Tianlong Sword Guanghan

Chapter 71. 70. Desire to Solve the Marriage Problem

Early the next morning, Helian Tieshu's house came to the eunuch of the palace to pass on the decree of the Xixia Emperor, and invited the son of Dali Zhennan Prince "Duan Yu" and the members of the Dali mission to come to the Mid-Autumn Festival in August tomorrow. , into the palace for a banquet.

Mu Wanqing wore a men's outfit, bearing Duan Yu's name, and received the imperial edict.With a flick of his fingers, Zhu Danchen threw a gold ingot into the eunuch's sleeve, the old eunuch felt his cuff sink, and immediately smiled.As for the prince of Zhennan who received the order, his skin was fair and tender, and his appearance was like a peach blossom, but the princess of Dali who came to celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday was nowhere to be seen.Our family is old and dazzled, but we can't see clearly.

After another day, it finally came to the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mu Wanqing was ready to dress up, but Helian Tieshu was still worried, so he found a long-time snitch from Yipintang who used to disguise himself, and groomed her up. Just rest assured.A group of people went straight to the palace in a mighty manner.

Walking on the road, several people saw that there were young and handsome people coming from all directions, including princes and nobles, ordinary talents, and even some high-ranking people, coming to try their luck.Outside the gate of the palace, there was a sea of ​​people, extremely crowded.Gao Shengtai opened the way with his internal strength, finally walked to the door, and handed Duan Yu's name card.After a while, the Minister of Rites of Xixia personally came out of the palace gate to greet them, and welcomed them in.

A few people followed the ceremonial officer to the Zhonghe Hall, and saw a seat in the middle on the central high platform, with a dragon-patterned yellow satin, which was naturally the throne of the Xixia Emperor. Under this, there were three seats on the east side, tables and chairs. They are all made of purple satin with python pattern, and a huge screen is erected on the west side, on which is embroidered a picture of a green phoenix facing the sun.

Mu Wanqing saw that the green phoenix was so lifelike and extremely agile, she liked it in her heart, so she took a few more glances.Zhu Danchen said in a low voice: "The screen was made by a skillful craftsman. From the outside to the inside, you can only see Qingfeng, but from the inside to the outside, you can clearly see everything in the palace. It must be the Yinchuan princess So I'm going to sit behind the screen and watch the heroes of the world." Mu Wanqing said in shock, "This kind of treasure is so rare, I've never even heard of it."

The chief on the east side has already been seated. He has accomplished martial arts and has extraordinary hearing. He could hear Mu Wanqing's whispered words clearly, and said with a sneer, "I don't know where he came from." He has thick eyebrows and big eyes, a burly figure, a bearded face, and a bright red brocade robe.Sitting beside him was a foreign monk, and behind him stood several big men.The two big men who fought against the Xiong family brothers on the mountain road were among them, this person was naturally Prince Zongzan of Tubo, beside him was the Tubo national teacher, Jiumozhi.

For more than a year, Duan Zhengchun and Qin Hongmian traveled hand in hand, leaving Mu Wanqing in Dali.Fortunately, Baoding Emperor Duan Zhengming and his wife had nothing under their knees. Seeing her innocent and innocent, they liked her very much, so they raised her by their side and raised her personally.She grew up so big, never had the joy of being under Cheng Huan's knees and being loved by her parents, but she was more affectionate to Emperor Baoding and his wife.

This time, Dali sent a mission to celebrate the birthday of the Empress Dowager Xixia, but she suffered from no royal family members entering the palace to present gifts.Being humiliated by the Tubo prince at this moment, if it was usual, the sleeve arrow in her hand would have been shot empty, but thinking of the kindness of Emperor Baoding and his wife, she restrained her anger, kept silent, and was arranged by the ceremony officer to sit on the second seat on the east side.

Seeing her pretty face, Prince Zongzan was worried that Princess Yinchuan would be most likely to be fooled by the pretty face when she was young. Wang Wang's dishes rushed towards Mu Wanqing, while Gao Shengtai stretched out his hand, and the plate flew back backwards, Jiumozhi hid his finger in his sleeve, and used the "Wuxiang Jiezhi" to point at the plate. up three fingers.The plate vacated for a while, and then returned.

