For the king of Ling will point the finger at himself, King Yu did not seem to be surprised at all, calmly left the table and came to Emperor Liang, clasped his hands into fists and saluted, "Erchen only hopes that his father can sleep in peace, and never let anyone shake his father's country. ”

"Well, I received your news a few days ago, I am very pleased to take down the cloud village, it is a great victory for Xiliang, and this birthday gift is the most important!" Emperor Liang took a sip of the wine in the glass and continued: "In the letter, you mentioned the great heroes of the great victory of Bayunzhai, did you bring it today?" ”

"Back to my father, the three of them are in Pei Zhenghao, Xia Junmao and Xuan Shaoning, Pei Commander is in this hall, and Xia Duwei and Xuan Centurion are on the lower floor."

"Announce the two of them up."

"Xuanxia Junmao, Xuanshaoning go to the palace!"

Hearing the summons, Xia Junmao and Xuan Shaoning quickly packed up and left the table, walked behind King Yu after going upstairs, knelt down on one leg, and saluted together: "The last general Xuanjia Army Captain Xia Junmao, centurion Xuan Shaoning See the emperor and the concubine!" ”

"Lift up your head and let me see!"

"Yes!" The two of them looked up at the three people sitting on the top of the steps, and when they looked up, they felt that they were majestic.

"It is said that heroes have been teenagers since ancient times, and you came up with the idea of a night attack on a chaotic horse?" Emperor Liang immediately fixed his attention on the young officer in the audience.

"It was the Admiral who came up with it!"

"You also killed the Xiliang guard alone?"

"Yes!"

"Good!" Perhaps because he was too excited, Emperor Liang coughed for a while.

"Your Majesty!"

"Father!"

For a while, Concubine Jingjia, Princess Yunxuan, the crown prince, several princes, Gonggong Cui, and Cai Tong spoke out of concern at the same time, which really scared Xuan Shaoning into a cold sweat.

"It's okay, I'm getting old." Emperor Liang took a sip of the water handed over by Princess Yunxuan, recovered his complexion, and said self-deprecatingly.

"The emperor is in the prime of life, how can he be said to be old?" Concubine Jingjia frowned slightly, and persuaded her softly.

"Hehe, that's what the concubine said!" Emperor Liang glanced at Concubine Jingjia, then turned to look at King Yu, "I heard that he is still just a centurion?" Yun Qi, this reward seems to be less! ”

"Emperor Qi, King Yu has promoted the last general from Wu Commander to Centurion!" Xuan Shaoning hurriedly argued, he didn't want Emperor Liang to misunderstand.

"Back to his father, his son wanted to promote Xuan Shaoning to lieutenant, but he always refused, saying that he wanted to come one by one by virtue of his military merits!"

"It's so rare to think like that! It is said that King Yu is strict in governing the army, and what he saw today is true! Cai Quan interjected.

"Cai Xiang is right, he is a talent who can be created! Since you are going to be promoted by virtue of your military merits, then I will reward you with a hundred taels of gold! ”

Xuan Shaoning's annual military salary is only a mere twenty taels of silver, and one hundred taels of gold is beyond his reach in his life.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Xuan Shaoning understood that he could no longer shirk at this time.

"Xia Duwei has a good leadership and will reward two hundred taels of gold!"

"The last general will thank the emperor!"

"Yunqi, what reward do you want?"

"It is the honor of the sons and daughters to share the worries of the father, if the father really wants to reward him, then please allocate more food and salary to my soldiers, and the soldiers will be grateful to Dade!"

I thought that Emperor Liang would gladly agree, but I didn't expect his face to change slightly, "Let's discuss this matter in the future." ”

"Father!" King Yu was unrelenting.

Yun Xuan was afraid that her fourth brother's stubborn temper would come up and provoke Emperor Liang's anger, so she hurriedly relieved the siege, "I don't know what birthday gift the fifth brother gave today, Erchen wants to see it!" At the same time, he glanced vigorously at King Yu.

"Yes, Yunsheng, what about your birthday gift?" Emperor Liang asked.

Hearing that it was finally his turn, King Xiang walked out unhurriedly, stood beside King Yu, glanced at King Yu, and King Yu returned to his seat with interest.

"Father, the son presents a song and dance."

"Oh? I really don't know Yunsheng, you can sing and dance? "Emperor Liang is obviously interested.

"The father and the emperor misunderstood, the sons and daughters will not, naturally someone will, the father might as well appreciate it first." King Xiang pretended to be mysterious, and with a wave of his big sleeves, there was immediately a burst of string music in the direction of the lotus pond.

On the lotus pond, a flat boat slowly approached, a boatman bowed down and paddled down, and a purple-clothed masked woman stood on the head of the boat. When the boat arrived at the lotus platform, the woman in purple walked up to the lotus platform, bowed to the main hall, and slowly took off the veil on her face. Xuan Shaoning sat at the last seat but happened to be the closest to the lotus platform, he clearly saw that this woman was graceful, waist full of hand, eyebrows tactful, bright eyes, red lips and teeth, sparkling, charming and moving, she gently spread her arms and put on a dancing posture, just so it already made people salivate, even Emperor Liang, who had read all the beauty of the world, was deeply attracted, and couldn't help but get up and leave the table and walked to the railing to appreciate it carefully.

