I am cultivating both immortality and martial arts

Chapter 10

The carriage stopped in front of a gorgeous building, and Lu Xian strolled into the main entrance.

I saw carved beams and painted buildings in the huge mansion, exotic flowers and plants gathered together, and because of the banquet, the beams and trees were covered with red silk, and the floor was covered with luxurious carpets from beyond the Great Wall. Many slaves were preparing delicacies to entertain the guests .

Lu Xian walked into the venue under the guidance of his attendants, and saw that there were already many visitors in the huge venue, but the governor of Yangzhou Mansion who held the banquet this time could only respectfully accompany him.

The person in the first place is a handsome young man about 25 years old. This man has a luxurious demeanor, and he is obviously from a famous family.

The city lord of Yangzhou Prefecture is also a member of the fourth rank, but he can only bow his head and knees in front of this young man, because he is a young master of the next generation of the Dugu Clan of the Four Great Aristocratic Families of the Sui Dynasty, Dugu Ce.

Dugu's family has always been the emperor's bodyguard, so Dugu Ce received an official position at a young age, which is half higher than the general manager of Yangzhou.

Lu Xian's arrival did not attract much attention, and he was also happy and relaxed, so he found a seat at random and sat down.

Looking around, most of the rich and powerful merchants in Yangzhou City came to this banquet, even if they didn't come, there were representatives.

And the person sitting at the table next to Lu Xian was actually an acquaintance.

Lu Xian's time in Yangzhou City was very short, and he didn't know many people. This person was Luo Chensheng, who came to Lu's residence not long ago to apply for a job.

Luo Chensheng was very good-looking, with a fluttering blue shirt and a long sword on his waist. Seeing Lu Xian raise his hand to raise his glass as a signal, he couldn't see the arrogance of that day at all.

Lu Xian also raised his glass with a smile, but a cold light flashed in the depths of his eyes. He clearly felt a sense of hostility from the other party just now.

But it was not mainly aimed at him, but more aimed at Dugu Ce who was sitting at the top.

"Huh? The atmosphere on the field is quite weird, let's wait and see what happens..."

As the guests gradually gathered, the banquet in the Governor's Mansion also began.

Wei Chisheng, the lord of Yangzhou Prefecture, was nearly forty years old, with a long beard and high crown, and a slightly fat body, but he looked like a famous official. Feeling very honored, I would like to wish you a glass of wine on behalf of everyone in the city."

Dugu Ce looked playful, playing with the wine glass in his hand, "Brother Suwen Yuchi and Master Yuwen have known each other for many years, I don't know if I have violated the rules in my visit to Yangzhou City this time?"

When Yu Chisheng heard this, a cold light flashed in his eyes. More than a month ago, Yu Wenhua failed to track down the whereabouts of the "Secret of Longevity". Not only did he lose a lot, he also lost an arm.

It is said that this action aroused the anger of Emperor Yang Guang, and even the Yuwen Clan was punished under the pretext.

When the Yuwen Clan was in trouble, its political opponents would naturally not let go of this rare opportunity. The Dugu Clan has always been a staunch royalist, and they were extremely hostile to the Yuwen Clan. This time they were the first to stand up and attack.

And Yuchi Sheng came from the Yuchi family, and has always had a close relationship with the Yuwen Clan. This time he was approached by the Dugu Clan, and the other party was obviously not kind.

"Your Majesty Dugu was joking. Yangzhou City is the city of Yangzhou in the Sui Dynasty. Your Majesty is His Majesty's close minister. How can you go beyond the rules when you come to this city?"

"Hahahaha! That's good!" Dugu Ce laughed, extremely complacent, suddenly, he suddenly put the wine glass in his hand on the table, and the bronze wine glass was inserted into the table three inches, showing his extremely profound cultivation of true energy.

But Dugu Ce's face was as cold as frost, and he asked coldly: "Then why did you delay and delay when I came here to raise money for the conquest of Goguryeo?!"

Dugu Ce made a sudden attack, and the atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense. All the eyes on the scene were focused on Yuchi Sheng.

