"Shi Gongzi, please come over here."

In the eyes of envy, jealousy or hostility from everyone, Shi Cheng followed Zhuang Ding, who knew the guest, all the way to the stands on the north side.

"Please sit here." Zhike took Shi Chengliang to a seat on the north side of the grandstand that was very suitable for watching the situation in the venue, closer to Han Qu's seat than the monks of the top sects of the Western Desert Country.

All the eyes on the side were cast over, even Shi Cheng was quite uncomfortable in the sharp eyes of everyone.

A vermilion-robed official summoned the acquaintance over, reprimanded him in a low voice, and Zhuang Ding, who led the way for Shi Cheng, was so frightened that he sweated out, and nodded again and again while justifying: "My lord, the grass people also got the instructions of the owner of the village, saying that the king issued a secret edict to let the Xilu Sanxiu sit there, and I heard that the capital hall also agreed to this decision." ”

The red-robed official frowned, not knowing what he was thinking, and after a moment he snorted coldly and waved his hand to drive the acquaintance back.

The atmosphere was quite strange for a while, although the most important guests had not yet arrived, but a few of the family members who stayed in the stands to serve the guests had already retreated to the edge with great interest.

After a brief period of discomfort, Shi Cheng quickly calmed down, sipping on a hot drink while greeting the guests next to him in a friendly manner.

Taking advantage of the time to drink, Shi Cheng quietly glanced at the guests around him, most of the officials present at the moment are unfamiliar faces, and only Han Wei, the prince, is known to him, and the officials who participated in the poetry meeting together last time only showed a relatively young one, Yu Yuan and Cao Jingcheng have not yet appeared here.

The officials turned their heads disdainfully, making it clear that they didn't want to talk to Shi Cheng, and most of the monks also looked at Shi Cheng with hostility. The few monks who knew Shi Cheng's true identity and wanted to befriend a Dan Master also dispelled their thoughts of coming up to talk to each other when they saw the performance of the important ministers and fellow practitioners, as well as the threatening glances of several imperial historians from afar.

Shengde Gong Han Wei sat at the other end of the north stand, and also saw Shi Cheng's figure, facing the curious gazes of his colleagues around him, he shook his head, didn't move, and didn't even turn his eyes to Shi Cheng.

There is only one person with some exceptions.

Li Zhong looked at Shi Cheng with some curiosity, and then he asked gently, "This little friend should be Shi Gongzi who cured His Highness Hecheng, right?" ”

Li Zhong's disciples are numerous, and there are many officials in Beijing. Soon after arriving in the capital, Li Zhong learned a lot of new news in the royal city from the students who came to visit him, and Shi Cheng's affairs were naturally among them. Of course, because Han Qu, the king of the Western Desert, strictly ordered the attendants around him not to reveal the conversation between him and Shi Cheng after summoning Shi Cheng, Li Zhong didn't know what Shi Cheng said in front of Han Qu the day before.

Shi Cheng also noticed Li Zhong when he walked up to the stands, he didn't follow Li Zhong and Han Wei in, so he didn't see the scene where Zhike reported Li Zhong's name. Although Shi Cheng didn't know the true identity of the old man, Li Zhong's clothes made a deep impression on him. The amiable old man was not dressed in official robes, but in a gray and white scribe's robe, with a royal belt hanging from his waist.

"It's the junior." Shi Cheng agreed, but he was thinking about the old man's origin in his heart.

The old man's voice was familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere. is not wearing an official uniform but has a royal belt, is it not an important minister who has already become a minister? ”

A young official beside Li Zhong looked at Shi Cheng's expression that was neither humble nor arrogant, and felt very uncomfortable, so he couldn't help but take the initiative to speak: "This is Wen Yuanbo Li Gong, the great master of the literary world of our Western Desert Country, who is full of peach and plums, and he also listened to Wen Yuanbo's lectures in the study room of the East Palace when he was young. ”

When the title of Wen Yuanbo entered Shi Cheng's ears, Shi Cheng suddenly realized for a moment, and he also remembered where he had heard the old man's voice. Shi Cheng didn't know much about the titles of the old ministers of the Western Desert Kingdom, but Wen Yuanbo and Li Zhong were an exception.

"It's actually Li Zhong!" Shi Cheng's heart was also shocked, he bowed slightly, and bowed very clearly, "The junior has seen Li Weng." ”

Li Zhong said with a smile: "It's all in the past, the old man has lived in the desert for a long time, but he has also heard a lot about His Highness Cheng's illness. Shi Xiaogongzi cured His Highness Hecheng with one dose of medicine, which shows that his medical skills are exquisite. ”

"The seniors have won the prize."

The young official was still dissatisfied in his heart, "I have heard that the Western Continent country has a different understanding of the word of ritual than my Holy Sect country, but when I see it today, it is indeed the case." ”

"If it was in the dynastic era, the Chita people were more particular about these things than you imagined in the Eastern Continent country, and the ritual was first prevalent from the Western Continent." However, Shi Cheng only said these words in his heart, he didn't want to argue with young officials, and a young and vigorous scholar who was full of poetry and books could not close his mouth all day long when he reasoned with others.

Li Zhong saw that the atmosphere was a little delicate, so he hurriedly made a round and pulled the two to sit down together.

The young official didn't want to sit with Shi Cheng, plus he was an official of the Ministry of Rites, and he still needed to deal with some etiquette matters of the conference, so after respectfully saying a few words to Li Zhong, he took his leave and left.

