Wulin Tyrant

Chapter 186 Turkic Mission
At noon on the second day, Li Bin finished practicing the exercises and pushed out the door.

When he found his disciple Yunshi sitting outside the door, when he heard the master coming out, Yunshi got up and said, "Master, the king of Chu came to see you in the morning, saying that he was in a hurry. I said that the master is practicing in closed doors, and the king of Chu said that he should wait for the master to practice." Let's talk after the end, he went to the living room to wait. I am afraid that someone will disturb Master's practice, so I have been guarding here." After Yunshi finished speaking, he scratched his head with his hands, and smiled Mengmeng.

Li Bin patted his lover's arm, and went straight to the living room. Li Bin thought, "Qi Xing, the King of Chu, came to look for him himself. Something must have happened. I hope things are not so bad."

As soon as Li Bin stepped in, King Qi Xing of Chu came up to meet him, held Li Bin's hand and said, "Brother Li, at the pilgrimage meeting of the envoys from all nations today, King Jin and his right-hand man Hua Qing made a big fool of himself in front of his father." .”

"what's the situation?"

"It's a long story, let's sit down and talk." Qi Xing motioned Li Bin to sit down and talk.

"Today's pilgrimage meeting, the Turkic mission deliberately found fault and provoked, saying that they would compete with Da Qi in throwing beads."

"Throwing beads?"

"Well, just place a small cylinder ten feet away. The opening of the cylinder is about as big as the mouth of the teacup we drink tea from. The two people who throw the beads each take ten pearls the size of grapes as throwing objects. Look. Whoever throws in the most pearls at the end wins."

Li Bin smiled and said: "Since the Turkic people intend to provoke, they must have come prepared, and Da Qi doesn't need to accept it."

"But the bad thing is that the Turks openly flaunt their power in front of the missions of various countries. Daqi has always regarded itself as a country and a big country. If you don't accept the challenge of the Turks, it will greatly damage the national prestige and face. ah.

What's more, the relationship between the Turks and Daqi has always been at odds. Daqi and the Turks are surrounded by many small and medium-sized countries. If they see Daqi being provoked by the Turks in public and dare not fight back, the consequences will be more than just losing the bead throwing competition. It's simple. Those small and medium-sized countries that are still waiting and watching between the two major powers Daqi and the Turks probably have no choice but to see Daqi being openly provoked and humiliated by the Turkic envoys. What will they say after returning home?
Diplomacy is no small matter. If these countries all fall to the Turkic side, the originally balanced military strength between Daqi and Turkic may reverse and change, and the surrounding diplomatic situation will become more and more unfavorable to Daqi.Without the constraints of these countries, the Turks will no longer have any scruples when they go to war with Daqi again, and the Turks will concentrate all their elite troops to move south. "

After listening to Qi Xing's analysis, Li Bin smiled without saying a word, and said in his heart: "It's a matter of saving face and suffering. Da Qi secretly suffered a lot from being dumb in order to maintain the image of a great country."

"Brother Li, tell me, isn't the plan of the Turkic mission to throw the bead provocative this time very insidious?" Now, Qi Xing has already relied heavily on Li Bin, and he cares and values ​​Li Bin's opinions and attitude.

Li Bin said: "Then accept the Turkic bead-throwing challenge. The man next to King Jin is called Hua Qing, and he has good martial arts. Also, Da Qi Guoshi Ye Zhenren is the number one master in Kyushu's martial arts list. There is an old man in charge of him." , the Turkic people can still be rampant?"

"The Turkic people just expected that Ye Zhenren would make a move, so the rules they proposed for the bead throwing competition were three people from each side, and the winner would be determined after three battles. It is a pity that Ye Zhenren has been practicing for a month, and he has not yet passed the test. And Huaqing, which everyone had high hopes for before the competition, lost again, and now the Turkic people must be congratulating in advance the victory of the bead competition in advance." Qi Xing said a little frustrated.

Li Bin said: "Songshan School martial arts seems to be lacking in fingering. Otherwise, with Huaqing's comprehension and aptitude, it wouldn't be impossible for even the Turks to win."

Qi Xing, King of Chu, asked puzzledly, "Brother Li, why did you say so with certainty?"

"I have come into contact with a lot of masters from the Songshan School. Their swordsmanship and palm skills are good, but I have never seen anyone from the Songshan School who has profound fingering skills. From the description of His Highness, we can see that this bead throwing competition, The key is in the hand, especially in the strength and accuracy of the fingers." Li Bin directly pointed out the key point of the Turkic bead throwing competition.

"Since Brother Li is so confident, he must be sure of winning the competition. It seems that my trip is worthwhile." King Chu Qixing rekindled hope in his heart.

"There is no definite statement about the world, I can only say that I will do my best."

"Between us brothers, Brother Li, don't hide it. I don't know your skills yet. Come on, come with me. Father should be anxious." Qi Xing immediately got up and pulled up Li Bin rushed out of the door with his hand.

Li Bin walked to the door and suddenly asked: "Wait a minute, didn't His Highness say that the rules of the Turkic competition are three people each, and there will be three competitions? Huaqing competed once, and there are two more, right?"

King Qi Xing of Chu responded, "Well, Huaqing lost one game, and there are two games left."

Li Bin said with a smile: "I was so impatient that I almost missed something. Please wait a moment, Your Highness. I will come as soon as I go."

As soon as the words fell, the person disappeared, Qi Xing was very surprised. Fortunately, he had seen Li Bin's martial arts, and he didn't have much other thoughts except that he was surprised that Li Bin's elder brother had made great progress in martial arts in just a few days.

After only a minute or two of delay, Li Bin led his disciple Yun Shi back.

The bead throwing competition is a great opportunity for Yunshi, who is superb in fingering skills, to display what he has learned.

The three rode their horses and galloped towards Daqi Palace.Entering the imperial city, along the way, the king of Chu held up the Longxing sword bestowed by the emperor, and all the Habayashi guards who set up checkpoints dared to ask more questions. They could only watch Li Bin and the three of them gallop past.

Riding horses in the imperial city, it feels really cool.The palace maids, eunuchs and officials who met on the road all stopped and stared at the three galloping horses in astonishment.

On weekdays, not to mention galloping like Li Bin, even if you speak louder and make more noise, you will be reprimanded.Riding a horse in the imperial city without the emperor's permission is a crime of disrespect.

When passing by a palace, Li Bin took a quick glance and saw that the palace was completely wrapped in plain white silk and silk. He asked curiously: "What's going on in this palace?"

"This palace is the residence of the crown prince's birth mother, Concubine Hui. Today is the anniversary of Concubine Hui's death. Every year at this time, the Emperor Father will go inside to remember Concubine Hui when he comes down from court."

"Oh, that's it."

The king of Chu led Li Bin, master and apprentice, all the way to the place of the pilgrimage, the Daqi Liming Hall.

Liming Hall is the palace where Emperor Daqi received foreign missions. The hall is spacious and bright, and the decoration and scenery are also very distinctive. In addition to the cultural characteristics of Daqi, it also draws on the excellent art and culture of various countries.

"Father, my ministers have brought the people who participated in the bead throwing competition on our side." The king of Chu knelt down and replied.

"Caomin has seen the emperor." Li Bin bowed and clasped his fists in the martial arts salute, while his disciple Yunshi knelt on the ground to salute like the king of Chu.

At this time, hundreds of pairs of eyes in the hall looked over. They didn't know who Li Bin was, but he didn't kneel down when he saw the emperor.

(End of this chapter)