Chapter 43: Undercurrents
The capital of Yandu, as the capital of Great Chu and the center of the world, the crowds of people coming and going every day make even the most wide city gate seem narrow. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Fortunately, in this evil feudal society, privilege is everywhere.
didn't even take out the royal decree, the royal road just came forward and shook it, not to mention borrowing the noble passage, and even the hundreds of knights who were heavily armed entered the city without hindrance.
Raising the curtains and looking at the royal road of showing off his might, Zhang Qing said thoughtfully: "Is it corruption after the prosperity of the dynasty? Or is it the system of Great Chu?"
His voice was undisguised, so everyone around him heard it clearly. The people present were all elites, so how could they not understand the meaning of Zhang Daxian's words? It's just that at this time, everyone was selectively deaf, and they didn't hear it.
Only Zhao Baichuan frowned, and said in an affirmative tone: "Shangxian, the laws of Great Chu are strict, and the gate of the capital will definitely not be so lax, I have been here several times before, and there has never been a situation like today." ”
At this time, Wang Dao had already turned back and shouted loudly: "Let's all go in! ”
Looking at Wang Dao, who looked proud, Zhang Daxian tilted his head and gestured to Zhao Baichuan: "But that's what I see." ”
In the face of the facts, Zhao Baichuan was speechless and could only remain silent.
Zhang Qing saw the royal road that was gradually approaching, and then looked at Zhao Baichuan, who was speechless, and lowered the curtain again, obviously not wanting to take care of the royal road.
Wang Dao finally returned to his own territory, and was about to come over to show off his merits, but seeing that Zhang Daxian didn't pay any attention to it, he had to secretly slander a few words and returned to his carriage.
The convoy continued on until it reached the palace straight. When passing by the city gate, Zhao Baichuan deliberately took a look at the soldiers guarding the gate, but found that although they were as elite as before, they seemed to have changed differently.
The time was too short, and Zhao Baichuan didn't see what had changed, so he had to swallow his doubts deep into his heart.
It has been a month since praying for rain, and Zhang Daxian's reputation has spread to Dachu, and the convoy is walking on the straight road, and relevant discussions can be heard from time to time.
"I heard that the Qingyunzi Immortals have great magical powers, just with a wave of their hands, the six heavenly dragons all came with orders, and it rained for a whole day, and the drought in Gyeongju was solved at once. ”
"That's, these are nothing, and the dragon god prayed to the great immortal, wanting to find an official and a half-position for his son, considering the power of the dragon god, the great immortal waved his hand casually, and immediately drew out three hundred miles of the Li River, saying, 'The position of the Li River water will be given to you', and then a dragon got the god position. ”
"If you want me to say, what kind of priest does the king invite, just invite the Qingyunzi Immortal to come over. It is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it also makes many scammers come to the door. ”
"Yes, I heard that the king had already sent someone to invite him, but I don't know what the result will be. ”
"I haven't heard any movement until now, so I think it's very hanging. ”
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Listening to the discussions that came into his ears from time to time, Zhang Qing was very indifferent. Although the King of Chu has not reacted to his arrival for the time being, Zhang Qing is still somewhat sure.
Just when Zhang Qing was calmly moving forward, the King of Chu also got the news.
Sitting on that gorgeous and majestic seat, his hand caressed the carvings on the chair, but his eyes seemed to penetrate the limit of distance and saw Zhang Qing and his party.
Although he tried his best to pretend to be calm, the excitement, anger, and various complicated emotions in his tone were still difficult to hide: "Is it finally here? Immortal...... Qingyunzi, I'm really looking forward to it!"
When the words fell, even the King of Chu himself felt that something was wrong, after being the co-master of the world, when did his emotions fluctuate like this? Did he feel that he couldn't grasp it, or did the unknown fear disturb his state of mind?
Adjusting his mentality slightly, his sharp eyes appeared in his eyes again, and his majestic voice was as confident as ever: "How is that idiot?"
The kneeling man did not look up, heard the question of the king of Chu, and replied directly: "As expected, many places have been replaced by their people. ”
"Hehe!" King Chu's voice was full of mockery and disdain: "The patience is really bad, or is the throne too tempting?"
Naturally, no one dared to answer such a question, but fortunately, the king of Chu didn't want an answer, and continued: "Go and release Qingyunzi's news to him, doesn't he want an excuse? I'll give it to him with my own hands and see if he dares to do it." ”
"Yes," the kneeling man agreed cleanly, and then slowly stepped back.
The hall regained its calm, and sat alone for a while before hearing a faint sigh: "Throne?"
Not to mention the entanglement of the King of Chu, Zhang Qing and the others finally arrived at the palace. Wang Dao was about to settle Zhang Qing first, but suddenly found that a group of people were coming.
