Traveling through the infinite wasteland

Half a hundred young men and women with disdainful expressions surrounded him and the housekeeper in the center, each holding a high-quality optical crossbow, and the shooting hole shone with a faint cold light! The murderous aura emanating from his body suddenly stimulated his nerves!

"This is..." Tang Tianwei's face changed wildly. Although he was arrogant, he could still see that all the people present were strong men above Qianxing! Although his men also had two Qianxing, they were not worth mentioning in front of them. They were knocked down neatly in one round!

"My friend, it's almost... I have some misunderstanding!" He swallowed and said with a dry smile.

"Why do you think it's close now?" Ye Qingyuan approached him and said calmly:

"You almost feel that since I am not your opponent, Dad, you can do it without restraint, right? It's a pity that you didn't wait for me to finish what I said. My dad is indeed just an ordinary employee, but His Majesty the Emperor of the Empire was adopted by him when he was young. , until he came of age! Because of this kind of affection, he was named Imperial Prince by His Majesty the Emperor!"

"Look, my background is no worse than yours! Even if your godfather comes, he may not be good enough?"

Tang Tianwei's face suddenly turned pale, and then he suddenly shouted as if he knew something: "You're talking nonsense! Where did the prince of the Daomang Empire come from? At present, the highest title is only a first-class duke. You can't fool me." !”

"Oh? You even know this?" Ye Qingyuan said a little funny.

The butler next to him understood what he said, and when he looked at his familiar face, his face suddenly turned pale. He knelt down with a "pop" and said tremblingly:

"Your Majesty! It's the treacherous people who don't know the truth! The treacherous people don't know the truth. You didn't expect that you would go on patrol incognito. We...we definitely didn't intend to infringe...never..."

Immediately afterwards, he had stopped talking, and his body was shaking like a sieve of chaff.

Tang Tianwei looked at the housekeeper with dull eyes, and said with a confused expression: "You mean, he is the emperor? Why maybe..."

More and more people gathered around. Ye Qingyuan frowned slightly and ordered calmly: "Take all these guys away! Let Zi Yuanlan handle it! Return to the palace!"

The palace guards responded solemnly, and several speeding cars rushed over to pick them up.

…

Located on a peninsula near the eastern coastline of the planet is a leisure resort center for the former federal governor, where Ziguna is currently convening his confidants for discussion.

"Your Highness, let's go to the imperial capital! Is there really no problem?" In the secret room, an old man in strict attire and elegant manner said to Qi Guna who was sitting in the seat uneasily.

"Don't worry! Brother Tang Kang!" Qiguna calmly lit the cigar in his hand, took a deep breath, and then said leisurely:

"We already have some understanding of His Majesty's temperament! He is not a narrow-minded or intolerant person! As long as I wait and stay on my own terms, he will not make it difficult for me to wait any longer!"

"Now that the situation in the Star Sea has changed at a critical moment, His Majesty the Emperor is determined to seek hegemony over the Star Sea, and even to unify the entire Star Sea world! In order to achieve this grand goal, he will definitely concentrate all the power he can use as a bargaining chip to conquer the Star Sea! Contains my support!”

Tang Kang's tightened brows relaxed slightly, but it was still hard to let go:

"That being said, I also believe that His Majesty will not betray his faith and burn bridges! However, God's heart is unpredictable! If he achieves great things in the future, there is no guarantee that his character will not change. In the end, these people like us are not his Direct lineage, it is inevitable that something will not happen when the time comes!"

"We must find a way to bring the relationship between His Majesty and us closer!"

"This is not a problem!" Qiguna said,

"In the past few days, I have sold off a lot of properties and cashed in a sum of crystal cores! When I get to the imperial capital, I will use it to manage relationships! Those close ministers around His Majesty must take care of it! As long as they accept the money, naturally He will wait for a few kind words for me in front of His Majesty!"

"This alone is not enough! I feel that we should have more trouble-free methods!" Tang Kang shrugged, "For example, marrying the royal family! What do you think?"

"Is this it?" Qiguna thought for a moment, nodded gently and said:

"It should be a good idea! Your Majesty is the founder of the country, and the royal family has a weak bloodline. There is only one princess at present! He should not refuse such a request! I heard that your granddaughter is very good, and we can arrange for her to be with her at that time. Your Majesty, I hope you can meet me! If you have good luck, you will be able to give birth to an heir in the future, and you will be very prosperous!"

