Chapter 671 Know It All

Chapter 671 Know It All

Chapter 671 Know It All
night.

The cotton curtain at the door moved, and a cold wind blew in with a faint fragrance.

Long Yao poked his head out.

"Elder, get up. There is a big court meeting today. If you miss it, you will be punished with a stick."

"what time is it?"

"Yin half."

"call!"

Liang Qu lifted the quilt, turned over and sat up, took a long breath, and was stunned by the silence.

Last night was New Year's Eve and everyone was having fun until midnight. I wasn't too sleepy, I just took a short nap and felt lazy all over. I really didn't want to go out in the cold wind.

Look out the window.

It was still dark outside.

Why hold the court meeting so early?

The court session starts at 5 a.m.

Officials had to wait outside the Meridian Gate during the Yin hour, which was between 3 and 5 in the morning.

Getting up earlier than the chicken.

Fortunately, everyone has more or less some level of cultivation, and I only have to reach the critical point a few times. If I had to do this every day without rest, it would be very torturous.

Yawn.

Long Yao and Long Li prepared all the corresponding clothes, from the belt to the accessories, square seals, folded them and placed them beside the bed, with the toes of the boots facing outwards side by side and leaning against the ground.

Fasten your belt.

The yard was quiet.

Even Taotaokai didn't get up for morning exercise. He curled up in a small blanket and fell asleep. There was half a large fish bone in his paws. It looked like he fell asleep because he was tired from chewing it last night.

"A life of toil."

"Elder, the hot water is ready."

"coming!"

Long Li boiled some hot water and wrung out the towel.

Apply to face.

The warm steam makes people feel refreshed.

"Comfortable!"

There was a slight sound coming from the side room.

After a while, the wooden door opened.

Long Eying walked into the hall.

Liang Qu put down the towel: "Did I disturb you?"

"No, I just calculated the time and knew that the elders should go to court, so I got up to take a look to make sure nothing went wrong."

"how?"

Long Eying looked him up and down and nodded slightly.

"good."

After waiting for a long time, there was no other words.

"Fine……"

Long Eying's eyes showed thoughtfulness.

……

Icicles hung on the treetops, and the frost and snow on the ground crackled.

The surging waves on the river broke the thin ice, and the half-dry and half-wet flower paper sank and disappeared.

Jishuitan is connected to Taiye Lake inside the imperial palace by a wall. It is spring all year round inside the imperial palace, so it is not easy for Jishuitan to freeze even in cold weather. However, it is too far away so there are occasional exceptions.

puff!
Liang Qu hooked the stirrup, bent down, picked up a round stone, and threw it sideways. The whole stone rushed to the surface of the pond, and countless ripples formed a line until they disappeared into the mist.

"Lord Liang is really in a leisurely mood. He has the mind to play a trick on his way to court."

"Ahem." Liang Qu sat up straight and turned back awkwardly, "Uncle Xu?"

Xu Wenzhu lifted the curtain and asked: "Why don't you prepare a carriage?"

"It's too much trouble." Liang Qu rode his horse to the side of the carriage and walked with it. "We have only been in the capital for a few days. Besides, I am only a fifth-rank official. It is not my turn to attend court normally. I will have to waste all my time later."

"How is it, are you nervous?"

"Nervous? Why should I be nervous?" Liang Qu turned his head. "I've attended the noon court before. I think it's no different from the morning court. I just need to stand still..."

"Play dumb!"

Xu Wenzhu sneered.

Liang Qu's heart skipped a beat: "I wonder what Uncle Xu is asking?"

"I want to ask you, are you nervous about the duel with the Beiting delegation?"

Liang Qu's mouth was dry: "What kind of competition?"

"Keep pretending!"

Liang Qu knew he couldn't keep it a secret any longer, so he looked around and asked quietly, "Uncle Xu, how did you know?"

"Oh, I didn't know at first. Meng Qiang did a good job of hiding the truth, and the source of the news was quite coincidental. But you went to the training ground of the Yulin Army for no reason and fought with Zhang Shaofan, Hua Qingdu, and Li Bingzhong in broad daylight.

The four great martial artists slashed out with their swords for more than ten feet, leaving arrow marks that lasted for a long time, and the noise could be seen from miles around.

Liang Qu hesitated: "This way the news won't leak out..."

Everyone just competes and then spreads the news?

There are at least thousands of martial arts masters in the capital, and they don't fight or spar with each other on a daily basis?
"Others certainly wouldn't do that. There are hundreds of great martial arts competitions a year, which is not a small number. But you underestimate your own abilities, and how many people care about you, and who does what.

You are not the kind of person who likes to stir up trouble, and neither is Meng Qiang. He is a very smooth-talking guy. Among the more than ten captains in the entire Yulin Army, he is the most successful one.

