That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 539

The Daqi court dominates the world, with four capitals and nineteen prefectures. After absorbing the foundation of the development and innovation of the previous dynasties, the official system tends to be perfect. Except for a few vassal kings such as King Qi, King Yan, and King Liao, There are no other vassal kings guarding a state, and as far as the current situation is concerned, it is the general trend to cut down the vassal after more than a hundred years. After the power of civil servants reaches its peak, it will naturally appear that the governor of the previous dynasty held military and political power in one place.

The imperial capital of Daqi, formerly known as Dongdu, is not as good as Jiangdu, the "old capital of the Six Dynasties", but three dynasties successively built their capitals here. Daqi, who took over the world of Dazheng, rebuilt and expanded the eastern capital after Daqi established the country, and renamed it the imperial capital. The scale is even larger than Jiangdu, which has remained unchanged for thousands of years, and its prosperity is even more prosperous than Jiangdu, with a population of one million. All the people from all over the world gather here, including the poor and the poor, the rich and powerful, the high-ranking sects, and the relatives of the emperor.

Someone once said with a smile that Jiangdu is a city of merchants. All the big and famous merchants in the world are in Jiangdu, while the imperial capital is a city of officials. It is no exaggeration to say that the imperial capital has the largest number of officials and officials in the world. It is not uncommon for the rich and powerful to meet a few young lords and grandpas while drinking flowers and wine. It is not surprising that dudes fight and cause trouble to attract the ghosts and immortals.

Since there are so many dignitaries, there must be various gold-selling caves in the imperial capital, among which Qiutai is the most. There are rumors that the owner behind Qiutai is actually the current emperor, and some say it is the empress, but no matter who it is, It is enough to show that Qiutai is inextricably linked with the royal family.

When the first emperor was alive, he separated the internal treasury from the national treasury. All the expenditures of the royal family came from the internal treasury. In addition to the money allocated by the national treasury, the internal treasury also governed various industries. Qiutai was one of them. King Qi The sea route operated by Xiao Bai is also one of them.

There are nine main buildings in Qiutai. The first eight buildings are named Qianlou, Kunlou, Zhenlou, Xunlou, Kanlou, Lilou, Genlou and Duilou respectively according to the number of gossip. Simply call it "Ninth Floor".

When the elders go to Qiutai, most of them will choose Qianlou, Kunlou, Zhenlou, and Xunlou, while the younger generation will choose Kanlou, Lilou, Genlou, and Duilou. The reason for this unwritten rule is that To put it bluntly, it is because of the fear of creating an embarrassing situation where father and son, uncles, nephews, teachers and students "co-exist in the same room".

The autumn terrace is still lively tonight, full of paper and gold. At this time, the bright moon hangs high, and the lights are brightly lit from the building. There are red lanterns hanging outside the building, and red candles the size of a baby's arm are lit inside the building. Duanmu, who has not seen for many days The young master is having a banquet here with a group of friends.

Everyone in the world knows that Tianji Pavilion has the most treasured Tianji list, which evaluates all the masters in the world, so in recent years, some people have made a list of young masters, ranking the rich and powerful in the imperial capital. There are often changes, and there are unwritten rules. First, the age must be under 30 years old, and those who exceed 30 years old will be removed from the list. Second, because of certain taboos, the royal family and vassal kings are not on the list, such as Xiao Bai, Mu Tangzhi and others are not eligible for this. There is a third list, that is, disciples of sects are not included in the list, no matter where you are the first disciple or saintess, if you have no family background, you will also not be included.

Duanmuyu has been among the top three on this list since she reached the crown, backed by a father who is the governor of the Dark Guard Mansion, Duanmuyu is one of the very few people who can walk sideways in the imperial capital, and Duanmu Yu is not the kind of lawless personality, and he is also sophisticated in dealing with people, so he has a good reputation in the circle of the princes and brothers in the imperial capital.

However, after he returned to the imperial capital from Jiangdu's embarrassment, not only his reputation was damaged, but he fell out of the top three for the first time in the list of young masters, becoming fifth, which made many people laugh.Fortunately, Xu Yi also suffered setbacks in Jiangdu immediately after that, which calmed down those laughing voices. After all, it is considered careless if one person stumbles, but if two people fall into the hands of the same person, it can only show that the opponent is unusual up.

Since this incident, young dandies in the imperial capital seldom saw Mr. Duanmu. It is said that he was grounded by the governor, and he was cultivating himself in a courtyard outside the city. Fortunately, the ban was finally lifted not long ago, and Mr. Duanmu returned to In the imperial capital, a group of cronies and friends held a banquet in the Li building of Qiutai, to celebrate the eldest son.

Duanmuyu couldn't shirk it, so he could only go to the banquet.

At this time, there were about twenty people in the main hall of the Li building, most of them were young, and all of them were well-dressed and of extraordinary status. Almost all the famous people on the list of young masters had arrived. Women, or coquettish, or delicate, or charming, or charming, and so on.

The layout of the hall is imitated in ancient times, one or two people use a bronze table, and there are small tripods of various colors on the table, implying that the tripods are eaten together, there are no chairs, and they all sit on their knees, and there are many musicians playing music on both sides. Most of them are ancient musical instruments such as Shengxiao, Yu, Konghou, and chime bells.

It's nothing more than that when I want to come to Zhongming Dingshi.

Today Xu Yi and Wei Yuanyi were unable to attend the banquet because they entered the palace to meet the empress, so only Min Chun came and sat alone at the table.

This matter is not considered a confidential matter in the circle of princes in the imperial capital. After all, everyone has reached the age of marriage, so concubines, common houses, and outhouses can be decided by themselves, but the main wife is absolutely not allowed. , It must be decided carefully after the two elders agree.

The uncle of the old country, Xu Yan, is no longer alive, so Xu Yi's elder is naturally the aunt, the empress, the empress. It seems that the empress is planning to match her nephew with the daughter of the Wei family. Ban will return to Beijing at the end of the year, and if there are no accidents, this matter will almost be settled.

Speaking of marriage, one has to say that the protagonist of this banquet, Duanmu Yu, was expected to marry Her Highness the Princess and become the third son-in-law, but she didn't want to kill Mr. Xu halfway. Seeing that Her Highness is already preparing to marry, this Duanmu The young master is afraid that he will become a joke of the imperial capital.

But what can you do?
Many people who are at odds with Duanmuyu are gloating, Mr. Xu's old man is the second assistant of the court, he is no worse than your old man Duanmu Ruisheng, even more so when it comes to holy family members.

Even if you don't talk about your family background, that Mr. Xu is a real master of earth immortals. Even Lan Xiang, who has always been at odds with Han Xiang, is said to be the No. 1 of the younger generation in the list of secrets, which shows that he has a bright future in the future.

Besides, that person is still the young master of Jianzong, and one day he will inherit the position of suzerain and become a hero.

So, it is reasonable for Her Royal Highness not to choose you Duanmuyu.

During the banquet, everyone had different thoughts, but generally speaking, it was a warm atmosphere. Min Chun hid in a corner and poured himself a little bored. Maybe it was because of the experience of fighting in southern Xinjiang in the past few years, he suddenly found himself It turned out that he didn't quite get along with these old friends, and instead of having a good time here in luxurious clothes, he missed the days of drinking strong wine and eating horse meat with the robes in the barracks.

Min Chun sighed softly, and when he was about to find an excuse to leave the table, he suddenly raised his head and looked out.

I saw a purple-blue piercing sword light roaring towards under the night sky.

(End of this chapter)