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"I wonder what Lord Zhang wants to say?" Lin Fan looked at Zhang Julu and asked curiously.

Speaking of which, the relationship between him and Zhang Julu is not only not close, but rather somewhat hostile.

Zhang Julu asked, "Master Lin, may I have a moment with you?"

Lin Fan pondered for a moment, nodded slightly, and said, "Okay."

"Lord Lin, please follow me," Zhang Julu said slowly, and then went to an open area outside Yong'an Palace.

Lin Fan's eyes flickered slightly, and he followed Zhang Julu calmly.

Soon, the two arrived outside Yong'an Palace, in the center of a small square.

The people around them were all at a distance from them.

Zhang Julu said, "Lord Lin, I won't beat around the bush. Actually, I once said some bad things about you in front of the late emperor. Of course, you might already know this information."

Lin Fan feigned confusion and said, "I don't understand what Master Zhang means."

Zhang Julu said to himself, "Back then, you made great contributions to the Sui Kingdom and almost took control of the entire Sui Kingdom. It was I who advised His Majesty to transfer you back."

"I'm not doing this because I have any dissatisfaction with Lord Lin. It's purely official business. For the benefit of the Great Zhou court, I don't want the territory we've finally recovered to be separated again."

Lin Fan smiled slightly and said, "Master Zhang, are you worried that after I conquer the Sui Kingdom, I will directly split the land and be crowned king?"

Zhang Julu frankly said, "I did have that worry at first. The first King of Sui, King of Liang, King of Song, and King of Li all came about in the same way. It's not so much that they were enfeoffed by the imperial court, but rather that they occupied a certain area of ​​power, commanded their own troops, and carved out their own territory to be crowned kings."

"In fact, they were not the only ones who originally split the land and became kings, but the other vassal states have already been annexed."

"Lord Zhang seems to be looking down on me," Lin Fan said calmly upon hearing this.

Lin Fan thought secretly in his heart, what does it matter if I just divide the land and become king?

Zhang Julu naturally had no idea what Lin Fan was thinking. He nodded and said, "Perhaps, I am indeed judging others by my own standards."

Lin Fan shrugged and said, "So, Master Zhang came to me just to talk about this?"

Zhang Julu said, "I apologize to Lord Lin for this matter."

Zhang Julu bowed slightly to Lin Fan, then stood up again and said:

"Now that the emperor has passed away and the crown prince is still young, during this transition period, I hope Lord Lin can put aside past grudges and work with me to stabilize the court."

"Don't worry, even if Master Zhang doesn't tell me, I will do it," Lin Fan said with a faint smile.

"The late emperor ordered me to work with Lord Zhang to assist the new emperor in handling military and political affairs. Naturally, I will not slack off."

Zhang Julu said, "In that case, I am relieved. In addition, upon His Majesty's death, according to custom, the rulers of Song, Li, and Liang will all come to the capital to mourn. Lord Lin will then be required to deter them to prevent unrest."

"It's not just the princes, there are also foreign races and nations out there who we must guard against."

Lin Fan said calmly, "Regarding the northeastern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty, which meets with foreign tribes, Generals Li Jing and Yue Fei are guarding it, so it's absolutely safe."

"As for the Li Kingdom, we can mobilize General Meng Tian's army to move westward to deter them. Furthermore, the princes of the Li Kingdom are fighting among themselves, so they may not have the energy to do anything else."

"The Song Kingdom has always been weak. The late emperor even allowed Princess Yunkang to marry the Song Crown Prince as a sign of favor. Now we can try to win them over, so there's nothing to worry about. The one we need to be most wary of is the Liang Kingdom, which has the most powerful military force!"

Zhang Julu's expression eased slightly after hearing Lin Fan's analysis. "It seems Lord Lin has a plan in mind. I was overthinking it. However, regarding the Kingdom of Liang, what plans does Lord Lin have?"

"No plan? We'll just deal with it as it comes. When the time comes, I hope Lord Zhang won't hold me back," Lin Fan said, shaking his head slightly.

In fact, if nothing unexpected happened, Liang State would not have the intention to rebel.

Neither Xu Xiao, the King of Xiliang, nor Xu Fengnian, the Crown Prince of Xiliang, wanted to be the ruler of the world.

What's more, behind Xiliang, there is Beimang watching covetously.

Of course, there was no need for Lin Fan to tell Zhang Julu about this.

Zhang Julu looked at Lin Fan deeply and said, "Don't worry, Lord Lin. This is a matter concerning the safety of the Great Zhou court. I will fully cooperate."

"That's good. Let's go back. Otherwise, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will think that the two of us are discussing how to sideline him." Lin Fan suddenly changed the subject, looked towards the interior of Yong'an Palace, and said with a smile.

"Lord Lin, please!" Zhang Julu's heart skipped a beat when he heard that, but he remained calm.

Although Lin Fan was just joking, Zhang Julu couldn't ignore such things.

After all, the king's heart is hard to predict.

In Zhang Julu's opinion, the prince is young now, but that doesn't mean he will be like that in the future!

Since ancient times, powerful ministers who assisted young rulers have rarely been able to live in harmony with the young rulers after they came of age.

Soon, the two returned to Yong'an Palace and accompanied Crown Prince Zhu Jun to arrange some trivial matters.

In the following days, the entire Yong'an City was in mourning, and some happy events had to be postponed.

The whole city was plunged into a cold and solemn atmosphere.

However, there was no chaos in the court.

Lin Fan patrolled back and forth between the Imperial Palace, the Ministry of War, and the Embroidered Uniform Guard every day. Although there were people under him to do the work in each place, he was still very busy.

That day, when Lin Fan came out of the palace, it was already dark.

Just as he was about to return home, several dark shadows appeared in Lin Fan's sight again.

"I am Zhao Gao, your subordinate, here to see the master!"

"This subordinate Jing Niu greets the master!"

"I am Xuan Jian, your subordinate, here to see the master!"

"..."

It turned out that they were Zhao Gao and other people who had returned from Nanli.

Lin Fan waved his hand and said, "Alright, everyone get up."

"Thank you, master," everyone said thank you in unison upon hearing this, then stood up and stood aside.

After a pause, Zhao Gao bowed to Lin Fan and said, "Master, on my way back, I received news about the Luowang assassins from Xiliang."

"Oh? What news?" Lin Fan raised his eyebrows and asked casually.

Zhao Gao said, "Zhu Danping, one of the four great celestial masters of Mount Longhu, is on his way to Yong'an City."

"It is said that the Zhu family of Longhu Mountain and the Zhu family of the Great Zhou Dynasty are originally one family. I am worried that Zhu Danping's visit will affect the master's important affairs."

"Longhu Mountain?" Lin Fan narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this.

Lin Fan already had a very clear understanding of the information about this comprehensive martial arts world.

In this world, the Heavenly Master of Mount Longhu is not surnamed Zhang or Zhao, but Zhu, the national surname of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Moreover, the Zhu family of Longhu Mountain is one family with the Zhu family of the Great Zhou royal family. This is not a rumor, but a fact.

What Lin Fan first heard was that the royal family had a powerful person at the state of unity between man and nature, and it turned out to be the Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain!

However, the Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain did not stay in Yong'an City all the time, but traveled between the two places and occasionally traveled around the world.

"It's okay. Just be more reserved recently and don't let him find you." Lin Fan waved his hand and said casually, "You guys go down and hide first. I'll leave a signal for you if anything happens."

"Yes, my subordinates are resigning!"

Upon hearing this, everyone bowed respectfully and then said goodbye and left.

Lin Fan slowly returned home, waiting for everyone to arrive in Beijing...