The prince is very fierce

Dark clouds seemed to be gathering above the dome of the Tai Chi Hall, and the cool wind blew the dragon flag, making a soft 'puff' sound.

As the time approached, people gathered around the White Jade Square outside the Taiji Hall. Even if it was just the courtiers and dignitaries, there were thousands of people gathered, plus the imperial guards and wolf guards. At a glance, it was densely packed with people, and they were talking softly and seemed to be gathering. It was a bit noisy.

Below the Taiji Hall, several desks were lined up, and several officials from the Ministry of Rites were sitting among them to chat with the envoys of the Northern Qi Dynasty. Xiao Chuyang and other three princes and nine ministers were at the center, quietly waiting for the emperor to arrive.

Grand Sinong Lu Chengan was sitting on the left hand side of Xiao Chuyang. He looked at a middle-aged man wearing Northern Qi official robes in the distance, frowned slightly and said:

"Xiao Xiang, the person coming from Northern Qi this time is Chen Xuan, the counselor of Prince Zuo. Chen Xuan is rumored to be very thoughtful and will not make a rash provocation if he is unsure. I am afraid that today's discussion will not go smoothly."

Xiao Chuyang's expression was always calm, and he pondered for a moment: "The Holy Emperor was too involved in the 'Iron Eagle Hunting Deer' ten years ago, which caused Dayue Wuren to almost collapse. If he loses today, there will be complaints everywhere... Chen Xuan is probably the same. This is why I will send people to call for formation when the Holy One chooses the top ten warriors. If we win, it will damage the morale of our army and people in Dayue, but if we lose, it will not damage Northern Qi at all... But if the opponent comes, the Holy One has to accept it. "

Lu Chengan nodded lightly: "Judging from Prime Minister Xiao, what are the chances of winning?"

Xiao Chuyang was not a martial artist, so he didn't know how likely it was. He turned to look at Lieutenant Liu Pingyang.

Liu Pingyang was in charge of Dayue's military power and his own martial arts skills were also good. He chuckled and said:

"Don't worry, Mr. Xiao. Not to mention the army and people of Dayue, there are millions of warriors in Chang'an City alone. Your Majesty has been prepared in advance. Even if that boy from Northern Qi has a famous teacher, it is just a dream to overpower my Dayue generation."

Xiao Chuyang nodded calmly and had no comment on this.

Beside the desk in the distance, the Northern Qi envoy Chen Xuan chatted with Dayue officials for a few words, then got up and went to a room in the back hall.

At the window of the room, a young man with long hair shawl was leaning against the window holding a sword, looking at the princes and generals of Dayue with a bit of impatience in his eyes.

Chen Xuan, with an elegant face, walked up to him and raised his hand gently: "Ye Zi, you are going to play soon, how are you preparing?"

Zuo Yezi didn't even turn his head: "We just met, they are all small fish and shrimps, and they don't know how to become a leader in Chang'an. Back then, our great Qi capital was Chang'an, and there were not more than a hundred corpses under the title of Wu Kuai. I’m too embarrassed to declare my family status, and those juniors probably haven’t even killed anyone.”

Chen Xuan was not surprised by this comment - the people of the Central Plains were very fond of martial arts, and Dayue also relied on martial arts to build its country, and there were originally many heroes. But ten years ago, Emperor Dayue felt that the warriors were lawless and made a stupid move. He swept across the rivers and lakes with his iron cavalry and directly broke the backbone of Dayue warriors. The whole generation has been supporting it, and the "proud sons of heaven" among the new generation are all embroidered pillows piled in the greenhouse with gold and silver wealth.

The Northern Qi Dynasty was different. They were burdened with national humiliation and struggled to survive in the barren Mobei. There were also powerful enemies in the Central Plains, and some of the famous young people were created with human heads.

Zuo Yezi has been killing people with a knife since he was six years old. He studied under the Imperial Master for three years and then was thrown into the thousands of miles of desert to practice. Day and night, he fought bloody battles with horse bandits for a mouthful of food and a mouthful of water. He is only eighteen years old today, but he has been licking blood for nine years. He can't even remember the people he killed. When it comes to martial arts, he has few rivals among his peers in Northern Qi, but he has never officially come out of the army.

