Chapter 164 Hongmen Banquet
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"stop"
"Show mercy"
Just as Xie Ying stroked the pen and pointed at Elder Baibing, two loud shouts rushed up almost at the same time, and dozens of sharp sounds of breaking through the air came.
"puff"
Unfortunately, Xie Ying did not hesitate at all. A sharp weapon entered his body and the white-bearded elder died, his face calmly, and his eyes closed.
“Hu, Hu…”
Dozens of figures were reflected, and the Divine Power Guards and personal guards were surrounded by Xie Ying. The visitor could only stay in a few meters of void, but they were all cultivators above Yin God.
After a closer look, Dou Ying, the Grand Marshal of the Chu Emperor camp, Chu Da and others, and his personal guards, attendants, as well as the Grand Marshal of the Xian Prince's camp, Ying Dai of Zhao Guo, Zheng Hongxiu, Li Dian and his personal guards.
Seeing Xie Ying as if she hadn't heard of a blow, everyone was stunned in the air for a moment, and her face was red and turned red when she looked at the fallen white-bearded elder, Xie Ying.
"I have met Grandpa Taiwei, Mr. Gongxi"
Xie Ying seemed to have nothing happened, and Shi Ran was a serious greeting. As for the others, the grade was lower than Xie Ying, or a foreigner, Xie Ying did not need to be a greeting.
"Do you still have me in your eyes?" Dou Ying said with a strange expression on her face. In fact, Dou Ying had guessed Xie Ying's actions long ago and didn't want to do it. However, if you can't pretend to be confused, even if you don't want to do it, you have to do it perfunctorily and do the work on the lower surface.
As for the others, they also had different expressions, but they were more or less angry.
"If a person is rude, he will not stand; if a person is rude, he will not succeed; if a country is rude, he will not be at peace. No matter whether the last general has the Grand Master in his eyes, etiquette cannot be lost. As the emperor said, although the two sides have different ideas and camps, they should be a minister in the same court, so the public and private matters should be clearly distinguished." Xie Ying responded without any distortion, paused and smiled and continued: "What's more, Grand Master Taiwei has the kindness of helping him tonight."
"Uh..." Taiwei Dou Ying was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to respond and refute.
"Bold calf, you just a lucky little monk. How dare you be so ungrateful and destroy my Taoist sect?" Ying Dai, the second prince of Zhao State, also glared at Xie Ying with sharp eyes and shouted, and at the same time, a powerful aura of the divine dispersion stage was like waves pressing towards Xie Ying.
Don’t think that the divine stage and the Yin God stage are in the same realm, but there are two stages different, such as magic power, strength, and means. I think that Ying Dai is even more qualified as a prince. However, the young monk in front of him has repeatedly destroyed his good deeds and ignored him many times. How could the arrogant Ying Dai bear it? While coming this time, he also had the obscure intention of attacking the majesty of the Chu State.
"Virtual"
With a momentum like the sea, Xie Ying wrote a big word casually to resist Ying Dai's momentum. She glared at Ying Dai with bad eyes and said coldly: "So, are you instructing me to assassin who assassinated me tonight?"
Although the status and strength of the two parties are very different, Xie Ying, who first realized the true meaning of Confucianism, has a change in mind and nature. These factors are already difficult to affect Xie Ying's mind and nature. Xie Ying has his own balance of measuring right or wrong, and should or should not.
"Uh..." Ying Dai's face froze, and his face looked extremely ugly for a moment. In addition, he was deliberately exerting a momentum as if he was trying to spit out a weak place. He felt so sad that he wanted to vomit blood. Ying Dai was shocked and angry. He didn't expect that the young monk in the past could no longer be able to pinch it at will.
"The top scholar misunderstood that we were just caring for the sake of the people's righteousness and Taoism, and it has nothing to do with it. It's just that the top scholar's behavior is too cruel and ruthless, and it is unkind." Zheng Hongxiu, who was like the bright moon attracting countless eyes, drifted several feet, his tone was calm, and he paused and continued: "Of course, with our status, if we do it, we will never deny it in public." Although his tone was plain, it made people feel a sense of trust in the depths of his heart.
Xie Ying narrowed his eyes and looked at Zheng Hongxiu, who was in love with his country, and sneered, "Is that so? I really don't know what status you have, and I really don't trust you."
Zheng Hongxiu, who has always been steady and calm and unrestrained, froze, and her eyes glared at Xie Ying like a fire. What is her identity? Will she still lie?
"It's enough for Mr. Ying, who is Miss Zheng, how can you tell lies and how can you do this that hinders the friendship between the two countries?" Xiling, the Grand Secretary of Jixian Academy, frowned and scolded him.
