In the alley, Ye Ling listened to Baili Hanran's words and froze on the spot, not saying anything for a while.
In the end, he went back to the house to get his sword, left a note for Master Jiu, and left with Baili Hanran in the chariot.
When he came to Taiyue City, Ye Ling also inquired about his eldest brother. He only heard that Xu Zheng was the first general of the Daqian Dynasty. He was worshiped by the Dazhu Kingdom and led troops to fight against Zhuge Ce, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, at the border.
As for his third brother Wu Qing, there has been no news since the battle at Title Moon Pavilion, making Ye Ling always worried about him.
In the treasure chariot, Ye Ling sat in front of Baili Hanran.
Baili Hanran probed carefully and was slightly surprised: "Why is your cultivation still not increasing?"
"I am only a mortal body now," Ye Ling said flatly, "I have disappointed the Sixth Prince."
Baili Hanran's face darkened, he stretched out his hand to hold Ye Ling's arm, and used a force to explore Ye Ling's body along the meridians. Not long after, he was surprised and said: "Your Dantian is broken, and you have no chance of immortality!"
Ye Ling couldn't deny it: "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. Even though I have lost my cultivation, I still have troubles and I can't help myself."
Baili Hanran smiled when he heard this and said: "The spring breeze turns into rain, the summer breeze is cool, the autumn breeze brings coolness, and the winter wind is high. If the four seasons are like this, what troubles are there?"
Ye Lingyi cupped his hands: "But I don't know what kind of wind the Sixth Prince wants to give me?"
"It rains in time, and it winds in time of drought!"
…
Taiyue Mansion Prison——
Xu Guo was sitting inside the prison door, not knowing why. After all, he had never done anything illegal or disciplined, so why was he arrested for no reason?
Not long after, the door at the end of the corridor opened again, and two people escorted in by officials were Wang Shu and Jiu Ye.
"Headguard! Master Jiu! Why were you arrested too?"
"Brother Xu Guo?"
Wang Shu and Jiu Ye were imprisoned in Xu Guo's cell. Wang Shu said: "Today at noon, the government officials sealed off the escort bureau, saying that we had something to do with the prisoner, so they arrested Jiu Ye and me, and the others Now he is imprisoned in the escort agency and is not allowed to go out at will."
"Convict officer?" Xu Guo frowned and said, "What convict officer? When did we have anything to do with the government?"
Master Jiu sat on the straw pile, filled his pipe and said, "Now that it's here, let's make peace with it. There's no point in overthinking it."
Wang Shu smiled bitterly and said, "Master Jiu, how long has it been since this happened? You really can keep your composure."
Master Jiu lit his pipe, took a puff and said, "If you are upright, you are not afraid of a slanting shadow. Since we have not committed any crime, why should we be afraid?"
"What if you want to inflict a crime?"
Wang Shu squinted his eyes. They were traveling in the world. They had been to many places and had never seen anything. It can only be said that there are not many places in the world that are truly reasonable.
Master Jiu smiled slightly: "If you really want to inflict a crime, there is no need to worry. Since people are deliberately trying to harm you, where can you hide?"
Wang Shu and Xu Guo looked at each other and remained silent. Although the truth is correct, it always makes people feel depressed.
Master Jiu said: "Don't worry, there are still people who haven't been caught. This matter will eventually turn around."
…
The Sixth Prince's residence occupies a vast area and has a cave inside. It has a royal style: "
Green willows shade the streets, and the prince's residence is a beautiful sight. The red lacquered door is covered with gold nails, and a plaque is hung high to shine. Looking up, there are three east-west paths at your feet, with verandas on both sides north and south. The middle road leads directly to Fu'an Hall, which is covered with glazed fairy tiles. Outside the three-bay gatehouse with hanging flowers, there are whitewashed walls surrounded by guards. The garden is surrounded by mountains and water, showing its splendor and grandeur. Beautiful trees and verdant rocks stretch across the sea, and exotic flowers surround the pond. A clear stream flows with flying snow, and white rocks serve as a harbor for jade railings. Climbing up the stairs to Fu'an Hall, it turns out that the cave is hidden here. There are six dragon-like Optimus Primes, and the orbs at the mouth of the dragon scatter light. Six dragons guard the square platform, on which is a gold-lacquered bed. Behind the screen, a dragon is playing in the water, and the prince is sitting high, looking in all directions. "
In the Fu'an Palace, Baili Hanran was sitting on a golden throne. Ye Ling was at the base, looking around and said, "The Sixth Prince invited me here just to appreciate this royal style?"
