Chu instantly recalled that Zhang Xuande, the Heavenly Master of Dragon and Tiger Mountain, who stepped on the Thunder River, and the character who could teach how powerful a disciple was actually hit hard by this national teacher, it seemed that the person who could sit in this hall was by no means a good type, and unconsciously felt that Dong Qinping exuded a sense of slaughter.

The two powerful bigwigs sat together, and sure enough, they were not a family, they all looked cold, and they didn't seem to be interested in this banquet at all.

Chu Xianzhao felt that Dong Qinping's eyebrows were as slender and soft as a snow sword, and when the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, Dong Qinping glanced at him.

This gaze was like a thunderbolt that slashed into his heart, which made Chu instantly shocked, and he couldn't help but sit up straight and deliberately move his face away.

The national teacher's gaze drew everyone's attention to Chu Xianzhao's side, and the eldest lady quietly raised the teacup, and the pale cyan long sleeves covered Chu Xianzhao's face, and also blocked those harassing gazes.

Many officials here know that although the son of the Guozi Festival Restaurant was killed by the little grandfather, the matter was caused by the illegitimate son of the Shen family, and Hong Haogu is the same senior brother of the national teacher Dong Qinping, I am afraid that this Taoist master will definitely not give Chu Xianzhao any good looks, even if he later saved the grandfather of the country who was besieged and killed by assassins, and became famous in Luoyang City in one fell swoop.

Chu Xianzhao's rescue of the grandfather from the assassin spread the identity of Shen Sanqian's "illegitimate son" all over Luoyang, and also eased the tension between the Shen family and the imperial court through this incident, after all, their royal family was ashamed of the Shen family first, so neither the Queen Mother Party nor the pro-king party would release malice to Chu Xianzhao, Prime Minister Cao Huilong coughed lightly, which slightly eased the tension in the hall.

At this moment, the voice of Qin Se suddenly became loud, and the eunuch in the bright red python robe suddenly said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty has arrived." ”

All eyes are on the main hall,

At this time, the emperor and the queen mother of the Daqing Dynasty slowly walked out from the side, and the mother and son both had smiling and gentle faces, sitting at the top of the main hall.

"Long live Your Majesty, long live Long live, Queen Mother Long live Thousand Years and Thousand Years of Life. ”

In addition to the princes and kings, the ministers in the hall knelt down respectfully and saluted, and the tense atmosphere was all drowned in the shouts of the Emperor and the Empress Dowager of Shanhu.

Chu Xuanzhao This is the first time to see the Emperor Daqing and the Queen Mother, the emperor is the biological brother of Empress Zhao, from a distance, the two look really similar, tall and handsome, and their pupils are flowing with a golden glow without exception, but he doesn't like the emperor's lips pursed, as if he maintained a contemptuous and contemptuous demeanor towards everyone.

Then the eldest princess Zhao Xi also appeared, the position was two steps down the emperor and the queen mother, she was as beautiful as rumored, but she did not coil her hair like the ladies in the palace, and the green silk flowed down like a waterfall, and he found that he could barely take his eyes off her. This is the demeanor that a sword immortal in the world should have, he thought so secretly.

He finally saw this Qing'an Dragon Immortal who made the Xilin Sword God think about it, it would be great if the Xilin Sword God could also see her here at this time, especially their daughter Guan Ju, since the concubine Guan Yi, he never got any news about her whereabouts.

When she parted, she told herself that she was going to Qingguo to find her mother, but now she actually saw her mother before her, life is really full of irony.

I don't know why I didn't see Empress Zhao, her hair turned gray and she had a rooting dough on her face, even if she really let her see it, she shouldn't recognize herself, Chu Xianzhao thought uneasily.

"Zhong Aiqing is exempt from courtesy, today is a dinner in the palace to invite all the princes and kings to eat, everyone can order casually. ”

Emperor Zhao Wentian put on a virtuous king's bearing, the sound of ritual music rose again, and then the ministers of the Ministry of Rites came out to announce that the royal family had expressed gratitude to the vassal states for their loyalty over the years, and hoped that the vassal states could put aside their mustard and make friends with each other, and in the future, they would discuss together how to deal with the barbarian army from the northern regions, and finally it was a routine song of merit and praise, and the princes and kings had different expressions on their faces, and they could not see each other's joy and anger.

Chu Xianzhao observed the distribution of power, the emperor and the queen mother and the eldest princess sat on the main hall, and under them sat the six princes and kings and the servants they brought, and the high-ranking officials in the court could only start eating after falling in the position of the princes and kings, Chu Zhaozhao and the position where they were sitting happened to be in the center of the main hall, and he and the eldest lady represented the entire Shen family.

