As early as when Sun Ci took Lu Qingping to the capital, Lu Qi had already informed the emperor that his son would come to Beijing in advance.

The emperor immediately waved his pen and passed down an excerpt, asking the Ministry of Rites to advance the state banquet according to Lu Qingping's itinerary.

If it is not for the wind, it is ten days and a half months late, what is the point?

Therefore, after His Royal Highness stayed in the small courtyard for only two days, today is the day of the state banquet.

The people of Lu Wangfu went out,

A group of soldiers and horses surrounded two carriages.

The king of Lu Qi is in front, and His Royal Highness the Prince is behind.

In Lu Qingping's carriage, there was also Guo Xiaoren, a strategist in the palace, who mainly told Lu Qingping about the arrangements and various procedures for the next state banquet:

"The convening of this banquet is to enjoy with the people, set up in the outer hall of Ziwei City, and also invited the people in the capital and the major famous families to celebrate the dust for the prince, which means that the ministers, the celebrities, and the people are all happy to welcome the return of the "young heroes of the country". ”

Hear the words.

Lu Qingping thought in his heart, along the way, he had a lot of experience, and he analyzed it himself.

knew that this state banquet was not as simple as simply picking up the wind for him.

So the young man asked: "What else is hidden behind the so-called fun with the people at this state banquet, now Mr. Guo can tell me." ”

Guo Xiaoren looked at His Royal Highness the young man, and couldn't help but smile helplessly, "The prince is smart, so naturally he can't hide it from you......"

Next, from the mouth of this palace strategist, the young man learned the true purpose of this banquet......

"This emperor plays with people's hearts and takes advantage of the power of the emperor, but there is really a set."

Lu Qingping said in her heart after hearing this.

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"It's the car of King Wucheng and the prince!"

"The prince is in that carriage......"

All the way from Lu Wangfu, after walking for less than half an hour, suddenly Lu Qingping heard the noisy sound of the crowd outside in the carriage, and the enthusiastic slogan, which was actually mentioning him.

He lifted the curtain of the car with a calm face, only to see all the figures moving outside.

A street five or six feet wide was lined with people.

I saw the boy open the curtain of the carriage.

The people immediately became more excited, and finally saw the hero of the country and the savior of the people who had been preached by the dynasty these days.

"Chitose Koshiko!"

"Your Royal Highness, you're back......"

"Thanks to you......"

"You suffered in Northern Tang......"

Men and women, young and old, poor and poor, all rushed towards this side with excitement, shouting all kinds of words of gratitude.

Ten years of peace did not come easily.

In the past ten years, the years have been quiet, the national strength has doubled, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and no one will be frozen to death or starved to death.

These didn't come out of thin air, because there were two children who were only four or five years old back then who blocked the burden of war for the entire Southern Sui for ten years.

At that time, they were only four or five years old, but they were the officers and soldiers of the people of the Southern Sui Dynasty, and they were all the people of the three religions and the ninth class in exchange for ten years of happy life.

Lu Qingping was a little stunned by this scene.

He closed the curtain of the carriage, looked at Guo Xiaoren, and asked, "These people who are shouting are nurseries?" ”

Guo Xiaoren shook his head with a smile and said, "Yes, not all, the imperial court probably only sent less than one-tenth." ”

Lu Qingping's heart shook.

That is to say, at least ninety percent of the people are sincerely grateful to "Lu Qingping", cheering for "Lu Qingping", and warmly welcoming the return of this young hero who has exchanged his ten years of suffering for ten years in exchange for the happiness of the people of Southern Sui.

Guo Xiaoren listened to the thunderous voices on both sides, and the rumors were endless.

He looked at the young man and said with relief: "The lamb kneels to milk, the crow feeds back, and the beasts are still grateful, let alone human?" The ten years that the prince and the princess have paid for the people of Southern Sui are remembered. ”

The people of this generation of Southern Sui are all people who have experienced the Spring and Autumn War.

They are deeply afraid of the chaos of war.

Only by being born in troubled times can we understand that it is not easy to live in peace, so as people who know where peace comes from in the past ten years, how can we not know how to appreciate the efforts of two children who are only four or five years old ten years ago.

They used ten years of youth to suffer in other countries and turned a cold eye for the people of Southern Sui.

Now, when the hero returns, how can the people not be grateful?

The shouts of the crowd on both sides of the carriage resounded for half an hour, and they thought of the entrance to Ziwei City from Dongdajie all the time.

In the middle of King Lu Qi's drive, this King Wucheng listened to the cheers of the people on both sides for his son, he did not have the slightest pride and relief, only the surging heart after closing his eyes deeply.

Ten miles long street, the cries on both sides, if he was tortured for half an hour.

Any kind of voice that cheers Lu Qingping for ten years of peace for Nan Sui is a kind of torture for Lu Qi.

He endured a momentary humiliation, and he tried his courage in exchange for ten years.

Ten years ago, if there was a fight.

He wanted to save his son's life, but Lu Qi was not even sure, the country was destroyed, how could there be a home?

Ten years later, in exchange for the time, the dynasty was changed and the Great Sui became strong, only when the country is strong, can it not be afraid of foreign invasion, and can it really save the life of his son.

Finally crossed the East Street and entered Ziwei City.

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"I have arrived at Wanhua Palace, please get off the sedan chair of the prince, the ministers, celebrities and three thousand people have been waiting for a long time."

A soft voice.

