Chapter 844: Chapter 496: Great Sage Equalling Heaven!_2
It caused quite a stir and was reported to the Capital.
Coincidentally, the court discovered remnants of the former Chu in Liangzhou. After pondering carefully, Jingtai decided to dispatch a competent person to handle these matters.
And that person was Chen Yuan.
Initially, Chen Yuan consulted Zhang Yantong, asking him why the two individuals in Liangzhou were evenly matched. Logically, Feng Jiuying had been in Liangzhou for only half a year; how could he challenge Huangfu Qi, who had been stationed there for years?
Their forces should not even be in the same dimension.
It was then that Zhang Yantong cleverly told Chen Yuan that the reason Huangfu Qi was marginalized by the Beiliang Royal Mansion was that he had offended some people there, leading to a mutual agreement between him and Feng Jiuying.
In reality, according to some intelligence information, the more experienced and powerful Huangfu Qi was actually at a disadvantage.
This made Chen Yuan realize that, indeed, in Liangzhou, nothing escaped the Beiliang Royal Mansion. Although this place was part of the court’s territory, greater power lay in the hands of King Wei Jinfeng of Beiliang.
It was almost like a separate entity.
But to Chen Yuan, this seemed quite normal. The King of Beiliang had been granted authority for over two hundred years, equivalent to the founding of Great Jin; it would be odd if he didn’t have such power.
He even thought that the King of Beiliang had been patient enough, at least granting nominal and some real powers to the court, so that the Heavenly Patrol Bureau and the government were not mere decorations.
If he were the King of Beiliang, he’d have seized power and dominated everything long ago.
Therefore, to Chen Yuan, the King of Beiliang was currently a force of strength and influence that was best not to provoke, but dealing with Feng Jiuying and Huangfu Qi would inevitably cause some conflicts.
Luckily, he had heard about this matter earlier and obtained the authority for ’acting independently in emergencies’ from Gu Tianqiong. Otherwise, it would have been challenging to deal with the two.
After all, internal conflicts were not permitted within the Heavenly Patrol Bureau, or at least not openly.
While Chen Yuan was hastening to Liangzhou City, the two Golden Envoys of the Heavenly Patrol Bureau of Liangzhou, Huangfu Qi and Feng Jiuying, had also learned of the Emperor appointing him as the Golden Envoy of Liangzhou.
Inside the Heavenly Patrol Hall, the main position was vacant, and in the absence of one party’s victory, neither intended to completely break ties, so the seats for Huangfu Qi and Feng Jiuying were freshly built, one on the left and one on the right, like two protectors.
On the left, Huangfu Qi wore the Golden Envoy Black Cloud Clothing. His hair and beard were somewhat white, giving off the impression of an old general, with a robust build, face like red dates, and bright eyes. He sat there like a small mountain, backed by double whips.
It was due to his unusual weapon that he earned the name Double Whips Huangfu Qi!
On the right, compared to Huangfu Qi, Feng Jiuying appeared much younger, with long black hair tied up, soft trimmed beard, fair skin, looking to be only about forty years old, his aura shadowing Huangfu Qi’s.
Beneath them were several Vice Envoys and Green Envoys of the Reach Profound Realm, clearly divided, though Feng Jiuying’s side had fewer people than Huangfu Qi’s.
Looking up at Huangfu Qi, Feng Jiuying’s tapping finger suddenly stopped, and he said calmly:
"Brother Huangfu, you’ve probably heard the news about Demon Blade Chen Yuan being appointed as the Golden Envoy of Liangzhou, haven’t you?"
"Of course, otherwise, how could I have agreed to your invitation today." Huangfu Qi gently stroked his gray-white beard, his voice booming and energetic.
"Then what does Brother Huangfu think should be done?"
Feng Jiuying spoke calmly and waved his hand to dismiss those below.
Huangfu Qi hesitated for a moment and nodded. When everyone was gone, he snorted:
"If it weren’t for your power grabbing, the previous issues wouldn’t have escalated to the Capital, and Chen Yuan wouldn’t have been promoted to Golden Envoy of Liangzhou!"
"Power grabbing? Brother Huangfu, both of us are Golden Envoys, with no distinction of superiority, so the term ’power grabbing’ seems a bit inappropriate, doesn’t it?" Feng Jiuying’s gaze was deep.
"I have held this place for years and requested help from the Capital to bring you here to assist me. Do you not understand the implication?" Huangfu Qi glared at Feng Jiuying.
Feng Jiuying snorted lightly and didn’t continue this topic, as he was indeed somewhat at fault, kept in check by the Divine Envoy above, otherwise, he might have faced harsher criticism.
"Talking about it now is useless, does right or wrong matter? The most important thing for us now is how to respond to this newly appointed Envoy Chen. Should we relinquish power to him? Or..."
"Relinquish power?" Huangfu Qi stared at Feng Jiuying coldly:
"I am also a Golden Envoy of Liangzhou; why should I relinquish power to that inexperienced brat? When I was appointed as Golden Envoy of Liangzhou, this guy was probably still a constable in a small county."
Clearly, Huangfu Qi had already familiarized himself with Chen Yuan’s past before he arrived in Liangzhou, otherwise, he wouldn’t have said such a thing.
"Brother Huangfu, don’t underestimate him. As far as I know, Chen Yuan is no simple figure; his reputation in Jianghu alone surpasses ours combined.
Moreover, he has a close relationship with Divine Envoy Zhang and is appreciated by the Great Governor. If you give him no face, Chen Yuan might turn on you."
Feng Jiuying said.
"Wouldn’t I also turn on him?" Huangfu Qi’s pupils narrowed.
"If Brother Huangfu holds this attitude, then there’s nothing left to discuss. Chen Yuan is not like Feng myself. If you look carefully at his past,
you’ll know he is a decisive and ruthless person, and wherever he is appointed, he will first clean out the place and replace it with his own people,