Because of this turmoil, it was a bit late when we arrived at the capital.
However, on this day, there were quite a lot of high-ranking officials and nobles who greeted us at the gate of the royal capital. It's full of ostentation, but it's a pity that the protagonists are not me and Bai Huang. As soon as we got off the carriage, the two of us were left alone, and the large group of people "hula" all surrounded Wumi, politely saying with a false smile:
"Hey, everyone is looking forward to the stars and the moon, but you are looking forward to it. Tell me, it's Chinese New Year, and suddenly you can't be found. His Majesty the King is anxious, and we are too anxious..."
"I heard that you went to Tianyue Mountain? My lord really cares about the common people in the world, but this is also a good time, isn't it? The New Year is approaching, and everyone is busy. You left without saying a word, Wang What a mess there is going to be!"
"My lord, I heard that Tianyue Mountain is quite chaotic. You haven't encountered any danger, have you?"
"Hurry up, welcome your lord back to the Prime Minister's Mansion!"
Umi raised her hand with a smile, pressed it down, and said:
"Don't be in a hurry, everyone. I'm all standing here, of course nothing happened. This time I went to Tianyue Mountain, I did encounter a little trouble, but thanks to the timely arrival of the Baiyiwei people, everything has been settled. This one is the city lord who came to celebrate the new year, this one is Baihuang, and this one is Lide. Because of the heavy snow before, the dragon cart flew in the wrong direction, and also arrived at Tianyue Mountain. I happened to meet me and came together. Yes. Everyone here, do you know the way, take the two of them to live first? Thank you."
Among the people present, a thin old man raised his hand, coughed twice, and said:
"The old man is responsible for picking up the city lord. His Majesty specially opened the Xuanqing Palace this year as a place for the city lords to stay. The two of you came in time, just in time for today's dinner..."
At this moment, Baihuang stepped forward and shouted coldly:
"Don't worry! I want to ask all the adults in the court. Today, the 300,000 disaster victims in Tianyue Mountain are homeless. Do you know about this?"
The atmosphere became extremely awkward for a while.
The thin old man originally planned to come over to lead the way, but he also stopped when he heard this. Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, everyone in the big red robe and the golden scale armor showed a strange look, someone coughed a few times and said:
"Tianyue Mountain? Disaster victims? Where does this start?"
Immediately there were choruses everywhere:
"Yes, yes. Miss, it is His Majesty's intention to build a palace in Tianyue Mountain. What do you mean... because of this move, 300,000 people will be homeless?"
"Exaggeration! Slander! Ever since the founding of the Kingdom of Heaven, I have a vast territory and rich resources. Now, Your Majesty is wise, saving resources and opening up the flow, so that everyone in the whole country has enough food and clothing and a prosperous life. There may be no disaster victims!"
"Little girl, could it be that you Yunhai have earned too much in the past few years, and everyone you see looks like a disaster victim? Haha."
"You don't even have hair, so you come to discuss some state affairs. This is the capital of the king. Your father is here, so you don't dare to talk like that!"
Bai Huang frowned and said coldly:
"Hmph. I think you adults should stop using His Majesty the King as a shield. I didn't mean to target His Majesty. What I mean is that you can go to Tianyue Mountain to see how many people eat a lot, how many people Sleeping in the snow wearing single clothes, how many people still ushered in death in their sleep without knowing it. I see that all the adults are looking good, and they are also well dressed. They don’t feel that the weather is cold recently. I hope you all You can sleep well at night, don't hear the sound of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night."
After the words fell, Bai Huang smiled and said:
"As for my father, he taught me since I was a child. Let me tell the truth, do the right thing, and don't go against my conscience. He said that our sea of clouds is not very big, and we don't have much money, but it can still withstand my toss. As long as I do it That's right, he will tell me the truth. I'll leave the words here today, no one else cares, and I, Bai Huang, will ask. Is it His Majesty who wants to watch his people die, or is someone using His Majesty's reputation, Doing these dirty things behind your back."
When the atmosphere cooled down, Umi smoothed things over and said:
"I said, if you don't take the two city lords to Xuanqing Palace, you won't be able to catch up with today's dinner. I heard that today's dinner is prepared by the chef in the palace. I'm sure it will give you a different feeling."
It's a brand new version we've never tried before, is it
I was not interested in the dinner party at first, and I suddenly became interested.
Taking advantage of the situation, the thin old man came up, took the luggage dragged by Alaya without any explanation, and said very enthusiastically:
"Come, come, come, I will take you there. You two are noble people, don't get angry, it's not worth it if you get angry and hurt your body. Let us servants do the following things. Come on, Slow down, there is a step here. What did you just say? Yes, the craftsmanship in the palace is incomparable from the outside. With your identities here, you must have eaten all kinds of food, but only the ones in the palace But it’s different, it’s important.”
After I, Baihuang, Heji and Alaya said goodbye to Umi, we followed the old man. Umi went to the other direction surrounded by a group of civil servants and generals. They were separated for a long time, and Bai Huang said belatedly:
"Speaking of which, what kind of official is Umi, why is he mobilizing so many people?"
The thin old man said in surprise:
"You don't know? Master Wumi is the noble minister in white who is under one person and above ten thousand people in the capital."
Bai Huang was taken aback, turned to me and asked:
"Didn't he say he was a petty official?!"
I shrugged:
"Men are big pigs. You can't believe what you say, you understand."
Bai Huang was still amazed, and elbowed me, and asked:
"You saw it early?"
I said helplessly:
"Elder Sister, the guards are all called White Guards. I still can't figure it out? Besides, if you think about it carefully, no one in the civil and military courts wears white robes, no matter how big or small they are."
Bai Huang slapped his thigh:
"Damn. I knew it would be close to going up for more condoms, but that's a gentleman in white."
After walking for a while, he began to mutter again:
"But the ghost knows that he is a gentleman in white clothes. He looks really ordinary, let alone an official air, and has no aura at all. He really doesn't look like a high-ranking official in the capital. To be honest, I Those advisers around my brother are more reliable than he looks. I don't know if it's because people don't look good, or this year's white clothes have become cabbages."
The thin old man pretended not to hear our conversation, and walked ahead on his own. I also smiled, looking at the surrounding scenery with some curiosity. I have been in this world for so long, and this is the first time I have seen the bustling scene of the royal capital. It's not that I don't want to come, but because of my status, it's really not suitable for me to come to the capital without special circumstances.
This time I finally had the opportunity to come out and take a look, so naturally I couldn't miss this opportunity.