Zhuang Xun proudly showed off his wife, touching the brocade clothes on his body with a nostalgic look.
Xu Houde was hesitant and speechless, his face turned red, and he was speechless by Zhuang Xun.
Everyone knows the principle of marrying a good wife, and Zhuang Xun undoubtedly puts himself on a moral high ground.
"Throw this embarrassing thing out." The emperor was upset.
Two guards stepped forward and grabbed Xu Houde's arms and dragged him away from the longevity banquet.
He glanced at Yang Zuoxiang and Qian Quan'an, Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Their faces were expressionless. He was unwilling to give in, but looking at their bright red official uniforms, he shrank and could not speak.
"Qing Zhuang, Mrs. Jiang, please take a seat and enjoy this birthday banquet." The emperor glanced at Lu Buming with disdain in his eyes, probably feeling sorry for the father and son of a tiger.
The farce is over, everyone is very satisfied, Qingliu keeps his money bag, Zhuang Xun gains an official title, and the right minister eats melons to his own house, but it doesn't matter, he knows very well that everything he has comes from the emperor, isn't he just a right minister? I don't feel bad, it's another talented person for the emperor, although he doesn't dare to send him to deal with the Qingliu people.
There was only one clown, and that was Xu Houde, who was pushed out of the palace gate and temporarily taken into custody. His face was pale and he could only hope that Qian Xinzhao would come to save him.
Zhuang Xun returned to his seat again, and the officials around him looked at him with respect.
Because their status has jumped up, they have suddenly reached a height that is difficult for them to reach.
The official system of the Yu Dynasty was divided into grades one to nine. Ranks one, two, and three were considered to be the most noble roles in the entire court. Many people struggled all their lives and could not reach a position from the third rank, even if they were Jinshi from the imperial examination.
Moreover, the emperor's preference has also been seen. Zhuang Xun is now considered to be very lucky. Most of the officials around him are of fifth or sixth grade, so they naturally show a flattering look unconsciously.
"What do you think of the article, Your Highness?" The emperor looked at the churning air dragon in the air. The back of the churning dragon had a golden light, which was also the imperial vein he carried.
Nowadays, the monarchs of all countries have imperial bloodlines. This is something that people clearly know about.
"Circuit among the ministers and choose who is second and third." The emperor had predetermined the first place, but now he can only choose the second and third.
After Lu Buming made such a fuss, he became less interested and wanted to quickly complete the dragon-slaying ceremony.
Zhuang Xun was not illiterate, but many manuscripts contained a large number of rare words that he could not understand, making it very difficult to read them.
So he gave the manuscript to others and took some time off.
Noticing several eyes looking at him, the two prime ministers, Mrs. Jiang, and Li Rusi and his daughter from Chengguo, he lowered his head to eat pears and ignored them.
When he was free, he felt cold sweat covering his spine. Even though he was sarcastic, he seemed to be able to do it with ease. Just now he remembered Si Qinmi's warning and managed to stabilize himself. If it weren't for Jiang Xiannuo's rescue, he himself would have been there just now. He didn't know how to answer, so he gave him a grateful look, and in exchange for Jiang Xian's charming smile, Zhuang Xun was already planning to come and thank him when he had time.
As for the left and right prime ministers, they looked at them very kindly and friendly, and they thought they were their juniors, just smiling tigers.
Jiang Xiannuo was surprised by this ritual. She had already seen that it was a dragon-slaying ritual. She believed that her senior brother Ge Tan had also seen it and he must have had his own reasons for not stopping it.
The air dragon flew over Zhuang Xun's head from time to time, expressing the emperor's respect for him.
Seeing Zhuang Xun's grateful expression towards her, she felt happy counting his merits.
To help him, first of all, find a reason and excuse so that she can continue to support him and block other people's mouths in the future. She is not the kind of gardener who lets seedlings grow casually. Since she invested in Zhuang Xun, she definitely wants Zhuang Xun. Ask to make a career.
Second, you can earn the most money in this way. The more grateful the other party is, the greater the feedback you will receive. Of course, the greater the credit, the greater the feedback you will receive.
Third, the real appearance is the real appearance, but the identity is the vest. What is the relationship between Mrs. Jiang, who likes Zhuang Xun, and her Queen Mother Jiang Xiannuo of the Zhao Kingdom? As long as the mission of containing the You Kingdom is completed, this identity can be discarded. It won't affect her personally.
Furthermore, although she is the Queen Mother of the State of Zhao, she is not the kind of person who puts on airs for nothing. If she is the kind of person who puts on airs for nothing, wouldn't it be good for her to be the Queen Mother in peace in the State of Zhao?
Back at the banquet, the left prime minister chose one person, and the right prime minister chose one person. This is the balance. The only place for literary talent was given by the emperor to Zhuang Xun. Everyone was somewhat resentful, and the swirling gold was also tainted with a little black energy.
"Master Zhou, please do this," the master of ceremonies continued.
