It is precisely because the seven major sects are extremely strong that hundreds of millions of monks want to be admitted to the sect every year to cultivate, but only a few thousand people can finally be valued by the sect and admitted as disciples.

Originally, according to the usual practice, the Seven Great Sects selected disciples with outstanding qualifications in the Seven Great Martial Arts, and after passing various assessments, they could be accepted as disciples of the sect after passing the assessments. Cultivators in the world, if they want to be admitted to the sect to cultivate, they must first be admitted to the martial arts academy opened by the sect in various vassal states, and cultivate in the martial academy for a period of time, so that their cultivation and talent are more powerful, and then they can apply for the sect assessment. But this time, the seven major sects directly recruited outstanding talents from the world's cultivators to enter the sect's cultivation.

This strange phenomenon made the monks of the world puzzled. They inquired from all sides that this time the sect's assessment of recruiting disciples was even more stringent than before, and the number of monks who could really pass would not exceed 1,000.

After Li Chengqian heard this, a raging flame appeared in his eyes, and the fighting intent in his body was even more compelling, and he said in a firm tone: "Yes, as long as I am admitted to the sect, I still care how great Li Leng's miraculous achievements are, and the world of the Tang Dynasty is still mine in the end." No matter how great the credit of Li Leng is, he will bow down to me. ”

"The mother will fully support you. Shangguan Wan'er said firmly.

Li Chengqian let out a "hmm" and said, "Before I am officially admitted to the sect, I still need to pay attention to the number of etiquettes that should be paid attention to, and those who should be guarded against still need to be guarded against. My father and emperor have personally gone out of the city to greet the tenth brother, so how can I, as the crown prince and elder brother, not go out of the city with my father to greet him. ”

A fierce look flashed in his eyes.

......

After King Yu got the news, he couldn't sit still, didn't eat breakfast, and hurriedly went out of the palace to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and when he saw Prime Minister Zhou Wenbo, he hurriedly said: "Prime Minister, something is wrong." ”

Zhou Wenbo frowned and said, "Your Highness, what happened?"

King Yu said: "I really didn't expect that my tenth brother really promoted the alliance between the Han and Tang Dynasties, and in this way, he successfully won the trust of his father." ”、

"Oh, I thought it was something? It turns out that His Highness is looking for the old minister for this matter! The old minister thinks that His Highness is too composed. Zhou Wenbo was disappointed in his heart, this honorary king is really not a gentleman's demeanor, he can't hold his breath at all when he encounters something, he is easy to be excited and used by others, and he can't see the situation clearly.

Sooner or later, something big will happen to this kind of person.

King Yu said unhappily: "Prime Minister, Your Majesty cares very much about the alliance between the Han and Tang Dynasties, and once the alliance between the Han and Tang Dynasties is formed, then the crisis in the northern Xinjiang will be virtually resolved." With such a great achievement, the father will definitely canonize the tenth brother as the king of the county. With the title of county king, the tenth brother can participate in the government politics, so don't I set up a strong opponent for myself?"

"A strong enemy?" Zhou Wenbo shook his head and said, "I think that His Royal Highness King Yu should not regard His Royal Highness the Ten Princes as a strong enemy, but should be an ally. His Royal Highness the Ten Princes has established immortal feats, His Majesty will definitely crown him as the king of the county, and with the title of the king of the county, His Royal Highness the Ten Princes can indeed participate in the government affairs. But this does not mean that His Royal Highness the Ten Princes have the ability to influence the government and have the strength to confront His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Judging from the current situation, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the largest and strongest, and no prince can fight against His Royal Highness the Crown Prince alone, and must unite to have the strength to confront His Royal Highness the Prince. Therefore, His Royal Highness King Yu can only contend with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince if he unites with His Royal Highness the Tenth Prince. ”

King Yu thought about it carefully and felt that Prime Minister Zhou Wenbo's words were very reasonable.

Although Li Leng has great merit, His Majesty will also crown him as the king of the county, and he has the qualifications to participate in the government, but after all, he has little qualifications, and there is no one in the court to support him. Not to mention competing with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, even a prince with the title of prince casually, his influence and influence in the court are stronger than Li Leng.

Under such a premise, he took the initiative to unite with Li Leng and give Li Leng the necessary help, which would leave a good impression on Li Leng. With the support of the Qin family and Li Leng's own strategy, it won't take long for Li Leng's power to become very strong.

Regardless of whether Li Leng can inherit the Tang Dynasty in the future, Li Leng owes himself a great favor. This favor, Li Leng wants to return it to him.

King Yu pondered for a while and asked, "Prime Minister, what should I do?"

Zhou Wenbo said: "His Royal Highness King Yu, I heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also followed His Majesty out of the city to greet His Royal Highness the Tenth Prince, and I think that King Yu should also go out of the city for thirty miles with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to welcome His Royal Highness the Ten Princes back." ”

King Yu nodded and said, "Okay, just do what the prime minister said." ”

As soon as he walked to the door, he suddenly turned around, looked at Zhou Wenbo in a daze, and said, "Prime Minister, you will always support me, won't you?"

Zhou Wenbo bowed down and said: "As long as His Highness has the demeanor of a gentleman, the Zhou family and I will do our best to assist." ”

The premise of his words is that King Yu must have the demeanor of a gentleman, and he and the Zhou family will do their best to support him. In other words, His Royal Highness King Yu does not have the demeanor of a king, and he and the Zhou family may not support him.

It's a pity that King Yu didn't hear the subtext of this sentence. Perhaps, he heard it, but the current situation still has to rely on the prime minister and the Zhou family, and he can only pretend not to hear it when he is confused.

For a while, everyone paid attention to Li Leng's return to Datang. In the streets and alleys of Chang'an City, every monk talked about anecdotes and secrets about Li Leng's envoy to the Han Dynasty.

......

The giant ship flew over Chang'an City, and according to the designated landing address, the giant boat slowly descended.

According to the scheduled itinerary, Li Leng and his party should arrive in Chang'an City half a day ago.

But when Li Leng was about to enter the boundary of Chang'an City, Li Leng asked people to take a turn outside Dengfeng City, and when others were not paying attention, he quietly put Nihuang down and hid it, leaving Pixiu to follow her.

After such a delay, I arrived in Chang'an City half a day late.

Cai Xiang walked in, bowed and saluted: "Your Highness, I just received news that the emperor and the princes are welcoming His Highness back at a post station not far away. ”

"Oh, kind of interesting. Li Leng put down the teacup, a shallow smile appeared on his lips, and he guessed in his heart that Li Daoyuan's move was on the one hand to appreciate and affirm his completion of the task, and on the other hand, to use him to test the changes and depths of the situation again.

It's a pity that he is no longer the tenth prince Li Leng who was high-spirited and didn't know how to use his brain to strategize.

Shen Hao said: "Your Highness, I'm afraid this matter is not simple! In the past, any Royal Highness of the Prince, even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, has made great contributions, and His Majesty has never gone out of the city to greet him. But this time, His Majesty took the initiative to go thirty miles out of the city to greet His Highness, and I always felt that things were not as simple as they seemed on the surface. ”