The Sovereign Of The Three Realms
Chapter 28: Chaos in the Capital
What Jiang Chen did not think was that the commotion that appeared in the Soaring Dragon palace would create currents and vortexes beneath the calm surface of the capital.
The Duke of Soaring Dragon, Long Zhaofeng, naturally felt the most unwell. He might be able to hold back because of the bigger picture, if Jiang Feng just rejected him.
But being rejected in such a haughty manner, she felt a loss of face.
Although Duke Long did not immediately explode or become angry during the banquet, it was not because he had a forgiving nature, but he understood that as someone who had a position of power, he was not a pushy, he had to control his emotions at such a situation.
When all the guests had left and only his confidants were left, his first sentence was, “Those who followed me prospered, those who opposed me died. I don't care what you do, the Jiang family must fail the Hidden Dragon Trials!
Let's see how presumptuous this father and son duo was when they lost their ducal rank, including the land with that spirit pulse!
And someone is running an investigation into what happened with the Hall of Healing!” He was furious that the Hall of Healing had openly stood out at such an opportunity to support the Jiang family. No one anticipated that scene.
The confidants and friends who were still staying all nodded their heads.
“Duo Jiang's father and son are really ridiculous! Duke Long's prestige will definitely be damaged if we don't suppress them and defeat them this time around!
There must be something going on between this Hall of Healing and Jiang Chen. When I was in the Hall of Healing the other day.” Long Juxue described the events that happened in the Hall that day; how the third hallmaster had refused to do business with all the heirs of the leading nobility, he said, and had sold the Dragonbone Sun Grass to Jiang Chen. He even respected Jiang Chen as an honored guest.
Even Long Juxue felt that this incident was a bit strange when she remembered it.
Long Zhaofeng did not know whether to laugh or cry when he heard about them. “Xue’er, why didn't you mention such an important issue when it happened?”
Long Juxue was equally regretful. “Xue’er back then just felt that a dandy was not worth being bullied by dad. Who knows that Hall of Healing.”.
To be honest, Long Juxue's words made sense. In the end, the day that they all fought for Dragonbone Sun Grass was just a small matter of – interludes in the lives of all heirs. Although Long Juxue was extremely dislikeful of Jiang Chen because of that, she felt that there was no need to bring such a small matter to her father's attention.
But, within the capital, many subtleties can be obtained from small problems, and every little ripple includes a great meaning.
If Duke Long had known of this beforehand, he would have been prepared when he invited the Hall of Healing to the banquet, and would have avoided such a loss.
The unexpected performance of the Hall of Healing immediately eliminated the power Soaring Dragon had gained from taking the initiative.
“Really! Duke Long, did you find that there was something else that was a bit strange? ” The one who spoke was the duke of Yanmen, Yan Jiuzhuang.
Other than the duke of Yanmen, there were still dozens of other dukes. All the remaining people were trusted confidants of Duke Long.
In other words, out of the 108 dukes in the Eastern Kingdom, more than ten of them were secretly involved with Duke Long.
It has become a very frightening force.
The Duke of Yanmen was ranked in the top ten of the 108 dukes. Therefore, he spoke with greater authority than any duke who sided with Duke Long.
“Duke Yan, what have you found?” Long Zhaofeng asked.
“There are two strange things at this banquet tonight. One, why was Princess Gouyu and Princess Zhiruo East so familiar with Jiang Chen? Two, why is the performance of duke Tianshui so abnormal? Everyone please remember that the dukes of Tianshui and Jiang Feng are hated rivals. He would be the first to attack duke Jiang Han normally, but did he even speak today?
Not only him, but his son Shui Qingshu would bully Jiang Chen whenever the two met in the capital. Did he express any opinion at all tonight? ”
His words reminded everyone of the obvious.
This is right, the father and son duo Tianshui behaved somewhat strangely tonight.
The Duke of Soaring Dragon oppressed Jiang Feng because of the land with spirit veins, the former actually had no previous enmity with Jiang Feng.
But the duke of Tianshui hated enemies with the duke of Jiang Han. The two regions were neighbors and fought openly and under the table over land, resources, rankings, and achievements. They are the enemy-to-death.
But, duke Tianshui showed nothing tonight, and did not take advantage of this opportunity to suppress Jiang Feng!
Something's wrong here!
“I remember that the duke of Tianshui accompanied the king to pay his respects when Jiang Chen was flogged to death for what happened in the Rite. Why did Jiang Chen return from the dead? What really happened that night? This matter can never be thoroughly investigated. The old farts that went that day kept a very tight seal on their lips. ”
All sorts of strange points were being dug up.
Long Zhaofeng was immersed in deep thought. He also felt it was strange. The Eastern King Lu had extremely capable and outstanding people; there was no reason for them not to be able to whip a useless person to death.
But Jiang Chen had survived the ordeal, and from the looks of it, not only did the Jiang family's relationship with the royal family not deteriorate, they were actually getting closer.
Although the Duke of Soaring Dragon said Eastern Lu's title, there was a hint of respect in his tone.
“Enter the Duke of Tianshui into my schedule; it seems like a hint on this matter should be obtained from this person.” Long Zhaofeng ordered.
