The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror
Chapter 99 - 73: Encounter Again (Please Subscribe)_3

Chapter 99: Chapter 73: Encounter Again (Please Subscribe)_3

As a result, the Emperor never expected this fellow to be such a waste.

Besides, the Emperor is deep in thought and would not fully trust Marquis Wuding, hence Eunuch Zhao was also the Emperor’s eyes and ears.

Well, this one may be clever, but eunuchs lack certain parts, leading them to be daring and brazen, without fear of indulging in greed.

Marquis Wuding also understood the current situation and, after hesitating for a while, agreed with Eunuch Zhao’s opinion.

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Xu Qing followed Academician Zhou to the banquet held at the official post in Yingtian Prefecture.

The post station, naturally, was a place where high-ranking officials met and were seen off, and expenses could be reimbursed from the public coffers. Moreover, those who could use the post station in Yingtian Prefecture were generally big shots from South Zhili.

Today’s host is actually Inspector Wu.

Well, essentially, it’s because Inspector Wu doesn’t have that much money.

Feasting at a public expense at the post station served two purposes: to demonstrate one’s authority and to save one’s own money.

The number one big shot invited to accompany was not Academician Zhou but a magnate from Yingtian Prefecture. Of course, it wasn’t the Governor, Governor, or Governor from Zhili, but the retired Elder Fang.

Speaking of which, Xu Qing and Elder Fang had a connection.

On that painting with Yaksha King, there was Elder Fang’s seal suppressing the Demon God in the painting.

In addition, there were Magistrate Xu Zhongyi of Yingtian Prefecture and some other officials.

In terms of rank, Academician Zhou and the Magistrate of Yingtian were on the same level, but within Yingtian, certainly Xu Zhongyi was a bit more significant. In the context of the whole South Zhili, Academician Zhou was only second to Inspector Wu.

This, indeed, was irritating. Not long ago, what did Inspector Wu count for in the eyes of Academician Zhou, a Hanlin Scholar who was second in the Second Rank Scholar examination?

In terms of the spiritual roots of political cultivation, Academician Zhou would count as a top-level special spiritual root, while Inspector Wu was merely an inferior miscellaneous spiritual root, just a bit stronger than a Scholar.

As for Scholar, are they even considered people in the eyes of Second Rank Scholar big shots?

"This must be Mr. Wu’s student, Xu Sanyuan." Magistrate Xu could be seen as a very slick character.

Slickness is a must, as Yingtian Prefecture is right after Divine Capital, the place with the second most high-ranking officials in the empire. If one cannot deal with people properly, one may offend countless during their term.

Officials all understand the principle: once you are out of power, favors cool quickly.

You offend me, I might not deal with you while I’m in power, but when you step down, watch how I’ll crush you.

This wasn’t aimed at Elder Fang; it was a message for all retired officials.

Elder Fang was very clear about his position. He was almost eighty years old and just needed to be a good omen figure. If the Emperor wanted him to support reforms for the sake of local issues, he would stand by; if he needed to appease the gentry, he would appease them.

Whether it had any effect was uncertain, but the attitude had to be correct.

Otherwise, did he still want to receive a good posthumous title after death?

Even if not a good one, he needed to consider what to do if he ended up with a sarcastic and strange posthumous title.

The Ministers wanted to use the Emperor’s posthumous reputation to bind the Emperor, but the current Emperor was quite studious and frequently threatened the Ministers with their posthumous reputation.

Of course, Xu Qing couldn’t let the empire’s pillars present call him Sanyuan; he humbly said, "I’m just a little Scholar; please do not take the jests of the streets as truth."

Inspector Wu clearly had some airs about him as he asked everyone to take their seats.

These political figures evolve quickly. Having only been in the city for a few days, they quickly adapted to the identity of the great Imperial Censor Inspector Wu and did not specially greet Xu Qing to show affection.

This is also because these few days in the city, being surrounded by Fourth Rank and Fifth Rank nearly high-ranking officials’ flattery, who can stand it?

Inevitably, they became more reserved.

Actually, in his heart, Inspector Wu still hoped that Xu Qing would gravitate towards him.

Unfortunately, Xu Qing was oblivious to the mood and sat next to Academician Zhou.

Why? Because Elder Fang was beside Inspector Wu.

Xu Qing, who sneakily learned the Five Great Demon Gods Visualization Method, felt somewhat guilty when facing Elder Fang, who had stamped his seal on the painting. He always felt that being too close to him might lead to his secrets being exposed.

Seeing Xu Qing sit beside him, Academician Zhou was quite pleased, thinking that his prospective nephew-in-law certainly favored him.

However, he couldn’t become estranged from Inspector Wu.

After all, he knew the Heart Intent of a good son-in-law and had to consider the future of the younger generation.

Academician Zhou raised his glass and said, "Everyone present today are pillars of the South. I propose that today we leave aside rank and interact through literature."

The crowd nodded in agreement, asking what the prize would be.

At this time, Assistant General Liu from Divine Martial Camp of Heavenly Capital said in high spirits, "I’m a simple man and don’t understand the ways of literature. Today, I’ll offer my beloved horse as a prize to add excitement for the gentlemen."

Some officials joked, "Is it perhaps a Huainan lean horse?"

Assistant General Liu chuckled, "My horse is very feisty."

"Feisty is good, feisty is fantastic..."

The officials then erupted into laughter, filling the air with a joyful atmosphere.

Sure enough, when men get together, they enjoy talking about women and engaging in gossip.

In this life, Xu Qing is still a virgin, not fitting in with these people.

At this time, some officials clamored for musical courtesans to accompany the horses tonight?

Before the words were finished, the post station’s head invited a girl in.

The head of the post station, being a professional in hospitality, knew tonight was a big event and specially invited Su Lianqing, the current popular Oiran from the Imperial Music Bureau of Yingtian Prefecture.

Even if she said she was unwell, she was forcibly invited over.

When Su Lianqing entered, many people in the room held their breath. While some officials had already seen Su Lianqing, tonight she appeared uniquely stunning, with an aura of delicate fragility.

To be drunk under the knees of a beauty, to wake up holding the power of the world.

This was exactly what the pillars present aspired for in their hearts.

The so-called beauty was exactly this kind.

Su Lianqing looked pale and weary, provoking a protective desire. At the same time, she caught sight of Xu Qing, and involuntarily panicked, unable to help but bow her head.

The onlookers, seeing this, felt a touch of compassion as well.

Only Xu Qing thought to himself: "You probably don’t know her face might not be real."

A beauty’s bones indeed.

After Yaksha King killed Madam Yun, Xu Qing also noticed Su Lianqing’s presence, but he was too preoccupied with Yaksha King at the time.

But Xu Qing had largely confirmed that Su Lianqing was extremely adept at disguise.

"This woman seems very afraid of me right now, and it’s good that I’ve run into her again tonight. Let’s see if there’s a chance to take her down tonight," Xu Qing pondered secretly.

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