Crown Jewels

Chapter 210 Aiding the Champion Hou

"The ministers wish your Majesty peace, the dragon body is healthy, and there is no life and no bounds!"

"Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live—"

The phoenix hairpin bead curtain above Gu Jun's head swayed lightly, and the slightly raised jaw made the bead curtain ripple.

"Everyone loves you——"

As she spoke, the empress raised her cup and clasped her sleeves, held the silver wine cup in her hand, supported the female officer's hand to stand up, glanced across the crowd with a condescending look, and gestured to the officials in the palace with the look of a king who ruled the world.

The clear white turbid wine enters the throat and drank it all in one gulp.

Afterwards, a generous and steady voice came, and Gu Jun's eyes had already fallen steadily on the military officer in the palace, who was dressed in black and strong clothes.

Wearing the martial artist's black strong suit, the burly man in the lead seemed to be getting taller and stronger. At this moment, holding the wine glass firmly in both hands, staring at the eyes of the empress on the stage, Li Jingkui's scalp was inexplicably numb. When he was drumming in his heart, the empress' voice It sounded again, and it was a bit more gentle than just now.

"Jing Kui, in August's martial arts exam, I appointed you as the No. [-] martial arts scholar of Yan State in the imperial examination. Now the frontier is in a state of intense fighting, and you volunteered to help the king's army, have you ever been prepared?"

Holding the silver wine cup, Gu Jun glanced towards the northwest direction lightly, his expression suddenly sharpened like a knife, feeling the sharpness of the empress, Li Jingkui suppressed the tension in his chest, subconsciously glanced at the boy beside him, and then stepped Stepping out, the sonorous voice resounded through the palace, with a rough but heavy texture.

"Return to Your Majesty—"

"Thanks to His Majesty's great love, Jing Kui will go to the front line, and he will definitely defend the territory of Yan Kingdom to the death, assist the champion and defeat Xia Guo's traitors—"

As he spoke, Li Jingkui's eyes widened, and he unconsciously clenched his fists following his tone. Although the words were rough, as a military commander, it was enough to have the heart to protect the mountains and rivers, not to ask for literary talent.

Having said that, Jiang Chao, Minister of the Ministry of War, still stood up in his official robe and led the crowd, saluted Gu Jun who was seated first, and nodded respectfully.

"Return to Your Majesty—"

"This time to help the champion, Wei Chen led the army, the firecrackers, food and grass are all ready, this time everything is ready, I hope that my King Yan's army will fight bravely on the battlefield, defeat Xia Guo's bandits, and protect the country Chang'an—"

Jiang Chao arched his hands to prop up the heavy official robe, and sat firmly on his head with the gauze hat. His passionate voice came into the hall, causing all the officials in the hall to nod secretly. They raised the wine cups on the table and gestured to the empress who was seated at the top. , "Prince Gong" glanced across the crowd lightly, stooped slightly and held up the wine cup, his wide robe and wide sleeves covered the silver wine cup, and also covered the disdain at the corners of his lips in the darkness, so that no one noticed.

"Okay!" Gu Jun's long face was delighted, her right hand suddenly patted on the armrest of the dragon seat, and she looked at Jiang Chao with admiring eyes, "Tonight, let me be the east wind—"

"May my King Yan's army, fight bravely on the battlefield, defeat Xia Guo's rebels and protect the country and Chang'an—"

After the empress finished speaking, all the ministers were shocked, they got up and kowtowed and knelt down again, followed by a neat voice, resounding through the entire Tai Chi Palace, as if the school field was sending out troops, and it radiated an unprecedented momentum.

"May my King Yan's army, fight bravely on the battlefield, defeat Xia Guo's rebels, and protect the country and Chang'an—"

After speaking, Li Jingkui stood up abruptly, looked at Song Yan beside him, and they nodded in tacit understanding.

Originally, Hou was outside the hall. Under the organization of Li Jingkui and Song Yan, the young and strong men in black clothes got up one after another and strode away from the hall. The soldiers, with a sense of discipline trained in just a few days, can see the blood in the chests of the courtiers in the palace. Watching this group of hot-blooded men leave, they are also a little fascinated by the blood of men who are on the battlefield and throwing their heads to shed their blood.

