"Dinquet? Second aunt, whose dinner needs us to attend? I am also planning to go to Tianxiu Mountain in the evening with Brother Liu."
After the competition with Liu Chong, Li Mu stayed in the side room prepared by the Liu family to heal his injuries. Although his broken arm was no longer serious under the treatment of the elixir, the energy of heaven and earth consumed in his body was not so easy to recover. , and at this moment, Liu Ruodan opened his door.
"You really have to go to this banquet, because the person hosting the banquet is the current eldest prince of the Cangyun Empire, Huangfu Zhantian."
Liu Ruodan meant something, and how could Li Mu not appreciate the connection? In such a special period, as the successor to the throne of the empire, he actually held a dinner party, and the invitation must be the real aristocracy of the empire, the eldest prince The intention is worth pondering.
"Huangfu Zhantian is a well-known militant. In recent years, he has superficially followed Yun Li'er's advice and held talks with the Penglai Immortal Kingdom, but in private he has expressed on many occasions the idea that only force can be used to prevent future troubles. Now that the leader of the peace talks, Zhuge Jin, is dead, by holding a dinner at this time, he is forcing some wavering forces to take sides."
The Liu family is the military god family of the Cangyun Empire, the real mainstay. Huangfu Zhantian wants to gain more people's support, and the Liu family is a force that cannot be circumvented no matter what. Liu Ruodan, who is a direct descendant of the Liu family, naturally understands this truth very well.
"But what good will starting a war do to Huangfu Zhantian? Doesn't this make it clear that he is going to offend the Yunlan Sect, will Yun Li'er let him go? Who will make the decision in the Cangyun Empire will ultimately be decided by the Yunlan Sect. Back then If they can support the Huangfu family to rule the empire, they should naturally be able to support other forces, right?"
In fact, Li Mu only knew a little bit about the relationship between Yunlan Sect and the imperial family. There were too many secrets in it, which had long been lost in the long river of history. However, it was a common practice in the fairy world for the Immortal Cultivation Sect to override the mortal royal family. situation, Cangyun Empire is no exception.
"The Yunlan Sect chose the Huangfu family from thousands of years ago, not the current one. In the past hundred years, the royal family took advantage of the Yunlan Sect's seclusion to support a large number of immortal cultivating sects, and also cultivated a large number of armies and forces. Huangfu The ambition of the family has long been no secret. After the death of the old master of the Yunlan Sect, Yun Lier succeeded to the position of head. Although she was extremely talented, she had not yet grown up. In addition, she was a girl. Lan Zong has long been less respectful, let alone the pretentious Huangfu Zhantian."
Liu Ruodan sat in front of Li Mu, poured himself a cup of tea, and roughly explained the decline of the Yunlan Sect over the years and the rise of the imperial family. These things were something that Li Mu had not known before. If it really was In this case, Li Yubai's assassination of Zhuge Jin is most likely just the tip of the iceberg, and everything becomes more complicated and confusing.
"Second Aunt, according to your wishes, should I go to this dinner? But it seems that I won't be invited in my current capacity, right?" Li Mu couldn't think clearly about the whole incident for a while, so he could only Focusing his attention on the present, he seemed to have to go to Huangfu Zhantian's dinner party.
"You are now pretending to be the headquarter manager of Jinfuxuan. This identity is perfect. Jinfuxuan is a large force across the immortal world. In the past, it has never participated in the change of power in the empire. You are participating in Huangfu as the inspector of the headquarters. He probably wants Zhan Tian’s dinner party.”
Li Mu was right when he thought about it. If Huangfu Zhantian could get the public support of a force like Jin Fuxuan, many undecided people would undoubtedly choose to side with him. The eldest prince, who desperately needed the right to speak, would It is said to be a fatal attraction, and he can also take the opportunity to obtain more information. At the worst, he can also talk about the royal family's attitude towards this matter.
"No problem, Second Aunt, I will go to Jinfuxuan to find shopkeeper Yue and ask him to arrange for me to attend tonight's banquet." Li Mu no longer hesitated and immediately decided to attend the banquet.