Lu Qingping was a eunuch when she heard it.

He got off the sedan car with Lu Qi one after another.

In front of it is Wanhua Palace, which is resplendent and gorgeous, and the voices of people can be faintly heard in it.

At this time, the two vermilion gates, which were six feet high, slowly opened.

The people of King Lu's Mansion began to enter the Wanhua Palace.

Wanhua Palace is huge, there are eighteen large and small palaces, and Lu Qingping and several people entered from the main gate Chengyang Gate.

And when the vermilion gate was opened, the hundreds of officials and ministers who had been waiting in the square of the main hall of Wanhua Palace for a long time, and all the celebrities and ordinary people looked up.

In an instant, thousands of eyes looked at Lu Qingping, and so on.

Lu Qingping followed Lu up and looked at them one by one without fear, and then for a moment, he stared closely at a young man in white on a table in the square of the main hall.

"Ye Canghai, she is actually ...... today"

In an instant, a ray of light flashed in Lu Qingping's eyes.

The young man in white was the same, his eyes shining like cold lightning.

The two looked at each other, and there seemed to be two sparks colliding in the air.

Lu Qingping quickly retracted her gaze, turned her head sideways and asked Guo Xiaoren: "Why did Ye Canghai come?" ”

Although Guo Xiaoren is a civil servant, he knows very well what happened to his son on the rivers and lakes, and knows the agreed duel between these two teenagers.

The contemporary heirs of the Ye family, one of the top ten ancient families, are no worse than the holy sons and saints in the holy land of the three religions.

When Ye Taibai set the war period for the two, Ye Canghai was a martial arts foundation realm, and now, she has broken through the barrier and entered the three grades of heaven and man in one breath, and although His Royal Highness the Prince of the World has made rapid progress in cultivation, it is still a big realm behind Ye Canghai after all.

But fortunately, there is still a month before the two make an appointment.

It is expected that this month, with the prince by his side, with the talent shown by the prince, it will not be a problem to break through to the entrance of heaven and man.

Guo Xiaoren flashed these thoughts in a flash, turned his mind to look at Ye Canghai's seat, and began to introduce to His Highness seriously:

"Didn't you tell the prince before, this banquet not only invited the ministers and the people, but also the celebrities of the three religions and ten families to celebrate with the country."

"Did the prince see the more than ten tables on Ye Canghai's side, there is not only the Ye family, but also the Wen family, the Li family, and the Zhou family, which are the same as the Ye family, and the top ten ancient families."

The world's top ten ancient families, inherited for thousands of years.

Six in the Northern Tang Dynasty and four in the Southern Sui.

Among these four families, there are two Lu Qingping who have already dealt with them, that is, the Zhou family and the Ye family.

Among the four ancient families, in addition to the Ye family, which is mainly based on swordsmanship, the main forces have been active in the rivers and lakes for ten thousand years, and the other three Wen families, the Li family, and the Zhou family have an inseparable relationship with the temple for ten thousand years, and the three forces are deeply rooted in the temple and are the three leaders of the family clan in the Southern Sui court.

"Your Majesty has long been in the world when the prince is in Wudang Mountain, so let the Ministry of Rites start to hold a state banquet, so in addition to the people of the four great families, there are also people from the three religions in the Holy Land of Nansui in my Southern Sui, because Xiangshan Academy has a deep relationship with the Great Sui, and because some high-ranking and real people in the blessed land of Danxia also happened to come to the capital recently, they were also invited to the scene, there are several scholars from Xiangshan Academy, and the people from Danxia Blessed Land should also come, it seems that they are arranged in other halls, and they will appear in a while."

Lu Qingping's heart moved slightly when she heard this.

Senior Sister Meng is actually here today.

Unexpectedly, even Senior Sister Meng would appear at the state banquet held for him this time, which has to be said to be a big surprise.

Just as Lu Qingping and Guo Xiaoren were talking, some officials immediately walked over to this side with smiling faces on their faces to welcome today's protagonist and King Wucheng of Zhenguo.

"Lord Wang, please come on, today is a reception banquet specially held by His Majesty for the prince, please take a seat."

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Between the seats of the four great families.

The heads of the four great families, including the younger generation of the family, all looked at the father and son who were introduced to the throne today.

"Our emperor has a good calculation, but it also depends on who is more skilled."

The Zhou family was gloomy in their hearts.

As an old man who has been in the temples of the rivers and lakes for nearly a hundred years, his eyebrows are empty, and from the time Zhao Khan proposed to wash the dust for Lu Qingping, they smelled what kind of medicine was sold in the emperor's gourd.

In order to implement his own decrees, the emperor repeatedly came to deal with the officials of the court and the central government, which was a common scene in the temple for thousands of years.

On top of this state banquet, it's just a game to see who is the best at chess.

But what depresses the hearts of several great families is that over the years, with the right-hand men of King Wucheng and Han Shang, the emperor has won more and more times in the court.

Not long after Lu Qingping sat down, she suddenly saw the direction of the seat of Danxia Blessed Land, which she had been staring at, and seven or eight Taoist priests came over.

One of the women in the Taoist robe had bright eyes and bright teeth, and her temperament was like an orchid, and she also looked at it, and smiled, with a deep smile and joke in her eyes, as if to say, "I didn't expect it, right?" ”

Just when Lu Qingping was about to go over to say hello.

A high-pitched and distant powerful shout came from outside the palace:

"Your Majesty has arrived."