The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 731 Allegiance to the Eastern Palace
Zhou Gong was afraid of rumors, and Wang Mang remained courteous.

Xiang Shi died in the first place, but who knows the true or false of his life?

——Excerpt from Bai Juyi, "Five Poems of Words, Part Three"
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"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

When the bell rang and the drums sounded, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty arrived, and nearly a thousand guests stood up in the hall to welcome him.

Suzong led the harem concubines and all the princes to enter the arena, and the atmosphere in the hall immediately boiled.

After Suzong and the imperial concubines sat down, Prince Li Chu and other princes led their concubines and took their seats in order of superiority and inferiority. Li Chu was followed by King Li of Yue, followed by members of the royal family such as King Peng Li Zhi and King Yan Li Zan.

Fujiwara Lixiang looked at the imperial concubines, and said to herself: "It turns out that many concubines also like to wear flowers on their heads. I thought the noble ladies of the Tang Dynasty only wore golden steps."

Fujiwara Rika turned her head, smiled slightly at Bai Fu and said, "General Bai, thank you, please pick a bunch of flowers from the vase beside you, and give it to me?"

Bai Fubai glanced at Fujiwara Rika, took out a flower from the vase, and handed it to Fujiwara Rika.

The branches of this bunch of flowers have thorns, Bai Fu didn't pay attention to it, the branch pricked his fingertips, and a small drop of blood came out.

Fujiwara Lixiang smiled brightly, and said softly: "General Bai, there is no bronze mirror here, please help me put flowers on the corner of my hair."

Bai Fu ignored her and drank on his own.

Fujiwara Lixiang didn't care too much, cut off the flower branches, put the bouquet on her hair, and said: "It is said that the Tang Dynasty has many romantic talents, but I think our General Bai is also a man who doesn't understand style. you."

After finishing speaking, he smiled provocatively at Bai Fu.

After the royal family of Li and Tang took their seats, the officials and guests in the hall, led by the prince, toasted Suzong three times, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became lively.

Suzong held up the wine bottle and announced the beginning of the court banquet.

More than a hundred court ladies waved their long sleeves and fluttered into the arena. Amid the melodious drum music, they danced like colorful butterflies.I saw the skirts tumbling, dancing lightly and singing melodiously.

After the song was over, the lights dimmed, and the maids in the palace conjured up a lantern with eight treasures of colored glaze.Light and shadow intertwined, changing into thousands of fireflies in the hall.All the guests were dazzled and amazed, and cheers came and went one after another.

The eunuchs and court maids brought delicacies to the banquet like flowing water, and the hall was another scene of excitement.

It was Suzong's turn to toast to the crowd, and another harmonious atmosphere was set off for the monarch and his subjects to enjoy themselves.

After drinking for three rounds, [-] mighty Qianniu guards wearing bright armors marched in from the gate of the main hall, holding swords, guns, swords and shields, and performing various formations. Soldiers Dance - "The King of Qin Breaking the Battle"!
Compared with the graceful and charming Gong'e singing and dancing just now, the Bing Wu is full of masculinity, and it has another taste, which is equally exciting.

After the "King of Qin breaks the battle", there is a three-way toast:
First, Prince Li Chu led the princes and princesses to toast Suzong and Queen Zhang; then, Prince Li Chu led all the officials to toast Suzong and Queen Zhang; At the banquet, toast to the important ministers of the court.

The three-way toast brought the court banquet to another climax.

After this round of toasting ended, the atmosphere of the banquet became more active, and all the courtiers left the table one after another, in groups of three or five, wishing each other well.

Although Princess Qingluan was not very happy in her heart, she still followed the etiquette and brought the prospective son-in-law Bai Fu to toast Suzong and Empress Zhang.

Suzong felt very relieved, and had a drink with Princess Qingluan and Bai Fuman.

Queen Zhang also made an exception to pay back to Princess Qingluan and Bai Fu.Empress Zhang was eloquent and witty, which made Suzong laugh heartily, and Princess Qingluan's mood instantly improved, and her smile was like a flower.

Bai Fu had no choice but to admire.Bai Fu thought to himself: "Empress Zhang is mediocre in appearance and not outstanding, but she is able to control the six palaces all by herself, it seems that she is indeed extraordinary.

