Chapter 320: The Imperial Banquet
A few days later, Wan Yankang quietly returned to Zhongdu.
He settled Qiu Qianren well, and specially gave him a task: to investigate Yan Hongyi's every move after entering Beijing.
When Wan Yankang appeared in front of King Zhao's mansion, the palace was full of jubilation.
After Yan Honglie got revenge, he hurried out of the door, hugged Wan Yan Kang, and pretended to be disgusted: "Kang'er, why did you come back alone, and you didn't see a letter in advance!" ”
Wan Yan Kang and Wan Yan Honglie hugged each other, and said with a smile: "Father Ankang, let's go into the house and talk." ”
The two entered the study, and Wan Yan Honglie asked why Wan Yan Kang returned home so suddenly.
Wan Yankang said that he rushed to participate in the Huashan Sword Debate, and now he has come to the Mid-Autumn Festival by the way.
When Yan Honglie heard this, he couldn't help but feel nostalgic: "Kang'er, you have passed the year of the weak crown, and there are not many days for our family to reunite for the holidays." ”
After Yan Kang saw Yan Honglie's words, he was afraid that he would mention Bao Xi's weak place again, so he quietly diverted the topic and talked about the story of Huashan's sword.
He talked about this in detail, but omitted many thrills in the middle, and only mentioned that he had already killed Ouyang Feng and eliminated a big enemy.
After Yan Honglie had seen Ouyang Feng's horror, and after hearing this person's ambush, he patted his chest continuously, overjoyed.
"Father, how are you getting along with the one in the palace now?" After saying that, after participating in the Huashan Sword Debate, he turned back to Zhongdu directly, and Wanyankang asked about the current situation in Zhongdu.
Wanyan Honglie snorted: "The foreign enemy is still there, he can't help but be a demon!" ”
"How to be a demon?"
Wan Yan Honglie took out an invitation card from the drawer of his desk and handed it to Wan Yan Kang.
Brother Hong Lie, I have recently won a master, and I sincerely invite the master under the command of the virtuous brother to enter the palace for a banquet on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and compete for fun.
After reading it, Yan Kang put the invitation aside and smiled: "It seems that this "master" is not trivial, which makes my uncle so bold. ”
He said this with disdain in his heart. The martial arts masters in this world, who can enter Yan Kang's eyes, except for the Southern Emperor Duan Zhixing, the rest are their own people. Whether the so-called masters recruited by Wanyan Hongxi can defeat Sha Tongtian, Peng Lianhu and others is still unknown, let alone others.
Wan Yan Hongxi's little abacus is nothing more than wanting to use the masters he recruited to suppress Wan Yan Honglie through a competition.
Wanyan Hongxi's invitation to compete with Wanyan Honglie was originally a little worried, but at this moment, as soon as Wanyan Kang returned home, he still had the slightest fear, but was triumphant: "Tonight, our father and son will enter the palace together, and have fun with your uncle!" ”
At three o'clock in the morning, Wanyan Honglie's father and son went to the palace for a banquet, followed by Sha Tongtian, Peng Lianhu, and dozens of generals.
Not far from the palace gate, I saw that a general outside the door had already lined up here, and this person took the lead in kneeling on one knee when he saw it: "The last general will knock on the prince, the prince is a thousand years old." ”
Wanyan Honglie stepped forward to help him up, pretending to be disgusted and said: "Tietou, how many times have I told you, don't give a big gift to this king!" ”
This person got up, bowed to himself and said, "Lord, the etiquette cannot be abolished." ”
After speaking, he turned to Wan Yankang again, bowed and saluted: "Little prince, you are also back." ”
Wan Yankang has never liked Tuoba Tietou, and at this time, seeing that he was too pretentious, he only nodded lightly.
Wanyan Honglie pulled Tuoba Tietou to the side and asked softly, "Tietou, you are the leader of the Praetorian Guard, how can you still be on duty in person?" ”
Tuoba Tietou said: "Lord Wang, I'm afraid that today's dinner will be a little strange, and I won't be able to rest assured." ”
Wanyan Honglie nodded and patted him on the shoulder: "My son is back, everything is worry-free, you can relax and go to the banquet with this king." ”
Tuoba Tietou responded to the order, handed over the task on duty to his henchmen, and followed Yan Honglie and his party to the inner palace.
