Happy life in the world of film and television

Chapter 1757 Reunion with Consort Wei, News Brought by Yu Qingqing
"Don't worry, Patriarch, we will definitely complete the mission," Lu Muping said.

Wei Yanwan and the others nodded in agreement.

Jiang Chen then discussed the specifics with Lu Muping and the others.

After completing all of this, Jiang Chen did not leave the Winter and Summer Continent immediately.

Instead, he chatted with Lu Muping and the others about cultivation.

Lu Muping and the others are all from the Qing Dynasty mainland of the Second World.

This might be the reason why they are on a mission together across the Winter and Summer Continents.

Jiang Chen and Lu Muping, among others, did not speak to each other separately.

Jiang Chen naturally wouldn't have that opportunity during his time on the Winter and Summer Continent.

After discussing cultivation and having a meal, Jiang Chen led Lu Muping and Wei Yanwan to the bathroom.

"Son."

Ye Lanyi, Niohuru Xiuxin, Niohuru Yilan, and Fei Yunyan are already waiting.

"Let's take a shower first." Jiang Chen opened his arms.

Lu Muping, Wei Yanwan, and the other two women stepped forward to remove Jiang Chen's crown and clothes.

The maids around her threw flower petals into the bath.

A moment later, Jiang Chen walked over...

……

After enjoying the service of Lu Muping and others on the Winter and Summer Continent, Jiang Chen left the Winter and Summer Continent and arrived at the Northern Wei Imperial City on the Central Continent.

"My Empress."

Jiang Chen put his arm around Tuoba Di and said with a smile, "You're becoming more and more dignified."

"Then, my husband, do you like it?" Tuoba Di was dressed in a black imperial robe, exuding imperial majesty.

"like."

Jiang Chen chuckled lightly, his gaze sharp as he scrutinized Tuoba Di.

"My husband has been thinking about it?" Tuoba Di chuckled.

Jiang Chen chuckled lightly, preparing to express his thoughts without holding back.

Just then, footsteps could be heard outside.

“Someone’s coming.” Tuoba Di pushed Jiang Chen away.

"Did I disturb you?" Before she could finish speaking, Dugu Banruo walked in.

"Sister Dugu." Tuoba Di straightened her clothes and said, "My husband can't wait any longer, come and serve me quickly."

“Your Majesty, you are the Emperor, how can you say such a thing?” Dugu Banruo blushed slightly upon hearing this.

“Yes, I am His Majesty. I now command you to serve your husband. I… I have to attend to state affairs,” Tuoba Di said.

"Your subject obeys the decree," Dugu Banruo said, bowing.

"..." Tuoba Di.

This is not what Tuoba Di wanted.

"Then come over here and let me take a look." Jiang Chen smiled and waved.

Dugu Banruo did not refuse and came to Jiang Chen's side.

Jiang Chen pulled Dugu Banruo into his arms.

Although he was on the dragon throne, to Jiang Chen, the dragon throne was just an ordinary chair.

After chatting for a while, Dugu Banruo brought up the military reforms of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

According to the previous military reform plan, the Jiang family, the Dugu family, the Huo family, and the Wei family of Consort Wei formed the top noble families in Northern Wei. Of course, among the four families, the Jiang family was aloof from worldly affairs and belonged to the imperial faction, while the other three families checked and balanced each other.

The Northern Wei army was reorganized, with only 50,000 troops remaining from the Huo family's army. The Jiang family's army and the Dugu clan's private army also retained 50,000 troops.

The other armies, totaling 800,000, were integrated.

These 800,000 troops were the central army of the Northern Wei Dynasty, responsible for the defense of the surrounding passes and other areas.

Before leaving the Third World last time, many members of the Dugu and Huo families opposed it. However, after arriving in the Third World this time, Dugu Banruo and Huo Xuan put pressure on their respective families.

Therefore, the military reforms of the Northern Wei Dynasty were accelerated starting last month.

“Under the current reorganization system, the military reform can be completed in just six months,” Dugu Banruo said.

"I think those who oppose it will not let it go easily." Jiang Chen understood that the military reforms of Northern Wei had affected the interests of many people. It's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow. Dugu Banruo and her group were very skilled in individual combat, but it would be difficult to counter those hidden arrows.

“I know that the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Great Liang Secret Bureau are also monitoring us,” Dugu Banruo said.

The Great Liang Secret Archives belonged to the Great Liang Dynasty.

But the Great Liang Dynasty also belongs to Jiang Chen.

Others in the Northern Wei were unaware of this, so sometimes the Great Liang Secret Bureau was more useful than the Embroidered Uniform Guard in the Northern Wei.

