His Majesty the Emperor of the Summer Empire and the seven elders of the enshrining pavilion were very polite, even a little too polite. You know, it was only the first time for both parties to meet, but when Xia Jingsheng saw Chu Bai, it was as if he had met an old man who had been with him for many years.
Like friends, it really puzzled Chu Bai.
Of course, since the people were so hospitable, he also borrowed Po Xia's donkey.
The palace hall has splendid golden walls, and the entire hall is divided into three steps. There is a dragon chair on the first step, with eight seats side by side on both sides of the dragon chair. On the second step, there are two rows of long chairs.
The table, behind the table is a futon, and the last level is the main hall, but there are also rows of long tables, as if everyone in the main hall has to sit down to discuss matters.
Chu Bai was invited to the tail seat on the right side. There are now eight people worshiping the elder, and his ranking is also the last.
There is also a ranking among the elders. He joined later, so it is normal for him to be ranked lower.
As soon as he sat down, the maids began to place drinks, spirits, fruits and other items in front of them. After a while, people began to enter the hall one after another. These people did not say hello after entering, but looked for their own
Sit down.
This was the first time Chu Bai had seen an empire in this situation, and it was also the first time he had seen an empire where the ministers did not kneel when they saw the emperor. It was a strange look, the emperor and his ministers were in harmony.
While people were arriving one after another, a pavilion elder sitting next to Chu Bai had been talking to Chu Bai. This pavilion elder was also named Lin, and his name was Lin Shili. He ranked seventh, and his cultivation level was at the seventh level of transcending tribulations.
Chu Bai is at the same level. Of course, if you want to be a pavilion elder, you must have a cultivation level in the late stage of Tribulation, which is above the seventh level. Chu Bai just meets the standard.
"Baby, the one who just came in is Deputy Commander Ji. In our empire, there are three commanders and four generals, and there are nine deputy commanders. All of these nine people are good at arranging troops and formations."
"His cultivation level is at the eighth level of the Mahayana, so what are the cultivation levels of the three commanders?" Chu Bai asked curiously.
"The cultivation levels of the three commanders are all at the seventh level of Tribulation Transcendence, which is the same level as ours. However, the cultivation levels of the nine deputy commanders are uneven. However, the nine deputy commanders are all formation mages. The level of cultivation cannot measure the deputy commanders.
You must know that there are formation mages with weak cultivation who can also lay out superb enclosing formations, so in the imperial army, individual bravery cannot be measured."
"Also, the three commanders are all candidates for the position of the elder. Now that you have taken the lead, I'm afraid the three commanders will not give you a good look."
"Oh, what about the four generals?" Chu Bai didn't care about the three generals. They were only at the seventh level of Tribulation. He could kill dozens of them in one breath.
"The cultivation level of the four generals are all at the ninth level of Mahayana or at the early stage of transcending the tribulation. They are generals who directly lead troops and are the leaders who charge on the battlefield, and two of the four generals are from His Majesty's own clan."
There was a "bang" sound, just as the two men were talking in low voices, the bell outside the hall suddenly rang, and then the hall was closed. Soldiers in golden armor immediately spread around the outside of the hall, guarding the entire hall.
stand up.
At the same time, the voices of discussion in the palace also stopped. In fact, when Chu Bai was paying attention to the military officials below, those military officials were also paying attention to Chu Bai.
"Okay, today I have summoned you all to discuss matters in front of the palace. The main reason is that I want to issue an edict." As Xia Jingsheng spoke, he gestured to the forehead of a man with a white face and no beard standing beside him.
Chu Bai had just been paying attention to everyone and the composition of the empire. He found that there were military generals and civil servants in the palace. Some civil servants even had no cultivation at all, and some civil servants were also masters of overcoming tribulations.
The composition of the members is very confusing, and the man next to the emperor, Xia Jingsheng, is not a eunuch, and the other deacons and attendants are not eunuchs either. There seems to be no such thing as eunuchs in this empire.
"Everyone stand up." The old man with a white face and no beard took a step forward, and then glanced at everyone majestically.
"Wow~" After hearing the old man's words, everyone stood up, including the elder of the Eight Great Pavilions. Only Xia Jingsheng, the old emperor, was still sitting.
"In the Summer Empire, in the 2416th year of Kaiyuan's founding, His Majesty issued an order to specially recruit Lin En, a true cultivator of loose cultivators, to join the country, join the imperial court, and be rewarded with 30,000 acres of land. He was granted the title of King Zhongwu and honored him."
"Thank you Lord Long for your kindness." Lin Shili said, tugging at the corner of Chu Bai's clothes.
"Oh." Chu Bai couldn't laugh or cry. Why did he go back to ancient times and be granted a king's title? But he immediately reacted and faced Xia Jingsheng and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Haha, with the help of King Zhongwu today, my Xiaxia Empire will surely pacify the country. The three commanders and four generals will stay, and the rest will step down. I will hold a council of elders."
"Yes." Everyone, including Prince Xia, bowed and exited, and the apse door was closed again.
Chu Bai was in a fog at this time. King Zhongwu seemed to be too cheap, right? No one asked him or questioned him, so he became the elder of the pavilion? Became one of the most powerful people? This summer the empire is opening
What kind of joke? What are their intentions?
