Yan Dongwu was about to thank them respectfully, but Zhao Zhi grabbed his arm. "We're all family. Just be polite in front of outsiders."
Zhao Zhuan felt wronged. "Father, mother, I finally found a good daughter-in-law who speaks for me. Don't teach her bad things! When the time comes, I'll nag at you every day! "
The Zhao Family's son smiled but didn't say anything. Empress Zhao Zhi raised her hand and pretended to hit him. "Don't take it for granted."
The First Prince Zhao Wu gloated. "Fourth brother, you're so miserable. I won't have a chance to drink with you in the future. Go find your sixth brother."
The Sixth Prince Zhao Chun waved his hand in panic. "No, no, no. I get drunk just by smelling the wine."
The Emperor laughed heartily and looked around. Then he said to all the princes in a deep voice, "This time, you're all appointed as kings. You're to be stationed in different places and assist the imperial family. You're not allowed to slack off at all!"
Except for Zhao Zhuan, all the princes bowed and accepted the order meticulously.
The two imperial concubines and Jie Yu looked at the Crown Prince at almost the same time. For so many years in the Imperial Palace, he had been amiable to everyone. Even to them, he was respectful. Even their trusted palace maids felt close to him. Originally, everyone had thought that he was a dissolute and famous scholar who planned to die of old age in a vassal state. They all looked over at the same time. The Fourth Prince Zhao Zhuan looked over with clear eyes and lightly nodded his chin. He still did not have the slightest impetuous attitude of someone who had achieved success. This made some of the three imperial concubines unwilling to admit defeat and a little rascally. Against such an opponent that they couldn't hate, they really couldn't vent their anger on their own son for not living up to expectations.
During today's court assembly, probably because he was proud of his nearly twenty years of political and military achievements, the Liyang Emperor was kind enough to grant those Palace Pavilions, Great Scholars, and Shangzhu State civil officials the privilege of not overstepping their bounds. Several Great Generals, who held the titles of nobility in the four towns and four campaigns, were allowed to carry swords to court. Among the military officers, Gu Jiantang was given the Nanhua Saber, which was rarely seen in public. Chen Zhibao was the most outstanding, he was given a stick of plum wine. The Crown Prince of Beiliang, Hsu Fengnian, was still wearing the simple and crude Beiliang saber at his waist. However, today was different from the past. The civil and military officials were not in a hurry to enter the palace. They had to wait for the Emperor, Empress, and Princes to arrive before they could enter. Nearly a thousand people waited patiently on the white jade plaza outside the palace and inside the city gates. Unlike the newly crowned princes, who still had three days to stay in Great An City, the five Imperial Family vassal kings would immediately leave the capital for their vassal lands after the court meeting.
If the Emperor of Liyang sat high on the dragon throne at this time, he would see a gathering of heroes. He indeed had a sense of heroism as if all the heroes in the world had entered his home.
The Prince of Jiaodong, Zhao Sui, took a dozen steps and came to Hsu Fengnian's side. They looked at the south gate together. Further south to the outer city, there were nearly eighteen miles of road. There were eighteen lofty gates erected.
Zhao Sui did not seem to be talking to others. He seemed to be lamenting to himself, "In the blink of an eye, thirty years have passed. The young people who drank and talked dirty with me in the past have all grown old."
Hsu Fengnian said calmly, "Xu Xiao said that he has always felt guilty towards you, Uncle Zhao."
Zhao Sui smiled and said, "What's there to feel guilty about? It's just that I owe you a few drinks. When you all have families and careers, in a few years, when the old men have all closed their eyes, there will be plenty of opportunities for us to drink together."
Hsu Fengnian nodded.
Zhao Sui turned his head and said, "If you have the chance to go to Liao Province, remember to find Zhao Yi. This kid has not admired those flying Jianghu aces for the past two years. He only admires you. He only has two words for you, and that is, he is convinced. "
Hsu Fengnian was confused.
Zhao Sui smiled and said, "It's the truth, not just lip service. A few years ago, I heard what you said to the Taoist Master Mansion in Longhu Mountain on the Great Snow Plateau. This kid talks nonsense in front of me every day, and now it has become his catchphrase. As long as someone mentions to him about paying back money, he will say that. Pay back my ass! "
Hsu Fengnian looked embarrassed.
Not far away, Zhao Yi, the Crown Prince of Jiaodong, also roughly guessed the content of the conversation. He smiled at Hsu Fengnian who looked at him.
Zhao Sui, the Prince of Jiaodong, looked to the south, "This time, the crown prince and the princes are appointed. We must guard against Cao Changqing of West Chu coming to the capital to start a fight. I just don't know if the Second in the World in the Martial Emperor City will guard one of the eighteen city gates."
Knowing that the old swordsman surnamed Sui who loved to eat swords went to the Martial Emperor City in the East Sea, Hsu Fengnian shook his head and said, "I don't think so."
Zhao Sui did not ask for the reason. He laughed softly and said, "But I heard that the Old Ancestor of the Wu Family, 'Su Of Gojoseon', will take eight hundred swords to guard one of the gates. The other gates are guarded by many experts. I don't know if they can stop the Confucian Saint Cao Guanzi."
There was an uproar.
Hsu Fengnian looked up in the direction of the sound.
He bit his lip, and an imperceptible thread of blood seeped out.
Almost a thousand flying swords rose from the ground at one of the city gates on the central axis.
A blue robe broke through the sword formation, and then jumped through the gate, ignoring the flying swords chasing after him.
Great Peace City was in an uproar.
Cao Zhangqing rushed over from within the city gates like a hot knife through butter.
There was also a young woman of unparalleled beauty who rode her sword through the eighteen gates.
A sword hovered above everyone's heads.
She stood on the famous sword that had entered the palace like this about twenty-three years ago.
The Great Liang Dragon Sparrow.
Princess Sui Zhu, who was bored out of her mind, was jumping on the steps of the Martial Hero Palace in the side hall of the Middle Harmony Hall. Her eyes widened, and her jaw almost dropped.
Wasn't that extremely beautiful woman the same shabby maidservant on Mount Wudang who treated that shabby vegetable garden as a treasure?
Her?
Did she know the sword immortal's ability to ride a sword thirty thousand li?
Cao Changqing flew to the city gates, and jumped onto the city tower. He stood beside the woman on the sword and said loudly, "Cao Changqing of West Chu is here to visit Great Peace City with Princess Jiang Yan!"
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