On the ninth day of the sixth lunar month, at the hour of Chen, soldiers from the Day Patrol Office and the Night Patrol Office were on duty every ten feet, from the south gate of Yujing City through Zhuque Street, Qilin Street, Qingxiao Street, all the way to the gate of the Zongfanyuan Palace on Langxiao Street.
There were also soldiers from the left army who were responsible for bringing the body of Prince Yunhao back to Yujing City. They were guarding and clearing the way in an orderly manner. All the irrelevant people who came to watch the excitement stood quietly on both sides of the street, not daring to cross the cordon of the soldiers in front.
Because the council has issued an imperial decree that today the body of Prince Yunhao will be returned to the capital, and anyone who dares to disrupt the order will be killed without mercy.
Fang Jian and Gu Zhenqing patrolled the wide streets side by side. All the junior officials of the garrison office came out to take charge of order and ceremonial affairs. The Minister Sanxu even came personally to Zhuque Street where the south gate of Yujing was located to take charge of the dispatch.
At this time, Yu Censhuang stood on the street and waved to Fang Jian. Fang Jian nodded to the soldiers guarding there, and the soldiers immediately let Yu Censhuang in.
"Young Master." Yu Censhuang came to Fang Jian and called out.
Fang Jian said to Gu Zhenqing, "Brother Gu, wait a moment."
Gu Zhenqing nodded, and then Fang Jian took Yu Censhuang to the side and asked, "What's the matter?"
Yu Censhuang leaned close to Fang Jian's left ear and whispered something. Fang Jian frowned and turned to ask Yu Censhuang, "Is this true?"
Yu Censhuang nodded and said, "It's absolutely true. My people saw it with their own eyes last night when they were delivering the elixir to the Zongfan Courtyard."
When Fang Jian heard this, he glanced around. All the people who came to greet Prince Yun Hao's body were there. He asked Yu Censhuang, "Do you think she is among them?"
Yu Censhuang turned his head to look at the crowd around him, and finally his eyes fell on Fang Yue, who was dressed in plain clothes. At this time, Fang Yue had a cold temperament, standing quietly in the crowd in plain clothes, with no expression on her face.
"It's her." Yu Cen stared at Fang Yue and said, then quickly looked away.
Fang Jian nodded slightly and said, "I understand. The people under you are very useful. You must maintain them well. If you are short of resources, tell me."
Yu Censhuang replied respectfully, "Yes."
Yu Censhuang then turned and left, returning to the Night Patrol Mansion, while Fang Jian met up with Gu Zhenqing to continue their patrol.
After an incense stick of time, all the senior ministers and junior ministers of the various departments of the Dao Court arrived at the south gate of Zhuque Street. They were also ordered to come and welcome the body of Prince Yunhao.
There are four gates in Yujing City: the south gate "Zhuque Gate" located on Zhuque Street, the north gate "Xuanwu Gate" located on Xuanwu Street, the west gate "Baihu Gate" located on Baihu Street, and the east gate "Qinglong Gate" located on Qinglong Street.
These four streets together constitute the outermost "Sixth Ring City" of Yujing City. Further inward is the fifth ring area "Qilin Street". Further inward from Qilin Street are "Tianyuan Street" and "Qingxiao Street" which together constitute the fourth ring area.
Further inward from the fourth ring is the third ring area 'Danxiao Avenue', then the second ring area 'Langxiao Avenue', and finally the first ring area 'Jingxiao Avenue'.
'Tianjie' is located in the center of Jingxiao Street and is the absolute central area.
Finally, the three Daoists, Taihuang Daozun of the Court Law Department, Taixiao Daozun of the Fangyu Department, and Taiyin Daozun of the General Works Department, followed the order of the five assistants of the Council Platform and came on behalf of the Grand Dao Court and the Council Platform to welcome the body of Prince Yunhao into the capital.
The three Dao Masters came in a royal carriage. Since their status was higher than that of Prince Yun Hao, they did not have to come on foot like the other high-ranking officials.
After the three Dao Masters arrived, Dao Master Taixiao ordered his attendants to summon Fang Jian to the imperial carriage. "I heard that the special envoy of the Ganzhao Dao Kingdom redeemed Yao Shu from you?"
Fang Jian was stunned when he heard this and asked, "Who said that?"
Taoist Tai Xiao smiled and said, "Since I know about this, there must be someone who knows the truth who told me. Just tell me whether it's true or not."
"That's absolutely not the case. Yao Shu was transferred to the Ministry of Justice through normal procedures. I still have the receipt documents from the Ministry of Justice here." Fang Jian said.
Daoist Master Taixiao said, "As expected of a figure who once served as one of the Five Great Emperors of Heaven, you are absolutely flawless in everything you do. I'm just curious, how much Da Shi have you taken from the Gan Zhao Dao Kingdom? I remember that when Shangqing Lieyi redeemed his son, he reportedly spent at least one million Da Shi, is that correct?"
"Don't believe in rumors, don't spread them." Fang Jian said, "It's absolutely a rumor!"
Daoist Master Tai Xiao sighed and said, "Fang Jian, your mother Daoist Master Tai Yuan and I are close friends, so you don't have to hide this from me."
Fang Jian said, "How dare I hide it? It's really not true."
Daoist Master Taixiao snorted coldly and said, "How dishonest! I know all about Lie Yi's 1.3 million dust forces, and all the other Daoists know about it too. Don't even think about hiding it from me."
"..." Fang Jian said helplessly: "Since you, Daozun Taixiao, already know everything, why are you still asking me?"
Daoist Master Tai Xiao said, "I can't understand why you made so much money so quickly, easily earning over a million. As a powerful being in the Pure Realm, no matter how hard I work, I can only make around a million a year. After deducting daily expenses, training, and fighting costs, the only thing left is a few hundred thousand. Sometimes, I don't even have a hundred thousand left."
Fang Jian said: "If the powerful people of the First and Second Clear Realms dare to lose their skin, they can easily make millions of dust a year."
Hearing this, Daoist Master Tai Xiao said disdainfully, "Of course I don't understand what you're saying, but at this level, it's no longer just a matter of whether you can put down your pride or not. Once you reach the upper realm, many eyes will be watching you for everything you do."
Fang Jian said, "Didn't the people below offer any tribute?"
Taoist Taixiao sighed again and said, "There are tributes, but how much can the people below offer? Besides, there are only two tributes a year, so how much can they get?"
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