Xiao Wanyun instructed everyone to place the birthday gift to the emperor of the Great Qi Kingdom, and Song Xingzhi, who was out on errands, happened to come back, so Xiao Wanyun ordered people to hold a banquet in the hall, and the big guys got together and had fun!

Shen Xian learned that the mighty man who was the leader of the team and stared at the tiger was Chu Shuai, who had the same name as Gan Jiu Arc, the "North and South Twin Guest"! Although this person had the word "handsome" in his name, he was not very handsome, and he looked burly and rough, and he felt that this person was brave just by looking at his face! When Gan Jiu Arc saw Chu Shuai, he was like a mouse meeting a cat, and he talked a lot on weekdays and loved to ridicule, but at this moment he was nested in his seat and did not dare to speak. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Shen Xian also learned at the banquet that the "Ouyang" gentleman Xiao Wanyun called was actually "Ouyang Tuo," one of the "four great princes" in the world! Shen Xian was really surprised, he thought that the so-called "four great princes" were all young people, but he didn't think that one of them was already old! Even so, Ouyang Tuo was neatly dressed, spoke elegantly, and was a scribe in style, but he was also chic and dignified, but he really had a bit of a son's demeanor!

Ouyang Tuo also seemed to have a very good impression of Shen Xian, and always praised Shen Xian as a dragon and phoenix among people, and his achievements were definitely not ordinary, and he was so embarrassed that Shen Xian was so happy! Shen Xian also chatted with Shi Yun'an during the banquet, and when he learned that he had sent the nine-patterned dragon back to Bozhou, he received a letter from his master, asking him to rush to Lingyao Kingdom to assist King Zhenyu! Shi Yun'an had not received a letter from Shen Xian for a long time, so it was not good to leave, so he left a letter and handed it to a very famous couple in the rivers and lakes, asking him to transfer it to Shen Xian, and he set off for Lingyao Kingdom. Shi Yun'an asked Shen Xian if he had seen the couple and if he had received a letter. Shen Xian shook his head and told Shi Yun'an that he went to Qin'an City to learn art, met strange people to learn martial arts, and then went to the battlefield in the army, got acquainted with the daughter of the Yue family, went to Tiangangmen, was robbed by the Demon Sect Master, and went on an adventure in the Miasma Mountain, and finally met Xiao Wanyun. But there is a secret, Shen Xian didn't mention a word, such as the "Qianlong Eight Pictures", it is a big secret, naturally not to talk about it to outsiders, even if it is Shi Yun'an!

Shi Yun'an's face was calm, and it wasn't until Shen Xian said the three words "Tiangangmen" that he was suddenly startled and asked Shen Xian if he had seen Ren Wenxuan, the head of Tiangangmen. Shen Xian naturally didn't see it, Ren Wenxuan was in retreat at that time, and it was Liu Xiangru, the deputy head of the house, who was in charge of the big things, Shi Yun'an listened, nodded, and didn't ask too much, and his expression returned to calm.

Everyone chatted for a while, but it was getting late, so they cleaned up and went back to their rooms to rest.

There was no word all night, and the next morning was blink of an eye. When Xiao Wanyun and the others got up, they began to prepare for today's birthday banquet for the emperor of the Great Qi Kingdom!

At this moment, the entire imperial city was gradually filled with a festive wind. The people of Bitou City got up early to get dressed up, and if there was a business to be done today, they were busy tidying up, and some were waiting to go out to sell lanterns in the evening, so they got up to pack up and prepare. There are also some people who hang red lanterns in front of their homes early in the morning, and some inns and restaurants are also lit up, and the people you see in the streets and alleys are busy working, which is very lively!

The palace is also stepping up the arrangement, the emperor's birthday banquet, inviting the ministers and envoys to the "Ning'an Courtyard" theater to listen to the music, watch the strange people and strange performances. The platform is set up here, just paste the red flower, hang the red color, hang the lantern, and simply decorate it to use. The only thing that was the wine and food for that dinner was quite time-consuming and mental, so the imperial chef in the palace began to prepare it as early as the morning!

