Duan Yu's pupils shrank, and after noticing the other person's gaze, he quickly lowered his head, feeling a sense of humiliation welling up in his chest.
When Murong Fu saw this, he just smiled and walked past him.
At this time, a burly young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes came over and said with a respectful expression: "Are you Mr. Murong?"
"Prince Zongzan, you're welcome. Is there something wrong?"
During the daytime competition, Murong Fu had already roughly recognized the people and knew the origins of this group of people clearly.
Prince Zongzan said: "The Imperial Master asked me to say hello to Master Murong on his behalf!"
As he said that, he laughed.
Murong Fu nodded and said: "Then I'll worry about the Imperial Master. After the prince returns home, remember to say hello to the Imperial Master for me!"
"That's what it should be, that's what it should be."
Prince Zongzan was not very familiar with Murong Fu, but Jiumozhi told him to be respectful when meeting him, and he did not dare not listen to the instructions of the imperial master.
Without Jiumozhi's support, his throne would be in jeopardy!
Enter the palace and come to Zhonghe Hall.
As a man of martial arts, Murong Fu was actually assigned to the seat at the west end, which made him somewhat surprised.
You must know that the person sitting in the East Chief's seat is Yelu Yanxi, the crown prince of Liao Kingdom, and behind them are the princes and nobles from various countries, followed by the people from the world who have won the competition.
It can be seen that for many people, it is a great honor for him to sit in this position.
Yelu Yanxi was a brave young man who seemed to have fully inherited the bold and wild character of the Khitan people. He was very fond of drinking. He had not stopped drinking since he sat down.
As if aware of Murong Fu's gaze, Yelu Yanxi raised the wine glass in her hand to signal to him.
Murong Fu smiled knowingly, raised his glass and drank with him.
In this Zhonghe Palace, the identity of everyone is almost no secret. The other party knows that he is the one who killed Xiao Feng, but he is still willing to drink with him. It seems that the Liao Kingdom, no, or at least he, does not care at all who killed Xiao Feng. , stationing troops outside Yanmen Pass was just to find an excuse to invade the Song Dynasty.
If he remembered correctly, the last emperor of the Liao Kingdom was not a diligent and wise king. Calculating time, it seems that Yelu Hongji did not have many years to live. If this person succeeds to the throne, even if the Liao Kingdom is strong, It is probably not an easy task to capture the Song Dynasty in a short period of time. This is a good opportunity for him.
Born in this era, Murong Fu inevitably missed many opportunities to recruit famous generals, but fortunately God treated him well. Not only did Zhezong die, Huizong succeeded to the throne, but also Yeluhongji died of illness and the last emperor Yelu Yanxi's opportunity to take power, coupled with the Jurchen clan's eagerness to rise at any time, he finally took advantage of the right time, location, and people.
According to news from Bianjing, Emperor Zhezong Zhao Xu's health is deteriorating. Now he can't even attend the morning court in person. The imperial doctor's diagnosis will take as short as a few days or as long as a month before bad news comes from the palace.
At this time, Murong Fu's opportunity had also come. He ordered the secret servants in the palace to join forces with Queen Shenzong, Empress Dowager Xiang, and ruling ministers such as Zeng Bu and Cai Bian to elect Zhe Zong's second brother Duan Wang Zhao Ji as emperor.
As long as this is facilitated, the secret agents he has placed in the court will have more say in the court because of their merits.
Murong Fu could recognize Yelu Yanxi, and Yelu Yanxi naturally knew his identity. However, just as he thought, Yelu Yanxi didn't care at all who killed Xiao Feng, and even towards the brave and invincible King of the South Campus. There was still some fear in his heart.
After all, Yelu Hongji was old and he didn't know how much longer he could hold on. If after his death, Xiao Feng tried to usurp the throne, his reputation in the military and his achievements in countering rebellion would make his throne unsafe.
Now that the other party was dead, he was relieved, feeling that no one in the court could stop him from inheriting the throne.
As for the Xixia marriage, it is certainly good to marry the Xixia princess. Even if he cannot marry her, Xixia will definitely worry about offending him and will naturally make concessions on certain things.
In this way, Xixia would not be obsessed with helping Song Dynasty, which could be regarded as solving their worries.
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As the guests arrived, the palace door was slowly closed, the sound of bells and drums was played, and two pairs of golden-armored guards holding halberds came out of the side corridor to guard the palace.
Following the two teams of servants, they walked out of the inner hall, each holding a white jade incense burner in their hands, with green smoke curling up and the sound of music floating in the air.
Seeing such a battle, everyone knew that the emperor of Xixia was coming out, so they put down their wine glasses and waited attentively.
Seeing the Xixia Emperor Li Qianshun come out, everyone knelt down to greet him. However, people like Yelu Yanxi, Duan Yu and others did not need to kneel down. They only had to follow the customs of various countries, either kneeling down or bowing. !
Murong Fu was no exception. He did not rely on his status as a descendant of the down-and-out Emperor Yan, and knelt down honestly.
Li Qianshun signaled, and the chamberlain beside him shouted at the top of his lungs: "All the guests are level!"
Everyone thanked them and then stood up and returned to their seats to sit down.
After that, there was a set of complicated etiquette. The Minister of Rites announced the edict, expressed his welcome to everyone, and then drank a glass of wine with the emperor, and the scene was over!
Li Qianshun's eyes passed over everyone one by one, and finally only stayed for a moment on Murong Fu, Yelu Yanxi, Duan Yu and Prince Zongzan.
Among them, the one that concerned him the most was naturally Murong Fu.
In the palace that day, the other party came in a hurry, then left in a hurry, and took away the Tianshan Child Elder. That fairy-like method left a deep impression on him. He thought that if the Queen Mother did not die, he would not be able to do anything for a day. If you are in power and can get help from this person, why worry about the great disaster not being eliminated?
However, when he thought about the relationship between Princess Yinchuan and the Queen Mother, he was very distressed, fearing that if he chose this person as his consort, he might not be able to use it to his advantage.
This time the princess's recruitment of a son-in-law was also decided by the Queen Mother. He was just here for a formality, so Li Qianshun didn't stay long and left with worries.
The banquet was hosted by Generalissimo Helian Tieshu of the Eastern Campaign.
Because Prince Zongzan, who was supposed to cause trouble, behaved very respectfully because of Murong Fu, while Yelu Yanxi of Liao Kingdom only focused on drinking, and Duan Yu seemed absent-minded, the banquet continued peacefully until the end.
Waiting until tomorrow is the day when the princess will host a banquet for everyone and choose her consort.
Originally, everyone came here to marry Princess Yinchuan, but after seeing the few people sitting at the top of the palace, many people felt helpless and self-aware.
In terms of martial arts reputation, who can match Murong Fu's reputation? In terms of family background, and with the Liao Crown Prince Yelu Yanxi as the leader, unless they are unlucky, the position of Prince Consort this time has basically nothing to do with them.
Fortunately, with Xixia's generosity, even if he fails to become Xixia's consort this time, he will definitely receive a lot of rewards, and his trip will not be in vain.
"Thank you, Mr. Dio, for your monthly ticket reward!!!"