Shi Cheng looked at the back of the young official who was far away, smiled a little embarrassedly, and said, "It seems that the juniors are really not welcome here." ”

"After all, it's at this juncture." Li Zhong sighed, "Alas, it stands to reason that the crime of harsh government and domineering governance lies in the king, the ministers, and the eagle dogs, not the commoners. The old man has heard of the origin of the childe, and the chivalrous name of the Pharmacist Chamber of Commerce, the old man has also heard of it in the Southern Wilderness, so how can he regard the son and the tyrant and his eagle dogs as the same kind? ”

“？？？”

Shi Cheng scratched his head, and only after a moment did he realize what Li Zhong was talking about, and he felt a little shocked in his heart, "Dare to ask Li Weng if he has ever been to the Western Continent?" Li Weng seemed to know a lot about the affairs of the Western Continent. ”

"Oh, that's not true, but the old man has studied a lot of books and newspaper columns related to your Xilu on weekdays, and he has also had the privilege of going to Dawei to discuss the affairs of Xilu with Mr. Merlin."

"Merlin? Xu Molin? Shi Cheng's brows furrowed slightly, and the eyes that looked at Li Zhong became complicated.

"That's right, Mr. Merlin grew up in Xilu since he was a child, he came to Dawei when he was young, and then settled down, his literary talent can be regarded as first-class in Tiandu City, many scholars born and raised in Dawei are not as good as him in composing poems and lyrics, and Mr. Merlin's understanding of Xilu is also the first in the Great Wei Kingdom." Li Zhong's face was full of approval, "It's only a pity that the old man still owes some heat in the Holy Sect Scriptures, but this point can't be blamed, after all, it still took eighteen years less than everyone in the Eastern Continent." ”

Shi Cheng was silent for a while, and then said a little coldly: "In the era of the gods, Qingwei Tianzun once said to his disciples that those who read should travel thousands of miles, which is also a divine saying that many people in the Northern and Western Continents know. If Li Weng wants to do more research related to Xilu in the future, the younger generation thinks that he still has to go to Xilu in person, so that he will have a better understanding in his heart. ”

Shi Cheng hid his emotions very well, and his words were relatively vague, Li Zhong didn't hear the change in Shi Cheng's tone for a while, nodded with a smile, and sighed: "The old man also has this wish in his heart, when he was young, he dreamed of traveling all over the continents and five seas, but when he was in his prime, he was entangled in mundane things, and when he was old, he didn't even set foot in the west of the Southern Wilderness once. ”

Shi Cheng diverted the topic and asked, "Today's meeting is a grand martial arts event in your country, but I haven't seen any members of your country's court come here. ”

Shi Cheng had been paying attention to his surroundings since he sat down, and he found that most of the officials sitting on the north side were dressed in green robes, except for Han Wei and a few officials who knew at a glance that they were from the clan, so far no officials wearing purple robes and red robes had appeared.

Li Zhong said with a smile: "The court officials will definitely have someone to come, after all, the Yuanliu Mission will also come today." ”

The old and young chatted for a while, and after about a stick of incense, a solemn and majestic ritual music suddenly sounded outside the martial arts arena, and everyone's eyes couldn't help but look at the entrance of the martial arts arena. Soon, the officials stood up in unison, leaving only a group of Jianghu monks still sitting in place.

Two richly dressed Zhujia Zhuang Ding walked in quickly, and the two of them took a deep breath at the same time, and said loudly: "The royal car has arrived!" The Great Wei Governor's Mansion has arrived! The Abyss Mission has arrived! ”

The monks quickly stood up, and the stands became chaotic for a while.

"A martial artist is a martial artist, there is no etiquette at all, like a nest of sparrows." The voice came from a royal history standing not far behind Shi Cheng, and although the voice was small, Shi Cheng could hear it clearly.

The sound of the music became a little louder, and soon two rows of young men and women dressed in various costumes walked in with a steady pace, and the stands on the east, west, and south sides erupted in cheers.

Shi Cheng looked at it for a while, and his heart was already clear, "I heard that the protagonists of this martial arts conference are the elites of the younger generation of the two sects, and I think these monks should be the new talents sent by those sects." ”

Shi Cheng couldn't help but look at these monks a few more times, and then he didn't bother to look at them anymore, although there were a few young monks who were deliberately hiding their cultivation, but they still couldn't hide Shi Cheng's eyes.

"In the end, it is the Southern Wilderness, if you remove some famous places, the half-step grandmasters in the stands and under the stands add up to probably not a single slap. However, the people on the side of the Yuanliu Country were somewhat interesting, although there were not many half-step grandmasters among the people they sent...... Well, it seems that they are just planning to come over and go through the motions this time, after all, it is impossible to enhance the friendship between the two countries by playing the opposite side too ugly. ”

As soon as the young monks entered, the sound of the liturgy became majestic and majestic. Two public opinion and a gorgeous official sedan chair slowly walked into the field surrounded by three guards with different national flags, and Shi Cheng, who was standing in the distance, knew very well in his heart that Han Qu, the city lord of Yuanliu and the representative of the Governor's Mansion of the Southern Wilderness of Wei State were sitting in the public opinion and the official sedan chair.

Followed by Chengyu walked in a neat row of officials from the two countries, and there were many military attaches on the side of Yuanliu City, so they seemed to be much more mentally minded than the officials in the Western Desert.

Compared with the Western Desert and Yuanliu Kingdom, the back of the official sedan chair in the Governor's Mansion was very deserted, and it seemed that only a few people from the Wei State came to accompany them through the motions today.

"Good fellow, it turns out that the adults who are going to come today are here with the lords of the two countries. Strange, why haven't you seen Huang Yuan until now? Was the information wrong, or did he change his mind on the fly? Shi Cheng tried hard to restrain his habit of patting his knees when he thought, and the thoughts that flashed through his heart one after another.