Xie Ying was speechless, looking at Gong Xiling like an idiot, making Gong Xiling feel weak and uncomfortable.
"Okay. In any case, does the Divine Power General know the current situation? The Sunset Sword Sect's affairs have been completed, so let's talk about it later. Now I will immediately send an order to stop the other Divine Power Guards from doing things. Don't make a big mistake and turn into a big disaster." Dou Ying shook his head secretly and shouted with a serious expression.
Xie Ying looked at the Taiwei Dou Ying with cold eyes and said lightly: "Do you think it's possible if you don't say secret words?"
The Taiwei Dou Ying seemed to have been expected, and smiled bitterly and shook his head and said, "You can do whatever you want." After the words, they unexpectedly turned around and left with several people around them.
Ying Dai, Zheng Hongxiu and others were all stunned. Unexpectedly, the Taiwei Dou Ying was so happy. He looked at Xie Ying again and looked at them expressionlessly. The surrounding Shenwei Guards looked at them. They looked at Dou Ying in their hearts and despised him, and could only leave in angrily.
...
That night, the Shenwei Guards became famous again in the capital and caused bloody killings. In the Shenwei area, there were three mansions, two inns were surrounded and killed, one was left unbroken and razed to the ground. Conservatively, at least thousands of people were massacred by the Shenwei Guards.
Last time the Shenwei Guard performed official duties, the Minister of Rites and the Taiwei lieutenant came forward to stop it, causing a lot of storm. This time, such a bloody killing was caused, but the ministers such as the Taiwei Dou Ying just showed their faces and left casually for a few words. In addition, the recently rumor that the Shenwei General was given the "Shangfang Tianwei Sword", which made people feel that the court completely delegated power to the Shenwei Guard and allowed the Shenwei Guard to do whatever he wanted. They couldn't help but feel afraid of the Shenwei Guard.
It was not until the bloody killings subsided and some news leaked out, and the people who followed it suddenly realized that the Divine Power Commander was assassinated on his way back to the house tonight, and the slaughtered residence was the place where assassins gathered. For this reason, which force dared to jump out to stop it? Isn’t that the suspicion of the Divine Power Commander being taken to him?
For a moment, rumors spread everywhere in the capital. No matter what the facts were, the iron-blooded reputation of the Shenwei Guard was deeply imprinted in everyone's hearts.
As the sky turned white, Xie Ying had just returned to the mansion under the protection of the personal guards. Although one of the five gathering places was not left, many warrior guards and servants were captured by the Shenwei Guards back to the barracks. After the interrogation, they were exiled to the city and ordered not to return, but they had to kill a family and dog to stay.
As soon as he returned to the mansion, Xie Ying went directly to the underground hall to retreat, but he was like a gathering of Yin Banner of Xuanzha, and sacrificed and refined the "Dingtian Bell", which was said to be the treasure of the demon clan, into the Blood Evil Soul-Suppressing Tower, to realize the suppression and the law of the Dingtian Bell.
As a result, Xie Ying was naturally not disappointed. The ancient treasure Dingtian Bell once again suppressed a layer of space in the Blood Evil Soul-Suppressing Tower, becoming part of the Blood Evil Soul-Suppressing Tower, and it exists alone and can be used separately.
Then, Xie Ying devoted himself to digesting the insights from the battle.
...
It was not until the sun was three times that Xie Ying had just left the seclusion, but was woken up by the news that Jia Yu had circulated.
"The young master is the spiritual crystal presented by the Cheng family, Zhu family, Lu family, Li family, Huang family, Gu family, Wang family and other major families. Now, within the Shenwei area, any family that can name it will basically send 'labor fees', ranging from 500,000 to 5 million spirit crystals, with a total of 267.5 million spirit crystals. The old slave, as the master, exchanged 2,500 top-grade spirit crystals for convenience." As soon as Xie Ying appeared, Jia Yu presented a storage ring, and the excitement on his face was beyond words.
"So many? Well done." Xie Ying looked at Jia Yu quite surprised. After taking the storage ring, there were more than 10 million low-grade spiritual crystals and more than 2,000 high-grade spiritual crystals.
"Hehe... Each family is not large in number, but when it gathers, the number is terrifying. Some families have not been sent yet." Jia Yu said complacently. The idea of extorting various families was what Jia Yu thought of, and the excuse was that the spirit crystal was not enough to maintain the operation of too large formations. Xie Ying just expressed his views at the Shenwei Military Conference according to the plan and had really gained a lot of rewards.
"I remember your great achievements. If you need spiritual crystals, you can just withdraw them independently." Xie Ying took a deep breath, said with no hesitation to appreciate and admire, and made a generous promise.
