Emperor Que Shaohua

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, the palace banquet was held in Qingliang Hall, Yelu Shibao and Wanyan Chao brought three carefully selected warriors besides a few followers and civil servants.It seemed normal, but Luo Pingyuan saw a tall old man in black robe among Yelu Shibao's entourage, with a hooked nose and dim eyes.It was Master Hangu, his heart shuddered, and he subconsciously turned his head to look, and saw Li Pinglan, the commander of the inner circle, standing beside him with a calm expression. Inexplicably at ease.

Apart from Emperor Tianyi himself and the princes present in the hall, there were also some civil servants and generals accompanying them, not only to observe the situation, but also to give the two envoys some face.

Both Yelu Shibao and Wanyanchao met Yu Zhou's King Yun for the first time, they were like a thunderbolt, but they couldn't help being distracted for a moment when they saw him in person, they both thought that their reputation was well-deserved.

Yelu Shibao's feelings are even more complicated. You must know that this is the person who took care of his arrogant fourth brother.The throne of Beiliao has always been won by the strong, and there is no love between the brothers. They fight with each other so much that they wish they could tear each other apart.As soon as Yelu Shiji died, his status was greatly improved immediately, and there was an endless stream of ministers who came to seek refuge or express their loyalty.Therefore, even though Yelu Hongchou wished to kill the fourth prince of the enemy country immediately to pay for the death of his own fourth son, it was difficult for him to understand the feeling of gnashing his teeth; At the border, Shao'an City will be as solid as gold, and wherever the banner goes, even the brave cavalry of the Liao army will be three points timid.

His eyes wandered over the princes of Yu Zhou in turn, all of whom were his future opponents.But in Luocheng, it is unwise to take any action against King Yun or King Ning. If one misses, he may not be able to return to Beiliao. Yelu Shibao is not stupid enough to risk his own safety to make a wedding dress for the second brother.He had to admit that targeting King Jing might be the only feasible choice. Although it was difficult, it would not offend the emperor of Yu Zhou. With the dispute between the Kunlun Mansion and Langhuan as an excuse, he should be able to carry the contract with him. And retreat.

Ji Wuya believed that a considerable part of the reason why King Yun was able to win consecutive battles over the years was due to Luo Yanhua's back support, and that King Ning lived in Prince Jing's mansion. He has been influenced by his ears and eyes and even personally instructed him, so if only King Jing is eliminated, Yu Zhou will not be able to become a climate, and the future will not be left to be slaughtered by the Northern Liao Dynasty.

Yelu Shibao was skeptical, he never believed that one person could do such a great job, Ji Wuya was good at lobbying, there must be some exaggeration in order to help the Kunlun Mansion, but he was still moved.Returning to Zhaolin after the event is completed, even if the contract is not quite as expected, this credit is enough to silence the voices of doubt around.And what I need to do is to take a small risk and help the Kunlun Mansion add more firewood.

At this moment, the eldest son of the emperor was sitting on the opposite table, and seemed to feel his unusual gaze, so he glanced indifferently; Luo Linpian ignored all the attention, poured a glass of wine and drank slowly.Yelu Shibao's eyes fell on Luo Wenxiao before he carefully looked at the subordinates brought by King Ning. He was not alone, but as long as he used it properly, the prince would be a strong supporter.

During the banquet, there will inevitably be singing and dancing to add to the fun. More than a dozen maids with wide sleeves dance in the hall accompanied by melodious silk and bamboo.

Wanyan Chao said with a smile: "The dance and music in your country can be regarded as elaborate, but it is soft and has no strength, and it seems that people can be broken when pinched; I was fortunate to be a guest in Zhaolin Palace the year before last, and the sword dance was shining brightly in that battle. , The armor is cold, it is majestic and magnificent, and it is unforgettable to this day. Is it because the customs of different countries are different?"

The provocative meaning in his tone was too obvious, and Yu Zhou's ministers all looked unkind.General Wu Ying reprimanded: "Your envoy wants to see swords and swords, but there are many of them in Yu Zhou's army. They are all real swords and guns. It's not comparable to mere dance music with swords and poses."

"The general is serious. If you think about it, singing and dancing can be compared with military training. In the future, when you have a dispute, you don't have to go to battle. You just need to send dancers to compete?" Wan Yanchao still smiled, "There are also people down there. I feel that the people in the Central Plains are really different from those in the North, not only in singing and dancing, but even the people who practice martial arts look much weaker."

