In Luoyang, the imperial capital, on the original scale of urban construction, extending hundreds of miles to the north, a new city is being born.
In order to fit in with the great virtuous and mighty divine emperor who will ascend the throne in three days, the Middle-earth Empire was completely reorganized, and Luoyang was also renamed Badu.
The Huangfu family spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build a magnificent palace in the north of Luoyang in a very short period of time.
This will be the new palace, which will be officially put into use when the new emperor ascends the throne in three days.
Although the palace will not be opened until three days later, a large number of new royal members have already settled here.
These days, outside the New Imperial Palace, there has been an endless stream of carriages and horses from all over the mainland, including almost every member of the Huangfu family and visitors.
There is no other reason. The new emperor ascended the throne, the situation between the government and the opposition changed drastically, and everyone was in danger. They tried to contact the royal family to understand the new emperor's policies and protect their own safety.
At this moment, in the new city, outside Huangfuli's palace, a group of tall stone men stood out. They had been waiting here for a long time.
"Young Master, we have been waiting outside for three hours. Several groups of people from the human race arrived later than us, but entered the palace earlier. This is obviously a deliberate attempt to neglect our tribe!"
Several Stone Tribe people said extremely angrily.
"The new emperor has ascended the throne. As Huangfu Li is Huangfu Wuji's eldest son and the future prince, there will naturally be more guests. Just wait patiently. As the envoys of the Western Desert, he will always meet with us."
Shi Jian, the young master of the Stone Clan, said calmly to calm the emotions of the clan members, but he couldn't help but feel worried deep in his eyes.
The current situation of the Middle-earth Empire has undergone major changes. Huangfu Wuji ascended the throne and invited all ethnic groups in the mainland to participate in the enthronement ceremony.
As the young master of the West Desert Stone Clan, he has noble blood, and happened to be studying in Kyushu, so he was sent here by the clan, ostensibly to participate in the enthronement ceremony, but in fact, he was to inquire about the next move of the Huangfu clan.
Everyone in the world is spreading rumors that Huangfu Wuji has just unified Kyushu and the Dark World, and his next move is to sweep across all races and unify the entire continent.
And he might have had ulterior motives for specifically inviting all ethnic groups in the mainland to the ceremony of his coronation, including the intention of demonstrating.
The top leaders of the Stone Clan have been worried about the powerful Huangfu family in recent days. As an important member of the clan, he naturally wants to share the worries of the clan.
Shi Jian had already thought about what he would do when he saw Huangfuli today. He hoped to be a messenger of friendship between the two tribes, enhance mutual understanding, and maintain the hard-won peace.
I just didn't expect that he had been waiting here early in the morning, but Huangfuli never saw him. On the contrary, several waves of guests who came later were received.
He knew that this was intentional neglect, but he could only control his temper and appease the irritable tribesmen.
"Young Master Shi, please come in."
After several more hours, it was almost dark, and someone came to call Shi Jian and others from the palace.
Shi Jian's expression couldn't help but perked up, and he entered Huangfuli's palace under the leadership of the eunuch.
The buildings along the way were magnificent and the carvings were extremely luxurious, which made Shi Jian secretly frightened.
The Huangfu family had only been in power for a short period of time. Not only had they successfully built a new palace, but they had also made it so splendid that the amount of manpower and material resources consumed was unimaginable.
He couldn't help but think of the way he came from Zhenwu Academy to Luoyang and saw several waves of victims fleeing Luoyang.
The wine and meat in Zhumen stinks, and there are frozen bones on the road.
When the new emperor ascended the throne, he did not know how to be considerate of the people. Instead, he carried out extensive construction projects and made the people miserable.
He did not dare to discuss whether this approach was advisable. After entering the palace, he finally met Huangfu Li, the new crown prince of the dynasty.
This Huangfuli is already middle-aged. His face is full of energy and his brows are dancing at the moment, but he looks a little fat and shiny.
Shi Jian couldn't help but compare him with the old prince Ji Zefang whom he had met before, and felt that the two were completely different in terms of temperament and appearance.
"Are you Shi Jian, the young master of the Stone Clan?"
Huangfuli was sitting in his seat and having a meal. When he saw Shi Jian, he asked casually.
He didn't stand up and seemed extremely indifferent. Shi Jian recalled that when he accidentally met Ji Zefang at Zhenwu Academy, he seemed like a humble gentleman. When comparing the two people, even the etiquette was quite different.
Huangfu Li's name had the word "Li" in it, but it gave him a rather arrogant feeling. He felt very sorry for the passing of Prince Ji Zefang.
Shi Jian specially greeted Huangfu Li using human etiquette and introduced himself.
Seeing that he was polite and polite, Huangfuli couldn't help but smile. "I've heard long ago that the young master of the Stone Clan is not like other Stone Clan barbarians and rude, and it turned out to be so when I saw him today. Sit down wherever you want, we'll just have a meal together."
Shi Jian heard this and sat down, while the Stone tribesmen behind him had angry expressions on their faces.
The other party's words seemed to be praising their young master, but they actually mocked the entire Stone Clan!
"I heard that Young Master Shi has been committed to the exchanges and exchanges between the noble and our tribes. He even said that he would open up a large oasis in the Western Desert so that the tribes can have a place to live in the Western Desert. I wonder if this is true or not?"
One after another exquisite dishes were brought to the table, Huangfuli asked with a smile.
"It is indeed true. We have reached a preliminary intention of cooperation with the Shenmu Sect. We hope to use the next five to ten years to transform the harsh environment of the Western Desert so that all ethnic groups can have a good living space in the Western Desert."
Shi Jian nodded hurriedly and said at the same time, "When the new emperor ascends the throne, this matter will require strong support from the Chinese court. I hope that His Highness the Crown Prince can put in a few kind words in front of the new emperor to facilitate this matter."
"Well, Master Shi's ideals are great."
Huangfuli smiled, but there was mockery deep in his eyes.
In his opinion, the other party's ideas are simply whimsical. If they are not from my race, they will have different minds. Who wants to live with the vulgar and lowly Stone Race?
He already knew his father's thoughts about the West Desert Stone Tribe. The West Desert had extremely rich mineral resources and must be captured. As for the West Desert Stone Tribe, his father had never taken them seriously.
Because he understood his father's attitude towards the Shi clan, Huangfuli also felt a bit contemptuous. Especially since Shi Jian was so young and cute, he couldn't help but have the idea of teasing.
"Although Young Master Shi's ideals are good, different ethnic groups must understand each other, not just in words, but also in actions."
"For example, there is a saying in my human race that when you are in the countryside, do as the Romans do. Now that Young Master Shi has come to my place, he should drink wine and eat at the same table with me, so that we can understand each other, right?"
Huangfuli glanced at the delicacies in front of Shi Jian with a smile and motioned for him to use his chopsticks.
"this……"
Shi Jian understood what he meant and couldn't help but hesitate.
Everyone knows that the West Desert Stone Tribe cannot eat human food. They live on ores. If they eat human food, they will suffer from diarrhea at the least, and their lives will be at risk in the worst case.
Shi Jian's cultivation was so strong that he would not lose his life if he ate some human food, but to him, eating this kind of food was no different than eating sour water.
"What's wrong? Master Shi keeps saying that he wants to enhance the friendship between you and my tribe, but he doesn't even want to eat food from my human tribe? This makes me very disappointed."
Huangfuli shook his head and sighed.
When Shi Jian heard this, he gritted his teeth and forced a smile.
"I will eat. I will taste the delicacies of the human race today."
He imitated the human race and used chopsticks, which made the stone tribe people behind him turn pale with shock.