At noon, the scorching sun was shining, and the imperial capital was in the ten-mile long pavilion outside the city, with a forest of pennants, and soldiers were killed.

Dayan's civil and military officials were gathering in the Ten Mile Long Pavilion, anxiously waiting for Ji Qingchen.

They got the news that the frame of the Nine Emperor Princes had arrived outside King's Landing in the morning, so they went out of the city to greet His Highness the Proton who had returned to China.

Because this is the practice of Dayan, whenever the prince goes to another country as a hostage, he must be greeted warmly when he returns to the country. At the same time, there are also regulations for those who go out to greet them, such as the disciples of the royal family, half of the ministers must be present, and there must be 800 Yulin Lang as a guard of honor.

Among these people in the ten-mile long pavilion at the moment, there are eight brothers of Ji Qingchen, King Ji Ping of Song, Ji Hongchang of Ning, Ji Wen of Luwang, Ji Ying, King of Linjiang, Ji Yong, King of Changsha and Ji Man, the prince Ji Qian, the tenth prince Ji Yan and the son of the prince Ji Qingchen, who was named the king of Huaide County. There are also two protons of Western Shu and Eastern Wilderness, namely Xu Zhen, the prince of Western Shu, and Bailijing, the young lord of Eastern Wilderness. Among the ministers of the court and the central government were Guo Xing, the secretary of the criminal department, Tang Jian, the secretary of the household department, and Chen Yan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, the right deputy capital Yu Shi Yu Wenshi, the left deputy capital Yu Shi Zhang Baoxiang, the Huangmen squire Gao Gong, and the middle scholar Wang Zeng.

Coupled with the eight hundred forest horses of the outer guards, the scene was very grand.

It's just that everyone has heard that the frame of the Nine Emperors can reach the ten-mile long pavilion at noon, but they have been waiting here for nearly three hours, and seeing that the sun is turning west, it is almost late at night, and there is no shadow of the frame on the official road, and many people are already a little impatient, and the team to greet them has become a little chaotic and noisy. Especially where the princes rested and waited, the eighth prince Ji Qian couldn't help it, he saw that the end of the official road was empty and there was no movement, and began to complain and said, "Why do you say that this old nine is so grinding!" We've all been waiting for him for three hours, haven't we? He was dressed in a pale yellow python robe, wearing a jade crown, graceful and luxurious, and his bearing was extraordinary.

"In the morning, I said that I had arrived at the Bianqiao ferry, so there must have been some small problems! Eighth brother, don't complain, just wait! Someone opened his mouth to persuade, and the person who spoke was also wearing a pale yellow python robe, but the python robe on his body was a little different from that of the Eighth Emperor Ji Qian, and the number of dragon pythons and claws embroidered on the clothes was different, and there were more dragon pythons and more claws.

The python clothes have been like dragons since ancient times, and they are comparable to the dragon robes of the Ninety-Five, but there are few dragon pythons and few claws. When the Dayan Dynasty was founded, it advocated black, and the court clothes of the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials were all black. However, since the rebellion of the northern capital, Emperor Ping moved south to King's Landing, and made many changes to the ritual system, so that there are now robes and regulations, the robes of the Son of Heaven and his kings and ministers have abandoned the black of the past, and the royal family in the dynasty can use the bright gold yellow and apricot yellow colors, and the dragon python has five postures of bending standing water, standing water, standing and lying three rivers water, standing and lying five rivers water, and all lying water, which level should be used which posture and there are strict regulations, and the whole lying water is the most respectful, known as the dragon. Therefore, the color of the court dress of the Son of Heaven is golden yellow, and nine nine-clawed dragon pythons should be embroidered on it; The prince's court dress is bright yellow, and eight eight-clawed dragon pythons are embroidered on it; The prince's court dress was pale yellow, and eight seven-clawed dragon pythons were to be embroidered on it; As for the court clothes of the county king, the color is still light yellow, but the number of claws of the dragon python should be decreasing, it is eight dragons and five claws, and the following is decreasing according to the title, like an ordinary prince can only be five dragons and four claws.

