Chapter 76: Imperial Banquet

The Wanliu Club is held once every ten years, but it is not always held in the capital of the gods. In the history of Daliang Dynasty for more than 200 years, it is the first time that it is held in the capital of the gods, so this is also the first time for the imperial banquet.

The ten young people who attended the banquet were naturally notified by their respective places. As one of the four people in the academy, Xie Nandu was naturally notified long ago, and it was her senior brother Wei Xu who told her personally. In addition, whether it was Tianyu Academy or the people from the major families, someone would naturally notify them.

Chen Chao belonged to the garrison yamen, and the person responsible for notifying him was naturally his nominal superior Song Lian.

This is because the commander Song is now thinking about the girl he has been thinking about, and it is reasonable to forget about it.

However, this is not a good thing for Chen Chao.

But in this situation, what can he say? Can he point at Song Lian's nose and scold him? Not to mention that the other party is still his immediate superior, even if he is not, the other party is in a real state, and even if he is right, I am afraid he can't take advantage.

"Sir Song, I'm really impressed!"

Chen Chao gritted his teeth and turned to leave. .🅆.

Song Lian smiled and said, "I said a few days, but I haven't said which day it is yet."

Chen Chao had no expression on his face. He was too lazy to pay attention to him and left on his own.

Song Lian shouted behind him, "After entering the palace, remember to continue to help me!"

Chen Chao ignored him and just set off on his way home. He returned to the academy with a helpless mood. This time when he walked by the lake, he was not in the mood to look at the weeping willows on both sides.

When he came back, it was dusk. Xie Nandu had just finished reading a book. At this moment, he rubbed his forehead and reached out to take a piece of preserved fruit.

Seeing Chen Chao coming over, Xie Nandu raised his eyebrows.

Chen Chao asked straight to the point, "Why didn't anyone tell me that there would be an imperial banquet in a few days?"

Xie Nandu said, "You should go to the garrison to ask this question."

Chen Chao raised his eyebrows and said, "I thought you would take the initiative to bring it up."

"Since someone will tell you, why should I waste my breath." Xie Nandu took a sip of the tea at hand and smiled, "Don't you know it now? It's not too late."

Chen Chao frowned and said, "If I knew it earlier, I would have made more preparations."

Xie Nandu shook his head and said indifferently, "It's just some young people eating together and being polite. It's not necessarily a big deal. What preparations are needed?"

"That's not what I'm talking about." Chen Chao's face was a little solemn, and he remembered something else.

"It's called a pre-banquet, but in fact, the emperor may not really attend. It's like saying that the Wanliu Club is a grand gathering for young people, but those truly top-notch geniuses will not come to the capital of the gods."

Although Xie Nandu has been studying in the courtyard these days, he has also learned a lot of things

Chen Chao asked, "Why?"

Xie Nandu smiled and said, "Of course they look down on us. It's held in the capital of God, and they don't come. It's naturally a silent contempt."

When talking about these things, although Xie Nandu was laughing, Chen Chao couldn't feel her smile.

Chen Chao whispered, "This is naturally not the first time, but it seems difficult for people to get used to it."

Xie Nandu said, "Some things can't be obtained by praying, such as dignity."

Chen Chao remained silent, and he agreed with this.

This is also a silent agreement.

Xie Nandu turned and asked, "Are you afraid of going to the imperial banquet?"

Chen Chao said indifferently, "What's there to be afraid of when eating and drinking?"

Xie Nandu shook his head and said, "Are you afraid of the emperor?"

Chen Chao said, "I probably won't be able to see him."

Xie Nandu nodded and said, "Even if the Wanliu Club is important and it concerns the face of the Daliang Dynasty, it is still a contest between young people. As for losing, the Daliang Dynasty has lost before. What if it loses again at home? Will the Daliang Dynasty be destroyed? There are still many things in the world that the emperor should do. He won't waste this time on these children."

Chen Chao thought for a long time and nodded, "You are right."

"You should have thought of this kind of thing. If you didn't think of it, it means that you are a little panicked at the moment, so it can be said that this matter is very important to you."

Xie Nandu looked into Chen Chao's eyes, but he didn't mean to ask.

Chen Chao said, "I don't think the banquet is necessarily a good one. There may be many people like Xia Yuan."

Xie Nandu said, "Since it is an imperial banquet, there will naturally be some small competitions. It is natural that you are targeted."

Chen Chao asked in confusion, "Aren't you going to help me?"

"Now the whole city of God thinks that I like you. I don't think this is good, so I don't plan to do anything."

Xie Nandu's words, which were light, always made people feel that there was something else, at least not so light.

Although this sentence was not light.

Chen Chao said firmly, "I will tell them tomorrow that I like you!"

Xie Nandu looked at him and said, "You are so shameless."

Chen Chao said angrily, "When did liking a girl become shameless?!"

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A few days ago, the city of God had already

Delegations from major sects began to enter the city of God.

It is very common for monks outside the country to look down on the Liang Dynasty and ignore the imperial power, but it does not mean that there are no sects that have good relations with the Liang Dynasty. These sects who have good relations with the Liang Dynasty, at least on the surface, are also the first batch to come. The monks who came to the capital of God.

