Haoxuan Building, Dongshi.

The most luxurious restaurant in the entire Dong City welcomed several distinguished guests today, so much so that the entire restaurant was booked.

There are countless guards both inside and outside the restaurant, both overt and covert.

A sensible person would naturally stay far away to avoid bumping into the noble person, and some even dared not even approach this area.

There are countless dignitaries in Chang'an City. Who knows which prince is here for the banquet today? The young man from the Duke's family.

Nowadays, it is difficult to find four-legged toads in Chang'an City, but there are not many dignitaries with two legs.

Zheng Jie and Feng Hao naturally arrived early.

One is the invitation they sent. As the ones hosting the banquet, they should be the first to arrive.

Secondly, the person they invited to the banquet was the Prince of the East Palace.

The prince is the king and they are the ministers.

From this perspective, there is nothing wrong with them going to the banquet.

"Mr. Zheng, do you think His Highness the Crown Prince will attend the banquet as promised today?"

Feng Hao looked worried.

Although they felt that the prince's character would probably come, no one knew what would happen until the last moment.

Judging from the current situation, the East Palace has not given any confirmation yet, so anything can happen.

"Don't worry, His Highness the Crown Prince will come to the banquet. I have watched His Highness the Crown Prince grow up with my own eyes, and I know His Highness the Crown Prince very well. With his character, there is no doubt that His Highness the Crown Prince will not let go of such a good opportunity to make friends with powerful officials. "

Since ancient times, if a prince wanted to ascend to the throne, the best way was to make friends with powerful officials.

Powerful ministers either had significant influence in the court, or simply held military power in their hands.

Therefore, they can have a profound impact on the situation of the court, and even the king is afraid of three points.

Therefore, generally speaking, the emperor would be very taboo about the prince and the vassal king making friends with powerful officials in the court.

But for ambitious princes and vassal princes, it is a matter of time before they make friends with powerful people. The difference is when to make friends and whether to show it openly.

"His Highness appears to have a gentle personality on the surface, but in fact he has a ruthless streak. As long as there is such ruthlessness in him, he will definitely fight for something that should be fought for. Don't worry."

Zheng Jie's words made Feng Hao feel slightly at ease.

Now they are risking their fortunes and lives for the sake of the country and the country of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

I just hope that His Highness the Prince will not disappoint them.

The waiting time was long, and Feng Hao took the initiative to talk to Zheng Jie in order to avoid embarrassment.

"Mr. Zheng, do you think we should unite with the academy in the current situation? His Majesty has been very wary of the academy in recent months, but that is probably because of the rift between His Majesty and the mountain chief. But aside from this It's a first-level relationship, but actually the academy has not sorry for us."

Zheng Jie did not respond immediately to Feng Hao, but pondered for a moment and said: "Yes, the academy has not failed the court, and the mountain chief has not failed your majesty. It is your majesty who is too narrow-minded. But thinking from the perspective of the royal family, in fact, your majesty did There is no problem. The mountain chief is a protector, so why not your majesty? It’s just that the mountain chief is stronger, and your majesty can only be defeated."

Zheng Jie's words made Feng Hao feel mixed emotions.

In this world, only the strong have the right to speak, and only the strong do the right things.

The weak will always be able to watch from a distance and have no choice at all.

"But now we are faced with a powerful enemy, and the rise and fall of our country can depend on a thought, so we must unite with the academy to fight against the enemy."

Finally Zheng Jie gave the answer.

Feng Hao breathed a sigh of relief.

In fact, he has always hoped to unite with the academy.

But he was afraid that Zheng Jie would be afraid for various reasons.

Because Emperor Xianlong's influence on him was really great.

Although Zheng Jie now wants to put aside the influence of Emperor Xianlong, it is not easy to achieve this.

Unexpectedly, Zheng Jie still had his own independent judgment and decisive decision.

This made Feng Hao feel very admired.

"In this case, Mr. Zheng, when should we contact the academy?"

"There's no rush, it's not the right time yet. It won't be too late to wait until we have finalized the matter with His Highness the Crown Prince before we go to the academy to discuss cooperation matters. We have to eat our food in small bites, so there is no need to rush."

Zheng Jie's words were calm and clear, and he seemed confident.

Feng Hao felt a little calmer after hearing this.

"If the academy can take action, then Chang'an City will be safe."

Feng Hao still fully trusts the academy and the mountain chief.

