The magnificence of Duke Xinling's Mansion does not need to be described in detail, and the residence of a first-class prince is of course also a first-class fairy palace. It is basically a paradise, a floating fairy island. In addition to gardens and pavilions on the island, there are also lakes for boating.

, probably the kind of wealthy and noble places like the Duke’s Mansion and the Grand View Garden described in Hong Bing Meng.

Li Fan didn't understand this either, so he just copied a few sentences for everyone to understand.

Yes,

The high buildings in the deep palaces are in the Purple Qing Dynasty, and the gold dragons are embroidered with couplets.

The beautiful lady is enjoying the daylight at the window, and the strings are playing the zither in sign language.

Because the Tianchi Lake was flooded with water, the buildings and boats were rippling and the waves were startling.

Three thousand pairs of moths sing and laugh, and the palace is overwhelmed by bells and drums.

Xuan Tian, ​​"...I can't see how educated you are..."

Ashamed, ashamed. If you are thick-skinned, you won’t feel the shame of copying. On the contrary, you will feel a little better... Of course, there are a few sentences at the end, about all the surnames gathering to dance and sing in peace, and His Majesty’s sage and ancient name will be remembered. I won’t mention it.

, this situation and this scene are inappropriate for the time.

"Young Master Wuji, you are fine. Li Qingyue happened to be passing by your house and wanted to ask for a glass of water and wine."

"Oh, brother Qingyue is here to visit. He is overjoyed. Come, come, come, let me show my friendship as a landlord, and we won't come back until we get drunk!"

Under the service of the eunuchs and a group of maids who rushed over with boots in their hands, Bei Gong Wuji quickly changed into a splendid attire, then took Li Fan into the fairy palace, boarded the dragon boat, and went boating and drinking together in the fairy pond.

Of course he said he was asking for a glass of water and wine, but when he sat down, the eunuch over there had already ordered groups of waiters and maids to serve delicacies and wine, and hundreds of delicacies were laid out for a banquet. Don't tell me,

These guys who serve people are really professional, their methods are quick, and their figures are exquisite. They have raised the average appearance of Li Fan so far. They are worthy of Miyuan, the tertiary industry is really developed...

"Master Wuji is so polite. Qingyue truly deserves your hospitality."

Beigong Wuji interrupted Li Fan with a smile and said, "Brother Qingyue, don't say that. These useless guys are always in a hurry and can only bring out these things for entertainment. I am really embarrassed. I'm making you laugh, no matter what.

Don’t be surprised.”

The eunuch knelt on the ground and laughed with him, "My lord, forgive me, it's not a meal now. I can't prepare a palace banquet to entertain the distinguished guests at the moment. I can only put some snacks and cold dishes. The dining room will be ready in a while. Please, my true lord."

Don't be offended, the main dish has been prepared and will arrive shortly. Let's try some cold dishes to satisfy our hunger first."

Damn it, is this steamed phoenix served here? Can this be considered a cold dish?

Li Fan quickly picked up the water and wine brought by the maid next to him to calm down his shock. Oh oh oh! This plum wine is really good! It's sour and refreshing, refreshing, sweet...

Xuantian, "Those who gargled their mouths vomited."

Li Fan, "...poof."

After rinsing his mouth, washing his hands, and wiping his face, after a short delay, the Fairy Fairy maid who served him brought the phoenix pupils, unicorn hooves, black tortoise shell, golden carp tail, and a ginseng fruit in front of Li Fan's face.

Show them to each other, then take a portion of each, make a bowl of soup with fairy wine and serve it.

Xuantian said, "Oh, the Five Holy Teas actually give you the courtesy of being a prince or a prince. Eat it all, otherwise people will think you don't give face, and they will laugh at you because you don't know how to appreciate it."

Xuantian, why are you so skilled...

Although the phoenix eyeballs were quite scary, Li Fan had never eaten anything before, so he drank it all in one gulp.

Bei Gong Wuji was indeed smiling, and the eunuch was also wiping cold sweat, licking his face and serving the wine.

"Qingyue is a true cultivator who has attained the Tao. You didn't come to my house just to get drunk, right? But what do you want to ask Wuji about? But it doesn't matter. Wuji likes to walk around. I'm afraid this Sanyuan matter will No one knows better than me!"

"Mr. Wuji, please be happy. Qingyue is a savage in the mountains, so I asked you directly. In fact..."

Li Fan was about to ask for silk directly, but he saw the eunuch next to him listening with his ears straightened up. Suddenly, what Xuantian said just now flashed in his mind, 'If others guess what you are thinking, you will be dead', so he kept a cautious eye. , as soon as his eyes rolled, the words came to his lips.

