Volume 7 Huayuan Chapter 3 The Situation in the Imperial Capital
"By the way, how did you kid get mixed up in the Harvey Empire? I heard that he slaughtered the gods, how about it, tell me what happened?" Lao Li looked expectant, his words were not hidden, and the people in the tavern heard it, so all the people looked over with an expectant look. You know, legends are legends, and most of these things are unreliable, but now there is a person who has experienced it here to tell it on the spot, even if this story is a little biased because of the position of the parties, but the general thing will not be too outrageous, not to mention that this person is the person who made the plan and implemented the plan for this god-slaughtering event, this is a modern version of the god-slaughtering story, which is much better than those dragon-slaying stories. At this time, Ye Wen had already stayed, and he had been looking for an opportunity to ask about Kong Ming's situation at that time in the past few days, but he couldn't make up his mind, he didn't expect these people to be so violent, and when he saw Kong Ming, he directly asked the key point he wanted to hear in a few words, so he pricked up his ears and listened to Kong Ming's answer.
"It's not impossible to listen to stories, but this wine?" Kong Ming paused.
"Today, no matter how much you eat or how much you drink, it's free. Lao Liu said without hesitation. Seeing everyone's happy looks, Lao Liu added, "The price of other personnel has doubled!"
"Wow!" Lao Liu's attitude made everyone very disdainful.
"Well, since you want to hear it, I'll tell you about it. Kong Ming opened his mouth and thought about it.
"At that time, I received information that a fire-attribute sword god wanted to kill me, so I made a plan with a god-level powerhouse in a chaotic land to kill that god-level powerhouse of the Harvey Empire. Because the other party is a strong man with fire attributes, we set up a magic array at the bottom of Songjiang and use it as a battlefield for God Butcher, but in order to make the magic array strong enough, we don't let a god-level powerhouse be able to cross it in a short time. We're going to have a three-tiered magic circle. On that day, I set up a one-way magic teleportation array at the place where I was standing......"
Kong Ming drank the elf drunk provided in the tavern as he spoke, this elf drunk was indeed very delicious, even Ye Wen was full of praise when he drank it, just like being in the elven forest, fresh and sweet, making him feel as if he had returned to the elven forest.
I wanted to ask Kong Ming what was going on, how could you drink such pure elf wine in this human place, but I saw that everyone was listening to the story with relish around Kong Ming. Although it is true that Kong Ming's eloquence makes it difficult for them to compliment, it is a real thing that they can't stand it, and Kong Ming is the maker of the plan and one of the few people who survived on the spot. Such conditions make these people listen to it with fascination. When they heard that in the end, it was actually two god-level powerhouses who died together, which made everyone sigh.
"That's the end of it?" said Lao Li.
"Then what do you think else can be, I've slept for more than twenty days. How do I know what's going to happen in the future?" said Ku Ming angrily.
"Hey, Kongming. What does that god-level powerhouse look like?" asked an old drunkard with a smile.
"Do you believe me when I say it's three heads and six arms?" said Kong Ming.
"Haha!"
"Haha!"
"Haha!"
There was laughter in the tavern.
"Empty Ming. Anything else, there's one thing I appreciate most about you. A mercenary said.
"Damn, I'm not a woman, you don't have to appreciate me!" Kong Ming smiled.
"Haha!"
Kong Ming's humor made everyone laugh out loud, you must know that Kong Ming is a frequent visitor here, in other words. It's just that it's no different from them.
"I mean, what you Snow Wolf Mercenary Army said, any nobleman is bullshit!" the man said in a sinister manner.
"Damn, that's a kind of prince and general Xiangning. It's not good, it's really, it's terrible to be uneducated. Another person said.
This sentence caused a lot of laughter. Gradually, the people around Kongming dispersed, but Lao Li and the mercenaries who had squeezed in at the beginning did not leave, and Lao Liu was also very kind to get drunk with a few more bottles of elves, of course, people also relied here.
"Hey, I heard that you are the seed of the Yun family, is there such a thing?" Lao Liu asked directly, several of them were familiar with Kong Ming, and they were not taboo because of these.
Kong Ming thought for a while and said, "When I was four years old, I was thrown on the road by the Yun family, and I wandered on those streets outside for two years, hehe!"
