Tiannan College, following the ray of light, soared into the sky and rushed out of the mountain-protecting formation.
On the mountain behind the college, on the mountain behind Dugu Nianxue Cave Mansion, Qin Fengqing, who was standing in front of the waterfall in a daze, suddenly turned around and saw the escaping light.
Qin Fengqing was shocked when he saw the direction in which Dunguang was galloping, and wanted to drive the Dunguang to chase him.
However, at this moment, a figure flashed and appeared in the void above her head. It was Vice Dean Gu Xuanji who appeared here.
He looked far away in the direction in which the escaping light left, then slowly looked away and looked at Qin Fengqing below, "You still told him?"
Qin Fengqing nodded, "I'm sorry, Vice President, I can't bear to continue to lie to him."
Gu Xuanji sighed helplessly, "Hey...it's really God's will. I can't blame you for this. Even if you don't tell him, he will know it sooner or later."
Qin Fengqing said hurriedly: "Vice Dean, stop Han Feng quickly, don't let him do something stupid."
Zhenbei Palace is such a prominent place. It is heavily guarded and filled with experts. It is no less dangerous than the Imperial Palace of Qianlan Empire. Not to mention Han Feng, even a moon-level powerful person will never return.
However, Gu Xuanji shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter, among the special envoys sent by His Majesty to attend the engagement ceremony this time, Governor Zhang is also among them. With him here, Han Feng will be fine.
Besides, with this kid's stubborn temper, do you think anyone can stop him? Rather than letting him worry about you, it's better to be completely desperate and stop thinking about him. "
When Qin Fengqing heard this, she looked a little dazed, looking at the eastern sky in a daze, and finally had no words.
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Three days later, in northern Xinjiang, Zhenbei Palace.
The sun is shining high, shining for thousands of miles, and the sunlight falls on the land covered with ice and snow, reflecting dazzling brilliance.
The Zhenbei Palace was built on a towering mountain. Although it is located in remote northern Xinjiang, it is said that under this mountain is the "dragon vein" of the Wang family of the Biao clan in the past.
Some people say that there is a top-quality spiritual mine at the foot of the mountain. Therefore, the spiritual energy in the Zhenbei Palace even exceeds that of the major martial arts academies. It is the most suitable place for cultivation in the Qianlan Empire.
Today's Zhenbei Palace is already decorated with lanterns and colorful ribbons. On the road from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, "Double Happiness Palace Lanterns" can be seen everywhere on both sides of the road.
Halfway up the mountain, at the main entrance of the palace, the four giant pillars, which look like jade pillars in the south, are pasted with the words "Double Happiness" made of gold and lime powder. There is a festive atmosphere everywhere on the mountain and down the mountain.
Walking on the mountain road, you can hear the sound of music coming from the top of the mountain, curling like fairy music.
As the saying goes, I celebrate this day as a couple, and I am happy to have a good marriage today.
Although today is only the daughter of King Zhenbei and King Zhennan, the engagement day is not an official marriage, but the engagement of two kings is something that has never happened before in the Qianlan Empire.
What's more, these two princes are not hereditary princes.
The King of Zhennan, "Dugu Hong", was the former Grand Marshal of the Empire. He joined the army at a young age and accompanied the late Emperor in his expeditions to the north and south. He made numerous meritorious deeds for the empire and was a well-deserved "leader" of the Imperial Military.
Also on the coastal battlefield, he used the kingdom-suppressing artifact to severely injure the Dongxu Divine Beast and cut off its Dense Eyes. This battle shocked the world and earned him the title of King. The word "Dugu" became the most glorious symbol of the Qianlan Empire.
Compared with the King of Zhennan, the King of Zhenbei may be slightly less qualified, but in terms of merit, he is not inferior to the King of Zhennan.
The success of quelling the chaos in the past not only saved the imperial royal family from a catastrophe of "self-slaughter".
Hu Yanzhan, the king of Zhenbei, led the Biao tribe's army and swept through the seven northern provinces of the empire, which revealed the terrifying strength of the Biao tribe's army.