"...Actually, the reason why I came here to pay a visit to the Grand Tutor is because I killed the Son of Blood God in the north, and for my merits, I was granted the title of Marquis within the Pass."

Bei Gong Wuji was indeed well-informed, and was not surprised at all. He smiled and toasted, "Congratulations to the Marquis of Guannei, but are you looking for a Marquis' mansion?"

Li Fan shook his head and sighed, "I also live in several mountains in the south, so this is not necessary. In fact, Taifu originally wanted to add me as Chehou, but I was young and ignorant and thought that three characters are bigger than two characters. , I changed myself to the 19th-grade Guan Neihou. Later I heard someone tell me that it turned out that this inferior grade made a world of difference!

The Marquis of Guannei is not only the last among the princes, but also has no land to lead the country. I regret it! But I will be granted the title tomorrow, and the Grand Tutor is busy with people, so I would like to ask Master Wuji if there is still room for change. Please give me a new one. Add a first-class or two-class one?"

Fortunately, Bei Gong Wuji was well-informed. When he heard this strange request, he couldn't help but feel speechless for a moment. He turned around and asked his confidants, "I was born in the clan, and when I came up, I was granted the title of Duke, but I didn't know that I was granted the title of Marquis." According to Xijue, who is in charge of this matter? Can you please mention it?"

The surrounding eunuchs and maids were already confused, and the chief eunuch serving Duke Xinling also had a troubled face. He was probably secretly cursing the bumpkin from the countryside for appearing out of nowhere. What a mess this was. After thinking for a while, he reluctantly replied,

"Returning to my lord, there is indeed a big difference. The Marquis of Guannei is a virtual title. Taifu ordered, so Taiweiyuan took care of it. Dahonglu was in charge of the appointment of the princes, but Cheru For the position of Marquis, I have to petition Ziweiyuan to divide the title. If the master interferes, I'm afraid..."

Bei Gong Wuji also frowned at this time. It seemed that he really didn't expect that there were few things in Sanyuan that he couldn't handle. As a result, Li Fan threw one to him when he came up. Now he said that he couldn't do anything, but it was broken. Save face.

Li Fan also made an expression asking for help and said, "I also know that this matter is a bit tricky, but I thought that Mr. Wuji must have connections in the palace, so maybe I can ask about the regulations.

Of course, I don’t need Brother Wuji to come forward in this matter. I just ask you to introduce me, or give me some names and where you live, and I will negotiate on my own."

Beigong Wuji thought for a while, smiled and toasted, "This matter is actually not difficult. I was still in Guanglu Temple and took the leave of Yulin Lang. I personally accompanied Brother Qingyue to Taiweiyuan and his party to find Dahong. Just ask about the regulations."

"Hey, look at what happened, how embarrassing it is! When are we leaving?"

Li Fan earnestly hoped that Bei Gong Wuji would not mind being a tour guide and take him on a one-day trip to Taiweiyuan.

Now that the superiors had decided so, the eunuch had no choice but to run around again, instructing the servants and maids to bring down the dozens of palace banquets that had just been served, and hurriedly prepared the carriage for Duke Xinling to travel.

Guchuan

This time I also made a spur-of-the-moment decision to go to Taiweiyuan for a walk and keep things simple.

The Nascent Soul General in front, under the banner of a first-class Duke, leads with a tall horse, followed by twenty-four heavy cavalry in golden armor, each with jade horses, yellow dragons, unicorns, dragon horses, three-cornered beasts, basalts, golden oxen, etc.

The flag of the spirit bird and the beast is the first to clear the way.

In the middle, eight sacred oxen of five colors were used to pull up a fragrant chariot. Two Yuanying captains were brought to the side. Twelve maids each served on the chariot, and forty-eight powerful men were divided into two rows under the chariot.

Accompanying the driver.

Behind him was a captain of the Duke's Mansion, with hundreds of soldiers, wearing foot armor, divided into four horizontal rows, holding halberds, swords and shields, bows and arrows and crossbows respectively, following the five-color ox cart to cover the rear.

In fact, it didn't even take a moment to get from Xinling Duke's Mansion to Taiwei Yuan. It was time for the honor guard to line up. However, Li Fan now also knew the tone of things in the Immortal Palace. He was not in a hurry. There was no point in hurrying. He just followed.

In the car, while drinking with Bei Gong Wuji, he inquired about Tai Weiyuan's background.

This building was so small that it could be said to be a government agency of the Immortal Palace. Li Fan continued to pretend to be a wild man in the mountains. He had never seen the world and was interested in all the new terms of the Three Lords and Nine Lords. He asked the following eunuchs about those big Honglu.

, Guangroku Temple, what official positions and errands does Habayashi Lang have? He was making insinuations and carefully leading the topic to his real purpose.

