By the time Wang Quan hit the chair again, he had already appeared in the palace.
Of course, the imperial palace of Zhou Dynasty in this world is not called the Forbidden City.
The top of the Forbidden City refers to the Forbidden Pavilion, which is an attic in the Tai Chi Palace. It is the tallest building in the imperial city and is usually used as the office of the cabinet ministers.
However, Wang Quan and Duan Zhige are not here at the moment. They are in the office of the Inspector with a perfect view of the roof of the Forbidden Pavilion.
According to Wang Quan's understanding, the Inspector is a weakened version of Jinyiwei and Dongchang.
In other words, the inspection team.
Their task is to monitor the officials, secretly of course.
However, it only has the power of supervision, not law enforcement.
The official organization with law enforcement power is called the Flying Eagle Army.
There is only law enforcement power, but no supervisory power.
This is also a balancing strategy of the Zhou royal family.
Although there will be problems, in this world, overall it is not bad.
But what Wang Quan didn't expect was that the current inspector was actually from the Demon Sect.
Looking at the middle-aged man standing respectfully in front of him, Wang Quan raised his eyebrows and said, "So you have infiltrated the Zhou court?"
The supervisory envoy has great power, I think. It only has supervisory power but not law enforcement power. Moreover, to investigate an official matter, the emperor would send both the censor and the supervisory envoy at the same time.
One is in the light, the other is in the dark, and then the two sides are compared.
There is also the investigation department of Dali Temple of the Ministry of Punishment.
A three-pronged approach can ensure the authenticity of the investigation content as much as possible.
The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and didn't answer.
Duan Zhige, who was still standing with his back to the middle-aged man and his hands behind his back, looking at the Forbidden Pavilion through the window, had restored his peerless boss character, answered his question:
"Twenty years ago, I unified...the Holy Sect and allowed those who did not want to stay in the Holy Sect to leave on their own. The Holy Sect would not pursue them, nor would they pursue where they would go in the future. From now on
Everyone is different and has nothing to do with each other.
"Of course, everyone knows that this is just a scene, but some people tried to leave, but when I saw that I didn't pursue them, a lot more people left."
Of course, the Demon Sect will also add sand into it, but it is just to obtain information, and these are harmless things.
Ever since Duan Zhige unified the Demon Sect, the Demon Sect's strategy has changed.
They are now deeply cultivating local areas and operating in the northwest, and they rarely do U-turn business anymore.
The main reason is that Duan Zhige has no interest. His only interest is to find strong people to compete with each other and then improve himself.
It's a pity that I haven't found anything good for decades.
Those people are one step behind.
This is also one of the reasons why Wu Guren and others changed their minds and rebelled one by one.
With the common enemy gone, everyone will definitely be free to think about this and that.
As time goes by, my mentality will naturally change.
The middle-aged man didn't look like a spy. On the contrary, he looked more like a scholar.
He cupped his hands and carefully probed, "Your Majesty, I wonder why you came to Chang'an this time?"
"It's just a competition." Duan Zhige responded calmly, "What does the emperor think about this?"
"I have no opinion." The middle-aged man replied honestly, "I have already reported this matter to you, but His Majesty did not respond. Later, the matter gradually spread throughout the world, but Your Majesty still did not respond.
"Your Majesty just ordered people to send the three princes out of Chang'an. The supervisory envoy is only responsible for sending the King of Jin to each other. He is in Suzhou at the moment."
"Oh, interesting."
The contemporary emperor has thirteen sons and seventeen daughters.
But he only sent away three princes, but the most important prince was not sent away...
In addition to the three princes guarding the border, there are still seven princes and seventeen princesses in the capital at this moment.
"Boy, what do you think the emperor's purpose is?"
"It doesn't matter anyway. No matter what his purpose is, senior will stop him, right?"
Wang Quan had a faint smile on his face.
"Huh..." Duan Zhige was noncommittal.
Both of them chuckled and said nothing.
The supervisor could not sit still, but he could only stand aside and hesitate to speak.
He only had the strength of the Xiantian realm, and he did not dare to move at all in front of these two people.
After a while, Wang Quan asked a question, "Senior, if the impact between the two of them is too large and... may even hurt the people in the city, what should I do, senior?"
Duan Zhige's answer did not surprise Wang Quan.
"Natural competition selects the fittest to survive, and only the strong can survive. All living beings are like ants. If they die in the city, it is their fate and no one else can blame them."
"Really? I understand."
Wang Quan narrowed his eyes slightly and put aside his good impression of Duan Zhige.
He already understood the other party's position.
Needless to say, when the time comes, everyone becomes the enemy.
Wang Quan closed his eyes and calmly adjusted his breathing.
