The journey from Yunzhou to Shuzhou was extremely smooth, but it took more than a month. After all, this large group of people is different from traveling alone. More than three thousand people have to take care of the food, drink, and diarrhea. Relying on the strong physique of the people in this world, Being able to reach Shuzhou so quickly is already considered the limit. As soon as he entered Shuzhou, those local officials who were accustomed to flattering others organized a large team of people to go ten miles out of the city to greet him. Ye Qingxuan was too lazy to pay attention to these official matters. As the queen, Ji Wanting was not in the same mood, so Jiang Shuihan came out to comfort the officials, which was a small encouragement to the local officials. The rest of the troops were stationed directly outside the city. Even Ji Wanting was unwilling to enter the city and built a huge tent in the center of the military camp. The lanterns and colorful decorations around the military camp were suddenly removed in the afternoon. Local officials hurriedly pulled out countless white linen cloths from the shops in the city, and summoning flags soon appeared outside the camp. Just when everyone was confused, Jiang Shuihan hurried from outside with a rare look of grief and anger on his face. His first words after seeing everyone in the camp brought a thunderbolt: "Xiaoyao" The kingis gone." What! ? King Xiaoyao, Old Prince Huangfu Yanzhao passed away? ??The most noble old prince in the Huangfu Dynasty, the uncle of the current emperor, and the master behind Sihai Pavilion, unexpectedly passed away suddenly? This news is so surprising. Ji Guanglan looked excited when he heard this. He grabbed the wheelchair tightly with both hands, and the veins on the back of his hands were exposed. He tried hard to restrain his excitement and asked in a deep voice: "What happened?" Jiang Shuihan replied: "The obituary just arrived from Luodu today. In various places, it was mentioned above that the old prince of Xiahou died suddenly due to a serious illness. However, a secret message from Jin Yiwei came, saying that the old prince went to the palace before his death and paid a visit to His Majesty and the Empress of the West Palace. "" "Illness attack? Fart!" Ji Guanglan said angrily: "King Xiaoyao's martial arts is close to the master of Tianjue. He can live for at least 180 years and will never die from the disease Nisigong? , Do they dare to attack King Xiaoyao?" Ji Guanglan's words immediately caused greater commotion. Ji Wanting asked eagerly: "The old prince passed away so suddenly, what did your majesty say?" "A generous burial." Jiang Shuihan sighed helplessly. This simple sentence of "a generous burial" hides many cold and heartless facts. Ji Wanting's body swayed slightly, and Mei Yinxue quickly took her into her arms, but the queen's eyes were already full of despair Her former lover was already indifferent to the death of the last pillar of the Huangfu Dynasty, so to speak. , the death decree he made to himself was not a false edict passed down by a gangster, but it was most likely Huangfu Taiming's intention. This made a woman who had entrusted her whole life to a man, how could she not fall into despair. The only hope in everyone's hearts now is Ye Qingxuan's assumption that Huangfu Taiming was kidnapped. If this assumption does not hold true then the Daxia court, which has just recovered its vitality, will return to chaos. Seeing Jiang Shuihan still deep in thought, Ye Qingxuan couldn't help but ask: "If there is any bad news, please tell me." Everyone was still shocked, Jiang Shuihan sighed again, and said in a deep voice: "I got another one. Secret news, fourth brother Your Majesty, he has established a new secret organization at Xihua Gate outside the West Palace, called Jishi Factory. It is run by Cao Chengen, the personal eunuch of the West Palace Empress, and directly obeys the emperor's orders, ranking above the Jin Yiwei Moreover, Murong Zhuhai entered Luodu and was granted the title of 'Wen Xiang', taking over Xiahou Boxin's position. As soon as he came to power, he overturned many of the policies of his predecessor, Xiahou Old Prime Minister, and appointed many dignitaries and descendants of the previous dynasty as ministers. , launched a 'recommendation system', setting up recommended officials in various places, with local celebrities responsible for recommending talents to the court The old prime minister was so angry that he vomited blood and fainted, and now he has retired to seclusion and has no interest in worldly affairs "The whole tent was immediately in an uproar. Huangfu Taiming has made it clear that he wants to cut off from the Kunwu lineage and completely rely on the Jiangnan upstarts headed by the Murong family and the veteran families of the previous dynasty! And the "recommendation system" It seems to sound quite like the ancient style of recommending talents, and it should be very suitable for the taste of Confucian children. But if such a set of regulations is implemented in various places, it will undoubtedly allow the local dignitaries to control the recommendation of talents, and thus control the appointment of officials in various places, control the fundamental lifeblood of the Great Xia court, and allow the aristocratic families in various places to stand on the stage again. The central government has cut off the promotion path of civilians, unless they are willing to attach themselves to aristocratic families and become slaves controlled by others. Ye QingxuanI couldn't help but snort, this "recommendation system" is somewhat like the "nine-grade Zhongzheng system" learned from the history books in the previous life. In the early stage, senior talents from major aristocratic families can be quickly obtained, but once it reaches the peaceful era, as time goes by, It has become a breeding ground for corruption and power struggles. Murong Zhuhai is also considered a genius. He can suddenly come up with brilliant ideas and directly dig into the foundation of this era. Even if various sects oppose the division of power, Murong Zhuhai will definitely have a corresponding strategy. As long as he "recommends officials" The qualifications are tilted towards the various major sects, ensuring immediate support from each major sect. With all the major families and even major sects in one place, the fruits of victory that he and his team had worked hard for for several years were immediately handed over to them. Murong Zhuhai¡¯s move was extremely cruel. "Our trip is going to be accelerated" Ji Guanglan sighed quietly, waved his hand, and one of his cronies pushed him back. At the same time, he sighed: "It seems that this time the enemy is going to attack us from the court. Haha, sure enough, This is a plan to draw fire from the bottom of the cauldron. "Does Ji Gong have any countermeasures?" Jiang Shuihan asked. "Me?" Ji Guanglan smiled and turned to look at Jiang Shuihan, and said calmly: "This is your business now, I only care about my granddaughter's business But I believe Ye Zi's guess a little more ¡± Ye Qingxuan¡¯s guess? Everyone turned to look at Ye Qingxuan, and then they all woke up. Could it be that Is Huangfu Taiming really being controlled by doing these stupid things? Rather than feeling fear at this time, everyone had infinite hope in their hearts, especially Ji Wanting, whose eyes shone brightly. Ye Qingxuan looked at Jiang Shuihan and asked carefully: "When can we set off at the earliest?" Jiang Shuihan replied seriously: "Tomorrow." Ye Qingxuan thought for a while and finally said: "Rush to the Shushan Sword Alliance at full speed and let them Send experts to follow. We will board the boat directly and rush to Luodu without stopping. "Jiang Shuihan responded: "I will arrange the arrangements for Jinyiwei" "No," Ye Qingxuan shook his head, "There are not enough Jinyiwei at this time. Rely on, use our own strength" The seven beasts that capture the sky. Jiang Shuihan nodded in understanding.