Kong Ming smiled bitterly, and there were not too many words, everyone was silent for a while, a four-year-old child, who had no ability to survive at all, relied on a pitiful expression to survive, and who knew the hardships of this. If Kong Ming's words to Ye Wen and other nobles may just be to gain some sympathy, then Kong Ming will be owed a good idea to recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors. However, these people sitting next to Kong Ming now are all commoners at the bottom of society, and even after Lao Li obtained the holy throne and obtained the title of an earl in the empire, he wandered here all day long. I've seen a lot of these all day, and I don't feel too sad or something.
"In short, it's happiness to be able to survive, what's the matter. The mercenary sitting next to Kong Ming said.
"Oh, I forgot to introduce, this is Ye Wen, a member of the elf clan, who came to the imperial capital to study. This one is Lao Li, the earth sword saint, next to this is a rare time system great demon master Katai, that is the owner of the tavern Lao Liu, the sage in wine, it is said that in order to learn to make wine, he traveled all over the Huatian Continent, oh of course it is said, if you want to know the specific situation, you have to ask him personally. ”
Kong Ming introduced everyone. Kong Ming was taken aback by saying this, he thought that such a tavern was a place where some miscellaneous people gathered to mess around, but he didn't expect that there were masters everywhere.
"Don't listen to his nonsense, Katai is an ancient dealer, Lao Liu is an alcoholic, and I am a round man here, everyone is just because of the wine that often gathers here. There's also a scammer, come over later. Lao Li said.
As he was talking, he saw a person walk into the tavern, looked around, and when he saw Kong Ming's side, he strode over and shouted, "Oh, Kong Ming, my brother, I finally saw you today." I've been to your place several times, and those mercenaries won't let me in. "A lewd fat man came over.
"Sima Wei, the Great Sword Master of the Dark Department. Kong Ming said, it is really unimaginable that a dark great sword master will grow into him. Ye Wen greeted him. Sima Wei smiled, didn't pay much attention to this elf, and looked at Kong Mingdao:
"Kong Ming, you have made me lose dozens of gold coins!" There was endless obscenity in his expression.
"What's wrong?"
"Damn, you're going to give me an exclusive interview. You must know that you are a celebrity in the imperial capital now. ”
"Remuneration?"
"Thirty gold coins, what do you think?" said the fat man, with a hint of pain in his expression.
"Oh, then you go find someone else, I don't have time. Kong Ming said categorically.
"Fifty?"
"You sent Hanako?"
"Seventy?"
"I don't owe that little bit of money. ”
"One hundred. Couldn't be more. "The fat man looked heroic and righteous.
"Fatty, I don't have to pay for it. Do you need to slam the door like this?" said Lao Li on the side. Every time I see this fat man, his taste is not particularly good, and he always thinks of something in the toilet, and no matter how good his appetite is, he can't eat it.
"Two hundred gold coins, no more, this is my limit. If there is more, the boss will fire people. "The fat man is already in pain.
Ye Wen was shocked when he heard this, but he couldn't find the reason.
"He's the boss, don't be fooled, he's a guy who doesn't know the details and will trick you to the last pair of panties. You also have to thank him. So there's no rush. Kong Ming smiled. At this time, Ye Wen finally knew why, this fat man didn't have a few words of truth from the beginning.
"Okay, it's two hundred, but you have to tell me some of the shapes of the imperial capital, otherwise, I may be picked up by others until I have only one hand left to cover my shame. Kong Ming said with a smile, this fat man has a very accurate grasp of the shape of the imperial capital, and he doesn't know where he came from.
"Now the words of the imperial capital are not easy to mix, and the major families are all in danger. "When the fat man talks about business, he has a stern face, and if the two of them just now, according to him, they are professionals, and they must have a professional attitude and professional knowledge.
"What's wrong?" asked Ku Ming, and the others next to him listened carefully.
