When Yan Lan heard this, he suddenly felt that the imperial kingdom was like the sea, bottomless.

For a long time, Yan Lan didn't have much insight into the power relationship in the central part of the imperial kingdom, because he didn't care, thinking that as long as his strength was enough, he would be able to ascend to the throne.

Now it seems that strength is naturally a must, and in addition, it is necessary to sort out the inextricable relationships.

However, Yan Lan felt that Cao Zhaolin should control the secular forces of imperial power.

The real power behind the imperial power, Cao Zhaolin will never be able to get involved.

For example, Lei Lion Academy, such as the national elder.

However, the Thunder Lion Academy and the elders of the country are the absolute backbone of the imperial state, and they have always guarded the back of the imperial kingdom and have hardly been involved in the worldly affairs of the imperial kingdom.

Therefore, even if Yan Lan becomes an elder of the imperial state, it will be difficult for him to completely control the secular power in the imperial power.

Even if the elders wanted to investigate Cao Zhaolin, they couldn't start it at all, because the secular yamen was full of Cao Zhaolin's forces, and letting them investigate themselves could only be perfunctory in the end.

And the elder will definitely not have the energy to personally investigate these things that will not immediately affect the life and death of the imperial state.

Unless the old man quickly cuts through the chaos and uses powerful power to kill Cao Zhaolin.

But in that case, it will inevitably cause turmoil in the imperial power.

In addition, Cao Zhaolin has held power for thousands of years, and no one can say whether he has the power of the anti-heaven Nirvana behind him.

Therefore, if you want to move Cao Zhaolin, it can only be said that it is very difficult.

Yan Lan said: "I will help you pay attention to this matter." ”

After Yan Lan finished speaking, Li Guancheng, Jing Wanyun, and Wang Xingyuan all shook their heads and sneered.

Long Niu said unhappily: "What are you laughing at? Yan Zhu is kind enough to help you, but you actually have such an attitude, it's like a wolf's heart." ”

Li Guancheng was slightly stunned, and then looked at Yan Lan and said, "Old Yan Zhu, your kindness should have been understood. What we laugh at is that even Director Wang and Director Jing can't do anything about it, what can you do as a new pillar veteran? It's not that Ben will look down on you, but you are simply hitting a stone with an egg. ”

Wang Xingyuan said: "Old Yanzhu, courage is commendable, but it is unrealistic. ”

Jing Wanyun said: "Old Yanzhu, although your strength is not weak, but after all, you are still young and inexperienced. You can't help with this, we still have the matter of the Flame Array to deal with right now, you still have to think about how to solve this matter. If this matter is not resolved, we will all have to spend ourselves here and not be able to leave. ”

Li Guancheng said even more angrily: "Damn, it's because of this Evil Lantern Heavenly Array that the pressure on our border defense line has doubled, and thousands of soldiers will die every day." These soldiers are all elites of the human race, and they have cultivated to at least the Transformation Pill Period, the Yuan Infant Period, and even many Infant Transformation Stages and Distraction Stages. ”

Yan Lan nodded, the total number of soldiers stationed in the imperial country is less than one billion, but every soldier is a monk who is not weak in cultivation, and there will definitely be no ordinary people.

If you recruit ordinary people to garrison the frontier, let alone a billion people, even if it is ten trillion people, the imperial state can also recruit them.

But if this is the case, it is to exchange human lives for the lives of beasts, and I am afraid that it will take the lives of thousands of people to exchange the lives of a fierce beast, which is meaningless.

Therefore, the soldiers stationed at the border have always preferred shortage to abuse, otherwise they will be sent to death in vain.

Yan Lan also had no bottom in his heart, so he didn't argue with Wang Xingyuan and the others, but said: "Well, the matter of the Flame Lamp Heavenly Array is the top priority. However, if they can go to the imperial domain to blow the wind about the fundraising of the Imperial Auction Association, maybe Cao Zhaolin will be a little more restrained. ”

Wang Xingyuan smiled contemptuously again: "Old Yan Zhu, why don't you understand what this company says? You'd better keep your mouth shut tightly, otherwise the wind won't blow up, and you'll blow yourself away first." ”

Long Niu was surprised: "Is it really so terrifying?"

Jin Xiaoyun nodded and said, "Cao Zhaolin is indeed a difficult guy to mess with, and even our Zhu Laoyuan doesn't want to offend him." Even Di Ying and Yu Zhiyin, who are first-class pillars, keep a distance from Cao Zhaolin, and if they can, they can't be offended, otherwise even if they won't be murdered, they will be entangled in everything and have no peace. ”

Twilight Chengxue sighed: "Hey, to put it mildly but very realistically, everyone in the imperial officialdom is in danger and doesn't want to meddle in things. In fact, it's not that they don't want to manage, but that those who want to manage have no right to manage, and those who have the power don't want to manage. In the past, there were many loyal martyrs who stood up for justice, but in the end they all disappeared cleanly, and no one knew what happened. ”

Li Guancheng shook his head and sighed: "That's it, even if the annual imperial auction raises funds in full, there is only a little spirit stone, forget it, it is useless to think about it, once it affects the mood and leads to the successful invasion of the beast tide, we are all human sinners." ”

Li Guancheng knew that the military resources of the imperial state were directly managed by the military academy, and Cao Zhaolin couldn't reach there, so the military salary could basically be paid in full.

Most of the bureaucrats in the military academy are people who have experienced bloody battles in the frontier, and they know very well that it is not easy for the soldiers stationed in the border, so even if they embezzle the spirit stone, they only dare to cut a small piece, and they dare not swallow it in a big gulp like Cao Zhaolin.

Yan Lan raised his eyes to look at Li Guancheng, although this guy was very arrogant and his attitude towards him was not friendly, but his human race's resistance to the heart of the fierce beast was indeed worthy of admiration.

Yan Lan turned his head to look at the frontier city wall again, and said, "Since this is the case, then this matter will not be discussed for the time being, I want to climb the city wall and watch the battle." ”

Li Guancheng rolled his eyes and said, "Old Yan Zhu, I think it's better to forget it, you have fine skin and tender meat, I'm just afraid that you won't be able to stand the erosion of the evil qi of the Savage Domain." What do you want to know, just ask me. ”

Yan Lan shook his head and said, "I watched the battle to relieve the matter of the Lamp Heavenly Array, so I must see it with my own eyes." You're not going to let me climb the walls!"

Li Guancheng shook his head and said, "Naturally, it won't." But I can tell you, although there are prohibitions and mechanisms on the walls, no one can guarantee that they will be foolproof. Because there have been many times when officials have climbed the city wall to inspect and have been killed by the sudden force of the Savage Domain. If you are not afraid of death, go up, and I will not stop you. ”

Li Guancheng said, and then let go of his body.

Yan Lan raised his eyes, and then jumped up.

Li Guancheng was taken aback and scolded: "This kid really doesn't know whether to live or die." ”

Subsequently, Long Niu, Du Chengxue, Jin Xiaoyun, and Li Guancheng followed Yan Lan and jumped onto the city wall, Wang Xingyuan and Jing Wanyun hesitated for a moment, and finally chose to stand in place, because they had witnessed with their own eyes that an official of the Eight Yan Distraction Period was killed by an invisible force on the city wall, and since then, they have never dared to climb the city wall again.

In the blink of an eye, Yan Lan was above the city wall.

Yan Lan glanced at both ends of the city wall, the city wall as high as thousands of miles spread to the sky, and the stone wall made of huge stones was mottled and potholed, which was not caused by the erosion of wind, frost, rain and snow at all, but by the invasion of wild beasts for many years.

Because among those mottled marks, there are traces of blood.