The happy life of the devil and the devil

Although Yuan Shao is the chief executive, the host and guest of the head fish banquet—or the main object of showing off—are not Ding Ling, the patriarchs and sons of the patriarchs of the two tribes of Bohai, and the generals and lieutenants of Flying Cavalry Guards, Baishan Guards, and Black Water Guards. , but the middle chiefs who lead thousands of children and eight hundred families, who can't walk a few hundred miles in a lifetime, and even the small chiefs below.Especially those poor Haixi savages who jingle, wrap bark, eat grass roots, and roll with pigs in winter. If you don't let them open their eyes, they really don't know how high the sky is and how thick the earth is.

A thousand miles of mountains and rivers, the city has nine gates.Do not see the imperial palace strong, know the emperor's respect.

As an emperor, it is of course impossible and absolutely unnecessary to move the Nine Layers Palace to this icy and snowy place.But resplendent and bright, the golden-roofed tent that can be seen from ten miles away, the fresh green vegetables and fruits in winter, the silk brocade that is smoother than the skin of a girl, and, of course, the gold bowl with colorful carved flowers and jewels Silver plates, these are used to shock rednecks...

The host is so kind, it is natural for the guest to express it.Therefore, at the fish feast, besides the emperor getting a giant fish to feed his officials, there is also an unbreakable custom, that is, the officials who are lucky enough to participate in the banquet have their own tricks, such as singing songs, dancing, playing with horns, or competing in martial arts. Competing skills, in short, trying all tricks, just to please the superior king.

"So we're going to sit here and listen to him cry and howl?" Ling Yucheng leaned over to serve Yuan Shaoman a glass of fine wine, and leaned over to him while pouring the wine, whispering.It wasn't that he spoke harshly, but that the one who was singing at the top of his voice at the moment—Ling Yucheng recognized him as a little chief of the Wuluo Hu Clan—singed really hard to hear.

It's not out of tune and I don't want to talk about him, I've never heard this piece of music anyway, but that voice is like scraping dust on the bottom of a pot with a file, it makes people stand up.The person involved was not aware of it, and insisted on raising his voice from time to time, more like a rooster whose throat was trampled. If he hadn't been sitting in a superior position and couldn't be rude, Ling Yucheng would have asked someone to throw him out of the big account.

Thinking about it now, Yuan Shao really has a good voice. That time in front of envoys from various countries, he sang "Chilechuan" so wonderfully...

Pleased by the word "we", Yuan Shao looked back at Ling Yucheng with a smile, raised his glass high, took a sip in the last elongated high note of the little chief, nodded and said: "Reward!" With just one look, the waiter who was serving at the side immediately came over and took a plate of mutton from the table in front of him to hold it. The little chief blushed immediately, knelt down and kowtowed to thank him endlessly.

"Hey, what I'm listening to now is their status. Who expects them to sing well?" Knowing that Ling Yucheng also understands this truth, Yuan Shao explained slowly, "Speaking of which, the fact that the voice is so ugly and dare to go on stage is also a good example. He is loyal enough, isn't he afraid of making a fool of himself in order to please me?"

"Your Majesty knows what he is singing?"

"Who knows? It's nothing more than a eulogy or something—everyone is the same every year. The words of the small people outside the Great Wall are hard to pronounce, and they can't distinguish the words that they can understand when they sing. Who bothered to listen." Yuan Shao said again. I took a sip of the wine—well, the weather is good this year, and sure enough, the kumiss is more mellow and fragrant than last year's.However, Ling Yucheng seemed to be stimulated by the howling ghosts and wolves below, and he insisted on raising the bar:

"What if there are disrespectful words in his lyrics?"

"That's it - naturally someone who wants to please me will secretly say later, what are you doing all the hard work to listen to now? Drinking, drinking!" He signaled to Ling Yucheng to fill up the same, and watched him take a small sip of the wine glass Drink, turn your head with a smile, and continue to watch the next group of people come up to perform.

The identities of the two people who came up this time were very different. On the left was a narrow-sleeved brocade robe with round flowers, a gold belt around the waist, and a dress full of "I am rich, I am very rich". , is a general of Baishanwei.The man on the right is wearing a leopard skin jacket, the leopard tail is wrapped around his waist as a belt, and there is a circle of fangs hanging around his neck, long and short, they look like the fangs of a ferocious beast.