Shen Xian was busy sending congratulatory gifts to the emperor of the Great Qi Kingdom. This gift was not directly handed over to the emperor in person, but had to be submitted to the "Shuli Yuan" for registration, and it was inevitable that some benefits should be given to the officials who managed the finances, otherwise once the congratulatory gift was lost, it would not be the responsibility of those officials, but the person who gave the gift was not sincere! These are all rules that have been cultivated through the ages, and they are all things that cannot be taken out of the light and have to be done.

Xiao Wanyun sent gifts because his face was too big, and when those Wenchen of the Shuli Academy heard that it was a congratulatory gift from King Zhenyu, they were so frightened that their faces turned pale, for fear that there would be a trace of delay and omission, how could they care about accepting some bribes? However, Xiao Wanyun had been in the palace for a long time, and he also knew these rules, so he privately entrusted people to send silver taels to these Wenchen. Those Wenchen smiled happily, and wrote a special book on the fold of the ceremony to write Xiao Wanyun's congratulatory gift!

Shen Xian was quite disdainful of this, and always felt that Xiao Wanyun was used to the atmosphere like this, but Xiao Wanyun patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "Brother, although it is good to have a righteous heart, you can't help but talk about human feelings, right?" After saying that, the man laughed and left, he still had to go back to the courtyard to prepare for tonight's dinner with Mr. Ouyang.

Shen Xian didn't understand what Xiao Wanyun said, so he asked Song Xingzhi beside him: "Mr. Song, am I wrong?"

Song Xingzhi also smiled and said: "The lord said that, it must be not wrong, everyone in the world has that kind of mind! However, if everyone can enforce the law impartially and act according to the law, there will be no one in this world who is sophisticated! Don't be angry, I mean, bribery and bribery are not praiseworthy things, but people always have ideas, this kind of thing can not be called bribery! Take Xiao Ye as an example, he is the dignified king of Zhenyu, can he use his status to bribe those civil servants? The lord also saw it, and those people couldn't wait to stick it up and lick Xiao Ye's boots, Xiao Ye could have done it without this. But it is precisely because he is the king of Zhenyu and represents the face of Lingyao Country that sometimes he has to show his identity to give them some benefits, this is to show his own status and bearing, and secondly, he also brings them kindness! Like Xiao Ye, it is 'from top to bottom', and it is not called bribery! Of course, there are also some 'bottom-up filial piety', if you use it well, you don't mention it when you get promoted and rich, you can get to the key point, destroy the army, and destroy the country! Therefore, the lord must not underestimate this kind of thing, and know in his heart that he should not be a flattering villain, not flattering casually, and stick to morality, and the appropriate lord still needs to learn more means! There is an old saying that 'the heart of defense is indispensable, and the heart of harm is not allowed', if you do not have these means, how can you know how to guard against others?"

Shen Xian nodded when he heard this, combined with the introduction to martial arts, he also understood this truth. As the saying goes, "martial arts do not distinguish between good and evil." This is also the truth, and if the means are used in accordance with reason and morality, it will not be dirty and inferior, but it will be a clever trick to control the enemy! Shen Xian has learned another lesson, and his head is not as rigid as before, and he feels a lot more flexible in thinking about things. He patted Song Xingzhi on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Mr. is really talented, without Mr., my brain really can't turn around!"

Song Xingzhi smiled back and said: "The lord is actually smart, but he is introverted, the minister is just mentioning something, but the comprehension is in the lord himself!"

"Hehe, you are speaking more and more politely, didn't you say it yesterday, when no one is there, we can be brothers!"

"The minister doesn't dare, this is still in the palace, it's better to be careful and polite!" Song Xingzhi said humbly.