The King of Zhenbei himself is also one of the most famous and powerful men in the world. With many auras around him, he has already become a legend in the empire.
The marriage between the "Huyan" and "Dugu" families naturally affected the upper class of the entire empire.
Today, those who came to celebrate the engagement of King Zhenbei not only included officials from the Northern Xinjiang Province, but also officials of all sizes, and almost all powerful people in the entire empire gathered to congratulate him.
However, even these figures who "dominated" and controlled everything in their respective territories arrived at Zhenbei Palace.
Even when I saw the servants and concierges of the palace, they all greeted me with smiles and spoke very politely.
Moreover, even if they are lucky enough to enter Prince Zhenbei's Mansion, most people can only sit in the "outer hall" of the Prince's Mansion and never see King Zhenbei himself.
Only a few people with more noble status were able to enter the "middle hall" and hear from a distance the melodious music and the sounds of chatter and laughter coming from a private garden located high up in the palace.
The guests in the middle hall did not dare to make any noise or be rude, for fear of disturbing the people in the other garden.
Because they all know that the people sitting in that special garden are the real dignitaries of the empire.
These people are either frontier officials like the governor of a province, the princes and nobles in the imperial capital, and even the emperor of the imperial capital. The several "imperial envoys" sent this time are the real distinguished guests of Zhenbei Palace.
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At this moment, in this festive and elegant royal palace "decorated with red makeup", the empire's first-class musicians played and sang, and the beautiful palace maids danced.
There are palace maids in colorful clothes, holding jade plates in their hands, carrying delicacies, jade dew and fine wine, shuttling between a few tables of banquets.
The rich spiritual energy in the courtyard turned into a thin mist, lingering in the garden, like a fairyland on earth.
At this moment, everyone at the banquet was changing glasses, talking and laughing.
From time to time, his eyes looked towards the banquet table at the highest point in the garden, with a look of awe in his eyes.
Although there were only a few people sitting at this banquet table, they were the main guests of this engagement banquet.
The "Chairman" who lives in the due north, a heroic man wearing a golden python robe, a dragon and a phoenix, and a pair of blue eyes, is naturally the owner of this place, King Zhenbei.
Even though he was facing a room full of dignitaries, this man was still sitting there like a jade pillar supporting the sky, with a majestic power that no one could suppress.
At this moment, the person sitting on the left side of King Zhenbei is a white, fat man with a round body. His appearance is ordinary, but this man is wearing a "coiled dragon robe" with four claws and four groups of golden dragons, with dragons in front and back. , with dragons on its shoulders, actually a prince's costume.
It turns out that this person is His Majesty's current Fourth Emperor brother, King Ying Zhu Yuanchen.
On the right hand of King Zhenbei is a man who is also handsome in appearance and elegant in temperament. The man has a straight figure and a majestic appearance. He is actually on par with King Zhenbei.
And underneath his seemingly elegant appearance, there was an unparalleled arrogance and majesty. Even though the King of Zhenbei was sitting next to him, he could not overshadow this man's extraordinary courage.
And this person is none other than the new generation leader of the Imperial Military Department, "Zhang Dingnan", acting commander-in-chief of the South China Sea, who also serves as the governor of Xichuan Province.
Next to Zhang Dingnan, there is another person sitting. This person has a well-proportioned figure and a fair complexion. He is about forty years old. He is wearing the official uniform of "First Grade Xianhe Buzi". He has straight features, a thin face, and a slightly old-fashioned appearance.
But one of his eyes is deep, and the movement of his eyes gives people a sense of joy and anger that is difficult to distinguish, and there is no wave of excitement.
This person is one of the current civil servant leaders of the Qianlan Empire, "Shangguan Qingfeng", the Tianguan of the Ministry of Personnel.
These three people were the special envoys sent by Emperor Wu to congratulate King Zhenbei on his engagement. King Ying represented the royal family, Zhang Dingnan represented the generals, and Shangguan Qingfeng represented the civil servants.
In addition to the three people, there was another person sitting under King Ying. This person had a majestic figure, resolute features, and exuded the aura of a brave warrior.
Although this person's official title is not as good as the previous three, he is Dugu Nianxue's elder brother "Dugu Lingyun".
