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After the upheaval of events in the Imperial Palace, the Imperial Court was temporarily in a peaceful, harmonious and peaceful phase. "As such, it is said that" "A storm is brewing, and a storm will not last long." The day when the rain will pass and the sky will clear will come; but all will come back, and there will be no end to the cycle, and the day when the sky will be clear and the sky will be cloudy.

In the west, Taiji Palace. The Son of Heaven was talking to his old wife, the Empress, the Empress, Hao Xiangyu, kowtowing.

"Your majesty!" A young eunuch reported to the Son of Heaven, "Shentaibao requests an audience!"

After a short while, one of the imperial guards bowed and said, "Your majesty! There's a couple from a foreign country that wants to pay their respects! "

"A foreign couple?" What do you mean? " the Son of Heaven asked.

"They come from Japan. After crossing the East China Sea and arriving at the Central Plains, I have made a wish not to pay my respects to the Son of Changan. "

"Japanese!" The Son of Heaven said thoughtfully, "The so-called good ones will not come, and the ones that come will not be kind. I presume they had something else in mind. "

"Your Majesty! The two of them had already taken up residence in the embassy of a foreign country, and the two of them had talked to each other. It could be seen that they were gentlemen of etiquette and were not malicious. One of them is called Zuo Tenghaochuan, the other is called Qing Qiudianzi.

"Oh?!" The Son of Heaven could not help but smile, "It seems that this is why they came. Shentaibao! Go and line up all the martial arts and chess experts in the palace and summon them here. "

"Yes sir!"

Shen Taiji was just about to turn around and leave, when the Son of Heaven suddenly called out to him: "Shentaibao! "Go ask the Japanese couple to come and see me right away."

"Yes sir!"

Thus, the "Shen-Xing Tai Wei" quickly left the west side of Taiji Palace.

The time was not long, and under the guidance of "Shen-Xing Tai Wei", an imposing couple from a foreign country entered the west side of the Taiji Palace. This couple was Zuo Tenghaochuan and Qing Qiudianzi from Fu Sang, Japan. I don't know if you can still remember the distant scene of the six heroes of Shu and the eight tigers of Yangzhou bidding farewell on the twenty-fourth bridge of Yangzhou — it was a desolate and desolate morning, the morning of the second day of May, that is to say, the morning of the fifteenth, the sky was just beginning to brighten, the eight tigers of Yangzhou and the six tigers of Shu had arrived on the twenty-fourth bridge of Yangzhou. It was a brick bridge of the Wu family, and the sound of flowing water could be heard as many small boats glided across it. Coincidentally, a couple dressed in colorful clothes brushed past them. However, they didn't know that this couple was Zuo Tenghaochuan and Qing Qiudianzi who came from Fu Sang of the Eastern Ocean. It was said that later on, this Fusang woman, who was also this Japanese woman, Qing Qiudianzi, changed his name to Ding Peizhi. Not only was he a female songstress who was as beautiful as a fox, she was also a top tier spy who hid his strength as well as a killer who hid his identity. He was one of the killers who killed the "Lee's dart" Li Xiaolong! But that was years later, and the long years were yet to come. Who would think of such things under the present beauty of the morning?

Today, it is the second year of Dayuan Kaiping, that is, the year 908, that is, the second year of Changan Tianzi's peaceful celebration, the 15th day of the first month of Lantern Festival. As the saying goes, "The fifteenth day of the eighth month covered the moon with clouds, while the fifteenth day of the first month was covered with snow." Last August during the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was a "gloomy sky, the autumn wind gradually rose, it was very chilling." The day, this year's 15th day of the first month of the Lantern Festival is the west wind, snow floating. This was a folk proverb, "From August 15th onwards, I speculate that the fifteenth day of the first month will be full of negative emotions". In today's present situation, this place had finally been verified! It was on such a auspicious day that the Japanese couple Zuo Tenghaochuan and Qing Qiudianzi finally arrived at the Capital City Chang'an they had admired a long time ago, after a long tour around the countries of the Central Plains.

This was — "It's a pleasure to have friends from afar!" The beauty of the Central Plains, Qui Li in all directions, to the world of tourists across the sea to come.

In the inner courtyard, he saw the Second Imperial Guard's "Sky Emperor's secret envoy" Situ Yimin leading the two of them towards the depths of the Northern Courtyard.

"In the west of Taiji Palace, the Central Plains's Son of Heaven, An Tianzi, and his friends from the East China Sea had already had a friendly meeting.