"This is a subject." Ling Yucheng nodded slightly downward, his expression solemn and majestic, reserved and indifferent. To Yuan Shao's ears, the complacency in his voice was obvious, and he wished he could put that leopard tail on him Behind his back, stand up and shake a few times. "One of the Haixi prisoners of war captured last year was desperate and refused to surrender. I personally fought him once and beat him to the ground before he was subdued."

"Oh? Now?"

"This guy worked hard in Qingzhou for half a year, and walked through the Jianmen Pass with the minister. The minister gave him freedom because of his military exploits. As a result, the first thing he did was to take out all the rewards and buy food for his family. Hurry up. Please see, Your Majesty, according to the rules of their tribe, the animal teeth worn by men must come from wild animals hunted by themselves, this guy is enough to show off his might within a thousand miles with the long teeth on his neck."

Halfway through the talk, the two people below saluted and threw off the outer cover of their long coats. The bottom ones were all bunts, the leather belts were tightly tightened, and they put on a posture of preparing to wrestle.Yuan Shao called the general of Baishanwei to come over, and after a few words of encouragement, he untied a jade pendant and put it on the table: "Work hard, and I will reward you if you win." He turned his head and glanced at Ling Yucheng, raising his eyebrows: "And you?"

Could it be that my people can't compare with him?Ling Yucheng also raised his eyebrows to meet Yuan Shao's teasing eyes, and also called the subordinate who was born in Haixi Savage to come over - although he is present as a tribal warrior, but this person has already served as a deputy in the Xuanjia Guard Zheng, but because he didn't know enough characters and didn't finish the military law class, he couldn't be a captain.Still boasted a few words, and ordered him to say: "Win this game!"

The two below pinched each other with a roar, while the emperor and empress above looked at each other, at least in the eyes of others, there were crackling electric sparks in those eyes, so that others didn't even dare to shout "Come on!" The Queen's bettors are encouraging the Queen to offend His Majesty, so please give your Majesty's beholders a good shout... Seeing how Your Majesty usually favors the Queen, maybe the two of them offended him together.It was a well-matched wrestling, because most of the people who watched were pregnant with ghosts, and the big tent was so quiet that not even the sound of applause and clapping could be heard.

A well-trained lieutenant general and a well-known warrior hunter, it took him several cups of tea to roll on the ground seven or eight times before deciding the winner.Sure enough, the man from Haixi wilderness won. Ling Yucheng watched proudly as Yuan Shao dispatched the generals of Baishanwei, and summoned his own subordinates. He wanted to imitate Yuan Shao and reward him with something from his body. He looked down. Immediately froze there.

"His Majesty……"

"how?"

"...Can you offer this reward for me?"

...Don't you want to be so stingy, I will take advantage of everything!

Yuan Shao glanced at him playfully, and with Ling Yucheng's thick skin, he couldn't help being a little embarrassed, but it's hard to take back what he said, so he could only explain in a low voice embarrassingly:

"The things on this subject are all given by His Majesty, and I really can't bear to reward others..."

Oh?

Yuan Shao looked down quickly, he didn't wear many things on Ling Yucheng's body, only two or three things at this moment.

A long sword, he personally untied it from his waist and hung it on this guy. It is equivalent to the Emperor's Sword. Ling Yucheng has the right to use this sword to chop first and then play it if necessary-this thing is definitely not suitable for rewarding people.

A short knife, Ling Yucheng said one night the year before last that he was used to sleeping on his back, and he tore it off his belt and threw it in the past. Since that day, this short knife has never left Ling Yucheng's body - I also know Ling Yucheng Will not bring it to others.

Hai Qing took a jade pendant from a swan, the pattern was slightly familiar - I remembered, it was on Ling Yucheng's body after he knocked out Ling Yucheng in the arena of the martial arts competition. Well, the meaning is equivalent to a betrothal gift. Don't give it to others, and don't even let others touch it.

And... no more.Just these three.

Hey, dignified empress, I have to ask him for anything that is rewarded to my servants. Should he, the emperor, cry or should he cry?

Although he couldn't laugh or cry, Yuan Shao was in a good mood for a while, and he untied a jade string at his waist, and pushed it out together with the jade pendant that was placed on the table before: "I will reward you for the queen." He secretly made up his mind, and turned around to search Send a bunch of accessories to Ling Yucheng, if you don't hang him up every day, it won't count!

