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In the late autumn, with the end of the autumn harvest, many carriages carrying grain shuttled inside and outside of Upper Beam City. Many farmers who came to the city to pay grain would take this opportunity to stay in Upper Beam City for a while to reward themselves for the fatigue brought by a year of hard work.
"Big brother, have you ever thought about what satisfaction is?”He watched as the farmers sat on their ox-carts, smoking their tobacco pipes leisurely. Their children were playing around on both sides of the Imperial Avenue with candied haws in their hands. As for the women of the farmers, they stood in a group and were happily discussing something with other women. Although these people were the lowest-class citizens of the Empire, the satisfaction on their faces made Wu Chen envious. He couldn't help but wonder when he could be like them.
"Satisfied. I'm very satisfied with my current life. Aren't you satisfied?”In response to Wu Chen's question, Pu Shan shrugged his shoulders and took two gulps from the wine jug at his waist.
"Haha, I was thinking too much!" Different levels required different things. When he thought of this, Wu Chen couldn't help but feel that his question just now was so childish.
With Pu Shan's arrival, the courtyard became even more lively. Ning Zeng's poems, Pu Shan's erudition, Ning Cai 'er's culinary skills, all of these nourished Wu Chen's life in many ways.
However, Dong Qinglian sent word that the first day of the first lunar month would be the day of abdication. Wu Feng would then ascend to the peak of power and take control of the country. As for Wu Shengyuan, he would be promoted to the position of Retired Emperor. Although Wu Chen had already guessed this news, he was somewhat disappointed when it was confirmed.
Under such circumstances, even if they could calm down, it would be very difficult for them to improve their cultivation. Facing Wu Chen's situation, Pu Shan suggested that everyone come out for a walk and relax.
As a person who ate and drank wherever he went, Pu Shan knew the delicacies in Shangliang City like the back of his hand. As the best restaurant in Shangliang City, Eight Treasures Restaurant was an important stop for Wu Chen and the others.
The Eight Treasures Restaurant was located outside the Imperial City, next to the southern gate of the Imperial City. It was built in the early years of the Chen-Xing Empire by the royal chef, Yang Ting. It had a history of nearly four hundred years. The four hundred years old restaurant had been around for a long time. It relied on the Eight Treasures Cuisine left behind by Yang Ting, as well as the Eight Treasures Wine brewed by the Eight Treasures Restaurant.
When Wu Chen and the others arrived, the first floor of the Eight Treasures Restaurant was already filled with guests. The alluring fragrance of dishes wafted wantonly from the entrance of the Eight Treasures Restaurant. The plaque personally nominated by Gaozu hung in front of the door, giving people a feeling of traveling through history.
"Guests, please come in!" The waiter of the Eight Treasures House was also a nimble person. When he saw the attire of Wu Chen's group of four, he immediately ran out of the door.
"Is there a private room?" Looking at the crowd on the first floor, Pu Shan couldn't help but frown. Although he knew that the Eight Treasures Restaurant's business was booming and gathered guests from all over the world, he didn't expect there to be so many people today.
"Young master, there is only one room left on the third floor, Tian Zi, and one room on the seventh floor, Di Zi.”The waiter said as he led the four of them into the Eight Treasures House.
The Eight Treasures Restaurant was divided into eight floors. The first and second floors were all ordinary seats, but don't underestimate these seats. A meal would cost more than ten lines of silver. As for the third to seventh floor, each floor was divided into eight private rooms. The eight private rooms were Heaven One, Heaven Two, Earth One, Earth Two, Xuan One, Xuan Two, Huang One, and Huang Two. The Emperor's name was facing the Imperial City, the Earth's name was diagonally facing the Imperial City Gate, and the Xuan and Huang's name was facing the other two directions. Apart from banquets, the Eight Treasures Restaurant's most important point was the view. Therefore, the price of each floor was different. As for the eighth floor, the highest viewing platform, it was not a problem that could be solved with money.
"Waiter, I have something to ask!" After entering Upper Beam City, Wu Chen realized that it was different from before.
There were more people, but there were also more soldiers patrolling, especially in the restaurants near the Imperial City. At the same time, restrictions were imposed on the road from the south of the city to the Imperial Palace. All of this indicated that something unusual was about to happen.
"Young Master, please ask. If this lowly one knows, this lowly one will naturally tell Young Master.”The waiter answered Wu Chen's question respectfully as he led the way. After all, no one who could come to the Eight Treasures Restaurant for a meal was someone to be trifled with.
"Has there been any activity in the Imperial City recently?”Only the Imperial City could cause such a change in Upper Beam City. After all, the Hundred Flowers Pavilion, Thousand Paper Hall, and Dragon Tiger Hall were all hidden forces. Ordinary people and bureaucrats would not know about it later on. Therefore, the cause of this matter was only the royal family. In addition, Wu Feng was about to take the throne. It was normal for the royal family to make some noise at this time. After all, there were always situations of exhaustion when the position was changed in the past dynasties.
