C182 combination of art and beauty
After a moment of silence, the Emperor ordered the Eunuch Wei to rise before he continued, "I am afraid I have to trouble you with another matter."
"Your Majesty, please give your instructions!" Eunuch Wei said while bowing slightly this time.
"Have you heard about the matters regarding the Fengyang City during the recent discussions?" The Emperor said to the Eunuch Wei.
"This old servant knows about this!" Eunuch Wei nodded and replied.
"This matter was originally easy to deal with, but just when we wanted to take down that county governor, Ol 'Nine's forces actually went out to protect him. In order to protect Wu Daode's dog life, Ol' Nine made a great concession in some policies, allowing us to smoothly adopt and implement many of our policies. Although we had exchanged our lives for such political benefits, we still felt extremely happy, but we had deep doubts ?" His Majesty narrated what had happened in detail, and at the same time, expressed the doubts in his heart to the Eunuch Wei.
"Your Majesty, you mean to say that the Ninth Prince and Wu Daode might have some secret deals?" When the Eunuch Wei heard this, he immediately knew what the emperor was suspicious of.
"That's right, we do have that suspicion, so Old Ninth should be someone like that, I know him, he is a man with few feelings, he is headstrong and headstrong, if not because of the great benefits he will bring, I do not believe that he will save Wu Daode, not to mention that he will even make a huge political concession, I do not believe that he will do that." His Majesty nodded and continued speaking.
"Then this old servant will send someone to investigate!" He was the emperor's eyes and ears, he only needed to do these two things well, and definitely cannot participate in the concrete matters. This was also the main reason why Eunuch Wei could stay by the emperor's side even at his age.
"En, do not alarm Ol 'Nine. At the same time, send people to keep an eye on the people who came to the capital from the north. If there is any doubt, we will allow you to directly seize the goods!" His Majesty pondered for a moment, then warned the Eunuch Wei.
"Yes, I shall do as His Majesty commands!" Eunuch Wei bowed in reply.
"Wei Lao has worked hard!" The king nodded with relief and said.
"This is what this old servant should do. Then, this old servant will go back and arrange for people to come!" Eunuch Wei bowed and left.
"En!" The emperor nodded in agreement.
Seeing that the Eunuch Wei had left, the emperor did not have the mood to continue reading the imperial reports. He simply stood up and stretched his muscles, but very quickly, he sank into deep thought.
Five years ago, it could be said that the imperial city went through a bloodbath, and many powers' spies and roots were eliminated. Other than the imperial capital, because of the incident five years ago, the same bloodbath had also spread to the prefectures.
It could be said that after the bloodbath, at least within the imperial capital, there wouldn't be any influential forces that would stand up for themselves. His younger brothers had their wings cut off completely, so at least within the imperial capital, it would be difficult to create any big waves.
At the same time, even though five years had passed, the people of the imperial city seemed to have long forgotten the bloody scene from five years ago, and they had gradually recovered from their prosperity. Many powers had also revived, but these spies of various forces had also appeared in the eyes of the intelligence agencies of the imperial city from the moment they had entered the imperial city.
Any suspicious personnel who entered the imperial city were basically under surveillance. However, even under such tight security, there was still a mysterious force stationed here, and they had also successfully avoided the eyes of the scouts. Just this was enough to make people proud, but the people that were proud did not include His Majesty the emperor himself.
At this moment, the king only felt fear and confusion. He didn't want to see this kind of situation the most. As a high and mighty emperor, how could there be a force that could escape his control? The crux of the matter was that they did not know the purpose of this trip.
"Where did it come from? Just who in the world is capable of establishing such a power? " The emperor suddenly started to cherish this talent. He couldn't help but think that if this force didn't make him an enemy, he might be able to win them over for his use.
? ?.
Inside the Fengyang City, the temporary residence of the Situ Family.
"I say, brat, you have to think about how you're going to bribe me, or I'm going to tell your father that you're falsifying his orders and I'm going to tell your third uncle!" Murong Fenghuang said to her son with an 'ambitious' expression.
"Mom, your threat is too weak!" Gongsun Zaitian replied in disdain, completely unaware of the fact that he was being held in Murong Fenghuang's hands.
"Alright, you stinking brat. From what I see, you're the one who said, 'I'm going to tear you apart in three days'. Is your skin itchy?" Murong Fenghuang was furious, and said fiercely.
"Then, after you're done fighting, I can go to your and dad's room and take off the roof? At that time, won't there be any images that are inappropriate for children? " Gongsun Ztian pretended to be shameless as he said.
"Mother, I'll beat you until you can't take care of yourself in your own life!" Murong Fenghuang carried Gongsun Ze Tian and gave him a good beating. She didn't give Gongsun Ze Tian a chance to escape at all.
"Mother, have mercy!" "Ah ?" Gongsun Ztian originally wanted to take advantage of Gongsun Zaitian's surprise and run away, but who knew that he would be caught in a trap and quickly surrender. However, before he could finish his sentence, he was drowned out by his own screams.
"This time, I used a stick, useless!" Murong Fenghuang replied with disdain, but the rhythm of the stick hitting his butt didn't slow down in the slightest.
"..."
Everyone, including Leng Nuohan, couldn't help but feel a wave of fear.
