Heavenly Dao Formula

The next day, Xia Fan received a notice from Ning Wanjun asking him to come to the villa.

It is said that the princess of Yamaguchi has woken up, and the cold illness has subsided, and the two sides plan to hold a formal meeting.

Wu Yueyao can understand that he probably wants to cut off the private salt channel of the Wang family as soon as possible.

The princess probably thinks that she is idle, so it is better to learn more about the situation on the other side of the sea. Before the identity of the other party is determined, the more details the better to determine the authenticity of everything the other party said.

When he came to the main hall of the villa, the maid Qiuyue first led him to another side room.

There, Xia Fan found that besides the princess herself, there were three other men.

"I have seen Your Highness." He simply saluted.

"You are here." Ning Wanjun nodded to him, "You have been recovering from your injuries before, so I haven't formally introduced you to you. These are the retainers who went south with me, and they are also colleagues who will work with you in the future."

"Hello, I'm Xu Sanchong. I used to be a frontier guerrilla, and now I'm serving as the commander of His Highness's bodyguard." The tallest man was the first to stand up and clasped his fists.

Xia Fan cupped his hands in return.

"This old man is called Li Duojin. He is in charge of Your Highness's living expenses and other trivial matters. You can just call me Li Gong." The second person who spoke was an old man about fifty years old. The "beard" was nowhere to be seen on his face, "Hehe, young man, you don't have to guess, the old man did indeed serve in the palace and served the empress for a while...Your Highness, I can be regarded as the one I grew up watching."

The last person's attire is much more particular, not only wearing a brocade robe, but also wearing a jade pendant and a sachet around his waist, and holding a goose feather fan in his hand. "My humble servant, He Guicai, was originally a staff officer in the army, and he also knows a little bit about official affairs. I will ask Mr. Xia to give me some advice in the future."

So... this is the whole team of the princess?

Xia Fan couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

A general responsible for security, a father-in-law who manages money, and a military adviser to handle internal and external affairs, no wonder he is so valued by the princess. Emotionally, she really has no one under her command.

Of course, to be precise, this should be all the team she can bring.

For example, the big boss of the Privy Council who can intervene in the scholar's examination, keeping him in his current position is far more effective than bringing him to Jinxia City.

But even so, it would be too bold to rely on these few people to seize power from the State Shepherd's Mansion. Without the support of the Privy Council, it might take ten years to succeed.

"I don't need to introduce this one, after all, it has been mentioned before." The princess said, "Xia Fan is in charge of the Privy Council, and I promise him that he can intervene in any affairs he thinks necessary. For example, this time the evil The messenger horse was led out by him, so I hope he can participate to the end."

"I understand." He Guicai stroked his fan and bowed his head.

"Now that the introduction is over, let's start the formal meeting."

"Everyone, please follow me." Qiuyue bowed.

Xia Fan followed the crowd into the reception hall, where Wu Yueyao was already waiting.

Compared with the appearance when we first met, she is much tidier at this moment, not only her hair and face are clean, but also her clothes have been carefully wiped. The bright red and white color scheme, as well as the wide lace cuffs, are undoubtedly the Miko look he is familiar with.

Theoretically, both parties are princesses, and the covenant documents are still being confirmed, so all the etiquette is kept simple.

After a brief greeting, Ning Wanjun asked the question she most wanted to know.

"I heard that news from the Yama Kingdom was cut off because of the endless evil spirits emerging from the sea, but according to what you said, the Dongsheng Kingdom was able to transport private salt back to the island. I wonder if you know the inside story of this?"

Wu Yue nodded and said, "In the past hundred years, our country has indeed been trying to move westward and even open up new waterways, but all of them ended in failure. The only experience I have gained is that the power of evil spirits is weakening, especially in the past five years. It is already possible to reach here directly with the coastal current. However, when the queen discovered this, Dongsheng Kingdom had already taken a step ahead and controlled the sea passage."

"How did you do it?"

"Using evil spirits." Wu Yueyao replied, "It is said that a hundred years ago, or even earlier, a family with the surname An migrated from the mainland to our country. There were many alchemists among them, and they were familiar with the law of life and death. Teacher. The person Dongsheng Kingdom now regards as the national teacher is a person who has settled down and practiced the Dharma."

Xia Fan was startled, so this is how Onmyoji came here?

But when he thought of his original world, where Yin-Yang and Five Elements also came from inland, he immediately felt relieved.

Probably the only difference is that the evils of this world are not fictional.

"Is there such a thing?" Ning Wanjun frowned and pondered for a while, "Aren't they the descendants of Yongguo?"

"It may also be to avoid the war." Xia Fan interjected, "If the ruins in Gaoshan County were built in the Yong Dynasty, then it would make sense for them to have made achievements in this regard."

"But Xie Chong has no sanity at all. How can they ensure that they will not be backlashed?"

"I don't know about this." Princess May shook her head slowly, "Dongsheng Kingdom spreads demons into the water, especially on the side close to your country, and they will actively attack passing ships, and the latter have no resistance."

This sounds like a big project, but Xia Fan used his bad geography to know that there are only three states in Qiguo that are close to the sea. Among them, Gyeongju in the north is isolated by mountains, and Yazhou in the north has almost no decent port towns. It will also be much farther away, and blocking Jinxia can effectively block the connection between the two parties.

As mentioned earlier, the evil spirits on land are easy to deal with, but those on the sea are much more difficult. After all, once the ship sinks, no matter how powerful the alchemist is, it will be useless.

Therefore, if you want to eradicate the evil spirits and restart the route, you have to start from the source.

Ning Wanjun probably realized this too, so she changed the topic to a lighter one, "Sooner or later they will be completely eradicated, I can guarantee this. By the way, I was curious from the beginning. The side is so similar, is it also influenced by Yongguo?"

"It can be said that." Wu Yueyao nodded and said, "Many scriptures, knowledge, and technology in our country come from that dynasty, which is also proof of the covenant. In our country, there are three languages, two of which are ancient languages ​​that were originally used , and aristocratic families and elites usually learn the third language, which is the language you speak now."

"But very few people on our side know the special characters of Yongguo." Ning Wanjun said regretfully, "Since you have read the documents, can you tell me what is written on them? It will take a while to identify them. , it’s better to understand it in advance.”

"Of course." The other party nodded, "According to the documents, our country pays 10 million taels of silver to Yongchao every year in exchange for Yongchao's care and business rights. There are also several additional agreements, such as..." She paused for a moment, "marriage or something."

Xia Fan suddenly lifted his spirits.

Of course, it's not because of the marriage, but because of the word "tribute".

"Pay tribute?" Ning Wanjun showed a embarrassed look, but quickly recovered, "Ahem, well... I think the two sides can change to a more common covenant..."

"No, Your Highness, this is very good!" Xia Fan interrupted quickly, "Tribute is the highest form of alliance."