V1.Chapter 177

Everyone who ate a royal banquet was exhausted physically and mentally, even with Xu Xian's deep internal strength as the foundation, he finally left the palace in a daze.

To say that the emperor Wei Hong is the most comfortable one. Others dare not drink and eat food, so he has no scruples, the most he can do is to pay attention to his own image, and he can eat whatever he wants from the exquisite dishes in front of him. Although I didn't eat too much because I was busy talking with this group of new Jinshi, it was much better than other people who only moved a chopstick or two.

Everyone dispersed, and Wei Hong came to the imperial study alone. While drinking tea, he reviewed today's government affairs, and at the same time asked the little eunuch who was waiting on the side: "Xiao Chunzi, who wants to see me today?"

The little eunuch hurriedly said: "The commander of the imperial guards, Huangfu Zheqiu, has seen the emperor. At that time, the emperor was having a banquet for the new scholars, so I went down first and waited!"

Wei Hong put down the memorial he was reading, and asked curiously, "Oh? He must have something important to look for me, where is he now?"

The little eunuch said: "Commander Huangfu is waiting in the hall, does the emperor want to see you?"

"Call him in!"

As soon as Wei Hong said this, the eunuch called Xiaochunzi immediately ran out of the study, and brought Huangfuzhe in after a while.

"The Qing family is looking for me, why?"

The imperial bodyguards are composed of masters who defected to the royal family. Of course, there are also some selected from the army or some aristocratic children, but there is one requirement, that is, the skills must pass the test, so there are no weak people in the imperial bodyguards. And this group of people is the core circle that guarantees Wei Hong's safety - some of the so-called masters are imperial guards, but they will walk as masters when they go out on business.

As for those who have been branded as masters for a long time, they are people who have been dealing with some things outside for many years, and they are full-time masters.

However, no matter whether they are masters or imperial guards, they all obey one person, and this person is the commander of the imperial guards, that is, the Huangfuzhe who is standing in front of Wei Hong now.

"Report to the emperor, the news about the martial arts conference has come back! Part of the period needs to be seen by the emperor!" Huangfu Zhe took out a memorial from his sleeve, and then Xiao Chunzi ran over to receive it and handed it to Emperor Wei Hong before.

Wei Hong took it casually, and then opened it for a look, but the first glance made him feel refreshed.

"Shushan school?"

He still remembered that he talked with that Xu Xian today, and that the champion of the new subject he had hand-picked was a disciple of the Shushan School. At the beginning, he also said that the Shushan School was just a little-known school, or a school that practiced in seclusion and did not care about foreign affairs, but now it seems that he guessed wrong.

"Yes! The most important thing is that there are three masters in this Shushan faction, and one of them is Xu Xian, the number one scholar appointed by the emperor!"

"Ok?"

Wei Hong was originally curious about what made Huangfuzhe report the affairs of the martial arts, but now he became very interested when he heard it, flipped through the memorial, and found that the book in it was not exhaustive, so he simply put it aside and asked: "Is it sure?" The new champion Xu Xian? Isn’t it the same name and surname?”

Huangfu Zhe said: "According to the reports from the spies sent by my subordinates, it is indeed Xu Xian who is the number one scholar in the new division. On that day, the number one scholar killed Lei Zhenshan, the master of the Leijianmen sect, with great ease. His martial arts cultivation level is definitely not that of ordinary martial arts practitioners!"

Wei Hong nodded: "So, he is very good at martial arts?"

"Very high!" Although Huangfuzhe had never seen Xu Xian make a move with his own eyes, that spy was his most trusted subordinate. Judging from the information he got, this Xu Xian's kung fu was indeed very high.

"How is it better than me?" Wei Hong was more interested. He didn't expect Xu Xian's kung fu to be so good, and he still made a big splash in the martial arts conference. This time, he has confirmed his reputation as an all-rounder in civil and military affairs.

"This..." Huangfuzhe didn't expect the emperor to ask such a question, and suddenly didn't know how to answer. to be frank? What if the emperor is angry? To tell the truth, in case the emperor wants to discuss with Xu Xian on a whim...

Wei Hong didn't need to ask any more questions, he guessed the answer just by looking at Huangfuzhe's expression: "How does it compare with my guards?"

Huangfu Zhe was not afraid to answer this time, he thought about it in his heart and replied: "Ordinary guards may not be able to handle Zhuang Yuanlang's moves, if you invite those priests to do it, maybe you can handle it!"

