This is Dongbianfang Market outside the Imperial City of Xingwangfu, but it is also called Xiaoxi Street. Originally, as soon as the emperor's edict to appoint a prince came out today, the court would not implement a curfew. What's more, the Han Dynasty has rarely had a curfew since Emperor Gaozu founded the country, because the business in Prince Xing's Mansion is flourishing, and it can be said that the merchants living in Prince Xing's Mansion are gathered from all over the world. However, Prince Xing's Mansion was built in imitation of Chang'an City in Xijing of the Tang Dynasty. Although it was not as majestic as Chang'an City, it was still as large and broad as two-thirds of Chang'an City. Of course, if the sea area of Xingwang Mansion is actually counted, Xingwang Mansion will only be larger than Chang'an City, because the biggest advantage of Xingwang Mansion is that it is close to the sea, which makes its real area infinitely larger.
And it has the biggest advantage that people like, which is the biggest difference between it and Chang'an City. Emperor Gaozu, who liked business, was building the Xingwang Mansion that day for the economic development of the Han Dynasty and his own wealth. There is no separation from Fang District. This allows people to trade without leaving home, and their residence can be integrated into the market. This has the advantage of making it convenient for everyone to accumulate wealth, but it also allows people in the market to mix.
The weather in Lingnan is warm and spring-like all year round, so the scenery of the entire Xingwang Mansion is naturally good. Emperor Gaozu built many villas and palaces in the west of the imperial city, and dignitaries flocked there, especially the rich and distinguished people in Xingwang Mansion. Almost all dignitaries live in the west of the city, so the left and right street envoys of Prince Xing's Mansion in the capital of the Han Dynasty have always ordered strict control of the east of the street, because there are naturally relatively few people with status in the east of the city.
Although it was not too late at this time, and the royal banquet in the Imperial City had not started yet, a complex place like Xiaoxi Street, which was usually very lively, was especially quiet tonight. There are basically no businesses open on the road, and everyone seems to be flocking to the Imperial City and the west side of the city to see the lanterns and the excitement. The deserted streets were full of debris left by people during the day. Under the soft moonlight, there were dark shadows, and not even one of the lanterns on the roadside was bright.
Wu Sihu grasped the pair of two-foot spears on his waist for the first time and slowly pulled them out from his waist. His pair of short spears seem to be a little different from those used by others. Both ends of the short spears have sharp spear points. The two-foot spear shaft is as thick as a duck egg, and the shaft is as smooth as jade. There are holes from the spear head to the middle. Some are slightly smaller than two fingers thick.
This pair of short spears were the weapons of Sick Tiger Yang Jiong back in the day. He asked an expert to forge them with the unexpectedly obtained South China Sea meteorite iron. In the past, he was famous in the world for chasing his life! It is also one of Yang Jiong's famous weapons. However, more than ten years ago, Yang Jiong gradually broke through the realm of cultivation, so he abandoned the spear and put it away in a high cabinet.
Later, he accepted Wu Yanrou as his disciple. Among the eight guards of his Wu family, there were three or four people with considerable qualifications. Only Wu Sihu, Wu Da, and Wu Qi were mentored by him. However, his pair of weapons were given to Wu Sihu two years ago, and even his personal disciple Wu Yanrou did not get them.
Wu Sihu has always considered this his pride. He was an orphan and was adopted by the Wu family. He originally had no name. The Wu family always called him Wu Er according to his age. Later, he made great achievements and received guidance from Yang Jiong. The Wu family wanted to reward him, but he did not accept the reward. He begged Wu Yanrou to give himself the name Wu Sihu, just to respect Yang Jiong.
The man in black stood there and his eyes flashed for the first time. In his heart, he had never taken Wu Sihu seriously. He had been defeated by countless Jianghu people for many years after he became famous. He received this mission to capture Wu Sihu. He wasn't careless because Wu Sihu was a servant of the Wu family, but he didn't take Wu Sihu seriously either.
