Chapter Fifty-seventh First Arrive at the Palace, Don’t Kneel
The sun was setting, but no one present had any intention of leaving, because there was one person, a strong man who could create miracles.
A man who looked like an army officer clasped his fists at Liu Qiankun and said, "May I ask if this knight is willing to be a guest in the general's mansion?"
Liu Qiankun raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "It's getting late today, so I'll definitely visit you another day!" After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave.
"Knight, please stay!" The officer stepped forward quickly, holding a handful of bright yellow leaf money in his hand and said: "Knight, according to the rules, you deserve these leaves, please don't delay!"
Respectfully.
Liu Qiankun didn't show any pretense. He reached out to take the thin stack of gold leaves, thanked him and turned around to leave. The strong man named Liu Mang followed closely behind.
After passing through several streets, Liu Qiankun finally discovered an embarrassing problem. He was actually lost! He turned around suddenly and almost collided with Liu Mang behind him.
"Ahem! Do you know where the post station is on the street?" Liu Qiankun forced out a weird smile.
Liu Mang shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"Then why are you following me?"
"You are my benefactor, so naturally I will follow you." Liu Mang answered decisively.
Liu Qiankun rolled his eyes. He didn't expect that he would be so kind to help others, but he would encounter an out-and-out lump...
"Don't you have a place to stay?" Liu Qiankun asked casually.
"Yes, but I want to know where my benefactor ended up!" Liu Mang did not hide his thoughts.
...Liu Qiankun was speechless. Did you tell him that he was lost?
After asking several passers-by and many twists and turns, he finally arrived at the door of the inn before nightfall. After persuading Liu Mang for a long time, he agreed to leave.
Early the next morning, as soon as it dawned, Zhou Da, who was wearing dark red court clothes, led the sleepy Liu Qiankun on horseback towards the imperial city. The road was not long, but the weather was very cold, and the cold wind passing by in the streets blew the wind.
People shrink their necks.
The Imperial City is the most majestic and luxurious building complex in the center of the imperial capital. It is surrounded by towering walls. In the distance, only the sharp corners of pavilions and pavilions can be seen. In front of the city gate, there are two rows of soldiers in bright armor, holding crosses and swords in their hands.
Flashing, with a solemn expression, it looks like two rows of statues.
Zhou and Liu dismounted from their horses and walked towards the city gate one after the other. Zhou Da took out an orange metal round sign from his arms and handed it to the sergeant who came up.
and handed it back to Zhou Da.
The two of them walked side by side towards the imperial city. Along the way, Liu Qiankun really felt like "Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden", but his surname was Liu.
Zhou Da's steady gaze complemented Liu Qiankun's looking left and right. He walked hurriedly through the winding roads. After walking for half an hour, he finally saw a splendid palace-style building, majestic and solemn.
It shines brightly in the morning light.
In front of the palace, there is a road covered with scarlet carpet, which is about ten feet long and more than two feet wide. It extends all the way to the main entrance of the palace. There are already five people standing sparsely on the carpet, all of them are richly dressed, with oily heads and pink faces. At first glance,
They are people who are either rich or noble.
But they all have one thing in common, they hold the same thing carefully in their hands.
Seeing Zhou Da and Liu Qiankun empty-handed, some people actually showed a contemptuous smile, and the rest just nodded slightly as a greeting. They didn't know Zhou Da, and of course they couldn't possibly know Liu Qiankun behind Zhou Da.
The two of them said nothing and just found a place to stop.
Everyone was looking forward to something, and everyone's eyes were focused on the open red door, except for Liu Qiankun, who was carefully looking at the sharp Changge in the hands of the soldiers in front of the palace...
Everyone was very quiet, no one whispered, as if they were waiting for the sun to rise.
Zhou Da was also waiting, with his back straight and a burning heat in his eyes. His body was also trembling slightly, the amplitude was so small that only he could feel it.
Liu Qiankun had already withdrew his gaze from the swords of the soldiers in front of the palace, and stood loosely behind Zhou Da, fiddling with the fluffy hair on the carpet from time to time with his toes.
A red sun rose slowly from the east, and a military commander in black armor finally walked out of the vermillion-lacquered door. The red tassel on his helmet was particularly eye-catching.