He has already arranged the things that need to be arranged in advance, and the rest is just waiting for the opportunity.
Ado.
While waiting silently, the sun sets, the full moon hangs high, and the sky is filled with stars.
The originally brightly lit palace was still brightly lit, but all the candles in the Tai Chi Hall were extinguished, leaving only the moonlight and starlight to shed a faint white light on the roof.
The Tai Chi Hall quickly became lively.
Experts from all walks of life arrived one after another.
There are people from Wu who Wang Quan knew, including Su Zicheng, Xuanjue and Li Yian.
There are other people Wang Quan doesn't know.
However, according to perception, almost all of this group of people have blended into the space between heaven and earth.
The worst he can do is be a Xiantian realm master.
There are only a hundred famous innate masters in the world, but now there are forty or fifty gathered here, almost half of the innate masters in the world are here.
There are naturally many Taoist natural realms, and the minimum number is estimated to be more than twenty.
Wang Quan even saw grassland people with oil paint on their faces, braids and big cloaks, and Nanzhao people wearing silver jewelry.
Luo Xiao's group of Su Xin Sheng Zhai people did not arrive, but many people also came from the other three holy places.
However, they stood clearly separated, and Li Yian and Xuanjue didn't pass either.
The imperial army did not move, but there was also a white-faced eunuch and a general wearing heavy armor standing together.
Presumably the emperor also acquiesced in this behavior.
Those who are not strong enough will naturally be blocked from the imperial city.
Everyone stood in twos and threes, and those who knew each other smiled and said hello and communicated in low voices.
Those who didn't like each other or had grudges didn't even say a few words to each other, but looked at each other coldly.
I guess I might find a place to do it later.
But the two real owners haven't arrived yet.
Wang Quan chuckled, "It's quite impressive."
Duan Zhige did not look back and said calmly: "The two of them have already arrived, but they are accumulating 'momentum'."
Wang Quan was noncommittal.
He has no interest in those who don't understand.
In his understanding, whoever is strong is strong, regardless of state, momentum, etc... It's just that he's not strong enough, so that's just an excuse.
After waiting for a while, Wang Quan felt Ajiu's breath.
Right above my head, I should have reached the roof of this building.
Wang Quan didn't move, and neither did Ajiu.
But he was relieved.
So he glanced at Duan Zhige, walked up to him, and then looked towards the top of the Forbidden Pavilion.
The full moon is rising high. After waiting for an unknown amount of time, today's two temporary protagonists have finally arrived.
Everyone's eyes dimmed as a figure in black appeared on the left side of the Forbidden City.
This man has a stern face, a cinnabar mole between his eyebrows, and a sharp blade in his hand that has not yet been unsheathed, but he himself is like a sharp blade piercing the sky, making people's eyes ache when they look directly at him.
Third on the Heavenly List, Sword Master Xiao Se.
This man learned swordplay when he was young and became famous for a while.
Until he met the "Savage King" Lu Santu.
They are both talented newcomers and the pride of heaven, but Xiao Se was directly beaten by Lu Santu to the point of being autistic.
After that, Xiao Se left the Central Plains to travel to Fusang, fought against all the invincible opponents in Fusang, and mastered the "Five Kills Sword Technique" with his original creation. After returning to the Central Plains, he continued to make breakthroughs until he became the second in the Heavenly Ranking.
He relies on more than just talent.
He is practicing his sword when others are practicing, he is practicing his sword when others are resting, and he is still practicing his sword when others are eating and sleeping.
God rewards hard work, nothing more than this.
Afterwards, accompanied by a burst of melodious erhu sounds, Xu Wuming, the second best swordsman in the Heavenly Ranking, also appeared.
I saw that his white clothes were as white as the snow, and his old face was full of stories. His black hair was draped around the sky and stretched to his shoulders, showing his natural and unrestrained appearance. The gray goatee under his chin was the trace of time.
From an image perspective, Xiao Se should be a complete winner.
But a martial arts contest is not a handsome contest after all.
On the top of the Forbidden City, two people stood facing each other, one on the left and the other on the right.
"Well, everyone in the world talks about fame, fortune and wealth. When you and I are like this, fame and fortune are gone. I said I gave up, but in the end I still didn't give up."
Xiao Se said coldly: "Everyone has his own path. You have found the path, and I have found the path. Today's battle is just to walk on that path, nothing more."
"That's right." Xu Wuming threw away the erhu, leaving only the bow, "Then... come on."
The atmosphere suddenly became solemn!
A shocking battle between two peerless swordsmen! It’s about to begin!
"..." Wang Quan, who took everything in his eyes, had no expression on his face.
He seemed to have heard Xu Wuming's words somewhere.