The python robe of the eighth prince Ji Qian is five dragons and four claws, which shows that he is still just an ordinary prince and has not been crowned king. Looking at the person who was talking to him, a python robe was embroidered with eight eight-clawed dragon pythons, and at first glance it was the court dress of Prince Dayan. And the person who can call the eighth prince Ji Qian the eighth brother must be the elder brother of the eighth prince, but there are only three such people who are the sons of the prince by Dayan, they are Ji Ping, King of Song, Ji Hongchang, King of Ning, and Ji Wen, King of Lu. Judging by his peaceful appearance and tone of speech, it doesn't seem like the third prince Ji Hongchang and the fourth prince Ji Ping, then there is only the second prince Song Wang Ji Ping.

Sure enough, I heard the Eighth Emperor say piously, "Second brother, what you said, I didn't say no, I just think that the ninth brother is too slow, and it is only forty miles from the Bianqiao ferry to the ten-mile Changting, does it take a day?" ”

Ji Qian seemed to have a lot of respect for Ji Ping on the surface, but the tone in his words was a little unkind, and it was obvious that the relationship between the two was not very good.

"The ninth brother first had to bathe and change his clothes at the Bianqiao ferry port when he returned to China this time, and then he had to go to the temple to worship before he could return to King's Landing City. I think he left Dayan at the age of seven to leave the country as a hostage, and it has been ten years since today, and he doesn't understand many of the rules and etiquette of the temple sacrifice, even if he delays a little time, he can say it. At this time, I saw the fourth prince in the crowd, Lu Wang Jiwen, speak. He is also wearing a python robe with eight seven claws, but there is a faint bookish atmosphere in his grace and luxury, but it is more elegant than the peace of the second prince Ji Ping, and the tone of his speech seems to be plain, but what he said is very reasonable, and the other princes closed their mouths after hearing it, and the ministers next to them all nodded slightly when they heard his words.

"Humph——!" In the crowd, there was only the same python robe with eight seven claws, and Ji Hongchang, the king of Ning with a gloomy face, snorted coldly. The fourth prince Ji Wen seemed to be accustomed to the indifference of the third prince Ji Hongchang, and ignored his cold snort, just smiled faintly.

At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves was suddenly heard on the official road, and then a cavalry was seen galloping. The cavalry on the horse was the two hundred Yu Lin Lang who sent Lu to meet Ji Qingchen, they were wearing yellow armor and scarlet cloaks, and they were majestic. And seeing that the two big carts in the middle of the two hundred Yulin were slowly moving, everyone knew at a glance that this was the frame of the Nine Emperor Prince Ji Qingchen.

"It's here, it's here! His Royal Highness the Nine is back! An official shouted in a low voice.

"Yes! Today I finally waited for His Highness the Nine! Someone in the crowd shouted again.

Suddenly, the people who had been very loose just now began to straighten up and stand in their places.

At this time, the team was getting closer and closer, and the distance between the ten miles of the long pavilion was less than a zhang away, and they saw that the two hundred Yulin riders took the initiative to separate a road without a trace of messiness, and Ji Qingchen, who was dressed in a black python robe, walked down the cart gently under the support of Ye Qingchen.

When the princes saw Ji Qingchen get out of the carriage, they slowly stepped forward under the leadership of Ji Ping, they were all dressed in light yellow python robes, but Ji Qingchen was dressed in a black python robe as soon as he got out of the car, which made the princes who stepped forward form a stark contrast with Ji Qingchen. Ji Qingchen took a boat to the Bianqiao ferry and was about to bathe and change clothes to go to the temple to worship, only to find out from the court clothes sent by the maid that the color of his python robe was wrong, not the prescribed light yellow color, but the black used at the beginning of the founding of Dayan. Finding that the color of his python robe had changed, he was puzzled, and immediately went to ask Ye Qingchen, and Ye Qingchen replied that this was the court dress prepared for him by his mother, and it was sewn by his mother for him with a needle and a thread, so he was relieved to wear it on his body.

