Chapter 177
Son-in-law
Everyone was exhausted when eating an imperial banquet. Even Xu Xian had a deep internal strength as the foundation, and finally left the palace in a daze.
The only thing that is most comfortable is Emperor Wei Hong. Others dare not drink and eat vegetables. He has no scruples. At most, he only pays attention to his image. He eats whatever exquisite dishes he wants. Although he has not eaten too much because he is busy talking to these new Jinshis, he is much better than the other people who only touch one or two chopsticks.
Everyone dispersed, and Wei Hong came to the imperial study alone, drinking tea while reviewing today's government affairs, and asked the little eunuch who was serving him: "Xiao Chunzi, who is asking for me today?"
The little eunuch hurriedly said, "Huangfu Zheqiu, the commander of the imperial guards, met the emperor. At that time, the emperor was feasting for all the new Jinshi, so he went down and waited first!"
Wei Hong put down a memorial he was reading and said curiously: "Oh? He came to find me, there must be something important. Where is it now?"
The little eunuch said: "Commander Huangfu is waiting in the side hall. Will the emperor meet?"
"Call him in!"
As soon as Wei Hong said this, the eunuch called Xiaochunzi immediately ran out of the study and brought Huangfu Zhe in soon after.
"What's the matter with your family looking for me?"
The imperial guards are composed of those masters who defected to the royal family. Of course, there are also many military selections or some aristocratic families. However, there is a requirement, that is, they must pass the skills, so there are no weak people in the imperial guards. And this group of people is the core circle to ensure the safety of Wei Hong - some of the so-called great internal masters are imperial guards, but they will walk as great internal masters when going out for business.
As for those who have been signing with the big-name master for a long time, they are those who have been dealing with some things outside for many years. They are full-time big-name masters.
But whether it is the master of the great inner army or the imperial guards, they all obeyed the order of one person. This man was the commander of the imperial guards, that is, the Huangfu Zhe who is standing in front of Wei Hong.
"Report to the Emperor, the news about the martial arts conference has been sent back! Some of the time need to be seen by the emperor!" Huangfu Zhe said that, after taking out a memorial from his sleeve, Xiaochunzi ran over and took it and handed it to Emperor Wei Hong.
Wei Hong took it casually, then opened it and took a look, but it made him feel energetic at the first glance.
"Shushan School?"
He still remembered talking to Xu Xian today. The new top scholar he had chosen was the disciple of the Shushan Sect. He also said at first that the Shushan Sect was just an unknown sect, or a sect that was hidden in the world and did not care about foreign affairs. Now it seems that he was wrong.
"Yes! The most important thing is that there are three masters in this Shushan Sect, and one of them is Xu Xian, the top scholar appointed by the emperor!"
"Um?"
Wei Hong was originally curious about what happened to ask Huangfu Zhe to report the affairs in the martial arts world, but now he was very excited when he heard it. After reading it, he flipped through the memorials and found that the book was not detailed, so he simply put it aside and asked: "Is it true that he is the new top scholar Xu Xian? Isn't the same name and surname?"
Huangfu Zhe said: "Based on the rewards of the spies sent by his subordinates, he was indeed the new top scholar Xu Xian. At the conference that day, the top scholar Lang killed Lei Zhenshan, the leader of Lei Jian Sect, very easily, resulting in the Lei Jian Sect being destroyed in the end. The martial arts skills he showed were definitely not ordinary martial arts practitioners!"
Wei Hong nodded: "So, he has a very high martial arts skills?"
"Very high!" Although Huangfu Zhe had never seen Xu Xian take action with his own eyes, the spy was his most trusted subordinate. Judging from the information he got from his mouth, Xu Xian's kung fu was indeed very high.
"How about it than me?" Wei Hong was even more interested. Unexpectedly, Xu Xian's kung fu was so high that he was still making a big splash at the martial arts conference. This time, he confirmed the reputation of being a versatile talent in civil and military affairs.
"This..." Huangfu Zhe didn't expect the emperor to ask this question, and he didn't know how to answer. To be honest, what should I do if the emperor gets angry? Tell lies, what if the emperor wants to compete with Xu Xian on a whim...
Wei Hong didn't need to ask any more. He just looked at Huangfu Zhe's expression and guessed the answer: "What about comparing with my guards?"