"So Taipusi herds horses for the Immortal Lord? Bima Wen?"

The serving eunuch respectfully replied, "If you go back to the king, he has this position, but it is just the royal horse supervisor in Ziweiyuan. The Taipu Temple not only manages the affairs of the Immortal Palace, but also dragons, phoenixes, phoenixes, unicorns, golden oxen, etc.

Taipu Temple is responsible for taking care of all spiritual birds and holy animals."

Bei Gong Wuji also chimed in, "It's a pity that we can't raise dragons. Alas, the most powerful dragon control technique in the Immortal Palace has been lost. We can only ride on ox carts. What a pity..."

Oh, why, the ox-cart is not enough for you, so you still want to ride the dragon-cart? Are you also very resentful about being second-rate to a county prince?

Li Fan just glanced at Beigong, but the eunuch noticed it immediately and quickly said, "The Hidden Dragon Division was involved in some old things and it's gone. Now the remaining dragon species have been taken to the Ziwei Yuan for use. The emperor's heir is traveling."

There is only a Nine-Dragon Treasure Chariot, how can we, the subordinates, arrogantly overstep it?

However, dragon meat is really a rare and delicious delicacy, and it is of great benefit to the Immortal Lord's body refining method. With the master's qualifications, if there is a real dragon to assist, it will be just around the corner to break through to the realm of the Immortal King. What a pity."

Bei Gong Wuji nodded, "Yes, I'm already hungry after not eating for a long time."

Well, it does taste pretty good, no wonder it became extinct...

Li Fan glanced at the eunuch, without going into details, and simply asked, "But when it comes to the most powerful method of controlling beasts, I heard that the immortal silkworms in the Immortal Palace are the best in the world. Is it also the Taipu Temple in charge?

?”

Unexpectedly, these people in the Immortal Palace are really sensitive. As soon as they heard about the immortal silkworm, the eunuch immediately shut up and stopped answering, and the car became silent.

Beigong Wuji, on the other hand, shook his head indifferently, "Immortal silkworm? Oh, the Weaving Department. The Weaving Department is a bit complicated. After all, silk makes money. Taipu Temple, Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple, Da Sinong, Shaofu,

The Imperial Clothes Supervisor in the Inner Dynasty was also fought over back then, and everyone wanted to take over the Weaving Department. Where has the Imperial Master assigned it now?"

When his son asked questions, the eunuch carefully said, "Master Sikong is responsible for it himself."

"Oh, Taiwei, Situ, and Sikong are the three subordinates of Taifu. They are responsible for the military, government, and financial secrets. It is quite appropriate to assign the Weaving Department to Sikong's direct jurisdiction."

Beigong Wuji was still worried that Li Fan wouldn't understand, so he explained, and then asked smoothly, "But I remember that the Kun Kingdom was defeated earlier, and the Third Duke took the blame and resigned, right? Who is the new Sikong?"

"It's the Marquis of Yangxiang, Wang Sikong..." Seeing that his master hadn't reacted yet, the eunuch added with a little embarrassment, "It's Doctor Guanglu, the right servant of Shangshu."

"Ah? Is it him?" Bei Gong Wuji's face suddenly stiffened, and he smiled bitterly and said to Li Fan, "The old Wangtou is indeed the Taifu's confidant, his right-hand man, and after all, he is still my immediate boss. It's hard work!

"

Li Fan was overjoyed, "Doesn't that mean that the Weaving Department has now fallen into the hands of Guanglu Temple? With such a huge profit from silk, wouldn't Mr. Wuji not be tempted? Why bother?"

Bei Gong Wuji smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Brother Qingyue doesn't know. This old prince is upright and does things impartially. He has a stubborn temper and is determined to cut off my clan's offerings. He often points fingers and accuses the prince of extravagance.

, I haven’t shown up at Guanglu Temple for a long time, and I just couldn’t be bothered to talk to him. I didn’t expect that this person would be promoted to Sikong. It seems that he will be looking for trouble every day to cut down the vassal, which is really unlucky!”

Li Fan couldn't help but frown when he heard this, "This Wang Sikong is actually a selfless person. He doesn't even give face to his clan relatives and princes, and he probably won't be accommodating to others and use the back door... Such a person comes to run the fairy silk business."

Such a national weapon is really appropriate..."

Beigong Wuji smiled and said, "What, brother Qingyue also wants to buy silk?"

Li Fan sighed, "We who are cultivators of Qi are most in need of this kind of genius and treasure, making talismans and refining weapons. Of course, I am excited. I just heard that the weaving department has fallen into the Guanglu Temple line, and I want Master Lao Wuji to lead it."

I'm going to visit, but I heard from you that Wang Sikong is so harsh and unkind, so forget it and don't cause any trouble to you."
To be continued...