"Hahaha!" The Son of Heaven laughed and said to Zuo Tenghaochuan and Qing Qiudianzi, "Although you are from a foreign country, but you are well aware of the Central Plains' etiquette and customs, I am very impressed. Furthermore, you all can even speak the language of the Central Plains. You all are truly beauties from other countries.

"His Majesty has spoken!" Zuo Tenghaochuan then bowed and said, "China is a country with a great etiquette. It has the beauty of Chinese clothing, so it is called Hua Xia. It is the best model of a foreign country, "he said.

"Mr. Sato praises you." The Son of Heaven smiled, "Thinking back to when Xuan Zang, Chen Wei, went to Japan to study, that's why there are places in your country that I can't match up to."

"Where!?" "Where?!" Zuo Tenghaochuan immediately said, "It is Mage Xuan Zang who brought my country many classical Buddhist techniques, promoting the Buddhist essence of the Central Plains and benefiting us greatly!"

At this time, the handsome Qing Qiudianzi who wore a light muslin around his shoulders could not help but say, "Your Majesty is at least twenty years old, and is already the noble son of the heavens. "With a promising young man like you, your majesty, governing the imperial court, surely there would have been a place in this chaotic world where the sun and the sky would be filled with red."

"Miss Diao Zi has just reached our heart. I'm afraid that I am not strong enough! "

After Cheng Fugui said this, he fell into deep thought.

At this moment, an old eunuch hurried to the Son of Heaven's side and whispered a few words.

"Hahaha …" The Son of Heaven could not help but laugh as he got up and said, "Today, good things happen in pairs. Have the Second Guard invite the Dutch couple to the palace. "

"Yes sir!" The old eunuch accepted the order and left.

It wasn't long before Situ Yimin brought over a pair of male and female, all of them had blue eyes, yellow hair with a curly band, a pale skinny face, a towering nose bridge, and a thin and long figure.

"YourMajeste!" WecomefromHotland. Meyeis Williams Tomson, SheisJane, myValentine. "

"What he said was …" The Son of Heaven couldn't help but ask left and right.

"It would seem that Your Majesty, there is still no one beside you who can understand our language." The Dutch man suddenly switched to "half-life" Chinese.

"Mr. Tang Muxun is exaggerating." An enchanting female voice responded.

The crowd turned to look and saw a beautiful woman in white clothes walking out from her seat. She was the Japanese female guest, Qing Qiudianzi.

At this time, Qing Qiudianzi turned towards the Son of Heaven and said, "Your Majesty! The Dutch guest said to you: Your Majesty! We are from the Netherlands. My name is William Tang Muxun, she is Zhen Ni, mine. "

"What?!" Pitiful Appearance Tang's mother and grandson, what mud! "If you are here to see the Son of Heaven, why don't you kneel?" An old eunuch at the Son of Heaven's side could not help but criticize.

"Oh!" The Son of Heaven, Cheng Fugui, immediately stopped the old eunuch, "Do not be rude to your honored guests! "Seat!"

So William Tomson and Jane sat down.

"Today, I was fortunate to have an uninvited couple from the East China Sea and the Dutch couple. But what are the purpose of Mr. Tang Muxun and Miss Zhen Ni's visit? " the Son of Heaven asked bluntly.

"Reporting to your majesty! Your country is big, rich, historical, is East Asia, civilization, ancient country. For this reason, Zhen Ni, Miss, and I, not far from here, cross the sea, and come here, visit, study, and inspect. " Tang Muxun s reply to the Son of Heaven finally came to an end.

"Hahaha... It turned out that Mr. Tang Muxun was here for the civilization in the Central Plains. To tell you the truth, the history, culture, religion, military affairs, and customs of our Central Plains are an inexhaustible sea. If you wish, we can send someone to escort you to the famous places of the Central Plains. What do you think? "

"Thank you, Your Majesty. You, China, have an ancient saying, 'Read ten thousand books, friend'. "Therefore, before we, Zhou Yu, Central Plains, and us, we thought, more, studied, and read your country's books, customs, and etiquette."

"Good!" You can do as you please. However, I will also send Master Han Lin to bring you all to the Imperial Palace. "

However, William Tomson continued to stutter: "In your country, customs, etiquette, respect, family tradition, etiquette, three principles, five commonalities, three subjects, four virtues. Even so, there are still, inevitable, people, speculation, camping, stealing chickens, touching dogs, officials, protecting each other, seizing people, wives, as well as painting the spring palace, writing books, men and women, sneaking into relationships, travelling, prostitution, such despicable behavior, it is, in fact, your country's etiquette, the greatest disgrace! "

"How dare you!" cried a man who was neither a man nor a woman. "I have always been good and obedient to the people, so how can I be as you say?"

