The fake prince was exposed at the beginning, and I took office as emperor on the spot

Chapter 48: First-class Sword Gift

Because the Qionglin Banquet is approaching, many literary practitioners have gathered in Huangtian City. They have long heard about the dispute over the real and fake prince, and each party has their own speculations and ideas.

And tonight, in the night sky, Gu Fangchen, riding a crane into the Imperial Master's Mansion, naturally caused various reactions.

Whether coming out of the Ziji Palace or going straight into the National Master's Mansion, the meaning behind it is very intriguing.

Similar conversations with these two people took place throughout Huangtian City.

Many of them also quietly underwent some changes in their thinking and attitudes...

The Confucian scholar who had delivered the gift to the "Poet Immortal" said goodbye to his friend and returned to his own place.

The night wind sobered him up.

Thinking of the heroic word "send" I just said, I couldn't help but look up at the sky and take a deep breath.

What has he done...

Students from academies like them do not have to crowd into the White Horse Temple like ordinary practitioners. There is a special post station in Huangtian City.

Because a large number of Wei officials came from academies and had fellow students, they would naturally give them extra care.

He hesitated for a long time and pushed the door open with gritted teeth. As soon as he entered the post station, he heard his junior sister complaining:
"Big Brother, you're fooling around again!"

Liu Xuan raised his head awkwardly and saw Li Qingguang, dressed in white and as elegant as a lotus, standing on the stairs, looking at him with disapproval.

They are both students of the academy's "poetry tradition".

Liu Xuan and Li Qingguang both studied under the "Poet Immortal" Li Wangji, and Li Qingguang also had another identity, that is, Li Wangji's daughter.

Liu Xuan coughed dryly and defended himself seriously:
"How can I be called fooling around? I'm just collecting folk songs."

"If you don't pay more attention to the various aspects of human life, how can you write poems that move people's hearts?"

Li Qingguang had obviously experienced many similar things and did not believe in his unreliable senior brother at all.

She narrowed her eyes:
"What's going on in the world? I think he's gone out drinking with someone again."

Liu Xuan scratched his head guiltily:
"Yes, yes?"

Li Qingguang sighed, shook his head, and said quietly:

"Forget it, at least he came back and didn't die of drinking on the street, bringing shame to our 'Shimai' in Huangtian City."

"We have to deliver a gift to Father at the Qionglin Feast tomorrow, so please focus on the important matters!"

Liu Xuan felt even more guilty and said with a wry smile:

"oh oh……"

He watched his junior sister leave, returned to his room, took out the box Li Wangji gave him, and fell into deep thought.

The box contained the gift that the "Poet Immortal" intended to give to Gu Yuandao—

Li Wangji used to have a sword named "Diyi Liu".

The sword's name comes from a line of poetry he wrote: "You must know that when I was young, I had the ambition to reach the clouds, and I once promised to be the best in the world."

I intend to use this sword as encouragement, hoping that the saint's disciples will also have such ambitions and visions, and become the next pillar of the Wei Dynasty in the future.

This gift is extraordinary in both value and significance.

It is also very appropriate and perfect to give it to Gu Yuandao, the genius of the time who won the top three places in the imperial examination.

Originally... it should have been like this.

However, at this moment, neither Li Wangji nor Li Qingguang could have imagined that Liu Xuan, emboldened by the alcohol, had directly agreed to give the gift to Gu Fangchen without restraint!

Logically speaking, such a promise made in private should be treated as a joke and laughed off.

However, although Liu Xuan's actions were not very reliable, he was a well-known gentleman in character.

Now that things have come to this, now that I have said it, how can I not keep my word?
Liu Xuan made up his mind, sighed deeply, and showed a determined look.

The worst that could happen is that I’ll get beaten up by my master!
He would accept it even if he was expelled from the sect!

……

Gu Fangchen rode a white crane and landed in the Imperial Master's Mansion.

Everyone in the Imperial Master's Mansion had been informed, and since Gu Fangchen was riding Xu Fu's mount, naturally no one stopped him.

Gu Fangchen jumped down from the white crane, straightened his clothes, and a Taoist boy came up to him and saluted him:
"His Royal Highness."

Gu Fangchen nodded and got straight to the point:
"How much money is left in the treasury of the Imperial Master's Mansion?"

The Taoist boy was stunned and twitched his lips.

