Chapter 18
In the forbidden courtyard.
The so-called forbidden courtyard was a forbidden area of the Imperial Palace.
Except for the Tang Emperor and the people inside.
If anyone else stepped into the forbidden courtyard, there would only be one outcome.
He died.
Even the imperial consorts in the palace and the empress were no exception.
At the entrance of the forbidden courtyard.
The Tang Emperor got off the dragon carriage and walked into the Forbidden Yard alone with the list of people who could enter the Sword Garret.
As for Cao Zhong and the other eunuchs and serving girls, they stopped in front of the entrance of the forbidden courtyard and were not allowed to enter.
They entered the forbidden courtyard.
Soon, the Tang Emperor arrived at a palace.
Walking into the palace, a figure sitting facing the wall entered the Tang Emperor's field of vision.
He did not dare to be impudent at all.
The Tang Emperor greeted him politely,"
"Greetings, Elder Jian. The quota for the Sword Pavilion has been released. Please take a look!”
He presented the name list.
Without any movement, the name list automatically flew in front of Elder Jian and floated in the air like a divine treasure.
He only took a glance.
Then, an ethereal voice sounded.
"The successor of the Sacred Sect has come out. No wonder His Majesty came personally! Please rest assured, Your Majesty. After the incident at the Sword Pavilion is over, I will personally visit my old friend!”
The Tang Emperor said solemnly,"
"Thank you, Elder Jian! In addition, among the people who entered the Sword Pavilion this time, perhaps Elder Jian could pay attention to the Xuan Dao Seventh Son!”
Hearing this, Elder Jian's ethereal voice sounded again,"
"Good!"
After bowing, the Tang Emperor turned around and left.
He did not disturb Elder Jian.
After the Tang Emperor left, the name list in front of the Sword Elder slowly fell in front of him.
In front of him, there was already a foot-long list of names.
Even if it was the best in the world, some of the papers at the bottom had already turned yellow. It could be seen how long the Sword Elder had existed.
They left the forbidden courtyard.
The Tang Emperor sat on the dragon carriage and ordered,"
"Return to Taiji Palace and ask Old Seventh to come to see me!”
Cao Zhong, who was outside the dragon carriage, responded.
He arranged for someone to invite Li Xuan.
……
Taiji Palace.
When Li Xuan stepped into the Political Announcement Hall, the Tang Emperor knew.
"Your son greets Imperial Father!"
Seeing the Tang Emperor, Li Xuan directly paid his respects.
Although they were blood-related father and son, the way they interacted with anyone and the Tang Emperor was more like a monarch and a subject.
"He's here!"
Glancing at Li Xuan, the Tang Emperor continued to deal with the memorial in his hand.
"You've done well in the Sword Pavilion competition this time. You can tell me what kind of reward you want. If it's not out of line, I'll agree to it.”
He pondered for a moment.
Since the Tang Emperor had said that he wanted to reward them, he meant it.
Therefore, Li Xuan directly said,
"Reporting to Imperial Father, why don't you give your son the title of king a little earlier! I've been in Chang 'an City and the Imperial Palace for so many years and I'm really tired of it.”
He was conferred the title of king and headed to his fief.
This was the reward Li Xuan wanted!
After leaving the Imperial Palace, he would have much more freedom. It would be even better if he could go to his fief.
"Since Zhen has said that I will reward you, then there is no problem!”
With a surprised look, the Tang Emperor said,"
" It's about time for you to open a mansion, so I'll confer you the title of King of Qin. Forget about the fief. You're talented, so it's better for you to stay in Chang 'an and let me supervise you at all times. I don't want you to be lazy in your cultivation and waste your talent!”
At this point.
The Tang Emperor looked at Li Xuan curiously.
"Remove that special method of concealing your cultivation and let me see your true cultivation!”
Hearing Tang Emperor's words, Li Xuan was not surprised.
He was a great grandmaster after all.
It would be strange if he could not figure out that he was hiding his cultivation. Of course, Tang Emperor's words also meant that no one could see through his cultivation with the System.
"I'm dissatisfied with father. Your son is already at the Xiantian fourth stage.”
With a thought in his heart, his aura rose from the Houtian first stage to the Xiantian fourth stage.
His eyes lit up.
The Tang Emperor looked at Li Xuan and said,
"Not bad! After breaking through to the Xiantian realm, your cultivation has risen rapidly. Moreover, your foundation is solid and there is no feeling of being superficial. It seems that you are a genius who has accumulated a lot! When you reach the ninth stage realm, you can come and ask me about Grandmaster's secrets!”
Hearing this.
Li Xuan nodded and took his leave.
As for the secret of the grandmasters mentioned by the Tang Emperor, he did not take it to heart.
With the system around, it was a certainty that he would enter the Grandmaster Realm. Why would he need to consult others?
Li Xuan left.
Tang Emperor looked at Cao Zhong and said,"
"Draw up a decree to confer the title of the Seventh Prince as the King of Qin and bestow the King of Qin's Residence with five times the reward. Consort Xian will be conferred the title of Consort Xian and be rewarded five times the reward! In addition, pass down an edict to imprison King Qi and King Zhao! Two ambitious but brainless fools!”
Cao Zhong didn't dare to say anything more and replied,"
"Here!"
……
That afternoon.
The imperial edict of the Tang Emperor was announced to the world.
Although it was announced to the world, in fact, it had only spread throughout Chang 'an City for the time being!
Two pieces of news-
The Seventh Prince was conferred the title of the most honorable King of Qin.