"Young Master, so you still don't know. This afternoon, the royal family's relatives, Prince Shou and the royal family's relatives, will come to the southern city gates to speak up, wanting the Emperor to withdraw the abdication order. At the same time, many officials will also go. Therefore, many people came to watch. After all, this was a major event that shook the empire.”As the closest restaurant to the Imperial City, the Eight Treasures Pavilion naturally had the function of transmitting information. Some unimportant information usually came from the Eight Treasures Pavilion, so it was not surprising that the waiter knew about these things.
"King Shou…seventh level of the Earth Tier!”Wu Chen couldn't help but ponder over the name King Shou. Although King Shou wasn't a direct descendant of the royal family, he was Emperor Ziwei's seventh grandson.
Who was Emperor Ziwei? He was the most outstanding disciple of the royal family in the 400 years since the founding of the empire. Back then, the Holy Ancestor presided over the government, and Emperor Ziwei expanded his influence. This had led to the current state of the Chen-Xing Empire. However, Emperor Ziwei did not like power. After he succeeded, he withdrew from the center of power and left an ancestral rule in his line that he was not to interfere in the government unless the empire was in danger. In the two hundred years that followed, Emperor Ziwei's lineage did exactly as their ancestors had said. Even during the Jingguo Rebellion, there was no trace of Emperor Ziwei's lineage. Little did they know that Prince Shou had made such a huge move today. It was no wonder that it had attracted so many onlookers.
"Alright!" When the waiter heard Wu Chen mention the seventh floor, he frowned even more. One should know that all restaurants had commissions. Even if one did not eat or drink in the seventh floor, the private room fee alone was enough for the waiter to take five lines of silver. Moreover, how many people came to the Eight Treasures Restaurant to watch the scenery alone? Thinking of this, the waiter was even happier and his hands became more agile.
Along the way upstairs, Wu Chen and the others didn't say anything, each of them considering the news. Even the lively Ning Cai 'er lowered her head and followed her brother. Only when they sat down in the private room and Pu Shan finished ordering the food and wine did there be any movement.
"Young master, this King Shou is a senior member of the royal family. Although he doesn't participate in court politics, his subordinates are not weak. Just based on the seal given by the Holy Ancestor, King Shou can fight against ordinary emperors.”In order to survive in the court and lay a solid foundation for Wu Chen, Ning Zeng's research on the court was definitely not inferior to Wu Chen's.
"Stop, wait, who is this King Shou?”The reason why Pu Shan was silent earlier was because of the death remonstrance, not because of this leader. In Pu Shan's mind, there was no point in doing such a thing other than killing himself. Therefore, Pu Shan was not interested in a person who was about to die, but from what Ning Zeng said, Prince Shou was clearly a supreme existence.
"Prince Shou is Emperor Ziwei's seventh generation descendant, and Emperor Ziwei is the most outstanding descendant of our dynasty other than the great ancestor and the divine ancestor. If his achievements were written on paper, it could be written down in several volumes.”Wu Chen knew that Pu Shan was a playboy. He had only started to understand the political situation of the Chen-Xing Empire to help Wu Chen. It was normal that Pu Shan didn't know about some secrets.
"Emperor Ziwei, is your name Wu Qing?”Emperor Ziwei. When Pu Shan heard this name, he couldn't help but connect it to another person in his mind.
"How did you know?" Emperor Ziwei's name had long been forgotten. Even the historical records only used the title of Emperor Ziwei. Currently, only a few people outside the imperial family knew of Emperor Ziwei's name. Pu Shan was one of these people. Wu Chen couldn't help but feel surprised that Pu Shan knew of Wu Qing's name.
"So, Wu Chen is Emperor Ziwei, and Emperor Ziwei is Wu Qing. This can't be a coincidence. If my deduction is correct, then the Emperor Ziwei I know is your Chen-Xing Empire's ancestor.”After receiving Wu Chen's confirmation, Pu Shan could not help but flick his forehead.
"Brother Shan, do you know something?”If what Pu Shan said was true, then Emperor Ziwei's identity was extraordinary.
"Emperor Ziwei is a Heavenly Sect expert. He appeared out of nowhere three hundred years ago and can be considered a genius of his generation. In a short hundred years, he passed five lightning tribulations and obtained the title of Venerable Ziwei. He then went into seclusion in the Heavenly Sect's holy land, the Immortal Realm, and never appeared again.”In the end, Pu Shan said his answer with a tone that was uncertain.
All of this was simply too shocking. Emperor Ziwei was an elder of the Heavenly Sect. If he knew about the Jingguo Rebellion, how could he have gone back to interfere? If not, why would King Shou step out now? Was he afraid of the Shakya Sect? It seemed that there were still many things that Wu Chen did not know about Jing Guozhi back then.
After hearing this answer, the four of them fell silent again…
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