(The next chapter starts at around four in the morning.)
Compared to the imperial palace of Great Peace City, which was like the imperial palace of Nine Heavens, the palace of Beimang was like a child playing house. It could not withstand a few trips by agile eunuchs. The Great Eunuch Sun Dingsheng would feel some regret every time he looked down at the palace from a higher position. His status was about the same as Han Diaosi's, but the palace of Beimang did not favor eunuchs. There were only about three thousand eunuchs in the palace, which was less than the imperial palace of South Korea. This made Sun Dingsheng very annoyed. When the Empress arrived, she changed the itinerary and canceled the imperial inspection to South Korea. This made Sun Dingsheng, who had finally left the palace, angry. However, when he secretly waited at the palace gate today and saw the old scholar and the man with the sword, he could not help but gasp when he guessed their identities. Then, he felt a great honor. His smile became more respectful and sincere. He did not dare to say a word and silently led the two into the palace. Unexpectedly, it was the guest who took the initiative to speak warmly. "Supervisor Sun, how are you?"
Sun Dingsheng was flattered. He had only met the old man once more than ten years ago. At that time, he was just a newly appointed eunuch. Besides, the eunuchs of Beimang had no power to speak of. He did not dare to hope that the old man would remember his face, let alone his surname. Sun Dingsheng, who had been walking carefully in front but could only keep a distance of half a step, quickly bowed even more. He laughed softly and said, "In reply to the Imperial Peace Decree, I am fine. My life belongs to Her Majesty. I dare not fall ill. The Imperial Peace Decree's complexion is good. This is Beimang's fortune. "
The old scholar laughed and said, "Supervisor Sun, thank you for your auspicious words."
Sun Dingsheng bowed and led the way. He smiled and said, "I wouldn't dare."
The old scholar did not go overboard and did not exchange pleasantries. He put his hands in his sleeves and squinted at the somewhat unfamiliar palace. They walked up the steps, passed the vermillion gate, and went down the steps. It was the jade square outside the main hall. The ups and downs of life were so similar. The old scholar looked back at his junior who was five steps away and said somewhat guiltily, "I caused you to not be able to compete with Đồng Thái."
The middle-aged swordsman shook his head and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Sir, you have nine questions. I can only ask, ask. "
"Ask for the Sword Dao?"
"Ask."
"Subtracting one word, the difference is ten thousand miles. Đồng Thái underestimated you. "
The middle-aged man with a sword on his back was famous in the Beimang Royal Court. His nickname, Sword Aura Nearer, was truly worthy of his name. Li Mixi was a powerful official who was highly regarded by the Empress. He was the bloody executioner who controlled almost all the dark forces in the dynasty. In the past ten years, he had been assassinated by the Sword Residence Master many times. Some of the nobles in the imperial tent joked that Zhu Yi was able to improve over the years because Sword Aura Nearer was good at finding flaws. Sword Aura Nearer was a very boring man. His appearance was boring, and his personality was boring. His ordinary name had long been replaced by his nickname. Other than practicing the sword, he had no other interests. He was not interested in women, power, or eloquence. He was only interested in Sword Aura. However, Li Mixi had a very high opinion of this archenemy who did not change despite repeated admonishments. Even the Empress was furious with him. Sword Aura Nearer only showed 60 to 70 percent of his strength because he only allowed himself to be defeated. He did not have any interest in killing others. When Li Chungang was young, he once said that Beimang did not have a sword. After Đồng Thái became a swordsman, he also said that Beimang did not have a sword. Beimang originally thought that the Sword Residence Master would intercept the Peach Blossom Sword Deity. Even if he did not defeat Đồng Thái, he would at least make him take back his words. However, Sword Aura Nearer was very disappointing. He did not show himself. It seemed that in his eyes, escorting the old scholar to the north was more important than anything else.
Sun Dingsheng slightly quickened his pace.
There were nine levels of suet jade stairs in front of the main hall of the Beimang Palace. A woman with a cold face stood high on the stairs.
She was dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe.
The old scholar laughed and said, "We're almost there."
He was about to meet the Empress, the most famous woman in the world. However, the old man still had the mood to leisurely turn his head and ask, "Huang Qing, after today, you should go to the Liyang Dynasty. You can't let Beimang know that Đồng Thái is Li Chungang, but Liyang does not know that Huang Qing also has a sword."
Sword Aura Nearer nodded and stopped almost at the same time as the Head Eunuch Sun Dingsheng.
The old man continued to walk forward. He did not kneel to the Empress. The Empress, who was known for her great talent and bold vision, did not condemn him. However, she did not walk down the stairs, not even one step.
The old scholar raised his head and looked at her.
The Empress's face was old, but her eyes and eyebrows were faintly discernible. She was indeed a beautiful woman when she was young. She stood alone on the stairs and looked coldly at the Taiping Magistrate who had left Beimang in a fit of anger. After a long silence, she finally smiled and said, "According to your request, the palace has done everything. Shall we begin?"
The old scholar did not stand on ceremony. He walked up the first step, took down the book box, and waved his hand.
Nearly two hundred palace maids and eunuchs holding satin scrolls entered one after another. They bent their knees and placed the satin scrolls on the left and right sides of the square. They walked backward with their heads bowed, each holding a long scroll. Without exception, they all stood back to back in the center of the square.
The Empress suddenly squinted and looked at the square.
Hundreds of satin scrolls formed a huge painting.
It was the territory of the two dynasties of Beimang and Liyang. It was so detailed that it included every military town, every river, and every vein.
The world was under her feet.
Therefore, the Empress subconsciously took the first step and walked to the eighth step. Standing high, she could see further. However, her ambition had been more than just looking since the first day she entered the palace.
The two dynasties were beautiful.
It was a magnificent sight.
The outline of the Beimang dynasty was written in white on a black background. The territory of the Liyang dynasty was written in black on a white background.
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