Chapter 5: The city master?

"What's the matter?"

Ji Chao signaled to Qin Shou but it was okay to say it.

As the chief disciple, his status is comparable to a confidant.

"Your Highness, I have received news here that in three months the king will hold an annual ceremony for sacrifices to heaven in the Taimiao, praying for the gods of heaven to give golden blessings to protect the Great Zhou Dynasty. At that time, all the princes will come to pray together."

Qin Shou nodded and said.

"This is natural, since the opening of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it has been like this every year!"

Ji Chao showed confusion.

This is the ancestral system left behind, and the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven is extremely grand.

Although the princes are strong at present, they have to send a delegation to attend the worship ceremony on this day.

They can despise their opponents, but their awe of heaven comes from the core. After all, there is no human emperor in this era, only the emperor, and the gods in the heavenly court are the masters of the three realms!

"Your Highness, the palace sent back a secret letter saying that the king would establish a new crown prince on this day!"

After a brief pause, Qin Shou revealed the key point.

"The new crown prince?"

Ji Chao's expression instantly condensed.

Since the former crown prince Ji Shou died, the position of the crown prince has been vacant until now. He and Ji Meng fought to the death in the court for the position of the crown prince!

The crown prince represents the orthodox of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the next emperor, unparalleled!

"Your Highness, so we have to prepare as soon as possible!"

Qin Shou bowed slightly.

If the position of the crown prince is obtained by the third prince Ji Meng three months later, the people of the second prince's lineage will definitely be cleansed.

"Well! Since this is the case, you must hurry up to find Mr. Guigu! If you get Mr. Guigu, the position of prince will naturally not fall behind."

"Yes! Your Highness, I have sent someone to guard the city gate. As long as there is an old man with a strange face, I will not miss it."

Qin Shou nodded.

Although Qi Refiners can fly to the sky and escape, they have to walk in Zhoudu.

Nothing,

It is because Zhou Du still has treasures left by the human ancestors. If the Qi Refiner shows too much aura, he may be suppressed as a foreigner.

"good!"

.............

Time flies, and it is sunset in a blink of an eye.

The sunset is setting, and the people return to the city, which is very lively.

Zhoudu, the south gate, two carriages slowly arrived in front of the city gate. The team looked shabby, and there were only thirteen people in full swing.

Walking at the front of the team were Fang Gui and Fang Yun, two Qi Refiners at the peak of Qi Condensation Period, but their current costumes were like ordinary guards, and there was no way to tell what was strange about it.

The first carriage followed the old slave Cai Ping on the side, and behind them were the other slaves.

"Who is here? Check the car!"

At this moment, a soldier holding a spear blocked his way.

After the soldier said that, he had to go forward and pick up the curtain.

"You are so bold, the new Hangu Marquis in the car!"

Seeing this, Cai Ping hurried forward to block the soldiers.

In fact, whether it is the Marquis of Hangu or the former Nanwang, ordinary soldiers guarding the city are not qualified to check the car.

At this time, we should report the only dignity that the Nanwang Mansion has.

Otherwise, they will definitely be treated as a joke in the future.

"Hangu Marquis?"

The soldier paused and subconsciously turned his head to look at the gatekeeper in armor not far behind him, a little disbelief.

What is the show of a dignified marquis?

Speaking of which, the rich families in Zhoudu have a much bigger pomp than this.

"Let Hangu Hou go over..."

Soon, the captain came over, squinted his eyes for a while, and then waved his hand impatiently after flashing his eyes with contempt.

"Yes, sir!"

Wheel!

The team moved forward slowly, getting further and further away from the city gate...

"Sir, is this really the team of Hangu Marquis?"

Looking at the convoy gradually fading away, the soldiers finally couldn't help it and asked in a low voice.

They knew about the Southern King’s enthronement of Hangu Marquis, but they did not expect that the situation would be so shabby when they left the city.

"Of course, the Southern King is already poor. I heard that there are only ten slaves in the mansion, and there are two more guards today. I guess it was just a temporary recruitment to save face."

The captain's mouth was raised, and his disdain was even more than before.

"Since the Southern King is so poor, wouldn't he go to the fief... to die? King..."

Confirm, the soldier couldn't help but mutter.

"Bold, the matters of the royal family are something you and I can discuss? Why don't you check it quickly! The above has ordered that anyone who meets a strange-looking old man must treat him with courtesy and invite him to the residence of the Third Prince. Do you understand?"

Unfortunately, the captain didn't say anything, his face turned cold and he said.

"Yes, sir!"

............

The sun sets in the west, on the official road leading to Hangu Pass,

"Mr. Guigu, there is a dilapidated temple in front of you. Are we here waiting for the lord to arrive and move forward together?"

Fang Gui signaled the team to pause, came to the first carriage, bowed slightly, and said.

As a Qi Refiner, he naturally knew how terrifying the cultivation of the person in the car was!

"The lord has given an explanation, let's go directly to Hangu Pass!"

The next moment, a gentle voice came from the car. Who would it be if it were Guiguzi?

It turned out that Ji Nan was not in the carriage, and Guiguzi was the only one sitting in the carriage.

"Yes, sir!"

Upon hearing this, Fang Gui bowed and said nothing.

"By the way, you will pass through some barren mountains and ridges on this journey, and you can hunt some wild animals back. Hangu Pass has no supplies, so you can use it as food for the time being! You should pay attention to it when you encounter some good wood and stone. The lord's mansion in Hangu also needs to be renovated!"

After a brief pause, Guiguzi's voice sounded again.

"I understand, sir!"

Turning around, Fang Gui's team moved forward slowly again.

"I hope the lord will do well this time! If it is done... no one will be able to break Hangu Pass in the future!"

Inside the car,

Guiguzi took a deep breath, silently said to himself before slowly closing his eyes.

.........

At the same time, in Zhoudu, outside an extremely ordinary courtyard west of the city, Ji Nan made a little adjustment and knocked on the gate.

Yes, he didn't leave the city.

It was just because Guiguzi mentioned someone after coming back and said that he wanted to invite someone to come out, but he was rejected.

Ji Nan was very surprised.

Can even Guiguzi refuse? What a great idea!

However, after hearing the name of that person, he decided to visit him in person to see if he could persuade him to go to Hangu Pass together.

As for why the carriage is first to leave the city,

It is because the emperor has an order that before sunset, the Southern Prince's Mansion must hand over all matters with the Zong Mansion, otherwise it will be in vain to take care of the king's order.

This is how the previous scene came about.

As for the matter of Hangu Pass, he will leave it to Guiguzi for the time being.
To be continued...