In Tian Province, at the Great Qian Imperial Palace, in the Qinzheng Hall, the sky had completely darkened, but the Qinzheng Hall was brightly lit with candles.
Emperor Jiang Lan of the Great Qian Dynasty, dressed in a bright yellow robe with dragon patterns, sat behind a long table, deep in thought. His young face was filled with bright eyes and a serious expression.
After a long while, Jiang Lan suddenly looked up at Wei Jin, the chief eunuch serving beside her, and asked, "Wei Jin, how are Dao Fan and Gongyang Zhuang's plans progressing?"
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Preceptor and Lord Gongyang are proceeding according to plan. I believe the Moonfall Sect and the Zheng Family will react soon. At that time, our plan can proceed," Wei Jin hurriedly bowed and replied.
"Alright, instruct Prince Heng to keep a close eye on their movements. This is a chance to wipe out the Zheng Family and the Moonfall Sect in one fell swoop. We can't let them get away like this," Jiang Lan instructed.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will tell Lord Jiang Heng to keep a close eye on things," Wei Jin replied with a bow.
After Wei Jin finished speaking, he walked towards the palace gate. He needed to leave the palace that very night to inform Jiang Heng. He couldn't afford to mess this up, or the emperor would make him pay.
Jiang Heng, the current Nine Gates Admiral of the Nine Gates, is not only a member of the Great Qian Imperial Family, but also the cousin of the current emperor Jiang Lan.
Because the Martial Prohibition Hall disobeyed orders, the Emperor of the Great Qian Dynasty distrusted outsiders, which led him to entrust some key departments to his relatives.
Actually, the reason for launching this attack on the Moonfall Sect and the Zheng Family is that Jiang Zongquan, the guardian of the royal family, has finally succeeded in advancing to the Ultimate Peak Grandmaster.
Moreover, no one other than the emperor knows this news yet.
Don't think that Jiang Lan will sit idly by while the other states of Daqian are divided up by Jianghu forces. He only did so because he knew very well that even if he sent people to clean up those Jianghu forces, what difference would it make?
If one's strength cannot overwhelm those Jianghu forces, even if the cleanup is temporarily completed, the situation will soon return to what it was before.
So Jiang Lan simply adopted an attitude of ignoring the issue, which gave the outside world the impression that he was a weak and incompetent emperor.
This would lower the guard of the three sects towards the royal family, as well as the wariness of the various Jianghu forces. This would make it easier for the royal family to carry out their duties.
Now that the Great Qian Imperial Family's own guardian has finally advanced to the Peak Grandmaster, they have the confidence to deal with those Jianghu forces and the strength to contend with the Three Sects.
However, we still need to be wary of the three sects joining forces to attack the Great Qian Imperial Family. If it weren't for Lu Tianheng of the Martial Prohibition Hall disobeying orders, the Great Qian Imperial Family wouldn't be in such a predicament.
Therefore, Jiang Lan's hatred for Lu Tianheng definitely surpasses her hatred for the Three Sects.
Therefore, when the Forbidden Martial Prohibition Hall was attacked by Jianghu arts forces, Jiang Lan not only abandoned it but also had the idea of taking the opportunity to eliminate the Martial Prohibition Hall.
Although the Martial Prohibition Hall is nominally a force of the imperial court, it now only obeys Lu Tianheng.
Just as Jiang Lan was thinking about how to deal with the Jianghu forces, the Confucian school jumped out first, and even received the support of the National Preceptor's Mansion.
Therefore, Jiang Lan readily agreed. Of course, Jiang Lan also knew that the Confucian school and the National Preceptor's Mansion would definitely show leniency towards the Moonfall Sect and the Zheng Family, and would not exterminate them.
After all, these people are all from the Jianghu world, and Jiang Lan would probably just drive them out of Tian Province and be done with it, but she didn't want to continue raising a tiger that would become a threat.
Therefore, Jiang Lan secretly arranged for manpower to wipe out all the Jianghu forces in Tian Province.
