Chapter 221: Going to the banquet

The official sedan chair walked very quickly, and the sedan chair bear faithfully carried out Xiao Fan's orders.

Fang Xiaoru shouted in panic and horrified in the sedan chair: "Stop! Stop quickly! I won't go! Xiao Fan, you bastard, hurt me - stop! We can discuss a safer way, don't be impulsive..."

Xiao Fan stood in front of the headquarters, sighed deeply, turned his head to Cao Yi and said, "Mr. Fang doesn't seem to want to eat this meal very much... Are he polite to me?"

Cao Yi said helplessly: "No one wants to eat this meal. Lord Fang's reaction is normal, - this is a dead-headed meal!"

Xiao Fan thought for a while and said, "I kindly invite him to have a meal. Since he doesn't want to, then forget it. I'll go and ask the sedan chair to stop."

Cao Yi waved his hand and stopped the sedan chair. Fang Xiaoru staggered out of the sedan chair, grabbed Xiao Fan with a pale face and said gratefully: "I knew that I read you right, I read you right, you're a good person..."

Xiao Fan looked at him expectantly: "You really don't go with me?"

"I won't go anymore, I'm staying at the headquarters."

"Do you want me to pack something for you?"

"You can come back alive."

The imperial envoy started his ceremonial guard and went straight to the Yan Prince's Mansion.

Today, the streets of Peking seem to have a strange atmosphere.

As usual, many people dressed in the costumes of the people gathered in groups of three or five. After the ceremonial war, they quickly chased after them, walked around the alleys and houses, took a shortcut to the imperial envoy, and reported the conduct of the ceremonial war to the Prince of Yan's Mansion.

The imperial envoy's ceremonial guard seemed to have not realized it, and he walked forward magnificently and drove to the gate of the Yan Prince's Mansion.

In the empty square, the guards of the Prince of Yan's Mansion stood with halberds and looked at each other without looking sideways.

Monk Daoyan stood in the middle of the square and saw Xiao Fan getting out of the sedan chair. He greeted him with a kind face and laughed: "The imperial envoy is here. I am here to welcome Lord Xiao under the order of the prince..."

Xiao Fan also said happily: "Master is here, I am so polite. I can't afford to take responsibility. The master and the prince are in love. It's the same for anyone to welcome him. I am very grateful..."

"Mr....Mr. and wife have a deep affection?" Daoyan's smile became a little stiff.

Seeing his embarrassment, Xiao Fan immediately showed a mysterious look and asked in a low voice: "... Are you still maintaining an underground relationship?"

Daoyan pursed his lips: “…………”

Xiao Fan sighed: "Substantial prejudice is the most hateful..."

Daoyan: “…………”

Xiao Fan smiled embarrassedly: "Come on! There will always be a day when the clouds will clear the sun, and you will be happy."

Daoyan: “…………”

He decided to go up and cut him a few times later after the knife and axe driver rushed out later. This bastard is so annoying!

With a stern face, Daoyan gave in and said coldly: "Sir Xiao, the prince is waiting in the side hall of the mansion. Please come in."

Xiao Fan smiled and Cao Yi, who was beside him, took an eagle with shiny and black feathers from his own army. His appearance was arrogant and energetic, majestic, and his sharp eagle eyes were alert and looked around, looking very magical.

Daoyan looked at the eagle and said in surprise: "Sir, this is..."

Xiao Fan took the eagle from Cao Yi, put it on his left shoulder, and smiled indifferently: "I ate and ate in Peking, and I was really bored. I ordered people to buy this eagle from the market yesterday and keep it for fun. I will have more days. Later, I went back to the capital to show off with the children of the meritorious princes and marquis. I am proficient in walking dogs and playing with eagles and crickets, so that they can be proud of them..."

Looking at Xiao Fan's smug look, Daoyan curled his lips secretly. Young is young. No matter how capable he is, he still can't help but behave like a dog or a horse, playing with eagles and walking dogs... I hope that after today, you will still have the life to return to the capital.

After stepping into the gate of the palace, Cao Yi followed closely behind, and the guard of honor waited in front of the gate.

Xiao Fan and Dao Yan walked side by side, and the two looked at each other and showed unpredictable smiles.

"Master, I didn't scare you. I see that your Yin Tang was a little black recently, and a dead aura appeared between your eyebrows. There was a bad omen!" Xiao Fan's tone was very sincere.

Daoyan said in surprise: "So coincidental? I saw that Lord Xiao's seal hall was also a little black, and his death aura seemed to have spread all over his body. This is a sign of great danger..."

Xiao Fan was suffocated and said calmly: "You can't say a few nice words early in the morning?"

"Ah! Lord Xiao forgive me, I am wronged..." Daoyan hurriedly clasped his head and apologized.

Xiao Fan glared at him fiercely, then turned his head and touched the eagle on his shoulder, and walked towards the side hall of the royal palace with Cao Yi without any haste.

Dao Yan fell behind him, and his panic expression gradually became gloomy. He stared at Xiao Fan's back with a strong resentment in his eyes.

Cao Yi looked around vigilantly while walking, and then sneered and said in a low voice: "The Yan Prince's Mansion is very deserted today, and no one of the servants will be seen. Didn't they get up at midnight?"

Xiao Fan smiled indifferently and said, "The storm is coming and the wind is filling the building. We have now entered the tiger's den, but we don't know when His Highness Yan King will throw the cup as a sign. I am quite looking forward to it..."

