With this good news, the Lu family rewarded the happy money, and everyone in the Zhongguo Mansion smiled.

At this time, a post was posted on the prince's mansion, inviting the generals and daughters who followed the prince to the north this time in the name of the crown princess to hold a plum banquet.

This plum appreciation banquet is another celebration banquet.

The difference from the celebration banquet held in the palace is that the invitees are all loyal to the prince's henchmen, generals and courtiers. It can be said that those who can enter this plum banquet will have a place in the court after the crown prince ascends the throne.

In other words, this group of people is the prince's future courtiers.

Empress Cao has always been low-key, and when the crown prince was still the king of Qi, she never recruited people on such a large scale. This is the first time that such a large-scale banquet has been held in Wei Mingsheng's mansion.

For a time, everyone in Beijing was proud to have been invited to the plum banquet.

In the Pingguo Mansion, Liu Qiran stroked Tu Manzhen's increasingly bulging belly, and said affectionately: "Manzhen, you are waiting for me." I'll earn you a good fortune and come back. ”

Tu Manzhen glanced at him with disgust and said with a smile: "Are you stupid? When you attack the Duke of Pingguo, the concubine body is naturally a fate." ”

Liu Qiran smiled dumbly, yes, what did you do with her?

Now, with Shi Jingfu appearing beside Empress Cao, three of the four major princes have expressed their attitude. If he doesn't act quickly, he will lose even the opportunity to attach the tail wing.

The crown prince's ascension to the throne is already the trend of the times, and even the emperor is paving the way for him to create opportunities.

The Duke of Pingguo has done nothing, and this title is now in jeopardy. If you want to keep it, you can only rely on him to fight for it. Otherwise, there would be no title to inherit at all.

Of course, he didn't plan to let Tu Manzhen know about this. Creating a stable production environment for her and keeping her current wealth and glory is what a man should do.

Leaning sideways and imprinting a kiss on her cheek, Liu Qiran said, "I'm stupid." Go out and wait for me to eat together in the evening. ”

Perhaps because of being a mother, Tu Manzhen's temperament has softened more and more. Looking at the man in front of her, she was in a trance, is this person still the man who scolded and fought with her that day?

When did he grow up so mature and steady that she felt that she had relied on her for the rest of her life?

"Go, the concubine is waiting for you. ”

Liu Qiran smiled, no longer greedy for the warmth of the room, and resolutely walked out.

He came to the martial arts training ground, where five hundred elite soldiers were displayed in Qi Brush.

In the cold wind, their posture was like a pine, their military appearance was neat, and the cold light reflected on the tip of their spears. Although there were only 500 people, there was a momentum of bravery.

These people were trained by veterans in the army for three months before they developed such momentum.

This is the capital that Liu Qiran relied on to take refuge in the prince.

"Let's go!" Liu Qiran shouted, turned on his horse, and led the five hundred foot soldiers towards the largest martial arts arena in Beijing.

There, there was already a sea of people, crowded with people who had come to watch the battle.

Every Chinese New Year, all nations come to court. In addition to bringing a large number of gifts to pay tribute, these envoys were also escorted by brave samurai in the envoys.

These samurai were all selected from the best in a million, and they were all top fighters in their own country.

First, the road to Beijing to pay tribute was not very smooth, and such a master guard was needed. Second, in order to boast of his country's strength in Luoyang City, the heart of the Gaomang Dynasty, so as not to be bullied as a weak country.

Behind these two reasons, there are more hidden thoughts. I want to compete with the warriors of the Gaomang Dynasty, and by the way, test the strength of the suzerain.

If the Gaomang Dynasty had the slightest cowardice, these small dependent states would probably rush to the top, looking for opportunities to loot property and seize territory.

Therefore, every New Year's month, a three-day international martial arts exercise is held in Beijing. Since it is a competition of force, see the real chapter under your hands. In this, the Gao Mang Dynasty has never been afraid of anyone.

This is also the biggest excitement in Luoyang City after the Chinese New Year.

And today is the last day. The practice of military exercises was broken by the words of a small country sending an envoy.

In the first two days, the samurai of all countries were defeated by the Gao Mang soldiers without exception. The messenger accused the format of being unfair, and he wanted to come up with another way to play the game.

As the suzerain, he must not lose his momentum in this, and the prince agreed to his request.

The messenger said, "Such one-on-one battles rarely occur in real wars. No matter how brave an individual is, he cannot decide the victory or defeat on the battlefield. ”

He was right when he said this, not only the envoys of all nations, but even the crown prince thought it was true. He had personally experienced the war, and knew that individual bravery could kill a few more soldiers at most, and could not play a decisive role.

"The marching formation is about command and cooperation. In the next proposal, with a limit of 500 people, there will be a small military exercise, so that we can be convinced. ”

"We?" the prince looked at him with a smirk, "so you have already discussed. ”

These legaies came from all over the world, and there were more or less samurai in each rank.

The national strength is strong, for example, the samurai regiment sent by the Dongying Kingdom has as many as fifty or sixty people. It's not that they can't send more samurai, but the Gao Mang Dynasty has a rule that every envoy group that comes to pay tribute cannot exceed a hundred people. Even if there is more than one person, they are not allowed to enter Luoyang City.

There are 100 people, and more than half of them are samurai. There are also the chief envoys, deputy envoys, accompanying officials and officials, and subordinates and servants who serve the adults.

The national strength is weak, such as those small countries in the Western Regions. It is said that it is a country, but in fact, it may occupy a place with abundant water and grass, and gather tribes to rest and recuperate here.

In these small countries, there are only a dozen or so envoys that can be sent, and at most seven or eight samurai can accompany them.

This may seem inconspicuous, but if you add up all the samurai of these envoys, there are thousands of them.

However, there are already conflicts of interest between small countries, and some countries are even world enemies, and it is absolutely impossible for them to join forces.

If it is said that there is no collusion behind them, but only a temporary idea, then everyone in the world is an idiot.

The prince's sentence is not a question but an affirmation. He leaned forward slightly, and the messenger only felt a compelling pressure rushing over him, making it difficult for him to speak.

He is just the one who was chosen to be the mouthpiece, and there is someone else behind the real series. But when it comes to this, he naturally can't admit defeat, so he can only support himself.

He licked his somewhat chapped lips and arched his hand: "Your Highness is wise, our carving insect skills naturally can't hide from Your Highness's eyes." These 500 people were pieced together from the various envoys. ”

"What do you mean, that we can't use sergeants to fight either?" the prince asked lightly, half-closing his eyes.