Imperial Palace, Taihe Palace.

Emperor Xuyang rarely wore the most formal crown robe today and sat on the dragon chair.

Mi Yusong stood on one side.

With the announcement of the attendant, the western visitor finally appeared at the door of the main hall.

All four of them had already unloaded their weapons, and after entering the Zhengyang Imperial City and even the Imperial Palace, even the proudest of the four, Prince Gust of the Holy Roman Empire, had to let go of the arrogance in his heart.

Because they were really shocked.

All the way from the west, all I saw was barren and backward.

This is the first time they have seen the prosperity of Zhengyang.

It can only be said that there is a huge problem with their route.

The west of Zhengyang is already barren, they haven't seen the richest south, and they haven't gone to several ancient capitals, so it's no wonder that the country of the east is just like this.

However, their arrogance was finally defeated by the Zhengyang heritage of the four-hundred-year-old Guozuo.

An imperial palace directly made them pay attention to the Zhengyang Kingdom, and even regarded it as an existence that could be compared to the Holy Roman Empire.

Adolf, as the deputy envoy, handed over the credentials.

Of course, all communication is still carried out by Leslie.

The first half of the period was very normal diplomacy between the two countries.

Leslie first introduced herself to the Holy Roman Empire.

When they heard that the land area of this country was three times that of Zhengyang, and the population was as high as nearly 20,000 people, the military officials of the Taihe Palace were a little nervous, and immediately began to whisper.

Some people don't believe it, they don't believe that there is a land in this world that is bigger than Zhengyang.

Zhengyang is the center of the world, the land of the Central Plains!

However, among the civil and military, those officials at the highest level are silent.

They also have a general idea of what is going on in this western country.

Know that what they say is true.

And they are all well aware that the real powers do not disdain to exaggerate their own strength.

Therefore, their hearts are heavy, and there is a vast desert between the country of the West and Zhengyang.

But the other party has already crossed the endless desert and arrived at Zhengyang.

When they go back this time, they will be able to bring back the situation of Zhengyang at the same time.

Zhengyang, on the other hand, didn't know anything about the Holy Roman Empire.

Therefore, in the second half, Emperor Zhengyang's hundred officials began to spy on the intelligence of the Holy Roman Empire.

It's a pity that although Leslie is young and a woman, she speaks without leakage.

All the way to the end, several elders in the cabinet couldn't help but praise this alien woman in their hearts:

Women don't let the eyebrows go!

Of course, great power diplomacy cannot be so simple, and today it is only an exchange of documents between two countries.

It is equivalent to the first greeting at the beginning when two people are dating.

After that, the communication will have to be carried out slowly.

Leslie also said that they would stay in Zhengyang for a full year.

During this period, the two sides can have a good exchange.

During the whole process, Emperor Xuyang didn't say a word, just watched coldly.

And there was also one person in the Western legation corps, who was always silent.

That's old William.

Because he found that the man beside Emperor Zhengyang was extremely terrifying!

At least a seventh-level martial artist!

Such a person was revered as a saint in the Holy Roman Empire.

Even the Great Emperor had to be courteous.

But in Zhengyang, such an being stood respectfully by the emperor's side.

As if he were a servant of the emperor!

Ever since Old William saw Mi Yusong, the alcohol in his body dissipated in an instant.

Because the powerhouses of this level have a very high status in the Holy Roman Empire, none of their envoys have such powerhouses.

This alone is enough for old William, who has always been extremely lazy, to get serious.

For the first time, he felt that the country was strong.

That's right, before this, the battle-hardened old William had never looked down on this eastern country.

Quietly instructed Gust a few words in a voice, and a smile immediately appeared on Gust's face.

The teacher's words were exactly what he wanted to do.

So after the friendly exchange between the two sides, Adolf was already ready to say goodbye and leave, but he didn't expect Gust, who had not spoken much, to suddenly say in a loud voice:

"Respect... The emperor... Your Majesty! ”

Emperor Xuyang's eyes looked down, it was the prince of the other party.

With the name of a righteous envoy, otherwise Emperor Xuyang would not pay attention to him.

Before Emperor Xuyang could speak, Gust had already continued:

"Respectful... Your Majesty the Emperor!

I just arrived... This great city... At the time, the most concerned... Not... The bustle of the city... and majestic!