"Hmm?" Wei Hong was taken aback when these words came out. Even if Xu Xian is powerful in his own way, his power is limited. He never thought that Huangfuzhe would ask for a priest as soon as he said it.

Wei Hong knows Huangfuzhe's character best, and he never compromises his words. It is precisely because of this that he appointed this person as the commander of the imperial guards. Now that Huangfuzhe said that the priests must go out to take over Xu Xian's sword move, that is absolutely not the case. Just talk about it.

The enshrinement is the elite of the imperial guards and masters. These people usually don't see people and don't do anything. They are like a group of uncles. They just need to enjoy themselves all day long. But everyone knows that this group of people is the trump card of the royal family, and those who can get the post of enshrinement are the best of the best, most of them come from Zen and Tiandao Sect, and a small number of them come from other schools. As for the aristocratic family, they did not become enshrined afterwards.

At the same time, Wei Hong also knew that in this hall, there were two priests hiding to protect his safety. These people came and went without a trace, and Wei Hong regarded him as a fairy-like figure. Even such a master?

"It's so powerful!"

Wei Hong flipped through the memorial again, and when he got to the end, he suddenly narrowed his eyes: "The Demon Cult has appeared?"

"Yes!" In fact, this matter was the reason why Huangfuzhe came to see Wei Hong, so Xu Xian's matter should be put in the back row instead! Although Xu Xian's martial arts skills are amazing, he is still a courtier of the emperor, and taking part in the palace examination is also a recognition of the majesty of the imperial power.

In addition, the Shushan faction made it clear at the martial arts conference that chariots and horses and the demon sect could not get through, so Xu Xian didn't need to worry too much, just let the emperor know that this person also possesses peerless martial arts.

But this Demon Cult is something that the imperial court has to care about. Because the successive leaders of the Demon Cult took overthrowing the Shang Dynasty as their own mission, every time they showed up, there would be a storm. Although it is obvious that the righteous martial arts are fighting against the Demon Cult, but which time does not need the court to help and wipe their ass?

Not to mention other things, hundreds of thousands of people gathered together with swords, slashed and killed each other, blood flowed into rivers, and the government didn't come forward? The court will not show up? What do the common people think?

Therefore, every time the Demon Cult shows up, it is enough to keep those in power busy for a while!

"This devil's religion is the great enemy of this dynasty, but it is still difficult to eradicate, it really annoys me!" Throwing the memorial aside, Wei Hong pinched his eyebrows: "Leave this matter to Tiandaozong and Zen sect." To deal with it, the Qing family sent some senior experts to check the situation, and secretly sent an ultimatum to the state capitals to inquire carefully about the lair of the demon sect, so that the people of Tiandao sect and Zen sect can know where the other party's hometown is, so that they can be eradicated."

Huangfu Zheying is, but he doesn't think that these state capitals can help. In fact, the imperial court has been searching for the whereabouts of the Demon Cult all along, but they have no clue. Now if Lin Hai, the head of the Le Gang, suddenly repented at the meeting that day, I am afraid that there is still no news about the Demon Cult.

And the whereabouts of the Demon Cult at the conference were not so much leaked as they were deliberately released.

"Hey! It's another twists and turns!"

Leaving from the imperial study, Huangfuzhe frowned, this matter is really difficult!

And when he left, Wei Hong reviewed some memorials again, and then suddenly said: "I didn't expect Xu Qing's family to be the top master in the martial arts. How did you catch the cold..."

"However, this Xu Xian has extraordinary literary talents and martial arts. He is really a rare figure in the world. It may be extremely difficult for such a hero to truly serve me wholeheartedly. He must have more benefits!"

After finishing speaking, he said to the little eunuch next to him: "Xiao Chunzi, what kind of official position do you think I should give to Xu Xian?" Originally, according to the usual rules, after the palace examination, many Jinshi would be awarded a half-official position, but most of them were To put it bluntly, to be an apprentice in each department, to learn how to deal with the work of each department, and to learn how to be an official.

If you are slow, you may be sure, but if you are fast, you will get a full-time job in two or three years - but whether this full-time job will stay in the court or be released is also not sure, it depends on how he has been doing during the years as an apprentice.

