Chapter 474 Welcome Banquet

"What other people think is also my business, so I won't bother you, Mr. Zhao, to worry about it." Li Ziyang said.

"I'm thinking about Mr. Li. It seems that Mr. Li doesn't appreciate it." Zhao Yingfeng said: "That's alright, then I won't care. You continue."

With that said, Zhao Yingfeng stood up, walked towards another official, and started chatting with him enthusiastically.

"Why do I feel like he is targeting me?" Wu Fan looked at Zhao Yingfeng and said, "Is there something wrong with this guy? I just met him for the first time today."

"He is indeed ill." Li Ziyang said: "However, the reason for targeting you is not because of his illness, but because of your identity and my relationship."

"What do you mean?" Wu Fan asked.

"Master Wu should also know about the battle between the civil servant group and the military general group." Li Ziyang said: "This battle has not stopped over the years, and it has become more and more intense recently. Master Wu, you are from a military camp, so naturally you belong to Military general group, so you were promoted to viscount because of the gift you gave last time. Many people in the civilian group were dissatisfied, and Zhao Yingfeng was just one of them. "

"What about you, Master Li?" Wu Fan asked, "Master Li should also be in the civil service group."

"To be honest, I don't have a good impression of the people in the military generals group. This is why I neglected Lord Wu so much before." Li Ziyang said: "However, later I found that Lord Wu is different from other generals. He has the qualities of a scholar. Feng is a member of my generation, so naturally he won’t have any prejudice against Mr. Wu.”

"Really?" Wu Fan was a little skeptical, but he believed that Li Ziyang was because of the jade pendant on his body.

"Of course." Li Ziyang said.

In fact, as a member of the civil service group, Li Ziyang naturally did not have a good impression of Wu Fan, who came from the military general system. The reason why he changed his attitude towards Wu Fan was just as Wu Fan guessed, because of the jade pendant, of course , Li Ziyangming would definitely not say that on his face, and he did feel the atmosphere of a scholar in Wu Fan. There is a big difference between Wu Fan and those military generals who cannot read a word. Therefore, Li Ziyang does not object to getting close to Wu Fan.

"Master Li just said that Zhao Yingfeng is targeting me and it has something to do with Master Li. Why is that?" Wu Fan was very smart and did not dwell on this issue any more. If it came down to it, both of them would lose face by then. It looks good. No matter what the reason was for Li Ziyang's change of attitude, the important thing is that the two of them are getting along quite happily now, and Wu Fan doesn't need to ask the truth.

"Master Wu, do you know that our Minister of Civil Affairs, Yuan Ji, is very old and is planning to retire and return to his hometown next year?" Li Ziyang did not directly answer Wu Fan's words, but talked about their Minister of Civil Affairs, Yuan Ji.

Wu Fan shook his head. He had just arrived in the Imperial Capital and had a dark eye on the Imperial Capital. Naturally, he didn't know these things.

"Generally speaking, the new Minister of the Ministry of Personnel will be selected from the chief officials of the four major yamen under the Ministry of Personnel." Li Ziyang continued.

Wu Fan's eyes lit up and he said, "I understand."

It is obvious that both Li Ziyang and Zhao Yingfeng now hope to succeed Yuan Ji next year as the new Minister of Civil Affairs. That position is much higher than it is now. They are real important ministers of the court. There is only one position, but there are many candidates. Four, it is not surprising that Zhao Yingfeng would target Li Ziyang.

When Zhao Yingfeng came in just now, he saw that he and Li Ziyang were chatting happily, so he pointed the finger at himself. Speaking of it, he had suffered an unreasonable disaster.

"Master Wu, I'm sorry." Li Ziyang apologized to Wu Fan.

"It's okay." Wu Fan waved his hand and said, not taking this matter too seriously.

As time went by, there were more and more people in the main hall. After all the officials in positions arrived, the eunuch in the hall shouted: "Your Majesty has arrived!"

Everyone stood up from their seats. The old emperor walked in from the side and walked to the dragon chair to sit down.

"Meet your Majesty!" After the old emperor took his seat, all the ministers in the palace knelt down and saluted.

Wu Fan was the only one standing abruptly in the entire hall. Fortunately, his position was at the end, and the ministers were all facing the emperor, so Wu Fan's behavior was not noticed.

The old emperor above could naturally see it, and the eunuch beside him could also see it. Just when he was about to scold Wu Fan, the old emperor stopped him. After taking a look at Wu Fan, he said: "Everyone, get up. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone said in unison. After standing up, everyone returned to their seats and sat down again.

The old emperor signaled to the eunuch beside him, and the eunuch loudly shouted in a sharp voice: "The third princess of Xuannanping Kingdom has an audience!"

Then, under the gaze of everyone in the main hall, the third princess of Nanping Kingdom, covered with a veil, walked slowly up to the main hall, stopped ten meters away from the dragon chair, knelt down and faced the old man The emperor said: "The third princess of Nanping Kingdom, Wu Ya, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor of Yanfeng Kingdom."

"Get up." The old emperor said solemnly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wu Ya stood up slowly.

"You and I have always been in harmony. This marriage between the two countries will strengthen the relationship between the two countries and make the friendship between the two countries last forever." The old emperor said: "I am concerned about your Nanping Kingdom being attacked by the Blackwater Kingdom. Got it, I originally wanted to send people to support you after dealing with the internal affairs, but I didn’t expect you to solve it yourself. Don’t worry, I will definitely send troops to support you as soon as possible if something happens to your Nanping country in the future.”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." The third princess of Nanping Kingdom thanked respectfully.

"Yes." The old emperor nodded and said, "You have worked hard to come all the way here. I have prepared this welcoming banquet to welcome you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Nanping Kingdom thanked again.

"Please sit down and enjoy the songs and dances of our Yanfeng Kingdom." The old emperor said.

However, the princess of Nanping did not return to the position prepared by the old emperor for her, but said: "Your Majesty, I have learned some dances before, and I hope to perform for your Majesty."

"Oh?" The old emperor was slightly surprised, but when he thought that many women in the families of some ministers in the court had learned singing and dancing, he was not so surprised, and said: "You just arrived today, you should take a rest first, and dance should wait until next time."

"I am not tired at all." Wu Ya said: "It is an honor for me to dance for your Majesty. I hope your Majesty will give me this opportunity."

The old emperor looked at her, thought for a while and said: "Okay."

"Thank you, your Majesty."

Soon, a group of singers and musicians came to the hall, and the princess of Nanping danced with other singers to the music.

Wu Fan and others ate the food served by the palace maids while enjoying the performance in the hall.

"The third princess of Nanping danced really well." Li Ziyang said with a somewhat intoxicated look on his face as he watched the performance in the hall.

"It's pretty good." Wu Fan nodded in agreement. The third princess of Nanping Kingdom had a good figure and a charming dance. All the singing girls were easily outshined by her.

"Hey, that's not right!"

Wu Fan, who was originally admiring her, suddenly locked his eyes on the third princess of Nanping Kingdom, with a look of surprise and doubt on his face.

He felt the murderous aura from the third princess of Nanping Kingdom!