"Well, Ma Yuansheng has been following my father. It is not easy for anyone to get his support. As you said, if my father has gone there and there is a will, it will be easy for him to get his support." The young man showed a look of agreement on his face, "This guy is very strict in control. I wonder if he can think of a solution from this aspect?"

"It's very difficult. The division commanders of the five divisions are all his confidants, and their families are all in the imperial capital. It's not easy to break through here." The majestic figure shook his head slightly, "I'm afraid that more than your nobles have made any decisions in this regard, but no one can succeed."

"Well, are there any other abnormal movements during this period?" The young man seemed to be very concerned about someone's actions.

"It seems nothing special when you go back to Your Highness. Your Highness has been living in seclusion in the mansion to recuperate." The majestic man replied after thinking for a moment.

"Well, okay, go, let me know if you have anything." The young man was a little disappointed, but he did not show it, nodded and signaled that the other party could leave.

After riding away, the young man looked at the rolled dust shadow through the curtains and said nothing for a long time. Until the guards came to urge him, he sighed and said to himself: "Can I believe him?"

Fu Jian's life became more and more relaxed. Although the situation in the imperial capital became increasingly tense, it did not have much impact on the Five Sects Alliance, especially his Sunset Sect. Your Highness seemed to be more and more dependent on him. After returning to the capital, he summoned him three times and had dinner with His Highness twice. This was a supreme honor for Fu Jian. People like him who can be valued by the other party who are the royal people, especially those who are strong competitors of the throne. This is a rare honor. Both public and private, Fu Jian feels that he should serve the other party.

However, as Your Highness expected, the situation in this imperial capital has been complicated every month, especially in the past six months, and it has become more and more obvious. In addition to the Qingye Sect, there are no clues, the so-called three martial arts sects in the imperial capital seem to be gradually showing their strengths. This is not a difficult task for an alliance that has already gathered the power of the five sects. As long as you keep a close eye on it, you can naturally see some names. I believe the other party is the same. The other party is probably aware of the surname of the five sects. This is just the so-called master.

If you want to gain a foothold in the future imperial capital, you have to make difficult choices. Once you stand in the wrong team, there is no need to say much about the final outcome, but if you stand by and watch, then what awaits you is the same ending. No last master will like the person who once watched coldly, especially it is a sect in the gray area. Fu Jian has repeatedly thought about this and came to such a conclusion. This is also the reason why he cannot understand the reason why the Qingye Sect remains neutral. Is it true that the Qingye Sect really able to stay out of the future battle, and Fu Jian doesn't believe it.

It seems that His Highness is very interested in the stormtroopers trained by the Five Sects Alliance. After returning, he has visited the stormtroopers twice and has also asked to double the scale while keeping secrets. This makes Fu Jian worry and happy. It seems that the time of that day is getting closer and closer, and the stormtroopers will soon come in handy, which is also a good opportunity to test their combat effectiveness. But with the proximity of that day, the risks and dangers increase significantly. Once his master fails, he is afraid that he will face a ruined reputation or even a family confiscation to destroy his family. What he is happy is that he can take this opportunity to ask for funds again to expand his strength. Once the master wins, the endless glory and wealth will accompany him. The Sunset Sect can also become the leading sect in the entire empire, and no one dares to underestimate himself.

The huge pressure and attraction made Fu Jian a little worried about gains and losses, but he also knew that he had no way out of this step. At this time, he would undoubtedly be a disaster for the family to be destroyed. Even if he devoted himself to other His Highness, he would not be trusted. No one would trust a traitor. Moreover, he could not see that the other His Highness had an absolute advantage in this show of seizing the position. Compared with the two, the master now has a slightly more chance.

Now I don’t care about that much. Since I have put my life and life on it, I can only do it wholeheartedly according to the other party’s arrangements, win over the disciples of the five sects in the army in the imperial capital, spy on the activities of several other His Highness and their personnel, organize training suicide squads, use ship gangs to help His Highness control water transportation as much as possible, and even take certain special actions. These are all under Fu Jian’s expectations. Originally, this was a war, and the other His Highnesses were doing the same thing, and no one had a choice. Sometimes Fu Jian hid in the arms of a woman and thought like this. Perhaps only in this way can he escape the pressure brought by reality.

The residence of the new imperial military minister Jilin was not in Fuxing Avenue or Guihu Avenue, the traditional wealthy area of ​​the imperial capital. Instead, it chose a watershed street in the South Jiu District, which was different from the settlement areas of other nobles. This is an area where traditional cultural and artistic people lived. Although it is not as wide and magnificent as the buildings on both sides of Fuxing Avenue or Guihu Avenue, buildings full of rich personal colors and exotic styles were fully displayed on this street. From Baroque, Rococo and Gothic buildings in the Western Continent to pure ancient Tang, New Tang and Byzantine mansions, there is nothing to do. If anyone is riding slowly along this watershed street in a carriage, an hour's itinerary is enough to allow him to appreciate the architectural styles and art from all over the mainland.