The Ministry of Etiquette responsible for reception has been very busy these days. It is responsible for arranging the residence of these monks and taking care of daily needs. It is not an easy task.

Song Lian, as the commander of Zuowei, is also like this. Now he has to focus more on the safety of the capital. In the past few days, he has not left the Zuowei yamen, but has been listening to his subordinates lead him there. Message back.

"A monk from the Taiyin Sect drank in a brothel without paying, and beat up many ordinary people for no reason."

"Several monks from Wanqing Mountain were traveling in the middle of the night. When they encountered a night guard, they refused to listen to dissuasion and got into a fight. One of them was seriously injured."

"..." .🅆.

"..." .🅆.

After hearing this news, Song Lian's expression did not change. This was not the first time he had experienced such a thing. Although Shendu was the safest place in the Liang Dynasty, in the eyes of these foreign monks, it was just a It's just a bigger city. They have a sense of proportion and won't kill innocent people indiscriminately in the city, but that's it. Whether it's beating someone or going to a brothel without paying, it's actually a small matter, as long as no one is killed. , but no one will seriously pursue it.

What's more, these sects are still on good terms with the Liang Dynasty. Even if they make any mistakes, they will be reduced to minor matters. Is it really possible to damage the friendship between the two parties because of this matter?

This is definitely impossible to happen.

Song Lian said calmly, "Tell them that there will be more people patrolling the night in the future. If they encounter such monks who refuse to listen to dissuasion, they will take a detour and avoid any disputes."

After saying this, Song Lian waved his hand without giving the man a chance to speak.

He sat in the lobby, watching the guards walking back and forth in the courtyard, and felt a little tired. He had experienced this kind of thing more than once, but it didn't mean that he was indifferent after experiencing it so many times. On the contrary, he still wanted to deal with those people according to the laws of the Liang Dynasty, but these thoughts could only be suppressed in his heart.

There are definitely many people who have the same idea as him, and there are also many people who want to see the day when Liang Chao will not have to worry about the faces of the monks outside the country, but they don't know how long it will take before they can see that day.

Or maybe that day will never happen.

It's like front dynasty, front dynasty.

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The day of the royal banquet came soon.

When dusk was getting thicker, four carriages drove into the academy and each went to a different place.

One of them stopped in front of Xie Nandu's small courtyard.

A white-faced and beardless chamberlain came to the door, knocked gently, and said loudly, "Your Majesty has a decree. Please invite Miss Xie to the palace for the banquet."

The door was opened quickly, but the person who came out was not the girl, but a young man dressed in black. He had a knife hanging from his waist and a pair of particularly beautiful eyes.

The waiter was startled, but said nothing.

Soon, Xie Nandu, who was wearing a green shirt, came out. After greeting the chamberlain, he boarded the carriage. Chen Chao wanted to follow, but the chamberlain stopped him and said, "Your Majesty has a decree. It is Miss Xie who is invited."

His voice was not cold, but his meaning was clear.

Chen Chao retracted his hand in embarrassment and asked, "Is she the only one?"

The four carriages that came to the academy were to pick up the four people from the academy, so naturally they had nothing to do with him.

The chamberlain didn't speak, let alone ask Chen Chao's identity. He just waved, turned around, and the carriage slowly moved away into the distance, the sound of horse hooves getting further away.

Chen Chao stood there, feeling his face so hot.

These days, I have been hitting people in the face, but today I was hit once, so naturally I felt a little embarrassed.

Fortunately, there was no one by the lake at this moment, otherwise Chen Chao would probably feel even more embarrassed.

Fortunately, this embarrassment did not last long, and soon a simple carriage came from a distance, and the driver turned out to be an old acquaintance.

It's Weng Quan from the left guard of Shendu.

"My lord, deputy commander, my subordinates have been ordered to take you into the palace!"

Weng Quan jumped off the carriage and saluted Chen Chao. Chen Chao was now the deputy commander of Zuowei. Although it was a false position, the due etiquette was unavoidable.

Chen Chao covered his forehead, "Why is it you again?!"

Weng Quan smiled and said, "The commander said that the deputy commander and I know each other, so I came just in time."

Chen Chao looked at the carriage and said with some displeasure, "Since I am now the deputy commander of Zuowei, and I am attending the banquet in the palace, why is the carriage so simple? Does Zuowei not have a good carriage?"

Weng Quan immediately explained, "Zuowei naturally has a better carriage, but when my subordinates went out, they thought that the deputy commander must be a nostalgic person, so he chose this carriage."

Chen Chao felt vaguely that something was wrong when he heard the first half of the sentence. Now he frowned after hearing what he said.

He said in disbelief, "Are you talking about this carriage or that dung truck?"

Weng Quan nodded naturally and said, "Exactly!"

Chen Chao stopped talking. He stood by the lake, twitched his lips and cursed.

He was very curious about how a small Zuowei Yamen could possess two great geniuses, Song Lian and Weng Quan.