"Who would believe that an honest man suddenly started a rebellion without any hidden agenda? After careful questioning, he was found to have arranged all the ceremonial guards in the Tianchen Palace for today's grand court meeting. How could he have kept it a secret? People who didn't know would have thought you were planning a palace coup!"

"Cough, cough, cough." Liang Qu coughed violently and looked back, "Uncle Xu, how many people know about this now?"

"Not many." Xu Wenzhu said calmly, "Duke, minister or above, plus some with connections."

Dry!
Don’t you know all this?

"What did your Majesty say?"

Liang Qu was very worried.

In the final analysis, the purpose is to provide an emotional value to the Holy Emperor.

Bei Ting jumped up unexpectedly, and Tian Yuwei ate it unexpectedly. Surprise and ordinary happiness have different emotional levels.

He went into the tiger hunting ground with smoke screens and got all kinds of rewards. After all, it was because the Holy Emperor cared about his achievements in civil and military affairs, and provided a lot of emotional value. If it was a third-rate emperor who didn't care, the same would not be true.

"His Majesty said that if you win nine out of nine, he will just pretend he doesn't know."

Ok!

Xu Wenzhu changed the subject: "But if you lose a game, not only will you not get any reward, but you will also be punished!"

hiss~
The corner of Liang Qu's mouth twitched.

The arrow has been put on the string and has to be shot. We can only hope that the other eight companions will be strong enough...

In front of the Meridian Gate.

Civil and military officials lined up on both sides, and many of them cast glances at him with mysterious expressions.

It's like watching a good show.

Liang Qu: “…”

Look up at the building.

Hua Qingdu and Li Bingzhong both stood on the city wall, wearing tiger armor and holding long spears.

They all smiled bitterly when they looked at each other.

for a long time.

A large number of officials rushed to join the team and stood respectfully, including envoys from local prefectures and delegations from small countries.

In the mist, there is a small hill moving across, like a collapsing mountain, extremely oppressive.

The Kucha envoy in the front row was trembling with fear. As he took a step, his ankles went weak and he fell to the ground, looking extremely miserable.

Harukhan grinned at the other person, looking even more ferocious.

There were low noises in front of the door.

After Beiting came to the imperial capital, he rarely left the Honglu Temple. Many people had no idea that such a huge statue was accompanying the delegation, including many envoys from other countries.

"It's about ten feet, right?"

"More than ten feet."

On top of the city tower.

Hua Qingdu and Li Bingzhong looked at each other with serious eyes. What an exaggerated fat man!
"Looks familiar."

Liang Qu looked at Harukhan with a frown. He was sure that he had never seen such a tall man in real life.

half an hour.

Thoughts flow like lightning.

hiss!
Naiman Khan!

He looks a bit strange in the clothes he is wearing. Could he be a descendant of Naiman Khan?
Liang Qu pondered secretly.

"Could it be that the 19-year-old great martial artist of Beiting is him? If so, he really should not be underestimated..."

Boom boom boom!
The hinges turned and the four doors opened wide.

All officials' discussions suddenly ceased.

Liang Qu stopped thinking, mixed into the team, and came to the open square.

Snapped!
The whip cracked.

The officials of the Honglu Temple blew their whips and called out the names of the soldiers. Everyone whose name was called took half a step sideways and rearranged the ranks.

Only those whose names are called are qualified to enter the Tianchen Hall. The higher-ranking officials sit in front, the lower-ranking officials sit in the back, and the civil and military officials are separated, with a hierarchy of rank. Those whose names are not called can only stand in the square as a backdrop.

Liangqu's official title was low, but as a sign of Dashun's good fortune, he was honored to be among them.

Tianchen Palace.

The ground was still bright and shiny, as bright as a large brass mirror.

Above the main hall, below the jade steps.

The Tianyu Guards spread their wings, armed with sharp weapons and looking very majestic.

The prime minister led the secretary to step forward first and recite the New Year's greetings. Afterwards, officials and envoys from other prefectures and cities presented their congratulatory messages one by one. The Holy Emperor randomly selected one of them and ordered the officials of the Honglu Temple to read it out.

Listen to it.

It is all parallel prose, and one sentence can contain ten rare characters, three allusions, and two major world events. It is not for ordinary people to listen to at all.

However, due to the supervision of the Censor, Liang Qu could not look around randomly. He just lowered his head and stared at the shoe surface, in a daze.

Whenever someone looked at him, he would look serious and pretend to listen attentively.

The censor glanced over and nodded secretly.

Etiquette is to man as water is to fish.

As the daylight rises, the shadows twist to the back of the pillars.

The envoys from all the prefectures and cities in Dashun paid their respects in turn before it was the turn of the envoys from various countries. In terms of national strength, Beiting ranked first!
"Here comes the 'Congratulations'!"

Liang Qu was cheered up.

The Beiting envoy walked into the hall with a congratulatory letter in hand and felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere.

(End of this chapter)