Chapter 8: Disputes
Chu Zhuanghan left, under the guidance of the old man, he walked in reverse, that is to say, he had already walked through Luomei Villa, but he didn't know at all, who would believe that Chu Zhuanghan, a famous white-clothed swordsman in the martial arts, was actually a road idiot, and he didn't know if he walked through Luomei Villa. Now Langya Gongzi also thinks it is a little interesting, but he knows that the interesting things have not made him feel better in horror, because a person has just experienced a life and death, then he will definitely be as happy as him. Why is it life and death, it is because Langya Gongzi just had a murderous intention towards Chu Zhuang Han, if it wasn't for the old man rushing down from the top of the mountain, then it is very likely that he would have made a sword, no matter how confident Langya Gongzi is in his swordsmanship, but in the face of Chu Zhuang Han, he will definitely die. Why do you say that you will die, because in the rivers and lakes, everyone knows that Mei Er and Chu Zhuanghan are very similar, if you talk about the speed of swordsmanship, it should be Mei Er, but if you talk about the high swordsmanship, Chu Zhuanghan is a little higher, but Chu Zhuanghan's swordsmanship is also beyond the reach of ordinary people.
"You give me diligence." In the Hou Mansion, Xiao Yun couldn't wait to kick the lazy Xiao Bai, he had already cleaned up with his wife Yanwan early in the morning, and came to the third sister's house, after all, the third sister was inconvenient, but when he came to his house, he was still sleeping, and he was so angry that he was about to beat him with a stick and urge him.
"What are you urging, it's not going to be reincarnated, you see that your sister-in-law is much more stable than you." Xiao Bai hurriedly picked up a golden jade belt, tied his waist, found a green jade hairpin, tied his hair up, and then tidied up his robe. His brocade silk robe is a yellowish color, and the corners and sleeves of his clothes are edged with silver threads.
"It's really a person who relies on clothes and horses to rely on saddles, and the second brother is really handsome." Looking at Xiao Bai, who was already dressed in a noble body in front of him, Xiao Lan's eyes radiated light, if it weren't for Xiao Bai's laziness, just relying on this temperament, there would definitely be a place for Xiao Bai in the Eastern Capital.
"What is the third sister talking about, your second brother and I are the first in the world in martial arts, how can I be a person who relies on clothes?" Xiao Bai was stunned and said, but as soon as his words came out, Xiao Lan and Yan Wan covered their mouths and chuckled, Xiao Yun couldn't wait to kick him again, and he forcibly resisted this impulse, and his face looked a little embarrassed.
"Don't talk so much nonsense, it's getting dark, Uncle Huang is still waiting in the corner tower, let's go." Xiao Yun said anxiously, today is the Shangqing Festival, and the emperor in the palace came to the corner tower to see the people's livelihood. Generally, the emperor's relatives and relatives will be invited to go, and there are some ministers, and the people of the Hou Mansion will also go. Under Xiao Yun's urging, the people of the Hou Mansion finally got into the carriage and set off towards the corner tower, which is the corner of the palace gate bordering the outside, there are four corners in the southeast, northwest and northwest, and the most lively at night is the east corner tower, so every year on the Shangqing Festival, the emperor will sit in the east corner tower overlooking the people's livelihood, and everyone will stand by his side, only one person can sit, that is Xiao Lan, that is because Xiao Lan's legs are not good.
"Yo, Bai'er, your spirit is the best today in a year." At this time, the emperor was already sitting on a chair, and the city horn in front of him was just in front of his chest, and today's emperor Xiao Dingxuan was not wearing a dragon robe. The crown prince and the second prince standing next to him were dressed gorgeously, but they were also in casual clothes. And the left side of the emperor is standing all men, the right is standing is a woman, of course standing in the front is the princess, Xiao Lan is of course very recognizable, the third place on the right of the emperor Xiao Dingxuan is Xiao Lan, and there are two in front of her, a graceful and luxurious, are the emperor's two princesses, one is the third princess Xiao Feng. Xiao Feng's eyes contain a heroic spirit, and there is a sword at his waist, the sword body is luxurious, and there is a brilliant gem the size of a thumb on the hilt, not to mention the value of this sword, the gem alone is worth a thousand gold. And the one next to Xiao Feng lacks that kind of heroism, but has more elegance, she is the sixth princess Xiao Ya, and His Majesty has three princes. The fourth prince and the fifth prince are still studying in Yingtian Academy, so they have never come back, and the seventh prince is still young and has never come out, so there are only two princes here, that is, the prince and the second prince, but it is not the prince who is standing next to Xiao Dingxuan on the left, but a bearded man with a charitable face. The kind of literary style exuded by his body seems to be a famous Confucian, he is the most trusted prime minister of Xiao Dingxuan in the current imperial court, Mu Lin, there has never been a trace of rudeness in his gestures, as if he is a person who advocates Confucianism and Taoism, and the pedantry of this kind of literati is an incomparable headache for even the prince and the second prince.