When Zhu Danchen saw the plate flying towards him without a sound, he didn't dare to be careless, he waved his sleeves and rolled towards the plate, but just as his sleeves touched the plate, the plates shattered into pieces, and the broken porcelain, dishes, and oily soup were scattered all over the place. Fly to Mu Wanqing.Gao Shengtai who was on the side quickly stood up, with both palms out, and under the wind of the palms, these miscellaneous things, all without aim, splashed on the seat where Prince Zongzan was sitting.This palm was done by Gao Shengtai with all his strength, and it could no longer be mixed with changes in strength.

A guard beside Prince Zongzan had already taken off his robe, shook it off violently, and swept all the dishes into it.Prince Zongzan smiled contemptuously, and said: "The light of the firefly dares to compete with the bright moon?" All the Tubo warriors laughed together.

At this time, someone said: "No, no, firefly and candlelight, you can't compare with my son, Haoyue Langlang." Mu Wanqing and Prince Zongzan looked together, but it was Murong Fu who led the four generals Qi arrived.The five people were dressed gorgeously, guided by the ceremony officer, and also sat on the purple satin seat with python pattern.Zhu Danchen saw that Murong Bo's body had not appeared, he felt uneasy and said: "The young one is here, why don't you see the old one?"

Prince Zongzan grabbed the official and asked: "I am the prince of Tubo, why am I with these two?" He was invited by His Majesty to come to watch the ceremony."

Prince Zongzan heard that Mu Wanqing was just watching the ceremony, not asking for marriage, so his attitude became much gentler.He pointed to Murong Fu again, and asked: "What is the identity of that person? He is also worthy to sit with the princes of the two countries?" Just as he was asking, a group of warriors walked into the back of the palace, the ceremony officer saw the warriors of 'Yipintang' entering the palace, and he felt relieved , and said softly: "This is Prince Yan, who came to marry our princess."

Prince Zongzan laughed loudly and said, "Yan Country? Haha, Yan Country? How can there be any Yan Country in this world?" His voice was resounding and unusual. At this time, all the handsome people who came to propose marriage had already entered the palace one after another, and sat down in His Highness. Hearing his voice, they all looked up together.Murong Fu was looked down upon by everyone, and felt extremely sad and indignant.He suppressed his embarrassment and anger, and said: "Yan Kingdom is the foundation established by my Murong ancestors overcoming obstacles and breaking through thorns and thorns. It has existed in the past, and it will definitely exist in the future!"

Zong Zan laughed loudly and said, "Oh, then it's gone now. You, a desolate and subjugated person, are worthy of calling yourself a prince. It's so funny."

Bao BuTong said loudly: "No, no, but the prince doesn't know that if there is a will, there will be a way. If the boat is broken, the hundred and twenty Qin Pass will eventually belong to Chu. If you have a heart, you will live up to the sky. If you try your best, you can swallow Wu with three thousand soldiers. "(Note 1) Seeing that Prince Zongzan was stunned, he smiled and said: "You are a barbarian, and it is understandable that you have not read a book."

Prince Zongzan was about to get angry, but Bao BuTong continued: "Although the Great Yan is gone, the lord is still working hard and striving for self-improvement, and the ministers are still loyal and willing to help. Concentric, to restore the ancestral land, but it's just in the palm of your hand. Besides, His Majesty the Xixia Emperor personally called my lord a prince, what's the matter? Your Excellency doesn't pay attention to what His Majesty the Xixia Emperor said?"

Jiumozhi suddenly said: "Your Highness, since they are all the people His Majesty Xi Xia allowed to enter the palace for banquets, we don't have to make too much trouble, let the guests do as they please." Seeing what Jiumozhi said, Zong Zan said, Then he sat down angrily.

They stopped quarreling, and the group of warriors who came into the hall ignored them and divided themselves into two rows, one row stood at the front steps of the hall, and the other row protected the screen.Two generals on duty had already checked the seats, and seeing that the seats were already full, they shouted: "All guests are here, close the door."

