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Chapter 1565 The Story of Anle: Linlang
Half an hour later, in the capital city of the Great Jing Dynasty, at the imperial palace.

"I never expected the imperial palace of the Great Jing Dynasty to be built so well."

After meeting Han Anning, Jiang Chen decided to visit the palace of the Great Jing Dynasty.

For the Great Jing Dynasty, the imperial palace was the most heavily guarded place, but for Jiang Chen, it was like his own backyard.

After strolling around the palace for a while, Jiang Chen met Han Ye.

"What a coincidence..."

Jiang Chen was somewhat surprised to see Han Ye.

Han Ye is a character in the TV series "The Story of Anle".

In the drama, he is the Crown Prince of Da Jing. Arranged by his grandfather Han Zi'an, Han Ye is betrothed from a young age to Di Ziyuan, the daughter of the Di family. Admiring Ren Anle's upright character and concern for the common people, he takes him in as his advisor. With Ren Anle's help, he solves cases of cheating in the imperial examinations and embezzlement of disaster relief grain in Jiangnan. At this time, war breaks out on the border, and Han Ye joins Ren Anle in the campaign, hoping to end the war as soon as possible to bring peace and prosperity to the people.

"This Han Ye is quite handsome."

"but……"

Jiang Chen recalled Han Ye's storyline.

However, Jiang Chen did not approach Han Ye, but instead continued to stroll around the palace.

For Jiang Chen, the person he most wanted to see during this trip to the palace was Sun Yujun.

Fifteen minutes later, Jiang Chen met Sun Yujun at Cining Palace.

Sun Yujun was the Empress Dowager of the Great Jing Dynasty and the mother of Emperor Jiachang, Han Zhongyuan. Born into a scholarly family, she married Han Zi'an, the founding emperor of the Great Jing Dynasty, in their youth. After their marriage, she strictly adhered to the arrangements made by her parents and the matchmaker, showing great respect to her husband, and the couple lived in harmony. However, for eighteen years after marrying into the Han family, Sun Yujun endured a long period of widowhood. To ensure her son's stability on the throne, she orchestrated the massacre of the entire imperial family, ultimately suffering betrayal and a quiet death.

"From Sun Yujun's perspective, she gave everything, but was betrayed and abandoned by everyone, so she can be considered a tragic figure."

In Jiang Chen's view, Sun Yujun and Dayuer were similar, both scheming for their own children and grandchildren. It was just a pity that Han Ye was not Kangxi. If Han Ye were Kangxi, even if he married Ren Anle, he would never make her empress, much less allow her son to become the heir, and might even have exterminated the entire imperial family.

However, it's impossible for Jiang Chen to contact Sun Yujun.

Half an hour later, Jiang Chen left the palace and arrived at Lingxiang Tower.

"Lingxiang Tower?"

Jiang Chen's eyes flickered.

Lingxianglou is the same as Jiaofangsi.

As a notorious den of iniquity in the capital of Dajing, it attracted the sons of the city's powerful and wealthy. To win the favor of beauties, Gu Qishan and his ilk, like proud peacocks, desperately displayed their power and status, saying whatever they should and shouldn't say. Naturally, Linlang gathered more information for Luo Mingxi.

"Young master." A madam walked over, waving a handkerchief in her hand, and said with a smile, "Is this your first time visiting Lingxiang Tower?"

"I've heard that Lingxianglou is very famous, so I came here specifically to see it." Jiang Chen took out a silver ingot and threw it over.

"Young master, you've come at the perfect time. Miss Linlang happens to have some free time," the madam said with a beaming smile as she saw the silver ingot.

"Okay, let's get a top-notch private room." Jiang Chen walked inside.

"Young master, this way." The madam quickly led the way.

Soon, led by the madam, Jiang Chen arrived at a private room.

"Young master, I have already sent someone to fetch Linlang," the madam said with a smile.

"Alright." Jiang Chen took out another silver ingot and threw it over: "Bring on a good meal."

"Alright," the madam replied.

A moment later, a table full of fine food and wine was served.

After the waiter set out the food and drinks and left, Linlang arrived.

Jiang Chen heard the sound and looked up.

next moment.

The system prompt sounds.

"Sign in."

Jiang Chen silently recited in his heart.

[Congratulations, host! You have successfully checked in and received a low-level spirit boat.]

"A low-level spirit boat?"

"This is the sixth time I've checked in."

"The spirit boat is essentially a flying magical artifact."

"A low-level spirit boat is the lowest-level spirit boat."

“The low-level spirit boat is similar to a tower ship, with a length of twelve zhang (about 23 meters) and a width of one zhang and six chi (about 3.5 meters), and has three floors.”

"The low-level spirit boat is engraved with mirror light arrays all over its body. Not only does it have powerful defensive capabilities, it can also reflect all attacks below the mid-stage of the Martial God Realm."

