Sword Qi of the heavens

Chapter 169 Birthday
a few days later.

The birthday banquet of the Empress Dowager of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

All the civil and military officials came here, and each of them sent congratulatory gifts to pay homage to his birthday.

The dispute between the rights of officials in the court and the imperial power is not just a recent issue. Those who are qualified to appear in the court are naturally aware of this matter.

The empress dowager sits at the highest position.

On the lower side of her, the Northern Qi Emperor Zhan Doudou was sitting. This was also a reasonable thing, nothing too surprising.

But there is an extra table opposite the little emperor.

Li Changlan sat behind the table, drinking lightly of the wine to himself, the Empress Dowager and Zhan Doudou looked natural, as if it should be so.

All the civil and military officials in the audience were talking about it.

They were very unfamiliar with Li Changlan who appeared for the first time, but they also understood that since Li Changlan could sit there, he must have been approved by both the empress dowager and the emperor.

So no matter what Li Changlan's real identity is, he must have a lot of background.

Fan Xian sat down boredly, resting his cheek with one hand, playing with the wine glass boredly, feeling more and more tired.

Gao Da frowned, and elbowed Wang Qinian who was standing aside.

"Brother Wang, why does the young master seem to be in a bad mood?"

"Oh, it's okay, maybe it was a few days ago when I competed with someone, I lost a bit miserably, and I haven't come out of the shadow of defeat." Wang Qiqing smiled and waved his hand indifferently.

Of course he knew why Fan Xian was in a bad mood.

He simply went out of the country, but somehow he had to join the plan of competing in the world, and all his friends in Nanqing were controlled by the second prince.

Fortunately, he thought that he had resolved many times of frame-ups by Li Yunrui and others by means of tricks.

As a result, get to the end.

He suddenly realized that if Wuzhu, Chen Pingping, Li Changlan and others hadn't given him the full information, he would have died countless times in Nanqing.

After all, Fan Xian was young, so how could he not be affected at all?
As the time goes.

The subsequent entry of several people caused an uproar in the hall.

Xiao En, Uesugi Tiger, and three people including Yan Xiaoyi appeared in the hall at the same time, and sat down in their respective seats.

"Sean?! Torora Uesugi!"

"These two actually appeared in the court at the same time. Is His Majesty going to reuse these two?"

"The person on the opposite side looks a bit unfamiliar, does anyone know him?"

"I don't know him, but seeing his actions and demeanor, he doesn't look like a civil servant. He should be an extremely rare master."

"It seems that many things are going to happen at the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet today!"

Fan Ruoruo, who was following behind them, quietly came to sit beside Fan Xian.

And if it's just Fan Ruoruo alone, it's fine.

Fan Ruoruo met Zhan Doudou and Haitang Duoduo, so they could be regarded as good friends. In addition to Fan Xian's younger sister, Li Changlan's nominal student status also qualified to appear here.

only.

Fan Ruoruo didn't come here alone, she also brought a girl who looked extremely weak.

Fan Ruoruo just pulled the other party to sit down near Fan Xian, and immediately looked at Fan Xian.

Fan Xian lowered his head on purpose, pretending he didn't know anything.

Seeing this, Fan Ruoruo didn't allow his elder brother to continue to perfunctory here, forcibly stretching out his hand to straighten Fan Xian's head.

"Brother, look at me!" Fan Ruoruo said seriously.

"What, Ruoruo, what's the matter?" Fan Xian forced an ugly smile on his face, facing Fan Ruoruo.

"Of course there is something. What's the matter with Shen Wan'er?" Fan Ruoruo asked.

"Shen Wan'er? It's also the first time I've seen her. You brought her here. You should know her better than I do. Why do you ask me?" Fan Xian raised his brows and said forcefully.

"Shen Wan'er is Shen Chong's younger sister. She was brought by my husband and let me take care of her for several days. He usually doesn't like to talk about these things, but Shen Wan'er told me about her identity."

"Moreover, I am responsible for checking the letters between Mr. and our Nanqing." Fan Ruoruo looked at Fan Xian with a slightly unkind expression.

Fan Xian was taken aback, then looked at Wang Qinian.

Wang Qinian scratched the hair on the back of his head, laughed dryly, and said with some guilt: "Well, Miss Ruoruo is using the name of Mister to pressure me, I dare not say it."

Fan Xian covered his forehead, feeling helpless.

As Chen Pingping's right-hand man, Wang Qinian has been in charge of liaising with Li Changlan.

If he had a showdown with Fan Ruoruo, he probably should have said what he should have said, and he should have said everything he should have said, no matter how difficult it is to hide anything.

"Brother, sir, it's easy to say that he is a great master. There are few people in the world who can compare with him. He wants to subdue Shen, so he just said it. Why did he arrest his sister?"

Fan Ruoruo has a kind personality, so he doesn't approve of using hostage threats as means.

Fan Xian was about to nod his head almost instinctively, agreeing with Fan Ruoruo's words, but when he was about to speak, his gaze inadvertently swept over Li Changlan who was not far away.

Fan Xian said without blinking, "Who is my teacher? The most wanted criminal in Nanqing, a great master who is one of the best in the world!"

"He could take a heavy life directly, but he didn't do it."

"Instead, he tied Shen Wan'er over. It seemed like a threat, but it actually showed that he was willing to give Shen a chance to choose. How gentle is this method?"

Fan Ruoruo was a little dazed by Fan Xian's words.

"But, this..."

"Oh, Ruoruo, she's been by your side all the time, and she hasn't suffered any grievances. What's the point of caring about it? Could it be possible that you can accept it if you really want Mr. Chen to hack him to death if he doesn't agree with you?"

Fan Xian spoke again, forcibly interrupting Fan Ruoruo's thoughts.

Fan Ruoruo listened to Fan Xian's words and couldn't refute, but she always felt that something was wrong.

Wait until everyone is seated.

The birthday banquet for the empress dowager finally began.

First, after some politeness and compliments.

The little emperor Zhan Doudou and the empress dowager looked at each other, stood up and came to Li Changlan's side, smiling softly.

"Presumably, the adults in the palace still don't know the identity of this person?"

"Let me introduce to you, this man is called Li Changlan. He is not well-known in Northern Qi, but he is a famous big shot in Nanqing. Almost everyone knows him."

"I won't go into details about him."

"To put it simply, Mr. Li Changlan is not only the teacher of Fan Xian, the envoy of Nanqing, but also a world-class expert whose strength has reached the level of a great master."

The voice of Zhan Doudou fell.

Inside the hall.

Discussions erupted immediately.

"Great master?!"

"Aren't there only four great masters in this world? Sigu Jian in Dongyi City, Kuhe in our Northern Qi Dynasty, Liuyun Sanshou Ye Liuyun, and the one hidden in Nanqing. How come there is a fifth great master here?"

"No, could it be that he is the hidden fourth great master?"

Zhan Doudou and the Empress Dowager looked at each other.

They were very satisfied with the surprised appearances of all the civil and military officials.

"Quiet!" Zhan Doudou raised his hand, stopped the discussion in the hall, and continued to introduce Li Changlan to everyone in the hall.

"According to my contact with Mr. Li for a period of time, Grandmaster Li Changlan has decided to join our Northern Qi and contribute to the prosperity of our Northern Qi."

Clap!

The sound of wine glasses falling to the ground resounded in unison.

The officials in the hall looked at Li Changlan enthusiastically.

"Great Grandmaster, my Northern Qi finally has another Great Grandmaster! Could it be that my Northern Qi is destined to prosper in His Majesty's hands?!"

(End of this chapter)