The small hammer in the musician in the music shop fell gently, and the bronze ritual vessel made the last long sound.

Li Sheng's voice came from afar, and many ministers saluted the emperor and the Supreme Emperor, and then quietly retreated from the villa garden. From the palace gates everywhere, no one dared to make loud noises in the palace ban. After leaving the palace gate, many ministers were talking in a low voice, and many of them looked solemn.

I originally thought it was just a simple palace celebration, but I never expected such a big wave.

Today, hundreds of swords entered the palace to congratulate the gift.

The master of the first-grade Shenwu Mansion personally gave two divine swords.

The disturbing thoughts in everyone's hearts settled. An old man wearing a lower third-rank official uniform had a weak footsteps. His eyebrows were all white. The jade ring on his fingers was the style of Zhao State back then, shrouded in the shadows hanging from the cuffs of the official uniform.

The old man stopped and turned to see inside the palace gate. The old subordinates of the Shenwu Mansion stopped.

Those who had to pass by the past and even had a little indulgent voice had a look on their faces that made them feel extremely uncomfortable. Thinking of what happened today, the old man's cheeks twitched slightly, turned his head, straightened his back, and still had the demeanor of aristocratic families as they used to be.

But the steps are a little heavy.

When Wang Anfeng left the imperial road of the palace, he saw everyone waiting at the gate of Chengtian Gate.

Among them, Mei Wansheng, whom I met on Jiangnan Road, was on the list. At the front was an old man wearing a pillar-state official uniform and a purple goldfish bag. His white hair and beard were meticulous, and his eyes were bright and bright.

When everyone saw Wang Anfengxing coming, they saluted with their hands.

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In the palace.

The Supreme Emperor stroked the two long swords that had returned, and his expression was extremely complicated. The Princess Qiwu who was serving next to him suddenly stood up like an electric shock. She did not dare to sit in the same row. She took off the golden silk veil from her face, knelt respectfully on the ground, and said to the female official in green beside her:

"I have had many things to overcome in recent days, so I would like to ask Your Highness to atone for his sins."

The female official in green who had stood behind Wang Anfeng took off a mask as thin as a cicada's wing from her face, like a moonlight. She easily took her hands and the mask fell like a falling feather, and it had disappeared before it fell to the ground. The female official who had originally had only a dignified appearance changed. She was already beautiful and exquisite, and her demeanor was even more dignified and elegant, far from comparable to Princess Qiwu before.

The Supreme Emperor handed the feathered robes offered by Lu Zihua to the real Li Qiwu. Looking at the two divine swords, he suddenly smiled and said, "Qiwu, you have always had your own opinions. Today, I saw the Lord of the Shenwu Palace up close. How did you feel? Have you ever been a little moved?"

Li Qiwu replied:

"The Lord of the Shenwu Palace is a talented person, a young and handsome man, and has high martial arts skills. He is a rare figure in the Qin world. Among the major families, not many people can match him."

The Supreme Emperor squinted his eyes and nodded.

She saluted the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor slightly, and her expression was still dull, unlike a woman of this age, saying, "If he doesn't object, I will accept this marriage."

The Supreme Emperor didn't know what happened, but when he thought of what happened when he was young, he sighed: "If you say this, you don't like it anymore. If you don't like it, you don't like it. There are so many natural things in the world. Besides, he already has a sweetheart, the emperor, and the younger generations don't like it, you don't have to force them."

"Anyway, Wang Tiance is gone long ago."

"If he is still alive, he probably wouldn't agree to such a marriage."

"Otherwise, the marriage between the Wang family of Langya would not have been rejected back then."

The old man stood up, looked at Li Qiwu, touched his granddaughter's hair, and said:

"That world's Junjie, Qiwu, can you catch your eye?"

The Supreme Emperor grinned and said:

"You don't have to fall in love at first sight, you'll have a slight affection. You can take it slowly."

Li Qiwu was silent for a moment, shook her head and said softly:

"No."

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On this day, many old subordinates of the Shenwu Mansion who were still in the court followed Wang Anfeng to the villa where the Shenwu Mansion was originally located, and there were delicious food and wine in the palace, but no one was brave enough to eat and drink in the court. Everyone, including Wang Anfeng, just tasted the taste.

The second round will only begin after leaving the palace.

The eight hundred Qingtao Cavalry of Shenwu Mansion had already emptied the inventory of the taverns on the street as Gongsun Jing's instructions. A group of old Shenwu officials who were just idle people in the court could drink as happily as they are today, without any barriers in their hearts. They were all drunk today with Qingtao Cavalry who had made great achievements as soon as they were born.

The concierge of the Shangshu Mansion toss and turns and couldn't sleep.

When I was wrapping my head with a quilt and pillow on the bed, I vaguely remembered it. It seemed that when I was young, I often heard the sound of laughter that was refreshing and without any haze from the empty yard.

"Master, please drink all your drinks."

Mei Wangsheng picked up the wine bowl and touched the wine bowl in Wang Anfeng's hand. Then he raised his neck and drank it all, wiped the wine stains on the corner of his mouth, his eyes bright. Wang Anfeng had already taken off the gorgeous battle robe that was only looking at him, and was still wearing his own cloth clothes, and also drank the wine in his hand all at once.

Sitting next to him was Li Wu, a middle-aged man surnamed Pang and an old man wearing the official uniform of the Pill Kingdom.

It is the one who has the highest status in the court in Zongheng’s family today.

The old man's son was suppressed by the state of the pillar and could not leave the county town easily, but he himself did not have such constraints. His martial arts skills were not strong, and the state of Shangzhu really only added official titles and could go anywhere. He only traveled around the world on weekdays.