"I won't be soft-hearted, after all, I've already given them a chance." Although Tuoba Di still retained a trace of naivety, she was no longer the kind of princess who was ignorant of the ways of the world.

"Well, you can handle it yourselves," Jiang Chen said with a smile.

“Being an empress is just too much trouble,” Tuoba Di said.

“If you are truly different, you can train an heir.” Jiang Chen thought for a moment and said, “However, each time we come to the Third World, we stay for a maximum of ten months. For you, being in the Third World is like a vacation, so you can treat this as a game.”

Although the emperor holds the power of life and death, and his every word and action affects the lives of many, Jiang Chen doesn't care. How can anyone govern the world without losing people? Moreover, many of the countries surrounding Northern Wei are not under the control of the Jiang family, so war is inevitable.

Therefore, Jiang Chen actually wanted Tuoba Di to become the Empress of Northern Wei.

"Alright." Tuoba Di understood what Jiang Chen meant.

"My lord, what is the Winter and Summer Continent like?" Dugu Banruo asked.

Upon hearing this, Tuoba Di also looked at Jiang Chen.

"This Winter and Summer Continent..." Jiang Chen introduced the situation of the Winter and Summer Continent, including the existence of Gui Xi.

"So, this Gui Seal is used by ghost cultivators?" Dugu Banruo pointed out the obvious.

"More or less." Jiang Chen did not deny it.

"How could such a thing exist in the Third World? Could it be that a cultivation civilization existed long ago?" Tuoba Di asked.

“That’s possible. After all, there are myths in the history of the Third World, even though they are parallel worlds to the history of the First World. The possibility of their existence is very high.” Jiang Chen did not deny it.

Although it is a world that merges film and television, it is not something that was created out of thin air.

There needs to be a logical consistency in integrating the worlds from so many films and TV series.

"Those legends?" Dugu Banruo thought of those legends.

"Ah."

Jiang Chen nodded and said, "It might also be due to the spiritual energy that the world level has dropped. However, all of this is just our speculation. We can only explore this secret when our strength has increased to a certain level."

In Jiang Chen's view, the world hierarchy is divided into demiplane, plane, small world, middle world, large world, small thousand world, middle thousand world, large thousand world, eternal true world, and chaotic world.

The First World is at most a small world.

As for planes, they generally refer to independent spatial dimensions that exist in relation to the main world, possibly formed by gods, high-level cultivators, or natural laws. They may not have a complete ecological cycle or a continuous supply of spiritual energy; some planes even lack spiritual veins and can only sustain limited life activities.

A small world refers to an independent, self-contained miniature world, which usually possesses complete Heavenly Dao rules, stable spiritual veins or energy sources, and can support the reproduction of organisms and the development of civilization. Most small worlds do not depend on the main world, or are only connected through special channels; some small worlds can even be upgraded to "minor thousand worlds".

In general, smaller worlds are usually more independent, while larger worlds are often dependent on the main world or larger world. Smaller worlds typically have stable spiritual veins or similar mechanisms to maintain their vitality; larger worlds may not have these.

In the world hierarchy, minor worlds are often higher than ordinary planes, possibly belonging to a level above "demiplanes". Planes are mostly constructed from divine power, laws, or magic; minor worlds may be naturally formed, or they may be complete worlds created by higher-level beings.

As for demiplanes, they are a type of plane classification, specifically referring to a finite-sized, measurable-boundary heterogeneous space with limited connections to other planes.

In Jiang Chen's view, the first-level secret realms of the Jiang family now belong to the demiplane.

The worlds the Jiang family has been in contact with so far are at most minor worlds (first, second, and third), while the third world is a medium world. However, whether the fifth world they are going to next is a major world can only be known when they arrive.

Dugu Banruo and Tuoba Di didn't quite understand what Jiang Chen was saying.

However, at this moment, they were just chatting with Jiang Chen and did not intend to pry into his background.

"This is the Gui Seal." Jiang Chen took out the Gui Seal.

"Gui Seal?"

Dugu Banruo and Tuoba Di's gazes fell on Gui Xi.

next moment.

Dugu Banruo's hand landed on Gui Xi.

In an instant, Dugu Banruo felt a chilling aura.

"This……"

Dugu Banruo withdrew her hand: "There's a chilling aura about her."

"Really?" Tuoba Di tried it and also felt the cold aura.

"I'll see if I can encounter any ghost cultivators later." Jiang Chen put away the Gui Seal.

"Ghost cultivator? A ghost cultivator is a ghost, right?" Dugu Banruo said.

"Yes." Jiang Chen nodded.

