Chapter 636: An Audience

The Emperor has recovered!

Prefect Liu has succeeded!

Prefect Liu has succeeded once again!

This news spread instantly throughout the entirety of Jinghua.

Then, from Jinghua City, it rapidly spread across the length and breadth of the Longyan Dynasty!

The whole nation was shocked.

This was truly a shock to the whole nation.

Those in the city who had placed bets were now completely numb.

Could it be that this Prefect Liu is truly a divine being descended to earth?

This old Emperor, who had already been declared by the Imperial Hospital to have no more than three months to live, was just like that, forcibly pulled back from the gates of hell by him?

Shock.

Beyond shock, there was only admiration.

"Hahahaha, now the Young Master is finally safe."

Far away in Yintan City, Qingyang Shuo also finally let out a sigh of relief.

It would be a lie to say he wasn't worried while the Young Master was constantly in that quagmire of Jinghua.

Zheng Yue Ru also smiled and said, "And there is also a Gold Medal of exemption from death. Sir, the Young Master, he wouldn't be thinking of..."

Qingyang Shuo shook his head with a smile: "The Young Master has always been a man of great ambition, but he has never been one to covet the throne. It is just that there are too many people in this world who hate him, so he wanted to find a life-saving talisman for himself. The Young Master... is very tired."

Hearing this, Zheng Yue Ru felt a pang of sadness.

Indeed.

Liu Zheng is truly too tired.

Ever since he took up his post in Yinzhou, he has been developing this place, developing Liangzhou. He has been working almost without stopping. Yet, it seems that from beginning to end, he has never plotted anything for himself...

The people around him have all been promoted and grown wealthy one after another.

He, however, has always appeared very indifferent to worldly gains.

It has been three years.

This is the first time he has sought something for himself.

He is too tired.

The burden on his shoulders is too heavy.

Qingyang Shuo looked at the letter in his hand with indifference and continued: "It likely also has to do with this change in the situation in the Middle East."

Zheng Yue Ru was surprised: "How so?"

Qingyang Shuo said: "The Young Master intends to foster a force in the Middle East to counter the Ottoman Empire. These past few days, I have been cramming on the layout of the Middle East and discovered that there is only one kingdom that can contend with the Ottoman Empire!"

He pointed to the map on the table: "It is the Putu Kingdom!"

"And as it happens, the Putu Kingdom is also a purely Islamic country, so our strategy should be to unite with Putu and secretly support the smaller nations. In this way, the Islamic countries led by Putu will become the greatest barrier between Longyan and the Ottoman Empire!"

He chuckled: "Putu to confront, the small nations to harass..."

"The Young Master truly has a brilliant plan!"

Zheng Yue Ru asked: "But Sir, we have never had any diplomacy with the Putu Kingdom..."

"Hahahaha!"

Qingyang Shuo laughed and said: "The enemy of an enemy is a friend. Once the Arab Exile Government is destroyed, the first to face the Ottoman onslaught will be Putu. Yet, although Putu is large and powerful, its land is barren and its resources are scarce!"

"If they want to truly contend with the Ottoman Empire, they have only one path: to form an alliance with us!"

Zheng Yue Ru frowned slightly: "Sir, we can support some scattered troops, but Putu is so large..."

Qingyang Shuo sighed: "This is where the Young Master's great wisdom lies..."

He slowly took a seed out of his pocket and placed it on the map.

Zheng Yue Ru's expression changed drastically: "Poppy?"

Qingyang Shuo nodded: "The Young Master's ambition is the entire world..."

For these past few days, Liu Zheng has also kept himself locked in his room.

With Xie Tianyao's illness "cured," the situation in Jinghua has undergone a massive change once again.

Those who harbored ulterior motives have all tucked their heads in.

Xie Fang was nearly deposed and can only keep his tail between his legs.

Because of him, Longyang Princess Xie Chan has instantly become the most sought-after person in the Longyan Dynasty. Coupled with the support of the Prince of Qin, Xie Zhao, and the "New Aristocracy" like the Prince of Wei.

The situation of this struggle for the succession has entered an unstable state once again.

Every day.

Liu Zheng receives invitations from various factions; the invitations are like snowflakes.

The nine... no, the eight Regional Commanders have also learned to be obedient at this time and have started moving about everywhere in Jinghua. Xie Tianyao has pulled through again; who would dare to act recklessly?

Let me briefly state the matters Liu Zheng needs to consider now.

First, regarding the threat of the Ottoman Empire. From the pursuit of the Arab Exile Government, it can be seen that the Ottomans are ambitious regarding the whole of Asia. During this period, in Liu Zheng's impression, the Putu Kingdom is the only Islamic country in the Central Asian region that can contend with the Ottomans. As for where the Putu Kingdom is, it is not convenient to say. I can only say it is that "graveyard of empires"...

This direction is actually very simple.

Unite with Putu, support the small nations.

In his past life, the Putu Kingdom was known as the "Golden Crescent," which is much more formidable than any "Golden Triangle" or "Silver Triangle." The objective reason is that because Putu's land is barren and eighty percent of it is mountainous with inconvenient transportation, it is ultimately only suitable for growing poppies...

Since that is the case, he will just send the seeds over!

And turn everything upside down!

Of course, to prevent Putu from becoming too powerful to control, other small countries and tribes also need to be supported...

Second, after Liu Dahao was enfeoffed as a king, the choice of candidate for Western Regions Commissioner became a major problem.

The position of Commissioner is still very important.

Originally, Liu Dahao held the concurrent posts of Commissioner and Prefectural Governor, so it was certainly a one-man show.

But now that the position of Commissioner has become vacant, things have become interesting.

The current great generals of the Liangzhou Army are only Qin Zhangfeng and Jiang Xuan.

But no matter which of the two is put forward, their seniority is still too shallow—which of those serving as Commissioners is not a famous general who has experienced a hundred battles?

The reason Liu Dahao was able to become Commissioner was entirely because he benefited from the fact that there had been no Western Regions Commissioner for many years, and from Liu Zheng's recovery of the Western Regions.

Now, this is the situation.

Although Xie Tianyao trusts Liu Zheng, how could he not plant someone inside?

The choice of this Commissioner has once again become an object of public attention.

Third, there is the threat of Temujin and the Wa nation. Liu Zheng intends to deal with this side personally as well—after all, it concerns the Imperial Jade Seal!

Liu Zheng arranged the letters, and only then did he take a deep breath.

It seems...

It is time for him to go and meet that hero of the Grassland, Temujin.

Regarding matters of the Great Northern Wilderness, Xie Tianyao has already handed full authority over to him.

He picked up the dossier he had been preparing for several days.

Why is there...

Suddenly, a feeling of nervousness?

Just because he is that person?

However, as soon as he stepped out the door.

He was startled by the scene before his eyes.