"Madam, Young Master, Miss Leng, the banquet is about to begin. Master has ordered this servant to inform you that we are moving to the banquet hall." Just as Gongsun Zaitian was being beaten up, a young maid ran over timidly and said in a submissive manner.
"Alright, I understand!" It's over now! " Murong Fenghuang was also tired from fighting, so she simply stopped and casually threw away the rod she took out from who knows where. After patting her hands and tidying up her appearance, she walked towards the banquet hall as she spoke.
"Right, right, past, and now! Hey, Norhan, come over here and see if my ass is swollen! Why can't I feel the existence of buttocks anymore! " Gongsun Ztian agreed with his mother and turned to Leng Nuohan as he pleaded in a low voice.
"Go, look for whoever you want. I'm not going to look for your big butt!" After he finished speaking, Leng Nuohan's face was completely red as he ran to chase after Murong Fenghuang.
"My poor ass!" Gongsun Ztian said as he looked at his buttocks with a miserable expression.
All of the maidservants were struck hard on the spot.
? ?.
When Gongsun Ztian and company arrived at the banquet hall, all the guests had already gathered and were seated in their respective seats. Almost everyone was brimming with smiles. Regardless of whether that smile was a fake or a fake, they at least did not look that hypocritical anymore.
Sometimes, they would whisper to each other, occasionally cupping their hands and flattering each other. In the eyes of Gongsun Zaitian, they were all a bunch of hypocritical fellows who were laughing at the scimitar behind their back.
"Tsk ?" "Tch!" Gongsun Ze Tian gave a look of disdain.
"Do you feel very disdainful to be associated with these people?" Leng Nuohan who was at the side heard the expression and action of Gongsun Ze Tian and asked in a low voice in Gongsun Ze Tian's ear.
"Not only is he disdainful, he's also extremely contemptuous! It's even very disgusting! " Gongsun Ztian replied.
"But I only saw a hint of disdain flash between your eyebrows, and I didn't see any of the 'disgust' or 'contempt' you said!" Leng Nuohan asked doubtfully.
"No matter how disgusted they are, they shouldn't be put on the surface. Just look at them, even though they are talking and laughing, they might actually be speaking ill of each other in their hearts! But can you see it on the surface? " Gongsun Ztian pointed at the guests at the banquet and said.
"I can't tell!" Leng Nuohan looked carefully, and indeed, he could not see anything.
"Mm, this is the hypocrisy of human nature. They can deceive others, but they can also deceive themselves without any limits!" Gongsun Ze Tian acted as if he had turned into an experienced scholar and helped Leng Nuohan out with his research.
"That's good too. At least we won't fight without a word!" Leng Nuohan said as she spread out her hands.
"But it's also deadly to use a knife on the back!" He didn't know if these people would do it, but he did it often enough!
"A mortal is actually a very interesting existence!" Leng Nuohan muttered to herself.
She had observed them, learned from them, understood them, and merged into them. In this process, she also deeply understood that as an ordinary mortal, whether in terms of thinking or mental state, the complexity of it far surpassed the scope of what she knew. However, in most of Leng Nuohan's reincarnations, besides searching for the 'him', it was also research on the 'mortal'. This kind of research was something that she was already somewhat happy about.
"Mortal? Aren't you a mortal? " Although this sentence did not sound like a big deal, but Gongsun Zaitian could feel that something was wrong.
It was just like how a person used the words' human 'or' Earthman 'when they were talking. It was very strange, normal people would at most say' yellow man ',' white man ',' black man ', or else they would say' people from which country, unless they were aliens or not.
"What 'mortal'? You heard wrong!" Leng Nuohan denied.
"Eh? I clearly heard ? " Gongsun Ztian's hearing and memory were extraordinary. Even the obscure pill refining techniques and refining techniques, as well as the complicated steps during the refining process, were things that he could never forget about, let alone the words he had just said.
"Are you aware of the banquet's arrangements?" Leng Nuohan didn't want Gongsun Zaitian to investigate his own slip of tongue, so he changed the topic and spoke.
"Arrangements?" What arrangement! This is my first night! " Gongsun Ztian said with a face full of jokes.
Gongsun Zaitian did not take Leng Nuohan's misstatement seriously, because he himself was not a person from this continent. He came from the Heaven Realm, so towards all the living beings here, he had an innate feeling of looking down on them.
"Pui, shameless!" Leng Nuohan's face was slightly red as she scolded.
"What can a banquet have? It's nothing more than 'eat, drink, eat'. Don't tell me that there's some sort of metal pipe dance performance?" Gongsun Zaitian did not take it to heart and continued.
"What's a metal pipe dancer?" Leng Nuohan asked suspiciously, like a child who had never experienced the world.
"A movement exclusive to females, that is a combination of art and beauty. A person and a rod can thoroughly interpret the graceful rhythm of dancing!" Gongsun Ztian held his hands behind his back and raised his head high, as if he was narrating from his mouth what a noble and great thing it was.
"Since you've said it so well, let me see you act one day!" Leng Nuohan said to Gongsun Zaitian, confused.
"My man!" Gongsun Ztian solemnly replied.
"You can pretend you're a girl!" Leng Nuohan said in all seriousness, but she was actually laughing in her heart, "Hmph, do you think I do not know what a metal pipe dance is?"
"..."