"Uncle Huang laughed." Xiao Bai touched the back of his head with an embarrassed face, after all, his fame is famous in the entire Eastern Capital, such as Mu Lin, he never glanced at Xiao Bai from beginning to end, but looked at Xiao Yun and smiled politely, and it was just a moment.
"Hey, what's down here?" There was a hint of surprise in Xiao Feng's eyes, because under the corner of the city, everyone opened a clearing, although the clearing was not big, but it was not small, a few zhang long and wide, and the middle seemed to be full of sand. The open space was empty, and both men, women, and children surrounded the air, and the momentum was huge.
"Isn't it a fistfight?" Xiao Lan looked at the open space under the corner tower, and there was a hint of strangeness in her eyebrows.
"Sister Lan, what is this fighting fist?" The fifth princess, Xiao Ya, heard Xiao Lan's words and asked with some curiosity.
"The fifth sister doesn't often go out of the palace, since I have never heard of it, in recent years, the world has been stable, the people's livelihood is rich, and naturally people have thought of a lot of entertainment projects. For example, the royal polo is also in response to the prosperity of the world, and this boxing is also the same, it is a boxing jointly organized by major private commercial houses, that is, the two of them fight naked, fists to the flesh. Xiao Lan explained to the fifth princess, Xiao Ya.
"Isn't this a joust?" Xiao Ya's eyes lit up and said, and there was a trace of interest in Xiao Feng's eyes.
"Fifth sister, this is different from martial arts, this fighting boxing is about skills, and there is also a person's speed and strength, and the fighting boxing that has been popular among the people in recent years is a women's fighting boxing, not a man." Xiao Yun explained.
"So, they want to watch two women fight, I'm afraid it's a little inappropriate in broad daylight, right?" Xiao Ya glared and glanced at Xiao Dingxuan, as if she felt that this fist might not be suitable for them as royal princesses, but Xiao Dingxuan didn't say anything, and still sat there, as if he was an incomparably kind and benevolent person, looking at the bottom of the corner tower. Because between the words, two women had already walked into the empty field, but as soon as these two women entered, the people under the corner tower cheered loudly, which immediately attracted the eyes of everyone above the corner tower. Just saw the two women entering, Mu Lin immediately covered his eyes with his sleeve robe, and the people above the imperial city all twisted, because the two women who entered, **arms and thighs, even on the chest** seem to be able to see, such indecent, naturally not everyone can accept, although the arms and thighs of the two women are extremely strong, and they are no worse than a man, but they are so dressed and fighting in the field, there are not many people who can accept it, at least for everyone above the corner tower, There are very few that can be accepted. In a moment, the two women had already fought, it can be said that they were fists to the flesh, you come and go, but Emperor Xiao Dingxuan watched the two people fighting in the field without distraction. And Mu Lin peeked from time to time, but found that it was extremely inappropriate, especially the two women waved their fists, raised their legs and kicked people, and the body seemed to be more exposed, although it was night, but the lights under the corner tower were bright, how could they not see, after a long time, Mu Lin seemed to be unable to bear anything.
"Your Majesty in broad daylight, a woman dressing so explicitly is really immoral, and this activity of boxing should be expressly prohibited." Mu Lin seemed to be extremely aggrieved and said to the emperor, above the corner tower, everyone no longer looked at the two women fighting, except for Xiao Bai, he watched the two women under the corner tower fighting fists, as if they were enemies, attacking each other fiercely, until one side fell was the victory, just between speaking, someone had already fallen. Looking at everyone's eyes, they were attracted by Mullin, and they no longer paid attention to the fighting fist under the corner tower.
"Bai'er, you look so carefully, what do you think about Prime Minister Mu's words?" Xiao Dingxuan looked at Xiao Bai not far away, watched the end of the fist fight, and then slowly said to him. Everyone was surprised, surprised why Xiao Dingxuan asked Xiao Bai so much, maybe he wanted to resolve the current situation, after all, Mu Lin was definitely a difficult character.
"This is Prime Minister Mu Cheng, right, I heard that when he was young, his poems and songs were famous in the Eastern Capital, and now they are still widely circulated in Yingtian Academy, Mu Chengxiang has read so many books, this Confucianism and Taoism are unreachable, right?" Xiao Bai said lightly.