It's your country... That's powerful... Warriors!

But with me... On the march... The warriors are also me... The Holy Roman Empire... The proudest warrior.

Therefore, I wish I .... Being able to get them some convenience instead of... The future... One year... Live in a cramped and crowded barracks!

Therefore... I would like to talk to His Majesty the Emperor... Have a gamble! ”

The audience was in an uproar, but they didn't expect that a prince on the other side would have a gambling fight with the emperor.

What is his identity, how can he make such an unreasonable request!

Just before everyone was angry, Emperor Xuyang smiled slightly and coughed lightly, and Mi Yusong immediately understood.

"Your Royal Highness Prince Gust, if you want to make a bet with our Emperor, you must first come up with enough bets.

The gambling fight in which the emperor participated, it is not okay to bet not enough! ”

The civil and military officials in the main hall, especially the civil officials, nodded one after another, showing a look of satisfaction.

is worthy of Mi Yusong, a simple sentence made the other party speechless.

If the other party wants to gamble with the emperor, then he has to come up with enough bets.

Otherwise, how can you gamble with the emperor?

But what kind of bet qualifies is not up to us!

Many ministers secretly gave Mi Yusong a thumbs up.

Gust smiled faintly, if he wanted to talk about treasures, he would be energetic.

Compared with treasures, he is not afraid of the country of the East at all.

He ruled the West in the Holy Roman Empire, and there was nothing to be had.

For the development of the empire, these treasures are really useless.

The grass is growing in the Imperial Treasury.

So this time they actually brought out a lot, and at first it was carried by each of the warriors, after all, they had to cross the boundless desert.

Later, it was put in a carriage.

Coupled with the addition of a batch of treasures along the way, Gust is extremely confident in the treasures he has.

But before he could speak, Adolf had already spoken, but he asked Leslie to translate for him.

Gust was puzzled, but received a reassuring message from William Sr.

"The Governor has his decisions."

After listening to Adolf's words, Leslie remained silent and said:

"The Lord of my empire knows that the country of the East has many questions about me and the country of the West.

Therefore, this time we have come and brought with us many books of the Empire.

It contains a record of all aspects of my Holy Roman Empire.

This is also the sincerity of the lord of my empire who wants to make friends with the country of the East!

However, these books are written in the text of my Holy Roman Empire, and I can't read them directly if I want to come to the East.

It's better to make this a bet for His Royal Highness the Prince of my Empire.

If the land of the East can win the bet, we will do our best to translate these books for the use of the country of the east. ”

As soon as these words came out, several heads of civil officials immediately showed fiery eyes, and some people looked at Mi Yusong.

As smart as Mi Yusong, His Majesty the Emperor instantly understood the other party's thoughts.

What a strategy.

Those books were brought, ostensibly to show sincerity and in exchange.

But in fact, it would take at least a few years for Zhengyang to decipher the text of the Holy Roman Empire, which was counted after the spies sent by Zhengyang returned from the Holy Roman Empire.

And this envoy group can rely on this to buy Zhengyang's books in the imperial capital.

And looking at Leslie's appearance, she must be familiar with Zhengyang's words.

They can get a lot of information about Zhengyang directly here.

This has created a multi-year-old intelligence gap between the two sides.

In the art of war, this is already a huge backwardness and gap.

Therefore, the terms of this gamble proposed by Adolf are very attractive.

Mi Yusong didn't hesitate and agreed directly.

For him, he thinks that Zhengyang is unlikely to lose.

In other words, a business that is sure to make a profit without losing money.

Therefore, Mi Yusong replaced Emperor Xuyang to deal with the matter, and finally decided to carry out friendly exchanges between the two sides three days later.

And three days later, the results of the Zhengyang martial arts competition should also come out.

Since the last rebellion, the final of the Zhengyang martial arts competition has not been held for a while.

It has been delayed until now, and the date has finally been set.

It's a day later.

The venue of the finals of the Zhengyang Wubi has also changed from outside the city to the imperial capital, in the imperial city.

The main reason for placing the address of the finals outside the city was to give the emperor a reasonable reason to come out.

If there was no reasonable reason for the emperor to go out, how could the rebels take the bait?

The next day, the final competition of Zhengyang Wubi kicked off.

