I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 111 Sword Slashing the Tower
After sailing on the sea for more than ten days, they finally set foot on the territory of Northern Qi.

Northern Qi emerged from Northern Wei, and Northern Wei was much more powerful than Qing at the beginning. It was because of the appearance of Ye Qingmei and the rise of Emperor Qing that Northern Wei fell apart and was replaced by Northern Qi, while Qing became the most powerful country in the world.

The rapid development of Qing's national strength is undeniable due to the efforts of Emperor Qing and court officials, but it is mainly due to Ye Qingmei. Without Ye Qingmei, Qing would not have been able to surpass Northern Qi in just twenty or thirty years.

Unfortunately, Ye Qingmei was not very good at choosing men and chose Emperor Qing, a sinister man.

The national strength of Northern Qi was not as good as that of Qing, but it was much better than Qing in other aspects.

For example: the literary world.

The literary world of Qing was completely defeated by Northern Qi. Both the number of literati and cultural heritage were far inferior to those of Northern Qi.

In the eyes of the Northern Qi people, the Qing Kingdom was actually no different from the barbarians and was looked down upon by the Northern Qi people.

This is why, after Fan Xian wrote just one poem "Climbing the High Tower", he was able to rise rapidly in the literary world of Qing State and was regarded as a mainstay by the literati of Qing State. This is also the reason why, after he wrote hundreds of poems while drunk in the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, he was revered as the Immortal Poet by the people of Qing State and became an idol of the literati of Qing State.

The literary world of Qing State really needs a representative figure.

To put it simply, Qing State is more martial, while Qi State is more literary.

After Li Chengzong and his party got off the boat, their destination was clear: to go to Shangjing, the capital of Northern Qi. However, they were not in a hurry to travel. They walked slowly along the way, appreciating the customs and culture of Northern Qi.

By the time they arrived in Shangjing City, it was already the middle of winter.

As the capital of Northern Qi, Shangjing City was the economic, political and cultural center of Northern Qi. Its prosperity was no less than that of the capital of Qing. Moreover, Shangjing City was the capital of successive dynasties and had a sense of historical weight that the capital of Qing did not have.

Because Li Chengzong and his party did not hide their identities, when they set foot in the territory of Northern Qi, the news spread to the capital of Northern Qi. Zhan Doudou was also very considerate and specially sent officials from the Ministry of Rites to greet them.

In addition to the officials from the Ministry of Rites, there was another acquaintance.

The young master of the Fan family - Fan Sizhe.

After briefly greeting the officials from the Ministry of Rites, Li Chengzong waved to Fan Sizhe.

"Meet the Third Prince."

"Get in the carriage and talk."

Li Chengzong took Fan Sizhe to the carriage and asked, "Why did you come to the capital?"

If Li Chengzong remembered correctly, Fan Sizhe came to Northern Qi because he was involved in the Baoyue Tower case in the original plot, but now the Baoyue Tower case has not happened, so why would Liu Ruyu and Fan Jian send Fan Sizhe to Northern Qi?

"My brother asked me to come here, and I also thought I should try my luck."

Li Chengzong nodded and said with a smile: "I heard that the people of Northern Qi hate us Qing people very much. You, the son of the Minister of Revenue, came to Shangjing City, but you can still live peacefully. It seems that your brother is doing well in Northern Qi."

Even though he was in the carriage, Fan Sizhe lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, my sister-in-law has Princess Chen and the Saint of Northern Qi, so naturally, the people in the capital dare not do anything to me."

Haitang Duoduo is not your sister-in-law, the Emperor of Northern Qi is your sister-in-law.

Li Chengzong thought so in his heart and continued to ask: "What do you think of Northern Qi?"

He is still very optimistic about Fan Sizhe.

After Fan Jian stepped down, Fan Sizhe became the best candidate for the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. And this senior official candidate for the Minister of the Six Ministries must be loyal to the Kingdom of Qing.

“It feels pretty good.”

Li Chengzong made an "oh" sound and was about to speak when suddenly something came and hit the carriage hard. Then there were bursts of shouting and cursing, such as "Qing Gou, get out!"

This made Li Chengzong immediately think of the plot in Joy of Life, where Fan Xian was hit and scolded by the people of Northern Qi, and finally he raised the chess piece to provoke Northern Qi. However, he did not expect that he would encounter such a thing.

"parking."

The carriage stopped and Li Chengzong came out. Eggs and vegetable leaves flew towards him.

