Yu Jun

Chapter 283
They are enemies who have never met, but they have faced each other several times. One is superior, the other is weak, one attacks lightly, and the other defends with all his strength.

Until now, the one on defense is qualified to stand here and see the enemy.

The emperor looked at Mo Lingfeng openly and honestly. Under the constraints of red tape, he didn't look much, only looked at her eyes.

Those red phoenix eyes were exactly the same as Mo Qianlan's. The black eyes were hidden inside, like starlight, with a cold glow, like treasures, like pearls.

A person's eyes are connected to his heart. With such a pair of eyes, Mo Lingfeng is no longer a creature in the pond.

Attack and defense change shape at this moment.

The emperor moved his eyes away and looked at the crown prince, King Wei, and court officials who had followed Mo Lingfeng in. He smiled and said: "Our dynasty has been fighting continuously with the Jinlu. We have lost more than we won, so we can only defend to the death, and our morale has been depleted." , the country's prestige is sluggish, after this great victory, the country's prestige has been greatly enhanced. After this, the offensive and defensive changes have changed, and the borders must be heavily guarded, and take the initiative to attack, so that the golden captives do not dare to look eastward!"

Everyone immediately agreed, followed immediately by a long and boring compliment, and after the compliment, there was another lengthy reward.

Mo Lingfeng held the list of requests for merit for the soldiers. He held the top of the list in his hand and the end of the list was enough to fall to the ground. The emperor agreed one by one and never rejected anyone.

The civil and military officials' legs were numb when they stood, their smiling cheeks were stiff, and they felt dizzy. They couldn't tell whether they were cold or hot, hungry or dizzy. In short, they felt uncomfortable from head to toe.

So the loyal ministers and filial sons quietly changed their minds and showed a little impatience on their faces.

Zhang Congfeng, who was standing at the front and singing, was originally in high spirits and picked up the tune. However, when he saw Wu Hongzhe, the Privy Councilor who had just passed his sixtieth birthday, he was swaying and was in danger, so he had to finish the song quickly in despair.

Wu Hongzhe didn't know Zhang Chongfeng's pity for him, but he just prepared to attend the palace banquet as if he had saved half his life.

At the beginning of the palace banquet, there was another round of kneeling and kneeling, because today is the Mid-Autumn Festival again. The palace banquet was placed in the Yanfu Pavilion, with musicians kneeling in front and dancers shuttled through the hall. It was very festive.

In this lively scene, the dull and rigid civil and military officials became lively and toasted to the full moon one after another.

Mo Lingfeng had changed into women's regular clothes and was sitting among a group of men, drinking from the golden cup given by the emperor without any restraint.

All the civil and military officials in the dynasty were men. They had never seen a woman serving as an official, so they felt uncomfortable, especially the old stubborn ones. They only knew that the female officials were in the harem, but they did not know that the female generals were in the front court. However, they could not sneer at Mo Lingfeng, and their hearts were bleeding. come out.

The prince of Jiyang County was sitting and playing with a group of clan members. Four quarters of an hour later, when he saw the prince helping the emperor to get up and go to the official room, he picked up a glass of wine, walked sideways to Mo Lingfeng, and said politely: "General Mo , we have just met, and I am the most hospitable person, so I propose a toast to you."

Mo Lingfeng was drinking. Seeing that he came to toast with ill intentions, he did not take the wine cup. Instead, he raised the teacup: "I am injured and cannot drink more, so I will drink tea instead of wine."

The prince of Jiyang County was originally looking for a joke on her, but he didn't expect that she would lose face just after the opening ceremony. He immediately made a long face: "It's been more than a month and you still haven't recovered?"

Without waiting for Mo Lingfeng's answer, he turned to the courtiers aside: "In my opinion, it's not that he hasn't recovered, but that General Mo is too young and can't drink. Look, he's also wearing a gold collar and a longevity lock. What a military achievement." ——”

Everyone knew that the Prince of Jiyang had hinted that Mo Lingfeng was not worthy of his name, so the banquet was silent for a while, with no sound of conversation and laughter, only the sound of drums and music was still there.