When he said this, everyone couldn't help looking at the people brought to the banquet by all parties. In terms of appearance, the two Jingyu cavalry guards beside King Ning were all full of heroism, and the two young masters Tang and Fan were even better. Under the circumstances, the warriors of the Liao and Jin Dynasties were indeed taller and stronger, making Yu Zhoufang, especially Mr. Tang Yu, more elegant.

The subordinates of Beiliao and Yijin showed a bit of sarcasm and contempt on their faces, and the arrogant ones even laughed.

Only Yelu Shibao was a little confused, this Wanyan Chao did not hold back his hands, it didn't matter if he couldn't stop being provocative, but he rushed to the front with every sentence.

Tang Yu's slender and delicate eyebrows were raised imperceptibly, and he glanced at King Ning, who was on hand, and saw that Luo Pingyuan had no objection, so he got up and said: "Although the guest is rude, I will accompany you as a disciple of Yu Zhou. But I had to do my best, and I didn't prepare anything in a hurry, so I toasted the two envoys and chatted to add to the fun."

At this time, the singing and dancing were taking a break, and he didn't leave his seat. He gestured slightly to a palace lady who was about to retreat, and said softly, "Miss, can you lend me the cloud yarn in your hand?"

The dancer was at a loss at first, but when she came to her senses, she shyly handed over the streamer she used to perform the dance just now, and then left in a hurry.

The long cloud gauze streamers are multicolored, light and thin in texture, and feel like flying when waved, just like neon clothes.

Seeing that Tang Yu was holding one end in his hand, everyone didn't know what he was going to do. Some people from Yijin's side laughed and said, "This young master looks like a woman, does he want to dance a song to cheer my family's son to drink? Why not?" Are you not going to end?"

Tang Yu was not angry when she heard this, but instead smiled lightly, as if a little embarrassed.

The one who spoke was one of the three people brought by Wanyan Chao, who was about to ridicule a few more words when he saw this, but the next moment, the other end of the hanging cloud veil jumped up from the ground like a five-color spirit snake from the opposite side. The seats flew up, and they arrived at the door in an instant.

Can be selected to participate in the banquet, this person's martial arts is not weak, he hastily stretched out his arms to block.However, the light and fluttering gauze suddenly became extremely nimble and flexible, and it was already slapping his left face right after stretching and shrinking, as hot and numb as if someone had slapped him.

Only Fan Yin covered his eyes and muttered in a low voice, "It's too horrible."

It is said that the more gentle and gentle Tang Yu smiled when confronting the enemy, the more life would be worse for the opponent.

Few people in the palace understood this, and only Luo Pingyuan heard Fan Yin's sigh.The princes and subordinates only saw the elegant young master in Yuebai waving his right hand lightly, and the cloud gauze seemed to turn into a rainbow, and he wrapped a wine pot lightly and deftly, and tilted slightly from a height of more than half a foot, and first lifted Yelu The wine cup in front of Shibao was filled, and he poured another cup for Wanyan Chao, and said with a smile, "Please, both."

Even Wanyan Chao, whose purpose is to stir up nothing, looked at the glass of wine in front of him, and his expression froze for a moment.The amber wine was just flush with the rim of the cup, without a single drop overflowing or splashing out. If it was poured out from the pot with your own hands, it would be nothing unusual, but the other party was about ten feet away, using a light bottle cloud yarn.The eyesight, techniques, and inner strength contained in it make people feel frightened when they think about it.

In a daze, someone beside him suddenly exclaimed in a low voice: "His... his face!"

I saw that the left half of the young golden man's cheek was swollen up like a blown air, more than doubled in size, it looked like a blister that could burst, red and white was very scary.

That person didn't take it seriously when he was slapped by the gauze at first, who would have thought that the numbness would not subside, and then the itching became unbearable, like a group of ants biting at the same time, it became more and more unbearable.He saw the horror on the faces of his companions, and he was even more confused when he touched it: "You... what kind of magic are you using?"

He was speaking to Tang Yu, but half of his face was swollen too much, and his speech became blurred.

"There is no demonic law. From your appearance, I'm afraid that you will suffer retribution if you have not cultivated your tongue all the time and violated the taboo of some god." Tang Yu said lightly, with the same gentle expression: "The two envoys don't drink alcohol. Is it?"

Yelu Shibao and Wanyan Chao looked at each other in blank dismay, and both kept away from the wine glass, so as not to accidentally get a little bit of it.Offending the gods and so on, who can't tell it's an excuse, it must be some kind of powerful drug.If he was brought by that Yunsha just now, wouldn't he be completely different on the spot.