"Oh!" The Son of Heaven stopped the old eunuch and said, "Let him finish!"

So, William Tomson went on: "Actually, before and after me and Zhen Ni, Miss, in travel, in the Central Plains, have studied, your country's history, and its customs. Along the way, there were also what he saw and heard. For example, military, free-for-all, murder, arson, civilians, fugitives, road blockades, robberies, rapes, women, gathering, gambling, theft, theft, selling, whoring … What was even worse was that above the flower street, there would definitely be a adulterer, a woman, a brothel, a black shop, and so on and so forth. "If it wasn't for the fact that we, Zhen Ni, Miss, and I know a bit of martial arts in China and at any time, I'm afraid we wouldn't have been able to see you on this trip to the Central Plains."

"There's actually such a thing?!" The Son of Heaven felt speechless. He really did not expect that this Mr. Tang Muxun from the Netherlands, who had just arrived at Central Plains, would be able to see through the chaos in the world and see through the evil and darkness of the mortal world. As the Son of Heaven, he had been issuing orders in the inner palace all day in an attempt to stop the war between the warlords and the massacre in the martial arts world. He had never thought that the evil and darkness in the human world was only a tiny bit of what he knew. It should be admitted that what Mr. Tang Muxun said was the truth of the world. It should be said that it was a matter of national shame and hatred. As a son of heaven, what face did he have to sit peacefully on the throne of the emperor? How could he face the common people and the civil and military officials of the world? It seemed that one day, he would have to leave the palace, enter deep into the people, conduct private interviews, and observe the affairs of the people. In the end, he would have to eliminate evil bullies, promote human justice, and bring peace and glory to all under the heavens. Thinking till this point, Cheng Fugui secretly made a decision and said:

"Thank you, Mr. Tang Muxun, for your guidance. As the king of a country, how can I just let this go? "I will not only send the civil and military officials to deal with this, but also, if I have the chance, I will make a trip to investigate the situation in secret and eliminate all the evil things in the world as soon as possible!"

"Good!" Good! Verygood! This is the wisdom of your majesty! "

William Tomson, who had just finished praising the king, saw one of the imperial guards come forward to report: "Reporting to Your Majesty! The three of you are seeking an audience outside the palace! "

"Oh!... Which three? " Cheng Fugui could not help but ask.

"Go back to the Emperor! They are Ye Family Quan, Ma De Long and Zuo Renlong. "

"It's them!" Quick, invite him in! " The Son of Heaven immediately passed down the word.

"Yes sir!" The guard obeyed and left.

Moments later, the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth constables entered.

At this time, the Eleventh Imperial Guard reported, "Your majesty! The three of us have completed our mission and are here to report back. "

"Hm!" How is the battle going? " the Son of Heaven asked in public.

Thus, "Life Snatching Imperial Guard" Ye Family Quan continued to speak, "General Yang Neng has pacified the chaos in the eastern jade, and he has captured the eastern jade."

"Alright!" The Son of Heaven was overjoyed. He said, "A great victory in becoming a teacher will be given to you! You three have worked hard, I will reward you myself! "

When the Son of Heaven said this, he raised his head and saw Shen Taiji rushing towards him. Immediately, Cheng Fugui knew in his heart that he had definitely completed all of our tasks.

As expected, as expected of the Son of Heaven, the "Shen-Xing Tai Wei" came forward and reported, "Your Majesty! This official has already gathered all the royal experts and the chess experts. "Please give me your instructions, Your Majesty!"

"Good!" "Immediately invite them in."

"Yes sir!" Shen Taiji accepted the order and left the palace.

After a while, "Shen-Xing Tai Wei" led many civil and military officials into the palace.

"Hahaha... Everyone, please look — "The Son of Heaven was in high spirits as he pointed proudly at the experts who were bringing the group into the palace. He introduced them to the two foreign couples," These are the experts from the Han Lin Chess Courtyard and the Great Inner Martial Forest. In order to help them enjoy their time, I invite them to put in some effort in their skills, and ask you to admire them for a bit.

"Verygood!" "Verygood!" William Tomson clapped his hands in agreement.

"Ah!" "Yo." Zuo Tenghaochuan also stood up and praised, "To be able to appreciate your country's essence, it is my good fortune, and my trip was worth it."