When everyone was waiting to see how Mo Lingfeng would respond, Wu Jin, who was sitting a little further away, put down his wine cup and said slowly: "When Lang Juxu was famous all over the world, when Tan Guoping ruled the four directions, when Zhang Xuancheng envoys fought against the Jinlu. , 14 years old, Ying Guanren was 12 years old when he went to war with Zhang Xuancheng and made meritorious service."

The others remained silent, but his voice was particularly clear in the music: "It is nonsense for the Prince of Jiyang to question his military exploits based on his age." The Prince of Jiyang sarcastically said: "You are talking about men. Which one Is it a woman?"

"Why is it necessary for a general to be a husband? A woman cannot be seen in the eyes of a county king. In fact, women are the cornerstone of the family and the country." Wu Jin did not take it seriously. "It is great that Qian Yuan is the sky, and Kun Yuan is the earth. The Qian Dao becomes the yang male, and the heavenly path becomes the yin female. , It is precisely because Your Majesty controls the five powers externally, and the Empress controls the five powers internally, that the heaven and earth are harmonious and harmonious, and that the Jiaxiang emblem appears and is made in Yu, then the family and the country can be at peace."

He stood up, held his hands to Mo Lingfeng, and bowed deeply: "General Mo longed for the righteous country. He went in and out of the land of hogs and snakes. His white horse was in danger. He killed the enemy and broke the formation. He returned to his country with meritorious service. There is a place for heroines in the court. Don’t create any rift with us, sensible people, because of Xiao Xiao’s words.”

Mo Lingfeng smiled slightly - besides her brother, there was one person in this world who would always stand by her side, no matter she climbed to the top or fell into hell.

Prince Jiyang's fat face turned red.

He didn't understand the first part about Wu Jin, vaguely knowing that Wu Jin was trying to flatter the empress, but he did understand the second part.

How dare you call the stinky cake seller a Xiaoxiao!

He wanted to scold Wu Jin, but unfortunately his literary talent was not as good as others. He wanted to take action, but this was not the place to use force. Just as he was glaring with anger, a chamberlain came over to change Mo Lingfeng's tea. He was horrified by the atmosphere. I took the wrong path and actually passed him.

"Bitch, this is the place for you to mess around!" He raised his leg and kicked the waiter into the dancers, who also disrupted the team.

The chamberlain rolled around and crawled up to him to beg for mercy. King Wei frowned and came over to hold Prince Jiyang. He waved his hand and signaled the chamberlain to go away: "Uncle Wang, please sit down. Your Majesty is coming back."

The Prince of Jiyang County said as he walked: "As expected of Wu Jin, who has never changed his original intention. He is now a third-rank official, and he has not forgotten the deep love between master and servant."

Mo Lingfeng is the master of Wu Jin, a third-grade Hanlin scholar. Where will he put His Majesty?

Everyone knew that Prince Jiyang and Wu Jin were not on good terms, and when they heard such heart-wrenching words, they all sweated, whether for Mo Lingfeng or Wu Jin, or because they were afraid of His Majesty's wrath. , bring disaster to the fish in the pond, pinch it for yourself.

While he was sweating, a sense of contempt arose in his heart.

Wu Jin's background was too humble, and there were some officials who were from poor families, but they all provided for it with their family's efforts, unlike Wu Jin, who behaved like a peddler or a slave.

No one noticed that the emperor was already standing outside the pavilion, watching the movement in the pavilion intently.

Wu Jin is not shy about his past, has no shame or regret, and has a calm look.

He bent down to hold the pot, filled the wine cup, walked to Mo Lingfeng's seat, and bowed deeply: "The girl of the past, the general of today, the old master and the old servant, a glass of new wine to thank the old kindness."

The rich and strong aroma of wine spread between the two of them, and a glimmer of light on the wine cup reflected in their eyes.

Wu Jin used the words "new" and "old" to get closer to Mo Lingfeng - there were countless pairs of eyes inside and outside the pavilion, and countless people were prying. He concealed his love, covered up his deep affection, and looked at Mo Lingfeng. The wine cup comes out.

In Kyoto, they were so close, yet separated by mountains and water, and the only things they could touch were two wine cups.

(End of this chapter)