Chapter 42: The Covenant of the Tower of the Stars (Part 2)
~Date: ~November 11th~
The predecessors, the present and the future generations, all living beings want to enter three places, namely the temple, the Ming Hall, and the Palace.
The predecessors have gone through all the past, and the only pursuit of burying their bones behind them in the temple, and competing for a few incense sticks to admire them for future generations. What people today hope for is the Mingtang, which will make it a success and a thousand people follow them, so that their lives will be worthy of in vain. We also hope that future generations can protect and stay above a stable palace with this protection.
And Mingtang means the place where people are superior.
If you live at the height of the Mingtang, you can overlook the world. The Mingtang can be the imperial palace hall, the place where high-ranking officials and marquises are crowned. It can be a holy place for practice, a place where the power transcends the world is promoted. It also criticizes a place like Zhaixing Tower, which is located under the imperial court, but gathers the most powerful people in the imperial capital, and can change the situation in the mainland in the blink of an eye!
The fourth floors around Zhaixing Tower, the Yellow Crane Tower, the Big Wild Goose Tower, the Yanyang Tower, and the Tengwang Pavilion. Among them are silly, gathering celebrities from the imperial capital, famous families and prominent families. They greet each other, but they are also talented, paving the way for their connections, and working silently towards the place where they can one day enter Zhaixing Tower.
Some families in the Xiaoshilin circle and the decline of the family have tasted enough human feelings. They dreamed that one day, there were many talents among the clans, and some outstanding people stepped into the Zhaixing Tower, so as to be proud and revitalize the family fortune.
But the world is cold and ruthless, and most of the carp that leapt into the dragon gate could only cook on the chopping board. Just like those abandoned children in practice, most of them fell mediocrely outside the road, and became stepping stones one after another.
People always maintain awe and humility towards Zhaixing Tower for dreams that are beyond reach and far beyond reach.
Just as the carriage was watched by people, they entered the Zhaixing Tower. Under the strict guards and the gaze of far and near, the hot figures in the imperial capital appeared calmly. They either avoided the eyes and entered the tower under the guidance of the maid, or glanced at the entrance, which triggered discussions among the onlookers, "That's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's who's
Zhaixing Tower is located on the edge of Lake Panyang, the imperial capital. The building covers a large area. The most important thing is that there is a garden under the jurisdiction of the building. On the other hand, it is surrounded by smoke and clouds, and the black boats ferry on their own.
The ship carrying the noble princess and noble daughters slowly approached the building, and accompanied by the ships of some princes and children invited to climb the tower.
From a distance, the boat floats on the lake, and the smoke from winter steam rises in the lake, like a fairy like a dew. Beautiful women stop on the boat, often complementing the handsome and elegant men around them, frowning and smiling lightly, and the clouds are light and gentle, but they are full of temperament and grace that is not accessible to ordinary people. In the surrounding four buildings, the people of the imperial capital who are looking around on the shore are focused and discussed, they sway slowly with the boat, approaching the Zhaixing Tower, and they are like gods.
These handsome men and women may also be the most powerful and prestigious future figures in the future of the imperial capital of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
Among the ships parallel to the lake, one of the Lutai eaves and beams, glazed edges and tiles, and the six dragon statues of the dragons with arched ridges, phoenixes and immortals. On the Penglai boat, there are six types of wild animals, such as bullfighting, slacking, fishing, snatching, and seahorse beasts. Qi Jie, the Qi family master, was sitting on the deck of the golden nanmu, with cloud robe and long sleeves, calm and composed, drinking tea and playing chess with several beautiful women in front of him, chatting and laughing calmly.
Next to him was Qi Xuanxuan, the eldest daughter of Qi family who everyone knew was not easy to mess with. Next to Qi Xuanxuan were two women with faint eyebrows and red lips. One was a distant relative of the royal family, but in recent years, the princess was growing in popularity, and the remaining one was the noble daughter of the three dukes and six nobles of the imperial capital.