Because of Liu Xin's absence, the imperial court decided to make up for one.

The candidate is, of course, between Huangfu Rongjiang and Dugu Xuanqing.

Because the latter has left the imperial capital, the final candidate for filling in is Huangfu Rongjiang.

Although Liu Xin's matter was not widely publicized in the city.

There is nothing unusual about Liufu.

His position as a brocade guard was also retained.

But the children of a high-ranking family like Huangfu Rongjiang all knew what happened to Liu Xin.

Everyone sighed that Yu Liuxin dared to kill the prince.

What's more critical is that after killing the prince, he didn't have anything to do.

Of course, everyone knows what the second prince did.

For such a crime as collaborating with the enemy and treason, even the prince will not escape death.

Therefore, Liu Xin's killing of the prince has become much smaller.

But after all, it's still a prince.

The emperor may behead the second prince because of the national law.

But it doesn't mean that anyone can kill the prince for him.

But the engine involves a deeper layer of secrecy.

For Huangfu Rongjiang and others, the news that Qin Guogong paid a great price for Liu Xin's life.

And Liu Xin was also expelled from the country, and he was not allowed to re-enter the imperial capital for eternity.

However, due to Liu Xin's identity, a group of bigwigs don't think it's a big deal.

Anyway, he was originally a disciple of the Jianghu Sect, but now he just went back again.

And the younger generation such as Huangfu Rongjiang is not qualified to know this situation.

In any case, Huangfu Rongjiang came off the bench and became the top four in Zhengyang Wubi.

But in the draw of the last round of written exams, Huangfu Rongjiang unfortunately selected Huang Linxian.

Although Huangfu Rongjiang burst out with all his strength in the decisive battle, his strength was even more refined than before.

But Huang Linxian is too strong.

This is still the case that Huangfu Rongjiang is one level higher than the other party in the realm, if it is the same level, he may not be able to hold out for a few moves and will be defeated.

In the other game, Guan De won by luck, his strength was only a little higher than the opponent, and finally won by virtue of the advantage in weapons.

And there was no surprise in the final leader, Huang Linxian won the victory with a faster speed.

In other words, if Huangfu Rongjiang can draw and compete with Guan De, Huangfu Rongjiang's victory is actually relatively large.

However, for Huangfu Rongjiang, there is no difference between the second and the third and fourth.

In the end, the top four of this year's Zhengyang martial arts competition were all released.

Huang Linxian, who was the first name, was praised by the emperor, but unfortunately he refused all of the emperor's rewards.

However, the emperor was unexpectedly calm, as if he had known this result for a long time.

So the reward for the first place fell equally among the next three people.

The latest of these is Guan De.

He was exceptionally appointed and became a thousand households in the forbidden army.

For him, who was originally just an ordinary martial artist, this was already a great improvement.

Born at the grassroots, he has gained a lot of fame because of this.

The streets and alleys of the imperial capital are all about him.

And two days later, Guan De will take action for Zhengyang against a challenger from the West.

For this matter, Guan De is full of fighting spirit and full of confidence.

And Huangfu Rongjiang has already received a reminder from his father that this delegation from the west has killed many mountain bandits and broken many horse thieves on the way from the west to the east.

But they didn't lose a single one.

Father's hint was that the country in the West would definitely not be weaker than Zhengyang, and might even surpass it.

After all, the territory of that country is more than three times larger than Zhengyang.

This has been proven.

Zhengyang has sent spies across the desert to that country to investigate.

The simplest and most preliminary information is that the borders of this Western country are extremely long.

This also confirms from the side that their land is indeed much larger than Zhengyang.

The vast land has a larger population, and there will be no shortage of their masters.

Therefore, there must be a sense of reverence and not contempt.

So for the next two days, Huangfu Rongjiang practiced hard in retreat at home.

Guan De is tired of dealing with all kinds of hospitality.

He is now considered half of the Wenchen faction, but there are also some military generals or nobles who recruit him in advance.

In the future, when he joins the army, he will eventually return to the military general group.

After two days, the news of the imperial capital finally came to Liu Xin's hands.

At this time, Liu Xin had already rushed to Taiyuan, Shanxi Province with Xiao Qi and others in two carriages.

