The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

Chapter 33 Song Dynasty Literary Performance
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the Lantern Festival.

Since Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, every year during the Lantern Festival, officials would visit Xuande Tower in person, and even set up a palace directly on the street to celebrate the festival with the people of Kaifeng to show the emperor's favor.

Some people who are afraid of society will just show up and show their attitude, let everyone eat, drink and have fun, and then leave, such as Song Renzong.

There are some social cows who stay with her throughout the whole process, throw money around when she drinks too much, chat with a pretty woman when she meets one, drink wine along the way, and reward her with a gold cup, such as Daojun and Emperor.

In short, the Lantern Festival in Kaifeng is extremely lively.

In the first year of Jingkang, even if the Jin army besieged the city, the people in the city did not panic at all. They should eat, drink, enjoy the lanterns and guess riddles, and they still did the same to Yue Dangge. Now the public opinion in Kaifeng is that the Jin army will also So what's going on? If the officials want to fight, they can fight. If they want to make peace, they can make peace. They are afraid of a hammer!

Before noon that day, the Ministry of Rites set up a guard of honor on the city wall of Nanxunmen.

The city gate of Nanxunmen was also opened for the first time for a day. Officials from the Ministry of Rites came in and out, setting up a banquet outside Nanxunmen. The drummers, musicians, singers and dancers from the Jiaofang Department also left the city one after another for the final performance. rehearsal.

The imperial guards who guarded the city also moved out a dozen elevated braziers used for lighting on the battlements and placed half of them on each side of the moat.

The Jin army scouts who had been keeping an eye on the movements of the Song Dynasty reported once every half hour. After reporting several times, Wanyan Zongwang sent a small group of cavalry to inspect the villages outside Kaifeng City to make sure they would not appear again. After talking about "refugees from the Liao Kingdom", I felt relieved.

He had his hair braided and his beard trimmed, and he happily prepared for the banquet tonight.

A general suggested: "Commander, why not take advantage of tonight..."

"Fuck off!"

Before the general finished speaking, Wanyan Zongwang cursed back: "We are here to rob wealth and sex, not to risk our lives. Can all 2 of us rush into Kaifeng City? After rushing in, can the war horses run away? ? Are you sure you can beat others in street fighting? Where is your brain? "

The general was so scolded that he did not dare to say any more.

Wanyan Zongwang patted the documents that Li Bangyan brought the day before on the big case: "The three towns are already ours. We can get as much money as we can to reward the army, and there are still 200 million longevity coins every year. Our goal has been achieved. Today Have fun drinking with me tonight, don’t cause any trouble!"

When the new moon rose and a jade plate appeared in the sky, Wanyan Zongwang gathered all the generals and rushed to the south of Kaifeng City to Xunmen City.

The banquet was filled with delicious food and fine wine, and even the bowls, chopsticks and plates were all made of silver.

Wanyan Zongwang had seen such specifications when he destroyed the Liao Dynasty, but the methods of the Liao Kingdom were all learned from the Song Dynasty, so how could they be compared with the Song Dynasty.

It was the first time in their lives that the middle- and lower-level generals who came to have a drink with Wanyan Zongwang did so.

As soon as the group of people took their seats, they stuffed the chopsticks and forks on the table into their arms, and the plates containing fruits and desserts also poured these things on the table, and then put the plates away.

Seeing the actions of this group of Jin army generals like country bumpkins, the officials from the Ministry of Rites waiting on the side were dumbfounded and looked at each other.

Jin people are so damn vulgar!
When Wanyan Zongwang came to the main seat under the guidance of Li Bangyan and was about to take a seat, Li Bangyan quickly stopped him and said with a smile: "Commander, our official family of the Song Dynasty is at the top of the city. Can you... give me a salute?"

Wanyan Zongwang didn't mind, since no one could see clearly in the dark anyway, so he cupped his hands towards the Nanxun Gate Tower as a gesture of salute.

After sitting down, Li Bangyan looked at the officials from the Ministry of Rites beside him: "Let's get started!"

All of a sudden, the drums and music were singing together, and it was so lively.

