When the flying boat arrived in Chudu, Lin Haoming finally had the opportunity to leave the flying boat where he had lived for more than two months.
Although he was quite comfortable on the flying boat, Lin Haoming was really curious about the situation of the Chu Dynasty.
Chudu is not just a capital city, but a huge territory with the imperial capital as the core and dozens of surrounding cities. In terms of area alone, it is indeed much smaller than the average state. Based on the materials obtained by Lin Haoming, it may be
It is seven or eight times larger than Xuanxing Island, and far less large than the area governed by Xuanxing Palace, but it is indeed the core of the entire Great Chu Dynasty.
The imperial city is located in the center of the Chu capital and the center of the entire Chu Dynasty.
According to the rules of the Great Chu Dynasty, flying boats from outside the country are not allowed to dock within the imperial city, so there are specially designated places for flying boats to dock outside the imperial city.
When Lin Haoming and others came down, they immediately saw a vast open space with spaceships of various sizes parked there, some even bigger than the one he was riding in. This showed that the Chu Dynasty was indeed extraordinary.
Because they had arrived at their destination, most people would disembark from the flying boat. When Lin Haoming came down, he saw Mrs. Xiao and Huide, who was the deputy envoy, and his daughter walking in the front, coming to greet them.
, is also a female officer. According to Lin Haoming's guess, her cultivation should be similar to Mrs. Xiao.
Officials in the Chu Dynasty did not distinguish between men and women, but the number of female officials was indeed much smaller, and both men and women wore the same official robes, at least in formal occasions.
The royal family of the Da Chu Dynasty generally wore white robes, and the imperial robes were also white, so officials generally could not wear white robes. According to the official rank, official robes were classified from white to black, from light to dark. Generally speaking, the color is yellow.
, red, cyan, blue and purple-black, each color is divided into three different color differences. For example, yellow consists of beige similar to beige, ordinary bright yellow, plus golden yellow. Light yellow is the highest.
The female officer in front of her was wearing a beige or light yellow official robe, which showed that her status was indeed not low. And there were two officials behind her, both wearing red official robes, so her status was much lower.
After the people on both sides exchanged pleasantries, they quickly entered the post house within the imperial city.
This post house is not small, but as the main envoys, Mrs. Xiao, Huide and Lin Yiyu were arranged in the best pavilions, while Lin Haoming and others were arranged in some nearby courtyards. After settling down, Mrs. Xiao
While others were invited to attend the banquet, the rest just stayed in the post house and waited for news.
Lin Haoming knew that this matter was definitely not that simple. Mrs. Xiao came to find him, and she did not really follow her on the trip. She had not come to see him before, but in fact it was not necessary, because there were some things that could be passed on to her daughter.
Sure enough, after waiting for a day, when my daughter came back from attending some banquets with Mrs. Xiao, her daughter immediately came to Lin Haoming and told Lin Haoming that Mrs. Xiao wanted to see him.
Lin Haoming followed his daughter to the main building. Mrs. Xiao was the only one here, and Huide was not there. From Lin Yiyu's words, she knew that Huide was indeed here to help Mrs. Xiao, but he was only acting as a representative to express Nie Huangtian's support.
, his own ability is not strong.
When I saw Mrs. Xiao, Mrs. Xiao was playing the piano, but because there were restrictions on the pavilion, she couldn't hear it unless I entered the pavilion.
This was the first time that Lin Haoming heard Mrs. Xiao playing the piano. Every time the Qixuan Qin was played, it seemed to convey a hint of bitterness. From the sound of the piano, Lin Haoming vaguely felt that this aloof Mrs. Xiao seemed not happy in her heart.
After seeing Lin Haoming, Mrs. Xiao stopped playing the piano, put the piano aside, looked at Lin Haoming, and asked directly: "These days, do you know anything about the situation in the Chu Dynasty?"
"I still know a little bit, and Yiyu told me a lot!" Lin Haoming replied quite rationally.
"I met a few people today. On the surface they were polite to me, but in fact they were a bit arrogant, and people from Qitian Palace also came." Mrs. Xiao said.
"Qitian Palace?" Lin Haoming was a little surprised, because Qitian Palace is not bordered by Huangtian Palace, but Qitian Palace is located in the middle of the entire Zhongzhou Continent. It borders the Dachu Dynasty and the Moon Worship Sect to the southwest and southeast respectively, and to the north is Qitian Palace.
Although the Blood Heaven Palace occupies the center of the Zhongzhou Continent, it is surrounded by powerful forces on all sides. However, in terms of its strength, although the Qitian Palace is not ranked among the top three powers, it is indeed the strongest force in the Zhongzhou Continent. Compared with the Blood Heaven Palace
It is a bit stronger than the Moon Worshiping Sect and the Great Chu Dynasty. Although there are four superior forces in Zhongzhou Continent, Qitian Palace and the Blood Heaven Palace are actually on the same level, while the Great Chu Dynasty and the Moon Worshiping Sect
It's another level.
"We actually don't have much entanglement with Qitian Palace. After all, we are located in the southernmost part of Zhongzhou. Qitian Palace and Xuetian Palace have been deeply conflicted recently, and there have been some wars between the two sides. To some extent, Qitian Palace's visit this time is
We plan to gain some support from the Great Chu Dynasty, at least not to stab him in the back, so that we can have enough time to deal with the Blood Heaven Palace." Lin Yiyu explained at this time.
"Madam, what you are saying is that Qitian Palace came at the wrong time?" Lin Haoming asked.
"Qitian Palace is keeping a low profile this time. It is also a woman who is here. The daughter-in-law of Qitian Divine King, the master of Qitian Palace, is named Du Yuexiao. Her cultivation level is not that of Xuan Sheng of Zhongxuan, but her status is not low. This time
He also brought a lot of gifts. The Chu Dynasty received so much attention from Qitian Palace, so it naturally became proud of itself. It is obvious that they want to suppress us regarding our affairs." Mrs. Xiao said.
"Madam, what do you want me to do?" Lin Haoming asked.
"Prince Su is going to entertain me and the man from Qitian Palace tomorrow, please go with me!" Mrs. Xiao said.
"Prince Su, is that the emperor's brother Chu Yan?" Lin Haoming asked.
"Yes, this man is Chu Yu's half-brother, but he has a very good relationship with Chu Yu. When Chu Nanfeng was choosing his successor among his many sons, Chu Yan made a lot of contributions in helping Chu Yu become the prince. Chu Yan
After Yu ascended the throne, he has always been in a position where one person is lower than ten thousand people. The person who came to pick us up before was Chu Yan's cousin, named Tian Jinyue. Together with Chu Yan, this person can be regarded as a big shot who can directly influence Chu Yu.
"Mrs. Xiao explained.
"Will tomorrow's reception mean that we have to compete with the people from Qitian Palace?" Lin Haoming also understood Mrs. Xiao's distress.
"The other party does have the intention of suppressing us by the people from Qitian Palace. Originally, I asked you to come here because I wanted you to bring gifts and visit some people privately. Now I'm afraid you have to pass this test first!" Mrs. Xiao sighed bitterly.