Wu Limai took the two jade ornaments handed over by the guard, and when he kowtowed his head, he was still a little dazed, his legs tripped Lian involuntarily, and he almost fell out with his things.

He originally thought that if he won this game, he would be able to get a reward from his lord—this is already a great face, he is just a deputy team leader, and he is in charge of dozens of people, and he usually can't reach the lord at all. In front of you, let alone having a place in this big tent - who would have thought that after my lord whispered a few words, it was His Majesty who took off the adornment and presented the reward in person!This kind of glory is something I can't even dream of... I will offer it in front of the shrine when I go back!

To tell the truth, even when the army came over and beat General Heishui to death, Wu Li bought the wildest imagination, but it was nothing more than occupying a piece of land, becoming an official like a commander, and showing off his might from then on, eating and drinking without food. Just worry.Later, the army was defeated and captured, and fell into the hands of Ling Yucheng. At first, he still relied on his bravery and refused to give in. After being beaten down by Ling Yucheng, he threw him to open salt fields and build roads. He worked hard for half a year, waiting for the soldiers to come At that time, he was already obedient and obedient, not daring to disobey a single sentence of military orders.

Fortunately, Xuanjiawei did not discriminate against recruits. Those who should be scolded, those who should be taught, and those who should be taught, should have a lot of military merits.After returning to the tribe, relying on the food and weapons brought back, and relying on the skills learned in the army for several months, he actually punched and kicked the tribe that was like a mess of sand after the defeat. With the dual identities of the Xuanjia guards and the chieftain of the Haixi tribe, he came to congratulate...

"Kung fu is pretty good." Sitting on the throne in front of him, His Majesty looked sideways at his lord and said with a smile, "Your subordinate is a warrior. How about being a bodyguard for me?"

"It's his good fortune that His Majesty values ​​him." Ling Yucheng replied without hesitation, turned his head and lowered his face: "You still haven't thanked Your Majesty?"

"Thank you, thank you, Your Majesty..." A sentence was transferred from Xuanjiawei to the side of the supreme emperor, and Wu Limai's mind was buzzing. Fortunately, he still remembered to kneel down immediately, and he couldn't remember how many times he kowtowed.After being called to stand up, His Majesty was still smiling and asked, "You Haixi, how many warriors like you are there?"

"Wei Chen——" Wu Limai desperately recalled the face-to-face etiquette taught when he came here, and his tongue began to tie up again when he was tense, "Xiaguan, no, the last general, these two things are nothing. At the tribal meeting, at least I have encountered three or five chiefs who are stronger than me..."

"Oh?" Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows with interest, "Have they come today?"

"Last year, I was hacked several times by adults..."

"..."

No matter what, Tuo Wuli bought the blessing of showing his face in front of the imperial court, and the chieftains of the Haixi tribe who came to congratulate him this time were all led to Yuan Shao.Yuan Shao looked at each one carefully. Like any nomadic tribe, the Haixi savages are rich and young, but cheap and old and weak. Those who can become a chief and take power are all adults in their twenties to forties. man.One of them was very majestic, nine feet tall, with broad shoulders and a round waist. Three gold rings the size of wine cups dangled from each ear. Thin braids.Although he was in front of the imperial court, he was still full of spirits, looking forward to his own strength, without any sign of shrinking back in fear.

He has only seen this kind of expression and attitude in his life--Ling Yucheng who never gave an inch when he met Yu Yang when he met him was one of them.Yuan Shao sized him up with interest, but he didn't look particularly favored, he just quietly watched them sign up to kowtow and bow to the dancers.

Because they had already reached the front of the imperial court, these clan chiefs did not retreat immediately, but seven or eight people joined hands and sang songs, singing weird tunes and dancing with their sleeves raised.Because Wu Limai had been accepted as the imperial bodyguard, he was also fortunate to stand beside Yuan Shao at this time, watching his tribe sing and dance in front of the emperor with a proud face.

Those are the most powerful patriarchs in their sea west!There was so much turmoil last year, and now they are all honestly trying to please His Majesty... And he, thanks to His Excellency, is already His Majesty's bodyguard, and he will definitely be able to overwhelm them when he goes back in the future!

Yuan Shao's expression gradually became indifferent.The leader of a group of Haixi savages was still shouting to fight and kill last year, and Ling Yucheng had to lead his troops to kill them in order to subdue them. This year, he also came to congratulate him in an orderly manner, which is very good; the one promoted by Ling Yucheng is called Wu Limai The guy in the gang seemed to be able to hold the stage, which is not bad; but everyone sang and danced to pay his respects, but the most majestic and most attention-getting one stood on the side, stern. A wooden face refused to move.

