both parties that neither of them mentioned anything about Cao Jun'e. After a few polite words to each other, the fourth ancestor of the Cao family said goodbye and left.
After leaving the Kong family manor and passing through the huge archway in front of the Kong family manor, the fourth ancestor of the Cao family couldn't help but sigh and said to Cao Chengping and Cao Chengwei beside him: "The Kong family has such an outstanding son of heaven. , after time, I wonder if their lintel will become bigger? It seems that our Cao family will have to keep a low profile for a while, or it is more important to run Karasuma County well! There are too many talents in the world, I If the Cao family wants to rise, they still need to wait for the opportunity!"
Amid the conversation, the Cao family gradually went further away...
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