The sound of drum music sounded, and the ceremony officer shouted loudly: "Princess Yinchuan is here!" Everyone in the hall stretched their necks and looked towards the screen.But there was a sound of golden bells and jade pendants, a faint scent of fragrance blowing by, and the sound of clothes rubbing gently from behind the screen. See the slightest bit behind the screen.

After a while, the beating of the bronze drum was heard again, and the ceremonial officer shouted again: "His Majesty the Emperor has arrived, everyone welcomes you!" Everyone knelt down, no one looked up, only heard the steady and firm steps, and one of them sat on the throne. down.He said indifferently: "All good guests, please stay flat." Everyone thanked each other and stood up.

This Emperor of Xixia is the son of Li Qiushui. He is not tall, but his face is full of vigor. He is really a promising hero of Xixia. At this moment, he saw a group of handsome men, nodded in satisfaction, and smiled. Said: "Everyone, please sit down." Everyone took their seats.

The emperor picked up the wine glass, sipped it lightly on his lips, and said to the back of the screen: "My son, today you are the one who chooses Mr. Ruyi personally, so I won't bother you anymore. You can do whatever you want. You can do it yourself." Choose carefully."

Behind the screen, Princess Yinchuan replied softly: "Yes." Her voice was soft and melodious, with indescribable amorous feelings, just this one word, all the handsome men in the palace were fascinated by hearing it.

The emperor laughed, picked up the wine glass, and said: "Then wish my son his wish come true, and those who are destined can be selected!" He raised his head and drank all the wine in the glass, and everyone hurriedly raised their glasses to fill up.The emperor waited for everyone to drink three cups in a row, then put the gold cup on the table, and said with a smile: "If I stay here, you will inevitably be unable to perform well, so I will not accompany you." After speaking, he left the table with his hands behind his back.

Murong Fu saw him, his heart was full of enthusiasm, and he thought: "The emperor of Xixia actually gave up the Palace of Zhonghe to the princess to choose a son-in-law? This princess is so favored, if I can marry him, why worry about not being able to borrow Xixia The momentum, Xingfu Dayan?"

Seeing the emperor leaving, Prince Zongzan said to the screen: "Princess, this screen covers the princess's peerless face, which is very unbeautiful. Please ask the princess to remove the screen so that I can see her beauty." Although everyone was annoyed, He was domineering and domineering, but his words were quite in line with public opinion. More than a hundred people from all walks of life in the main hall spoke loudly in agreement.For a while, the hall was noisy and noisy.

A purple-clothed female official walked by, raised a small copper hammer, and struck three times on a white jade cloud board Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding Ding on a white jade cloud on a white jade cloud board with a small copper hammer, the hall was silent. He wears a bronze grimacing mask, holds a sword in his arms, and carries a long strip of cloth burden on his back.

Prince Zongzan saw him, and shouted: "Go away, I want to see your princess!" He stretched out his hand to grab the screen, and was about to touch the screen, when suddenly there was a bad wind, and the guard knocked hard with the scabbard in his hand. When he got down, Prince Zongzan was shocked and quickly withdrew his hands.Seeing him withdrawing his hand, the guard put away his weapon again, and stared closely at Prince Zongzan through the mask.

Jiumozhi saw the guard's attack, his complexion changed, he grabbed Prince Zongzan, clasped his hands together and said, "My prince is eager to see the princess, but he has no malicious intentions." The guard took a step back and let out a green fir girl, everyone Seeing that the girl in blouse is slender, her manners are elegant, and her face is even more beautiful.Prince Zongzan hurriedly shouted: "Princess, Prince Zongzan of Tubo, send you my greetings!"

The green fir girl was very shy. Seeing Prince Zongzan's man-eating appearance, she hurriedly retreated behind the guards, lowered her head, blushed, and said in a low voice: "His Royal Highness ordered: All the guests come from afar. , please be self-respecting, and don't be rash and hurt your kindness." Only then did everyone realize that this one-in-a-million beauty is actually the princess's maid.This maid has such an appearance, so what about the princess?Thinking of this, the big guy's eyes glowed, and he couldn't help himself.

