Chapter XXVII: The Royal Banquet III

The imperial capital is magnificent, crowning the world. A golden dragon of luck spans the heavens and the earth. is not angry and self-imposing, this kind of majestic strength and momentum makes people feel chills when they look at it. It seems that there is no power in heaven and earth that can dominate before it.

Chaotian Pavilion is located in the eastern part of the Imperial City. As the name suggests, Chaotian Pavilion is the place where the sky is seen, and the heaven of Kyushu is the emperor of the people today. At least that's what the average person thinks. There is an endless formation around Chaotian Pavilion. Among them, there are many lore arrays set up by powerful immortals. In the secular world, except for those hidden ones that have almost made the world forget about them, then no one dares to be presumptuous in Chaotian Pavilion.

"Whew, it's finally here. It's been a long time since I've come this way," Long Linghong said with a small face. It seems that this girl is usually pampered, and even walking such a little way feels like a very hard work. After all, in the Imperial City, you can't use Yuan Li lightly, you can only walk simply by relying on your body.

The closer you get to Chaotian Pavilion, the more dense the flow of people becomes. I just heard the eunuchs in the palace shouting:

"Lord King of the Ministry of Rites has arrived.

Master Li of the Criminal Department arrived.

Lord Zhao, the squire of the military department, arrived"

"Tsk, today can be said to be the arrival of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military forces. Even the old ministers who had been retired for many years were invited. It seems that there is something to see today" Looking at the bustling flow of people. Li Xian chuckled.

"Young masters, you have finally arrived, the prime minister has asked me to wait for you for a long time, and please go to the seat with the old slave. Seeing Qin Zhan and them coming over, an old eunuch said with a smile on his face. After all, Hu Wei repeatedly told him to arrange these family heirs. After all, it is very likely that these people will be the masters of the six worlds in the future, and the imperial court attaches great importance to their kindness. He was on a business trip, but he couldn't afford it.

"Oh, since the Prime Minister invited you, then ask your father-in-law to lead the way. Kong Hao said with a slight smile. Kong Hao is a descendant of Confucianism. He himself has a deep relationship with the prime minister of the current dynasty. It is rumored in the imperial capital that Kong Hao once stayed in the prime minister's house for a period of time when he was young, and being the prime minister of the dynasty can be regarded as half of his master. However, due to the prime minister's secret plan to recruit people back then, although his cultivation was only at the peak of the fourth order, it was not so profound. However, his views on Confucianism and Taoism, as well as the way of governing the country, are indeed unmatched. I'm afraid that even the contemporary head of the Confucian and Taoist Confucian families dare not say that they will be able to defeat Hu Wei, and it is rumored that Hu Wei is only one chance away from becoming an immortal, because his understanding of Confucianism and Taoism is too high. It was so high that he could ignore his current fourth-order cultivation. There has been such a legend since ancient times.

"Since Brother Kong Hao has agreed, let's go over and have a look together. Qin Zhan also said with a slight smile. After all, he himself represents the royal lineage, and since it was Hu Wei's invitation, he naturally couldn't refuse.

Seeing that Kong Hao and Qin Zhan agreed, the others thought that they had no opinions, so they all followed the old eunuch around the vast sea of people and walked directly to the front of the banquet. came to Prime Minister Hu Wei.

"I've seen Uncle Hu Wei. Several people said respectfully. After all, although the prime minister in front of him is not high, he does enjoy a good reputation in Kyushu. There are not many people of equal status in the entire imperial capital. Although they are young and arrogant, they also know how to respect their teachers.

"Hehe, you're here. Come, you sit here, and your elders will sit in the front row a little later. You are one of the protagonists today, the emperor of the people set up a banquet, although it is called to entertain the people of Kyushu, but why not cheer for you. Hu Wei said with a smile on his red face.

"Thank you teacher for arranging it for us. Kong Hao said respectfully.

"Hehe Xiaohao, the old man can't afford to be your teacher, looking at your eyes thoroughly, it seems that you have a complete epiphany. In my Confucian opinion, in your generation, you do have the style of pushing the back waves of the Yangtze River forward. Hu Wei still said kindly.

"In Kong Hao's eyes, you will always be my master. Kong Hao still said respectfully.

The prime minister shook his head slightly, but the appreciation for Kong Hao in his eyes was indeed self-evident. "Xiao Zhan, you're here too?" the prime minister turned to Qin Zhan and said, but it seemed that he was quite curious about Qin Zhan and the people of the six major families walking together and coming together.

"Well, Uncle Hu Wei, I don't know when my father will come over?" Qin Zhan replied with a slight smile.

"Your father, as the commander of the Praetorian Army, should be arranging martial law for the Praetorian Guard right now, but it should be coming soon. You will be seated first. Uncle will come and talk to you later. I'm going to receive the others first, and I just received a message that the king of Yangzhou has arrived at the palace gate. Hu Wei turned around and left.

"Hee-hee, Uncle Hu is finally gone. Zi Ling stuck out his tongue and said with a grin.

"Ahem, the king of Yangzhou is here, no wonder Uncle Hu is in such a hurry to receive him. Li Xian said mysteriously.

"Brother Li, what does he know?" Qin Zhan said curiously,

"Actually, it's not an inside story, in the past, Brother Qin used to only be active at home and in the army, and rarely went out, so he probably didn't know. Brother Qin, do you know about the selection of talents in the imperial examination?" Li Xian asked instead.

"Well, I know this, I will hold a civil and military imperial examination every 3 years. Select the world's good talents to assist the emperor in governing the world. Qin Zhan replied.

"Thirty years ago, Uncle Hu was the champion of liberal arts, and he was able to say that he was a writer, and everyone in the world was impressed. And our Yangzhou king Zhao Yang also participated in the imperial examination, but he participated in the martial arts examination and finally won the martial champion. Back then, they were both literate and martial, and they could be described as the sons of Tianjiao. Naturally, there was no chance of a collision, but in the end, the two later became confidants and friends. Li Xian explained.

"Oh, there's a story like this. Presumably, these two should have had a lot of heart-wrenching encounters back then. Qin Zhan was slightly surprised, but after seeing that several people all looked like they had already known, Qin Zhan knew that what Li Xian said should be true.

"Hmph, do you think everyone is like you, all day at home, or go to the Praetorian Guard camp. Zi Ling said with a small mouth.

"The king of Qingzhou, the king of Yizhou, the king of Jingzhou, the king of Yangzhou. Arrive. While a few people were talking and laughing, several important people finally arrived. And following them was a group of young talents, at least Qin Zhan saw that Su Shi and Tuoba Yong were behind them.

With their entry, the entire palace and garden are a lot of commotion, the king of Kyushu is a powerful figure in the government and the opposition, and the ministers of the court and the central government are usually quite connected, so their entry has attracted too much attention.