The few people led by Wang Dao also knew each other, and they were all Tianchu King Guards. As soon as he saw the royal road, the leader spoke: "Princess, the king has an order, the Qingyunzi immortals can drive straight into the palace, and other idle people will arrange to wait at the post house first." ”
"Guard Xu," Wang Dao greeted the speaker and said with a slight reserve, "Our family knows, I don't know where the king is to meet the immortals." ”
Xu Guards didn't dare to show their faces in the face of Wang Dao's close attendants of the King of Chu, and said with a pleasant face at the moment: "Princess, the king is in the Wude Palace." ”
"Oh!" With a little surprise, Wang Dao even raised his voice a few degrees unconsciously, and said with some doubts: "How can you be in the Wude Palace?"
It stands to reason that Xiang and the like of this kind of scholars are generally received in the Huaying Palace, even if it is to express their attention and make it more formal, there is also a Tongzheng Hall to consider, why should the location be placed in the Wude Hall that has not been opened for a long time?
Such an abnormal move had to make Wang Dao think a little more.
But no matter how much you think about it, Wang Dao has to keep these speculations in his heart. After all, the King of Chu was still waiting, and he didn't dare to delay.
So he didn't get an answer, he only came to Zhang Daxian's car and was about to explain the situation. I heard Zhang Daxian's voice coming out: "Baichuan, you take everyone to the post house, and Wang Dao will drive for me." ”
Wang Dao was stunned for a moment, and then instantly thundered in his heart, feeling that you have always known the movement outside!
After only thinking about it for a while, Wang Dao understood the doorway, and then he was naturally resentful in his heart. However, he didn't dare to say anything, and even the more arrogant Zhang Qing became, the more awe he felt in his heart.
"Yes," Zhao Baichuan had expected it, and he was not surprised at all at this time.
Most of the people who came led the convoy to the post house, and the remaining few people took the token to open the way for Zhang Qing's carriage in front.
Like all dynasties, the palace of Chu is also heavily guarded, and ordinary people can't even enter and exit by car, let alone drive on weekdays.
So when I arrived at the palace gate, I was naturally blocked by the doorman.
"The king has an order to allow the Qingyunzi Immortals to ride straight into the Wude Palace. Without waiting for interrogation, Guard Xu took out a token and took the initiative to speak.
It can be seen that Guard Xu is somewhat famous, and when everyone saw him take out the token, they immediately backed away.
The gatekeeper saw his subordinates retreating, so he slowly stood up, and said in a somewhat strange tone: "It turned out to be Lord Xu, I don't know if the token can let me check it." ”
This is the duty of the gatekeeper, so the guard Xu didn't care about it, so he gave the token.
The gatekeeper took the token and looked at it casually, and he knew that there would be nothing wrong with this, so he quickly returned it.
Just when the guard Xu took the token, he suddenly heard the gatekeeper say inadvertently: "Lord Xu, the person who entered the palace is the Qingyunzi Immortal from Gyeongju?"
With a flash of glint in his eyes, Guard Xu said secretly, and then said quietly: "Of course, apart from this immortal, where would the king be so favorable?"
"Oh!" replied meaninglessly, and the gatekeeper waved his hand and said, "Let me go." ”
The carriage entered the palace smoothly, and the scene just now seemed to be just a small episode, at least even Zhang Qing didn't find anything.
Looking at the carriage that was gradually moving away, the gatekeeper's face suddenly became gloomy: "Fang Shi misled the country, how could my century-old foundation of Great Chu be buried in the hands of Fang Shi?"
Just like other worlds, there is no shortage of cases in the Great Chu world where countries have died because of Fang Shi.
There are two sides to everything, although Great Chu seems to be peaceful, but there are still some people who oppose the approach of the King of Chu, thinking that Fang Shi is a disaster to disrupt the country. It's just that the state of Chu is strong, so it hasn't been revealed.
Now with Zhang Daxian's entry into Beijing, it seems that some people have become unbearable, and they feel that when they have to change, a big drama seems to be about to be staged.
Sitting quietly in the car, Daochang Zhang didn't know about the undercurrent flowing under Da Chu's calm surface, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care.
Today for him, meeting the King of Chu was just a novel experience, and there was not much to be afraid of.
Anyway, if you succeed, it's good, and even if you fail, it's just a little more effort.
Unconsciously, Zhang Qing's mentality has completely changed. He is no longer the ordinary young man in the city, but a monk who has the power beyond the mortal world and aims to be above the nine heavens.
The change of mentality naturally brings about the improvement of vision. If you just crossed the meeting, the power of an emperor is still very great, but in the eyes of Zhang Qing now, the emperor of the world is just like this, no matter how great your authority is, no matter how good you are, you can't hide a fact, how can ants compete with people?
Maybe the King of Chu is a straw bag, or maybe the King of Chu is eloquent, but seriously, there is not much difference for Zhang Qing. There has never been a shortage of talented people in this world, and for Zhang Qing, his plan has never been indispensable to anyone.
I don't know what kind of mood the King of Chu would be in if the supreme of Great Chu, as the lord of all peoples, knew that he was just like this in Zhang Qing's eyes.