"Tian Feng, Tian Chou, Guoyuan, Dong Zhao, Xin Pi, Yang Fu, Lu Su, Han Ze, Zhuge Jin, Shi Tao, Meng Jian, and the others are here for an audience ~"
The rough voice of the soldiers echoed throughout the Chang 'an Palace.
At this time, several days had passed since Zuo Ci was killed. In the past few days, Ito Sei used the information left by Zuo Ci to find the Jindan Taoist Technique and the complete volume of the Dun Jia Heavenly Book. He also took the opportunity to deceive Yukichi Yedo, who only had the strength of Worldly Immortal, and used the Soul Control Technique to turn him into his puppet. He continued to show off in Jiangdong, which was still Yangzhou, and instigated those aristocratic families who had no loyalty at all to secretly stir up trouble, so that he could catch all of them in one fell swoop.
As for Zixu, who was hiding in Yi Province, and Nanhua, who was elusive, one of them had not even dealt with Yi Province, so it was not worth Sei Itō's time. The other was the strongest among the Immortals in the late Han Dynasty, and should have noticed Zuo Ci's death at this time. He would be vigilant and would be difficult to track down, so he temporarily let him go and planned to deal with him after dealing with some matters.
Therefore, after knowing that the subordinates who were sent to search for famous talents had returned, Sei Itō also returned to Chang 'an. However, when he received the list of talents and found that Zhou Yu and Guo Jia, who he wanted the most, were not on it, Sei Itō could not help but feel disappointed. But since things had come to this, Sei Itō did not take it to heart and began to treat this meeting seriously.
In a moment, a group of eleven men, with the youngest being around 20 years old and the oldest being around 30 years old, walked into the hall.
"This commoner Tian Feng (Tian Chou, Guoyuan, Dong Zhao … Meng Jian) greets Your Majesty." The eleven men bowed and knelt.
"Everyone, rise." Sei Itō raised his arm and said softly with a dignified voice.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Tian Feng and the others bowed again and stood up.
Sei Itō smiled. His gaze slowly swept over Tian Feng and the other eleven people. Although his gaze was very ordinary and not very bright, everyone who was swept by his gaze felt as if they had been seen through. It was as if they were standing naked in a snowy day, and they could not help but tighten their bodies.
"You are all geniuses." Sei Itō chuckled. Then, he turned his head and looked at the woman kneeling at the side — Cai Yan. He said softly, "Announce the decree."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Cai Yan bowed slightly. Then, she took out a roll of silk cloth from her bosom and stood up. He opened it in front of the eleven people. His voice was rhythmic, clear, and mellow, as if he was reciting poetry.
"… I've heard of a famous scholar in Hebei, Tian Feng. He's upright and plainspoken, and he's talented … I've specially made him …"
"…"
"… Zini Guoshi …"
"…"
"…"
"... Specially appointed as Commandant Si!"
He read for more than ten minutes. Only then did he finish announcing everyone's background and official positions.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Tian Feng and the others looked at each other. They did not expect His Majesty Da Hua to be so strange. He actually drew up official positions and titles before summoning them. Moreover, they were all important positions that governed a region or were in charge of important matters. Wasn't he afraid that they would not be able to do it? This surprised Tian Feng and the others. At the same time, they also felt deeply moved by His Majesty's trust in them. They accepted the imperial decree.
"Hahaha, very good. With your help, I believe that it won't take long to sweep through the universe and return the world to peace." Seeing that no one refused, Sei Itō could not help but laugh loudly.
Then, Sei Itō chatted with the few people for a while before letting them leave the hall.
After Tian Feng and the others left, Sei Itō suddenly asked softly into the void, "Did you find it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the void flashed slightly, and a black-clothed figure appeared. She wore a strange animal mask on her face, but one could roughly see that the figure of a woman appeared from the void and half-knelt in front of Sei Itō.
"Your Majesty, please punish me." The woman lowered her head and replied.
"… Go to Peace Mansion and get me a piece of Liu Xie's underwear." After a moment of silence, Sei Itō suddenly said.
"Yes." The woman replied. She instantly disappeared from the hall.
"Tsk, Zuo Ci, you really know how to choose people." Looking at the sunlight shining in front of the hall, Sei Itō narrowed his eyes and whispered to himself.
"Zhaoji, play a song for me." Then, Sei Itō turned his head to look at Cai Yan, who had sat down again after reading the imperial decree and was writing something on a new stack of paper.
"Your Majesty, I am now your personal historian. I hope Your Majesty will not make trouble." Cai Yan looked back at Sei Itō seriously and said.
The historian Cai Yan was talking about was naturally not the kind of historian who organized documents, but a special historian who was responsible for the emperor's daily life. Because Sei Itō was not used to having eunuchs by his side, after he ascended the throne, he directly sent away all of the eunuchs and gave all of the matters in the palace to the palace maids. Naturally, some of the positions needed to be handled by women.