Huangfu Zhe was not afraid of answering this time. He thought about it and replied: "Ordinary guards are afraid that they can't take the lead. If they ask those worshipers to take action, they may be able to take it!"
"Huh?" Wei Hongda was surprised as soon as he said these words. He originally said that even if Xu Xian was powerful, he was still very powerful. He didn't expect that Huangfu Zhe would invite the worshipper to do his job as soon as he said it.
Wei Hong knew the character of Huangfu Zhe best and never spoke. It was because of this that he appointed this man as the commander of the imperial guards. Now that Huangfu Zhe said that the worshipers could take over Xu Xian's sword moves, it would definitely be a nonsense.
The worship is the elite among the imperial guards and the great masters. These people are usually not seen or do anything. They are like a group of old men, and they just need to enjoy it all day long. But everyone knows that this group of people is the royal killer weapon, and those who can get the position of worship are the masters. Most of them come from Zen and Tiandao Sects, and a small number come from other sects. As for the aristocratic families, they have not become worshipers since then.
At the same time, Wei Hong also knew that in this hall, there were two priests hiding to protect their safety. These people came and went without a trace. Wei Hong even regarded him as a god-like figure. Unexpectedly, Xu Xian was such a master too?
"It's so amazing!"
Wei Hong flipped through the memorial again, and when he turned to it, he suddenly narrowed his eyes: "Have the Demon Cult appeared?"
"Yes!" In fact, this is the reason why Huangfu Zhe came to see Wei Hong, and Xu Xian's affairs were to be backwards! Although Xu Xian was so amazing that his martial arts were amazing, he was always the emperor's subject, and coming to participate in the palace examination was considered to recognize the majesty of imperial power.
In addition, the Shushan Sect clearly showed that the carriage and horses were not in line with the Demon Sect at the martial arts conference, so Xu Xian didn't have to worry too much, but just asked the emperor to know that this man was also possessed with peerless martial arts.
But this Demon Sect had to make the court care about. Because the leaders of the Demon Sect have taken overthrowing the Shang Dynasty as their mission, and every time they appeared, they would cause a storm. Although it was the righteous martial arts world and the Demon Sect on the surface, they did not need the court to help them and wipe their butts at the back?
Not to mention the other people, hundreds or thousands of people gathered together with swords and swords and chopped each other and beat each other up, and the blood flowed into a river. The government did not come forward? The court did not come forward? What do the people think?
Therefore, every time the Demon Cult appears, it is enough to make the people in power work for a while!
"This Demon Sect is the great enemy of this dynasty, but it is still difficult to eradicate it. I am really upset!" I threw the memorial aside, and Wei Hong pinched his eyebrows: "This matter will be left to the Tiandao Sect and the Zen Sect to deal with. The Qing family sent some masters to check the situation, and secretly ultimatum the various prefectures and prefectures to carefully investigate the location of the Demon Sect's nest, so that the Tiandao Sect and the Zen Sect people knew where the other party's hometown was so as to remove it."
Huangfu Zhe should be, but he didn't think that these prefectures could help. In fact, the court has been searching for the whereabouts of the Demon Sect for a long time, but he has never had a clue. If it weren't for the leader of the Le Gang that day, Lin Hai, who suddenly repented at the conference, he would probably still have nowhere to know the Demon Sect's news.
The whereabouts of the Demon Cult at the conference were not just leaked, but rather said that they were deliberately released.
"Oh! It's another twists and turns!"
After leaving the imperial study room, Huangfu Zhe pinched his eyebrows. This matter is really difficult to deal with!
When he left, Wei Hong reviewed a few more memorials and suddenly said: "I didn't expect that the Xu Qing family was actually the top master in the martial arts world. Even so, the disease still took several years to cure it. I don't know how the cold air was infected..."
"However, Xu Xian is very talented and has extraordinary martial arts. He is really a rare figure in the world. It is very difficult for such a hero to truly use it for me. He must have more benefits!"
After saying that, he said to the little eunuch beside him: "Xiao Chunzi, what official position do you think I should give to Xu Xian?" According to the usual rules, many Jinshi would be awarded one and half positions after the palace examination, but most of them were idle positions in various departments. To put it bluntly, they would be apprentices in various departments, learning how to deal with the work of various departments and learning how to be an official.
