Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 490 Let Him See the Foundation of the Great Qin
The shops on Qianmen Bada Street are extremely expensive.

Zhang Yuan and Zhou Jinzhong sat in a private room on the second floor of a teahouse. When they opened the window, they could see the endless stream of pedestrians outside.

"Things have really changed..." Zhou Jinzhong looked out the window, his teacup in hand, his face filled with emotion and loneliness. "Back in the Marquis of Zhenxi's mansion, you were a captain, and I was an envoy from Qi."

"Now, I am just a small official in the Ministry of Rites of Qi State, and you are already a war marquis of the Great Qin State."

Stroking the teacup in his hand, Zhou Jinzhong smiled bitterly, "If we hadn't met before, I wouldn't even be qualified to drink with you, Marquis Qingyang."

Zhou Jinzhong originally represented Qi State to go to Beiyan to guard the Marquis of Xi's Mansion. At that time, Zhang Yuan was just a military officer guard in the Qin delegation.

Zhou Jinzhong also tried to recruit Zhang Yuan.

"Lord Zhou once promised that if I entered Qi, I could become a general. What's going on? Are you planning to renege on your promise?"

Zhang Yuan held the teacup and spoke with a chuckle.

Zhou Jinzhong opened his mouth, a look of melancholy on his face.

If he knew Zhang Yuan was so powerful and capable of becoming a marquis in one battle, then he would have promised to make him a general...

His gaze slowly turned to the young man lying on the side, curled up on the seat.

"Marquis Qingyang, this is my prince."

"To be precise, he is the son of the late emperor."

The Emperor of Qi fell seriously ill and fell into a coma a year ago. His younger brother, King Yongping Jiang Yuanliang, took over the government. Half a year ago, Jiang Yuanliang deposed the former emperor and proclaimed himself emperor on the grounds that the country cannot be without a king.

Although Zhou Jinzhong and other officials were indignant, they could do nothing about it.

In order to protect the emperor's bloodline, Zhou Jinzhong and other officials of the Ministry of Rites planned to send the prince of Qi, Jiang Zhengcheng, to the State of Qin to ask for the princess' hand in marriage.

With the Qin princess entering Qi, she could at least serve as a talisman for the prince. Even if the former emperor passed away, Jiang Yuanliang would not directly kill the prince.

After all, the Princess of Daqin can make Jiang Yuanliang hesitate to act rashly.

Originally everything was arranged this way. Zhou Jinzhong brought Jiang Zhengcheng to the Great Qin Imperial City and successfully obtained the approval of the Great Qin Emperor.

"Ah, who would have thought that when the prince went to Yuyuan Trading Company to purchase treasures, he would see Princess Zhiruo and be instantly struck by her beauty."

"He has been coming to Yuyuan Trading Company quite often these days, all to see the princess."

Zhou Jinzhong's expression was complicated as he whispered, "Princess Zhiruo has been training at Yuyuan Trading Company, managing a vast fortune. She handles matters with grace and dignity, and is truly an extraordinary person."

"If the prince can marry this princess, it will be a blessing for the state of Qi."

"pity……"

According to Zhou Jinzhong, King Gu wrote a letter to the emperor, asking him to make his daughter Bi Chi a princess and marry her to the State of Qi.

It's a daughter's wedding anyway, so it doesn't matter who she marries.

According to current news, Prince Gu's legitimate daughter Ying Bichi will soon be adopted by Concubine Jia and then married to the State of Qi.

Princess Zhiruo naturally knew more information at Yuyuan Trading Company, so she cut off her contact with Prince Jiang Zhengcheng of Qi.

This is why Jiang Zhengcheng got drunk and cried in front of Yuyuan Trading Company.

After Zhou Jinzhong finished speaking, he lowered his head and remained silent.

Zhang Yuan glanced at Jiang Zhengcheng with a calm expression.

"If I were a Qin man, on my first day in the Imperial City, I would be thinking about borrowing troops to quell the rebellion, not about romantic relationships."

Zhang Yuan had the opportunity to make Zhou Jinzhong tremble all over, and a lot of tea in his hand spilled.

"Even if I have to be a chess piece, I should make it a more useful chess piece."

Zhang Yuan spoke again, then put down the teacup in his hand, stood up, and walked out of the elegant room.