There are a small number of people who are directly awarded official positions, but too few, once such a person appears, the fool over there will know that this person is favored by the current emperor, and the holy family is prosperous, and ordinary people will not have trouble with this person, because it is not guaranteed What state will he reach in the future, the feudal lord and the prime minister are just around the corner. Right now, Wei Hong is considering what kind of official Xu Xian should be appointed.

But Xiao Chunzi said: "Your majesty can be the master of what kind of official you appoint. I don't dare to speak nonsense! But I think that if the emperor really values ​​the champion, why not make some connections?" The little eunuch called himself a slave, While the foreman eunuch has an official position, he calls himself a humble minister.

"Have some relationship?" Wei Hong touched his chin, which already had some beards: "Would you like to recruit him as a son-in-law?"

Wei Hong thinks this method is good, but he is still young, and now he only has one daughter who is only over two years old. But it's not impossible to recruit Xu Xian as a son-in-law, his own sister hasn't married yet!

"You mean, my sister?"

Xiao Chunzi lowered his head and said, "His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess always thinks highly of herself, and ordinary men have always been out of her sight. Now that Xu Xian is versatile in both civil and military affairs, and has an extraordinary appearance, Her Highness the Eldest Princess will not have any objections!"

Wei Hong nodded, but just thinking of his sister's arrogance that no one could look down on gave him a headache, so he said casually: "I'm thinking about it, but your suggestion is good, I'll go later Let's get some reward money for pocket money..."

He was thinking about how to win over Xu Xian, but Xu Xian returned to the inn in a daze, and said to Xiao'er as soon as he entered the door: "If you have anything to eat, hurry up and get me some!"

Unexpectedly, the little girl smiled wryly and said: "Guest officer, you see it's been such an hour, the cook has gone back to rest, and the fire on the stove has also been extinguished, there is really no way to get you something to eat!"

"Cold rice and cold dishes are also fine!" Xu Xian was really hungry this time, and he didn't care about that much at this time.

"There are no more cold rice and cold dishes..." Xiao Er was also dumbfounded, the young man in front of him didn't know what he was doing, but stared at him fiercely with bright eyes, as if he was about to eat him - it was because of the dim light , this little boy didn't realize that this was the champion of the new discipline.

Just when she was depressed, she suddenly saw Huang Rongrong turn around from behind, and she said when she saw him: "I still have food there, you can fill your stomach first, I'll go outside to see which restaurants are open, and buy some for you!"

After she finished speaking, she was about to leave, not wanting to be grabbed by Xu Xian: "Are you waiting here for me to come back?" He didn't even know when he would come back, let alone Huang Rongrong. It would be unbelievable to say that he just happened to catch up with him. How could it be possible to catch up with everyone at such an hour? The only explanation is that Huang Rongrong has been waiting for him to come back.

Huang Rongrong was a little embarrassed, and wanted to hide it, but after thinking for a long time, she couldn't think of an excuse, and finally said: "I'll go buy you something to eat!"

Unexpectedly, Xu Xian would not let go at all, but instead pulled Huang Rongrong back. Huang Rongrong was already petite, and her strength was far inferior to him, but she was pulled into Xu Xian's arms, and her nose directly hit Xu Xian's chest. After realizing that he was actually held in Xu Xian's arms, he was happy and blushed, and didn't know what to do.

After a while, I realized that this is not good, and hurriedly said: "Let go!"

"You are my unmarried wife, what are you afraid of?"

"Let people see..."

Xu Xian raised his head, only to see that Xiaoer, who was cleaning up the tables and chairs, turned his head and ignored him: "Oh, finally there is no one left, so we can rest!"

"..."

Xu Xian pulled Huang Rongrong and walked into the backyard by his side. When he came to Huang Rongrong's room, he saw a pile of untouched dishes on the table, so he knew what he had expected. Huang Rong Rong was indeed waiting for her return.

"Isn't there a lot of food here? What else are you going to buy?"

Huang Rongrong was hugged by him for a while, her face was so hot that she could fry an egg, at this time Xu Xian asked about the food, and then she calmed down a little: "Then...the food is cold, I want to buy you some hot food of!"

Xu Xian saw that the soup was cold, but he didn't care, he just said: "It's so late, where can I buy hot one? It doesn't matter if it's cold!"

Huang Rongrong picked up the bowl of soup casually: "I'll go and heat this up!"

