Wang Boying responded quickly, but unexpectedly, the opponent changed his move temporarily, turned his right hand lightly, and changed his grasp to a palm, a palm wind full of true energy suddenly swooped down, and hit the blade hard, with a terrifying and astonishing aura The energy penetrated into the body along with the blade, and half of Wang Boying's body was chilly, numb and painful. The long knife in his hand flew out of his hand and penetrated the vest of a guard not far away.
It was the first time he met such a face-to-face to let go of the weapon.
When she was terrified, Wang Boying suddenly saw the opponent's other hand grabbing towards her chest, and it was too late to avoid it, and she cried secretly: My life is over.
Nearby personal guards swarmed to rescue him, but they were all too late.
Wang Boying only felt his chest tighten, he was caught by the opponent, the strength penetrated into his body, and sealed several big points on his body, then the opponent's foot didn't touch the ground, his body bounced suddenly, and he turned back, Wang Boying only felt the world After spinning for a while, when he touched the ground again and stood upright, he was already beside Xue Wengong.
"Ms. You worked hard..."
After Xue Wengong clasped his fists to the person who made the shot, he smiled faintly at Wang Boying, "Deputy Commander Wang, to tell you something that chills your heart, none of the 150,000 frontier troops has ever obeyed your orders, even the few who left Brother Ying also went to the designated place according to the imperial court’s plan, instead of going to Jingnan City or Jingyun border according to Chongxuanhu’s arrangement.” Xue Wengong patted Wang Boying on the shoulder and said with a faint smile: “Brother Wang accompanied Chongxuanhu It's really unwise for that traitor to rebel. I know Brother Wang is depressed at the moment, why don't you watch a big show with me and have fun, how about it?"
Wang Boying's face was ashen, and he remained silent.
…
It was just dawn, and the first crowing of a rooster was vaguely heard outside the house.
Ye Qingxuan took a deep breath, put on his belt, tied the string of copper coins in the belt again, and stuck it tightly to his waist and abdomen.
Today's "Hero Banquet", Ye Qingxuan went with Xie Yuanlue as a book boy, but Xie Zi'an concealed his father, and accompanied Fang Yuanshan and others to enter the venue as people from the world.
On the night Ye Qingxuan was framed by Xue Wengong, because Ye Qingxuan acted well, Fang Zhenshan, who fought Ye Qingxuan a few times, was seen by Ning Antai, the captain of the Tiger Guard who was chasing him, and remembered it in his heart. In recognition of Fang Zhenshan's goodwill, the little-known Yuanshan Escort was also included in the invitation list.
In the "Hero Banquet", more than 500 powerful families, wealthy businessmen and Jianghu sects are invited. Each invited guest can bring four attendants and a group of five people to participate in the banquet.
And Fang Yuanshan's group went with Lu Qingzheng, Taoist Qingyan, He Qingzhu, and Xie Zi'an in makeup, and the rest of them hid in the secret place outside the mansion with Jiang Shuihan's Dajiang League members. Waiting for the opportunity to meet Ye Qingxuan and others.
Ye Qingxuan followed Xie Yuanlue into the venue, and he begged Huo Dong several times before he won it, because Huo Dong and the members of the Demon Elimination League were arranged by Xue Gongwang in the Xie Mansion. Let's protect Xie Yuanlue's family together. Originally, Ye Qingxuan was also assigned the same task, but after Ye Qingxuan's desperate request, Huo Dong agreed to let him accompany Xie Yuanlue to the meeting. And Xie Yuanlue was not particularly dissatisfied with the little book boy who was following him, although he subconsciously thought it was the court sent to monitor him.
"Where is Second Young Master?" Xie Yuan asked suddenly.
"My lord, the second young master was hungover with a few young masters yesterday, and was still sleeping soundly in the 'Linxian Building'... Can the master ask the younger one to wake up the second young master?" Ye Qingxuan replied with a bow.
"Oh... no—"
Xie Yuan hesitated for a moment, then took a fixed look at this impressive little bookboy, and asked, "I remember you, are you Zhang Xiaosheng who saved my son's life?"
"It's the villain..."
Xie Yuan slightly nodded, and said meaningfully: "You were lucky last time, I hope you will be just as lucky this time..."
After speaking, he stepped into the carriage, and Ye Qingxuan sat outside the carriage, on the other side of the driver.
"Go—let's go..."
Xie Yuanlue was the organizer of the banquet, so naturally he had to arrive at the venue very early to direct, and the actual start time of the banquet was at 7:00 pm.
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The General's Mansion is located on a small hill in the center of Jingnan City, with Qingshui Lake at the foot of the mountain. The General's Mansion is tall and majestic, surrounded by city walls, and the city river is deep and wide, just like a city within a city.
The "Hero Banquet" will be held at the "Nursing Qi Hall" in the backyard of the General's Mansion.
Although Xie's Mansion, where he has been living, is far away from the General's Mansion across the lake, this is the first time Ye Qingxuan has seen this "Great General's Mansion", which is destined to be famous all over the world.
Even though he had seen the magnificent buildings like the Forbidden City in his previous life, Ye Qingxuan was still shocked by the sight in front of him. It's just that the huge evil stone statues nearly ten meters high on both sides of the gate of the General's Mansion made Ye Qingxuan feel completely depressed.
