The twenty-ninth heaven is the Moon Flower Heaven.
The people who live here are basically high-ranking officials and dignitaries.
When you get here, there are basically fewer people.
The Pegasus carriage landed directly in front of a lavish mansion. Looking at the mansion in the distance, there were rows of sergeants in front of the majestic mansion covering an area of ten miles. They had a strong atmosphere, especially the two statues next to the main entrance of the mansion. The huge stone sculpture of dragon and tiger, and the gate of the mansion are made of bronze. Together with these two animal sculptures, they look very domineering.
The mansion of princes!
"Master Marquis, this is the residence of the Marquis temporarily." Chen You, an official from the Ministry of Revenue, accompanied Shen Zhui and said respectfully. "There are five hundred sergeants guarding the Marquis' mansion and obeying the orders. According to the specifications of Marquis Wu, these Everyone is in the supernatural realm. In addition, there are eight hundred servants and maids."
"It turns out that five hundred people are all in the supernatural realm?" Shen Zhui was also slightly surprised. This is not a small number.
"The Marquis is a champion, so of course this kind of standard is indispensable." Chen You said respectfully. "They are all descendants of veteran generals who retired from the Ministry of War. Their family backgrounds are clean. They were arranged by Mr. Qin Mingqin, the Minister of the Ministry of War. You can use them with confidence." "
"Well, thank you for your hard work. Thank you Master Qin for me, and tell Shen Zhui to come and thank you another day." Shen Zhui nodded. He could see through these people with just a few glances.
Whether it is good or bad, Chen You doesn’t need to say much, you can tell at a glance.
With one glance at these people, he could grasp all of them with his delusion-breaking eyes.
"The foundation is pretty good." Shen Zhui was a little surprised, because these magical powers are all extremely young, and they have not been practicing for more than a hundred years. Moreover, all of them have high-level magical powers, and there is a great hope of breaking through to the venerable level in the future. .
Although Ji Chen said that the eighty-year-old has magical powers and the hundred-and-two young masters.
Here in the capital, this kind of talent is not particularly strong, but if it is well cultivated, it will be a rare talent in the future.
"It seems that the imperial court has sent me a group of good family sons for me to choose from. I will bring them into the feudal state and seal them." Shen Zhui suddenly understood in his heart.
These people are all descendants of veterans of the Ministry of War. They are naturally capable of literary and military skills. What they lack is just practical experience. With a little training, they will be granted the title when they go to the feudal state. They will immediately become senior officers and can quickly support the operation of the feudal state.
When Shen Zhui looked over, all the five hundred people with magical powers subconsciously straightened their bodies. In front of him, there was a young man with dark skin and a resolute expression who shouted excitedly: "See you, Lord Marquis!"
"Wow~" The five-hundred-magical-power realm members immediately clapped their chests with their left hands uniformly and performed a military salute.
"Not bad." Shen Zhui nodded with satisfaction. He marched with armor on and did not show any courtesy. The style of this group of people was quite tough.
"Gan Lang." Shen Zhui winked. Tan Lang immediately understood and went to accept these five hundred soldiers. With Tan Lang's cultivation level, there is no problem at all in mastering these five hundred magical powers.
The carriage procession slowly drove in.
This prince's mansion occupies a large area, with courtyards dotted inside, and pavilions and pavilions. When Shen Zhui walked in, there were eight hundred servants and maids kneeling in two rows waiting for him. One of the stewards, a yellow-robed and white-bearded man, was Zun Zhui. On the first floor, when he saw Shen Zhui and others coming in, he immediately knelt down and said, "Welcome the Marquis into the house!"
"Welcome the Marquis to the mansion!" Hundreds of people behind him also shouted and knelt down.
"Everyone, get up." Shen Zhui waved his hand.
The servants and maids who were 800 meters away all stood up, without squinting, and with their heads lowered, waiting for orders. Only the venerable man in yellow robes and white beard slowly came closer and said respectfully: "Master Hou, this little man Huang Jing is the sect of the sect. The general manager sent by the people's government to the Marquis to take care of the house's internal affairs for the Marquis."
"The clan's mansion?" Shen Zhui nodded.
Marquis Wu is already an important minister with a very high status. Each of them is cultivated by the royal family with great efforts. It can be said that they are prepared talents for the emperor's relatives.
"Huang Jing," Shen Zhui said. "Go down and let these people do their own thing. You can choose a few people to accompany me to visit the Hou Mansion."
"Yes." Huang Jing waved his hand immediately. He didn't need to explain at all, because this was a scene that had been rehearsed countless times.
The group of boys and maids immediately dispersed and began to get busy in an orderly manner.
