Salt-free enchanting

Chapter 111
The star observatory built by King Qi for the fifth son could not be built in a day or two.As the story of the weak king of Chu spread widely, and as everyone in the world was very angry about this matter, the number of wise men who flocked to him gradually decreased.These people were all sensitive to the fact that Marquis Qi was too concerned about the affairs of the weak king of Chu, fearing that something might happen, some of them chose to give up participating in this event for the sake of their lives.

Although it has become a bit deserted, the expansion of Jixia Palace is of great significance to the world's sages. This is the first real meeting place for sages.Here, people who have doubts in their hearts or have completely different talents and learning can show their strengths in front of their peers, and then become famous all over the world. What's more, the conditions offered by King Qi are quite generous. Xian Ju did not deter him.

In the other courtyard of Ji's Mansion, a housekeeper Liu came after the Fifth Young Master talked with Sun Le for a few days.This Butler Liu was sent by the family. Since Butler Liu came, everything in the other courtyard has become orderly. When someone like the Sixth Prince Qi came to meet the Fifth Young Master, he always had various reasons to annoy the other party. shut out.

After everything was ready, King Qi began to entertain all the sages in the three days before the ceremony at Jixia Palace.The banquet was divided into three nights. On the first night, the place of the banquet was all well-known figures in the world who established a family like the fifth son.

And this banquet is exactly what Wu Gongzi and others need, they are worried that they will not find a chance to see the demeanor of the world's sages.What's more, such a banquet will not be without beauties!I heard that the beautiful woman who is one of the famous concubines and another talented woman have also arrived, maybe I can meet them tonight.

in the carriage.

Sun Le looked outside quietly through the curtain of the car. Linzi City at night was as lively as Handan City. Burning torches were lit everywhere on the streets. Compared with the torches, the light of the lanterns seemed much darker.

The carriage kept moving forward on the bluestone slab, and as it drove, a carriage would emerge from which fork, or a cart of oxen and a donkey, or even a wise man riding a donkey.

When the carriage came to the closest passage to Qihou Palace, almost all the inner roads in the palace that could accommodate four carriages were people wearing magi's crowns.

Among all the sages, occasionally a few noble sons were followed by maidservants and linen swordsmen, which were very eye-catching, and the same was true for the fifth son.

In the dimness, from time to time, someone looked at the five young masters in the carriage.

Because Qihou Palace is close to the sea, there are often heavy rains and strong winds, so the entire palace is made of stones.Stones are originally rough things, but people in Qi like exquisite things. Therefore, the stones in the whole palace are very small. Not only are they small, but also the outer walls of the stones are covered with various patterns. What is the extremely abstract pattern carved.

In order to welcome the arrival of all the sages, the entire main road of Qihou Palace was filled with burning torches.At this time, the south wind was blowing, and the torches inserted on the ground were blowing in the wind, and the bright red light even dyed the sky red. From a distance, it was a long dragon of fire, which looked very spectacular.

On both sides of the fire dragon, there are sergeants in full armor.These sergeants are strong, with expressionless faces, standing like guns, and they are really majestic.Especially in the blazing sky, the long swords at their waists reflected the cold light coldly, which made people feel awe.

This kind of scenery is nothing to Sun Le, but to someone like Wu Gongzi, it is a miracle.For a moment, all the sages were a little dazed, and even the sound of breathing seemed to be deliberately suppressed.

Everyone got serious.In the entire aisle, there are only endless cars riding forward among the endless fire dragons.As they drove closer, the Magi suddenly realized that walking between two teams of sergeants standing awe-inspiring, that feeling was pretty good.

After the carriage drove through the main road, it entered a large square. All the sages got off their horses and walked towards the Huixian Hall in front of the square.

This Huixian Hall is the same as the Jixia Palace, and it has only been built not long ago.The entire huge building made of marble stands in the square filled with burning torches. The bright red flames, solemn and magnificent buildings have brought a different kind of shock to everyone.

Sun Le jumped out of the carriage after the fifth young master. As soon as they got out of the carriage, they attracted everyone's attention.

Those who could participate in this first banquet were all elders with fluttering beards and high crowns. They suddenly saw that the Fifth Young Master was so young and handsome, and they were a little dumbfounded for a moment.

