Cultivating Immortals in Martial Arts

The Xie brothers are obviously used to such banquets, but Xia Houxun had to think seriously. They have been in Jiankang for dozens of days. If His Majesty wanted to call a banquet, he would have called it a long time ago. Why wait until today? The only possibility It was for A Jue's sake that he condescended to meet them.

So, what benefits did A Jue bring to His Majesty the Emperor?

Thinking about it this way, no matter if today is a feast or a grand family, he must go there and find a chance to ask A Jue face to face.

Thinking of this, Xia Houxun thanked Wang Neiguan and said: "Now that the emperor has received him, we, the grassroots, are terrified."

Wang Neiguan looked at him and said with a smile: "Mr. Xiahou, you don't have to be humble. Although you are in the rivers and lakes, you are also a wealthy and honorable man. Not to mention this Mr. Ji Che Ji, he is the queen of the bamboo forest. Your Majesty yearns for it and fears it." Neglect, a few days ago, I specially ordered me to prepare a banquet for the two of you as a prince, but the servant was slow, so I stopped preparing today. After His Majesty reprimanded me, I ordered the old slave to invite the young master, and please don’t be offended by the two young masters. "

Xia Houxun laughed and said: "What are you talking about, the king's internal officials? In this eventful autumn, His Majesty is very busy with daily affairs, so how dare you work for His Majesty's concern...Although a certain is in the north, he has always pursued Jiankang famous people, especially His Majesty Xuan Yanzhe. Si, quite like the underworld, I have admired him for a long time, and today I can see His Majesty, I am really lucky."

Wang Neiguan saw that he was very cautious in his words and actions at a young age, so he couldn't help but smiled slightly and said: "Xiahou's family is worthy of being a century-old family, and the sons they have raised are outstanding and quick-witted, which is amazing."

Xia Houxun had a few more words of modesty with Wang Neiguan, then changed his clothes, and Ji Che followed Xie's brothers into the palace.

Along the way, because of the presence of the king's internal officials, the few people present did not talk much. Xia Houxun leaned against the side wall of the car and remembered the rumors he had heard about Sima Yao, the current emperor of Jin.

Speaking of Jin's Majesty Sima Yao, he can be said to be a legendary figure today, and even his birth is quite mysterious.

When Sima Yu was the king of Kuaiji, his eldest son Sima Daosheng was deposed, and his other sons died early. He was still empty at the age of forty, so he was very anxious and tried various methods to have a son, but to no avail.

At this time, a wandering Taoist priest came to Jiankang City. He was recommended by the Wang family and was sent to the palace. After Sima Yu had a deep talk with him, he asked him to show his concubines. After the horoscope, he laughed and walked away.

The second monk Sima Yuzhang couldn't figure it out, and later someone suggested it for him. This horoscope probably meant that a dark-skinned girl should be found to continue the incense for the Sima family in order to give birth to a dragon son to turn the tide of the dynasty. Sima Yu thought, there is no Another way is to invite the dark-looking women from the concubines of the palace to serve as bed attendants. Sure enough, one of the maidservants named Li Lingrong is pregnant, and later gave birth to a dragon son for Sima Yao.

Legend has it that Li Lingrong had dreamed many times of double dragons resting on her knees, the sun and the moon in her bosom, and on the eve of giving birth to Sima Yao, she also dreamed that a god said to her: "When you give birth to a boy, the name is Changming." , then take Changming as the character.

Sima Yu pinned his wish of "Jin Zuo's prosperity" on his son, but he never thought that he himself died too early, and Sima Yao was only 11 years old when he succeeded to the throne.No one in the court was in charge, and the royal family had no capable relatives, so the great Sima Hengwen took advantage of the loopholes to monopolize the auxiliary power. Later, under Xie An's efforts, Hengwen did not rebel in the end. I don't want to be controlled by my sister-in-law Chongde Empress Dowager Chu Suanzi again. The year before last, that is, the first year of Taiyuan, the Empress Dowager returned to power, and the real power was once again controlled by the Chen Jun Xie family represented by Xie An.

It can be said that His Majesty has been on the throne for nearly ten years, but the supreme authority of the emperor has not been truly held in his hands one day, which is really very unfortunate.

Because he doesn't need to worry about government affairs, so he spends his days talking about mysteries. In the past two years, this His Majesty has left Laozhuang and entered Buddhism. Among the disciples in the palace, Zhi Miaoyin, the younger sister of Zhi Daolin in Lingjia Temple, is the most favored nowadays. It is said that Zhi Miaoyin is always around at any time, and Sima Yao deeply trusts her.

Although he looked like a poor puppet, Xia Houxun did not dare to despise him because of this, because Xie An was supported by him alone, and he used Xie An to appease Hengwen, so that Hengwen did not rebel in the end and kept the stability of Jin. No matter how you look at it, he is not a simple character.

