Fish swimming around the world

Zhong Houde's intention was simple, but Jiang Fan did not want to miss this opportunity and wanted to find out what the current prime minister thought of the alliance leader and the state minister. After all, this man, who was originally at the head of the civil and military affairs separate from the Grand Master, suddenly had a powerful alliance leader, a third-level minister, didn't he feel any discomfort at all?

And the other party's answer was also very kind.

He just said sincerely and seriously that the Great Zhou Dynasty lacked military equipment, so it was difficult to have the power to intimidate. As long as a powerful alliance leader can control it properly, he will definitely add greater authority to the imperial court, and it will be easier to deal with the disputes among the five countries. As soon as Jiang Fan heard this, he knew it came from my mouth.

As for the appearance of a state minister above the prime minister, he didn't even care. The reason was that when Zhang Zhiling traveled to the five countries, the imperial court also launched the same measure. At that time, he was acting as the prime minister. If you have experience, you can identify with it.

Moreover, he believed that the prince was very smart and would be able to check and balance each other by setting up an alliance leader and a state minister at the same time. With the wisdom of His Majesty and the Prince, it will not be difficult to properly grasp the situation in the future.

Jiang Fan finally understood that for this old man who wanted to do well in the Zhou Dynasty, as long as it was beneficial to the dynasty, he almost didn't care about himself at all.

He is a good official, a very good but pedantic good official.

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On the third day, it was a sunny day with blue sky and no wind.

Early in the morning, Jiang Fan came to the prison room and waited quietly to go to court.

There were already a lot of people inside, most of the civil and military officials were there, but there was almost no sound. Mainly because there are already several big guys from the five countries sitting inside.

Zhang Yi, Yu Qingcheng, Sima Ru, Li Xiu and Bai Shigong. These are all special envoys from the five countries, figures who truly hold real power, not to mention the two princes and kings, King Jin and King Xia.

When Jiang Fan saw this situation, he immediately knew that King Jin was the leader of the alliance, and King Xia was determined, so they would definitely come in person. But the kings of Wei and Chu had no need at all, and they didn't want to take risks.

As soon as he entered the room, all eyes naturally focused on him, and the atmosphere became more solid for a while.

Jiang Fan smiled and said hello, "Oh, morning, morning, you're all here. Have you eaten yet?"

Of course no one answered, but except for the big guys from the five countries, everyone basically looked back.

King Xia was the first to stand up and nodded with a gentle smile: "Good morning, King Xiaoyao, breakfast in the imperial court is not like that of ordinary people. I wonder if the prince is used to it."

The King of Jin and other envoys also nodded as a courtesy. Of course, other civil and military officials cannot be neglected. When this person comes out, it is basically equivalent to the arrival of the King of Qin, and they all meet each other according to etiquette. Even Grand Master Huangfu Zhaoye and Prime Minister Zhong Houde greeted him with a smile.

Jiang Fan smiled and returned the courtesy one by one, and then sat down next to King Xia casually: "I'm sorry, Jiang has a habit of bringing meals with him wherever he goes. There's nothing he can do about it, he's so naughty."

King Xia smiled and said: "It seems that Mr. Jiang really doesn't like the food in the imperial court."

Although King Xia seems to be joking, his words are not easy to accept. He can't even look down on the meals in the imperial court, so what else can you look at.

Jiang Fan did not take it seriously and said casually: "The imperial court is not a dining hall, so the food does not matter, but it is rare for me and other ministers to gather together to attend court. It is also rare."

He looked at the ministers and workers around him and said with a smile, "You guys, tell me, is that right?"

"Yes, yes..."

What can everyone say? Everyone feels that this person seems to be looking at themselves, and it would be inappropriate not to respond.

At this time, Jiang Fan suddenly stood up and walked up to Zhong Houde and Huangfu Zhaoye with great interest: "Ouch? You two are so elegant, do you want to have a hand-to-hand talk in this moment?"

Huangfu Zhaoye put down the chess piece in his hand with a smile: "It's just to pass the time. I wonder if the prince is interested?"

Jiang Fan shook his head repeatedly, "I haven't been good at this stuff since I was a child, and I don't dare to show my shame. You two continue."

Zhong Houde stroked his beard and said, "Your Majesty studied under Zhang Zaifu, who is known as the best chess player in the Five Kingdoms. It's not like that."

"Oh?" Jiang Fan said in surprise: "Master, does he still have such a title?"

Zhong Houde said: "Old Zaifu has great chess skills. In his life, he only lost half a piece to the best chess player in the world and the chess sages. This is something everyone knows."

Jiang Fan had heard of this prophet of divination, known as the prophet of divination. He was a chess master with unparalleled chess skills. He once boasted that one day he would be able to defeat half the chess players in the world.

Interestingly, this person does not live in seclusion, but travels around the world. He claims to view rivers as boards and mountains and rivers as pieces to see how the game of chess in the world is played.

Jiang Fan couldn't help but sigh, there are so many strange people in the world.

Then everyone saw that this man got excited after hearing this. He actually took out a handful of dried fruits and crunched them. Not to mention, he took out another bag of braised pork from his arms, and finally took out a small bottle of wine. , the aroma of the wine is overflowing, and one smells it and one knows that it is the best among the roasted knives.

Everyone is confused, bringing wine, meat and snacks with them? What a player.

You know, the morning court may not end anytime, and if you feel anxious during the morning, you usually have to endure it. Therefore, everyone usually does not eat breakfast in the morning.

But with an empty stomach, smelling the smell of wine and meat, listening to the chewing sounds, and the sizzling wine tasting sounds were simply torture.

Even the grand master and the prime minister were stunned, but they endured Jiang Fan's concession. After all, everyone didn't eat, so why were the two bosses so embarrassed?

There's a reason why this guy doesn't want to be liked.

In the end, everyone in the class who had never met before came to a unified conclusion.

While Mr. Jiang was drinking and chatting away, there was one person who was not idle at all, and was almost furious.

Sword King Jiang Zhan never expected that he would leave the house two days in advance and not reach the foot of Taiyue Mountain on the same day.

The two damned super strong men took turns to block him, and in the name of asking for advice, they took turns to make trouble.

But except for himself, no one else could do anything to these two. They were too strong.

Although Jiang Zhan didn't want to mobilize a large army, he did bring a few strong men with him, but unfortunately there was also a poor man, and basically no one could pass his test. Even if they passed his test, there was a woman named Yun Ruo who would come out and respectfully ask for advice.

Therefore, it was not until the dawn of the day that he saw the towering Taiyue. It was estimated that the distance was at least more than a hundred miles away. Fortunately, he should be able to catch up with it if he hurried.

Only Jiang Zhan was full of anger. Along the way, he, a super strong man, was exhausted and felt tired. And because of his anxiety, the accompanying strong men were left behind by him, and now he was the only one riding the wind.

Finally, Taiyue was approaching, and the two bastards were embarrassed to make trouble at the foot of Taiyue, and finally retreated quietly.

But just as he was about to go at full speed, two women blocked his way again.

One had red pupils and was holding a guqin in her arms, and the other had light green pupils and was wearing a black dress and was empty-handed.

It turned out to be Ahri and Demon Lord Li Luo.

"May I ask if you are the Dragon Gate Sword King, Senior Jiang?"

Ahri knelt slightly and bowed while holding the guqin, and asked.

Jiang Zhan frowned slightly: "Who are you!"

Ahri smiled evilly and said: "My sister and I have long heard of the name of Dragon Gate Sword, and we have come to admire and learn from you. Please help us, Senior."