The capital of the capital, dry Qingdao.

In this street, which is considered to be the busiest in most places, a tavern is indeed a kind of noise like no other. It was the hour of the day, and the sun had not yet reached its highest, but the store was already full.

This is the Ganxiang Pavilion, which is also a building named after the word "dry", and it is indeed the most prosperous pond square on the streets of Chang'an in Beijing. Covering thousands of square meters, there are only three lofts, each of which is extremely luxurious. The dishes here are mainly hot dishes, full of colors, and the most particular is the row of noodles. Therefore, it is a frequent place for noble families and young masters.

At this time, the hall on the first floor was a little noisy, and the wide reception room was a little crowded. The ground floor here is open to civilians, and anyone with money can enter. The second and third floors must have a certain identity to come up, and are generally not open to the public. Compared to the popularity of the first floor, it is naturally much quieter, and each floor is a separate room.

3rd floor, "glazed tiles".

This is the largest room on the third floor, taking up almost half of the floor. The fine fancy carved windows are hollowed out one by one, coated with pine resin in the middle, and incense is inserted. A faint smoke leached from the wooden window patterns. The air is filled with a quaint agarwood fragrance, which is rich and persistent.

Look carefully, the pattern of the window head is mostly the use of cloud carving, carved with the simulacrum of the dragon, lifelike, must be a master's work. The window paper is neatly covered with a thin layer of mercury screen, which looks haloed under the illumination of the lights, and the end is magical.

Inside, there were eight people standing, and only one person sat leisurely drinking tea. It was a handsome young man, with long orange hair tied up in a jade ring and hanging down to his waist. The turquoise jade ring simply outlines a few straight longitudinal lines, which appropriately separates the dark and light colors of the jade.

The young man was wearing a plain white dress, with the right placket on his chest, typical of the early days of the Dadu Dynasty, with navy blue lace wrapping the corners of the fabric, and the sparkling concentric knot-style thread buckles were evenly arranged on the clothes, with four on the left and right sides. Only the lace at the cuffs is woven with heavy gold-plated threads in the style of a rolling dragon, and two small jade buckles are faintly hidden in the yin and yang complementary weaving method, revealing only half of the outline at this time.

The man wore a jade-inlaid glazed copper buckle around his waist, and a dark jade hook was staggered on it, exuding a faint light.

He got up suddenly, walked to the window, raised his majestic eyebrows slightly, lifted his mean lips, and then said unhurriedly: "The news has gotten out, right?"

The first person hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "Your Majesty, the holy decree has been sent according to your wishes. In a month's time, the martial arts will begin. When doing things, the lower officials specially told all localities that they could relax their standards. The person who replied looked to be only in his twenties, and his face was very delicate and soft. He was wearing a dark blue official uniform, and the most striking thing was the crane pattern on the front of the official uniform, which symbolized the status of a first-class official.

Emperor Ren nodded with satisfaction, smiled unprecedentedly, and praised: "Prime Minister Cai Cheng is worthy of being a pillar of the country, and I am very relieved." After that, he seemed to remember something again, and said to the person standing behind him: "Zhao Shuai, is there anything unusual in the capital recently?

The person known as Zhao Shuai turned out to be a woman, who had been standing in the shadow of the room before, as if she didn't want others to attract attention. At this time, hearing the inquiry, she took a step forward, revealing her true face. She had a rare dark green hair, long hair tied in a ponytail that hung diagonally from her shoulders to her chest. Her perfectly shaved face was covered with a thin veil that obscured her countenance. The armor she wore made of tungsten gold did not hide her unusually hot figure.

The woman took a step forward, then knelt on the ground and saluted: "Your Majesty, the 830,000 forbidden troops in Tokyo under Feiyan's command are investigating day and night. It has now been determined that the Xiao and Lu gangs have gradually infiltrated the capital in batches, waiting for the registration of the martial arts. ”

Emperor Ren smiled and said, "Aiqing doesn't have to be polite, hurry up." Zhao Shuai really has a heart, no wonder I feel that the capital seems to be a little crowded in the past two days, so it is. It seems that they finally can't bear it anymore!" After saying that, there seemed to be a flash of essence in his eyes.

The few people standing below naturally relaxed a little in their hearts, but the very few people who had a heart were shocked: The emperor had been staying in the palace for the past few days, how could he know whether the capital was crowded or not? Only then could not help but admire the emperor's well-informed information.

Emperor Ren strode a few steps to the window, and he raised his hand to signal, and the sunlight shrouded him through the rooftop above, as if it had been plated with a golden halo. Suddenly, a knowing subordinate willingly opened the window in time, and there was a bustling hustle and bustle outside the window.

The window was chosen in such a position that you could see the tavern door facing you, and even the lobby on the first floor. In addition, this is a blind spot for people downstairs, and if you don't stand up, it's hard to see the large viewing window hidden on the third floor while sitting on the bench.

Emperor Ren stood in front of the window, calmly watching the flow of people coming and going. He smiled and muttered, "If I were from the Xiao and Lu gangs, I would definitely choose to come here to inquire about information." Because this is the largest tavern in the capital, the flow of customers is huge, and it is undoubtedly difficult to find their traces here. ”

When Prime Minister Cai Yu on the side heard this, he immediately said: "Please instruct Your Majesty, and the minister will immediately send someone to investigate the information of the people who come and go in and out of this 'Dry Fragrance Pavilion'." ”

The emperor listened, but was unmoved, just silently watching the customers in the hall. After half a salary, he turned around and said calmly: "The location of the martial arts that was originally scheduled in the capital will be changed to the foot of Tianzhu Mountain, which is five hundred miles away, and Prime Minister Cai Cheng will be fully responsible for the selection of personnel and the layout of the venue, and it must be successfully completed." Zhao Shuai temporarily handed over the 830,000 forbidden army to the deputy general. I order you to be transferred to the post of General Marshal of the 'Extermination' Army, and from now on lead your army to assemble in the Qiangming Valley at the foot of Tianzhu Mountain. Listen to my order, and immediately lead the army to punish Na Xiao and Lu Yuxi!"

"The ministers obeyed. Cai Yu and Zhao Feiyan immediately bent down to receive the order when they heard this, and their faces were solemn.

Emperor Ren looked coldly at the crowd outside the window, waved his hand decisively, and said, "Get up and go back to the palace." What he didn't expect was that it was a holy decree today that would affect the future of the entire capital.