It doesn't matter if the dishes are cold, but the soup is really undrinkable! But Xu Xian snatched the bowl of soup back and said, "What's so troublesome? Look at me!" After saying that, he moved his hands, and his palms turned red, and the cold soup was steaming after a while.

Putting the soup bowl down, Xu Xian said: "It's a pity that my Pure Yang Supreme Kung Fu is not just a scorching heat. If I call Pei Gonglie, the soup will probably boil in a short time!"

Fortunately, Pei Gonglie had already passed away, otherwise, if he heard Xu Xian's words, he would die again in anger.

As for the other dishes, Xu Xian didn't care if they were eaten cold, as if he had expected that he would not be able to eat hot ones, and secretly wondered, so he couldn't help asking: "Who helped you choose these dishes?"

Seeing Xu Xian's superb internal strength, Huang Rongrong was in a daze, wondering when she would be able to achieve such a level of cultivation. Although the Eight Desolation and Six Harmonies Solitaire Kungfu she practiced produces yin internal energy, it can run backwards and exert masculine internal energy, just like what Xu Xian did just now, she can do it theoretically. But it's not as easy as Xu Xian, but I didn't expect it.

Just as she was regretting, she suddenly heard Xu Xian's question, and without thinking, she said, "It was chosen by the head!" Ye Wen asked her not to be so born, since she was counted as a half-Shu mountain person, she should be called the head or the head Brothers are fine, she just changed her mouth.

When Xu Xian heard it, he didn't expect Ye Wen to help pick it out. He looked at the two cold dishes on the table, one was a torn roast chicken, and the other was stir-fried vegetables, but even the stir-fried vegetables were not difficult to get cold Eat—it seems that Ye Wen is very experienced in dealing with this officialdom. If he had known that he would come back very late, and he probably wouldn't be able to eat anything at the imperial banquet, he would come back hungry in the end.

"Brother knows a lot."

but……

Xu Xian suddenly leaned over to the window, and shouted loudly: "Brother, go to sleep!" Then, under Huang Rongrong's surprised eyes, he walked back to the table and started eating: "Rongrong, too!"

"Oh……"

Picking up the chopsticks, Huang Rongrong tilted her head: "Are you talking to the head just now?"

Xu Xian took a big bite of the chicken leg and nodded: "I suspect that senior brother is probably eavesdropping somewhere!"

"Ah?" Huang Rongrong didn't believe it at first, but then remembered that Ye Wen didn't seem to be a serious person, and it was not impossible to do such a thing, so she didn't ask any more, just watched Xu Xian eat quietly.

At the same time, on the roof, an eavesdropper was rubbing his ears, and Ning Ruxue taunted him, "You're asking for trouble, you have to eavesdrop!"

But Ye Wen secretly said: "This kid used to eavesdrop on us a lot! Is it because I was afraid that you would lose face and didn't tell you?" It's just that Xu Xian's voice just now made his ears feel a little uncomfortable, and he is still buzzing now. ring.

Patting his ears, Ye Wen got up and jumped off the roof, then turned to look at Ning Ruxue: "Will junior sister come down? Do you still want to listen?"

Ning Ruxue snorted, then jumped down: "Do you think I'm you?" Then she remembered something and said: "By the way, senior brother is worried that what Lin Pingzhi said during the day, his Lin family is also telling him My sister is looking for a husband-in-law, so I came to see how the relationship between Junior Brother and Rong Rong is going?"

Regarding the matter between Huang Rongrong and Xu Xian, Ye Wen didn't hide it from Ning Ruxue, so she also knew it clearly. Regarding the marriage between these two, Ning Ruxue raised her hands in approval. After all, she and Huang Rongrong have been together for a long time, and the relationship is considered very good, so naturally she will be more towards this little sister.

Ye Wen waved his hand: "We've known about this for a few days! I guess starting tomorrow, those who come to arrest the son-in-law will have to smash the threshold!"

What he said was right. As soon as the sun was shining the next day, people came to visit Xu Xian with gifts, one after another, one after another, and even many matchmakers came to the door to let Xu Xian's The ears are battered.

Fortunately, Ye Wen couldn't be bothered, so he just watched the fun from the sidelines, but at noon, Lin Pingzhi ran over with a sad face, and when he saw Ye Wen, he said, "Brother Ye, the younger brother didn't do it voluntarily. I still look at Ye Wen." Brother Haihan!" After saying that, he waved his hand, and a group of handymen behind him clattered out a bunch of gifts.