What Xu Jingsi said about "small punishments and big commandments" and "setting an example" made Lord He a little uneasy, could it be that Xu Jingsi still wanted to condemn himself? ! No...... Wouldn't it?! I'm a great envoy!

"That's what the queen said." The bearded middle-aged man spoke up again, looking indignant, "Don't let the Dasheng people insult the queen of our country!" ”

Xu Jingsi's right hand rubbed twice casually on the armrest of the throne, hooked his lips and smiled, and ordered lightly: "Come, this person dares to be disrespectful to me, and he will be imprisoned for self-examination!" ”

In the next moment, three or four guards guarding outside the hall came in hula-la-la, with cold faces and menacing momentum.

"You...... What do you want to do?! Master He stammered, he was a powerless literati, and he was powerless to resist when he was clamped by two sturdy Pu Guo guards and dragged down forcefully.

His roar faded away, and soon, nothing could be heard.

From beginning to end, Feng Yan, Wen Wuchen, and Mu Jinfan didn't say anything, and let Master He be escorted down.

Seeing this, those Pu nobles were also quite satisfied, on the one hand, they were proud that their queen was not at all like those Dasheng people who were literate, they should be the pearl of their Pu country, and on the other hand, they also felt that Dasheng people were not all muddy people, what He envoys were simply inexplicable, their brains cramped, and they dared to dictate to their queen on the territory of their Pu country!

Of course, Feng Yan will not stop it, for him, without the "eyeliner" sent by the emperor, he will not need to worry about anything in the future.

For Xu Jingsi, she deliberately used this to show the Pu nobles and the patriarchs of various tribes present that she was the king of Pu and would not be coerced by the Dasheng people!

It can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Soon, Feng Yan, Wen Wuchen, and Mu Jinfan sat down in their seats.

Xu Jingsi looked around at the people in the hall, and said loudly: "I specially summoned you here today because the throne has been undecided, but the country cannot be without a king for a day, there should always be a decision, I want to listen to your opinions, and then make a decision." ”

"What the queen said is that a kingdom cannot be left without a king for a day." The patriarch of the Chengba clan immediately echoed, "I thought that the new monarch should be allowed to ascend the throne as soon as possible to reassure the people." ”

"No way!" The patriarch of the Gansong clan stood up with his head held high, raised his voice and said, "The competition of the monarch selection ceremony on that day was unfair, queen, I thought that the two princes must be re-examined and re-choose the new monarch." ”

"It's so unruly." The patriarch of the Chengba clan retorted righteously, "According to the ancestral system of the Fu clan, the strong are respected, since Prince Mu Nai has won, he is the new monarch of Wupu Kingdom, how can there be a reason to choose again!" ”

"Queen, I have proof!" The patriarch of the Gansong clan said abruptly, "The second prince secretly took Wuli San during the competition, and his ability was infinite, and he defeated the eldest prince. Such despicable acts will never be approved by the Gansong tribe, and if the queen insists on going her own way, the Gansong tribe would rather break away from the country of Pu! ”

His words were like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, and those Pu Lords and other clan patriarchs in the hall were in an uproar for a while, and they exploded.

Wulisan is a forbidden drug in Puguo, after taking it, it can stimulate people's potential for a period of time, and it was once popular in the army, but they soon discovered that if this forbidden drug was taken continuously, it would destroy the soldiers' physique, and this medicine was banned.

Xu Jingsi raised his eyebrows, Fu Qian immediately stood up and roughly explained the effect and origin of the five forces.

Xu Jingsi's originally lazy face showed a solemn look, and said to the patriarch of the Gansong clan: "Mengma, do you have any evidence?" ”

"Absolutely." The patriarch of the Gansong clan said without hesitation, and clapped his hands twice with a "snap".

Immediately afterwards, two Gansong soldiers came in with a middle-aged man wearing a blue flat skullcap and a fifteen or sixteen-year-old brown-clothed boy, both of whom cowered and trembled slightly, until they reached the center of the hall.

The other people around were whispering to each other, and many people recognized the little guy, wasn't he the second prince's retinue Matsuyoshi?!

The middle-aged man and the little boy Songji hurriedly took off their hats and saluted Xu Jingsi, looking uneasy.

