0p0 Chapter 739 Phoenix Returns to Its Nest (25)
Chapter 739 Phoenix Returns to Its Nest (25)
Xiong Bufan didn't kill the spy; he just thought it would be fun.
Assassins are like randomly generated mini-games. Every time they knock out a palace servant and rush to your side, you can play a cat-and-mouse game. So why ruin the fun you've finally gotten?
Kongkong was genuinely afraid that Xiong Bufan, who had been playing with eagles for years, would eventually have his eyes pecked out by an eagle.
After all, he had been tricked by the female ghost before, and almost caused the scientific expedition to be disrupted.
Shangguan Yi paced back and forth in the hunting grounds, but there was no sign of His Majesty. Surely His Majesty couldn't have been kidnapped?
"Lord Shangguan, we have not seen His Majesty!"
Shangguan Yi: "Go find him! If anything happens to His Majesty, none of you will live!"
"Yes, Lord Shangguan."
His Majesty's disappearance is a major event, as it concerns the stability of the court.
After sending the people away, Shangguan Yi searched the camp, the kitchen, and the room with the best lighting, but all of these places were empty.
Hopefully, their Majesty is just lost and not in danger. But how could their wise and mighty Majesty get lost?
Shangguan Yi had just come out of the kitchen when she saw a large yellow blob run past her.
The large blob of yellow was divided into two parts: orange-yellow and bright yellow.
"Bake all of these for me," Xiong Bufan ordered the cook, who had put in a lot of effort to carry all the food back.
The cook, seeing the tiger on the ground, stammered, "Yes, yes, Your Majesty."
Their Majesty is truly born with divine strength.
Upon hearing the familiar voice and the cook calling "Your Majesty," Shangguan Yi rushed to the kitchen, only to find Xiong Bufan standing there leisurely, with some bloodstains on his body.
"Your Majesty, may you enjoy boundless blessings."
Xiong Bufan: "Go out first, I need to change my clothes."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Fearing that others might overhear, Shangguan Yi fell silent and carefully attended to Xiong Bufan's surroundings.
"Was the tiger I carried back big or not?"
"Your Majesty possesses superhuman strength, even the tigers in these mountains fear you. Your Majesty is truly the ruler of the world, and the Great Phoenix Dynasty is blessed to have you."
Xiong Bufan strolled out of the kitchen. This person doesn't know how to give a compliment, and the tiger has always been afraid of her.
Back in the tent, a palace servant helped Xiong Bufan change his clothes, while Shangguan Yi waited on the side.
Xiong Bufan: "There are spies in this hunting ground, and there are also spies in the palace. They are specifically there to expose my whereabouts. You should investigate them thoroughly."
"I want to see results within a month. If there are any more problems at the hunting grounds, or if there are more assassins in the palace, you, the chief lady-in-waiting, should be replaced."
Shangguan Yi knelt on the ground, her head pressed tightly against the ground, "Yes, yes, Your Majesty."
"Go down and call Zhou Ying and Wu Xinran in."
"Yes."
Shangguan Yi left with her head bowed and eyes downcast; she needed to think carefully about how to deal with the assassin.
After listening to Kong Kong's advice, Xiong Bufan would not let any dangerous signs grow unchecked; only fools would repeat the same mistakes.
Kongkong: "Bufan, do you suspect that Shangguan Yi is a spy?"
"She doesn't have the brains, but she can figure out who it is."
Shangguan Yi was able to handle all the matters arranged by Xiong Bufan well. The more urgent the time, the more orderly the matters were handled. However, he was not suitable to be an emperor because he was oblivious to the tasks at hand and did not know how to plan ahead.
Kongkong: "Bufan, do you know who the spy is?"
"I can tell who it is by smell."
"it is good."
After Xiong Bufan finished dressing, Zhou Ying and Wu Xinran also entered. "Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Yes, there are assassins in the hunting grounds. They have specially raised tigers. You will take men to check them one by one. Be careful and make sure they do not harm my ministers."
Zhou Ying: "It is Your Majesty."
Xiong Bufan waved his hand and said, "If there's nothing else, you can leave now. I need to rest too."
Now, by exposing the two to some minor matters and letting them understand the structure of the court officials, it will be easier for them to compete for the throne in the future.
Xiong Bufan went to great lengths to cultivate an outstanding successor for the Great Feng Dynasty.
There were some things that even Xiong Bufan himself didn't understand, but no one knew better than Xiong Bufan how to be an emperor.
The hunt began on the second day.
The hunt officially began with Xiong Bufan bringing back a deer.
The hunting festival was always a time for ministers in the capital to get out and relax. There were no heavy state affairs to attend to, only the desire to hunt their prey.
Due to the limited area of the hunting grounds, ministers and the emperor rarely managed to hunt large prey. Therefore, a month before the start of the hunt each year, the official in charge of the hunt would send people to drive all the prey into the hunting grounds and provide food and fodder at irregular intervals to facilitate the emperor and his ministers' hunting.
On the first day, apart from Xiong Bufan, the ministers basically did not hunt any large prey. They only brought back some rabbits and pheasants, and some even brought back only squirrels and sparrows, which made them a laughing stock.
On the second day, there were very few rabbits and pheasants, and not a single large prey.
Some opportunists began hunting sparrows and squirrels, hoping to win by sheer numbers.
Shangguan Yi dispatched too many people, and many animals were frightened and hid in the mountains.
The hunting grounds are basically left with only wild rabbits and some other small animals. Continuing to hunt seems pointless and would only damage the local living environment.
Xiong Bufan then ordered that the hunt be compared only with the prey from the previous two days, and that the winner be determined by weight, not quantity. In addition, the emperor was also included in the hunting competition.
Therefore, according to the newly customized rules, Xiong Bufan is undoubtedly the number one.
Xiong Bufan is becoming more and more successful, and he's starting to compete with the younger generation for the top spot.
This year's prize was set by Xiong Bufan herself, so she rewarded herself by going to the national treasury and taking whatever she could get.
The second-place prize is two pieces of imperial porcelain, and the third-place prize is one piece of imperial porcelain.
As Kongkong watched Xiong Bufan happily run towards the national treasury, a phrase suddenly popped into his mind—"the embezzler who is in charge of security steals from others."
The emperor rewarded himself by taking as much money as he wanted from the national treasury; I've never seen an emperor so adept at amassing wealth.
The country is now stable, the people are prosperous, floods are being prevented and controlled, and neighboring small countries are sending tributes, so an empty treasury doesn't seem to be a problem.
Kongkong gained a new understanding of Xiong Bufan's money-making schemes; Xiong Bufan seemed to be becoming increasingly shameless.
The national treasury was filled with treasures that Xiong Bufan had plundered over the past year, many of which were gold, silver and wine vessels looted from the Xiwu Kingdom. There was a separate room for calligraphy and paintings, and another room specifically for porcelain.
After Xiong Bufan ascended to the throne, the biggest expense was porcelain.