The five hundred magical sergeants led by Tan Lang were also arranged to start patrolling and standing guard.
After the carriage and horses were settled and all the household officials and etiquette officers were sent away, Shen Zhui also welcomed his adoptive father, adopted mother, adopted sister, and Shen Kangwei in the carriage space.
Afterwards, Shen Zhui released several important generals in the hall of the Marquis Mansion.
Previously, considering that Wu Anjun still had some matters to deal with, Shen Zhui only brought a few of the most important and trustworthy people with him.
The first is Bi Ying, a genius whom I met in the Great Xia Cave Heaven. This man is capable of both literary and martial arts and has good talents. He is now the third level of the Venerable.
The second is the counselor Yu Ziqi. The capital city was Yu Ziqi’s home. Shen Zhui naturally fulfilled Yu Ziqi’s wish and brought him back. However, Yu Ziqi’s martial arts skills were not that good. It is the pinnacle of supernatural power.
The third is Niu Tian and Lucio. One is from the Niu Demon Clan and the other is from the Black Rock Clan. They are very familiar with the foreign forces and only obey the command of Shen Zhui. They are also the third level of Venerables.
These are the talents that Shen Zhui will take to the Hou Kingdom in the future. As for the Wu'an Army, there are still a group of people, but they are all staying in the Zhao Kingdom for the time being. .
"Sir." After appearing in the main hall, Bi Ying saluted in unison, and then looked at the Hou Mansion curiously.
"In three days, it will be my ceremony to offer sacrifices to heaven. During these three days, you will stay in the Marquis' Mansion and practice well. Do not go out and walk around at will without my instructions." Shen Zhui said.
"yes."
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Just when Shen Zhui entered Yuehuatian's Hou Mansion to settle down...
In the twenty-eighth heaven, Xingyao Tian, in the center of this fast continent, there is a majestic mansion. On the door plaque of the mansion, there is a big Chinese character with flying dragons and phoenixes - Fan!
In a study room in Fan Mansion, a very handsome young man with sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes was practicing cross-legged. Around him, the starlight shone with great charm.
As the young man breathed in and out, the starlight gradually became brighter.
But after a certain point...
The absorption of starlight seemed to have reached a bottleneck, and some were weak. After a while, the light dissipated, and the handsome young man opened his eyes.
"The "Nine Transformations of the Stars" is indeed the third best technique in the world. I have gained so much just by acquiring it."
"It's a pity that all I got was the broken copy. If I want to cultivate into the "Xuan Yue Star Body", I still need to obtain the last three levels of secret techniques." The young man muttered to himself, and then a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. "But it's almost here, May 10th.
Eight is His Majesty’s birthday banquet. If you can only do three things, you will definitely succeed this time.”
"At that time, not only will Princess Anle be owned by me, but I will also control Xuanyue Fairy Island in the South China Sea!"
At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Sir, General Xia Feihu of Anguo is visiting."
"Xia Feihu? Which Xia Feihu?" The young man frowned slightly, as if he couldn't remember knowing this person in his memory.
"He is the son of Prince Liang of West Antarctica. He just entered the capital today. He said he has something to ask for to see the young master." The voice said cautiously. "If the young master doesn't want to see you, I will go and refuse him now."
"Prince Liang? Why does his son want to see me?" Fan Hongyi thought for a moment and then quickly made a decision. "No, take him to the side hall to wait."
"yes."
After a while, the Fan family was in the side hall.
Xia Feihu sat on the large sandalwood chair, his brows gloomy and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Suddenly, he felt that the light in front of him seemed to get a little brighter, and a tall, thin young man wearing rich clothes and a very cold face walked in.
"Master Fan." Xia Feihu stood up quickly.
"General Xia, I didn't know that General Xia was here, so I didn't greet him from far away. I'm sorry." Fan Hongyi nodded lightly. Although he was smiling, Xia Feihu could feel the arrogance under the other's smile.
This innate sense of nobility and aloofness does not change depending on who the other person is. Just like an elephant does not know how an ant sees itself.
This feeling made Xia Feihu a little disgusted. Once upon a time, he was the only one who could give others this kind of experience, but he didn't expect that he could feel it now.
However, remembering his father's instructions before leaving, Xia Feihu still endured his emotions and continued: "Young Master Fan is so polite."
"If you don't mind being abrupt, I would like to get straight to the point."
"How is that possible? Please tell me, General Xia." Fan Hongyi nodded lightly, and immediately a servant brought him some tea, and then left.
"Sir, please take a look." Xia Feihu took out a mirage bead in his hand, and then it floated into the air.
