"What's going on? The seven-hall trial hasn't even started yet, why do these guys seem to be fighting on their own first?" Chu Zhaozhao frowned, looking at everything that happened in front of the sword-wielding hall, he couldn't help but feel a little confused.
Song Qingqing looked at her like she was a fool and said, "There are hundreds of people, and they come in all kinds of shapes."
"You expect the Great Xia Dynasty, which represents officials from all forces to be twisted into a rope?"
"Everyone has their own calculations and interests. Naturally, it is impossible to unite..."
Chu Zhaozhao seemed to understand what she heard. Although she did live alone in Tianxuan City for a long time when she was young, most of what she came into contact with was just the pettiness of ordinary people. For those at the top of the imperial court, Little is known about the game between them.
She didn't quite understand the entanglement of interests behind her own forces, but she just felt that such intrigues did not seem to be a good thing for the Great Xia Dynasty.
"Then King Wu or His Majesty will just ignore it and let them fight among themselves?" Chu Zhaozhao asked a very childish question.
Lu Sandao heard the conversation between the two and glanced sideways at Chu Zhaozhao. He did not seize the opportunity to make a fuss like Song Qingqing did. Instead, he said: "The forces of all parties are so intertwined that one person can handle everything. The things inside are very complicated and become chaotic even if they are constantly being sorted out. This has been the case in all dynasties."
"However, you don't have to worry about the emperor's affairs. The harder they fight, the greater the chance your little Qingxiao will survive."
Chu Zhaozhao still didn't know much about this, but when she heard that this matter was beneficial to Chu Qingxiao, she was suddenly shocked, and she became more and more concerned about the overt and covert fights among the top figures in the sword-wielding hall.
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Fu Zhengliang froze on the spot.
Zhong Yuan's words made him feel a little confused.
Tianxuan Mountain and Prince Wu's Mansion have always been on good terms. Tianxuan Mountain follows Prince Wu's Mansion in almost all matters. In the eyes of Fu Zhengliang and even most of the top officials of Tianxuan Mountain, Tianxuan Mountain and Prince Wu's Mansion should be the closest. allies.
If Zhong Yuan's reprimand to Jia Lian in front of the Sword Hall just now was to prevent people from gossiping too much and to maintain the prestige of Prince Wu's Mansion, then the ridicule and beating now seem to have more meaning.
Unlike Jia Lian, Fu Zhengliang was the master of the White Camelback. His vision and thinking were much stronger than the other's, and he could faintly smell something unusual in Zhong Yuan's words.
But for a moment, he couldn't figure out what was going on, so he could only lower his head and say nothing in a muffled voice.
When Zhong Yuan saw this, he turned to look at Qiao Qingzhi with a smile and said, "Qiao Siming, please start."
Qiao Qingzhi was obviously a little surprised by Zhong Yuan's words just now. She didn't quite understand whether what Zhong Yuan just said represented the intention of King Wu or the whim of the commander.
But for Qiao Qingzhi, this trip was naturally not the time to break up with King Wu. She had more important things to do.
Thinking of this, she calmed down and looked seriously at Chu Qingxiao, who was standing in the center of the crowd, and asked at that time: "Everyone in the hall, please tell me your name."
Chu Qingxiao watched the drama of the big shots fighting openly and secretly in front of him for a long time. When he saw that it was finally his turn, he did not panic and just responded calmly.
"I would like to report to you, my lords, that I am Chu Qingxiao, a person from Wuling City in Muzhou."
"Nonsense!" Qiao Qingzhi slapped the alarm and said sternly: "Wuling City was destroyed twelve years ago. The imperial court has already arranged for the few people who survived to transfer their household registrations to other areas. Now in the summer, there are still people from Muzhou Wuling. ?”
Chu Qingxiao was not shocked by Qiao Qingzhi's sudden aura, but continued to respond: "Your Excellency also said that those whose household registrations were transferred to other areas were survivors twelve years ago, but there were no escapes twelve years ago. He escaped from Wuling City just a few months ago, so his household registration should still be in Wuling City."
This inquiry was just a routine matter, and everyone present, even the people watching, were already familiar with this information.
Naturally, Qiao Qingzhi was not surprised. She nodded slightly, and then looked at an official in official uniform: "Bai Siming, you are from Zaiji Mansion. You should still have the household registration in Wuling City. , is there someone as big as Chu Qingxiao?"
The man surnamed Bai hurriedly stood up, took out a file that had been prepared for a long time from his arms, and said: "Before coming down, I read through the backup of Wuling City's household registration. There is indeed a person like Chu Qingxiao."
As he spoke, he unfolded the file in front of him and read the contents: "Chu Qingxiao, the son of Chu Yueshan, a government official, was born in the 27th year of Wanning. He has not received any honors, has not been admitted to the first class, and is a commoner."
After saying this, the Zaiji Mansion official handed the household registration information to the Tianxuan Mountain disciple beside him, who then circulated it to the officials present.
In no time, the file came into Qiao Qingzhi's hands. She looked at the contents, then looked up at Chu Qingxiao and asked: "There is indeed someone with the same name as you in this household registration, but it says you are I was born in Wanning in the 27th year of my life, which is more than thirty years ago, but I think you look like you are only seventeen or eighteen years old, how should you explain this?"
"Lord Qi, for the past twelve years, I have been trapped in the eternal night world of the ancient god Zhuyin. The flow of time there is different from that of the outside world. I am also confused and cannot sense the passage of time."
"For you, twelve years may be a long time, but for me in the eternal night world, it is only a blink of an eye." Chu Qingxiao responded in a deep voice.
He didn't reveal much about what happened in the Evernight Realm. There were considerations for protecting his own safety, and there were also things he thought could be used as bargaining chips. There was no need to tell everyone at once.
This answer obviously did not satisfy everyone. Even before Qiao Qingzhi asked the question, an official sitting next to her suddenly stood up and looked at Chu Qingxiao and asked: "Boy, do you really think that we are fools?"
Chu Qingxiao glanced at the official who asked the question. The officer's official uniform was embroidered with the image of a tiger. It was the official uniform of the Baili Mansion official in charge of army dispatch.
As the main participant in proving Song Guicheng's rebellion that year, Baili Mansion was probably the one among all the forces present who most wanted to get rid of Chu Qingxiao.
He asked: "Why do you say this, sir?"
The official of Baili Mansion sneered and asked: "The Eternal Night Realm is only a thing that exists in legends. The ancient god Zhu Yin is still sleeping in the black abyss. Even if it can really perform this method, why would it treat an ordinary person like you? Imprisoned in it?"
"And since you have been imprisoned, how did you escape on your own?"
These are undoubtedly the two biggest doubts in the story Chu Qingxiao told the outside world. If he wants to confirm his identity, Chu Qingxiao must give a reasonable explanation.
As soon as this question came out, everyone's eyes fell on Chu Qingxiao.
They knew that whether Chu Qingxiao could pass the seven-court trial, his answer this time was crucial.