"Those who offer gold and dragon blood will enter the palace!" The voice was loud and high-pitched, enough to reach the ears of everyone on the red carpet.
Zhou Da and Liu Qiankun walked the slowest, and of course they were the last to enter the palace. The hall was silent, but there were many people standing, most of them wearing dark red court uniforms, and of course there were also many generals wearing armor.
The light swept over the seven people who entered the hall, and when it fell on Zhou Da, it felt a little strange.
Two of the generals' expressions changed even more when they saw Liu Qiankun, whose eyes were slightly narrowed behind Zhou Da!
Chu Tianxing, the king of Tianxing Kingdom, is still sitting alone on the high platform in the center of the hall. He is leaning on the dragon chair and seems to be a little tired today. In recent days, the silver on his temples has increased a lot, and even his eyes look a little dim.
"Eh!" Chu Tianxing said softly and sat upright, probably because he saw Zhou Da with only half of his face showing. That was a very familiar half of his face.
There are a lot of civil servants and generals who have donated the blood of the Golden Dragon in the past few days, but since a few have been imprisoned, basically no officials dare to touch the power of the sky, and even those who are lucky are becoming less and less.
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Later, an old imperial doctor came up with an extremely despicable way to distinguish authenticity, which even discouraged those who donated dragon blood, but some people came after all.
Zhou Da came today. As a county guard, he actually came. How could Chu Tianxing not be surprised?
"Bring all the people who have asked His Majesty to offer treasures to you!" The general knelt down on one knee and his voice was like a bell.
"Grass people... pay homage to Your Majesty!"
"Your Majesty, Zhou Da, is here to greet you!"
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The seven people saluted together, six knelt down, and one stood with his body hunched over and his fists clasped.
There was an uproar in the palace, all eyes turned to the young man in white shirt who did not kneel to the emperor.
"Bold!" the warrior in front of the palace shouted loudly.
Liu Qiankun was stunned for a moment, but he still didn't kneel down. Instead, he raised his head. Although he had seen many movies and TV shows where he knelt down before, he was still stunned when it was his turn...
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense, and the two generals were even more shocked, because they were two of the three officers who had witnessed Liu Qiankun's powerful skills yesterday.
Zhou Da quietly reached out and pulled Liu Qiankun's trousers, but still didn't see any reaction, so he had to bite the bullet and said loudly: "I ask your Majesty to forgive me. This person is from the Mengqi Empire and does not know the etiquette of his country. Please don't blame me."
!" After saying that, my palms were all smooth and I was already dripping with cold sweat.
"That's it, everyone, please get back on your feet!" Chu Tianxing flicked the back of his hand forward, instantly dispelling the tense atmosphere.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Everyone stood up.
Liu Qiankun smiled and thought to himself: It seems that Lord Tianxing is still a generous man! He sang along with the crowd and said thank you and that was all.
The two military generals also heaved a sigh of relief. In their eyes, Liu Qiankun was a strong man, a peerless strong man. Even if he did not kneel to the emperor, it was understandable. However, Chu Tianxing's magnanimity also deeply impressed them.
"I wonder if all of you are here to offer the blood of the golden dragon?" Chu Tianxing deliberately took a few more glances at Zhou Da's face.
"Yes!" The six people said in unison, but they took the silent Liu Qiankun over. Because he was a 'foreign' person, it seemed that the label of being rude could no longer be pinned on him.
"But is it really the blood of the golden dragon?" Chu Tianxing asked again in a deep voice.
The civil and military ministers in the palace couldn't help but be a little surprised. Recently, the monarch rarely talked with the people presenting the treasures. After thinking about it, they were all relieved. This was clearly a warning to the Fengtian County Governor!
"Yes!" the answers came in unison.
"Okay! Come here, bring something that can determine the true and false dragon's blood to the hall!" Chu Tianxing shouted in a deep voice.
Chu Tianxing, who was sitting on the dragon chair, said nothing more, his expression was solemn, and his brows were furrowed into a clearly distinguishable word "Chuan".
What is it that can identify the authenticity of dragon blood? The seven people who presented the treasure were all guessing. This time there was no exception, but the civil and military ministers in the hall knew it clearly...
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