Chapter 463 The Time of Beheading

A few days later…

Jin Qianfan, the current leader of Yanlong Kingdom, will hold a state banquet during the Double Ninth Festival. This is a grand banquet, during which envoys from friendly countries, high-ranking officials from the DPRK, Elder Mi Gaitian of Bingchi Palace, and many overseas casual cultivators who are close to the Yanlong Jin Sect will be entertained.

This kind of banquet was of a very high standard, and its rituals were also introduced from the Dayou Dynasty. It should be said that the three overseas sea countries were all more or less influenced by the etiquette systems of the Central, Nine, and Five States.

In Dayou's ritual system, "Rice will be given to people who offer sacrifices to Yuanqiu, Fangze, pray for grains, morning sun and evening moon, plowing, lectures on sutras and banquets, and lectures on reading in the East Palace." As for this Double Ninth Festival, Jin Qianfan will hold a state banquet. On the one hand, it is to calm the recent turmoil in Yanlong Kingdom, and on the other hand, it is to declare to the people of Yanlong his authority as the leader of the country.

The preparations for the Double Ninth Festival State Banquet took several days. At this moment, in the ceremonial hall of Yanlong Kingdom, the golden throne with a four-clawed golden dragon has been moved into the main hall by several close lords, and the yellow robes have also been laid.

The floor of the main hall is covered with woolen blankets from the country of Mudusuo. The gold delicacies and delicacies from the mountains and seas have been put on display. The royal chefs in the palace are highly skilled. No matter what kind of rare ingredients they are, or cooking lamb, they are all good at it. Incomparable.

In terms of national power, a maritime country like the Yanlong Kingdom may not be as good as the Dayou Dynasty or the Daxiye Kingdom, but when it comes to luxury and luxury, countries like the Dayou Kingdom may not be able to catch up.

The seats of everyone in Bingchi Palace were on the east side of the throne, facing the west, but Mi Gaitian and others had not arrived yet. As for the seats on the other side, the Jin family, relatives and ministers sat facing each other.

Among the ministers, those of higher rank entered the main hall, while those of fifth rank and below were entertained outside the hall. The banquet should be etiquette, and the participants should be arranged from near to far according to their status and favor. Outside the hall, there is also a mountain pavilion with various decorations and lanterns and colors everywhere.

"Elder Mi is still in the Qing Dynasty. If everyone in Bingchi Palace has not arrived... all ministers, please start the feast first!"

Jin Qianfan was sitting on the four-clawed dragon throne, with a strange light shining in his eyes. Then, the king waved, and the banquet started early.

At this time, all the princes and ministers of the Jin family present felt a little strange. Mi Gaitian is the most important supporter of the Jin family. Why did the leader of the Jin Kingdom banquet a hundred officials and summon envoys from some overseas small countries and friendly countries, but the most important masters of Bingji Palace did not come forward? This is obviously beyond everyone's expectations. outside.

In addition, the high-ranking civil and military officials of the Yanlong Kingdom were somewhat afraid of the new leader.

When Jin Qianfan was still the crown prince, he was known for his benevolence and filial piety, his reputation as a virtuous man, and his respect for his people. He had many supporters in both the government and the public. Who would have expected that after he became the king, his personality changed drastically overnight. His actions became vigorous and resolute, his behavior was not as polite as before, and he often lost his temper, making him look like a cruel, ruthless, and tyrannical tyrant.

"play music!"

He gave an order, and the musicians in the palace were either playing the pipa or blowing the flute. Everyone put on a smile, and as the music played in the palace, the dancers in light gauze clothes also danced.

The entire palace of Yanlong Kingdom was filled with singing and dancing and was in a state of joy.

All the officials in the court had some grudges in their hearts. Not to mention the shocking change in Jin Qianfan's temperament after he became the ruler of the country, what was even more concerning was the cause of the death of the late king.

The former leader of the country, Jin Congyu, died in the disciple recruitment hall of Bingchi Palace. According to what was said afterwards, it was the Long family of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce who sent people to cause trouble. The elders of the Long family wanted to force Jin Congyu to abdicate and give way to Prince Sanshan.

Jin Congyu refused to obey, and Mi Gaitian and the palace master Jin Yinyu even clashed with the three Taoist masters of the Long family. Finally, the Sudra tribe and the Fuyu Kingdom also sent masters to support.

After the apprenticeship ceremony, the former king Jin Congyu and Mrs. Zhaoai died, and Jin Yinyu also died in the siege and killing by the masters of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce.

No one from the Jin family who went to the ceremony survived, which was also a heavy blow to the royal family. In the end, the only one who survived was Jin Qianfan.

It can be said that there are many doubts behind this incident. Anyone who is attentive will wonder why the person who ultimately benefited from the entire incident was Jin Qianfan.

