#468 - She must not be the legal wife!
Three days had passed since the Xu and Qin families' sacrificial ceremony.
Inside the Jin Yi Wei's council hall, Xu Ming stood before a long table.
On either side of the long table were Guang Yin, Li Han, and others.
Originally, Wu Yanhan rarely participated in the Jin Yi Wei's meetings, mainly because she wanted Xu Ming to establish his authority and didn't want others to think she was there to vie for power on his behalf.
However, even Wu Yanhan attended this meeting, demonstrating the importance of the matter to be discussed today.
"How are things going?" Xu Ming asked, looking at the group.
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Li Han was the first to reply: "My brothers and I have been searching for the remnants of the Cedar King these past few days, but those remnants seem to have disappeared suddenly, without a trace. We are still investigating.
But, Brother Xu, to be honest, the possibility of finding them isn't that great unless they make a move."
Guang Yin frowned: "It's strange, those remnants of the Cedar King haven't caused any trouble since entering the imperial capital. Moreover, we followed a few people before, planning to play the long game and draw out some of the others, but we lost them all of a sudden."
A chiliarch named He Li, recommended by the Martial Emperor, said, "No matter what, those people are all hiding in the Martial Capital and definitely can't get out. Even if they do, it's impossible for them all to slip away."
Zhao Feiyan looked at Xu Ming: "Could we request cooperation from the Directorate of Celestials to find these remnants?"
The Directorate of Celestials controls certain permissions for the Martial Capital's formation.
If the Martial Capital formation is activated, using it, the remnants of the Cedar King who have infiltrated could all be found in less than half a month.
Xu Ming shook his head: "The formation can be activated, but the problem is that the returns are not proportional to the investment. The remnants of the Cedar King who have infiltrated are just the tip of the iceberg.
Even if we root them out this time, so what?
Next time they come, we'll ask the Directorate of Celestials again?"
It's not impossible to ask the Directorate of Celestials, but the problem is that Xu Ming doesn't think any of these remnants hiding in the Martial Kingdom have a high enough rank to warrant the Directorate of Celestials' intervention.
Currently, the highest-ranking member of the Cedar King's remnants, Liu Feng, is staying at the embassy.
"Then what do you mean, sir?" Yu Ping'an asked Xu Ming.
In fact, Yu Ping'an also doesn't agree with asking the Directorate of Celestials.
The more powerful the formation, the more resources it consumes each time it's activated.
It's impossible to activate it every time someone comes, right?
If that were the case, the Martial Capital's formation could just be left on all the time.
According to the Whispering Wind Pavilion's current intelligence, those remnants are just small fry. Even if those guys are caught, I'm afraid we won't get any good information.
Xu Ming sighed and said, "The Jin Yi Wei will strengthen patrols and can only wait for the other side to make a move. However, Liu Feng is already under surveillance. If they don't want Liu Feng to die, they won't dare to act rashly.
And since that Mr. Liu has come, it won't be so easy for him to leave. His Majesty must have noticed this matter as well."
The others nodded, realizing that this was indeed the only option for now.
"Alright, everyone, go back and do what you need to do. If nothing unexpected happens, many counties from all over the Martial Kingdom have already sent up letters of accusation, right?"
After the establishment of the Jin Yi Wei, it not only operated within the imperial capital.
The Martial Capital is very large, but the Jin Yi Wei has more than eight thousand people. If they were all in the imperial capital, the Jin Yi Wei wouldn't have much to do. Even patrolling the streets wouldn't require so many people, not to mention that patrolling the streets is actually the responsibility of the Jingzhao Prefecture.
Therefore, the Jin Yi Wei's authority extends to the entire country.
Officials from various counties can directly send letters to the Jin Yi Wei, and these letters of accusation mostly report the local superiors.
After receiving the letters of accusation, the Jin Yi Wei will go to investigate.
Not too many people are needed, just four or five people are enough, like an inspection tour.
Currently, due to the existence of the Jin Yi Wei, the politics of various counties in the Martial Kingdom have become much clearer.
After all, this new blade of the Jin Yi Wei has just been forged, and no one wants to be the first to be killed by it.
But this blade will eventually have to see blood.
Otherwise, others will think that the "Jin Yi Wei" blade is just a decoration.
In addition, the Martial Emperor even wants to set up some lower-level Jin Yi Wei at the state and county levels to supervise management.
In short, those officials' days will not be easy in the future.
Yu Ping'an and the others left the council hall to handle those letters of accusation, leaving only Wu Yanhan behind.
"How is it? Does His Majesty have any news?" Xu Ming asked Wu Yanhan.
Several days have passed. In theory, after Liu Feng and that Chu princess talked with the Martial Emperor, if the Martial Emperor wanted to make a decision, he should be taking preliminary action now.
Just as Xu Ming finished speaking, Xu Yanhan looked at Xu Ming with a resentful gaze.
Xu Ming felt a little guilty under Wu Yanhan's gaze: "What's wrong?"
Wu Yanhan slowly opened her mouth and said, "As far as I know, the Chu Kingdom has already sent a marriage proposal to my imperial father, stating that they want to marry the princess to you."
Xu Ming was stunned: "Isn't this what we already knew?"
Wu Yanhan's jealousy began to spread: "The difference is that the Chu Kingdom is saying that they don't need you to be a live-in son-in-law, but that the Chu Kingdom's eldest princess will marry directly into the Martial Kingdom."
Xu Ming: ". . ."
For a moment, Xu Ming fell silent.
After a long time, Xu Ming finally spoke: "What exactly does the Chu Kingdom want? Why are they always staring at me?"
Xu Ming really didn't understand.
He's not royalty.
A person with the status of the Chu Kingdom's eldest princess, who can marry into the Martial Kingdom, only one person can marry, that is, the crown prince . . .
That is to say, only Wu Yanhan is qualified to marry Tang Ningzhi.
The problem is that Wu Yanhan is a woman . . .
"Are you sure you're not secretly happy inside?" Wu Yanhan glared at Xu Ming.
Xu Ming said righteously, "Absolutely not!"
"Hmph!" Wu Yanhan turned her head away.
"I think this matter is still unlikely." Xu Ming stepped forward, comforting Wu Yanhan.
After all, this kind of situation where you don't have to be a live-in son-in-law and the other party's princess marries over is definitely a great joy for any man, so it's normal for Wu Yanhan to feel a sense of crisis.
"Look, the Chu Kingdom's status is comparable to the Martial Kingdom's. Even if the Chu Kingdom's monarch's brain is broken, the Chu Kingdom's hundreds of millions of citizens won't agree," Xu Ming said, stating the most core issue.
"You don't need to tell me this. For the sake of the Martial Kingdom, I'm not unwilling to let you marry her, but . . ."
Wu Yanhan turned around, looking at Xu Ming with a serious expression.
"She must not be the first wife!"
