The Retirement of the Demon Lord

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The royal dinner is not just for eating the special dishes of the imperial kitchen, the deepening of the relationship between the monarch and the minister is the top priority.

Those who can come to the banquet are high-ranking officials above the fourth rank. The core personnel of the power center, who can get into this position, naturally know how to maintain the relationship between the monarch and the minister.

Everyone tacitly paid attention, one by one or colleagues from the same department went up to toast to congratulate. There is also an order from top to bottom. You have to go to high-rank officials first, and the important departments of the same rank go first, and then it's your turn.

During this period, the emperor also had a good chat with every official, and took the prince to deepen the impression of each important minister one by one.

In the lively and festive banquet, only one person was unhappy.

Although the table where Wei Xingchao led the high-quality ministers in the Dongji Factory was vacant for him, Gongliang Junyi still stood outside the banquet, paying attention to everything at the banquet. Although he has a position, he also has the important responsibility of supervising the wedding. That position is only to express the importance he attaches to him. He is not allowed to leave the office and sit down without permission.

Just like the diagonally opposite corners of which he looked at each other across several rows of round tables, Du Ming leaned in loneliness under a dragon pillar. There was also a seat for the deputy commander of the Shadow Metropolis at the banquet, but the task of the dark guard was to guard the safety of the royal family secretly, and if he sat down, he would become AWOL. Therefore, there is a very strange table in the corner of the main hall. The dishes are all neatly arranged, but there is no one on the table. This table was prepared for the Yingdu Palace. Even though they knew they couldn't be seated, they still put a banquet table to show their appreciation.

Gongliang Junyi pays attention to the orderly and normal banquet. This is his current job, and he wants to do it in a low-key manner.

He is only 30 years old, and he is already the new director of Dongjishi Factory, one of the three core military companies in the imperial court. From the third-rank official, Wei Xingchao has the terrible power to investigate and arrest ministers. It can be said that it is definitely the current state The hottest young star in the court. All the attention, strength does not allow him to keep a low profile. He is the true portrayal of Mei Qianxiao's dream of going up and down after he joined the Dongji Factory, and the ministers are eager to curry favor with him.

Apart from the emperor and Yang Shiqi and other high-ranking officials, he was the most lively place here, and people kept coming up to toast and greet each other.

Although Gongliang Junyi was gloomy in his heart, he would not lose his courtesy and entertained them one by one. But he can't drink the wine, but the clean water he brought can be clink with the other party, and everyone understands the responsibility.

By the time the ministers who toasted the emperor and the prince were almost there, the second half of the wedding banquet was over.

Seeing that it was almost time, the crown prince got up and said a few words to the emperor. The emperor smiled and asked to go and return quickly.

In addition to the emperor and the crown prince, there are three princesses including Li Mengyao on the main table. The Empress Dowager was not there, and the other concubines treated them equally and stayed in the harem for another banquet. There were only a few of them in this huge main table, which seemed a bit deserted.

Li Mengyao saw that the prince got up and left, and the table became even more deserted, so he asked curiously, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with His Royal Highness?"

Li Mengyao was not the emperor's biological son. Although he was named a princess, he still regarded himself as a minister, and he was called like a prince and a minister.

"He wanted to make a toast to Concubine Kwai, so I made an exception to let him leave the banquet and go to the harem, and come back after the toast." The emperor smiled.

"His Royal Highness is indeed both benevolent and filial, and he is the best among real people." Li Mengyao praised, "I thought his wife was waiting for him, but he couldn't hold back! Hahaha!"

"Tsk!" The emperor clicked Li Mengyao's nose angrily. What did a daughter say? Although she has been the commander of the Guards Division for several years, she has been contaminated with a lot of Jianghu Qi, but now she is a princess, she always needs to speak. Be more reserved, "You know if you can't hold back? Nonsense, are you anxious that the emperor will find you a good husband's house?"

"No, no, I want to always be with the emperor." Li Mengyao shook his head like a rattle.

There were also many young heroes at the banquet. They were fascinated by the stunning fragrance of Li Changrong and Li Mengyao at the main table early on, and they couldn't take their eyes off them. Originally, most people's attention was on Li Changrong, the second princess who was astonishing but with a icy face, but now Li Mengyao shook her head sharply, and the proud curves seemed to be about to emerge, and everyone immediately focused their attention on Li Mengyao.

Although the cold national color of the second princess is stunning, Tong Yanju is also very charming! In case the emperor bestows marriage, how should I choose, it's super embarrassing!

At present, it is normal for a man to be imaginative. It's just that when the beauty is bright, there will be many more demented men in the banquet.

Gongliang Junyi has been socializing all the time, but his eyes never left his surroundings. Seeing that the prince was leaving, he knew that a good show was about to be staged...

Nighthawk was waiting outside the hall in black clothes, soap yarn, and hats. Although he was the prince's personal bodyguard, and this dress was approved by the emperor as an exception, it was not suitable for a festive place after all, so he was arranged outside the hall. guard.

Now that the prince is going out, he can naturally follow him, and the two of them left the hall in step.

Not long after the prince left, more than 20 factory guards came in quietly and walked quietly to each table at the banquet. Scattered, seemingly inadvertently standing still.

Gongliang Junyi only knew that in the plan, the prince's departure from the palace was the secret signal for the deployment to begin, but Wei Xingchao didn't tell him the details of how to proceed. It was estimated that he still did not trust him. But he doesn't think that these factory guards are just randomly assigned, there must be a reason, because the prince's party has been plotting for a long time, and all arrangements are absolutely targeted.

At the beginning, the emperor's drink was in full swing, and he didn't notice anything unusual. After more than 20 factory guards stationed regularly, he became vigilant. More than a dozen personal guards beside him also took a few steps to protect him. Wei Xingchao, as the sixth-ranked internal master, unknowingly retreated to the emperor's side.

"You suddenly entered the hall and stood between the banquets. What's the matter?"

When the lord of a country encounters a mess, he can’t easily panic. The old **** who has been serving the emperor’s left and right should stand up first. The old **** cleared his throat. .com~ Good luck drinking.

This drink woke up many ministers who hadn't noticed anything unusual and looked around in confusion.

The old **** used his internal strength to drink, and for some unknown reason, there was a sudden pain in his dantian.

Despite the pain, he tried his best to remain calm. At this time, Du Ming, the deputy commander of Yingdu Mansion, who was in charge of arranging the deployment of the dark guards, quickly stepped forward and reported to him.

"Go back to Eunuch Chief, the situation is urgent, I have something important to tell you!"

The old **** looked around and saw that both the hundred ministers in the hall and the warriors of the three companies guarding the three companies all looked at him silently, knowing that he could not start to spread panic in his own place, and reluctantly asked: "What's the matter? Come and talk. "

Du Ming took two steps forward, put his hands close to his mouth and whispered, "You've lived long enough, Tiancuo, why don't you die now!"

The old **** was shocked and his eyes widened. Before he could take action against Du Ming, there was a sudden scream in the hall. When the old eunuch's attention was all on Du Ming, a fierce palm slapped him on the back of his head from behind, and before he could even scream, his skull was ruptured, and his liver and brain fell to the ground in a pool of blood.

"You, what are you doing!" The emperor was shocked, slamming the big table angrily and shouting at the people who attacked behind the old eunuch.

That person was Wei Xingchao, who naturally sneaked into the emperor's side and escorted him but had no sense of disobedience!

As the boss of Dongjishi Factory, one of the three companies, he has stood by the Emperor's side many times over the years to **** him, but this time he suddenly raised his sword and attacked him, making it hard to guard against!