Wanyan Chao saw that his subordinate's face was already disfigured, beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and he couldn't help moaning in a low voice from time to time. Feeling ashamed, he frowned and said, "Go out and wait outside the hall."

Fan Yin smiled kindly: "Won't Prince Wanyan think of a way for his own people? I have seen people suffer from the same retribution before, and if they die after two days, they will fester. I can't lose my life, but from now on, only half of my face will be left. Yes. My friend is proficient in Qihuang, and happens to know some healing methods, so please forgive me, maybe your pig-headed subordinate will not have to be disfigured."

Then he said: "Your Majesty, don't think I'm fooling you, my good friend's surname is Tang."

The Yijin warrior who was repelled had a hard time on his face, and he was even more out of his wits when he heard the words.

Wanyan Chao's face was very ugly. Everyone in the Tang Sect knew about his ability to use poison, and he deliberately ignored it, but didn't everyone see that he didn't take his subordinates seriously?However, if he wants to lower his status to intercede with King Ning's subordinates, what face does Yijin have today?

Luo Pingyuan saw this, but he didn't want Jin Tiesi to target Tang Yu and even Tang Sect too much in the future, so he said with a smile: "Listen to what Fan Shaoxia said, Mr. Tang has a way?"

Tang Yu smiled, the poison was nothing more than a trivial skill to him, and took out a small packet of powdered medicine from his sleeve: "Just apply it externally."

King Ning took it and weighed it in his palm, and said lightly: "I reminded Prince Wanyan last time that in my Chonghua Palace and in front of the emperor, you must speak respectfully and carefully, otherwise even if the father is magnanimous and does not commit crimes, you will be punished." Unavoidable, there will be unfavorable things coming. Fortunately, Mr. Tang has kindly rescued him this time, and I hope that the prince will not encounter the next one, and lose face."

As he said that, with a flick of his finger, the medicine bag flew flatly towards the poisoned warrior.

Wanyan Chao was furious in his heart, but even though he was good at speaking, it was difficult for him to refute right now.I wanted to pick up the wine cup to calm my anger, but then remembered that the cup should not be touched, my face turned blue and white for a moment, it was really pretty.

King Jing looked at him with a smile, and thought that Luo Pingyuan would speak to the envoy Jin now, so that he would not leave anything behind.

Then he noticed that there was a heavy gaze staring at him, and when he turned around, it was the prince.

These days, Luo Wenxiao seems to have changed a bit. Although he still maintains this gentle and modest demeanor in front of others, his personality is a lot gloomy, and there are intermittent rumors of him being violent and angry with the officials of the six ministries.

King Jing thought of Concubine Han, who looked haggard at least five to ten years old during the family dinner on New Year's Eve. It is said that the prince has rarely visited her in Yunxiu Palace to avoid suspicion.On the contrary, Emperor Tianyi couldn't bear to see the silence of the mother and son, and asked a few questions about the imperial concubine's condition and daily offerings during the Chinese New Year.

After meeting each other for a short while, Luo Yanhua calmed down, but the other party didn't intend to remain silent.

"Elder brother," Luo Wenxiao said politely, "You have been far-sighted and secretly helped the fourth brother for several years. Now that he has returned to the court to support you, are you happy?"

Luo Yanhua frowned slightly, there were many guests in the Qingliang Palace, and the maids shuttled back and forth, with Luo Wenxiao's caution, he would never have said such a thing in the past.

"The two masters beside Brother Wu Huang, you recommended him." Seeing that he was silent, Luo Wenxiao continued, "Your calculations are really good, and you know that he is very useful in martial arts competitions. The disciples of the sect are all invited, no matter how arrogant the fifth emperor brother is, he is reluctant to refuse this favor. But do you think that they will really help you and repay you just because of their gratitude?"

His smile was distorted uncontrollably, and the whole upright face looked a bit ferocious: "It's better to wake up, people plan for themselves first. It is also the prince, who can really convince the other and support you , where are they going to stand in the future? And..., I heard that Brother Dahuang has had at least one illness every month for the past year, and he has been struggling with the illness, right?"

"Don't worry about it." King Jing said, "My courtiers probably haven't realized that compared to the arrogance of the fourth emperor, His Royal Highness, the humble and courteous corporal, is the one who won't be convinced by anyone and who doesn't want to listen to him, right? It's a pity that even if you try your best, you can't keep what doesn't belong to you."

This was the only time in a long time that he spoke to the prince without perfunctory disdain, but it was only one sentence.After finishing speaking, he turned around and said, "Ah Su."

