Chapter 260: Opportunity to Explore

"Xia Fan!" After the messenger left, Ning Wanjun stepped forward, stepped on the edge of the chair, and her upper body was almost in front of him, "You haven't forgotten what you promised, have you!?"

At this distance, he could clearly see himself in the other person's pupils, as well as the row of slender eyelashes.

"Your Highness, it's too close."

Xia Fan coughed twice and reminded in a low voice. If he wanted to distance himself, he could only push the opponent with both hands, but at this angle it was easy to touch the opponent's chest, so he could only stay still.

"Calm down, I haven't thought about going to Gyeonggi to serve."

"But you didn't reject him!"

"I have my concerns. In fact, you should be able to guess it, right?"

Hearing this, Ning Wanjun had a rather complicated look in her eyes. After a while, she straightened up and put her feet down, "You don't want the Privy Council to notice my intentions so early?"

"This is our intention." Xia Fan emphasized, "Now is the most critical time. Every day of delay will make Jinxia stronger. Don't you feel the changes in the city?"

The words "we" made Ning Wanjun's expression soften a lot. Facing Xia Fan's question, she could not give any negative answer. Even a commoner on the street could detect Jinxia's transformation, let alone her sitting in Fengyang Villa overlooking the overall situation.

The weapons of the Machinery Bureau, the food that determines logistics, the ever-expanding army, the increasingly abundant supplies in the warehouse... No matter what it is, it shows a vigorous and upward momentum. What Jinxia City currently lacks most is a period of stable development.

"You... are right. But even if they reject the Privy Council, what can they do with this place? It's impossible for them to immediately think that I have objections based on this and gather my alchemists to attack Jinxia City, right?" Ning Wan Jun was slightly dissatisfied, "Leizhou's problem hasn't been solved yet."

"This is what worries me." Xia Fan sighed, "Do you ever feel that the timing of the problem in the family was too coincidental?"

"What a coincidence?" Ning Wanjun calmed down and thought about it for a moment, "According to the Fang family, the higher-ups should be planning to take back the power of recruiting Qi-sensing people from each aristocratic family, but this power was a reward granted to them by Emperor Taizu. Obviously, the Privy Council Office It is theoretically untenable.”

"The truth cannot be argued, and what can convince the other side is force. However, the alchemists of the General Office are basically stationed in the capital, and any transfer will fall into the eyes of others - at least the Privy Council itself is a special agency directly responsible to the emperor. In theory, it is The Emperor is in control.”

Ning Wanjun's heart moved, "If you want to mobilize the alchemists in a legitimate way, the invasion of Gao Kingdom is an excellent opportunity. The alchemists are responsible for eradicating evil spirits in peacetime, but they are the most elite army in wartime..."

She suddenly shuddered when she said this, "Is it possible that in addition to Zuo An, there is also the Privy Council who is connected with Gao Guo? The purpose of this plan is to allow the General Palace to gather the power of the alchemists from Qi State to deal with Liu Guo. A big family?”

"I can't say for sure, but the fact is that after Leizhou was defeated, the head of the Fang family could no longer predict the situation of other aristocratic families - except that the Privy Council Office is interfering, I can't think of any other explanation."

Ning Wanjun clenched her fists, "Why do they want to do such a thing? Even if the power of the family can be destroyed through this move, the invasion of Gao Kingdom and the refugees are still real!"

"Unless you ask the planner in person, I'm afraid no one can give an answer to this question." Xia Fan said solemnly, "The only thing we can know is that there are a large number of alchemists in the Privy Council who are under no supervision. , this is a floating army, and it is far more difficult to deal with than the Shenzhou garrison. "

The princess fell silent.

"I don't know what the Privy Council is planning, but I always feel that their purpose is not just as simple as the aristocratic family." Xia Fan continued, "The news that the prince has chosen a day to ascend the throne is also very strange. In addition, the news about the palace is blocked, I think To find out the intentions of both parties during this period, perhaps the most effective way is to go to Gyeonggi.”

There is also Master Li's information, maybe we can also gain something.

"Well..." Ning Wanjun hesitated, but she actually agreed with the other party's judgment. The risk level of this trip is not high, even lower than her trip to Gyeonggi. As long as Xia Fan does not publicly declare that he is a listener, the Privy Council will not embarrass a young alchemist with great potential.

What she was really worried about was what to do if Xia Fan was really impressed by the Privy Council's conditions.

However, the third princess soon realized that this violated her principle of trusting people and not using them.

"You're not going to go there alone, are you?"

"Of course, if there is someone behind you, it would be good to have someone to take care of you if something goes wrong." Xia Fan thought for a while, "Li must follow. She will not agree to stay alone in Jinxia. Luo Qingqing is very suitable for going to Gyeonggi, but she His reputation is not low, and it will be very troublesome if he is recognized. The only choices left are the Fang family disciples and the living dead."

Seeing that he was seriously considering the issue of escaping, Ning Wanjun felt a little relieved, "I'll lend you a team of 100 people to help explore the situation in the countryside. If there is a problem, which road should you take to leave the capital and which woods? It’s better for hiding, you can at least know it.”

"This is a good idea." Xia Fan said happily.

"Besides, you don't have to worry about your appearance. Do you still remember that I put on makeup to look like Shangguan Cai when I came here? That was Eunuch Li's special skill." Ning Wanjun shrugged, "If anyone is afraid of being recognized, you can Prepare a human face mask in advance, but it can only change the facial features, and the demonic features cannot be hidden. "

"Really? Then I'll trouble you."

"But I have one condition." The princess crossed her arms and said, "You must write more letters to Jinxia City and report the situation there."

"Oh? I was just trying to see how far the communication device can transmit the message." Xia Fan thought for a while, "If the antenna size is large enough, maybe there is no need to write a letter."

"Wait, do you want to say that I can talk to you here?"

"With a clean electromagnetic background, these messages can even spread across the continent." He smiled, "If I don't encounter any changes, how about calling every day to report the progress of the investigation?"

Ning Wanjun was speechless for a moment, and after a while, she turned around and hummed, "Isn't this what you should do? In short, don't be too careless when facing the Privy Council. After all, they are the most difficult people to deal with in Qiguo."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing." Xia Fan nodded.

Now Jinxia City has gradually got on the right track. Even if he temporarily leaves the Affairs Bureau, various projects will continue to move forward.

As long as he can make the Privy Council not think about Jinxia City, it will be the greatest significance of his trip.

In addition, he also wanted to find out what kind of drama the grand ceremony planned by the capital's general government was, and whether it had anything to do with their choice to take action against the noble families at this moment.

Being invited by the top leaders to go and see for himself might be a perfect opportunity.