Shen Gong Ji

As soon as this sentence came out, everyone immediately looked towards the direction of the gate, but this hall is really too big, a figure appeared in the distance at the gate, but they couldn't see clearly.

Gradually, under the brilliant light of the palace lantern, a group of people walked in slowly.The two leaders were wearing Hufu-like clothes with cuffs tightened.The top is a half-length shirt with narrow sleeves and a waist, and the bottom is long trousers and high boots. The material of the clothes is of good quality, and the simple belt is also decorated with jade buttons.

Behind the two of them, walked a man in a silver-white beard.A handsome and extraordinary face, sharp sword eyebrows, slender eyes, but the eyes are a little cold and unpredictable, the silver-white half-length gown on his body is very slim, looks tall and handsome, the narrow sleeves are turned up, and there are exquisite patterns embroidered on it, He also wore a ring inlaid with a large red gemstone on his finger, and the black jade belt around his waist was decorated with white jadeite.A suit looks simple, but in fact it is expensive.

Judging by his attire and his demeanor, this person is probably Prince Zhuran, right?

He walked slowly, but every step seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.In that upright and steady demeanor, there was a lofty alienation and coldness, as if the whole person was radiating cold.

Damn... looks scary... would such a person be easy to please...

I started to get up and down again, thinking that the red medicine palace attendant I had seen before was enough to poop, but neither he nor Hong Zhuo could compare to this person's coldness...

He passed in front of me without looking sideways, and his haughty and aggressive demeanor deeply shocked me... I suddenly felt that tonight might be a waste of time...

Who said that the people of Qiguo are country bumpkins who have never seen the world... How can a person who can use his temperament to suppress his intestines in this kind of scene be a bumpkin...

The palace attendant who led the way led Zhu Ran and several of his attendants to the slightly shorter VIP table on the right hand side of the highest throne.Those guards spontaneously lined up behind the seats, and Zhu Ran took his seat behind the table, his black and white eyes swept across the whole hall, quite a bit of arrogance as if he ruled the world.

It seems that everyone has arrived, so it's time for the little emperor to come out.

Sure enough, at this time, the sound of rites and music suddenly changed, becoming more solemn and prosperous.The palace attendant walked into the hall, threw off his big sleeves, and said loudly, "Welcome to the holy driver——"

Following his shout, several other similar shouts spread from the inner hall of the main hall, spreading into the Zihuan Garden like an echo.The officials stood up and faced the direction of the throne together to welcome the emperor.

Not long after, I saw the familiar figure of the little emperor turning out from behind the colorful painted wall at the front of the hall, and surrounded by all the palace attendants, he ascended the throne.He is wearing a bright red dress today, with wide sleeves like clouds, and long skirts sweeping the floor. Gorgeous and delicate golden phoenix embroidery is all over his body. A long row of bead curtains on his head hangs down between his eyebrows, reflecting his snow-white face. cheek.

Tsk tsk tsk, does this kid look good again?Wouldn't it really be a disaster for the country and the people if it went on like this?

Obviously I shouldn't be so bold to look directly at the holy face, but I couldn't move my eyes as if I couldn't control it. Fortunately, there were enough people in the hall, and no one noticed me, an unknown person.

Every time I see him, I feel like I'm getting further away from him... This feeling is really disturbing...

There are palace attendants behind him supporting the hem of his robe, and I saw that one of them was Du Ruo who hadn't seen him for a long time.Today he is dressed in a crimson red skirt with a straight skirt, it seems that there is no change.

After the little emperor sat down behind the jade table on the throne, everyone shouted in unison, "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

While shouting, I knelt down, flung open my sleeves, and kowtowed.The deafening shout echoed in the hall several times in an instant, as if there were countless voices from the nether world worshiping together, it was very shocking.

When the shouting fell silent, the little emperor said, "All of you—"

"Thanks, Your Majesty—"

He stood up and sat down according to the order conveyed by the palace attendant.The little emperor curled up his fingers and lightly held his cheek, and looked at the officials and concubines in the palace with a half-smile, not a very dignified look.I saw that Huang Yafu looked at him with a dissatisfied expression.

