Chapter 172 Kong Zheng arrives, welcomes him from ten miles away
The protagonist of this banquet is Zhao Yan, and Huang An is half the host and half the guest.
He is the link between the two parties. With him around, the banquet will not be a dull moment.
Thanks to his relationship, Zhao Yan would not put on airs at the banquet.
On the contrary, she behaved gracefully and in a very short time, she became one with everyone.
The atmosphere soon became lively, and the laughter could shake the roof beams. Inside and outside the courtyard, there were cheerful laughter and the sound of drinking.
While Xialin Village was bustling with activity, there was also a lot of excitement outside Youzhou City hundreds of miles away.
At the east city gate, officials of all sizes in Youzhou City, except for the governor Gao Zheng and the commander-in-chief Luo and the two golden-level adults, the main figures from other departments basically gathered at the pavilion ten miles away from the city gate.
Looking forward to it.
There was a welcoming team of nearly three hundred people, a huge crowd.
Coupled with the curious passers-by and the powerful people in the city who got the news, the gathering together was even more astonishing.
The entire team stretched for four to five hundred meters.
The three hundred people at the front of the team were talking to each other, gathering together in twos and threes, chatting enthusiastically about their respective topics.
Among these more than 300 people, the one with the lowest status is also in charge of the government.
Those with the lowest cultivation level are all stewards of the Six Fu Realm, and hundreds of them are all big shots in the Copper Skin Realm.
And the more than 20 people at the front are all Iron Bone Realm warriors.
These important people, who were rarely seen in the past, gathered in Changting outside the city today. It was obviously something extremely important.
The reason for this is that Lord Kong Zheng, the legitimate son of the Kong family in the east and the current head of the martial arts department in Youzhou City, has already passed through Wuzhou City and is about to arrive in Youzhou City.
Just one martial arts master is not worthy of being welcomed by so many of them.
The key is that this upcoming martial arts master is no ordinary person, his origins are extraordinary.
It was Kong Zheng, the legitimate son of the Kong family who ranked among the top three families in the entire Ming Empire!
The ancestors of the Confucius family in the east had the merit of following the dragon, and they had been a prominent family since the founding of the country.
For eight hundred years, the clan has never stopped inheriting the Golden Body Realm, and with the increasing grace from the Holy One, it has never declined.
Under the supreme position in the court, there are always members of the Kong family among them.
Although the court is now in chaos, the Confucius family is still the well-deserved pillar of the country and has received the trust and favor of the Holy One.
Now he is sitting in the eastern border of the empire, supervising and balancing the powerful King Zhenhai for the royal family!
As the legitimate son of the Kong family, although Kong Zheng is still young, his cultivation is not enough to become the master of martial arts in Youzhou.
However, since there was no objection even from the DPRK and the Central Government, they, the local officials in Youzhou, naturally had to go out of the city to greet him and give the Kong family face.
Of course, this is only one reason.
Among the crowd, Zhao Dun and several colleagues stood at the front, talking and laughing, with relaxed faces.
Although the Dong Xiangguo family behind them had no dealings with the Kong family, they even had a life-and-death relationship.
However, on the surface, they are still the ministers of the current Holy God.
Before they completely broke apart, they still behaved happily.
In Youzhou City today, except for a few officials from the Martial Arts Department, the rest of the people are united.
Although Kong Zheng, who came from a prominent family and had a good reputation, came here strangely and his purpose was unclear, he was still the leader of a group of officials in Youzhou and was still firmly in Diaoyutai.
This is Youzhou, their world.
They and their respective families have been running Youzhou for decades, even hundreds of years, and their influence has long penetrated into every corner of Youzhou.
Even if Kong Zheng had an extraordinary origin, he would not be able to cause much trouble in Youzhou.
I've given you enough face. As for what happens next, I'll naturally take it one step at a time.
They were confident that they could pin Kong Zheng to death.
Ten miles away, there was also a huge crowd of people coming from the dust.
In the middle of the team, an extremely luxurious carriage was driven slowly by eight tall pure black horses.
Suddenly, the car curtain engraved with dark red and complicated patterns was lifted, revealing a face that could make all women in the world lose their minds.
A high nose, thin lips, and sword-like eyebrows slanted into the strands of black hair under the temples.
Handsome profile, almost impeccable facial contours.
This is a face that would put most women in the world to shame.
The thin lips moved slightly, letting out breath between opening and closing.
"How long will it take?"
The voice is elegant and has an amazing appeal.
But its majesty cannot be ignored by anyone.
This man's majesty seemed to be engraved on his body from birth, and it was as complete as a whole.
"Sir, we will reach Youzhou City in ten miles!"
The girl riding a horse next to her tried hard to control the confusion in her eyes, lowered her head and answered respectfully.
With a "swish" sound, the car's curtain closed again.
The team started again, a little faster.
The total number of people in this team is around three hundred.
Among them, there were nearly 200 guards wearing armor and carrying swords and guns.
Among the remaining people, there were men in their forties or fifties dressed as masters, as well as pretty maids, coachmen and others.
Even the cooks and cooks came from the East and Kyoto.
Although the composition of the entire team is complex, the discipline is extremely strict.
If you look carefully, you can find that everyone in this team is riding a horse, even the maids and women.
Some warriors who were taking shelter on the roadside were even more shocked to discover that the maids riding past were all warriors!
Ninety percent of the entire team are warriors.
This is so horrific that it is simply unimaginable.
For a moment, they were so frightened that they didn't even dare to breathe.
"As expected of the Kong family, it is really enviable!"
The knowledgeable warriors looked at the retreating team and sighed like this.
The gap between people is so huge.
Even if you are a servant, a slave, or even a dog for the Kong family, it is better than them.
What the Kong family casually gave to their slaves was what their entire family had been striving for for generations.
In order to become a warrior, an ordinary family would have to spend five, six, or even seven or eight generations.
Just this, there is a 90% chance that the accumulation of several generations will be wasted.
It is difficult for a warrior to succeed.
But what now?
The maids around him, and even the coachman, could clearly see that he had martial arts skills.
Doesn't this situation make people feel sad?
Without a strong heart, it is difficult to accept such a huge gap.
However, the warriors watching the excitement on the roadside, like those Youzhou officials or big shots, did not understand Kong Zheng's true intention of coming to Youzhou.
Even Zhao Dun couldn't understand it.
Perhaps only Gao Zheng, the governor, truly understood the true purpose of sending the legitimate son of the Kong family here.
Because, this time is really too special.
He didn't want outsiders to see the changes that had taken place in Youzhou over the years.