I saw that his face did not change at all, and he said lightly: "Your Excellency, I have misunderstood. I have invited everyone in the city to come here this time to help the imperial court solve the problem of silver taels. , to repay the hardships of the expedition of the generals of the Sui Dynasty."

"Oh?" Dugu Ce decided to take a look at Yu Chisheng, and suddenly laughed, "Master Yuchi is indeed a loyal and patriotic man, it seems that I misunderstood you before. Come on! Proclamation!"

An eunuch came onto the stage and read out Yang Guang's will. It was roughly that Yu Chisheng, the governor of Yangzhou City, was loyal to the emperor, patriotic, dedicated to his duties, and also contributed money to the army's salary, so he was promoted by half a rank as a reward.

Regarding this, many people on the field secretly slandered, who didn't know that Yang Guang, the emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty, was so happy, but failed in the three expeditions to Korea, he had already lost his heart and devoted himself to pleasure, and today he just used this name to collect money.

But no matter what, even Mr. Yuchi, the manager, donated, and everyone present couldn't help expressing their gratitude, so "5000 taels", "3000 taels", and "1000 taels" of silver were donated one by one.

Lu Xian also followed the crowd and donated 1000 taels.

In the end, a total of 3000 taels of silver was raised, but for the always prosperous city of Yangzhou, this is just a drop in the bucket.

Dugu Ce raised his glass with a smile and looked at this scene. Since he came to Yangzhou City, how could he let Yu Chisheng escape so easily.

He didn't even need to open his mouth, naturally someone in his early years would make trouble for him.

"My lord, the villain has something important to report."

At this moment, a young man stood up from the seats below, and bowed his hands to Dugu Ce who was sitting above him.

"Oh, Your Excellency is Ying Yanglang's beloved son?" Dugu Ce asked knowingly.

"That's right, my father is Liang Shidu. I'm in Liang Shunming, and I've met Lord Dugu." Liang Shunming showed a smug expression, obviously very proud of his family's reputation.

"Brother Liang, don't be polite. Senior Ying Yanglang has always respected the imperial court, and he is the pillar of the country. My father often mentions it." Dugu Ce and Liang Shunming sang together, completely ignoring the increasingly ugly face of Yuchi Sheng next to him.

Sure enough, Liang Shunming started to attack, "My lord, I have been in Yangzhou City for a while, but I accidentally found some suspicious people hidden in the city. After some investigation, I found that these people are the rebels wanted by the court. And Surprisingly, this group of people is hiding in the city's garrison."

"Bloody spout!" Yu Chisheng yelled at the police, "Young man, Hugh is going crazy, this is absolutely impossible!"

Liang Shunming didn't panic about this at all. Since he dared to accuse Yu Chisheng in Yuchisheng's territory, he was naturally prepared.

"Whether there is such a thing or not, you can see the evidence brought back by my uncle."

It was too late and then quickly, I saw a swift figure rushing into the arena, the person was about fifty years old, with a hooked nose, high forehead, narrow and long eyes, he was the younger brother of Shen Tianqun from Luling, the righteous brother of Liang Shidu ——Shen Naitang.

This person is obviously a master of the inner family, flew tens of feet away in one breath and landed in the center of the arena, and even threw a cloth bag covered in blood.

Inside the cloth bag is a dead head, and the owner of this head was Hu Zheng, the highest officer of the city's garrison not long ago.

It was Yuchi Sheng's iron rod.

"Chen Shoubei!" Yuchi Sheng's face sank like water, facing Dugu Ce, who was sitting in the first place, "Does the Dugu family really want to tear each other apart from the Yuchi family?"

Dugu Ce sneered, his face full of mockery, "Hey! Yuchi's family...it's not Dugu's family that wants to make trouble with you, but the Lord of the Sui Dynasty! Take it down for me!"

As the signal sounded, the experts brought by Dugu Ce immediately drew their knives and slashed at the guards of the Yuchi family on the scene, and the two sides fought together.

At the same time, Shen Naitang in the audience flickered, pointing at Yuchi Sheng with the sword in his hand.

(End of this chapter)