Qin Su, who was dressed in black, did not know where he was hiding, but just after King Jing's low voice fell, he had already appeared and stood behind him.

"It's nothing," Luo Yanhua said with a smile, "The banquet is in full swing at the moment, and A Su also comes to have a drink."

Qin Su didn't make a sound, silently took the wine cup he handed over, raised his head and drank it all.

"I didn't expect the eldest brother to bring A Su to the palace. I'm really envious." Luo Linpian noticed the movement here, and said leisurely, "I also accepted a shadow guard a while ago, but he had never been treated before. Specialized training, it's nothing more than kung fu, but I can't learn to hide my aura and figure, and I'll be ashamed when I meet an expert. Brother Dahuang will send a serious secret guard from Xuanshuang to help train it some other day?"

Jing Wang was slightly surprised, because of Yun Wang's aloofness, unexpectedly

Willing to have someone by his side at all times.He looked towards Qin Su, and Qin Su nodded to confirm that there was someone there, and said, "He's from a killer."

It sounded more and more strange, Luo Yanhua didn't ask any more questions, Luo Linpian's reputation was too great, it would be better to have someone to protect him at any time, so he nodded and agreed.

The banquet was already in the middle, and Emperor Tianyi was very happy to see Tang Yu's attack.It is impossible for everyone who wants to participate in the competition to have such a strong ability, but if there are a few more, the chances of winning are great.He was also a bit apprehensive about Tangmen's poison, but fortunately, the people Luo Yanhua invited would not all be poisonous sons, and there would be other good youngsters.

He ordered someone to bring a bag of gold beads and two altars of royal wine to Tang Yu, and then carefully looked at Fan Yin, taking advantage of the revelry, and said: "Today, the guests and the host are having a good time. If you have talents, you can show your talents. But if you perform well, I will reward you." There are rewards."

Yi Jingang suffered a lot, and his arrogance lowered.Yelu Shibao thought to himself, don't I have any outstanding people in Beiliao?Being overwhelmed by Yu Zhou and Tang Yu, who dared not look up, didn't it mean that he lost the first round before the ring started.

He winked at his hands calmly, and one of the three warriors immediately said loudly: "It's all so delicate. It's so rare. As the saying goes, if you can lift five hundred catties of stone locks without talent and prudence, you guys Who is going to compete with me?"

Everyone saw that the speaker was tall and healthy, with sunken temples on both sides, and they all felt that the person who came was not good. It seemed that besides his physical strength, he also had accomplished internal skills.

Fan Yin said with a smile: "I'm not a brute, so it's fine to lift a big stone, and this temple is not a place to throw things openly, how about I come to accompany you to do a few tricks?" But using a small grabbing hand supplemented by a hand that separates tendons and bones should be able to pick up and grab it.

Yuan Shen rolled his eyes upwards, shook his head and said, "If you don't compete with real people, what's the point of fighting? Is Yu Zhou's people so weak that they can only win with their fists and legs?"

Luo Pingyuan heard his tone of arrogance, and he didn't need a lesson. Fan Yin's martial arts followed the way of lightness, agility, and movement. When confronting Yuan Shen head-on, it became a short-term attack.He stood up and said: "Well, let me fight a few palms with you." If there is a competition of palm strength, the winner will be determined purely by the strength of internal strength, there is no room for trickery.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Shen still shook his head again and again: "At the final stage of the martial arts competition, His Royal Highness King Ning will test the martial arts of the winner. I have not yet entered the stage to compete, so it is inconvenient for me to fight with you. Otherwise, if I lose, how will I be able to compete in this arena?" ; If you are lucky enough to win His Highness, will it be defined as the winner directly?" This person has a strong appearance, but he speaks with a careful mind, which sounds somewhat reasonable.

King Jing raised his eyebrows slightly, and was about to ask Qin Su to deal with it. Unexpectedly, Yuan Shen cupped his hands, and then said loudly: "I have heard for a long time that His Royal Highness Prince Yuzhou has excellent martial arts, and he hides his secrets. If you dare to ask His Highness, can you be bold?" Are you brave enough to give me credit and compete with my subordinates for a while?"

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the audience. It is one thing for a crown prince to be dissatisfied with the king's heart, but to the outside world he is a rich man. It is extremely rude for a warrior from the Northern Liao Dynasty to dare to make such a request.Emperor Tianyi was very displeased, many civil and military officials couldn't help scolding, even Yelu Shibao frowned and scolded: "Shut up, how can you be so offensive, why don't you hurry up and apologize!"

