I really became a king.

Chapter 384 Clouds move in all directions
In the blink of an eye, another three months had passed. The entire Western Frontier Demon Realm Pass seemed calm and peaceful. Except that it was more lively and the scenery was more beautiful, there was no other disturbance.

But this is only on the surface; in fact, there are storms surging in secret.

In the past few months, there have been many new faces in Demon Realm Pass. The new faces here are not those businessmen from various places, but the children of high-ranking officials and nobles from the imperial capital of Dali.

Before Jiang Yi took control of Western Xinjiang, it was a desolate and barren land, covered by wind and sand all day long. The climate was extremely harsh and it was not suitable for living at all.

But after being transformed into a water town by Jiang Yi, it suddenly became a popular place.

Many of the sons of the rich and powerful in the imperial capital of Dali came to the Demon Realm Pass from afar in the name of sightseeing, with all kinds of thoughts in mind.

The sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the grass and water are lush, which is the perfect ideal place in many people's minds.

Of course, only a very small number of people are qualified to have such ambitions, and the vast majority of the children of the powerful and wealthy come here with the intention of gilding themselves.

This is the core of the Nine Frontiers, the border where wars are most frequent, and also the most impregnable border. If you can gain experience here for a few years, you will have the capital for promotion when you return to the Dali Imperial Capital.

Life here was too hard before, and no rich and powerful children wanted to come here. But now it is different. There are mountains and water, a suitable climate, and natural passes. It is the easiest and most comfortable place to hone your qualifications.

Therefore, after the arrival of many of the Dali nobles, they tried to visit Prince Yi's Mansion through various roundabout ways. This made Jiang Yi, who had been staying indoors in Prince Yi's Mansion, secretly sigh that he never knew he had such a good popularity in the Dali Dynasty.

Some people who did not know the inside story were secretly amazed when they saw the bustling Prince Yi's Mansion, secretly sighing that the new ruler of Western Frontier was indeed no simple man, and his network of contacts had not only expanded to the entire Dali Imperial Capital, but even to half of the Dali Dynasty.

Because in addition to the children of the powerful and wealthy in the imperial capital of Dali, many children of the families of provincial governors also came to the Demon Realm Pass.

Jiang Yi never turned away anyone who came to visit Prince Yi's Mansion. He would entertain them on Kongtong Mountain. If he met someone he could talk to, they would inevitably have some drinks.

As a result, I actually made friends with some powerful and influential people, and gained some real friends.

But the two brothers who really thrived were the second, third and fifth oldest. After all, the threshold to Prince Yi's Palace was too high, and only a few people were qualified to visit.

Others who felt they could not enter Prince Yi's Mansion naturally turned their attention to the three Jiang brothers.

The second brother Jiang Zhongchi and his two brothers found again the feeling of calling friends over in the imperial capital of Dali. There were banquets of all sizes held all day long, and the house was packed with people. It was even more lively than Prince Yi's palace.

Many people secretly worried about the three brothers. They did not know how to hide their shortcomings. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. They interacted with the sons of nobles so frequently. Aren't they afraid of being suspected?

Jiang Yi just laughed it off. What really aroused his suspicion was not the three Jiang brothers, but another group of visitors with ulterior motives.

For example, the secular sects, his royal grandmother and empress, the Ye family of Bailing, and even some people from the four border dynasties, these are the people he really fears.

However, on the surface, he did not take any action. As long as someone came to visit him, he would treat them with courtesy, eat and drink, chat with them, and pretend to be polite.

Jiang Zhongchi and the other three brothers also knew the situation clearly and kept their distance from these people from the beginning.

In addition to the busy Prince Yi's Mansion in Kongtong Mountain and the residences of the three Jiang brothers, there is another place inside the Demon Realm that is also bustling with people and visitors.

It is the Wen Zong Mansion in the south of Kongtong, where almost all the scholars who came from all over the Dali Dynasty gathered. In addition, many children of nobles also frequently visited.