Is it because he doesn't fit in well with the patriarchs around him, or because he is lawless and doesn't take him seriously as the emperor?

After the song and dance, seven or eight clan chieftains wrapped in animal skins and wearing animal fangs were sweating profusely, and bowed down on the ground.Yuan Shao looked sideways at the waiter offering the wine, seeing that the only guy who didn't end up was planning to follow, the wine glass paused slightly on the table, and he called out:

"Why, don't you play a song like them?"

"A certain person can't sing or dance in his life!"

Such a tone that is too hard to turn!Coupled with this tall and vigorous figure, at best it is simple and straightforward, at worst it is barbaric, Yuan Shao almost laughed out loud, but he still looks serious on the surface.Ling Yucheng was beside him, but his face was already gloomy. He was the one who led the troops to sweep up the wild people in Haixi, and he also sent people to subdue them. Now that such a rebellious guy appeared, it was tantamount to embarrassing him in front of the imperial court. —— Glancing at Wu Limai, Wu Limai hurriedly took a step, and sipped down:

"Don't be rude! - Gu La, since you are in front of His Majesty, you should show some skills and show your loyalty to His Majesty!"

It is said that Yuan Shao is not picky about how well the performance is, and he can sing a few words casually, even if he pats his thigh with his palm and jumps twice at the same time, it can be regarded as having performed in front of the emperor.Biansheng Gula didn't know whether he took his own face too seriously, or he really had only one tendon in his mind, so he raised his head and replied:

"Someone who can only kill!"

"you--"

"If you want a performance by someone, do you come down to play with someone? Or—" His eyes turned around and fixed on Ling Yucheng, "You?"

In an instant, a fierce murderous aura surged into the sky. Ling Yucheng pressed the hilt of his sword with his right hand, straightened his back, but couldn't get up. He just gritted his teeth and sneered softly: "Why didn't I see you by the Wulong River last year? Did you run away?" , or... are you not qualified to come at all?"

"you--"

Gu La's angry eyes were blood red for a moment.When all the guards in front of the imperial court were on alert, Yuan Shao suddenly smiled, and gently put one hand on Ling Yucheng's sword-holding palm. With just one touch, his murderous aura disappeared invisible:

"Okay." Yuan Shao patted the back of his hand calmly, signaling him to relax, and then glanced at Gula: "Do it with him?——Are you worthy?"

Not to mention, he picked up the thin-bodied porcelain cup that was still half full of residual wine on the table, raised his hand and threw it down.A wine glass so tall and full of an inch didn't go away very quickly, but Gu La didn't catch it with his hands on his chest—all the courtiers and guards watched him yell, and fell out on his back. He slammed his hands and feet on the ground, and it took him a while to twitch his hands and feet, but he didn't have the strength to get up on his own.

"I read it in your secluded grassland. I don't know etiquette. I spare your life. - Get out!" Someone rushed up and dragged him down. The porcelain cup was embedded in Gula's chest. The wine was still rippling, and blood gurgled out beside it, and when he pressed it again, the ribs below were broken.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Seeing the figure disappear outside the tent, Yuan Shao turned his head. He was just about to explain to Ling Yucheng that this guy's kung fu was useless, when he heard this sentence.Looking carefully, Ling Yucheng lowered his head slightly, his expression was a bit awkward, and he seemed to feel that there was something besides thanking him.

"what happened?"

"I just feel that His Majesty was really magnanimous that time..." When the envoys from various countries asked him to sing, he didn't kill people directly. Compared with the blow just now, he was thousands of times more tolerant.

"So you also know?" Yuan Shao glanced over with a half-smile, and seeing the crowds around him, he managed to hold back the last part of the sentence: "...how bad you were at that time!"

"Your Majesty..." Ling Yucheng lowered his head so as not to meet his eyes, took a clean porcelain cup and filled it with wine, and then carefully pushed it in front of Yuan Shao: "Your Majesty is magnanimous, and I feel very grateful..."

"Humph!"

The author has something to say: Meow, the Lun family knew they were wrong, so don’t turn over the old score~~~~~ (Tail rolled up and gently rubbed)

ps: The prototype of the guy who refused to dance at the head fish banquet is actually very familiar to everyone...