Chapter 1: The Dragon Kingdom
Middle-earth is composed of five states: the Eastern Divine State, the Western Spirit State, the Southern Departure State, the Northern Underworld State, and the Middle State.
The East Shenzhou is adjacent to the Tongtian Sea, the West Lingzhou is backed by the Misty Forest, the South Lizhou is on the Flame Desert, and the North Stygian State is above the snowy Heavenly Source.
Shenlong Country, located on the east side of East Shenzhou, is close to the sea of heaven.
The Shenlong Kingdom takes the dragon as the totem, and the whole people are martial, and it has four counties under its jurisdiction, which are named after the directions: Donglong County, Nanlong County, Xilong County and Beilong County.
The four counties do not border each other, and the junction introduces the sea interval as the county boundary, and they usually operate separately. The center of the four counties is Shenlong City, which is a fortress that gathers domestic political, military, economic, and cultural centers.
The supreme ruler of the county is the king of the county, and the king of the county is appointed by the lord of the dragon country, and at the end of each year, he needs to return to the "dragon city" to report on his work.
In the year 999 of the dragon calendar, the thirtieth month of the lunar month.
On this day, it was the day when the kings of the four counties returned to China to report on their work.
In the Shenlong Palace, the lord of the country, Long Haotian, is sitting in the center of the hall, the ministers of civil and military affairs are lined up on both sides, and the three men in Chinese clothes are kneeling on the ground, their hands on the ground, bowing their heads, and bowing to the lord.
Long Haotian is in the prime of life, has practiced martial arts for many years, and his eyes flash from time to time, not angry but mighty. At this time, seeing His Royal Highness's three county kings bowing their heads to him, he couldn't help but feel relieved, but then he frowned and asked, "Where is Huaxi?"
His Royal Highness raised his head slightly, communicated with each other for a moment, and reported to Long Haotian by the person in the middle.
"The lord of the country, the king of Huaxi County and the other three have met with the ministers yesterday, and they have agreed to enter the palace together today to report on their work, but it is just ......"
"It's just how? Beiri, I haven't seen you for a year, when did you learn to speak!"
Long Haotian asked, and the man in the middle, Wang Long Beiri, of Beilong County, suddenly sweated on his forehead, and hurriedly said: "The lord of the country is angry, the king of Huaxi County suddenly contracted a vicious disease, and it is difficult to face the saint, and the minister has the heart to report it, but something is wrong, and he can explain it clearly in two words, so he ......"
"Oh, what a terrible disease, don't hurry up. Long Haotian was curious, ignoring Long Beiri's pause again.
"Yesterday, the minister made an appointment with Dongjun Wang Xiangdong, Nanjun Wang Nansong and Xijun Wang Huaxi to go boating on Longhu Lake together to discuss today's meeting of the saint. The four of us haven't seen each other for a year, and we want to take this opportunity to get together. When Long Beiri heard the change in Long Haotian's tone, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart, and his mouth was also neat, telling the story of yesterday.
"The minister and the king of the east and the king of the south went to the lake first, and was chatting, the king of the west county hurried over, saying that the lake lacked novelty every year, and it coincided with the selection of the Oiran of the Tianxiang Pavilion in the national capital today, so it was better to move to the lake and visit the lake another day. Tianxiang Pavilion is the first archway of the dragon country, the selection of Oiran is a grand event in the workshop, the ministers and so on, how can they miss such a grand meeting, they dismissed the guards, leaving only two personal entourage, and went to Tianxiang Pavilion. ”
In the main hall, there are almost no people who don't know Tianxiang Pavilion, and the selection of Oiran is the annual event of Tianxiang Pavilion, and many people have been there, even the lord Long Haotian has also been there.
"When they arrived at Tianxiang Pavilion, the subordinates of the King of Xijun had already booked a box on the second floor, and the ministers and the other four people entered and took their seats. The lord of Tianxiang Pavilion knew that the ministers were going, so he came over to say hello, this person is also a wonderful person, and he also arranged for the top card to serve ......"
"Ahem...... These details don't need to be described, but get to the point. Long Haotian's face was gloomy.
"Yes, to the point, the Oiran was selected, and sure enough, the country is beautiful and fragrant, and I feel sorry for it. Before Long Beiri's words fell, Long Haotian put his hand on his forehead, shook his head and smiled bitterly. How did this Long Beiri get into his eyes that day, and he actually sent him to be the king of the county, but this is not the time to care about this, in desperation, he can only wave his hand and let Long Beiri continue.
"The lord of the Tianxiang Pavilion asked the Oiran to come over to toast, and the king of Xijun was moved when he saw the Oiran, and he had to buy the Oiran on the first night. When Long Beiri said this, he peeked at Long Haotian and saw that his face was no different, so he dared to continue.
The Oiran did not express his position, but the lord of Tianxiang Pavilion was very embarrassed, and frankly said that the Oiran over the years had to arrange the opening of the New Year before he could receive guests. This custom also knew that the time for the ministers to return to the capital to face the saint was urgent, how could they wait for so many days, so they persuaded the king of Xijun to choose another beauty. Unbeknownst to him, the king of Xijun was drunk, so he kicked the lord of Tianxiang Pavilion on the spot, and taught him not to know how to lift. It's about the face of the king of Xijun, and the minister can't persuade him again. The lord of Tianxiang Pavilion dared to be angry and did not dare to speak, but the flower girl bowed down, saying that he was willing to serve the king of Xijun, and only asked to let the pavilion master go. ”
"Hmph~ It's really majestic!" Long Haotian exhaled from his nostrils and reprimanded: "Go on." ”
"The king of Xijun stayed in Tianxiang Pavilion that night, and the ministers and the king of the east and south returned to their residences, and early the next morning, the entourage of the king of the west came to report that the king of the west was infected with a bad disease, and he was talking nonsense and delirious. The minister hurried to visit, and on the way asked the entourage of the king of Xijun what had happened. The entourage accompanied the king of Xijun to stay in Tianxiang Pavilion, and he was also a romantic night, and went to call the king of Xijun in the morning, and found that something was wrong, so he rushed to report the news. ”
"The upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked, what do you see when you go to Tianxiang Pavilion?" Long Haotian snorted coldly again.
"When the minister arrived, the king of Xijun shrank in the corner of the room, his hair was scattered, and there were words in his mouth, and the minister listened carefully, what he said should be 'there are monsters'!"
"Quiet, where is the King of Xijun now?" asked Long Haotian aloud.
"The lord of the country, the minister saw that something was wrong, and he had already issued a gag order, and ordered his subordinates to send the king of Xijun back to the palace first. ”
"Where is Long Jiu?" As soon as Long Haotian's voice fell, a person suddenly appeared from the shadow of the main hall, dressed in a black suit, with a face scarf, kneeling down on one knee, and saluting Long Haotian with a fist.
"Go to the West Palace, and the three of you will go with me. Long Haotian got up from his seat and pointed to the three county kings of His Royal Highness. Long Beiri and the other three bowed their heads and said yes, while the masked man in black bowed slightly, and disappeared into the air quietly.