Gu Baozhu clutched her sleeves, and her eyes fell on the line. From the clear to blurred figure of the young man, when the figure was completely gone, the woman's long eyelashes trembled, and she couldn't bear to let go of lowering her eyes and closing her eyes. Pick up the sherbet on the table, wipe off the wine stains on your lips, and finally pay tribute to them who left...

After Li Jingkui, Song Yan and the others left, although it was the Empress Long's birthday, the atmosphere in the hall seemed a bit gloomy. It was not until the melodious sound of silk and bamboo sounded again in the center of the hall, and the graceful dancing posture of Siwu in the palace, that mood was forced. Press down a few minutes.

Gu Jun's eyes fell on Si Wu in the audience, but only Gu Baozhu who was beside her could tell that her aunt was thinking about something this time, she was obviously distracted.

"My humble minister Jiang Jin, congratulations to His Majesty on his birthday—"

The steady voice entered the ears, accompanied by Gu Baozhu's tactical cough, the empress raised her eyelids and then focused her eyes. When she saw Jiang Jin with a long beard and a serious face, her eyes couldn't help but soften a little. Courtier, Gu Jun will naturally handle this friendship between monarch and minister. On the contrary, when she sees behind Jiang Jin, the man who is also dressed in the official robe of Dali Temple and has a well-built figure is stunned for a moment.

Jiang Jin has been in the officialdom for many years. Even though he is honest and upright, it doesn't mean he doesn't know how to detect the emperor's heart. Seeing Gu Jun's expression this time, he quickly waved to Qi Yuan behind him, and bowed his hands respectfully to the empress.

"His Majesty--"

"The old minister is not talented. A few days ago, he had an affair with his son and daughter. It was Qi Yuan who was the second best in the palace exam, and His Majesty personally recommended him!"

A trace of clarity flashed across Gu Jun's eyes, and she nodded slightly towards Qi Yuan.

Seeing this, Qi Yuan got up and took half a step forward, and saluted Gu Jun respectfully again. He noticed the well-disguised absent-mindedness in the eyebrows and eyes of the emperor on the high platform. After half a step, he was very measured and didn't continue to bother me.

The Empress' emotions were subtle, but she could never conceal them. Qi Yuan's performance was polite, Jiang Jin nodded secretly in his heart, and after a while, he bowed again with earnest eyebrows.

"Your Majesty is worried about the soldiers on the frontier. Jiang Jin, as a subject, cannot share his worries for His Majesty. It really makes me sad." Jiang Jin cupped his hands. and the happiness of the people.”

"However, the fate of the Yan Kingdom is just prosperous, and His Majesty should not worry too much," he said sincerely, and his words were full of respect and admiration, which made people feel heart-warming.Gu Jun's heart warmed slightly, and the gloomy eyes between her nods regained her spirit. That's right, she still needs to cheer up, and the night will be long——

The tails of Gu Jun's eyes were slightly hooked, and her faint eyes fell on Qi Yuan, who was well-built.

"I remember you—"

"The second place in the Taichang 31 year palace examination," Gu Jun paused, his eyes fell on Qi Yuan's flushed peach blossom eyes, it is not surprising to remember him, the selection of the palace examination requires attention to appearance, Qi Yuan is a man , but such an outstanding appearance is still fresh in people's memory.

not to mention……

The Empress hissed lightly, her scrutinizing eyes fell on Qi Yuan's face again, a genuine smile appeared in her eyes, she seemed to find it funny that fate was going round and round.

"Besides... the first time I came to Huangu Academy, you were the reception ceremony of that session, and you were a student of Jiuxi for many years—"

Speaking of this, Gu Jun glanced at Jiang Jin, as if recalling something.His eyes fell on Qi Yuan, and he secretly sighed in his heart how lucky Qi Yuan was to be valued by both Lu Jiuxi and Jiang Jin.

After regaining consciousness, Gu Jun couldn't help shaking her head and laughing, her eyes swept across the hall, looking for a familiar figure.

"Where is Jiu Xi..."

"Even the minister of Dali Temple is here today, so how can I miss Lu Jiuxi in front of me?"

When Gu Baozhu received Gu Jun's hint, she was not amused,

(End of this chapter)