Chapter 251 "Shou Guo Gong" Wang Shouzhe
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Eunuch Xiang said with a happy face: "Not only that, in order to commend you for your extraordinary contribution to Daqian, His Highness also specially conferred the title of [Shou Guo Gong] on you, the head of the Shouzhe family. You see, I even gave you the seal of Shou Guo Gong." You brought it."
Lord Shou!
Wang Shouzhe looked shocked.
He never expected that the emperor's son An Fei not only forcibly promoted the Wang family to the third rank, but also arranged for him the title of "Shou Guo Gong".
This is for fear that he is not high-profile enough~
"Duke." Eunuch Xiang looked at Wang Shouzhe with a smile on his face, "Your dukedom is a hereditary and non-replaceable title, and it is also the third duke in our family. Your Highness asked me to ask you, are you surprised? Are you surprised?"
There are surprises, but there are no surprises.
Wang Shouzhe was speechless.
Is Di Zi'an afraid that he will run away, or is he full and has nothing to do? The dukedom of the country seems to be so rare for him.
But no matter what, the Wang family is a minister of the Great Qian, and the imperial edict has been issued, so there is no reason why he should not accept it.
Wang Shouzhe had no choice but to accept the order, cupped his hands and thanked him: "Thank you, Your Highness, Shouzhe."
"During this period, the old slave will stay in the Wang family and supervise the craftsmen in the construction of the Shou Guo Gong Monument. By the way, the plaque in your home must also be changed to [Shou Guo Gong's Mansion]. From now on, your treatment and The support will be paid out of the national treasury~"
I thank you from the treasury for supporting me~
Wang Shouzhe rolled his eyes secretly.
With the speed at which Emperor Zi'an was spending money, he would be grateful if the treasury didn't bother asking him to borrow money from the Wang family.
"Also, His Highness said that he is too busy during this period and will not come in person this time." Eunuch Xiang finally added.
Hearing this, Shou Yong and Shou Lian behind Wang Shouzhe couldn't help but snicker secretly.
Your Highness, you are not busy here. Are you afraid that you will be beaten if you come over?
You know clearly that Fourth Brother likes to keep a low profile and hide his clumsiness, but you still want to make a grand show for him and make it known to everyone. Isn't this intentional to give Fourth Brother eye drops?
However, Shou Yong and Shou Lian were still very happy that their fourth brother could be conferred the title of [Shou Guo Gong].
After all, this represents that Wang's overall strength has reached a new level. The Wang family has been a member of the Daqian family for generations, but they have never thought about changing jobs or betraying them. Now that their descendants are honored, this can be regarded as an explanation for their ancestors.
From now on, when the fourth brother is promoted to the Lingxu realm, he will probably be granted the title of King with a different surname.
However, with the emperor's son An making such a fuss.
Wang Shouzhe couldn't be careless about the magical banquet and the state banquet this time. In desperation, he had to start planning the banquet seriously, preparing to invite all his in-laws and friends from all over the world.
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And at about the same time, at the main base of the Outer Territory Daqian Defense Area, as the "Wanghai" officially stopped in the port, the passengers who came with the boat also got off the ferry.
But what they saw before them made many monks who came here for the first time show expressions of surprise and shock.
The newly arrived Ximen family were also stunned by the scene before them.
Before coming, they had imagined countless possible ways of the Demon Realm, recalled many ancient rumors, and considered many possible difficulties. However, none of them thought that the main defense base of the Demonic Realm outside the realm would actually look like this. of.
The dome here is clear and translucent. The evil spirit in the sky has been cleaned and isolated. When the red sun is reflected, there is almost no strange light and it looks clean.
There are reinforced concrete everywhere, there are many buildings, the roads are neat and clean, and there are a large number of green plants unique to Daqian planted on both sides.
Compared with the original base, this place seems to have changed completely, and the area has expanded several times.
Nowadays, the total population and rotating garrison of this defense area general base have reached one million. Even within the base, public transportation is required to go from one location to another.
Under the leadership of the enthusiastic and kind-hearted Liu family, Ximen's family took several public buses and successfully arrived at the Daqian Development Department's branch office in the demonic world outside the territory.
It was an office building dozens of stories high.
In other places, such a high-rise building would definitely stand out from the crowd, and even a local landmark building would be completely qualified. However, in this base, high-rise buildings of this kind are everywhere, so much so that this office building Mixed in a group of tall buildings, it actually looks quite inconspicuous.
With the help of the staff, the Ximen family quickly checked their visas, applied for a development order, and immediately drew their own development land from a sealed extraction box.