In this world, although there are still grades, the boundaries between the various classes are not so feudal. The phenomenon of exceeding the rules and rituals of the feudal dynasties in the previous life is nothing at all here. Therefore, not only the various feudal officials, but even the slightly richer merchants are desperately building big houses to show their superior status.
Therefore, in front of Ye Qingxuan, the Great General's Mansion looked extraordinarily tall, almost as tall as the imperial palace.
The carriage slowly drove into the grand gate, and entered the square in front of the main hall through the round alley-shaped door opening.
There are military halls on both sides of the gate, and two battalions of troops are stationed, both of which are under the direct command of Chongxuanhu. After questioning as usual, the twelve cavalry guarded Xie Yuanlue's carriage and galloped towards the main hall.
The "Great General's Mansion" was built according to the mountain, but it did not get rid of the layout of "the front court and the back bedroom". The front is where Chongxuanhu handles government affairs and holds military meetings, and the back is the bedroom for himself and his wife and concubines.
Chongxuanhu has only one son, his first wife died early, and there are quite a few concubines left, occupying no less than thirty or so gardens.
The three main halls in the vestibule are majestic and majestic. The central Huwei Hall overlooks the entire Jingnan City from the hill, while the two side halls are located on the left and right sides behind the Huwei Hall. With this as the central axis, there are Xiangguo Hall and various government offices on both sides; The backyard is a variety of gardens and courtyards, which are basically similar to the layout of the imperial palace. They are all the residences of Chongxuanhu's concubines, and the one next to the main hall is Chongxuanhu's own bedroom. It is the residence of Chongxielin. The fact that the father and son live so close shows how much Chongxuanhu loves his son.
Ye Qingxuan watched along the way, and saw palaces, pavilions, pavilions, terraces, corridors, etc. in the garden, all of which are strictly controlled and solemn, which is incomparable to non-imperial palaces.
The architectural form of the inner court is more diverse than that of the outer court, and the layout is compact. Each group of buildings forms a courtyard surrounded by courtyard walls, and different sections are separated by tall palace walls. If there is no one to guide the way, it is not uncommon to get lost.
The place where Chongxuanhu hosted the banquet is the "Nursing Qi Hall" in the backyard, which is also the most magnificent wooden building in the backyard.
This is a square building, and the entire first floor is a place for servants and performers to rest. It is divided into various rooms, and all the dishes for the banquet are prepared below.
When guests arrive, they cannot enter the first floor. The front of the building is a series of wooden steps leading straight up to the second floor. Here is a wooden high platform with a very wide view. The high platform is directly opposite and on the left and right sides. It is a two-story pavilion. The hall, the first floor of the hall is still left empty, and it is made into a verandah-like style. When the banquet begins, there are musicians playing music on one side of the two sides, and the place where the maids serve food on the other side.
The hall on the front is one floor higher than the two sides, and there are ten rooms of different sizes, including bedrooms, rest rooms, shower rooms, toilets, etc., and the rooms are connected by corridors and ramps. There are colorful murals on the walls, the steps of the cloister are paved with dragon and phoenix pattern or geometric pattern core bricks, and the halls and long steps are paved with square bricks, which are magnificent and magnificent.
Xie Yuanlue's carriage was parked in the square under the steps of the main hall. Two civil servants each held something like an account book and waited for Xie Yuanlue there. A smile on his face.
"The next official pays homage to Lord Changshi..."
"Is everything ready for the banquet?"
One of the chubby and needless civil servants replied respectfully: "Master Chang Shi, everything should be prepared for the banquet, and all the troupes performing during the banquet are also in place on the first floor, and the cook has also started work. Kung Fu food has been cooked as early as yesterday, everything is ready, only... "
"Okay, okay... I believe you two, as long as there is no problem..."
Xie Yuanlue didn't want to waste time on these places, "Take me to the troupe, I want to make sure that there will be no mistakes in today's performance... Uh, everyone, Qiu, are you here?"
Ye Qingxuan didn't care about it at first, but when he heard this, his ears perked up and he listened carefully.
"Everyone Qiu has already arrived here. Their program is extremely important, and they are currently rehearsing downstairs. I dare not disturb you..."
"Go—take me to see..." Xie Yuanlue then turned his head and said to several guards including Ye Qingxuan: "You don't have to go, wait here..." He gave Ye Qingxuan a deep look, "Your boy Just follow me."
"Yes—" Ye Qingxuan hurriedly followed Xie Yuanlue.
Ye Qingxuan thought in his heart: "When you see Xue Gongwang, let's mention the matter of Shimen first, but let's not talk about arresting Chong Xielin for now, lest Shimen's plan will stall today after being rejected by Xue Gongwang. Check out the tone and see what the imperial court means for the Kunwu faction..."
As Xie Yuanlue went down from the side hall to the first floor, Ye Qingxuan found that the place was not as closed as imagined. The huge area was completely blocked from sunlight by the second floor, but the four sides were still bright and well ventilated. Court columns support the platform on the second floor.
"Xie Changshi, that's the direction of the kitchen. Qiu's troupe is arranged in the best-ventilated house in the south... Please come with me."