His mother, Concubine Xian, was also promoted from an ordinary concubine to a virtuous consort, second only to the empress of the harem. If one were to compare the ranks of officials in the court, the virtuous consort was now a first-grade official.
Anyone could feel that Li Xuan's family had received great honor and favor.
Not to mention anything else, just Li Xuan's title of "King Qin".
It was extraordinary.
The titles of the kings of the Tang Dynasty were also particular.
Titles like King of Qin, King of Qi, King of Zhao, and so on were considered first-class and qualified to compete for the position of Crown Prince.
It was extremely honorable to have real power.
As for the Princes like Prince Rong, Prince Zhao, and Prince Yu, who were living in Prince Yu's residence, they were the true idle Princes.
Basically, he was just waiting for death.
Back to the main topic.
Prince Qin's mansion.
On the same day, Li Xuan had already moved into King Qin's residence.
After all, there were all kinds of things here. It was even easier than moving in directly.
Of course-
If he wanted to live comfortably, he would need to arrange for his own servants.
Therefore, Li Xuan directly brought out all his servants in the palace.
But even so, he still underestimated the luxury of King Qin's residence.
He had brought the people from the palace, but King Qin's Mansion still seemed a little deserted.
"Although it's a bit deserted, it's still better than the Imperial Palace!”
Sitting on the main seat in the hall, Li Xuan finished listening to Chang Ping's report and said,
"From tomorrow onwards, buy some slaves. From today onwards, you have to be sure about the matters in the wang fu. You know what kind of personality this king has.”
Chang Ping naturally replied,"
"Here!"
He waved his hand.
Li Xuan waved Chang Ping away and sat alone in the Great Tang. He began to ponder.
He was granted the title of King and opened his residence.
He had already achieved his first goal.
He was in a good mood, but the Tang Emperor clearly wanted him to stand up. This did not match Li Xuan's initial goal.
However, he was still accompanied by wealth and honor, so he did not resist.
Especially his mother Consort Xian, because of him, her status in the inner palace rose. Her days in the future would definitely be much better.
In this way, the result was not bad!
"The day after tomorrow is the day the Sword Pavilion enters the pavilion.”
With an expectant look on his face, Li Xuan said,
"I want to see how magical the so-called Sword Pavilion is!”
This world was not ordinary.
Although it was called high-level martial arts, it felt similar to fantasy!
As for what it was exactly.
Li Xuan did not understand too deeply, but his instinct told him that
The Sword Pavilion might not be ordinary, and it was worth a visit!
……
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
In the Imperial Palace.
Under the lead of the eunuchs, Blooming Flower Pavilion, Zhan Taixuan, and the other 12 Jianghu youths who had obtained the quota to enter the pavilion walked through the high walls of the Imperial Palace and headed in the direction of the forbidden courtyard.
The Sword Pavilion was in the forbidden courtyard.
If he wanted to enter the Sword Pavilion, he would have to enter the forbidden courtyard.
The arrival of everyone was a special situation. Naturally, there would not be any danger.
It didn't take long.
Zhan Taixuan, Blooming Flowers, and the other twelve people had already arrived in front of a nine-story pavilion. The words "Sword Pavilion" were written on the nine-story pavilion in ancient seal characters.
In the open space in front of the Sword Pavilion.
Li Xuan, Li Qingyu, and Xu Ji had long been waiting here.
At the entrance of the Sword Pavilion was an old man with white hair and a youthful face. If he was not dressed too simply, he would definitely have the appearance of an immortal.
The old man was none other than Elder Jian, whom Tang Emperor had met two days ago.
"Greetings, King Qin!"
When Zhan Taixuan and the others saw Li Xuan, they cupped their hands and bowed.
Everyone knew about the recent matter of Li Xuan being conferred the title of King Qin.
He casually nodded at Zhan Taixuan and the others.
Li Xuan took a step forward.
"Everyone who is qualified to enter the Sword Pavilion has arrived. Elder Jian, please open the Sword Pavilion!”
He did not open his eyes.
The Sword Elder did not even move. His ethereal voice sounded,"
"After you enter the Sword Pavilion, you can only comprehend. You can't touch anything else!”
Clang!
As soon as Elder Jian finished speaking, the tightly shut door of the Sword Pavilion opened.
Li Xuan bowed to Elder Jian and said,
"We will obey Elder Jian's orders!"
After saying this, Li Xuan glanced at the group of martial artists behind him.
He raised his hand and said,
"After you, young heroes!"
Zhan Taixuan also cupped her hands at Li Xuan and took the lead to walk into the Sword Pavilion.
It seemed that he had some understanding of the Sword Pavilion.
The others were the same. They must have heard the advice of their elders and knew what to do.
After everyone entered.
Li Xuan, Li Qingyu, and Xu Ji walked into the Sword Pavilion one after another.
Clang!
When Li Xuan and the others entered, the door of the Sword Pavilion closed with a bang.
"I wonder if that girl from the Sacred Sect can give me a surprise…I think that Zhao girl's disciple should have some standards!”
The Sword Elder opened his pupil-less eyes."
"The eldest daughter of the Li family is not bad either. At such a young age, she's already at the fourth stage of the Grandmaster realm. Unfortunately, she doesn't specialize in the sword.”
As for Li Xuan, whom the Tang Emperor had mentioned, he had to pay attention to.
Elder Jian also noticed.
He had a peerless sword technique and comprehended a powerful sword intent. However, his strength was only at the Xiantian fourth stage, so the chance was not high!
Therefore, Elder Jian valued Zhan Taixuan more.
As for the rest-
None of them entered his eyes!
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