It was only after the extraction of the development land that they noticed that there were a large pile of maps waiting to be developed, and hundreds of development lands were marked on each map. What they extracted was only an insignificant one among them.
One can imagine how vast the land is waiting to be developed.
Development contracts are all ready-made. Under the guidance of the staff, Ximen Cedar quickly signed a series of contracts and received a development order, a land reclamation certificate with the land code and the official seal of Daqian, and a copy of the land A more detailed map.
This is a small piece of pioneer land, but it contains half a million acres of wasteland.
This simply shocked everyone in the Ximen family.
Five hundred thousand acres of wasteland, which is five times more than the fields Ximen already owns!
This was like a large piece of pancake falling from the sky, making everyone in the Ximen family feel dizzy and excited.
However, as the land was acquired, problems arose again.
They are now very poor. With less than twenty clan members, how can they be able to open up 500,000 acres of wasteland? Is it possible that when I first came to the Demon Realm, I had to go back to gather more tribesmen and tenant farmers?
But even though this extraterrestrial demon world has been transformed, there is still a thin demonic energy in the air, which is not something ordinary tenant farmers can come to.
"Are you the Ximen clan who are new to exploring the outside world of demons?"
As if anticipating their embarrassment, before they started to worry, a young man came forward and introduced himself: "I am Xiao Li, a salesman from Wang's Large Agricultural Puppet Equipment Rental Department. You allocate The wasteland to be opened up is not small, right? Such a small number of manpower is not enough. But don’t worry, our company has several large-scale agricultural machinery puppets that can solve the problem of insufficient manpower for you..."
"Let me introduce our company to you..."
Under Xiao Li's series of pictures and explanations, Simon seemed to have been opened to a new world, and everyone was stunned.
I never expected that it would be so convenient to open up wasteland in the Demon Realm.
But where does the money come from?
Ximen Xuesong felt guilty and uneasy: "Little brother, these puppet machines you introduced are very expensive. We can't afford to rent them, let alone buy them."
"It's okay, it's okay~ For new pioneer families like you, lack of money is not a big problem." The young man didn't care at all, but enthusiastically pulled them in another direction, "Let's go, let's go, I will take you to [Wang's Bank] for a loan. If you can apply for a development order, it must be that the family's character has met the standards in all aspects. It is very easy to apply for a start-up capital loan, and the interest rate is very low."
Are there any banks where I can borrow money?
Ximen Xuesong breathed a sigh of relief.
Although loans always have to be repaid, if you can borrow a sum of money, at least the capital investment in the early stage of land development will be available, and the subsequent development will be smoother.
The young man was very enthusiastic. While helping Ximen contact the loan business, he introduced the situation to them: "You new families can apply for many subsidies and tax exemption policies. When your population increases, you can also apply for new development orders. "
Soon, Ximen applied for a loan, successfully rented a large agricultural machinery, and took a rail car to the pioneering land.
This rail car seems to be leading to the future, carrying the extremely hot hopes of the Ximen family.
The future of the family, the hope of rising, and all these things are included in it.
They want to establish a foothold in the pioneering land as soon as possible, bring other tribesmen over as soon as possible, and help the family rise as soon as possible to welcome a new future.
In the entire Daqian Defense Area, there are many, many families like the Ximen family.
Under Wang's unremitting efforts, this wave of foreign land reclamation is sweeping across the entire Daqian at an extremely fast speed. Ximenshi is just one of the countless waves in this wave of land reclamation.
And as this wave intensifies, the entire Daqian Defense Area is rapidly developing and growing at a jaw-dropping speed.
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Scarlet Moon Demon Dynasty.
Magic City.
The Crown Prince’s East Palace.
The East Palace has always been the residence of the Crown Prince. Because it is located on the east side of the entire Demon Palace, it has always been called the "East Palace".
As a part of the Demon Palace, the East Palace has a history almost as long as the entire Demon Palace. Many palaces in the palace have existed for thousands or even tens of thousands of years. From a distance, they look ancient, simple, majestic, and vague. It almost makes people mistakenly think that they have traveled through the long river of time and arrived thousands of years ago, or even tens of thousands of years ago.
According to today's living habits, such a palace must have many unreasonable design issues.
Fortunately, this is not the Demon Emperor's Palace after all, and there are not so many restrictions when it comes to renovation. After the princes of past dynasties moved in, they would modify the palace to a certain extent according to their own preferences and habits. When the Demon Emperor was still the crown prince, he renovated the East Palace. After the current crown prince moved in, he also renovated the palace.
Therefore, although the architectural style of the East Palace is very simple and majestic, the interior decoration is quite fashionable, and there are many new things that have only recently become popular in the immortal and demon dynasties.
