I, make my own

Chapter 57 The Final Draft, Xiao Zirong
On October [-]th, the ninth round of the draft arrived.

draft hall.

On the inner side of the main hall, there is a screen standing two feet long and nine feet high.

The front of the screen is carved with dragons and phoenixes, so that the eyes cannot see through it, while the back is smooth, allowing you to clearly see the scene on the other side of the screen.

This screen is a kind of yin-yang screen, in order to prevent the beautiful girls from seeing the emperor's dragon face at close range, but the emperor can clearly see the beautiful girls performing arts.

At this moment, Zhou Xin was sitting on the soft bed behind the dragon and phoenix yin and yang screen.

"Your Majesty, all the show girls are in place, do you want to start?"

Leng Yun stepped in from the side door, walked around the screen and asked Zhou Xin respectfully.

"let's start."

Zhou Xin nodded slightly.

"only!"

Leng Yunfu left in a hurry again, Zhou Xin glanced sideways at Fang Yingchun.

There are many rice papers in Fang Yingchun's hands and on the table in front of him, and the detailed information of each beautiful girl is recorded on it.

"Let's talk about the backgrounds of these thirty show girls."

"Returning to Your Majesty, among the [-] female candidates selected for the ninth round, six of them have the background of the feudal king, one of them is the daughter of the feudal king, one is the granddaughter of the feudal king, and the remaining four are cousins ​​or cousins. "

Zhou Xin raised his eyebrows, not too surprised.

The children and close relatives of feudal princes naturally have extremely good living conditions, and the training system in all aspects is quite sound, which is why your family is so enchanting.

As for their plans, there are three of them.

First, assassinate during bedtime.

Second, serve wholeheartedly and curry favour, as a way out.

Third, like many ordinary women, participating in the draft is a personal choice, in order to seek a high position in the harem, and even the mother of the world.

"continue."

"Yes!"

"Your Majesty, among the remaining 24 people, nine are imperial officials or from aristocratic families, three are from wealthy businessmen, and three are from rivers and lakes."

"As for the last nine people, their backgrounds are neither high nor low. They are all middle-level officials, small families, wealthy businessmen and other backgrounds."

Hearing this, Zhou Xin also noticed something.

Among the 30 people, some have high backgrounds, and some have moderate backgrounds, but there are no low-level ones.

Obviously, although the selectors knew that the emperor didn't care about any sect in the draft, they still subconsciously had this concern in their hearts, so they had a tight grip on the bottom.

Otherwise, although the conditions at the bottom are very average, but the base is the largest, it is impossible not to be a real phoenix.

Zhou Xin thought to himself, but didn't say anything directly.

After more than a hundred breaths, with the sound of a melodious knocking of a jade chime, the final draft officially started.

"Xuanjia, a beautiful girl, enters the palace to perform~"

Following a shout from the servants on duty, the three maids walked in quickly with their heads lowered.

The three of them each held three small silver bowls in their hands. After entering the hall, they turned the nine small bowls upside down into a diamond shape, and then quickly retreated out with their heads down.

Not long after, a slender woman in a pink satin dress with white butterflies and flowers walked in softly with her head lowered and small steps.

The woman's hair is coiled into a cloud bun, with a red bird-shaped step inserted in the hair, and even the boots are also red.

After standing still in the hall, the woman clasped her fingers and curtsied naturally and decently before she dared to raise her head.

Her eyes are smart and warm, her smile is clean and natural, and she has a graceful and outstanding demeanor.

This is a beauty who is slightly better than Hu Run'er in appearance. Whether it is facial features or figure, it is like a perfect jade in the rough, without any flaws, so it is no wonder that she will be ranked first on the stage.

At the same time, Fang Yingchun was also softly introducing the general situation of the woman to Zhou Xin.

"Your Majesty, this girl's name is Xiao Zirong, she is twenty-five years old, with a nine-star aptitude, and her cultivation is at the mid-stage seventh rank. She is the only daughter of Zhenxi General Xiao Sui."

"Xiao Zirong is not only proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, dance, flower tea, but also influenced by his father, he also has a lot of experience in the formation of troops and military strategy. He is the top talent of the Great Zhou Dynasty who is truly capable of both civil and military skills."

Zhou Xin naturally knew Xiao Sui, because the other party was the only ninth-rank strongman among the generals of the frontier army, and he was also the last old ninth-rank strongman who had not yet been seen by the court.

Among the nine frontier armies of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Xifeng frontier army led by Xiao Sui was the most stressed.

Gaiyin, Xifeng Prefecture borders on the strongest Jin Ge Dynasty.

But it is precisely because of this that the Xifeng frontier army is also the strongest among the nine frontier armies.

A year ago, when the throne of the Great Zhou Dynasty was changing and internal chaos was frequent, the Jin Ge Dynasty sent [-] elite cavalry to sneak into the territory of the Great Zhou around the trail, intending to flank the frontal army and defeat the Xifeng frontier army in one fell swoop. Open the west gate of Dazhou.

Fortunately, Xiao Sui noticed it in time, and continued to confront Jin Ge's main force with a [-]-strong army at the front border to create the illusion that the main force was still there, but secretly mobilized the remaining [-] main forces to set up an ambush in a dangerous place, thus killing the [-] Jinge Dynasty's elite troops. Ride in one fell swoop!
After this battle, the Jin Ge Dynasty had to give up its intention to continue the offensive.

Because although the Jin Ge Dynasty is strong, it borders on the Qifang Dynasty at the same time, and dare not take the risk of starting a long war with Da Zhou.

Here Zhou Xin is recalling the information about Xiao Sui, while on the other side, Xiao Zirong also begins to dance.

