ha?
Upon hearing this classic title, a series of lights and shadows such as the queen, bald head, talking pigs and monkeys immediately appeared in Chu Liang's mind.
But people in this world definitely don’t know this.
What the emperor said was true. Anyway, they were equals, so being named imperial younger brother would not be an insult to anyone.
But the problem is that no one in the world knows the life experience of Emperor Feng, and it is impossible for the royal family to announce her affairs to the outside world. No one would know that Chu Liang was a blessing from his master. They would only think that His Majesty suddenly recognized a young talent as his younger brother.
What's the difference between this and Xu Bashan's sudden sworn sworn relationship?
It can be said that there is no difference at all.
It's just that his status as emperor prevented him from being able to lower his face and kowtow to the heavens, so he used the form of conferring imperial disciples, but the actual meaning was quite different.
Could it be that these big guys like to do this?
But after thinking about it more carefully, Chu Liang roughly guessed the joint.
It’s a long story.
Since the rise of Taotie City and its rapid growth, the imperial court at that time was determined to incorporate it. After all, this city was so profitable that it was simply a gold-swallowing behemoth in the Northern Territory.
And strictly speaking, Taotie City, as a human race city gate built by the imperial court when it resisted the demon god, is still on the border of Kyushu and should indeed belong to the human race dynasty.
But Taotie City was unwilling.
Even if I am indeed a imperial city gate that has been developed to this day, the city was built by the human dynasty three thousand years ago. In the following years, the land of Kyushu changed several times. When I was so poor in Taotie City that I was so poor that I didn’t see anyone reaching out to help me cover my pants. Why is it that now that I have become prosperous, you suddenly think of asking me to recognize my ancestors?
Just rest, you know.
After the Demon God Rebellion, the land of the human race was in dire straits, and many of the city gates built during the war were dead. It was normal for no one to take care of them. But it is really unreasonable to want to include others later, and the immortal sects do not agree with this decision. So from then on, Taotie City was determined to have nothing to do with the human dynasty.
But with such a cornucopia right there, it’s hard to guarantee that people won’t have their thoughts twisted. Although Taotie City has always provided sufficient supplies to the court, it still encounters some schemes occasionally. Thanks to the fact that the immortal sects were unwilling to see Taotie City belong to the dynasty, they worked together to ensure its integrity.
Until the Yu Dynasty established Ding, it also faced the same problem that every great dynasty faced in its early days - lack of money.
The common people are short of food and jewelry, and the practitioners are short of heavenly materials and earthly treasures. Anyway, they are just different manifestations of poverty.
Yu Chao is quite shameless.
Although they didn't have the idea of Taotie City, they also thought of a way related to it. The Taotie City is located in the northern wasteland, and it can be built in a place where birds don't poop.
Then if I follow my example in Yudu City, a prime location in the land of Kyushu, wouldn’t practitioners from all walks of life prefer my place? I can't make money anymore?
With such a beautiful vision, the Yu Dynasty even set aside an area in the capital that was being expanded at the time, called "Xianrenfang City", specifically as an area for practitioners' activities and transactions.
But reality gave them a slap in the face.
It doesn’t mean that just because someone has money and resources, they will be able to do a good job in business. People in Taotie City are all focused on making money. What do you have in Yudu City?
When Chu Liang was running Hongmian Peak, the first problem he encountered was the difficulty in attracting investment. The Yu Dynasty did not have this problem at all at that time. Its problem is that there are too many people who want to come in and open a store.
Since the construction of Xianrenfang, various forces have come to intervene. The royal family, high-ranking officials, aristocrats, civil servants, military generals... everyone wants to get involved, and you divide it here and I divide it there, and they fight openly and secretly with each other. It's equivalent to drawing a line on a cow and fighting over which piece of meat will get who's pot in the future.
But the problem is that your cow is not pregnant yet?
After the area was built, Yu Chao quickly encountered the first problem. Since there is already a more complete Taotie City in the same place, why should I come to you?
The answer Chu Liang gave in Hongmianfeng was that the shops were free of rent and customers were given discounts. In addition, they used Berry Paradise to attract traffic. A lot of money was burned in the early stage, and it took a while to get Hongmianfeng on the right track.
But at that time, the interest groups composed of princes and powerful people did not have this awareness at all. They all wanted to make profits immediately and charge fees. Who was willing to spend money to attract customers? The entire Immortal Square was not united at all, and many measures could not be implemented.
There was no lack of insightful people in the court who discovered this problem. The emperor at that time could not directly shake these interest groups. He could only provide subsidies through the treasury and let the shops in Xianrenfang reduce their prices, which was equivalent to part of the money burned by the court.
But when various interest groups saw it, they didn’t even need to sell things to make a profit. Didn’t the money come? As for whether it is earned from customers or allocated from the treasury, does it matter?
They directly ate this part of the subsidy, and no one was able to run it properly. The worse the business is, the more subsidies the court will receive. There are so many repeat customers that the court will not allocate funds. Doing business with your heart is so tiring.
There is no discount on the price, so scattered customers have no interest at all.
When the new store opened, everyone was excited to visit it, but in the end they found that Taotie City was more affordable. You first tripled the original price and then lowered it by half, and then told me the opening price. Isn't this a fool's errand?
As for large-scale immortal sects such as Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, it was the time when they were competing with the imperial power for the right to speak. It was impossible for them to hope that the Immortal Fang could be established, let alone do business with you.
It's strange that it can develop if it's blocked at both ends.
