Dragon's Origin

Chapter 481: Gentle Village (Part 2)

That various parties would rush to visit was something expected, so Wang Sheng didn't show himself, directly tasking Wang Guanshi with handling the reception.

Those representatives from the various lords' capitals didn't dare do anything excessive. Wang Sheng's title was equivalent to, or even higher than, their lords. They were just representatives; it was impossible for Wang Sheng to personally receive them every time, right? Besides, it was just a reply; as long as Wang Sheng had clearly instructed what to say, it was fine.

First was the matter of the Grandmaster performance again. Wang Guanshi, on behalf of Wang Sheng, replied that the performance would definitely happen, but the timing was uncertain. After all, everyone present at the time saw that dozens of Grandmasters had performed for more than two days straight without stopping, and they had to be carried off when they finished.

This was quite a drain, and they would need to wait for these Grandmasters to recover. Also, even after they recovered, these Grandmasters would still be responsible for teaching at the Royal Academy of Arts. If the various parties were willing to let the people they sent be idle, allowing the Grandmasters to exhaust themselves with performances, then Lord Changsheng wouldn't mind earning more gold coins.

This reason was reasonable, leaving all parties with nothing to say. They were willing to listen to the Grandmasters' performances, but they were even more willing to cultivate their own musical masters and Grandmasters. This was much better than being controlled by others forever, right?

So, this point was not a problem at all. Everyone only asked that they be notified in advance before the next performance, and preferably be able to discuss the matter of booking the entire venue.

The request to book the entire venue was directly rejected by Wang Guanshi, who told them to discuss a result among themselves first, whether they could accept other families booking the venue first, with their own family arranged later, and for a performance schedule that was uncertain.

This was almost the death knell for each family. Who would want other families to cultivate a large number of experts first, while their own family had to wait slowly? This question almost didn't need to be discussed, and even if they did discuss it, they wouldn't be able to come to any conclusion.

Wang Sheng and Mei'er had already anticipated this, so they easily resolved this unrealistic request.

Immediately afterward, Wang Sheng had Wang Guanshi remind the representatives of each party that even if there were no problems on Wang Sheng's side regarding another performance, wouldn't the various parties need to inform the Emperor that they had dispatched a large number of experts to the capital? They needed to know that when many experts were advancing and breaking through inside the Royal Grand Theater, the Imperial Guards were guarding outside.

If there was any small interference during the advancement process, such as destroying a few formations or killing a few experts who couldn't help themselves, it would probably cause a series of chain reactions.

The representatives of each party had experienced the kind of uncontrolled self-cultivation, and they knew that what Wang Guanshi said was not false. If they couldn't reach suitable terms with the Imperial Family, then even if the concert was effective, it would benefit the Imperial Family, and not the various parties.

This was another death knell for the various lords. They needed to know that the only venue that could host performances now was the Royal Grand Theater, and everyone really couldn't do without the Imperial Family. Even if each family built a suitable grand theater themselves, where could they find so many Grandmaster musicians?

Since they couldn't avoid it, they had to negotiate. Anyway, the various lords had always had the upper hand in their negotiations with the Imperial Family, especially this time when everyone would definitely unite to put pressure on the Imperial Family, so they wouldn't let the Imperial Family take advantage.

The Emperor and Wang Sheng now had an unspoken understanding. The representatives of each party negotiated with the Emperor very formally. As soon as they made a request, the Emperor shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands: "The Imperial Family cannot guarantee the safety of everyone."

The reason was simple. The number of expert guards in the Imperial Family was not very large to begin with, otherwise they wouldn't be so isolated in a corner of the capital. These expert guards couldn't even adequately protect the Imperial Family themselves, so how could they comprehensively protect the people of the various lords?

However, the Emperor said that there was no problem with the Imperial Guards. Mobilizing the Imperial Guards to guard the periphery of the Royal Grand Theater during the performance was entirely possible. But there were not many experts in the Imperial Guards, so it was hard to say whether they could provide adequate protection.

Now it was the turn of the various parties to scratch their heads. Usually, everyone tacitly suppressed the power of the Imperial Family, but at this time, the Imperial Family said that their power was insufficient, and the various parties couldn't refute it at all, let alone get angry, because this was the truth.

Another point was that the Royal Grand Theater was just across from Runzi Workshop, and Runzi Workshop was only separated from the Imperial City by a moat. It was fine for female experts to visit Runzi Workshop normally, but if the various parties really sent a large number of experts to the capital to gather so close to the Imperial City, what could the Imperial Family do?

Anyway, after talking back and forth, the various principalities faced two choices. Either allow the Imperial Family to strengthen its power so that the Imperial Family could accept the influx of a large number of experts from various parties into the capital with peace of mind, or the various parties would restrict the scale of personnel coming to the capital, and must not exceed a certain number.

In fact, the major principalities were not satisfied with these two options. Strengthening the imperial family's power, wouldn't that be fostering a tiger to cause trouble? But reducing the number of people coming to the capital, wouldn't the extra places benefit the imperial family? In the end, the imperial family still strengthened its power.

It was difficult. Not only did the representatives of the major principalities have a headache, but even the imperial family itself had a headache. For a while, I am afraid that the two sides will not be able to negotiate a specific result.

Despite this, everyone was still in frequent contact, preparing to find a result that everyone could be satisfied with. However, the representative of Worry-Free City was a little bit stuck.

As the representative of Worry-Free City in the capital, how could he not know what Uncle Li initially came to do? He also knew that Wang Sheng also knew Uncle Li's purpose.

The trouble of the representative of Worry-Free City was actually the worry of the Lord of Worry-Free City. He was now scratching his head, thinking about how to repair his relationship with Wang Sheng.

Uncle Li had already left the capital and was on his way back to Worry-Free City. This was a minor matter. Anyway, Uncle Li would still be guarding the armory when he came back and would not go out easily. The trouble was that because of Uncle Li, the Lord of Worry-Free City had a rift with Wang Sheng. How could this be remedied?

For the Lord of Worry-Free City, Uncle Li was very important, so the Lord stood on Uncle Li's side last time. However, fortunately, the Lord did not take any measures against Wang Sheng at that time, nor did he send anyone to do anything, and even asked the housekeeper to send Wang Sheng away, which was considered to barely maintain the relationship.

The problem was that everyone was not a fool. Wang Sheng even gave up the mansion in Worry-Free City, and even A-Qi was sent into the Thousand Absolute Land by Wang Sheng, which also meant that Wang Sheng was deeply wary of Worry-Free City. At this time, can the relationship between the two parties be repaired?

Several people who can be said to have the best relationship between Worry-Free City and Wang Sheng are now on their way to the capital. The old housekeeper, Han Bingli, and the old shadow eunuch are all heading to the capital with their own thoughts, to see if they can resolve the misunderstanding between Wang Sheng and Uncle Li.