"I didn't expect that in the end, Guan De won the second place in the Zhengyang martial arts competition and took the most benefits!"

Liu Xin looked at the information transmitted from the imperial capital and sighed.

Xiao Qi leaned over and took a look, with his understanding of his senior brother, he must have offended him if he could say that this person named Guan De must have offended him.

For Xiao Qi, Liu Xin didn't hide it, and directly dragged out all the things that happened in Zhengyang Wubi.

"Don't let me see this man, or I'll stab him with a shot!"

Only then did Xiao Qi know that this person almost buried his senior brother alive.

If he was still near the imperial capital, he wouldn't mind running and stabbing this man to death.

He now has the exquisite weapon given to him by his senior brother, plus Liu Xinfei wants to teach him a pistol.

Today's Xiao Qi is no longer the Xiao Qi who is proud of his speed.

With his speed, he used a lot of marksmanship that surpassed his realm.

Fang Zihang tried to fight against Xiao Qi, but he couldn't even touch Xiao Qi's shadow.

Although Fang Zihang was able to turn into a shady curtain and hide his aura.

But Xiao Qi is not close to the shady scene at all.

The shady scope of Fang Zihang's incarnation was not particularly large, so the battle between the two could only be said to be a draw in the end.

Of course, this is not a life-or-death battle.

If it is a battle of life and death, Xiao Qi is not without a chance of winning.

With his speed, he uses a great bonus to the power of his marksmanship.

After another two days, Liu Xin, Xiao Qi and others finally came to the territory of the governor of Shanxi.

This place is less than 100 miles away from Taiyuan City.

After going to the official road, Liu Xin found that there were many warriors on the official road at this time.

And their direction is the same as Liu Xin and others.

Xiao Qi is a lively person, and he got out of the carriage and went to inquire about the situation.

Soon back.

It turned out that these warriors had the same goal as Liu Xin and others, both of them were Taiyuan City.

"Senior brother, these people are all going to participate in the Son-in-law Contest of Luoshen Villa."

"Huh?

Didn't you say that it would only be held during the Lantern Festival? ”

Liu Xin said in surprise.

"What, senior brother, you actually know?"

Xiao Qi suddenly ran up with a curious look and asked Liu Xin what he knew.

So Liu Xin told Xiao Qi about his agreement with Dugu Xuanqing.

"Okay, okay, I like this kind of kiss-snatching scene the most!

I didn't expect that one day I, Xiaoqi, would be able to participate in it in person. ”

"What does this have to do with you?"

Liu Xin said angrily.

"The boy who hasn't grown his hair is all right!"

Xiao Qi was immediately unhappy when he heard this.

Scar was pulled from another carriage.

"Master Scar, you judge for me, am I young? Isn't it time to get married? ”

Scar Ye was originally worried, and his eyes immediately widened when he heard the clarification.

When he knew the whole story, he immediately admonished Xiao Qidao bitterly:

"Seventh Master, I also don't think you are suitable to participate in this competition to recruit relatives.

Think about how these good sons and daughters in the rivers and lakes are worried about getting married.

And it is also a descendant of Roselle Villa.

I think she must have some flaws to recruit relatives in martial arts.

Seventh Master, your future is limitless, so don't fall into such a pit. ”

Xiao Qi also felt reasonable when he heard Scar Ye's explanation.

"Okay, then I'll see how the little princess of Roselle Villa looks like when the time comes, if there are any defects, I'm thinking about whether I want to rob the kiss!"

"Well, listen to the old man, I don't think it's better to ......"

"No, no, no, Master Scar, I suddenly feel that what Xiao Qi said also makes some sense."

Liu Xin looked at Scar Ye vigilantly.

But he heard that above the teachings, it was forbidden to marry a wife and have children.

This old Taoist priest wouldn't want to kidnap his own Xiaoqi and go up the mountain to become a Taoist priest, right?

Liu Xin realized at this time why he hadn't thought of it earlier.

Before, he also thought that Xiao Qi's encounter with such a profound old Taoist might be a chance.

Now I suddenly understood.

What a chance this is.

This is an opportunity to cut off children and grandchildren!

He won't let Xiao Qi fall into the clutches of the other party.

Scar Ye suddenly felt that Liu Xin was more wary of him.

He was a little confused, where was he seen through by the other party?