I don't know which luthier plucked the strings, and the woman immediately began to dance. With years of study in Qingshan Academy, Xuan Shaoning soon heard that the piano master used was a very common lyre in Liang Guo, and this pianist's piano skills were quite good, and the transposition, echo, staccato and continuation were used perfectly, but he just couldn't see where the woman's dance came from, it was not Liang Guo's dance at all, and it was also very different from the common dances in Xiliang, Xia Tang and other countries.

Just when Xuan Shaoning was thinking hard about the source of the dance, after an extremely loud piano sound, the woman jumped into the air, swirling in the air until she landed, and the silk flew up, which was extremely amazing! In Xuan Shaoning's opinion, even if it is compared to Chu Hanqian, this woman is not far behind.

"Good!" Emperor Liang, who had already stood up, couldn't help shouting, waking up all the stunned civil and military officials, and everyone also echoed it, and for a while, the applause of the Scales Hall was thunderous.

The woman in purple did not stop, jumped a few steps to the edge of the lotus platform, turned her back to the lotus pond and suddenly leaned back, her upper body had completely poked out of the lotus platform, supported by only a pair of feet, such a dangerous action The woman spread her arms and made a gesture to jump into the pool. This scene shocked Emperor Liang's face was nervous, and his hands clenched the railing.

Xuan Shaoning felt that he was confused, because he saw the woman laughing, she smiled and suddenly spun in place, the purple Luo shirt cut a graceful arc in the air, and the whole body was like a spinning top rotating along the edge of the lotus platform, this turn turned half of the lotus platform, not to mention spinning, just looking at people dizzy, Xuan Shaoning deeply understood Chu Hanqian's good intentions to force himself to learn dance skills at the beginning.

The woman came to the edge of the lotus platform closest to Emperor Liang, and she retracted her body and lay down on her side, leaving only half of her makeup looming, tickling Emperor Liang's heart. Then the woman jumped up on the spot, leaning back with all her might, like a quarter moon in the night sky, not only showing the woman's unique body curve but also integrating herself into the moonlight, so that the stars in the night sky became her embellishment.

This dance directly brought the atmosphere of the audience to the climax, Emperor Liang took the lead in applauding, and the ministers responded positively.

The music stopped, the woman on the lotus platform bowed to her skirt, turned away, stepped on the boat and came to the main hall, when she walked on the red carpet in the main hall, the delicate facial features like a knife cut were clearly visible, walking step by step to give birth to lotus, leaving a burst of fragrance in the place where she passed, breathtaking, even King Yu couldn't help but look sideways.

"The little woman is like a kite, see the emperor" This woman not only has a charming appearance and a peerless dancing posture, but even her voice is tactful.

Emperor Liang personally helped the woman up, and said softly: "Flat, flat!" His eyes could no longer be taken away from Gong Ruoyuan's body.

"Father, this is the new singer in my house, not only is she beautiful, but her singing and dancing skills are overwhelming, so I specially brought her to my father to celebrate his birthday!" King Xiang was very happy in his heart, and judging from Emperor Liang's performance, he knew that this birthday gift was extremely popular with Emperor Liang.

Emperor Liang let go of Gong Ruoyuan's hand and said to King Xiang: "I am very satisfied, this is the best birthday gift I have received today!" Leave her in the palace in the future. ”

"Everything is up to my father's decision!"

"Haha, Yun Sheng has won my heart, I heard that your mansion has been around for quite a few years before, and it just so happens that the newly completed mansion in the north of the city will be rewarded to you!"

"My son thanked my father!"

Seeing this situation, Xuan Shaoning had an indescribable feeling in his heart, he looked at King Yu from a distance, only to see King Yu bowing his head and drinking to himself, and Xiao Moyan on the opposite side also shook his head towards himself, so he also raised his wine glass and drank it all.

In the next hour, songs and dances were frequently staged, but Emperor Liang's mind had already been affected by Gong Ruoyuan, and the rest of the songs and dances were just a number. The ministers of civil and military affairs presented the prepared birthday gifts one after another, and there was no difference between the monarchs and ministers. Yu Xuan Shaoning seemed quite bored, but fortunately, the banquet finally ended when the moon was in the middle of the sky, and he felt a little relaxed when he left the Lintoe Palace.

As soon as he stepped out of the palace gate, he heard someone calling him from behind, and when he looked back, it was Xiao Moyan.

"Shaoning, I didn't expect you to be so powerful! It has only been a year since he entered the Xuanjia Army and he has become a centurion, and he can still meet the saint to accept the award, which really greatly increases the face of our Qingshan Academy! Xiao Moyan is still as bold as he was at the beginning.

"My brother don't talk like that, I'm just a martial artist, I want to ask about your official position?" Xuan Shaoning looked at Xiao Moyan, who was dressed in a green court dress.