Shuixie Street has the reputation of "Wanguo Architecture and Art Museum". It turned out to be a concentrated area where literati and famous artists in the art world lived in the previous dynasty. After the establishment of this dynasty, due to its strong national strength, culture and art reached a peak period, attracting many art people from the Central and Western continents and the southern part of the East and South China. Many people were fascinated by the strength of the Tanghe Empire and the glory of the Tanghe Art Culture, and chose Zhongzhou, which is the capital of the Tanghe Empire.

The predestination, and the settlement area is naturally the first choice for Shuixie Street, which has always been aspired by people in the literary and artistic circles. Therefore, Shuixie Street, which was not large in scale, had to be greatly expanded. Especially when he was the 18th Emperor of the Empire, he attached great importance to exchanges with cultural and artistic aspects of China and the West, so he deliberately expanded Shuixie Street from two sections to four sections, and reserved three sections as reserved areas in case of continued expansion when it is insufficient in the future. Therefore, Shuixie Street was greatly expanded.

The residence of the Duke of Jilin is located on the third section of the street. It is an ancient Tang style courtyard. Judging from the history of the courtyard architecture, it should be a ruin left by a person in the previous dynasty. However, after renovation, although it cannot be said to be refined and elegant, it is antique and has a simple original flavor, which is quite in line with the taste of the new military minister.

Behind the study is a huge lotus pond. It is said that the famous work "The Moonlight of the Lotus Pond" by Wu Daozi, a famous landscape painter in the previous dynasty, was written here. Although I don't know whether this rumor is true or not, the Minister of Military Affairs chose this room on the lake as his study room, which was obviously influenced by this legend. A pair of "The Moonlight of the Lotus Pond" that I don't know if it is a fake is hung in the study.

The Military Minister in the study should be receiving guests whom he thought were important. Even the usually large open window was half-closed, only the two figures reflected by the lights were projected on the window.

The study of the Minister of Military Affairs is very simple and can even be called simple. I don’t know how many years have passed since an old desk. Two mahogany chairs on the opposite side of the desk stand against the wall, and a pot of Huzhou bonsai is placed casually on a high table, bringing a refreshing atmosphere to the somewhat dull study.

"Your Highness, it is a good time. According to the information we have obtained, the Taiping Rebellion Party in Heshuo is now suppressing gentry and looting wealth. The situation is a bit out of control. In contrast to the doctrine of moderateness they had adopted before, the gentry had sent letters to ask the empire to march into Heshuo. Some of them have organized some militias to protect themselves, but without the help of the regular army of the empire, it would be difficult to resist the attacks of the chaotic army." The thin-faced minister of military affairs looked more like a literati from the outside. He came from a noble family and did not want to go into politics, but the interests of the family forced him to embark on this path. Pique disappeared in the battle of Longdong. He Zhiqiu's retreat brought him, the vice minister of military affairs, to this point of view, and he took on the military affairs of the entire empire.

"Especially in Jinzhong, most of the mine owners in Jinzhong have close ties with the noble families and prominent families in our imperial capital. Your Highness probably knows that these people have come to me to entangle many times and ask the military headquarters to send troops to restore Jinzhong. I also think this is an opportunity."

"Opportunity? Duke, behind the opportunity is often quagmire and trap. You don't have to pay attention to those stupid people. They only know how to care about their own property and interests, and where can we consider whether the opportunity is mature. Yu Yongzhi's army once defeated the imperial army in Longquan, Heishan. The combat power should not be underestimated. The newly formed Third and Fourth Legions have not yet been established. If we send troops rashly, we will only be dragged into the quagmire of Jinzhong. If we fail to achieve complete success in one battle and are dragged by the chaos army, then should we withdraw from the imperial capital or fight to the death on the spot? Withdrawal will damage morale.

I am afraid that the ending will be even worse when the situation is unclear. Therefore, we need to consider carefully." The young man with a handsome face and a golden crown on his face is naturally Situ Lang, the ninth prince of the regent. He disagreed with the suggestion made by the Minister of Military Affairs. How could he talk about the war easily at this critical moment? Especially when his two brothers have returned to Beijing, and the other brother is also applying to return to Beijing to recuperate. The political situation of the imperial capital has entered a critical period. In any case, it is necessary to retain enough military force to control it in his own hands. He must never agree to the expedition to Jinzhong.
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