Next to them is a prince of the imperial family and a prince. Don’t underestimate the young men and women in this ship. Not to mention the two brothers and sisters of the Qi family, they are both famous streets in the imperial capital. The realm is in the lower level of Tianxuan. Although it is in the lower level of Tianxuan, the realm is far from the decisive factor of strength. The tactics are the tactics of the two swordsmanship. Their skills can reach a punctual state of being as solid as a golden soup and attacking the antelope.
At this time, the two swords beside them were called "Meteor" and "Jingzhe". They both had the leisure to watch the ancient and quiet, but in fact they were filled with thunder and waiting for anger! In addition, they were slight arrogance when they smiled against the crowds on the shore, which was extremely cool. Seeing the big scenes of women on the shore and the towers everywhere, the eyes were gradually fascinated, and peach blossoms were running around.
"The situation of the sect in the south is not optimistic. The Orthodox sect was expelled from the prosperous Tang Dynasty when our empire destroyed the Dharma. All sects in the prosperous Tang Dynasty were destroyed. All those who practiced the Sa Sect will not be allowed to enter the border of the empire again in the future. Recently, they also lost two ** kings in succession, resulting in the tenth Dharma-propaganda movement in the announcement of the Posect, which ended in failure."
"This shock wave spread to the south, which also represents the Supreme Psalm of the Orthodox Church, which commanded hundreds of millions of sects, and there was an unprecedented stain. The Orthodox Church was also furious... It was even rare to carry out a ten-day ten-dharma king's parliament, which lasted for ten days. It can be seen that the Orthodox Church was forced to endure by the prosperous Tang Dynasty. However, since the Orthodox Church did not dare to launch a so-called holy war against our powerful empire in a short period of time, it will fight for every day and do its best to retaliate."
On the ship, Qi Jie was talking, "The people of the prosperous Tang Dynasty regarded Orthodox religion as a third-rate sect, but they did not know that the four sects in the mainland were also one of the four sects of the mainland. Their strength has increased in recent years, comparable to the Xitu Temple in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. More importantly, the Eastern Orthodox Poetry is not only the Gaowen National Church, but also has the ability to influence the Gaowen Empire, but also radiates to hundreds of countries south of the mainland and commands billions of Sa Gate believers. This power is enough for them to secretly carry out revenge on our prosperous Tang Dynasty."
"This Star Picking Tower meeting was on the surface to cater to the imperial treasure appraisal meeting, but in fact it was the empire taking action to gather the surrounding countries, forces, and sects to extinguish the flames raised by the Orthodox Pope in the bud, so that these contradictions gradually arose, and understand that I have also begun to pay attention to this matter in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and since Princess Qingping returned to Beijing, this matter was taken seriously by the empire. The empire should issue a majesty and warning that the vassal states around these empires and foreign forces should not become minions of the Orthodox sect, so as not to settle accounts in the autumn and they would burn their bodies!"
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During the Daye's Patriotic War, Queen Qingping was assassinated on her way to Beijing. As well as the Queen's activities when she returned to Beijing, all of this was gathering together with a stream of force, and eventually caused storms, which more or less affected the supreme will to power in the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
The Zhaixing Tower meeting was accused of factional envoys from various countries. It was the empire that responded to the actions of the Orthodox sect in the south. Although the empire was bloated and huge, it still had such majesty. When it realized that the Orthodox Pope was laying medicine on the empire in the distant south, it was naturally impossible for the prosperous Tang Dynasty to let it go.
This time, the empire gathered representatives from all walks of life to set foot on the Zhaixing Tower, and the empire was preparing to knock on the mountain and shake the tiger, and reminded the surroundings of the empire in advance: the empire needs an environment that is not noisy around!
