At the Zhenguo Hou Mansion, the prince and his entourage had just been sent away, and they were very angry.
Not long after, another group of people came to congratulate him.
The leader was a handsome young man wearing a long gown and exuding a bookish air.
This person is none other than the second son of the current emperor, King Xuanyou, Zhu Hongxiao.
As the second son of Emperor Wu and the first prince to be crowned king by Emperor Wu, he can be said to be an extremely special being.
It is said that he has practiced on the coastal battlefield for many years, traveled alone to the three major powers outside the Qianlan Empire, and also traveled to the Tianyuan Dynasty for several years.
Behind him is one of the six noble families, the Yuchi family, who has always remained neutral in the civil and military disputes.
In addition, Zhu Hong School's master "Yuan Tiannu", as the first guest minister of the Qianlan Empire, is responsible for carrying out special tasks for the empire, and is also a well-known and powerful man.
In terms of background, Zhu Hongxiao is not inferior to the prince at all.
Although Emperor Wu was still alive and it was too early to discuss the battle for the throne, Colonel Zhu Hong still put great pressure on the prince.
On that day, Han Feng also received the second prince in the inner hall.
And with him, Wei Chiyan, the Minister of Punishment.
When the two sides met in the inner hall, the second prince behaved politely and talkatively, but did not mention a word about inviting Han Feng. It was just like a simple visit.
Finally, the second prince played a game of chess with Han Feng in the back hall.
There was no winner in the chess game, but the second prince had already stood up and bowed his hands to Han Feng.
"Master Marquis, let's end this round."
Han Feng said in surprise: "His Royal Highness You Wang, you clearly have the advantage, why don't you continue to make moves?"
Colonel Zhu Hong smiled calmly and said: "The chessboard is like a battlefield. Even if we win this game, we will kill one thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses. I don't want such a victory."
"Oh...?" Han Feng became more and more surprised.
Colonel Zhu Hong looked at Han Feng and said, "Master Hou, although this is the first time that I and you have met, I already know all about Master Hou's deeds.
I admire the Marquis so much. A great talent like the Marquis should not be my rival.
If we can get the help of Lord Marquis and combine these two sons, black and white, we will win every game! "
After saying that, Colonel Zhu Hong flicked his sleeves and swept all the chess pieces off the chessboard.
Looking at the empty chessboard, he said: "If the Marquis is interested, wouldn't it be beautiful if you and I could rule the chessboard together one day?"
Han Feng remained silent, while Colonel Zhu Hong said calmly: "Three days from now, the western suburbs of the imperial capital will welcome the Marquis to participate in the battle for the Boundary Breaking Order!"
Immediately, Colonel Zhu Hong took Yu Chiyan and said goodbye together.
Looking at Principal Zhu Hong's leaving figure, Han Feng secretly nodded in the hall and praised: "What a King Xuanyou!"
Although it was their first meeting, Han Feng had a very high opinion of Zhu Hongxiao.
In terms of courage, vision, and even sincerity.
Zhu Hongxiao is better than the prince, more than one.
From the other party, Han Feng even saw the emperor's art that was in the same line as Emperor Wu.
Compared with the prince, Zhu Hongxiao is more like a qualified successor.
Moreover, this person’s cultivation is successful.
Although it was covered up by special techniques, Han Feng could see with his eyes that the opponent was also a Japanese-level powerhouse!
At such an age, with such cultivation and state of mind, it is enough to conquer any unruly and extraordinary ministers, making them willing to sacrifice their lives for them.
But unfortunately, Han Feng is an exception.
Although Zhu Hongxiao is extremely talented, Han Feng can also be called a monster.
What's more important is that this guy doesn't have the concept of order of "lord of heaven and earth, master, master".
There is no awareness that "if the king wants his minister to die, he must die".
Han Feng didn't want to leave his destiny to be controlled by others, not even the king of a country.
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Let's say that after leaving the Hou's Mansion, Colonel Zhu Hong and Yu Chiyan were sitting on the carriage returning to the Mansion.
Yuchi Yan said: "My lord, do you think Han Feng will join us?"
Colonel Zhu Hong was silent for a moment, shook his head and said: "I'm not sure, this person is more elusive than I thought, I'm afraid he won't be so easy to surrender.
However, I believe that he will never choose the prince.
It would be great if it could be used by me. If not, I just hope that this person would not block the way. "
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But when King Xuanyou was sent away in the Hou Mansion, Han Feng stood up and stretched.