Scenes of light and shadow suddenly appeared on it, the picture flowed, and a pair of figures were clearly printed inside...
Looking at the contents of the mirage beads, Fan Hongyi paused slightly as he picked up the teacup, then continued to drink. However, the calm water surface of the tea suddenly stirred up a ripple.
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On the seventh day of May, Shen Zhui entered the second day of the Moonlight Heaven.
One after another, invitations were delivered to the Hou Mansion like a stream of water. Ever since he checked in yesterday evening, Huang Jing, the manager of the Hou Mansion, almost broke his leg because the invitations were sent by princes and nobles, and he needed to personally entertain the senders and guests.
The message was passed to Shen Zhui. There were so many people that almost all the departments in the court sent invitations and congratulatory gifts, but Huang Jing was very happy because it meant that the master he was following had a bright future.
Shen Zhui responded to all posts, responded to them according to their status, and agreed on a date for a visit.
It wasn't until noon that the number of people who sent in posts gradually decreased. However, the signatures at the beginning were more scary than the last.
"Your Majesty, the fourth prince Ji Dan sent an invitation, inviting the Marquis to attend the Moon Flower Banquet today."
"Fourth Prince Ji Dan?" Shen Zhui was slightly stunned.
"Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince Ji Dan also lives in Yuehuatian. The Yuehua Banquet is a grand event in Yuehuatian. It actually started seven days ago." Huang Jing explained.
"The entire grand event will last for nine days, and there will be many banquets. Everyone from the humble academicians to the great scholars from Yuehuatian, and even the princes and senior officials will attend. The main ones are banquets for literati, playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and reciting poems. Fu, publicize the literary name at the banquet.
If you are talented, you might be spotted by a great scholar and accepted as a disciple, attend banquets in the Nine Heavens, and even attract your Majesty's attention."
"This is also a banquet to recommend talents."
"Every year, the Moon Flower First Banquet and the Last Moon Banquet are top priorities. The fourth prince invites the Marquis to attend the Moon Flower Last Banquet, which is attended by many high-ranking officials and nobles."
Shen Zhui flipped through the invitation, and after listening to Huang Jing's explanation, he immediately understood what was going on.
However, this was a banquet for scholars. It was better to invite his master, Lu Yuanwei, than to invite himself, a military attaché?
It was obvious that the drunkard was not interested in drinking. I am afraid that the Fourth Prince Ji Dan was also trying to recruit him.
"Why don't you go to this kind of banquet... huh?" Shen Zhui originally planned to find an excuse to refuse. After all, his teacher wanted him to get closer to the seventh prince Ji Chen, and he didn't even agree to anything, let alone Ji Chen. What's more, the fourth prince?
But when he saw the guest list on the invitation, Shen Zhui couldn't take his eyes away.
Because on the invitation list, he saw a familiar name - Princess Anle!
"It's Zixuan. She came back from Xuanyue Fairy Island?" Shen Zhui felt a little excited.
Continuing to look down, there are many princesses, princesses, princes and their families attending the banquet. Not only Yuehuatian, but also people from other places, such as the seventh prince, are among them.
After watching for a while, Shen Zhui handed the invitation to Huang Jing and said, "Go prepare the Tianchao chariot."
"Yes." Huang Jing said respectfully.
"Wait a minute." Shen Zhui waved his hand. "Did the Seventh Prince send an invitation?"
"No."
"Prince Qi" At this moment, another servant hurried in from outside the door. "The Seventh Prince has sent an invitation."
Shen Zhui quickly opened it and found that it was indeed an invitation to attend the Moon Flower Banquet.
"They came so quickly, one after the other. It seems that these two princes are a bit difficult to deal with." Shen Zhui smiled slightly. Logically speaking, if they get along well with each other, the seventh prince and the people invited by the fourth prince will not have to deal with each other. He was invited once. But it was obvious that the two of them were secretly competing with each other.
"No matter how they argue, I'm just here to see people." With a slight smile, Shen Zhui put away the two invitations, stepped out, got on the Tianma chariot, and went straight to the venue where the Yuehua Final Banquet was held.
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The Moon Flower Banquet is held in the center of Feilu, and is usually held jointly by several famous scholars in the court and the prince.
Shen Zhui was not the only one invited. On the way out, Shen Zhui met his master Lu Yuanwei, Zhongyi Hou Lan Hai, Zhixin Hou Que Tianhu, Kong Yangzhou, and some generals in the army.
When Shen Zhui's Tianma chariot arrived, the huge square in front of the Yuehua Banquet was already crowded with carriages and horses, and the people were buzzing like a busy city. Busy people were coming in and out. Compared with the cold mist in the distance, it formed another world.