If necessary, he would even send a royal Peak Grandmaster to personally intercept them; he refused to believe that this would allow these people to escape alive.
Moreover, everything the royal family is doing now will fall squarely on the shoulders of the Confucian school and the National Preceptor's Mansion's Mansion, so that the three sects will not suspect that these things were done by the Great Qian Imperial Family.
By wiping out Jianghu forces in Tian Province, Jiang Lan will begin his conquest of the entire world.
Jiang Lan stood up, walked out of the main hall, looked at the dark sky in the distance, and a resolute look appeared on his face. He thought to himself that he would definitely be able to end the situation of the Jianghu forces in the Great Qian Dynasty being divided.
Moreover, he will definitely eliminate the three sects and all the major forces in the Jianghu together, so that he can truly achieve long-term peace and stability.
Jiang Lan secretly made a grand vow in his heart, and he firmly believed that he could do it. He would definitely break through all the darkness and bring light back to the whole world.
After sighing, Jiang Lan walked out of the Qinzheng Hall and headed towards the back of the palace. The eunuch on duty at the gate quickly followed.
After walking for a long time, Jiang Lan finally arrived at the gate of the forbidden area at the very back of the palace.
Standing before the forbidden area gate, Jiang Lan said to the eunuchs following behind her, "Wait here." After saying that, Jiang Lan walked into the forbidden area alone.
The forbidden area was pitch black, but fortunately, Jiang Lan was a Rank 9 Martial Practitioner, so her eyesight was still good enough to see in the dark.
Before long, Jiang Lan arrived in front of a pavilion. Inside the pavilion, there was a lamp that emitted a faint candlelight, illuminating Jiang Lan's path.
Jiang Lan opened the door to the attic, then quickly closed it again, and walked directly behind the screen.
Behind the screen, on a prayer cushion, sat an elderly man with gray hair and a deeply lined face, indicating that he was quite old.
He is Jiang Zongquan, the current guardian of the Great Qian Imperial Family, who has just Peak Grandmaster. He is a figure of the same generation as Jiang Lan's grandfather Tianwu Emperor.
"Grand Uncle Zongquan!" Jiang Lan bowed to Jiang Zongquan.
"No need for formalities, just say it! What brings you here?" Jiang Zongquan said calmly.
"Yes!" Jiang Lan quickly stood up and then explained her plan.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Zongquan nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Jiang Lan with a kind expression and said, "I understand. I will go and take care of it myself."
He had previously thought that the emperor was weak-willed and dared not take action against those rebellious officials, which was why the entire Daqian Dynasty was torn apart.
It seems we underestimated him. He probably lacked the confidence to confront the three sects before, which is why he chose to bide his time. Now that he knows he has successfully advanced, he has revealed his true intentions and begun to make his move.
Looking at the faint domineering aura emanating from Jiang Lan, Jiang Zongquan thought to himself, "Thinking about it, it makes sense. He is that person's son, his own grandson. How could he be so weak?"
Jiang Zongquan felt a longing in his heart when he thought of the domineering aura of the second emperor, Tianwu Emperor.
Think back to when Tianwu Emperor was alive, he insisted on establishing the Martial Prohibition Hall despite the pressure from the three sects, in order to manage and monitor the forces in the entire Jianghu of the Great Qian Dynasty.
Then, in order to weaken the influence of the three sects in the entire Daqian Dynasty, Tianwu Emperor insisted on moving the imperial city to Tian Province.
Every single one of these things they did was a major event.
Unfortunately, Tianwu Emperor ultimately failed to achieve his goal and passed away.
The Tianhe Emperor who succeeded him was far inferior, squandering the excellent situation his father had painstakingly built.
Especially in recent decades, since Lu Tianheng took office, the Martial Prohibition Hall has become increasingly disobedient, which makes the Great Qian Dynasty appear weaker and weaker.
However, seeing the aura emanating from Jiang Lan, Jiang Zongquan felt greatly gratified.
It seems that the opportunity for the Great Qian Dynasty to rise again rests on Jiang Lan's shoulders.