Compared with the Demon Palace, the furnishings here are obviously younger and more suitable for young people.
Harden your heart.
This is where the current crown prince Shentu Jingming worked daily and assisted in the administration.
Unlike when he was a free prince, he could travel around and live a leisurely life. As the successor of the dynasty, the crown prince had to gradually get deeply involved in government affairs and began to assist the Demon Emperor in handling various national affairs.
As for the Demon Emperor's true form, he has been sitting at the Demon Realm base in recent years, and the one in the Demon Emperor's Palace is just a projection. Therefore, Crown Prince Shentu Jingming increasingly has to take on more responsibilities.
Fortunately, the crown prince is not alone. He will naturally have a team of his own under his command, including many outstanding talents. These are all young heroes from the various demon dynasty families who support the crown prince, as well as various top talents.
Compared to a few decades ago, Shentu Jingming today is dressed in an extremely noble crown prince's robe, with a little beard on his chin, and his eyes are dignified and deep. He is less aggressive and more majestic and calm. Aura.
With the assistance of the government affairs team, he skillfully handled complex and trivial chores, and the whole process flowed smoothly with almost no stagnation.
Obviously, his thirty-year career as crown prince has made him very familiar with these tasks, and he is naturally able to handle them with ease.
A few hours later.
Shentu Jingming, who had finally dealt with a lot of messy things, sent everyone away except Mr. Zhuo.
As soon as the person left, the calm and capable energy in his body was released with a "swish". He almost couldn't wait to put his feet up on the table, and his whole body slumped back, lying lazily on the chair.
The Crown Prince, who had been so wise and powerful just now, now looked like he had been exhausted and paralyzed, revealing his true colors.
"It's so annoying, it's so annoying." Shentu Jingming wailed and complained, "This is all a bunch of nonsense, and all the bullshit chores are bothering me."
No wonder the old guy at home wants to go to the outside world to take charge of the demon world. If it were him, he would definitely want to give up his job if he lived like this for thousands of years.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, please take a sip of soup to replenish your energy first." Mr. Zhuo felt a little distressed when he saw him like this, and hurriedly brought a bowl of carefully prepared soup.
After Shentu Jingming took it, he drank "Gudu Gudu" in several sips, then wiped his mouth and said, "Is Ruobing still in retreat? I heard that the training resources I sent last time were returned by her. Already?"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Mr. Zhuo comforted him in a low voice, "I think you should take care of this matter slowly. If you occasionally receive a gift, it's okay to thank you in return. You are sending cultivation resources in large quantities. How could Miss Ruobing's character be such that she would accept it at will? If she did, who would she become?"
"Oh, a woman's mind is so complicated and difficult to guess." Shentu Jingming rubbed his temples helplessly, "By the way, I remember that that damn girl Zhaoyu wrote back again?"
"Uh... this is already the thirty-third letter." Mr. Zhuo covered his mouth and snickered, "Each one is complaining about how terrible Wang Clanology is, and I want to ask His Highness to come forward and bring her back."
"She was the one who wanted to play with Wang Fugui, and now she is the one crying and begging to come back. How can anything be so easy in this world?" Shentu Jingming couldn't help but think about Princess Zhaoyu's suffering in the Wang clan. Anshuang said, "Besides, I can't make the decision on this matter. The old guy has made it clear that he wants her to stay in the Wang clan and study hard. If he doesn't nod, who will dare to take her back?"
"This..." Mr. Zhuo reluctantly took out another letter, "Wang Fugui also wrote you a letter."
"Fugui wrote to me?" Shentu Jingming was stunned.
Wang Fugui clearly disliked me, so how could he take the initiative to write to him? Could it be that Fugui kid couldn't help but attack Zhaoyu?
However, after he opened it, he realized that he had thought too much.
It turned out that Wang Fugui sincerely invited him and Wang Ruobing to visit the Immortal Dynasty and visit the Wang family to comfort Princess Zhaoyu who had suffered numerous traumas in her heart.
And Wang Fugui said that this matter has been communicated with His Majesty the Demon Emperor in letters.
"Going to visit the Immortal Dynasty?" Shentu Jingming pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but feel a little moved, "Although the relationship between us, the Demonic Immortal Dynasty, has broken through the ice and is gradually getting better...but there is no precedent for the Crown Prince to visit the Immortal Dynasty. That's right. Taking this opportunity to go with Ruobing and have more contact... maybe we can improve Leng Dan's relationship~"
"Let's do this, I'll discuss it with the old guy first~"
At that moment, Shentu Jingming made a decision.
