Chapter 123 The list is shocking (please subscribe)
"Your Highness, Duke Wu has entered the palace." In Guangxin Palace, the eldest princess seemed to be thinking about something when she heard the palace maid's reply.
The queen's bedroom.
"Aunt." Shen Qingzhou walked like a dragon and a tiger. There was no need for the palace maids to report. They all knew that the queen valued this younger generation very much.
"Qingzhou, everything is fine." The queen looked at Shen Qingzhou and touched his face subconsciously. Suddenly she thought of something. No, she couldn't let him have any delusions.
"Thank you for your concern, aunt. Qingzhou is doing well. When he returns this time, he will be promoted to Duke and super-rank general." Shen Qingzhou knew that although he didn't care about this, the queen still did.
"I know about this too, Qingzhou. You've done a great job." The Queen patted Shen Qingzhou's arm and motioned for him to sit down.
"Qingzhou, you must not be so impulsive in the future. When I heard that you were assassinated, my aunt was worried. When I knew that you were okay, I was very happy. But you entered Northern Qi again, which made me very worried. Don't be so unwise in the future." The queen said this, and Shen Qingzhou only heard his aunt's constant nagging. There was no need to emphasize it so much.
"Qingzhou knows about this, aunt. This time we go to Northern Qi, Shangjing is very different from my Kyoto." Shen Qingzhou began to tell the queen other things.
As for the palace maids, they were sorting out the things Shen Qingzhou brought in. He definitely didn't bring anything back from Northern Qi, but he was not short of money. He had plenty of rare treasures in the world, so just taking a few would be enough to open their eyes.
"Aunt, it's getting late, so I'll take my leave. There are many interesting things that happened during my time away from Kyoto, and I can't tell you all about them at once.
My aunt hasn't come home to visit for many years. I wonder if she would be willing to come home and stay for a few days." Shen Qingzhou made the invitation.
The queen could leave the palace on her own, but that kind of leaving was definitely different from going out openly and honestly now. In order to go home properly, the family had to make good preparations. In "Dream of Red Mansions", millions of taels of silver were spent to build the Grand View Garden for the imperial concubine to visit her parents.
When the queen heard Shen Qingzhou's words, she felt as if in a dream. Did she still have a home? But when she saw Shen Qingzhou, she held his hand tightly. She had a home, she had a home.
This family is also a duke's, and now, with Shen Qingzhou's status, she can go back openly.
"Let me report this matter to the Empress Dowager." The Empress Dowager must be informed about the visit. If the Empress Dowager was not there, she would be the most important person. However, Emperor Qing must also be informed. However, under normal circumstances, Emperor Qing does not care about these matters.
"Qingzhou, what a coincidence. Some time ago, the illegitimate son of the Fan family was summoned into the palace to meet everyone. Wan'er grew up in the palace, and everyone wanted to weigh in on Wan'er." The Queen said. She was not fond of Fan Xian or the Fan family, so naturally she wanted to tell Shen Qingzhou about this.
She actually had a good relationship with Lin Wan'er, a little girl who grew up in the palace and had no grudges against her.
"Fan Xian, has your aunt seen you?" Shen Qingzhou asked. He thought about it and wondered if it was the time when he entered the palace and was forced by that talented woman to eat a large bowl of rice.
"I have never met him due to illness, but I heard that people in the palace have a high opinion of him. However, the Queen Mother has some complaints about him." The Queen would not meet him.
"Aunt, this person is indeed very talented." Shen Qingzhou thought about it and thought that if he could be the protagonist, he must be talented.
"Qingzhou, this man has the help of Prime Minister Lin, you must be careful." The queen reminded.
"Qingzhou knows about this matter. I will handle it. Aunt, I wonder if I can meet the concubines?" Shen Qingzhou thought of the skill points. These people have them. He can't complain about having too few points. No matter how small a fly is, it is still meat.
