Chapter 90: Courtiers: Take out your notebooks and write it down
The first person Yuan Ruan saw was a middle-aged man with a bald head and no eyebrows. She quickly matched the man with the description and concluded that he was most likely the Grand Master of the State of Chu.
But then...
She saw a tall and burly man with dark skin, wearing three-color feathers on his head, wearing clothes similar to those of the ancient witch tribe, and a black mink robe. His exposed muscular arms were covered with navy blue and white tattoos.
Ah... this wild look doesn't seem to match the imperial masters of the other two countries described by the eunuch.
Just at this moment, the sound of a door being opened was heard from another side hall.
A handsome, tall Taoist priest wearing a luxurious feathered Taoist robe came over. Behind him were a dozen Taoist children holding whisks or boxes. He looked very grand and did not look like a Taoist priest at all, but more like a nobleman from an aristocratic family.
Yuan Ruan was even more confused. This guy might be of the right age, but he was the exact opposite of "plainly dressed".
Aren’t these two people imperial masters?
The two people who were suspected by Yuan Ruan bowed to the Grand Master of Chu almost at the same time.
The Grand Master of Chu also returned the greeting and respectfully addressed the other party as "Grand Master of Shu" and "Grand Master of Chen".
Yuanruan: ...
She pulled the queen and whispered "Yeah" while pointing at the people inside.
When the Queen took one look at the Imperial Preceptor who looked totally unlike her, her face darkened and she looked at the Chief Eunuch with an unfriendly gaze.
The chief eunuch also saw the two strange Taoist priests inside, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. He hurriedly said, "This old slave deserves death. I beg the Queen to allow this old slave to find out more clearly."
The queen waved her hand gently.
The eunuch disappeared in a flash, and a moment later, he quickly appeared in front of the two of them.
The chief eunuch said, "Your Majesty, the one wearing feathers is the new Imperial Preceptor of Shu this year. The other one wearing luxurious clothes became the Imperial Preceptor of Chen last year."
Yuan Ruan understood. The one who looked like a witch was the national master of Shu, the one who looked like a nobleman was the national master of Chen, and the one with a bald head and no eyebrows was the national master of Chu.
At this time, the sound of conversation was heard again in the hall.
Yuan Ruan tried to raise his head a little. It turned out that it was the State Master of Chen who took the initiative to communicate with the State Master of Chu.
Chen Guoshi bowed first and said, "I didn't expect that Chu Guoshi would personally come to the Spring Festival this time. I thought I would meet Senior Brother Xu who is practicing in Chu. I haven't seen him for many days and I miss him a lot."
The Grand Master of Chu smiled and did not give a direct answer. He only said, "If you don't mind, I sincerely invite you to come to Chu after the Spring Festival."
The Shu State Master suddenly sneered and said, "It would be better if the Great State Master came. If it were just some embroidered pillows, I would think it would be a joke to come here."
Master Chen laughed twice and said sarcastically, "How dare you call me an embroidered pillow?"
The Shu State Master was not used to this at all. He sneered and said, "Did they mention your name? Are you so eager to identify yourself with it?"
However, when Chen Guo's Imperial Master froze, Shu Guo's Imperial Master added: "It seems that you still have a little bit of merit, and you know yourself well."
Master Chen was also angry, and said in a weird tone: "Ha, have you studied the basic Taoist scriptures? Have you seen the alchemy? Do you know what Tui Bei Bagua and immortality are? When the time comes to discuss Taoism, I'm afraid you won't even be able to beat a baby, a rough man who can only play with insects. I really don't know how my senior brother lost to you..."
The Shu State Master showed off his wrist muscles without saying anything and snorted, "If you want to ask, you can try it with me."
Chen Guo's Imperial Master choked up and said with a fake smile: "I am ashamed to be associated with such an ignorant and reckless man."
…
Yuan Ruan was somewhat surprised: [Tong'er, the relationship between the two national masters of Chen and Shu is so tense that they are quarreling like this.]
System: [This is the best! If they don’t have a good relationship, we will have a chance to find a way to form an alliance.]
The emperor who was walking over raised his eyebrows: This stupid system can use conspiracy to collude? !
Yuanruan: [Don't think about it. How can we unite and form alliances? Do they understand baby talk? ]
The Crown Prince, Prime Minister Li, Prime Minister Wang, Wu Yi and officials from the Ministry of Rites who accompanied him were almost amused by the word "baby".
Yuan Ruan saw that the system was listless, and said: [Of course, nothing is absolute. Let's take a look at their melons first to see if we can find their loopholes to exploit.]
The system instantly became excited: [Watch me! Here comes the melon! ]
Crowd: !!!
Here it comes, the highlight is here.
System: [First, let’s look at Chen Guo’s Imperial Master. Ha, this Chen Guo’s Imperial Master is the biological son of the blue-robed Taoist Zhao of the Dragon and Tiger Dojo. When the Chu State’s Grand Imperial Master was still in the Dragon and Tiger Dojo, his father was the headmaster of the Chu State’s Grand Imperial Master and was considered the person who managed the Chu State’s Grand Imperial Master. No wonder Chen Guo’s Imperial Master doesn’t give the Grand Imperial Master much face.]
Yuan Ruan: [Oh, Taoism is not Buddhism, and it is normal to have a son.]
However, the court officials who were familiar with the identity of the blue-robed Taoist priest of the Dragon and Tiger Dojo had their pupils tremble: !!!
Wait, small country luck, this isn’t normal!
There is only one Taoist priest in the Longhu Taoist Temple wearing a blue robe and with the surname Zhao, and he is the head of the Quanzhen Sect.
The teachings of Quanzhen Sect do not allow marrying and having children!
The Minister of Rites pulled out a blank bamboo slip from the sleeve of his robe and began to write down excitedly: Zhao Zongjiao’s handle…
System: [Chen Guo Guo still has some melons, but most of them are garlic. For example, he is obviously that he does n’t take a white bug on his hair, but he is accused of this enlightenment, which hurts the other person.
Everyone looked up excitedly: …
OK, OK.
It's going to be exciting again, right? !
Yuan Ruan: [I knew that someone who dresses so wildly must have something special. Tell me about it.]
System: [This Shu Kingdom's Imperial Master is the former sworn brother of the Shu Kingdom's old emperor's male favorite, but no one else in Shu Kingdom knows this because they all call each other brothers to the outside world.]
Court officials: !!!
Is the beginning so exciting?!
Yuan Ruan: [Wait, wait... Your words contain so much information that I feel dizzy. What do you mean by sworn brothers and real brothers?]
System: [Oh, this involves the customs in some places in Shu. In some places in Shu, the sworn brothers are equivalent to a husband-wife relationship where men worship gods together to find a way out.]
Yuanruan: [!!!]
The system continued: [Okay, let me continue. Shu Kingdom originally had a lot of south winds. After the old emperor particularly liked it, the south wind became popular, and the sworn brother of this Shu Kingdom's national teacher was forcibly taken away.]
Yuanruan: [Hiss, how miserable. ]
System: [Yes, I was raped and robbed three times.]
Yuanruan: [? ? ? Expand the story]
Crowd: !!!
This time, not only did the officials from the Ministry of Rites take out blank bamboo slips.
Prime Minister Li and Prime Minister Wang also took out their notebooks for taking shorthand notes.
Yes, one of the purposes of their coming here is to gather intelligence.
A person can be seen from a hidden place in a melon. Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will be victorious in every battle.