Chapter 103 The Ghost Tiger Has an Epidemic
Zhou Yuan said that there is no other way to improve martial arts, only hard work can lead to success.
This statement won the approval of the governor of Huaizhou, and also disappointed the young men in Chengyi Marquis's mansion.
"Captain Zhou is right, but it is difficult for us to detect the progress of hard work, so we can't help but be lazy and impetuous."
"This is common, and we can only encourage ourselves."
The governor of Huaizhou sent away the young men and took Zhou Yuan and others into the side courtyard on the left side of the training ground. His eunuchs immediately set out snacks and served fragrant tea.
After everyone sat down, the governor of Huaizhou asked about the celebration banquet.
"Zhou Yuan, have you sent invitations to the crown prince Qi Wang and the Nine Ministers and Guards?"
"I have, but tomorrow's celebration is my private banquet. The crown prince and the Guards are busy and should not have time to come."
"That is true, but the crown prince and the Guards are the chief judges of the spiritual test.
You can get the top spot in the Xinyuan list not only because of your excellent talent, but also because they appreciate and support you.
Otherwise, the slight gap between the first and second place is justified."
"Thank you for your advice, the governor. I will remember the kindness of the crown prince and the Guards."
After talking about the private celebration, the governor of Huaizhou talked about the Shangyuan State Banquet.
It is said that the Shangyuan State Banquet has two sessions, hunting and dinner, so Zhou Yuan and Tao Wei are asked to prepare well. It is possible that they will compete with the royal teenagers and the young Yu Lin Lang to hunt and offer gifts.
Among them, the royal teenagers need not be said much, and the young Yu Lin Lang is more special. They are composed of direct descendants of generals who died in battle and are very brave and radical.
The governor of Huaizhou meant to show off his real skills, otherwise those difficult Shao Yu Lin Lang would not be convinced.
The tea party lasted for more than half an hour, and the governor of Huaizhou kept Zhou Yuan and others for dinner before letting them leave.
After Zhou Yuan and others left, he went out of the house and went to the School Affairs Office of the Great Wei Supervision Department.
"Can we find traces of spies from other countries?"
"Not yet, but assassinating the top of the Xinyuan list has many benefits.
It can not only damage the face of our Great Wei, intensify the contradiction of origin, but also benefit the national conditions of others. There is no reason for them to miss such a good opportunity."
"Tomorrow's private banquet for the top list will trouble you.
If they don't move, it's fine. If they dare to move, we, the school affairs and the marquis, will attack them from both inside and outside, and they will make them atone for their sins with blood."
Zhou Yuan didn't know that he was already worthy of being assassinated.
Especially the special identity of being a good family of the people and becoming the top of the Xinyuan list.
If he could be killed at his private banquet, this commoner hero whose reputation was growing.
If some rumors were spread that the nobles and aristocrats suppressed the common people, it would definitely affect the credibility of the Wei court.
Therefore, the school office took the initiative to contact the governor of Huaizhou. After discussion, the two sides decided to secretly deploy defenses and counterattack at any time.
When Zhou Yuan went to Tonghe Tower in the west of the city the next day, he found that there were many more police officers patrolling the nearby streets.
"Brother Zhou, your reputation is really useful. We greeted the west government office, and they sent many police officers to patrol the streets."
"You two brothers are joking. It's not that I have a big face, but there are many distinguished guests attending the banquet."
Because it was a celebration banquet and there were many guests, it was inconvenient to hold it in the evening, so the banquet was scheduled for noon.
Since the time of Si, at nine o'clock in the morning, guests began to arrive sparsely.
By about ten o'clock at four quarters of the time of Si, the guests were basically all there.
Among them were candidates from various states, representatives of Huaizhou fellow townsmen, people from Jiang Mansion, visitors from Chengyi Marquis Mansion, and a group of young people from various families who were in high spirits.
Although the crown prince Qi Wang did not come, he sent the guards of the Eastern Palace to deliver a gift.
When the sound of "Qi Wang's gift" came out, everyone who attended the banquet felt proud, and the atmosphere became lively even before the celebration began.
"Zhou Yuan has been recognized by Qi Wang. If the crown prince can remember his name, his career will probably be smooth and worry-free."
"I never thought that a young man from the common people in the past could also enter the court and be valued by the crown prince of the country."
"I will accept this gift. If I return the gift in a few days, I can enter the Eastern Palace. Captain Zhou is really lucky."
Amid the sighs of the guests, Zhou Yuan's private celebration banquet began.
As expected, when the children who came to the banquet played with each other, some of them still fought.
Under the mediation of a group of unscrupulous elders, their playfulness became a competition, and they took turns to fight each other, adding a lot of joy to the celebration.
Some of them even got really angry and privately agreed to fight again at some time.
In this joyful atmosphere, many school officials disguised as patrolling police became more vigilant.
But throughout the celebration, nothing unusual happened, and no one sneaked into the Tonghe Building that was reserved.
It seemed that their analysis was wrong, and those foreign spies hidden in the capital did not pay attention to the new champions from good families.
It was not until the celebration ended at 5 pm that they relaxed their vigilance and confirmed that there would be no open assassination.
But what they didn't expect was that the real crisis had been disguised as a gift, hidden among many gifts.
Fortunately, Zhou Yuan was special. He could not only see the information of spiritual objects, but also put them in the inventory, making them non-threatening.
After sending off the guests, the generals of each state escorted the five carts of celebration gifts and returned to the Generals' Hall.
At Zhou Yuan's invitation, the soldiers from Huaishuo and other states helped him sort out various gifts and registered their information for future gifts.
"Look, brothers, this tiger skin is so majestic, the red hair and black spots are rare."
When Captain Lu was sorting out the items, he found a thick tiger skin and couldn't help shaking it open to take a look.
The tiger skin is indeed beautiful. It is not only very complete, but also has an unusually bright color. If it is made into armor, it will certainly be very impressive.
But in Zhou Yuan's eyes, this tiger skin has a bad name information.
[Ghost Tiger Epidemic]
If it is a normal name, it is fine, but the word "epidemic" is a big problem.
"It is indeed impressive. I have to keep it first to prevent you from taking it away.
Help me find out who sent the tiger skin. I must thank him in a few days."
Hearing Zhou Yuan's words, the soldiers of Huaishuo and the two states laughed and said that a gentleman should not take away what others like, and if you want to take it, you should take something he doesn't like.
Zhou Yuan took the tiger skin into the bedroom, opened the box and pretended to put it away, but actually put it into the inventory.
"You still want to spread the ghost tiger plague? I'll cut off your source first and see how you spread it."
"Captain Zhou found out that the one who sent the tiger skin was from our hometown in Huaizhou. His gift list had the word tiger skin written on it, but the color of the tiger skin was not written."
While Zhou Yuan was checking the gift list sent by Huaizhou merchant Song Ke, several spies from other countries also gathered together and waited patiently.
"How many days can the Xinyuan champion last?"
"Three days at most. Unless he gives the ghost tiger skin away immediately, he will be infected with the plague if it is left in the house for one night."
"That's right. When the Xinyuan champion suddenly dies at the Shangyuan State Banquet, this matter will definitely be known to everyone.
The truth will not be important at that time. The poor people will have their own guesses."