Hearing what Bian Yingxiong said, Ye Li nodded. Anyway, he would leave everything to Bian Yingxiong's arrangements.
After arriving in Tang State, he would intentionally or unintentionally inquire about some information about Tang State. After all, he would live here for a while, so he had to know some common sense.
As far as he knew, the current emperor of the Tang Dynasty was named Li Tianyuan, the eldest prince was Li Ruhai, the second prince was Li Rushan, and the third prince who cared least about power was named Li Rulin.
Ye Li followed Bian Yingxiong all the way through the palace area. From time to time, teams of guards in neatly armored uniforms would patrol around them, and at regular intervals, Ye Li could also see a number of sentries.
In general, Ye Li felt that the defense of this palace area was far more strict than he had imagined. Not only was the defense stronger than the inner courtyard of the Imperial City, it even surpassed the palace of the Miracle Continent.
Generally speaking, the stronger and more powerful the defense of a core area of a power, the more it shows that the rights of the defended are highly concentrated.
In other words, the current emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Tianyuan, possesses enormous power and may even have the power of life and death over everyone.
Only leaders with more concentrated power and higher status can receive such strict protection. This is a symbol of power.
Inside the palace, Bian Yingxiong seemed a little nervous. The sharp eyes of the guards around him made him dare not make any big moves.
Along the way, he didn't say anything more to Ye Li, but simply told Ye Li to follow him closely and not to wander around.
Soon, the two came to a huge palace. The palace looked very magnificent with carved beams and painted rafters, golden bricks and jade tiles.
Next to the pillars outside the palace stood a row of guards. With just a quick glance, Ye Li could tell that these guards were all at the Void God stage.
Using spiritual warriors with the cultivation level of Virtual God Stage as guards on duty was something Ye Li had never seen before.
Before the two of them approached the stairs in front of the palace, they were stopped far away. Bian Yingxiong asked Ye Li to stand there and wait for him, while he took two steps forward and showed him the imperial edict.
The guards outside the palace checked the edict and after confirming that there was no problem, they let Bian Yingxiong enter the palace. Ye Li stood not far from the palace steps waiting for Bian Yingxiong.
Standing outside the palace, Ye Li couldn't help but look around. In addition to the large palace in front of him, there were other slightly smaller palaces.
In terms of the overall layout, the entire palace area was built very neatly, with completely symmetrical structures. Ye Li could even see traces of formations in many places. It was obvious that there were mysterious formations hidden in this palace area that Ye Li could not see.
Once someone wants to attack here, in addition to facing powerful guards, they will also be attacked or besieged by formations, which is definitely an extremely difficult task.
The imperial palace area of the Tang Kingdom gave Ye Li a very grand and majestic feeling. Even when he stood here, he could feel a pressure coming from the surrounding environment, which made him unconsciously try to restrain himself and not dare to make any rash moves.
Bian Yingxiong stayed in the palace for about a quarter of an hour, then he walked out with an expressionless face and returned to Ye Li.
"Ye Li, I have already reported to the palace. They know I am here and will arrange a time for me to meet His Majesty.
We will go to the second prince's residence in the harem first and make you his retainer. Then he will go to see His Majesty and try to get you a chance to see him."
Bian Yingxiong whispered to Ye Li.
Ye Li nodded. He could only follow the other party's arrangements on these matters.
Afterwards, Ye Li followed Bian Yingxiong out of the imperial palace, passed through a small path, and headed towards the depths of the imperial palace area.
Their speed was not too fast. After all, there were many guards around them. If they walked too fast, they would inevitably be stared at with vigilance by the guards, which was really very uncomfortable.
The inner city was much larger than Ye Li had imagined. It took them almost a quarter of an hour to reach the harem area.
Bian Yingxiong led Ye Li to a large courtyard with ease. This was the residence of the second prince Li Rushan.
The guards at the door stopped the two men as usual, and Bian Yingxiong immediately took out a gray token and showed it to the guards.
After seeing the token, the guards stopped stopping the two men and made way for them.
"Let's go, Ye Li. The Second Prince must be in the courtyard right now. Let's go see him first."
After greeting Ye Li, Bian Yingxiong strode into the courtyard.
This courtyard looks a little more normal, not much different from the courtyards of ordinary families.
There are many houses in the yard, as well as pavilions, terraces, bamboos, trees, flowers and plants, which makes it look very elegant.
They arrived in front of a group of houses where servants were standing as guards. Bian Yingxiong stepped forward, showed his token, and explained his purpose. The servant then asked the two men to wait for a moment and went into the house to pass the message.
Bian Yingxiong stepped aside to Ye Li and whispered, "Ye Li, when you meet the Second Prince later, don't call him anything random. You must call him His Highness or Second Prince's Highness."
After all, Ye Li had spent a lot of time in the palace of Miracle Continent, and he knew that people in these places had to follow the rules of pomp and circumstance as well as court etiquette, so he nodded and said, "Okay, Uncle Bian, don't worry, I understand."
Not long after Bian Yingxiong finished speaking, the servant came out and said to the two men, "My lords, His Highness invites you."
After saying this, the servant led the way and took the two of them to a house not far to the left.
"Ye Li, that's His Highness' study."
Bian Yingxiong obviously knew the way, so he whispered to Ye Li.
The two walked into the house in front, and a scent of ink immediately hit them in the face, causing Ye Li to sniff twice unconsciously.
Following the direction of the scent of ink, Ye Li looked over and saw a man in his forties with an imposing appearance standing in front of a desk, wielding a brush and ink, seemingly drawing something.
Hearing the sound of two people coming in, he did not look up, but continued to look focused, writing on the papers on the desk.
Bian Yingxiong did not rush forward to salute, but pulled Ye Li and stood not far from the door waiting.
Ye Li looked at the man opposite with some curiosity. It was obvious that this man was Li Rushan.
Judging from his appearance, this man really deserves the word "like a mountain" in his name. His whole aura is indeed as steady and majestic as a mountain.