But this dumbfounding was only a momentary thing, and after a while, Sun Le heard a few voices, "I think this son must be Qi Di Ji Wu!"

"It was him!"

"With the talents of Qi Di Ji Wu, the weight is enough. This son created a 'Five Virtues Ending Theory' and disappeared without a trace. I didn't expect to meet here."

"I don't believe that such a yellow-mouthed child will have amazing insights. This time, I can ask him for advice."

Although there are many riders lining up in the square, there are only a dozen or so Magi.The other four-fifths are the servants and servants of the sages.

Amidst the discussion among the crowd, the Fifth Young Master's expression was indifferent.He didn't salute the magi with his hands crossed, he walked forward slowly while saluting in the eyes of the crowd.

Sun Le noticed that although the fifth son had been walking forward, he was walking very slowly, and he was very careful not to let himself pass any wise man.In this way, the fifth young master came slowly to the front of Huixian Hall behind all the sages.

When all the sages came to the stairs and stepped up, there was a burst of laughter. Amidst the laughter, a man in his forties, with a thick and short black beard, a slightly black face and straight eyebrows, wearing a crown of honor The man strode out.

It seems that this is King Qi.

King Qi laughed and said boldly: "Everyone can come, the Qi Palace is really full of splendor! Please! Please!"

Marquis Qi came out to welcome him personally, although it was expected by the sages, it still made them feel comfortable.At that moment, all the sages crossed their hands to salute King Qi one by one. Amidst King Qi's laughter, all the sages entered the Hall of Huixians.

As soon as they stepped through the gate, a hall about two or three feet high and capable of accommodating thousands of people appeared in front of everyone.

King Qi led the crowd around the main hall and walked to the side hall next to it. The side hall was much smaller and could only accommodate less than 200 people.The tables inside are placed around the side hall, and the wine and dishes have been placed on them. The wine and dishes are still hot and fragrant, obviously they have just been placed.On the upper side of the side hall, a fair and clean boy of fifteen or sixteen was beating the chime like a dance.In the middle of the weaving hall, a dozen slim-waisted maids are waving their colorful sleeves and spinning gracefully.

When they saw the crowd approaching, they stopped their movements in unison, and retreated to the side where the chime was placed like a dance.

King Qi strode forward to the left, and sat down on the leader who was facing the crowd.Under his leadership, all the sages also chose seats to sit down.Sun Le swept his eyes and noticed keenly that several wise men rushed to the place close to the main cave.

The fifth son, An Anbiao, sat down quietly on a table in the corner, his eyes glanced at the few wise men who rushed to sit in the most conspicuous place, and his mouth was slightly flattened.

Sun Le also sat down on his knees behind the fifth son.

Seeing that everyone was already seated, the king of Qi laughed, raised the small wine in his hand and said in a loud voice: "You are all famous sages in the world. It is a blessing for Qi to be able to come to Qi today! Please drink this cup!"

All the sages held the cups in both hands, and drank it down like King Qi.

King Qi put down the wine, stroked the thick beard under his forehead and said, "Do you know how Chu Ruo became king on his own?"

As soon as King Qi said this, everyone was surprised, no one thought that he would mention this matter as soon as he opened his mouth.

King Qi squinted his eyes to see the reaction of the crowd, and after a while, he raised his voice and said: "It seems that you are aware of this. This Chu Ruo not only proclaims himself king, but also dares to aspire to the throne! Such a thing is really hundreds of years old. This has only been seen in years. This behavior can be said to be shocking!"

When he said this, he stood up slowly.Suddenly, he crossed his hands towards the corner where the Fifth Young Master was, and said loudly: "But everyone definitely doesn't know that such a shocking event, three months ago, a Gao Xian had already observed it from the astrology!"

coax--

The crowd exploded like a pot, and countless voices came out.All of a sudden, countless voices of discussion came, "Which virtuous person can actually understand the will of heaven?" "Who is it?" among us."

Fifth Young Master was obviously also a little surprised.

Sun Le didn't expect that King Qi would push the fifth son out from the beginning.It seems that he attaches great importance to Fifth Young Master.

In the uproar, everyone glanced around from time to time.

