A train departs from Jiangcheng Station.
This was a special train that was added temporarily. There was no other passenger on the train except Fu Xiaoguan and the generals and soldiers.
When Maria II saw this thing for the first time, she was filled with surprise. She had many questions to ask Fu Xiaoguan, but she suppressed them.
At the dock, she did not hear what the official said to Fu Xiaoguan, but she saw the change in Fu Xiaoguan's expression.
She had never seen such a change before. Whether in Frankie or on the way back to Daxia, Fu Xiaoguan's face was mostly calm and composed.
Even though he had read half of the Great Prophecy, he only showed surprise, not the solemnity he showed now.
Perhaps something serious happened in Daxia.
Maria II thought so and looked up at Fu Xiaoguan who was sitting at another table. He was talking to the official. His face looked a little better than when he was at the dock, but there seemed to be a hint of disappointment in his eyes.
"Prime Minister Yan and the others are not wrong."
"I was so concerned that I didn't even ask your name... You should be the official I promoted after leaving Daxia?"
"Your Majesty, my name is Qiu Jiye. I was originally the magistrate of Li County in Far North Road. Due to my excellent performance in several years of evaluation by the Ministry of Personnel and the Censorate, I was appointed the prefect of Jiangcheng by the Ministry of Personnel two years ago."
"Oh... Today I saw the prosperity of Jiangcheng Port. Magistrate Qiu is thoughtful."
Qiu Chengye quickly stood up and bowed, saying anxiously, "This is my duty, and I remember the teachings of the Supreme Emperor."
"Please sit down. No need to be so polite." Putting down the teacup in his hand, Fu Xiaoguan looked at Qiu Jiye and asked, "You said earlier that Tianci went to Guanyun City's Taimiao to worship on the second day of the second month?"
"That's right... Your Majesty, I believe this is the eldest prince's intention. After all, the worship at the Taimiao must be carried out every year. The Your Majesty went on an expedition for Daxia and took the princes with him. Although the eldest prince is imprisoned, he is still the only prince in Daxia. This also shows that the eldest prince has grown up, perhaps..."
Qiu Jiye paused and added cautiously, "Perhaps after more than six months of reflection, the First Prince has realized the gravity of state affairs. If... if that's the case, I still believe that the country cannot be without a ruler for a single day. I beg Your Majesty to forgive the First Prince. He, he is still a child after all."
Qiu Jiye didn't know what happened in Guanyun City later, so there was nothing wrong with what he said.
Originally, he was worried that the emperor would be furious because Yan Xiang and others impeached Wu Tianci, but he didn't expect that the emperor would become more relaxed after hearing what he said.
Not only did he not blame Yu Yanxiang and others, but he also praised them very much.
This is the tolerance of the emperor.
So if the eldest prince Wu Tianci has corrected the mistakes he made, I think the emperor would not blame him anymore.
But Fu Xiaoguan didn't think the same as Qiu Jiye.
Worship the Taimiao?
This was originally a good thing, but Yan Xiwen had always been calm and composed. If nothing catastrophic had happened, he would never have issued a secret order to have Magistrate Qiu stay in Jiangcheng to keep watch over the news of his return.
He recalled the avalanche on the Great Snow Mountain that year, and his heart suddenly tightened again, but then doubts came over him. He thought that after the avalanche, the Imperial Temple was rebuilt in Guanyun City, and all sacrificial ceremonies were held in the new Imperial Temple. The Great Snow Mountain had long been abandoned, and Wu Tianci would definitely not be buried by an avalanche on the Great Snow Mountain again.
So what exactly happened that made Yan Xiwen give up state affairs and stay in Guanyun City?
Oh, right, the imperial seal and the eighteenth floor of the Tianji Pavilion!
Fu Xiaoguan suddenly thought of the place he had almost forgotten. A bad thought arose in his mind, making him nervous again.
He turned and looked out the window.
It's dusk outside the window.
As he got closer to Guanyun City, he became more and more nervous.
If Tianci really went to the eighteenth floor and opened the door... that door led to the nuclear base described in the great prophecy, and that nuclear base has now been leaked, what should we do?
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Guanyun City, Guanyun Terrace.
Fu Xiaoguan brought Maria II and Guan Xiaoxi here.
The old tree is still there, and the chess table is still there.
There was a lantern that could make people angry and die hanging on the old tree. Yan Xiwen and Yun Xiyan were standing under the old tree at the moment. They were gazing at the dark sea of clouds in silence.
After a moment, Yun Xiyan withdrew his gaze and looked at Yan Xiwen, whispering, "You don't have to blame yourself too much. Paying respects to the Imperial Ancestral Temple is a good thing... but no one expected him to do such a shocking thing."
"Everyone's tried their best, and we've exhausted every possible solution. But we don't know what that door and that wall are made of. Even the most powerful cannon can't blast them open... So, perhaps this is fate."
Yan Xiwen has become much more haggard these days.
"After all, Wu Tianci is his eldest son. Before he left, he entrusted us with both Tianci and Daxia... The things Tianci did while in power would have shaken the very foundations of Daxia. So, after careful consideration, Mo Wen and I launched the impeachment."
"Impeachment is impeachment, for the sake of Daxia's long-term stability, but none of us has ever considered letting Tianci die."
"He's still just a kid after all!"
Yan Xiwen sighed to the sky and continued, "Actually, we know how Tianci has behaved in the Forbidden Palace over the past six months. He's mostly been reading, and most of the books he read are about law."
"We were happy and had been planning to support him in ascending the throne... but we didn't expect that he was secretly reading books about the Tianji Pavilion."
"I was careless!"
"If I had been more careful, I should have come here in person with the Imperial Seal. How could this have happened then?"
Yun Xiyan patted Yan Xiwen's shoulder and said comfortingly, "No one would have thought that this child...this child is so scheming. We were all deceived by him. I think even if he comes back, he will definitely not blame you."
"I'm not worried about whether he blames me. Tianci is this child... When Fu Xiaoguan came to Wu Dynasty, Wu Ling'er loved him deeply. During the avalanche, Wu Ling'er rescued him without telling anyone. And at that time... at that time, rumors about his identity spread... Wu Ling'er and he were siblings!"
This is a secret, and very few people know about it now. Yun Xiyan didn't know about it. When he heard it, he was immediately surprised.
"Tianci was born under those circumstances. It wasn't until it was later confirmed that Wu Ling'er was actually Zhuo Bieli's daughter that she legitimately became his wife, and Tianci became his eldest son."
"So he placed high hopes on Tianci. Among so many princes, only Tianci has been by his side and served in government for over a year. But now, because of my mistake, I have lost Tianci. How can I even face him again?"
Just then a voice came:
"What are you thinking? You and I are brothers, this is not your fault!"
Fu Xiaoguan strode over.
Yan Xiwen and Yun Xiyan suddenly turned around.
Under the dim light, the three met again. Yan Xiwen was about to kneel down when Fu Xiaoguan held him up.
"I already know the whole story. I told you it wasn't your fault. We've been brothers for many years. Could it be that after not seeing each other for three years, our brotherhood has become estranged?"
"Let's go to Jinghu Villa."
"Call Ji Yungui and Zhuo Bie Li."
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