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Chapter 280 The Contest at the Banquet
"Please speak to the Eastern Capital." Emperor Wuhou's voice was unhurried, without any emotion.

Dong Dutong bowed respectfully and said: "On the occasion of this Spring Festival, when His Majesty is hosting a banquet for civil and military officials, the old minister wants to present a gift to His Majesty, and I hope His Majesty will accept it with a smile."

Emperor Wuhou was silent for a while before speaking: "Since the Eastern Capital respects it all, how can I refuse it."

"In this way, the old minister will show his shame."

As he spoke, he looked at the prince's table: "Eighth prince, come up quickly."

"?" Xiao Jiuxi glanced blankly at Xiao Xiannong beside him: "Is there anything else about you?"

Xiao Xiannong was a little nervous and didn't bother to answer Xiao Jiuxi, so he entered the stage respectfully.

At this moment, the eyes of all civil and military officials in the audience focused on Xiao Xiannong.

Speaking of Xiao Xiannong, as the youngest son of Emperor Wuhou, he is a little older than the first three princes, and the three princes are too eye-catching, so he has always been a transparent existence.

Not to mention the officials, even Emperor Wuhou seldom mentioned him, even though his grandfather was the famous Dongdutong.

But tonight, Xiao Xiannong appeared in front of everyone with a strong attitude.

It was only then that everyone discovered that the eighth prince was already this old.

Xiao Xiannong looked at his grandfather with some embarrassment and nervousness, Dong Dutong gave him an encouraging look, and then looked at the screen of the main seat: "In previous years, the Eighth Prince had grown up, in order to thank His Majesty for your care Taking care of it and cultivating it, and in order to please His Majesty, this silly boy specially asked me to learn a set of sword dance, saying that he would perform it for His Majesty.

The old man thought about it, it’s not bad, after all, His Majesty has a lot of outstanding princes, if he writes and writes, he is definitely not as talented as your elder brothers. It just so happens that this kid has good physical fitness, and he has some talents in swordsmanship and boxing, so he agreed to teach him. he.

Just a bonus for everyone. "

His Majesty was silent for a while: "Since it is the intention to abandon it, let's start."

Xiao Xiannong was a little excited and eager to give it a try.

"Wait a minute." Dong Dutong suddenly stopped Xiao Xiannong.

"Since it is performed for His Majesty, it is natural for His Majesty to appreciate it, but the screen in front of His Majesty is too obstructive to see, I'm afraid I can't see the subtlety of the sword dance."

All civil servants gasped silently when they heard the words, what a guy, Dong Dutong is really a guy!
His Majesty has supported this screen for more than half a year, but no one dared to ask His Majesty to remove the screen when they went to court every day, Dong Dutong was lucky, he even dared to ask His Majesty to remove the screen.

And the reason is to see the sword dance clearly!A military commander is a military commander, this is too straightforward.

However, everyone was a little excited. To be honest, they really wanted His Majesty to remove the screen, but no one dared to propose it.

Now someone has proposed for him, and everyone's eyes are all looking upwards.

Emperor Wuhou didn't speak for a long time, and the hall was dead silent. Although it was none of their business, everyone still felt uncontrollable chills down their spines.

The court is already treacherous enough, why bother to add fuel to the fire.

If His Majesty does not remove the screen tonight, how will Dong Du Tong deal with himself?

At this time, Dong Dutong continued to speak: "Furthermore, the old minister has not been able to meet His Majesty for more than a month when he came back to report on his duties. It is said that the ministers have not seen His Majesty's holy face for nearly half a year. To be honest, there have been too many people since ancient times. The conspiracy is worth pondering, and the old minister can't feel at ease if he can't see the holy face, so please His Majesty remove the screen when the Eighth Prince dances the sword, so as to calm the hearts of the courtiers in the world."

Dong Dutong's words are overbearing but sincere, making it impossible to find any mistakes.

At this moment, everyone at the banquet stopped their movements.

Dong Dutong is worthy of being the number one fierce general of the Great Chu. He has been guarding the border all the year round. Either he doesn't make a move, but if he makes a move, he will be a big sword, and he can't parry with a sword.

The three brothers sitting up could not help but frown, and Xiao Jiuxi was the first to speak.

"What's the meaning of Dongdu Tong? My father likes to build screens, so why do you care about the width? I'm worried that your beard is too long and it will get rice grains when you eat. Why don't you shave it off.

Stop coercing people with care and worry. To put it bluntly, you are trying to force a woman to have a baby! "

If the other princes said so, Dongdu Governor would have to grab his braids and correct his mistakes, but it was Xiao Jiuxi who spoke.

This guy was not bound by Gangchang ethics, even if he was pampered lawlessly, it was normal for him to come and pull his beard.

The most important thing is that His Majesty will still pamper and pamper you, making people anxious and hateful.

At this time, he could only grit his teeth and say: "When the old man fought for His Majesty, the Fifth Prince was still crying in his infancy. The old minister is loyal to His Majesty. It doesn't matter if the Fifth Prince doesn't understand, as long as His Majesty understands."

"Sadly, during the Chinese New Year, don't want to spoil Dongdu Tong. Dongdu Tong cares about the widow. Few people understand this kind of heart. During this period of time, the widow likes to be quiet, so I set up a screen, but I forgot that the ministers will think too much. I You are really telling the truth, if you have worries in your heart, you can bring them up like Dong Dutong, why bother to hide them.

Somebody remove the screen. "

With an order, the guard went up to move the screen.

Xiao Jiuxi pouted, and the boss sat down unhappily.

At this time, there was an uproar in the hearts of the sitting ministers. His Majesty said it was just Xi Jing, so he made a screen...

However, is this really the case?

Just when the ministers were in a mess, the guards had already removed the huge screen.

Emperor Wuhou, who hadn't seen him for a long time, was sitting on the main hall. He was still him, with a majestic face and a domineering look, but his temples were much whiter.

But this white hair does not affect the dignity at all.

At this time, he was looking at the ministers with piercing eyes, with a hint of mockery in his eyes.

The minister had a guilty conscience, and when he met the sage's scrutinizing eyes, he immediately lowered his head and dared not look at him again.

Compared with everyone with a guilty conscience, Dong Dutong was much calmer: "Seeing that His Majesty is in good health, the old minister is finally relieved."

Compared with the monarch and ministers who were in the contest, the young man who was taken as a gun was much more pitiful.

Xiao Xiannong originally wanted to perform a sword dance, but his grandfather suddenly challenged his father to remove the screen. Although he really wanted to remove his father's screen, he thought about it. .

But the grandfather still said it, and the meaning of coercion was obvious, otherwise Brother Wuhuang would not have spoken.

Even so, it still couldn't stop Grandpa from wanting to remove the screen.

At this time, the father removed the screen as his grandfather wished, but he felt a subtle emotion, feeling that the father would attack at any time.

He was panicking unconsciously, his hands were shaking, and he wished he could disappear quickly.

He doesn't want to perform this sword dance anymore, he wants to continue to be an underage transparent prince in the corner, woo woo woo...

Xiao Xiannong was like a bird that was caught in the rain just after being released, shivering in the violent storm.

At this moment, Emperor Wuhou's voice floated down from above.

"Isn't Qizhi going to perform? You are still in a daze after the widow's screen is removed. Do you still want the widow to play music for you?"

(End of this chapter)