As for these children of nobles, Wen Zong's mansion was closed to visitors at first, but after receiving Jiang Yi's instruction, the door was wide open, and Wen Zong would often explain the way of cultivation to these children of powerful and nobles.

Many children of nobles benefited greatly from it. They felt as if they had touched something, but they couldn't grasp what it was for the moment.

But almost without any prior agreement, these noble children secretly spread the news of their strange feelings to their families, and thus the Dali Tianxia Academy was created. After so many years, the Tianxia Academy became lively again, and many meritorious and powerful people and martial arts families sent their young children to the Tianxia Academy.

They would even prefer to send the younger sons of the clan to Emperor Wenzong's Mansion, but the current situation is still unclear. After all, the ship of Prince Yi's Mansion is still unstable, and the future situation in Western Xinjiang is unclear.

The sudden influx of these visitors from all sides also caused many people to have some thoughts in their minds.

To the north of Kongtong is the Shen Ce Palace.

This is where the military office is located. Since its establishment, this office has never had any real power. So many months have passed, and no one understands the specific duties of this so-called military office.

However, the people of Prince Yi's Mansion were careful to keep an appropriate distance from this government office, and never set foot into the Shen Ce Mansion unless there was related official business.

Because all the generals in the military office of the Shen Ce Mansion were former generals of the Demon Realm Pass during the Chi family's era. In the eyes of many people, this was tantamount to being deprived of all military power in disguise.

But after a few months, some people couldn't stand the loneliness anymore.

"Si Luan, you have been too close to the Ye family of Bailing recently." Inside the military office, Mao Wenhuan said to a middle-aged man in front of him.

"Brother Wenhuan, where do you get this from? During this period of time, I have been staying at home except in the military office and have not had any contact with anyone." Liu Siluan said in surprise.

Mao Wenhuan silently looked at his friend in front of him. Thinking of their friendship for many years, he couldn't help but persuade him: "If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself. Siluan, even I know about it, and you still want to hide it from others?"

Then he sighed and said, "Stop it. Now that the prince has entered the Western Frontier and holds the military power, you should abandon those unrealistic ideas."

Liu Siluan remained silent, his eyes were wandering and his face was gloomy and uncertain.

"Alas, you are the one who is in charge. You didn't notice anything unusual?"

"What's unusual?" Liu Siluan asked disapprovingly.

Mao Wenhuan shook his head and said, "In the past two months, many outsiders have flocked to Demon Realm Pass. Including me, none of us former Demon Realm Pass generals have ever left the Marching Office. Only you have been in and out of the Marching Office time and time again."

"I was going home. Could it be that I'm not even allowed to go home?" Liu Siluan said.

"You can go back. No one will stop you. But the Demon Realm is in turmoil right now. The forces of all parties are too involved. The wisest thing to do is to stay at the military headquarters and stay there until the storm subsides...

All the former generals of Demon Realm understand this principle, why don't you understand it?"

Liu Siluan came to his senses at this time and realized that he was indeed too eccentric. He simply stopped trying to hide it and said harshly, "He forced me to do this. I am unwilling to stay in this broken military office for the rest of my life!"

Destroy the military office? Mao Wenhuan was a little surprised when he saw his friend who suddenly became a little strange.

The military yamen, but just from these four words we can see its important future position. Could it be that his old friend didn’t see it at all?

"He won't be so arrogant for too long. Behind the Bailing Ye family stands the Queen and the secular sect. It's only a matter of time before the Demon Realm Pass changes hands!" At this point, Liu Siluan sneered and continued:
"And our Great Li Emperor is also determined to seize the Demon Realm Pass. What can he use to stop him? Just rely on these hundreds of thousands of troops?"

The tone was full of disdain. After all, the most fatal water source problem had been solved. Demon Pass was no longer a place of exile, and its strategic location was so important that no one in power would tolerate it becoming an enclave without jurisdiction.

"His good days are about to end!"

(End of this chapter)