Because of the large number of people invited, the dinner was arranged to be held in the back garden of the Inner Palace. When Wanyan Honglie arrived, in addition to Wanyan Hongxi, the emperor, all the guests had already arrived.
As soon as Wanyan Honglie arrived, everyone got up to salute first, Wanyan Honglie nodded with everyone, and then sat down on the left chief who had already been left.
Wan Yan Kang sat down with Wan Yan Honglie, while Tuoba Tietou, Sha Tongtian, and Peng Lianhu stood behind them. Wanyan Honglie saw that the surroundings were already full, so he turned back to the three of them: "Mr. Sha, Mr. Peng, General Tuoba, there are many people tonight, and I can only grieve the three of them." ”
Sha Tongtian and Peng Lianhu said in unison: "It's okay. ”
Tuoba Tietou also said: "The last general is on duty, what grievances are there." ”
Wan Yan Kang saw Li Xi'er on the other side waving to him, and as soon as he thought about it, he said to Wan Yan Honglie: "Father, I haven't seen Brother Li for a long time, and I happened to go over to share a table with him. After saying that, he stood up and walked to Li Xi'er.
This palace dining table was originally intended for one person, but the desk is wide, and it is no obstacle to sit two people together. As soon as Wan Yan Kang left, Wan Yan Honglie was in trouble for a while. Tuoba Tietou is his confidant general, and his status is said to be higher, but Sha Tongtian and Peng Lianhu are both guest kings, and their identities are relatively detached.
Sha Tongtian and Peng Lianhu are both old rivers and lakes, the two glanced at each other, Peng Lianhu laughed, and said to Tuoba Tietou: "The general sits with the prince, I am used to being idle with Brother Sha, and I can't sit for a long time." ”
When Tuoba Tietou heard this, he waved his hand again and again: "How can the last general be on an equal footing with the prince." ”
Seeing this, Yan Honglie simply called the eunuch in charge to bring a few more large bowls, and filled each of the three behind him with a bowl: "Mr. Sha, Mr. Peng, General Tuoba, I have been slacking off today, and I also asked Haihan to change the king of Japan to set up a banquet at home to make amends." ”
The three of them didn't dare to say anything, picked up the wine bowl, touched it with Wanyan Honglie, and prepared to drink it dry in one gulp.
"Brother Xian is so interested, he drank before the feast started!" Wanyan Hongxi stepped into the garden, and just saw Wanyan Honglie and Tuoba Tietou drinking together, and couldn't help but speak loudly.
Wanyan Hongxi's words seemed to praise Wanyan Honglie's high spirits, but in fact, he secretly blamed him for not paying attention to the rules, and before his master arrived, he took the lead in eating and drinking.
Wanyan Honglie didn't care at all, and drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp, then turned his head and put down the wine bowl, and arched his hand: "Third brother, the three of General Tuoba are standing hard, and the little brother has a lot of wine insects in his stomach, I can't help it, I hope you don't blame." ”
He said this with a gun and a stick, obviously satirizing the poor arrangement in the palace.
After Yan Hongxi didn't understand, he smiled, and slowly sat down on the main seat.
As soon as he sat down, the garden was full of civil and military personnel, and he had to kneel and salute. He didn't wait for everyone to bow, so he waved his hand: "Ladies and gentlemen, today is not a court meeting, so there is no need to make a big salute. ”
After Wanyan Hongxi ascended the throne and became emperor, Wanyan Honglie was appointed as the regent, and he was allowed to enter the palace without worshipping and bring a sword to the court. This move was the plan of Wanyan Yongji and others at that time, and in Wanyan Hongxi's view, it was an unexpected joy that he could ascend the throne, where is the accounting better.
But after that, every time the court discussed, all the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty knelt down, and only Wanyan Honglie was left to stand independent, which made Wanyan Hongxi, the emperor, feel more and more embarrassed. At this feast, since Wanyan Honglie was present, he was destined not to give a big gift, so Wanyan Hongxi simply pretended to be generous and avoided everyone's big gifts.
As soon as Wanyan Hongxi entered, Wanyan Kang's gaze fell on the person behind him.