"Ninth brother, you have finally come back, your departure is ten years, let my brothers think about it!" Ji Ping was the first to speak, but when he saw that Ji Qingchen's face was a little pale, and he was still being supported by Ye Qingchen, he hurriedly asked, "Ninth brother, who are you?" Could it be that you are sick? ”

"Qingchen has seen the second brother!" Ji Qingchen recognized Ji Ping as soon as he got out of the car, and immediately saluted when he saw Ji Ping stepped forward. And Ye Qingchen, who was beside him, also followed him to salute Ji Ping, and after the salute, he explained to Ji Ping, "Back to His Royal Highness King Song, His Royal Highness Jiu encountered an assassination as soon as he went to Qiaoshan and suffered some internal injuries, which delayed time. ”

"What?" Ji Ping was shocked, he hurriedly grabbed Ji Qingchen's hand, and asked with concern, "Ninth brother, you were assassinated in Qiaoshan?" Who is so bold and dares to move a sword in Qiaoshan? Are your injuries serious? ”

Ye Qingchen's voice was not loud, but as soon as his words came out, all the princes who followed Ji Ping heard it, and they suddenly heard that Ji Qingchen had been assassinated, so they didn't wait for Ji Qingchen to greet them one by one, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask about his injuries. In the face of everyone's gossip about the injury and details, Ji Qingchen was a little big, so he could only explain briefly, and said that he was suffering from an internal injury, and it was no big deal, as long as he recuperated for a few days, the princes were relieved.

At this time, Ji Ping began to introduce the princes in front of him to Ji Qingchen.

Ji Qingchen greeted several of his brothers one by one, but when he greeted the princes, there were two people who were very unkind to him, these two people were Ji Hongchang, the king of Ning, and Ji Qian, the eighth prince. Seeing that Ji Hongchang and Ji Qian were not kind to him, Ji Qingchen wondered how he had offended these two when he just returned to King's Landing today? It's just that now even if he has doubts, he can only suppress this curiosity in his heart, and continue to follow Ji Ping to greet the ministers who greeted him.

The two walked in front of the hundred officials, and Ji Ping began to introduce him to Guo Xing, the secretary of the Criminal Department, Tang Jian, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, and Chen Yan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, but when he introduced Chen Yan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Ji Qingchen's eyes fell on Chen Yan for a few more seconds, because Chen Yan was a great Confucian at that time, and he was also after Chen Qingzhi, a famous general of Dayan. When a person does not continue to uphold the ancestral prestige and connections to make contributions to the battlefield, but abandons the military to enter the military and enter the imperial examination, and achieves a meritorious career, then this person's courage and insight are enough to make people awe-inspired.

Chen Yan is such a person.

Therefore, Ji Qingchen respects Chen Yan very much in his heart, and also appreciates Chen Yan's courage.

When Ji Ping finished introducing the hundred officials to Ji Qingchen, he was about to send Ji Qingchen to the car when he suddenly galloped from the direction of King's Landing with a twenty-man Yulinlang cavalry, this cavalry stopped ten miles away from the long pavilion, and then saw a chamberlain jump off the horse, although he was already fifty years old, his steps were light, and he walked to Ji Qingchen in a few steps, and said loudly to Ji Qingchen that His Majesty had a decree to announce that the Nine Emperor Princes Ji Qingchen immediately went to the imperial study to meet him.

Ji Qingchen was stunned, he didn't expect his father to be so anxious to see him, was it because of the assassination of Qiaoshan? It's just that in the face of the majestic and sturdy eunuch in front of him, he finally held back his doubts and did not ask the other party, but immediately received the order, said goodbye to the second prince Ji Ping and everyone, and hurried back to his carriage and followed this Yulin Lang in the direction of King's Landing.