The patriarch of the Gansong clan pointed at the middle-aged man and said, "Queen, this person is the owner of a pharmacy in the capital, and secretly sells some forbidden medicines to guests. ”

As he spoke, he took out an oiled paper bag from his sleeve, "This is the Wuli San that I sent someone to search for from the pharmacy, just find someone to take it casually, and the queen can see the effect of this medicine." ”

"Queen, now that the human and material evidence is there, the second prince cheated by taking Wuli San in the competition, and he should take the right to inherit the throne, and the eldest prince will ascend the throne!"

The patriarch of the Gansong tribe spoke impassionedly and loudly.

Several patriarchs also echoed one after another, expressing their shame on the second prince's actions.

It was obvious that among the people present, the eldest prince and the supporters of the Gansong clan were far more than the second prince.

"Queen, Mengma is clearly bribing people with the intention of slandering the second prince!" The patriarch of the Chengba clan rebuked indignantly, "The eldest prince is obviously defeated, but he still refuses to admit defeat, and sends people to attack the second prince in the temple, such an act is simply a big rebellion, it violates the ancestral system, and it should take away the inheritance of the eldest prince!" ”

"What do you say?! How dare you slander the Great Prince! The patriarch of the Gansong clan was so angry that his face was hideous, his forehead was bruised, and he subconsciously pulled out the scimitar on his side......

The silver blade shone with a cold light under the light of the lights in the hall, and the patriarch of the Chengba tribe was not afraid, and looked at the patriarch of the Gansong tribe with four eyes, and also drew his sword.

For a while, the atmosphere in the hall was tense, as if a life-and-death struggle was about to start at any time.

At this moment, Xu Jingsi's lazy voice sounded leisurely: "Enough, put the knife away for me." We Pu people don't want to kill each other. ”

The two remained motionless and glared at each other for a few more moments before they both withdrew their knives.

Xu Jingsi on the throne stroked a wisp of green silk that fell in front of him, and after pondering for a while, he slowly said: "Pu Country is not a country of one family, and when the first king was alive, he often sighed with me: Although he is the king, he can't plan alone, and only by taking advice from the public is the right way." She said in a high-sounding voice, "Today, the ten clans of Puguo are all here, so it is better for everyone present to vote on the spot, and the words are noble and follow the crowd." What do you think? ”

After the words fell, there was a commotion in the hall again, and most of the people in the seats were talking privately one after another, and they felt that this statement was very reasonable. If nothing else, at least they were quite satisfied that the queen respected the opinions of their nine clans so much.

Soon, an old man with gray hair and beard bowed his head to Xu Jingsi and said: "What the queen said is very true, the king of Pu should be the person who is convinced by the ten clans of Pu country. ”

This old man is the uncle of the former king, Hamao, and has always been quite prestigious in Puguo.

After that, most of the people echoed one after another, saying that "this plan is very good, very fair" Yunyun, especially the patriarch of the Gansong tribe, was even more happy, only the faces of the patriarch of the Chengba tribe and the two nobles were not very good-looking, and the governor was able to keep the inheritance of the second prince to this day, and it was already the best result to re-compete.

Xu Jingsi smiled slightly, charming and lazy, and a little absent-minded, as if this matter had nothing to do with her, "Then please start voting now, and those who support the re-competition of the two princes should stand up and express their position." ”

Speaking, Xu Jingsi's smile deepened, and the words were all spoken by people, so to speak, "take from the public, speak from the public", or "those who have achieved great success do not seek the public", depending on whether the person who speaks has weight.

As soon as Xu Jingsi's words fell, more than a dozen people led by the patriarch of the Gansong clan stood up at once, and only the other four or five people and a few Dasheng envoys were still sitting in their seats.

The result was self-evident, the face of the patriarch of the Chengba clan was so gloomy that he was about to drip ink, and he was about to say something, when he saw Feng Yan rushing in front of him, and arched his hand at Xu Jingsi with a smile, "Queen, Dasheng will support any decision of Pu Kingdom." ”

The patriarch of the Gansong clan stood still, glanced in the direction of Feng Yan and Mu Jinfan quietly, and quickly looked away, and a bound mang flashed under his eyes.

Now that everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, and this matter is imperative!

Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, the patriarch of the Chengba clan had deep eyebrows on his face, and said stubbornly: "Queen, the second prince was seriously injured in the temple, isn't it unfair to compete at this moment?!" ”

The patriarch of the Gansong clan smiled, and there was a faint mockery in his smile, "This is a bad word, and the eldest prince is also injured. There is a saying that the country cannot be without a king for a day, and any further delay in this matter will only cause turmoil in the hearts of the people in the country, so it should be done as soon as possible. What does the queen think? ”

The hall was quiet again, and everyone looked at Xu Jingsi in unison.

Xu Jingsi pondered for a few breaths, and finally said, "Then we will have another test in ten days." ”

Final word.

A smug smile appeared on the corner of the Gansong patriarch's mouth.

In this hall, the joy of joy and the sorrow of sorrow seem to be settled and calm, but under it is the waves and underwater.

That night, the Great Prince's Mansion went out of the water.

The raging fire formed a raging sea of fire, and the crimson flames almost engulfed the main house in the center of the mansion, and the fire was so great that the dark night of the capital burned red, and the night sky seemed to be stained with blood, which was shocking.

"It's out of the water!"

"Let's put out the fire!"

"The Prince's Mansion is gone!"

The people of the entire capital were awakened by the shouts of gongs and drums, and everyone's eyes were on the sea of fire halfway up the mountainside......

It wasn't until the middle of the night that the eldest prince Chi Deru was rescued from the fire at the risk of death, and he was in a mess, his hands and feet were burned, his clothes were burned to tatters, and his curly hair exuded a strong smell of burning.

On July 22, the patriarch of the Gansong tribe led his troops to surround the second prince's mansion at once, and demanded that the second prince Mu Nai apologize for his crimes.

This news spread throughout the capital in an instant, and the news continued to spread, and Puguo was completely in chaos.

The capital was full of hustle and bustle, and from time to time the sound of horses' hooves and shouts could be heard on those streets, like thunder, like a torrent, and most of the ordinary people were closed, and the air exuded a sense of solemnity that was about to come from the storm.

In contrast, the air in the inn is completely different, quiet and serene, as if it were another world.

A wheelchair rolling sound suddenly sounded in the corner of the courtyard, and Feng Yan pushed Wen Wuchen's wheelchair to a stone table in the courtyard without hesitation.

At the stone table, Wen Wuchen's entourage had already prepared a small red clay stove and a purple clay pot, and the mouth of the pot was steaming hot, making a slight sound of boiling water.

Wen Wuchen smiled slightly, pointed to the teapot and said, "Ah Yan, you have a good mouth." The water in this pot is the mountain spring water that Ah Tian specially went to the Qingjie Mountain outside the city early in the morning, this mountain spring water is clean and sweet, and it should be suitable for making tea. ”

Feng Yan sat down next to Wen Wuchen in his robe, leisurely, he moved the pot and cup to him with a smile, obviously planning to make tea himself.

After the water boiled, Feng Yan skillfully began to iron the cup, wash the tea, brew, seal the pot, and divide the cup...... A complete set of tea-making movements are smooth, smooth and natural, elegant and calm.

Wen Wuchen raised his hand to take the tea served by Feng Yan, blew the foam floating on the tea soup, slowly smelled the fragrance of the tea, took two sips, praised "good tea", and then said: "Ah Yan, your efforts to make tea have not fallen, your movements are clean and neat, and you can be described as both rigid and soft." ”

Feng Yan also picked up his cup of tea, took a sip leisurely, and said, "This spring water is clear, but it makes this Biluochun a little more fragrant and sweet." "Zhen Zhen will love it.

Wen Wuchen looked at the clear tea soup in his hand, his eyes flashed slightly, and he said meaningfully: "There is a way, fine tea contains fragrance, and it is made by water, and tea cannot be compared without water." ”

As he spoke, Wen Wuchen raised his eyes and looked to the northeast, and from where they were, he could see a roof covered with glazed tiles shining in the sunlight, dazzlingly bright.

The entourage named Ah Tian seemed to see something, and said to Wen Wuchen on the side: "Son, when my subordinates came back, I saw that the people of the Gansong clan surrounded the second prince's mansion with great momentum. ”

It's almost time to close the net...... Wen Wuchen calmly withdrew his gaze, his eyes were half-open and half-closed, and there was a faint flash of light, "Tea must come from water, mountain springs should make tea, and Weishui should make sencha...... Such as the right medicine. The same is true of human nature, depending on what it wants. ”

The eldest prince Chi Deru has always been arrogant and conceited, narrow-minded, for decades, he has been the most noble prince in Puguo, how can he allow the son of a slave girl to climb on his head and claim the king!