"Qingzhou, no one else can talk about this except me." The Queen's face changed. "Qingzhou, save it." Shen Qingzhou knew that he was being disrespectful, but if Fan Xian could see it, why couldn't he?
He was wrong. The queen didn't care who she saw, but she couldn't see people of the same age as herself. When she thought of the Queen Mother of Northern Qi, she was embarrassed to say, "You want to see the concubine, what do you want to do? You don't dare to do anything to me, but to others?" The queen's thoughts were a bit too changeable.
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"The Six Gates' World's Top Experts List will be officially opened from today onwards, and the list will be released every seven days. The list can be viewed at the Six Gates headquarters and the major branches of Yellow Crane Tower. Ten places will be announced each time." Early in the morning, people from the Six Gates, Yellow Crane Tower, major restaurants and brothels rushed to major crowded places with the list.
"These six doors are quite good at this kind of gimmick. They released them all at once. Why do they release ten at a time?" Someone joked.
"It doesn't matter. I just want to know if my senior brother is on the list." A young woman looked at her senior brother, a handsome man in white, with a little fascination.
My senior brother is Zhang Chengyun, the Jade Blood Sword, one of the Fifteen Swords of Dongyi. He is only one step away from the eighth rank. However, in terms of combat power, he once defeated an eighth rank warrior. Upon hearing that the list of the world's best masters had been announced, he came directly to Kyoto to take a look at the quality of the list.
These Fifteen Swordsmen of Dongyi have made such a name for themselves in the Holy Land of Swordsmen in Dongyi City. They must be quite capable.
"Fiftieth place, Xie Bian and Fan Wujiu, both are retainers of Li Chengze, the second prince of Qing. All eight generals are of rank eight, and these two are the most outstanding among them, especially Xie Bian, who has the title of Sword Breaking Time and is famous for his swift sword.
This man's battle record: Before the Four Famous Detectives became famous, he was nicknamed the No. 1 Swordsman in Kyoto. No one in Kyoto could match him in swordsmanship. He had countless challengers and he defeated them all.
He once killed more than twenty seventh-rank retainers of the Prime Minister's Mansion in one breath, and was defeated cold-bloodedly in this battle. It is rumored that this person also fought with Duke Wu.
Fan Wujiu loves reading and is devoted to imperial examinations. His swordsmanship has also made many contributions to the Second Prince of Qing. The combat power of these two people is similar, and they are ranked fifty together. "
After the 50th place was read, all the places where the list was announced fell into silence. Kyoto's number one swordsman, who was at the eighth rank, could only be at the bottom of the list?
"That's not right. I thought Xie Bian was among the top thirty. I've thought about it enough. There are thirty ninth-grade masters in the world. How come he is ranked fifty?"
"The fastest swordsman in Kyoto, he was defeated by Leng Xue and even killed the Prime Minister's retainers. Are you going to reveal such a secret?"
In the Second Prince's mansion, the Second Prince was eating grapes. Suddenly, someone came over holding a piece of paper and then left. This was the first ranking, the list of the world's top masters, which everyone was still concerned about.
"Eight Generals, good, good." The second prince could no longer keep calm when he saw the 50th one.
The Eight Generals are his trump cards. Many people know about Fan Wujiu and Xie Bian, but only a small number of people are aware of the name of the Eight Generals. Now that it has been posted, everyone knows that he has eight masters above the eighth rank.
He was also surprised. Xie Bian and Fan Wujiu were the absolute masters in the world. There were at least forty-nine people ahead of him. It was impossible. Could there be so many ninth-grade masters?
"I didn't expect that he actually has such power." In the Yellow Crane Tower, Fan Xian, Fan Ruoruo, Fan Sizhe and Lin Wan'er were listening to the list in a private room.
Yellow Crane Tower has the most first-hand information. They booked a private room. Although it is the headquarters of the Six Gates, they are not afraid of the reputation you have worked so hard to build up.
(End of this chapter)