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Chapter 1554
Chapter 1554
In Jade Capital City, in front of Tianjie Gate Tower, the area within ten miles has been cleared by Jinwu Guards sergeants. Teams of Jinwu Guards wearing golden armor and golden helmets are closely guarding the surrounding area.
The Five Great Taifu Taoists led all the ministers in Yujing City to stand in front of the gatehouse at the entrance to Tianjie, quietly watching the motorcade slowly approaching from the wide street in front of them.
The convoy was not huge, with only one chariot. Yu Mi, Jiang E, and Fang Jian each rode a dragon horse at the front. In the middle was the chariot Di Meng was riding, and on both sides and behind were Jiang E. Led by a thousand sergeants.
As for Fazhen and the fifty soldiers, under Fang Jian's order, they took the Jingshan Taoist minister who was suppressed by Fang Jian back to the Night Patrol Mansion for interrogation.
In fact, it was not an interrogation, but a filing. Fang Jian had already interrogated that person. For Fang Jian, Yun Dan's death had come to light, and he had all the evidence to clear the suspicion for the Heavenly Court.
As for the beating of gongs and drums when entering the city to announce the news of Emperor Meng's return to the court, Fang Jian did it for the safety of Emperor Meng and his daughter.
When Di Meng was kidnapped and imprisoned, Fang Jian only needed to think for a moment to understand that the power behind those who dared to attack Daojun's daughter must be extraordinary.
Therefore, it is a wrong move to send Emperor Meng and Princess back silently. A big disturbance must be made and everyone knows about it, so that Emperor Meng and Princess will be safe.
Otherwise, if Emperor Di Meng is sent back quietly, he will not be able to stay with Di Meng all the time, and the person who imprisoned Emperor Meng in the first place is likely to take action again.
But now the entire Jade Capital City knows the news of Lady Di Meng's return, and her every move and situation will attract everyone's attention. As a result, the person behind her will have a lot of scruples if she wants to take action again.
If something happens to Emperor Meng and his daughter in Yujing City, only the five regents can suppress the uproar caused. Therefore, except for the five regents, no one else dares to take action rashly.
The disappearance of Emperor Meng and his daughter has always been the biggest conspiracy theory maker in Yujing City. For many years, both nobles and common people in Yujing City have had various conspiracy speculations about this.
But after more than 200 years, under the deliberate cold treatment of the Daoting court, not many people today talk about such "commonplace" things. After all, all kinds of speculations have been made by people as early as the first few decades. read or listened to it once.
But today's news of Emperor Meng's return has undoubtedly stirred up the heat again, reminding people that there is such an unsolved case in the Great Court.
I just don’t know if the return of Emperor Meng and his daughter can solve this unsolved case, so not only the scholars and common people in Yujing City, but also some nobles are inexplicably excited and looking forward to it.
As the motorcade drove to the white jade gate tower at the entrance of Tianjie, Yumi, Jiang E, and Fang Jian got off their horses one after another. Yumi and Jiang E were in front, and Fang Jian was behind, and they came to the front of the Five Great Taifu Taoist Masters.
"Your Majesty Yumi (Jiang E), I would like to pay my respects to the five Taiwan Assistants." Yumi and Jiang E bowed in unison.
Fang Jian, who was behind him, bowed his head and looked like he didn't recognize the five Taiwan assistants, but he really didn't.
At this time, Jiang E also remembered that she seemed to have forgotten to introduce Fang Jian, so she quickly said: "Fang Xiaowei, these are the five Taoist Taoists of Taizhen, Taigu, Taiwei, Taichong, and Taihe."
Hearing this, Fang Jian bowed his head again and said, "Fang Jian has met five Taifu Taoist Masters."
The five Taoist Masters nodded slightly, and then Taoist Master Taizhen looked at Fang Jian with a smile and said: "Fang Xiaowei, you did a good job this time. You can't help but kill the murderer of Jingshan Taoist Prince Yun Dan, and also kill Di Meng." It is a great achievement that the lady was rescued."