This person is wearing a yellow monk's robe, and its monk's robe has a special system, which is completely different from that worn by monks in the Central Plains such as Shaolin Temple. This monk was extremely tall, and the guard standing next to him had a head tall, and this person looked thin, but from his eyes exposed and his slightly sunken head, he knew that this person must be a great master.
King Jinlun, after seeing the appearance of this person clearly, this name came out of Wan Yankang's heart.
Sure enough, after three rounds of drinking, Wanyan Hongxi began to introduce to everyone: "Ladies and gentlemen, I have the honor of Dajin recently, and I sincerely invite Master Jinlun to explain the law and give a lecture on martial arts for us. ”
King Jinlun sat behind Wanyan Hongxi, and when he heard the sound, he got up, folded his hands, and bowed forward slightly: "Poor monk Jinlun, I have seen all the nobles. ”
When he spoke, he didn't see how his mouth opened wide, and everyone present in the garden felt as if the voice was ringing in their ears.
Ordinary people still don't know what, Sha Tongtian and Peng Lianhu knew it was powerful when they heard it, the two of them looked at each other, and said in their hearts: This monk's deep internal strength is so deep, I am afraid that it will be stronger than that spiritual master.
Wan Yankang was even more in his heart, with this person's internal strength alone, he must have broken through the second vein of Ren Du to reach the realm of the top master, and he didn't know how many layers he had cultivated at this moment?
After the Golden Wheel Dharma King finished greeting him, Wanyan Hongxi said loudly: "Master Jinlun was born in the Tantric King Kong Temple, the master's Buddhism is profound, and his martial arts are even more outstanding, and he has not been defeated in Tubo so far. If you have a person who thinks you are strong in martial arts, you might as well go down and fight with the master, thinking that it is the joy of today's feast. ”
After speaking, Wanyan Hongxi paused, and said: "No matter whether you win or lose, I will be rewarded." ”
As soon as Yan Hongxi's words came out, several young princes and nobles stood up, rolled up their sleeves, and rushed to challenge the Golden Wheel Dharma King.
When King Jinlun saw the posture of these people, it was obvious that they were not practitioners, so he smiled: "Donors, you might as well go down together." ”
These young princes and nobles were originally going to fight first, but when they heard what King Jinlun said, they jumped to the open space in the center of the feast and began to rub their hands.
The place where the banquet is set up in this back garden is a large lawn, covering a wide area, and it is used for the young princes and grandchildren to run horses on weekdays.
On this day, a banquet was held here, and after nearly 100 desks were placed on the lawn, there was an open space in the middle that was more than six zhang wide and dozens of zhang long, which was originally used for singing and dancing in advance. At this time, it is used for martial arts competitions, but it is also just right.
The Golden Wheel Dharma King walked to the front position in the clearing, four or five feet away from Wanyan Hongxi, folded his hands, bowed slightly to the few people in front of him, and said, "Please." ”
These princes and grandsons briefly discussed, and then shouted in unison, from the front and back, left and right, around the Golden Wheel Dharma King.
I saw that the Golden Wheel Dharma King raised his hands and kicked his legs at will, and after a few breaths, these princes and grandsons all lay on the ground, and they didn't even touch a single corner of the Golden Wheel Dharma King's clothes.
Wanyan Hongxi took the lead in cheering loudly, and everyone also applauded.
These princes and grandsons also got up, saluted the Golden Wheel Dharma King with red faces, and then ran back to their respective desks.
There were also a few generals present who also wanted to try their skills on the field, but when they saw that this monk was so powerful, they extinguished this idea one after another, so as not to make a fool of themselves.
Wanyan Hongxi saw that he was a little cold for a while, and immediately threw out a reward: "Those who end up will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver each." If there is a person who can walk through the five combinations in the hands of the master, he will be rewarded with 10,000 taels of silver. ”
A hundred taels of silver is nothing to the people present. But if there are 10,000 taels of silver, it is different. As soon as Yan Hongxi's words came out, several generals went down to the court to pair up with the Golden Wheel Dharma King, trying to survive five rounds.
Of course, the end result is the same, one and the other.
Wanyan Hongxi saw that no one took the initiative to respond, so he turned his head to look at Wanyan Honglie: "Brother Xian, I heard that the two behind you are both top masters in the rivers and lakes, why don't you go down and have fun." ”