In the following days, Meng Zhang temporarily stayed in this inn.
Although he had submitted a memorial to the General Affairs Department, he would not receive a reply within a short period of time.
The Dali Dynasty had such a vast territory and a large population under its rule, and there were endless government affairs to deal with every day.
The mere fact that a Taiyi Sect leader came to pay a visit was of no importance at all.
His memorial was placed under a pile of official documents, waiting for the middle and high-level officials to deal with it slowly.
When it is his turn, someone will naturally notify him.
As for when it will be his turn, it is unclear.
If you are unlucky, it is not uncommon to wait for three to five years.
Meng Zhang was not in a hurry and just thought he was going to the capital to relax.
He walked around the city, mainly inspecting the business environment here.
The city of Shangjing is indeed extremely prosperous, with numerous shops and merchants. All kinds of cultivation materials are pouring here like sea water.
The amount of spiritual stones flowing between shops every day is an astronomical number.
If Meng Zhang wants to make a big purchase here, this is definitely a good place.
In terms of items, this place is far inferior to the Heavenly Palace. But the product level here is obviously more suitable for Taiyimen.
After careful observation, Meng Zhang finally gave up on letting the Taiyi Sect develop business here.
There are many shops in Shangjing City, but the sources of goods are monopolized by large merchants such as Datong Merchant Alliance.
Any business that can occupy a place in the business world has strong support behind it.
The world of cultivation does not talk about free economy or market economy.
When opening up the market, if the fist is not strong enough and the power is not strong enough, it will be delivered to the door and become a delicacy in the mouth of others.
But if there is such a powerful force as the Datong Merchant Alliance, it can easily tear open a large number of closed and conservative markets.
The current strength of Etheryi Sect is far from being qualified to take a share of the business community in Shangjing City.
There are a lot of cultivation items in Shangjing City, and many rare spiritual items can be purchased here.
Meng Zhang walked around the city a few times and spent a large amount of spiritual stones to buy a lot of items.
In addition, he also made a special trip to Dali Temple and went to the station of the Five Penal Guards to check the door.
Although he didn't think highly of Han Yao in his heart, so far, Meng Zhang had no intention of betraying Wu Xingwei.
He has not been a member of the Five Criminal Guards for a long time, but he has already gained many conveniences and benefits by virtue of his status as a member of the Five Criminal Guards.
Meng Zhang stayed in the inn for a few days, and this guy Sun Shengdu actually came to visit him.
After Sun Shengdu finished handling official business at the Hengjue Mountains, he came to Shangjing City to look for Meng Zhang, his temporary companion.
The two have had the experience of fighting side by side before, and they have a somewhat incestuous relationship.
Sun Shengdu came to visit, mainly to connect with Meng Zhang and improve their understanding.
Sun Shengdu served in the local garrison in the mainland of the Dali Dynasty. He had a leisurely job, but his future was limited.
He didn't know that Meng Zhang had just joined the Five Penal Guards, and thought that Meng Zhang had already joined the Five Penal Guards.
His main purpose in making friends with Meng Zhang was to gain the opportunity to join the Five Penal Guards through Meng Zhang's introduction.
He said he didn't like Wu Xingwei very much, but in fact he still yearned for him very much.
The Five Penal Guards were not a top force in the Dali Dynasty, but they were much more promising than the local garrison he had served before.
After Meng Zhang figured out Sun Shengdu's thoughts, he was speechless. He himself is a newcomer who has just joined the Five Penal Guards, so he has no ability to introduce others.
Meng Zhang couldn't say much, let alone refuse the other party directly, so he could only hold off for now, preparing to mention it casually when he had the chance to see Han Yao next time.
Sun Sheng didn't even know he had taken the wrong medicine, but he actually identified Meng Zhang. Almost every day, he would go to the place where Meng Zhang lived and pester him for a long time.
Early that morning, Sun Shengdu ran to the courtyard where Meng Zhang lived again, with a mysterious smile on his face.
After dealing with him for so many days, Meng Zhang was already very familiar with him, and he was not polite and asked him directly what he wanted.
Sun Shengdu didn't show off, saying that he wanted to introduce an old friend of his to Meng Zhang.
Soon, an old man came to Meng Zhang.
As soon as he gave his name, Meng Zhang knew his origin.
This old man calls himself Gu Yuedu. Needless to say, he must be a monk from the Gu Yue family.
Sure enough, in the ensuing conversation, Meng Zhang roughly figured out the origin of this person.
Among the Gu Yue family, female monks have always been respected. Male monks are far inferior to female monks in all aspects.
Gu Yuedu is the only True Lord of Yuanshen among the male monks of the Gu Yue family.
In addition to his own efforts, he was able to achieve his current level of cultivation because the woman from the Gu Yue family in Emperor Bawu's harem happened to be Gu Yuedu's own daughter.
With such a special status, Gu Yuedu also has a high status in the Gu Yue family.
There was no deep hatred between Meng Zhang and the Gu Yue family of the Dali Dynasty, let alone any insurmountable threshold.
Gu Yuedu was the head of the state after all. If he came to visit on his own initiative, Meng Zhang still had to pay attention to etiquette.
Gu Yueyu has many friends and has some friendship with Sun Shengdu.
After learning that Sun Shengdu and Meng Zhang were acquainted, he asked Sun Shengdu to introduce them on his behalf.
Sun Shengdu was very enthusiastic about working among the powerful, so naturally he was not afraid to do a small favor for Gu Yueyu.
On the surface, Meng Zhang still talked to Gu Yuedu enthusiastically, and there was no hint of any dissatisfaction with Gu Yue's family.
Gu Yuedu praised Meng Zhang very much and praised him in every aspect.
The two of them chatted here and there for a long time before ending the conversation.
Looking at Gu Yuedu's leaving figure, Meng Zhang was still a little puzzled that Gu Yuedu came to visit just because of this nonsense.
At this time, Sun Shengdu, who had been accompanying him before, started chatting with Meng Zhang with a smile.
It turned out that after Gu Yuedu knew that Meng Zhang had not married yet, he somehow came up with the idea of getting married to Meng Zhang.
The purpose of his visit this time was to become familiar with Meng Zhangxian and to prove the relationship between Sun Shengdu and the Gu Yue family.
In order to avoid being rejected by Meng Zhang in person, there was no room for maneuver. After he left, Sun Shengdu raised the matter.
After hearing Sun Shengdu's words, Meng Zhang's expression was very strange, and he felt like he couldn't laugh or cry.
Could it be that the Gu Yue family knew they couldn't do anything to the Taiyi Sect, so they played a honey trap and threw sugar-coated bullets.
Sun Sheng didn't care about Meng Zhang's thoughts, but he praised the female monk of the Gu Yue family like Mrs. Wang selling melons.
To be honest, the female monks from the Gu Yue family are indeed very outstanding. They are all famous in the entire world of cultivation.
Anyway, Meng Zhang has never married, so the benefits of being married to the Gu Yue family are really great.