In his eyes, the mountain leader is the undisputed strongest man in the world. Anyone who tries to compete with the mountain leader is actually just trying to rub off on the mountain leader's popularity and has no ability to fight.

Including the High Priest of the Demon Sect, the Sword Master of Dongyue, and even the monk from the Western Regions are no exception.

The only difference is that they can support a few more times in the hands of the mountain leader.

But in the end they will all lose.

In this case, what's the point of supporting it for a while?

"It's just that I heard that the mountain leader was injured in a fierce battle with the Demon Sect's high priest in the void. He should be recuperating in the academy now. I don't know how much of the peak combat strength the mountain leader still had after being injured."

Zheng Jie's words surprised Feng Hao again.

"The mountain leader is injured? How is that possible?"

"It's probably because he was injured and he didn't run away. I ordered my adopted son to go test it out before, and it was the Bamboo Forest Sword Immortal Yao Yan who came forward. This shows that the mountain leader is still recuperating in seclusion. Otherwise, the mountain leader's character would not allow him to sit idly by."

"Is it possible that the mountain leader feels that a mere first-level master is not worthy of his personal appearance?"

Feng Hao still felt that Shan Changda had the upper hand because of his arrogance, so much so that he didn't even bother to come forward.

"No, I don't think that's the case. I thought so at first, but if you think about it carefully, when did the mountain master stand by and watch this kind of situation where the academy door was closed? No matter what Yao Yan, the Bamboo Forest Sword Fairy, said, that's the case.

Outsiders. What's the point of asking an outsider to be busy here?"

What Zheng Jie said does have some truth to it.

The more Feng Hao thought about it, the more he felt it was like this.

"Then if this is really the case, the mountain commander must have been tricked. With the mountain commander's fighting power, if he had a head-on confrontation with the high priest of the Demon Sect, the high priest of the demon sect would not only hurt the mountain commander, but also want to fight with the mountain commander.

A tie is a very difficult thing.”

"Yes. So, the High Priest of the Demon Sect is also a tolerant person. In the battle of Chang'an, the High Priest of the Demon Sect challenged the mountain chief and was ultimately defeated. If it were an ordinary person, he would have been disheartened and would not dare to go there again.

The challenge was long. But the High Priest of the Demon Sect instead worked hard and planned for a long time. In the end, he really waited for the opportunity."

Zheng Jie said with emotion: "I suspect that the battle took place in the void space. The High Priest of the Demon Sect must be more than one person, and he must have helpers. The mountain leader must have been ambushed and attacked, and was finally injured when he was outnumbered.

"

Although Zheng Jie did not witness the situation with his own eyes, his analysis was reasonable and reasonable.

After hearing this, Feng Hao nodded repeatedly and said: "That's it. After all, the mountain leader is also a peerless strong man. Even if he is ambushed, he will be able to escape unscathed. If he is injured, it can only mean that the opponent has an absolute advantage in numbers. The mountain leader has an absolute advantage."

You are injured only when you are outnumbered. These guys really have no martial ethics."

"Not everyone values ​​martial ethics. Some people only see victory or defeat. As long as they can win, they can do anything."

Zheng Jie murmured: "This is why I look down on those so-called heretics."

The two were chatting to themselves when they suddenly heard a sound.

They all looked towards the stairs involuntarily.

They all knew who this person was.

Sure enough, after a moment, Prince Li Xiankun of the East Palace slowly appeared in front of them.

The prince wore a casual robe today, but it was still difficult to hide his nobility.

The temperament bonus brought by being pampered all day long makes the prince able to be recognized from a distance among the crowd.

Not to mention that Feng Hao and Zheng Jie had already met the prince.

The two of them quickly stood up and went to greet the prince.

"My minister Feng Hao and my servant Zheng Jie pay their respects to His Highness the Crown Prince."

The two of them bowed to the prince respectively.

Prince Li Xiankun raised his lips slightly and said with a smile: "You two don't have to be polite. You two are ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Only with you in the Great Zhou Dynasty can we stay strong. I am here also for the Great Zhou Dynasty.

, the purpose is the same as yours."

Listen carefully, the prince's intention when he said this couldn't be more obvious.

Of course Zheng Jie and Feng Hao understood.

They hurriedly said: "It's really great that His Highness the Crown Prince thinks so. We are all willing to be loyal to His Highness the Crown Prince and help the country!"

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To be continued...