The second prince Mu Nai was born in Weimo, and was bullied and trampled in the palace since he was a child, so that he was hungry for power and status, and unscrupulous means, for him, anyone who stood in front of him, he would use all means to clear the obstacles.

The brothers were never brothers, they were enemies.

They only need to provoke a little at the right time to plant the seeds of doubt in the hearts of the two, and even if there is no evidence, their suspicions will naturally sprout and grow, pointing the finger of suspicion at the other person, and making frequent crooked moves.

This is true of Chide, and so is Munai.

As if he knew what Wen Wuchen was thinking, Feng Yan hooked his lips and said casually: "This Mu Nai's heart is really anxious enough. ”

He thought that Mu Nai would be patient and wait a few more days before he started, it seemed that he was forced to jump off the wall in a hurry.

In the courtyard, the breeze gusted, bringing in the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, hurried and messy.

Wen Wuchen also smiled, took another sip of tea, and said lightly: "Next, it will be even more chaotic." ”

The "fire" that Mu Nai put has just burned!

Feng Yan casually played with the teacup in his hand, and a leisurely smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Chaos is good, only when Pu Guo is in chaos, they have a chance. During my aunt's nine years in Puguo, she endured humiliation and burden, so she couldn't let her die in vain......

Feng Yan suddenly raised his head and drank all the tea in the cup, the fragrance of the tea flowed between his lips and teeth, it was indeed good tea and water...... Zhen Zhen should love the water, and if she brought her some back, she would be very happy!

Duanmu Fei didn't have time to think about Feng Yan, she was busy preparing for a polo match with Han Xing for the past three days.

Han Xing is not easy to admit defeat, in the past three days, she and Duanmu Fei have skipped Xiaoran Hall's class, running up and down in the palace, and finally assembled a new team.

Duanmu Fei felt that forming a polo team was much more interesting than going to Xiaoran Hall to take classes, and he was also full of interest, training with several teammates, dividing their own labor, and cooperating with each other, and by the day before the game, the polo team was already decent.

Han Xing had no intention of hiding it, and the fact that the two nobles were going to compete in polo soon spread in the palace, and it inevitably reached the ears of the emperor.

The east side of the martial arts arena is a flat polo field, the length and width are about 1,000 steps, the edge is a colorful flag as the boundary, the ground of the stadium is flat as a cut, smooth as a mirror, and a lot of bamboo sheds are set up around as stands, at this moment it is already full, and the bamboo shed is crowded with people.

Duanmu Fei felt that she had only been practicing polo for three or four days and was a bit of a drag, so she worked out tactics for everyone bravely, and also learned some information about the opponent from some palace maids in the palace, and told Han Xing, Jun Lingxi and other teammates one by one, and told them a few words:

"A good horse can determine the success or failure of the game, in the polo game, the horse should try to choose a horse with a short back, docile and strong hind legs, I have investigated, the horse of the lord of Yuzhen is too tall and turns slowly, you can try to grab her bow when she turns."

"The county lord of Huacheng is anxious, and she only knows how to run after the ball, so we can use this to consume her physical strength."

"And the Lord of Roland......"

"By the way, you should also pay attention to the horse's demeanor, if the opponent or your own horse shows rapid breathing, head or neck turning, it means that the horse is tired."

"To play polo well, you must know your own horse and your enemy's horse!"

Duanmu Scarlet talked confidently, saying that Hanxing, Jun Lingxi, Lan Tingyun and others were dumbfounded, Jun Lingxi stood there dumbfounded, and finally understood, it turned out that the eldest brother Jun Ran didn't say it casually, it turned out that Scarlet was really a dumpling stuffed with black sesame.

Thinking about it, Jun Lingxi's little face became meaningful, and his eyes looking at Duanmu Fei were extremely complicated.

Duanmu Fei touched his little face and asked, "Xiaoxi, is there anything on my face?" ”

Jun Lingxi shook her head, muttered a vague sentence in her mouth, Duanmu Fei vaguely heard the words "black sesame" float into her ears, and blinked suspiciously, strange, she hadn't eaten black sesame in the morning?!