Such a method is certainly unjust, but Xie Ying's actions cannot be considered extortion. After all, each family is not given a lot of money or millions, and it is not as bad as it is damaged. Just think of money and disasters and donations to the country. The main reason is that there are too many families in the Shenwei area, and the number of aggregated people is amazing. Xie Ying doesn't know how many raw materials to sell to sell this number of spiritual crystals.
"Young master eats meat, old slaves and others drink soup. These spiritual crystals have been practicing for a long time." Jia Yu raised his ring finger and said bluntly with a smile.
"Well, get ready, go to the banquet." Xie Ying didn't ask how much Jia Yu and others had taken, and directly ordered.
After all, Jia Yu was right. When eating meat by himself, he had to drink some soup for his confidants. Without Jia Yu's suggestion, Xie Ying really couldn't get so many spiritual crystals. Moreover, Xie Ying was just a little happy, but not as excited as Jia Yu. After all, this is calculated as the lowest-level low-grade spiritual crystals. The number seems terrifying. If it is replaced with a medium-grade spiritual crystal, there will be not many high-grade spiritual crystals. If it is replaced with a high-grade spiritual crystal, it will only be replaced with a quarter of it. You must know that the more powerful the formation, the more advanced spiritual crystals you need to stimulate and maintain.
"Young Master is really going to the banquet?" Jia Yu asked hesitantly.
Xie Ying smiled and asked, "What? Do you think I shouldn't attend the banquet?"
"That's not true. What Mrs. Ruodie said is true. If Prince Xian's camp decided to assassinate the young master, it would be really hard to resist. Moreover, the old slave and General Manager Fan discussed that the assassination last night should not be sent by Prince Xian." Jia Yu shook his head and said.
"That's all right, just prepare to go and set off." Xie Ying cursed with a smile, and at the same time he thought about the solution to this response.
...
Nanyue Yaju, the world-famous Mengjiao, is the one who invited Xie Ying to the banquet this time.
When you walk into the elegant residence, you will see the green environment far better than that of Xie Ying's mansion. It is more like a mountain and forest mansion. It is surrounded by dense and green bamboo forests. When you walk through the forest, you can see a small lake in front of you. There is a small island of three or four hundred square meters in the middle of the lake, with several elegant and exquisite pavilions and halls on it. A long bridge connects the island, like a fairyland on earth.
Even though Xie Ying was full of doubts and thoughts were changing, she still felt a sense of relaxation and peace of mind. From this, she could tell that his master's elegant pleasure was worthy of being a great person.
The small island in the middle of the lake is crouching like half a month, and is located in the south of the mansion. The southern moon is named after it. The rockery waterfall on the island splashes down like a landscape painting. It has strange flowers and plants on it, surrounded by the long corridors between the pavilions and halls, winding and twisting, and connected to the secluded paths, making people think that if you can walk on it, you will be unable to linger and rushing.
Walking onto the long bridge, it is like walking into a beautiful picture. The wind blows on the clear water, the forests and trees compete for beauty, the pavilions and towers on the state and the lakes and mountains are shining with each other. The flowing water of the small bridge is hidden among the branches and green leaves, with rippling waves and colorful colors.
Walking along the bamboo path to the continuous pavilion, there were dozens of people in the first pavilion. As soon as Xie Ying and others stepped in, a beautiful maid came and greeted him: "The distinguished guest is here, and the brilliance is shining. Please wait here, and the distinguished guest and servants will enter."
Xie Ying and others frowned. I wonder if this beautiful maid was Meng Jia maid or a virtuous prince, so Xie Ying entered alone and didn’t even kill her?
When he looked back, he had already arrived here, and it seemed that there was no difference between entering by himself and taking his servants in. Xie Ying nodded to Jia Yu and others, and then followed the beautiful maid through the pavilion and went straight to the pavilion made of white stones in the back.
The hall is elegantly decorated and is filled with beautiful and elegant gardens, as if the garden outside has been moved in. On the large wall on the north side is a giant silk painting of a woman, lightly applied to the thin color, elegantly and elegant, as if it reflects its backbone temperament.
At this time, there were already six groups of people sitting in the hall. Although Xie Ying almost knew each other at first glance, first of all the princes, Prince Xian, Prince Long, Prince Li and his confidants, then Zhao State Xinweijun Li Li, the second prince Ying Dai, the stunning Zheng Hongxiu, and the Longxiang General Zhao De; Yan State Piaochang Marquis Murong Jie, Prince Yan Lin and several Buddhist monks; Yue State Sui State Zheng He and several young men and women.