"Good!" "Since that's the case, please take a seat and enjoy." After the Son of Heaven had finished speaking, he gave a meaningful look to the "Shen-Xing Tai Wei". Shen Taiji understood, so he stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said: "I am Shen Taiji, a member of the Imperial Palace's Embroidered Uniform Guard. In order to welcome guests from other countries, I am here to perform a set of Thirteen Taiji Swords s. "

"Tai Chi, Thirteen Swords?!" Oh! Great, great. " William Tomson was finally surprised and said, "Mr. God, you can do it. And, they, they really hope to see, this wonderful performance. "

When Shen Taiji heard this, he smiled and gestured. Without even pausing in his movements, he extended his "White Crane Bright Wings" into a forceful stance, immediately attracting the cheers of the entire hall. The applause had not stopped yet. Shen Taiji had already turned around. With a burst of "Sword Light Thunder", a cold wind blew in all directions in the hall. The swords "Golden Court" and "Radiance (misty) for tens of thousands of meters". In a short while, Shentaibao had already retracted his sword, bowed to the four with a smile, and returned to the group.

"Wah!" This is simply a divine sword. " William Tomson could not help but stand up and praise him.

At this time, Zuo Tenghaochuan also stood up and saluted, "Your Majesty, your country's martial arts and weapons can be said to be vast and profound. I wonder if your country has anyone who knows about our Dongyang martial arts? "

Hearing that, the Son of Heaven laughed: "The martial arts in the East Ocean must be referring to your karate. I have decided to invite a national champion to compete with you in order to broaden everyone's horizons. I wonder what your intentions are? "

After Zuo Tenghaochuan heard this, he took it seriously and bowed: "I am willing to accept your advice."

"Alright!" The Son of Heaven looked down at Situ Yimin, and said: "Second Guard, please step out."

"Yes sir!" Situ Yimin clasped his hands and bowed, then walked out of the group.

At this time, Zuo Tenghaochuan paid respects to the Second Guard: "May I know your esteemed name?"

"My surname is Situ, my name is Jian."

"So it's Mister Situ, I've heard of your great name for a long time. Please enlighten me! "

"I don't dare!" This humble one is willing to accept. "

"Please!"

Therefore, Zuo Tenghaochuan took off his pair of shoes, revealing his white socks and legs, he stood and waited. At the same time, Situ Yimin had already unsheathed his sword, taken off his cape, and stood firmly on the ground.

Silence reigned in the hall. The air was tense. The hearts of everyone present, as well as their eyes filled with desire, were immediately fixated on the two figures standing in the middle of the hall, on the carpet, and around them. Because everyone will understand that this appears to be a friendly match between China and Japan, but whoever wins will bring the greatest honor and disgrace to their country. One could imagine that underneath this friendship, there was also an instinctive thirst hidden deep within their hearts. The two of them would strive for the highest honor.

Suddenly, Zuo Tenghaochuan yelled and immediately fought with Situ Yimin. In the blink of an eye, the two of them had been rolling around on the carpet several times in the past week, but neither of them had been able to gain the upper hand. The two of them suddenly separated under the pressure, each standing firmly on their own, waiting for the opportunity to launch another counterattack. For a time, the two of them looked at each other and then began to move. After a while, the two of them looked at each other and began to move. The spectators all broke out into a cold sweat.

"Your majesty!" An old eunuch lowered his head and whispered, "When two tigers fight, there must be a wound. If the Second Imperial Guard is defeated, wouldn't that be humiliating? "

"En! …" The Son of Heaven silently nodded. He understood clearly that no matter who won, it would not be a good situation. Although he had the intention to let the Second Imperial Guard win, what if he lost? Wouldn't it hurt my dignity? But then again, Mr. Sato was a guest from the Far East after all, how could he bear to see the foreign guests make a fool of themselves? Furthermore, the current situation is not that I am in the right, but that the other side is gradually gaining the upper hand. If this continued, was there still any dignity to it? After some thought, the Son of Heaven finally stood up and waved his hand. "Stop —"

After the shout, the entire hall was startled, Zuo Tenghaochuan and Situ Yimin immediately stopped to look at the Son of Heaven. At this time, the Son of Heaven was standing in front of the throne, laughing, "I see that you two are equally matched in martial arts. Please come back and rest for the time being. We have even more exciting programs scheduled. "

Hearing this, the crowd went into an uproar. Mr. Sato and Second Elder thanked the Son of Heaven and returned to their positions, waiting for the Son of Heaven to speak.

