After all the sacrifices have been made to speed pass, who is still practicing hard skills?

Chapter 381 The Battle for the Crown Prince! The Importance of Jiang Che!
In Jiang Che's eyes, the figure in front of him looked a little thin, but it did not affect his exuding majesty at all. Even Jiang Che felt a tremendous pressure.

Suddenly, he was startled and realized that the emperor was not a powerless person.

Emperor Yuan Kang turned his head, his deep eyes paused on Jiang Che, he sat down slowly, and said lightly:
"You are so imposing and heroic, you are worthy of being the Champion Marquis of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

Jiang Che lowered his eyes and said quickly:

"Thanks to your majesty's kindness, I am here today."

"Oh? Isn't my kindness the kindness of King Kaoshan?" Emperor Yuankang said in a calm tone, revealing a hint of displeasure.

"I am your Majesty's subject, and a subject of the Great Zhou."

Words cannot be spoken too bluntly, otherwise it will easily lead to misunderstanding. Jiang Che also carefully considered his answers to the emperor.

In the south, he was the governor of a city and the son-in-law of a noble family, but what did these mean to the emperor who held the world in his hands? This was the only thing Jiang Che could show off in front of the emperor.

There is only one, and that is the reputation of being the number one in the martial arts realm and the number one in the martial arts list.

"What do you think, Marquis Guanjun, is it me or King Kaoshan who is in charge of the Great Zhou?" Emperor Yuankang was silent for a moment and suddenly asked.

Jiang Che's eyes turned, his mind kept flowing:
"King Kaoshan is the pillar of the court, but your majesty is the master of the court."

"So are you loyal to the court, or to the King of Patron?"

Originally, Emperor Yuan Kang would not have said such words to Jiang Che when they met for the first time, but the attitude displayed by Jiang Che was obviously much more sincere and sensible.

"As a subject, I should be loyal to the court and to Your Majesty."

"Keep your head up."

After a long time, Emperor Yuan Kang uttered a few words.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Che slowly raised his head and exchanged glances with Emperor Yuan Kang. The emperor looked a little pale, with a few white hairs between his temples, as if he had worked too much.

But a pair of sharp eyes was something Jiang Che had never seen before in his life.

Longwei!

Different from the dragon's might on him.

His dragon power comes from his martial arts and practice, while Emperor Yuankang's dragon power comes from the imperial court and power. He has the real power of life and death, reward and punishment.

"Come, please sit down."

Emperor Yuan Kang gave a casual order, and immediately a guard came forward and brought a chair for Jiang Che.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Jiang Che thanked him and sat down slowly with a respectful look.

“When I first heard that Jiang Qing was only in his twenties, I thought it was unlikely. How could there be a twenty-year-old master of divine appearance in this world? But Jiang Qing appeared.

Not only did he make great contributions to the court, but he also made me think of him from time to time."

Although the area controlled by the Embroidered Uniform Guard was limited to Zhongzhou, he was not unaware of the affairs of the world. Before Jiang Che was conferred the title of Marquis of Guanjun, he had actually read the files about Jiang Che.

And gave an eight-character evaluation.

He will take revenge for his kindness and has great ambitions.

This is not a derogatory term, but a compliment.

Throughout Jiang Che's growth, he always rewarded those who had helped him, even the deceased Shangguan family, whom he took good care of.

Gave outsiders extremely high trust.

As for ambition, in fact, real big shots never hate ambitious people. As long as the other party has the ability, he deserves the ambition. Undoubtedly, Jiang Che deserves it.

Therefore, Emperor Yuan Kang wanted to win over Jiang Che.

Therefore, when Jiang Che got married, Emperor Yuankang gave the daughter of Qi family the status of third rank imperial edict, which was to show his attitude. However, Jiang Che did not seem to understand what he meant.

The first thing to do after arriving in the capital is to pay a visit to King Kaoshan.

That's why I said that just now.

Jiang Che's importance is self-evident. He is the youngest marquis in the court and the most promising young warrior in the world. There is a great possibility that he will become a martial saint in the future.

And the title of Martial Saint is already enough for the emperor to pay attention to.

Each one of them is a pillar of the imperial court.

But he didn't want a potential person like Jiang Che to stand on the side of King Kaoshan. Instead, he wanted to divide and win him over, or even create a feud between him and King Kaoshan Ji Chengdao.

It's just that there is no such good opportunity at the moment.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern."

No matter what Emperor Yuan Kang showed, Jiang Che responded very respectfully.

Although he knew about Yuan Kang Di Ji Wen Hao, it was their first meeting after all. In fact, he had no idea what kind of person she was.