Before Tang Kang could answer, the door to the secret room suddenly opened urgently, and a housekeeper rushed in and said in a panic: "Your Highness, something serious has happened!"

Chiguna frowned slightly and reprimanded with some displeasure: "Mara, why are you so flustered? How unbecoming!"

The guy named Mara said with a sad face: "Your Highness, Master Tang Tianwei left for a while today to play. I don't know what happened, but he provoked the people of the Imperial Guards. He seems to be of high class! Master and his The housekeeper and the guards were all taken away!"

Tang Kang's expression couldn't help but change, and he hurriedly asked: "People from the Imperial Guard Corps? Do you know their specific identities?"

Mara twitched the corners of her eyes with a confused look on her face: "I'm not sure. The people I'm waiting for just looked at them from a distance and saw that they were taken into a flying car. There was the logo of the Imperial Guards on the car!"

"This... Your Highness, what do you think should be done?" Tang Kang looked at Qi Guna for help.

The Duke pondered for a moment and asked, "Do you know where they are going?"

"I know!" Mara said hurriedly, "They are heading towards the palace!"

"Palace?" Qiguna's expression became solemn, "Those are the guards beside His Majesty the Emperor! It seems that there is really some unnecessary business!"

He shrugged and asked again: "Why did the young master have a conflict with them?"

"I heard from people at the auction center that the young master competed with that group of people for the ownership of an ancient object, and they ended up buying it! The young master was not convinced, so he led someone to stop them from arguing, so..."

"That's ridiculous!" Tang Kang rebuked with some annoyance, "This bastard, I've told him a long time ago that he is no more restrained when going out than before! He is good, he even dares to provoke people from the Imperial Guards Corps! It's simply I’m tired of living!”

"Let's put it aside for the time being. The matter has come to this, and these are no longer used!" Qiguna waved his hand and sighed softly:

"The most important thing is to get the person back first! Brother Tang Kang, prepare gifts! This time, I'm afraid we will have to spend a lot of money!"

"Money is not a problem!" Tang Kang said with a bitter smile,

"I'm afraid that the other side won't accept this trick at all. It seems that the other side should be a high-quality general of the Guards Corps! I have only had a short time to deal with them, and I can't find a way to clear them up!"

Although these newly promoted leaders have a respected status, their influence among the top leaders of the empire is actually quite limited! After all, it has been less than half a year since I surrendered to the empire, and I have not had time to develop a network of contacts that is consistent with my status!

Normally it's fine, but if something happens and a high-ranking general from the Imperial Regiment is involved, it'll be difficult to find someone to talk to! This is what gives Tang Kang a headache.

Qi Guna understood after looking at it, hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Why not, I will go and talk to His Highness Xia Qiying. She has been getting closer to His Majesty the Emperor recently, so she can probably help!"

The Kingdom of Ruibalang has been attached to the Federation since its founding. This Tang Kang has always been on good terms with him, and he always sends many gifts! That's why I accepted his favorite youngest son as my adopted son. After going to the imperial capital, the two families have to look after and help each other, so they can't let this matter go unnoticed now!

"Then...there are so many unnecessary things to do, Your Highness!" Tang Kang responded with some heartache.

Don't ask, just ask for help, and you won't be able to come to the door empty-handed! This gift needs to be prepared, and given Fang Fang’s status, it’s not rich enough and he can’t get it! Naturally, this has to be calculated on his account!

I heard that His Majesty is very fond of that person, and there are rumors outside that she may become the next imperial concubine. By then, her status will be far beyond what they and others can match!

After all, for those in an awkward position like them, if they want to be able to enjoy themselves outside, they must have talented people in the palace! Expecting this, he became even more excited about Chiguna's previous suggestion.

…

"Have you got the results of the trial yet?"

In the palace, Ye Qing saw Ziyuan Lan coming in from outside, put down the light pen in his hand and asked.

The expression on the other side was a little strange: "I don't know whether I should congratulate Your Majesty or not. You have been away for a while and you seem to have come back with a big fish!"

"Big fish?" Ye Qingyuan suddenly became interested and said with a smile: "How big is it? Could it be that his father or his godfather has an even more surprising background?"

"Have you guessed all this?" Ziyuan Lan said in surprise.

"Why, do they really have something shameful?" Ye Qingyuan asked curiously.