In this engagement ceremony, it was he who represented the Dugu family and exchanged marriage letters with King Zhenbei to conclude the marriage.
At this moment, five people were sitting at the same table. The King of Zhennan frequently raised his glass, talked and laughed with the four people, and sometimes drank with everyone in the garden. It was a lively scene of celebration.
During the banquet, Shangguan Qingfeng, the official minister, raised his glass to the king of Zhenbei.
"The official congratulates the prince on his engagement. This time, the official and His Royal Highness Prince Ying, Zhang Shuai was ordered to come. In addition to congratulating the prince on his happiness, his majesty also ordered the official to send a message to the prince.
His Majesty said that on the day when the prince and Miss Dugu are officially married, his majesty will come and personally marry the prince! "
When the King of Zhenbei heard the words, his eyes moved slightly, he raised his glass and said with a smile: "The three special envoys have come all the way and have brought many generous gifts from the Holy One. Your Majesty actually comes to marry me in person. I am deeply touched by the Holy Spirit." kindness."
Shangguan Qingfeng smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you are welcome. Your Majesty has made great contributions to our Qianlan Empire in the past, and you deserve this honor.
What's more, not long ago, the prince joined forces with Zhang Shuai to resist the Great Yan bandits and annihilated countless enemies, which was also a great contribution to the empire.
His Majesty was very pleased with this and asked his subordinates to toast the prince with a few more glasses of wine! "
When the King of Zhenbei heard this, he smiled and waved his hands and said: "Your Majesty's words are serious, it's just a few "innocuous" small stops, what achievements can be said.
On the northwest border, Zhang Shuai's several battles were extremely beautiful, he was bold and ruthless, and he severely defeated the enemy. I believe that the Great Yan Empire will be more wary if it wants to invade the border in the future. "
Zhang Dingnan on the side heard this, cupped his hands and smiled and said: "In terms of marching and fighting, Zhang is still a junior. Back then, the prince led 18 generals of the Biao clan, 100,000 divine guards, 200,000 wolf cavalry, and swept through seven provinces with nearly 800,000 soldiers. Such a heroic feat by the army is truly admirable."
When the King of Zhenbei heard this, he waved his hands and said, "Shuai Zhang is being humble. The results of my battle back then were all supported by the thousands of years of Biao clan's deep heritage.
Governor Zhang rose from a humble position in white clothes. Now he not only has advanced cultivation, but also holds the position of "commander". I also admire Commander Zhang very much! "
Seeing that the conversation turned to Zhang Dingnan, Shangguan Qingfeng smiled and interjected: "Haha... Zhang Shuai is indeed a rare and talented general. Not only is he skilled in cultivation, he is also first-class in military use. He has now assumed the position of acting commander-in-chief of the empire.
If nothing else happens... his promotion to the real Marshal of the Empire is just around the corner, so I would like to congratulate Commander Zhang in advance. "
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone present were a little subtle.
The "civilian and military struggle" in the Qianlan Empire is nothing new. When Zhang Dingnan led his army northward, there were so many impeachment memorials in the court.
Most of them were created by Shangguan Qingfeng and his disciples.
At this moment, he singled out that Zhang Dingnan is still the "acting commander-in-chief", and the meaning of this is naturally a bit puzzling.
Looking at Shangguan Qingfeng's smiling expression, Zhang Dingnan said with a calm expression: "According to Sir Shangguan's good advice, I hope there will be no accidents."
Seeing that the atmosphere was quite strange, Prince Ying, who was holding a flower in his hand and puffing away smoke, looked around for a while and said: "Hey... Your Majesty, how come it's been so long and I still haven't seen the bride-to-be."
Dugu Lingyun on the side was also confused and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, today is the engagement ceremony between the younger sister and the Prince. Why don't you see the younger sister coming out to meet the guests?"
King Zhenbei glanced at the towering Star Tower to the west of the palace, and said calmly: "Nianxue has been feeling unwell recently and is recuperating in the Star Tower. She is unable to see guests today. I would like to express my condolences to her on her behalf." Please apologize."