Her dance was very different when she appeared on the stage, because the nine upside-down silver bowls were her stage.

As Xiao Zirong moved and danced lightly on the small bowls on tiptoe, those small bowls also began to make wonderful sounds, and with different pedaling strengths, the sounds and reverberation durations were also very different.

That feeling, like dancing on a large piano keyboard, is quite mysterious.

Observing and experiencing carefully, Xiao Zirong's dance poses show a charming figure in a graceful and graceful manner, and also show a heroic spirit in a capable and vigorous way.

These two apparently contradictory styles were perfectly blended together by Xiao Zirong. Instead of being awkward or abrupt, they were full of beauty and astonishment.

As for the classical "light music" that matches the dancing posture, it is cheerful and breezy, but also has a sense of simplicity and atmosphere, quite in the style of court music.

After dancing, Xiao Zirong took a light breath, stared at the center of the screen and saluted again, during the process, she opened her mouth for the first time.

"May my emperor live forever! May my Great Zhou be eternally peaceful!"

After the words were finished and the ceremony was over, Xiao Zirong lowered her head again, and then retreated through the side door under the guidance of a court lady.

Except for the singers, the rest of the show girls need to wait until they have finished their performances before speaking. This is a rule, so that the emperor can hear the voice of the show girls, so as to judge whether their voice is to their liking.

Zhou Xin took a sip of tea, and then said two words in a low voice.

"It's red."

Fang Yingchun responded in a low voice, and put a checkmark behind the word "Xiao Zirong" on the roster with a red pen.

Being red naturally means selection, if the emperor doesn't speak, it means he didn't like it.

As for the specific rank of concubine, it will not be determined until after the draft is over.

"Xuanjia's second outstanding girl enters the palace to perform~"

Not long after, a rather innocent-looking woman in a white butterfly skirt walked in with her head down.

"Your Majesty, this girl's name is Sun Yazhi, she is twenty-eight years old, has eight-star qualifications, and is at the beginning of the seventh rank. She is the granddaughter of King Guo. Sun Yazhi..."

Sun Yazhi's unique skill is dancing and singing, that is, she sings and dances. Her singing voice is very good, and her dancing posture is indeed beautiful.

But Zhou Xin frowned after watching it for a while. With his current eyesight and spiritual sense, he could capture many tiny details.

Sun Yazhi's appearance is not much different from Xiao Zirong's, and that kind of pure allure is also quite strong.

However, the other party's dancing posture is conservative and mixed with a little charm, and some of the hotter moves are also eager to refuse and welcome, quite a sense of playing hard to get.

This kind of person, not to mention her background, is not liked by Zhou Xin just because of her reserved and pure scheming.

After Sun Yazhi finished her performance and left, Fang Yingchun had already picked up her pen and waited, but she couldn't hear Zhou Xin's order for a long time.

After a little hesitation, Fang Yingchun opened his mouth cautiously.

"Your Majesty, if she is directly rejected, King Guo..."

"King Guo, hehe..."

Zhou Xin just smiled meaningfully and did not explain.

Fang Yingchun didn't dare to say any more, and lowered her head quietly again.

Since then, 12 more people entered the palace one after another, but Zhou Xin only chose one of them, a plump woman named Sang Wen'er.

"Xuanjia Fifteen Beautiful Girls enter the palace to perform~"

After the sound fell, several court ladies walked in first, and placed a guzheng on the long table.

After the palace maid retreated, a woman in a silver-white sleeved shirt and a skirt walked in lightly.

The woman's figure is relatively petite, her eyes are watery, her cheeks are also flushed, she looks quite lovely.

As he walked forward, his fingers made white marks, and his steps were vaguely unsteady, obviously quite nervous.

Standing in the prescribed position to salute, and kneeling in front of the table, the fingers that were slowly placed on the strings kept trembling, and the eyes almost burst into tears.

She is timid, and now she has to perform in front of the emperor, how can she not be nervous?
But as the saying goes: The more nervous you are, the easier it is to make mistakes.

She also knew this, so she didn't dare to press down her trembling fingers. A few deep breaths didn't help.

"Your Majesty, this girl's name is Xue Zhichun, she is twenty and two years old, with a nine-star aptitude, and her cultivation is at the middle stage of the sixth rank. Her father is the governor of Liyang County."

Looking at the extremely nervous Xue Zhichun, Fang Yingchun had regret in his eyes.

This woman's name is somewhat similar to hers, and her appearance is quite attractive, but, it's a pity...

Because according to the rules, if you can't calm down and start performing after more than [-] breaths, you will be eliminated directly.

And now twenty breaths have passed, and the opponent obviously didn't have this chance to adjust.

When the time came, Fang Yingchun was about to signal the maid in the distance to take Xue Zhichun away when Zhou Xin suddenly spoke.

"This girl is a bit interesting, and give her another breath of time."

Fang Yingchun was taken aback for a moment, then his eyes lit up slightly, and he looked at Zhou Xin, who had a smile on his lips and an inexplicable look in his eyes, and lowered his head silently.

Xue Zhichun's heart was already ashamed, and the tears she had been holding back also fell, because she also knew the rules.

However, the expected scene of being taken away immediately did not appear, and the entire hall was silent.

She was still a little confused at first, but after more than ten breaths and still not seeing the slightest change, she finally realized something.

At that moment, Xue Zhichun wept with joy, kowtowed respectfully towards the screen.

Under Xu Shi's great sorrow and joy, the tension was squeezed to the very edge, and Xue Zhichun finally danced his fingers and plucked the silk strings.

(End of this chapter)