"Read it personally!" Zi Yuanlan handed a confession to the female officer beside her, and she transferred it to the desk.

He took it over and glanced at it hastily, and his expression changed slightly.

"Mu Qingya!" He called in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty is here!" The commander of the palace guards in military uniform came out in response, bowed and said in salute, "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"

"You take a group of people and invite that Count Tangkang and Duke Ziguna. I have something to ask them!"

"Yes!" Mu Qingya agreed. Before she could go out, Shuangyan walked in.

"Your Majesty! Duke Xia Qiying, Duke Qiguna, and Count Tangkang are asking for an audience outside the palace gate!" she reported.

"Oh? They are already here! That's just right!" Ye Qingyuan smiled softly, "Let them all come in!"

After a while, the three of them arrived under the Jade Star.

"Several members of the Qing family have jointly requested to see you. What's the matter?" He stared at Tang Kang for a few seconds and asked.

Tang Kang didn't dare to speak and looked at Qiguna as if asking for help. Qiguna looked back at Xia Qiying, earning a blank look from the other party.

Although there was a estrangement between them due to some things in the past, they have been allies for many years after all. They will still have dealings with each other in the future, and at the same time, they have received gifts, so it is better not to embarrass them too much.

Thinking of this reason, she finally took a step forward and said: "Your Majesty, it's like this..."

When she explained her purpose, Ye Qingyuan sighed softly: "The unnecessary trouble caused by that young master is not as simple as you said!"

"What? This..." Xia Qiying frowned and looked at Qi Guna. He avoided the other side's gaze with some guilt.

Ye Qingyuan looked at her expression and said gently: "It seems that you don't know the truth and were deceived by them! Sit down first! I will handle it myself!"

"Understood, Your Majesty!" She responded with a slight blush on her face, looking back and giving them a sharp look.

"Duke Qiguna, how long have you known this Count Tangkang?" Ye Qingyuan asked calmly,

"This matter originally had nothing to do with you, but since you are willing to come forward, it shows that the relationship between your two families is quite good! They must be family friends, right?"

Chiguna hesitated and said: "Back to Your Majesty! The relationship between Earl Tangkang and Wei Chen is really good, but the two families are not family friends! He used to be the head of the Kingdom of Ruibalang and has always been a vassal state of the former Federation. In recent years, Nian and Weichen are relatively close, so..."

"Oh! That's it! According to this, it seems that you don't know the reason very well!" Ye Qingyuan smiled and ticked the corners of his eyes and said:

"You should also go and sit aside! Let me handle this matter!"

Yu understood that only Tang Kang was left standing there alone under the Jade Star!

He moved his lips, trying to figure out what to say. When he looked up, he saw His Majesty the Emperor's deep eyes staring at him without any emotion. A chill ran through his heart for no reason, causing him to hang his head in fear.

There was deathly silence in the palace, and the premonition of danger in my heart became stronger!

After a long silence, the emperor's cold voice sounded in his ears: "Earl Tang Kang!"

"Wei Chen is here!" He responded subconsciously.

"I have a question that I haven't been able to get a satisfactory answer to. I wonder if you can help me answer my question?"

Tang Kang was embarrassed and said uneasily: "Your Majesty guesses what you are asking. I will tell you everything you know!"

"That's very good! I just asked a question!" Ye Qingyuan let out a burst of laughter with unknown meaning, and said softly to Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com:

"Do you think it is better to be the president of a super-powerful country or the king of a small country?"

As this seemingly ordinary question came out, Tang Kang's face suddenly turned pale, his body trembled slightly, and he forced himself to calm down and asked: "I don't know why your majesty... why did you say this! I am... Weichen..."

Ye Qingyuan stood up, stared at the gray-haired veteran, and said word by word:

"Because only you have had such a personal experience, you are the most qualified to answer this question! What do you think? Dear Earl Tangkang, or His Majesty the King! No, in fact, I should call you A shout from the President!"

"Your Majesty! Do you... know everything?" Tang Kang said weakly with a gray face.

Ye Qingyuan's voice gradually turned cold: "Tell me, should I call you Tang Kang or Tang Tingjun now? Dear President of the Gardley Federation, the former head of state of a super power, now he has gone to the Hell Soul Star Sea to establish his own business. I haven’t seen you in a few years, it seems like you are living a very happy life!"