Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 439: Going against the tide, the emperor's rewards and punishments! (Two in one)

When I entered the hall, I saw that some royal family members were already seated in the hall.

In addition to the royal family, many high-ranking officials of the imperial city were also present, participating in this imperial event.

Of course, these high-ranking officials are not the protagonists today; the thirty-six kings who came from afar are.

Song Changming's gaze wandered to the wall of the palace.

Huge murals appeared before his eyes.

Most of them are pictures of ancient gods.

Such as the fire god with red hair and wide-open eyes, or the water god holding a steel fork and turning rivers and seas upside down, and the king of gods holding the sun and moon and stepping on the stars.

In addition, there are the giant spirit god, the four-eyed Vajra, the demon-slaying god and so on.

Some are gods that are well-known among the people, while others are ancient beings that Song Changming is not even aware of.

Whether it was because they were portrayed too well, too vividly, or for other reasons, Song Changming only felt that these murals gave the palace more majesty and solemnity.

The more you appreciate it, the more you will be in awe of this place.

At Queen Cui's signal, Song Changming sat behind her.

And King Xia is sitting next to King Cui.

There were already female entertainers singing and dancing in the hall, and maids walking around the desks, pouring wine and tea for these important figures who had arrived.

Everything is being prepared in an orderly manner.

No one dares to act unruly or inappropriately here.

Even the great kings were restrained when talking and laughing with each other, much more reserved than outside the palace.

Song Changming is really insignificant in this and does not attract any attention.

Song Changming was happy and relaxed, eating the spiritual food on the table by himself.

With a turn of the witch's magic, the spiritual food was digested and transformed into pure spiritual power that merged into his body, nourishing his body and making him feel comfortable.

When the banquet is over and he leaves the hall, where else can he find such delicious free food?

Thinking of this, Song Changming couldn't help but eat faster.

It is no exaggeration to say that a prawn or a crab served here might be equivalent to the results of his physical training for a day outside.

Seeing that Song Changming was eating quickly, the maidservant beside him couldn't help but rush to add more food for him, and she was so busy that she was sweating profusely.

Looking at the seats in the entire hall, there was really no other maid as busy as him.

Those kings were concerned about their reputation and were used to eating many kinds of spiritual food, so they naturally would not eat to their heart's content in such occasions.

And those who were accompanying the king for the first time were just like Hong Zhen at this moment, their bodies were tense and they haven't relaxed yet. They didn't want to pick up their chopsticks either, for fear of doing something wrong.

"How come this kid has such a good appetite?"

Hong Zhen, who was standing aside, looked at Song Changming and was somewhat confused as to how Song Changming could be so relaxed in such an occasion.

clang!
Another loud bell rang, indicating that noon had arrived.

All the royal family members and ministers consciously stopped talking, sat up straight, and some even rinsed their mouths and wiped their faces in their seats.

The female entertainers and bell music in the hall also stopped at this moment.

Seeing this, Song Changming also stopped eating temporarily.

The maid beside her immediately took away the stack of empty plates on the table and breathed a sigh of relief.

After a while, an old man with tied hair appeared outside the hall. He looked around the hall with his old eyes, and after confirming that everyone was present and the etiquette was complete, he cleared his throat and spoke loudly.

"Your Majesty is here!"

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone stood up.

The next moment, the legendary Emperor Yun appeared and walked into the hall, escorted by a group of personal guards.

Song Changming noticed the group of emperor's personal guards who followed him, and estimated that there were at least twenty or thirty of them. Each of them had a strong aura, and it was obvious that they had already opened the Purple Palace and stepped into the realm of martial arts masters!
A personal guard corps composed of twenty to thirty martial arts masters!
Looking at the entire Yunzhou, I'm afraid only the current Emperor Yun can have such a scene.

However, these twenty or thirty martial arts masters combined pale in comparison to one person.

That was Emperor Yun himself who slowly walked into the hall.

He was wearing a black robe with the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, animals and birds painted on it.

He wears an imperial crown on his head, a jade belt around his waist, and dragon boots on his feet, all of which are gorgeous and majestic.

On the dazzling golden imperial crown, there are twelve rare white-patterned imperial pearls inlaid. There is no other crown like it in the world.

Song Changming once thought that the Emperor Yun who commanded the world should be an older man, but he did not expect that the person in the imperial robe in front of him looked like a young man like him.

He has fair skin and handsome features, and even looks a little weak. He does not appear heroic or domineering, but rather has a somewhat restrained scholarly air.