"That's true," the prince on the ship nodded, "The eldest princess has let go of business in the Western Regions for many years. It is time to harvest. Liu Fengshuang, the first general of Liu Shuang Kingdom, is willing to come to Beijing with a slander and bear the imperial punishment. You can see the influence of the eldest princess. In addition, the second princess's son-in-law is the son of Liu Renkai, the commander of the imperial naval army. The general is powerful and powerful in the Far East. In recent years, the Far East has been impressed by our prosperous Tang Dynasty, and these are also recorded in the name of the second princess. Even the Shinto Zhaizhai Lord Lei Donglai personally went to participate in the mediation. In terms of influence, it is not worse than the eldest princess..."
Among the children of the Emperor of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, there were three daughters and three sons. The three daughters were similar in age, but they were even older, namely Princess Huawan and Princess Anle. Among the three children, because they came to the world later, the oldest was only eight years old. They could not afford the trade-offs of the forces in the royal family.
In the imperial court, except for Princess Qingping who married King Dezhao of the Kingdom of Daye as soon as possible, the eldest princess Hua Wan and the second princess Anle, they all cultivated their own power in the empire, fighting openly and secretly, and everyone will eliminate the inheritance of the throne in the future. They can seize the right to speak. In this royal family, there is still no shortage of such a contest.
Princess Qingping returned to Shengjing, which aroused the anger of the people of the Tang Dynasty towards the Orthodox Church. This matter was also valued by the Empire. The Star Picking Tower Meeting was on the surface, but it was actually a mediation meeting held under the instruction of the emperor. The purpose of the purpose was to show the majesty of the empire. Before the Orthodox Church had completely eroded the surrounding areas of the Tang Dynasty and erected the enemies of the Tang Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty first subdued the factions of the surrounding countries and thus used these forces as pawns to fight against the Orthodox Church.
In this case, the eldest princess Hua Wan and the second princess Anle will naturally be inevitable. The greater the influence it can show in this mediation, the more people you can win over the empire’s connections and gain reputation. This is an excellent moment for both sides to accumulate for the future!
Therefore, Hua Wan and Anle both showed their magical powers to activate their energy, and demonstrated their strong control ability in the face of the turmoil brought by the Orthodox sect. In addition, the prime minister Liu Shulou was not willing to be outdone and used his skills to join the competition for influence - Star Tower Meeting, which was actually a wrestling of the high-level imperial officials, in order to gain greater benefits, greater influence and voice in the future situation of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.
This involved the collision of several major forces in the prosperous Tang Dynasty. These people who participated in the Star Picking Tower also held different positions and witnessed the struggle of this treasure appraisal meeting.
Hearing the discussion of several men on the boat, the woman who could be ranked among the top 50 princes and noble ladies in terms of beauty showed her beautiful eyes, "I have always heard that the man in Liushuang Country is resolute, and Feng Chuxue, the number one general in Liushuang, is the best among them. I have heard of his reputation for a long time in Shengjing. Excluding the position occupied by this person, if there was no such battle in Daye Country, I would probably hope to see this man who even Princess Huawan was tempted!"
"I'm crazy again, right? It's rare that you, the girl who is known as the most beautiful girl in Hudong, also yearns for you. Whether Feng Chuxue is the guest of Princess Huawan's entry is not the case, but looking at Princess Huawan's different attitudes towards this person, you will know that he has extraordinary features. If it is used for my prosperous Tang Dynasty, it will be extremely beneficial! If Princess Huawan can really conquer this person, then Liushuang's country can be alone in the country, and Liushuang's position towards Gaowen Country can only change. If this is true, you can imagine... Princess Huawan is equivalent to a soldier who does not fight against Quren, and directly defeats the powerful arm of the Orthodox Sect. Princess Huawan's prestige is really going to rise step by step!" The princess's pink face was broken, but she was not careless at all when analyzing the situation.