"Now, I can finally be clean for a few days!"
With a sigh, Han Feng did not stay in the mansion to practice, but set off directly to the imperial city.
From Xichuan to the Imperial Capital, Han Feng has always been thinking about one thing.
That’s the “reward!”
Before Han Feng went to the Great Yan Empire, Emperor Wu had owed him a bunch of rewards, saying that he would be rewarded together if he came back with meritorious service.
Since the decisive battle along the coast, most of Emperor Wu's rewards have been sent directly to the Han Mansion, including the death-free gold medal.
But many rewards require Han Feng himself to come to the imperial capital to receive them in person.
Among them, the reward that Han Feng cared about the most was the one promised by Emperor Wu, which allowed him to choose an imperial-grade book from the royal arsenal.
The so-called "falling into the bag is safe" means that Emperor Wu went into seclusion.
Han Feng felt that it would be safer to collect the reward first.
The procedure for receiving the reward was not difficult. Han Feng took Emperor Wu's imperial edict and rushed to the imperial city.
They happened to meet the commander of the Forbidden Army on duty, Jun Beixuan.
Jun Beixuan brought Han Feng to the royal arsenal of the Qianlan Empire, a tower standing on the west side of the imperial city.
The tower is seven stories high, and the classics collected by the empire are stored upwards in order according to the five levels of "Mortal, Spiritual, General, King, and Emperor".
Imperial classics are only stored on the seventh floor.
Han Feng held the imperial decree and was received by a dedicated person, who took him to the seventh floor of the arsenal.
On the seventh floor of the arsenal, there is an old man in white guarding him.
The old man is over seventy years old, with gray and sparse hair. He looks like an old man next door.
But Han Feng couldn't see through this person's cultivation. He guessed that he was at least a late-level Japanese master, or even stronger.
The old man led Han Feng into the center of the seventh floor of the arsenal through a restricted light curtain that could isolate Japanese-level experts from detection.
It is said to be the seventh floor, but in fact it is only the size of a quiet room, with a few bookshelves and a total of no more than a hundred jade slips.
Han Feng was surprised.
The old man in white explained: "The Marquis of Zhenguo shouldn't be surprised, the imperial classics are the top classics in the mainland, and most of them are taken from the relics of the Martial God Clan.
There are only two complete ruins of the Martial God Clan in the Second Continent.
Moreover, most of the resources have been plundered by the Tianyuan Dynasty and the Siren Clan. There are hundreds of imperial-grade classics, which is quite a lot.
In comparison, Xingyue and Youtian will only have fewer. "
Han Feng nodded. The lack of imperial classics was probably one of the main reasons why the Qianlan Empire and other forces were far inferior to the Tianyuan Dynasty and the Siren Clan.
If the ruins of the Martial God Clan are opened this time and the empire can seize more imperial tomes, perhaps everything will be different.
At this moment, the old man asked again: "This time, His Majesty made an exception and opened the top-level arsenal for the Marquis. The Marquis can choose a book to practice at will."
Han Feng was not polite and directly picked up a jade slip and began to observe.
However, the contents of the jade slips have been sealed to prevent theft. Only the name and introduction are visible.
Han Feng looked at a dozen jade slips in succession, then shook his head helplessly and put them down.
He once again realized the lack of top-level classics in the empire.
These emperor-level classics are mostly auxiliary exercises and martial arts, and lack powerful offensive martial arts.
The only offensive martial skill I saw was not suitable for Han Feng to practice.
Han Feng didn't have high hopes for choosing the right one from among the more than a hundred classics.
Seeing Han Feng looking at dozens of jade slips and shaking his head in disappointment, the old man was not surprised and took the initiative to ask: "What type of classics does the Marquis want?"
There are only these more than a hundred classics on the seventh floor of the arsenal, and the old man is already familiar with them.
Han Feng thought for a moment and said, "Senior, are there any books on spiritual master training here?"
Now, the power of Han Feng's spiritual thoughts has entered the realm of Yangshen, and the power of the Qiankun Five Elements Spear Technique has reached its peak and cannot be improved.
Han Feng needs a more lethal spiritual attack method.
After hearing this, the old man skillfully took out three classics from the remaining classics.
"On the seventh floor of the arsenal, there are only these three books that can be used for spiritual masters to practice. If there are no books suitable for the practice of the Marquis, the Marquis may have to settle for the next best thing."
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