Astrology?

This is a family matter of yin and yang.

After a few glances, they thought of Wu Gongzi's theory almost at the same time.All of a sudden, all the sages looked at the fifth young master in unison. When they looked at it, immediately the whole hall was looking at this side.

At this time, King Qi crossed his hands in the direction of the fifth son, and said in a loud voice: "Although the fifth son Ji is young, his talent is astounding in the world! The man who is Qidi for me is worthy of being half the master among all the wise men." , be the chief seat! Please!"

After all, Qi Chao stretched out his hand in front of the Qi Dynasty, motioning for the Fifth Young Master to sit over.

Under the attention of everyone, the fifth young master behaved very calmly, and there was a little excitement in this calmness.He stood up, crossed his hands towards the group of sages, and said loudly: "Ji Wu is not talented, I admit it."

After finishing speaking, he flicked his robe and strode towards the front of the left side.

As soon as he left, Sun Le and Chen Li naturally followed closely behind.

As the three of them walked, hundreds of pairs of eyes stared at them closely, and some of these eyes were quite jealous.Although Sun Le clearly felt this, at this moment, she also thought that the Fifth Young Master could not be modest.Because the King of Qi introduced him to everyone as the leader of Qidi's sages.Regardless of his talent, as King Qi said, as a half-master, he can also take the seat.

The Fifth Young Master sat on the first table on the left, behind King Qi.Sun Le and Chen Li also knelt and sat down behind him.

As soon as the three of them sat down, King Qi laughed. He clapped his palms and laughed loudly: "You all must have heard of Su Ji's name before you came here this time?"

As soon as King Qi's voice fell, he saw that the sages who were still looking solemnly at the five young masters and talking endlessly became extremely excited in a blink of an eye.

"Haha," King Qi continued amidst the loud laughter, "Everyone already knows the name of Su Ji, so what about the talented girl?" Everyone's eyes lit up, and everyone forgot about Ji Wu.King Qi couldn't help laughing again when he saw the state of mind of the crowd. He clasped his hands together and said in a loud voice: "The talented woman is not only amazingly talented, but her talent and learning are not inferior to any high sage. This time, I invited her for the sake of the Lord. , I have exhausted all my troubles. Come here, if you invite talented women, you will say that all the talented people in the world are here, how can there be no talented women in such a grand event?"

As soon as King Qi's voice fell, a white-faced young man with a tall crown who did not know when he came in stood up from the corner and said loudly: "No."

Everyone is a little bit excited.

Although everyone present here are all well-known magi in the world, they are even more of a man.As long as it is a man, it is rare to hear the name of a talented woman without being moved.Legend has it that this woman is not only the most beautiful in the world in appearance, but also has extraordinary intelligence and swordsmanship.She traveled to various countries, and was fascinated by countless princes and grandchildren. Until now, no one can fall into her eyes.

If he could get the love of such a beauty, it would make all the men in the world jealous.

Among the talents here, only the fifth son is a little careless.Sun Le sat kneeling behind him, looking at the sages all the time.Among the dozen or so magi, Ion who presided over the five congresses last time was also among them.

All these sages have a theory of one family and one school. In the past few years, Sun Le has known a little about their theories. It can almost be said that the dozen or so people in front of him represent five or six schools. Formed, but already has the appearance of various schools of thought.

In addition to Ion, who represents Confucianism, there is also Nanzi, the representative of Taoism who sits at the back and advocates 'learn from the ancients and rule the world by doing nothing'.As for the few who are a bit eager to sit, the two sitting on the left can be said to be famous people.And the unpretentious young man sitting behind them is Cheng Zi, one of the representatives of the legalists who advocated "governing the country with severe punishment".

Sun Le kept his eyes on everyone one by one without making a fuss.While she was looking at everyone, everyone was also continuing to look at Fifth Young Master.

Everyone looked at him with surprised and doubtful expressions, obviously they didn't believe that such a handsome young man would have such amazing talent.

But they looked at it for nothing, and when this beauty was about to appear, no one would question the fifth son.

At this moment, there was a soft ringing sound.