The green fir girl clapped her hands lightly, and eight eunuchs walked in, carried four large boxes and placed them on the ground in the hall, she opened the boxes, and then stood in front of the screen again, and then said: "Everyone is here today, Your Highness the Princess is grateful for everyone. With a sincere heart, whether you are selected or not, you can choose a gift from the box to bring back later."

Zongzan stretched his head to look, the box was full of antique calligraphy and paintings.He felt a headache when he saw these, and said, "What's the use of these ghostly symbols?"

Murong Fu sneered, and said to Prince Zongzan: "The princess is gracious and noble. It is a pity that these elegant things are discarded by ignorant people like despicable shoes." When he saw these antique calligraphy and paintings, he thought of elegance Boundless, hurried forward, picked up a picture, and talked freely, showing his literary talent.

Seeing that he picked it up casually, everyone glanced at it hastily, and then described a calligraphy and painting clearly and logically, like a treasure.In a short while, he explained the origins of more than ten pieces of antique calligraphy and painting, and also commented on each antique calligraphy and painting, improvised a poem. Going to the imperial examination is enough to answer the paper.

Murong Fu was eloquent and eloquent in front of the screen, but he didn't know that behind the screen, Princess Yinchuan was scribbling on a piece of white paper. She wrote: "Little cousin, I saw Murong Fu's brilliant writing. People beat him." Li Xiaoyao, wearing a bronze mask, retreated behind the screen, condensed his voice with internal force, and said through voice transmission: "Then you might as well recruit a number one scholar to be your son-in-law."

Princess Yinchuan wrote again: "It is better to have both civil and military skills." Li Xiaoyao rolled his eyes in the mask, and then said: "In the past two days, you have changed fourteen conditions for choosing a son-in-law." Princess Yinchuan made a gesture to him. With a grimace, he wrote: "Anyway, I have my father and my little cousin around, so I'm not afraid."

Li Xiaoyao pretended to be terrified, and said, "Could it be that you have taken a fancy to me? Let's agree, I'm not selling myself." Princess Yinchuan pouted her lips and wrote forcefully: "Handsome and unrestrained, with a face like a crown jade. .” She purposely changed the thick brush again, and traced the eight characters “handsome and unrestrained, with a face like a crown jade”.Li Xiaoyao just felt bored and didn't want to talk to her.

Murong Fu talked eloquently, talking about half a box of calligraphy and painting, but he didn't see anything from the princess, so he stopped slowly.The green fir girl came out, blessed Murong Fu, and said: "Prince Yan is very talented in literature and has a strong memory, which is admirable." aside.

Prince Zongzan said: "Girl, I don't know what the princess's rules are for choosing a son-in-law. The big guys can't stand together. May the princess go over one by one?"

Princess Yinchuan heard this, and quickly wrote on the paper: "This method is very good." Li Xiaoyao nodded, and said through voice transmission: "Well, if you are not satisfied, you can still shout 'Change batch'!" Yinchuan The princess was so excited that she quickly wrote a few words on the white paper and showed it to the green fir girl.The green fir girl had a difficult look on her face, but she couldn't hold back Princess Yinchuan, so she had no choice but to walk out of the screen.

The green fir girl had never seen so many men, she was extremely shy, she lowered her head and dared not look at them, but she still said slowly: "My princess has three questions, please come to the screen and answer them one by one, whose answer is the most suitable My princess's heart is the princess's predestined relationship. If not, please take a gift and leave."

When everyone heard this, they all moved forward and rushed forward. For a while, the screen was extremely crowded.The 'Yipintang' warrior on the side took a step forward to block the crowd.The green fir girl said: "Everyone, don't be crowded, the one who answers the question first may not necessarily take advantage."

Everyone thought: yes, let’s see what the question is first, and not how to answer it. Thinking about it will not be a bad thing.All of a sudden, everyone pushed back one after another, you push me, everyone is a humble gentleman.

　Note 1. This sentence was written by Pu Songling in the Qing Dynasty, but the allusions were all before the Song Dynasty, so it was said by Bao Budong.

　　
　
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