There is also a theory secretly circulating among the government and the public, claiming that the Crown Prince Jin Qianfan mobilized the army during the apprenticeship ceremony, besieged Bingji Palace, and also eliminated some supporters of King Jinghai. This shows that the former kings Jin Congyu and Zhao The causes of death of Lady Ai and Prince Sanshan are very problematic.

However, this matter was a secret rumor spread secretly, and it was only circulated in a very small area. Only a few ministers who heard the news, even the die-hard supporters of the Crown Prince Jin Qianfan in the past, felt a little uncomfortable. Because the current king did not even defend this matter. Instead, the cause of death of the previous king was confusing and there were too many contradictory contents.

At the banquet, many people had no idea what they were eating and looked sad. However, the party still went on. The king of the country, Jin Qianfan, was quite happy, drinking heavily without restraint and enjoying himself.

The banquet system of this kind of banquet is produced by Dayou, and the process is very complicated. On the day of the banquet, there is a complete set of etiquette regulations for three stages: entering the palace, eating, and leaving the banquet. For example, the simplest dining etiquette is that according to the procedure, the officials of Yanlong Kingdom must first toast to the king, and there is a collective formation change during the process. After that, there is the so-called banquet between kings and ministers, which officially enters the eating and drinking process.

Even for banquets, there are also specialties. This link must follow the "Nine-cup Ceremony", during which nine rounds of drinking are performed. Each round is accompanied by different dance music. The palace musicians, dancers, and jugglers must continue to play music. , and then dance.

During the banquet, officials and foreign envoys would toast to the emperor. In fact, Yanlong Kingdom's ruling territory is not small, and there are dozens of large and small sea kingdoms in the sea areas under its jurisdiction. These sea kingdoms are all ruled by monks or powerful sea people, and they are all called close vassals and vassals of Yanlong Kingdom.

At this time, an envoy from the Yuchi Kingdom knelt down in front of the dragon chair. This man was wearing a brocade robe. He shouted, "The envoy from the small state of Pail has met the king." Then he kowtowed. Behind him, there were The two attendants also knelt down.

"Okay, will you get up?"

Jin Qianfan stretched out his hand, and an invisible air current lifted up the Yuchi Kingdom's envoy and his three attendants.

Instantly, the envoy was also extremely surprised. He is a monk himself, and his magic power is not weak. As soon as the man surnamed Jin takes action, there is a surge of true energy mixed with warmth, showing the powerful magic power of a Taoist master. He and the two people behind him can't even struggle. When he didn't reach it, he was lifted up and dropped to the ground again.

Only then did the envoy from Yuchi Kingdom know that Jin Qianfan's cultivation level was higher than imagined.

‘Could it be that the new king, Jin Qianfan, has reached the Taoist realm? ’

The envoy from Yuchi State was extremely shocked, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. This matter was beyond his previous speculation, but now that the arrow was on the string, he had to take action.

‘Damn it... Chen’s surname is not to say that Jin Qianfan’s cultivation is limited, and even if he dies, he won’t reach the peak of his soul. He was born as the heir of a country and enjoys all the glory and wealth, but he won’t make much progress in cultivation, bastard! What kind of cultivation level does he have now? This magic power can twist and turn freely and smoothly. This cultivation level far exceeds mine. If he is really a Taoist master, then this deal will be ruined! ’

The Yuchi State envoy was sweating more and more. At this moment, Jin Qianfan smiled slightly and said, "What's going on with you? After sweating so much, does the Lord of our country scare you that much?"

"No, it's not."

The envoy wiped the sweat from his head with his sleeves, and hurriedly bowed his head and said: "My dear minister, I am just born with a heavy sweat. In addition, I am a minister of the foreign sea country Yuchi. Today I can finally see the Lord of the country." Yan, I’m a little scared!”

"Terror."

Jin Qianfan touched his chin.

"You are from the Yuchi Kingdom. I remember it was the Yuchi Kingdom, the sea kingdom occupied by the Yuchi clan."

"Exactly."

The envoy smiled.

"Thanks to the favor of the Yanlong Kingdom, our Yuchi family was a vassal state of the Yanlong Kingdom a hundred years ago. This is the first time for me to represent the Yuchi Kingdom to participate in the banquet, so I am a little nervous."

"Yeah?"

Jin Qianfan didn't pay much attention. He was about to say something when suddenly the strings suddenly exploded. A luthier who was playing the piano broke the strings with his fingers, and a string of light broke through the air.

Uh-huh!

An assassin disguised as a palace warrior knelt down and a vague wave of air erupted from his body. Covered by several ministers, he rushed to Jin Qianfan in an instant and stabbed his heart with a knife.

laugh!

The two attendants behind the envoy of the Yuchi Kingdom suddenly opened their mouths, and two sword lights like white rainbows piercing the sun shot out of the air and shot towards the leader of the country, Jin Qianfan.

"What?"

The one who was most surprised was the envoy of the Yuchi Kingdom. His famous overseas assassin, known as "Hundred Faces of Soul Enchantment", was good at disguise and disguise. This time, he accepted a big order and disguised himself as an envoy of the Yuchi Kingdom, preparing to attend the state banquet. At that time, he assassinated Jin Qianfan.