Cao Yi chuckled and said, "I'm afraid the King of Yan will be very disappointed today..."

Xiao Fan turned his head and looked at Daoyan who had fallen far away, and whispered: "Has the news been sent to the soldiers' camp?"

"They have been delivered. They have started daily training outside the camp. Once they get the news from us, they will immediately go to the southern gate of Peking..."

Xiao Fan said in a deep voice: "After this matter, we will leave the city immediately. At the same time, we will send someone to pick up Lord Fang, Miss Hongqiao and Master and the others from the headquarters. Beijing cannot be kept anymore, so we will return to the capital!"

Cao Yi nodded and said, "Marty Guo has also received the news that he has begun to mobilize troops outside Daming Mansion and slowly push northward. As long as we leave Beiping City, everything will be safe."

Xiao Fan gritted his teeth and said, "If the King of Yan loses his mind and insists on killing me, you must try your best to tell Wuding Marquis Guo Ying, just say that I was killed by the King of Yan, and that the vassal king killed the imperial envoy, which is a great rebellion! Taking advantage of the hasty time of the King of Yan, he was unable to mobilize the army and ordered Guo Ying to attack Peiping with all his strength and eliminate this disaster! Even if I die, I will take two people to take the blame!"

"Don't worry! If you have any accidents, I will make a big fuss about Peking even if I try my best!"

"How many daughters does King Yan have? Burn them all for me..."

"Okay!...Do you want his wife, King Yan?"

"No, it's a mess."

The three of them walked to the side hall of the royal palace, one after another, and Zhu Di was standing in front of the hall to greet him. Seeing Xiao Fan coming, Zhu Di smiled and strode forward.

"Mr. Xiao is here in person. My husband is so glorious. Please invite me inside! The banquet has been prepared for a long time, and I will wait for you, the distinguished guest."

Xiao Fan hurriedly made a few polite words with a humble look on his face.

While being polite, Xiao Fan's eyes seemed to have accidentally walked around and found that there were quiet around. There were only two palace maids standing respectfully in the hall. The hall, which should have been full of eunuchs, was empty inside and outside. The garden outside the hall was green and trees were even heard of insects and cicadas. There seemed to be a suffocating murderous intent in the calm.

Xiao Fan felt dark, but his face remained calm and greeted Zhu Di. He did not change his face until everyone walked into a mahogany Eight Immortals table in the hall and sat down. The unnutritious official court politeness came to an end.

Cao Yi did not sit down, but stood behind Xiao Fan with an expressionless face, pressing the hilt of the sword around his waist with one hand, and vaguely protecting Xiao Fan's body within the range of his blade.

If Zhu Di had not seen him, he would invite Xiao Fan to the guest seat and sit down. He and Daoyan, one on the left and one on the right, sandwiched Xiao Fan in the middle.

As soon as the three of them sat down, several palace maids bowed their heads and respectfully served several dishes.

Zhu Di smiled and said with a smile: "In the battle of Shanhaiguan, our Ming soldiers wiped out more than 40,000 enemies, which is one of the rare great victories since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. Lord Xiao personally led his own army into the grassland with the imperial envoy, and led the main force of the Tartars into the king's throne. What is even more admirable is that Lord Xiao, a weak man, was able to make great achievements in military achievements, which really made the old and rough generals under my command as shameless, and the brave on the battlefield are respected. I would like to say, Lord Xiao, you are a man!"

Xiao Fan hurriedly held the cup and smiled: "Your Majesty, you are polite. The little contribution of the Xiaguan Li is not worth mentioning. To put it bluntly, he just led thousands of people to flee in panic. There is no question of any contribution. Instead, the Xiaguan led the army to set up a killing formation, annihilated most of the Tartars, and won the border peace for several years for our Ming Dynasty. The prince's contribution will be celebrated throughout the ages. The Xiaguan's wine toast the prince."

The two of them clinked each other's wine glasses and then looked at each other and smiled. On the surface, they were actually a pair of heroic confidants who appreciated each other.

After drinking a glass of wine and making a few more polite words, Zhu Di became curious about the eagle on Xiao Fan's shoulder.

"Mr. Xiao, when did you play eagle? It's rare for people as weak as you to play eagle..."

Xiao Fan immediately showed a smug smile, and his expression was so frivolous that he was a debauchery and extravagant Eight Banners.

"After returning from Shanhaiguan, Xiaguan did nothing. Yesterday, he ordered someone to go to the market to buy this eagle, intending to refine it for a few days. After returning to the capital, he showed the children of the meritorious princes and marquis. Walking dogs and playing crickets is not a skill, but taking an eagle out is a majestic..."

Zhu Di's reaction was the same as Dao Yan. He nodded and agreed, but his eyes showed a bit of contempt.

Daoyan, who was standing beside him, looked at the eagle god martial arts on Xiao Fan's shoulders, and was majestic. He was indeed a good old sparrow eagle.

The eagle's wings were as fast as the wind and the eagle's claws were as sharp as the cone. Looking at the arrogant sparrow eagle, Monk Daoyan couldn't help but feel a crush on the eagle's claws, which were as hard as steel, and then touched the sparrow eagle's head.

Xiao Fan was talking to Zhu Di without a word. He glanced out of the corner of his eyes and saw Daoyan constantly teasing his eagle, Xiao Fan frowned.

“Master…”

Daoyan was stunned: "What?"

"What's wrong with you? Do you have to play with my bird?"
Chapter completed!