"The battle for the throne has begun, and now the various families are busy standing on the throne. bet on the happiness of the next thirty years on the princes. Among them, the eldest prince Tang Shifeng is the son-in-law of the prime minister, his mother is the queen, and he is also the person of the Ouyang family, the first family of the Huayuan Empire, so now the strength of the side headed by the eldest prince is the strongest, and it is also the most optimistic about the world. The second popular is the third prince Tang Shimin, and his support is the military minister of the military, and his mother is a member of the Liao family, the second largest family, and now they are actively working for him to fight for the throne as soon as possible. The third is the fifth prince Tang Shiqing, his supporter is the deputy prime minister, his mother is a member of the Xu family, the fourth is the fourth prince Tang Shiqi, his support is the vice minister of military affairs, the fifth is the second prince Tang Shiliang, his supporter is the president of the procuratorate, his mother is a palace maid, born in a small family, there is no backstage, but now there is a medium family Yi family is supporting him, I heard that the two will get married soon, well, I think about it, there are about ten days left, the marriage post just went out today。 The rest of the princes were not qualified to fight for the throne. It can be said that the current emperor is the time when the wind and clouds converge and the means are doubled. The fat man said a lot in one breath, picked up the wine glass in his hand, drank it in one gulp, and said coolly: "The elf is drunk, the drunkard, you are too partial, I have come so many times, you just took out a small bottle for me, Kong Ming came, you took out so much, you are really not enough friends." ”
The fat man's grievances are really not small.
"I don't have a friend like you, if it weren't for the appearance of Kong Ming today, you wouldn't even be qualified to drink!" Lao Liu looked at the fat man with an ugly face.
"Come on, I didn't say it, Kong Ming, fortunately you are a closed guest now, otherwise, these few people alone will be annoying to you. You must know that there are not many sages and officials in the imperial capital who have not been visited by them. Oh, it seems that Yi Yiyi is the fiancée of the second prince, he seems to have been to you, and it seems that you have also fallen there! Oh my God, there is no pure land in the current imperial capital. The fat man pouted.
"Then are you optimistic that the prince can succeed in ascending to the throne?" Kong Ming is also strange, you must know that this fat man definitely has a hand in this aspect. And the accuracy rate can reach more than 80%.
"Now the imperial capital is generally optimistic about the eldest prince, one is from a superior background, the maternal line is strong, and the other has the support of the prime minister and the Earl of Glory, which gives him a lot of advantages in the face. The fat man was still drinking as he spoke, and although these things were sensitive to him, they had nothing to do with him, and it was still a matter of drinking.
"How is it?" asked Kong Ming.
"It's official, it's proud. Ordinary people are not in his eyes, and they are stingy, and their revenge is avenged on the same day, not as a king. The fat man said as he looked around as he drank. It's hard for him to be so fat and be able to do so many movements in one moment. is worthy of a dark great swordsman.
"What about the second one?" asked Kong Ming again.
"The second hit is the third prince Tang Shimin. And his support is the military minister of the military, his mother is a member of the Liao family, the second largest family, he is the person who the military deliberately took out to fight with the prime minister, it can be said that he has a military background, he is the most likely person to take the throne in addition to the eldest prince. The fat man's hands, feet, and mouth did not stop for a moment, and his words were a little blurred. Let these masters have some inaudible.
Kong Ming took a sip of wine, he hadn't drunk so easily for a long time, and then looked at the fat man and said, "How is his person?"
"The official statement, the third prince. He is bold and decisive, coarse and detailed, and sensitive to political affairs. The private statement is different, this person is extremely selfish, and he will not let go of any interests, and once his subordinates make mistakes, they will be a big stick at the lightest, and they will be killed at the worst. The fat man said.
"Come on, don't come to the official set now, your brother and I are going to be pushed to the crater, it's just a matter of one or two days, I think as soon as my sign is taken down, all the lobbyists will come one by one, this is not a good phenomenon. You must know that those who do not stand in line will be miserable, and those who stand in line will die sooner or later, and the royal family will continue to eliminate such guò to make those big families unable to continue forever, and use it to threaten the royal position. Kong Ming smiled bitterly, you must know that although Kong Ming doesn't care too much about this kind of thing, as a military expert, how can he not understand politics, otherwise he would have been eaten up by those people a long time ago.
"In that case, I directly recommend you to choose the second prince, because his mother was born in a small family, and he has been angry from the inner palace since he was a child, and I heard that this person has hidden wisdom since he was a child, and his means are bold and untouchable, and several things he has done in recent years have been recognized by the public, and it is said that he did not go through the hands of others, but operated by himself, and every step was not picky at all. The fat man whispered.
"You're not his lobbyist, are you?" Kong Ming asked rhetorically, knowing that although the two said that they had known each other for a long time, they had not been together in the past five years, and they didn't know anything about the fat man.
"Ahem, I'm eating under his men right now. The fat man said embarrassedly. He didn't expect that Kong Ming was really in one sentence.
"Didn't you push me into the fire pit?" said Kong Ming with a roll of his eyes.
