Directed Leakage of Inner Voice: I Pretended to Be a God Undergoing Tribulations Chapter 364

"Xuan'er, do you suspect there is so underlying reason we don't know about?"

Lan Xuan'er nodded. "Sister Tang, I can't help but feel that so of Dayan's decrees over the past two years have been rather strange. Especially regarding land, the Dayan court seems to be far too benevolent toward the commoners under its rule!"

Benevolent toward the commoners? Gan Tang recalled the decrees regarding Dayan that her subordinates had gathered over the past two years.

Her royal brother had also summoned the court ministers to discuss this matter multiple tis, but they had never been able to find the reason behind it.

If there was one distinct difference, it was that the Dayan emperor's prestige among the people was the highest among the monarchs of the six nations.

Even her royal brother, the most diligent ruler in the history of South Yue, whose goal was to be a wise and capable sovereign, could not compare.

"You're right. Dayan has vigorously developed its agriculture over the past two years. Because of those three high-yield crop varieties, this is understandable. But the land taken from officials and the gentry is being sold to the commoners instead of the nobility, and the lords in the court actually agreed to it! That is simply too strange!"

To travel a thousand miles to beco an official is only for wealth. Refusing a fat piece of at right at their lips inevitably makes one suspicious.

After all, because of Prince Ming, Lan Xuan'er had so understanding of Dayan's officialdom. Since when did those people possess such noble and unyielding character!

The officials of Dayan: Not only is His Majesty above us, but there is also the Junior Preceptor. Who would dare to object? What use is having money if you lose your life and can't spend it!

Didn't everyone see that those who objected were either dismissed from office or demoted?

Moreover, with natural disasters before them and man-made calamities behind them, facing the crisis of national subjugation, they knew all too well how to weigh their options!

"Sister Tang, look. The effort and money Dayan has spent on water conservancy over the past two years are also vastly different from previous years."

Lan Xuan'er pointed to one of the pieces of information on the paper for Gan Tang to see.

Luyi chid in at the right mont. "Master, well-digging craftsn often co to my wine shop to buy wine. According to them, there has indeed been a lot more work over the past two years."

Lan Xuan'er and Gan Tang exchanged a glance. They could understand managing the riverways, but this increase in the number of wells being dug...

"Luyi, did those people ntion where these wells are being dug?"

"In the cities, villages, and farmlands alike." Luyi thought for a mont and added, "I heard that so villages started digging water cellars to store water since it began snowing last winter. Your subordinate doesn't know if it's true."

Digging water cellars to store water, and starting last year?

At this mont, the two won were truly bewildered by the abnormal actions of the Dayan people. Last year brought favorable weather, and it was said that Dayan had a great harvest, especially with those three crops, all yielding bountifully. This was also the reason why Yue Fuguang's popularity among the people surpassed even that of the emperor, and why her title as the Divine Maiden spread wider and wider.

The first half of this year had also been completely normal. Just before they set out as envoys to Dayan, the people of Dayan were anticipating another bumper harvest this autumn due to ample rainfall in the first half of the year.

Lan Xuan'er looked out the window at the completely darkened sky. The moon hung high, its radiance spilling in through the lattice window.

With an inexplicable expression, she said, "Sister Tang, do you rember when it last rained?"

Gan Tang was taken aback by her question. From the ti the envoy mission entered Dayan until now, nearly two months had passed, and it seed there had only been a single drizzle that stopped before the ground was even fully wet.

Gan Tang seed to realize sothing. Her beautiful eyes widened, and she looked at Lan Xuan'er in disbelief. "Xuan'er, are you saying... No, it can't be! It can't be!"

She shook her head repeatedly. "We know the skill level of Yun Tianxing from Dayan's Imperial Astronomy Bureau. With his abilities, it's impossible for him to predict the weather conditions more than a year in advance!"

Lan Xuan'er's complexion was also poor, but for the sake of the two nations working together to accomplish their upcoming tasks, she ruthlessly shattered Gan Tang's illusions.