If it is slow, it may be accurate. If it is fast, you will get a full position in two or three years. But whether this full position is still in the court or out of the way is not accurate. It depends on how he has been doing in the years he was an apprentice.
A small number of people were directly awarded official positions, but too few people. Once such a person appeared, the fools would know that this person was favored by the current emperor and the holy family was long. Ordinary people would not be in trouble with this person, because they were not sure what level they would reach in the future, and it was just around the corner to be named a marquis and a prime minister. At present, Wei Hong is considering what official position to Xu Xian.
But Xiaochunzi said, "What official is that you can only be the master of yourselves. I dare not speak nonsense! But I think that if the emperor really values the top scholar, it is better to have some relationship?" The little eunuch called himself a slave, while the eunuch in charge said that he was a humble minister.
"Make some connection?" Wei Hong touched his chin, which had some beards on it: "Would you like him as your son-in-law?"
Wei Hong felt that this method was good, but he was still young and had only one daughter and was only over two years old. However, it was not impossible to recruit Xu Xian as his son-in-law. His own sister has not yet been married!
"You mean, my sister?"
Xiaochunzi lowered her head and said, "Your Highness the Princess has always regarded herself very well. Ordinary men have never been able to see her. Now Xu Xian is a versatile talent in civil and military affairs, and he is also very handsome. I think Your Highness the Princess will not have any objection!"
Wei Hong nodded, but when he thought of his sister's arrogance that no one looked down upon, he also had a headache, so he said casually: "I'm thinking hard, but your suggestion is good. Go and get some rewards to make pocket money later..."
He was thinking about how to win over Xu Xian, but Xu Xian returned to the inn in a daze. As soon as he entered the door, he said to the child: "Whatever you want, hurry up and serve me!"
Unexpectedly, the waiter smiled bitterly and said, "Keep, you see, it's already this time. The chef has gone back to rest, and the fire on the stove has been turned off. I really can't get you something to eat!"
"Cold rice and cold dishes are fine!" Xu Xian was so hungry this time that he didn't care about so much at this time.
"There are no cold rice and cold dishes..." The waiter was also amused and crying. The young man in front of him didn't know what to do, but he actually stared at him fiercely, as if he was about to eat him - because the light was dim, the waiter didn't realize that this was the new top scorer.
Just as he was depressed, he suddenly saw Huang Rongrong turn from behind and said to him: "I still have food there, so you can cushion your stomach first. I'll go outside to see which restaurant is not closed. I'll buy some for you to come back!"
After she said that, she was about to go out, but she didn't want to be pulled by Xu Xian: "Are you waiting for me to come back here?" He didn't know when he would come back, and Huang Rongrong wouldn't know. If he said that he happened to catch up, he wouldn't believe it. Everyone fell asleep at such an hour, how could he catch up? The only explanation is that Huang Rongrong has been waiting for him to come back.
Huang Rongrong was a little embarrassed and wanted to hide it. But after thinking for a long time, she couldn't think of an excuse. Finally, she had to say: "I'll buy you food!"
Unexpectedly, Xu Xian didn't let go at all, but instead pulled Huang Rongrong back. Huang Rongrong was petite and her strength was far less than that of him. She was dragged into Xu Xian's arms and her nose hit Xu Xian's chest. After realizing that she was actually hugged by Xu Xian, she was both happy and blushed, and didn't know what to do.
After a while, I realized that this was not good and hurriedly said, "Let go!"
"You are my wife who has not passed away, what are you afraid of?"
"I've seen it..."
Xu Xian looked up and saw the waiter who was packing the table and chairs turning his head and ignoring: "Oh, there is finally no one else, it's possible to rest!"
“…”
Xu Xian pulled Huang Rongrong and walked into the backyard beside him. When he came to Huang Rongrong's room, he saw that the pile of dishes on the table had never been moved. He knew that he had expected it was exactly right. Huang Rongrong was indeed waiting for her to come back.
"Aren't there a lot of food here? What else are you going to buy?"
Huang Rongrong was hugged by him for a while, and her face was so hot that she could fry eggs. At this time, Xu Xian asked about the food and then he calmed down a little: "Then... the food is cold, I want to buy some hot ones for you!"