Baili Hanran smiled and said: "Don't be anxious. The Dazhu Kingdom is currently leading troops to fight against the great Han Zhuge Ce at Qishan. If you want to see him, all you have to do is go there. It's just that your third brother Wu Qing's whereabouts are still unknown. Are you sure Not impatient?"
"What's the use of being anxious," Ye Ling said, "Everything has to be arranged by the Sixth Prince. But I'd better ask the Sixth Prince to explain what he said so that I don't have to ask questions."
"It saves effort to talk to smart people," Baili Hanran stood up and said, "If my prediction is correct, your third brother Wu Qing should not be in danger of his life now. You can rest assured about this."
"Then where is he now?"
"According to my guess, it is in the hands of my second brother."
"Your second brother?"
"The second prince of Daqian, Baili Qingfeng!" Baili Hanran said solemnly: "He should be the most promising person to inherit the throne!"
"So how do we save my third brother?" Ye Ling had no intention of exploring why Baili Qingfeng wanted to capture Wu Qing. He urgently needed to know how to save people.
"Help me ascend to the position of crown prince!" Baili Hanran said without hesitation: "Of course I can save your third brother!"
When Ye Ling heard this, his expression was as usual, but his tone was cold: "How can I trust you?"
Baili Hanran smiled slightly: "Since you followed me, it means you can trust me. Now that you have lost all your cultivation, who else can help you?"
Before Ye Ling could say anything, Baili Hanran continued: "Of course you can go to Dazhu Kingdom, but I can tell you that Dazhu Kingdom is also the enemy of my second brother. If you expect the enemy to deal with the enemy, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money. It’s a small price to pay. What’s more, your third brother may be the bargaining chip my second brother wants to use against Dazhu Kingdom!”
Baili Hanran looked at Ye Ling in silence, walked up to him, picked up the wine bottle and poured a glass, and then said: "Now that you have lost all your cultivation and have no friends in Taiyue City, what better choice is there?" ?"
As he spoke, Baili Hanran placed the wine glass in front of Ye Ling: "You and I are mutually beneficial, what's wrong with that?"
Ye Ling was silent for a long time, then reached out to take Baili Hanran's wine glass, put it to his mouth and drank it in one gulp.
"What a pleasure!" Baili Hanran said with a smile: "Only those with such courage can do great things!"
Ye Ling put down the wine glass and said expressionlessly, "What do you need from me?"
Baili Hanran turned around and walked back to his seat, saying, "Don't worry, there is an old friend who I would like you to meet."
"Old friend?"
Not long after, a servant from the palace came forward to report: "Your Highness, the guests have arrived."
"welcome!"
"promise!"
Not long after, a young man walked in from the door, dressed simply, even a little austere.
Ye Ling looked intently and saw that it was Hua Xinfeng whom he had met at the market!
Hua Xinfeng was not surprised when he saw Ye Ling. He cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Brother Ye, long time no see, don't come..."
Hua Xinfeng was just about to say that he was fine, but suddenly realized that Ye Ling had no cultivation, and hurriedly investigated and said in surprise: "Could it be that he is in the Moon Pavilion..."
Ye Ling nodded slightly: "With a mortal body, there is no path to immortality."
Hua Xinfeng sighed softly and asked, "Did Lu Li come to Taiyue City with you?"
Ye Ling shook his head, raised his head and said: "Heaven and man are different, Yin and Yang are separated, maybe we can only see each other again in the next life."
Hua Xinfeng looked a little sad when he heard this, but he blamed himself for a while.
Baili Hanran listened for a long time, then interrupted with a smile: "It's enough for you two to reminisce about the past, we still have business to talk about. Let's get straight to the point, Mr. Hua, what kind of official position can you arrange for Brother Ye? "
Hua Xinfeng cupped his hands and said: "Both the heads of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Households are fine, but I wonder where the Sixth Prince and Brother Ye want to go?"
Hearing this, Ye Ling asked in a deep voice, "What do you mean?"