The whole area, which is hundreds of miles in radius, is decorated with lights and colorful decorations, and a large archway several feet high is built in the square, which looks majestic.
When Shen Zhui and Lu Yuanwei got out of the car, there were already welcome guests coming up to receive them. After learning that they were the Champion and Wenxin Hou, they hurriedly led them to the hall.
The Silk and Bamboo Band played melodious welcome music, and Ji Dan, one of the organizers of the banquet, also went to the door of the hall to greet him personally.
Shen Zhui took a look at the fourth prince Ji Dan. He was over six hundred years old, but he still maintained the appearance of a young man. Only from time to time, there would be a sense of vicissitudes of life in the corners of his eyes.
He was wearing a white fox fur robe and a black mink fur hat. He was as elegant and unrestrained as a jade tree in the wind. He was not dressed very luxuriously, just casual clothes. But just in line with the atmosphere of the Moon Flower Banquet, he didn't look like a prince, but instead Like a Confucian scholar.
"Why is it that these four princes are also at the peak of the Venerable Realm?" Shen Zhui couldn't help but be curious.
It would be fine to say that the seventh prince Ji Chen is younger, but these four princes are all over 600 years old. As long as their talents are not too bad and they occupy the royal family's huge resources, they should be able to break through to the true gods in a hard fight.
You must know that this fourth prince was born to the queen! Naturally, there will be no shortage of resources.
"Many princes in the capital have basically reached the true god level. Only the fourth prince and the seventh prince are at the venerable level, but this is their deliberate decision." Kong Yangzhou seemed to notice Shen Zhui's confusion and quickly sent a message. road.
"Why?" Shen Zhui asked confused.
"When a prince breaks through to the True God, he must leave the capital and join the feudal vassal. The reason why he is stuck at the Venerable level is because once he breaks through to the True God, he will be far away from the capital and will no longer be able to control such great power." Kong Yangzhou said.
"So that's it." Shen Zhui suddenly realized.
It was too late, then it was too late. In the short time it took for the message to be transmitted, the fourth prince Ji Dan had already approached Shen Zhui and Lu Yuanwei.
He was also sizing up Shen Zhui, who was rumored to be a descendant of Shen Guogong and might be the reincarnation of Yang An. However, Wenxin Hou Lu Yuanwei was left aside in the cold. Facing the fourth prince's gaze, Shen Zhui I can't help but feel a little wary.
The feeling given to him by this fourth prince was very much like that of Marquis Wu An when he had not yet broken through to the True God. He was very powerful!
Lu Yuanwei pulled Shen Zhui to salute, but Ji Dan stopped him and said: "Marquis Wenxin, Champion, there is no need to be more polite. Ji Dan is just assisting a few teachers to host the Moon Flower Banquet as a student this time. I don't want to bother you two, but there are many Everyone wants to meet the heroes of the country, so I invite you two to come over for a happy gathering, please come in!"
Lu Yuanwei and Shen Zhui bowed their hands and followed Ji Danlai through the lively crowd and arrived at a small palace.
There were only five to six hundred seats in this small palace, and most of them were senior venerables. After a quick scan, Shen Sui found that the people accompanying him here were basically princes, princes, and ministers of civil and military affairs.
There are at least one first-class earl, and there are even more marquis.
"Yangzhou, do you know where the princesses are at the banquet?" Shen Zhui couldn't help but ask Kong Yangzhou as soon as he sat down.
He didn't care about the literati banquet at all, he just wanted to see Zixuan.
"Brother Shen wants to see the princess?" Kong Yangzhou glanced at him slightly in surprise. "This is a bit difficult to handle."
"The Moon Flower Banquet is hosted by the royal family. Many princesses and princesses will attend the banquet. It is said to be a banquet for literati to meet friends through literature, but in fact it has another meaning."
"What?"
"Choose a son-in-law!" Kong Yangzhou pointed to the main hall opposite with a smile and said: "I saw that there are three main halls opposite. The themes are poetry, classics and theory. These three halls of talents are for those literati. A place where you can display your talents.”
"Brother Shen, if you want to see the princess, you are sitting in the wrong place. We are sitting in the Guanwen Hall, where we are just spectators. Only by entering the three Halls of Talents and standing out can we have a chance to see the royal princess Tianyan. !”
"This is the highlight of the entire Yuehua tail banquet!"
The master of Kawenkad Mountain doubts life, mainly because certain plots have reached a dead end, and he hesitates about the order in which they appear... I finally solved it today, and I will resume updating tomorrow.