Dugu Banruo and Tuoba Di exchanged glances. "Speaking of ghosts, are you scared?" Jiang Chen said with a smile.

"Yes, a little. Husband, aren't you afraid?" Tuoba Di asked.

"afraid."

Jiang Chen did not deny it.

In both his past and present lives, he was born in the 21st century and has a natural fear of ghosts.

“However, in my opinion, a ghost is simply a cluster of soul energy that hasn’t dissipated into the world. Unlike a soul, which is detached from the physical body and doesn’t cultivate ghost cultivation techniques, only soul cultivation techniques, a ghost is also a soul entity detached from the physical body that absorbs yin energy and cultivates ghost cultivation techniques,” Jiang Chen said.

"Shouldn't the soul enter the underworld after leaving the body?" Dugu Banruo said.

"That's how it should be in theory, but not every world has such a place."

Jiang Chen smiled and said, "In the First World, you've also read the novel Investiture of the Gods, right?"

There are many novels in the First World.

The Investiture of the Gods is one of them.

As for encountering the world of Investiture of the Gods in film and television dramas in the future?
All that's needed is to explain that it's in a parallel universe.

The saying "a flower is a world" is an explanation that will not raise any doubts.

“You mean…” Dugu Banruo and Tuoba Di had naturally seen it.

"The underworld in the Investiture of the Gods world was created by the strong. Perhaps we will encounter such a parallel world in the future. Other worlds do not have an underworld. Or rather, we have not yet discovered the underworld."

Jiang Chen said, "In the first, second, third, and even fourth worlds, we have encountered ghost cultivators, but we have never encountered the underworld. In those worlds without the underworld, souls simply disappear between heaven and earth."

Why is it necessary to observe a seven-day mourning period after someone dies?

It is because the soul disappears after a person dies for forty-nine days.

"Therefore, when powerful cultivators in the cultivation world die, their souls also dissipate, and the souls of the stronger cultivators take longer to dissipate. However, if one has treasures like Soul-Nourishing Wood, the soul can be stored there," Dugu Banruo said.

“Yes. As we deal with these things more often, you’ll get used to it.” Jiang Chen nodded.

After chatting with Dugu Banruo and Tuoba Di, and practicing the Free and Unfettered Heavenly Technique, Jiang Chen arrived at the Feather Phoenix Palace.

"Lord Guangning, what brings you here?" Consort Wei's expression changed slightly when she saw Jiang Chen.

"What do you think?" Jiang Chen did not bow to Consort Wei, but instead sat down next to her.

"Duke of Guangning..." Consort Wei frowned, seemingly displeased that Jiang Chen was sitting next to her, but dared not express it.

"My Consort Wei, do you not want to see me?" Jiang Chen reached out and put his arm around Consort Wei's waist.

Although Consort Wei is now a Dowager Consort, Jiang Chen has not referred to her as such.

After all, Jiang Chen felt a little strange being called a "Dowager Consort".

"Duke of Guangning, please have some self-respect," Consort Wei said very seriously.

"Whether I'm heavy or not, you'll know once you try." The "heavy" that Jiang Chen was referring to was not the same as the "heavy" that Consort Wei was referring to. So, as he spoke, he pushed Consort Wei onto the couch and prepared to let her try to see if she was heavy or not.

"You..." Consort Wei struggled for a moment, but couldn't break free.

"What about me?" Jiang Chen looked at Consort Wei with a smile: "Oh, I understand, you're implying that I..." As he spoke, Jiang Chen began to make his move.

“You…” Consort Wei’s beautiful eyes showed shock.

next moment.

Consort Wei shuddered.

It was as if he had been struck by a bone-melting palm strike, and he lost all his strength.

Looking at Jiang Chen, she felt as if she had returned to the time when she first entered the palace.

That's how Tuoba Tao treated her back then.

More than a decade has passed in the blink of an eye.

I never expected to feel this way today.

"it's beautiful."

Jiang Chen blew a breath on Consort Wei's face.

Consort Wei shuddered.

Jiang Chen lowered his head...

……

Liaohai City, Jiang Mansion.

"...According to intelligence from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Temujin conquered the Kereit tribe last winter, and its leader, Wang Khan, was killed in the battle. Starting in March of this year, Temujin began to gather troops, and in April, his eastern expeditionary force launched an attack on the Khorchin tribe," Zhang Qiuyue said.

"How is the situation in the Khorchin tribe now?" Jiang Chen asked.

"After receiving the news, we dispatched 20,000 cavalry to support the Khorchin tribe. On May 18th, we defeated Temujin's eastern expeditionary force." Xiao Hulian sent Ma Zhaixing to lead 20,000 Qingfeng cavalry to support the Khorchin tribe after receiving the news.

