For the nobles of Chang'an City, today is definitely a feast.
Not only the major military envoys gathered here, but also the major clan and vassal kings who stayed in Chang'an were ordered to attend the banquet.
Emperor Xianlong naturally made his final appearance.
When everyone was eagerly waiting for him, he came out after calling for him.
The imperial army cleared the way, and Emperor Xianlong arrived at Furong Garden in his royal chariot Shi Shiran, surrounded by the palace maids and eunuchs.
The scene that was originally noisy and full of lively conversations suddenly became quiet, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as silent.
These powerful people in Chang'an City and even the Great Zhou Dynasty were not worth mentioning in front of Emperor Xianlong.
There are all ants in front of the imperial power.
"His Majesty the Emperor has arrived!"
As the chamberlain chanted, everyone knelt down to welcome the holy driver.
Emperor Xianlong sat on the imperial chariot, squinting his eyes slightly and scanning the dignitaries who were kneeling on the ground.
It feels so good, this kind of contempt for everything feels really good.
He is the symbol of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and everything revolves around him.
Previously, Emperor Xianlong was worried that assassins would appear in Furong Garden to disrupt the situation.
But now it seems that the bad guy and the Jinwu Guards and Longwu Army are cooperating very well. Although the murderer of the palace maid has not been found out yet, the murderer should not dare to jump out and commit murder again in a short period of time.
Of course, Emperor Xianlong believed that this was inseparable from his natural nobility.
It must have been the brilliant power of heaven that frightened this ant-like assassin.
The imperial chariot was moving very slowly. It seemed that Emperor Xianlong deliberately asked the palace people to slow down so that the ministers could kneel down and worship for a while longer.
These Jiedu envoys were usually powerful feudal officials, and they even considered themselves emperors in the local area.
Emperor Xianlong wanted to let them understand today who is the real master of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
As for these vassal princes and relatives, Emperor Xianlong was not too worried.
Most of the vassal kings who stayed in the capital were his descendants, and the other clans were basically driven away to the vassal territory by Emperor Xianlong.
Although these favored descendants of Emperor Xianlong were nobles of Tianhuang, their words and deeds were actually strictly monitored. If they went out of their way in the slightest, they would be beaten by Emperor Xianlong.
For Emperor Xianlong, everything inside and outside the court was under his control.
So what if the vassal king is a military envoy? Are they just chess pieces?
After a long time, the chariot finally stopped.
The eunuch had already laid out the dismounting stool covered with yellow silk.
After adjusting his condition, Emperor Xianlong stood up from the imperial chariot and walked down.
The whole process was neither fast nor slow, reflecting the supreme majesty of the emperor.
He walked slowly to the throne at the top, then lifted up the hem of his robe and sat down.
After glancing at the kneeling ministers, Emperor Xianlong solemnly decreed: "Get down."
Everyone slowly stood up after this.
"Today's banquet will begin immediately. Dear ladies, please take your seats."
Emperor Xianlong issued the imperial edict, and then Jiedushi and the vassal kings sat down at the table.
Then Emperor Xianlong clapped his hands.
I saw two rows of young women in palace attire filing in.
Accompanied by the sound of silk and bamboo orchestral music played by the palace musicians, they began to dance gracefully.
For this banquet, the Imperial Palace Liyuan and Lefangsi had been preparing for an unknown amount of time.
This time they held their breath and decided to show off in front of the emperor.
Emperor Xianlong is sitting upright, like a statue.
...
...
The formal process of the banquet was as boring as Zhao Xun expected, without any new ideas.
The most important thing for the royal family is etiquette. Within this restrictive framework, it is difficult to come up with something eye-catching.
But these are not things that Zhao Xun needs to pay attention to.
At the moment, he only cares about when Princess Xuanhuai will enter the scene and how she will enter the scene.
In his opinion, Princess Xuanhuai had two choices.
The plan was to sneak directly into Furong Garden, kidnap Emperor Xianlong in public, and kidnap the emperor to order the ministers.
Princess Xuanhuai is a member of the royal family, so she will not be affected by the ban.
She has cultivated with Nanfeng for many years, so her cultivation level will definitely be good.
Nanfeng is in the third-level Buddhist realm, so Princess Xuanhuai's strength should be roughly the same.
Such a strong person cannot be stopped by ordinary palace guards, and they may not even notice her arrival.
But Zhao Xun felt that it was unlikely that Princess Xuanhuai would enter the market in this way.
The reason is simple. There must be hidden masters around Emperor Xianlong.
No one else said it, but Zheng Jie was always driving by his side.
When she was really cornered, this old eunuch, who was said to be in the realm of extraordinary cultivation, took action and could knock Princess Xuanhuai to the ground with a slap.
Even if Princess Xuanhuai seizes the opportunity and really takes Emperor Xianlong hostage, what will happen?
Emperor Xianlong could first agree to Princess Xuanhuai's request and then look for opportunities to escape.
With Emperor Xianlong's vengeful character, as long as he was allowed to escape, he would definitely ask the Imperial Army to capture Princess Xuanhuai and imprison her.
In Chang'an City, no one can influence Emperor Xianlong's will.
Therefore, Zhao Xun felt that even if Princess Xuanhuai took action, she would not choose to stay in Furong Garden.
The reason why there was such a big noise in Furong Garden last time was to attract attention and attract the attention of the Imperial Army.
If Zhao Xun guessed correctly, Princess Xuanhuai wanted to build a plank road openly and covertly to visit Chen Cang.
Her biggest purpose must be to rescue Nanfeng.
As far as Zhao Xun knew, Nanfeng was being imprisoned in the imperial city.
The distance between the north and the south was long enough to give Princess Xuanhuai room to operate.
Of course, this is just Zhao Xun's speculation. No one knows which one Princess Xuanhuai will choose until the last moment.
But Zhao Xun is not worried because he also hired a lot of backup.
The support group represented by the academy brothers and sisters should be in place at this moment.
As long as they control the main roads, Princess Xuanhuai will have no chance to rob Nanfeng.
In the chaos set up by all the big guys, Princess Xuanhuai has no chance of winning.
As for Furong Garden, in addition to the Forbidden Army, Zhao Xun also had backup forces.
His mentor Qinglian Taoist Master Wu Quanyi will take action at critical moments.
Even though Princess Xuanhuai has crossed the threshold of the third level, she is still a weakling in front of the second level practitioners.
Even though the two of them just differed in rank, the difference in strength between the two ranks was huge, as if they were worlds apart.
After planning for so long, it’s time to close things down.
Zhao Xun will not pay attention to the past disputes of the royal family, but he cannot accept Princess Xuanhuai killing ordinary people in order to achieve her goals.
Those palace people were human beings too, born from their father and mother, and they died so tragically.
Perhaps in the eyes of these noble people, they are just ants and leeks, right?
But Zhao Xun would not think so.
Zhao Xun firmly believes that all people are born equal, and no one has the right to arbitrarily deprive them of their right to survive.
If you make a mistake, you will be beaten, and if you are beaten, you will stand upright.
Even members of the royal family are like this.
…
…