"According to custom, I am not qualified to attend today's feast, and I will talk about this in detail another day." Xiao Moyan suddenly lowered his voice, "But although it's another day, it's actually tomorrow, okay, I'll come to you tomorrow", after that, Xiao Moyan pulled his legs and wanted to leave.

"It's time for you to change your life, I didn't even say where to live, where are you going to find me?" Xuan Shaoning said with a smile.

"Hehe, you are the centurion of the Xuanjia Army, and you naturally live in the Yuwang Mansion, I still have this bit of intelligence, haha!"

The King of Ling in the carriage had frost on his face, until he returned to the palace and threw off the slaves, went straight to the study, kicked the door open, walked to the desk angrily, swept all the four treasures of the study to the ground, and immediately the sound of ping-pong came from the study.

"I tried my best, but in the end I still took advantage of King Xiang!" The king of the tomb was like an angry beast, and all the servants were so frightened that they hid outside the door, and did not dare to enter the house.

"Look how I clean you up one by one!" These words are squeezed out from between the teeth of King Ling, and people who don't know why they don't understand what kind of hatred there is to reach this level.

"King Ling...... Your Highness ......" a servant girl trembled, bowed her head, and tried to restrain her fear, and cried out with the utmost care.

"What's the matter!" King Ling turned his head and looked at the maidservant viciously, so frightened that she hurriedly knelt on the ground, almost crying and saying, "Your Highness, Zhang ...... Zhang Shizhong...... Adults ask to see. ”

"Oh? Let him in! King Ling eased his emotions.

"Yes......" The maid got up from the ground and ran away in a panic, and in a moment a man of about fifty years of age in civilian clothes came to the door of the study.

"See His Royal Highness King Ling" Although Zhang Shizhong is not tall, compared with King Ling, he is a whole section worse, his appearance is average, and he will not attract anyone's attention at all in the sea of people, but his voice is extremely rich, and he can't help but leave a calm impression.

This Zhang servant is named Zhang Huaiyuan, although his appearance is not good, but he is the left servant of the province of the court, and he can speak directly to the emperor.

"All down!"

After all the maidservants retreated, Zhang Shifang took a step into the study of King Ling, closed the door, looked down at the debris all over the ground, and frowned, "The minister entered through the side door, and no one found it." But Your Highness, why is this? ”

"Knowingly ask!" King Ling was obviously angered by Zhang Shizhong's unsalty and indifferent attitude, "Just now in the Lintoe Palace, haven't you seen the insult that this king has received?" Could it be that you, Lord Zhang, have also been confused by that demon girl who doesn't know her origin? ”

"The lower officials think that His Highness's actions in the Lintoe Hall are self-inflicted." If it were someone else, King Ling would have stabbed that person in the chest with a sword, but he showed rare patience with Zhang Shizhong.

"Your Highness, how is the crown prince, can your Highness not know? Besides, King Yu and his people, to put it bluntly, are also a martial artist, what he really has to be afraid of is the military power in his hands, and now he has just won a great victory in Yunzhai, why do you bother to provoke Your Highness? ”

"Am I just going to watch them show off their might in front of me?"

"Endure the calm for a while, we still have to make long-term plans."

"Long-term? I've been waiting for so many years, and how long will I have to wait! ”

"Your Highness! Impatience has always been a bad thing, now our enemy is King Xiang, he is the real tricky, the harem is controlled by Jingjia Guifei, Concubine Min could have done not much, and now there is such a charming woman, I am afraid that the harem is their mother and son! ”

Zhang Shizhong's words were like a knife poking King Ling's heart, to say that King Ling's biological mother, Concubine Min, is also one of the four concubines, and her birth is beautiful and fragrant, and she is still favored, even if she is Jingjia Guifei, she has to give three points. But now that there is a newcomer, the woman fascinated Emperor Liang as soon as she appeared, and as a result, Concubine Min's status was in jeopardy.

"I didn't understand this, I really didn't expect King Xiang to completely ignore his father's body!" King Ling slammed his fist on the table, and the table creaked and fell a little dust.

Zhang Shizhong took a step closer, closer to King Ling, and lowered his voice more softly: "Your Highness, the position of the East Palace may not be able to sit firmly, but now that there is King Yu, if they join forces, the biggest threat to us is that the military power is in the hands of King Yu; Our power in the six departments is obviously inferior to that of King Xiang, Cai Xiangcheng's government is very deep, and he has never expressed his position, and his mind is elusive; Now it is certain that the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Crime, and the Ministry of Industry all have people from King Xiang. ”

After listening to Zhang Shizhong's analysis, King Ling clenched his fists even more, "How can this king not know what you said?" What this king wants is a countermeasure! ”

"As soon as Your Majesty's birthday is over, it will be the Beijing Examination every three years, this is our opportunity!" There was a light in Zhang Shizhong's eyes, like a green light flashing in the eyes of a hungry wolf after seeing its prey at night.

"What do you mean?" King Ling was still a little confused, and after Zhang Shizhong leaned into King Ling's ear and muttered for a while, King Ling immediately smiled, "Okay! Good strategy! ”