"Get out, Qing dog, get out." "We don't welcome Qing people in Shangjing City."

"..."

Listening to the angry curses coming from both sides of the street, Li Chengzong did not have as good a temper as Fan Xian. He gathered all his energy and knocked the flying eggs and vegetable leaves back.

In an instant, a large number of civilians fell down due to the indiscriminate attack.

For a moment, there was no more shouting or cursing, but instead there were wailing sounds.

Li Chengzong looked at the official from the Ministry of Rites who was guarding him and said with a faint smile, "Minister Chen, I heard that you, Northern Qi, pride yourself on being a country of etiquette and regard us Qing people as barbarians. Is this your way of entertaining guests, or do you, Northern Qi, want to use the people to intimidate me?"

The Minister of Rites, surnamed Chen, seemed not to notice the people falling to the ground and wailing. He said slowly, "The people of our dynasty are worried about state affairs. The Qing Kingdom has deployed troops on the border and is eyeing our dynasty covetously, so they are bound to have some resentment towards the people of Qing Kingdom. I hope Your Highness will understand."

Li Chengzong glanced at the crowds on both sides and said with a half-smile, "It should not be just the common people."

"I heard that the Third Prince is a great master. The martial artists in the army and the streets want to learn from the Third Prince. These people are ignorant. In addition, the Third Prince is the prince of Qing Kingdom, and this trip is a private one. There is no guarantee of assassination or hidden arrows. It is better for the Third Prince to hide in the carriage."

Li Chengzong was amused, "Minister Chen, are you really the Minister of Rites?"

"What do you mean, Third Prince?"

"I just want to ask, how did you get the position of Minister of Rites when you are so stupid? Regardless of whether I am representing Qing Kingdom on this trip, I am the third prince of Qing Kingdom. If I die in your Shangjing City, do you think Qing Kingdom will go to war with your Northern Qi?"

Li Chengzong sneered: "You want to learn from Shen Zhong, but do you have his ability? It's not that I look down on you. Even if I kill you now, your little emperor and queen mother won't dare to fart. Do you believe it?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the accompanying Minister of Rites' face changed.

However, just as he was about to speak, a man hurried over with a team of eunuchs.

The leader dismounted and saluted Li Chengzong: "Greetings, Third Prince."

"Wolf peach?"

"That's right. His Majesty and the Queen Mother will give you an explanation for what happened today. I hope Your Highness will forgive me."

Li Chengzong looked at the Minister of Rites next to him, then looked at Lang Tao, and shook his head: "It seems that after the death of Shen Zhong and Xiao En, your Northern Qi emperor still failed to completely control the entire court. It's a pity that Shen Zhong and Xiao En died."

Lang Tao didn't expect Li Chengzong to mention Shen Zhong. He was stunned for a moment and said with some doubt: "The Third Prince seems to admire Shen Zhong, the traitor."

Li Chengzong nodded and said honestly: "I really admire Shen Zhong."

In the entire Northern Qi, there are not many officials who can make him look at them differently. Shangshan Hu is one of them, and the other is Shen Zhong. Unfortunately, Shen Zhong is dead. However, Shangshan Hu can be met when he goes north to Beiman.

Lang Tao was startled, then smiled and said, "It's a pity that the Third Prince can't see Shen Zhong. I heard that the Third Prince is a great master. I wonder if I can learn a few moves from the Third Prince?"

"Is it your Northern Qi Emperor or your Queen Mother's intention?"

Lang Tao shook his head. "Neither. It was my own idea. I really don't believe that the Third Prince has become a Grandmaster at such a young age, so I want to learn a few moves from the Third Prince. I hope the Third Prince will help me."

"You, no, it's better for your master to come."

Li Chengzong shook his head and said with a smile: "As for my strength, you have to watch carefully."

Li Chengzong said this, looked around, then turned around, raised his hand, put his two fingers together to make a sword, and swung it lightly.

Except for Lang Tao who felt a strong sword energy burst out from Li Chengzong's hand, no one else felt anything, as if Li Chengzong just waved his hand, leaving them confused.

However, just as everyone was puzzled, the majestic city gate tower not far behind began to crack and then collapsed.

The sword slashed the city wall, causing everyone present to be silent.

Looking at the collapsed city gate tower, Li Chengzong nodded with satisfaction, turned around and looked at the stunned Lang Tao and said with a smile: "It seems that the city gate tower of your Shangjing City is not very solid. When you rebuild it, you must reinforce it well."

(End of this chapter)