This ring pendant is very melodious and pleasant, it is as soft as running water, as if a beautiful girl is walking and dancing.Everyone sat upright at the same time, looking intoxicated at the place where the sound came from.Some of the younger ones were still breathing deeply. Obviously, although the beauties hadn't arrived, the fragrance had entered their lungs.

The soft sound of the ring pendant was getting closer and closer, and after a while, it stopped at the bead curtain leading to the apse.When everyone raised their heads and looked forward to it, a gentle and clear female voice, like a spring flowing through, came out, "I have seen all the talented people."

"I've seen a pheasant talented girl."

"I've seen it."

"Although I have never met a talented woman, she has been famous for a long time and admires her endlessly."

The responses from the crowd were not only chaotic, but also rather anxious.Seeing this, the fifth young master slightly lowered his eyes, his face was expressionless like the elders.

When everyone's answers became a little quieter, the talented girl smiled lightly.

Her smile was like a light slap of a jade stone, and the water swayed gently.

Like everyone else, Sun Le looked at the door where the talented girl was about to appear.But she was thinking in her heart: Beautiful appearance, extraordinary intelligence?She shook her head, feeling that if she was herself, she wouldn't like this kind of bustle and bustle, this feeling of being watched by everyone.She would rather stand quietly behind people and watch quietly.

The talented pheasant laughed softly, and said in a manly voice: "I have already heard the name of Fifth Young Master Ji when I was in Yuedi. I am not talented, so I want to ask Fifth Young Master Ji."

As soon as the talented pheasant uttered these words, countless pairs of eyes stared at the fifth young master.This time, the jealousy in these eyes became more obvious.

The fifth son naturally felt these stares like cold arrows, and he showed a helpless wry smile.Sun Le saw that the back of his neck began to glow with beads of sweat again.

Under the stares of everyone, the fifth son slowly raised his head to look in the direction of the talented woman, and asked, "Please tell me, talented woman."

The talented girl said in a manly voice: "I would like to ask, has the Fifth Young Master Ji ever traveled around the world?"

Is it such a question?
The fifth son was a little puzzled, and he answered honestly: "The world is so big, Ji Wu can't go all over it in his lifetime. Ji Wu has only been to the capitals of several countries."

The talented pheasant gave an ooh, and she continued: "Ji Wugongzi understands the art of Yin-Yang and Five Elements. This Yin-Yang family has always looked up to the sky and explained geography. What I want to ask Wugongzi is, in my opinion, this In the geography of the world, where is the elephant of a potential dragon buried?"

Everyone understood now.

The talented woman asked clearly, which part of the Central Plains could become the capital of the new co-lord of the world.But it is even more likely to ask, which country in the world is more likely to replace Emperor Zhou and become the next co-lord of the world?

This question is not easy to answer!

In the contemplation of everyone, the talented pheasant laughed lightly, and said gracefully and a little naively: "If the son's answer to this question satisfies the concubine, the concubine will come out to see you."

As soon as these words came out, even King Qi looked at Ji Wu.

The fifth young master felt the stinging gazes of the crowd, and secretly smiled wryly: "This talented woman's attention is really not easy to bear. For a moment, he is really on the cusp of the storm."

However, he was mentally prepared long before he came, and he knew that he would inevitably be in the center of the eyes of the world from now on.Don't panic right now.He lowered his eyes, and said lightly: "Talented women are serious. Although Ji Wu knows a little about yin and yang, he dare not say that he has fully understood the meaning of heaven. Where there is such a thing as Qianlong, it is up to Ji Wu." Walk around on May [-], follow the celestial phenomena, and carefully calculate personnel and affairs to see clearly and explain clearly."

He replied calmly and honestly.But it was too peaceful, too upright, such a handsome young man, facing the question of the most beautiful woman in the world, he could still be so peaceful and upright, it was really impressive.For a moment, everyone thought at the same time: Although Ji Wu is young, he has the style of an ancient sage. It seems that he may not have a false name.

The talented woman was also stunned by his calmness. After being stunned, she laughed softly: "What the fifth son of Ji said is true. There are many concubines, and it is rare to see a man like the son. Please see him again. "

After all, the ring ring rang again, and a gust of fragrant wind wafted over through the bead curtain.Immediately afterwards, a bare hand brushed open the bead curtain.

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