Chapter Ninety-Six: The Feast of the Wealthy (Part II)
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As for why this sect chooses most female disciples, many people's opinions are that their palace master himself is a woman, so they will give preference to women when recruiting disciples, of course, this statement is a bit far-fetched and not necessarily the standard. After Duan Zhengxiong finished speaking, the imperial family continued to introduce to Duan Rui.
Through Duan Zhengxiong's introduction, Duan Rui gradually had a general idea of the forces in this hall, and it is no exaggeration to say that in this hall, almost all the sects and forces with heads and faces in the martial arts can see their figures, in addition to the above-mentioned major sects, there are also representatives of more than a dozen first-class sects such as Kunlun and Kongtong attended this feast.
These sects almost include more than seventy percent of the top powerhouses in the martial arts, and their scale and far-reaching influence are not at all comparable to the martial arts conference that Sikong Yi drummed up at the beginning.
However, the careful Duan Rui still noticed that the representatives sent by the major forces rarely deigned to appear as the head of a sect or the head of a faction, and most of them were serving elders or chief disciples.
Although Duan Zhengxiong didn't say it, Duan Rui could roughly guess that this should be a common practice, otherwise everyone would not have been so tacit, and Duan Sect's meeting of the sect master and deputy sect master Qi Zhi this time should be regarded as a special case, as for the reason, Duan Rui knew better than anyone else in his heart.
"Jing Heng is too late to let the seniors wait here for a long time, I am really scared, and I hope you Haihan. At this moment, a young man in a bright yellow robe walked quickly through the corridor to the hall, and his voice was so sincere that everyone looked up at him.
What caught my eye was a handsome and stylish face, with long eyebrows raised slightly, black jade-like pupils flashing with a warm brilliance, and a dazzling yellow robe embroidered with the pattern of a dragon in the sea, and the whole body exuded a wind of a king who looked down on the world.
"His Royal Highness the Great Prince, he has all the power to come forward, and his sincerity is enough to be admired, please sit down and rest first!" With the appearance of the young man, Quan Zhenqing, who had been sitting upright on the wide seat, also stood up and nodded to the other party, and very friendly raised his hand to point to the empty square table beside Duan Rui and said to the young man.
When the helmsman of the ACFTU said this, Jing Heng was even more frightened, it was just some mundane affairs, how could he dare to compare it with the predecessors who cared about the world. Although the young man did not dare to say anything, under his feet, he unequivocally led the two retinues behind him to walk towards the square table representing the royal position.
"Rui'er, this person is the eldest son of the current emperor of the Great Song Empire, named Zhao Jingheng, and also the current crown prince, he is quite recognized by the elders within the royal family, and he also holds an important position in the Military Discipline Department, and the call for succession is very high. Duan Zhengxiong looked at the eldest prince who was walking towards them with a smile on his face, and secretly said to Duan Rui.
"Military Discipline Division!" Duan Rui's heart was a little more solemn between his eyebrows.
This Military Discipline Department belongs to a very special department of the Great Song Empire, which has neither military power nor direct troops, but when the war broke out, the Military Discipline Department had unified deployment authority over all the troops in the Great Song Empire, even the commanders of the Yellow Shirt Army.
And this eldest prince can actually hold an important position in the Military Discipline Division, it seems that there must be a lot of forces standing behind him, otherwise he should not be qualified to enter the Military Discipline Department with his age and qualifications.
"Father, is there anyone else in the royal family who is coming?" Duan Rui looked sideways at the eldest prince, and after the other party noticed it, he nodded at him very politely and smiled to show kindness, Duan Rui nodded politely at the other party and turned around and pretended to close his eyes and rest, and asked in a secret voice.
"The current emperor has a total of three princes, since the eldest prince is here, presumably his second brother should also take this opportunity to come out and show his face! As for the third prince, it's really hard to say this time......" Duan Zhengxiong frowned and speculated.
"Why is this?" Duan Rui asked with some puzzlement.
"Hehe, this involves a lot of royal secrets, if the third prince didn't come this time, you wouldn't need to know about these trivial things, but if the third prince really came this time, I would explain it to you!" Duan Zhenxiong chuckled and didn't explain.
"Seniors are polite in Xia Jingyan!" As if to enlist Duan Zhengxiong's speculation, after the eldest prince sat down, a voice sounded in the hall again.
This time, it was the first person to arrive, and everyone looked up and followed the prestige, only to see an extremely handsome young man walking in with his head held high and leading two entouragemen, this person looked six or seven points similar to the previous eldest prince. But between his words and deeds, he is a little less mature and steady, and a little more young and frivolous.
In particular, his dress in green and yellow was very casual, and his speech and demeanor were incompatible with the atmosphere in this hall.
"Jing Yan, ...... you" His Royal Highness the Great Prince, who had already been seated, frowned together when he saw someone coming, especially after seeing his casual dress, his face turned red and shouted loudly.
"Yo, isn't this my eldest brother who is both civil and military? The second brother is so polite!" The young man who had just appeared heard the angry shouts and followed the voice, and when he saw the appearance of the person who spoke, he was not angry, angry, nor embarrassed, and he did not seem to hear the other party's rebuke to him, and he bowed very naturally, and his expression was simply indescribably relaxed and casual.
"In front of all the seniors, what kind of system are you, the face of the royal family has been lost to you!" the eldest prince forcibly suppressed his anger and tried his best to remain calm and accused the young man at the door of the hall.
"Big brother, why did he say this, Jing Yan felt that this dress was relaxed and casual, there was nothing out of the ordinary at all, wasn't the main purpose of our gathering here today to discuss the plan to defeat the demon clan?
"You...... You ......" The eldest prince, who had always maintained an elegant image, could no longer control his emotions at this moment, and raised his trembling right hand with a red face and pointed at the young man and shouted angrily.
"His Royal Highness the Great Prince, please calm his anger, His Royal Highness the Second Prince is easy-going by nature, not paying attention to details but knowing that the righteousness is also worthy of everyone's admiration, let's sit down calmly and discuss the big plan, don't hurt your brotherhood for such a trivial matter. Seeing that the eldest prince was about to run away, Quan Zhenqing hurriedly stood up to reconcile and relieve the siege......
For a while, everyone present shook their heads and smiled bitterly, not only had they heard of the rumors of discord between the two brothers, but similar dispute scenes had been staged in many previous gatherings, so everyone just laughed at this seemingly farcical argument and did not pay too much attention to it.
Duan Rui is a lone seedling of Duanmen, although he has heard of the farce of a wealthy family competing for power and brotherhood, he has never experienced it personally, and the farce of Fang Cai happened in front of his eyes, allowing him to witness a picture of intrigue and mutual exclusion between brothers very intuitively.
"Rui'er, what do you think of these two princes!" Duan Rui was watching with interest as no one next to the second prince walked towards his seat, and suddenly his father's voice sounded in his mind.
"These two princes seem to be a little out of the ordinary, compared with his eldest brother, they are more than a star and a half, and his supporters in the royal family are afraid that they will not have the strength of the eldest prince, so I am not very optimistic about him. Duan Rui pondered it for a while and then said in a voice analysis.
"The mother of these two princes is the emperor's thirty-second concubine Night Concubine, and the mother of the eldest prince is the most popular concubine in front of the current emperor, Concubine Hua, and it is said that standing behind Concubine Hua is Meng Tuo, the commander of the Yellow Shirt Army of the current Imperial Legion!"
"And who Meng Tuo is, you must also know in your heart, that is the man who stands at the top of the list of quasi-gods......!