Chapter 783

Ying Zheng and the civil and military officials were all equally curious, looking at Fusu.

"Ah! Reporting to Father Emperor, your son already knows the time and place.

It's just that the Qinglong Society requires that only your son and Master Xiaomeng may go, and only the two of us may know.

Please pardon your son for not informing."

Fusu replied with an embarrassed look.

"This... very well!"

Ying Zheng was not without regret, but thinking that the Qinglong Society was already incomparably mysterious, this was truly the way the Qinglong Society conducted its affairs.

"Your Majesty! The heir is of a thousand-gold body, and Master Xiaomeng is moreover a newly ascended expert on the Heavenly Dao Golden List.

The two of them are both pillars of the state—how can they lightly set out with just the two of them?"

At this moment, instead a minister stepped forward to remonstrate.

Although Fusu had not yet been explicitly designated as the heir apparent, he had long been cultivated by Ying Zheng as the heir apparent.

The heir of a nation, going so simply, almost alone, to an unknown place—no wonder this minister remonstrated.

"Minister Zhou, there is no need for such alarm!"

Fusu did not wait for Ying Zheng to speak, and immediately replied,

"Master Xiaomeng is one of the few great experts under heaven; those who could harm me in front of her are surely not many.

The Qinglong Society is already incomparably mysterious, and this arrangement fits their style.

This is a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity; if we do not seize it, and the Qinglong Society cooperates with other forces, it will instead be a calamity for our Great Qin."

Although Great Qin still bears the name of the foremost imperial dynasty, Great Tang and Great Yuan are all striving to catch up.

The Yunzhou Imperial Dynasty, You Dongying, and other great powers are also unwilling to submit.

If the Qinglong Society can help Great Qin, then there is nothing to fear!

"Fusu's words are not wrong!"

Ying Zheng waved his hand, signaling that Minister Zhou should say no more, and looked at Fusu with approval,

"You are excellent! I had always thought that since you were close to the Confucians, your temperament was somewhat gentle and refined, excessively modest.

I did not expect that today's matter would show me you have not failed the bloodline of our Great Qin imperial clan.

Go and meet with Xiaomeng to handle the matter of going to Qinglong Peak.

Whether the matter succeeds or not, once you return, you shall be the heir apparent of Great Qin!"

Originally Ying Zheng had long been cultivating Fusu as the heir apparent, and now Fusu's performance exceeded his imagination.

At this moment Ying Zheng actually directly promised that as long as he returned, he would be enfeoffed as the heir apparent.

"Your Majesty..."

Minister Zhou and some civil officials, hearing this, could not help but feel somewhat alarmed and at a loss.

"Your Majesty is in the prime of spring and autumn—why the urgency to establish an heir?"

"My will is set; say no more."

Ying Zheng would not allow the slightest argument and decided it directly.

In Great Qin, he was already an overbearing and brilliant ruler who decided matters alone.

Now that he had spoken thus, those civil officials, however much they had to say, did not dare open their mouths.

Instead, the military generals represented by Meng Wu and Wang Ben now came forth together to offer congratulations.

Fusu was deeply moved; after waiting so long, he had finally received it.

But he also understood deeply that Ying Zheng's words were both to encourage him and at the same time to bring him no small amount of trouble.

But which of the emperors of Great Qin did not emerge from blood and fire?

"Your Majesty! This minister shall not disgrace his mission!"

This time, Fusu solemnly pledged, then turned and walked away.

"Your Majesty..."

Zhang Han saw the problem and immediately prepared to remind Ying Zheng.

"It's fine!"

Ying Zheng knew what Zhang Han wanted to say, but he saw that Fusu was already prepared, and immediately waved his hand to interrupt.

Then he directly raised his head to look at the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers List, changing the subject,

"Great Qing—this land beyond the pale—what key secrets does it still hold? Does anyone among you know?"

Great Qin, Great Tang, Great Yuan, Great Ming, Great Han, Great Sui, Great Song, and Great Qing—these are the original eight imperial dynasties of the Nine Provinces.

Counting Yunzhou, they make exactly nine imperial dynasties.

Great Qing is located in the most remote place, and its national strength is the weakest among the nine imperial dynasties.

Its success in establishing a dynasty was truly because that location of Great Qing is extremely special.

Any expert above the Earthly Immortal Realm who enters Great Qing will have their strength greatly suppressed, to say nothing of it.

Moreover, the world's primal energy in Great Qing is far less than in other locations.

Therefore, ordinary martial artists and various forces are unwilling to develop there.

Instead, it allowed Great Qing the opportunity to unify that place and establish a dynasty.

Hearing Ying Zheng's inquiry, the officials' attention was indeed diverted.

The representatives of the various schools of thought present also racked their brains together, but none knew.

What this so-called key secret actually was—even though the Forty-Two Chapter Scripture was mentioned, still no one knew.

"Then do you think this secret is worth sending people there?"

Ying Zheng's saying this was indeed originally meant to interrupt the officials' remonstrances about establishing an heir.

But after saying it out loud, he felt that even the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking had spoken of a crucial secret.

Clearly, this Forty-Two Chapter Sutra held some value.

"Your Majesty! This minister is willing to go."

Xuan Jian had just lost face and had also offended Hu Hai, so he was eager to redeem himself through service.

Although the lands beyond the pale of the Great Qing gave him a headache as well, he still wished to go.

"Very well!"

Hearing Ying Zheng nodded in satisfaction. This Xuan Jian was actually a talent; it was just a pity that his Eighteenth Prince did not know how to use him.

"It is best if you can bring the secret back, but it does not matter if you cannot.

The Black Ice Platform and the Net within the Great Qing's borders will all be at your disposal."

As the foremost imperial dynasty, the Great Qin had planted covert agents even in lands beyond its pale.

"Yes! This minister will certainly bring the secret back."

Xuan Jian pledged, then withdrew.

"Then what about this Busiqu Snake!"

Since the topic of the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking had come up, Hearing Ying Zheng naturally would not let slip the reward for Mu Honglian.

"Your Majesty! Of the School of Vertical and Horizontal, after the death of the Ghost Valley master, Hearing Gai Nie's whereabouts are unknown, and only Wei Zhuang remains.

This Mu Honglian, also known as Fairy Chi Lian, is under his command.

If you want the Busiqu Snake, I am afraid you will need Wei Zhuang's approval."

As a Dharma Protector of the School of Yin-Yang, the Moon Goddess was already one of those within the Great Qin imperial court who understood the Hundred Schools of Thought best.

Ever since Mu Honglian had been exposed by the Heavenly Dao Hundred Flowers Ranking, she had been compiling relevant materials and information.

"Wei Zhuang's cultivation is probably far inferior to yours, Moon Goddess, is it not? This matter…"

Hearing Ying Zheng was preparing to hand this task directly to the School of Yin-Yang to handle.

Unexpectedly, at this moment Wang Ben suddenly stepped forward and volunteered,

"Your Majesty! This minister has received word from the Net; they wish to handle this matter!"

Wang Ben was originally the Net's Sun Hider, but had now already left the Net.

However, at present in the court, Zhao Gao had not yet returned, and Hu Hai had been rebuked and demoted.

The Net was momentarily without a leader, and could only ask Wang Ben to help pass the message.

"Oh? Very well, then! Let Zhao Gao handle it!"

Hearing Ying Zheng considered that today had in fact been a blow to the Net, and it was time to balance things out, so he agreed directly.

588 Is Her Majesty the Empress worrying over state affairs?