When he saw Wu Sihu's position and posture, he knew that he had been tricked. Wu Sihu was not only a battle-hardened warrior, but also had such a strong momentum and body that an ordinary servant could not exude. . Thinking of the person behind Wu Sihu, he knew that there would definitely be a price to pay to deal with Wu Sihu. But he has never been an indecisive person, which has allowed him to survive for so many years. Since Wu Sihu will not obey, he must surrender first. So he issued the first order after appearing: "Take it down!" The hoarse and calm voice seemed to echo in the deserted streets.
Five swift figures descended from the roof like goshawks, and five weapons enveloped Wu Sihu at the same time. Two horse-killing knives came to the left and right; a long sword and a long spear flew down from the air; there was even a Zen staff and a crescent shovel that was spinning rapidly, like a mass of a giant abyss black hole coming from the chest; it was even more shocking. The person who used the gun volleyed a little above the right shoulder of the sword user, and once again flew two meters up and turned a somersault to block the retreat from Wu Sihu's back. Attacking Wu Sihu from different directions and with the same purpose, the perfect murderous intention is impossible to avoid.
The man in black looked at the attack of the five men coldly. He was very sure that Wu Sihu would not be able to escape. Each of these five men was a master in his own right. His purpose was not to kill Wu Sihu. If he wanted to kill someone, Wu Sihu would be a dead man now. .
Unexpectedly, Wu Sihu was like a fast arrow leaving the string. His left leg was a foot off the ground. He ignored the top of his head and the saber waiting on his left and right, and faced the Zen staff with his two spears. Everyone was stunned. Did Wu Sihu not want his life? Only the person wielding the Zen staff knew it was broken. Wu Sihu's short spear in his left hand touched the ball of light formed by the crescent shovel. He fell to the ground like a top, and actually moved to the left side of the man behind him, facing the man on the road. The two men in black were only three meters apart, and they no longer cared about the people behind them.
The street became silent for a moment, and the man with the stick almost rushed in front of the man with the gun before he stopped, while the man with the gun quickly shook his gun and turned sideways. He saw blood spurting out from under his left ribs like a fountain from the two holes. He looked at him in confusion, making the gunman look horrified, and then he fell down with a thud. The man with the spear had not yet come to his senses, the man with the Zen stick was already dead, and the other three had just landed.
Fast, too fast. The four of them almost didn't see clearly how their companions were killed. The original plan seemed a little too early to make everyone happy. They knew that they had greatly underestimated Wu Sihu's ability, and the cost was the lives of their companions. Although they were angry in their hearts, they did not move. This was not only because they were intimidated by Wu Sihu's skills, but also because they did not receive orders from the man in black on the road. They felt that Wu Sihu's murderous aura locked the man in black on the road.
"You really didn't disappoint me, haha, it's really interesting!" The man in black did not show anger because of the death of the man who used the Zen staff. Instead, he was a little happy with his assessment of Wu Sihu's strength. "But you may regret it now. You have been sending people to find me, but I have been at Prince Xing's Mansion all the time. When I received this mission, I blamed them for overqualifying them! Now it seems that you are worth my while."
He slowly took out the sharp knife from the scabbard. The friction between the blade and the scabbard looked particularly desolate at this night and on this street. A strong murderous intention suddenly burst out from his whole body, and he locked Wu Sihu tightly, his eyes under the black cloth were cold and sharp.
"Hahahaha, you are promoting yourself too much. It's okay to scare others with Can Lang He Zhen's name, but I can only count you as unlucky when I meet your second master!" Wu Sihu didn't seem to be afraid at all, but stood up high-spirited. .
This He Zhen was originally a big water bandit who roamed the Xiang River area. He had few opponents with his thirty-six-way wind-chasing sword. At first, because of his pride, he could not stand up to the Ma Chu court, so he always moved in hiding between the Han Dynasty and Ma Chu. Later, Ma Chu was defeated in the Southern Tang Dynasty. He wanted to take advantage of the fire and mingled between the two forces. He was targeted by Bian Hao, a famous general in the Southern Tang Dynasty and a master of the Celebrity Qiyi List. Bian Hao once chased him for three days and three nights. No, he fled to live in the Yujiang area of Han Dynasty.