Qi Xuanxuan, the sister of Qi Jie, frowned and said, "I don't think so, don't forget that Princess Anle also summoned Shindozhai Leidonglai. In the attack on Daye, Shindozhai was also involved. However, among the three kingdoms of Anjin, Liushuang and Kashima, there is only Kashima Kingdom. The lowest rule of Orthodox sect can be conquered by the wind and snow, but I will never dare to openly fight against the Orthodox sect! However, Kashima Kingdom is not the case. If Princess Anle can make Leidonglai successfully express his position to unite the united front with the prosperous Tang Dynasty and take the sect as an enemy in the future, Kashima Kingdom will start to expel the disciples of the sect from then on! The Orthodox sect in the Far East has an extra wedge that can't be pulled out! Princess Anle's contribution must be above the eldest princess! I'm afraid that many people will support Princess Anle!"
Qi Jie sighed, "Don't forget that there is also the Prime Minister Liu Shulou. Liu Shulou will never sit and see the two princesses of the royal family who have managed their prestige for so long. How could they not come up with a killer weapon at this time? This person has climbed from a small official of the Ministry of Revenue thirty years ago to the position of the prime minister of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, which is now powerful. Behind him, he has the support of the Lancang Cultivation Academy. The facts prove that all those who are careful about him will eventually pay the price!"
The prince pondered for a moment, then said cautiously, "So...whether of your four lords? Didn't there be any movement?"
As soon as this statement came out, the princesses, noble daughters, and sons of princes on the ship all raised their ears and stared at Qi Jie. The four major clans were huge forces in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and they stood as long as this empire. Apart from the Qi Jie and Qi Xuanxuan brothers in front of them, who else was there who was closer to that mysterious group than them?
Qi Jie's face couldn't help but feel proud and loud. "My four clans have been keeping their low profile in the empire for a long time. The people of the empire have almost forgotten the glory of the four clans and the insurmountable monument that our ancestors once stood. You all want to know, wouldn't my four clans take this opportunity to show the power of the four clans, let the prestige of the people, and take this opportunity to consolidate the hearts of the people in the prosperous Tang Dynasty? ... I also think it is a good opportunity, and if my four clans intervene in this matter, the two princesses, and even the prime minister, have to make way for me... because the one they dare not offend the four clans that we even trust most."
Speaking of **, the red pride on Qi Jie's face was about to fly. But the next moment, it seemed to be stopped abruptly by a rooster that was strangled, and it shrugged, "But that eldest son doesn't speak for a day, who dares to act rashly on this? No one knows the eldest son's psychology, so even if there is such a sound in the valve, no one can really put it into practice."
When talking about the "big young master" mentioned by Qi Jie, the noble girl who was crazy about the wind and snow just now shining lightly. Even the princess of the royal family who was calm and careful could not help but jumped in the eyelashes. Several princesses of the princes and swordsmen were immediately exposed to attention. It was a kind of focus and concern for the lifelong goals.
Qi Xuanxuan, one of the most difficult women in the entire capital, bit his lip gently and said sadly, "Brother Song hasn't shown up for too long. Two years ago, he spent the winter in the northern grassland. Two years ago, he went to the Far East Sea to find the secret treasure under the sea to eat grilled sturgeon. Last year, he lived in the capital for three months. I haven't been so happy for those three months... But three months later, it was said that he was invited to fight, so he left again. Half a year later, Du Sheng Caotang, one of the four saints, was reported that Du Zhiwei, who was originally going to leave the seclusion, went into seclusion for another year. After that, Brother Song rarely showed up, and we don't even know whether he returned to the prosperous Tang Dynasty!"
The crowd of people in the boat listened to Qi Xuanxuan's narration as if they were listening to legends, and their eyes flashed even brighter than Changming Lanterns.
In one battle, Du Sheng Caotang, the first wizard in the past fifty years and the first young master Du Zhiwei fought again in seclusion for a year. What an arrogant and domineering life trajectory is it?
Most of them can only see the life of the young man through these. After all, from beginning to end, they who are not in the four sects have never seen the side of the young man! However, it does not affect their admiration from their hearts. This is the so-called never wandering in the world, but there are legends in the world.
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