Chapter 667: Just As I Intended

No one expected that such a coincidence would occur.

The Imperial Jade Seal had actually appeared in the land of Liaodong!

Too coincidental!

All at once.

It seemed that all the contradictions of this Longyan Dynasty were pointing toward the land of Liaodong!

The land of Liaodong!

It seemed that in the dark, there was a great hand guiding all of this.

In an instant, it had lured all these monsters and demons of the country to the land of Liaodong!

This game of chess.

Is becoming more and more interesting.

Xie Tianyao looked at the people kneeling all over the floor, each one incomparably anxious, scrambling and competing, and suddenly felt that things were becoming more and more interesting.

He liked to play chess.

If it were before this birthday, he would still be wary of his own physical condition and worry that the situation would become complicated.

However, now...

With Liu Zheng's Divine Medicine, he no longer considered these things at all!

He liked to play.

He liked to hold the people of the world in the palm of his hand.

Including his own daughter, his daughter.

Including this group of ministers, including those regional commanders.

He did not even need Grand Eunuch Zhou to relay his words; he laughed heartily, looked at Xie Fang, and asked playfully, "The Crown Prince wants to go?"

Xie Fang was shaken: "This son is willing to share the worries for the Imperial Father!"

"Good, I will let you go!"

Xie Fang was overjoyed, trembling with excitement.

Who would have thought, Xie Tianyao then looked at Xie Ming and asked with a smile, "Ming'er also wants to go?"

Xie Ming had originally thought he had no chance, but upon hearing this, he was also shaken: "Sharing the worries for the Imperial Father is my bounden duty!"

"Good, you go too!"

"There is no need to mention Minister Liu, go!"

"Whoever wants to go, go, how about that? As long as you can retrieve the Imperial Jade Seal, I will reward you heavily!"

Xie Tianyao laughed heartily, unable to stop.

"What?"

The whole court was shocked.

Everyone looked at each other in dismay.

Go together?

Whoever wants to go can go?

Is he playing this big?

It seems that being resurrected has made this old emperor's desire to play surge; he is doing whatever is fun!

Don't you all want to fight openly and struggle in the dark?

Good!

Throw them all into the land of Liaodong at once, go there and play! Go and fight until you die, go and toss until you are battered and bloody!

The whole court fell silent.

"Thank you, Imperial Father!"

"Thank you for your great grace, Your Majesty!"

"Thank you, Imperial Father, this son will certainly not fail the Imperial Father's high expectations!"

A group of people kowtowed to express their gratitude.

Xie Tianyao then smiled slightly, waved his hand, and left the place under the service of Grand Eunuch Zhou.

The land of Liaodong!

It is the land of Liaodong again!

This time it is truly lively. Everyone began to rub their hands and fists, full of anticipation.

"Hahahaha! The Imperial Father really does dote on me!"

Back at the Eastern Palace, Xie Fang was incredibly excited and laughed up at the sky.

Others also offered their congratulations one after another.

Liang Zheng stroked his beard and smiled: "For His Highness, this is indeed great news! This time, we are determined to obtain the Imperial Jade Seal!"

"Right!"

Xie Fang's eyes lit up.

A desperate gamble!

Give it a go!

He had no other chances left. Things had reached this point; all that talk about "no mistakes is merit" was nonsense.

This time.

He must fight!

"Teacher, please help arrange it; in a few days, we shall set off for Liaodong!"

"Yes!"

The entire Longyan, because of this one order from Xie Tianyao, once again became treacherous and unpredictable.

Naturally.

The focus was still manifested in Jinghua City.

Various small cliques began to gather in all sorts of ways.

The Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Personnel.

Zhu Zhen stared quietly at the sandalwood incense before him once again. In the dim study, a group of people sat to the side.

The Scholar-official Group was clearly much more anxious than other factions. Once the Liaodong Economic Special Zone was successfully developed, the impact on the interests of the scholar-officials would be the greatest. The opening of Liaodong Port meant the opening of maritime trade and the cancellation of the Sea Ban. The interests of the Scholar-official Group would be cut in half.

This time.

Xie Tianyao had used the land of Liaodong as a chessboard.

Letting everyone jump around enthusiastically.

This gave the scholar-officials an excellent opportunity.

"My lord... should we continue to support the Eleventh Prince, or..."

Someone asked.

Zhu Zhen smiled faintly: "Dong Guifei has too small a perspective; she is not worth mentioning. She is fine for stirring up trouble, but if she really wants to inherit the throne, she is still too green. With that little fox, Vice Minister Liu, there, if the Eleventh Prince goes, he will be nothing but cannon fodder."

The others looked at each other in dismay.

Is it that exaggerated?

He is, after all, the Eleventh Prince!

The son of Dong Guifei!

Currently, apart from Xie Fang, he is the person with the highest support to inherit the throne!

Zhu Zhen shook his head: "His foundation is too shallow. If it were in the inner palace, Dong Guifei would still have some skill. Once he goes to the land of Liaodong, hehe..."

The others gasped.

"Then we..."

"My lord, we must think of a Method."

Zhu Zhen leisurely replaced a stick of incense in his incense burner.

Only then did he say slowly: "What do you think would be a fatal blow to Vice Minister Liu if it happened in the land of Liaodong?"

"Gold and silver!"

Everyone said in unison.

Zhu Zhen smiled: "Correct. The vastness of Liaodong—if one wants to develop it, that is no ordinary amount of money being burned. Remember, no matter what happens, we must absolutely not allow the gold and silver from our Jiangnan side to flow toward Liaodong!"

The crowd was overjoyed.

"Yes, my lord!"

"We will arrange it immediately!"

"This is going to be lively!"

Prince Yong gave a bitter smile while in the Horse Carriage on the way back.

This time, in the Horse Carriage, there was not only him and Liu Zheng, but also the Prince of Qin.

The Prince of Qin laughed heartily: "The Emperor still likes playing chess so much! It is indeed going to be lively. Hey, what do you think he is actually trying to do? The Imperial Jade Seal, although important, shouldn't warrant this, right?"

Attracting so many people to Liaodong.

Is this a good thing for Liaodong?

All sorts of monsters and demons.

Prince Yong also shook his head.

Liu Zheng smiled: "The Emperor is a conflicted man."

The two were puzzled.

"If this Imperial Jade Seal were truly in the land of Liaodong, wouldn't it be too boring if only we went? Think about it, you two—if the Imperial Jade Seal fell into our hands..."

Liu Zheng chuckled.

The Prince of Qin slapped his thigh: "The Emperor is guarding against you, Vice Minister Liu! Hahahaha, no wonder he is in no hurry to bestow the Princess upon you in marriage!"

Liu Zheng let out an 'aha' sound, thinking to himself, are you really on my side? He shook his head and said: "That is not it either. Even if the Imperial Jade Seal were in hand, what could we, or what would we dare to do? He just wants to balance..."

Balance?

There was a silence in the Horse Carriage.

Confidence!

Dominance!

The old Emperor is still the old Emperor!

His health has only just recovered, and he has already begun his way of checks and balances!

"Then we..."

Prince Yong felt a bit of a headache.

Things seemed to be getting more and more complicated.

Who would have thought that Liu Zheng would laugh heartily and slap his thigh: "The Emperor's move is exactly what I wanted!"

"Oh?"