"How is it possible, how can I betray my friends for the sake of these glory and wealth, the conscience of heaven and earth!" The fat man's exclamation was really earth-shattering, which made Ye Wen on the side very moved, but Kong Ming's words completely made him return to his original form, and also made Ye Wen recognize the fat man's face.
"Cut, I don't know how many times I've been sold by you, every sentence is like this, are you annoyed?"
"What's going on?" Ye Wen said strangely on the side.
"Hehe, this was also three years ago, when Kong Ming would come here every few days to challenge the great sword masters from all over the world, in order to break through the holy level and earn some money to go back to those orphans for food, at that time, this fat man was equivalent to Kong Ming's economic man, responsible for contacting the competition and the opponent's intelligence. Lao Li helped Ye Wen on the side and said.
"Are you a great sword master, or a nobleman, and you still have to rely on these to make a living?" Ye Wen felt incredible.
"Do you think that a nobleman doesn't have to worry about food and clothing, really, where did he get the money to support his family without a competition?"
"What do you think?" Kong Ming looked at Lao Liu and Lao Li, these two people gave him a lot of help when he was in trouble, and many of them were secret, although Kong Ming knew. But there is no table xiàn out.
"I don't care who he is the emperor, as long as there is a place where I sell wine. Lao Liu said very shamefully. You must know that there are many people in the tavern, from all directions, and no one knows if what they say will reach the ears of others in the next moment.
"I'm the same, it's not about us ordinary people, as long as I can still drink here!" Lao Li also said.
"Alas, trouble, if I knew this, I would rather roll around the land of Harvey with the Snow Wolf Mercenary Army than come back to this hellish place. Kong Ming sighed. He himself really doesn't have any feelings for this place, but more complex emotions that are difficult to say.
"Hehe, you and our master mother are comrades in the same trench, but you are not allowed to be partial!" the fat man said with a staring look at Kong Ming.
"Forget it. When the sky fell, there was a tall one to go to the top. Let's go!" Kong Ming stood up after taking a sip of wine. A greeting to the others. Then he left Ye Wen behind and left alone.
"Why did you leave me behind?" Ye Wen said unhappily.
"I brought you here today to get to know them, talk to them, you will know a lot of things, don't you say it because of experience? ”
After speaking, he didn't care about Ye Wen's reaction. Just left.
"Really, it must have been a date before you threw me away. Ye Wen muttered.
"You're wrong about him, I don't know anything else. But there is absolutely no woman in the imperial capital who dates this kid. The fat man said very professionally.
Kong Ming walked all the way, slowly walked to a main street, there is no one on the street now, there is a light snow in the sky, this may be the last snow, the light snow drifted to Kong Ming's shoulder, and let the wind blow away, at this time, Kong Ming saw a woman, with a two-year-old child, was building a snowman on the street, that woman was Hu Siyue.
"Didn't expect to see you here. Hu Siyue hugged the child tightly, and the child's face was facing the opposite direction of Kong Ming.
"It's really a place where life doesn't get along, okay now?" Kong Ming asked, perhaps still thinking about what happened just now, and didn't notice Hu Siyue's reaction.
"Fortunately, my husband's family also loves me very much, and I don't have to go around anymore. Hu Siyue said.
"That's hello. Kong Ming said lightly, many things are gone and never returned, just like water that has been spilled out, and can never be recovered. Kong Ming drank wine for a long, long time for this woman, and he was once decadent and hesitant, but he finally came out, and for this woman, Kong Ming has met many better and better women than her over the years, and he has never moved his heart again, the injuries on his body are easy to heal, and the wounds in his heart are difficult to treat. Glancing at her again, this woman who had had had deep contact with herself, Kong Ming shook her head and said, "I still have some things, so let's go first." After saying that, Kong Ming lowered his head and walked over, and he didn't know if there was really something in his heart, or in order to escape this embarrassing scene, Kong Ming still maintained the same pace, and his breathing did not fluctuate at all, just like meeting a stranger, he walked over.
It wasn't until Kong Ming walked out for a long time that Hu Siyue took a deep breath and turned the child around, and this child looked very much like her, but if you look closely, it looks more like Kong Ming.
"Who is that?" a man held an overcoat over her body and looked at Hu Siyue.
"A former friend I haven't seen in years. Hu Siyue said.
"Then why don't we talk a little longer?" the man said.
"Hmph, you just like your woman so much to chat with other men?" Hu Siyue said angrily.
"How could it be. Let's go, go home and eat. (To be continued......)
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