To be precise, he had already decided on his route after coming out of Kyoto.
If he couldn't break through the Grand Master, the plan would be useless, but now that he has become the Grand Master, he will naturally not change the plan he made.
In fact, Dongyi City is closer to Dadong Mountain. If you have to fight against the four great masters for a mission, Sigu Jian should be the closest one.
But Zhou Chen did not choose Dongyi City as his next stop, but chose Northern Qi. As for Sigu Jian in Dongyi City, he planned to look for Sigu Jian again when he passed by Dongyi City after returning from Northern Qi.
Comparing the combat power of the four great masters, Sigu Jian may not necessarily be the strongest in terms of overall strength, but in terms of killing skills alone, he is definitely the most powerful among the four great masters.
Moreover, Sigu Jian is the craziest among the four great masters, so Zhou Chen is not in a hurry to fight Sigu Jian. Ku He is the first whetstone he chooses.
I have been in this world for more than four years, and I have been studying and practicing martial arts. Except for this trip to Dadong Mountain, I have no time to walk around this world at all.
The Northern Qi Dynasty was born out of the Northern Wei Dynasty. The Northern Wei Dynasty was a more powerful country than the Qing Kingdom at the beginning. It was only because of the appearance of Ye Qingmei and the rise of Emperor Qing that the Northern Wei Dynasty fell apart and was replaced by the Northern Qi Dynasty. The Qing Kingdom became the strongest country on the mainland.
big country.
The national power of Northern Qi was not as good as that of Nan Qing, but it was more outstanding than Qing in many aspects, such as the literary world.
The literary world of the Qing Dynasty was really beaten by the Northern Qi Dynasty. Whether it was the literary masters or the cultural heritage, it was completely inferior to the Northern Qi Dynasty.
This is also the reason why Fan Xian quickly rose to prominence in the literary world of the Qing Dynasty after he composed a seven-character poem. It is also the biggest reason why he was revered as the Immortal of Poetry by the whole Qing Dynasty after he drunkenly composed hundreds of poems in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests.
The Qing Kingdom is in great need of people who can carry the weight of the literary world.
In the eyes of many literati in the Northern Qi Dynasty, Nanqing was just like the Southern Barbarians, and was despised by the literary circles of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
The rapid growth of Qing's national power was certainly due to Emperor Qing, but more of it was due to Ye Qingmei. Without Ye Qingmei's many inventions, Qing would not have become so powerful in just a few decades.
It's a pity that a strange woman like Ye Qingmei is excellent in everything, but when it comes to looking at men, she is really unsatisfactory. Not to mention Fan Jian, even eunuchs like Chen Pingping are much more reliable than Emperor Qing.
Although Northern Qi's national power was not as strong as Nanqing's, its territory was larger than Nanqing's.
Zhou Chen started from Dadong Mountain, passed through Dongshan Road, arrived at Danzhou Road, and then passed through the heavily guarded border and entered the territory of Northern Qi.
The capital of Northern Qi was Shangjing. As the capital of all dynasties, Shangjing was no less prosperous than Kyoto. It was the political, economic and cultural center of Northern Qi.
Zhou Chen did not have the status and guidance of the Northern Qi Dynasty, but this did not hinder him as a grand master. Entering and leaving the city was as easy as playing house.
Going to the capital this time was more relaxing than when he set off from Qingguo Kyoto to Dadong Mountain. Along the way, he also saw the customs and customs of Northern Qi. There was no difference between the people of the two countries, but there were still certain differences in other aspects.
The martial arts style in the Qing Kingdom was even stronger, while the literary style in the Qi Kingdom was even stronger.
It took a whole month to start from Dadong Mountain and reach Shangjing City.
While on the road, Zhou Chen also used his own energy to clear the meridians of his horse, making the black horse more powerful and more stamina than before.
"Go to the capital!"
In front of the majestic city wall, Zhou Chen looked at this big city that looked like a giant beast. It was worthy of being the capital of a country. It really had a special momentum.
He handed his 'borrowed' road guide certificate to the soldiers guarding the city gate. After checking it, Zhou Chen led his horse and slowly walked into Shangjing City.
Horseback riding was not allowed in Shangjing City, and he didn't want to do anything special, so he kept holding the horse and walked slowly on the stone road in Shangjing City.
When he came to Shangjing City, he couldn't help but think of the scene in the plot of "Celebrating Yu Nian" when Fan Xian raised a flag to provoke Qi. In contrast, when he entered Shangjing City, it was silent and did not cause any waves.
But what he will do next is not simple at all, and it is very likely to detonate the capital.
He found a good inn to stay in the inner city, and then wandered around in the inner city. The prosperity of Shangjing was no worse than that of Qingguo Kyoto, especially some streets and alleys, which were extremely lively.
For example, Fireworks and Willow Alley, places with many literati, are more prosperous.
I stayed in Shangjing for several days and ate a lot of local snacks and delicacies from expensive restaurants. I also watched circuses, singing and dancing, poetry gatherings, and martial arts competitions...
Finally on the seventh day, Zhou Chen remembered his purpose of coming to the capital, to find Ku He.
