Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 625
In the middle of the night, Qin Yan, the inspector of ceremonies, walked out of the Shenji yamen and staggered towards the Shenjun hall.

He didn't drink too much, he was injured.

Jiang Shengqun asked him to talk, not just talking, Qin Yan was tortured.

How dare a general with divine intelligence torture the handprint of the supervisor of ceremonies?
That depends on what crime the other party committed.

If the other party was corrupt and broke the law, Shen Jisi had no right to intervene.

If it is said that the other party conspired to rebel, the Divine Machine Division must have evidence before arresting the person.

If it is said that the inspector of ceremonies practiced the way of eunuch in secret, as long as Shenji seized some clues, he could torture him.

In the Qiancheng Kingdom, the servants must not have any cultivation, especially not the eunuch's cultivation.

In the early years, there were rumors that there were servants who had attained cultivation in the Great Hall of the Divine Sovereign, and it was also rumored that Shang Baojian, who was in charge of the eunuch at the time, intended to assassinate the Divine Sovereign.

Just because of this rumor, more than 200 servants were killed.

Now Jiang Shengqun's clues are not just as simple as rumors, he has Zou Gongjing's arm bone, which proves that Qiancheng is a state-owned eunuch and Taoist cultivator.

As for whether the cultivator is from a foreign country or from his own eunuch, it needs to be further verified.

Shenjun's side must not tolerate potential threats. Today, Qin Yan and Xu Zhiqiong talked very harmoniously. Using this as an excuse to arrest Qin Yan and release him after a beating is considered Jiang Shengqun's mercy.

Qin Yan returned to the Supervisor of Rituals and threw herself on the bed, thinking about the whole incident.

It's understandable to be arrested, but why did Jiang Shengqun release himself so quickly?

According to him, it was for the sake of friendship.

Do Jiang Shengqun and Qin Yan have friendship?

Maybe a little bit, but this kind of friendship is probably not as good as a fly in the eyes of Jiang Shengqun.

He let me go because there were some things he didn't find out, and he wanted to wait for me to reveal them myself.

The most troublesome thing now is that I don't know which step he has found.

He found that thing?
He must not have found it, otherwise he would not have released me.

If I go to check it now, I will fall into his arms.

Follower Luan Xi came to the side, lowered his head and said: "Palm print, I really don't know when that Jiang Shengqun came in, I just boiled water for you..."

"It's okay, it has nothing to do with you," Qin Yan said with a smile, "Go and rest, I'm tired too."

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At dawn the next day, Liang Yuyao led all the envoys into the capital of Qiancheng, the city where the gods come.

Compared with Daxuan, Qiancheng Kingdom is neither prosperous nor rich, but the scale of the city of Shenlin is larger than Wang'anjing.

This city is twice the size of Wang'anjing, and it is divided into inner and outer cities.

Xu Zhiqiong had heard of this kind of structure before. The outer city lived in civilians, and the inner city lived in nobles. This is the structure of the capital of Tunu Kingdom.

But the structure of the city of God's presence is a bit more special. Its outer city is mixed with dignitaries and commoners, and the inner city only belongs to the gods.

Another name for the inner city is the so-called Great Hall of the Divine Sovereign.

Xu Zhiqiong rode a war horse and followed the chariot through the outer city. The roads were wider than Wang'an Jing, the buildings were taller than Wang'an Jing, and the architectural pattern was more grand than Wang'an Jing.

There were no pedestrians on the road, the doors and windows of the houses facing the street were closed, red carpets were spread on the ground, and guards of honor were lined up on both sides. It seemed that the gods had really put in a lot of effort to welcome the envoys.

Thinking of this, Xu Zhiqiong felt sad for Hong Zuchang, the doctor of Guanglu. When he went to Xuanguo as an envoy, Xuanguo had no preparations. He took the boat and prepared the car to the capital city by himself. No one greeted him along the way. Dian waited for more than an hour, but before the emperor, he was humiliated by Xu Zhiqiong and Liang Yuyao.

When they reached the inner city, the two chariots landed on the ground, Xu Zhiqiong and others dismounted one after another, and everyone had to walk in the Shenjun Hall.

Moreover, Yu Shan and others cannot continue to accompany them. If more than 100 Wuwei troops are brought into the palace of Qiancheng Kingdom, no matter what kind of explanation they make, Qiancheng Kingdom will not accept it.

According to the agreement in advance, there were only three people from Xuanguo's side who could enter the Shenjun Hall, Liang Yuyao, Xu Zhiqiong and Lin Qianniang.

If you want to say that this Qiancheng Kingdom is really special, the palace is not called the palace, why must it be called the Palace of Gods?

Is there only one palace in their palace?
That's far worse than Daxuan.

After entering the Shenjun Hall, Xu Zhiqiong realized that he was wrong.

He understood one thing, why Emperor Zhaoxing yearned so much for the Yelang Kingdom before his death.