At this time, William Tomson could not help but get up and ask: "I don't know, Your Majesty. What's so interesting, what's on the show? Is it a dance from your country? "

"Not all of them!" The Son of Heaven smiled. "I am determined to hold two chess games, the chess and chess games of our Central Plains country."

Hearing this, Zuo Tenghaochuan interrupted: "Mn! Your game and chess have a long history and a long history. According to the historical records, Tang Xuanzong, Tang Xuanzong, the Empire of Tang, held a game of Chinese and Japanese Go players in the Capital City Chang'an in the second year of his life (AD 848). There is a saying in Du Yang's Compilation: The Japanese Prince comes to the Tang Dynasty, 'The Prince is a good chess player, and his teacher is appointed as his adversary.' ' After the thirty-third battle, the victor had yet to be decided. "Shi Yan is afraid of humiliating the Emperor's order, but he only has the courage to point his finger at me." The prince's eyes widened as he shrank his arms. He was already unable to bend his knee. At that time, the Prince had thought that Gu Shiyan was a third-rate national player, but in reality, he was a first-rate national player. So the Prince returned, ashamed. Today, His Majesty is holding another chess match. Can you invite a First Rated Warrior to compete with me? "

"En!" The Son of Heaven nodded slightly. He looked at the number one expert of the Chess Courtyard, Yuan Zhaoxing, and said, "Love Yuan! I order you to compete with Mr. Sato in chess, in order to determine the victor. "

"Yes sir!" "Okay." Yuan Zhaoxing replied as he stepped out of the line and walked with Zuo Tenghaochuan to the chess table that was already set up.

At this time, the Son of Heaven looked at the people in the hall again, feeling that he was still missing a person. However, in the current situation, he did not have much time to think, so he randomly picked two chess players and said: "Eleventh Imperial Guard, you and Yellow Lord will compete in chess. I hope each of you will do your best. "

"Yes!" Quan and "Han Lin's strongest warrior" Huang Chongyang walked towards the chess table. Here, I must make it clear to everyone that Ye Guobin's third son, Ye Family, is thirty-two years old this year, and Huang Chongyang has taken Ye Guobin's third daughter, Yelan, as his wife. In terms of age, Ye Family should call Huang Chongyang elder brother; however, in terms of seniority, Huang Chongyang was actually Ye Family's brother-in-law. Don't you think the contradiction is contradictory? The two of them, who called who's brother?

There's no more gossip, let's get back to business.

In the Grand Desolate Hall's great hall, the Go and Chess table had already begun their battle, the atmosphere in the hall became tense once again. Although this was not as frightening as the judo competition, the intensity and terror that hid within it could be imagined. The audience couldn't help but pay attention to this exciting match. In less than two hours, this round of Go and Chess ended. Zuo Tenghaochuan won Yuan Xia, Ye Family Quan and Huang Chongyang got a draw. Thus, the Son of Heaven ordered the four players to return to their positions and rest. Just then, a eunuch reported, "Your Majesty! Number One Scholar Ye requests an audience. "

"Oh? The Number One Scholar Ye had arrived just in time. Ask him to come in immediately. " The Son of Heaven said with joy in his heart.

"Yes sir!" The eunuch obeyed and left.

After a while, Ye Wuhai's cape and sword came flying over. Not mentioning the civil and military officials in the imperial court, the two foreign couples in particular were immediately attracted by Ye Wuhai's mighty military presence. They all cast looks of shock and envy at him.

"This subject, Ye Wuhai, pays his respect to Your Majesty."

"Yeletin rise! What brings you here? "

"Your Majesty, we have heard that the Japanese Mr. Sato has come to challenge Go and have won over Yuan Zuoxing, our national champion. Therefore, this subject requests that you challenge him to fight for the honor of our country. I beseech the Emperor for his permission! "

"Oh? Your news is fast. The game of Go that I played with you last time was very hasty, I didn't see your true skill. Therefore, today I really want to see the true power of your Go. You are allowed to compete with Mr. Sato. "

"Thank you, your majesty!" Ye Wuhai immediately cupped his hands in thanks, and continued: "To be honest, this humble subject had once learned Go from my revered Dao master. Although the chess skills are not too high, this subject is still willing to give it a try. "

At this time, Zuo Tenghaochuan walked over and said: "Since you wish to challenge me, I will definitely attend."

"Good!" If the two of you wish to compete with each other, I shall grant your wish. "