Fang Jian cupped his hands and said, "Taizhen Taoist words are serious, I just did my duty."
"Okay, okay." Tao Zhen Taoist smiled and nodded and said, "It's good not to take credit and be arrogant." Then Tao Zhen Taoist asked with great concern: "Where is Lady Di Meng?"
Fang Jian turned around and pointed in the direction of the chariot and said, "In the chariot."
"Please quickly ask Lady Dimeng to move." Tao Zhen Taoist Master said quickly.
Then, under the leadership of the Five Great Taifu Taoist Masters, all the ministers in Yujing City came to the chariot where Di Meng was sitting and respectfully asked Di Meng to move over.
At this time, Fang Jian, who was behind the crowd, glanced at Yumi, who immediately understood and stepped forward to enter Di Meng's chariot.
Not long after, Di Meng timidly walked out of the chariot with the support of Youmi. When she saw the court officials around the chariot, she suddenly felt dizzy and was even more frightened.
Di Meng quickly raised her head and looked around, her eyes searching for that familiar figure. When she saw Fang Jian far away, she immediately cast a pair of uneasy eyes over him.
Fang Jian saw Di Meng's eyes looking towards him, as if begging him to come to her, but Fang Jian glanced at Tao Zhen Dao Zun and others and decided not to go.
However, Fang Jian still followed Di Meng's eyes and raised his hand to point at Wei Mi next to her. Di Meng was very disappointed when she saw this action, but after seeing Fang Jian pointing at Wei Mi, she didn't force it anymore. , but withdrew his gaze.
"We sincerely welcome Emperor Meng to return to the court." Under the leadership of the five Taoist Masters of Taizhen, everyone bowed to Emperor Meng and bowed in obeisance.
Then Tao Zhen Tao Zun paid homage to Emperor Meng again and said, "Please Emperor Meng, please drive your royal carriage and enter the palace to see Lord Dao Dao."
Di Meng raised his head and looked in the direction pointed by Tao Zhen Taoist Master, and saw an extremely luxurious Luan Yu parked there. At the same time, there were many maids spreading a red gauze on the ground and sprinkling it with red gauze. All kinds of fairy flowers.
Then Di Meng stepped out of the carriage with the support of Zhang Mi, and then walked along the red gauze and stopped in front of the Luan Yu, surrounded by everyone. Before boarding the Yu, Di Meng turned back and looked at Fang Jian.
Fang Jian smiled and waved, and Di Meng smiled back, then turned around and boarded Luan Yu.
Then the five ministers and ministers also boarded the chariot, and even Jiang E and Yu Mi got on their horses.
Then the edicts from the five Taifu came down, ordering all the ministers to go to Daodao Palace with Emperor Meng and his daughter to meet Daodao Lord, while the rest went to the side hall of the forum to wait for the edict.
This "others" is very spiritual, because everyone present has the title of Shangqing, and only Fang Jian is a national scholar, so this "others" refers to Fang Jian.
Yu Mi and Jiang E were walking at the back of the team. Fang Jian nodded and smiled at Yu Mi, while Jiang E said a little embarrassedly: "Fang Jian, go to the forum and wait for us first. We will be there soon."
Fang Jian nodded and said, "Okay."
Seeing the huge convoy of ministers disappearing into the wide tree-lined streets in front of him, Fang Jian also got on his horse and went to the forum under the guidance of a young minister from the forum.
After arriving at the forum, Fang Jian went directly into the side hall and took a seat. The maid in the hall immediately served fairy tea.
Fang Jian drank tea and waited quietly. After an unknown period of time, there was a sound of voices outside the side hall. Fang Jian turned around and saw that the young minister who led him into the side hall before was leading another man in mysterious clothes. A heroic man wearing a Taoist robe, a jade belt and a jade ribbon around his waist walked in.
After the man entered the side hall, he also saw Fang Jian. The two looked at each other. Soon the man bowed his hand to Fang Jian and Fang Jian took the initiative to return the salute.