"Hehe, then let's take advantage of this emptiness and hurry out of the palace to see my twelve generals! I was in a hurry yesterday, and I haven't met with them yet! Also, has the other courtyard been sold?"

"Not for the time being, I'm afraid it's because the location is close to the market, and the surroundings are dirty, so it's ......"

"In this way, won't we be able to exchange silver taels and support our own families? Forget it, let's go out of the palace first and see how those twelve people are, if the character is too bad, just kick it, so as not to waste silver to feed!" Shen Xian said.

"The lord already has a bit of the temperament of the lord!" Song Xingzhi said with a smile.

Shen Xian smiled back, and then the two of them walked all the way out of the palace, preparing to turn around and head to East Street.

At this moment, Shen Xian suddenly caught a glimpse of the man in Tsing Yi out of the corner of his eye, he jerked his head sideways to look, but there was no one around the corner! He pouted his lips and said to himself: "Is it because I have been missing Bingxuan too much recently? Why are you always dazzled?"

When the two of them turned two or three more alleys, a compound appeared in front of them. Judging from the front door alone, this annex should be quite small. The gate is two zhang high, the two vermilion doors are also two zhang wide, there are six steps at the door, and there are two stone lions standing on the left and right outside. Look at the middle of the courtyard hangs a plaque, which reads "Lord Mansion", engraved in gold characters, which looks very magnificent.

Shen Xian and Song Xingzhi knocked on the door and walked to the courtyard to take a look, Shen Xian directly exclaimed: "My God, compared to my martial arts hall, it is several times bigger! This is still a mansion owned by a little baron, if it were those princes and ministers, how magnificent it should be?"

Shen Xian was sighing, and twelve strong men walked out of the main hall, came to Shen Xian, first looked at him for a while, and then bowed down and saluted: "We are twelve, I have seen the lord!"

"Get up!" Shen Xian stepped forward to help a few people up, and then looked at them himself.

These twelve people stood straight, held their heads up, and all of them could get on the stage in terms of momentum and appearance. It's just that the realm, like Shen Xian, is also a C-class martial artist, which is a little low. Shen Xian thought that the emperor of the Great Qi Kingdom rewarded him with masters of the martial arts realm, but when he looked at it like this, he was a little disappointed. However, he immediately adjusted his mentality, he is just a nominal lord, he has no real power at all, and he wants to be a master of the martial arts realm to escort him, I'm afraid it's a bit wishful thinking. He looked at the twelve people again, nodded and said: "Since Your Majesty has rewarded you to me, I will definitely not treat you badly! But one thing needs to be remembered, this is my rule, and you must absolutely obey me, otherwise, even if it is rewarded by the emperor, I will make an example of you regardless of your feelings!"

The twelve people looked at each other, with a hint of contempt in their eyes, these people have been kept in the palace all year round, and they are somewhat snobbish. Song Xingzhi saw it, smiled coldly and said: "If you are not convinced, you can say it, how much ability my lord has, you can all give it a try!"

As soon as the twelve people heard this, one of them stood up and said: "The twelve of us are all good guards in the palace, and if we want to be convinced, the martial arts realm will be higher than ours! To put it mildly, you are the same as us, as a third-class martial artist, and everyone here knows that you are just a nominal nobleman, in fact, you have no money and no power, what benefits can we get by following you?"

Shen Xian glanced at Song Xingzhi, long before the two came, Song Xingzhi expected such a situation, and he had already prepared a countermeasure. Shen Xian smiled at a few people: "Mine is indeed a nominal lord, and it is true that I have no status and reputation, but well, I have a lot of means, and I will only eat fragrant and spicy food with me!

The twelve people discussed for a while, and then selected a strong man, Shen Xian looked at him, nodded and said, "Since you want to try, then don't blame the lord for my vicious methods!"

"The lord doesn't have to show mercy to his subordinates, just let the horse come!" the strong man said, and Shen Xian stepped forward, turned on his fighting spirit, and punched him......