Not long after, Han Hongchang, Han Hongzhuo and a group of masters from Qinglong Palace also rushed here. Seeing this situation, they naturally explained:
"Looking at the black robes and red armors on the two corpses on the ground, the thieves who just broke into our Qinglong Palace should be high-level killers from the Blood Moon Palace, right?"
"It's a pity that those two thieves escaped. It's really hateful!"
"Yes, it's just the final moment for me to retreat. If I force myself out of seclusion, I'm afraid I'll go crazy and get here before I can."
"Yes, I just returned from drinking all night at a friend's house last night. If I were in the palace, I would definitely not allow the thieves from the Blood Moon Palace to be so rampant!"
"It's a coincidence that you all happen to have something to do today."
Shou Bo looked at the masters from Qinglong Palace and smiled lightly, he had already figured out why none of these guys arrived in time.
"Ah Shou, what do you mean by being so sinister?"
A white-haired old man stared at Shou Bo and said angrily.
After hearing this, Shou Bo just smiled faintly and didn't bother to speak anymore.
Although these masters of the Qinglong Palace chose to stand by and watch the assassination of Han Jiulin this time, they were still the backbone of the palace. If they broke out at this time, it would not be of any benefit to Han Jiulin.
Han Hongchang pretended to be extremely concerned about this matter and Han Jiulin, twirling his beard and said:
"Who is so bold and has such deep hatred for Jiulin's nephew that he invites six high-level assassins from the Blood Moon Palace to assassinate him?"
"Brother is absolutely right! The people behind this are simply lawless and arrogant! Do they really think that I, the Qinglong Palace, are weak and cannot be bullied?"
As for who was willing to go to such great lengths to assassinate him, Han Jiulin naturally knew it very well, but he did not reveal the matter to his face. He just smiled contemptuously and turned around before striding away.
Han Jiulin knew very well that before there was any evidence, although he knew who the real culprit was, even if he revealed it, it would just be a fight between each other, which was completely unnecessary.
And the one who can also see through the truth of this matter at a glance is naturally the Qinglong King Han Chutai who has spent decades in the power struggle.
When the old prince came back from the morning meeting and learned that Han Jiulin had been assassinated, he fell into a rage. He immediately called Han Hongchang and Han Hongzhuo to the study for questioning.
At this juncture, there are no other qualified suspects besides these two who could have the motive and financial resources to plot the assassination of Han Jiulin.
No matter how Han Hongchang and Han Hongzhuo made excuses in front of the old prince, they could not change the old prince's determination to clear the obstacles for Han Jiulin to take over the Qinglong Palace.
In the evening of that day, the old prince ordered Han Hongchang and Han Hongzhuo to be transferred out of the imperial capital and sent to take charge of the Linjiang territory. They were not allowed to return without his permission.
Early the next morning, Han Hongchang and Han Hongzhuo left the imperial city where they had lived for most of their lives under the watchful eyes of everyone in the Qinglong Palace.
This method of handling was the only way the old prince could think of to solve the problem. Although Han Hongchang and Han Hongzhuo were extremely vicious, they were still his biological sons after all.
Although these two men killed their own nephews without caring about their flesh and blood, they could not behave like them.
When Han Hongchang and Han Hongzhuo left the imperial capital, the old prince authorized the transfer of all the family power in their hands to Han Jiulin.
"From today onwards, a total of 390,000 stores, pharmacies, cloth factories, manors, gambling stalls, restaurants, ranches and other properties within the 64 territories of the Canglan Empire will be handed over to you.
Your hands are in charge."
"This also means that from this moment on, you are equivalent to mastering most of the properties of our Qinglong Palace and the Han family. Jiulin, are you confident that you can take care of all these properties?"
Qinglong King Han Chutai screened away everyone inside and outside the lobby, then sat on the main seat of the palace, looking at Han Jiulin who was standing in the lobby.
At this time, although Han Jiulin had lost all his childishness, he stood in the lobby with a tall figure and a heroic figure.
But Han Chutai knew in his heart that he was only a young man close to eighteen years old after all, and had never managed the family business.
The Qinglong Palace has thousands of years of history, and the forces in the Canglan Empire are intertwined. Now that all the palace's properties are handed over to Han Jiulin, he can't help but feel a little unsure.
However, Han Jiulin was a man of two generations after all, so he did not panic even when faced with such a huge family property. Even though he could not fully control it for a while, he was confident that he would have a way to properly handle the property of Qinglong Palace.
Han Jiulin stood upright in the lobby of Qinglong Palace, looking at Qinglong King Han Chutai and said loudly: "Thank you for your trust, grandpa. Jiulin will do his best and will not let grandpa down!"
Han Chutai looked at Han Jiulin, who looked confident, and nodded slightly, feeling relieved, and then continued:
"Jiulin, although these family properties are extremely huge for ordinary families, in fact, for our Qinglong Palace, they are just tools to make money."
"If you can take full control of these family properties, you will be taking the first step to control my Qinglong Palace.
There are still many things you have to learn from now on, for example, the mines currently controlled by my Qinglong Palace, the value they can produce every year far exceeds those of these family industries."
Upon hearing this, Han Jiulin bowed respectfully to Han Chutai, and then said:
"Jiulin understands that the real pillars of our Qinglong Palace are the palace's army and the powerful men in the palace. Only after progressing to the point where we can truly control these two, will Jiulin be able to succeed his grandfather Qinglong King.
"
Qinglong King Han Chutai was immediately relieved when he heard what Han Jiulin said went to the core. He twisted his beard and said with a smile: "Well, the heir chosen by this king really has extraordinary understanding."
"Jiulin, what you said hit the nail on the head, but you missed one point. Although the king-level warriors and the army are indeed extremely important in the Qinglong Palace, there is actually another thing that is the true foundation of our Qinglong Palace.
That’s it—fiefdom.”
"Since the establishment of the Canglan Empire, my ancestors from the Qinglong Palace have made countless achievements in large and small battles, and have countless fiefdoms. In our own fiefdoms, even the laws of imperial power cannot interfere. This is the Qinglong Palace
Development foundation.”
"Jilin, the army you mentioned before... In fact, grandpa might as well tell you the truth now. Our Qinglong Palace actually controls nearly one-tenth of the entire Canglan Empire's military strength. Although it is dispatched by the imperial power, it is also
Be loyal to our Han family.
To this day, even the Holy Emperor dare not act rashly because he is afraid of the military power of my Qinglong Palace!"