When Xu Xian saw that the soup was really cold, but he didn't care and just said, "It's so late, where can I buy hot ones? It doesn't matter if it's cooler!"
Huang Rongrong picked up the bowl of soup casually: "I'll go and heat this up!"
It doesn't matter if the food is cold, but the soup is really unstoppable! However, Xu Xian grabbed the bowl of soup back and said, "Why is that troublesome? Look at me!" After saying that, he used his hands and turned into a red palm. Soon, the cold soup would steam.
After putting the soup bowl, Xu Xian said, "It's a pity that my Pure Yang Supreme Kung Fu is not a hot and hot energy. If Pei Gonglie was asked to come, the soup would probably boil in a moment!"
Fortunately, Pei Gonglie had already passed away, otherwise he would have heard Xu Xian's words and would have died again.
As for other dishes, Xu Xian didn't care when he saw that he was cold. He seemed to have expected that he couldn't eat the hot ones. He was secretly surprised and couldn't help asking: "Who helped you choose these dishes?"
When Huang Rongrong saw Xu Xian showing her superb internal skills, she was stunned and wondered when she could reach this level of cultivation. Although the eight desolate six-metaphys she practiced were the internal strength that was partially yin, she could move in reverse and use masculine internal strength. She could do it in theory, just like what Xu Xian did just now, but she was not as relaxed as Xu Xian, but she didn't expect it.
Just as she was regretting, she suddenly heard Xu Xian ask a question, and said without thinking: "It was chosen by the head!" Ye Wen asked her not to be so naive. Since she was already half a Shushan person, she could just call the head or the senior brother of the head, so she changed her voice.
When Xu Xian heard this, he didn't expect that it was Ye Wen who helped him choose. He looked at the two cold dishes on the table, one torn roast chicken and the other stir-frying dishes, but even the fried vegetables were not bad if they were cold. It seemed that Ye Wen had very experienced dealing with the officialdom. He had known that he would have come back very late, and that 80% of the time he could not eat anything at the imperial banquet, and finally came back hungry.
"Senior brother knows a lot."
but……
Xu Xian suddenly approached the window and shouted loudly: "Senior brother, go to bed quickly!" Then, under Huang Rongrong's surprised gaze, he walked back to the table and ate: "Rongrong also eat together!"
"oh……"
Picking up the chopsticks, Huang Rongrong tilted her head: "Are you talking to the leader just now?"
Xu Xian took a big bite of the chicken leg and nodded: "I doubt that my senior brother is 80% eavesdropping somewhere!"
"Ah?" Huang Rongrong didn't believe it, but then she remembered that Ye Wen didn't seem to be a serious person, and it was not impossible to do such a thing, so she stopped asking and just watched Xu Xian eat quietly.
At the same time, on the roof, a guy who eavesdropped on his ears was ***ing at his ears, and Ning Ruxue, who was beside him, cursing and sarcastically said, "I ask for trouble, I tell you to eavesdrop!"
Ye Wen said to himself: "This kid has eavesdropped on us a lot before! I'm afraid you are so weak that you didn't tell you?" It was just that Xu Xian's voice really made his ears feel a little uncomfortable, and it was still buzzing at this time.
After patting his ears, Ye Wen got up and jumped down from the roof, then looked back at Ning Ruxue: "Can't junior sister come down? Do you still want to listen to it for a while?"
Ning Ruxue snorted, then jumped down: "Do you think I am you?" Then she remembered something and said, "By the way, are you worried about what Lin Pingzhi said during the day today, and the Lin family is also looking for a husband for his sister, so she came to see what the relationship between junior and Rongrong is like?"
Ye Wen did not hide the matter between Huang Rongrong and Xu Xian, so she knew it clearly. Ning Ruxue agreed with the marriage between the two. After all, she and Huang Rongrong have been together for a long time and have a good relationship, so she naturally has more toward this little sister.
Ye Wen waved his hand: "We'll know this in the past few days! I guess from the beginning of the day, the person who came to catch his son-in-law would have to cut the threshold!"
He was right. As soon as the next day, someone ran away with gifts and said he wanted to visit Xu Xian, one after another, one after another, and even many matchmakers came to the door, causing Xu Xian's ears to be destroyed.
Chapter completed!