Chapter 285: Welcoming

Lu Yu did not stay in Julu City for too long. Soon Zhou Zunian counted the troops and escorted him back to Beijing.

After all, the wedding of Princess Gaoyang was a major event celebrated by the whole country. There were many preparations that needed to be done in advance, including the specific steps and procedures of the wedding, which Lu Yu also needed to be familiar with first.

In addition, there was a more important step. Although Emperor Dawu personally selected "Hateful Blood Demon King Tieyi" as the candidate for the son-in-law, he still needed him to go to the palace to verify his identity and thank the emperor for his great grace, so that this matter could be considered truly effective.

It was really absurd to say that this matter was really absurd. No one in the entire Dawu court was familiar with this person. Just because he killed Gao Zhengbang in Wuyang City and showed extraordinary strength, he became the candidate for the son-in-law. He didn't even know whether he was tall or short, fat or thin, old or young... He didn't even know whether he was real or fake, but he was chosen as the son-in-law by the emperor. This was really too hasty...

If it were in other dynasties, such a thing would never happen, but the Dawu Dynasty was founded on martial arts and always believed in respecting martial arts. Therefore, those with strong martial arts were born with a transcendent status.

Although Gao Zhengbang, the original master who guarded the palace, died in his hands, the competition between the two was fair and square, without any conspiracy or trickery, so the official could not use this to hold Lu Yu responsible for the murder. Even if some of Gao Zhengbang's disciples were resentful, they could only challenge Lu Yu in person for revenge. Otherwise, it would be a personal revenge, which was unreasonable.

It is for this reason that Gao Zhengbang's disciples have been slow to attack Lu Yu.

Such rules have both good and bad sides. The good side is that everyone is martial, making the country strong, and the bad side is that sometimes this can become a shackle.

For example, take Princess Gaoyang. As a woman, she was able to rise to become the commander of the frontier army. The factor of respecting martial arts played a role in this. However, because of the respect for martial arts, she now has to take off her military uniform, put on her wedding dress, and become the wife of the "Blood Demon of Hateful Heaven"...

It must be said that there is a certain irony in this...

"Although His Majesty has already chosen you as the candidate for the son-in-law, the necessary tests are still necessary. Only in this way can it be proved that you are indeed a good match for Princess Gaoyang. Otherwise, you will be criticized..."

"As for the content of the test, it's nothing. The key is the last level. You must defeat Her Highness Princess Gaoyang with force. So you will need to fight with Her Highness Princess Gaoyang in person at that time... But with the strength of the young master who can easily defeat Gao Zhengbang, it should be no problem to win this test."

On the way to Kyoto, Zhou Zunian told Lu Yu about the crucial step of the entire wedding.

Lu Yu suddenly realized that it was no wonder that Emperor Dawu and Zhou Zunian had been patient for so long before finally choosing him. It turned out that there was such a rule for becoming the consort of Gaoyang.

It seemed that Princess Gaoyang was already the best among her peers, so there was no one who could meet this condition. The masters of the older generation, such as the great masters like Gao Zhengbang, could not ignore the rumors and come to eat the young grass. Therefore, it was not until his "Hateful Blood Demon" appeared that Emperor Dawu finally brightened up and spoke.

In this way, Lu Yu's request to Zhou Peiling to contact the other party on his behalf was redundant. Maybe the other party would come to him first.

Along the way, Lu Yu also noticed that the escort team was extremely guarded, with three layers inside and three layers outside, and each layer required a secret code to pass through. Ordinary people could not get close to the base camp at all. This was obviously to prevent similar assassinations from happening again.

I don’t know whether it was because of fear of the name of the Hateful Blood Demon, or the strict defense played a role. The journey was quite calm and no accidents happened.

However, when they were about to reach Kyoto, an accident finally happened...

As the team was moving forward, the vanguard team responsible for opening the way suddenly stopped and stood still.

Zhou Zunian and others got off the carriage. When they were confused, Li Qingcheng suddenly came over in a hurry.

"Mr. Nian, there is a traffic jam ahead, and it is temporarily blocked..."

"Traffic jam?"

Zhou Zunian was stunned for a moment: "This is the Imperial City Post Road, and four vehicles can pass through without obstruction. Why is there a traffic jam?"

Li Qingcheng glanced at Lu Yu next to him, and said hesitantly: "The road ahead is full of pig manure and cow dung. I think some people with ulterior motives know the progress of our march and deliberately dump these pig manure and cow dung in advance to block our way..."

Zhou Zunian was slightly stunned, and his mind suddenly understood.

And Lu Yu on the side also understood at this time. Obviously, this is exactly what Zhou Peiling said. Those supporters who regard Princess Gaoyang as a god are resentful of the arrival of this demon who is about to defile the god, so they deliberately set up such a scene to embarrass themselves. Before entering Kyoto, they smell of pig manure and cow dung, which makes them lose face.

He didn't expect these people to be so cunning that they could think of using such a method to attack his reputation. This is much more powerful than Zhou Peiling, who only knows how to fight.

Zhou Zunian obviously also realized the thorny nature of the matter. He even thought that some imperial censors would definitely use this as an excuse to advise His Majesty that the reputation of this son-in-law is true. He has caused a foul smell before entering the capital and is not a good match for the princess.

"Can we take a detour?" Zhou Zunian asked.

Li Qingcheng said: "From this direction, there are only two roads to enter the city. I have sent people to inquire. The situation on the other road is similar..."

Zhou Zunian was silent for a moment, and then said: "Can it be cleaned up? How long will it take to clean it up?"

"It's hard to say..."

Li Qingcheng looked embarrassed.

"I just looked and saw that there were many farmers driving manure carts on the road opposite, dumping manure on the road. I don't know where they got so much manure from..."

Zhou Zunian snorted heavily: "In that case, let's set up camp here, and then notify the Jingzhao prefect to come and let him deal with this matter. The imperial post road is full of manure. How can he be the Jingzhao prefect? ​​When he clears the road, we will go there again!"

Li Qingcheng took the order and left in a hurry.

Zhou Zunian looked back at Lu Yu and became friendly again.

"Prince Wang, the incident happened suddenly. Let's take a break here for a while! I believe the matter will be resolved soon!"

Lu Yu nodded without comment, but thought silently in his heart: the manure carts have lined up on the road. This matter is obviously not simple. I am afraid it will be difficult to resolve in a short time.