Chapter 7 Imperial Decree

The Moon Rabbit falls in the west and the Golden Crow rises in the east.

The night passed extremely peacefully, and no killer or beast came to attack.

Inside the carriage, Lu Fan opened his eyes, looking very relaxed and not tired at all.

When he walked out of the carriage, he was shocked to see Qin Qiong playing very powerfully with Xia Houwei's water-fire soul-stealing gun.

Xia Houwei watched the battle and cheered, with a look of awe on his face.

Lu Fan didn't bother him. He sat on the carriage and watched, feeling secretly while watching.

"As expected of Qin Qiong, not only is his acrobatics unparalleled, but his marksmanship is also top-notch. He's really awesome."

After a while, Qin Qiong ended the practice and returned the water-fire soul-stealing gun to Xia Houwei with a hearty laugh.

"Hahaha... Ji Quan, your water-fire soul-stealing gun is really good. I happen to have a marksmanship, and I will teach it to you later."

"Hahaha, thank you so much, Uncle Bao."

While talking and laughing, the two of them came to Lu Fan and saluted him with fists in hand.

"Lord!"

Lu Fan signaled the two of them to excuse themselves, then smiled at Qin Qiong and said, "Shu Bao, you don't have to envy Ji Quan. I will definitely find you a great gun in a while."

"Thank you, Lord!" Qin Qiong nodded with a smile.

Lu Fan didn't elaborate when he saw this, and continued: "Let's go, continue on the road, and try to reach the northern border as soon as possible."

"promise!"

After the words fell, Lu Fan and the other three continued on their way, heading straight to Hanyang County in the north.

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Daqian Palace, Taihe Hall.

Emperor Qian Lu Zheng sat behind Long An, holding a memorial in his hand and reading it carefully.

At this time, there was a slight sound of footsteps behind the dragon case screen. Lu Zheng didn't even raise his head, he looked at the memorial and said calmly:

"How is the result!"

"Your Majesty, there are two guards around the prince, one of whom is at the first level of Soul Condensation Realm, and the other is at the ninth level of True Alchemy Realm!"

"Soul Condensation Realm!" Lu Zheng put down the memorial and frowned, "Have you found out their origins?"

"Back to Your Majesty, the moves and techniques they used have never been seen before, and their faces are extremely unfamiliar. They don't look like the strong men in the imperial dynasty."

Most of the soul-condensing monks in the imperial dynasty are registered in the Shadow Guard Archives, which details their affiliations, martial arts, and other information.

All the portraits and faces of these monks have been preserved.

As the leader of the Shadow Guard, he has almost all impressions of these Soul Condensing Realm monks.

But Qin Qiong is an exception.

When the leader of the shadow guard finished speaking, Lu Zheng's eyes flashed coldly and he said in a cold voice:

"Thoroughly investigate the crown prince's guards!"

"promise!"

The leader of the shadow guard left quietly. Lu Zheng's expression returned to calm, and he said solemnly to the door of the inner room:

"Somebody come!"

"The slave is here!"

"According to my decree, the prince is made the governor of Hanyang County and the left commander of Zhenbei Army, and is given the authority to command five thousand soldiers."

"Slave obeys the order!"

As the footsteps outside gradually faded away, Lu Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly and murmured to himself:

"Since there is going to be chaos, let's make it complete. I want to see how many monsters and monsters there are, huh..."

As the decree to crown Prince Lu Fan spread, the imperial capital suddenly became turbulent.

Prince Ning's Mansion, front hall.

Lu Jin sat in the main seat with a gloomy expression. There were fragments of porcelain and glass everywhere on the floor of the front hall.

Staff member Zhang Ke walked in and saw this scene, smiled lightly and shook his head:

"Why should your Highness be angry? Although His Majesty's move has profound meaning, it does no harm to us. Instead, it is a benefit."

"Hmph, good news! Our father imprisoned us in the imperial capital. Apart from the nominal fiefdom, what else do we princes have?"

At this point, Lu Jin stood up and slapped the case, with unconcealable anger on his face.

"But that loser was not only made a county guard, but also got the power of five thousand personal guards..."

He, the second prince, was the first to be crowned king, but as of now he only has ten personal guards.

What he desires most is to obtain military power, even if it is five hundred personal soldiers.

However, since he became the king, he has not even had the chance to touch military power, let alone obtain military power.

Although he secretly recruited some strong men, he also secretly formed his own force.

But those are not on the table.

If you want to sit in that position, in addition to your own cultivation and the support of strong men, what is more important is military power.

What a powerful monk.

Facing tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses and extremely powerful weapons, there is only one thing to do.

Zhang Ke didn't speak in a hurry. After Lu Jin finished venting, he said with a smile:

"His Highness also said that he is just a loser. What does it matter if a loser has the name of a county governor?

Your Highness should be very clear about the situation in Hanyang in the north. He is going there like a loser, haha..."

At this point, Zhang Ke paused and continued: "As for the power of the five thousand personal guards, there is no need to worry about it."

"In this world, only the weak follow the strong. Is there any precedent for the strong following the loser?"

Listening to Zhang Ke's analysis, Lu Jin gradually calmed down, frowned and asked:

"In your opinion, sir, what should I do next?"

"Does Your Highness know His Majesty's serious concerns?" Zhang Ke asked with a smile.

"Of course it's the Tianwu Dynasty in Mobei!" Lu Jin answered without hesitation.

But Zhang Ke shook his head repeatedly: "Your Highness is wrong. Your Majesty's biggest concern is not outside, but inside."

“The ten first-class sects and eight aristocratic families in the dynasty and their many affiliated forces did not listen to the announcement.

Overtly and covertly, he controls a large number of mineral veins and controls spiritual stones, elixirs, elixirs and other resources.

They even recruited geniuses and strong men in the imperial dynasty, leaving no one available in the court and making it difficult for the army to sustain its supply of fresh blood..."

Listening to what Zhang Ke said, Lu Jin's face turned ugly, because this was the current situation of Daqian.

"Your Highness, if you want to be favored by His Majesty, the chance will be in half a year."

"In half a year?" Lu Jin looked curious when he heard this.

“In half a year, there will be the triennial Talent Competition, when the geniuses from all the major forces in the dynasty will gather in the imperial capital.

During the previous two genius competitions, the royal geniuses were crushed by all the major forces, and His Majesty lost all face.

If His Highness can show his prowess in this competition of geniuses, then His Majesty will definitely be delighted. When the time comes..."

Just when Lu Jin and Zhang Ke were discussing the matter in the mansion.

The same scene was also played out in Prince Yu's Mansion, Prince Qi's Mansion, Prince Wei's Mansion and the residences of major civil servants and generals.

Everyone is speculating on Emperor Qian's intentions and thoughts on this imperial edict.

But Lu Fan, the protagonist of the imperial edict, knew nothing about it.

At this moment, he, Qin Qiong and Xia Houwei took a beast cart and arrived at a relatively prosperous city.

"My lord, it will be dark in another hour or two. Should we rest here for the night or continue on our way?"

Qin Qiong asked Lu Fan while driving the beast cart.

After Lu Fan opened the curtain and took a look at the bustling street, he pondered:

"Let's rest here for the night and set off on our journey tomorrow."

"promise!"

After receiving the order, Qin Qiong continued to drive forward, while also searching for an inn with better conditions.

At this moment, the rapid sound of horse hooves and unbridled laughter came from ahead...