If I didn't know about her relationship with Caiyi Club, I would have thought that the Empress of the Tang Dynasty was virtuous and virtuous...

It can be seen from this that the treacherous and evil people often show others with kindness and kindness.

As the saying goes: Zhou Gong was afraid of rumors, but Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp him.Xiang Shi died at the time of birth, so who knows the authenticity of his life? "

After toasting with Suzong, the next step is to toast to the prince.

This was originally a rite of passage, but Princess Qingluan hoped to take this opportunity to facilitate the reconciliation between Bai Fu and the prince.Princess Qingluan took Bai Fu's hand, forcing Bai Fu to express his opinion.

Seeing Princess Qingluan bursting into tears, Bai Fu's heart suddenly softened.Bai Fu reluctantly agreed, and Princess Qingluan burst into tears.

The two came to the side of the prince and toasted Li Chu and Princess Dugu.

Princess Qingluan said with a smile to Li Chu: "Brother Prince, Bai Fu has already agreed, and will stand with me to support the East Palace."

Li Chu stared at Bai Fu firmly with his eyes burning.

Bai Fu took a deep breath and said, "I will do what I promise to Luan'er. As long as Your Highness doesn't make things difficult for me, I will never oppose Dong Gong."

Li Chu remained calm, with a gloomy expression, and said, "Showing allegiance to the Eastern Palace is not just a matter of words. I hope you can do what you say."

After all, without further ado, let’s walk away.

When Bai Fu's hot face met his cold butt, he was left aside, as if he had eaten a fly, which was extremely embarrassing.

Dugu Xiao gave Bai Fu an apologetic smile again, and said, "The prince has a mouth full of bean curds, Mr. Bai, don't take it to heart."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Dugu Xiaozhong didn't want to stay longer, so he moved lightly and followed the prince.

Seeing the arrogant Bai Fu being humiliated in public, Princess Qingluan's nose ached, she covered her mouth with a silk handkerchief, tears were about to fall, she murmured: "Brother Fu, Luan'er is sorry for making you wronged ..."

Bai Fu was quite moved, and sighed in his heart: "Forget it, forget it, for Luan'er, what else do I care about."

Bai Fu held Princess Qingluan's catkin, and said softly: "As long as we can be together, it doesn't matter if we are wronged a little bit."

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"Dang! Dang! Dang!"

The bell rang, and the second half of the banquet began.

Prince Li Chu stood up, and said in a clear voice: "Since the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, I have pacified the world, destroyed the Turks, conquered the east and west, subdued the four barbarians, and won all battles.

On the occasion of this grand event tonight, according to our tradition of martial arts in the Tang Dynasty, martial arts competitions before the court are indispensable.

At present, the sixteen guards of Nanya are invited to send generals to fight and accept the challenge of the Forbidden Army of Beiya.No matter the winner or loser, the two sides will each reward ten taels of gold to help the wine. "

There was a burst of applause in the hall immediately.

Under the attention of all the people, a tiger general walked into the center of the hall with his head held high, paying respects to Emperor Suzong.

Wearing a lotus-leaf helmet and chain mail, this person stood in the hall with a handsome appearance and a dignified appearance.It was Bai Fu's old subordinate - Li Xiang, the seventh son of King Rong Li Wan.

After the Daming Palace put down the rebellion, Li Xiang was promoted as an officer, and now he is a general of Youqianniuwei Zhonglang.

Bai Fu smiled in relief.Li Xiang's martial arts was taught by Bai Fu himself, he is obviously the number one master of You Qianniuwei.

Suzong was obviously very familiar with the son of King Rong Li Wan, he smiled gratifiedly, and said kindly: "It turned out to be Xiang'er. Aiqing is flat.

Xiang'er kept in mind that this was just a martial arts competition, not a life-and-death fight.

I personally supervise the battle, and when the bell rings, no matter what the situation is, you must immediately stop and retreat. "

"The last general obeys the order!" Li Xiang clasped his fists and replied loudly.

　Don’t be suspicious, don’t need to drill tortoises and Zhu Xing.

　　The test jade must be burned for three days, and the material identification must wait for seven years.

　　Zhou Gong was afraid of rumors, and Wang Mang remained courteous.

　　Xiang Shi died in the first place, but who knows the true or false of his life?

　　——"Five Poems of Words Part Three" Bai Juyi
　　
　
(End of this chapter)