That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 810

There are four major cities in the world, the imperial capital and Jiangdu are two prosperous places. Needless to say, Zhongdu is the place where the Taizu of this dynasty made his fortune. Only Beidu has lived in the northeast for a long time. Speaking of which, in the eyes of the temple masters, this place is certainly not a place of barbarians, but it is only the backyard of the Mu family's private house, and the place of a feudal town.If it hadn't been for recruiting the Northeast Mu family back then, this place would not have been included in the four capitals anyway.

Just when Xu Beiyou had just returned to Jiangdu and hadn't set off for Huzhou, King Mutang of Liao held a banquet in his palace in Beidu. For noble people, the banquet follows the ancient system, one table for one person, the top one is naturally the position of the host of the night banquet, and the rest of the people are arranged in order according to their respective status.

Among them are the chief envoys, envoys, and command envoys of the three prefectures, several right governors of the Northeast Right Army, important officials in the northern capital, high-ranking lords of various families, and local powerful speakers.It can be said that the gathering of these people can completely determine the future trend of the Northeast.

It’s just that for some reason, as the host of the banquet, Mu Tangzhi, King of Liao, and Inspector Qing, Governor of the Right Army and Left Commander, did not show up for a long time. Only a middle-aged man from the Mu family greeted guests here, which made many officials and powerful They are a little puzzled.

In fact, before this, many people have already smelled a different smell. First, the king of Wei raised his troops, and then the grassland went south. Wang really holds the military and political power in one place, so they are called the San Francisco together. Now that the San Francisco has reversed the two clans, leaving the last clan in the Northeast, there must be an explanation.

Between the toasts and cups, another monk in white came over. Because he was an uninvited guest who came late, he did not sit at the top, but admired the last seat, and he did not taboo the Buddhist precepts. No taboos of good wine, no taboo of meat and fish, as long as he comes, he will drink , Eat it when you see it, making others look sideways.

When the wine was half drunk, Meiji came in again, dressed in a gauze dress with cloud sleeves, her figure was graceful, she looked like a beauty in a painting amidst the bright lights, she began to dance gracefully amidst the music.

During the dance, petals float out from nowhere, mixed with the fragrance of flowers, making people feel as if they are in the beautiful scenery of spring to see the colorful fallen flowers, beautiful flowers and beautiful people. Many officials who come from Qingliu celebrities are already crazy.

At the end of the dance, I don't know who was the first to say hello, and immediately the whole house applauded.

However, the dancers did not leave the stage, but separated into two rows on both sides, folded their hands on their waists, bowed their knees and squatted to salute, and said in unison: "Your Highness is welcome."

A young man dressed in a black python robe slowly walked into the hall. He had a handsome face, and there was a gloomy look between his brows. Smelling of alcohol, he was the owner of this place, King Mutang of Liao known as the King of Mu.The reason why it is also called King Mu is because according to the legal system, King Liao only has the right to control one state of Liaozhou. King, it is inevitable that he will violate the taboo of the court, so he is still called Mu Wang in private.

The guests present looked at it with astonishment on their faces.Obviously it was King Mu who invited everyone to this banquet, but he never showed up. Now that he finally showed up, he was full of alcohol. Could it be that he left everyone here and drank elsewhere?

What kind of reasoning is this?

The whole room was silent.

Regardless of the surprised gazes of the crowd, Mu Tangzhi walked forward slowly, came to the vacant main seat and slowly took a seat, then gently shook the glass jug in his hand, poured the liquid into the glass in front of him, raised his glass and said loudly: " Tonight, all the virtuous people have arrived, and the humble house is full of brilliance. The ancients said in a poem, when you are about to drink, don’t stop the cup. Today, the king is arty and elegant, and changed the three characters. The wine is not exhausted, so don’t stop the cup. I respect you with this cup of wine!”

The originally silent hall became lively again, and everyone stood up to raise their glasses in return to King Mu.

The corner of Mu Tangzhi's mouth curled up into a faint smile, and he said softly, "Today we are in Beidu, tomorrow we will go to Liaozhou, when will we go to the imperial capital again?"

Then Mu Tangzhi stood up leisurely, he had already drank before entering the door, and drank most of the pot of wine along the way, two blushes appeared on his slightly pale cheeks, even more radiant than that of a dancing girl, haha He smiled and said, "Thinking about my Mu family, I was only one step away from the imperial capital."

Mu Tangzhi stretched out a finger, raised it in front of his lips, and said softly: "It's just one step."

After Mutang's words fell, a large number of soldiers burst into the hall from outside the door, and stood one by one with their sabers pressed, imposing.

The white-clothed dancer and the armored soldier are in the same room, and the contrast is particularly sharp.

Then a general in armor slowly stepped into the hall, walking like a dragon and walking like a tiger, with awe-inspiring aura.

It was Zhong Bog Chaqing, the left governor of the right army who had never shown up before.

Back then, the old shepherd king, Shepherd, had only one daughter, and he married his daughter to his confidant, Zha Mang. Zha Qing was Zha Mang's nephew, and Mu Tangzhi was Zha Qing's son. Although they had different surnames, they were the same A veritable cousin.

Since the two are a family, it is reasonable for Zha Qing to stand on Mutang's side.

The whole hall was suddenly silent.

Now this posture, even a blind person can understand what it means, but as the saying goes, the wind knows the strength of the grass, and the sternness knows the loyal ministers.

Liaozhou Chief Envoy stood up suddenly, and asked sharply, "What does Your Highness mean by this? What is the meaning of this move?"

Mu Tangzhi smiled, "What do you mean?"

He lifted the jug and took a sip of wine, then wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth with the big sleeve of the black gold python robe, and laughed loudly: "That's what you think."

The face of this frontier official who had already sprouted a will to die was ashen, but he was unafraid.

As if no one was around Mutang, he walked down the high platform where the main seat was, and said slowly, "From today onwards, the three northeastern states will practice self-government and will no longer obey the orders of the Great Qi court."

"The 20 Northeast Right Army is waiting for the next day, just wait for the king to give an order, and they will enter Guanqin Wang Jingnan."

The frontier official who had angrily scolded Mu Tangzhi earlier had trembling lips and pointed at Mu Tangzhi with a trembling face, his complexion pale.

Mutangzhi put down the jug, squinted his eyes, and said slowly: "The sword will not stop before the end of the people."

Zha Qing took a step forward, came to the back of the feudal official, and suddenly drew out the long knife at his waist.

The light of the knife flashed, and blood splattered everywhere.

A human head soared into the sky, and a headless corpse crashed to the ground.

Mu Tangzhi looked at the head that had died so deeply, with a slightly drunken smile.

Although he, Mutangzhi, was not a nobleman, he was not much different. He grew up rich and well-clothed, and when he grew up, he inherited the throne, dominating the three northeastern states.He has long been an extremely human minister, why should he turn against him?Because the Daqi court couldn't tolerate him, a king with a different surname, as early as Xiao Yu's time, Lan Yu's strategy of cutting down the vassal clan continued to squeeze the foundation and wings of the Northeast Mu clan. When Xiao Xuan became emperor, it became even worse. It has come to the point where it has to be reversed.

If not, sooner or later the Mu family will become an empty prince with no military power and no fief, and will be flattened and rounded by others. At that time, I am afraid that even a chief envoy will not take him seriously. The so-called prince, It was just a matter of a word from the Xiao family emperor.

Life and death depend on other people's thoughts, how can it be a manly act.

A sneer appeared at the corner of Mutang's mouth.

In the last competition, it was Mu who lost and Xiao who won, so Xiao became the emperor.

But the emperor takes turns, and now it's time to change.

(End of this chapter)