"I summoned you to the capital this time to guard against that little brat from the northern barbarians. What do you think? Are you confident?" Seeing that Jiang Che's answer was flawless, Emperor Yuankang changed the subject.

"When the time comes, I will do my best to ensure that the court does not lose face."

"You are only in your twenties, at the age of youth and vigor, why do you behave so mature?" Seeing Jiang Che's answer, Emperor Yuankang was also quite surprised.

"Your Majesty is so majestic that I dare not act rashly in front of you."

"Hahaha, I didn't expect that Marquis Guanjun would also flatter. Good, good. I admire you more and more." Emperor Yuan Kang said with a smile.

After a while of complimenting each other, the communication between Emperor Yuan Kang and Jiang Che became more and more lively. He not only asked about Jiang Che's past when he was young, but also talked about some details of Jiang Che's battles in Wujing and Nanyue.

And Jiang Che, naturally, gave Li Chengguo, the Marquis of Zhennan, some eye drops at the right time.

"You mean, Li Chengguo secretly communicated with Nanyue?"

Emperor Yuan Kang narrowed his eyes.

"I did not say that. I just doubted some of the circumstances at the time."

"Tell me carefully."

Emperor Yuan Kang asked with interest.

“At the beginning, the South Vietnamese army threatened the border and divided its troops into three routes, but the other two routes only had a few thousand soldiers and were not in an offensive state at all. They attacked several important towns on the border of Yuezhou.

They never sent troops to resist the rebellion, but instead fell into a stalemate. However, the city gate that I was guarding was subjected to a frenzied and fierce attack by several great masters of Nanyue.

If I had not asked the great master of Beiling Qi family to defend the city, Tiannan Pass would definitely not be able to stop the Nanyue army. But at this critical moment, the reinforcements of Zhennan Army came.

It seems very slow.”

In fact, Jiang Che also knew that the imperial court and Li Chengguo, who was stationed in a separate area, had a tacit understanding, and Emperor Yuan Kang must also know it, but this did not prevent Jiang Che from flattering the other party.

"So, that's how you judge that Li Chengguo is collaborating with the enemy?"

"Your Majesty is in control of the world, and your eyes are as sharp as a torch. I think you know about this."

Emperor Yuan Kang stared at Jiang Che and smiled, then said:
"In fact, what Li Chengguo wants is nothing more than one thing, that is, to be crowned king. Naturally, everything he did could not escape my eyes, but compared with the Northern Barbarians and the demons.

The land of Nanyue is only a minor threat." "Since your majesty is confident, I am relieved. I am just afraid that the land of Yuezhou will be lost, so I risked my life to make suggestions." Jiang Che replied in a low voice.

"Don't worry, I am not a narrow-minded person. I am very happy that you are full of energy and care about the court. However, this matter is of great importance and should not be taken lightly.

But this is only now. In fact, I have always been paying attention to you, but I don’t have many trustworthy ministers around me. Jiang Che, I am very optimistic about you.

As long as you don't go astray in the future, I will be willing to reward you with a title of Marquis, or even a throne."

Emperor Yuan Kang patted Jiang Che on the shoulder to encourage him and painted a big picture for him, but there was an indelible sense of pride in his body.

Jiang Che disagreed in his heart. He didn't care about the title of Marquis or King. He only cared about practical interests. But on the surface, he was still very excited to show his loyalty to Emperor Yuan Kang:
"Your Majesty's kindness is so great that I cannot repay you even if I die!"

Fenghe Palace.

The queen's bedroom.

After returning from the Imperial Garden, Queen Xue Bai'er (shen) still did not look very good. As the daughter of a general, Xue Bai'er's temper and personality had always been not very good.

This is especially true after she became queen.

This time, the emperor's disgust towards her and his attitude towards the issue of succession made her feel a sense of crisis. The eldest prince Ji Changqian was supported by Taoism, and the second prince Ji Changzhi was supported by Buddhism.

Although her son Ji Changsheng, as the legitimate son, has the support of her mother's family, the key point is that her mother's family's power is not in the capital at all.

It is for this reason that among the three princes who have the greatest hope of vying for the throne, her son actually has the slimmest chance. That is why she has been jumping around all these years trying to persuade the emperor.

However, even though she was beautiful and charming, she still could not attract the emperor's favor, ever since the emperor started practicing with the imperial teacher Yao Yue more than 20 years ago.

It was as if he had given up all desire and never touched another woman again. He even rarely went to the harem, which made it impossible for her to use her many methods. The emperor's attitude this time also made her understand.