Suddenly, Chu Xianzhao's left hand seemed to be lightly smashed by something, and when he turned his head to look, he found that the little grandfather's family was also in the middle of the hall, Zhao Yunlong squeezed his eyebrows at him, and seemed to want to get up and come to his side, maybe at the banquet, his peers liked to sit with his peers, but when he got up, his mother quietly dragged the corner of his clothes, and the little grandfather pouted, and could only sit quietly beside his parents.

Chu Xianzhao suddenly wanted to laugh a little, this little grandfather who was not afraid of heaven and earth was actually afraid of his parents, he found that the imperial aunt was still very young, at least younger than the queen mother, even if she was married to a woman, she still had a luxurious atmosphere from the royal family.

The imperial aunt showed a charming smile to herself, and bowed her head slightly to thank him for saving her husband, these Heavenly Kingdom Mansion has not sent gifts to the Shen family manor.

The eldest lady told herself that this imperial aunt used to be a femme fatale-like figure, and many elderly officials in the court had been played with by her, but since marrying the prince, she has been much more restrained, and she has not had the opportunity to see her when she was young.

The dinner party is officially started, the sound of the silk and bamboo piano is played, during which there are dancers dancing with long sleeves, the princes and kings go up one after another to toast the queen mother and the emperor, the hall has a happy atmosphere, and the palace maids are scattered in each position of the hall, with a charming and gentle smile on their faces.

Whenever a palace maid came to pour wine, Chu Xianzhao felt that the young emperor was facing these half-naked palace maids all day long, and there was no queen by his side now, could it be that he also wanted to learn from Chu Xiaohua's lonely family, which was really a bit strange.

The Queen Mother Huang Yu, who was sitting at the top, nodded slightly, seemingly quite satisfied with the scene in front of her, and finally her eyes fell on Chu Xianzhao's body, and the corners of her mouth were slightly upturned.

While Chu Xianzhao was drinking, his eyes were slightly raised, and he found that the Queen Mother was actually looking at him with a smile, and his heart began to grow.

The Queen Mother tilted her head slightly, and whispered in the emperor's ear: "Son, do you see that snow-white haired child, it was he who saved your uncle's life from the hands of the assassin, I didn't expect Shen Sanqian to have an illegitimate child, this man really can't wipe his mouth if he eats secretly." ”

The conversation between the emperor's mother and son was very direct, and the emperor's eyes played: "I have heard of him a long time ago, and he seems to be a brocade guard in the court now." I've seen him in the palace several times recently, and this kid left without looking back when he saw me, he really didn't give any face, and he was very arrogant, but isn't it a bit condescending for such a person to be a brocade guard?"

The Queen Mother smiled slightly: "Shen Sanqian's illegitimate son suddenly came to Luoyang, I feel that this old fox is determined to support him on the throne, and now I want him to go to the palace to temper and temper, I am very curious why this illegitimate son is like a fish in water as soon as he comes to Luoyang, and it didn't take long for him to enter Jinyiwei to do things, and he is still the only heir of the Shen family's family, and his future is limitless." ”

The emperor sighed and said: "I originally wanted to ask Uncle Shen to come back to Yang to help me, but unfortunately he refused my request, it seems that he still minds us demoting him from Guhe City, but he is quite handsome as an illegitimate child, and even my cousin has a good eye for him, and his popularity is good." ”

The Queen Mother felt that the emperor seemed to be in a good mood today, and she was not reluctant to attend these banquets with a dark face like in the past, so she couldn't help but praise: "My son is really grown up now, and he knows the importance of the method of observing people, and if the emperor can see you now, he will be very happy." ”

Zhao Wentian, who has always known how to restrain his tyrannical temperament in front of his mother, laughed at it.

Chu Xianzhao found that while the mother and son who were high above were talking softly, their eyes never moved away from themselves, and they didn't know if it was because of nervousness or what, so they couldn't help but drink glass after glass of wine.

The eldest lady couldn't help frowning when she saw him with a drunken face, and said in a low voice: "Boy, your dead ghost father hasn't been back to Luoyang City in the past few years, but he sent your child back for us to take care of, you must not learn from his greedy and lustful temperament when he was young, and you will be drunk in the palace for a while, how can you let me let a woman carry you away?"

Chu Xianzhao had been furious in his heart, and the eldest lady didn't listen to what she said, but she still kept drinking the wine, and lowered her head deeply, avoiding the gaze cast by the emperor's mother and son.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of chains shaking, and when I looked up, I saw the sword light exploding, and Zhu Zhai, the prince of the Zhejiang and Han dynasties, actually drew a knife in this hall, this person is so bold!

After Zhu Zhai held the knife and saluted the queen and the queen mother, he actually danced with the knife, and the sword light suddenly rose in the hall like snowflakes, and the momentum brought by the roaring wind suppressed the candles on the royal platform one after another.