Lao Zhuguo didn't drink much. He had drunk some mellow wine in the palace. After three rounds of wine, he was a little overwhelmed and could not bear to drink. He shook it, put the wine cup in his hand on the table, supporting his body, and looked at Wang Anfeng with a pair of eyes, and laughed with a hint of teasing at the corner of his mouth:

"It's a bit disappointing to say such words at this time, but the thing that our strategists like to do the most is to make the general sweep away his happiness when he is full of ambition, so as not to cause a big disaster. An Feng, don't blame me, the old guy, for being unpleasant, but you still have to say to you at this moment."

The old man stared at Wang Anfeng's eyes and said:

"You are here now, are you planning to enter the court?"

The old subordinates of Shenwu Mansion who were sitting nearer were pausing and their ears were pricked up.

Wang Anfeng drank a sip of wine and said:

"Why did Senior Yuchi say this?"

The old man shook his eyebrows, rolled his eyes, sat back in his seat and cursed, "Your father likes to answer questions with questions the most. At that time, people wanted to pinch his neck and smash him on the wall. Why did you have this problem?"

His voice paused and said with regret:

"At that time, you could still fight with your father, but now you can't beat you."

"Forget it, I just want to tell you that entering the court is not a good opportunity now. At this critical moment, the court seems to be peaceful and the aristocratic families are booming, but it is difficult for others to know the suffering behind their backs that after the Qin Dynasty pacified the six kingdoms, many aristocratic families were left behind. Instead, they were recruited to the court as officials."

"What do you think?"

The world has long been concluded. The mainstream view is that at that time, the Qin Dynasty used the prosperity of the family as a threat to force those aristocratic families to enter the court to become officials, and also used this to quickly calm the hearts of the people of all countries and avoid chaos.

Wang Anfeng said: "It should be to stabilize the world and to avoid troubled times."

The old man showed such a look on his face, shook his head and said:

“It’s right or not.”

"This is just one of them. At that time, the six countries were not defeated at once. The process of recapturing the six countries lasted for several years. The army of the Qin Dynasty and the army of the eighteen routes were full of moral integrity. Who wouldn't want to win more military merits? That was a real reward. Besides, the defeated army would be the opponent of the Qin Dynasty?"

"Li Wu once led hundreds of people to chase and kill tens of thousands of people in the defeated army."

"Although the Great Qin Bing Peak was a little weak in that battle, it was not a problem to completely wipe out those aristocratic families."

"The reason why he was allowed to enter the DPRK is that on the one hand, the territories of various countries really need these people to maintain stability. On the other hand, the Qin family is mixed and contributes a lot to the war. Their power is even greater and more prestige day by day, and it is almost impossible to lose. Almost 60% of the officials in the court came from aristocratic families, and the rest are old with the aristocratic families."

"The five surnames and seven hopes, and the disciples are all over the world, it is not just empty words."

"The court needs another force to form a balance with it."

Wang Anfeng listened quietly to the old man and said:

"When the remnants of the six countries' families rode a horse into Tianjing to fight against the Qin family?"

The old man stroked his beard and said, "Not bad."

"But that's the past."

His voice was full of sarcasm.

"Why do aristocratic families say that they are aristocratic families after all? In just over twenty years, the major aristocratic families that were originally hostile to each other have secretly come and go. A hundred-year dynasty and a thousand-year-old family are intricate and broken, and this is a aristocratic family."

"Although the Qin Dynasty is prosperous, the situation faced by the aristocratic family has almost returned to more than 20 years ago, which is not much different from that day."

"The only difference is that the Qin Dynasty at this moment is no longer the Qin Dynasty that was back then. It unified the six kingdoms and occupied the Central Plains, and the seventy-two counties suppressed all regions. The eighteen cavalry divided the north and south, which was different from when one country was used to defeat the world."

The old man raised his hand and drank a sip of wine, and then said something lightly enough to shock the court.

"The Qin Dynasty at this moment no longer needs aristocratic families."

"Now the prince is kind and lacks courage. His Majesty is alive, and the family will definitely not have a sense of two hearts. However, if the prince does not have the ability to control the situation, the family may decline the national strength, and even the emperors at that time will be affected."

"I think Your Majesty has the intention to slowly expel the families of the six countries from the court."

"Not only the six-nation families, but the secret interactions between these more than 20 years of aristocratic families will inevitably cause the scholars of the world to be damaged. Your Majesty will be nostalgic for you. However, when the Shenwu Mansion enters the court at this moment, no matter whether your Majesty speaks or not, it will become the most dangerous place in the court."

"After all, the Three Kingdoms died directly because of the Shenwu Palace."

"The remaining Three Kingdoms are also inseparable from your father and us old guys."

"In addition, the factions in the court have formed at this moment, and they have checked and balanced each other."

"If you enter the court, the six families will inevitably attack them. You will naturally become your majesty and cut off the big piece of rotten flesh from the six families. You are not afraid of them attacking each other head-on, but even I feel disappointed even if I do something bad in the court."

"At this time, the Shenwu Mansion may be criticized by scholars."

"In order to protect you, Your Majesty should marry a royal woman to you, then transfer you to the Western Regions, and form a horn with the Northern Region Protectorate. That is the preparation for the next hundred years to swallow the world."

"How can those contemporary literati slander your reputation? You are always inseparable from the position of a famous general in later history books."

"At most, private morality is detrimental, but there is no loss in the great fortune."

Lao Zhuguo seemed to have opened up the conversation, and it was also possible that he had drunk two different wines in a row. He was a little drunk and talked a little too much, saying:

"Your Majesty has feelings for the Shenwu Mansion, and even has a deep relationship. This is true. But he is the emperor. I always felt that the imperial family was too cruel and ruthless. At the beginning, I kept a distance from him everywhere in the Shenwu Mansion. But after seeing it for a lot over the years, I also felt that Your Majesty was more miserable than you and me."
To be continued...