Her son is most likely not among the candidates for the emperor's successor.

For the future, she had to think of other ways.

This cannot continue.

We need to find a way out of the impasse.

"Mother, you don't look very good."

The Third Prince Ji Changsheng arrived in a hurry and walked into Fenghe Palace. He saw his mother's gloomy face at a glance, and suddenly he had a bad premonition in his heart.

Looking up, Empress Xue Bai'er's eyes were filled with anger:

"Today, my mother went to the Imperial Garden to meet with His Majesty and mentioned the matter of establishing a crown prince once again."

"Could it be, could it be Father?"

Ji Changsheng was somewhat panicked, fearing that his mother would say the next thing that he had lost the qualification to compete for the throne.

"Your Majesty still hasn't told my mother the answer directly, and even said that Ji Changqian is more qualified than you. If this continues, the position of the crown prince may only be between Ji Changqian and Ji Changzhi."

"Mother, do you have any ideas?"

“Your Majesty, among the six princes, the three of you are the most qualified to compete for the position of Crown Prince. Although the other three have the support of the forces behind them, their chances are slim.

Ji Changqian was supported by that bitch Yaoyue, and Ji Changzhi was also supported by the Buddhist sect, and both the Taoist and Buddhist sects suffered the same fate. Now you only have one chance, and that is to win the support of the White Deer Academy or the King of Patron Mountain. "

"White Deer Academy. King of Patrons."

Ji Changsheng's face was gloomy.

Although Confucianism and Taoism were in decline, Bailu Academy was still able to barely maintain its qualifications as an immortal school. However, Bailu Academy had never been keen on competing for the succession, although he had tried before.

All we get are ambiguous answers.

As for the King of Backers, that is even more taboo.

Because, when his father, Emperor Ji Wenhao, ascended the throne, he obtained the support of Ji Chengdao, which enabled him to defeat the former crown prince and sit on the throne. The dragon slayer eventually becomes the evil dragon.

After ascending the throne, Ji Wenhao developed a strong resistance to the Patron King who could influence the throne, and he was especially disgusted with the princes who got close to the Patron King.

His fourth brother had made his father dislike him because of this, and was directly eliminated from the qualification to compete for the throne. Therefore, he dared not even think about it over the years.

"Mother, I am really not sure about Bailu Academy and King Kaoshan. What should I do if my father gets angry?" Ji Changsheng didn't want his hopes to be completely extinguished.

"As for the White Deer Academy, your mother will think of a solution for you. As for the King of Backer Mountain, you naturally cannot contact him openly, but you can contact him in a roundabout way."

"roundabout?"

“Today, when my mother was in the Imperial Garden, she saw a young man. This man is not only a favorite of King Kaoshan, but is also highly regarded by His Majesty. If you can make friends with him,

That leaves room for maneuver.”

Thinking back to the tall young man, Xue Baiyi said in a deep voice.

"Mother, are you talking about the champion Hou Jiangche?"

Ji Changsheng's heart moved.

There is actually only one person in the capital who is valued by both the King of Patron and the Emperor, and that is the champion Hou Jiangche about whom he just received news.

In fact, he had already tried it. When Jiang Che got married, he even presented a gift, but it was only a small relationship.

"Although he has not yet shown his power, he will surely become an important official in the court in the future. The power of Taoism and Buddhism is too strong. You must unite all the forces that can be united."

"But will Jiang Che be willing to support me? As far as I know, my eldest brother and second brother are currently trying every means to win him over."

Even though he was a prince, he still wasn't very sure.

After all, Jiang Che is not an ordinary grandmaster of divine physiognomy. He has powerful forces supporting him, and he is also the leader of the younger generation of warriors in the Central Plains.

"If you don't try, you will never be able to defeat Ji Changqian and Ji Changzhi. As for Jiang Che, you should try to make friends with him first. When necessary, the Queen Mother will lend you a helping hand.

No matter what, I am the queen, and I don’t believe that Jiang Che will not give me face.”

There was a hint of arrogance in Xue Bai'er's words.

Jiang Che was indeed extraordinary, and even she wanted to win him over for her son, but in the final analysis, he was just a minister, while she was the queen who ruled the country.

Her words were imperial decrees, and to Jiang Che, they carried a kind of supreme power.

Even if Jiang Che did not want to intervene in the fight for the crown prince, he did not dare to ignore her face. However, this was a last resort. It could only intimidate Jiang Che, but could not really make the other party support Ji Changsheng.

"My child understands."

Ji Changsheng nodded solemnly.

Thinking about how to get closer to Jiang Che and make him support me.

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