At this time, the young minister stepped forward and introduced: "Prince Yunhao, this is Captain Fang Jian of the Night Patrol Captain's Mansion, and he is also the Young Master of Xuanjian Dao Kingdom."
"Captain Fang Jian, this is Yun Hao, the crown prince of Jingshan Tao Kingdom." Shaoqing introduced Fang Jian again.Fang Jian and Yun Hao's eyes lit up at the same time, especially Yun Hao, who immediately said: "It turns out to be Captain Fang, Captain Fang. I wonder if the murderer of my younger brother has been caught?"
"The murderer of Young Master Yundan is dead." Fang Jian said.
Yun Hao frowned, while Shaoqing on the side bowed and smiled: "You two gentlemen, please take your time to chat. I have something else to do, so I will leave first."
Yunhao said: "Young Master, please excuse me."
As the young minister left, only the maids serving tea were left in the palace. Yunhao looked at Fang Jian and asked: "Captain Fang, if a person dies, doesn't it mean he dies without evidence?"
Fang Jian smiled and said: "There is still evidence, I'm just afraid that you won't be able to accept it."
When Yunhao heard this, he smiled and said, "What evidence can't I accept?"
Fang Jian said nothing, but at this time the maids had served Yunhao fairy tea, and Yunhao had no choice but to invite Fang Jian to sit down.
Immediately, the two of them sat down next to each other, with only a table with a tea cup and fruit plate between them. When the maid put the tea cup on the table, she said to Yunhao, "Please have some tea" and then stepped aside. .
"Captain Fang, please speak up if you have anything to say. No matter what the outcome is, it has nothing to do with you, Colonel Fang." Yunhao picked up the tea cup and sipped the tea and said.
After hearing this, Fang Jian thought about it for a moment and asked Yunhao: "Your Majesty, have you heard of 'Cai Zhen'?"
"Cai Zhen?" Yunhao said with astonishment on his face: "That's the high minister of our Jingshan Taoist Kingdom. Why did Captain Fang suddenly mention him?"
Halfway through, Yunhao suddenly froze, and immediately stared at Fang Jian closely.
Fang Jian picked up the tea cup and took a sip of the honey-scented fairy tea. Then he looked at Yun Hao and said, "Didn't the prince think of something?"
Yunhao's pupils shrank, and then he fell silent. He said nothing. After taking a sip of fairy tea, the expression on his face immediately returned to normal.
After that, the two stopped talking and just drank tea by themselves. The maids around them looked at each other and felt a little strange. Why were these two so talkative when they first met? Why are they now more silent than the other?
After a full hour, the five Taifu Taoist Masters returned to the forum from the Daodao Palace.
Except for Yu Mi, Jiang E and several ministers at the forum, all the other ministers have gone back to their respective homes.
After the five Taifu returned to the main assembly hall, they issued an edict as soon as possible, confirming the identity of Emperor Meng, restoring her title, and announcing it to all parties.
As for the bloodline of Dao Daojun, Dao Daoting naturally has a complete set of verification methods. Under the watchful eyes of so many ministers, the five Taiwan assistants did not dare to do anything and had to follow the formal procedures to complete the process.
After reconfirming, he asked Lord Dao to issue an edict to restore all the identities of Emperor Meng and his daughter, and at the same time send her to the 'Baoqing Palace' where she once lived.
In the Daoting, the sons and daughters of the Dao Lord will automatically receive the title of "Shangqing" as soon as they are born. For the Dao Lord of each Dao Kingdom, only his eldest son can receive the title of Shangqing, and other children can only receive the title of "Shangqing". The canonization of titles below Shaoqing.
However, the long-awaited reunion between the current Yuande Daodaojun and his sister was somewhat different from what everyone imagined. Yuande Daodaojun was very indifferent to his sister, who had disappeared for more than 200 years.
This indifference shattered the expectations and excitement in Di Meng's heart, especially when she learned that her father and mother were dead, she fainted on the spot and did not wake up until she was sent to Baoqing Palace.
