Jiang Qiulu got up and prepared to go out.
"Donglin, accompany me to the princess's mansion." Jiang Qiulu said.
Of course Jiang Donglin knew Jiang Qiulu's inner thoughts, so he went together.
At this time, it was still dark, and everything around him was still shrouded in darkness.
Under the darkness of night, Jiang Qiulu could vaguely see the Jin Yiwei and Ouchi guards patrolling various parts of the palace.
After a while, the two arrived in front of the princess's mansion.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty." The guards at the door saluted immediately when they saw the two coming.
Jiang Qiulu nodded and then entered the princess's mansion.
"Have they fallen asleep?" Jiang Qiulu asked a dragon group guard.
"Back to Your Majesty, the princess and Concubine De have already gone to bed." The guard replied.
"Have any strange people been here?"
"Your Majesty, no."
"During this period, except for the imperial doctor who came here, the rest are all our people."
Jiang Qiulu nodded, and then gently opened the door of Concubine De's room.
Seeing the sleeping Concubine De, the last bit of uneasiness in Jiang Qiulu's heart was completely eliminated.
"Everyone, continue to be on duty and don't be careless." Jiang Donglin whispered to the members of the Dragon Team.
After returning to Tai Chi Hall, Jiang Qiulu was no longer sleepy at this time.
"Brother Imperial, do you want to sleep a little longer? It's not dark yet." Jiang Donglin said.
"No need, it's almost morning time." Jiang Qiulu replied.
Because of this nightmare, Jiang Qiulu had a considerable psychological shadow.
Jiang Qiulu felt that if he continued like this, he would easily suffer from mental illness.
"Brother Emperor, let me go for a walk with you tomorrow."
"You have been stressed out during this period. If you continue like this, there will be problems with the dragon's body."
Jiang Qiulu nodded.
"Okay, let's wait until daybreak."
The two brothers chatted for a while, and after a while, the sun rose.
On the streets of Kyoto City, the smell of fireworks of the past has been restored.
After changing into regular clothes and strolling around for a while, Jiang Qiulu felt much better.
"Hey, when will we be able to settle these trivial matters?" Jiang Qiulu sighed as he walked to a lake.
"Brother, don't worry, everything is moving in the right direction now."
"If Chen Zhenfu's mission is successful this time, then the cooperation with the alliance will be fully implemented."
"Brother Imperial, you don't have to worry about people from the sect coming to trouble you." Jiang Donglin said.
"yes."
"Hopefully everything will be okay."
…
A few nights later, Chen Fei and Nangong Jianming returned to Kyoto City.
The two of them went directly to the Tai Chi Hall and reported the results of the battle to Jiang Qiulu.
"Your Majesty, all the bandits on Dingfeng Mountain have been eliminated."
"The owner of the cottage has been captured by us and is waiting for His Majesty's punishment." Chen Fei said.
"I have nothing to complain about."
"Behead and decide!"
Jiang Qiulu waved his hand, and then said sharply.
"No!" Chen Fei immediately left Tai Chi Hall.
Jiang Qiulu's extremely decisive decision gave Nangong Jianming a new understanding of Jiang Qiulu.
"Young leader, please take a seat."
After Nangong Jianming sat down, Jiang Qiulu continued to speak.
"Now we have a common goal, and we will be our own people from now on."
"If you have any questions, just ask." Jiang Qiulu said.
"Your Majesty understands the righteousness well, no wonder he can command so many masters to follow him." Nangong Jianming praised.
"To be honest, Young Leader, my purpose in establishing the Zhenfu Division was just to protect the people around me."
"Until now, it has indeed taken a lot of effort to be able to take charge of everything in Kyoto." Jiang Qiulu said with a wry smile.
"All beginnings are hard."
"I remember that my father spent a lot of effort in order to rectify the world's sects."
…
The two talked for a long time, and before they knew it, it was past noon.
"Your Majesty, the grassroots have been out for a long time. It's time to say goodbye." Nangong Jianming stood up and said.
"That's fine, just come here often in the future."
"If you need anything, just ask me." Jiang Qiulu said.
Then, Jiang Qiulu waved his hand, and a guard came out holding a box.
"Young leader, as a token of sincerity in cooperation, this is my intention, please accept it." Jiang Qiulu said.
"Open it and take a look."
Then, Nangong Jianming opened the box, and there was a long sword inside, with a pair of armor underneath.
This is exactly the batch of equipment built by the craftsmen of Kyoto City last time.
Jiang Qiulu planned to give the last remaining set to Nangong Jianming.
Nangong Jianming gently picked up the long sword and pulled it out slightly.
Suddenly, Nangong Jianming's eyes lit up.
I have been practicing martial arts for many years and have been exposed to many weapons.
Nangong Jianming could tell at a glance that this was definitely a set of artifact-level equipment.
"Your Majesty is so kind as to make the common people prostrate themselves to the ground!"
Nangong Jianming thanked him immediately.
"Hahaha, young leader, you're welcome."
"We are all our own people from now on, why are we so polite?"
Jiang Qiulu stepped forward and helped Nangong Jianming up.
After the alliance and the others quietly left the palace, Jiang Qiulu finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Working with the league is complete."
"Everything is ready now. If anyone is short-sighted and dares to offend our Great Xia Dynasty."
"Don't blame me for being rude!" Jiang Qiulu said coldly.
On the way back, Nangong Jianming carefully recalled the battle with Zhenfusi's people in the past few days.
Nangong Jianming discovered that Zhenfusi's combat method completely surpassed the understanding of this era.
First, Chen Fei took Jin Yiwei and everyone close to the village in Dingfeng Mountain.
Then he quietly sneaked in with only a few imperial guards and his own people.
Along the way, the sentry posts everywhere were all quietly eliminated by the people of the Zhenfu Division.
After solving the sentry posts everywhere, he sneaked into the bandit's base camp.
The sudden attack left all the bandits unable to react.
In this way, most of the bandits were killed by the crossbows of the Jinyi guards.
Those who did not die immediately were taken away with a knife.
After Nangong Jianming swung his sword and killed the last person, he saw Chen Fei and others appearing not far away with their leader.
At this time, the bandit leader had been beaten unconscious and only had half his life left.
Nangong Jianming recalled this battle experience and admired the energy of the royal family even more.
"After returning, the elders from various places held a meeting."
"When it comes to matters involving the royal family, you must be careful."
"Those who disobey the order will be expelled from the alliance!" Nangong Jianming said to the people around him.
Everyone agreed immediately.
"I didn't expect that the current emperor was so talented and yet so young." A deacon next to him said.
Nangong Jianming looked at the equipment Jiang Qiulu gave him and felt very fond of it.
This set of equipment eventually became an heirloom of the Nangong family and a symbol of friendship between the sect and the royal family.