"Today we all gathered together to welcome our distinguished guests." He said, looking at Zhu Ran in the VIP seat, the eyes of the two met for a moment, and I don't know if there was any sparking effect or something, " Prince Zhu Ran, the boat and the car are too tiring, please drink to your heart's content and watch the dance tonight, it can be regarded as me, Da Yan, welcoming the prince."

Zhu Ran stood up and clasped his hands in front of him, "Zhu Ran is deeply grateful for Emperor Yan's kindness." The cold voice that matched the others was deep and powerful.

"No need, I just hope that the country can really live in peace as the prince said before, and I, Da Yan, would be very grateful."

This seems to be a bit too explicit. After all, he is here for peace talks, so is it okay to say such sharp words at the welcome banquet?

Sure enough, I saw Huang Yafu glanced at him, then stood up and faced Zhu Ran.Seeing such an old man stand up in person, Zhu Ran respectfully saluted Huang Yafu again.

Huang Yafu spoke slowly, "This banquet is a grand event that Yan Guo and Qi Guo have been looking forward to for many years. We will not talk about political affairs tonight, I just hope the prince has a good time."

Zhu Ran responded, "It's natural, how can Zhu Ran not enjoy himself with such hospitality?"

"That's good. Lieutenant." After Huang Yafu finished speaking, he sat down again.At this time, an official from the Department of Host and Guest of the Ministry of Rituals recited a speech for opening the banquet, which no one could understand.Finally, when he finally said "Xingjiu--", two teams of palace attendants filed in from both sides of the main hall, each holding a cloisonne-painted wine pot in their hands, and when they walked to each table, there was a palace attendant. After stopping, he handed the jug to the palace attendants who were serving the lamps at each table, then took a few steps back, turned around and left.After the meal order came down, several teams of palace servants arrived one by one, and the palace servants next to them still placed plates of dishes on each table.A series of actions flowed like clouds and flowing water. Seeing stacks of delicacies falling in front of my eyes, my saliva was about to flow out...

No, no, no... My purpose today is not to eat...

According to the rules, the first cup of wine should be respected to heaven and earth, and the second cup of wine should be respected to ancestors, so they should be spilled on the ground.I felt distressed as I followed the sprinkle, the aroma of the wine had already stimulated my central nervous system...

The third glass of wine was to be toasted to the little emperor, and I finally had a chance to take a sip of it. It was sweet and pure, although it had no strength, but it was delicious.

After paying homage to Huang Yafu and Prince Qi, all the officials finally took their seats, and the Hongtu Banquet officially started.Numerous dancers and singers dressed in unique clothes sang and danced in the center of the hall, and musicians played wonderful heavenly music with silk and bamboo on one side.It was a very beautiful dance. I didn't even know that men could dance so beautifully. With masculine strength and graceful posture, the wide sleeves and long swings set off a bit of elegance and etherealness.It's a pity that because of the things in my heart, I couldn't concentrate all the time, and my eyes would glance towards the throne and the VIP seats from time to time.

After the banquet started for a while, everyone didn't have to stick to their seats.Most of the ministers were walking around and talking and laughing in a small area, and the family members of the harem also started chatting in twos and threes, and some were trying their best to send ogles to the throne.But the little emperor didn't know when he called Mr. Hui to the high platform, and was hugging him, he didn't know what he said and smiled like a flower.Huang Yafu's expression was not good, probably because he didn't expect the little emperor to flirt with his favorite concubine blatantly when there were guests present.

On the other hand, the queen kept looking at Zhu Ran, who was drinking silently at the VIP table, with longing in her eyes.

The young master, on the other hand, smiled slightly, picked up his wine glass and walked towards the high platform. First, he talked to Huang Yafu for a few words, which caused a smile to appear on Huang Yafu's serious face, and then he turned to Zhu at the VIP table. Ran slightly bowed and toasted a glass of wine.His posture is graceful and decent, very bearing of the lord of the harem.

I looked at the little emperor's look a little strange, I know him, isn't he such a fatuous person who indulges in beauty?Why did he seem like a different person when he returned to the palace?

It feels like the dark tide is raging at the throne, which makes people feel uneasy...

At this moment, the waiter next to me poured me another glass of wine. I seemed to have drunk quite a few glasses before I knew it. My stomach was warm and comfortable, and even my cheeks felt a little hot.The scene in front of me seems to be brighter and more gorgeous than before, I don't know if I drink a little too much from time to time...