Because he was cruel and greedy by nature, he started to commit many major crimes not long after the Han Dynasty disappeared. In the past, the leader of the Han Dynasty Jin Weizhi was still Guishou Shiwu. Guishou Shiwu naturally did not allow his existence and hunted him down. Since then, he has disappeared. Some people said that he was killed by Shi Wu, and some said that he fled to other countries. I really didn't expect that he was always in Prince Xing's Mansion.
Although Wu Sihu said it was easy, he was secretly complaining in his heart. He was definitely not afraid of death, but the reputation of this wolf was too great. He was responsible for guarding the female assassin captured in Luofu Mountain. Because she was too involved, she was not sent to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment, but was guarded at a secret stronghold in Jinweizhi. I happened to be rushing to that place at this moment. No one knew my whereabouts before, but the other party was able to stop me. Obviously these people had been watching my side for a long time, and I was afraid that Wu Da and the others were not safe.
After receiving Yang Jiong's guidance, Wu Sihu's vision was naturally wider than that of ordinary people. He knew that if he met a master of Can Lang's level, losing to him in terms of Qi would be tantamount to suicide. Although he felt uncertain at the moment, Wu Sihu still kept an eye on each other's every move.
The main hall of Zhaoyang Hall was brightly lit and crowded with people.
At this time, sitting near the table under the throne was the newly crowned prince Liu Jixing, and Xiao Yue, who was unknown to anyone in the court, was sitting next to him. She was wearing a goose-yellow palace gauze, and her hair was also covered by the palace. The celebrant carefully put on a lady's ponytail, making her look fresh and natural. According to Liu Jixing, she was so beautiful.
Although there was a huge crowd, there were only a few people who could sit around the throne on this occasion. At least they were all close relatives of the emperor, and they had to be important people.
Liu Jixing was unfamiliar with these people, but to King Wei, they had met each other more or less. King Wei could ignore these people in the past, but now Liu Jixing could not, so Liu Jixing kept looking around the hall. go,
On the right side of the throne, on the platform one step below Liu Jixing's seat, sat the only living foolish son of Emperor Xiang Liu Yin, the cousin of the current emperor Liu Sheng, King Qi Liu Hongda, and his princess.
King Qi never leaves the house and rarely participates in government affairs or court affairs. In King Wei's memory, his cousin had a low IQ since he was a child. Among the Liu family's emperor Liu Sheng, King Qi is the only one who has ever existed in the world. The unchallenged prince.
The younger brothers of King Wei who had just been ennobled or knighted were all sitting on the left side of the banquet seats in the main hall. Because they were second-rate princes, they sat on the tables occupied by the Duke and the Marquis.
Liu Xuanxing, the original King of Qi, was now the King of Gui. He occupied the first table on the left hand side by himself, with a gloomy and sleepless look in his eyes. There was a beautiful woman in palace clothes standing beside him on one side. With.
For Liu Jixing, this cheap brother was still a kid, so he didn't pay much attention to him. Instead, he took a good look at the woman next to him. Liu Jixing was naturally not interested in her appearance, but felt that her pair of eyes were Her eyes are more mature than her age, and her eyes give the impression of a hidden figure. Of course it was impossible for Liu Jixing to find out what this woman's name was and what she did, but obviously being with Liu Xuanxing meant she would not be an ordinary person.
The first person sitting on the right side of the banquet in the main hall was a lean and short veteran. Liu Jixing knew that he was Mrs. Ya's father, Lu Ying, who was now the nominal minister of the Han Dynasty. According to later generations, this old man is equivalent to the position of Prime Minister or Prime Minister of later governments. He didn't seem to like noise. He closed his eyes slightly and folded his hands. He sat upright and seemed to be deaf to everything around him.