"Remember to bring your wife, this kind of banquet requires a female companion."
Seeing Li Mucheng's angry look, Liu Ruodan quickly reminded him, and then pointed to Lin Qingzhu's room next door.
"Yes, that's right. My second aunt almost ignored this problem if she didn't remind me. I'll go find Qingzhu first."
Li Mu scratched his head, smiled naively, and then quickly ran to Lin Qingzhu's room. After roughly telling the whole story, the two of them left the Liu family together and returned to the Jinfuxuan branch. In the courtyard.
"Shaoxia Li is really full of strategy. I just want to find you. Just an hour ago, I received an invitation from Huangfu Zhantian. So I'll bother Shaoxia Li tonight. Oh no, Manager Hu and his wife will represent Jinfuxuan together." Attended the dinner."
When Li Mu and the others just walked into the courtyard, Yue Yuanbao followed them in, holding a gilded envelope in his hand. It was obviously the dinner invitation he called, but he said they were attending a dinner. Li Mu and Lin Qingzhu said to I have no experience in this kind of situation, and I don’t even know what kind of clothes to wear. Moreover, the two of them are still teenagers after all, so if they say they are not nervous, they will definitely be lying.
Fortunately, Jin Fuxuan was familiar with this situation and immediately found a special tailor for the two of them. In the blink of an eye, he made two sets of clothes suitable for attending such a high-end dinner. Li Mu's disguised face itself was not ugly. Lin Qingzhu Their appearance is even more beautiful and their figure is hot. After the two of them put on customized clothes, they looked even more talented and elegant.
Then the two of them took Jin Fuxuan's gorgeous carriage and arrived at a large courtyard in the north of the imperial capital. Huangfu Zhantian was not stupid. During the curfew period, such a huge banquet could not be placed in the palace. There are many properties belonging to the royal family in this imperial capital. I randomly found an inconspicuous courtyard and hosted the dinner party.
The carriage slowly stopped. After Li Mu got off the car, he saw that there were more than a dozen carriages of various types parked outside the yard. Some of the guests who got off the car strutted and handed invitations at the door, and then entered the yard in a swaggering manner. Others used cloaks or cloaks to cover their faces, and carefully entered through the guards at the door.
Li Mu and Li Mu were pretending to be one, and this time they wanted to use Jin Fuxuan's name to find out the news. Naturally, they were generous and turned around to help Lin Qingzhu get out of the carriage. The two came to the gate of the yard. The guard was The two men were dressed in plain cloth, but their strong muscles and mechanical gestures revealed their identities. They were clearly soldiers of the Central Military Region.
"It seems that the Central Military Region belongs to the eldest prince's faction. I got a piece of information before I even entered the door." Li Mu took in everything and handed over the gilded invitation with a smile, watching the two soldiers inspect it. Next to her, Lin Qingzhu was holding Li Mu's arm, with a faint smile on her face. The two of them seemed to be a powerful couple.
"Guanshi Hu is here. Welcome. The prince has been waiting for you two for a long time. Please come inside."
The two soldiers had obviously been looking over the list of guests who should not be offended. As soon as they opened the invitation, their eyes lit up and they immediately bowed and invited Li Mu and Lin Qingzhu to come in.
Walking into the courtyard gate, there was a long corridor. A petite and cute maid immediately greeted her. After a simple welcome, she led the two of them through the courtyard. Soon they came to a large courtyard. There were already many people standing in the courtyard. The maid bowed and bowed before retreating, leaving Li Mu alone.
"This must be Mr. Hu from Jinfuxuan. You are a distinguished guest. I, the prince, am not welcome at a distance. Please do not take offense to Mr. Hu and his wife."
A loud voice came, and Li Mu saw a man walking out of the crowd in the courtyard. He was wearing a golden dragon robe, a purple star crown on his head, and a jade belt around his waist. He was majestic and handsome, and he was facing him with a luminous wine glass held high.