"Most importantly, it also has a flight speed of 20,000 miles per hour."

"A day's flight consumes no more than one mid-grade spirit stone."

"This low-level spirit boat is quite fast."

"With this low-level spirit boat, exploring new continents in the Fourth World will be much less troublesome."

At that moment, Jiang Chen looked at the female lead who had signed in.

Linlang is a character in the TV series "Anle Zhuan".

In the drama, Linlang appears to be the most famous courtesan in the capital, but in reality, she is an assassin and spy meticulously trained by Luo Mingxi, tasked with assisting Di Ziyuan in seeking revenge. She is not only beautiful and skilled in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, but also possesses exceptional martial arts abilities and outstanding competence, earning her Luo Mingxi's deep trust. Linlang harbors a secret love for Luo Mingxi, but Luo Mingxi is in love with Di Ziyuan, forcing her to keep her feelings hidden. Ultimately, she sacrifices her life to save Luo Mingxi.

"Linlang in 'The Story of Anle' can indeed be checked in."

"good."

In the drama, Linlang appears to be the most beautiful courtesan in Lingxiang Tower, but her true identity is that of an undercover agent on a mission, responsible for gathering intelligence.

Linlang became an undercover agent at Lingxiang Tower because of her superior, Luo Mingxi. Luo Mingxi was originally a retainer of the Di family, but the Di family was falsely accused of rebellion by the Empress Dowager and the entire family was brutally murdered, with only Di Ziyuan surviving. Luo Mingxi vowed to protect Di Ziyuan with his life, and even helped Di Ziyuan avenge herself after she grew up.

Linlang was merely a tool for Luo Mingxi to help Di Ziyuan take revenge. Luo Mingxi trained Linlang for his revenge plan, and under his tutelage, Linlang became a highly skilled assassin. Later, in order to gather more information, Linlang came to Lingxiang Tower as a courtesan. Unexpectedly, Linlang was not only highly skilled in martial arts, but also proficient in singing, dancing, and playing musical instruments. She was also adept at calligraphy, painting, and music. Linlang's exceptional beauty and talent made her the most sought-after courtesan at Lingxiang Tower, which made it even easier for her to gather intelligence.

Besides being Luo Mingxi's subordinate, Linlang was also his admirer. She secretly loved him, but unfortunately, Luo Mingxi only had eyes for Di Ziyuan. After Di Ziyuan successfully avenged himself, Luo Mingxi was going to free Linlang. Just as Linlang was about to express her feelings with one last dance, Luo Mingxi was assassinated. Linlang bravely shielded Luo Mingxi from a sword and died in his arms.

"An assassin as a courtesan?"

"This is similar to Gong Yu from the Third World."

"I wonder how skilled Linlang is."

A series of thoughts flashed through Jiang Chen's mind.

"Linlang is here! Come and greet this young master!" The madam hurriedly beckoned Linlang over.

"Greetings, young master." Linlang bowed to Jiang Chen.

"I heard that Linlang from Lingxiang Tower is as beautiful as a fairy and has superb musical skills. Now that I see her, she really is beautiful." Jiang Chen looked Linlang up and down.

Linlang was indeed very beautiful when she was a teenager.

"Would you like to hear some music, young master?" Linlang asked with a smile.

"Okay, I'll play a piece then." Jiang Chen nodded slightly.

At that moment, Linlang went to the seven-stringed zither next to her and began to play.

Jiang Chen listened while drinking.

Jiang Chen came to Lingxiang Tower today to see Linlang and sign in. Linlang did not disappoint him; she brought him a low-grade spirit boat, which was many times more expensive than the silver he had spent at Lingxiang Tower.

And just now, from Linlang's movements, I could see the traces of her being an assassin.

However, Jiang Chen did not expose her or say anything more.

After listening to the music and enjoying the song and dance, Jiang Chen left Lingxiang Tower.

Jiang Chen understood that Linlang was an artist who didn't sell her body at Lingxiang Tower, so even if he wanted to do something, it was impossible, and he might as well not waste his time.

After leaving Lingxiang Tower, Jiang Chen found a place and flew north.

Because of the "Biography of Anle", the north of the Dajing Dynasty was the Northern Qin.

Jiang Chen didn't know what other countries were in the north of the Great Jing Dynasty besides Northern Qin, so he went to take a look.

However, after flying to Northern Qin, Jiang Chen discovered that Northern Qin was a semi-agricultural, semi-nomadic people.

In the north of Northern Qin, there is only a grassland and a mountain range.

"This is the Tanxiao Mountains?"

Jiang Chen remembered that to the west of the Zhufeng Dynasty was the Great Xiao Kingdom, and the mountain range to the west of the Great Xiao Kingdom was the Tanxiao Mountain Range.