Now, after hundreds of years and many generations of emperors' efforts, a small-scale commercial street has finally developed, and there are gradually signs of prosperity. However, it is still far from the original idea of Xianrenfang.
For the purpose of competition, it is impossible for Yu Chao to openly participate in opening a store in Taotie City. However, the development of his own Immortal Square is really difficult, so he will secretly use various identities to run industries in Taotie City. And all the forces related to the imperial court will not openly cooperate with Taotie City. In order to save the face of the imperial court, they will avoid Taotie City.
This is the complicated relationship between the imperial court and Taotie City.
The Red Cotton Peak built by Chu Liang is similar to Taotie City. Not long ago, the emperor looked at the investigation of the Red Cotton Peak and sighed all night, how could it develop like this in a few months, but we couldn't do it well in hundreds of years?
Now, if you agree with the imperial court to open a branch in Hongmian Peak, it will be equivalent to recognizing the legitimacy of Hongmian Peak. Then, if the major forces related to the court go to Hongmian Peak in the future, there will be no pressure.
The repercussions of this move may be significant.
The first thing to come will definitely be internal pressure. Those who have hands in Xianrenfang, or those who have avoided Taotie City for so many years and caused a lot of trouble, will definitely have complaints.
That's why the emperor hesitated just now.
But he thought of the best solution in an instant, and made Chu Liang his imperial disciple, and he was in charge of all the shops. These shops were not opened by the imperial court to Hongmian Peak, but were given by the emperor to his younger brother personally.
This nature is completely different.
Only in this way can Youyou's mouth be blocked.
…
Although these are all Chu Liang's personal speculations, they are probably close to the same conclusion. After a conversation, Lao Santai came in again to announce that General Wu Anmin had arrived.
The emperor's face suddenly became a little gloomy, and after explaining a few more follow-up matters, he let the emperor's daughter Feng and Chu Liang leave.
When the master and apprentice came out, they saw two people waiting outside the door of Yelong Palace.
One is a middle-aged man wearing a purple robe, with a poor complexion; the other is a handsome young man wearing a bright yellow robe, with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes, bright skin, and a radiant look.
The two people stood together, looking somewhat alike.
Lao Santai led the two people out and said to the middle-aged man: "General, you can go in."
The middle-aged man nodded, took a deep breath, and walked into the hall.
He must be the general Wu Anmin. This time he went to conquer the Roupu Kingdom. Not only did he fail to pick up the military exploits he picked up, but the Roupu people he brought back almost caused trouble in the palace. Although it was Yinghuo who caused the trouble, as the person in charge of the matter, he was definitely guilty of negligence and must be punished.
The young man in yellow robe smiled and asked Lao Santai, "Who are these two?"
Lao Santai introduced them: "These two are the emperor of Shu Mountain, Feng Peak Master, and Chu Liang Young Hero. This is our Majesty's Second Prince."
The Emperor of the Yu Dynasty had many children, but only three were born with the divine fire destiny, the second prince, the sixth princess and the thirteenth prince.
Among them, the second prince was the direct descendant of Empress Wu, and he was the longest ranked among the three, so he was always treated as the prince. He has been diligent and studious since childhood, and has a good reputation both inside and outside the court. There is a high probability that he will be the future emperor.
So both the master and the disciple knew him.
"Oh -" Di Nu Feng nodded enthusiastically and said, "Xiao Er, I am your aunt."
"Eh?" The second prince was about to say hello, but was startled when he heard these words.
The first reaction is why do you curse people?
Lao Santai quickly whispered: "Your Highness, she is really."
"..." It suddenly dawned on the second prince that he must have heard about the last time the emperor's daughter Feng spit out sweet things and angrily criticized all the royal family members in the palace, but he didn't expect that his father's second aunt was so young.
After calming down his mood, he smiled again and said: "I have heard the name of the Emperor of Shu Mountain, Feng Peak Master, since I was a child. It turns out that there is such a relationship. It's really a surprise."
As he said that, he didn't want to worry about the matter of seniority anymore, and quickly turned his attention to Chu Liang, "Young Master Chu killed Tao Zhu with his sword before, and this time he detoxified and saved people. I have also heard of his name for a long time. Among the geniuses of the immortal sect in the world today , it’s definitely first-class.”
"Don't dare." Chu Liang quickly smiled kindly and said, "Second prince, there is no need to be so polite. We will soon be a family."
"Huh?" The second prince looked at Lao Santai again.
Lao Santai whispered again: "Your Majesty has just appointed Young Master Chu as your imperial disciple. From now on, he will be His Highness's..."
uncle?
The second prince looked at his uncle's smiling baby face, and then at his aunt's bright and charming young face, and felt that it was unnecessary for him to say hello today.
"When you meet a junior for the first time, you should have some greetings." Emperor Feng nudged Chu Liang with her elbow.
"Yes, yes." Chu Liang raised his hand and took out two hard cards, "A little gift."
"You're very polite." The second prince quickly took it with a smile. At this point, he couldn't help but admit it, so he could only reluctantly said: "From now on, the two elders will come to the palace more often and get closer to each other."
"Yes, yes." Chu Liang also smiled brightly.
After a few casual words, the master and apprentice both left again.
Watching them walk away, the second prince lowered his head and glanced at the gifts in his hands. They were two specially made cards with the words "Red Cotton Peak Coupon, 50% Off on 10,000 Lingshi Coins" written on them.
"..." It's really a "little" gift.
The second prince couldn't help but look at the backs of the two of them.
Where did this poor relative come from?
(End of chapter)