“In addition, tell Du Ruhai to use all the necessary methods, to block Jiang Chen at the Examination. No matter how much support they had, the Jiang family would mean nothing as soon as they lost their ducal rank!
It's basically dealing with problems. No matter how strong one's support was, or how many cunning schemes they had, losing the rank of a duke meant they had lost the right to control their territory.
On what basis could the Jiang family speak, once they lost control?
This method is simple and crude, but direct and effective!
Schemes and foreclosures, schemes and foreclosures. Since the plan did not work, then the foreclosure had to be done.
The Duke of Soaring Dragon was not a benevolent person. His method of achieving his desires was extremely cruel and without foundation.
In his eyes, treating someone politely before using violence was not because he was afraid of the Jiang family's strength. Rather, he wanted to build a reputation of overcoming others through morals and ethics. But since the Jiang family was stupid and dense, making this hypocritical method ineffective, then all bets were canceled and violence was the only way!
Just as the duke of Soaring Dragon held a meeting late into the night, so did the senior executives in the Hall of Healing.
Four hallmasters and ten elders. The highest level of Hall power, all of them were present.
The third hallmaster, Qiao Baishi, fully conveyed all the events that happened at the banquet.
In the Hall of Healing, hallmaster Song Tianxing held the absolute right to speak. It was no exaggeration to say that he was the main pillar of the Hall.
When the third hallmaster finished describing the situation, all eyes turned smoothly to Lord Hallmaster Song. It was clear that no one dared to dare to come up with an opinion before understanding the hallmaster master's mind.
Song Tianxing chuckled, “I will refrain from speaking first. Everyone shares your thoughts! ”
“Even elder Shun had guaranteed the Heavenly Karma Pill with 90% certainty, it was definitely reliable. I think the third hallmaster has made the right decision. ” One of the elders speaks first.
“I also support the third hallmaster. Healing Hall had been established in the capital for hundreds of years; it was impossible to please everyone and not offend anyone. Offending some people for the benefit of the Hall was unavoidable. ”
“Indeed, and since the Heavenly Karma Pill has such a bright future and market potential, we have no choice if we should offend more dukes, not just the duke of Soaring Dragon.”
There were obviously more senior executives supporting Qiao Baishi. Everyone considered the matter from the perspective of the future advantage to the Hall, and all felt that there was no problem with Qiao Baishi's decision.
“Number two, say something too.” Song Tianxing looked at the second hallmaster with a pleasant smile.
“I agree with everyone's opinion. Anything that is beneficial to the Hall is commendable. ” These words are quite slippery and do not say much.
Elder Blue suddenly spoke, “Master sir, I have a few words.”
“Alright, everyone is welcome to express their opinion. Elder Blue, please. ” Song Tianxing cheers him up.
“I feel that father and son Jiang is not very reliable. Did everyone think of the consequences if Elder Shun was wrong? Wouldn't the Hall be a great laughingstock? If this rumor spreads, what about our credibility? If the Heavenly Karma Pill is a pure bluff, then haven't we offended Soaring Dragon for no reason? I have heard that Long Juxue, Duke Long's beloved daughter, has a blue phoenix constitution and has attracted the attention of one of the hidden sects. His future in martial dao was extremely promising. This way, wouldn't Soaring Dragon rise behind him as well? Could a change in the landscape of royal ownership happen in the future? ”
The Hall of Healing was not a government institution, and thus less reserved, more daring to discuss matters of power. The expressions of the people did not even blink when discussing the possible change of ruler.
“Blue Elder, you are too worried. First, there was no way elder Shun was wrong. And another thing, changes in the ruling family follow the laws of nature, and will not be suddenly overturned by the appearance of one or two people. The Duke of Soaring Dragon is filling his wings, of course, but the Eastern royal family will not stay silent.”
Qiao Baishi immediately denied the Blue elder's words. “In addition, even if the Duke of Soaring Dragon is able to do so, he will not publicly declare war on our Hall due to one business deal. Our hall has stood for hundreds of years, and it will not be easy to take lightly. Ignoring the advantages that exist to consider details that will not happen, is never the way our Hall runs a business.”
No one could deny that the future advantages they could obtain from the Heavenly Karma Pill were too tempting. If the pills were to be supplied in bulk to the market, then no other drugs currently on the market for bodily injuries would compete a little.
They say that inferior goods will be discarded after comparison. The Heavenly Karma Pill was a superior item that would sweep through his comrades.
This market was practically a treasure bowl. If utilized appropriately, the advantages of this single pill medicine would be enough to support the operation of the entire Healing Hall.
After a round of debate, everyone's gazes finally landed on Lord Hallmaster Song Tianxing again.
“It seems most still agree with decision number three. I'm sure you can also conclude my attitude. I confidently left things in the hands of number three when I ventured out. It also means that I trust his judgment and ability.”
Song Tianxing's attitude was quite clear at this point.
“I should also remind everyone that our Hall of Healing is pursuing the greatest profits. Although we avoid political battles, we should not be afraid of getting involved. It is impossible to keep one foot on either side of the fence forever. When one side needs to be chosen, there is only one side for us, and that is profit. The Heavenly Karma Pill will give us an advantage, so we choose it! As for who won or lost, our Hall has endured for so long, do we lack this bit of adaptability? ”