At this time, after the song was over, the music gradually faded away, and the dancers finally stopped their momentum and retreated temporarily.

I woke up in vain, it seems that the critical moment has arrived...

Sure enough, the ceremony officer walked to the open space in front of the throne again, and preached, "Taiwei Lianyu, Situ Fu Wensang and Sikong Zhang Hanzhou led all the officials to present congratulations to Prince Qi."

I cheered up and sat up straight, when I saw three officials in crimson official uniforms walking out of the banquet.Although the head of the three officials is old, his facial features are very similar to Mr. Hui's. It seems that he should be Mr. Hui's father, Lian Yu. He led the other two to the hall, and kowtowed to the little emperor and Huang Yafu first. Then he turned to Zhu Ran and said, "Since the Jingping period, wars have continued, and there has been no peace in Shenzhou. The soldiers have been burdened, and the people have no means of living. Now I pray that the prince will come from afar with the heart of seeking peace. It is actually Yan Qi who wants to end this calamity." Fortunately for all the people. Today's minister Lian Yu, Fu Wensang, and Zhang Hanzhou led a hundred officials to present this gift to thank the prince for his kindness. The gift is light and the words are light, but it is a token of heart, and I hope the prince will accept it. "

Zhu Ran got up and returned the salute, "Zhu Ran will keep the love of the three princes in mind. I hope that the envoy who returns to the king will be able to do what the Taiwei said, and the war will eventually be a disaster for one side."

Afterwards, the ceremonial officer began to announce the gift list with silk silks in his hands. At the same time, a team of palace attendants filed in from outside the hall, each carrying a beautifully crafted box inlaid with precious jade and precious stones.When I heard the list, it was really amazing. Apart from ordinary gifts like gold and brocade, there were also many magical-sounding things such as dragon preserves... Could it really be dragon meat?How can it be?

The little emperor stopped playing around with Mr. Hui at this time, sat up straight, and looked at Zhu Ran with a smile, "Seeing that the ministers have sent so many things, besides the usual things, I also prepared a special one." A present for the prince."

What the little emperor said seemed to arouse Zhu Ran's interest.Although his voice was still condensed, his tone rose a little, "Oh? I don't know what kind of rare thing it is?"

"It can't be said to be rare. But there is a beautiful woman in my palace, and her painting skills are unmatched in the world. I heard that the prince has always been interested in my calligraphy and paintings, so I asked him to draw one. Go and punish him."

"Since he is the most outstanding painter in the Yan Kingdom, this king is really curious."

The little emperor looked at the seat opposite, "Shang Yi, take out the painting."

Probably the picture of a hundred birds facing the phoenix?Although I have seen Xiaoguan painting before, but I have never seen the finished product.

At this time, I suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a little commotion behind the pillar behind me, but it didn't attract too many people's attention.When I looked back, it turned out that Qian Yi was arguing with a palace attendant who was holding a lamp, and seemed to want to come over.

I quickly gestured to the palace attendant, signaling him to bring Qian Yi over.

There was something wrong with Qian Yi's face, and there was some cold sweat on his forehead, and my heart suddenly tightened.

"Tairen, it's bad! Just now the palace attendant from the Department of Internal Affairs came to ask me where your paintings are, and it turned out that they didn't receive your paintings at all!"

I froze for a few seconds, looked at him and asked again, "What did you say?"

"The Department of Internal Affairs never received your painting, and thought you were going to submit it yourself!"

Didn't receive my painting?How can it be?I obviously handed it over to Guan Shangyi?

There was a bang in my head, and I stared blankly at Guan Shangyi who was bowing down to the little emperor in the center of the hall.He was dressed in snow clothes, like a fairy walking out of a painting, his kind and gentle face became a little blurry at this moment.

Suddenly, I knew the answer faintly in my heart.I was at a loss.

what to do?Where is the painting now?It's too late to find it now.What's more, I'm afraid this painting no longer exists...

At this time, Guan Shangyi had already unfolded the five-meter-long picture of a hundred birds facing the phoenix, which caused bursts of exclamation.I have to say that he is really good. The phoenix is ​​painted so lifelike that it seems to be real.I noticed that he used a lot of oil painting techniques to cover all the lines with color bit by bit. More than 100 birds almost soared from the paper rolls, as if they could hear their moving songs.

