Douluo: Cross the Xueqing River and simulate the First Emperor

Chapter 5 Xue Qinghe’s Coming of Age Ceremony

Looking at the long passage leading to the main hall of the palace, the steps stretched upward one by one.

"His Royal Highness!"

"His Royal Highness!"

Seeing the appearance of Xue Qinghe who Qin Zheng had replaced, whenever he saw him, he respectfully shouted to Qin Zheng using the unique salute method of Douluo Continent.

The salute method used here is to place the right palm on the left chest at the heart, and then bow to show sincerity.

Qin Zheng naturally nodded slightly, said nothing, and continued towards the Jinluan Hall.

The palace is very large and built on a hill, so standing on the attic of the palace, you can see the general view of Tiandou City.

"Your Highness, the main hall of the palace, there are other people waiting, please don't come in! So, can the two people behind you wait here."

"Also, you are not allowed to enter the hall wearing weapons. Your Highness, the First Prince, please understand."

The main entrance of the palace is guarded by Emperor Xueye's guards. Even if Qin Zheng asked Meng Di to replace the guards in the palace yesterday, he would only replace the peripheral guards.

"Oh! These are my personal guards and maids. Are you sure you want to stop me?"

"And my sword, are you sure you want to help me get it?" Qin Zheng asked coldly, holding the Tianwen Sword.

"Your Highness the First Prince, how about you put your beloved sword in the space soul guide."

"If you don't dare to come over, then shut up." Qin Zheng shouted majestically.

"Brother, today is your coming-of-age ceremony, why are you so angry?" Xue Zanghai walked out of the hall and said with a kindly persuasive expression.

"Brother, you are 10 minutes late!"

"Second Emperor Brother, you are quite proactive in coming here. Others thought today was your coming-of-age ceremony." Qin Zheng saw Xue Zanghai who was wearing golden armor.

From Xue Qinghe's memory, we learned that Xue Zanghai's martial arts talent was the highest among the four princes, and he had also been actively living in the military camp these years, looking more like a soldier.

"Eldest brother, second brother, why are your tone full of gunpowder when we meet? This is not conducive to unity for my four brothers."

Immediately, another elegant and easy-going young man came out, it was Xue Luochuan, the third prince of the Tiandou Empire. Both of them were about one year younger than Xue Qinghe.

Although Xue Luochuan's martial arts talent is comparable to Xue Qinghe's, his ability in government affairs is much better than Xue Qinghe's.

So if Xue Zanghai and Xue Luochuan were both civil and military, then Xue Qinghe was much mediocre. Although he was the eldest prince of the Tiandou Empire, Emperor Xue Ye obviously liked these two more.

As for Xue Beng, the youngest fourth prince, he was only six years old.

"Servant Chief He, today is the eldest prince's coming-of-age ceremony, so there is no need to embarrass him. The eldest brother finally likes a sword, so let him take it with him." Xue Luochuan then said to the guard who stopped Xue Qinghe.

"Yes, Your Highness the Third Prince!"

"Third brother, when did Chief He listen to you so much? Could it be that my father decided to make you the prince?" Qin Zheng said with a smile.

"Brother, you are joking. Don't say this nonsense. It will be bad if it causes misunderstanding. How can I get the crown prince position?" Xue Luochuan smiled slightly, as if he really didn't want the crown prince position.

"Really? Are you sure you don't want to be the prince? Then the second brother doesn't want to be either. That's just right. I will propose to my father later that I should take the crown prince position." Qin Zheng said with a smile. .

"Brother, you are going too far. My father is still young. Besides, the position of prince is for the virtuous, not based on size." The city of Xue Zanghai is obviously not as deep as Xue Luochuan. After hearing Qin Zheng's words , he couldn't hide his thoughts and said.

"Hey! Second brother, don't say that. I think it is possible that my father will choose the position of crown prince today." Xue Luochuan said with a slight smile.

"You, Xue Qinghe, still want to be the prince. Dream on. In the past two years, I have helped my father handle so many government affairs. Eldest brother, second brother, can't you see my father's intention? You are really stupid." Xue Luochuan Secretly despise the duo.

"Your Highnesses, why are the three princes chatting at the door? Your Majesty is still waiting for you. Come in quickly." At this time, a sharp tone came over.

