For Su Mu and his party, this decree came very unexpectedly.
Even the Zhenwu Conference mentioned in the decree was quite unexpected.
Fortunately, Su Mu asked Eunuch Song carefully and found out that the princess of Qingqiu Fox Clan had made this request a long time ago. Recently, the delegation was about to enter the capital, and the Ministry of Rites was preparing for the Zhenwu Conference, and had been struggling with what kind of people to choose to fight.
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Su Mu's name was reported by Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites. This person was not in Shuozhou, not at Yushitai or Yudaotai. This also reassured Su Mu and others that this was probably not the plan of those officials.
However, since arriving in Beijing, it seems to be calmer than originally thought.
After three days of disaster relief, the envoy team from the Qingqiu Fox Kingdom finally arrived at Chaoge at noon on the fourth day.
In order to express its grand welcome to the Qingqiu mission, the imperial court of the Great Zhou Dynasty allowed the people to take to the streets. However, the imperial court sent out a large number of strong people to guard them to prevent anyone from mixing into the crowd and doing evil things.
Su Mu also went to see it, but he didn't see Yun Qixia who had borrowed the Sen Yuan Sword from him in Shushan.
Qingqiu's envoy team quickly rescued them and entered the red wall. How His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gets along with the Sixth Princess of Qingqiu is not what Su Mu and the others need to worry about.
It's just that the Crown Prince secretly sent people out to find Mo Qianyu many times, hoping that Mo Qianyu could help him get out of this marriage.
This was of course a fantasy, and Mo Qianyu didn't even reply.
On the second day after the Qingqiu mission arrived in Beijing, the Zhenwu Conference was officially opened in the Wendao Hall in the Xilin Academy. The person who came to inform Su Mu of the event was Eunuch Song.
Xilin Academy is an academy affiliated to the Holy Land Xilin. Students who can enter the Academy to study will almost all be able to enter the Holy Land to practice in the future.
Therefore, Xilin Academy had a very high status in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and it was also the place that most Confucianism cultivators aspired to.
Su Mu and others drove a carriage to the gate of Xilin Academy. They passed through the gate of the academy and walked along a winding stone road. At the end was a huge building.
On the square in front of the main hall, many officials lined both sides.
After a series of tedious etiquette, the Sixth Princess of Qingqiu was invited into the palace, and then the host of the Zhenwu Conference, King Liang, spoke.
Su Mu didn't have to listen to know what would be said on such occasions.
It's just that this conference focuses on the friendship between the two countries, rather than victory or defeat.
"What is the background of this Liang Wang?"
Su Mu and the others were still outside the main hall square at this moment.
"The grandfather of King Liang and the current emperor were brothers, but he died in the war with the Snow Kingdom. Therefore, King Liang has the privilege of entering the palace at will,"
Mo Qianyu explained: "He has already entered the Xilin Tiancai Department to participate in political affairs. He should become the chairman of the Tiancai Department in the future, and he is also likely to become the head of the department."
Xilin manages all the sects in the Great Zhou Dynasty, including the other Nine Holy Lands.
In name, the headmaster of Xilin is the real master of Xilin, but in fact the Tiancai Division is Xilin's highest decision-making body.
The Tiancai Division is an organization composed of members of the royal family. Its purpose is for the royal family to firmly control the power of the monks.
Not just in Xilin.
There is also the Tiancai Division in Shushan. Although they do not participate in sect affairs on weekdays, they have the right to veto the proposals of the head of Shushan.
This is one of the reasons why the Zhou royal family can control all the major sects.
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Outside Wen Dao Hall, red curtains fluttered in the wind, and red lanterns hung around the hall created a festive atmosphere.
Under each red lantern stands an imperial warrior wearing golden armor and holding a golden weapon.
These are the golden-armored tiger warriors of the Great Zhou Empire, who are famous in the mainland. They are the true soldiers of the emperor. I didn't expect that they would be sent here to protect them today.
In the hall, many officials who came to watch the battle had already sat down in front of the Hengan.
The location of the Sixth Princess of Qingqiu was arranged in a separate area. The area was surrounded by a fence of precious Qingqiu wood, and the Sixth Princess's Luan was parked in the middle.
After Su Mu and others entered the palace, they naturally looked over at the first moment.
After the Luan drove the veil, the Sixth Princess of Qingqiu wore a face scarf, so she couldn't see clearly.
On the other hand, the woman serving the princess made Su Mu's eyes light up.
It wasn't the woman's appearance that shocked him, but that woman was Yun Qixia.
Apparently, the other party also felt Su Mu's gaze, and when he looked over, he almost knocked over the soup he was holding.
She saw Su Mu walk to the food table at the far side and sit down, and subconsciously asked, "Young Master wants to join the war?"
"What did you say?" The Sixth Princess of Qingqiu turned her head suddenly, and her movements were so large that she almost lost her face towel.
"It's nothing. Princess, please pay attention to your appearance. There are so many pairs of eyes looking at you outside," Yun Qixia hurriedly helped the princess tidy up.
"Don't even think about changing the subject. What did you say just now, young master? Please tell me the truth quickly!"
The sixth princess of Qingqiu placed her finger on the tip of Yun Qixia's nose and threatened: "Otherwise I will take you into the palace to be a dowry girl."
"I told the princess before, the person who helped me, I didn't expect that he was also a person participating in the war."
"There, I remember you said he was very powerful, from Shushan, right?" The sixth princess opened the curtain in front of Luan Jia, and looked very boldly at the table that was already full of people.
"Princess, come in quickly," Yun Qixia quickly pulled her into the luan.
At this time, there was an uproar outside.
"My lord, let's start quickly. The food you have prepared is meaningless at all," the sixth princess sat upright and tried to speak in as straight a tone as possible.
"Yes!" The two hosts were located opposite the sixth princess.
And right in the middle of them is the competition arena.
"In the Zhenwu Conference, the focus is on the discussion, until the point is reached!" King Liang said with a sigh.
Under the urging of several officials, a transparent dome shield was raised on the edge of the ring.
"In the first game, Fang Yuming, a student from Xilin Academy, faced off against Hu Yan, a guard of the Qingqiu royal family!"
As a red flag fell in the center of the ring, two figures fell from two directions at the same time.
One's movement is as light as the wind, and the other's movement is as fast as lightning.
"Please advise," said the Xilin student, who looked to be only around sixteen years old. He was wearing Xilin student uniform and bowed in salute.
Qingqiu Guardsman's body was surrounded by thunder and lightning, making a hissing sound. It was obvious that he majored in thunder.
"I admire the prosperity of the immortal magic of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so I have just traveled thousands of miles to come here. I hope you will not hold back!"
As soon as the voice fell, a strong wind suddenly rose above the arena!
"Junior Brother Su, it seems that all the people Qingqiu has arranged to come are top people in Qi refining. You have to be careful later."
On the seat, Zhuang Ance reminded him with "kindness": "In short, junior brother, please don't remember that safety comes first. Winning or losing really doesn't matter."
He uses sound transmission to the ear.
In recent days, Zhuang Ance has not been to Wen Daoyan's courtyard and has been planning to arrest Wu Xuan.
Today at the Zhenwu Conference, he claimed that he would come no matter what, because after all, Su Mu was his junior brother.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Zhuang, for your concern."
Although Su Mu appeared calm, he was also very confused in his heart. What kind of medicine was Zhuang Ance selling in his gourd? Could it be that he bribed people from Qingqiu Kingdom and wanted to kill him here?