After that, he went to the Demon Emperor's Palace to find the Demon Emperor's projection and discussed matters related to his mission to the Immortal Dynasty. After all, this is the first formal diplomatic interaction between the two dynasties after the last war between immortals and demons. It can also be regarded as an ice-breaking move, so one should be cautious.
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after a while.
I don’t know who started it, but a rumor suddenly spread in the Demon City, saying that the Crown Prince Shentu Jingming was about to accept the invitation of the Immortal Dynasty to visit the Immortal Dynasty and discuss a series of future plans to fight against the Demon Realm. There are also the younger generations of powerful families in the Demon Dynasty.
At the same time, another rumor slowly spread among the nobles of the family, saying that the Crown Prince had a special mission during his trip, which was to appease the prince who was studying abroad in a small country in the Immortal Dynasty. Princess Zhaoyu.
Logically speaking, even if Princess Zhaoyu wants to study abroad, she should study in the Immortal Dynasty Royal Family. No matter what, she has to go to the Immortal Dynasty Immortal Palace to study abroad. What does it mean to study in a small country and a small aristocratic family?
That would naturally be a sacrifice.
But why should Princess Zhaoyu be sacrificed?
There are many people from many powerful families who are good at analyzing the situation, and soon someone "guessed" the most likely reason.
When the immortals and demons met to fight against the demon world, the situation was originally good, but the demon king and the little demon king actually stabbed each other in the back.
Although judging from the results, the Immortal Dynasty did not suffer too serious losses, this incident undoubtedly planted the root of distrust in the Demon Dynasty in the hearts of the Immortal Dynasty. For the sake of the righteousness of the human race, His Majesty the Demon Emperor had no choice but to kill Princess Zhaoyu. Sacrificing yourself as a proton may even mean making peace.
Poor little Princess Zhaoyu has written thirty letters home in just a few decades. Each sentence is filled with tears and every word is filled with tears. She claims that her life is extremely hard and she wants to go home. Based on the Demon Emperor's previous love for the little princess, he would probably have brought her back with the first letter. However, for the sake of future cooperation between the immortal and demon dynasties, His Majesty the Demon Emperor, uncharacteristically, never allowed her to come back.
This time, when the Crown Prince travels to the Immortal Dynasty, he should pay a visit and comfort the little Princess Zhaoyu.
As soon as this rumor came out, the Demon Lord, whose reputation had finally recovered somewhat in the past few decades, dropped a level again. Many people secretly complained about falling in love with him.
If he hadn't been behind the conspiracy, why would the Demon Dynasty have asked the young Princess Zhaoyu to make such a huge sacrifice?
In fact, it even affected Chao Qianxing, whose fame was increasing day by day, and he also received a lot of scolding.
As the rumors gradually spread, Demon Lord, who was fishing in the Demon Lin Abyss, naturally heard all kinds of information and rumors.
When Elder Yun reported on the side, he recalled the criticism that Demon Lord had received these days, and still couldn't help but feel angry: "It's really abominable, now all the dirty water and smelly water are being blamed on us. Girl Zhaoyu is stranded in the Immortal Dynasty Wang, what does it have to do with us? I will mobilize our strength to clarify this rumor."
"It doesn't matter." The Demon Lord didn't care, and still looked as deep as the abyss. "This is just the old devil Chi Yu, deliberately guiding public opinion to give me eye drops. Such tricks are just crooked ways. That’s all, it can’t shake the overall situation.”
"But Master Demon Lord, is it possible to let them continue to slander like this?" Elder Yun frowned, still very unwilling, "Now this wave of rumors is getting more and more intense, and it has already affected Young Master Qian Jie!"
Previously, Elder Yun looked down on Chao Qianxing, but as Chao Qianxing gradually showed his ability and courage, she also looked at him with admiration and regarded him as the future of the Chao family.
"You just said that Wang Ruobing will also go to the Immortal Dynasty as an envoy? Will he also go with Shentu Jingming to visit Zhaoyu girl?" Demon Lord opened his eyes slightly and asked.
"This is indeed the case from the information we have gathered." Elder Yun replied, "Previously, Shentu Jingming, Wang Ruobing, Wang Fugui, Wang Yingxuan and others from the Wang family in Changning established a comrade-in-arms friendship. It is said that they had the experience of helping each other. , so we have a good relationship with each other. Presumably, both parties also want to take this opportunity to establish more connections."
"Okay, very good." A sharp light suddenly flashed across Demon Lord's deep eyes, and his tone suddenly became cold, "As the saying goes, you can see the moonlight when the clouds clear. This is what I have been waiting for for dozens of times." There is a chance. As long as I can refine and devour Wang Ruobing’s bloodline, I will definitely be promoted to the middle stage of the True Demon. At that time, I want to see what the old devil Chiyu can use to fight me."