Such a powerful sword technique made some elderly high-ranking officials' hearts beat faster and their faces pale, but the emperor was not half angry at this rude act, and couldn't help but applaud.

After Chu Xianzhao gasped, he turned his head and asked the eldest lady, "Who is this person?" can actually sit so close to the emperor, but still draw a sword in the main hall, and the emperor is not angry?"

The eldest lady patiently explained: "Didn't you see him standing up from somewhere just now? He is the son of Zhu Gaotao, the king of Zhejiang and Han, and Zhu Zhai, the son of Zhu Zhai, the prince of Zhejiang and Han. ”

Chu Xianzhao squinted slightly, looked at the young man who was dancing and playing with a sword in front of the emperor, and pretended to be shocked: "It turned out to be the son of the king of Zhejiang and Han, I heard that the princes and kings can face the king without kneeling, but it doesn't mean that the princes also have such power, is he too rebellious?"

Zhu Zhai's ears were so sensitive, he used his flying sword drawing technique to support his body with qi, and the whole person fell to Chu Xianzhao's seat like a hunting eagle, and stuck the long knife on the table with his backhand, and his meaningful gaze fell on Chu Xianzhao's face.

In an instant, there was a terrifying silence in the main hall, and everyone's eyes fell on Chu Xianzhao and Zhu Zhai.

The emperor's eyes became more and more playful, the corners of the mouth of the King of Zhehan were slightly upturned, and his bloated body like a pig leaned back, not intending to care about this matter.

The eldest lady did not panic and scream like an ordinary woman, and quietly poured two glasses of wine, one of which slowly pushed down in front of Zhu Zhai.

Chu Xianzhao smiled, raised the wine glass in front of him, stretched out his hand to ask Zhu Zhai, and then drank it all.

The corners of Zhu Zhai's mouth pulled out sharp lines, and he seemed to be smiling but didn't seem to be smiling, and after hesitating for a moment, he pulled the knife out of the table and withdrew it into the scabbard, and raised the cup.

Just when Chu Xianzhao thought he was going to drink the wine, Zhu Zhai poured the wine from the glass over his head, and the spicy wine overflowed his white hair, stinging his eyes, and kept flowing down his chin and seeping into the placket of his clothes.

Zhu Zhai's face was full of drunkenness, and he grinned: "What should I call it?"

Chu Xianzhao gently stroked his sleeves, wiped all the wine off his face, and said softly: "In Xia Tang Huang, I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

Chu Xianzhao never thought that he would be called His Royal Highness the Prince of the World in the past, and he would actually have the time to call others His Royal Highness.

"His Majesty the Emperor loves my sword dance, and maybe he would like to see your blood rushing out of your neck. Zhu Zhai did not hide the frenzy in his eyes, the tip of his tongue licked his teeth uncontrollably, and the snow-bright blade was against Chu Xianzhao's neck, as long as Chu Xianzhao spoke, his throat would be cut by the blade.

At this time, everyone in the hall seemed to have a hard time believing their eyes, this god-like prince of Zhejiang and Han actually pulled out a knife against the illegitimate son of the Shen family, and even the sound of silk and bamboo music stopped at this time, His Majesty the Emperor felt that this scene was very interesting, and he didn't mean to reprimand Zhu Zhai at all,

It's like going with the flow.

The hall that was still lively and lively suddenly fell silent, but the Queen Mother didn't like to see such a scene, so she raised her voice slightly and said, "Zhu Zhai, this is the son of Lord Shen Taisui, let's make friends with him." ”

The words of the Queen Mother were to some extent more effective than the Holy Decree in the palace, and after Zhu Zhai withdrew the long knife, he seemed to notice that the atmosphere was quiet and a little strange, and he grabbed the wine jug on Chu Xuanzhao's wine table and poured himself half a pot of wine.

Zhu Zhai raised the scabbard with one hand and the wine jug with the other, spun around quite freely and happily, and then put his arm around Chu Xianzhao's shoulders and said in a loud voice: "The minister drank too much just now...... I hope that His Majesty the Emperor and the Queen Mother will atone for their sins...... Tang Huang, you toasted me a glass of wine just now, and now I toast you!"

Chu Xianzhao thought to himself that this Zhu Zhai was really good at acting, and as soon as the Queen Mother opened her mouth, no matter whether he really had killing intent or fake killing intent, she was now pretending to be a good friend to herself.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, only to see that the prince of Zhejiang and Han stood up drunk, and suddenly fell to the ground with a bang, and immediately two palace maids came to support him and brought him sobering soup.

The Queen Mother laughed, and the people on the Prime Minister's side also laughed, and everyone laughed, but Chu Xianzhao didn't laugh, but remembered their laughter.