On a table next to Lu Ying, there sat a woman in a red palace dress with a pink and tender breast half exposed. Her demeanor was full of elegance and elegance, with a smile on her face and nods from time to time to the officials who paid attention to her in return.
Liu Jixing was quite impressed by this woman in King Wei's memory. He knew that this woman was a man who had made great changes in the Han Dynasty, a famous female attendant in history named Lu Qiongxian. Regardless of whether a woman has a relationship with Emperor Liu Sheng or not, if she only says that she can fulfill the position of deputy prime minister or deputy prime minister, she is definitely not ordinary capable.
She was indeed pretty. In Liu Jixing's opinion, although her face was a bit fat and pointed and her chin was too round, it did not affect the charm of her charming eyes at all. Moreover, she looked to be only in her twenties, with a white face and two dimples when she smiled. Her pure eyes made it impossible to tell that she was a powerful woman who controlled the court.
According to the original historical development, she seemed to have become King Wei's woman after Liu Sheng's death. It is conceivable that she had a great influence on King Wei. She and Lu Ying usually occupy a table alone, showing her unique identity and status.
Maybe it was because the emperor hadn't arrived yet, but the hall was still noisy with everyone whispering in private chats. Liu Jixing could not help but be a little dumbfounded when he saw that everyone was talking to each other, even with the body of King Wei preparing. Perhaps because there are men, women, officials, merchants, and even foreigners of different skin colors in the hall, the hall is like a big market selling vegetables.
Liu Jixing sat on this upper platform and looked at the hall filled with people and praises, and he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion in his heart. No wonder the Han finally settled in a remote place like Lingnan, and among the various separatist regimes in the Central Plains, they were the richest. Just seeing that these merchants could sit and eat and drink with officials, you can imagine how highly merchants were respected in the Han Dynasty. , no wonder Zhao Kuangyin wanted to occupy the Han Dynasty in Lingnan because the Liu family was rich!
Because he retained the memory of King Wei, Liu Jixing still knew many of the senior officials present. In the past, King Wei had never paid much attention to these people, so Liu Jixing had to face it again.
At first glance, most of these high-ranking civil servants were sitting at the desks on both sides, while newly promoted high-ranking military attachés like Qu Ju, even those with the title of marquis, were almost sitting in the middle of the main hall. , not to mention those high-ranking military generals without titles. It can be seen that the status of military attachés in the Han Dynasty was not very good!
Qu Ju was in relatively good condition. He saw Qu Ju sitting upright, his wife and Qu Keer sitting next to him, and the whole family occupied a table. It's not like there are many officials who have three or four people huddled at the same table, and it's not even as good as the status of some big businessmen in the main hall.
Naqu Ke'er seemed to have been observing Liu Jixing. When she saw Liu Jixing looking over and looking at her with a slight smile, she actually smiled a little shyly. Liu Jixing felt very deeply in his heart. The status and life of women in the Five Dynasties were the least valuable in all dynasties, let alone Qu Ker, who was born as a concubine in a big family. He couldn't help but smile at her and nodded.
Liu Jixing's actions happened to be seen by the eunuch who was sitting down the stairs. This seemingly lean eunuch was Wu Huaien, the most powerful eunuch in Lingnan at that time. He had always been quite good to King Wei in the past, and he had always agreed with Emperor Liu Sheng in making King Wei the crown prince, and he had always been quite concerned about King Wei. When he saw Liu Jixing smiling at the girl next to Quju, he couldn't help but move up the steps and leaned over and whispered, "Does Your Highness know that girl?"
"Yes! She is the sister of the Marquis of Xianning. I met her today. She has a very cute temperament!" Liu Jixing knew that Wu Huai'en must have something on his mind, so he didn't care about his feelings. He changed the subject and asked him again: "By the way, why didn't Mr. Wu see Scholar Wang coming?"