It's not just the kneeling of the officials, and it's not just the obedience of the officials, there is also a real material gap.

Compared with the Shenjun Palace, Daxuan's palace is really shabby.

Entering from the main entrance of the Shenjun Hall, everyone passed through Mingli Garden, Mingyi Garden, Mingren Garden, Mingxin Garden, Mingzhi Garden, a total of five gardens, and each garden was larger than the back garden of the Daxuan Palace.

Among the five gardens, there are three front halls, namely Zhengrong Hall, Zhengde Hall and Zhengxin Hall.

One of the three front halls is randomly picked out, and it is larger than Daqing Hall and Funing Hall combined.

Not only is the place big, but there are many people.

Passing through the three front halls, Xu Zhiqiong could perceive no less than [-] people.

Why are there so many people in the palace?
Is it the forbidden army?No, the femininity is a bit heavier, at least more than half of them are not forbidden soldiers.

Concubine?
No, concubines will not live in the front hall.

Could it be the servant?
Why do you need more than 1 servants?

This is just the front hall, not counting the main hall and harem!

Counting those places that I didn't perceive, how many eunuchs are there in this hall of the gods!

This is a great place!
There are business opportunities here!

After passing through these three front halls, you can walk to the main hall of the Shenjun Hall, also known as the Enwei Main Hall.

In the main hall, civil and military officials lined up on both sides, and Hong Juncheng, the god of thousands of vehicles, sat on the throne.

Hong Zhenji led Liang Yuyao and others into the main hall.

The main hall is very spacious. It is precisely because of the spaciousness that the lighting in the main hall is somewhat insufficient. Liang Yuyao feels oppressed standing in the main hall.

Xu Zhiqiong didn't pay much attention to the main hall, what he cared about was Hong Juncheng. After waiting for many days, he finally saw the legendary Lord of Thousand Vehicles.

Judging from the face, this person is about 46 years old, with a plump face, a round body, and a slightly thinning beard and hair.

Seeing Liang Yuyao and others coming to the main hall, the god lord Hong Juncheng was silent for a long time.

All the surrounding officials stood with their heads bowed, but they were also silent.

This silence made the oppression in the hall even heavier, beads of sweat slid down Liang Yuyao's cheeks, if the Lord Qiancheng suddenly launched a attack now, Liang Yuyao might not be able to cope with a word.

Lin Qianniang was still calm, and reminded Liang Yuyao with the sound transmission card: "Don't panic, just salute."

Lin Qianniang has basically grasped the habits of Qiancheng people through the news that the red-clothed envoys have inquired about these days.

In formal occasions, Qiancheng people never talk about business matters, and they will save business matters for private occasions.

When we met for the first time today, the other party should not bring up the core of this negotiation - the matter of Yu Xian's throne, but would start the confrontation with etiquette first.

Although etiquette is not the core issue, it has a great impact on the final negotiation result. Liang Yuyao's bottom line is that she absolutely does not accept the other party's so-called ancient etiquette.

Because accepting the ancient ceremony is equivalent to accepting the old emperor of Yu Xianguo, this is the way of debate that Qianchengguo is best at.

It is not easy to keep this bottom line. The courtiers of Qiancheng Kingdom must have the ability to fight with tongues. Presumably Liang Yuyao will be besieged as soon as she opens her mouth.

Fortunately, Lin Qianniang was fully prepared. She kept sorting out the order and logic of the debate in her mind.

Liang Yuyao had just saluted, when she suddenly saw the Lord Qiancheng holding the book case with both hands, and stood up slowly.

From the moment he left the chair, the ministers of Qiancheng Kingdom all knelt on the ground in uniform, as if electrified.

This is the rule of Qiancheng Kingdom. You cannot sit on an equal footing with the monarch. As long as the monarch stands up, the courtiers must kneel.

Even Hong Zhenji knelt down immediately.

There were only four people standing in the entire hall, Liang Yuyao, Lin Qianniang, Xu Zhiqiong and Hong Juncheng.

Lin Qianniang also saw sweat on her face.

Everyone was kneeling, only they were standing face to face with the monarch, feeling cramped and oppressive all over their heads.

Xu Zhiqiong didn't feel cramped, he kept his hands in a bow and waved in front of Hong Juncheng.

Hong Juncheng was puzzled.

Xu Zhiqiong shook again.

This time the meaning is obvious.

I've already bowed, are you going to bow back too?

Even if you're the emperor, it's a good thing to bow yourself anyway!
Hong Juncheng's cheeks twitched, and then he smiled, sat back on the throne, and ordered: "Give me a seat!"

The servant greeted: "Princess Yuyao of Xuanguo, Marquis Yun, and Zuocheng Neishi, please take a seat!"

Internal history Zuo Cheng is Lin Qianniang's official position, equivalent to Liang Yuyao's assistant and record officer.

Qianchengguo attaches great importance to the recorder, so he also prepared a seat for Lin Qianniang.