Among the objections, only Luo Wenxiao was not annoyed. Instead, he stood up and saluted Emperor Tianyi: "I will tell my father, my son, I have never put down my kung fu in these years. Now Liao and Jin require a martial arts competition." , It is my state affairs of Yuzhou. My son sees that the five emperors are working hard, and I am willing to do my part. Since the Liao people are arrogant and want to fight, it will not weaken our momentum. My son I just took the opportunity to try my Hunyuan Kungfu, please allow me."

Emperor Tianyi was still a little hesitant. The last time he paid attention to Luo Wenxiao's martial arts entry was seven or eight years ago. Is it plausible?But when he saw Luo Wenxiao's calm and sure look, he took the initiative to ask for a fight.

The servants had already removed some tables and chairs, clearing an empty space in the middle of the hall.Luo Wenxiao walked forward slowly and stood opposite Yuan Shen.

The princes of Yuzhou have practiced bow and horse martial arts since childhood, and the instructors are even more top-notch, but how much the princes who are well-clothed and well-fed can learn depends entirely on their own efforts.The courtiers knew that King Ning was excellent in martial arts, but they never thought that the prince would be able to face off against the masters of the enemy country with ease.

When the two fought, everyone was even more surprised.Yuan Shen's moves are very concise and clumsy, but every palm is full of strength, people sitting nearby will occasionally feel pain when touched by his palm, which shows that the internal kung fu has been practiced extremely solidly.Even so, it seemed that after several rounds, the crown prince had the upper hand.

The martial art that Luo Wenxiao uses is called Bagua Lingyun Palm, which is a relatively advanced set of palm techniques of the Wuji Sect. It has always been taught only by inner sect disciples who have achieved success in the kung fu.Wuji Sect also belongs to the orthodox Taoist sect in the north. Unlike the Hanshan Sect, the exercises have been widely spread and many people can recognize them.At this moment, seeing that the prince's strength is deep and long, and his internal strength is not inferior to King Ning's; although his moves are not as smooth as flowing water, his palms are well organized, gradually suppressing the Liao warriors to the disadvantage, and they can't help applauding loudly.

Seeing that it was difficult to win, Yuan Shen seemed unwilling to admit defeat, shouted loudly, and suddenly struck his chest with both palms.Luo Wenxiao didn't dodge either, he stretched out a single palm to block him, and the two of them became still immediately, from fighting to fighting each other's internal strength.

At this scene, Luo Yanhua has already seen the clue.But why did Luo Wenxiao perform martial arts in public as a prince? Could it be that it was simply to show off his martial power in front of Emperor Tianyi and steal King Ning's limelight?He turned his head slightly, just in time to meet the eyes of Commander Ouchi.There was no unnecessary expression on Li Pinglan's face, but he nodded very slowly as if confirming his guess.

Sure enough, the contest was settled within a short time. Yuan Shen's face turned red and then pale, and the time for half a cup of tea changed several times. Sweat dripped from his forehead. The palm still looks calm and relaxed, and it looks really elegant.When the three palms parted, Yuan Shen stepped back five or six steps, it was Master Hangu who flicked his sleeves to relieve him of the stamina, so that he would not fall down.His complexion turned pale spontaneously, and even though he denied it, it was obvious that he had suffered serious internal injuries.

The ministers of Yuzhou and Zhou were quite surprised today. It is rare to see the martial arts of the disciples of the Tang Sect. What's more, they didn't expect that the gentle and polite prince would have extraordinary skills. His martial arts are so profound that he couldn't help but secretly compare them in his heart. Above His Highness?However, His Highness the Fifth Highness had made a special trip to study in the Cold Mountain School for many years before becoming successful. How did Luo Wenxiao, who was busy with government affairs, do it?In addition to being puzzled, seeing the prince's calm expression again, he didn't seem to take victory seriously, and felt more and more unfathomable, and even some officials who had already left could not help but reconsider.

Emperor Tianyi was also surprised, but he rewarded the prince very happily, and ordered to reorganize the banquet, and then serve delicious food and wine.Naturally, Yelu Shibao was not very happy, but compared to Wanyan Chao, at least Beiliao lost a lot more decently, and losing to the other prince didn't seem too embarrassing.He simply took advantage of the situation and praised Luo Wenxiao's martial arts a few words, and said quite sincerely that he would definitely bring Yuan Shen to the East Palace someday to apologize for today's rudeness.

In the harmony, Luo Yanhua saw Luo Wenxiao raised his glass to him, with a malicious sneer on his lips.