Over the years, countless people have come to visit the Imperial Master's residence. Even if they know that the Imperial Master is not at home, they still have to pretend to be.

Everyone tried to get a glimpse of Xu Fu's thoughts from this Imperial Master's Mansion.

But unexpectedly, when one day someone really got the power to take over the Imperial Master's Mansion, the first thing he did was to ask how much money the Imperial Master's Mansion had... This Prince is really... unconventional.

Originally, they all thought that the Imperial Master's gift of a box of gold to Gu Fangchen had a deeper meaning.

Now it seems that it is not the case.

The Taoist boy took Gu Fangchen to the warehouse and counted the accounts. The total amount was 400,000 taels of gold and 6 million taels of silver.

They were all awarded by the emperor and are all kept in the Imperial Master's Mansion and have never been touched.

Gu Fangchen looked at the room full of golden and silver light, picked up a piece of gold, and marveled at it.

In his previous life, this was wealth that he would never be able to obtain in his entire life.

But now that real money was in front of him, he found that he was not very excited.

If we talk about the boxes of gold in the Zhenbei Palace before, we can say that they were about to be used up, and solving the survival crisis was the first task.

But now, according to his estimation, these gold and silver are more than enough to turn the fake "Lotus in the Womb" into the real thing, and he can keep the rest for himself.

"Sure enough... I still prefer playing games."

Gu Fangchen narrowed his eyes and threw the gold in his hand back.

The endless new possibilities in this real game world are what he is most looking forward to now.

He stuffed four hundred thousand taels of gold into the Dongtian Ring and was about to return to the palace.

The Taoist boy came in and handed out an invitation:
"This is the invitation to the Imperial Master's Qionglin Banquet. Your Highness, please attend on my behalf."

Gu Fangchen reached out to take it and took a look at it.

The invitation to the Qionglin Banquet that players can get is generally of the same standard as that of normal practitioners.

The invitation to the national teacher was different. It was inlaid with black and white yin and yang chalcedony, which was very ceremonial.

If I scrape it off, I'm sure I can make it into the center of a fifth-grade formation...

Emperor Yong'an wanted to completely confirm Gu Fangchen's identity at tomorrow's Qionglin Banquet and give everyone a result, so he gave him the invitation to the Imperial Master.

After all, Gu Fangchen was not qualified to attend the Qionglin Banquet at all, so naturally he did not receive an invitation.

Although he is the prince of Zhenbei, he cannot practice cultivation and has no achievements. Only practitioners and officials can attend the Qionglin Banquet, so no matter how great his status is, it is useless.

Gu Yuye was so anxious to deal with Gu Fangchen because he also wanted to pave the way for Gu Yuandao before the Qionglin Banquet.

I don’t know how many people are waiting to see the show tomorrow.

Gu Fangchen leisurely left the Imperial Master's Mansion with 400,000 taels of gold.

Just wait, the real show is about to begin.

……

The next day.

Qionglin Garden.

As Gu Fangchen, Qing Jian and Old Man Ding got off the carriage, they saw a young man in luxurious clothes and with a ruffian-like manner rubbing his eyes in disbelief, then rushing up and touching them all over.

Gu Fangchen's face darkened as he pushed him away and said unhappily:

"Zhao Wenyuan, I haven't seen you for a few days. Have you changed your attitude towards men?"

Zhao Wenyuan said incredulously:

"You're still able to come out intact? After so many days without any news, I thought that once your fakery was exposed, you would be beaten to death on the spot by the Military Saint!"

He was very confused:
"Besides, isn't today the Qionglin Feast? What are you doing here?"

Zhao Wenyuan, the second son of the current Minister of War, is one of Gu Fangchen's cronies and a dissolute young man.

But the difference is that Zhao Wenyuan is just pretending to be a dandy, while this guy is really hiding his abilities and biding his time.

What?
Gu Fangchen chuckled, said nothing, and opened the fan in his hand with a snap.

Zhao Wenyuan looked closely and saw four words written on it.

"Everyone has something to pursue."

Qing Jian stood beside him with an expressionless face.

Although at first glance, these four words can be read from right to left as is customary.

But she clearly saw Gu Fangchen writing from left to right in the morning...

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ps: Extremely, the limit (kneeling down)
I'll try harder tomorrow to see if it gets better.
(End of this chapter)