Wu Huaien suddenly lowered his eyebrows and replied calmly: "Your Highness is talking about Mr. Wang, right? His Majesty just sent someone to announce to the inner hall. The empty seat next to the Prince of Praise, Mr. Li Shaofu, was for Mr. Wang. All these are in the hall today. The old slave has personally reviewed and arranged the arrangement, Your Highness, don’t worry,, Marquis Xianning’s seat is far away, Your Highness would like to have a few words with him.”
"Yes! Yes! Can the Marquis of Xianning sit in front?" Liu Jixing didn't understand these court rules very well, and King Wei's thinking was even more confusing, so he couldn't help asking Wu Huaien in a low voice. Wu Huai'en turned his head and glanced at the main hall, then returned to Liu Jixing and said: "This arrangement has been going on for several years at the imperial banquets. Although Honglu Temple usually arranges it in name, it is mostly based on His Majesty's interest. Your Majesty doesn't care about this, and neither does anyone else." To change it, it is because Your Majesty has your Majesty's idea, but according to the regulations of the Tang Dynasty and Emperor Gaozu, the seat of Xianning Marquis can be moved four rows forward, and it should be next to Wu Xun, Wu Shilang. Mr. Wu was the left minister of the Ministry of War and was granted the title of marquis, and the Marquis of Xianning is now the right minister!"
Liu Jixing couldn't help but stare at Wu Huaien after hearing this. Seeing that he didn't avoid his eyes and smiled slightly, he couldn't help but smile too: "Yes! Yes! The Marquis of Xianning is not only a marquis, but also a town governor appointed by his father. Here is the envoy! We should be next to Mr. Wu!" He couldn't help but said loudly: "Then Mr. Wu, please let the Marquis of Xianning sit in front!"
The world said that Liu Sheng was dissolute, fatuous, greedy for money, and cruel, but Liu Jixing didn't think so. In other separatist countries, after the death of the first emperor, the successors who ascended the throne were always troubled and had an uneven journey. They were either overthrown or killed. But in history, King Wei was able to ascend the throne smoothly, and he was only sixteen years old. There was no turmoil in the country after becoming emperor. What does this mean! This shows that Liu Sheng is too strong, and no one under his command dares to make a move, and no one can make a move. This also shows that Liu Sheng is a very smart man. He is as ruthless as Zhu Yuanzhang, but more powerful than Zhu Yuanzhang. There are still children in the Zhu family who can take the throne! But his shortcoming was that he was not enterprising in the later period. Although he controlled his army, he was unable to advance northward.
Wu Huaien's smile became more obvious. He thought that he had watched King Wei grow up, so he understood King Wei relatively well. Although he was an eunuch, he also had his own plans. In recent years, Gong Chengshu had relied on the emperor to exercise power in the palace and the eunuch, and he was already the number one person in the palace. Wu Huai'en has great achievements and does not want to gain power, so Gong Chengshu usually respects him a bit.
But he also has his own ideas and plans. His ancestral home is Jiaozhou, and he was captured by his husband and went to war in the past. Along with Quhao, the king of Jiaozhou, he surrendered to the imperial court. Only two or three of the more than a hundred fellow villagers who accompanied him were left. He obediently and obediently was arranged to serve Emperor Gaozu. In the hands of the current emperor, because he was good at military skills, in the sixth year of Qianhe, he used the Zhenjun envoy and Wu Xun to attack Ma Chuhe, Gui and other six states, making great contributions to the court and the emperor.
He has always been grateful to King Jiaozhou. If it were not for King Jiaozhou, he would have died on the battlefield long ago. Therefore, since the death of King Jiaozhou, he has always taken great care of the Qu family. Even when the emperor wanted to take action against the Qu family, he continued to mediate and coupled with external factors. The Qu family escaped the disaster. Although he no longer commanded the army after he conquered Ma Chu and returned to the dynasty, he still had prestige in the army because he was victorious in every battle when leading the army and loved the soldiers as his own son. Even now, the emperor still depends on him if he wants to take action on the army. idea.