Seeing the girls from the Song Dynasty Jiaofang Division on the other side of the moat dancing to the music, their clothes fluttering, looking hazy like fairies, the generals of the Jin Army on the other side of the river were stunned and couldn't sit still in their seats. They all gathered around the front, standing on tiptoes, rubbing shoulders and heels.

Such unorganized and unrecorded performance made Wanyan Zongwang feel very embarrassed, but it was not easy to scold him in front of the officials of the Song Dynasty, so he had to let them go.

Wanyan Zongwang looked at the deputy general standing next to him and asked softly: "Can't you sit down yet?" The deputy general touched his buttocks and shook his head with a wry smile.

Wanyan Zongwang looked at Li Bangyan who was accompanying him on the other side: "Why doesn't Prime Minister Li sit down?"

Li Bangyan also touched his butt: "Hemorrhoids, hemorrhoids..."

While he was talking, several huge beacon basins on the top of the city suddenly lit up, and the blazing flames illuminated the area around Nanxun Gate as bright as day.

The cheerful drumming just now stopped suddenly!

Then it turned into the heavy beat of the snare drum: Boom!Boom!Boom!
Wanyan Zongwang was suddenly startled, and his hand was already on the hilt of the sword at his waist. The other generals of the Jin Army were also shocked and took a few steps back from the moat. But when they looked again, they saw only one man in rich clothes. The woman stretched out her arms from the top of Nanxunmen City and jumped down!

The woman's figure stretched gracefully in the air, her gorgeous clothes fluttering in the wind. She did not fall to the top of the city, but was spinning and dancing in the air like a fairy.

As the woman taps the ground lightly with one foot, the heavy beat of the military drum stops, and a melodious flute sound rises from shallow to heavy, kicking off another round of heavenly music.

Wanyan Zongwang stood up unconsciously: "Fairy! Fairy!"

The generals of the Jin army also came to their senses, and there was a lot of noise with whistles and cheers.

After the woman landed, she pulled up with one hand, and her gorgeous clothes fell to the ground. She was wearing a very cool military uniform. As the sound of the flute dissipated and the pipa played, the woman's dancing posture suddenly changed from soft and graceful to fierce. With the sound of the pipa, there was actually a sense of guarding the door. A female general has the majestic meaning of killing the enemy in front of the battle.

Wanyan Zongwang was stunned!

He had seen a lot of dancing girls from the Liao Kingdom, but the dances were all charming and tender, with a sad and tragic meaning. After watching too many of them, they would just make them boring.

"Who is this?" Wanyan Zongwang asked, staring at the dancing girl on the other side.

Li Bangyan quickly introduced: "This is my number one oiran in Kaifeng City, Li Shishi!"

"Wonderful man! Wonderful man!"

Wanyan Zongwang fumbled for the wine glass, took a sip and said, "Give me a bigger one!"

Until Li Shishi finished dancing, everyone in the Jin army was still satisfied and praised him.

At this time, a strong voice suddenly sounded from the top of the city: "People are wonderful people, and dances are wonderful dances. This dance is called "Broken Formation". It was personally choreographed by the official family of the Song Dynasty and dedicated to Commander Zong Wang."

Wanyan Zongwang heard this and murmured: "Breaking the formation? Whose formation is this breaking?"

Li Bangyan quickly smoothed things over: "The commander-in-chief doesn't know something. This dance of "Breaking the Formation" has an allusion. It turns out..."

Wanyan Zongwang waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Today we will just have a feast and not talk about the war! It's just that Mr. Li...does Prime Minister Li think of a way?"

Li Bangyan knew what Wanyan Zongwang meant: "Easy to say, easy to say. When the Lantern Festival is over, I will go to the officials to ask for the truth, but... can I use less money to reward the army?"

Wanyan Zongwang was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "Easy to say, easy to say!"

While the two were talking, the sound of the pipa played again. A woman with her face half-hidden while holding the pipa appeared and sat on the wooden platform on the other side. Her slender hands were stroking her hands, and her loud and high-pitched sound immediately made everyone present feel like she was playing. On the battlefield, accompanied by the harmonies of the guzheng, the spirit of fighting and iron horses surged forward.

"This is..."House of Flying Daggers"?"

(End of this chapter)