Emperor Yun did not show his true colors, but for some reason, Song Changming still felt that his appearance was as scorching as the sun in the sky.

It is impossible to ignore it, but one dare not look at it directly from a close distance, let alone have the intention of spying on it.

So he could only lower his brows like everyone else.

"Greetings to Your Majesty!"

Thirty-six kings, plus a group of ministers, performed the rituals of monarch and subject to Emperor Yun in unison.

It was not until Emperor Yun slowly walked through the hall, walked up the high steps, and sat on the throne that he spoke.

"Everyone, please take your seats."

His voice seemed older than his appearance, and it was as loud as a bell, with a unique sense of calmness, restraint, solemnity and dignity.

Everyone then stood up and returned to their seats.

Emperor Yun glanced at everyone with a faint smile on his face, and took the wine glass presented by the maid beside him.

"You have all come from afar, let us drink this wine together, and it will be the beginning of the banquet."

All the kings echoed loudly, and even beside Song Changming, there were maids who had already prepared wine for him, and at this moment they drank with the emperor.

Obviously, these are the contents of the charter and have been determined long ago.

"May Your Majesty live as long as the heavens, and may Yunzhou prosper forever!"

After everyone drank the glass of wine after the uniform toast, the atmosphere of the banquet gradually became warmer.

"Good wine!" Song Changming took a small sip of the wine and felt warm all over. The extraordinary power of the wine surged in his body, which not only nourished his physical body, but also improved his original Qi training.

Even the bottleneck in his cultivation that he had originally felt showed signs of loosening!

This also shocked Song Changming greatly.

Just a glass of opening wine at the banquet seems so extraordinary!

You know, the bottleneck he felt was the bottleneck for reaching the Grandmaster level. In theory, there were few things in the world that could help him break through the Grandmaster level!

Song Changming had not obtained it in the past eight years. It was only after he killed Master Bai that he got a portion of the Earth Core Fire Milk.

But now, a seemingly simple glass of wine shook his unbreakable bottleneck. No wonder he was shaken.

It’s a pity that this drink is obviously a special supply. Although everyone who comes can get a share, there is only one cup and no more.

“No wonder King Cui mentioned that someone once made a breakthrough at the Emperor’s Banquet and entered the Grandmaster realm in full view of everyone.” Song Changming said to himself.

Although this is just an anecdote from a past imperial banquet, it must be said that every piece of food and drink at the imperial banquet is a rare good thing.

Apart from the Imperial Banquet, it is difficult to enjoy top-quality food supplements of this standard elsewhere.

If someone happens to be on the verge of a breakthrough, just one final push away, then this imperial banquet may really become that final opportunity for a breakthrough.

"In the past twenty-five years, you have experienced the evil phenomenon of the sky swallowing the sun, the invasion of the demons, and the subsequent reconstruction of order. It has been very difficult for you all, so this time there will be rewards but no punishments."

Emperor Yun began to talk about business at a leisurely pace.

Each fiefdom also began to report its political achievements. If the fiefdom developed excellently, it would be recorded, and the emperor would praise it, and it would be rewarded with rare materials, and it would even have the opportunity to make conditions to the emperor.

If the political performance is not ideal and the fiefdom is poorly governed, it will also be recorded. In previous years, there would be accusations and punishments.

And if one makes a serious mistake, the worst-case scenario is that Emperor Yun might even deprive him of his fiefdom and position as king!

However, this year, Emperor Yun said that there would be rewards but no punishments, which made some kings who had difficulty in rebuilding their fiefdoms feel a little relieved.

While Song Changming was eating in a low-key manner, he quietly listened to the performance reports of many kings.

This link had nothing to do with him, but through these reports on political achievements, he learned more about the current situation in various parts of Yunzhou.

We also discovered from a more macro perspective that the negative impact brought about by the demon invasion has not yet been completely eliminated.

Even after many years, there are still remnants of the invading demon tribe, wreaking havoc in every corner of the world and causing harm to the human world!
If the power of the human race in an area is not strong enough, it will be impossible to extinguish the remnants of this evil wind.

But when these questions were presented at this imperial banquet, they only gave people a headache.

Although Emperor Yun would not punish the king of that fiefdom this time, he could not help but ask him a few more questions.

During this process, his ministers will offer suggestions and help the king solve problems.

The reason why the ministers worked so hard was not entirely for the safety of the royal family or the people of the fiefdom.