Baili Hanran said: "The height of the temple can be reached by extraordinary people. Since we want to do extraordinary things, we need extraordinary people, and we must sit in that extraordinary position. We will arrange you into the imperial court first, and then Being able to do things.”
With that said, Baili Hanran said to Hua Xinfeng: "Let's go to the Ministry of War. With Chen Shangshu here, at least it will be safer."
Unexpectedly, Ye Ling shook his head and said, "I want to go to the Ministry of Finance!"
"This..." Baili Hanran frowned slightly, then opened his eyebrows again, nodded and said, "It's up to you!"
…
After leaving the sixth prince's house, Ye Ling and Hua Xinfeng walked out side by side and saw two old men. One on the left was dressed in purple and holding a cane. His beard and hair were spread out and were as white as winter snow; the one on the right was wearing green clothes and had his hands behind his back. Standing tall, her long hair is floating, as pure as autumn frost.
Hua Xinfeng introduced: "These are the two guests from my family, Senior Lei Rong and Senior Feng Qing, they are also called the two elders Fenglei!"
Ye Ling bowed his hands and bowed. These two old men were at least in the Immortal Realm. It seemed that Hua Xinfeng's family was well off.
Sitting in the carriage, Hua Xinfeng said to Ye Ling: "Do you know that Baili Hanran wants to take advantage of you?"
Ye Ling nodded: "Of course I know, but in order to save my third brother, I have no choice."
"On the surface, the Daqian court is peaceful, but in fact it is turbulent. It has been tit-for-tat for a long time. Coupled with internal and external troubles, it is about to break out. Baili Hanran is looking for a breaking point, and you may be that breaking point!"
Hearing this, Ye Ling nodded: "I am already a mortal. Since someone wants to take advantage of me, I can't resist. What are you hiding from me?"
Hua Xinfeng was silent for a while, then slowly said: "My Hua family has been doing business for generations and has some connections with the imperial court. Therefore, I can find a way to get several official positions in the imperial court and install trusted people. What you are about to do The head of the household department is an example of this."
Ye Ling smiled when he heard this: "I'm afraid it's not that simple..."
…
At the residence of the second prince of the Daqian Dynasty, the housekeeper knocked on the study door and said to the young man inside: "Hua Xinfeng has taken Ye Ling to the Ministry of Household Affairs."
"Oh?" The young man smiled when he heard this: "Using the Hua family is a grand excuse, it's perfect!"
The steward asked: "Do you have any instructions, Your Highness?"
The young man smiled and said: "Hubei is not a good place to go. I hope he can retreat despite the difficulties!"
…
The Imperial City of the Daqian Dynasty——
After entering the gate, there are various ministries and offices first, then the Jinluan Hall and the Harem.
Hua Xinfeng led Ye Ling to the door of the Household Department and asked someone to report it.
Not long after, someone led the two of them inside.
When I came to the lobby, I saw a group of officials busy working on paperwork and calculations. The Ministry of Accounts is in charge of the world's money and food, and every account must be calculated carefully without any sloppiness.
Especially at this time, powerful enemies from inside and outside the Daqian Dynasty invaded, and internal rebellions were suppressed. In addition, natural disasters continued, wars and disaster relief were going on everywhere, which made the officials of the Ministry of Households extremely busy. Even if Hua Xinfeng and Ye Ling stood on their side, There, too, they were ignored.
Ye Ling looked at the attitude of all the officials without any disturbance in his heart. Once upon a time, he almost forgot that this was still a world with markets and courts, not just sects and avenues.
While they were talking, someone led Ye Ling and Hua Xinfeng to the back hall.
There were only two or three people sitting in front of the case in the back hall, reviewing the memorial. The leader was one person, who looked to be in his thirties. He was dressed in a red official uniform, elegant and comely, with a scholarly character.
Hua Xinfeng bowed to this man and said, "Greetings, Mr. Wang!"
Ye Ling also gave a gift. When he came, he was introduced by Hua Xinfeng. The young man in front of him was the son of Wang Yuanzhong, the right prime minister of Daqian Dynasty, and Wang Wenjin, the Minister of Household Affairs.
Wang Wenjin raised his head slightly, looked at Ye Ling, and said calmly: "How dare you humiliate yourself?"