"What is going on? Are there other assassins besides me? Are these two attendants around me also assassins?"

While his thoughts were still spinning, the king of the country, Jin Qianfan, appeared in front of him in a strange figure, covering his head with a palm, and a soul-eating energy took away all his self-awareness. Under the strange operation of the technique, the envoy of the Yuchi Kingdom was killed instantly. The body shriveled up quickly, and the flesh, flesh, and essence were also taken away by the demon species and penetrated into Jin Qianfan's body.

"Roar!"

Jin Qianfan rubbed his hands, and the corpse turned into ashes, and he opened his mouth to roar and howl!

The air vibrated, and a sound wave exploded at close range.

The flying swords spit out by these two servants of Yuchi Kingdom were flying towards Jin Qianfan, but were stirred up by a wave of sound. The two flying swords, which were no more than an inch long, were rolled back and pierced through their mouths in an instant. .

In an instant, the earth-shattering sword light struck down like a sword. Jin Qianfan killed three assassins in a row. With a loud roar, how could he avoid the sword that struck almost simultaneously.

At the critical moment, the king did not hide or move away. He turned around suddenly, opened his mouth wide, and bit the chopped blade with his white teeth. With a "click", he cut off the blade. The fine iron waist knife was bitten into three pieces.

"puff!"

Jin Qianfan opened his mouth and spit out the broken blade. The assassin disguised as a palace samurai did not expect that Jin Qianfan had such a hand. The broken fragments spurted out and penetrated his body.

"It's too weak! It's too ridiculous! It's just a method of this level! I'm afraid it won't kill me, Jin Qianfan!"

The king looked up to the sky and smiled, his aura becoming heavier and heavier. All the ministers and ministers present were frightened, and they were all silent. In the main banquet hall, which was hundreds of feet wide, there was no other sound except breathing.

Jin Qianfan also sat back on the throne. His majesty as the king of the country was even greater. With the four-clawed golden dragon throne as the center, there seemed to be an evil aura shrouding the entire void. This should have been a grand and honorable banquet scene in the palace. , but it is like the Temple of Hell, deep, cold and silent.

"The master of this country knows."

Sitting on the four-clawed throne, the country's leader Jin Qianfan said calmly: "These are not the only assassins who came to kill my country's leader today. You are all here, so why are you so sneaky and hiding your head? Why don't you get out!"

He roared angrily, and all the officials present woke up in horror, dripping with sweat. Only then did they realize that today's state banquet was far more dangerous than they imagined.

"Sneaky? Hiding your head and showing your tail?"

Another voice spoke.

"Are you talking about others, or are you talking about yourself..."

Snapped!

Outside the Golden Palace, a figure strode in.

"What?"

Jin Qianfan was shocked and stood up suddenly. He saw the entire hall go dark. As this figure appeared, all the officials in the banquet let out a cry of surprise.

"Who are you...?"

Lord Yan Long had an expression of disbelief on his face.

"I should be the one asking you this?"

The visitor smiled coldly.

"Who are you? Why do you hide your true identity and occupy the throne of my Yanlongjin clan with ulterior motives? Why do you plot and pretend to be my Jin Qianfan? Who are you?"

"Your Majesty..."

An old court official stood up and looked at the person who came. He was none other than Jin Qianfan. He had a face that was exactly the same as Jin Qianfan's. His face was calm and his tone had an undoubted righteousness. When he spoke, he revealed His speech and behavior are just like those of the Crown Prince Kim Cheon Fan himself who has not yet ascended to the throne.

"It's the crown prince, it's really him."

In the eyes of this old man, this was clearly the original crown prince, not the evil king who ascended the throne after a sudden change of temper.

"joke!"

On the four-clawed throne, the tyrannical and ruthless current king's face darkened, he smiled eccentrically, and there was a fierce light in his eyes.

"Where did you come from, a clown? Pretending to be me, you are really treasonous and lawless! Guards, why are you still standing there? Why don't you take down this arrogant person who pretends to be the leader of the country!!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a roar like a lion sounded.

"With me, Mi Gaitian, who dares to mess around!"

I saw the entire hall go dark, and another figure with astonishing momentum appeared outside the main hall door. This person appeared behind another "Jin Qianfan".

"M-Elder Mi Gaitian!"

Half of the officials in the main hall stood up straight, and they naturally recognized that the person who came was Mi Gaitian, the great elder of Bingji Palace.

This great elder is the giant of the Yanlong Kingdom and the Dinghai Shenzhen. Although his body is not particularly tall, standing at the door is like a mountain, as if all the light is blocked outside the palace door, and not a single bit can be transmitted. Come in.

"Evil heretic, you have been the leader of the country for a long time. Don't think that you can do all your dark deeds without anyone noticing. Today, the true master of the Yanlong Jin family has returned, and it's time for you, the evil demon, to be crowned. !”