However, just when he was secretly thinking about what Xia Jingsheng and others were going to do, Marshal Yu, one of the three commanders, suddenly stood up and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Meng is in danger. If we don't rescue him, it will be too late. Please hurry up, Your Majesty."
Decide!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, Meng Gong's exposure is our biggest loss, but we must rescue him." Another commander also stood up and requested.
"Your Majesty, even if Mr. Meng cannot be rescued, he still has to die because he knows too much about us. Therefore, we must see the person alive and the body before death. Please make a decision as soon as possible with your Majesty and the eight ministers!"
The third commander has only one request, and that is to rescue Mr. Meng. Even if he cannot be rescued, he must kill Mr. Meng!
Chu Bai frowned at this time, but then relaxed instantly, because at this time, he already understood everything.
From the moment he met Xia Jingsheng, the old emperor, to the friendly attitude of the eight pavilion elders towards him, to the fact that the civil servants and generals of the Manchu Dynasty did not express any objections, Chu Bai felt extremely strange, because this summer empire recruited the pavilion elders.
It seems like such a child's play, that an outsider whom I don't recognize and whose origins I don't know is going to become an old man directly?
Lin Shili, the elder of the Seventh Pavilion, also said just now that the three commanders are all vying for the position of Pavilion Elder, which is enough to prove that this Pavilion Elder is not suitable for everyone!
And for Xia Jingsheng to issue an edict so quickly, and to grant land and kings, it is obvious that his purpose is not simple, because there is no free pie in the world.
Perhaps, when the prince recruited him in Xia Tian, he still had some sincerity, but the emperor and the elders of the seven pavilions were not sincere at all. They wanted to take advantage of him, who knew nothing!
That's right, you have to use yourself, because the three commanders have already made the request, then I'm afraid they will choose someone to go to the enemy country to rescue Meng Gong or kill Meng Gong, and in the end, this person's head will definitely fall on your head.
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"Yes, this matter cannot be delayed any longer. Your Majesty, let's discuss the rescuers who will go to New Moon. Otherwise, things will change later." When Chief Dage Lao spoke, he glanced at Chu Bai and said,
Just a quick glance.
"Yes, things will change later!" Xia Jingsheng sighed: "But the enemy countries are all aware of our situation. I am afraid that the enemy countries will be prepared as soon as we set off, so the emperor will also be in a difficult situation!"
"Your Majesty, King Zhongwu has just joined the empire and is an outsider, so there must be very few people who recognize him, and the people in the Crescent Kingdom must not know it either. Why not let King Zhongwu go to the rescue?" At this time, one of the three commanders
Yu Shuai looked at Chu Bai with a smile on his lips.
"How can this be done? King Zhongwu has just entered the cabinet, how can he be allowed to go into danger alone?" This Xia Jingsheng is indeed the material to be an emperor. His last four words are "involved in danger alone", which means that as long as he is not "single"
, he can take risks, everyone else can hear it, Chu Bai can also hear it.
Yu Shuai said: "Your Majesty, of course we will not let King Zhongwu go into danger alone. When the time comes, we will send the most powerful rescue team to go with King Zhongwu. Also, after arriving at the new moon, our spies will also work with him.
There shouldn’t be much of a safety problem when it comes to King Zhongwu’s connection.”
"This...King Zhongwu, look..." Xia Jingsheng looked at Chu Bai with a troubled look, meaning, are you going or not?
"I can go, but I need all the information from all the senior officials of the Crescent Empire, including the composition of the Council of Elders, how many generals, how many civil servants there are, everyone's cultivation, personal expertise, troop deployment, etc. In short,
It’s the most detailed information about the Crescent Empire. Only with this information will I go, otherwise I won’t go!” Chu Bai was also a bachelor. Although he knew that these people were collectively plotting against him, he still agreed and just proposed a
Just a small request.
"Detailed information?" Xia Jingsheng frowned, and for a moment he couldn't guess what Chu Bai was thinking. Logically speaking, you are going to save people, and you only need one aspect of information. Why do you need the information of everyone in the entire country?
Intelligence? What does this mean?
However, before Xia Jingsheng agreed, the chief minister nodded: "Okay, I have a copy here. King Zhongwu can take it now."
With a "swish" sound, a jade slip flew into Chu Bai's hand. Chu Bai did not check it immediately, but played with it for a while and said: "I like to walk alone, so there is no need for anyone to follow me. You just need to tell me."
If you want Mr. Meng to be alive, you can still be Mr. Meng to die!"
"It's useless for him to come back. After you reveal his secret information, just kill him. Also, you must have someone by your side who will also guide you. Isn't that a problem?" It's the chief minister again.
If so, no one else would have any objection.
"Okay, no problem." Chu Bai nodded.
"Haha, King Zhongwu is loyal and brave. I am not wrong about the person. Come on, let's all drink to King Zhongwu. Also, call Zhou Shuyu and ask him to go with King Zhongwu."
Chu Bai smiled and took a sip of wine. At the same time, he was also curious about who Zhou Shuyu was, who could follow him to death?