He knew that Ku He was practicing hard at a waterfall in Qi State, but he didn't bother to look for it. The battle between the great masters was naturally different.
In the early morning, Zhou Chen got up before dawn. Today he would start doing business.
When he came out of the inn and headed to the palace, he found many carriages heading towards the palace. These were all ministers going to the morning court.
He also went to the palace, but he did not go to court, but to issue a gauntlet!
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As the capital of a country, the palace is naturally the most heavily guarded place in the country. Unless you have extraordinary means or special connections, it is absolutely impossible to sneak into the palace.
Every emperor has been assassinated many times, but those who can truly succeed in assassination are definitely rare.
However, for other people, it is not the case for the Grand Master to be heavily guarded, unless there is also a Grand Master hidden in the palace.
But it is obvious that there is no great master in the Northern Qi Palace, and the strongest one is only ninth grade.
In the last world, Zhou Chen learned Ren Ruyi's assassin skills and was proficient in sneaking and hiding. Coupled with the strength of the Grand Master, it was even more impossible for anyone to discover him.
Zhou Chen was not familiar with the Northern Qi Imperial Palace. He originally wanted to find the place where the young emperor reviewed memorials, but after searching, he ended up in another palace.
"It's so boring. It would be great if I could go outside the palace and have a look."
In a magnificent palace, the palace was very empty. A young girl with a pure and beautiful appearance and gorgeous and noble clothes was sitting there with her chin in her hands, her beautiful face full of expectations and yearning for the outside world.
"If I can escape from the palace, I can go outside. No, I am the princess of the Daqi royal family. I must pay attention to the royal family's face. How can I do such an escape?"
The girl refuted her thoughts seriously, but after a while, her expression became very sad again.
"But I really want to go out and play."
Zhou Chen's figure was hidden on the beam in the hall, looking down at the young girl talking to himself, sometimes energetic, sometimes decadent, the girl's beautiful and lovely appearance made him smile.
There are not many princesses in the Northern Qi royal family. At this princess's age, she should be the eldest princess of the Northern Qi Dynasty, a supporting role that does not appear much in the plot, but is quite distinctive.
The girl felt sorry for herself for a while, and then started thinking about how to escape from the palace, as if this was a very interesting thing for her and something to pass the time.
As the eldest princess of the Qi Kingdom, she had the same father and mother as the young emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty. She was not favored by the Queen Mother, but she was not treated harshly. She also had her own palace in the palace, and the treatment was not bad at all.
It's just that she always felt that staying in the palace was really boring. She wanted to go outside the palace countless times, and even planned to escape many times, but she never implemented it once.
In the drama, Zhan Pianpian, the eldest princess of the Northern Qi Dynasty, is a frank, cute, and naive princess who has a strong mouth. Later, she gets married to the eldest prince of the Qing Kingdom.
Seeing that she was still mumbling and talking to herself, Zhou Chen suddenly fell from the beam and landed behind her, but she didn't notice it at all.
"I don't know when I can leave the palace and go outside."
"Do you really want to go outside the palace?"
The sudden sound from behind startled Zhan Pianpian. He jumped up in panic and turned to look behind him.
The next moment, her beautiful eyes widened in vain, looking at Zhou Chen who suddenly appeared behind her and stared at her quietly with an incredulous look on her face.
"You, you, I..."
Suddenly an unknown person, a man, appeared. She opened her mouth to shout, but the next moment, Zhou Chen appeared in front of her and covered her mouth.
"Don't scream. I've called someone and suddenly there's a man in the hall. It's hard for you to explain."
Zhan Pianpian was shocked. Yes, she was a princess. If there was a man suddenly in the dormitory and he was discovered, she would definitely not be able to explain it.
Feeling Zhou Chen's hand slowly let go, although her pupils were still full of panic and fear, she tried hard to stay calm.
"You, who are you? Why are you in my bedroom? Are you an assassin? If you are an assassin, shouldn't you assassinate His Majesty? Why are you here? Is the palace too big? Are you lost?"
Yigulu asked several questions, completely forgetting that he was in danger. This magical brain circuit also made Zhou Chen feel funny.
"You asked so many questions at once, which one do you want me to answer first?"
Knowing that Zhan Pianpian would not yell, Zhou Chen let her go, casually walked to the side and sat down, and then waved at the door of the dormitory.
"boom!"
The opened door was instantly closed.
Zhan Pianpian looked at this scene in shock. Zhou Chen was sitting there, several feet away from the door. Why did he close the door with a gentle wave of his hand?
"Your Highness, are you okay?"
The sound of the door closing alerted the palace maid outside, who asked cautiously outside the door.
Zhou Chen pointed to Zhan Pianpian outside the door. Zhan Pianpian immediately gave Zhou Chen a look of understanding and reassurance, then took a pose and said in a serious tone: "It's okay, I'm fine. It's windy outside, you guys are outside.
Just keep it."
"Yes, Your Highness."
There was no sound outside, so Zhan Pianpian cautiously faced Zhou Chen again and stretched out his hand to wave.
"What happened just now? Why did you close the door with a wave of your hand?"
The eldest princess’s name is Zhan Pianpian. I haven’t read much of the original work. If I’m wrong, please remind me so that I can correct it.