Chapter 34: Fighting Southern Tang with Wisdom
Chapter 34: Fighting Nantang
When Xu Mengmeng quietly observed others, he didn't know that he had already become the scenery in the eyes of others.
After many days, when she finally saw the person she was thinking about again, Li Muqing wanted to rush up and ask him if the injuries on her body were healed, but although she was a little bold on weekdays, she was just a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl at this time, and if she really wanted to entangle a man under the gaze of this large group of people, she really couldn't do such a thing, so she could only peek with her eyes from time to time.
After watching it for a while, Xu Mengmeng also felt bored, and lowered his head to concentrate on eating. Not to mention, the most satisfying part of this palace banquet is probably this table full of exquisite meals, she dares to say that this is the most luxurious banquet she has ever seen.
"The emperor has arrived, the queen mother has arrived, the queen has arrived, and His Royal Highness the crown prince has arrived!" was eating happily, a shrill voice sounded, Xu Mengmeng's hand shook, the tip of the chopsticks directly knocked down the wine glass on the side, she quickly reached out to help, but the sleeves of the official uniform were too long, and swept over a large number of cups and dishes in front of her, making her scramble for a while, attracting the attention of many people.
I didn't care about tidying up, so I quickly knelt down and saluted with everyone, and when I heard a few low women's chuckles, my face was slightly hot, and I couldn't wait to bury my head directly under the table.
Hey, it's a shame and a big deal now!
After everyone finished saluting, the emperor said a few more auspicious words, and the birthday banquet officially began.
"The envoys of the Southern Tang Dynasty arrived" The Southern Tang Dynasty came to be their second prince, the Southern Tang Dynasty was heavy on literature, and the people were also elegant and gentle, which gave people a good impression. At present, the two countries have always been on good terms, and the attitude of the Eastern Jin Dynasty Emperor is quite pleasant, but Xu Mengmeng has seen a lot of people of all kinds, and when he saw that the second prince was a person who liked to make things as much as himself, he couldn't help but pay more attention.
"The envoy of Xichu has arrived" Almost the moment this voice fell, most people's faces were a little not very good, and the smile on Sima Wei's face also narrowed a little, but in the end, he politely asked people to arrange seats. Xu Mengmeng didn't expect that there was an old acquaintance among the envoys sent by Xichu this time-Ye Ting.
"General Ye became famous at a young age, and Li had the honor to see it when he arrived in your country not long ago, and he heard that there was a General Ning in your country, and he was able to defeat General Ye, Li was very surprised, I don't know if I am fortunate to have a look today?
I believe that everyone here is also like Li, and they are quite curious about the battle of Rongcheng that day, why don't you take this good time to invite the two generals to show you something? How about all of you're curious? ”
Not long after the envoy of Western Chu sat down, Xu Mengmeng's guess came true, and the second prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty really stood up to do something, and also pulled her into the water.
"Ye also wants to ask General Ning for advice on the whipping method again, I don't know what General Ning thinks?" Without waiting for Sima Jie to speak, Ye Ting also quickly stood up, with a look of eagerness.
Hiss~ What the hell is this Ye Ting? Is it because you lost to yourself last time and want to take advantage of this opportunity to get back on the field? This stingy man!
"This ......" Although Sima Jian was also curious, he knew that Ning Jun was injured, and he immediately looked embarrassed.
"Today is the birthday of the Queen Mother, and it is a little out of place to dance with knives and guns!" Just when Xu Mengmeng was thinking about whether to agree, a delicate and crisp female voice sounded, and she subconsciously looked over.
Hey? It's that little black pink girl! She actually spoke for herself, and she seemed to be smiling at herself just now, is this not a black turn? Yo~ The little girl is quite cute! Xu Mengmeng nodded at her, and then stood up.
"Your Majesty, Niangniang's birthday, the martial arts fight is indeed out of place, the minister heard that the Southern Tang Dynasty is talented, Ning is not talented, and he is willing to ask the second prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty for advice, as for General Ye, Ning will go to your appointment another day, what do you think?"
"What does the prince think? What about General Ye? "The person who came was a guest, although he knew that the second prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty wanted to find fault, Sima Wei was not good at oppressing people with too much power.
"Ye has no opinion!" Ye Ting nodded lightly and sat back in his place.
"Li also thinks it's very good!" Although it was a little different from his original intention, Li Che, the second prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty, thought that his intelligence would not be lost to Ning Jun, a martial artist, so he also made concessions.
"The person who comes is a guest, how about you decide the rules of this competition?"
"That's it, Li Mou doesn't take advantage of the general, the general has been on the battlefield for a long time, and he must have a deep emotion about the battlefield life, why don't you and I take the soldier as the theme and write a poem each, is it feasible?"
Originally, Xu Mengmeng thought that a literati and ink scholar like Li Che, who was vassally elegant and elegant, looked down on his martial artists very much, and the inevitable question should be the Spring Flowers and Autumn Moon, and she recalled in her mind that many poems in the ancient poems that were appropriate to the situation in the previous student days were memorized, and as a result, Li Che was even more unreasonable than herself.
"Nature is doable! The prince please! Being watched by so many people, Xu Mengmeng said that he seemed to be a little nervous, and he still needed some time to search and search in his mind.
"Okay, the second prince is really brilliant!" Xu Mengmeng was still racking his brains here, and suddenly the poems of the second prince were finished, which caused bursts of praise from the surroundings. Although she didn't hear Li Che's poems clearly, so many people applauded, and it was obviously indeed a masterpiece.
Her face under the mask was tense, her lips pursed slightly, her palms were covered with fine sweat, and her mind was a mess.
"General Ning, it's your turn!"
"Oh, good" Xu Mengmeng smiled awkwardly, and calmly took a sip of the water in his hand, feeling so anxious.
Suddenly, as the crowd whispered, she felt a burning gaze from diagonally opposite, and looked up to meet a pair of eyes that were as bright as grapes.
Grape! With a flash of inspiration in her mind, she put down the teacup in her hand and showed a relaxed smile.
"Grape wine glow-in-the-dark glass, if you want to drink the pipa, urge immediately. Drunk and lying on the battlefield, how many people came back to fight in ancient times? The cold and deep voice slowly flowed out, making people seem to hear the sad and helpless sighs of the soldiers.
"Good, good poetry!" Xu Mengmeng had just finished reading, and everyone present had not yet reacted, and Li Muqing, who had also not fully understood the poetry, had already stood up excitedly.
Although she doesn't know much about poetry, as long as Ning Jun does it, it is the best! Seeing that Ning Jun winked at herself, her face turned red all of a sudden, and after being lightly pulled by the brother next to her, she realized that her behavior just now was too embarrassing, and quickly sat down while everyone didn't care too much.
The 5,000-year-old cultural heritage of Greater China is naturally not ordinary, and it can be said that it directly threw off the prince of the Southern Tang Dynasty several streets, and this talent has really achieved the effect of astonishing.
"I didn't expect that General Ning was not only good at martial arts, but also so brilliant in writing, and Li was willing to bow down!"
This provocation ended with the Southern Tang prince's admission of defeat.
Xu Mengmeng modestly responded to the praise of the ministers, and in his heart he was silently calculating the time, and it was almost time to arrange the show!