The altar was brought, either out of curiosity or indifferent. Jiang Xiannuo wanted to see what was being shown in it. Dragon slaying was not common. Li Rusi was probably tired of those empty talkers in Chengguo and had no interest in it.
Zhuang Xun felt a sense of awe because he knew there were gods and ghosts in the world.
Master Zhou pinched the talisman paper, guided the copper coins, and stepped on the seven-star steps. His movements were like dancing and praying.
The dragon seemed to be bound by something and stayed on the chrysanthemum sea.
"Quick!" With a wave of his sword, the golden dragon's head was cut off.
The emperor felt severe pain in his neck, and he gritted his teeth to prevent himself from making a sound.
The dragon's head and body both fell into the sea of chrysanthemums, and seemed to disappear into thin air.
After biting his fingertip, the blood outlined a piece of talisman paper, which actually flew in the air, floated to the dragon's head, and stuck to it.
Everyone couldn't see the dragon's head, so it seemed that the talisman was particularly powerful in the air. Jiang Xiannuo could see some tricks, but in this situation, her character could only show a surprised expression.
After dealing with the dragon head, he took out a jade gourd. People felt a gust of wind blowing by. The golden light of the dragon corpse in the practitioner's eyes was no longer, and the golden dragon scales turned blood red, turning into a red gas that was absorbed by the gourd.
Jiang Xiannuo glanced at Li Pingyuan, played by Ge Tan, and saw that he didn't move much, so she could only pretend that he didn't see anything.
The talisman pulled the ferocious dragon head to the altar, where a brilliant chrysanthemum had been placed.
Uncover the talisman paper on the dragon head, and the dragon head will turn into a stream of fresh air and penetrate into the stamens.
At this time, Master Zhou was already sweating profusely. Zhuang Xun thought it was him doing the magic dance, but Jiang Xiannuo knew that it was caused by overdrawing a large amount of Immortal Fate Merits at once.
Yuezu is doing other people's work in the underworld. It seems that Master Zhou is also blessed with deep blessings, otherwise the man who just killed the dragon would have died.
It was consumed twice, once to slay a dragon, and once to reincarnate around the underworld. It is a blessing to not be drained of the immortal fate.
The emperor's eyes were dull, and it was not until Master Zhou presented the potted chrysanthemums that his expression relaxed, as if he had come back to his senses.
"Your Majesty, fortunately you have lived up to your command."
"Thank you, Zhou Qing, for your blessing." The emperor reached out and touched the brilliant chrysanthemum. He saw the other person's exhausted look and said gratefully.
Although everyone gets what they need.
The feeling of being connected by blood, he is the fruit of the chrysanthemum, waiting for the chrysanthemum to sprout, which means the beginning of his new life.
There are not many months left.
"The Longevity Banquet is over, and all the officials and scholars have withdrawn." The scholars retreated first, and then the officials.
This orderly exit caused a commotion.
"King Xihe has an order that no one can leave Chunhua Palace." There was a loud bang at the door.
Everyone was stunned, not quite understanding what happened, but soon realized that there was a coup.
"King Xihe, where did he get the soldiers and horses?" The emperor didn't look too panicked. In his imagination, there would always be some trouble at the Wanshou Banquet, but he didn't understand where his rebellious son had the courage to make a coup. .
"It seems that the clothes in question belong to Yindu's city army and are under the jurisdiction of Yindu's garrison." Shen Liangzhen reminded him that he felt that he was in danger, and he didn't know that the prince was rebelling.
He knew that King Xihe and Yindu Guard were connected, as they were uncles and nephews, but he never expected that they could collude together to rebel.
What do you think? Do you think you can become emperor through a coup? Where did you put your brothers.
"The officials first took refuge in the inner city and used the palace walls to resist." The emperor actually had no ability to stand up, but fortunately Master Zhou supported him.
The inner city is also called the inner court, where the emperor's concubines are. He is really big-hearted.
Maybe it doesn’t matter to this country anymore.
Zhuang Xun was taken to the inner city.
Isn't it too exciting to encounter an attack, a frame-up, and a coup in one day?
His heartstrings that had just relaxed suddenly tightened, and he unconsciously leaned towards Li Pingyuan and Li Rusi, feeling safer this way.
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"The bandit army has surrounded the entire inner and outer palace, and is now attacking the outer city." Shen Liazhen said, wiping his sweat and following behind the emperor.
Looking at the emperor who is holding a pot of chrysanthemums without hesitation, he has seriously neglected his duty this time and has no place to make amends.
"Trash." The emperor cursed.
"This slave is scared." Shen Lianzhen knelt down in a hurry.
"I'm not talking about you, I'm talking about that treacherous son. He's already plotting rebellion and yet his efficiency is so low. You send people to the Forbidden Army camp to convey my order to the city to quell the rebellion and end this farce." There are still 50,000 people in the Forbidden Army, and Yin There are only 10,000 people under the garrison.
Opposite King Xihe on the other side is a wealthy middle-aged businessman. King Xihe's face is somewhat similar to that of the emperor, and he is also chubby.