As for the hostess who came forward to invite her, she didn't see it, but just left the couch in the north. Xie Ying was quite confused and surprised. Unexpectedly, Meng everyone had such a status and had thrown giants from various countries in the hall and did not come forward to receive them.
Of course, it may also be that Meng everyone was asked to come forward, but they did not come forward to participate. At this time, they just avoided it and were involved in the dispute between the four major camps.
"Haha... I've got it. The top scholar is extremely courageous and dares to come alone." As soon as Xie Ying appeared, a burst of bold and close laughter arose. The prince of the wise man who was on the left stood up generously and greeted with kindness. In his expression, he obviously did not regard Xie Ying as an outsider, but his words were worth pondering.
"I've seen all elders," Xie Ying smiled bitterly and bowed to the court, and did not call him an official position.
It turns out that there is no regulation that you cannot bring servants, but you cannot bring so many servants, you can only bring three or two close friends. Xie Ying thought he wanted to discuss important matters, so the more confidential the better. He could not bring servants, so he came alone.
"Have you met the top scholar"
Others stood up to greet each other, but no one was relying on their seniority. Even Ying Dai, Zheng Hongxiu, etc., who were unhappy yesterday, seemed to have nothing happened before.
Although they really value Xie Ying's identity as the chief magistrate, their status and psychologically, they value Xie Ying's status as the top martial arts champion obtained in the Eight Kingdoms battles, not from a first-rank official position. Compared with anyone present, which identity and power are not as powerful as the chief magistrate, and the general is much higher? Who would take a chief magistrate in his eyes? It's just that the situation is special now.
"We are discussing the top scholar, and the top scholar has arrived. Now we are getting in close contact. It is better to meet than to be famous. It is indeed a hero who is a young man." Zhao Guoxin Weijun Li Li said politely and kindly, which makes people sound extremely comfortable and close. In addition, he has a unique temperament, which makes people feel disgusted at all.
"Xinwei Jun praised it." Xie Ying smiled and politely returned the gift, and took a seat with the Yaju servant.
Murong Jie, the Marquis of Piaochang, Yan State, who was pale and had no worries, was like a young man in his twenties, sighed with admiration: "I am worthy of being the top martial arts scholar who defeated the eight countries. As soon as I took office, I quickly stabilized the situation and mastered the divine power of the guards. Then I stood up for justice, contradicted my superiors, shook off the Taiwei of the current dynasty, despised the Minister of Rites, and cleverly captured the suspects from various countries and major forces. Last night, I washed several places and shocked the capital with iron-blooded means. It was more important that the top scholar created his own magical power in the palace examination, but it was the supernatural power of the human emperor that the human emperor could only cultivate in the past dynasties, and obviously blessed by heaven. I admire him and said that I would not need the top scholar to be promoted in the future. I will take care of him. I would like to pay special respect to the top scholar here."
Xie Ying's heart skipped a beat, and raised her glass with a smile on her face: "I'm just doing my duty late to live, and working hard, it's not worth mentioning. It's not as good as some people who plan to win thousands of miles away." While speaking, she labeled Murong Jie as a dangerous and inability to get close friends, and at the same time paying attention to what Murong Jie said.
The magical power of Qinglian brushwork is indeed special and mysterious. There are many Confucian scholars, but Xie Ying has not yet discovered who has it. Is it still the magical power of the Human Emperor? Only the Human Emperors of all dynasties can be cultivated?
Although Murong Jie's expression and tone were as flattering as flattery, he was secretly hiding his stance and provoking was obscure. At this time, not only the older generation frowned slightly, but even the younger generation also showed resentment. He was obviously quite dissatisfied and thought that Xie Ying was just luck.
"It is said that before the top scholar went to Beijing, he tamed a demon clan and cleverly solved the problems that plagued his clan for decades. It can be said that he is both civil and military, and his wisdom and courage are both lamentable that our country of Yue does not have such talent." A loud and hoarse voice came out, but Zheng He, the Marquis of Yue.
"The Hou Yan of the State of Supplementary State is so serious, it's just a matter of fate." Xie Ying was puzzled. Everyone was so polite and kept wearing a high hat. What does it mean? However, from a few words, you can tell everyone's attitude towards them.
"Since the top scholar appeared here, it was obvious that it had made a decision. I wonder if the top scholar thought that Emperor Chu is competent now?" At this time, Prince Li, who was clearing his voice, suddenly looked at Xie Ying with a smile and asked.
The opera meat finally came, Xie Ying's eyelids twitched, and her heart suddenly became active. The first question was so tricky and sharp, and it was really hard to answer.
The third update is here, with more than 11,000 words in total
Chapter completed!