Duanmu Fei didn't have a chance to think too much, and saw that the team wearing a one-color emerald green riding uniform on the other side had already ridden their horses and appeared in a cheer.

One of the two people walking in the front is the county lord of Yuzhen, and the other is the lord of Roland who Hanxing is the most "worried", Xu for today's game, she did not wear those cumbersome and gorgeous headdresses on her head, only braided her hair into strands of small braids with various colored ribbons, wore a two-finger-wide emerald green ribbon on her forehead, wrapped her slender waist with a black embroidered belt on her slim riding outfit, and pedaled black boots.

Roland's chin was slightly raised and he glanced around, his eyes were bright, like a female general who led his troops to the battlefield, and the whole person looked heroic.

In order to distinguish the two teams on the court, the team of Duanmu Fei and Hanxing uniformly wore red riding uniforms and red ribbons today.

At first glance, red and green are distinct on the wide court.

"Let's get on the horse." In Han Xing's greeting, Duanmufei, Jun Lingxi and others got on the horse one after another, and the girls straddled the horse's back with a tall posture, all of them were radiant and heroic.

As for Feipian and Dark Night, they can't wait, snorting and pacing the horse's hooves briskly, and they really want to appear immediately.

With the sound of war drums, a small chamberlain stood in the middle of the field and threw a white bow ball the size of a fist upward, which meant that the polo game began!

The sound of messy horses' hooves immediately filled the field, one after another, as fast as rain, as fast as lightning, and the girls on the horses held their poles and chased the white balls on the field.

The lord of Roland was really agile, and as soon as he got on the field, he hit the ball into the goal with a momentum like a bamboo, and won the first place, causing a burst of cheers and thunderous applause from the people of the tribes on and off the field.

After that, the ball returned to the middle of the court and kicked off again.

When the white ball was tossed again, Roland rushed over, and the staff in his hand slammed into the ball......

However, a black shadow carrying a petite figure suddenly galloped like a meteor in front of the left, and before the Lord of Roland, he threw his forehead at the ball, and the ball flew out, forming a long curve in mid-air, heading towards another black horse......

Han Xing was dumbfounded, although she also thought about taking advantage of the tacit understanding between Fei Pian and Wu Ye, but watching Fei Pian pass the ball to Wu Ye with her own eyes, she still had an illusory feeling of being in a dream.

"Well done Feipin!" Jun Lingxi on the back of the dark night praised it, and as soon as his right arm was raised, he directly hit the ball with a bow stick in mid-air, and the move "Hundred Steps Through Yang" directly hit the ball into the narrow goal from a few hundred steps away.

"Cousin Hanxing, Konishi, we scored!" Seeing this, Duanmu Fei waved the cane in his hand and cheered, feeling that this ball seemed to have her little credit.

At the same time, there was a louder round of applause and applause, and the audience applauded again and again, like waves of the sea.

Now it's 1-1 and the score is tied up.

Lord Roland's face was extremely ugly, and he immediately returned to the field as fast as he could.

The third ball was opened, and this time, Yuzhen County Lord skillfully blocked Feipiao, and the Roland County Lord grabbed the ball with his eyes and quickly grabbed the ball, and immediately dribbled towards the enemy's goal, her equestrian skills were extremely superb, and her body was almost integrated with the horse.

The county lord of Yuzhen and other nobles of the clan were escorting the county lord of Roland on all sides, so that Han Xing, Lan Tingyun and the others could not get close.

Suddenly, another black and red figure flashed, galloping from horse to horse with ease, like a loach, like lightning, and it was hard to imagine that it could be so nimble.

As for Duanmufei, he was just responsible for sitting on the horse obediently, letting Feipian run on his own, and somehow, Feipian had already intercepted the ball from the lord of Roland.

But this time, the dark night was too far away, and it was impossible for Feipian to pass the ball out in the middle of the green team.

Duanmu Fei looked at the tribal nobles in green riding clothes around him, and his eyebrows moved, knowing what a little red was in the green bushes......

Damn, no one has ever snatched a ball from her, this damn horse! Lord Roland County watched Qiu Ju being snatched away, and his face became even more ugly. She hurriedly turned around and shouted, "Quick! Get the ball back for me! ”

"Leave it to me!"

The county lord of Yuzhen and a noble girl of the tribe responded, and the two of them struck towards Feipian from both sides......