Travel through the heavens

Chapter 203 Why should immortals worship the emperor?

Fang Muye looked down and saw four people walking into Qianjintai one after another.

Among the first two people, one was dressed in a white robe, with a handsome face and elegant temperament, like a scholar, but his eyes were dull and lifeless, obviously he was blind. It was the White King Xiao Chong.

Supported by a blue-robed attendant, Xiao Chong walked slowly and quietly into the hall.

The two people who followed closely behind were led by a frail man in red clothes. Although he was handsome, he had a rebellious demeanor. As soon as he entered the door, he started to curse: "Are you starving ghosts? What are you doing here so quickly? Can't you wait for me?"

Almost all the guests at the Qianjin Terrace stood up and saluted: "Greetings to His Royal Highness the White King and His Royal Highness the Red King."

Xiao Se glanced at the White King and the Red King who were walking in front of him and said, "It's been a long time since we last met, you two."

"Sixth brother, long time no see." Xiao Chong's voice was gentle but cold.

"Sixth brother, you've become darker and thinner. Now that you're home, don't run around. Stay at home and take good care of yourself." Xiao Yu's tone was full of ridicule and impatience.

Xiao Se smiled faintly: "Don't worry, I will not leave in a short time after I come back this time. I originally thought that you would not come today."

"There was some urgent matter in the mansion just now, so we were delayed. Sixth brother has finally returned to Beijing after many years of traveling. As the emperor's elder brother, he naturally would not fail to come." Xiao Chong was as polite and well-behaved as ever.

"Sixth brother has great status. All the officials from the three gates and nineteen prefectures and the court have come. Even the Grand Tutor and the Supervisor are here. How dare I not come?" Xiao Yu was as outspoken as ever.

Xiao Se smiled and said, "Whether Seventh Brother wants to come or not, he is here after all. Once you are here, you are a guest. Please take a seat."

"Would you like me to sit at the same table with you?" Chi Wang suddenly asked.

"Of course not." Xiao Se turned around and raised his head: "My place is over there."

After saying that, he leaped up and flew to the attic on the high platform that was truly built with a huge amount of gold.

Master Tu shook his sleeves and finally shouted out the two words he had been holding back for almost two hours: "Open the banquet."

This grand banquet finally began.

Maids in white gowns walked between the Qianjintai carrying exquisite plates. Various exquisite and delicious dishes and mellow wines soon filled the tables.

Hua Jin stretched out his chopsticks, picked up the vegetable that was carved into the shape of a flower, and said happily: "Master, look, this dish is so beautiful."

Fang Muye smiled slightly: "Not only does it look good, it's also delicious. You're still growing, so eat more."

"Hmm, delicious." Hua Jin put the vegetables into his mouth and chewed them twice. His big watery eyes immediately curved into two crescents.

Fang Muye was savoring the fine wine and delicacies, his eyes occasionally passing over the court officials on the second floor, and he found that most of them seemed a little absent-minded, and would always glance at the people in the attic unintentionally.

After all, none of them really came for this imperial banquet, and it is impossible that Prince Yong'an went to such great lengths just to host a simple banquet.

In their opinion, Xiao Se placed him in the pavilion on the high platform, and the meaning was obvious, so that he could have private conversations with many of them later. What they talked about and what they traded would become the biggest secret of this banquet.

But Fang Muye already knew that Xiao Se had no intention of negotiating with them. He invited them to the banquet just to tell them that he was back. He would not win over any of them, and they could make their own decisions, choose to follow him or choose to confront him.

Time passed slowly. The banquet had lasted from dusk to moonrise and was about to end. Xiao Se did not invite anyone into the pavilion. The guests present were all shocked and puzzled. On the contrary, the National Master Qi Tianchen and the Grand Master Dong Zhu showed a hint of relief in their eyes.

Suddenly, there was a sound of iron hooves outside Qianjintai, and then a voice came from outside the door: "The emperor has arrived!"

Inside the Qianjin Stage, the entire place fell silent in an instant, and everyone was greatly shocked.

Unexpectedly, the current Majesty would personally attend this banquet. It turns out that His Majesty still favors his Sixth Prince as before.

Almost all the guests on the second floor stood up and rushed downstairs, and everyone on the first floor also stood up, facing the gate, ready to welcome the emperor.

A moment later, two rows of fierce elite soldiers rushed in from the gate. Their armor rubbed against each other, making a cold and solemn sound. Their shoulder armors were engraved with exquisite tiger head patterns, representing their identity as Tiger Guards.

After the two rows of Tiger Guards entered Qianjin Terrace, they stood on both sides to guard.

Afterwards, two rows of young palace maids came in one after another and dispersed on both sides, revealing five people wearing purple dragon robes behind them.

Among them was a handsome man with an outstanding demeanor. His phoenix eyes were indescribably charming. Although the gray hair on his temples revealed his age, it also made him look more like an immortal. He was holding an incense burner in his hand. He was the eunuch Jinxian, the incense supervisor.

A man with a square face, a calm expression, and a gentle temperament like jade. Although he was wearing a luxurious robe, he looked more like a middle-aged Confucian scholar. He was holding a book in his hand. He was the eunuch in charge of the book, Jinyu.

A tall and thin man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, he had an imposing aura without even getting angry. He was holding the national treasure sword, and it was none other than the Sword Supervisor, Eunuch Jin Wei.

A short and fat man with a big belly, a flattering smile on his face, looking at the humble and pleasing man. He was holding the imperial seal, and it was the eunuch Jin Yan, the seal supervisor.

The last person had white hair and snow-white eyebrows, with a dignified look in his eyes. He stood behind the four eunuchs, silently looking at everyone in Qianjintai. He was the head of the five eunuchs, Eunuch Jinxuan.

Jin Xuan, the eunuch, put his hands in his sleeves and said loudly, "Your Majesty has arrived!"

Following his loud shout, Emperor Mingde, dressed in a golden dragon robe, with a resolute face and eyes as sharp as a knife, walked into the Qianjin Terrace with the gait of a dragon and a tiger.

Almost all the people in Qianjintai knelt down immediately without hesitation and shouted respectfully, "Welcome, Your Majesty!"

The reason why I say almost all of them is because there were three people who did not kneel. One was the National Master Qi Tianchen, and the other was the Grand Master Dong Zhu, but the two of them also bent down to salute. The other one was Xiao Se. Not only did he not kneel, he didn't even bow. He just stood straight.

"How dare you! Who are you? How dare you not bow to His Majesty?" Eunuch Jinxuan suddenly shouted loudly.

However, the person he was questioning was naturally not the Imperial Master, the Grand Master, and Xiao Se, but the two figures, one big and one small, who were still sitting on the second floor.

Li Changqing, the silver-armored commander of the imperial guards and captain of the Tiger Guards, who followed beside Emperor Mingde, immediately put his hand on the hilt of the sword and looked towards the second floor with sharp eyes.

Hua Jin sat next to Fang Muye, his head almost shrinking into his neck.

When she heard the emperor was coming, she wanted to get up and go downstairs with others to welcome him, but her master stopped her unexpectedly. At this time, looking at the people kneeling in the hall, and the sharp eyes cast by the five eunuchs and the tiger guards, she was really nervous and worried: "Oh, I'm still a child."

Fang Muye gently touched Hua Jin's head, stood up, looked at the people downstairs, smiled, and said loudly: "He is the emperor of the world, but I am an immortal in heaven. Why should I worship him?"