It's amazing how quickly he picked up a technique I've only shown a couple of times.

Zhu Ran seemed to appreciate it very much, and the little emperor was also saying something with a smile, but I was a little dazed and couldn't hear clearly.I looked at the people standing in the field, and didn't understand how he could smile so purely and kindly, but at the same time push people into desperation.

"My talent is ignorant, if you talk about the uniqueness of this brushwork, I actually learned it from Yang Cairen." I heard Guan Shangyi's voice from afar, "I heard that Yang Cairen also prepared a painting for the prince as a symbol of friendship between the two countries." The congratulatory gift, compared with his paintings, this one is just a trivial skill."

I was dumbfounded when I heard it.

"That's it..." The smile on the little emperor's face seemed to have faded a bit, and for the first time his eyes fell on me.For a moment, I couldn't move.

"I've seen Juntian's painting once, and it's really impressive."

"In this way, the king must have a look. I don't know which beautiful woman this talented man is sitting in?" Zhu Ran also asked, his eyes flicked to the seat here.

what to do?what to do?How should I answer?Said the painting was lost?

Throwing such a big man in front of the prince of Qiguo, I'm afraid I will be thrown into the cold palace as soon as the banquet is over, right?

Even if the little emperor doesn't punish me, Huang Yafu will never bypass me...

I saw Guan Shangyi smiling at me slightly, and there was a bit of coldness in that smile that I couldn't see normally, which made my hairs stand on end and I was sweating profusely.

"Yang Juntian? I'm asking you something." The little emperor waited for a while and didn't see my answer, raised his eyebrows slightly, showing a little impatience.

At this time, the eyes of the entire hall were focused, and I felt that I was about to be swallowed up by these thorny eyes.

His heart was beating fast, his nails dug into his palm, and it was hard to suppress the overwhelming fear that surged up.I stood up, took a deep breath, stepped into my seat, and walked to the center of the hall.The cold wind blew slowly from all directions, encircling me from all directions, and I immediately felt a sense of panic with nowhere to go.

With the high throne in front of him, Huang Yafu's menacing gaze came towards him.Both the little emperor and Zhu Ran were looking at me, I felt like I was about to collapse...

"Return to Your Majesty...I..." I lowered my head and said hesitantly, "My painting...something went wrong..."

"Question?" This time it was Huang Yafu who asked the question, with an unquestionable majesty in his voice, "What's the question?"

I felt my hands and feet were cold, and when I was extremely scared, I suddenly started to calm down.

I raised my head, looked at Zhu Ran on the side seat, met his scrutinizing eyes, and leaned slightly, "I had prepared a painting for the prince, but now seeing the prince's bearing, I felt that my painting It's too vulgar to dirty the prince's eyes."

"Presumptuous!" Huang Yafu shouted coldly, "Is this the place for you to take Joe, why don't you present the painting soon!"

"It's not a problem." Zhu Ran said, with a bit of mockery in his voice, "If you don't want to give it away, you don't have to force it."

I know that at this moment I am already on the cusp, and one step forward and one step back are just one word, death.

I just have to fight...

I saluted again and said, "Prince, calm down. I just think that Guan Meiren has already painted such an outstanding painting. It is really boring for me to send another painting. Why don't I come to the scene today, with a limit of one song. The prince makes a portrait, although the skill is crude, I just want to give the prince a fresh look."

"Painting on the spot? This is something new." The little emperor held his chin, his face full of interest, "It's limited to one ballad, can you really finish painting in such a short time?"

"I will do my best."

"Nonsense. How can it be a joke to give a gift to a prince?" Huang Yafu stared at me coldly. It seemed that I was hated by the most powerful person in this country...

"I think it's worth seeing, Prince Zhu Ran, what do you think?" The little emperor asked with a smile.Unexpectedly, Zhu Ran also nodded, "This king is also very curious, and I would like to have a look."

After Zhu Ran said that, Huang Yafu couldn't say anything.I boldly continued, "Please Your Majesty to give me a pen, ink, paper and inkstone. In addition, I have the courage to ask the luthier to play a piece."

"It's all up to you."

The pen and ink were quickly brought up, and a long picture scroll was hung on the shelf and stood in front of me.The luthier also sat on one side holding the piano, preparing to make music for the ballad I will be reciting in a while.