They also demonstrated their talents in the process, which was noticed by Emperor Yun.

If the strategies and policies they proposed are adopted, then they naturally have contributed a lot. It can be said that they are also expressing themselves and gaining many benefits and opportunities for themselves in the process.

The part of reporting on political achievements took up almost half of the banquet time and was the most serious time of the banquet.

Song Changming discovered that, in comparison, Cuibai Road, as the southern gateway of Yunzhou, was also the first line of defense to block the invasion of demons.

Cuibai Road, which was supposed to be rebuilt from the ruins, was in a much better condition than many other fiefdoms of great kings.

Therefore, King Cui was not at all nervous when talking about his political achievements, and he looked calm from beginning to end, because he had completed the reconstruction of order, and all indicators of the fiefdom were not bad, and even increased slightly compared to before the invasion of the demon clan.

In terms of overall prosperity, although Cuibai Road is not among the top 36 roads in Yunzhou, it is also at an upper-middle level.

It was precisely because of this that King Cui finally received positive praise from Emperor Yun, and was also given three hundred craftsmen from the Imperial City and a batch of rare materials from the Imperial City as funding for the construction of his fiefdom.

Don't underestimate these three hundred craftsmen in the Imperial City.

The craftsman is a master from the Divine Craftsmen's Company in the Imperial City. He has superb skills and there are basically no mediocre ones among them.

These 300 craftsmen will be able to push the craftsmanship of the entire Cuibai Road to a higher level in the next few years. The value of this is self-evident.

As for that batch of rare materials, they are unique to Yundi City. Whether they are consumed by themselves or sold for cash, their value is real.

After receiving these two imperial rewards, King Cui was extremely satisfied. He almost slapped his thigh and exclaimed that the trip was worthwhile.

After the report, King Cui turned his head and raised his eyebrows at King Xia beside him.

"This guy..." King Xia shook his head unhappily.

Although the comprehensive development of his fiefdom Zixia Dao is still higher than that of Cuibai Dao, the gap between them is narrowing.

And he did not receive a reward of this magnitude from King Cui this time, so his performance was just average.

Although he was angry at his friend's smug look, he was also somewhat convinced in his heart. Being able to go against the influence of such a major event as the invasion of the demon clan and run the fiefdom successfully was not something that ordinary people could do.

No matter what, Prince Cui's political achievements are definitely worthy of the reward from Emperor Yun.

By the time the achievements of the thirty-six kings were summarized, it was already sunset.

Song Changming spent the whole day doing nothing but eating and drinking.

The energy and blood he had taken surged, his spiritual light was shining, and his aura inexplicably became stronger.

"What I eat in one day is equivalent to what I practiced for several months."

Song Changming grabbed a crystal clear prawn and ate it directly with the shell, while muttering to himself.

The maids standing by were all dumbfounded and even began to doubt their lives.

She didn't understand how Song Changming could keep eating.

Even though warriors have different digestive abilities than ordinary people, there is a limit. After all, the stomach and intestines are so small, how can they hold so many things?

Like King Xia who was accompanying him, Hong Zhen had already stopped eating.

Although he coveted the precious food supplements at the emperor's banquet, if he forced himself to eat more, not only would his stomach not be able to take it, his body had also reached its limit and could no longer absorb it today.

If you continue to eat, either your stomach will burst or your body will be damaged, which is not worth it.

Looking at Song Changming who was eating non-stop, Hong Zhen was also very puzzled.

He considered himself a big eater among warriors, but compared with Song Changming, his stomach was just like a weak bird.

His eyes kept wandering to Song Changming's abdomen, which showed no abnormalities.

"What kind of ability is this, to be able to digest so quickly?"

Of course, he didn't think that this was achieved by normal digestive ability. He believed that Song Changming must have some special secret technique in this regard that could quickly digest the food in his stomach.

"Changming, take it easy. Don't forget about the Yunzhongdou tonight." King Cui couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so he sent a message to Song Changming who was overeating.

He was not completely worried that Song Changming would eat too much and die, but he was worried that eating so much would eventually affect Song Changming's combat effectiveness.

Whether he can show up again tonight depends entirely on Song Changming.

"My king, please rest assured that my condition is better than ever before!"

"Yeah." King Cui looked at Song Changming twice, and after confirming that Song Changming was not reluctant, he turned around and continued to listen to Emperor Yun's subsequent arrangements.

And soon, the battle in the clouds began.

(End of this chapter)