For the Qingfeng Army, the Khorchin tribe was a bulwark against the West.

Moreover, it is the tribe of Da Yu'er and the others, and it is impossible for them to give up.

Given Ma Zhaixing's abilities, it's not hard to guess that he defeated Temujin's eastern expeditionary force.

"Temujin's southern expeditionary force attacked the Northern Qi while the eastern expeditionary force was conquering the Khorchin tribe. Unlike the eastern expeditionary force, the southern expeditionary force advanced with unstoppable momentum, capturing several cities of the Northern Qi in two months..." Zhang Qiuyue continued to report the situation.

It's already the end of June.

Although Temujin's eastern expedition failed, his southern expedition gained a large amount of resources and people from the Northern Qi.

For nomadic peoples, a single invasion can yield more than they have gained over decades of development.

Historically, nomadic peoples used this method to conquer the world.

The Yuan and Qing dynasties unified the country in this way.

Otherwise, how could the Mongols and Jurchens, two nomadic peoples, possibly have vied for control of the Central Plains?

"How is Northern Qi now?" Jiang Chen didn't think Northern Qi could withstand Temujin's cavalry.

“The Northern Qi has mobilized 300,000 troops to fight, but the situation in the Northern Qi is not good. They are unable to procure food and other supplies. There is widespread panic in the Northern Qi.” Zhang Qiuyue said.

"Given the situation in Northern Qi, this shouldn't be the case." Jiang Chen remembered that Northern Qi was very powerful in the Central Continent.

“The previous battle between Northern Qi and us consumed a lot of resources, so…” Zhang Qiuyue didn’t finish her sentence, but the meaning was clear.

Jiang Chen thought about it and agreed.

The Qingfeng Army had previously fought several major battles with the Northern Qi continent.

The Northern Qi army lost hundreds of thousands of soldiers to the Qingfeng army.

The Qingfeng Army also acquired a large amount of supplies and wealth.

It can be said that the Northern Qi made a great contribution to the Qingfeng Army's success today.

"According to intelligence from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, Northern Qi is now seeking help from several neighboring countries, including us."

"Ask us for help? Does Northern Qi think we'll send troops?" Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

“This time, when Temujin sent troops to Khorchin and Northern Qi, even without us, Khorchin would have belonged to Northern Qi. Therefore, Northern Qi is trying to persuade us by using the analogy of ‘if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold,’” Zhang Qiuyue said.

“The Northern Qi’s thinking is not wrong. If Temujin conquers the Northern Qi, we will face pressure from Temujin’s eastern side.” Xiao Hulian knew that it would not be difficult for the Jiang family to destroy Temujin, but that was with the strength of the Jiang family, not the strength of the Qingfeng Army.

The Qingfeng Army currently has only 90,000 troops.

Without mobilizing the Star Cavalry and Eagle Armor Guards, the Qingfeng Army still needs to form alliances and maneuver alliances to survive in the northeast of the Central Continent.

“We should follow the development path of ordinary countries,” Jiang Chen said.

“That’s what I think too,” Xiao Hulian said.

"Will the Northern Qi envoy come?" Jiang Chen asked.

“According to intelligence from the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Northern Qi envoy will arrive in Liaohai City in the next few days,” Zhang Qiuyue said.

“My husband can meet him. Perhaps there will be a pleasant surprise,” Xiao Hunian said.

"Really?" Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow.

surprise?

What surprise?
However, Jiang Chen didn't mind and started chatting with Xiao Hulian and the others.

There are many members of the Jiang family in Liaohai City, and Da Yu'er, Xiao Yu'er, and others also came from Liaohai City.

For the next two days, Jiang Chen enjoyed the most comfortable time in Liaohai City.

That day, just as Jiang Chen was about to leave Liaohai City, Yu Qingqing found him: "The envoy from Northern Qi has arrived."

"The Northern Qi envoy has arrived? Then let's meet him." Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow and said, "However, have you ascertained the Northern Qi envoy's purpose?"

"I've found out."

Yu Qingqing glanced at Jiang Chen and said, "Northern Qi wants to form a marriage alliance with us."

"A marriage alliance?"

Jiang Chen laughed: "You want to sacrifice a princess to make the Qingfeng Army fight against the Mongol army for Northern Qi?"

"That's about it." Yu Qingqing glanced at Jiang Chen, then hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but didn't.

"What do you want to say?" Jiang Chen asked.

“I think you would really like this kind of marriage alliance. As for the ordinary people who die in the war, that’s just their bad luck,” Yu Qingqing said with a smile.