"Should we leave? We can't defeat the city. The Forbidden Army is coming, and so is my father. Why don't we put all the Forbidden Army on the front line?" King Xihe complained.
"At least if we capture the outer city, we can give an explanation to the country. Otherwise, it will be difficult to declare the title of marquis. We haven't even broken through the other side's palace, so it will be difficult to explain to the country." He drew the pie skillfully.
"The original promise was just to let the city army arrive later when something happened on Zhuque Street so that you could assassinate Li Pingyuan. Now the rebellion has exceeded the price of the negotiation." King Xihe complained.
"The rewards are also increasing. At first, I could only grant you the title of rich man. Now that you have become a marquis, the more you gain, the more dangerous you become." The smiling fat businessman said seductively.
"My uncle also wants to be granted the title of Marquis. After all, I am borrowing his soldiers this time." King Xihe made his request.
"As long as we take down the outer city, we can do it." He promised casually. The fat businessman just wanted to complete the task assigned by his superiors. The bigger the scene, the better.
Entering the inner city, the inner city was also in chaos. Zhuang Xun and Li Rusi teamed up to look for Li Pingyuan and Jiang Xiannuo, who had disappeared into the crowd at some point.
"The outer city is broken." Following this heart-rending cry, everyone in the inner city had different expressions.
Worried and frightened, Zhuang Xun saw almost no one along the way, everyone seemed to be hiding in the room in fear.
I feel like I'm looking for a needle in a haystack, like I've disappeared out of thin air, like a headless fly, bumping around everywhere.
Li Rusi looked at the structure of the palace and took a stroll. She knew where Ge Tan had gone. He should have returned to the emperor, but she couldn't tell Zhuang Xun. He asked to find Jiang Xiannuo and Li Pingyuan. Ru Si agreed accordingly.
Follow the path you just took and extend to the palaces on both sides.
"Excuse me, have you seen an old man in his fifties and a man in his thirties who are gorgeously dressed?" Finally, he saw two people dressed as eunuchs, who were using kitchen knives to lift up the gems on the roof.
"Who are you? Wait until you see it." The tall eunuch looked unkind.
"What did you see?" Zhuang Xun had not yet reacted.
"They were stealing gems from the beams." Li Rusi saw what they were doing at a glance.
"I understand……"
He grabbed Li Rusi's hand and said, "Run."
"Seeking death." When the two eunuchs saw that the scandal was discovered, they were enraged and chased Zhuang Xun with knives.
"Run away..." He grabbed Li Rusi's wrist. There was a knife in the other side's hand, so the fool confronted them head-on.
Li Rusi's eyes flashed with disdain. Both eunuchs could make Zhuang Xun nervous, but it was a small advantage that they didn't abandon their female companions.
"You go, I am the queen." He ran around and ran through several corridors without finding anything useful. Until he found a long stick on the stone table, Zhuang Xun let go of Li Rusi, picked up the long stick and said.
"..." Li Rusi remained silent.
"Come on, don't you see the villain is already chasing you?" Zhuang Xun pushed Li Rusi away, holding a long stick and taking a deep breath.
He was out of breath from running just now. How could these eunuchs in the palace have such good physical strength?
He took two steps forward, blocking Li Rusi and letting her escape first.
Li Rusi did not run away. On the contrary, she stepped forward and swung her sword at the two eunuchs. They were grabbed by the wrists and twisted, and instead they slashed at their own necks. Blood spurted out. Li Rusi had already retreated and was clean. It's neat and neat, with no trace of blood staining the skirt.
"This..." Zhuang Xun looked at the two corpses on the ground, choked with words, shocked and unbelievable, unbelievable.
"Miss Li turns out to be so powerful. It's because Xun offended her." He could only compliment awkwardly. He just dragged someone away. Isn't this a joke?
She is indeed the daughter of a general, she moves smoothly, without unnecessary movements, and she kills people so gracefully.
"Aren't you afraid of death? Why don't you leave me and run away? In your eyes, I shouldn't be able to outrun you." Li Rusi said doubtfully.
Crisis is the best time to reflect human nature and show the heart of the people.
"Well, there is no conflict between being afraid of death and letting you go first. A gentleman does not stand under a wall. Showing off his strength in dangerous places will sooner or later be counterattacked. I am afraid of death, but I am afraid that death is meaningless. Like Just like grass and mustard.
I feel that no matter how weak he is on weekdays, as long as he can show his responsibility at critical moments, he is a real man. He usually trains his body to be extremely strong, but when it comes to sacrificing his life for righteousness, he shrinks back, which is not a man. "Zhuang Xun explained his point of view.
"Of course it's best to be strong and able to sacrifice one's life and be responsible, but I'm lazy. Fortunately, my wife urges me to do some exercises every day." Zhuang Xun wiped the sweat from his forehead with embarrassment.
"You and your wife have such a good relationship." After hearing Zhuang Xun's words, Li Rusi looked at him and said.
