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Tianfu Palace arranged a fairly large welcoming banquet. Although no wealthy merchants or other outsiders were invited, almost all the prominent figures of both the Daoist Order and the imperial administration in Lion City attended, except for the Grand Protector.
Before attending, Qi Xuansu washed up briefly. Since he had no suitable hechang to change into, he simply dressed in plain attire.
Due to the earlier assassination incident, the atmosphere of the banquet was far from cheerful. Even so, many took turns offering toasts to Qi Xuansu. He did not decline anyone.
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At the same time, elsewhere in the city, another group of people was also drinking.
These people were not qualified to attend the banquet at Tianfu Palace. They were not members of the Daoist Order. But that did not mean they lacked influence, for Lion City was a city of merchants.
They were the prominent magnates of Lion City, merchants whose businesses had reached a scale where involvement in political affairs became inevitable. At their level, they had no choice but to monitor shifts in the political landscape, whether they wished...
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