"Your Majesty, the Wang family is cunning, you must be careful that it is a trap." Elder Yun reminded hurriedly.
"This is natural." Demon Lord said calmly and confidently, "However, I have already made a comprehensive plan, and I will not let down such a God-given opportunity. Qingyun, please send a message for me."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
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As the Demon Lord began to take action, a big conspiracy "targeting" the Wang family slowly opened up like a giant net, covering the Wang family.
The first thing to undergo drastic changes was the Daqian Outer Territory Battlefield Defense Zone.
Over the years, the land reclamation here has progressed rapidly, bringing a lot of benefits to the Wang family, Daqian, and many aristocratic families in Daqian. Naturally, these changes are also seen in the eyes of other defense areas outside the region, especially the joint defense areas of the Western Jin Dynasty, Southern Qin Dynasty, and Yinsha Sect not far away.
now.
It has been demolished and rebuilt, using Wang's high-grade cement, and even the appearance has become extremely modern in the main base.
Wang Liyao, the current commander-in-chief of the Donggan Defense Area, was presiding over the meeting in a conference room.
Because she was outside the territory, she was wearing a military uniform. The light blue armor glowed coldly under the light, and she looked inexplicably a little more cold and majestic.
After sitting outside the territory for many years, although Wang Liyao's appearance has not changed at this time, her temperament has become more mature and stable. Her profound energy is as dignified as an abyss. Even if she sits still, she can give people a strong pressure. She is already a The appearance of a superior person.
And her cultivation has already reached the late stage of the Purple Mansion Realm, and she is gradually climbing towards the peak. It only takes some time to hone her skills, and breaking through to the magical realm is as easy as eating and drinking.
"Our two major Demon King's Forts, Jusi and Yaomu, in the Daqian Defense Area, and the three Demon King's Forts in the Western Jin Dynasty and Southern Qin Defense Area, have all dispatched soldiers and generals to jointly launch an attack on us." Wang Liyao's voice was calm and restrained, inaudible. There was a little bit of fear, as if it had been expected, "And the Jin-Qin defense zone was shrinking back, with the attitude of sitting on a mountain and watching the fight between tigers and tigers."
"Finally it has begun." Emperor Longchang, who was sitting at the main base, also looked calm and majestic. "We have been preparing for so many years, isn't it just for today? Yaoyao, this time I am here to lead the troops to fight and wipe out the five major Demon King’s Castle.”
Next to him, the charming Yufu Fairy looked at Emperor Longchang with gleaming eyes, and said with admiration: "Brother Chang is still as domineering and domineering, and his majesty is still the same as before. I am willing to go on the expedition with you."
"You can't kill a chicken with a butcher's knife. Sister Yu, just stay at the base." Emperor Longchang said with a domineering look, "My half-immortal sword [Great Sword of Heaven and Earth] has long been thirsty and unbearable. This time it must be called They get a taste of my power."
"Disgusting~" Yufuxian's pretty face flushed, and she stamped her feet to give him a sip.
"Sister Yu, I was wrong."
"Brother Chang, I forgive you."
The series of conversations gave the other participants goosebumps and made them want to drag their chairs further away from them.
If you want to fall in love at dusk, just fall in love at dusk. Don't show off at the venue. What did they do wrong to eat this kind of old dog food here?
It is said that after Emperor Longchang was injured, he was forcibly recalled by Wang Shouzhe for treatment. When Yufuxian heard about it, he was worried and naturally took the initiative to take care of him. As a result, it didn't take long for the two of them to have a passionate relationship.
It doesn't matter if they are good, but as long as these two people get together, they will always have an outdated sweet pet script dialogue, which really makes people almost vomit.
And the initiator of all this is Wang Ningxi.
What evil had he done?
Wang Liyao's eyelids jumped when she heard this, and she tried to hold up her expression to stop him: "Your Majesty, what my father means this time is that you have to fight slowly and make it difficult. Therefore, you still have to hold back."
"Tch, that boy Wang Shouzhe is full of intrigues and evil intentions all day long. I just won't listen to him. What can he do to me?" Emperor Longchang snorted coldly, with a look of arrogance on his face.
"My father said that if Your Majesty disobeys military orders, the semi-immortal weapon [Qiankun Sword] lent to you will be confiscated."
"..." Emperor Longchang's expression changed instantly, and then he changed his words calmly as if nothing had happened, "That's all, although boy Shouzhe has a lot of bad intentions, he still has some skills after all. I will listen to his advice this time. .”
"..."
Everyone else present was speechless.
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