She pointed in the direction of the Yu Manor and said, "Sister Tang, just because Yun Tianxing can't do it doesn't an that person can't."

Gan Tang still found it sowhat hard to accept. "Isn't Yue Fuguang just a facade deliberately set up by Emperor Mingxi to fool the world?" To consolidate power, emperors would use whatever tactics worked best.

Therefore, everyone in South Yue unanimously believed that Yue Fuguang was rely Emperor Mingxi's front, and that the Dayan emperor was fabricating a deity for the sake of imperial power.

She stubbornly insisted, "Xuan'er, you don't actually think that the so-called descent by divine decree and the title of Divine Maiden spread by the common folk are true, do you?"

Like Bei Ye and the others, she had never believed it from beginning to end, even though that woman had summoned heavenly lightning to defeat people from their country three years ago.

She rely assud it was so sort of martial arts world trickery. After all, this person ca from a folk Taoist temple, so it wouldn't be surprising if she knew so exclusive illusions.

Back then, the allied assassination attempt on her by various nations was also done out of pride, attempting to crush Dayan's prestige.

If Yue Fuguang truly possessed real abilities as they were now suspecting, then their five nations were in grave danger!

At this mont, besides Gan Tang and Lan Xuan'er, soone else who felt this grave danger was Xi Yuanshan, who was located in a black market sowhere in the capital city of Shangjing.

He was currently radiating a terrifying aura, staring dangerously at the man before him who had his entire body hidden beneath a black cloak.

"Are you certain this is the information you are selling ?"

His voice was icy, as if laced with poison.

Two days ago, this person had approached him, claiming to have important information regarding him for sale.

The asking price right off the bat was a thousand taels of gold. Initially, Xi Yuanshan did not believe him, but today, this person had sent him another ssage.

He said he knew who had sabotaged his marriage, which was why Xi Yuanshan was here.

"Guaranteed genuine. Besides, Your Highness only needs to send soone to investigate upon returning to know if it is true or false." The man, with most of his face concealed beneath a cloak, suddenly let out a sneer. "After all, not everyone involved in this matter is dead!"

Actually, upon hearing the first half of the man's words, he already believed him by thirty percent.

After that incident, Xi Yuanshan had mobilized his own forces to investigate thoroughly. The clues vaguely pointed toward a few of his brothers, so he had refrained from ordering a deeper probe.

It was not that he did not want to investigate, but for certain reasons, he could not.

However, whenever he recalled the events of that ti, he always had a lingering feeling that even if his Princess Consort was not a direct participant, she definitely knew about it.

Because he could not be certain, he simply lavished his favor upon his concubines and minor wives, propping them up to rival the Princess Consort, thereby establishing a persona for himself as a man who could not forget his old love.

To think that Bei Xiang also had a hand in this! Previously, that man had always presented himself as a victim.

The two of them had even shared drinks and 'heart-to-heart' conversations, holding no resentnt toward one another.

Looking at it now, he had truly underestimated this brother of his. Not only had Bei Xiang played him for a fool, but he had also played all the princes of Western Qiang.

He just wondered what kind of expressions those pretentious 'good brothers' of his would make once they learned the truth. He really wanted to see it right now!

A cruel smile curled upon Xi Yuanshan's face, hidden beneath his hood, before it vanished in a flash. In a re instant, he reverted back to the gentle, 'love-struck' His Highness Prince Yi.

Yet, the na Bei Xiang was repeatedly chewed over on his lips.

In the end, Xi Yuanshan still paid a hefty sum to purchase this piece of information, and the very first person he shared it with was his 'good brother', Xi Ling.

anwhile, after shaking off the tail that Xi Yuanshan had sent to follow him, the cloaked man headed straight for East Street.

Yue Fuguang sat in the carriage bound for the royal hunting grounds. Peering out through the window lattice, she happened to see Xi Yuanshan and Xi Ling riding side by side just ahead. It was unknown what the two were discussing, but the atmosphere between them appeared quite pleasant.