However, compared to his indifference towards his own sister, the Yuande Daojun was very grateful to Fang Jian for rescuing Di Meng.
However, the five Taiwanese assistants did not agree to the reward that Master Yuande wanted to give to Fang Jian.
This Yuande Daojun wanted Fang Jian to take over the long-vacant position of 'Zhi Jinwu'. Zhi Jinwu, the commander of Jinwu Guards, was responsible for taking charge of Jinwu Guards and the guard affairs within Daodao Palace and Tianjie.
The reason why the position of Zhijinwu has been vacant for a long time is because the candidates provided by the five Taiwan Assistants were rejected by Yuande Daodaojun, so this position has been vacant.
Again, although Lord Dao is a puppet, he is only a puppet at the mercy of others in front of the five regents. Even though the five Taifus hold power on behalf of the five regents, they dare not challenge Lord Dao openly. .
Therefore, the five Taiwan Fu tactfully rejected Yuande Daojun's proposal, and then the court meeting broke up unhappy.
After promulgating the 'good news' that Emperor Meng and his daughter have returned to the court, the forum ordered Yujing City to celebrate the return of Emperor Meng and her daughter for three days. During these three days, all shops run by the Daoting government and shops with official backgrounds will be cancelled. The price is [-]%, which means a [-]% discount.
It seems that the Daoting rulers are already familiar with this model. There are Daodao Lords who get married and win the war. Anyway, no matter what good things happen, they must use prices to promote consumption and generate income.
Finally, the five Taifu summoned Fang Jian to the main hall and then announced his reward.
"Fang Jian, now we are going to reward you for your contribution to rescuing Lady Di Meng. As for your contribution to catching the murderer of Mr. Yundan, you will have to wait until the matter is completed before you can reward you." Taizhen Taoist Master Fang Jian said.
Fang Jian cupped his hands and said, "Yes."
Tao Zhen Taoist Master then announced Fang Jian's reward, formally conferring him the title of 'Shaoqing' in Daoting, directly surpassing the title of 'Qingshi', and rewarded him with 30 dust, and he was still in charge of the Night Patrol School Lieutenant's Mansion.
For ordinary people, this reward is a complete step to the sky. From a national scholar to a young minister, he has entered the ranks of great nobles, and he has also been rewarded with 30 dusts.
However, for Fang Jian, such a reward is just ordinary. In the final analysis, Dao Jun's lineage is a puppet, just a 'mascot'. If Dao Jun is in charge, he will be rewarded based on this 'rescue'. It's definitely several times richer than this.
But to the five Taiwanese assistants, although Di Meng is a lady, she is not important to Daoting and them. The title of Shaoqing and the power of 30 dust are enough.
As the reward of 30 dust fell in front of him and was included in the Hongmeng editor by Fang Jian, Fang Jian's 420 million Hongmeng Dao Qi became 450 million, and the 'Golden Seal of the National Scholar' was also replaced by 'Shaoqing' Bao Yin'.
Jiang E, Youmi and even the sergeants brought by Jiang E also received different rewards, but Fazhen and others brought by Fang Jian did not receive any rewards, even though Fang Jian had handed over their names. Go up.
The Taoist Taoist Master simply said, "This person is guilty, and his merits are not obvious, so he will not be rewarded." Then he exposed the matter. Even though Fang Jian was unhappy in his heart, his face was calm and smiling. , doesn’t seem to care.
Then it was time to deal with the Yun Dan case. I saw Tao Zhen Tao Zun saying: "Please sit down, all the ministers and Fang Jian Shao Qing, call Prince Yun Hao to the palace, and bring the body of the murderer Zhen Lan to the palace."
Fang Jian lowered his head the moment he sat down, with a sneer on his face, but soon returned to normal. When he raised his head, Prince Yunhao had already entered the hall and saluted and took his seat.
Then Zhen Lan's body was carried into the hall by two sergeants, and then parked directly in the middle of the hall.
(End of this chapter)