Jiang Chen originally thought that the Tanxiao Mountains were just a single mountain range, like the Himalayas, but he didn't expect that the entire northwest of the Central Continent belonged to the Tanxiao Mountains.

Simply put, the northwest of the central continent is equivalent to the Tibetan Plateau in the First World.

"I didn't expect there to be no country here, but that's a good thing."

After exploring the Tanxiao Mountains, Jiang Chen finally figured out the division of power in the Central Continent.

In the western part of the central continent, from north to south, lies the Northern Qin and the Great Jing Dynasty. To the east of the Great Jing Dynasty is the Great Eastern Empire, and to the north of the Great Eastern Empire are the Great Xiao Kingdom, the Zhufeng Dynasty, and others.

"I'll explore new continents whenever I have time in the future."

Jiang Chen left after taking a tour of the Tanxiao Mountains.

...In the central continent, in the capital of the Zhufeng Dynasty, at the Jiang residence.

"How is the Zhufeng Dynasty doing now?" Jiang Chen asked.

“After defeating the Western Xia, we obtained the commercial tax from the Zhufeng Dynasty. However, although the Zhufeng Dynasty did not say anything, they did a lot of dirty tricks,” Zhao Rong’an said.

“This is normal.” Jiang Chen was not surprised.

Although the commercial tax of the Zhufeng Dynasty has never been high, every little bit counts. How could the Zhufeng Dynasty willingly hand over its commercial tax? However, when Jiang Chen asked Sun Xia to use the commercial tax of the Zhufeng Dynasty as collateral, he did not expect that obtaining the commercial tax would be an easy task.

Jiang Chen wanted a title.

"How is the merchant escort team doing now?" Jiang Chen asked.

The Merchant Protection Corps, as the name suggests, was a guard force responsible for protecting commercial taxes.

Jiang Chen brought up this clause when Sun Xia mortgaged the commercial tax.

It is precisely because of the existence of the merchant escort team that the Jiang family can have a legitimate guard force in the Zhufeng Dynasty.

“We’ve already assembled a team of three thousand people, and the number is still growing,” Miao Ying said.

"That's good." Jiang Chen nodded.

Next, Jiang Chen asked in detail about some matters concerning the Zhufeng Dynasty.

Half an hour later, Jiang Chen arrived at the palace of the Zhufeng Dynasty.

"Zongzheng Fenglin, what brings you here?" Sun Xia noticed Jiang Chen's expression change slightly.

"Of course I came to see the Empress Dowager." Jiang Chen was disguised as Zongzheng Fenglin. Upon seeing Sun Xia, a smile appeared on his lips.

Sun Xia snorted coldly.

"Doesn't Mother welcome me?" Jiang Chen strode towards Sun Xia.

"What do you want to do?" Sun Xia wanted to call for servants, but when Jiang Chen came in, the eunuchs and maids in her palace fainted.

"What does Mother think I'm trying to do?" Jiang Chen came up to Sun Xia and looked at her intently.

Sun Xia felt Jiang Chen's gaze, and a hint of fear and coldness flashed in her eyes.

However, although Sun Xia concealed the chill in her eyes very well, Jiang Chen still sensed it.

"Why isn't Mother speaking?" Jiang Chen moved closer to Sun Xia, his breath hitting her face.

Sun Xia looked unwell, but she didn't do anything.

Not wanting, but not dare.

Jiang Chen reached out and grabbed Sun Xia's shoulder.

"Zongzheng Fenglin, what are you trying to do?" Sun Xia's voice trembled slightly.

“You,” Jiang Chen said.

“…” Sun Xia’s expression changed slightly.

Although it was the first time I had heard Jiang Chen's words, I understood them after thinking about them carefully.

"Mother, you agree?" Jiang Chen looked at Sun Xia with a sly smile.

"Zongzheng Fenglin, don't do anything reckless." Sun Xia felt Jiang Chen's hands getting restless.

"Mother, I want you to do something for me," Jiang Chen said.

"What's the matter?" Sun Xia had long understood that Jiang Chen wouldn't come here for no reason.

Jiang Chen chuckled softly and leaned down to whisper something in Sun Xia's ear.

“No way,” Sun Xia said without hesitation.

“What’s wrong with that?” Jiang Chen looked at Sun Xia.

Sun Xia was startled.

She never expected that Jiang Chen would ask her to do such a thing.

"Does Mother not want to?" What did Jiang Chen want Sun Xia to do? He wanted to be granted land.

Jiang Chen wanted to be granted land because he wanted to use Zongzheng Fenglin's identity to manage a Jiang family base.

“That’s against the rules,” Sun Xia said.

“Not in accordance with the rules? Then I’ll change seats,” Jiang Chen said.

“You…” Sun Xia’s expression changed.

Want to change seats?

Is this a bid for the throne?
"Is Mother Empress unwilling?" Jiang Chen looked at Sun Xia with a smile.