The emperor didn't laugh, but looked a little sullen, only to hear him say lightly: "Tang Huang, I heard that the assassin who invaded the Guogong Mansion was solved by you alone, and I think your martial arts are also good, anyway, now everyone has eaten about the same, it's not much fun to always watch women dance, it's better for you and Zhu Zhai to compete in front of the palace, if you win, I will be rewarded." ”

As soon as the emperor's words came out, there was an uproar in the hall, and the queen mother suddenly turned her head to look at the emperor's face, confused and shocked: "Your Majesty?!"

The emperor said with a radiant expression: "The queen mother doesn't have to worry, I have my own arrangements." ”

The officials pricked up their ears and listened carefully, but they thought of something else in their minds, it seems that His Majesty the Emperor wants to take advantage of the situation, and use the hand of the illegitimate son of the Shen family to suppress the sharpness of the prince of Zhejiang and Han, and by the way, let the ministers see what kind of character the illegitimate son of Shen Sanqian, who was once powerful in the court, this is a great opportunity for him to come out, if it is wasted, maybe he will not be able to stand out in the setting sun in this life.

It seems to be a competition, but in fact, it is to show the muscles of Qingguo to the princes and kings, and the ministers present are not fools, so they naturally know the emperor's intentions.

The Queen Mother sighed softly, and also saw her son's thoughts, no matter whether the illegitimate son of the Shen family was offended by the prince of Zhejiang and Han Dynasty, since an illegitimate son was invited to the palace to attend a dinner, not only was he benevolent to their royal family, but he had to prove his strength to them, otherwise he would not even have the qualifications to sit down here.

"Tang Huang, what do you think of this suggestion?" the emperor smiled, as if he was making a suggestion, but his tone was unquestionable.

Chu Xianzhao has been scolding his mother in his heart, he knew that he had used the excuse of going to the toilet just now, maybe he had found a map to the Mirage Realm now, and he would not let everyone focus on him and fall into a situation where the ground was drawn as a prison.

Those ministers who thought to him would only eat and wait for death could guess the emperor's thoughts, Chu Xianzhao of course knew what the little emperor was thinking, and there were many rewards for winning, if he lost, it would be equivalent to losing the emperor's face, and it would also affect the eldest lady's family at that time, and the little emperor seemed to want to see himself make a fool of himself and be taught a lesson by the prince of Zhejiang and Han.

Chu Xianzhao got up, glanced at the people in the hall, and said, "Your Majesty the Emperor, the minister's martial arts are not good and unarmed, so forget it." ”

The main hall just appeared with the burst of laughter just now, no one would believe Chu Xianzhao's words that he was not skilled in martial arts, Chu Xianzhao used an umbrella as a sword to provoke several of Hong Jincheng's subordinates to tesuji, and with a dagger to drive away the assassin who assassinated the grandfather of the country, it had already spread throughout the entire Luoyang City.

He recently became a brocade guard in the court, and it is rare for a person with strong martial arts to appear in a business family, and he actually put on a cowardly and withdrawn appearance in the court.

"That's right, this is not the time for you to come out, it's time for them to humiliate you, don't step into their trap. The eldest lady spoke to him.

At this time, the prince of Zhehan pushed away the palace maid again with drunkenness, and came to Chu Xianzhao drunk. Suddenly burst out and laughed wildly: "Do you dare to resist the decree? Or are you scared, and would rather hide behind this old woman than fight me with a weapon?"

Chu Xianzhao was splashed with wine by him just now, and he already had a mustard in his heart, and now he directly ridiculed the eldest lady, now is the time for him to fight back, "Your Royal Highness, aren't you worried?"

Zhu Zhai frowned in confusion, "What am I worried about?"

It seemed that the wine had made your brain delirious, Chu Xianzhao leaned close to his ear and said softly, "Aren't you worried that you will die as a drunk tonight?"

Since there is no way to get rid of things, it is better to go with the flow and make mistakes.

The moment these words blurted out, the drunkenness on the face of the prince of Zhehan flashed, and then what occupied his face was an irrepressible rage.

The emperor in the main hall suddenly laughed, pointed at Chu Xianzhao and said with satisfaction: "Okay, hello, you are very good, I appreciate you very much!"

The imperial aunt saw the tension between the two, looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, if people don't want to, don't force it, it's not good if the atmosphere is ruined." ”

Grandpa Guo also echoed: "Yes, everyone drinks and listens to music, how bad it is to fight and kill at the banquet." ”

The ministers talked a lot, and the atmosphere of the scene immediately deteriorated, and the queen mother's face quickly became gloomy.

Of course, the emperor would not let such an interesting moment disappear immediately, and pointed to the ministers in the main hall and said loudly: "Fight! I said that the two of them will fight, which of you who is not afraid of death wants to resist the decree!"