Chen Xuan looked at a group of Dayue princes and princes standing near the square, and said softly: "Martial men speak with their swords. Today is your first battle out of the mountain. Fight well and don't lose the reputation of your master." ”

Zuo Yezi showed no expression at all: "If it's just these people, don't worry Mr. Chen... I heard that there is a Mei Qusheng in Chang'an, who is known as 'One Sword Moves Chang'an'. I came here this time to meet him, but why didn't I come? "

Chen Xuan shook his head: "Green Bamboo Plum Wine, happy life accompanies Qu. If he were here, I wouldn't have brought you here. Mei Qu left Chang'an the year before his death. The most powerful person in Chang'an City is Xu Bu, Prince Su's son. make."

Zuo Yezi showed a bit of disappointment and said calmly: "Back in the desert, when I heard the name of Xu, I chased him, but it was a pity that his horse was too good and I didn't catch up... I looked at the traces at that time and saw that the horse was a bandit. No one left a whole corpse in the lair, and both men and horses were torn apart. If I hadn't seen the "Jingguan" piled outside the bandits' lair, I would have thought it was the work of a pack of wolves. It was indeed too powerful to be human... But I heard that he was locked up. Dragon Gu is useless."

Chen Xuan nodded lightly, with a slight look of disdain in his eyes: "The emperors and generals of Dayue, among other things, are absolutely superb in conspiracy and calculation. I don't know who has the brains to use dragon locking poison to kill the master of the Xiliang Iron Cavalry. plan."

Zuo Yezi shrugged his shoulders: "Every dog ​​is slaughtered for righteousness, and a scholar is responsible for betrayal. The world is determined to have to kill donkeys. The two great swordsman masters Lu and Zhu have been upright and upright in their lives, but they were killed just because they disobeyed. , and used dirty methods, what’s so strange about destroying the Xu family now... Alas, whether the Xu family is destroyed by the Dayue court itself, or if the Xu family changes its family and joins me in Daqi, Prince Zuo will laugh out of his dreams. "

Chen Xuan shook his head: "The Xu family is the Xu family after all. It has been guarding the country for sixty years and has not retreated even half a step. Even if the whole family is exterminated, it is impossible to surrender to the Qi Dynasty. Xu Lie's remaining power is still there. No matter how stupid Emperor Dayue is, he will not dare to kill them all. But now we can cut off some flesh from the Xu family, and it will be easier to deal with the Xu family when the Imperial Master has finished setting up the situation."

"Being beaten on both sides, the Xu family is quite pitiful... If it were my Daqi son, he would have rebelled long ago."

"Haha... Isn't this just bullying an honest person? Who makes the Xu family full of loyal people? If you let your ministers die, they will have to die..."

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On the verandah on the side of the Taiji Hall, the Queen Mother walked slowly with Xu Buling and a group of palace maids, and came to sit on a soft couch covered by a bead curtain. Xu Buling sat on the small table next to him. Next to him was the Song family. royal.

Because of the visit to Fairy Bridge last time, the Queen Mother's attitude towards Xu Buling changed a lot. She didn't even ask about her bellyband. After throwing Xiao Ting away, she asked in a friendly way:

"No, has Ning Yuhe taught you swordsmanship in the past few days?"

Because there were people around, Xu Buling still looked cold and shook his head gently:

"Aunt Lu called Taoist Master Ning over to give lectures. I can't see anyone. How can I teach him swordsmanship?"

The Queen Mother was not surprised by this: "Hong Luan is like this. I found a master for you on a whim, but I am afraid that you and the master will not get close to her... By the way, today's competition is very important. If you lose, your Majesty will be disgraced. "You just said that Tang Jiu'er couldn't beat him, so that junior named Situ should be fine, right?"

Xu Buling nodded: "Situ Huyu learned from Situ Yuejin, the first person in the Tiannan martial arts world. He is invincible in the world with his twenty-eight-step chain sword. As the saying goes, a tiger's father has no dog son. As long as Situ Huyu has learned half of it, he will be fine. "

The Queen Mother felt a little more at ease, thought about it, and sighed softly: "It would be great if you had a way to detoxify. If nothing else, I think I would be more confident about this kind of fighting in the ring."

Xu Buring smiled lightly and said nothing.

After waiting for a moment, as a figure wearing a fiery red python robe appeared in the Tai Chi Hall, the noisy crowd quieted down and looked upward.

The Emperor Song Ji walked slowly to the front of the palace in his dragon robe. He bowed to the Queen Mother before sitting down on the dragon chair.

"See Your Majesty!"

The roar of the mountain sounded like the ocean tide in Nuo Da's Tai Chi Palace.

After Song Ji glanced at it, his expression was warm. After casually saying a few words, he gently raised his hand:

"Let's get started."

clang--

A gong sounded throughout the imperial city...