"I take the style of a gentleman and cultivate the spirit of Haoran, which is the right way, and this evil wind is actually under the corner tower of the imperial city, which is contrary to the way of the saint. If you are a gentleman, you should not look at or listen to incivility. Mu Lin looked at Xiao Bai, but his eyes were extremely disdainful, Xiao Bai's fame was unknown to everyone in the Eastern Capital, and no one knew it. The biggest waste in the Eastern Capital, the Holy Lord, despite Mu Lin's opposition, gave him a marriage, and it was three times, but unfortunately each time he was pushed away for various reasons, Xiao Bai became the joke of everyone in the Eastern Capital family, and he was also the most useless person.
"Master Mu, dare to ask the two female boxers just now, which one won?" Xiao Bai asked casually, such a question, not only Mu Lin was stunned, but many people on the corner tower were stunned. At first, he looked at Xiao Bai in confusion why he asked, and then thought of the fist fight just now, they really didn't pay attention to which one won, but Xiao Dingxuan heard this, grinned with relief, looked at the civilians under the entire corner tower, and looked at the empty space where there were no fighters with some unfinished eyes.
"Hmph." Mu Lin flicked his sleeves coldly, although he never said anything to refute, but he was obviously extremely dissatisfied with Xiao Bai, he was a dignified prime minister of the imperial court, a model for today's scholars in Xiguo, how could he discuss these things with Xiao Bai, the biggest waste in the Eastern Capital, who couldn't even read a word.
"A gentleman should be like a white jade, his face is flawless, and his heart is even more flawless, what I see is a wonderful boxer fight, two boxers are fighting between square inches, for only one purpose, that is, to win or lose, for them at that moment, nothing is more important than winning or losing. Such a wonderful game, why does Lord Mu see the difference from what I see, why does Lord Mu always pay attention to the private parts of the two women, it seems that Lord Mu's gentlemanly way is not as much as my waste in the Eastern Capital. Xiao Bai's tone was also full of sarcasm, and he seemed to be extremely disdainful of the person in front of him to say more, but Mu Lin was stunned. On the corner tower, everyone was stunned, no one would have thought that Xiao Bai would look down on Mu Lin so much, he was just the most despised figure in the Eastern Capital.
"Bai'er is serious, but this fist fight has been spread among the people, and it is easy to prohibit it for fear of arousing the people's dissatisfaction with the royal family, such a fistfight, the people under this corner tower have never had an obscene look in their eyes, Bai'er's sentence is like jade, his face is flawless, and his heart is even more flawless Aiqing should be taught, right?" Xiao Dingxuan said gently.
"What Your Majesty said is good, a gentleman is like jade, he should be flawless inside and out, I can't imagine that the famous prince of the Eastern Capital Marquis Mansion can say these words, admire, admire, I just don't know if the second son can compose a poem in front of His Majesty today, and see if it has been good all these years?" Although Mu Lin didn't dare to refute Xiao Bai's words in his heart, it didn't mean that he would look up to Xiao Bai, who was Xiao Bai? That was the most uneducated person in the Eastern Capital, and he was dismissed from marriage three times, or a marriage given by His Majesty, and Mu Lin naturally knew the relationship between the Hou Mansion and the royal family. But he didn't care, because he didn't care about offending the Hou Mansion at all, and he wasn't afraid of the Hou Mansion, after all, he was now an important minister in the court.
"Prime Minister Mu, are you a little embarrassed Brother Bai, why don't I, the eldest brother, compose a song for him?" The prince knew that Mu Lin was deliberately making things difficult for Xiao Bai, after all, Xiao Bai was still a member of the royal family, and Xiao Yi was also here today, although he was standing farther away from them, he was still there, and there was a woman in red standing next to Xiao Yi, who was Wang Manhong. On this occasion, he didn't bring his wife Yang Ying over, but brought Wang Manhong, obviously not to give face to the Hou Mansion, and Xiao Dingxuan knew his intentions, so he put him on the edge and stood with Wang Manhong.
"His Royal Highness the Prince's literary brilliance, the old minister knows it, but now the old minister wants to see the literary style of the second son, and the person who can say these words, the old minister doesn't believe that there is no literary brilliance." Mu Lin said aggressively, not even giving the prince the slightest face, even Xiao Dingxuan frowned, seeing that Mu Lin was about to embarrass Xiao Bai, and the two princesses standing on the right also frowned. Xiao Lan's eyes were also a little worried, and Yan Wan beside Xiao Lan held Xiao Lan's hand tightly, obviously not wanting to make Xiao Lan's mind a little panicked at this moment, after all, there was still Xiao Yun's existence. It's just that Xiao Yun is also helpless, even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has come out for Xiao Bai, Mu Lin still doesn't buy it, how can he buy his own account, obviously Mu Lin wants Xiao Bai to be embarrassed, after all, Xiao Bai's remarks just now have been appreciated by His Majesty, but Mu Lin feels in his heart that people like Xiao Bai are teaching him a lesson, saying that he has no gentlemanly style, how can he not hate him in his heart.