It just so happened that Cai Yan knew how to read and was very interested in being a female official or a female doctor, so she recommended herself to Sei Itō, who seemed to have a good temper, to be a historian. She was hired by Sei Itō, who did not care about anything else.
However, because of this, Cai Yan, who was completely devoted to her career as an official, no longer played the zither for him. This made Sei Itō feel very regretful, so he would often find an opportunity to tease her.
After all, teasing Cai Yan occasionally was one of life's joys.
Sei Itō pursed his lips and said, "Then forget it. Without a butcher like you, We would have to eat a pig with hair."
Cai Yan felt ashamed and resentful. She angrily withdrew her gaze and ignored Sei Itō.
In the next moment, an ethereal female voice suddenly sounded in the hall.
"Xicheng."
"Qingxuan, I suddenly want to hear you play the flute. How about you play a song for me?" Sei Itō tenderly looked at the beautiful woman in azure who had appeared in front of him. Moreover, he did not use the imperial title of 'We', but the ordinary 'I'.
This woman was none other than the renowned talented woman of the Great Tang: Shi Qingxuan.
"Okay." Shi Qingxuan smiled, and then she walked to the side of the hall and sat down cross-legged. She took a flute from her bosom, put it to her mouth, and began to gently play it.
In a flash, an ethereal tune resounded through the hall, causing Cai Yan to fall into a daze as she fell into the artistic conception of the flute.
The flute passed through the roof and out of the hall, drifting with the spring breeze to even farther places.
However, no matter who it was, everyone who heard this song stopped in their tracks and listened with an intoxicated expression. They completely forgot where they were and what urgent matters they had to attend to.
Until several minutes later …
"What's the name of this song, Big Sister?" Cai Yan asked Shi Qingxuan, who was sitting cross-legged across from her.
Shi Qingxuan softly chuckled and said, "This song is played by my clothes. It doesn't have a name."
"Ah? This song was composed by Big Sister? "Cai Yan asked in surprise. She had truly never imagined that this woman, who seemed to be only a few years older than her, was a master of music who could create her own songs and play them as she pleased. Cai Yan, who had always regarded herself as a talented woman, was shocked and full of admiration. She wanted nothing more than to immediately grab hold of this big sister and explore music with her.
"Big Sister is truly formidable," Cai Yan praised.
Shi Qingxuan smiled faintly and accepted Cai Yan's praise.
"Qingxuan, let me introduce you. This is my scribe, Cai Yan, Cai Zhaoji." Sei Itō looked at Cai Yan, who was praising Shi Qingxuan, with great interest, and then suddenly introduced her to Shi Qingxuan.
After listening to Sei Itō's introduction, Shi Qingxuan immediately looked at Cai Yan in astonishment and said, "You are Cai Zhaoji?"
"Yes. Big Sister has heard of me? "Cai Yan asked in surprise.
"Daughter of the great scholar Cai Yong, of course I have heard of you." Shi Qingxuan rolled her eyes at Sei Itō and then smiled. Then she stood up from the praying mat and walked straight to Cai Yan's side, sitting down and chatting with Cai Yan in a low voice.
Not long after, intermittent laughter came from between the two of them, echoing softly in the hall.
"…" On the side, Sei Itō looked speechlessly at the two women who ignored him and chatted with each other. With a helpless sigh, he recalled the contents of the 《Hidden Armor Heavenly Book》 that he had obtained from Zuo Ci.
But at this time, with a low whistle, a black-clothed woman with a mask on her face appeared in the hall. — It was the woman who had been sent out to fetch something.
"Your Majesty." The woman took two steps forward and placed a set of clothes in her hand in front of Sei Itō.
Sei Itō glanced at the clothes on the ground with an indifferent expression. With a shake of his hand, a yellow talisman suddenly appeared in his hand and was thrown onto the clothes by Sei Itō.
In the next moment, the paper clothes shone slightly and burst into flames. Even Liu Xie's clothes were on fire. After more than a minute, the fire was extinguished, leaving behind a pile of useless black ash on the ground.
But at this time, Sei Itō suddenly reached out and grabbed the black ash on the ground, scattering it on a new piece of white paper. Then, he wiped it with water and mixed it with the paper. Then, with a flick of his hand, he folded the new paper into a paper crane and blew at it.
In an instant, the paper crane that should have been an inanimate object moved slightly and fluttered its wings from Sei Itō's hand.
"Follow it and you will be able to find Liu Xie's whereabouts." Sei Itō turned to the woman next to him and said.
"Go."
"Yes." The woman complied and followed the paper crane out of the hall.
Although the paper crane was small and not a real bird, its flying speed was so fast that it almost exceeded the limits of the eyes of ordinary people. Thus, in the blink of an eye, the paper crane and the woman disappeared from the hall.
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