Now that Xie An has all the power and Sima Yao has lost the crown, the young emperor must be eager to take back the power from Xie An. Does it have anything to do with these court battles that he left A Jue in the palace?What exactly did A Jue promise him?

Because something was on his mind, Xia Houxun frowned slightly in thought. Seeing him frowning all the time, Ji Che thought that he was suffering from an injury and was enduring the pain at the moment, stretching out his thumb to flatten the crease between his brows as if no one else was around.

Xia Houxun was thinking about something, when he suddenly pressed him, he woke up and said: "What's wrong?"

Ji Che said: "If your internal injury breaks out, I will take you back to rest."

Ji Che was born in the mountains, so naturally he didn't know that the emperor's order to attend the banquet could not be shirked at will, not to mention that Xia Houxun was fine at the moment, even if he had a sudden illness, he had to confess to the emperor before he could go back.

Although Xia Houxun knew that Ji Che didn't mean to offend the royal family, but the royal officials thought too much, Xia Houxun squeezed Ji Che's hand, gave him a comforting smile, and said that he was fine. He didn't study well, and he once won the moon-playing palm of Yaoguang, the demon girl of Tian/Yijiao, so my brother was very worried about X's body, not because he was disrespectful to His Majesty, but because he hoped that the internal officials would be sympathetic."

Wang Neiguan laughed and said: "People in the Jianghu don't stick to trivial matters, and your Majesty also admires Yue Mingjiao's natural style, so naturally he won't feel bad about such trivial matters." As he said, he looked at Ji Che and Xia Houxun with a smile, Said, "It's just that I never thought that the friendship between Mr. Ji and Mr. Xiahou would be so good. It's really touching."

Xia Houxun laughed and said: "The hair is as white as new, and the cover is as old as before. Although I and Brother Archer have known each other for several months, they have already become friends by fate."

One of the purposes of Sima Yao's banquet today was to gather Ji Che to serve him. Seeing that Ji Che and Xia Houxun were so good, it was inevitable that Xia Houxun had his idea. Just as he was about to say a few words, the carriage stopped. It turned out that he had reached the gate of the palace.

The inner supervisor driving at the gate said: "Superintendent, gentlemen, the Chaohua gate has arrived."

According to court rules, except for the emperor and his envoys, the rest must dismount and enter the palace on foot, so everyone walked into the palace.

The conversation was interrupted by the little inner supervisor just now, and it would be deliberate to continue it now, so Wang Neiguan pressed down the conversation, not showing it for the time being, and respectfully led everyone into Fengxiang Palace, the banquet venue.

Before reaching the door, Xie Xuan was stopped by someone, and without saying a word, he raised his fist and started hitting him, Xie Xuan hurriedly bent over and dodged to avoid it.

While the two were changing their moves, Xie Yan said helplessly: "The important place in the palace, Ah Ye, you have to change to another place if you want to compete with Huanzhi!" After speaking, he turned to Wang Neiguan and said, "Supervisor, I have offended you."

Wang Neiguan's smile remained unchanged, and he said: "Second son, you are being polite. Your majesty often says that Wang Xie and Sima are not separated from each other, and they are all in the same family. You don't have to be restrained. You sons, wait here for a while, and this old servant will answer your majesty."

After Wang Neiguan left, Xie Yan asked the young man in brocade clothes who was next to him who was wearing a blue patterned cloud-like dress, "Ziyou, please tell Huanzhi to stop, after all, it's not good to fight like this in the inner palace."

Before Wang Ziyou could speak, Na Huanzhi yelled, "How dare you say that your brother Xie asked my brother to ride and shoot, but you made my brother wait all afternoon in the martial arts field! The young master is angry, so he must give Ah Ye a little bit of color!!!"

Wang Ziyou chimed in and said, "What's the matter? Your majesty is still exchanging heart and soul with the upstart Qi Weihou. Let's play to save ourselves from boredom." Saying that, ignore Xie Yan.

Xia Houxun looked at the scene in front of him coldly. The royal palace was so important that Wang Jiaerlang dared to make a move in the inner palace and tease the emperor.

The evening wind made the bamboo forest of Concubine Xiang rustle, and Xia Houxun thought to himself, it seems that although the state of Jin appears to be calm and peaceful on the surface, it is actually undercurrents, and the competition between various forces is serious!

Ji Che saw that he was in a daze again. Ever since the king's nephew came to deliver the holy message, Xia Houxun was always out of his mind. Just as Ji Che wanted to go over and ask him why, suddenly!He felt a fierce and strong true energy on his head, quickly struck with the force of the wind and the momentum of thunder! ! !