I have been practicing character sketching for more than ten years, but this time I use a brush to draw, and I have to recite poems while drawing, and pay attention to the beauty of movements, which is really very challenging...

Although I did a live painting performance once during the school celebration in high school, it’s a completely different feeling to perform in front of the emperor and civil and military officials than to perform in front of a group of hairy children...

Amitabha... If I survive this time safely... I will definitely burn incense and worship Buddha every day...

I closed my eyes for a while, stabilized my mind, kept hypnotizing myself to forget the surrounding environment, and focus on the drawing paper in front of me.

It's just a sketch of a character...no big deal...

I made a gesture to the luthier, and when the other party raised his hand, the plain strings trembled slightly, and the slow ancient sound rippled.I dipped my pen into the ink, glanced at Zhu Ran on the side seat, and then chanted loudly, "Plucking the weeds and picking the weeds, wei also stops."

At the end of the sentence, I have already tapped a few strokes on the paper to roughly outline his head shape and determine the proportions and positions of various parts of the body.

"Days come and go, and the years don't stop." Outlining the outline of the face, shoulders and neck, his action at this time is holding a wine glass, squinting his eyes slightly to look over, I roughly remembered his posture.

"Excessive room and family, because of the yin and yang. Not to mention Qiju, because of the yin and yang." Between these two sentences, I outlined the outline of his body, and roughly determined his movements.

"Plucking the weeds and picking the weeds, the weaves are also soft and calm. When the day returns, the heart also stops worrying. The worries are fierce, and the hunger and thirst are intense. I am undecided, and I will return to employment." The boots on both legs were also set, and I Start to concentrate on painting the texture and details of the clothes.

"Plucking weeds and picking weeds, wei has just stopped. The day returns and the year returns. Do your best to be precise.Fortunately, after being unemployed, I often draw and sketch at home when I have nothing to do, so my hands are not born, and the journey has been smooth.

I tried my best to show the splendor of his clothing, but I only left his facial features for the last drawing.At this time, Caiwei was almost at the end of the recitation, and I began to trace his eyes.

"I'm gone in the past, Yangliu Yiyi." The slender eyes, who don't know how many killings and deaths they have witnessed, can be so cold.

"I'm thinking about it today, it's raining and snowing." The brows of resoluteness bear the responsibility of many countries.

"The road is slow, full of thirst and hunger." The heartless lips, I don't know if they have ever cared about those soldiers who are desperately fighting on the battlefield.

"My heart is sad, you don't know I'm sad!" The last stroke was placed between his eyebrows, and he immediately felt a little dignified and prepared.

After finishing, I settled for a while, then slowly put down the pen, slowly exhaled the breath that had been stuck in my chest, and took three steps back.

I faintly heard a lot of admiring voices from among the officials, and the stone in my heart slowly fell from midair to the ground...

I bowed again to Zhu Ran, "The prince please watch."

He stood up from his seat, stepped off the high platform of the VIP seats, and walked all the way to this side.I stepped back and watched him apprehensively look up and down my painting.

In the painting, he is dressed in a fine attire and is about to drink wine, but his brows are tangled, his eyes are somewhat dark and turbulent, and there seems to be something important on his mind hidden in them, but he is cold and ruthless, the corners of his mouth are tightly pursed, It seemed that the whole person was tense, like a cheetah waiting for an opportunity.

He watched it for a long time, every minute and every second was as long as a year, I lowered my head and waited for his evaluation, feeling my whole body was stiff...

Suddenly, he raised his hand and started to clap slowly.

The sound of one after another suddenly resounded in the quiet hall.Immediately, like a stone stirring up thousands of waves, applause resounded from the seats in all directions, like a surging tide surging in, instantly submerging the entire hall.

My legs went limp and I almost sat on the ground...

Dear mother... It seems that I have walked before the gate of hell again...

I let out a breath and couldn't help laughing.This kind of feeling like the rest of my life after a catastrophe is really wonderful...

Amidst the applause, I saw the little emperor on the high platform, but he stopped smiling. He looked at me, not knowing what was in his eyes.

Before I could think about it, I saw Zhu Ran turn around and look at me, and asked, "This talent, can I tell you your name?"