"I've already paid for the tea, as compensation for Mr. Zhou's banquet."

Zhang Yuan's voice came from outside the elegant room.

In the elegant room, Jiang Zhengcheng, who was lying on the seat, slowly stood up and looked at Zhou Jinzhong.

"Master Zhou, is this done?"

Zhou Jinzhong sighed and shook his head: "I don't know either."

After a pause, he looked out the window: "With his level of cultivation, there's no way we can hide anything from him." "Prince, if you want to save His Majesty and be with Princess Zhiruo, I'm afraid this Qingyang Marquis is the only one in the world who can help you..."

Jiang Zhengcheng nodded, his face firm.

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In the picture of spring mountains.

Layers of mist swirl, and seats hang quietly in the air.

Now there are eighteen seats in the fog. In addition to Su Jing, the Marquis of Changning on the Black Ice Stage, there are also Wang Anzhi, the Minister of Rites, two grand masters and several other people of extraordinary status.

There are not many gatherings in this fog, and Zhang Yuan will not convene a gathering unless it is an important matter.

Sitting upright at the Black Tiger Seat, Zhang Yuan looked around and said calmly, "Everyone, what do you think about the situation with Emperor Heng of Qi?"

Emperor Heng of Qi had a hidden illness, but he suddenly became seriously ill, so that the imperial power fell into the hands of King Yongping Jiang Yuanliang.

Except for a few people in Qingtianzhou, everyone else who attended the gathering knew about this.

"There are many powerful outsiders in Yongtian Continent now. The methods of the Grandmasters are simply undetectable to ordinary people. The matter of Emperor Heng is very likely related to the powerful outsiders."

The speaker was Su Jing, Marquis of Changning, codenamed Falcon.

He is in charge of the Black Ice Taichung affairs, and what he said is basically the answer.

In the fog, no one spoke at the seats.

"We must be on guard against methods from outside the domain," Zhang Yuan pressed his palm on the table. "Most of these are immortal and demonic techniques that are not worthy of being used on the stage. It's not easy to defend against them."

"Martial arts are full of energy and blood, while Confucianism is refreshing and awakening. Strong people above the Grandmaster level are basically immune to the Tao, but they are hard to guard against."

Zhang Yuan returned to Daqin and has been thinking about what kind of crisis will arise now that the situation has changed.

When he met Zhou Jinzhong this time, although he knew that the other party was approaching him deliberately, the events of Qi State gave him a reminder.

"There are many Confucian and Taoist methods in Qingtian Continent. Liangyuanyu also has some Buddhist inheritance, as well as immortal magic arrays, which can all be used for prevention." Zuoqiu Ren, codenamed Qinghe, coughed softly and spoke softly.

"The situation is like this. Although the Great Qin martial arts tradition is powerful, it is difficult to deal with these secret matters."

"This matter should be countered with the methods of immortals and demons." Xichang Hou, codenamed Broken Gun, spoke out because he was in the Eastern Territory and had indeed encountered such things.

"Only when a Grand Master is in charge of a region can we truly resist the infiltration of immortals and demons." The eldest prince's voice rang out, "But the Great Qin still has too few Grand Masters..."

Concubine Qi, codenamed Skylark, and Yu Kuizhen, codenamed Floating Dust, seldom spoke, but mainly listened.

Just listening is enough.

After the party, Yu Kuizhen hurried to Qianyang Palace to meet Emperor Yuankang.

Reporting meeting information was a rare privilege that belonged only to him.

This is also the foundation for him to stand in Qianyang Palace.

"Qi State..."

Emperor Yuankang listened quietly, his eyes slowly narrowing.

He knew that Zhang Yuan's gathering was a reminder to him.

Does Zhang Yuan have any selfish motives?
Have.

If something happened to Emperor Yuankang, the fifth prince would definitely succeed to the throne of the Qin Dynasty. Then the future of both Zhang Yuan and the eldest prince would be worrying.

In other words, Zhang Yuan and his emperor share the same fate.

In addition, as the power of heaven and earth in Daqin increases, the strong men left behind from outside the domain take refuge in Yongtianzhou, and some things do need to change.

"Let him go to the Heavenly Guardian Office."

"Let him see the strength of our Great Qin."

The emperor who was sitting on the throne spoke lightly.

"As for the affairs of Qi..."

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(End of this chapter)