"I need to think about it for a few days," Sun Xia said quickly.

“Okay.” Jiang Chen glanced at Sun Xia and said, “However, I will give Mother Empress no more than three days to consider. If you are not satisfied after three days, then don’t worry about me being impolite.”

As for how impolite he was, Jiang Chen didn't say, but the meaning conveyed in his tone was already quite clear.

"Okay," Sun Xia could only agree.

Jiang Chen chuckled softly and leaned down to blow a breath into Sun Xia's ear.

At the same time, Jiang Chen's hand did something indescribable.

Sun Xia jumped, looking at Jiang Chen in utter terror: "You, you..."

"Mother, you must remember this."

Jiang Chen laughed and turned to leave.

Looking at Jiang Chen's retreating figure, his face darkened and his eyes filled with murderous intent.

……

The capital of the Zhufeng Dynasty, the Jiang residence.

"manor?"

Upon hearing Jiang Chen's words, Zhao Rong'an and the others were slightly taken aback.

None of them expected that Jiang Chen went to see Sun Xia in the name of Zongzheng Fenglin in order to obtain a fiefdom.

“Yes, it’s about fiefdoms. I want to appoint Yuan Yuezheng and the others to be in charge of the fiefdoms.” Jiang Chen nodded.

“Even if Sun Xia grants a fiefdom, it won’t be a prosperous one,” Bu Yinlou said.

"That's normal. It would be strange if Sun Xia gave me a good fiefdom. But as Zongzheng Fenglin, she wouldn't dare to go too far." Jiang Chen wasn't surprised. Given the conflict between Zongzheng Fenglin and Sun Xia, it would be strange if Sun Xia gave him a good fiefdom. Moreover, the matter of granting a fiefdom isn't something Sun Xia can decide alone.

The important point is that Zongzheng Fenglin had previously caused the loss of hundreds of thousands of Zhufeng Dynasty's army. The civil and military officials of Zhufeng Dynasty, and even the people of Zhufeng Dynasty, all hated him to the bone. How could they possibly give him a good fiefdom?

Therefore, even if it were just an ordinary fiefdom, Sun Xia faced considerable pressure when she wanted to give it to him.

“That’s true.” Zhao Rong’an and the others nodded.

“What we need is a legitimate base. Then we can develop in the Zhufeng Dynasty both overtly and covertly. Even if this fiefdom is located on the border with Western Xia, or even in a mountain valley, it won't affect us,” Jiang Chen said.

For the Jiang family, there is a natural advantage in managing a fiefdom.

Of course, the key is to have a sufficient population.

It is possible to develop anywhere as long as there is a sufficient population.

Why did China, a first-world nation, develop so rapidly and have such a large real estate market? Wasn't it because of its large population?

“That’s true.” Zhao Rong’an nodded.

“I’ll give Sun Xia three days. Given Sun Xia’s situation and that of the Zhufeng Dynasty, three days should be enough to resolve the fiefdom issue. We need to be prepared.” Jiang Chen didn’t know how Sun Xia would handle the matter, but he knew she would definitely resolve it.

"Leave this to us," Xiao Qing said.

Jiang Chen nodded.

He didn't need to worry about these matters if he left them to Xiao Qing and the others to handle.

"By the way, is the Song Kingdom's wedding procession almost at Western Xia?" Jiang Chen said.

In order to reconcile with Western Xia, Emperor Chengzhao wanted to send Liu Xiyin to marry into Western Xia. Before leaving the Second World last time, the Song Kingdom's wedding procession had already set off from Song Kingdom.

"Yes, according to the information from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the wedding procession entered Western Xia in three days. Based on the timeline, they should be able to enter Zhongxing Prefecture soon," Miao Ying said.

"It seems I need to go to Western Xia to take a look." Jiang Chen didn't want Liu Xiyin to fall into the hands of the Western Xia people. Moreover, if something happened to Liu Xiyin, it would mean that Emperor Cheng Zhao was going to take action against Ye Zhao. And that was not what he wanted to see either.

"What are you planning to do, my husband?" Zhao Rong'an asked.

"According to the previous plan, we need to find a spokesperson in Western Xia," Jiang Chen said.

Soon, it was dark.

After dinner, Jiang Chen and the others talked about cultivation. Then, Jiang Chen took Xiao Qing's arm and went to cultivate the Free and Unfettered Heavenly Technique.

Today in the Zhufeng Dynasty, Xiao Qing is the first.

"Jiang Chen, you're so happy..." Xiao Qing rolled her eyes at Jiang Chen when she saw his beaming face.

"How could I not be happy? After all, we're about to do the happiest thing." Jiang Chen picked Xiao Qing up by the waist and quickly walked towards the bed.

"Wait a moment."

After Jiang Chen placed her on the bed, Xiao Qing stopped him from continuing and said, "I have something else to tell you..."