In the main hall, Wu Huai'en suddenly heard the prince's order, and the Marquis of Xianning sat next to Wu Xun. All the sounds in the main hall fell silent for a while. None of these officials dared to refuse. You must know that when the prince was still King Wei, his bad reputation was resounding throughout Prince Xing's palace. Now that he is the future prince, who dares to touch this bad luck!
Quju saw everyone staring at him, so he had no choice but to sit over honestly. In an instant, all kinds of eyes came from all directions in the hall. Even Lu Ying, who had kept his eyes closed, slowly opened them. He looked at Liu Jixing and smiled at Quju. Seeing that there was no impatience on his face, he couldn't help but think thoughtfully and stroked his jaw gently. He had a gray beard, and he didn’t know what he was thinking.
But Lu Qiongxian beside him slowly stood up and walked towards Liu Jixing. There were still four or five steps away, she gave a salute and said: "Your Highness, the crown prince of Jin Dynasty is a blessing to the great man and a blessing to the people. Qiongxian is busy with government affairs and has not yet congratulated His Highness in person. With tonight's feast and in front of you, Officials, Qiongxian congratulates His Highness!" Her voice was soft and sweet, and her charming big eyes were always staring at Liu Jixing. Even Liu Jixing, who had received special hypnosis training, couldn't help but feel a little confused.
"Hmph!" Xiao Yue shouted softly beside him, causing Liu Jixing to wake up immediately. Liu Jixing couldn't help but look at Lu Qiongxian with some surprise. In his impression, she was not the most beautiful one who could make him stare. Moreover, Liu Jixing's inner age and previous life experience also made him not so superficial. Because the aesthetics of the people in the late Tang Dynasty were too different from what was accepted in their own time.
But I don't know why the more I looked at her, the more comfortable I felt. At this time, Xiao Yue gently leaned into her ear and whispered: "Witch!" Although the voice was thin, it was like thunder and lightning. Liu Jixing felt a little enlightened, knowing that Lu Qiongxian must have some attractive skills and must have received some training. But as the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person. It sounds very nice and respectful, so I can't go too far. Besides, there is no conflict with her at present. But hearing that there was a trace of jealousy in Xiao Yue's tone, this girl must not understand Lu Qiongxian's beauty and charm. Liu Jixing couldn't help but feel a little funny. This woman's jealousy is the same in any era.
Lu Qiongxian's surprise and shock were stronger than Liu Jixing's. When she appeared in front of King Wei, King Wei always looked infatuated and stunned. You don't even have to use your master's secret skills to make King Wei Liu Shen Wu Zhu be at a loss. But today, not only did King Wei seem to be paying no attention to him, but his eyes looked at him without any distracting thoughts. This was too surprising.
Even though he was worried about Xiao Yue and only showed a hint of charm just now, King Wei was not obsessed with him. Lu Qiongxian will not doubt his own skills. Even if Miaoxin Wenji sits next to King Wei, Lu Qiongxian has not exerted much yet, but she should be more than enough to deal with King Wei. Now she knew that she had to change her strategy to deal with King Wei, but she never imagined that this King of Wei was no longer the same Liu Jixing.
"Master Lu is too polite. I am still young. It is said that Master Lu is good at government affairs and business, and he is very dedicated to our Han Dynasty. In the future, I will go to Master Lu personally to ask for advice!" Liu Jixing He didn't want her to know that he was too mature, so he immediately expressed his lustful feelings towards her on his face and stared at her proud breasts.
Seeing that King Wei had returned to his normal state, Lu Qiongxian was a little confused, but her self-confidence quickly relieved her. She glanced at Xiao Yue: "Your Highness is too polite. This is His Majesty's doting on Qiongxian. Qiongxian himself How can I dare to point fingers at His Highness if I don’t know enough! However, Qiongxian has watched His Highness grow up in the palace. Whatever orders His Highness has, with this friendship, Qiongxian will never give up!"