"Haha! In fact, I don't care about the position of prince." Qin Zheng chuckled, walked past the two of them, and walked into the hall.

"This Xue Qinghe is not really going to force the palace today, right?" Qian Renxue stood behind her and was speechless, but her thoughts became active.

However, after reaching the door, Qian Renxue stopped and just stood quietly by the door.But Gai Nie had no such scruples and followed Qin Zheng all the way to the middle of the hall.

"My son, Xue Qinghe, has met my father!" Qin Zheng stepped forward and did not kneel down, but bowed slightly.

Xue Zanghai and Xue Luochuan stood beside Xue Qinghe and paid their respects.

"Qinghe, you're here. Is he your new guard? Why haven't I seen him before?" Emperor Xueye has grown a lot of white hair and is over 50 years old.

"Yes, his name is Gai Nie, the new guard who arrived two days ago." Qin Zheng nodded and replied.

"Quite a character." Emperor Xue Ye said with a calm face, "Since you are here, then take a seat. In addition to your uncle, Prince Xuexing, several marquises also came to celebrate your birthday and congratulate you on your coming of age ceremony."

"Come here, invite them to take a seat and serve the food. We won't talk about state affairs today, we will only talk about home affairs." Emperor Xueye immediately shouted to the gate.

Qin Zheng and the other two princes sat at Xue Ye's long table on the far left, arranged in order from largest to smallest, so Qin Zheng naturally sat at the front.

"Qinghe, we are celebrating your birthday together in the morning. Don't you like hunting? In the afternoon, I will ask the leader of the Royal Knights to take you to the royal hunting ground." Emperor Xueye then smiled at Qin Zheng.

"Thank you, father." Qin Zheng replied.

At this time, a middle-aged man similar to Emperor Xueye walked in at the door, holding a boy of about five years old. This was Prince Xuexing and the fourth prince Xue Beng.

Behind him were several ministers, the nobles of the marquis level as Xue Ye said.

"I've met the emperor!" Qin Zheng and the other three stood up together and said.

"Sit down." Prince Xue Xing nodded and came to the opposite side of Qin Zheng, close to the right side of Emperor Xue Ye.

"Hello, three brothers!" Xue Beng greeted Qin Zheng and the others.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, Congratulations to His Highness the First Prince, and congratulations on your coming of age ceremony." The five marquis said in greeting.

"Okay, everyone, please take a seat. The food will be served immediately. Where is the band, let's play music!" Emperor Xue Ye nodded and then said to the band on one side.

"Wait a minute, Father, this is my coming-of-age ceremony. Why didn't the dean of the Palace Etiquette Academy come and sent these people?" Qin Zheng stood up and asked slowly.

"Are you looking down on me, the eldest prince, or is the Palace Etiquette Academy no longer a royal academy?" Qin Zheng asked slowly.

"Qinghe, you've just said it. Madam Yue, the master of Yuexuanxuan, is ill today and can't come in person, so Madam Yue asked them to come here on her behalf." Emperor Xueye explained with a slow smile.

"Oh! I see, it's just today that you're feeling sick, right?"

"Okay, let's not say whether Mrs. Yue will come or not. Then why are the four kings and ten princes not coming? Is it possible that they are also sick?"

The four kings and ten dukes mentioned by Qin Zheng were clearly the kings of the four major kingdoms of the Tiandou Empire and the dukes of the ten major principalities.

"Qinghe, I know there are not many people here today, which makes you a little unhappy, but the gifts they sent arrived last night." Xue Ye said nicely.

"Ha ha……"

"Look...look, father, I will call you father one last time."

"I am a prince of the empire. I held a coming-of-age ceremony today, but the one who was supposed to come didn't come."

"Emperor Xueye, how much majesty do you think your empire still has?" Qin Zheng laughed in the hall, and then asked coldly.

"Xue Qinghe, what on earth do you want to do? You are too brave to go against the grain." Emperor Xue Ye's face darkened, he stood up and lectured loudly.

"That's right, Emperor Xueye, you are no longer suitable to be a monarch, you...step down!" Qin Zhengyu said in a shocking voice.

"what!"

　It seems like a webmaster reminded me that I’m about to sign a contract. Hmm, it’s so fast. Is anyone watching?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)