Sitting beside Liang Yuyao, Qianniang felt a little calmer.

Hong Juncheng looked at Liang Yuyao, and began to exchange greetings in a regular way: "Princess Yuyao came all the way to come to me, and the journey was tiring and exhausting."

Liang Yuyao also responded according to the routine: "It's Yuyao's luck to meet the god when I come to Guizhou today. I specially prepared a small gift to show my heart."

The gifts that Xuan Guo prepared were top-grade brocade and porcelain, and there should have been some gold, silver and jewelry, but Emperor Chang Le was reluctant to give them, so he did not bring them in the end.

After exchanging pleasantries, it was time to get to the point. Both Liang Yuyao and Lin Qianniang were ready to argue about etiquette.

Hong Juncheng ordered: "Emperor Yu Xian please come."

Liang Yuyao was startled.

Lin Qianniang's head was buzzing.

Even Xu Zhiqiong was stunned.

what's the situation?
Don't discuss etiquette anymore?

Didn't even discuss the topic?

Without discussing it beforehand, just move the old emperor of Yu Xianguo out?

Is this to make us fight in court?
Yu Xian, the old emperor's career pass, is really here!
He entered the Enwei Hall and bowed deeply to Hong Juncheng.

Hong Juncheng ordered to watch the seats, and the old emperor Yu Xian sat opposite Liang Yuyao.

In Lin Qianniang's vision, the most difficult and worst situation during the entire mission was a direct confrontation with Yeguan.

The idea of ​​her design is to try to avoid meeting with Yeguan, because the conflicts between the two parties cannot be reconciled, and she believes that the Lord Qiancheng does not want to make things unending.

Unexpectedly, when Qiancheng Shenjun met for the first time, he would put the karma in front of everyone.

Hong Juncheng looked at the embarrassed Liang Yuyao, sighed and said, "Dayu is a friend of Qiancheng Kingdom, and Daxuan is also a friend of Qiancheng Kingdom. I really can't bear to see your two families fight. Let's bring the two together today. What is right and what is wrong, whether it is war or peace, the two of you should make it clear."

and many more!

What is war and peace?

The purpose of the mission to Qiancheng Kingdom is to discuss who is Yu Xian's legal monarch.

How did Da Xuan and Yu Xian compete?
The corners of Lin Qianniang's eyes twitched, how could Liang Yuyao negotiate?

If there is a fight, it is tantamount to turning against Yu Xianguo, and Daxuan has a moral problem.

If you want to make peace, it is tantamount to making peace with Yeguan, and Mochi's legitimacy will be questioned.

The monarchs and ministers of Qiancheng Kingdom did not participate in the negotiation at all, they became witnesses!

How could it be like this?

Hong Juncheng looked at Liang Yuyao silently, with the corners of his mouth slightly upturned.

Liang Yuyao was dripping with sweat and didn't know how to speak.

Lin Qianniang pinched the sound transmission card and reminded Liang Yuyao, no matter what the other party said, don't rush to respond.

There was a smile on Yeguan's face. He ignored Liang Yuyao, and looked at Xu Zhiqiong first: "Yun Hou, you came to Yu Xian as a hostage in the past, how did the widow treat you? You encouraged my youngest son to seek power and usurp the throne. This hatred, There should be a conclusion after all!"

Hong Juncheng sighed: "The matter should be settled, but don't mention any more enmity, the two families should turn their rivalry into friendship."

It was no good to keep silent now, the other party was forcing Liang Yuyao to speak up.

Before Liang Yuyao could speak, Xu Zhiqiong looked at Ye Guan and said, "Who are you? I don't know you before, and why did you hate me just now?"

Yeguan frowned, and said with a sneer: "You are so forgetful, the widow has summoned you many times in the palace a few months ago, you just forgot?"

Hong Juncheng said: "He is Yu Xianguo's Emperor Yeguan, I can testify for him."

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Yu Xianguo died at the Imperial Pass a few months ago. Emperor Yu Xian can testify, and thousands of soldiers and civilians can testify! Xu is also willing to testify for them!"

When Liang Yuyao heard the words, she immediately came to her senses. Before Lin Qianniang reminded her, she said directly, "I wish to testify that Yu Xianxian has been killed in the battle, and now a shameless person has come here to pretend to be Yu Xianhuang!"

Xu Zhiqiong pointed to Yeguan, and said to Hong Juncheng: "Xu has seen the former Emperor Yu Xian, he has a handsome appearance, he is not as humble and dirty as this guy, but he doesn't have the appearance of an emperor!

Qian Cheng and Yu Xian are friendly nations, gods, don’t hurt the harmony of your two families because of this little boy, if you are willing to kill this little boy immediately, Daxuan wishes to be a witness here, Qian Cheng and Yu Xian are all That's the end of the dispute! "

Yeguan's face turned purple.

Hong Juncheng didn't say a word.

(End of this chapter)